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1 be etc through the mill
expr infmlShe has been through the mill — Она прошла огонь, воду и медные трубы
I had to go through the mill so that I could learn the job the hard way — Для того, чтобы досконально изучить эту профессию, мне пришлось пройти через все
I feel like I've gone through the mill, I'm pooped — У меня такое чувство, будто на мне ездили. Я совершенно измотан
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2 go through the mill
много испытать в жизни, пройти суровую школу; бывать в переделках, в передрягах...she had for him the fellow-feeling of one who had been through the same mill. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. XXXVII) —...она сочувствовала Тони, как человек, переживший то же самое.
‘Now he won't pay the rise. How are we ever going married unless I save some money?’ ‘My dear, you'll succeed in the end. I don't doubt it; I don't want you to doubt either. Everybody has to go through the mill.’ (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XVI) — - Теперь он не хочет давать мне прибавки. А как же мы поженимся, если я не скоплю немного денег? - Милый, в конце концов ты непременно добьешься успеха. Я в этом не сомневаюсь. И ты в этом не должен сомневаться. А что сейчас плохо - не беда. Через это все проходят.
‘You have been through the mill, comrade!’ he said. ‘We will make a fighter out of you!’ (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. XXIX) — - Вы прошли сквозь огонь и воду, товарищ! - сказал он. - Мы сделаем из вас бойца!
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3 go through the mill
paзг.мнoгo иcпытaть в жизни, пpoйти cуpoвую шкoлу; бывaть в пepeдeлкax, в пepeдpягax; пpoйти cквoзь oгoнь и вoду'My dear, you'll succeed in the end. I don't doubt it; I don't want you to doubt either. Everybody has to go through the mill' (R. Greenwood). 'You have been through the mill, comrade!' he said. 'We will make a fighter out of you!' (U. Sinclair) -
4 виждам
1. seeвиждам добре have good eyes/sightвидях го как пада I saw him fallдай да го видя let me see it, show it to meдавам вид, че нищо не виждам look the other wayвиждам земя мор. make landвиждам с очите си (свидетел съм) witnessвиждам следи traceдоде да видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson2. прен. (схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understandвиждам нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on lifeчакай да видя (да помисля) let me see3. прен. (получавам) haveи аз да видя пари за труда си at long last I got paid/I will get paid for my labours4. (навестявам) see, go and see5. (изпитвам) see. experienceмного добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turnмного е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it; he has been through it/through the millвидял съм добри и лоши дни I've seen good days and bad; I've had my offs and ons/my ups and downs6. (по грижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see aboutаз ще видя за билети I'll see to the tickets, I'll take care of the ticketsще видя каква е работата I'll check upon the matter, I'll see to thatще видя да... I'll see to it that...виждам бял свят see the light of day, be bornвидял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the worldда ти видя гърба! beat it! be off with you! clear out! видях от теб (и аз направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you; I saw what you did and followed suitдодето очи видят as far as the eye can reachще тръгна, където ми видят очите I'll go wherever my feet lead meда не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over, never in your lifeкого где види anyone he meets, everybodyкойто накъдето види in all directionsще му видя сметката разг. I'll fix him; I'll settle his hashвидяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the breadще си видим сметките we'll square our accountsвиж по-горе/по-долу (препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above; belowвиждам ce7. see o.s.8. be seen, be visible; can be seenнищо не се виждаше there was nothing to be seen; nothing was visibleтепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seenникъде не се виждаше и следа от Х there wasn't a sight of Х anywhereсветлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs roomот следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter thatвидях се принуден да I found myself obliged to9. (срещам се с) meetвиди се apparently; it seems thatвиди се е забравил he seems to have forgottenвиждам се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/get into hot water, be at o.'s wits' endда му се не види, да се не види (макар) blast, darn it* * *вѝждам,гл.1. see; разг. clap eyes on; аз ще видя кой е ( при позвъняване или почукване) I’ll answer the door; \виждам добре have good eyes/sight; \виждам земя мор. make land; \виждам следи trace; \виждам с очите си ( свидетел съм) witness; видях го как пада I saw him fall; давам вид, че нищо не \виждам look the other way; дай да го видя let me see it, show it to me; докато го видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson; не \виждам добре have weak eyes, have bad sight; не се вижда никакъв … there’s no … in sight;2. прен. ( схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understand; \виждам нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on life; доколкото \виждам as far as I can see; чакай да видя (да помисля) let me see; ще видим that remains to be seen, that is to be seen, (ще почакаме) wait and see;3. прен. ( получавам) have;4. ( навестявам) see, go and see;5. ( изпитвам) see, experience; видял съм добри и лоши дни I’ve seen good days and bad; I’ve had my offs and ons/my ups and downs; \виждам зор have a hard time, be hard pressed; have (no end of) trouble (with); много добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turn; много е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it; he has been through it/through the mill;6. ( погрижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see about; ще видя каква е работата I’ll check upon the matter, I’ll see to that; ще видя да … I’ll see to it that …;7. повелит. накл. виж: ( учудване): \виждам ти! indeed! well! you don’t say so! bless my stars/my soul! \виждам какво now look; ( контраст): \виждам, ако ти кажат now if they tell you; ( внимавай): mind, take care; \виждам да не сбъркаш mind you don’t go wrong; \виждам да се свърши тази работа make sure/see that this job is done; • видял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the world; видях от теб (и направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you; I saw what you did and followed suit; видяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the bread; виж по-горе/по-долу ( препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above/below; вижда му се краят I can see daylight; \виждам бял свят see the light of day, be born; да видя, не вярвам! that will be the day! да ти видя гърба! beat it! hop it! be off with you! clear out! да не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! докъдето очи виждат as far as the eye can reach; и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over; never in your life; когото където види anyone he meets, everybody; който накъдето види in all directions; ще му видя сметката разг. I’ll fix him; I’ll settle his hash; ще си видим сметките we’ll square our accounts; ще тръгна, където ми видят очите I’ll go wherever my feet lead me;\виждам се 1. see o.s.;2. be seen, be visible; can be seen; видях се принуден да I found myself obliged to; никъде не се виждаше и следа от него there wasn’t a sight of him anywhere; от следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter that; светлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs room; тепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seen;3. ( срещам се с) meet; • види се apparently; it seems that; \виждам се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/get into hot water, be at o.’s wits’ end; да му се не види/да се не види (макар) blast, darn it.* * *perceive: I can виждам him standing there. - Виждам го да стои там.* * *1. (noгрижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see about 2. (изпитвам) see. experience 3. (навестявам) see, go and see 4. (срещам се с) meet 5. be seen, be visible;can be seen 6. see 7. see o. s. 8. ВИЖДАМ c очите си (свидетел съм) witness 9. ВИЖДАМ ce 10. ВИЖДАМ бял свят see the light of day, be born 11. ВИЖДАМ добре have good eyes/ sight 12. ВИЖДАМ земя мор. make land 13. ВИЖДАМ зор have a hard time, be hard pressed;have (no end of) trouble (with) 14. ВИЖДАМ нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on life 15. ВИЖДАМ се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/ get into hot water, be at o.'s wits' end 16. ВИЖДАМ следи trace 17. аз ще видя за билети I'll see to the tickets, I'll take care of the tickets 18. види се apparently: it seems that 19. види се е забравил he seems to have forgotten 20. видял съм добри и лоши дни I've seen good days and bad;I've had my offs and ons/my ups and downs 21. видял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the world 22. видях го как пада I saw him fall 23. видях се принуден да I found myself obliged to 24. видяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the bread 25. виж по-горе/по-долу (препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above;below 26. да му се не види, да се не види (макар) blast, darn it 27. да ти видя гърба! beat it! be off with you! clear out! видях от теб (и аз направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you;I saw what you did and followed suit 28. давам вид, че нищо не ВИЖДАМ look the other way 29. дай да го видя let me see it, show it to me 30. доде да видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson 31. додето очи видят as far as the eye can reach 32. доколкото ВИЖДАМ as far as I can see 33. и аз да видя пари за труда си at long last I got paid/I will get paid for my labours 34. кого где види anyone he meets, everybody 35. който накъдето види in all directions 36. много добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turn 37. много е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it;he has been through it/through the mill 38. не ВИЖДАМ добре have weak eyes, have bad sight 39. не ВИЖДАМ за какво се безпокоите I don't see what you're worrying about 40. никъде не се виждаше и следа от Х there wasn`t a sight of Х anywhere: светлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs room 41. нищо не се виждаше there was nothing to be seen: nothing was visible: тепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seen 42. от следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter that 43. прен. (получавам) have 44. прен. (схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understand 45. чакай да видя (да помисля) let me see 46. ще видим that remains to be seen, that is to be seen, (we почакаме) wait and see 47. ще видя да... I'll see to it that... 48. ще видя каква е работата I'll check upon the matter, I'll see to that 49. ще му видя сметката разг. I'll fix him;I'll settle his hash 50. ще си видим сметките we'll square our accounts 51. ще тръгна, където ми видят очите I'll go wherever my feet lead me: да не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over: never in your life -
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passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
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1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
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verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
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se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
6 drehen
I v/t1. allg. turn; (winden, verdrehen) twist; um eine Achse: rotate; (schwenken) swivel; (zwirbeln) twirl; seine Runden drehen umg. zu Fuß: go for a stroll; im Auto: go for a spin; das Gas kleiner oder auf klein drehen turn down the heat; das Radio lauter / leiser drehen turn the radio up / down; den Fuß auswärts / einwärts drehen turn one’s foot outwards / inwards; jemandem den Arm auf den Rücken drehen twist s.o.’s arm (behind their back); seine Taschen nach außen drehen turn out one’s pockets, turn one’s pockets inside out; man kann es drehen und wenden(, wie man will ) oder wie man es auch dreht und wendet fig. whichever way you look at it; Däumchen2. (herstellen) (Pille etc.) roll; (Faden, Seil etc.) twist; TECH. (Schrauben etc.) screw (in), turn; sich (Dat) eine Zigarette drehen roll a cigarette; sich (Dat) Locken drehen curl one’s hair, put one’s hair in curlers; Strick3. durch den Fleischwolf drehen (Fleisch etc.) mince, bes. Am. grind, put through the mincer (bes. Am. grinder); umg., fig. put s.o. through the mill; jemanden durch die Mangel drehen umg. put s.o. through the mill4. umg., fig. (deichseln) wangle, fix; es so drehen, dass... umg. wangle it so that...; na, wie hab ich das gedreht? umg. how on earth did I manage (to do) that?; Ding 4III v/i3. umg., fig. pej.: drehen an (+ Dat) fiddle with; daran gibt es nichts zu drehen und zu deuteln there are no two ways about itIV v/refl1. turn; im Kreis: go (a)round; schnell: spin ([a]round); die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse / die Sonne rotates on its axis / revolves around the sun; sich auf den Bauch / Rücken drehen turn (over) onto one’s stomach (tummy umg.) / back; sich im Tanz(e) drehen spin (a)round (dancing); sich im Kreis drehen turn in a circle; schneller: spin (a)round; fig. go (a)round in circles; mir dreht sich alles umg. my head’s spinning; sich drehen und winden fig. hedge2. Wind: shift, veer ([a]round)3. fig.: sich drehen um einen Mittelpunkt: revolve (a)round (auch Gedanken etc.); alles drehte sich um ihn he was the cent|re (Am. -er) of attention4. umg., fig.: sich drehen um (betreffen) be about, concern; es dreht sich darum, ob... it’s a question ( oder matter) of whether...; worum dreht es sich? what’s it all about?; genau darum dreht es sich ja that’s exactly the point; das Gespräch drehte sich um Steuern was about taxes* * *(Film) to shoot; to fire;(Windrichtung) to veer;(mogeln) to wangle (ugs.);(umdrehen) to turn;(verdrehen) to twirl; to twist;sich drehento rotate; to slue; to veer; to swivel; to turn; to revolve* * *dre|hen ['dreːən]1. vtto turn (AUCH TECH auf Drehbank); (um eine Achse auch) to rotate; (um Mittelpunkt auch) to revolve, to rotate; Stuhl to swivel; Kreisel to spin; Kopf auch to twist; Zwirne to twist; Zigaretten, Pillen to roll; Film to shoot; (fig = verdrehen) to twist; (inf = schaffen) to fix (inf), to work (inf)das Gas hoch/auf klein dréhen — to turn the gas up high/down low
ein Ding dréhen (sl) — to play a prank, to pull off a prank; (Verbrecher) to pull a job (inf) or caper (inf)
wie man es auch dreht und wendet — no matter how you look at it
See:→ Däumchen2. vito turn; (Wind) to shift, to change; (Film) to shoot, to film; (= Zigaretten drehen) to roll one's owndréhen — to turn sth
am Radio dréhen — to turn a knob on the radio
3. vr1) (= sich umdrehen, kreisen) to turn (um about); (um Mittelpunkt auch) to revolve, to rotate; (um Achse auch) to rotate; (sehr schnell Kreisel) to spin; (Wind) to shift, to changesich auf den Rücken dréhen — to turn on(to) one's back
sich um etw dréhen — to revolve or rotate around sth
sich um sich ( selbst) dréhen — to rotate, to revolve on its own axis; (Mensch) to turn round (Brit), to turn around (US); (Auto) to spin
sich im Kreise dréhen — to turn round and round (Brit), to turn around and around (US)
mir drehte sich alles — everything's spinning about me
sich dréhen und winden (fig) — to twist and turn
2)alles dreht sich um sie — everything revolves (a)round her; (steht im Mittelpunkt) she's the centre (Brit) or center (US) of attention or interest
es dreht sich darum, dass... — the point is that...
meine Frage dreht sich darum, ob... — my question is whether...
in dieser Sendung drehte es sich um..., die Sendung drehte sich um... — the broadcast concerned... or was about...
* * *1) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) shoot3) (to (cause to) turn round (and round); to spin: She twirled her hair round her finger.) twirl* * *dre·hen[ˈdre:ən]I. vt1. (herumdrehen)▪ etw \drehen to turn sthden Schlüssel im Schloss \drehen to turn the key in the lock2. (verdrehen)▪ etw \drehen to turn [or move] sthden Kopf \drehen to turn [or move] one's head3. (rollen und formen)Pillen \drehen to roll pillsSeile \drehen to twist ropeseinen Film/Szene \drehen to shoot a film/scene5. (einstellen)▪ etw \drehen to turn sthdas Gas hoch/auf klein \drehen to turn the gas up high/down lowdie Heizung höher \drehen to turn the heating updas Radio lauter/leiser \drehen to turn the radio up/downden Schalter nach rechts \drehen to turn the switch to the right▪ etw \drehen to manage sthkeine Sorge, ich werde es schon irgendwie \drehen, dass keiner etwas merkt don't worry, I'll make sure somehow that nobody noticessie hat es so gedreht, dass sie nicht zahlen muss she managed to get away without payingdas hat sie sehr geschickt gedreht she worked it out very welldaran ist nichts zu \drehen und zu deuteln there are no two ways about it▪ etw \drehen to get up to sth8.▶ wie man es auch dreht und wendet, man kann es [o die Sache] \drehen und wenden, wie man will whichever way [or no matter how] you look at itII. visie \drehen gerade in Como they are filming [or shooting] in Como2. (einstellen)an der Heizung \drehen to adjust the heatingam Schalter \drehen to turn the switchwer hat an der Heizung/am Radio/am Schalter gedreht? who's been fiddling with the heating/radio/switch?der Fahrer drehte und fuhr zurück the driver turned round and drove backdas Schiff hat nach Süden gedreht the ship turned southwardder Wind hat gedreht the wind has changedda muss doch einer dran gedreht haben somebody must have fiddled about with it5.daran ist nichts zu \drehen und zu deuteln there are no two ways about itIII. vr1. (rotieren) to rotate [or revolve]die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne the earth turns about [or goes round] the sundas Auto geriet bei Glatteis ins Schleudern und drehte sich mehrmals the car skidded on the ice and spun [round] several timessich akk zur Seite/auf den Bauch/nach rechts \drehen to turn to the side/on to one's stomach/to the right3. (zum Gegenstand haben)worum dreht es sich? what is it about?es dreht sich um etwas Wichtiges it is about something importantin dem Film dreht es sich um Liebe und Eifersucht the film is about love and jealousydas Gespräch drehte sich nur um Sport the conversation only revolved around sportes dreht sich hier nicht darum, alle zu überzeugen, aber wir brauchen eine Entscheidung it's not about convincing everybody, but we need a decisiones dreht sich [im Grunde] darum, dass... the point is that...alles dreht sich immer um sie everything revolves around her; (sie steht im Mittelpunkt) she's always the centre of attention [or interest5.* * *1.transitives Verb1) turn2) (ugs.): (einstellen)das Radio laut/leise drehen — turn the radio up/down
die Flamme klein/die Heizung auf klein drehen — turn the heat/heating down
5) (ugs. abwertend): (beeinflussen)2.es so drehen, dass... — work it so that... (coll.)
intransitives Verb1) <car, driver> turn; < wind> change, shift2)an etwas (Dat.) drehen — turn something
da muss einer dran gedreht haben — (salopp) somebody must have fiddled about or messed around with it
3) (Film) shoot [a/the film]; film3.reflexives Verb1) turn; < wind> change, shift; (um eine Achse) turn; rotate; revolve; (um einen Mittelpunkt) revolve (um around); (sehr schnell) spinmir dreht sich alles — (ugs.) everything's going round and round
sich auf den Bauch drehen — turn over on to one's stomach
2)sich um etwas drehen — (fig. ugs.) be about something
* * *A. v/t1. allg turn; (winden, verdrehen) twist; um eine Achse: rotate; (schwenken) swivel; (zwirbeln) twirl;auf klein drehen turn down the heat;das Radio lauter/leiser drehen turn the radio up/down;seine Taschen nach außen drehen turn out one’s pockets, turn one’s pockets inside out;sich (dat)eine Zigarette drehen roll a cigarette;sich (dat)3.durch den Fleischwolf drehen (Fleisch etc) mince, besonders US grind, put through the mincer (besonders US grinder); umg, fig put sb through the mill;jemanden durch die Mangel drehen umg put sb through the mill4. umg, fig (deichseln) wangle, fix;es so drehen, dass … umg wangle it so that …;C. v/i1. turn; Wind: → D 22.am Schalter/Radio drehen flick a switch/turn the radio dial ( oder knob)3. umg, fig pej:drehen an (+dat) fiddle with;daran gibt es nichts zu drehen und zu deuteln there are no two ways about itD. v/rdreht sich um ihre Achse/die Sonne rotates on its axis/revolves around the sun;sich auf den Bauch/Rücken drehen turn (over) onto one’s stomach (tummy umg)/back;sich im Tanz(e) drehen spin (a)round (dancing);mir dreht sich alles umg my head’s spinning;sich drehen und winden fig hedge2. Wind: shift, veer ([a]round)3. fig:alles drehte sich um ihn he was the centre (US -er) of attention4. umg, fig:sich drehen um (betreffen) be about, concern;es dreht sich darum, ob … it’s a question ( oder matter) of whether …;worum dreht es sich? what’s it all about?;genau darum dreht es sich ja that’s exactly the point;drehte sich um Steuern was about taxes* * *1.transitives Verb1) turn2) (ugs.): (einstellen)das Radio laut/leise drehen — turn the radio up/down
die Flamme klein/die Heizung auf klein drehen — turn the heat/heating down
5) (ugs. abwertend): (beeinflussen)2.es so drehen, dass... — work it so that... (coll.)
intransitives Verb1) <car, driver> turn; < wind> change, shift2)an etwas (Dat.) drehen — turn something
da muss einer dran gedreht haben — (salopp) somebody must have fiddled about or messed around with it
3) (Film) shoot [a/the film]; film3.reflexives Verb1) turn; < wind> change, shift; (um eine Achse) turn; rotate; revolve; (um einen Mittelpunkt) revolve (um around); (sehr schnell) spinmir dreht sich alles — (ugs.) everything's going round and round
2)sich um etwas drehen — (fig. ugs.) be about something
* * *(Film) v.to shoot (film) v. adj.spun adj. v.to revolve v.to roll v.to rotate v.to spin v.(§ p.,p.p.: spun)to throw v.(§ p.,p.p.: threw, thrown)to turn v.to twiddle v.to twirl v.to twist v.to veer v.to wangle v.to wind v.(§ p.,p.p.: wound) -
7 prze|jść
pf — prze|chodzić1 impf (przejdę, przejdziesz, przejdzie, przeszedł, przeszła, przeszli — przechodzę) Ⅰ vt 1. (doświadczyć, przeżyć) to experience, to go through- wiele przeszli podczas wojny they had gone through a lot during the war- przejść twardą szkołę (życia) to grow up in a hard school, to go through the mill- w zeszłym roku przeszła ciężką grypę last year she suffered from a bad case of (the) flu- wiele przeszła she’s gone a. been through a lot2. pot. (zostać poddanym badaniom) to pass- mój samochód przeszedł pomyślnie wszystkie testy my car has passed all its roadworthiness tests- wszystkie urządzenia przeszły właśnie generalny remont all equipment has just been overhauled3. przest. (przestudiować, przerobić) to study- powtarzała z dziećmi to, co przeszły w zeszłym roku w szkole she revised with the children what they learned last year at schoolⅡ vi 1. (przebyć odległość, przemieścić się) w ciągu dnia przeszli piętnaście kilometrów during the day they covered fifteen kilometres- przejdźmy do mojego biura let’s go to my office- przeszedł pieszo przez całe miasto he went around the whole town on foot2. pot. (przesunąć się) to pass- właśnie przeszedł tędy pociąg the train has just passed this way- czy nikt tędy nie przechodził? has anybody passed this way?- burza przeszła bokiem the storm passed us/them by- zaraza przeszła przez cały kraj the plague swept through the entire country3. (idąc minąć) to pass by, to miss [dom, ulicę]- przeszła obok i nie zauważyła go wcale she passed by and didn’t notice him4. (przedostać się na drugą stronę) przejść przez coś to get across [jezdnię, most]; to get over [płot, mur]; to get through [bramę, punkt kontrolny]- pomógł jej przejść przez ulicę he helped her across the street- przejdź po pasach! take the zebra crossing!- przejście wzbronione no trespassing5. przen. (przeniknąć) to go through, to come through- igła nie chciała przejść przez gruby materiał the needle wouldn’t go through the thick fabric- światło nie przechodziło przez brudne szyby the light didn’t filter through the dirty windows- kula przeszła przez płuco the bullet went through the lung6. pot. (przeciąć) (o liniach, szlakach, drogach) to go through, to run through- autostrada ma przejść na wschód od miasta/przez środek wsi the motorway is to run east of the town/through the middle of the village- przez rzekę przechodzi granica the frontier a. border runs across the river7. (spełnić warunki) (o rywalizacji) to pass, to qualify- drużyna przeszła do półfinału the team made it a. got through to the semi-finals- przeszliśmy pomyślnie eliminacje we got through the qualifying round- nie przeszedł do drugiej tury wyborów he didn’t make it to the second round of the election, he lost in the first round of the election8. przen. (zostać przyjętym) (o projekcie, kandydaturze) to ge through, to go through- wniosek przeszedł 150 głosami przeciw 96 the motion was carried by 150 votes to 96- budżet przeszedł większością głosów the budget was approved by a majority vote- ustawa nie przeszła the bill was rejected, the law failed to get through- nie myśl, że przejdą takie numery! pot. don’t think you’re going to get away with this!9. (minąć) to go (over), to pass- ból powoli przechodził the pain was slowly going away- ból przeszedł po godzinie the pain eased off after an hour- terminy realizacji zobowiązań dawno przeszły the deadlines have all been missed- zima nareszcie przeszła the winter’s gone at last- poczekam, aż burza przejdzie I’ll wait until the storm subsides a. the storm’s over10. pot. (zacząć robić coś nowego) przejść do cywila to leave the armed forces- przejść na nowe stanowisko to take a new post- przejść do rezerwy to be transferred to the reserve, to pass to the reserve- przejść na dietę to go on a diet- przejść do innego tematu to change the subject- w tym roku przechodzę na wcześniejszą emeryturę I’m taking early retirement this year- przeszedł z partii konserwatywnej do partii liberalnej he went over to the conservative party from the liberals- przejść na inną wiarę to change one’s faith- przejść na katolicyzm/Islam to convert to Catholicism/Islam- przejść do wyższej/następnej klasy to get through to the next year- uczy się dobrze, przechodzi z klasy do klasy he’s a good pupil and never has to repeat a year11. przen. (przekształcić się) to turn, to evolve (w coś into sth)- przejść od wzniosłości do śmieszności to go from the sublime to the ridiculous- szarpanina przeszła w bójkę a punch-up turned into a major fight a. incident- energia chemiczna przechodzi w elektryczną chemical energy is converted into electrical energy- jesień przeszła w zimę the autumn turned a. wore into winter12. (przesiąknąć) to become permeated- nasze ubrania przeszły wilgocią our clothes were permeated with damp- cały dom przeszedł zapachem smażonej ryby the aroma of fried fish spread through a. permeated the entire houseⅢ przejść się pot. to take a walk (po czymś around a. about sth)- przeszedł się po parku he walked around the park- przejdę się trochę przed obiadem I’ll have a little walk before lunch- przejdę się do niej po obiedzie I’ll walk over to her after lunch■ przejść do historii/do potomności książk. to go down in history a. to posterity- przejdzie do historii jako wielki mąż stanu he will go down in history as a great statesman- przejść do tematu to get down to the subject- przejść na „ty” pot. to start to address each other by first names- przejść z kimś na „ty” to call sb by a. move onto first name terms, to start to call sb by his/her first name- w biurze wszyscy przeszli na „ty” in the office everybody is on first name terms- przejść suchą nogą pot. to cross without getting one’s feet wet- przejść w czyjeś ręce to pass into sb’s hands- przejść na angielski/niemiecki pot. to switch to English/German- przechodzenie z francuskiego na hiszpański sprawia mi trudność I can’t switch from French to Spanish easily- przejść nad czymś do porządku dziennego to come to terms with sth- ani przez myśl/głowę mi/jej nie przeszło it didn’t even occur to me/her- ani przez głowę mi nie przeszło, żeby cię posądzić o coś takiego it didn’t even occur to me to suspect you of something like that- to przechodzi ludzkie pojęcie a. wszelkie pojęcie a. ludzkie wyobrażenie a. wszelkie wyobrażenie that beats everything!; that takes the cake a. biscuit! pot., pejor.- jego skąpstwo/ich zuchwalstwo przechodzi ludzkie pojęcie his miserliness a. stinginess/their impudence is indescribable- przejść bez echa to pass unnoticed- przejść przez czyjeś ręce pot. to pass through sb’s hands- ta sprawa musi przejść przez ręce burmistrza this matter has to be endorsed by the mayor- ta decyzja musi jeszcze przejść przez zarząd pot. the decision must still be endorsed by the board- przejść (czyjeś) najśmielsze oczekiwania to exceed one’s wildest expectations- przejść samego siebie to surpass oneself- słowa nie chciały mu/jej przejść a. przechodziły mu/jej z trudem przez gardło pot. he/she was lost for words a. at a loss for words, he/she was unable to get a word out- słowa przeprosin z trudem przechodziły mu przez gardło the apology stuck in his throat, he found it very difficult to say sorry- ze wzruszenia słowa nie chciały przejść jej przez gardło she was so moved that she found herself tongue-tied a. that she was unable to get a word out- dreszcze/ciarki przeszły po nim/niej shivers ran down his/her spine- strach przeszedł po nim he suddenly shivered with fear- na jego widok ciarki przeszły jej po plecach he gave her the horrors, at the sight of him she felt prickles down her spine- ciarki po mnie przechodzą, gdy o tym pomyślę it gives me the shivers when I think of itThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prze|jść
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8 видя
вж. виждам* * *вѝдя,вѝждам гл.1. see; разг. clap eyes on; аз ще видя кой е ( при позвъняване или почукване) I’ll answer the door; \видя добре have good eyes/sight; \видя земя мор. make land; \видя следи trace; \видя с очите си ( свидетел съм) witness; видях го как пада I saw him fall; давам вид, че нищо не \видя look the other way; дай да го видя let me see it, show it to me; докато го видиш before you can say knife/Jack Robinson; не \видя добре have weak eyes, have bad sight; не се вижда никакъв … there’s no … in sight;2. прен. ( схващам, преценявам) see, realize, understand; \видя нещата много черни have a melancholy outlook on life; доколкото \видя as far as I can see; чакай да видя (да помисля) let me see; ще видим that remains to be seen, that is to be seen, (ще почакаме) wait and see;3. прен. ( получавам) have;4. ( навестявам) see, go and see;5. ( изпитвам) see, experience; видял съм добри и лоши дни I’ve seen good days and bad; I’ve had my offs and ons/my ups and downs; \видя зор have a hard time, be hard pressed; have (no end of) trouble (with); много добрини съм видял от него he has done me many a good turn; много е видял и патил he has been through many trials, he has had a bad time of it; he has been through it/through the mill;6. ( погрижвам се за) look after, take care of, see to, see about; ще видя каква е работата I’ll check upon the matter, I’ll see to that; ще видя да … I’ll see to it that …;7. повелит. накл. виж: ( учудване): \видя ти! indeed! well! you don’t say so! bless my stars/my soul! \видя какво now look; ( контраст): \видя, ако ти кажат now if they tell you; ( внимавай): mind, take care; \видя да не сбъркаш mind you don’t go wrong; \видя да се свърши тази работа make sure/see that this job is done; • видял съм свят I have knocked about (the world), I have seen a good deal of the world; видях от теб (и направих същото) I followed your example, I copied you; I saw what you did and followed suit; видяхме сметката на хляба we made short work of the bread; виж по-горе/по-долу ( препратка в книга) vide supra/infra, see above/below; вижда му се краят I can see daylight; \видя бял свят see the light of day, be born; да видя, не вярвам! that will be the day! да ти видя гърба! beat it! hop it! be off with you! clear out! да не съм те видял още веднъж да вършиш това just let me see/catch you at it again! докъдето очи виждат as far as the eye can reach; и какво да видиш! lo and behold! когато си видиш врата/ушите when the Ethiopian changes his skin, when hell freezes over; never in your life; когото където види anyone he meets, everybody; който накъдето види in all directions; ще му видя сметката разг. I’ll fix him; I’ll settle his hash; ще си видим сметките we’ll square our accounts; ще тръгна, където ми видят очите I’ll go wherever my feet lead me;\видя се 1. see o.s.;2. be seen, be visible; can be seen; видях се принуден да I found myself obliged to; никъде не се виждаше и следа от него there wasn’t a sight of him anywhere; от следващото писмо се вижда, че it is evident from the following letter that; светлини се виждаха само в горната стая lights showed only in the upstairs room; тепърва ще се види it is/it remains to be seen;3. ( срещам се с) meet; • види се apparently; it seems that; \видя се в чудо be in a fix/pickle, be in/get into hot water, be at o.’s wits’ end; да му се не види/да се не види (макар) blast, darn it.* * *вж. виждам -
9 courir
courir [kuʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 111. intransitive verba. to run ; (Automobiles, cycling) to race• entrer/sortir en courant to run in/outb. ( = se précipiter) to rush• pour enlever les taches, tu peux toujours courir (inf) if you think you'll get rid of those stains you've got another think coming (inf)• les épinards, je ne cours pas après (inf) I'm not that keen on spinach• courir sur le système or le haricot à qn (inf!) to get on sb's nerves (inf)d. [nuages, reflets] to race ; [eau] to rushe. ( = se répandre) le bruit court que... rumour has it that...f. [intérêt] to accrue ; [bail] to run2. transitive verba. (Sport) [+ épreuve] to compete inb. ( = s'exposer à) courir de grands dangers to be in great dangerc. ( = parcourir) [+ magasins, bureaux] to go round• des gens comme lui, ça ne court pas les rues (inf) there aren't many like himd. ( = fréquenter) courir les filles to chase the girls* * *kuʀiʀ
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1) Sport to compete in [épreuve]2) ( parcourir en tous sens)courir la campagne/les océans/le monde — to roam the countryside/the oceans/the world
3) ( fréquenter)courir les boutiques — to go round the shops GB ou stores US
4) ( s'exposer à)faire courir un (grand) danger à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put somebody/something in (serious) danger
5) (colloq) ( chercher à séduire)courir les filles/garçons — to chase after girls/boys
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verbe intransitif1) gén [personne, animal] to run‘va chercher ton frère’ - ‘j'y cours’ — ‘go and get your brother’ - ‘I'm going’
les voleurs courent toujours — fig the thieves are still at large
courir sur une balle — ( au tennis) to run for a ball
3) ( se presser) [personne] to rushen courant — hastily, in a rush
courir (tout droit) à la catastrophe/faillite — to be heading (straight) for disaster/bankruptcy
4) ( chercher à rattraper)courir après quelqu'un/quelque chose — gén to run after somebody/something; ( poursuivre) to chase after [voleur, gloire]
s'il ne veut pas me voir je ne vais pas lui courir après — fig if he doesn't want to see me I'm not going to go chasing after him
5) ( se mouvoir rapidement) [ruisseau] to rush ( dans through); [nuages, flammes] to race ( dans across)6) ( parcourir)courir le long de — [sentier] to run along; [veine] to run down
7) ( se propager) [rumeur] to go aroundc'est un bruit qui court — it's a rumour [BrE]
faire courir un bruit — to spread a rumour [BrE]
8) ( être en vigueur) [intérêts] to accrue; [bail, contrat] to run ( jusqu'à to)9) ( s'écouler)le mois/l'année qui court — the current ou present month/year
10) [navire] to run, to sail••tu peux toujours courir! — (colloq) you can go whistle for it! (colloq)
laisser courir — (colloq) to let things ride
laisse courir! — (colloq) forget it!
* * *kuʀiʀ1. vi1) (pour fuir, par jeu) to runElle a traversé la rue en courant. — She ran across the street.
courir après qn — to run after sb, to chase sb
2) (en compétition) to run3) (se dépêcher) to rushÇa ne sert à rien de courir. — There's no point in rushing.
4) [rumeurs] to go round5) COMMERCE, [intérêt] to accruetu peux courir!; tu peux toujours courir! — you've got a hope!
2. vt1) SPORT, [épreuve] to compete in2) [risque] to run, [danger] to face3)* * *courir verb table: courirA vtr1 Sport [athlète] to run (in) [épreuve, marathon]; [cycliste] to ride in [épreuve]; [pilote] to drive in [rallye, course]; [cheval] to run in [épreuve]; courir le relais/100 mètres to run (in) the relay/100 metresGB;2 ( parcourir en tous sens) courir la campagne/les océans/le monde to roam the countryside/the oceans/the world; j'ai couru tout Paris pour trouver ton cadeau I searched the whole of Paris for your present; courir les boutiques to go round the shops GB ou stores US;3 ( fréquenter) courir les cocktails/bals/théâtres to do the rounds of the cocktail parties/dances/theatresGB;4 ( s'exposer à) courir un (grand) danger to be in (great) danger; faire courir un (grand) danger à qn/qch to put sb/sth in (serious) danger; courir un (gros) risque to run a (big) risk; je ne veux courir aucun risque I don't want to run any risks; courir le risque de faire to run the risk of doing; faire courir un risque à qn to put sb at risk; c'est un risque à courir it's a risk one has to take;5 ◑( agacer) courir qn to get on sb's nerves ou wick○ GB; tu nous cours avec tes histoires! you're getting on our nerves with your stories!;B vi1 gén [personne, animal] to run; courir dans le couloir/dans les escaliers to run in the corridor/on the stairs; courir à travers champs/à travers bois to run across the fields/through the woods; courir vite ( ponctuellement) to run fast; ( en général) to be a fast runner; je ne cours pas vite I can't run very fast; ils courent tous les samedis ( en jogging) they go for a run ou go jogging every Saturday; sortir en courant to run out; se mettre à courir to start running; courir vers or à qn to run toward(s) sb; cours chercher de l'aide/ton père run and get help/your father; je cours leur dire/les prévenir I'll run and tell them/warn them; ‘va chercher ton frère’-‘j'y cours’ ‘go and get your brother’-‘I'm going’; tout le monde court voir leur spectacle everybody is rushing to see their show; qu'est-ce qui vous fait courir? fig what makes you tick○?; les voleurs courent toujours fig the thieves are still at large;2 Sport ( en athlétisme) to run; ( en cyclisme) to ride, to race; (en voiture, moto) to race; ( en équitation) to run; courir sur to race with [nom de marque]; to race on [nom de véhicule]; courir au grand prix du Japon to race in the Japanese Grand Prix; on court à Vincennes cet après-midi Turf there's a race meeting at Vincennes this afternoon; courir sur une balle ( au tennis) to run for a ball;3 ( se presser) [personne] to rush; j'ai couru toute la journée I've been rushing about all day; elle court sans arrêt she's always rushing about, she's always on the go; courir au secours de qn to rush to sb's aid; en courant hastily, in a rush; courir (tout droit) à la catastrophe/faillite to be heading (straight) for disaster/bankruptcy;4 ( chercher à rattraper) courir après qn/qch gén to run after sb/sth; ( poursuivre) to chase after sb/sth; ton chien m'a couru après your dog chased after me; courir après un voleur to chase after a thief; s'il ne veut pas me voir je ne vais pas lui courir après fig if he doesn't want to see me I'm not going to go chasing after him; ⇒ valoir;5 ( essayer d'obtenir) courir après qch to chase after sth; courir après les honneurs/le succès/la gloire to chase after honourGB/success/glory;6 ○( essayer de séduire) courir après qn to chase after sb; il te court après he's chasing after you;7 ○( apprécier) ne pas courir après qch not to be wild about sth○; le chou, je ne cours pas après I'm not wild about cabbage○;8 ( se mouvoir rapidement) [ruisseau, torrent] to rush, to run (dans through); [flammes] to run, to race; [nuages] to race (dans across); ses doigts courent sur le clavier his/her fingers race over the keyboard; ma plume court sur la feuille my pen is racing across the page; laisser courir sa plume or son stylo (sur le papier) to let one's pen run ou race across the page;9 ( parcourir) courir le long de [sentier] to run along [bois, pré]; [veine, varice] to run down [jambe]; les lignes qui courent sur la paume de la main the lines that run across the palm;10 ( se propager) [rumeur, bruit] to go around; il y a un bruit qui court à leur sujet there's a rumourGB going around about them; le bruit court que rumourGB has it (that), there's a rumourGB that; c'est un bruit qui court it's a rumourGB; faire courir un bruit to spread a rumourGB;11 ( être en vigueur) [intérêts] to accrue; [bail, contrat] to run (jusqu'à to);13 Naut [navire] to run, to sail.C se courir vpr1 ( avoir lieu) [tiercé, course à pied] to be run; [course de voiture, moto] to take place;2 ( chercher à se rattraper) se courir après to chase (after) each other; arrêtez de vous courir après dans la maison! stop chasing each other around the house!;3 ○( se chercher) se courir après to look for each other.tu peux toujours courir○! you can go whistle for it○!; laisser courir○ to let things ride; laisse courir, tu vois bien qu'il le fait exprès forget it, can't you see he's doing it on purpose?; rien ne sert de courir il faut partir à point Prov slow and steady wins the race Prov.[kurir] verbe intransitif1. [généralement] to runentrer/sortir/traverser en courant to run in/out/acrossmonter/descendre l'escalier en courant to run up/down the stairsj'ai couru à fond de train ou à toutes jambes I ran as fast as my legs could carry mej'ai couru toute la journée I've been in a rush ou I've been run off my feet all day4. [se propager - rumeur, idée]le bruit court que... rumour has it that...5. [temps]6. [s'étendre]courir le long de [rivière, voie ferrée] to run ou to stretch along8. (locution)laisse courir! drop it!, forget it!courir sur le système (très familier) ou le haricot (très familier) à quelqu'un [l'énerver] to get up somebody's nose (UK) ou on somebody's nerves————————[kurir] verbe transitifcela court les rues [idée, style] it's run-of-the-millquelqu'un comme ça, ça ne court pas les rues people like that are hard to come by3. [fréquenter] to go roundcourir les filles/les garçons to chase girls/boyscourir le jupon ou le cotillon to be a womaniser4. [rechercher - honneurs, poste] to seek[encourir]faire courir un risque ou danger à quelqu'un to put somebody at risk[tenter]il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la fois (proverbe) if you run after two hares you will catch neither (proverbe)————————courir à verbe plus préposition[faillite, désastre] to be heading for————————courir après verbe plus préposition[rechercher]————————courir sur verbe plus préposition[approcher de]————————se courir verbe pronominal (emploi passif) -
10 vida
f.1 life (existencia).en vida de during the life o lifetime ofestar con vida to be aliveperder la vida to lose one's lifequitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?vida amorosa love lifevida campestre country lifela vida estudiantil student lifevida eterna eternal lifevida de familia family lifevida laboral working lifevida matrimonial married lifevida privada private lifevida sana clean livingvida sentimental love lifevida sexual sex lifevida social social lifevida útil shelf life2 life span, life span of person, duration.3 livelihood, subsistence.4 cost of living.5 Vida.* * *1 (gen) life2 (viveza) liveliness3 (tiempo) lifetime, life4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life5 (medios) living, livelihood\amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!cambiar de vida to change one's life stylecomo si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on itcostarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's lifedar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm fordarse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it updebatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's lifede por vida for lifede toda la vida lifelongecharse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostituteen la flor de la vida in the prime of lifeen mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) lifeen vida de during the life ofescapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, surviveestar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!ganarse la vida to earn one's livinghacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebodyllevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet lifepagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's lifepasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass awayperder la vida to die¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!la otra vida the next lifeseñales de vida signs of lifevida de perros dog's lifevida familiar family lifevida íntima private lifevida sentimental love life* * *noun f.1) life2) lifetime* * *SF1) (=existencia) lifeestá escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo
¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?
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con vida — aliveescapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive
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en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!
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vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation•
la otra vida — the next life•
perder la vida — to lose one's life•
de por vida — for life•
quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life•
quitarse la vida — to take one's own life•
rehacer la vida — to start a new life•
sin vida — lifelessencontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor
un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse
esperanza•
toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend2) (=forma de vivir) lifede vida airada — loose-living, immoral
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doble vida — double lifellevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life
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hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)•
mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astrayvida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life
3) (=sustento)•
coste de la vida — cost of living•
ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's livingse gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations
buscar 3.•
nivel de vida — standard of living4) [de objeto]vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life
5)- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!contar la vida —
¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!
costarle la vida a algn —
dar vida a algn —
- hacer por la vidapasarse la vida —
pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life
- tener siete vidas como los gatosvivir 2., 1)6) (=vitalidad)lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life
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dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!
8) euf(=prostitución)* * *1)a) (Biol) life140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)
eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life
dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country
b) (viveza, vitalidad) lifele falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively
2) ( extensión de tiempo) lifeen la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives
3)a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?
hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life
(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life
darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)
estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)
la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story
pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)
pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)
b) ( en determinado aspecto) lifec) ( biografía) life4) ( necesidades materiales)ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living
buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living
5) ( como apelativo) darling* * *= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.----* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.* buena vida = good life.* calidad de vida = quality of life.* cambiar la vida = change + life.* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* como forma de vida = as a way of life.* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.* compañero de vida = lifemate.* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* condicionar la vida = condition + life.* condiciones de vida = living conditions.* conocer vida = see + the world.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* costar la vida = cost + life.* coste de la vida = cost of living.* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.* crearse una vida = build + life.* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* culto a la vida = cult of life.* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.* de la vida real = real-life.* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].* derecho a la vida = right to live.* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.* en la vida real = in real life.* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.* etapa de la vida = life stage.* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.* forma de vida = way of life.* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].* historia de vida = life history.* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* la vida es así = life's like that.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.* línea de vida = lifeline.* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.* mantener la vida = sustain + life.* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* modo de vida = way of life.* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.* muerto en vida = living dead.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.* perdonar la vida = spare + life.* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.* que da vida = life-giving.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.* salvar la vida = save + life.* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* seguro de vida = life insurance.* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* ser todo vida = be all life.* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].* soplo de vida = kiss of life.* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.* toda una vida = a lifetime.* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* vida acuática = aquatic life.* vida afectiva = love life.* vida amorosa = love life.* vida animal = animal life.* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.* vida cívica = civic life.* vida civil = civic life.* vida como trabajador = working life.* vida corporativa = corporate life.* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.* vida cultural = cultural life.* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.* vida de archivo = archival life.* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.* vida de la comunidad = community life.* vida del mundo literario = literary life.* vida de perros = a dog's life.* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].* vida diaria = daily life.* vida diaria, la = everyday life.* vida dilatada = long life.* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.* vida emocional = emotional life.* vida en el campo = rural life.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* vida en el hogar = home life.* vida en el trabajo = job life.* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.* vida equilibrada = balanced life.* vida espiritual = spiritual life.* vida + expirar = life + expire.* vida extraterrestre = alien life.* vida fácil = fast living.* vida familiar = family life.* vida futura = future life.* vida humana = human life.* vida laboral = working life.* vida literaria = literary life.* vida marítima = seafaring.* vida media = half-life.* vida mejor = better life.* vida moderna, la = modern life.* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.* vida or muerte = life or death.* vida pasada = previous life.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vida personal = personal life.* vida privada = private life.* vida profesional = professional life.* vida pública = public life.* vida real = real life.* vida rural = rural life.* vida salvaje = wildlife.* vida sana = healthy life.* vida sentimental = love life.* vida sexual = sex life.* vida social = social life.* vida urbana = city life, urban life.* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.* vida vegetal = plant life.* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.* * *1)a) (Biol) life140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)
eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life
dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country
b) (viveza, vitalidad) lifele falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively
2) ( extensión de tiempo) lifeen la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives
3)a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?
hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life
(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life
darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)
estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)
la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story
pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)
pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)
b) ( en determinado aspecto) lifec) ( biografía) life4) ( necesidades materiales)ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living
buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living
5) ( como apelativo) darling* * *= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.
Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.* buena vida = good life.* calidad de vida = quality of life.* cambiar la vida = change + life.* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* como forma de vida = as a way of life.* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.* compañero de vida = lifemate.* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* condicionar la vida = condition + life.* condiciones de vida = living conditions.* conocer vida = see + the world.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* costar la vida = cost + life.* coste de la vida = cost of living.* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.* crearse una vida = build + life.* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* culto a la vida = cult of life.* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.* de la vida real = real-life.* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].* derecho a la vida = right to live.* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.* en la vida real = in real life.* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.* etapa de la vida = life stage.* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.* forma de vida = way of life.* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].* historia de vida = life history.* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* la vida es así = life's like that.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.* línea de vida = lifeline.* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.* mantener la vida = sustain + life.* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* modo de vida = way of life.* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.* muerto en vida = living dead.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.* perdonar la vida = spare + life.* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.* que da vida = life-giving.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.* salvar la vida = save + life.* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* seguro de vida = life insurance.* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.* ser todo vida = be all life.* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].* soplo de vida = kiss of life.* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.* toda una vida = a lifetime.* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* vida acuática = aquatic life.* vida afectiva = love life.* vida amorosa = love life.* vida animal = animal life.* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.* vida cívica = civic life.* vida civil = civic life.* vida como trabajador = working life.* vida corporativa = corporate life.* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.* vida cultural = cultural life.* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.* vida de archivo = archival life.* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.* vida de la comunidad = community life.* vida del mundo literario = literary life.* vida de perros = a dog's life.* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].* vida diaria = daily life.* vida diaria, la = everyday life.* vida dilatada = long life.* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.* vida emocional = emotional life.* vida en el campo = rural life.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* vida en el hogar = home life.* vida en el trabajo = job life.* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.* vida equilibrada = balanced life.* vida espiritual = spiritual life.* vida + expirar = life + expire.* vida extraterrestre = alien life.* vida fácil = fast living.* vida familiar = family life.* vida futura = future life.* vida humana = human life.* vida laboral = working life.* vida literaria = literary life.* vida marítima = seafaring.* vida media = half-life.* vida mejor = better life.* vida moderna, la = modern life.* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.* vida or muerte = life or death.* vida pasada = previous life.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vida personal = personal life.* vida privada = private life.* vida profesional = professional life.* vida pública = public life.* vida real = real life.* vida rural = rural life.* vida salvaje = wildlife.* vida sana = healthy life.* vida sentimental = love life.* vida sexual = sex life.* vida social = social life.* vida urbana = city life, urban life.* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.* vida vegetal = plant life.* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.* * *A1 ( Biol) lifela vida marina marine lifea los tres meses de vida at three months (old)el derecho a la vida the right to lifeno pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his lifeera una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and deathse debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his lifejugarse la vida to risk one's lifese puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on itsólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivorsencontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the riverdieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their countryla mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this worldel actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleoncon la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole monthreal como la vida misma true, true-lifees una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life storymientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope2 (viveza, vitalidad) lifees un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of lifela ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much lifeunas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the roomB (extensión de tiempo) lifese pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching televisiontoda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teachinga lo largo de su vida throughout his lifeen vida de tu padre when your father was alivela corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last governmentla relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-livedla vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliancecuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Rightes el amor de mi vida she's the love of my lifeamargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a miseryamargarse la vida to make oneself miserablecomplicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficultcomplicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneselfde por vida for lifese conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way backun programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicineun amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voteren la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the worldhacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossibletener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine livesC1 (manera de vivir, actividades) lifelleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy lifela medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is lifela vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on herhacen vida de casados or marital they live togethercomparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately¡qué vida ésta! what a life!darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by mese sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life2 (en determinado aspecto) lifevida privada/militar private/military lifesu vida sentimental or amorosa his love life3 (biografía) lifela vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervanteslas vidas de los santos the lives of the saintsCompuestos:( euf):life of contemplation( fam); dog's lifetuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life● vida eterna or perdurablela vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting lifenightlifesocial lifeno hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social lifeD(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for lifela vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very highganarse la vida to earn one's o a living¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!E (como apelativo) darling¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?* * *
vida sustantivo femenino
1a) (Biol) life;
una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!
vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy
* * *vida nf1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;dar la vida por to give one's life for;estar con vida to be alive;va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;perder la vida to lose one's life;quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;salir con vida to come out alive;como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;la otra vida the next life;tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternalvida artificial artificial life;la vida eterna eternal life;vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;vida intrauterina intrauterine life2. [periodo de existencia] life;trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;de por vida for life;en vida de during the life o lifetime of;eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;Amtoda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life storytiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty yearsvida en estantería shelf life;vida media average life, mean lifetime4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;la vida política del país the country's political life;¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;la buena vida the good life;llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's lifevida amorosa love life;vida de familia family life;vida privada private life;vida pública public life;vida sentimental love life;vida sexual sex life;vida social social life;hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)5. [animación] life;este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;estar lleno de vida to be full of life;Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the fathervida nocturna nightlife6. [necesidades materiales]Famla vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;ganarse la vida to earn a living;con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!* * *f life; espTÉC life span;de por vida for life;toda la vida all one’s life;somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;en mi vida never (in my life);¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;ganarse la vida earn a living;vivir su vida live one’s own life;hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;a vida o muerte life-or-death;estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;pasar a mejor vida pass away;quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;perder la vida lose one’s life;salir con vida come out alive;sin vida lifeless;la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;vida en pareja married life, life together;vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;vida interior inner self;así es la vida that’s life;vida mía my love;mujer de la vida loose woman;dar vida a TEA play the part of* * *vida nf1) : lifela vida cotidiana: everyday life2) : life span, lifetime3) biografía: biography, life4) : way of life, lifestyle5) : livelihoodganarse la vida: to earn one's living6) viveza: liveliness7)media vida : half-life* * *vida n2. (sustento) living
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