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1 avoid

ə'void
verb

(to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) evitar

- avoidance

avoid vb evitar / eludir / esquivar

try to avoid the town centre at rush hour procura evitar el centro de la ciudad a la hora punta

I think he's trying to avoid me creo que intenta eludirme

avoid

tr[ə'vɔɪd]

transitive verb

1 evitar

2 (question) eludir

3 (person) esquivar

avoid [ə'vɔɪd] vt

1) shun: evitar, eludir

2) forgo: evitar, abstenerse de

I always avoided gossip: siempre evitaba los chismes

3) evade: evitar

if I can avoid it: si puedo evitarlo

avoid

v.

• eludir v.

• esquivar v.

• evitar v.

• excusar v.

• huir v.

• precaver v.

• rehuir v.

• salvar v.

• soslayar v.

ə'vɔɪd
transitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludir

why are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?

she avoided his eyes — evitó mirarlo a los ojos

to avoid -ing — evitar + inf

[ǝ'vɔɪd]
VT [+ obstacle] evitar, esquivar; [+ argument, question, subject] evitar, eludir; [+ duty] eludir; [+ danger] salvarse de
are you trying to avoid me? — ¿me estás evitando or esquivando?

I try to avoid him — procuro no tener nada que ver con él

he avoids all his friends — huye de todos sus amigos

this way we avoid London — por esta ruta evitamos pasar por Londres

to avoid sb's eye — esquivar la mirada de algn

to avoid tax — (legally) evitar pagar impuestos; (illegally) defraudar al fisco

to avoid doing sth — evitar hacer algo

he managed to avoid (hitting) the tree — logró esquivar el árbol

I'm trying to avoid being seen by Jeremy — estoy intentando evitar que me vea Jeremy, estoy intentando que Jeremy no me vea

- it's to be avoided like the plague

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[ə'vɔɪd]
transitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludir

why are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?

she avoided his eyes — evitó mirarlo a los ojos

to avoid -ing — evitar + inf

English-spanish dictionary > avoid
2 moderar

v.

1 to moderate.

modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol

modere su velocidad reduce speed (en cartel)

2 to chair (debate).

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moderar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to moderate; (velocidad) to reduce

► verbo pronominal moderarse

1 to control oneself

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FRASEOLOGÍA

moderarse en las palabras to measure one's words, mind what one says

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verb

to moderate

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1. VT

1) (=controlar)

a) [+ impulsos, emociones] to restrain, control; [+ violencia, deseo] to curb, control; [+ ambición, opiniones, actitud] to moderate

lo convencieron para que moderara su postura — they persuaded him to moderate his position

he tenido que moderar mis aspiraciones — I've had to lower my sights

b) [+ palabras, lenguaje, tono] to tone down, mind

ambos líderes han ido moderando su lenguaje — both leaders have gradually toned down their language

por favor, caballero, modere sus palabras — please, sir, mind your language

moderen su lenguaje en este tribunal — I will not have such language in court

2) (=reducir) [+ gastos, consumo] to cut, reduce; [+ velocidad] to reduce; [+ tensión] to ease

medidas para moderar la inflación — measures to curb o cut o reduce inflation

modere su velocidad — reduce your speed, slow down
marcha 3)
3) [+ debate, coloquio] to chair, moderate

la mesa redonda fue moderada por Jesús Sánchez — the round table was chaired by Jesús Sánchez

2.

See:

moderarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderate

b) <vocabulario/palabras>

por favor modera tu vocabulario — please mind your language

trata de moderar tus palabras — try to tone down your language

modera el tonito — don't use that tone of voice with me

c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce

2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair
2.
moderarse v pron

modérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much

modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that

moderarse en los gastos — to cut down on spending

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= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.

Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.

Ex. The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

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* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderarse = hold back on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderate

b) <vocabulario/palabras>

por favor modera tu vocabulario — please mind your language

trata de moderar tus palabras — try to tone down your language

modera el tonito — don't use that tone of voice with me

c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce

2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair
2.
moderarse v pron

modérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much

modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that

moderarse en los gastos — to cut down on spending

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= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.

Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.

Ex: The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.

* moderarse = hold back on.

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moderar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹impulsos/aspiraciones› to curb, moderate

2 ‹palabras/vocabulario›

por favor modera tu vocabulario please mind your language

modera el tonito don't use that tone of voice with me

3 ‹gasto/consumo› to curb; ‹velocidad› to reduce

moderaron la velocidad they slowed down, they reduced their speed

tenemos que moderar el consumo de energía we have to curb o reduce energy consumption

B ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair

■ moderarse

v pron

modérate, estás comiendo demasiado restrain yourself o ( colloq) go easy, you're eating too much

modérate, no hables así calm down o control yourself, don't talk like that

este mes tendremos que moderarnos en los gastos this month we'll have to cut down on our spending

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moderar ( conjugate moderar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹impulsos/aspiraciones› to curb, moderate;

◊ por favor modera tu vocabulario please mind your language

b) ‹gasto/consumo› to curb;

‹ velocidad› to reduce
2 ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair
moderarse verbo pronominal:
◊ modérate, estás comiendo mucho restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much;

moderarse en los gastos to cut down on spending
moderar verbo transitivo
1 to moderate: tienes que moderar esos hábitos, you have to kick your bad habits
2 (velocidad) to reduce: al llegar a la curva, modere la velocidad, slow down at the curve
3 (una discusión) to chair: tengo que moderar un debate en el Ateneo, I have to chair a debate at the Ateneo

' moderar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templar
- atenuar
English:
chair
- moderate
- modify
- hold
- tone

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moderar

♦ vt

1. [templar, atenuar] to moderate;

le pidieron que moderara su estilo agresivo he was asked to tone down his aggressive style;

modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol

2. [velocidad] to reduce;

modere su velocidad [en cartel] reduce speed

3. [debate] to chair, to facilitate

4. [contener] to contain, to restrain;

moderar las pasiones to contain one's passions

♦ See also the pronominal verb moderarse

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moderar

v/t

1 exigencias moderate; impulsos control, restrain

2 velocidad, gastos reduce

3 debate chair

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moderar vt

1) temperar: to temper, to moderate

2) : to curb, to reduce

moderar gastos: to curb spending

3) presidir: to chair (a meeting)

♦ See also the reflexive verb moderarse

Spanish-English dictionary > moderar
3 deber

m.

duty.

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties

Ella tiene el deber de cuidarla She has the obligation to take care of her

v.

1 to owe.

deber algo a alguien to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody

¿qué o cuánto le debo? how much is it?

Esa pobre mujer debe desde hace mucho That poor woman owes since long before

Esa mujer debe mil dólares That woman owes one thousand dollars.

2 to have to, to be bound to, to have got to, to must.

Ella debe cuidar de María She has to take care of Mary.

3 to be supposed to.

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deber

► verbo transitivo

1 (estar obligado a algo) to owe

■ debemos respeto a nuestros padres we owe respect to our parents

2 (dinero, cosa) to owe

■ te debo cincuenta euros I owe you fifty euros

► auxiliar

1 (obligación presente) must, have to, have got to

■ debo ir a comprar I must go shopping

■ debes acabar antes de que lleguen you have to finish before they arrive

2 (obligación pasada) should, ought to

■ debía haberlo comprado ayer I should have bought it yesterday

3 (obligación futura) must, have to, have got to

■ deberás tenerlo a las cinco you must have it ready by five o'clock

4 (obligación moral) should, ought to

■ no deberías haberlo hecho you shouldn't have done it

5 deber de (probabilidad) must; (negativa) can't

■ deben de ser las seis it must be six o'clock

■ debes de haberlo oído you must have heard it

■ no sé cuántas veces he debido de decírtelo I don't know how many times I must have told you

■ no deben de haber llegado they can't have arrived

► verbo pronominal deberse

1 (ser consecuencia) to be due (a, to)

■ esto se debe a su falta de interés this is due to his lack of interest

2 (tener una obligación) to have a duty (a, to)

■ un soldado se debe a su patria a soldier has a duty to his country

► nombre masculino deber

1 (obligación) duty, obligation

► nombre masculino plural deberes

1 (escolares) homework sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty

hacer los deberes to do one's homework

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1. noun m.
duty
2. verb
1) must

2) ought to, should

3) to owe

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1.

VT [+ dinero, explicación, respeto] to owe

me debes cinco dólares — you owe me five dollars

¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?

me deben muchos favores — they owe me a lot of favours

te debo una disculpa — I owe you an apology

el teatro español debe mucho a Buero Vallejo — Spanish theatre owes a lot to Buero Vallejo

todo lo que he conseguido se lo debo a mi padre — I have my father to thank for everything I have achieved, I owe everything I have achieved to my father

2. VI

1) + infin
[obligación]
debo intentar verla — I must try to see her

no debes preocuparte — you mustn't worry

no debes comer tanto — you shouldn't eat so much

como debe ser — as it ought to o should be

debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month

habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it

no deberías haberla dejado sola — you shouldn't have left her alone

debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday

2) + infin
[suposición]
debe (de) ser brasileño — he must be a Brazilian

debe (de) hacer mucho frío allí — it must be very cold there

debe (de) ser así — it must be like that, that's how it must be

he debido (de) perderlo — I must have lost it

no debe (de) ser muy caro — it can't be very dear

no debe (de) tener mucho dinero — he can't have much money

no debía (de) tener más de dieciocho años — she couldn't have been more than eighteen

no debía (de) andar lejos de los 200.000 libros — it can't have been far off 200,000 books

no debía (de) quedar ninguno vivo — it is unlikely that any survived

3.

See:

deberse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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deber¹

¹ = duty [duties, -pl.], obligation.

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.

* consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* deber ciudadano = civic duty.

* deber cumplido = duty accomplished.

* deberes = homework, school tasks, homework assignment, school work [schoolwork], class assignment, course assignment, student assignment.

* deber familiar = familial duty.

* deber moral = moral duty.

* deber profesional = professional duty.

* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer los deberes = do + homework.

* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.

* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.

* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.

* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.

* sentido del deber = sense of duty.

* tener el deber de = have + a responsibility to.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

deber²

² = must, ought to, owe.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: Early in its discussions the Working Group concluded that the implementation of an international authority system ought to follow a phased approach.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.

* debe por lo tanto deducirse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto esperarse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser lógico que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* debería existir = there + ought to be.

* debería haber = there + ought to be.

* debería(n) = should.

* deber pagarse = be payable.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.

* deberse = be due.

* deberse a = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to.

* deber una multa = owe + fine.

* deber + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo.

* debe ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.

* multa que se debe = unpaid fine.

* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

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deber¹ [E1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

vt

1 ‹dinero› to owe

le deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo they owe her 15,000 pesos/two months' salary

quieren que les paguen lo que se les debe they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to them

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anything to anyone

¿cuánto or ( fam) qué se debe? how much o what do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

2 ‹favor/visita/explicación› to owe

le debo la vida I owe her my life

todavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday present

me debe carta ella a mí she owes me a letter, it's her turn to write to me

les debes respeto y obediencia you owe them respect and obedience

España le debe mucho al Islam Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador I have my coach to thank for this victory

¿a qué debo este honor? to what do I owe this honor?

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v aux

A (expresando obligación) deber + INF:

debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her

deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her

deberás decírselo you will have to tell her

debería or debiera darte vergüenza you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourself

la trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he should

no debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso you are not to o you must not use it without asking first

no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies

no deberías or debías haberlo dejado solo or no debiste dejarlo solo you shouldn't have left him alone

B (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

1 deber ( DE) + INF:

ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock

¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre! you must be starving!

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out

nos hemos debido (de) cruzar we must have passed each other

debe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso she must be earning a lot more than that

le debe (de) doler mucho it must be very painful

ésos debieron (de) ser or deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros that must have been a very difficult time

has debido (de) perderlo or debes (de) haberlo perdido you must have lost it

2

(en frases negativas): no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto they can't know about the accident or they would have come back

¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able to

la conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a word

no les debe haber interesado or no les debió interesar they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested

■ deberse

v pron

A (tener su causa en) deberse A algo:

el retraso se debe al mal tiempo the delay is due to the bad weather

el accidente se debió a un fallo humano the accident was caused by o was due to human error

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?

¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa? to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?

B «persona» (tener obligaciones hacia) deberse A algn; to have a duty TO sb

el artista se debe a su público an artist has a duty to his or her public

me debo antes que nada a mis pacientes my first responsibility o duty is to my patients

me debo a mis electores I have a duty to the people who voted for me

deber²

masculine

A (obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber he failed in his duty, he failed to do his duty

el deber del soldado para con su patria a soldier's duty to his country

votar es un derecho y un deber del cuidadano voting is the right and duty of every citizen

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles el fallecimiento de … ( frml); it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of …

es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos I feel morally bound to help them

B deberes mpl (tarea escolar) homework, assignment ( AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?

nos ponen or mandan muchos deberes they set us a lot of homework

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deber 1 ( conjugate deber) verbo transitivo ‹dinero/favor/explicación› to owe;
◊ te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

deber v aux
1 ( expresando obligación):
◊ debemos trabajar más we must work harder;

no debes usarlo you must not use it;
deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her;
no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies;
no deberías haberlo dejado solo you shouldn't have left him alone
2 (expresando suposición, probabilidad):
◊ deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock;

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out;
debe (de) estar enamorado she/he must be in love;
no deben (de) saber la dirección they probably don't know the address;
no les debe (de) interesar they can't be interested
deberse verbo pronominal
1 ( tener su causa en) deberse a algo to be due to sth;
◊ se debe a que no estudia it's due to the fact that she doesn't study;

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?
2 [ persona] ( tener obligaciones hacia) deberse a algn to have a duty to sb
deber 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( obligación) duty;
◊ cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

2
◊ deberes sustantivo masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

deber 1 sustantivo masculino
I duty: deberá cumplir con su deber, she must do her duty
II Educ deberes, homework sing
deber 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener una deuda) to owe: me debe una disculpa, he owes me an apology
le debe mucho a su entrenador, he owes a lot to his trainer
2 (+ infinitivo: estar obligado a) must, to have to: debe tomar el medicamento, he must take the medicine
debía hacerlo, I had to do it
ya debería estar aquí, he ought to be here‚ ¡debería darte vergüenza!, you should be ashamed of yourself! o shame on you! ➣ Ver nota en must 3 (para dar un consejo) should: deberías estar presente, you should be present
II verbo intransitivo ( deber + de + infinitivo: ser posible) (positivo) must: debe de haberlo oído en alguna parte, he must have heard it from somewhere
(negativo) can not: debe de estar dormido, he must be asleep
todavía no deben de haber llegado, they can't have arrived yet
' deber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- hacer
- imponerse
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- obligación
- alto
- ciudadano
- cometido
- cumplimiento
- cumplir
- inexcusable
- ir
- satisfacción
- sentido
English:
accomplishment
- avoid
- before
- carry out
- civic
- discharge
- do
- duck
- duty
- immune
- job
- meet
- must
- need
- neglect
- ought
- owe
- service
- should
- suppose
- want
- bound
- call
- well

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deber

♦ nm
[obligación] duty;
mi deber es ayudar it is my duty to help;

es mi deber intentar detenerle it is my duty to try to stop him;

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty;

faltarás a tu deber si no acudes a la reunión you will be failing in your duty if you don't come to the meeting;

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties;

mantener la ciudad limpia es deber de todos keeping the city tidy is everyone's responsibility;

tiene un gran sentido del deber she has a great sense of duty;

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles la aparición del cuerpo de su hijo it is my sad duty to inform you that your son's body has been found

♦ deberes nmpl
[trabajo escolar] homework;
hacer los deberes to do one's homework;

nos han mandado muchos deberes para el fin de semana they've set o given us a lot of homework for the weekend

♦ vt

1. [adeudar] to owe;

deber algo a alguien to owe sb sth, to owe sth to sb;

¿qué o [m5] cuánto le debo? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué se debe? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué te debo del pan y la leche? what do I owe you for the bread and milk?;

me deben medio millón de pesos they owe me half a million pesos;

me debes una cena you owe me a meal out

2. [moralmente] to owe;

te debo la vida I owe you my life;

este éxito se lo debo a mis compañeros I owe this success to my colleagues, I have my colleagues to thank for this success;

creo que te debo una explicación I think I owe you an explanation;

debemos mucho a nuestros padres we owe our parents a lot;

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anybody anything;
Formal
¿a qué debemos el honor de su visita? to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?;

Comp
Fam
deber una a alguien to owe sb one;

te debo una, compañero I owe you one, mate

♦ vi

1. (antes de infinitivo) [expresa obligación]
debo hacerlo I have to do it, I must do it;

deberían abolir esa ley they ought to o should abolish that law;

debes dominar tus impulsos you must o should control your impulses;

debería darles vergüenza they ought to be ashamed;

no deberías fumar tanto you shouldn't smoke so much;

no debes decir mentiras you mustn't o shouldn't tell lies;

no debiste insultarle you shouldn't have insulted her;
Fam
una película como debe ser a proper film, a film like films were meant to be

2. [expresa posibilidad]
el tren debe de llegar alrededor de las diez the train should arrive at about ten;

deben de haber llegado ya a casa they must o should be home by now;

deben de ser las diez it must be ten o'clock;

no debe de ser muy mayor she can't be very old;

no debe de hacer mucho frío it can't be very o that cold;

debe de ser extranjero he must be a foreigner;

debes de estar cayéndote de sueño you must be exhausted;

debo haberlo dejado en casa I must have left it at home

♦ See also the pronominal verb deberse

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deber

I m

1 duty

2

:

deberes pl homework sg

II v/t owe;

deber a alguien 500 pesos owe s.o. 500 pesos

III v/i

1 en presente must, have to;

debo llegar a la hora I must be on time, I have to be on time;

no debo llegar tarde I mustn’t be late

2 en pretérito should have;

debería haberme callado I should have kept quiet

3 en futuro will have to;

deberán terminar imediatamente they must finish o they will have to finish immediately

4 en condicional should;

¿qué debería hacer? what should I do?;

no deberías hacer eso you shouldn’t do that;

debería ser lo suficientemente largo that should be long enough

5 como suposición

:

debe de hacer frío it must be cold;

debe de tener quince años he must be about 15;

debe de hacer poco que viven aquí they can’t have lived here for long;

ya deben de haber llegado they must o should have arrived by now

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deber vt

: to owe

deber v aux

1) : must, have to

debo ir a la oficina: I must go to the office

2) : should, ought to

deberías buscar trabajo: you ought to look for work

3) (expressing probability) : must

debe ser mexicano: he must be Mexican

♦ See also the reflexive verb deberse

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deber¹ n duty [pl. duties]

es un deber del ciudadano pagar los impuestos it is every citizen's duty to pay taxes

cumplir con un deber to do your duty

deber² vb

1. (dinero, favor, etc) to owe

te debo 1.000 pesetas I owe you 1,000 pesetas

me debes un favor you owe me a favour

2. (estar obligado en presente) must / to have to

debemos respetar a los demás we must respect other people

3. (estar obligado en condicional) should / ought to

deberías ser menos impulsivo you should be less impulsive

deber de must

debe de haber aprobado porque está muy contento he must have passed because he's very happy

Spanish-English dictionary > deber
4 keep off

1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) mantenerse a distancia

2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) no dejar acercarse, no dejar entrar

keep off vb no pisar

"Keep off the grass" "Prohibido pisar el césped"

1) v + adv ( stay away)

keep off — prohibido el paso

the rain kept off — no llovió

2) v + prep + o

a) ( stay away from)

keep off the grass — prohibido pisar el césped

b) ( abstain from) \<\<cigarettes\>\> evitar, no tocar* (fam)

c) ( avoid) \<\<subject\>\> evitar, no tocar*

I should keep off religion/politics while she's here — mientras esté ella, mejor no hables de religión/política

3) v + o + prep + o

a) ( cause to stay away from)

keep your hands off me! — quítame las manos de encima!

b) ( cause to avoid)

keep her off the subject — no la dejes hablar del tema

4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( cause to stay away)

the smell keeps the mosquitoes off — el olor repele a los mosquitos

1.

VT + ADV (=keep distant, repel)

put a cloth over it to keep the flies off — pon un trapo encima para que no se posen las moscas

he kept his hat off — no se puso el sombrero

keep your hands off! * — ¡no toques!

2. VT + PREP

1) (=keep away from)

keep your dog off my lawn — no deje que el perro me pise el césped

keep your feet off the grass — no pises la hierba

keep your hands off my daughter — no toques a mi hija

they want to keep young people off the streets — quieren evitar que los jóvenes pierdan el tiempo vagabundeando por las calles

measures to keep people off the unemployment register — medidas para que la gente no entre en las listas del paro

he couldn't keep his eyes off her * — no podía apartar los ojos de ella

2) (=prevent from consuming)

I've been told to keep him off processed foods — me han dicho que no le de alimentos procesados

keep her off cheese for the next 10 days — que no tome queso durante los próximos 10 días

3) (=steer away from)

to keep sb off a subject — evitar que algn toque un tema

try to keep him off the subject of budgets — intenta que no toque el tema de los presupuestos

3. VI + PREP

1) (=stay away from)

keep off my land! — ¡fuera de mi propiedad!

keep off the grass — prohibido pisar el césped

2) (fig) [+ food, subject] evitar

keep off politics! — ¡no hables de política!

4.

VI + ADV

if the rain keeps off — si no llueve

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1) v + adv ( stay away)

keep off — prohibido el paso

the rain kept off — no llovió

2) v + prep + o

a) ( stay away from)

keep off the grass — prohibido pisar el césped

b) ( abstain from) \<\<cigarettes\>\> evitar, no tocar* (fam)

c) ( avoid) \<\<subject\>\> evitar, no tocar*

I should keep off religion/politics while she's here — mientras esté ella, mejor no hables de religión/política

3) v + o + prep + o

a) ( cause to stay away from)

keep your hands off me! — quítame las manos de encima!

b) ( cause to avoid)

keep her off the subject — no la dejes hablar del tema

4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( cause to stay away)

the smell keeps the mosquitoes off — el olor repele a los mosquitos

English-spanish dictionary > keep off
5 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

•

- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* * *

caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

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caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
6 ne

ne [nə]

adverb

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► ne becomes n' before a vowel or silent h.

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► Pour les structures de type ne... pas, ne... plus, rien ne, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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a. (négatif) je ne sais pas I don't know

• je n'aime pas les bananes I don't like bananas

• il n'habite plus ici he doesn't live here any more

• il ne cesse de se plaindre he never stops complaining

• cela fait des années que je n'ai plus été au cinéma it's years since I last went to the cinema

• il n'a rien dit he didn't say anything

• personne n'a compris nobody understood

► ne... que only

• elle n'a confiance qu'en nous she only trusts us

• c'est mauvais de ne manger que des conserves it's bad to eat only canned foods

• il n'y a que lui pour dire des choses pareilles ! only he would say such things!

b. (après "que") je crains qu'il ne soit vexé I am afraid he is offended

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nə
Note: ne, adverbe de négation, n'a pas d'équivalent exact en anglais

Généralement, la forme négative se construit avec un auxiliaire ou un verbe modal accompagné d'une négation: je ne sais pas = I don't know; je ne peux pas = I can't, I cannot; il n'a pas répondu = he didn't answer

Pour ne utilisé avec pas, jamais, guère, rien, plus, aucun, personne etc, on se reportera à l'article correspondant

ne + verbe + que est traité dans l'article ci-dessous

(n' before vowel or mute h) adverbe

je n'ai que 10 euros — I've only got 10 euros

ce n'est qu'une égratignure — it's only a scratch

il n'y avait que lui dans la salle — there was nobody but him in the room

tu n'avais qu'à le dire! — you only had to say so!

il ne pense qu'à s'amuser — he only thinks of enjoying himself, he thinks of nothing but enjoying himself

il n'y a qu'elle qui comprenne — only she understands

il n'y a que lui pour être aussi désagréable — only he can be so unpleasant

tu n'es qu'un raté — you're nothing but a loser (colloq)

si l'avion est trop cher, il n'a qu'à prendre le train — if flying is too expensive he can take the train

je n'ai que faire de tes conseils — you can keep your advice

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ne né, -e
1. pp

See:

naître

né en 1960 — born in 1960

Elle est née en 1980. — She was born in 1980.

née Scott — née Scott

né de... et de... — son of... and of...

née de... et de... — daughter of... and of...

né d'une mère française — born of a French mother

né pour commander — born to lead

2. adj

un comédien né — a born actor

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ne (n' before vowel or mute h) adv

❢ Ne, adverbe de négation, n'a pas d'équivalent exact en anglais. Généralement, la forme négative se construit avec un auxiliaire ou un verbe modal accompagné d'une négation: je ne sais pas = I don't know; je ne peux pas = I can't, I cannot; il n'a pas répondu = he didn't answer. Pour ne utilisé avec pas, jamais, guère, rien, plus, aucun, personne etc, on se reportera à l'article correspondant. ne + verbe + que est traité dans l'article ci-dessous. je n'ai que 10 euros I've only got 10 euros; ce n'est qu'une égratignure it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch; il n'y avait que lui dans la salle there was nobody but him in the room, he was the only person in the room; tu n'avais qu'à le dire! you only had to say so!; si tu veux que je t'aide tu n'as qu'à le dire if you need help you only have to tell me; il ne mange que des nouilles he eats nothing but noodles, he only eats noodles; il ne pense qu'à s'amuser he only thinks of enjoying himself, he thinks of nothing but enjoying himself; elle ne fait que (de) se plaindre she does nothing but complain; il n'y a qu'elle qui comprenne only she understands; il n'y a que lui pour être aussi désagréable only he can be so unpleasant; tu n'es qu'un raté you're nothing but a loser○; si l'avion est trop cher, il n'a qu'à prendre le train if flying is too expensive he can take the train.

[nə] (devant voyelle ou 'h' muet n' [n]) adverbe

A.[EN CORRÉLATION AVEC UN MOT NÉGATIF]dans des négatives

je n'ai rien vu I saw nothing, I didn't see anything

ce n'est ni bleu ni vert it's neither blue nor green

je n'en parlerai ni à l'un ni à l'autre I won't speak about it to either of them

ne... jamais: il ne répond jamais au téléphone he never answers the phone

ne... plus: le téléphone ne marche plus the telephone doesn't work any more

ne... pas: ne le dérange pas! don't disturb him!

B.[EN CORRÉLATION AVEC 'QUE'] [dans une explication]

je ne fais que d'arriver (soutenu) I've only just arrived

je n'ai pas que cette idée-là that's not the only idea I have

tu ne sais dire que des mensonges all you ever do is tell lies

je n'ai pas d'autre solution que celle-là I have no other solution but that

C.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. (soutenu) [avec une valeur négative]

il ne cesse de m'appeler he won't stop calling me

quel père n'aiderait son fils? what father would refuse to help his son?

il y a six jours qu'il n'est venu he hasn't been for six days

je lui demanderais, si ma timidité ne m'en empêchait I would ask him if I were not so shy

prenez garde qu'on ne vous voie be careful (that) nobody sees you

que ne le disais-tu plus tôt? why didn't you say so earlier!, if only you had said so earlier!

que ne ferais-je pour vous? what wouldn't I do for you?

n'était son grand âge, je l'aurais congédié (littéraire) had it not been for his advanced age, I would have dismissed him

2. (soutenu) [avec une valeur explétive]

je crains qu'il n'accepte I'm afraid he might say yes

sa seule crainte, c'était qu'on ne le renvoyât all he was afraid of ou his only fear was of being dismissed

évite qu'il ne te rencontre try to avoid meeting him

je ne doute pas qu'il ne soit sympathique I don't doubt (that) he's nice

à moins qu'il ne vous le dise unless he tells you

il se porte mieux que je ne croyais he's better than I'd imagined

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ne
7 far

< farther or further, farthest or furthest> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] adv

1) ( a long distance) von weit her;

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?;

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?;

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß;

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen;

we've come so \far, we can't turn back now wir sind so weit gekommen, wir können jetzt nicht umkehren;

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall;

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier;

how \far are we from the campsite now? wie weit ist es noch bis zum Campingplatz?;

\far above, a hawk circled in the sunshine weit oben kreiste ein Habicht im Sonnenschein;

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg ( liter);

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land;

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation;

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht;

\far from home fern der Heimat;

to be fairly \far down the list ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste stehen;

\far away from here weit weg von hier;

how \far away is it? wie weit weg ist es?;

\far and wide weit und breit;

to come from \far and wide von überall her kommen;

\far from it weit gefehlt;

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

2) ( distant in time)

some time \far in the past/ future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft;

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast;

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang;

as \far back as I can remember so weit ich mich erinnern kann;

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt;

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück;

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit lief [bisher] alles nach Plan;

only one of the escaped prisoners has so \far been recaptured bisher wurde nur einer der entflohenen Gefangenen wieder gefasst;

any problems? - not so \far Probleme? - bis jetzt nicht;

he's not \far off seventy er wird bald siebzig;

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange und wir sind fertig;

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten;

so \far so good so weit, so gut

3) ( in progress)

how \far have you got? - I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? - ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17;

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?;

if you can get as \far as drafting the letter tonight... wenn du vielleicht bis heute Abend noch einen groben Entwurf des Briefes aufsetzen kannst,...;

to not get very \far with sth [or doing sth] mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen;

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen;

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4) inv ( much)

\far better/ nicer/ warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer;

\far more difficult viel schwieriger;

\far too expensive viel zu teuer;

by \far bei weitem, mit Abstand;

it would be better by \far to resist the temptation es wäre viel besser, der Versuchung zu widerstehen;

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze ( fam)

( Brit)

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen;

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben;

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

5) ( connecting adverbial phrase)

as \far as I can, I try and avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht;

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel;

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...;

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht,;

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...;

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? Bob ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!;

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

PHRASES:

sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen;

sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten;

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man für zwei Wochen ins Ausland geht;

to go too \far zu weit gehen;

to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/ her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen adj

attr

1) ( further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes;

the \far bank of the river das jenseitige Ufer des Flusses

2) ( extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3) ( distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land ( liter)

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

PHRASES:

to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

English-German students dictionary > far
8 when

when [wen]

quand ⇒ 1, 2 (a)-(g) lorsque ⇒ 2 (c) dès que ⇒ 2 (d) après que ⇒ 2 (d) chaque fois que ⇒ 2 (f) étant donné que ⇒ 2 (g) alors que ⇒ 2 (h) où ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c)

1 adverb

quand;

∎ when are we leaving? quand partons-nous?;

∎ when is the next bus? à quelle heure est ou quand passe le prochain bus?;

∎ when did the war end? quand la guerre s'est-elle terminée?;

∎ when did the accident happen? quand l'accident a-t-il eu lieu?;

∎ when was the Renaissance? à quand remonte l'époque de la Renaissance?;

∎ when will the wedding be? à quand le mariage?;

∎ when do you start your new job? quand commencez-vous votre nouveau travail?;

∎ when do you use the subjunctive? quand emploie-t-on le subjonctif?;

∎ you're open until when? vous êtes ouvert jusqu'à quand?;

∎ when did you last see her? quand l'avez-vous vue pour la dernière fois?;

∎ when do the Easter holidays begin? quand est-ce que commencent les vacances de Pâques?;

∎ when is the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour appeler?;

∎ the homework is due when? quand doit-on rendre les devoirs?

2 conjunction

(a) (how soon) quand;

∎ I don't know when we'll see you again je ne sais pas quand nous vous reverrons;

∎ do you remember when we met? te souviens-tu du jour où nous nous sommes connus?;

∎ do you know when he was born? savez-vous quand il est né?, connaissez-vous sa date de naissance?;

∎ I wonder when the shop opens je me demande à quelle heure ouvre le magasin;

∎ your contract states when you will be paid votre contrat spécifie quand vous serez payé;

∎ we don't agree on when it should be done nous ne sommes pas d'accord sur le moment où il faudrait le faire

(b) (at which time) quand;

∎ come back next week when we'll have more time revenez la semaine prochaine quand nous aurons plus de temps;

∎ he returned in the autumn, when the leaves were beginning to turn il est revenu à l'automne, alors que les feuilles commençaient à jaunir;

∎ the prince will arrive on the 10th, when he will open the new university le prince arrivera le dix et inaugurera la nouvelle université

(c) (indicating a specific point in time) quand, lorsque;

∎ he turned round when she called his name il s'est retourné quand ou lorsqu'elle l'a appelé;

∎ when she's gone, he's unhappy quand ou lorsqu'elle n'est pas là, il est malheureux;

∎ when I was a student lorsque j'étais ou à l'époque où j'étais étudiant;

∎ will you still love me when I'm old? m'aimeras-tu encore quand je serai vieux?;

∎ she's only happy when she's writing elle n'est heureuse que lorsqu'elle écrit;

∎ they were talking when he came in ils étaient en train de discuter quand il est entré;

∎ she's thinner than when I last saw her elle a maigri depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vue;

∎ he left town when he was twenty il a quitté la ville quand il avait ou à l'âge de vingt ans;

∎ when she was a child quand ou lorsqu'elle était enfant;

∎ on Sunday, when I go to the market (this week) dimanche, quand j'irai au marché; (every week) le dimanche, quand je vais au marché;

∎ I had just walked in the door/he was about to go to bed when the phone rang je venais juste d'arriver/il était sur le point de se coucher quand le téléphone a sonné;

∎ we hadn't been gone five minutes when Susan wanted to go home ça ne faisait pas cinq minutes que nous étions partis et Susan voulait déjà rentrer

(d) (as soon as) quand, dès que; (after) quand, après que;

∎ put your pencils down when you have finished posez votre crayon quand vous avez terminé;

∎ when completed, the factory will employ 100 workers une fois terminée, l'usine emploiera 100 personnes;

∎ when he starts drinking, he can't stop une fois qu'il a commencé à boire, il ne peut plus s'arrêter;

∎ I'll answer any questions when the meeting is over quand la réunion sera terminée, je répondrai à toutes vos questions;

∎ Cookery when cool, turn out onto a dish une fois refroidi, démouler sur un plat;

∎ when I had read my report, she suggested we take a break après mon exposé, elle a suggéré qu'on fasse une pause;

∎ when they had finished dinner, he offered to take her home quand ou après qu'ils eurent dîné, il lui proposa de la ramener;

∎ when you see her you'll understand quand vous la verrez vous comprendrez;

∎ when she had talked to him, she left après lui avoir parlé, elle est partie

(e) (the time that)

∎ remember when a coffee cost 10 cents? vous souvenez-vous de l'époque où un café coûtait 10 cents?;

∎ he talked about when he was a soldier il parlait de l'époque où il était soldat;

∎ that's when it snowed so hard c'est quand il a tant neigé;

∎ that's when he got up and left c'est à ce moment-là ou c'est alors qu'il s'est levé et qu'il est parti;

∎ that's when the shops close c'est l'heure où les magasins ferment;

∎ figurative now is when we should stand up and be counted c'est le moment d'avoir le courage de nos opinions

(f) (whenever) quand, chaque fois que;

∎ when it's sunny, the children play outside quand il y a du soleil, les enfants jouent dehors;

∎ when I hear that song, I think of her chaque fois que ou quand j'entends cette chanson, je pense à elle;

∎ when I think of what she must have suffered! quand je pense à ce qu'elle a dû souffrir!;

∎ I get very irritated when talking to her je m'énerve chaque fois que je lui parle;

∎ I try to avoid seeing him when possible j'essaie de l'éviter quand c'est possible

(g) (since, given that) quand, étant donné que;

∎ what good is it applying when I don't qualify for the job? à quoi bon me porter candidat quand ou si je n'ai pas les capacités requises pour faire ce travail?;

∎ how can you treat her so badly when you know she loves you? comment pouvez-vous la traiter si mal quand ou alors que vous savez qu'elle vous aime?;

∎ why change jobs when you like what you do? pourquoi changer de travail quand ou puisque vous aimez ce que vous faites?;

∎ fancy having soup when you could have had caviar! pourquoi manger de la soupe quand on peut manger du caviar?

(h) (whereas) alors que;

∎ she described him as being lax when in fact he's quite strict elle l'a décrit comme étant négligent alors qu'en réalité il est assez strict

3 relative pronoun

(a) (at which time)

∎ an age when men were men une époque où les hommes étaient des hommes;

∎ in a period when business was bad à une période où les affaires allaient mal;

∎ she was president until 1980, when she left the company elle fut présidente jusqu'en 1980, année où elle a quitté l'entreprise

(b) (which time)

∎ she started her job in May, since when she has had no free time elle a commencé à travailler en mai et elle n'a pas eu de temps libre depuis;

∎ the new office will be ready in January, until when we use the old one le nouveau bureau sera prêt en janvier, jusque là ou en attendant, nous utiliserons l'ancien

(c) (that) où;

∎ do you remember the year when we went to Alaska? tu te rappelles l'année où on est allés en Alaska?;

∎ what about the time when she didn't show up? et la fois où elle n'est pas venue?;

∎ one day when he was out un jour où il était sorti ou qu'il était sorti;

∎ it was only a minute later when he heard a scream à peine une minute plus tard, il entendait un cri;

∎ on Monday, the day when I was supposed to start work lundi, le jour où je devais commencer à travailler;

∎ it's one of those days when everything goes wrong c'est un de ces jours où tout va de travers;

∎ there were times when she didn't know what to do il y avait des moments où elle ne savait plus quoi faire

4 noun

∎ the when and the how of it quand et comment cela s'est-il passé/se passera-t-il/ etc

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > when
9 Д-274

ОБХОДИТЬ/ОБОЙТИ ДЕСЯТОЙ ДОРОГОЙ кого-что coll VP subj: human obj: human or a noun denoting some place or organization) to (try to) avoid s.o. or sth., maintain a distance from s.o. or some place
X обходит Y-a десятой дорогой - X steers (keeps) clear of Y
X goes miles (a mile) out of his way to avoid Y
X gives a wide (the widest possible) berth to person Y «Боже мой, когда я кому-нибудь неприятен, я стараюсь обходить его десятой дорогой» (Горенштейн 1). "God Almighty, when someone dislikes me I do my best to steer clear of him..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-274
10 обойти десятой дорогой

• ОБХОДИТЬ/ОБОЙТИ ДЕСЯТОЙ ДОРОГОЙ кого-что coll

[VP; subj: human; obj: human or a noun denoting some place or organization]

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⇒ to (try to) avoid s.o. or sth., maintain a distance from s.o. or some place:

- X обходит Y-а десятой дорогой≈ X steers < keeps> clear ofY;

- X goes miles < a mile> out of his way to avoid Y;

- X gives a wide < the widest possible> berth to person Y

♦ "Боже мой, когда я кому-нибудь неприятен, я стараюсь обходить его десятой дорогой" (Горенштейн 1). "God Almighty, when someone dislikes me I do my best to steer clear of him..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обойти десятой дорогой
11 обходить десятой дорогой

• ОБХОДИТЬ/ОБОЙТИ ДЕСЯТОЙ ДОРОГОЙ кого-что coll

[VP; subj: human; obj: human or a noun denoting some place or organization]

=====

⇒ to (try to) avoid s.o. or sth., maintain a distance from s.o. or some place:

- X обходит Y-а десятой дорогой≈ X steers < keeps> clear ofY;

- X goes miles < a mile> out of his way to avoid Y;

- X gives a wide < the widest possible> berth to person Y

♦ "Боже мой, когда я кому-нибудь неприятен, я стараюсь обходить его десятой дорогой" (Горенштейн 1). "God Almighty, when someone dislikes me I do my best to steer clear of him..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обходить десятой дорогой
12 auffallen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. (sich hervorheben) be conspicuous, attract attention ( durch through oder by); (bemerkt werden) stand out; (un) angenehm auffallen make a good (bad) impression ( durch by oder for); jemandem auffallen auch strike s.o.; engS. catch s.o.’s eye; fällt es auf? it is noticeable?; fällt der Fleck auf? does the stain show?; es fällt nicht auf nobody will notice; es fällt auf, dass... it is (really) obvious that...; mir ist es gar nicht aufgefallen I never noticed; das muss dir doch aufgefallen sein! but surely you must have noticed!; er ist als unhöflich / Angeber aufgefallen he gave the impression of being rude / a poser; nicht auffallen wollen keep one’s head down, keep a low profile; bloß nicht auffallen! don’t make yourself conspicuous!

2. auffallen auf (+ Akk) fall on(to), hit; PHYS. (Strahlen) strike

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auf|fal|len sep
vi aux sein

1) (= sich abheben) to stand out; (= unangenehm auffallen) to attract attention; (= sich hervortun) to be remarkable (durch for)

er fällt durch seine roten Haare auf — his red hair makes him stand out

er ist schon früher als unzuverlässig/Extremist aufgefallen — it has been noticed before that he is unreliable/an extremist

angenehm/unangenehm áúffallen —

man soll möglichst nicht áúffallen — you should try to be as inconspicuous as possible, you should keep a low profile, you should try to avoid being noticed

nur nicht áúffallen! — just don't be conspicuous, just don't get yourself noticed

2)

(= bemerkt werden) jdm fällt etw auf — sb notices sth, sth strikes sb

so etwas fällt doch sofort auf — that will be noticed immediately

so etwas fällt doch nicht auf — that will never be noticed

der Fehler fällt nicht besonders auf — the mistake is not all that noticeable, the mistake does not show all that much

fällt es/der Fleck auf? — does it/the stain show?, is it/the stain noticeable?

das muss dir doch aufgefallen sein! — surely you must have noticed (it)!

3)

(= auftreffen Regen, Licht etc) áúffallen — to fall onto sth, to strike sth

er fiel mit dem Knie (auf einen Stein) auf — he fell and hurt his knee (on a stone)

4)

aux haben (rare: = verletzen) etw áúffallen — to fall and hurt sth, to fall on sth

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auf|fal·len

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (positiv bemerkt werden)

[jdm/bei jdm] [angenehm/positiv] \auffallen to make a good/positive impression on sb

2. (negativ bemerkt werden)

▪ [als etw] \auffallen to attract attention [or fam stick out] [as sth]

nur nicht \auffallen! don't go attracting attention!, just keep low! [or a low profile]

[bei jdm] [negativ/unangenehm] \auffallen to make a negative/bad impression on sb

3. (besonders bemerkt werden)

▪ [jdm] \auffallen to come to sb's attention [or notice], to stand out

sie fällt durch ihre weißen Haare auf her white hair makes her stand out

4. (als auffallend bemerkt werden)

ist Ihnen etwas Ungewöhnliches aufgefallen? did you notice anything unusual?

der Fehler fällt nicht besonders auf the mistake is not all that noticeable

fällt dieser Fleck/dieses Loch an meinem Kleid auf? does this stain show on/does this hole show in my dress?

was fällt dir an dem Gedicht auf? what does this poem tell you?

▪ jdm \auffallen, dass... sb has noticed that...

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) stand out

diese Fettflecken fallen kaum auf — these grease-marks are hardly noticeable

mach es so, dass es nicht auffällt — do it so that it doesn't attract attention or so that nobody notices

seine Abwesenheit fiel nicht auf — his absence was not noticed

um [nicht] aufzufallen — so as [not] to attract attention

jemandem fällt etwas auf — somebody notices something; something strikes somebody

er ist mir angenehm/unangenehm aufgefallen — he made a good/bad impression on me

2) (auftreffen) fall (auf + Akk. on [to]); strike (auf + Akk. something)

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auffallen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. (sich hervorheben) be conspicuous, attract attention (

durch through oder by); (bemerkt werden) stand out;

(un)angenehm auffallen make a good (bad) impression (

durch by oder for);

jemandem auffallen auch strike sb; engS. catch sb’s eye;

fällt es auf? it is noticeable?;

fällt der Fleck auf? does the stain show?;

es fällt nicht auf nobody will notice;

es fällt auf, dass … it is (really) obvious that …;

mir ist es gar nicht aufgefallen I never noticed;

das muss dir doch aufgefallen sein! but surely you must have noticed!;

er ist als unhöflich/Angeber aufgefallen he gave the impression of being rude/a poser;

nicht auffallen wollen keep one’s head down, keep a low profile;

bloß nicht auffallen! don’t make yourself conspicuous!

2.

auffallen auf (+akk) fall on(to), hit; PHYS (Strahlen) strike

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) stand out

diese Fettflecken fallen kaum auf — these grease-marks are hardly noticeable

mach es so, dass es nicht auffällt — do it so that it doesn't attract attention or so that nobody notices

seine Abwesenheit fiel nicht auf — his absence was not noticed

um [nicht] aufzufallen — so as [not] to attract attention

jemandem fällt etwas auf — somebody notices something; something strikes somebody

er ist mir angenehm/unangenehm aufgefallen — he made a good/bad impression on me

2) (auftreffen) fall (auf + Akk. on [to]); strike (auf + Akk. something)

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v.

to attract attention expr.

to strike v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck)

or p.p.: stricken•)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > auffallen
13 fool

fu:l 1. noun
(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) fjols, idiot, tosk, narr
2. verb
1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) narre, lure, bedra

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) tøyse, fjolle, tulle

•

- foolish
- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool

bedra
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narre
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tosk

I
subst. \/fuːl\/

1) tosk, tåpe, dust

2) ( historisk) hoffnarr, gjøgler

3) narr, fjols, dåre

4) (spesielt amer.) kløpper, mester

• he's a flying fool

han er en kløpper til å fly

a fool and his money are soon parted når dåren kommer til markedet, får kremmeren penger

be a fool være dum

• I was a fool to believe it

jeg var dum som trodde på det

• I was fool enough to say yes

jeg var dum nok til å si ja

be a fool for one's pains anstrenge seg til ingen nytte, gjøre noe forgjeves

be no(body's) fool ikke være født i går

feel a fool føle seg dum, føle at man har dummet seg ut

fools rush in where angels fear to tread tosker tramper inn der engler er redde for å trå

live in a fool's paradise leve i lykkelig uvitenhet

make a fool of gjøre narr av, tulle med, latterliggjøre

make a fool of oneself dumme seg ut, oppføre seg dumt, tabbe seg ut

more fool så dumt av, så dum

• if you want to marry that cheater, more fool you

om du vil gifte deg med den bedrageren, er du dum

play\/act the fool spille bajas, tulle, klovne gjøre en tabbe, tråkke i salaten, trampe i klaveret late som en ikke forstår
II
subst. \/fuːl\/

(spes. britisk) forklaring: kald dessert av moset frukt blandet med krem eller vaniljesaus

• I have a recipe for gooseberry fool

jeg har en oppskrift på stikkelsbærgrøt
III
verb \/fuːl\/

1) lure, narre

• I fooled him out of his money

jeg lurte penger fra ham

• you can't fool me!

meg lurer du ikke!

2) tulle, tøyse, fjolle

fool about\/around tulle, tøyse, fleipe, fjolle, klovne (amer.) rote med noen, stå i med noen gå og slenge, drive dank

fool about\/around with something fomle med noe, klusse med noe

fool along (amer.) slentre, subbe av gårde

fool away sløse

fool (someone) into lure (noen) til å

• she fooled me into believing her

hun lurte meg til å tro på henne
IV
adj. \/fuːl\/

(amer., hverdagslig) dum, tåpelig, idiotisk

• try to avoid that fool man

forsøk å unngå den tåpelige mannen

English-Norwegian dictionary > fool
14 to keep off

to keep off

intransitive verb

1 (stay away) mantenerse a distancia; (of rain) no llover

■ if the rain keeps off, we'll be able to play tennis si no llueve, podremos jugar a tenis

transitive verb sep

1 (make stay away) no dejar entrar, no dejar acercarse; (avoid) no tocar, no hablar de

■ keep that dog off! ¡no dejes que se acerque el perro!

■ 'Keep off the grass' "No pisar la hierba"

■ try to keep him off that subject procura que no hable de aquel tema

English-spanish dictionary > to keep off
15 тыкать носом

( кого во что)

прост.

poke (push) smb.'s nose into smth.; rub smb.'s nose in smth.

- Вот увижу, он стоит и, скажем, на механический лот смотрит, а у меня внутри уже всё томится. Понимаю, что он, старый чёрт, у него в самых кишках что-то приметил и сейчас меня носом ткнёт. (Л. Соболев, Зелёный луч) — 'I'd see him standing looking at the sounding machine, let's say, and my heart would sink. I'd know the old devil had noticed something and that in a moment he'd be rubbing my nose in it.'

Акимов наклонил голову. Вот тут и попробуй уберегись от политических разговоров! Сама жизнь цепляет тебя за загривок и тыкает носом в самые злободневные проблемы действительности. (Г. Марков, Сибирь) — Akimov looked down. Try to avoid political subjects! Life took you by the hair and pushed your nose into the most painful problems of the time.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тыкать носом
16 evitare

avoid

evitare il fastidio a qualcuno spare s.o. the trouble

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evitare v.tr.

1 to avoid, to evade, to shun; to dodge: evitare un colpo, to avoid (o to evade o to dodge) a blow; evitare una domanda, to evade (o to dodge) a question (o to avoid answering a question directly); evitare un ostacolo, to dodge round an obstacle; evitare qlcu., to avoid s.o. (o to keep out of s.o.'s way o to keep clear of s.o.); (mar.) evitare uno scoglio, un banco di sabbia, to steer clear of a reef, of a sandbank; evitare di fare qlco., to avoid doing sthg.: dovresti evitare di correre quel rischio, you should avoid running that risk; non potei evitare di sentire le sue parole, I couldn't avoid (o I couldn't help) hearing his words; evitare di farsi vedere, to avoid being seen // (comm.) evitare un creditore, to evade a creditor

2 ( astenersi) to avoid, to abstain (from sthg.), to refrain (from sthg.), to keep* off (sthg., doing): evitare di fumare, to avoid smoking; evitare i cibi grassi, to keep off fatty foods; evitare una spesa, to avoid an expense; evitare di spendere, to save up

3 ( sfuggire a) to escape: evitò a malapena la morte, di farsi male, he only just escaped death, being hurt (o hurting himself)

4 ( risparmiare) to spare: evitare una pena a qlcu., to spare s.o. trouble; gli ho evitato un viaggio inutile, I have spared him a wasted trip

5 ( impedire) to avoid: solo l'abilità del pilota ha evitato la tragedia, only the pilot's skill avoided (o averted) a tragedy // (dir.) evitare la bancarotta, to stave off bankruptcy.

◘ evitarsi v.rifl.rec. to avoid each other (one another): cerchiamo di evitarci per un po', let's try not seeing each other for a bit.

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[evi'tare]
verbo transitivo

1) (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]

2) (sfuggire) to avoid, to shun, to dodge [ persona]

evitare lo sguardo di qcn. — to avoid sb.'s eyes

3) (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]

4) (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]

5) (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]

evitare qcs., di fare — to avoid sth., doing

evitò di farle altre domande — he restrained from further questions

6) (risparmiare)

evitare qcs. a qcn. — to save sb. sth.

evitare a qcn. di fare — to save sb. (from) doing

per evitare loro dei fastidi — to save them trouble

volevo evitarti una spesa — I wanted to spare you the expense

questo mi eviterà di andarci — it'll save me from going there

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evitare

/evi'tare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

1 (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]

2 (sfuggire) to avoid, to shun, to dodge [ persona]; evitare lo sguardo di qcn. to avoid sb.'s eyes

3 (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]

4 (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]

5 (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]; evitare qcs., di fare to avoid sth., doing; evitò di farle altre domande he restrained from further questions

6 (risparmiare) evitare qcs. a qcn. to save sb. sth.; evitare a qcn. di fare to save sb. (from) doing; per evitare loro dei fastidi to save them trouble; volevo evitarti una spesa I wanted to spare you the expense; questo mi eviterà di andarci it'll save me from going there.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > evitare
17 éviter

éviter [evite]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to avoid

• éviter de faire qch to avoid doing sth

• évite de m'interrompre try not to interrupt me

   b. éviter qch à qn to save sb sth

• ça lui a évité d'avoir à se déplacer that saved him the bother of going

2. reflexive verb

► s'éviter

   a. ( = se fuir) to avoid each other

• ils s'évitaient depuis quelque temps they had been avoiding each other for some time

   b. je voudrais m'éviter le trajet I'd rather not have to make the trip

• s'éviter toute fatigue to avoid getting tired

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evite
verbe transitif

1) ( esquiver) to avoid [obstacle, piéton]; to dodge [balle, coup]

2) ( se soustraire à) to avoid [crise, erreur]

3) ( s'abstenir de)

éviter quelque chose/de faire — to avoid something/doing

4) ( épargner)

éviter quelque chose à quelqu'un — to save somebody something

je voulais t'éviter une dépense — I wanted to spare you the expense

éviter à quelqu'un de faire — to save somebody (from) doing

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evite vt
1) [obstacle, danger, erreur] to avoid

éviter de faire — to avoid doing

éviter que qch ne se passe — to avoid sth happening

éviter qch à qn — to spare sb sth

2) [personne à qui on ne veut pas parler] to avoid

Depuis ce problème, il m'évite. — Since that problem, he's been avoiding me.

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éviter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( esquiver) to avoid [obstacle, piéton]; to dodge [balle, coup]; je n'ai pas pu éviter l'arbre I couldn't avoid the tree;

2 ( s'efforcer de ne pas rencontrer) to avoid [personne]; depuis, elle m'évite since then, she's been avoiding me;

3 ( se soustraire à) to avoid [problème, crise, erreur, dérapage]; pour éviter la contagion to avoid being infected;

4 ( s'abstenir de) éviter qch/de faire to avoid sth/doing; évitez le sucre or de manger du sucre avoid sugar ou eating sugar; il faut éviter que cela (ne) se reproduise we must make sure it doesn't happen again;

5 ( épargner) éviter qch à qn to save sb sth; pour leur éviter des ennuis to save them trouble; je voulais t'éviter une dépense I wanted to spare you the expense; éviter à qn de faire to save sb (from) doing; cela m'évitera d'y aller/de leur téléphoner it'll save me from going there/from phoning them; je lis, cela m'évite de penser à eux/m'ennuyer I read, it keeps me from thinking about them/getting bored.

B vi Naut [navire] to swing at anchor.

C s'éviter vpr [personnes] to avoid one another.

[evite] verbe transitif

1. [ne pas subir - coup] to avoid ; [ - danger] to avoid, to steer clear of ; [ - corvée] to avoid, to shun

la catastrophe a été évitée de justesse a catastrophe was averted by a hair's breadth

éviter que: pour éviter que la mayonnaise (ne) tourne to prevent the mayonnaise from ou to stop the mayonnaise curdling

2. [ne pas heurter - ballon] to avoid, to dodge, to stay out of the way of ; [ - obstacle] to avoid

3. [regard, personne] to avoid, to shun

4. [lieu, situation] to avoid

j'évite les restaurants, ils sont trop enfumés I avoid going into restaurants, they're too smoky

elle évite la foule she shies away from crowds

5. [maladresse, impair] to avoid

évitez le franglais try not to use franglais

éviter de faire quelque chose to avoid doing something, to try not to do something

6. [aliment] to avoid

7. [épargner]

éviter quelque chose à quelqu'un to spare somebody something

évitons-lui tout souci let's keep him from worrying (about anything) ou spare him any worries

cela lui évitera d'avoir à sortir that'll save him having to go out

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[evite] verbe intransitif

NAUTIQUE

éviter sur l'ancre to swing at anchor

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s'éviter verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to avoid each other ou one another, to stay out of each other's way

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s'éviter verbe pronominal transitif

s'éviter quelque chose to save ou to spare oneself something

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18 избягвам

1. избягам run/get/break away, escape, flee, fly; make off; get loose

разг. cut away, beat it

пол., воен, defect (to the enemy), избягвам от преследвачите fling off o.'s pursuers

избягвам от затвора escape from prison, break out of prison, break jail

той няма да ми избяга I've got him safe

избягвам с някого (приставам) elope with s.o

2. избягна

3. avoid, obviate

(нападение, преследване, наказание) evade

(осуетявам) avert, prevent

(да правя нещо) avoid, eschew (c ger.), refrain, abstain (from с ger.)

(от задължение, отговорност) shirk

избягвам глоба escape a fine

избягвам удар dodge a blow

избягвам наказание evade/escape a penalty

стачката бе избягната the strike was averted/prevented

за да се избягнат недоразумения in order to preclude/avoid any misunderstanding

4. (въздържам се от) refrain, abstain (or from); eschew

избягвам да abstain/refrain from (c ger.). eschew (c ger.), try not to (c inf.)

5. shun, avoid, keep away from; give-a wide berth to

6. (гледам да не употребявам) abstain from

избягвам месо abstain from (eating) meat

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избя̀гвам,

гл. run/get/break away, escape, flee, fly; take (to) flight; make off; get loose; разг. cut away, beat it; полит., воен. defect (to the enemy); \избягвам от затвора escape from prison, break out of prison, break jail; \избягвам от преследвачите fling off o.’s pursuers; \избягвам от страната flee/fly the country; \избягвам с някого ( приставам) elope with s.o.; той няма да ми избяга I’ve got him safe.

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гл.

1. avoid, obviate; shun, avoid, keep away from; give a wide berth to; ( нападение, преследване, наказание) evade; ( осуетявам) avert, prevent; (да правя нещо) avoid, eschew (с ger.), fight shy of (с ger.), refrain, abstain (from c ger.); (от задължение, отговорност) shirk; за да се избягнат недоразумения in order to preclude/avoid any misunderstanding; \избягвам глоба escape a fine; \избягвам удар dodge a blow;

2. ( въздържам се от) refrain, abstain (от from c ger.); eschew (c ger.), try not to (c inf.); \избягвам месо abstain from (eating) meat.

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aback; abscond; avoid: избягвам meeting with him! - Избягвай срещите с него!; by-pass; decamp; dodge; elude; escape: избягвам from prison - избягвам от затвора; evade; flee; get away; get out; make off; prevent; run; run away: She избягвам from home. - Тя избяга от дома си.

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1. (въздържам се от) refrain, abstain (or from);eschew 2. (гледам да не употребявам) abstain from 3. (да правя нещо) avoid, eschew (c ger.), refrain, abstain (from c ger.) 4. (нападение, преследване, наказание) evade 5. (осуетявам) avert, prevent 6. (от задължение, отговорност) shirk 7. 1, избягам run/get/break away, escape, flee, fly;make off;get loose 8. 2, избягна 9. 5 shun, avoid, keep away from;give-a wide berth to 10. avoid, obviate 11. ИЗБЯГВАМ глоба escape a fine 12. ИЗБЯГВАМ да abstain/refrain from (c ger.). eschew (c ger.), try not to (c inf.) 13. ИЗБЯГВАМ месо abstain from (eating) meat 14. ИЗБЯГВАМ наказание evade/escape a penalty 15. ИЗБЯГВАМ от затвора escape from prison, break out of prison, break jail 16. ИЗБЯГВАМ с някого (приставам) elope with s.o 17. ИЗБЯГВАМ удар dodge a blow 18. за да се избягнат недоразумения in order to preclude/avoid any misunderstanding 19. пол., воен, defect (to the enemy), ИЗБЯГВАМ от преследвачите fling off o.'s pursuers 20. разг. cut away, beat it 21. стачката бе избягната the strike was averted/prevented 22. той няма да ми избяга I've got him safe

Български-английски речник > избягвам
19 darum

Adv.

1. räumlich: around it ( oder them); betont: around there

2. fig.: jemanden darum bitten zu (+ Inf.) ask s.o. to (+ Inf.) es geht darum, dass... the thing is that...; darum geht es gar nicht that’s not the point; er kümmert sich nicht darum he doesn’t care (about it); es handelt sich darum festzustellen it’s a matter of finding out; ich gäbe was / viel darum zu wissen umg. I wouldn’t mind knowing / I’d love to know; du wirst nicht darum herumkommen you won’t be able to avoid it; es ist mir nicht darum zu tun, dass... it is not my intention ( oder aim) to...; aber darum ist es mir gar nicht zu tun but that’s not what I’m after at all; es ist mir nur darum zu tun, dass... it is solely ( oder precisely) my concern ( oder aim) to...

3. (deshalb) that’s why; ich habe es darum getan, weil... the reason I did it was because...; sie ist krank und darum nicht gekommen she’s ill (Am. auch sick) and that’s why she hasn’t come; warum? - darum! umg. (just) because!, that’s why!; sie ist zwar jung, aber darum nicht dumm she may be young but that doesn’t necessarily make her stupid

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therefore (Adv.); for that reason (Adv.); therefore (Konj.)

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da|rụm [daː'rʊm] (emph) ['daːrʊm]
adv

1) (räumlich) (a)round that/it/him/her/them

darum herum — (a)round about (it/him/her/them)

darum, wo... — (a)round where...

2)

(= um diese Angelegenheit) (in Verbindung mit n, vb siehe auch dort) es geht darum, dass... — the thing is that...

darum geht es gar nicht — that isn't the point

darum geht es — that is what it is about, that's it

darum geht es mir — that's my point

darum geht es mir nicht — that's not the point for me

es geht mir darum, Ihnen das klarzumachen — I'm trying to make it clear to you

wir kommen leider nicht darum herum, die Preise heraufzusetzen — unfortunately we cannot avoid raising prices

wir wollen nicht lange darum herumreden — we don't want to spend a long time talking around the subject

ich gäbe viel darum, die Wahrheit zu erfahren — I would give a lot to learn the truth

ich habe ihn schon ein paar Mal darum gebeten, aber... — I've asked him a few times (for it/to do it), but...

könntest du ihn darum bitten, zu mir zu kommen? — could you ask him to come to me?

sie haben sich darum gestritten — they argued over it

sie haben sich darum gestritten, wer... — they argued over who...

3) (liter = darüber, davon) about that/it

nur wenige wissen darum, wie... (geh) — few people know how...

4) (= deshalb) that's why, because...

darum, dass or weil... — because...

eben darum — that is exactly why

ach darum! — so that's why!

darum? — because of that?

warum willst du nicht mitkommen? – darum! (inf) — why don't you want to come? – (just) 'cos!

er ist faul, aber darum nicht dumm — he's lazy but that doesn't mean he's stupid

See:

→ auch drum

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dar·um

[daˈrʊm]

adv

1. (deshalb) that's why

\darum? because of that?, really?

\darum! (fam) [just] because! fam

ach \darum! oh, that's why!, oh, I see!

eben \darum for that very reason, that's exactly why

\darum, weil... because...

2. in Verbindung mit subst, vb siehe auch dort

\darum bitten to ask for it/that/them

jdn \darum bitten/sich akk \darum bemühen, etw zu tun to ask sb/to try [hard] to do sth

es geht uns \darum, es richtig zu tun we are trying do it right

es geht nicht \darum, wer zuerst kommt it's not a question of who comes first

\darum geht es ja gerade! that's just it! [or the point!]

\darum geht es nicht! that's not [or beside] the point!

wir kommen nicht \darum herum there's no avoiding it/that, it can't be helped

\darum herumreden to beat around the bush

sich akk \darum streiten to argue over it/that

3. (räumlich: um diesen Ort, Gegenstand herum)

▪ \darum [herum] around it, BRIT a. round it

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Adverb

1) [a]round it/them

2)

ich werde mich darum bemühen — I will try to deal with it; (versuchen, es zu bekommen) I'll try to get it

sie wird nicht darum herumkommen, es zu tun — she won't get out of or avoid doing it

es geht mir darum, eine Einigung zu erzielen — my concern or aim is to reach an agreement

3) (deswegen) because of that; for that reason

ach, darum ist er so schlecht gelaunt! — so that's why he's in such a bad mood!

Warum weinst du? - Darum! — Why are you crying? - Because!

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darum adv

1. räumlich: around it ( oder them); betont: around there

2. fig:

jemanden darum bitten zu (+inf) ask sb to (+inf)

es geht darum, dass … the thing is that …;

darum geht es gar nicht that’s not the point;

er kümmert sich nicht darum he doesn’t care (about it);

es handelt sich darum festzustellen it’s a matter of finding out;

ich gäbe was/viel darum zu wissen umg I wouldn’t mind knowing/I’d love to know;

du wirst nicht darum herumkommen you won’t be able to avoid it;

es ist mir nicht darum zu tun, dass … it is not my intention ( oder aim) to …;

aber darum ist es mir gar nicht zu tun but that’s not what I’m after at all;

es ist mir nur darum zu tun, dass … it is solely ( oder precisely) my concern ( oder aim) to …

3. (deshalb) that’s why;

ich habe es darum getan, weil … the reason I did it was because …;

sie ist krank und darum nicht gekommen she’s ill (US auch sick) and that’s why she hasn’t come;

warum? -

darum! umg (just) because!, that’s why!;

sie ist zwar jung, aber darum nicht dumm she may be young but that doesn’t necessarily make her stupid

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Adverb

1) [a]round it/them

2)

ich werde mich darum bemühen — I will try to deal with it; (versuchen, es zu bekommen) I'll try to get it

sie wird nicht darum herumkommen, es zu tun — she won't get out of or avoid doing it

es geht mir darum, eine Einigung zu erzielen — my concern or aim is to reach an agreement

3) (deswegen) because of that; for that reason

ach, darum ist er so schlecht gelaunt! — so that's why he's in such a bad mood!

Warum weinst du? - Darum! — Why are you crying? - Because!

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adv.

because expr.

for that reason expr.

therefore adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > darum
20 get

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;

∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;

∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;

∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;

∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;

∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;

∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;

∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?

(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;

∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;

∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;

∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici

(d) (cause to come, go, move)

∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;

∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;

∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;

∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;

∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;

∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;

∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;

∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);

∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;

∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;

∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;

∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;

∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;

∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;

∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!

D.

(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;

∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;

∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;

∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner

(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;

∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom

(c) (establish telephone contact with)

∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;

∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;

∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;

∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500

(d) familiar (understand) comprendre^□, saisir^□ ;

∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;

∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire^□ ;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;

∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle^□ ;

∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;

∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!^□, j'y suis!^□ ;

∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!

(e) (take note of) remarquer;

∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?

(f) familiar (look at) viser;

∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;

∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!

(g) familiar (listen to) écouter^□ ;

∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;

∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;

E.

(a) familiar (hit) atteindre^□ ; (hit and kill) tuer^□ ;

∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;

∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;

∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture

(b) familiar (harm, punish)

∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi

(c) familiar (take vengeance on) se venger de^□ ;

∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;

∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!

(d) familiar (affect physically)

∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos^□

(e) familiar (affect emotionally) émouvoir^□ ;

∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose

(f) familiar (baffle, puzzle)

∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée

(g) familiar (irritate) énerver^□, agacer^□ ;

∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!

(h) American (learn) apprendre;

∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

(i) archaic (beget) engendrer;

∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn

(j) Radio & Television (signal, station) capter, recevoir

(k) familiar (idiom)

∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam^□

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (become) devenir;

∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;

∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;

∎ to get fat grossir;

∎ to get married se marier;

∎ to get divorced divorcer;

∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;

∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;

∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;

∎ to get old vieillir;

∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;

∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;

∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;

∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!

(b) (used to form passive)

∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;

∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;

∎ to get drowned se noyer;

∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;

∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées

(c) (with present participle) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;

∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;

∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;

∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;

∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;

∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la question

B.

(a) (go) aller, se rendre; (arrive) arriver;

∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;

∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;

∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;

∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;

∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;

∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;

∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;

∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;

∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;

∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;

∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;

∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;

∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;

∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;

∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;

∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;

∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;

∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?

(b) (move in specified direction)

∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;

∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;

∎ to get into bed se coucher;

∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;

∎ get over here! viens ici!;

∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion

(c) (with infinitive) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;

∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;

∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;

∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;

∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;

∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;

∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé

(d) (become) devenir;

∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;

∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;

∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis

(e) (manage) réussir à;

∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;

∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne

(f) familiar (be allowed to)

∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard^□ ;

∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire^□

(g) familiar (leave) se tirer;

∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!

3 noun

familiar (in tennis) beau retour^□ m

➲ get about intransitive verb

(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;

∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;

∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;

∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci

(b) (travel) voyager;

∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail

(c) (be socially active)

∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde

(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;

∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue

➲ get across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;

∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser

(b) (be communicated)

∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;

∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;

∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens

(b) (communicate) communiquer;

∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;

∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son message

➲ get after inseparable transitive verb

poursuivre

➲ get ahead intransitive verb

(succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;

∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles

➲ get along intransitive verb

(a) (fare, manage) aller;

∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;

∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;

∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès

(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;

∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;

∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre

(d) (move away) s'en aller, partir; (go) aller, se rendre;

∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;

∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;

∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

➲ get around

1 inseparable transitive verb

(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;

∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;

∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti

2 intransitive verb

= get about

➲ get around to inseparable transitive verb

∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;

∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;

∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire

➲ get at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach → object, shelf) atteindre; (→ place) parvenir à, atteindre;

∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;

∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!

(b) (discover) trouver;

∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité

(c) (mean, intend) entendre;

∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;

∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?

(d) familiar (criticize) s'en prendre à^□, s'attaquer à^□ ;

∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi

(e) familiar (bribe, influence) acheter, suborner^□ ;

∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés

➲ get away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;

∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;

∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;

∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;

∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;

∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout

(b) (move away) s'éloigner;

∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!

(c) (escape) s'échapper, se sauver;

∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;

∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;

∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;

∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien

(d) British familiar (idiom)

∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!

2 separable transitive verb

(remove → person) emmener;

∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;

∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;

∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;

∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;

∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn

➲ get away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;

∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;

∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;

∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre

➲ get back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer;

∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!

(b) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);

∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;

∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;

∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;

∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);

∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;

∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;

∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard

(c) (return to political power) revenir;

∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;

∎ he got his job back il a été repris;

∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;

∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin

(b) (return) rendre;

∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre

(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;

∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;

∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;

∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)^□

➲ get back at inseparable transitive verb

se venger de;

∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui

➲ get behind

1 intransitive verb

(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;

∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(support, sympathize with) appuyer

➲ get by

1 intransitive verb

(a) (pass) passer;

∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer

(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;

∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable

(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;

∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;

∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;

∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move past)

∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?

(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;

∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure

➲ get down

1 intransitive verb

descendre;

∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;

∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;

∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;

∎ get down! (hide) couchez-vous!; (to dog) bas les pattes!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre

(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;

∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids

(c) (write down) noter;

∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit

(d) (depress) déprimer, démoraliser;

∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;

∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;

∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre

(e) (swallow) avaler, faire descendre

➲ get down to inseparable transitive verb

se mettre à;

∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;

∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;

∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;

∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;

∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;

∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux

➲ get in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into building) entrer;

∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;

∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;

∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout

(b) (return home) rentrer;

∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin

(c) (arrive) arriver;

∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?

(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;

∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu

(e) (be elected → person) être élu; (→ party) accéder au pouvoir

(f) familiar (become involved) participer^□ ;

∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début^□

(g) (interject) glisser;

∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (fit in)

∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;

∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen

(b) (insert) faire pénétrer;

∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une

(c) (collect, gather → crops) rentrer, engranger; (→ debts) recouvrer; (→ taxes) percevoir

(d) (lay in)

∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;

∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner

(e) (call in → doctor, plumber) faire venir; (→ dog, cat) faire rentrer;

∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?

(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;

∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?

(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire

(h) (plant → seeds) planter, semer; (→ bulbs, plants) planter

(i) British familiar (pay for, stand) payer^□, offrir^□ ;

∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante

3 inseparable transitive verb

(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;

∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné

➲ get in on

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;

∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partie

2 separable transitive verb

faire participer à;

∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire

➲ get into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans

(b) (arrive in) arriver à;

∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;

∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare

(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;

∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;

∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?

(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;

∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;

∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;

∎ to get into office être élu

(e) (become involved in)

∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;

∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;

∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;

∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça

(f) familiar (take up) s'intéresser à^□ ;

∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;

∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer ^□

(g) (become accustomed to)

∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses

(h) (experience a specified condition or state)

∎ to get into debt s'endetter;

∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;

∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;

∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;

∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur

(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;

∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;

∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert into)

∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;

∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;

∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;

∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;

∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(b) (cause to be admitted to → club) faire entrer à; (→ school, university) faire entrer dans;

∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;

∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard

(c) (cause to be in a specified condition or state) mettre;

∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;

∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis

(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;

∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire

(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir^□ ; (accustom to) habituer à^□, faire prendre l'habitude de^□ ;

∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz^□

➲ get in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;

∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur

(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;

∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;

∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école

➲ get off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;

∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;

∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;

∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?

(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;

∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;

∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ

(c) (leave work) finir, s'en aller; (take time off) se libérer;

∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;

∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?

(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;

∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;

∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement

(e) (let go of something) lâcher;

∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!

(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de

(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;

∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;

∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix

(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;

∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;

∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;

∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance

(d) (let go of)

∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!

(e) (escape from) se libérer de; (avoid) échapper à;

∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;

∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;

∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;

∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;

∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées

(b) (send) envoyer, faire partir;

∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;

∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;

∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin

(c) (remove → clothing, lid) enlever, ôter; (→ stains) faire partir ou disparaître, enlever;

∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;

∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;

∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;

∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison

(d) (free from punishment) tirer d'affaire; (in court) faire acquitter;

∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;

∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch

(e) (put to sleep) endormir;

∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé

(f) (have as holiday)

∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;

∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?

(g) (obtain)

∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;

∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;

∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume

➲ get off on inseparable transitive verb

(a) familiar (sexually)

∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;

∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;

∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens^□ ;

∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!^□

(b) very familiar drugs slang

∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne

➲ get off with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn

➲ get on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (on bus, plane, train) monter; (on ship) monter à bord

(b) (fare, manage)

∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;

∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;

∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant

(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;

∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?

(d) (succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;

∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis

(e) (continue) continuer;

∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;

∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;

∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;

∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail

(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;

∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;

∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;

∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre

(g) (grow late → time)

∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;

∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin

(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);

∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille

(i) (idioms)

∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;

∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;

∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;

∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;

∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;

∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (help onto → bus, train) faire monter dans; (→ bed, bike, horse, table) faire monter sur;

∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;

∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied

(b) (coat, gloves, shoes) mettre, enfiler; (lid) mettre;

∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon

(c) American familiar

∎ to get it on (with sb) (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn); (fight) se friter (avec qn);

∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre^□

➲ get on for inseparable transitive verb

∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;

∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;

∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;

∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants

➲ get onto

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get on inseparable transitive verb

(b) (turn attention to)

∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;

∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;

∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!

(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à

(d) familiar (become aware of) découvrir^□ ;

∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus

(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;

∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail

(f) (be elected to)

∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école

2 separable transitive verb

(a) = get on separable transitive verb

(a)

(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;

∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance

➲ get out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;

∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;

∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;

∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;

∎ get out! sortez!;

∎ get out of here! (leave) sortez d'ici!; American familiar (I don't believe it) mon œil!;

∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment

(b) (go out) sortir;

∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup

(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir

(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;

∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé

(e) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;

∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant

(f) American (empty)

∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring out → champagne, furniture, books, car) sortir; (person) (faire) sortir;

∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque

(b) (produce, publish → book) publier, sortir; (→ list) établir, dresser

(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;

∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;

∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir^□, s'en tirer^□

(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer

(e) (remove) enlever; (nail etc) arracher; (cork) retirer; (stain) faire disparaître

(f) Sport (in cricket → batsman) renverser le guichet à

➲ get out of

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → building) sortir de; (car, train) descendre de;

∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;

∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;

∎ to get out of bed se lever;

∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;

∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;

∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!

(b) (avoid) éviter, échapper à; (obligation) se dérober ou se soustraire à;

∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;

∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;

∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;

∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat

(c) (escape from)

∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;

∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;

∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?

(d) (become unaccustomed to)

∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out of) sortir de;

∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;

∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;

∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?

(b) (help to avoid)

∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;

∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;

∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;

∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire

(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;

∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;

∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;

∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;

∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;

∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit

(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;

∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;

∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;

∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit

➲ get over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → river, street) traverser, franchir; (→ fence, wall) franchir, passer par-dessus

(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;

∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;

∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;

∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;

∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;

∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;

∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!

(c) (master, overcome → obstacle) surmonter; (→ difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de;

∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser

(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser;

∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;

∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain

(b) (idea, message) passer

➲ get over with inseparable transitive verb

(finish with) en finir avec;

∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;

∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé

➲ get round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get around

(b) (exhibition, museum) faire le tour de; (corner) passer

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai

3 intransitive verb

(a) = get about

(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;

∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe

➲ get round to inseparable transitive verb

= get around to

➲ get through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reach destination) parvenir;

∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;

∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;

∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;

∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;

∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer

(b) (candidate, student → succeed) réussir; (→ in exam) être reçu, réussir;

∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale

(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté

(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;

∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde

(e) (contact) contacter; Telecommunications obtenir la communication;

∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau

(f) American (finish) finir, terminer;

∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir

(b) (survive → storm, winter) survivre à; (→ difficulty) se sortir de, se tirer de;

∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)

(c) (complete, finish → book) finir, terminer; (→ job, project) achever, venir à bout de;

∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;

∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce

(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;

∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;

∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;

∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;

∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture

(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;

∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;

∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;

∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois

(f) (exam) réussir, être reçu à

(g) (of bill, motion) passer;

∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;

∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);

∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;

∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau

(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;

∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?

(c) (make understood)

∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;

∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;

∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat

(e) (cause to succeed)

∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen

(f) (enable to endure)

∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jour

➲ get through with inseparable transitive verb

terminer, finir

➲ get to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;

∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas

(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;

∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain

(c) familiar (have an effect on)

∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment^□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;

∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!

(d) American familiar

∎ they got to the witness (bribed) ils ont acheté le témoin; (killed) ils ont descendu le témoin

➲ get together

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meet) se réunir, se rassembler;

∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?

(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;

∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;

∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition

2 separable transitive verb

(people) réunir, rassembler; (things) rassembler, ramasser; (thoughts) rassembler;

∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;

∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;

∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;

∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait^□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet^□ ;

∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait^□

➲ get up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (arise from bed) se lever;

∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;

∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;

∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!

(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;

∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;

∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;

∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie

(c) (climb up) monter;

∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;

∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto

(d) (of wind) se lever

(e) (to horse)

∎ get up! allez!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(stairs) monter; (ladder, tree) monter à; (hill) gravir

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to rise to feet) faire lever; (awaken) réveiller

(b) (move up) monter;

∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;

∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier

(c) (generate, work up)

∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;

∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;

∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail

(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser^□, monter^□ ; (→ petition) organiser^□ ; (→ play) monter^□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer^□, forger^□

(e) (dress up) habiller; (in costume) déguiser;

∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;

∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un

(f) familiar (study → subject) bûcher, travailler^□ ; (→ notes, speech) préparer^□

(g) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to get it up bander

➲ get up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (do) faire;

∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;

∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

(b) (reach)

∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;

∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous?

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