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1 get (sb.) down
أَزْعَجَ \ annoy: to cause (sb. or sth.) trouble; make (sb.) slightly angry: Strong sunlight can annoy the eyes. I’m annoyed with him. He’s an annoying little boy. bother: to trouble sb.: Don’t bother me when I’m busy. disconcert: to cause (sb.) to feel doubt and anxiety; make (sb.) unsure: The child’s question disconcerted the teacher because she could not answer it. distrub: to break the calmness of; trouble: Don’t disturb him when he’s reading. Don’t disturb his sleep; make anxious: I was disturbed at the news. get (sb.) down: (infml.) to annoy; put in low spirits. get on sb.’s nerves: to destroy sb.’s peace of mind; make sb. excitedly anxious or angry. harass: to make (sb.) worried by causing trouble, esp. repeatedly: I felt harassed by all the work at the office. perturb: to make anxioux. trouble: to cause trouble to: His leg is troubling him (It hurts). upset: to make (sb.) unhappy: His death upset her very badly. \ See Also أربك (أَرْبَك)، أَقْلَقَ (راحة)، ضايق (ضايَقَ) -
2 get on sb.’s nerves
أَزْعَجَ \ annoy: to cause (sb. or sth.) trouble; make (sb.) slightly angry: Strong sunlight can annoy the eyes. I’m annoyed with him. He’s an annoying little boy. bother: to trouble sb.: Don’t bother me when I’m busy. disconcert: to cause (sb.) to feel doubt and anxiety; make (sb.) unsure: The child’s question disconcerted the teacher because she could not answer it. distrub: to break the calmness of; trouble: Don’t disturb him when he’s reading. Don’t disturb his sleep; make anxious: I was disturbed at the news. get (sb.) down: (infml.) to annoy; put in low spirits. get on sb.’s nerves: to destroy sb.’s peace of mind; make sb. excitedly anxious or angry. harass: to make (sb.) worried by causing trouble, esp. repeatedly: I felt harassed by all the work at the office. perturb: to make anxioux. trouble: to cause trouble to: His leg is troubling him (It hurts). upset: to make (sb.) unhappy: His death upset her very badly. \ See Also أربك (أَرْبَك)، أَقْلَقَ (راحة)، ضايق (ضايَقَ) -
3 get a move on
تَحَرَّكَ \ get a move on: (usu. as advice) to hurry: Get a move on, or you’ll be late!. make a move: to begin to move, esp. to leave somewhere: It’s five o’clock, and we ought to make a move so we can be home before dark. move: to change position: Don’t move, or I’ll shoot! The train moved slowly forward. The leaves moved gently in the wind. stand, (stood): (with aside, away, back, forward, etc.) to move: He stood aside to let me pass. stir: to move: She stirred in her sleep and then lay still. travel: to move; go: Light travels faster than sound. -
4 Schlaf
m; -(e)s, kein Pl. sleep (auch fig.); kurzer: nap; im Schlaf auch fig. in one’s sleep; einen leichten / festen Schlaf haben be a light / sound sleeper; viel / wenig Schlaf brauchen need a lot of / little sleep; ( nicht) genügend Schlaf bekommen (not) get enough sleep; er findet keinen Schlaf he can’t sleep, he can’t get to sleep at night; in tiefem Schlaf liegen be fast asleep; aus dem Schlaf gerissen werden wake up with a start, be rudely awakened; in den Schlaf singen / wiegen lull / rock to sleep; sich (Dat) den Schlaf aus den Augen reiben oder wischen rub the sleep from one’s eyes; jemanden um den Schlaf bringen give s.o. sleepless nights, rob s.o. of his ( oder her) sleep; der Schlaf vor Mitternacht the hours (of sleep) before midnight; gegen den Schlaf ankämpfen fight against sleep, try to stay awake; vom Schlaf übermannt overcome by sleep; etw. im Schlaf beherrschen be able to do s.th. in one’s sleep ( oder with one’s eyes shut); den Seinen gibt’s der Herr im Schlaf umg. the lucky ones can rely on help from above, some people just get lucky, fortune favo(u)rs fools; Gerechte* * *der Schlafsleep; shuteye* * *[ʃlaːf]m -(e)s, no plsleep; (= Schläfrigkeit auch) sleepinesseinen leichten/festen/tiefen Schláf haben — to be a light/sound/deep sleeper
keinen Schláf finden — to be unable to sleep
um seinen Schláf kommen or gebracht werden — to lose sleep
jdm den Schláf rauben — to rob or deprive sb of his/her sleep
jdn um seinen Schláf bringen — to keep sb awake
halb im Schláfe — half asleep
im Schláf reden — to talk in one's sleep
ein Kind in den Schláf singen — to sing a child to sleep
den Schláf aus den Augen reiben — to rub the sleep out of one's eyes
in einen unruhigen/tiefen Schláf fallen — to fall into a troubled/deep sleep
in tiefstem Schláf liegen — to be sound or fast asleep
aus dem Schláf erwachen (geh) — to awake, to waken (from sleep)
den ewigen or letzten Schláf schlafen (euph) — to sleep one's last sleep
den Seinen gibts der Herr im Schláf (Prov) — the devil looks after his own
es fällt mir nicht im Schláf(e) ein, das zu tun — I wouldn't dream of doing that
das macht or tut or kann er (wie) im Schláf (fig inf) — he can do that in his sleep
See:→ gerecht* * *((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) sleep* * *Schlaf1<-[e]s>[ʃla:f]jdn um den [o seinen] \Schlaf bringen to keep sb awake at nightaus dem \Schlaf fahren to wake up with a startin einen tiefen/traumlosen \Schlaf fallen to fall into a deep/dreamless sleepkeinen \Schlaf finden (geh) to be unable to sleepeinen festen \Schlaf haben to sleep deeply, to be a deep sleeperhalb im \Schlaf[e] half asleepeinen leichten \Schlaf haben to sleep lightly, to be a light sleeperum seinen \Schlaf kommen to be unable to sleepim tiefsten \Schlaf liegen to be fast [or sound] asleepversäumten \Schlaf nachholen to catch up on one's sleepim \Schlaf reden to talk in one's sleepjdm den \Schlaf rauben to keep sb awakeaus dem \Schlaf gerissen werden to wake up suddenly, to jerk out of one's sleepaus dem \Schlaf schrecken to wake up with a startjdn in den \Schlaf singen to sing sb to sleepin \Schlaf sinken (geh) to fall into a deep sleep▶ den \Schlaf des Gerechten schlafen to sleep the sleep of the just▶ etw im \Schlaf können [o beherrschen] (fam) to be able to do sth in one's sleep [or with one hand tied behind one's back] figSchlaf2<-[e]s, Schläfe>[ʃla:f]* * *der; Schlaf[e]s sleepeinen leichten/festen/gesunden Schlaf haben — be a light/heavy/good sleeper
jemanden um den od. seinen Schlaf bringen — <worry etc.> give somebody sleepless nights/a sleepless night; < noise> stop somebody from sleeping
jemanden in den Schlaf singen/wiegen — sing/rock somebody to sleep
das kann od. mache ich im Schlaf — (fig.) I can do that with my eyes closed or shut
* * *im Schlaf auch fig in one’s sleep;einen leichten/festen Schlaf haben be a light/sound sleeper;viel/wenig Schlaf brauchen need a lot of/little sleep;(nicht) genügend Schlaf bekommen (not) get enough sleep;er findet keinen Schlaf he can’t sleep, he can’t get to sleep at night;in tiefem Schlaf liegen be fast asleep;aus dem Schlaf gerissen werden wake up with a start, be rudely awakened;in den Schlaf singen/wiegen lull/rock to sleep;sich (dat)wischen rub the sleep from one’s eyes;jemanden um den Schlaf bringen give sb sleepless nights, rob sb of his ( oder her) sleep;der Schlaf vor Mitternacht the hours (of sleep) before midnight;gegen den Schlaf ankämpfen fight against sleep, try to stay awake;vom Schlaf übermannt overcome by sleep;etwas im Schlaf beherrschen be able to do sth in one’s sleep ( oder with one’s eyes shut);den Seinen gibt’s der Herr im Schlaf umg the lucky ones can rely on help from above, some people just get lucky, fortune favo(u)rs fools; → Gerechte* * *der; Schlaf[e]s sleepeinen leichten/festen/gesunden Schlaf haben — be a light/heavy/good sleeper
jemanden um den od. seinen Schlaf bringen — <worry etc.> give somebody sleepless nights/a sleepless night; < noise> stop somebody from sleeping
jemanden in den Schlaf singen/wiegen — sing/rock somebody to sleep
das kann od. mache ich im Schlaf — (fig.) I can do that with my eyes closed or shut
* * *m.shut-eye* n.sleep n. -
5 einschlafen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. fall asleep, go to sleep; ich konnte letzte Nacht nicht einschlafen I couldn’t get to sleep last night; wieder einschlafen go ( oder get) back to sleep; über der Arbeit einschlafen drop off over one’s work, go to sleep on the job; beim Fernsehen / am Steuer einschlafen go to sleep ( oder drop off) in front of the television / at the wheel; komm, schlaf nicht ein! get a move on, don’t go to sleep!2. Glieder: go to sleep; mir ist der rechte Arm eingeschlafen auch I’ve got pins and needles in my right arm3. euph. (sterben) pass away4. Briefwechsel, Unterhaltung etc.: peter out, fizzle out umg.; Freundschaft: cool off; Brauch: die out* * *to go off; to fall asleep* * *ein|schla|fenvi sep irreg aux seinto fall asleep, to go to sleep, to drop off (inf); (Bein, Arm) to go to sleep; (euph = sterben) to pass away; (fig Gewohnheit, Freundschaft) to peter out, to tail offich kann nicht éínschlafen — I can't get to sleep
bei or über seiner Arbeit éínschlafen — to fall asleep over one's work
vor dem Einschlafen zu nehmen (Medizin) — to be taken before retiring
* * *(to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) drop off* * *ein|schla·fenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (in Schlaf fallen)ich kann nicht \einschlafen I can't sleepdie Tropfen sind vor dem E\einschlafen zu nehmen the drops are to be taken before going to sleep3. (taub werden) to go to sleep, to be[come] numbautsch, mir ist das Bein eingeschlafen! ow, my leg's gone to sleep [or I've got pins and needles in my leg]!4. (nachlassen) to die a [natural] death, to peter outwir wollen unsere Freundschaft nicht \einschlafen lassen we don't want to let our friendship peter out [or tail off]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fall asleep; go to sleep4) (aufhören) peter out* * *einschlafen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. fall asleep, go to sleep;ich konnte letzte Nacht nicht einschlafen I couldn’t get to sleep last night;über der Arbeit einschlafen drop off over one’s work, go to sleep on the job;beim Fernsehen/am Steuer einschlafen go to sleep ( oder drop off) in front of the television/at the wheel;komm, schlaf nicht ein! get a move on, don’t go to sleep!2. Glieder: go to sleep;mir ist der rechte Arm eingeschlafen auch I’ve got pins and needles in my right arm3. euph (sterben) pass away4. Briefwechsel, Unterhaltung etc: peter out, fizzle out umg; Freundschaft: cool off; Brauch: die out* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fall asleep; go to sleep3) (gefühllos werden) <arm, leg> go to sleep4) (aufhören) peter out* * *v.to fall asleep expr. -
6 Ruhe
f; -, kein Pl.1. (Stille) silence, peace (and quiet); sich (Dat) Ruheverschaffen make everyone be quiet; Ruhe! (be) quiet!, silence!, order!; Ruhe, bitte! quiet, please; gib doch endlich Ruhe! can’t you be quiet?; (auch: hör auf damit) give over (Am. cut it out), will you; es herrschte absolute Ruhe there wasn’t a sound to be heard; unter Zuhörern etc.: there was dead silence; zur Ruhe bringen quiet(en) down, still, silence; (beruhigen) calm (down), hush; Ruhe vor dem Sturm lull ( oder calm) before the storm2. (Friede) peace; Ruhe und Ordnung law and order; Ruhe und ( inneren) Frieden ( wiederherstellen) (restore) peace and tranquility3. (Entspannung, Erholung) rest; zur Ruhe kommen Pendel etc.: come to rest; Person: settle down; sie braucht ( jetzt) Ruhe she needs rest ( Stille: peace and quiet); er gönnt mir keine Ruhe he doesn’t give me a minute’s rest, he keeps me going nonstop umg.; sich zur Ruhe setzen retire, go into retirement; jemanden zur letzten Ruhe betten geh., euph. lay s.o. to rest; ewige Ruhe geh., euph. eternal rest ( oder peace); der arme Mann hat jetzt Ruhe (ist tot) the poor man is now at rest; jetzt hat die liebe Seele Ruh’ umg. peace and quiet at last4. innere: auch peace of mind; (Gelassenheit) calm, composure, coolness; (Geduld) patience; (Gemächlichkeit) leisureliness; ( sie sagte mir) in aller Ruhe (she told me) (very) calmly; überleg es dir in aller Ruhe take your time over ( oder about) it; Ruhe bewahren (sich nicht aufregen) keep one’s composure ( oder cool); (still sein) keep quiet; Ruhe ausstrahlen radiate calm; sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen lassen keep one’s composure, not get worked up; nichts bringt ihn aus der Ruhe nothing upsets him; er hat die Ruhe weg umg. he’s unflappable; (trödelt) he certainly takes his time; immer mit der Ruhe!, nur die Ruhe! umg. (take it) easy!; warnend: easy does it!, keep your shirt on!; er kann keine Ruhe finden he just won’t calm down; (kann nicht schlafen) he can’t (get to) sleep; sich zur Ruhe begeben förm. retire (to bed oder to rest); angenehme Ruhe! sleep well; er war die Ruhe selbst he was as calm as could be, he was as cool as a cucumber umg.; Ruhe haben vor (+ Dat) be unmolested by, be no longer bothered by5. lass mich in Ruhe! leave me alone; lass mich damit in Ruhe! I don’t want to hear about it, don’t bother me about that; er lässt mir keine Ruhe he does not give me any peace; er lässt sie nicht in Ruhe he keeps pestering her; Kind: auch he gives her no peace; lasst den Computer in Ruhe! umg. stop messing about with the computer; es ließ ihm keine Ruhe he couldn’t stop thinking about it, it haunted him, it preyed on his mind* * *die Ruheease; quiescence; stillness; tranquility; peace; quiet; calmness; calm; rest; silence; sereneness; quietness; reposefulness; restfulness; quietude; repose; serenity; tranquillity* * *Ru|he ['ruːə]f -,no plRúhe! — quiet!, silence!
Rúhe, bitte! — quiet, please
gebt Rúhe! — be quiet!
jdn zur Rúhe ermahnen — to tell sb to be quiet
Rúhe verschaffen — to get quiet or silence
Rúhe halten (lit, fig) — to keep quiet or silent
die Rúhe der Natur — the stillness of nature
himmlische Rúhe — heavenly peace
Rúhe und Frieden — peace and quiet
in Rúhe und Abgeschiedenheit — in peaceful seclusion
die Rúhe vor dem Sturm (fig) — the calm before the storm
2) (= Ungestörtheit, Frieden) peace, quiet; (= Ruhestätte) resting placeRúhe ausstrahlen — to radiate a sense of calm
in Rúhe und Frieden leben — to live a quiet life
Rúhe und Ordnung — law and order
nach tagelangen Krawallen ist wieder Rúhe eingekehrt — after days of rioting, order or calm has returned
die Rúhe wiederherstellen — to restore order
ich brauche meine Rúhe — I need a bit of peace
lass mich in Rúhe! — leave me in peace, stop bothering me
ich will meine Rúhe haben! — leave or let me alone or be
keine Rúhe geben — to keep on and on
zur Rúhe kommen — to get some peace
jdn zur Rúhe kommen lassen — to give sb a chance to rest
keine Rúhe finden (können) —
jdn zur letzten or ewigen Rúhe betten (liter) — to lay sb to rest (liter)
die letzte Rúhe finden (liter) — to be laid to rest (liter)
der Patient braucht viel Rúhe — the patient needs a great deal of rest
das Pendel befindet sich in Rúhe — the pendulum is stationary
jdm keine Rúhe gönnen — not to give sb a minute's rest
zur Rúhe gehen — to retire (to bed) (form)
angenehme Rúhe! — sleep well!
sich zur Rúhe setzen — to retire
4) (= Gelassenheit) calm(ness); (= Disziplin) quiet, orderdie Rúhe weghaben (inf) — to be unflappable (inf)
Rúhe bewahren — to keep calm
die Rúhe selbst sein — to be calmness itself
jdn aus der Rúhe bringen — to throw sb (inf)
sich nicht aus der Rúhe bringen lassen, nicht aus der Rúhe zu bringen sein — not to (let oneself) get worked up
in aller Rúhe — calmly
er trank noch in aller Rúhe seinen Kaffee — he drank his coffee as if he had all the time in the world
überlege es dir in (aller) Rúhe — take your time and think about it
etw in Rúhe ansehen — to look at sth in one's own time
immer mit der Rúhe (inf) — don't panic
* * *die1) ((a period of) absence of wind and large waves.) calm2) (peace and quiet: He enjoyed the calm of the library.) calm3) calmness4) placidness5) (a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) quiet6) (rest; calm; peacefulness.) repose7) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) rest8) tranquillity* * *Ru·he<->[ˈru:ə]\Ruhe [bitte]! quiet [or silence] [please]!es herrscht \Ruhe all is quietim Raum herrschte absolute \Ruhe there was dead silence [or a complete hush] in the roomfür diese Arbeit brauche ich absolute \Ruhe I need absolute quiet for this work[einen Moment] um \Ruhe bitten to ask for [a moment's] silencejdn um \Ruhe bitten to ask sb to be quietjdn zur \Ruhe ermahnen to tell sb to be quiet\Ruhe geben to be quietgebt \Ruhe! be quiet!ihr sollt endlich \Ruhe geben! once and for all, [will you] be quiet!meinst du, dass die Kleinen \Ruhe geben, wenn ich ihnen eine Geschichte vorlese? do you think the kids will settle down when I read them a story?\Ruhe halten to keep quiethimmlische \Ruhe heavenly peaceich möchte jetzt meine \Ruhe haben! I should like [to have] some peace [and quiet] now!ich brauche \Ruhe bei meiner Arbeit I need some peace and quiet while I'm workingin \Ruhe und Abgeschiedenheit in peaceful seclusionin \Ruhe und Frieden in peace and quiet[keine] \Ruhe geben to [not] stop pestering; (nicht nachgeben) to [not] give uphier hast du 10 Euro, aber nun gib auch \Ruhe! here's ten euros, but now stop bothering me!vor jdm \Ruhe haben to not be bothered by sbvor jdm \Ruhe haben wollen to want a rest from sb; (endgültig) to want to get rid of sblass mich in \Ruhe! leave me in peace!, stop bothering me!\Ruhe und Ordnung law and order + sing vbfür \Ruhe und Ordnung sorgen to uphold [or preserve] law and order\Ruhe und Ordnung wiederherstellen to restore law and order3. (Erholung) restder Patient braucht jetzt viel \Ruhe the patient needs a great deal of rest nowdie drei Stunden \Ruhe haben mir gutgetan the three hours' rest has done me goodangenehme \Ruhe! (geh) sleep well!keine \Ruhe finden können to not be able to find any peace of mindjdm keine \Ruhe gönnen [o lassen] to not give sb a minute's peacezur \Ruhe kommen to get to some peace; (solide werden) to settle downjdn zur \Ruhe kommen lassen to give sb a chance to restjdn nicht zur \Ruhe kommen lassen to give sb no peacejdm keine \Ruhe lassen to not give sb a moment's restdie nächtliche \Ruhe stören to disturb the nocturnal peace\Ruhe ausstrahlen to radiate calmness[die] \Ruhe bewahren to keep calm [or fam one's cool]er ist durch nichts aus der \Ruhe zu bringen nothing can wind him upsich akk [von jdm/etw] nicht aus der \Ruhe bringen lassen, [von jdm/etw] nicht aus der \Ruhe zu bringen sein to not let oneself get worked up [by sb/sth]in [aller] \Ruhe [really] calmlyüberlegen Sie es sich in aller \Ruhe think about it calmlylesen Sie sich den Vertrag in aller \Ruhe durch read through the contract calmly and in your own timeich muss mir das in [aller] \Ruhe überlegen I must have a quiet think about itsie trank noch in aller \Ruhe ihren Tee aus she drank her tea as if she had all the time in the worldjdm keine \Ruhe lassen to not give sb any peaceder Gedanke lässt mir keine \Ruhe I can't stop thinking about itdie \Ruhe selbst sein to be calmness itselfdie \Ruhe verlieren to lose one's composure5. (Stillstand) restdas Pendel ist in \Ruhe the pendulum is stationarydas Rad ist zur \Ruhe gekommen the wheel has stopped turning6.▶ \Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht (prov veraltet) orderly behaviour is the first duty of the citizen; (hum) the main thing is to keep calm* * *die; Ruhe1) (Stille) silenceRuhe [bitte]! — quiet or silence [please]!
2) (Ungestörtheit) peacein Ruhe [und Frieden] — in peace [and quiet]
die [öffentliche] Ruhe wiederherstellen — restore [law and] order
keine Ruhe geben — not stop pestering; (nicht nachgeben) not give up; (weiter protestieren) go on protesting
3) (Unbewegtheit) rest4) (Erholung, das Sichausruhen) rest no def. art.angenehme Ruhe — (geh.) sleep well
sich zur Ruhe begeben — (geh.) retire [to bed]
sich zur Ruhe setzen — (in den Ruhestand treten) take one's retirement; retire (in + Dat. to)
5) (Gelassenheit) calm[ness]; composureer ist die Ruhe selbst — (ugs.) he is calmness itself
[die] Ruhe bewahren/die Ruhe verlieren — keep calm/lose one's composure; keep/lose one's cool (coll.)
in [aller] Ruhe — [really] calmly
die Ruhe weghaben — (ugs.) be completely unflappable (coll.)
immer mit der Ruhe! — (nur keine Panik) don't panic!; (nichts überstürzen) no need to rush
* * *1. (Stille) silence, peace (and quiet);sich (dat)Ruheverschaffen make everyone be quiet;Ruhe! (be) quiet!, silence!, order!;Ruhe, bitte! quiet, please;gib doch endlich Ruhe! can’t you be quiet?; (auch: hör auf damit) give over (US cut it out), will you;es herrschte absolute Ruhe there wasn’t a sound to be heard; unter Zuhörern etc: there was dead silence;Ruhe vor dem Sturm lull ( oder calm) before the storm2. (Friede) peace;Ruhe und Ordnung law and order;Ruhe und (inneren) Frieden (wiederherstellen) (restore) peace and tranquility3. (Entspannung, Erholung) rest;sie braucht (jetzt) Ruhe she needs rest ( Stille: peace and quiet);sich zur Ruhe setzen retire, go into retirement;jemanden zur letzten Ruhe betten geh, euph lay sb to rest;der arme Mann hat jetzt Ruhe (ist tot) the poor man is now at rest;jetzt hat die liebe Seele Ruh’ umg peace and quiet at last4. innere: auch peace of mind; (Gelassenheit) calm, composure, coolness; (Geduld) patience; (Gemächlichkeit) leisureliness;(sie sagte mir) in aller Ruhe (she told me) (very) calmly;überleg es dir in aller Ruhe take your time over ( oder about) it;Ruhe ausstrahlen radiate calm;sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen lassen keep one’s composure, not get worked up;nichts bringt ihn aus der Ruhe nothing upsets him;immer mit der Ruhe!, nur die Ruhe! umg (take it) easy!; warnend: easy does it!, keep your shirt on!;er kann keine Ruhe finden he just won’t calm down; (kann nicht schlafen) he can’t (get to) sleep;angenehme Ruhe! sleep well;er war die Ruhe selbst he was as calm as could be, he was as cool as a cucumber umg;Ruhe haben vor (+dat) be unmolested by, be no longer bothered by5.lass mich in Ruhe! leave me alone;lass mich damit in Ruhe! I don’t want to hear about it, don’t bother me about that;er lässt mir keine Ruhe he does not give me any peace;er lässt sie nicht in Ruhe he keeps pestering her; Kind: auch he gives her no peace;lasst den Computer in Ruhe! umg stop messing about with the computer;es ließ ihm keine Ruhe he couldn’t stop thinking about it, it haunted him, it preyed on his mind* * *die; Ruhe1) (Stille) silenceRuhe [bitte]! — quiet or silence [please]!
2) (Ungestörtheit) peacein Ruhe [und Frieden] — in peace [and quiet]
die [öffentliche] Ruhe wiederherstellen — restore [law and] order
keine Ruhe geben — not stop pestering; (nicht nachgeben) not give up; (weiter protestieren) go on protesting
3) (Unbewegtheit) rest4) (Erholung, das Sichausruhen) rest no def. art.angenehme Ruhe — (geh.) sleep well
sich zur Ruhe begeben — (geh.) retire [to bed]
sich zur Ruhe setzen — (in den Ruhestand treten) take one's retirement; retire (in + Dat. to)
5) (Gelassenheit) calm[ness]; composureer ist die Ruhe selbst — (ugs.) he is calmness itself
[die] Ruhe bewahren/die Ruhe verlieren — keep calm/lose one's composure; keep/lose one's cool (coll.)
in [aller] Ruhe — [really] calmly
die Ruhe weghaben — (ugs.) be completely unflappable (coll.)
immer mit der Ruhe! — (nur keine Panik) don't panic!; (nichts überstürzen) no need to rush
* * *nur sing. f.calm n.ease n.peace n.quiescence n.quietness n.quietude n.rest n.restfulness n.serenity n.silence n.tranquility n.tranquillity n.tranquilness n. -
7 lo egin
to sleep; \lo egin eta \lo egin egin ezazu! get a lot of sleep!; \lo egin gehiago egin nahi nuke I'd like to get some sleep | I'd like to sleep some more; egizu \lo egin lasai sleep well!; ezin dut \lo eginrik egin I can't get any sleep | I can't go to sleep; \lo egin aspertu bat egiteko astirik gabe without any time even to get a wink in; gabon eta ondo \lo egin egin! good night and sleep well!; non \lo egin eginik ez zutela having nowhere to sleep; ez zegoen han \lo egin egiterik that wasn't any place to sleep | you couldn't get any sleep there; begiak bete \lo egin egin to sleep like a { log || top} | to get plenty of sleep; \lo egin zorro egin dut I had a bad sleep | I couldn't sleep well; \lo egin zabal-zabal egiten ari da he's sound asleep | he's sleeping like a top -
8 ya
adv.1 already.ya me lo habías contado you had already told me¿llamaron o han llamado ya? have they called yet?¿habrán llegado ya? will they have arrived yet o by now?ya en 1926 as long ago as 1926Ya hemos estado aquí antes We have already been here before...2 now (ahora).bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now¡ya voy! I'm coming!3 at once (inmediatamente).hay que hacer algo ya something has to be done now o at once4 right now, at once, now, right away.intj.1 right now, right away.2 that's enough.* * *ya► adverbio1 already■ ¿que ya se han casado? what! they've got married already?2 (más tarde) later3 (ahora mismo) at once, right now, straightaway■ ¡ya voy! I'm coming!4 (ahora) now■ es facilísimo, ya verás it's dead easy, you'll see■ y ya no es por el dinero... and it's not the money that matters...■ ¡ya tenemos coche nuevo! we've got the new car!■ ¡ya están aquí! they're here!■ ¡ya verás ya! just you wait!■ ¡ya está bien! enough is enough!■ ya encontrarás trabajo, ya verás como sí you'll find a job, you'll see10 (para afirmar) I know, yes■ tienes que estudiar -- ya, pero... you have to study -- I know, but...1 irónico oh yes!\ya... ya... now... now...■ ya ríe, ya llora now she laughs, now she weeps■ fantasmas que ya surgen, ya se esfuman ghosts which first appear and then vanish■ ya fueran católicos, ya protestantes whether they be Catholic or Protestantya entiendo I seeya era hora about time too¡ya está! there we are!, all done!ya nos veremos see you soonya que since, seeing that■ ya que estás aquí, quédate a cenar seeing that you're here, why don't you stay for supper?* * *adv.1) already2) now3) anymore, no longer4) later, soon•- ya que* * *1. ADV1) [con acción pasada] already¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?
¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?
2) [con verbo en presente]a) [con una acción esperada]¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?
b) [expresando sorpresa]¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?
c) (=ahora) now¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!
¡ya voy! — coming!
una estrategia que empiezo a poner en marcha desde ya mismo — a strategy which I will start to adopt as of now o as of this very moment
3) [con acción futura]ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry
4)• ya no — not any more, no longer
ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here
ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us
Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother
5) [expresando que se ha entendido o se recuerda algo]¡ya lo sé! — I know!
-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"
6) [expresando acuerdo o incredulidad]ya, pero... — yes, but...
¡ya, ya! — iró yes, yes!, oh, yes!, oh, sure!
ya, y luego viste un burro volando ¿no? — iró sure, and pigs might fly!
7) [con valor enfático]pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?
¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!
¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has
es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something
¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!
pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come
•
¡ya está! — that's it¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!
¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!
¡ya era hora! — about time too!
¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!
¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!
2. CONJ1) [uso distributivo]ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another
ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me
ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no
•
no ya — not onlyno ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere
debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too
2)• ya que — (seeing) as, since
ya que no viene, iremos nosotros — (seeing) as o since she's not coming, we'll go
ya que ha dejado de llover, ¿por qué no salimos a dar una vuelta? — (seeing) as o since it's stopped raining, why don't we go for a walk?
ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job
* * *Iadverbio [Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter]1)a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? — has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE)
aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!
le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down
b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?
me he pasado el día estudiando - ya, ya! — (iró) I spent the whole day studying - oh sure! (iro)
2)a) ( en frases negativas) any moreestaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think
b)no ya... sino — not (just)... but
estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring
3) (enseguida, ahora) right nowpreparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!
desde ya te digo que no puede ser — (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible
ya mismo — (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE)
4) ( con verbo en futuro)5) ( en comparaciones)6) ( uso enfático)¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? - ya lo creo! — do you think people live better there? - you bet! (colloq)
7)ya que — since, as
ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here
IIya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too
ya por tierra, ya por mar — (liter) whether by land or by sea
se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone
* * *= already, by now.Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.Ex. It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.----* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* basta ya = enough is enough.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hace ya tiempo = long since.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* ya ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.* ya basta = enough is enough.* ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* ya en + Expresión Temporal = as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* ya en + Fecha = as early as + Fecha.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es bastante = enough is enough.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya existente = pre-existing [preexisting].* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya + lleva + desde hace + Expresión Temporal = have + now + been + for + Expresión Temporal.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* ya mencionado = aforementioned.* ya no = any longer, no longer, not... anymore.* ya parte de la empresa = on board.* ya perforado = pre-drilled.* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].* ya que = as, for, since, in that, seeing that/as.* ya que estamos en ello = while we're at it.* ya sea... o... = whether... or....* ya ser hora de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ya tradicional = long-established.* ya usado = second-hand [secondhand].* * *Iadverbio [Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter]1)a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? — has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE)
aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!
le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down
b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?
me he pasado el día estudiando - ya, ya! — (iró) I spent the whole day studying - oh sure! (iro)
2)a) ( en frases negativas) any moreestaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think
b)no ya... sino — not (just)... but
estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring
3) (enseguida, ahora) right nowpreparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!
desde ya te digo que no puede ser — (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible
ya mismo — (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE)
4) ( con verbo en futuro)5) ( en comparaciones)6) ( uso enfático)¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? - ya lo creo! — do you think people live better there? - you bet! (colloq)
7)ya que — since, as
ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here
IIya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too
ya por tierra, ya por mar — (liter) whether by land or by sea
se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone
* * *= already, by now.Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.
Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* basta ya = enough is enough.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hace ya tiempo = long since.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* ya ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.* ya basta = enough is enough.* ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* ya en + Expresión Temporal = as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* ya en + Fecha = as early as + Fecha.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es bastante = enough is enough.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya existente = pre-existing [preexisting].* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya + lleva + desde hace + Expresión Temporal = have + now + been + for + Expresión Temporal.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* ya mencionado = aforementioned.* ya no = any longer, no longer, not... anymore.* ya parte de la empresa = on board.* ya perforado = pre-drilled.* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].* ya que = as, for, since, in that, seeing that/as.* ya que estamos en ello = while we're at it.* ya sea... o... = whether... or....* ya ser hora de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ya tradicional = long-established.* ya usado = second-hand [secondhand].* * *ya1[ Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America, while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter.]A1(en frases afirmativas o interrogativas): ¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero que te di? have you spent all the money I gave you already?ya terminé I've (already) finishedya te dije que no I've already said no, I already said no¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? ( AmE)a las nueve ya estaban durmiendo by nine o'clock they were already asleep¿ya estás molestando a tu hermana otra vez? are you bothering your sister again?ya lo sé, me lo dijo Sonia I (already) know, Sonia told meluego aprietas este botón ¡y ya está! then you press this button, and that's it! o that's that! o there you are!le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down2 (expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure ( colloq)tú le dices que venga — ya, pero ¿si no quiere? you tell her to come — yes, but what if she doesn't want to?3(buscando acuerdo): te vas a portar bien ¿ya? you're going to be a good boy, okay? o ( BrE) aren't you?B1 (en frases negativas) any more, no longerya no trabaja aquí he doesn't work here any more, he no longer works hereese estilo de zapatos ya no se lleva nobody wears shoes like that any moreya ni siquiera me escribe he doesn't even write (to) me any more, he no longer even writes (to) meestaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to thinkson las once, yo creo que ya no vienen it's eleven o'clock, I don't think they'll come nowsi perdemos este tren ya no llegamos if we miss this train we won't get there in time2no ya … sino not (just) … butestamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuringC (enseguida, ahora) right now¡Pilar! — ¡ya voy! Pilar! — coming!¿le falta mucho a la comida? — no, ya va a estar will lunch be long? — no, it's almost readypreparados or prontos or en sus marcas, listos ¡ya! on your mark(s), get set, go!ya puedes ir despidiéndote de ese dinero you can kiss that money goodbyeeste fin de semana no sales, así que ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you're not going out this weekend, so you'd better start getting used to the ideadesde ya te digo que lo veo muy difícil ( esp AmL); I can tell you right now I think it's going to be pretty difficultD(expresando promesa, esperanza, amenaza): ya te contaré cuando nos veamos I'll tell you all about it next time we meetya lo entenderás cuando seas mayor you'll understand one day, when you're olderE(en comparaciones): éste es precioso, éste ya no me gusta tanto this one is beautiful, but I don't like this one so muchpintado de blanco ya es otra cosa it really does look much better painted whiteF(uso enfático): ¡ya quisiera yo! I should be so lucky!, chance would be a fine thing! ( BrE)¡ya era hora! about time (too)!ya es hora de que empieces a buscar trabajo it's (about) time you started to look for a job¡ya me tienes harta con tus quejas! I'm just about fed up with your complaining all the time!¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? — ¡ya lo creo! do you think people live better there? — you bet! ( colloq)ya me dirás or contarás qué hacía él en un sitio así what on earth he was doing in a place like that, I don't know ( colloq)Gya que since, asya que estás aquí since o as you're hereya que estoy, lo limpio por dentro también while I'm at it I may as well clean the inside tooya2ya por tierra, ya por mar ( liter); whether by land or by sease puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono it can be ordered either in person or by telephone* * *
ya adverbio Both the simple past◊ ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter
1
◊ ¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? have you spent all the money already?;
ya terminé I've (already) finished;
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE);
aprietas este botón ¡y ya está! you press this button, and that's it!
2
b)◊ no ya … sino not (just) … but
3 (enseguida, ahora) right now;
ya mismo (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE);
¡ya voy! coming!;
preparados listos ¡ya! on your mark(s), get set, go!
4 ( con verbo en futuro):
ya lo entenderás you'll understand one day
5 ( uso enfático):◊ ¡ya quisiera yo! I should be so lucky!;
ya era hora about time (too)!;
¡ya me tienes harta! I'm (just about) fed up with you!
6
ya que estás aquí since o as you're here
■ conjunción:◊ se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono it can be ordered either in person or by telephone
ya
I adverbio
1 already
2 (presente) ya lo sé, I already know
ya puedes empezar, you can start now
(inmediatamente) now: decídelo ya, decide right now
3 (pasado) already: ya entonces nos conocíamos, we already knew each other
ya en 1213, as early as 1213
4 (futuro) ya veré lo que hago, I'll see
ya tendremos tiempo para hacerlo, we'll have time to do it later ➣ Ver nota en already
5 (con frases negativas) ya no lo soporto más, I can't bear him any more
ya no trabaja aquí, she no longer works here
6 (uso enfático) ya era hora, about time too
¡ya está bien!, enough is enough!
II conj ya que, since: llámale hoy, ya que mañana se irá de viaje, call him today, because tomorrow he'll be away
Como regla general, cuando ya se refiere al pasado se traduce por already: Ya lo he hecho. I've already done it. Cuando hace referencia al presente se traduce por now (ya podemos irnos, we can go now) y en el futuro se traduce por later o no se traduce: Ya hablaremos. We'll talk about it ( later).
'ya' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- achacosa
- achacoso
- aclimatarse
- acreditar
- adiós
- ajustar
- altura
- amañarse
- ambientarse
- antaño
- anterioridad
- avisar
- bañera
- barbaridad
- bien
- bote
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- canción
- cara
- celo
- cerca
- colocar
- como
- coña
- constructor
- constructora
- creer
- cuento
- deber
- despedirse
- desventura
- devolución
- dicha
- dicho
- distraerse
- don
- doña
- Ecuador
- empezar
- emplazamiento
- enferma
- enfermo
- enfriar
- entrada
- entrado
- ser
- escacharrar
English:
about
- act
- act up
- advertise
- ago
- alive
- already
- antics
- any
- as
- asleep
- can
- care
- clog up
- come off
- cut out
- damage
- day
- decide
- do
- elderly
- enough
- far
- foregone
- forenamed
- format
- fuck
- gazumping
- given
- go
- go off
- gone
- have
- he's
- high
- inflammation
- it
- just
- knack
- lay off
- let up
- like
- long
- more
- move
- neither
- nervous
- no
- now
- obtainable
* * *ya♦ adv1. [en el pasado] already;ya me lo habías contado you had already told me;¿habrán llegado ya? will they have arrived yet o by now?;ya dejó de llover it has stopped raining;ya en 1926 as long ago as 19262. [expresando sorpresa] already;¿ya has vuelto? are you back already?;son las siete – ¿ya? it's seven o'clock – already?3. [en presente] now;bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;ya es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;ya eres mayor para esas cosas you're too old for that sort of thing;¡ya voy! I'm coming!4. [inmediatamente] at once;hay que hacer algo ya something has to be done now o at once;Famdesde ya right now;hay que empezar desde ya we have to start right now o away;desde ya considérate invitado consider yourself invited as of now;ya mismo right awayya no es así it's not like that any more, it's no longer like that;ya no me duele it doesn't hurt any more, it no longer hurts;para entonces ya no quedarán entradas there won't be any tickets left by thenya hablaremos we'll talk later;ya nos habremos ido we'll already have gone;ya me dirás si te gustó you can tell me later if you liked it;ya verás you'll (soon) see;ya verás cuando se enteren just wait till they find out;¡ya te agarraré yo a ti! I'll get you sooner or later!7. [con valor enfático o intensivo]ya entiendo/lo sé I understand/know;sin el uniforme ya parece otro he looks completely different without his uniform on;¡ya está! ¿ves qué fácil? that's it o there you are, see how easy it is?;¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!, I've had enough!;¿es éste tu coche? – ¡ya me gustaría a mí! o [m5]¡ya quisiera yo! is this your car? – I wish! o if only!;ya podías haberlo dicho antes you could have said so before;ya puedes hacer las maletas y largarte I suggest you pack your bags and leave;¿qué haces despierto? – ya ves, que no puedo dormir what are you doing awake? – well, I can't get to sleep, you see;te matas a trabajar y, ya ves, luego se olvidan de ti you work yourself to death and then what happens…? they forget about you♦ conj1. [distributiva]ya sea por unas cosas ya sea por otras, siguen pasando hambre for one reason or another, they are still going hungry;manden sus datos ya sea por carta o por correo electrónico send in your details (either) by post or by e-mail2. [adversativa]ya no… sino…, no ya… sino… not only… but…;confían no ya en clasificarse sino en llegar a la final they are not only confident of qualifying but also of reaching the final♦ interj[indica asentimiento] right!; [indica comprensión] yes!;¡ya! no me eches más leche that's enough milk, thanks!;preparados, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!;Irónico¡ya, ya! sure!, yes, of course!♦ ya que loc conjsince;ya que has venido, ayúdame con esto since you're here, give me a hand with this;ya que te pones, podías hacer también la cena you could get dinner ready while you're at it;ya que eres tan listo, dime… if you're so clever o since you're so smart, tell me…* * *yaadv1 already;ya lo sé I knowya viene she’s coming now3:¿lo puede hacer? - ¡ya lo creo!; can she do it ? – you bet!;¡ya! incredulidad oh, yeah!, sure!; comprensión I know, I understand; asenso OK, sure; al terminar finished!, done!;4 en frases negativas:ya no vive aquí he doesn’t live here any more, he no longer lives here;ya no lo tengo I don’t have it any more, I no longer have it5:ya que since, as6:ya … ya … either … or …* * *ya adv1) : alreadyya terminó: she's finished already2) : now, right now¡hazlo ya!: do it now!ya mismo: right away3) : later, soonya iremos: we'll go later on4) : no longer, anymoreya no fuma: he no longer smokes¡ya lo sé!: I know!ya lo creo: of course6)no ya : not onlyno ya lloran sino gritan: they're not only crying but screaming7)ya que : now that, sinceya que sabe la verdad: now that she knows the truthya conjya... ya : whether... or, first... thenya le gusta, ya no: first he likes it, then he doesn't* * *ya1 adv1. (en general) already¿ya te vas? are you going already?2. (ahora) nowno grites, ya voy don't shout, I'm coming3. (luego) laterya no no longer / not any moreya no vive aquí she no longer lives here / she doesn't live here any moreya2 interj yes / of course -
9 maldito
adj.1 damned, blasted, damn, darn.2 cursed, accurst, accursed, cussed.3 jinxed.* * *1→ link=maldecir maldecir► adjetivo1 (no bendito) damned2 familiar (que causa molestia) damned, wretched, bloody, damn\¡maldita sea! familiar damn it!* * *(f. - maldita)adj.cursed, damned* * *1. ADJ1) (=condenado) damned2) (Rel) accursed3) * [uso enfático] damn *¡maldita sea! — damn it! *
¡maldito el día en que lo conocí! — curse the day I met him!
¡malditas las ganas que tengo de verle! — I really don't feel like seeing him!
4) (=maligno) wicked5) Méx * (=taimado) crafty2.SMel maldito — (Rel) the Evil One, the devil
* * *- ta adjetivo1) (fam) ( expresando irritación) damn (before n) (colloq), wretched (before n) (colloq)maldita/maldito sea! — damn (it)! (colloq)
2) (Lit) <escritor/poeta> accursed3) (RPl fam) ( egoísta) mean (colloq)* * *= damn, wretched, damned, freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking, bloody.Nota: Palabra derivada de la expresión " By our Lady".Ex. And we can't do it if we're again slavishly and uncritically, for reasons of imagined cost savings, accepting every damn thing that comes out of the tube.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.Ex. Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.Ex. Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex. These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.Ex. Prince Charles has admitted he is a ' bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.* * *- ta adjetivo1) (fam) ( expresando irritación) damn (before n) (colloq), wretched (before n) (colloq)maldita/maldito sea! — damn (it)! (colloq)
2) (Lit) <escritor/poeta> accursed3) (RPl fam) ( egoísta) mean (colloq)* * *= damn, wretched, damned, freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking, bloody.Nota: Palabra derivada de la expresión " By our Lady".Ex: And we can't do it if we're again slavishly and uncritically, for reasons of imagined cost savings, accepting every damn thing that comes out of the tube.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex: Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.Ex: Prince Charles has admitted he is a ' bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.* * *maldito -taeste maldito ruido no me deja dormir I can't get to sleep with this damn o wretched noiseno tengo un maldito centavo I don't have a cent o penny to my namemaldita la gana que tengo de ir I really don't feel like going, I don't feel like going one bitmaldita la hora en que lo acepté I wish I'd never accepted, I rue the day I ever acceptedmaldita la gracia que me hace que traiga a sus amigotes a cenar that's all I needed, him bringing his friends to dinner! ( colloq iro)¡maldita or maldito sea! damn (it)! ( colloq)B ( Lit) ‹escritor/poeta› accursed* * *
Del verbo maldecir: ( conjugate maldecir)
maldecido, maldito es:
el participio
maldito◊ -ta adjetivo (fam) ( expresando irritación) damn ( before n) (colloq), wretched ( before n) (colloq);
¡este maldito ruido! this damn o wretched noise!;
¡maldita/maldito sea! damn (it)! (colloq)
maldito,-a adjetivo
1 fam (incordiante) damned, bloody: ¿dónde habré puesto el maldito recibo?, where did I put the damned bill?
2 (ninguno, nada) maldita la ilusión que me hace, I don't like it one bit
3 (sujeto a maldición) damned, cursed: esa casa está maldita, this house is haunted
' maldito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maldita
- dichoso
- jodido
- pinche
English:
blasted
- bloody
- damn
- doggone
- wretched
- no-good
* * *maldito, -a♦ adj1. [condenado] cursed, damned2. [artista, poeta] doomed, cursed¡apaga la maldita radio! turn the damned radio off!;malditas las ganas que tengo de madrugar getting up early is the last thing I want to do;¡maldita sea! damn it!;¡maldita (sea) la hora en que se me ocurrió invitarlos! I wish it had never crossed my mind to invite them!♦ nmel maldito the Devil, Satan* * *adj famdamn fam ;¡maldita sea! (god-)damn it!* * *maldito, -ta adj1) : cursed, damned¡maldita sea!: damn it all!2) : wicked* * *maldito adj damned¡maldita sea! damn it! -
10 viel
I Adj. a lot of, lots of umg.; viele many; nicht viel not much; nicht viele not many; sehr viel a great deal (of); sehr viele very many, a lot ( oder lots umg) (of), a great many; noch einmal so viel as much again; ziemlich viel(e) quite a lot (of); viel verdienen earn a lot of money; viele sind dafür etc. many people are in favo(u)r of it etc.; einer zu viel one too many; einer unter vielen one among(st) many; ein bisschen viel a bit ( oder little) (too) much; siehe auch bisschen II; viel zu viel far too much; das viele Geld all that money; in vielem in many ways; viel Erfreuliches etc. lots of nice things etc.; das letzte Jahr hat nicht viel Erfreuliches gebracht the past year hasn’t brought much joy; um vieles besser far ( oder much) better; das will viel / nicht viel heißen that’s saying a lot / that’s not saying much; Dank, Glück 1, so I 8; Spaß 2 etc.II Adv.1. a lot, lots umg.; viel reisen / krank sein etc. travel / be ill etc. a lot; die Straße wird viel befahren the road is used a lot, a lot of traffic uses the road; viel besser much better; was gibt es da noch viel zu bereden? what is there to discuss?, I thought we’d settled things; was soll ich dir noch viel erzählen? there’s no point in my going into (any great) detail about it2. mit P.P.: viel beachtet well regarded; viel befahren very busy; eine viel befahrene Straße auch a road with heavy traffic; viel begehrt Künstler, Junggeselle etc.: much ( oder highly) sought-after; viel benutzt well-used; viel beschäftigt very busy; viel besucht much-frequented; viel besungen lit. oder hum. präd. frequently celebrated in song, attr. auch oft-sung lit.; viel bewundert much-admired; viel diskutiert much-discussed, widely discussed; viel gebraucht much-used; viel gefragt very popular; viel gefragt sein auch be in great demand; viel gehasst much-hated; viel gekauft frequently bought; viel gelesen much-read; viel geliebt much-loved; viel gelobt much-praised; viel genannt often-mentioned, lit. oft-mentioned; Buch: much-cited, oft-cited; (berühmt) noted, distinguished; viel gepriesen much-praised; viel geprüft sorely tried; viel gereist widely- ( oder much-)travel(l)ed; er ist ein viel gereister Mann he’s done a lot of travel(l)ing (in his time); viel gerühmt much-praised; viel geschmäht oder gescholten much-maligned, much-reviled; viel kritisiert much-criticized; viel umjubelt highly acclaimed; viel umstritten highly controversial; viel umworben much sought-after; viel zitiert much-cited, oft-cited3. mit Part. Präs.: viel sagend Blick: meaningful; sie sah mich viel sagend an she gave me a meaningful look; viel sagend schweigen fall into a meaningful silence; viel verheißend oder viel versprechend (very) promising* * *a great deal (Adv.); much (Adj.); much (Adv.); a lot (Adv.); a lot of (Pron.); lots of (Pron.)* * *[fiːl]indef pron, adj comp mehr[meːɐ] superl meiste(r, s) or adv am meisten ['maistə]1) sing (adjektivisch) a lot of, a great deal of; (substantivisch) a lot, a great deal; (esp fragend, verneint) muchvíéles — a lot of things
víél(es), was..., víél(es) von dem, was... — a lot or great deal of what...
in víélem, in víéler Hinsicht or Beziehung — in many respects
mit víélem — with a lot of things
um víéles besser etc — a lot or much or a great deal better etc
sehr víél (Geld etc) — a lot or a great deal (of money etc)
nicht sehr víél (Geld etc) — not very much (money etc)
so víél — so much
halb/doppelt so víél — half/twice as much
so víél als or wie... — as much as...
nimm dir so víél du willst — take as much as you like
noch einmal so víél — the same again
das ist so víél wie eine Zusage — that is tantamount to a promise, that amounts to a promise
so víél für heute! — that's all for today
so víél, was ihn betrifft — so much for him
so víél (Arbeit etc) — so much or such a lot (of work etc)
noch (ein)mal so víél (Zeit etc) — as much (time etc) again
zweimal so víél (Arbeit etc) — twice as much (work etc)
gleich víél (Gewinn etc) — the same amount (of profit etc)
wie víél — how much; (bei Mehrzahl) how many
(um) wie víél größer — how much bigger
ziemlich víél (Schmutz etc) — rather a lot (of dirt etc)
zu víél — too much; (inf
víél zu víél — much or far too much
besser zu víél als zu wenig — better too much than too little
wenns dir zu víél wird, sag Bescheid — say if it gets too much for you
ihm ist alles zu víél (inf) — it's all too much for him
da krieg ich zu víél (inf) — I blow my top (inf)
einer/zwei etc zu víél — one/two etc too many
einen/ein paar zu víél trinken (inf) — to drink or have (inf) one/a few too many
was zu víél ist, ist zu víél — that's just too much, there's a limit to everything
ein bisschen víél (Regen etc) — a bit too much (rain etc)
furchtbar víél (Regen etc) — an awful lot (of rain etc)
víél Erfolg! — good luck!, I wish you every success!
víél Spaß! — have fun!, enjoy yourself/yourselves!
víél Neues/Schönes etc — a lot of or many new/beautiful etc things
víél Volk — a lot of people
das víéle Geld — all that money
sein víéles Geld — all his money
das víéle Geld/Lesen etc — all this money/reading etc
víél zu tun haben — to have a lot to do
er hält víél von ihm/davon — he thinks a lot or a great deal of him/it
er hält nicht víél von ihm/davon — he doesn't think much of him/it
das will víél/nicht víél heißen or sagen — that's saying a lot or a great deal/not saying much
2)víéle pl (adjektivisch) — many, a lot of, a great number of; (substantivisch) many, a lot
es waren nicht víéle auf der Party — there weren't many (people) or a lot (of people) at the party
es waren nicht víéle in der Schule — there weren't many (children) or a lot (of children) at school
da wir so víéle sind — since there are so many or such a lot of us
davon gibt es nicht víéle — there aren't many or a lot about
davon gibt es nicht mehr víéle — there aren't many or a lot left
furchtbar víéle (Kinder/Bewerbungen etc) — a tremendous number or an awful lot (of children/applications etc)
gleich víéle (Angestellte/Anteile etc) — the same number (of employees/shares etc)
so/zu víéle (Menschen/Fehler etc) — so/too many (people/mistakes etc)
er hat víél(e) Sorgen/Probleme etc — he has a lot of worries/problems etc
víéle hundert or Hundert Menschen — many hundreds of people
die/seine víélen Fehler etc — the/his many mistakes etc
die víélen Leute/Bücher! — all these people/books!
víéle glauben,... — many (people) or a lot of people believe...
und víéle andere —
es waren derer or ihrer víéle (liter) — there were many of them
3) (adverbial: mit vb) a lot, a great deal; (esp fragend, verneint) mucher arbeitet víél — he works a lot
er arbeitet nicht víél — he doesn't work much
er arbeitet zu víél — he works too much
er arbeitet so víél — he works so much or such a lot
sie ist víél krank/von zu Hause weg — she's ill/away a lot
die Straße wird (sehr/nicht) víél befahren — this street is (very/not very) busy
dieses Thema wird víél diskutiert — this subject is much debated
sich víél einbilden — to think a lot of oneself
4) (adverbial: mit adj, adv) much, a lotvíél größer etc — much or a lot bigger etc
víél beschäftigt — very busy
víél diskutiert — much discussed
víél erörtert — much discussed
víél gehasst — much-hated
víél gekauft — frequently bought, much-purchased
víél geliebt — much-loved
víél genannt — much-cited, frequently mentioned
víél geprüft (hum) — sorely tried
víél gereist — much-travelled (Brit), much-traveled (US)
víél geschmäht — much-maligned
víél umworben — much-sought-after; Frau much-courted
víél verheißend — promising, full of promise; anfangen promisingly
sich víél verheißend anhören — to sound promising
nicht víél anders — not very or much or a lot different
víél zu... — much too...
víél zu víél — much or far too much
víél zu víéle — far too many
ich würde víél lieber auf eine Party gehen — I'd much rather go to a party, I'd much prefer to go to a party
* * *1) (a large quantity or number: What a lot of letters!) a lot2) (a (great) amount or quantity of: This job won't take much effort; I found it without much difficulty; How much sugar is there left?; There's far too much salt in my soup; He ate so much ice-cream that he was sick; Take as much money as you need; After much discussion they decided to go.) much3) (a large amount; a great deal: He didn't say much about it; Much of this trouble could have been prevented; Did you eat much?; not much; too much; as much as I wanted; How much did you eat?; Only this/that / so much; How much is (= What is the price of) that fish?; Please tidy your room - it isn't much to ask.) much4) ((by) a great deal; (by) far: She's much prettier than I am; He isn't much older than you; How much further must we walk?; much more easily; He's much the best person to ask.) much5) (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) think highly6) (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) well7) (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) badly etc of* * *[fi:l]▪ \vieles a lot, a great deal, much/manysie weiß \vieles she knows a lot [or a great deal]ich habe meiner Frau \vieles zu verdanken I have to thank my wife for a lot\vieles, was du da sagst, trifft zu a lot [or much] of what you say is correctin \vielem hast du Recht in many respects you're rightin \vielem gebe ich Ihnen Recht I agree with you in much of what you saymit \vielem, was er vorschlägt, bin ich einverstanden I agree with many of the things he suggestsmein Mann ist um \vieles jünger als ich my husband is much younger than mees ist \vieles neu an diesem Modell this model has many [or a lot of] new featuresschöner ist dieser Lederkoffer natürlich, aber auch um \vieles teurer this leather suitcase is nicer, of course, but a lot more expensiveII. art indef singsie kam mit \vielem alten Zeug she came with a lot of old stuffin \vieler Beziehung in many respects\vieles Ermutigende/Faszinierende/Schreckliche much encouragement/fascination/horror\vieles Interessante gab es zu sehen there was much of interest [or were many interesting things] to seeIII. adj<mehr, meiste>1. sing, attr, inv\viel Arbeit/Geduld/Geld a lot [or great deal] of work/patience/money\viel Erfolg! good luck!, I wish you every success!\viel Glück! all the best!, I wish you luck!\viel Spaß! enjoy yourself/yourselves!, have fun!\viel Vergnügen! enjoy yourself/yourselves!2. sing, attr▪ \viele/ \vieler/ \vieles... many/much..., a lot of...ihre Augen waren rot von \vielem Weinen her eyes were red from much crying\vielen Dank! thank you very much!3. sing, attr▪ der/die/das \viele... all this/thatdas \viele Essen über die Weihnachtstage ist mir nicht bekommen all that food over Christmas hasn't done me any goodder \viele Ärger lässt mich nicht mehr schlafen I can't get to sleep with all this trouble▪ sein \vieler/sein \vieles/seine \viele... all one's...4. sing, allein stehend, inv a lot, a great deal, much/manyich habe zu \viel zu tun I have too much to dosechs Kinder sind heute \viel six children today are many [or a lot]das ist sehr/unendlich \viel that's a huge/an endless amount/numberviel wurde getan a lot [or a great deal] [or much] was doneihr Blick sagte \viel her look spoke volumessie hat \viel von ihrem Mutter she has a lot of her motherdas ist ein bisschen \viel [auf einmal]! that's a little too much [all at once]!nicht/recht \viel not much [or a lot]/quite a lotvon dem Plan halte ich nicht \viel I don't think much of the plandas hat nicht \viel zu bedeuten that doesn't mean mucher kann nicht \viel vertragen he can't hold his drinksie ist nicht \viel über dreißig she's not much over thirtywas kann dabei schon \viel passieren? (fam) nothing's going to happen!\viel verheißend/versprechend highly promisingwas zu \viel ist, ist zu \viel enough is enough5. pl, attr▪ \viele... a lot of..., a great number of..., many...unglaublich \viele Heuschrecken an unbelievable number of grasshoppersein Geschenk von \vielen hundert Blumen a present of many hundreds of flowersund \viele andere and many others▪ die \vielen... the great many [or number of]...6. pl, allein stehend▪ \viele many; von Dingen a. a lotdiese Ansicht wird immer noch von \vielen vertreten this view is still held by many [people]es sind noch einige Fehler, aber \viele haben wir verbessert there are still some errors, but we've corrected many [or a lot] [of them]\viele deiner Bücher kenne ich schon I know many [or a lot] of your books alreadyeiner unter \vielen one among manyso \viel ist gewiss one thing is for certainebenso \viel equally many/as muchgenauso \viel exactly as many/muchgleich \viel just as much/many, the samegleich \viel Sand/Wasser the same amount of sand/waterwir haben gleich \viele Dienstjahre we've been working here for the same number of yearsnicht \viel nützen (fam) to be not much usewie \viel/ \viele? how much/many?ich weiß \viel, was du willst I haven't a clue what you want famIV. adv<mehr, am meisten>1. (häufig)im Sommer halten wir uns \viel im Garten auf we spend a lot of time in the garden in summerfrüher hat sie ihre Mutter immer \viel besucht she always used to visit her mother a lotman redet \viel von Frieden there's much [or a lot of] talk about peaceeine \viel befahrene Straße a [very] busy streetein \viel beschäftigter Mann a very busy man\viel diskutiert much discussedeinmal zu \viel once too oftenein \viel erfahrener Pilot a pilot with a lot of experienceein \viel gefragtes Model a model that is in great demand\viel gekauft popular\viel gelesen widely read\viel geliebt much loved\viel gepriesen highly acclaimedein \viel gereister Mann a man who has travelled a great deal\viel geschmäht much maligned [or abused]eine \viel gestellte Frage a question that comes up frequently\viel ins Kino/Theater gehen to go to the cinema/theatre frequently [or a lot], to be a regular cinema-goer/theatre-goer\viel umstritten highly controversial2. (wesentlich)woanders ist es nicht \viel anders als bei uns there's not much [or a lot of] difference between where we live and somewhere elseich weiß \viel mehr, als du denkst I know far [or much] [or a lot] more than you think\viel kürzer/schwerer/weiter far [or much] [or a lot] shorter/heavier/more distant\viel zu groß/lang/teuer far [or much] too big/long/expensive\viel zu viel far [or much] too much* * *1.Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort1) Sg. a great deal of; a lot of (coll.)so/wie/nicht/zu viel — that/how/not/too much
viel[es] — (viele Dinge, vielerlei) much
viel sagend — (fig.) meaningful
viel versprechend — [very] promising
2) Plural manygleich viel[e] — the same number of
wie viel[e] — how many
2.zu viel[e] — too many
1) (oft, lange) a great deal; a lot (coll.)2) (wesentlich) much; a great deal; a lot (coll.)viel mehr/weniger — much more/less
viel zu viel — far or much to much
er ist nicht viel über fünfzig — he is not much more than or much over fifty
* * *A. adj a lot of, lots of umg;viele many;nicht viel not much;nicht viele not many;sehr viel a great deal (of);noch einmal so viel as much again;ziemlich viel(e) quite a lot (of);viel verdienen earn a lot of money;einer zu viel one too many;einer unter vielen one among(st) many;viel zu viel far too much;das viele Geld all that money;in vielem in many ways;das letzte Jahr hat nicht viel Erfreuliches gebracht the past year hasn’t brought much joy;um vieles besser far ( oder much) better;das will viel/nicht viel heißen that’s saying a lot/that’s not saying much; → Dank, Glück 1, so A 8; Spaß 2 etcB. adv1. a lot, lots umg;viel reisen/krank sein etc travel/be ill etc a lot;die Straße wird viel befahren the road is used a lot, a lot of traffic uses the road;viel besser much better;was gibt es da noch viel zu bereden? what is there to discuss?, I thought we’d settled things;was soll ich dir noch viel erzählen? there’s no point in my going into (any great) detail about it2. mit pperf:viel beachtet well regarded;viel befahren very busy;eine viel befahrene Straße auch a road with heavy traffic;viel benutzt well-used;viel beschäftigt very busy;viel besucht much-frequented;viel bewundert much-admired;viel diskutiert much-discussed, widely discussed;viel gebraucht much-used;viel gefragt very popular;viel gefragt sein auch be in great demand;viel gehasst much-hated;viel gekauft frequently bought;viel gelesen much-read;viel geliebt much-loved;viel gelobt much-praised;viel genannt often-mentioned, liter oft-mentioned; Buch: much-cited, oft-cited; (berühmt) noted, distinguished;viel gepriesen much-praised;viel geprüft sorely tried;viel gereist widely- ( oder much-)travel(l)ed;er ist ein viel gereister Mann he’s done a lot of travel(l)ing (in his time);viel gerühmt much-praised;gescholten much-maligned, much-reviled;viel kritisiert much-criticized;viel umjubelt highly acclaimed;viel umstritten highly controversial;viel umworben much sought-after;viel zitiert much-cited, oft-cited3. mit ppr:viel versprechend (very) promising* * *1.Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort1) Sg. a great deal of; a lot of (coll.)so/wie/nicht/zu viel — that/how/not/too much
viel[es] — (viele Dinge, vielerlei) much
viel sagend — (fig.) meaningful
viel versprechend — [very] promising
2) Plural manygleich viel[e] — the same number of
wie viel[e] — how many
2.zu viel[e] — too many
1) (oft, lange) a great deal; a lot (coll.)2) (wesentlich) much; a great deal; a lot (coll.)viel mehr/weniger — much more/less
viel zu viel — far or much to much
er ist nicht viel über fünfzig — he is not much more than or much over fifty
* * *(wenig) zu wünschen übriglassen ausdr.to leave much (little)to be desired expr. adj.many adj.much adj.much n.umpteen adj.various adj. -
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iz.1. heat; eguzkiaren \beroa the sun's heat; \bero gorri suffocating heat beroaren \beroz from the sheer heat; \beroak loreak ihartu zituen the heat wilted the flowersb. Fis. heat; \bero sor latent heatc. (esa.) i-i \beroak eman to beat sb up; -(r)i \beroarena kendu to pooh-pooh2. (susara, e.a.) heat; \beroan sartu to get into heat3. (sukarra) fever, temperature; ezin lokartu da, \beroak erretzen du eta she can't get to sleep as the fever is burning her up io.1. hot; \bero samar dago it's rather hot Oharra: ikus oharra hotz sarreran2. (ohea, e.a.) warm3. (irud.)a. (agurra) warm, cordialb. (eguraldia) hot, sultry ; kiskaltzeko \bero scaldingly hot | boiling hotc. (grinatsu) ardent; txalo \beroak enthusiatic applauding adb.1. enthusiastically; \bero bai \bero enthusiastically2. \bero jokatu to bet big3. (agurtu) warmly -
12 viel
1) sing, adjektivisch, inv( eine Menge von etw) a lot of, a great deal of;für so ein Hobby braucht man \viel Geld for a hobby like that you need a lot of money;\viel Erfolg! good luck!, I wish you every success!;\viel Spaß! enjoy yourself/yourselves!, have fun!2) sing, mit Artikel, Possessivpronomendas \viele Essen über die Weihnachtstage ist mir nicht bekommen all that food over Christmas hasn't done me any good;der \viele Ärger lässt mich nicht mehr schlafen I can't get to sleep with all this trouble;er wusste nicht mehr, wo er sein \vieles Geld noch anlegen sollte he didn't know where to invest all his money;ich weiß nicht, wie ich meine \viele Arbeit erledigen soll I don't know how I'm going to finish all my work;\vieles Unangenehme lässt sich nicht vermeiden many unpleasant things cannot be avoidedich habe zu \viel zu tun I have too much to do;obwohl er \viel weiß, prahlt er nicht damit although he knows a lot, he doesn't brag about it;von dem Plan halte ich, offen gestanden, nicht \viel frankly, I don't think much of the plan;das hat nicht \viel zu bedeuten that doesn't mean much4) sing, substantivisch\vieles a lot, a great deal, much;sie weiß \vieles she knows a lot [or a great deal];ich habe meiner Frau \vieles zu verdanken I have to thank my wife for a lot;\vieles, was du da sagst, trifft natürlich zu a lot [or much] of what you say is correct;in \vielem hast du Recht in many respects you're right;mit \vielem, was er vorschlägt, bin ich einverstanden I agree with many of the things he suggests;mein Mann ist um \vieles jünger als ich my husband is much younger than me;schöner ist dieser Lederkoffer natürlich, aber auch um \vieles teurer this leather suitcase is nicer, of course, but a lot more expensive\viele a lot of, a great number of, many;und \viele andere and many others;unglaublich \viele Heuschrecken fraßen die Ernte an unbelievable number of grasshoppers ate the harvested crops;\viele deiner Bücher kenne ich schon I know many of your books already;wir haben gleich \viele Dienstjahre we've been working here for the same number of years\viele a lot, many;diese Ansicht wird immer noch von \vielen vertreten this view is still held by many people;( eine große Anzahl von Dingen) a lot;es sind noch einige Fehler in dem Text, aber \viele haben wir bereits verbessert there are still some errors in the text, but we've already corrected a lotadv <mehr, am meisten>1) ( häufig) a lot;\viel ins Kino gehen to go to the cinema frequently;im Sommer halten wir uns \viel im Garten auf we spend a lot of time in the garden in summer;früher hat sie ihre Mutter immer \viel besucht she always used to visit her mother a lot;\viel diskutiert Thema, Problem much discussed;\viel gekauft Produkt popular;\viel geliebt (veraltend) much-loved;eine \viel gestellte Frage a question that comes up frequently;ein \viel gereister Mann a man who has travelled a great deal;eine \viel befahrene Straße a [very] busy street;ein \viel gefragtes Model a model that is in great demand2) ( wesentlich) a lot;woanders ist es nicht \viel anders als bei uns there's not a lot of difference between where we live and somewhere else;mit dem Flugzeug wäre die Reise \viel kürzer the journey time would be far shorter by plane;die Mütze ist für das Kind \viel zu groß the cap is far too big for the child -
13 eztigarri
iz.1.a. tranquilizer, sedative; bere oinazeen \eztigarria a sedative for his excruciating painb. (irud.) irakurketa, \eztigarri egokia da lo egin ezin duenarentzat reading is the right thing to calm down someone who can't get to sleep2. \eztigarriak [ izen plurala ] sweets io. calming, soothing -
14 dormir
v.1 to sleep.¿duermes? are you asleep?¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!2 to get off to sleep (child).dormir la siesta to have an afternoon napdormirla, dormir la mona (informal) to sleep it off3 to spend the night.dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus4 to put to sleep, to sleep.* * *(o changes to ue in stressed syllables or to u in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb- dormirse* * *1. VI1) (=descansar) to sleepno hagas ruido, que está durmiendo — don't make a noise, he's asleep
solo ha dormido cinco horas — she has only had five hours' sleep, she has only slept (for) five hours
¡ahora, todos a dormir! — come on, off to bed all of you o off to bed with you all
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dormir con algn — tb euf to sleep with sb2) (=pasar la noche) to spend the night, stay the nightdormimos en una pensión — we spent o stayed the night in a guesthouse
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dormir al raso — to sleep out in the open, sleep rough3) (=estar olvidado) to lie idlemi solicitud ha estado durmiendo en el fondo de un cajón — my application has been lying idle at the bottom of a drawer
2. VT1) (=adormecer) [+ niño] to get (off) to sleep; [+ adulto] [por aburrimiento] to send to sleep; [con anestesia] to put to sleep2)• dormir la siesta — to have a nap, have a siesta
- dormirla3) euf (=matar) to put to sleep3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to sleepniños, a dormir! — it's time for bed, children!
no me deja dormir (en or (Esp) por la noche) — it keeps me awake at night
se fue a dormir temprano — he went off to bed early, he had an early night
dormir a pierna suelta — (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead
2.dormir como un lirón or un tronco or un bendito — to sleep like a log (colloq)
dormir vta) ( hacer dormir)sus clases me duermen — his classes send o put me to sleep
dormir la mona or dormirla — (fam) to sleep it off (colloq)
b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)c)3.dormir la siesta — to have a siesta o nap
dormirse v prona) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleepcasi me duermo en la clase — I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)* * *= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex. She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.Ex. This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.Ex. This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.Ex. After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.Ex. Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.----* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.* dormir en litera = bunk.* dormir la noche = stay overnight.* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to sleepniños, a dormir! — it's time for bed, children!
no me deja dormir (en or (Esp) por la noche) — it keeps me awake at night
se fue a dormir temprano — he went off to bed early, he had an early night
dormir a pierna suelta — (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead
2.dormir como un lirón or un tronco or un bendito — to sleep like a log (colloq)
dormir vta) ( hacer dormir)sus clases me duermen — his classes send o put me to sleep
dormir la mona or dormirla — (fam) to sleep it off (colloq)
b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)c)3.dormir la siesta — to have a siesta o nap
dormirse v prona) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleepcasi me duermo en la clase — I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)* * *= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.Ex: This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.* dormir en litera = bunk.* dormir la noche = stay overnight.* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* * *viA (quedarse dormido) to sleeplos niños están durmiendo the children are asleep o are sleeping¡niños, a dormir, que ya es hora! it's time for bed, children!no dormí nada I didn't sleep a winknecesito dormir por lo menos ocho horas I need at least eight hours' sleeptrata de dormir un poco try to get some sleep, try to sleep for a whileno me deja dormir it keeps me awake at nightdurmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night)se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early nightla ciudad dormía ( liter); the city sleptno deje dormir su dinero don't let your money lie idleB (pasar la noche) to stay o spend the nightdormimos en un hotel we stayed o spent the night in a hoteldurmieron en París they overnighted in Paris■ dormirvt1 (hacer dormir) ‹niño/bebé› to get … off to sleeplo durmió cantándole una nana she got him off to sleep by singing him a lullabysus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep2 (anestesiar) ‹persona› to give … a general anesthetictuvieron que dormirlo para sacarle las muelas he had to have a general anesthetic to have his teeth outtodavía tengo este lado dormido de la anestesia this side is still numb from the anesthetic3dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap■ dormirse1(conciliar el sueño): no podía dormirme I couldn't get (off) to sleepse durmió hacia las tres de la madrugada she went o got to sleep at about three in the morningfue tan aburrido que casi me duermo it was so boring I almost fell asleep o ( colloq) dropped off2 (no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in ( AmE)3 «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep ( colloq)se me ha dormido el pie my foot has gone to sleep4 ( fam)(distraerse, descuidarse): contéstales lo antes posible, no te duermas write back as soon as possible, don't waste any time o ( colloq) don't hang aroundsi te duermes, te quitarán el puesto you'll lose your job if you're not careful o if you don't keep on your toes* * *
dormir ( conjugate dormir) verbo intransitivo
to sleep;
dormimos en un hotel we spent the night in a hotel;
durmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night);
se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early night;
dormir a pierna suelta (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead;
dormir como un lirón or tronco to sleep like a log (colloq)
verbo transitivo
◊ sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep
c)◊ dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap
dormirse verbo pronominal
( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep;◊ casi me duermo en la clase I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse):
dormir
I verbo intransitivo to sleep: el niño tiene ganas de dormir, the baby is feeling sleepy
II verbo transitivo dormir una siesta, to have a nap
♦ Locuciones: dormir como un tronco/ceporro/leño, to sleep like a log
dormirla o dormir la mona, to sleep it off
' dormir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrar
- ajena
- ajeno
- arropar
- bestialidad
- bolsa
- despertarse
- desvelar
- encogerse
- hacerse
- modorra
- mona
- pierna
- retirarse
- ronquido
- saco
- salvajada
- siesta
- sobar
- sueño
- techo
- tronco
- acostar
- bien
- boca
- cama
- casi
- descampado
- dormido
- duerma
- durmiera
- lado
- lirón
- pastilla
- petate
- poder
- raso
- retirar
- roncar
- ser
English:
crying
- easy
- keep
- lightly
- log
- nap
- rough
- send
- sleep
- sleep in
- sleep off
- sleep out
- sleeping bag
- solidly
- soundly
- arrangement
- lie
- night
- numb
- put
- siesta
- sleeping
- slumber
- snatch
* * *♦ vt1. [bebé, niño, persona] to get off to sleep;lo durmió acunándolo en los brazos she rocked him to sleep in her arms;el rumor de la fuente terminó durmiéndolo the murmur of the fountain eventually sent him to sleep;el fútbol me duerme soccer sends me to sleepdurmió la borrachera en un banco del parque he slept off the binge on a park bench;Famdormirla, dormir la mona to sleep it off3. [anestesiar] to anaesthetize;me durmieron y no me enteré de nada they put me to sleep and I didn't feel a thing;el dentista me durmió la boca the dentist made my mouth numb♦ vi1. [reposar] to sleep;baja la voz, que están durmiendo keep your voice down, they're asleep;¿duermes? are you asleep?;no puedo dormir I can't sleep o get to sleep;intenta dormir un poco try to get some sleep;¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!;el ruido no me deja dormir I can't sleep for the noise;dormir bien/mal to sleep well/badly;irse a dormir to go to bed;¿a qué hora sueles irte a dormir? what time do you usually go to bed?;dormir de un tirón to sleep right through, to sleep without waking up;Fam2. [pernoctar] to spend the night;dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus;ayer no durmió en casa he didn't sleep at home last nightduermen juntos they're sleeping together4. [estar olvidado] to languish;su guión dormía en el cajón de algún productor his script was languishing in some producer's desk drawer* * *II v/t1 put to sleep;dejar dormir algo fig let sth lie2:dormir a alguien MED give s.o. a general anesthetic* * *dormir {27} vt: to put to sleepdormir vi: to sleep* * *dormir vb¿has dormido bien? did you sleep well?2. (estar dormido) to be asleepno hagas ruido, que duerme don't make any noise he's asleep¡a dormir! time for bed! -
15 хващам
1. (вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by)(здраво) grip(сграбчвам) grasp(внезапно) seize, snatch(грубо) grab(топка и пр.) catchхващам главата си с ръце put o.'s hands to o.'s headхващам някого за ръка take s.o. by the handхващам някого под ръка take s.o.'s armхващам някого за гушата fly at s.o.'s throatхващам някого за яката collar s.o.хващам здраво get/take a good grip of/on; have a strong gripопитвам се да хвана catch at2. (докосвам) touchне хващай чашата, че е гореща don't touch the cup, it's too hot3. (ловя, залавям-лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get(престъпник и) lay hold of, lay hands onхващам на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods(престъпник) sl. nobbleхващам в лъжа уч. sl. nailхващам в мрежата си прен. netхващат ме в грешка be caught noddingбез да ме хванат without getting caughtхващам в грешка find out; detect in error, catch out in errorсамо да те хвана (като вършиш нещо) let me catch you at it4. (пусната бримка) take/pick up5. (превозно средство) take, catch; get(успявам да хвана) make(радиостанция) get6. (ловя, задържам) catch(за ваксина) takeхващам корен take/strike rootключът не хваща the lock won't catchтози инструмент не хваща that tool has no nipхващам каймак cream overпреждата не хваща боя the yarn won't dye7. (за прожектор и пр.) pick cut8. (някого за работа и пр.) rope in(наемам) hire, engage, employ the services ofхванаха ме да държа реч I've been let in for a speech9. (побирам-за съд и пр.) hold, contain10. (започвам) begin, start, commence; set inтази година зимата хвана рано winter set in/began early this yearтой хвана да вика he started shouting, he set up a yellхващам работа begin workget a jobне хваща работа he never sticks to a job11. (залавям се с) turn o.'s hand toкаквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well12. (прихващам, продавам на някаква цена) chargeхванахте ли лимонадите? (към келнер) did you include the lemonades?скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour13. (за кибрит и пр.-възпламенява се) take fire(за оръжие) fire, go off14. (измамвам) catchмене не можеш да хванеш you won't catch me15. (подействувам, правя впечатление) get, gripхващам вяра believeхващам гората escape to the forest; become a haidoukхващам кривия път go to the badхващам място fill the bill; come in usefulдумите му хванаха място his words went home, his words workedхваща ме хрома catch a cold (in the head)не мога да му хвана края I can't make nead or tail of itхващам окото catch the eye(за жена) be an eyefulне ми хвана окото it didn't appeal to me, I didn't like/fancy itхващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jittersхващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rageхвана ме скука I got boredхваща ме ток get an electric shockхванало ме е слънцето I've got a touch of the sunхваща ме срам become/be ashamedне ме хваща сън I can't sleep, I can 't get a wink of sleepхваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my headхващам ce16. take hold (за of) get hold of, take/get a grasp ofоттам да се хвана за grasp/catch atхвани се за мене hold on to meхващаме се за ръце join hands17. (за растение) strike/take root(за риба) biteхващам се за главата clutch o.'s head. прен. be* * *хва̀щам,гл.1. ( вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by); ( здраво) grip; ( сграбчвам) grasp; ( внезапно) seize, snatch; (грубо) grab; ( топка и пр.) catch; опитвам се да хвана catch at; \хващам главата си с ръце put o.’s hands to o.’s head; \хващам някого за гушата fly at s.o.’s throat; \хващам някого за яката collar s.o.; \хващам здраво grip/take a good grip of/on; have a strong grip; \хващам някого под ръка take s.o.’s arm;2. ( докосвам) touch;3. ( ловя, залавям лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get; ( престъпник и пр.) lay hold of, lay hands on; \хващам в грешка find out; detect in error, catch out in error; \хващам в лъжа уч. sl. nail; \хващам в мрежата си прен. net; \хващам венерическа болест sl. cop a dose; \хващам на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods; ( престъпник) sl. nobble; \хващам някого неподготвен catch s.o. nodding/napping/bending/tripping/off their guard/at a bad time;6. ( ловя, задържам) catch; (за ваксина) take; преждата не хваща боя the yarn won’t dye; \хващам каймак cream over; \хващам кора crust over; \хващам корен take/strike root; \хващам ръжда rust;7. (за прожектор и пр.) pick out;10. ( започвам) begin, start, commence; set in; не хваща работа he never sticks to a job;11. ( залавям се с) turn o.’s hand to; каквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well;12. ( прихващам; продавам на някаква цена) charge; скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour;13. ( подействам, правя впечатление) get, grip; • думите му хванаха място his words went home, his words worked; не ме хваща сън I can’t sleep, I can’t get a wink of sleep; не ми хваща окото it didn’t appeal to me, I didn’t like/fancy it; не мога да му хвана края I can’t make head or tail of it; хванало ме е слънцето I’ve got a touch of the sun; хваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my head; хваща ме срам become/be ashamed; хваща ме ток get an electric shock; хваща ме хрема catch a cold (in the head); \хващам вяра believe; \хващам гората escape to the forest; become an outlaw; \хващам кривия път go to the bad; \хващам място fill the bill; come in useful; \хващам окото catch the eye; (за жена) be an eyeful; \хващам пътя set off; take to the road; hit the road; хващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rage; хващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jitters;\хващам се 1. take hold (за of), get hold of, take/get a grasp of; опитвам да се хвана за grasp/catch at; хвани се за мене hold on to me; хващаме се за ръце join hands;3. ( вярвам) разг. fall for it, be taken in; • няма да се хвана на лъжите ти I am not to be taken in by your lies; хванеш ли се на хорото, трябва да играеш in for a penny, in for a pound; if you dance you must pay the fiddler; you can’t back out; \хващам се в капана fall/walk into a trap/into the net; \хващам се в собствения си капан fall into o.’s own trap; the biter bit; \хващам се за главата clutch o.’s head, прен. be flabbergasted, (не знам какво да правя) be at o.’s wits end; \хващам се за дребни неща be over-particular; \хващам се за работа set to work; \хващам се за сламка clutch at a straw; \хващам се на бас make a bet; \хващам се на въдицата swallow the bait, rise to the bait; \хващам се на работа take a job; \хващам се на хорото join the dance; \хващам се с лоши другари keep bad company.* * *catch: хващам a cold - хващам настинка, хващам a mouse in a trap - хващам мишка в капан, I caught him stealing. - Хванах го да краде.; take: He took her by the hand. - Той я хвана за ръка., He was хващамn captive. - Toй беше хванат за заложник.; grasp (сграбчвам); grip (здраво); grab (сграбчвам); capture (улавям); get (залавям): хващам an electric shock - хваща ме ток; grapple ; gripe (при лов); net (в мрежа); strike (път); (за превозно средство): catch: хващам the bus - хващам автобуса; get (и радиостанция); hire (наемам за работа); (започвам): begin ; start ; set off - хващам пътя; take hold (се); get a grasp of (се)* * *1. (вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by) 2. (внезапно) seize, snatch 3. (грубо) grab 4. (докосвам) touch 5. (за ваксина) take 6. (за жена) be an eyeful 7. (за оръжие) fire, go off 8. (за прожектор и np.) pick cut 9. (за риба) bite 10. (започвам) begin, start, commence;set in 11. (здраво) grip 12. (ловя, задържам) catch 13. (ловя, залавям-лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get 14. (наемам) hire, engage, employ the services of 15. (някого за работа и np.) rope in 16. (побирам- за съд и np.) hold, contain 17. (превозно средство) take, catch;get 18. (престъпник и) lay hold of, lay hands on 19. (престъпник) sl. nobble 20. (пусната бримка) take/pick up 21. (радиостанция) get 22. (сграбчвам) grasp 23. (топка и np.) catch 24. (успявам да хвана) make 25. 1 (за кибрит и np.-възпламенява се) take fire 26. 1 (за растение) strike/take root 27. 1 (залавям се с) turn o.'s hand to 28. 1 (измамвам) catch 29. 1 (подействувам, правя впечатление) get, grip 30. 1 (прихващам 31. 1 take hold (за of) get hold of, take/get a grasp of 32. get а job 33. ХВАЩАМ ce 34. ХВАЩАМ в грешка find out;detect in error, catch out in error 35. ХВАЩАМ в лъжа уч. sl. nail 36. ХВАЩАМ в мрежата си прен. net 37. ХВАЩАМ вяра believe 38. ХВАЩАМ главата си с ръце put o.'s hands to o.'s head 39. ХВАЩАМ гората escape to the forest;become a haidouk 40. ХВАЩАМ здраво get/take a good grip of/on;have a strong grip 41. ХВАЩАМ каймак cream over 42. ХВАЩАМ корен take/strike root 43. ХВАЩАМ кривия път go to the bad 44. ХВАЩАМ място fill the bill;come in useful 45. ХВАЩАМ на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods 46. ХВАЩАМ някого за гушата fly at s.o.'s throat 47. ХВАЩАМ някого за ръка take s.o. by the hand 48. ХВАЩАМ някого за яката collar s.o. 49. ХВАЩАМ някого под ръка take s.o.'s arm 50. ХВАЩАМ окото catch the eye 51. ХВАЩАМ пътя, ХВАЩАМ дългия set off;take to the road 52. ХВАЩАМ работа begin work 53. ХВАЩАМ ръжда, ХВАЩАМ кора crust over 54. ХВАЩАМ се за главата clutch o.'s head. прен. be 55. ХВАЩАМЕ се за ръце join hands 56. без да ме хванат without getting caught 57. думите му хванаха място his words went home, his words worked 58. каквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well 59. ключът не хваща the lock won't catch 60. мене не можеш да хванеш you won't catch me 61. не ХВАЩАМmiss fire 62. не ме хваща сън I can't sleep, I can 't get a wink of sleep 63. не ми хвана окото it didn't appeal to me, I didn't like/fancy it 64. не мога да му хвана края I can't make nead or tail of it 65. не хваща работа he never sticks to a job 66. не хващай чашата, че е гореща don't touch the cup, it's too hot 67. опитвам се да хвана catch at 68. оттам да се хвана за grasp/catch at 69. преждата не хваща боя the yarn won't dye 70. продавам на някаква цена) charge 71. само да те хвана (като вършиш нещо) let me catch you at it 72. скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour 73. тази година зимата хвана рано winter set in/began early this year 74. този инструмент не хваща that tool has no nip 75. той хвана да вика he started shouting, he set up a yell 76. хвана ме скука I got bored 77. хванало ме е слънцето I've got a touch of the sun 78. хванаха ме да държа реч I've been let in for a speech 79. хванахте ли лимонадите? (към келнер) did you include the lemonades? 80. хвани се за мене hold on to me 81. хваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my head 82. хваща ме срам become/be ashamed 83. хваща ме ток get an electric shock 84. хваща ме хрома catch a cold (in the head) 85. хващат ме в грешка be caught nodding 86. хващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rage 87. хващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jitters -
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m.1 sleep, cyclical resting period, shut-eye, sleeping state.2 aspiration, dream, hope, dreaming.3 dream.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soñar.* * *1 (acto) sleep2 (ganas de dormir) sleepiness3 (lo soñado) dream\caerse de sueño figurado not to be able to keep one's eyes openconciliar el sueño to get to sleepdar sueño to make sleepyechar un sueño to take a napentre sueños while half-asleep¡ni en sueños! familiar not on your life!perder el sueño por algo to lose sleep over somethingquitar el sueño to keep awakeser un sueño familiar to be a dreamtener el sueño ligero to be a light sleepertener sueño to feel sleepy, be sleepysueño dorado figurado cherished dream, greatest dream* * *noun m.1) dream2) sleep* * *SM1) (=estado) sleepcoger o conciliar el sueño — to get to sleep
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echarse un sueño o un sueñecito * — to have a nap, have a kip *•
en o entre sueños, me hablaste entre sueños — you talked to me but you were half asleepdormir 2., 2)sueño invernal — (Zool) winter sleep
2) (=ganas de dormir)tengo sueño atrasado — I haven't caught up on sleep, I haven't had much sleep lately
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caerse de sueño — to be asleep on one's feet•
dar sueño, su conversación me da sueño — his conversation sends me to sleep•
morirse de sueño, estar muerto de sueño — to be asleep on one's feet, be so tired one can hardly stand•
quitar el sueño a algn — to keep sb awakevencer•
tener sueño — to be sleepy, be tired3) (=imagen soñada) dream¿sabes interpretar los sueños? — do you know how to interpret dreams?
¡que tengas dulces sueños! — sweet dreams!
4) (=ilusión) dreampor fin consiguió la casa de sus sueños — she finally got the house of her dreams o her dream home
* * *1)a) ( estado) sleeptener el sueño ligero/pesado — to be a light/heavy sleeper
el sueño eterno — (euf) eternal rest (euf)
descabezar or echar un sueñecito — (fam) to have forty winks, have a (little) nap
perder el sueño (por algo) — to lose sleep (over something)
quitarle el sueño a alguien — to keep somebody awake
tener (el) sueño atrasado: tengo sueño atrasado — I have missed out on a lot of sleep
b) ( ganas de dormir)¿tienes sueño? — are you tired/sleepy?
me estoy cayendo or muriendo de sueño — I'm falling asleep on my feet
se me ha quitado el sueño — I've woken up again now, I don't feel sleepy any more
lo venció el sueño — (liter) sleep overcame him, he was overcome by sleep
2)a) ( representación) dreamni en sueños: no pienso prestarle ese dinero ni en sueños — I wouldn't dream of lending him that money
b) ( ilusión) dreamser un sueño — (fam) to be divine (colloq)
•* * *= wishful thinking, dream, fantasy [phantasy], sleep, vision, slumber, shut-eye.Ex. I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.Ex. It appears, however, that the role of security in this vision has not been fully delineated.Ex. The clock radio came suddenly to life, rousing Jack from his fitful slumber.Ex. America is raising a nation of sleep-deprived kids, with only 20 percent getting the recommended nine hours of shut-eye on school nights.----* apnea del sueño = sleep apnoea.* apnea durante el sueño = sleep apnoea.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con sueño = drowsily.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* enfermedad del sueño = sleeping sickness.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* hacer realidad un sueño = realise + dream, fulfil + dream, make + vision + a reality, realise + vision, fulfil + vision, make + Posesivo + dream come true.* hipopnea del sueño = sleep hypopnoea.* hipopnea durante el sueño = sleep hypopnoea.* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping.* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* Sueño Americano, el = American Dream, the.* sueño de los padres = hand-me-down dream.* sueño despierto = waking dream.* sueño escapista = dreamscape.* sueño + hacerse realidad = dream + come true.* sueño húmedo = wet dream.* sueño imposible = pipe dream [pipedream], impossible dream.* sueño profundo = deep slumber, deep sleep, sound night's sleep.* tener sueño = be sleepy, feel + sleepy.* un sueño hecho realidad = a dream come true.* * *1)a) ( estado) sleeptener el sueño ligero/pesado — to be a light/heavy sleeper
el sueño eterno — (euf) eternal rest (euf)
descabezar or echar un sueñecito — (fam) to have forty winks, have a (little) nap
perder el sueño (por algo) — to lose sleep (over something)
quitarle el sueño a alguien — to keep somebody awake
tener (el) sueño atrasado: tengo sueño atrasado — I have missed out on a lot of sleep
b) ( ganas de dormir)¿tienes sueño? — are you tired/sleepy?
me estoy cayendo or muriendo de sueño — I'm falling asleep on my feet
se me ha quitado el sueño — I've woken up again now, I don't feel sleepy any more
lo venció el sueño — (liter) sleep overcame him, he was overcome by sleep
2)a) ( representación) dreamni en sueños: no pienso prestarle ese dinero ni en sueños — I wouldn't dream of lending him that money
b) ( ilusión) dreamser un sueño — (fam) to be divine (colloq)
•* * *= wishful thinking, dream, fantasy [phantasy], sleep, vision, slumber, shut-eye.Ex: I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.Ex: It appears, however, that the role of security in this vision has not been fully delineated.Ex: The clock radio came suddenly to life, rousing Jack from his fitful slumber.Ex: America is raising a nation of sleep-deprived kids, with only 20 percent getting the recommended nine hours of shut-eye on school nights.* apnea del sueño = sleep apnoea.* apnea durante el sueño = sleep apnoea.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con sueño = drowsily.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* enfermedad del sueño = sleeping sickness.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* hacer realidad un sueño = realise + dream, fulfil + dream, make + vision + a reality, realise + vision, fulfil + vision, make + Posesivo + dream come true.* hipopnea del sueño = sleep hypopnoea.* hipopnea durante el sueño = sleep hypopnoea.* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping.* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* Sueño Americano, el = American Dream, the.* sueño de los padres = hand-me-down dream.* sueño despierto = waking dream.* sueño escapista = dreamscape.* sueño + hacerse realidad = dream + come true.* sueño húmedo = wet dream.* sueño imposible = pipe dream [pipedream], impossible dream.* sueño profundo = deep slumber, deep sleep, sound night's sleep.* tener sueño = be sleepy, feel + sleepy.* un sueño hecho realidad = a dream come true.* * *A1 (estado) sleepconciliar el sueño to get to sleepoyó un ruido entre sueños she heard a noise in her sleep o when she was half asleeptener el sueño ligero/pesado to be a light/heavy sleeperdescabezar or echar un sueñecito ( fam); to have forty winks, have a (little) napdormir el sueño de los justos (con la conciencia tranquila) to sleep the sleep of the just; (con un sueño profundo) to sleep deeplyperder el sueño to lose sleepquitar(le) el sueño a algn to keep sb awakeesas cosas no me quitan el sueño I don't have sleepless nights o lose any sleep over such things, things like that don't keep me awake at night2(ganas de dormir): ¿tienes sueño? are you tired/sleepy?¡qué sueño (tengo)! I'm so sleepy!me voy a la cama, tengo un sueño que no veo ( fam); I'm going to bed, I'm very tired o I'm falling asleepsobre las 11 ya me empieza a entrar sueño about 11 o'clock I start feeling sleepyme estoy cayendo or muriendo de sueño I'm falling asleep on my feetestoy cansado, pero no tengo sueño I'm tired but I don't feel sleepyse me ha quitado el sueño I've woken up again o I don't feel sleepy any morelo venció el sueño ( liter); sleep overcame him, he was overcome by sleepB1 (representación) dreamla interpretación de los sueños the interpretation of dreamsanoche tuve un sueño muy raro I had a very strange dream last nightque tengas dulces sueños sweet dreams!te lo has debido de imaginar en sueños you must have dreamed itni en sueños: no pienso prestarle ese dinero ni en sueños I wouldn't dream of lending him that money, there's no way I would lend him that money ( colloq)2 (ilusión) dreamla mujer de sus sueños the woman of his dreams, his dream womansus sueños se hicieron realidad her dreams came truetiene una casa que es un sueño her house is gorgeous o divine ( colloq), her house is a dream ( colloq)Compuestos:rapid-eye-movement o REM sleeptwilight sleepsu sueño dorado es llegar a ser actriz her (greatest) dream is to become an actresseternal sleepdormir el sueño eterno to sleep the eternal sleep( Méx) pipe dreamwet dreamrapid-eye-movement o REM sleep* * *
Del verbo sonar: ( conjugate sonar)
sueno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
sonar
sueño
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo
1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring;
[ disparo] to ring out;
sueñoon las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve;
me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2 (+ compl)
[ persona] to sound;
sonaba preocupada she sounded worried;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow
3
◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;
¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);
sonamos we've blown it now (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1
2 (Méx fam)
sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
sueño sustantivo masculino
1
tener el sueño ligero/pesado to be a light/heavy sleeper;
perder el sueño (por algo) to lose sleep (over sth)b) ( ganas de dormir):◊ ¿tienes sueño? are you tired/sleepy?;
el vino me dio sueño the wine made me sleepy;
me empezó a entrar sueño I started feeling sleepy;
se me quitó el sueño I don't feel sleepy any more
2
su sueño dorado es llegar a ser actriz her (greatest) dream is to become an actress
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried
(un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
sueño sustantivo masculino
1 (estado de dormir) sleep: tengo el sueño ligero/pesado, I'm a light/heavy sleeper
2 (necesidad de dormir) sleepiness: te caes de sueño, you can hardly keep your eyes open
tenía sueño, she felt o was sleepy
3 (lo soñado) dream: tuve un sueño espantoso, I had a nightmare
4 (ilusión, ambición, deseo) dream: se cumplieron sus sueños, her dreams came true
5 (fantasías) fancy, delusion: eso no son más que sueños, that is nothing but dreams
6 sueño eterno, last sleep o eternal rest
♦ Locuciones: conciliar el sueño, to fall asleep
quitar el sueño, to be worried about sthg o sb
' sueño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabecear
- comentar
- conciliar
- engañar
- ilusión
- intranquila
- intranquilo
- lograr
- pesada
- pesado
- quitar
- realizar
- repetirse
- romper
- rondar
- satisfacer
- vencer
- atrasado
- dar
- despertar
- despierto
- desvelar
- dormir
- entrar
- espabilar
- imposible
- ininterrumpido
- interpretar
- ligero
- liviano
- muerto
- pesadilla
- profundo
- rendir
- reparador
- repetición
- repetir
- tener
- terrible
English:
American Dream
- broken
- catch up
- come
- deprivation
- disturb
- disturbed
- dream
- drowsy
- feel
- fulfil
- fulfill
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- lie down
- nourish
- refreshing
- short
- sleep
- sleeper
- sleepy
- snatch
- true
- undisturbed
- vision
- wild
- bleary
- fantasy
- keep
- pipe
- slumber
* * ** * *mtener sueño be sleepy;echar un sueño grab some sleep, take a nap;caerse de sueño be dead tired, be out on one’s feet;quitar el sueño a alguien keep s.o. awakeni en sueños fig not in a million years* * *sueño nm1) : dream2) : sleepperder el sueño: to lose sleep3) : sleepinesstener sueño: to be sleepy* * *sueño n1. (estado de dormir) sleep2. (lo soñado, ilusión) dream¿no tienes sueño? aren't you sleepy? -
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faire [fεʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 60━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est suivi d'un nom dans une locution comme faire une faute, se faire des idées, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est utilisé pour parler d'une activité non précisée, ou qu'il remplace un verbe plus spécifique, il se traduit par to do. Lorsque faire veut dire créer, préparer, fabriquer, il se traduit souvent par to make.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• que fais-tu ce soir ? what are you doing tonight?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what can be done about it?• faire 100 km/h to do 100km/h• je n'en ferai rien ! I'll do nothing of the sort!► faire de ( = utiliser) to do with• qu'avez-vous fait de votre sac ? what have you done with your bag?► ne faire quec. ( = créer, préparer, fabriquer) to maked. ( = constituer) c'est ce qui fait tout son charme that's what makes him so charming• faire du piano/du violon to play the piano/the violing. (Medicine) [+ diabète, attaque] to haveh. ( = chercher dans) il a fait toute la ville pour en trouver he's been all over town looking for somei. ( = vendre) nous ne faisons pas cette marque we don't stock that make• je vous le fais à 700 € I'll let you have it for 700 eurosj. ( = mesurer, peser, coûter) to be• combien fait cette chaise ? how much is this chair?• ça fait 130 € that's 130 euros• cela fait combien en tout ? how much is that altogether?k. ( = agir sur, importer) ils ne peuvent rien me faire they can't do anything to me• on ne me la fait pas à moi ! (inf) I wasn't born yesterday!• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien te faire ? what's it to you?• cela ne vous ferait rien de sortir ? would you mind leaving the room?• ne fais pas l'enfant/l'idiot don't be so childish/so stupid• tu fais l'arbitre ? will you be referee?• quel imbécile je fais ! what a fool I am!n. ( = dire) to say• « vraiment ? » fit-il "really?" he saido. (Grammar) « canal » fait »canaux » au pluriel the plural of "canal" is "canaux"2. <• as-tu payé la note ? -- non, c'est lui qui l'a fait did you pay the bill? -- no, he did• puis-je téléphoner ? -- faites, je vous en prie could I use the phone? -- yes, of courseb. ( = agir) faire vite to act quickly• faites vite ! be quick!c. ( = paraître) to look3. <► il fait━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► cela or ça fait... que• cela fait très longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for a very long time it's a long time since I saw him• ça fait que... that means...4. <a. ( = pousser à) to make• faire faire qch par qn to get sth made (or done) by sb• faire faire qch à qn to get sb to do (or to make) sth ; (en le forçant) to make sb do (or make) sthc. ( = laisser) faire entrer qn (qn que l'on attendait) to let sb in ; (qn que l'on n'attendait pas) to ask sb in5. <► se fairea. (pour soi)b. ( = être fait) si ça doit se faire, ça se fera sans moi if it's going to happen, it'll happen without mec. ( = être convenable, courant) ça se fait d'offrir des fleurs à un homme ? is it OK to give flowers to a man?d. (locutions)• se faire beau to make o.s. look nice• sa voix se fit plus douce his voice became softer► se faire + infinitif• faut se le faire ! (inf!) he's a real pain in the neck! (inf)► se faire à ( = s'habituer à) to get used to• il ne s'en fait pas ! he's got a nerve!► il se fait que• comment se fait-il qu'il soit absent ? how come he's not here? (inf)* * *fɛʀ
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1) ( produire) to make2) ( façonner) to shape [histoire, période]3) ( étudier) to do [licence, sujet]faire du violon — to study ou play the violin
4) ( préparer) to make [soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]5) ( nettoyer) to do, to clean [vitres]; to clean, to polish [chaussures]7) ( cultiver)faire des céréales — [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals
8) ( se fournir en)faire de l'eau — Nautisme, Chemin de Fer to take on water
faire (de) l'essence — (colloq) Automobile to get petrol GB ou gas US
9) ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do (colloq) [région, musées]10) ( souffrir de) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]11) ( demander un prix)faire quelque chose à 30 francs — to sell something for 30 francs, to charge 30 francs for something
12) ( servir de) to serve as13) (user, disposer de) to doje n'en ai rien à faire — (colloq) I couldn't care less
14) ( avoir un effet)que veux-tu que j'y fasse? — what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?
ça y fait — (colloq) it has an effect
pour ce que ça fait! — (colloq) for all the good it does!
qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? — (colloq) what is it to you?
15) (entraîner, causer)l'explosion a fait 12 morts — the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead
ça ne fait rien! — ( pas grave) it doesn't matter!
ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié — (colloq) as a result I forgot
16) ( transformer) to makefaire d'un garage un atelier — to make ou turn a garage into a workshop
17) ( proclamer)18) ( imiter)19) ( tenir le rôle de) to be20) ( dans un souhait)mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! — God, please let him succeed!
21) (colloq) ( tromper)22) ( dire) to say‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle — ‘of course,’ she said
le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ — the duck says ou goes ‘quack’
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verbe intransitif1) ( agir) to do, to actvas-y, mais fais vite! — go, but be quick about it!
fais comme chez toi — lit, iron make yourself at home
2) ( paraître) to look3) (colloq) ( être) to be4) ( durer) to last5) ( valoir)6) ( pour les besoins naturels) to go7) (colloq)faire avec — ( se contenter de) to make do with; ( supporter) to put up with
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se faire verbe pronominal1)combien se fait-il (colloq) par mois? — how much does he make a month?
2) ( devenir) to get, to become3) ( se rendre)4) ( s'inquiéter)il ne s'en fait pas! — ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!
5) ( s'habituer)se faire à — to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]
6) ( être d'usage)7) ( être à la mode) to be in (fashion)ça ne se fait plus — it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion
8) ( être produit)9) ( emploi impersonnel)comment se fait-il que...? — how is it that...?
10) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature11) (colloq)il faut se le faire, son copain! — his/her mate is a real pain! (colloq)
12) ( avec infinitif)
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Un très grand nombre de tournures et locutions contenant ce verbe sont traitées ailleurs, généralement sous le terme qui suit faire, en particulier- les expressions décrivant les tâches domestiques, agricoles (faire la cuisine/moisson), les occupations manuelles (faire du tricot/bricolage), les activités professionnelles ou de loisir (faire du théâtre/de la photo), les types d'études ( faire médecine). Pour ce qui est des jeux, sports et loisirs, voir également la note d'usage correspondante- les locutions décrivant un mouvement, l'expression, un comportement (faire un geste/une grimace/le pitre)- les expressions dans lesquelles faire signifie ‘formuler’ (faire une promesse/offre etc)- les expressions décrivant la qualité de la lumière (il fait jour/sombre) ou l'état du temps- les expressions contenant une mesure (faire 20 mètres de long/15 kilos/20°/15 kilomètres à l'heure etc) pour lesquelles on consultera les notes d'usage- les expressions décrivant une démarche de l'esprit (se faire une opinion/du souci etc)- les expressions indiquant l'effet produit (faire peur/mal/plaisir/du tort etc, faire cuire/sécher/tomber etc)- les locutions telles que faire semblant/exprès, se faire avoir etc- une activité sportive (faire du tennis/de la marche/du parapente)la consultation des notes d'usage vous fournira des traductions utiles. Voir la listeEn outre, certaines entrées telles que combien, ce, que, comment, laisser, rien, mieux, bien etc fourniront également des traductions utilesTo make ou to do?Les principales traductions de faire sont to make et to do mais elles ne sont pas interchangeablesto make traduit faire + objet dénotant ce qui est créé, confectionné, composé, réalisé, obtenu; l'objet est le résultat de l'action: faire son lit/des confitures = to make one's bed/jam; faire un discours/une faute/un bénéfice = to make a speech/a mistake/a profit; je me suis fait un café = I made myself a coffeeto do a le sens plus vague de se livrer à une activité, s'occuper à quelque chose; l'objet peut préciser la nature de l'activité: faire de la recherche/un exercice/une réparation = to do research/an exercise/a repair job; faire son devoir = to do one's dutyou bien la nature de l'activité reste indéterminée: que fait-il (dans la vie)? = what does he do in life?; qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir? = what are you doing tonight?; la science peut tout faire = science can do anything; j'ai à faire = I have things to doou encore le contexte suggère la nature de l'activité: faire une pièce = to do a room, peut vouloir dire la nettoyer, la ranger, la peindreSi faire remplace un verbe plus précis, on traduira fréquemment par celui-ci: faire une maison/un nid = to build a house/a nest; faire une lettre = to write a letter; faire une visite = to pay a visit; faire un numéro de téléphone = to dial a numberLes périphrases verbales sont parfois rendues par un seul verbe: faire voir (= montrer) = to show; faire du tissage (= tisser) = to weave, mais faire un peu de tissage = to do a bit of weavingFaire + infinitif + quelqu'unfaire + infinitive + quelqu'un, c'est-à-dire obtenir de quelqu'un qu'il agisse d'une certaine manière, se traduit selon le sens de faire, par: to make somebody do something (forcer, être cause que): fais-la lever = make her get up; ça m'a fait rire = it made me laugh; ça fait dormir = it makes you sleep; par to get somebody to do something (inciter): fais-leur prendre un rendez-vous = get them to make an appointment; par to help somebody to do something (aider): faire traverser la rue à un vieillard = to help an old man across the street; mais faire manger un bébé = to feed a child. Dans l'exemple ça fait dormir on notera qu'en anglais le sujet du verbe est toujours exprimé, ce qui n'est pas le cas en français(se) faire faire quelque chose (par quelqu'un) se traduit par to have something done ou made (by somebody), ou, dans une langue plus familière, to get something done ou made (by somebody): (se) faire construire une maison = to have a house built; faire réparer sa voiture = to have ou get one's car repaired; c'est la table qu'il a fait faire = it's the table he had made; elle fait exécuter les travaux par un ami = she's having the work done by a friendexprime soit la continuité: il ne fait que pleuvoir = it never stops raining, it rains all the timesoit la restriction: je ne fais qu'obéir aux ordres = I'm only obeying ordersDans ce cas il sera généralement traduit par to do: ‘je peux regarder? ’ - ‘faites ou faites je vous en prie ’ = ‘may I look?’ - ‘please do’; il souffla, comme il avait vu faire son père = he blew, as he had seen his father do; on veut que je parte, mais je n'en ferai rien = they want me to leave, but I'll do nothing of the sort* * *fɛʀ1. vt1) (= fabriquer) to makeIls font trop de bruit. — They're making too much noise.
2) (= effectuer) to dofaire la vaisselle — to do the dishes, to do the washing up
3) [études, sujet] to doIl fait de l'italien. — He's doing Italian.
4) (pratiquer régulièrement) [musique, rugby] to playIl fait du piano. — He plays the piano.
6) (= visiter)faire l'Europe — to tour Europe, to do Europe
7) (= imiter)8) (= mesurer, totaliser) to be, to make2 et 2 font 4. — 2 and 2 are 4., 2 and 2 make 4.
Ça fait 10 m. — It's 10 m.
Ça fait 15 euros. — It's 15 euros.
Ça fait cinquante-trois euros en tout. — That's fifty-three euros all together., That makes fifty-three euros all together.
Je vous le fais 10 euros. — I'll let you have it for 10 euros.
9) (= dire) to go"Vraiment?" fit-il. — "Really?" he goes.
10) (= souffrir de) [diabète, eczéma] to haveIl regrettait ce qu'il avait fait à son frère. — He was sorry for what he had done to his brother.
faire que (= impliquer que) — to mean that
ce qui fait que... — which means that...
ne faire que (= ne pas arrêter de) Il ne fait que critiquer. — All he ever does is criticize.
2. vi1) (= agir) to actIl faut faire vite. — We must act quickly., It's important to act quickly.
2) (= s'y prendre)comment a-t-il fait pour...? — how did he manage to...?
3) (= paraître) (avec adjectif) to lookTu fais jeune dans cette robe. — That dress makes you look younger.
4) (remplaçant autre verbe) to doNe le casse pas comme je l'ai fait. — Don't break it like I did.
Remets-le en place. - Je viens de le faire. — Put it back in its place.- I just did.
3. vb aux(suivi d'un infinitif) to makefaire tomber qch — to make sth fall, to knock sth over
Le chat a fait tomber le vase. — The cat knocked over the vase.
faire travailler les enfants — to make the children work, to get the children to work
faire réparer qch — to get sth repaired, to have sth repaired
Je dois faire réparer ma voiture. — I've got to get my car repaired.
Elle fait faire des travaux dans sa maison. — She's having some work done on her house.
Il a fait faire son portrait. — He's had his portrait done.
Cela fait faire des économies au consommateur. — This saves the consumer money.
4. vb impers (temps)to beEspérons qu'il fera beau demain. — Let's hope it'll be nice weather tomorrow.
1) (durée)ça fait trois ans qu'ils habitent à Paris — they've lived in Paris for three years, they've been living in Paris for three years
il fait bon; Il fait bon se promener dans cette région. — It's nice to go walking in this area.
Il ne fait pas bon traîner ici le soir. — It's not a good idea to hang around here at night.
* * *faire ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: faireA vtr1 (donner, émettre, produire) to make; le raisin fera un vin excellent the grapes will make ou produce (an) excellent wine; cet arbre fait des fleurs/baies this tree produces flowers/berries; le garage ferait une belle pièce the garage would make a nice room; ils font un beau couple they make a handsome couple; il fera un bon médecin he'll make a good doctor; les qualités qui font un champion the qualities which make a champion; trois et deux font cinq three and two make five; ça fait deux chacun that makes two each; combien font 13 fois 13? what's 13 times 13?; œil fait yeux au pluriel œil is yeux in the plural;2 fig ( façonner) to shape [période]; les événements qui font l'histoire events which shape history;3 ( étudier) to do [licence, diplôme]; on a fait la Chine en géographie we did China in geography; faire du violon to study ou play the violin; tu as fait ton piano? have you practised your piano?; faire une école de commerce/les Beaux-Arts to go to business school/art college;4 ( préparer) to make [sauce, soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]; faire du poulet to do ou cook a chicken; qu'est-ce que je fais pour le déjeuner? what shall I cook ou prepare for lunch?;6 ( proposer) Comm to do [service, marque]; ( vendre) to do, to sell [article]; ils ne font pas le petit déjeuner/les réparations they don't do breakfast/repairs; je fais beaucoup ce modèle en ce moment I'm selling a lot of this particular model at the moment; l'hôtel fait-il restaurant? does the hotel do meals, does the hotel have a restaurant?;7 (cultiver, produire) Agric faire des céréales [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals;8 ( se fournir en) faire de l'eau Naut, Rail to take on water; faire (de) l'essence○ Aut to get petrol GB ou gas US; faire du bois dans la forêt to gather wood in the forest; faire de l'herbe pour les bêtes to cut grass for the animals;9 ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do○ [région, ville, musées]; faire 200 kilomètres to do 200 kilometresGB; faire Rome-Nice en avion to do the Rome-Nice journey by plane; représentant qui fait○ la région parisienne rep○ who does the Paris area; j'ai dû faire toute la ville/toutes les boutiques pour trouver ça I had to go all over town/round GB ou around US all the shops to find this; faire la vallée de la Loire to do○ the Loire Valley; faire l'Écosse to visit Scotland; j'ai fait tous les tiroirs mais je ne l'ai pas trouvé I went through all the drawers but I couldn't find it;10 ( dans le domaine de la santé) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]; faire une crise cardiaque to have a heart attack; faire de la fièvre○ to have ou run a temperature; faire de l'angine de poitrine to get angina; elle m'a encore fait une otite○! she's had another ear-infection!;11 ( demander un prix) faire qch à 30 euros to sell sth for 30 euros, to charge 30 euros for sth; il me l'a fait à 500 euros he charged me ou sold it to me for 500 euros;12 ( servir de) to serve as; ce coin fera bureau this corner will serve as a study;13 (user, disposer de) to do; que vais-je faire des bagages/enfants? what am I going to do with the luggage/children?; qu'as-tu fait du billet? what have you done with the ticket?; pour ce qu'elle en fait! for all she does with it/them!; pour quoi faire? what for?; je n'ai que faire de I have no need for; je n'en ai rien à faire it's nothing to do with me;14 ( avoir un effet) faire plus de mal que de bien to do more harm than good; qu'as-tu fait à ta sœur? what have you done to your sister?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?; le cachet ne m'a rien fait the tablet didn't do anything, the tablet had no effect; ça y fait it has an effect; leur départ ne m'a rien fait their departure didn't affect me at all, their departure left me cold; ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état it upsets me to see her in that state; ça fait quelque chose pour la grippe? is it any good for flu?; pour ce que ça fait! for all the good it does!; ça ne vous fait rien que je fume? do you mind ou does it bother you if I smoke?; ça ne fait rien à la chose it doesn't alter ou change anything, it makes no difference; qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? what is it to you?;15 (entraîner, causer) faire des jaloux to make some people jealous; ça a fait leur fortune it made them rich; l'explosion a fait 12 morts the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead; ne t'inquiète pas, ça ne fait rien! don't worry, it doesn't matter!; ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié○ as a result I forgot; ‘qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?’-‘tu as fait que tu as menti○’ ‘what have I done?’-‘you lied, that's what you've done’; faites que tout se passe bien make sure that all goes well;16 ( transformer) to make; l'armée en a fait un homme the army made a man of him; ils veulent en faire un avocat they want to make a lawyer of him; elle en a fait sa confidente she's made her her confidante; ça a fait de lui un révolté it turned him into a rebel, it made him a rebel; j'en ai fait un principe I made it a principle; faire d'un garage un atelier to make ou turn a garage into a workshop; faire sien qch to make sth one's own;17 ( proclamer) faire qn duc/général to make sb a duke/general; la presse l'a fait diplomate ( à tort) the press made him out to be a diplomat; ne le fais pas pire qu'il n'est! don't make him out to be worse than he is!, don't paint him blacker than he is!;18 ( imiter) faire le malade/le courageux to pretend to be ill/brave; faire l'ignorant or celui qui ne sait rien to pretend not to know; faire le dictateur to act the dictator;19 ( tenir le rôle de) to be; quel plaisantin vous faites! what a joker you are!; vous ferez les voleurs! Jeux you be the robbers!; l'acteur qui fait le roi○ Cin, Théât the actor who plays the part of the king, the actor who is the king;20 ( dans un souhait) mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! God, please let him succeed!; Dieu or le ciel fasse qu'il ne leur arrive rien! may God ou Heaven protect them!;21 ○( tromper) il me l'a fait au baratin/chantage he talked/blackmailed me into it; on ne me la fait pas! I'm not a fool!, I wasn't born yesterday!B vi1 (agir, procéder) to do, to act; je n'ai pas pu faire autrement I couldn't do otherwise; fais comme tu veux do as you like; elle peut faire mieux she can do better; dans ces situations, il faut faire vite in that sort of situation, one must act quickly; vas-y, mais fais vite! go, but be quick about it!; fais comme chez toi lit, iron make yourself at home;2 ( paraître) to look; faire jeune/son âge to look young/one's age; ça fait bien avec du bleu it looks nice with blue; tes lunettes font très distingué your glasses make you look very distinguished; il croit que ça fait chic de dire ça he thinks it's chic to say that;3 ( être) to be; il veut faire pompier he wants to be a fireman;4 ( dire) to say; ‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle ‘of course,’ she said; le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ the duck says ou goes ‘quack’; faire plouf/aïe etc to go plop/ouch etc;5 ( durer) to last; sa robe lui a fait deux ans her dress lasted her two years;6 (+ adverbe de quantité) ça fait cher/grand/trop etc it is expensive/big/too much etc;7 ( pour les besoins naturels) to go; tu as fait? have you been?; faire dans sa culotte ( déféquer) to dirty one's pants; ( uriner) to wet one's pants; fig to wet oneself;8 ○ faire avec ( se contenter de) to make do with [personne, objet, quantité]; ( supporter) to put up with [personne, situation]; elle est là, et il faudra faire avec she's here, and we'll have to put up with her.C se faire vpr1 (confectionner, exécuter, obtenir pour soi) se faire un café to make oneself a coffee; se faire de l'argent/des amis to make money/friends; se faire ses vêtements to make one's own clothes; se faire la cuisine soi-même to do one's own cooking; combien se fait-il par mois? how much does he make a month? ; se faire un mec◑ to have◑ a man;2 ( devenir) (+ adjectif attribut) to get, to become; (+ nom attribut) to become; il se fait vieux he's getting old; il se fait tard it's getting late; sa voix se fit dure his/her voice hardened ou became hard; se faire avocat to become a lawyer;3 ( se rendre) se faire belle/tout petit to make oneself beautiful/very small;4 ( s'inquiéter) s'en faire to worry; il ne s'en fait pas! ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!;5 ( s'habituer) se faire à to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]; je ne m'y fais pas I can't get used to it;6 ( être d'usage) ça se fait encore ici it's still done here; ça ne se fait pas de manger avec les doigts it's not the done thing ou it's not polite to eat with one's fingers;7 ( être à la mode) [couleur, style] to be in (fashion); le tweed se fait beaucoup cette année tweed is very much in this year; ça ne se fait plus it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion;8 ( être produit ou accompli) c'est ce qui se fait de mieux it's the best there is; le mariage s'est fait à Paris the wedding took place in Paris; le pont se fera bien un jour the bridge will be built one day; souhaitons que la paix se fasse let's hope there'll be peace;9 ( emploi impersonnel) il se fit que it (so) happened that; il se fit un grand silence there was complete silence; il s'est fait un déclic dans mon esprit something clicked in my mind; il pourrait se faire que je parte I might leave; comment se fait-il que…? how is it that…?;10 ( mûrir) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature;11 ○( supporter) to put up with, to endure [importun]; il faut se le faire, son copain! his/her mate is a real pain○!;12 ( avec infinitif) se faire couler un bain to run oneself a bath; se faire comprendre to make oneself understood; se faire agresser to get mugged; tu vas te faire écraser! you'll get run over![fɛr] verbe transitifA.[FABRIQUER, RÉALISER]1. [confectionner - objet, vêtement] to make ; [ - construction] to build ; [ - tableau] to paint ; [ - film] to make ; [ - repas, café] to make, to prepare ; [ - gâteau, pain] to make, to bake ; [ - vin] to make ; [ - bière] to brew[concevoir - thèse, dissertation] to dogrand-mère est super — oui, on n'en fait plus des comme ça! (familier) grandma's great — yes, they broke the mould when they made her!2. [produire, vendre]faire du blé/de la vigne to grow wheat/grapesfaire une marque/un produit to stock a make/an articleje vous fais les deux à 350 euros (familier) you can have both for 350 euros, I'll take 350 euros for both3. [obtenir, gagner - bénéfices] to makefaire de l'argent to earn ou to make money4. [mettre au monde]5. PHYSIOLOGIEB.[ACCOMPLIR, EXÉCUTER]1. [effectuer - mouvement, signe] to make[saut périlleux, roue] to do2. [accomplir - choix, erreur, réforme, proposition] to make ; [ - inventaire] to do ; [ - discours] to deliver, to make, to give ; [ - conférence] to give ; [ - exercice] to do ; [ - recherches] to do, to carry out (separable) ; [ - enquête] to carry out (separable)on me l'a déjà faite, celle-là I know that one already[suivre les cours de]4. [pratiquer]faire de la flûte/du violon to play the flute/the violinfaire de l'équitation/de la natation/de la voile to go horseriding/swimming/sailingfaire du basket/du tennis to play basketball/tennis6. [dire] to sayil fit oui/non de la tête he nodded/he shook his head"non", fit-elle "no", she saidla vache fait "meuh!" the cow goes "moo!"8. [action non précisée] to dofaire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: qu'ai-je fait de mes clefs ? what have I done with ou where did I put my keys ?donne-le moi! — non, rien à faire! give it to me! — nothing doing ou no way!tu lui as parlé ? — oui, mais rien à faire, il ne cédera pas did you talk to him ? — yes, but it's no use, he won't give inje vais vous raccompagner — n'en faites rien! (soutenu) I'll take you back — there's really no need!j'apprécie peu sa façon de travailler mais il faut bien faire avec! I don't like the way he works but I suppose I'll just have to put up with it!autant que faire se peut if possible, as far as possiblemais bien sûr, tu n'as que faire de ma carrière! but of course, my career matters very little to you! ou you don't care about my career!C.[AVEC IDÉE DE DÉPLACEMENT]1. [se déplacer à la vitesse de]le train peut faire jusqu'à 400 km/h the train can do 400 km/h2. [couvrir - distance]le Concorde fait Paris-New York en moins de quatre heures Concorde goes ou flies from Paris to New York in less than fours hours[inspecter, passer au crible]a. [j'y suis allé] I did ou went to ou tried every hotel in townb. [j'ai téléphoné] I called ou did ou tried every hotel in townD.[AVEC IDÉE DE TRANSFORMATION]1. [nommer]elle l'a fait baron she gave him the title of Baron, she made him a baron2. [transformer en]faire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: des rats, la fée fit des laquais the fairy changed the rats into footmengarde les restes, j'en ferai une soupe keep the leftovers, I'll make a soup with themc'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros! he was a tyrant, and your book shows ou presents him as a hero!3. [devenir]"cheval" fait "chevaux" au pluriel the plural of "cheval" is "chevaux"4. [servir de]une fois plié, le billard fait table the billiard table, when folded, can be used ou can serve as a normal table5. [remplir un rôle, une fonction]il fera un bon mari he'll make ou be a good husbandE.[INDIQUE UN RÉSULTAT]1. [provoquer]ça va faire une marque/une auréole it will leave a mark/a ringl'accident a fait cinq morts the accident left five dead ou claimed five livesfaire quelque chose à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir] to move somebody, to affect somebodyla vue du sang ne me fait rien I don't mind the sight of blood, the sight of blood doesn't bother mefaire que: la gravitation, force qui fait que les objets s'attirent gravitation, the force which causes objects to be attracted towards each other[pour exprimer un souhait]2. [importer]qu'est-ce que cela peut faire? what does it matter ?, so what?cela ne fait rien it doesn't matter, never mindF.[INDIQUE UNE QUALITÉ, UNE FORME, UNE MESURE]1. [former]on a dix euros, ça ne fait pas assez we've got ten euros, that's not enough4. [mesurer][taille, pointure][peser]je fais 56 kg I weigh ou am 56 kg5. [indique la durée, le temps]elle a téléphoné, cela fait bien une heure she phoned at least an hour agoG.[VERBE ATTRIBUTIF]1. [paraître]la broche fait bien ou joli ou jolie sur ta robe the brooch looks nice on your dresselle parle avec un léger accent, il paraît que ça fait bien! she talks with a slight accent, it's supposed to be smart!ça fait comment ou quoi de voir son nom sur une affiche? what's it like to see your name on a poster ?2. (familier) [devenir, embrasser la carrière de] to beH.[VERBE DE SUBSTITUTION] (toujours en rappel du verbe utilisé)vous le lui expliquerez mieux que je ne saurais le faire you'll explain it to her better than I couldtu lui écriras ? — oui, je le ferai will you write to him ? — yes I willpuis-je prendre cette chaise ? — (mais) faites donc! (soutenu) may I take this chair ? — please do ou by all means!————————[fɛr] verbe intransitif[agir] to dofais comme chez toi [à l'arrivée de quelqu'un] make yourself at homefais comme tu veux! [ton irrité] suit yourself!je le lui ai rendu — tu as bien fait! I gave it back to him — you did the right thing ou you did right!pourquoi l'as-tu acheté ? — je croyais bien faire! why did you buy it ? — I thought it was a good idea!tu ferais bien d'y réfléchir you'd do well to ou you should ou you'd better think about it!pour bien faire, il faudrait réserver aujourd'hui the best thing would be to book today, ideally we should book today————————[fɛr] verbe impersonnel1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait chaud/froid it's hot/cold2. (locution)————————[fɛr] verbe auxiliaire1. [provoquer une réaction]ça me fait dormir it puts ou sends me to sleepa. [pour qu'il s'impatiente] let him waitb. [en lui demandant] ask him to waitn'essaie pas de me faire croire que... don't try to make ou to have me believe that...3. [commander de]fairefaire quelque chose par quelqu'un to have somebody do ou make something, to have something done ou made by somebody————————faire dans verbe plus préposition————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [réussir]2. [se forcer à]se faire pleurer/vomir to make oneselfcry/vomit————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)2. [être convenable]ça ne se fait pas de demander son âge à une femme it's rude ou it's not done to ask a woman her age3. [être réalisé]je dois signer un nouveau contrat, mais je ne sais pas quand cela va se faire I'm going to sign a new contract, but I don't know when that will betu pourrais me prêter 1 500 euros ? — ça pourrait se faire could you lend me 1,500 euros ? — that should be possiblecomment se fait-il que... ? how come ou how is it that... ?il pourrait se faire que... it might ou may be that..., it's possible that...————————se faire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se former]3. [devenir] to becomes'il arrive à l'heure, je veux bien me faire nonne! (familier) if he arrives on time, I'll eat my hat!————————se faire verbe pronominal transitif1. [fabriquer]2. [effectuer sur soi][se maquiller]3. (familier) [gagner]elle se fait 4000 euros par mois she earns 4,000 euros per month, she gets 4,000 euros every month4. (familier) [s'accorder]on se fait un film/un petit café ? what about going to see a film/going for a coffee ?5. (familier) [supporter][agresser] to beat up————————se faire à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————s'en faire verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'en souviendra, ne t'en fais pas! she'll remember, don't you worry!encore au lit ? tu ne t'en fais pas! still in bed ? you're taking it easy, aren't you ? -
18 dormir
dormir [dɔʀmiʀ]➭ TABLE 16 intransitive verba. to sleep ; ( = être en train de dormir) to be asleep• il n'en dort pas or plus he's losing sleep over itb. ( = rester inactif) [eau] to be still ; [argent, capital] to lie idle• ce n'est pas le moment de dormir ! this is no time for slacking!• dormir comme un loir or une souche to sleep like a log• dormir tranquille or sur ses deux oreilles to sleep soundly* * *dɔʀmiʀverbe intransitif1) to sleepil dort — he's sleeping, he's asleep
dormir d'un sommeil léger/lourd — to be in a light/deep sleep
dormir debout — [animal] to sleep standing up; [personne] to be asleep on one's feet; fig ( être épuisé) to be dead on one's feet
2) Finance [argent] to lie idle••dormir sur ses deux oreilles, dormir tranquille — to rest easy
dormir comme un loir or une marmotte or une souche or un bienheureux — to sleep like a log
la fortune vient en dormant — Proverbe good luck comes when you're not looking for it
* * *dɔʀmiʀ vito sleep, (= être endormi) to be asleepNe faites pas de bruit, il dort. — Don't make a noise, he's asleep.
* * *dormir verb table: partir vi1 Physiol to sleep; il dort he's sleeping, he's asleep; dormir profondément to sleep soundly; dormir d'un sommeil léger/lourd to be in a light/deep sleep; je n'ai pas dormi de la nuit I didn't sleep (a wink) all night; dormir en chien de fusil to sleep curled up; dormir tout habillé to sleep in one's clothes; avoir envie de dormir to be sleepy; je dormirais bien un peu I feel like a nap; dormir debout [animal] to sleep standing up; [personne] to be asleep on one's feet; fig ( être épuisé) to be dead on one's feet; le bruit/le café m'empêche de dormir noise/coffee keeps me awake; il n'en dort plus he's losing sleep over it; que ça ne t'empêche pas de dormir! don't lose any sleep over it!; élève qui dort en classe fig pupil who pays no attention in class; ⇒ sommeil;2 ( être au repos) to sleep; en hiver, toute la nature dort in winter, the whole of nature is dormant ou sleeps; la ville dormait sous les étoiles the town slumbered ou lay asleep under the stars; les manuscrits dormaient dans un tiroir the manuscripts were gathering dust in a drawer; des toiles de maîtres dormaient dans le grenier old masters were gathering dust in the attic;3 Fin [argent] to lie idle.ne dormir que d'un œil to sleep with one eye open; dormir sur ses deux oreilles, dormir tranquille to rest easy; dormir comme un loir or une marmotte or une souche or un bienheureux to sleep like a log; dormir à poings fermés to be fast asleep; la fortune vient en dormant Prov good luck comes when you're not looking for it.[dɔrmir] verbe intransitifj'ai dormi tout l'après-midi I was asleep ou I slept all afternoonla situation m'inquiète, je n'en dors pas ou plus (la nuit) the situation worries me, I'm losing sleep over ita. [habituellement] to be a light sleeperb. [à tel moment] to be dozingdormir d'un sommeil profond ou lourd ou de plomba. [habituellement] to be a heavy sleeperb. [à tel moment] to be fast asleep, to be sound asleep, to be in a deep sleepa. [bébé] to be sound asleepb. [adulte] to sleep like a babydormir comme une bûche ou un loir ou une marmotte ou une souche ou un sabot to sleep like a logdormir sur ses deux oreilles: tu peux dormir sur tes deux oreilles there's no reason for you to worry, you can sleep soundly in your bed at nighta. [je dors mal] I can hardly sleep, I hardly get a wink of sleepb. [je reste vigilant] I sleep with one eye open2. [être sans activité - secteur] to be dormant ou asleep ; [ - volcan] to be dormant ; [ - économies personnelles] to lie idle ; [ - économie nationale] to be stagnant3. [être inattentif] -
19 bringen
to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take* * *brịn|gen* * *2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold* * *brin·gen< brachte, gebracht>[ˈbrɪŋən]vt1. (tragen)etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth2. (übergeben)▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]3. (servieren)▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth4. (einführen)etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth5. (begleiten)▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere6. (befördern)▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewheredas Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garagejdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinicdie Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed7. (lenken)die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sthdas Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversationetw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbitjdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow8. (bescheren)▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for oneder letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring[jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble[jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck[jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb[jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]9. (mitteilen)▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news10. (erarbeiten)es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteemes zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in lifees zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionairees zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] presidentes weit \bringen to get farder Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 kmer brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the examder Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kphes auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age12. (versetzen)diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we starteddas bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! famjdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into troublejdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sbsich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to dangerjdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prisonjdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to courtjdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's controljdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu humjdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdownjdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult positionjdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despairjdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sbdas bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...13. (anregen)etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/workmit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come alongjdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an ideajdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talkjdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sbetw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop14. (rauben)jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/jobjdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nightsjdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sthwas bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about italle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front pageeine Serie \bringen to run a series▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sthdas Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about itum elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth19. (darbringen)▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer20. (einbringen)das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much moneydie Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profitdas bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth itZinsen \bringen to earn interestsie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takesmeinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?das bringt sie gut she's good at itdas bringt er nicht he's not up to itna, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? famder Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kphder Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] famdie alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate famdieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no goodwer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?eine Leistung \bringen to do a good jobdas bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no usedas bringts nicht that's useless [or no use▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewherealleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase aloneich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt cleanbringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?24.▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) takesie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present
Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]
jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck
2) (begleiten) takejemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station
die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed
3)es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere
es weit bringen — get on or do very well
es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life
4)jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol
das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation
jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow
jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair
jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something
etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with
es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something
etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)
5)jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property
jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad
6) (veröffentlichen) publishalle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre
7) (senden) broadcastdas Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television
8) (darbringen)das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice
eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade
das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that
9) (erbringen)einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest
das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros
das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless
10)das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...
11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)* * *bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food;die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put sb in prison;jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulationGlück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;Unglück über jemanden bringen bring sb bad luck;jemandem Trost bringen comfort sb;das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)was bringt das? umg what’s the pointwelche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;bringen make it to major etc;bringen achieve fame and fortune;er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etcbringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset sb;jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw sb off balance;sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);jemanden außer sich bringen drive sb mad;ins Lot bringen sort sth out;in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etcbringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etcetwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etcin mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;(gut/schlecht sein)es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes10. (lenken)die Sprache auf etwas (akk)bringen change the subject to sth;jemanden auf etwas (akk)du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;etwas auf den Punkt bringen sum sth up11. mit präp:an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;hinter sich bringen get it over with;bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) takesie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present
Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]
jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck
2) (begleiten) takejemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station
die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed
3)es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere
es weit bringen — get on or do very well
4)jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol
das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation
jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow
jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair
jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something
etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with
es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something
etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)
5)jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad
6) (veröffentlichen) publish7) (senden) broadcast8) (darbringen)das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice
eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade
das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that
9) (erbringen)einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest
das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros
das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless
10)das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...
11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)= to bring v.(§ p.,p.p.: brought)to get v.(§ p.,p.p.: got)or p.p.: gotten•) -
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v.1 to remove.quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebodyquita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)2 to take away, to relieve.María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack3 to take up (time).me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time4 to take, to steal.me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet5 to switch off.6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.* * *1 (separar) to remove, take off3 (apartar) to take away, take off■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out8 (impedir) to prevent9 (disminuir) to take away10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up\¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!quitando... except...quitar de delante to clear awayquitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath awayquitar importancia a algo to play something downquitar la mesa to clear the tablequitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody offquitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebodyquitarse años figurado to lie about one's age* * *verb1) to remove2) take off3) clear4) rob•- quitarse- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima* * *1. VT1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take downle quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages
tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble
quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies
2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to takele quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train
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quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay•
quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungryno alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling
el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching
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quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping4) (=restar)eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong
quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist
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quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down•
quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good mealquitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going
5) (=impedir)quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth
6) (Mat) to take away, subtract7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry8) ** [+ dinero] to make2.VI¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!
eso no quita —
quitaeso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *quitar [A1 ]vtA1(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my deskquitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my pathquitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chickenme quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulderno le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take offquítale los zapatos take his shoes offB ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herla policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport awayme quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocketle quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thiefse lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his handC (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenlos niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeno es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …no le quites méritos give him his dueese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off youhay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bittrataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter downle quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the houseD (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishingte voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me againa ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink winequitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest onesquitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time■ quitarviA¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!B ( en locs):de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removabletiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hoodeso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing itni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around hereen ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter■ quitarseA (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headacheya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any moreB (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassleC ( refl)1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offquítate la chaqueta take your jacket off2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid ofse quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warmme tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb4 ‹años›te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years youngerse quita años or la edad she lies about her age* * *
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Espquitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking3. [robar] to take, to steal;me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;[sed] to quench;el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there6. [restar] to take away;a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;le quitó importancia al hecho he played it downque me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other8. [exceptuar]quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving♦ vi1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!2.de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?* * *quitar el polvo dust;quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;quitar la mesa clear the table;de quita y pon fam removableII v/i:¡quita! get out of the way!* * *quitar vt1) : to remove, to take away2) : to take off (clothes)3) : to get rid of, to relieve* * *quitar vb2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!
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