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1 preserve

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[English Word] be preserved

[Swahili Word] -hifadhiwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -hifadhi v

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[English Word] be preserved

[Swahili Word] -vuka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] preserve

[English Plural] preserve

[Swahili Word] hifadhi

[Swahili Plural] hifadhi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] animal preserve

[Swahili Example] hifadhi ya wanyama

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -dodoa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] rare

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -hifadhi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -ketisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -keti

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -nafidhi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -okoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -ruzuku

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] riziki

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -setiri

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] stara N

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -sitiri

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] stara N

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -stiri

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] stara N

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -tarazaki

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] riziki

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[English Word] preserve

[Swahili Word] -vua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] vaa V

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[English Word] wildlife preserve

[English Plural] wildlife preserves

[Swahili Word] mbuga

[Swahili Plural] mbuga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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English-Swahili dictionary > preserve
2 PW

1) Компьютерная техника: Public Write

2) Американизм: Pre War

3) Спорт: Personal Watercraft

4) Военный термин: Post War, Prince of Wales', Prisoner of War, powder weight, psychological warfare, public works, Prairie Warrior (Exercise Name)

5) Техника: poison water, potential well, primary water, prime white

6) Шутливое выражение: Paley Wiener, Passing Wind

7) Религия: Presbyterian Women

8) Метеорология: Precipitable water

9) Железнодорожный термин: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company

10) Юридический термин: Prosecution Witness

11) Автомобильный термин: power windows

12) Биржевой термин: Portfolio Width

13) Ветеринария: Puppy Walker

14) Грубое выражение: Pig Whore, Piss Weak, Plug Whore, Posting Whore

15) Сокращение: Palau, Pulse Width, passing window, pivoted window, plain washer, projected window, Prisoner of War (usually POW), password, Produced Water

16) Текстиль: Perfect Wear

17) Физика: ПВт, петаватт, peta watt, peta-watt

18) Физиология: Posterior Wall

19) Электроника: Pressure Wave, Petawatt (Петаватт, ПВт, 10Е15 Вт)

20) Вычислительная техника: printed wiring, program word, printed wiring

21) Нефть: present worth

22) Фирменный знак: Pure WorldWide Internet

23) Деловая лексика: Product Weight

24) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Price Waterhouse (now - Price Waterhouse Coopers), ПУ (Price Waterhouse), Прайс Уотерхаус (теперь PriceWaterhouseCoopers)

25) Нефтепромысловый: (preparation works) ПЗР

26) Образование: Practice Worksheet

27) Сетевые технологии: Priority Words

28) Полимеры: packed weight

29) Программирование: Preserve Word

30) Автоматика: point width

31) Полупроводники: plane wave

32) Сахалин Р: Price Waterhouse

33) Расширение файла: Text document (Professional Write)

34) Нефть и газ: potable water

35) Имена и фамилии: Paul Wolman

36) Должность: Production Worker

37) Чат: Pretty Wife

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > PW
3 Pw

1) Компьютерная техника: Public Write

2) Американизм: Pre War

3) Спорт: Personal Watercraft

4) Военный термин: Post War, Prince of Wales', Prisoner of War, powder weight, psychological warfare, public works, Prairie Warrior (Exercise Name)

5) Техника: poison water, potential well, primary water, prime white

6) Шутливое выражение: Paley Wiener, Passing Wind

7) Религия: Presbyterian Women

8) Метеорология: Precipitable water

9) Железнодорожный термин: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company

10) Юридический термин: Prosecution Witness

11) Автомобильный термин: power windows

12) Биржевой термин: Portfolio Width

13) Ветеринария: Puppy Walker

14) Грубое выражение: Pig Whore, Piss Weak, Plug Whore, Posting Whore

15) Сокращение: Palau, Pulse Width, passing window, pivoted window, plain washer, projected window, Prisoner of War (usually POW), password, Produced Water

16) Текстиль: Perfect Wear

17) Физика: ПВт, петаватт, peta watt, peta-watt

18) Физиология: Posterior Wall

19) Электроника: Pressure Wave, Petawatt (Петаватт, ПВт, 10Е15 Вт)

20) Вычислительная техника: printed wiring, program word, printed wiring

21) Нефть: present worth

22) Фирменный знак: Pure WorldWide Internet

23) Деловая лексика: Product Weight

24) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Price Waterhouse (now - Price Waterhouse Coopers), ПУ (Price Waterhouse), Прайс Уотерхаус (теперь PriceWaterhouseCoopers)

25) Нефтепромысловый: (preparation works) ПЗР

26) Образование: Practice Worksheet

27) Сетевые технологии: Priority Words

28) Полимеры: packed weight

29) Программирование: Preserve Word

30) Автоматика: point width

31) Полупроводники: plane wave

32) Сахалин Р: Price Waterhouse

33) Расширение файла: Text document (Professional Write)

34) Нефть и газ: potable water

35) Имена и фамилии: Paul Wolman

36) Должность: Production Worker

37) Чат: Pretty Wife

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Pw
4 pw

1) Компьютерная техника: Public Write

2) Американизм: Pre War

3) Спорт: Personal Watercraft

4) Военный термин: Post War, Prince of Wales', Prisoner of War, powder weight, psychological warfare, public works, Prairie Warrior (Exercise Name)

5) Техника: poison water, potential well, primary water, prime white

6) Шутливое выражение: Paley Wiener, Passing Wind

7) Религия: Presbyterian Women

8) Метеорология: Precipitable water

9) Железнодорожный термин: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company

10) Юридический термин: Prosecution Witness

11) Автомобильный термин: power windows

12) Биржевой термин: Portfolio Width

13) Ветеринария: Puppy Walker

14) Грубое выражение: Pig Whore, Piss Weak, Plug Whore, Posting Whore

15) Сокращение: Palau, Pulse Width, passing window, pivoted window, plain washer, projected window, Prisoner of War (usually POW), password, Produced Water

16) Текстиль: Perfect Wear

17) Физика: ПВт, петаватт, peta watt, peta-watt

18) Физиология: Posterior Wall

19) Электроника: Pressure Wave, Petawatt (Петаватт, ПВт, 10Е15 Вт)

20) Вычислительная техника: printed wiring, program word, printed wiring

21) Нефть: present worth

22) Фирменный знак: Pure WorldWide Internet

23) Деловая лексика: Product Weight

24) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Price Waterhouse (now - Price Waterhouse Coopers), ПУ (Price Waterhouse), Прайс Уотерхаус (теперь PriceWaterhouseCoopers)

25) Нефтепромысловый: (preparation works) ПЗР

26) Образование: Practice Worksheet

27) Сетевые технологии: Priority Words

28) Полимеры: packed weight

29) Программирование: Preserve Word

30) Автоматика: point width

31) Полупроводники: plane wave

32) Сахалин Р: Price Waterhouse

33) Расширение файла: Text document (Professional Write)

34) Нефть и газ: potable water

35) Имена и фамилии: Paul Wolman

36) Должность: Production Worker

37) Чат: Pretty Wife

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > pw
5 prop

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[English Word] be propped up

[Swahili Word] -gadimiwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] gadimu v

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] egemeo

[Swahili Plural] maegemeo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] gadi

[Swahili Plural] magadi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] kiguzo

[Swahili Plural] viguzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Word] nguzo N

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] kiweko

[Swahili Plural] viweko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -weka

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] magadi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] makwa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] mhimili

[Swahili Plural] mihimili

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] himili V

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] mwao

[Swahili Plural] miao

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] mwega

[Swahili Plural] miega

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] egama V

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] mwegamo

[Swahili Plural] miegamo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] egama V

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] nguzo

[Swahili Plural] nguzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] shikizo

[Swahili Plural] mashikizo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[English Example] (s)he put up a prop to preserve the wall of the house

[Swahili Example] Aliweka shikizo kuhifadhi ukuta wa nyumba

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] taruma

[Swahili Plural] mataruma

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] taumu

[Swahili Plural] mataumu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Terminology] nautical

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] tegemeo

[Swahili Plural] mategemeo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] tegemea V

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] tuka

[Swahili Plural] tuka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] prop

[English Plural] props

[Swahili Word] wima

[Swahili Plural] wima

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] kiwimawima, mwima, mwimo, uwima

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[English Word] prop

[Swahili Word] -egemeza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -egama

[Swahili Definition] kuwezesha kitu kisimame bora [Masomo 174]

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[English Word] prop up

[Swahili Word] -egamesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] prop up

[Swahili Word] -egameza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] prop up

[Swahili Word] -egamisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] prop up

[Swahili Word] -egemiza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] prop up (with posts, braces)

[Swahili Word] -gadimu

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > prop
6 behavior

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] amali

[Swahili Plural] amali

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] behavior

[English Plural] behaviors

[Swahili Word] kikao

[Swahili Plural] vikao

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kaa

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] mazoea

[Swahili Plural] mazoea

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] zoea V

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[English Word] behavior

[English Plural] behaviors

[Swahili Word] mwendo

[Swahili Plural] miendo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -enda

[English Example] the behavior I wanted for her my wife should have; he who talks like a child is not one who understands the behavior of the universe

[Swahili Example] mwendo niliomtakia mwenyewe mke wangu awe nao [Abd]; kama asemaye na mtoto mdogo asiyeelewa mwenendo wa ulimwengu [Ng]

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] nidhamu

[Swahili Plural] nidhamu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] nidhamu

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] shabihi

[Swahili Plural] shabihi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] siyara

[Swahili Plural] siyara

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] tabia

[Swahili Plural] tabia

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Arabic

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[English Word] behavior

[Swahili Word] tani

[Swahili Plural] matani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] good behavior

[Swahili Word] adabu

[Swahili Plural] adabu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] relaxed behavior; fig. bad behavior

[Swahili Word] kizembe

[Swahili Plural] vizembe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] zembe, mzembe, uzembe N

[English Example] preserve virginity.

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English-Swahili dictionary > behavior
7 virginity

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[English Word] preserve virginity

[Swahili Word] -weka kizinda

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] virginity

[Swahili Word] bikira

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] virginity

[Swahili Word] ubikira

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Derived Word] bikira n

[Swahili Example] wasichana wengi na wadogo wanapoteza ubikira wao mapema

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[English Word] virginity

[Swahili Word] ujali

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Swahili Example] hapana alilobakisha isipokuwa hilo lililompa ujali [Sul]

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[English Word] virginity

[English Plural] virginity

[Swahili Word] ungo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11

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English-Swahili dictionary > virginity
8 stuff

I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stof; materiale

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting; habengut

3) (an old word for cloth.) stof

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- know one's stuff
- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) proppe

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) fylde; farsere

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) udstoppe

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- stuffing
- stuff up
* * *
I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stof; materiale

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting; habengut

3) (an old word for cloth.) stof

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- know one's stuff
- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) proppe

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) fylde; farsere

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) udstoppe

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- stuffing
- stuff up

English-Danish dictionary > stuff
9 appearance

əˈpɪərəns сущ.
1) появление The policeman made a timely appearance. ≈ Полицейский появлялся время от времени. The crowd went wild at their first appearance on stage. ≈ Толпа неистовствовала, когда они впервые появились на сцене. TV appearance make put in an appearance put in an appearance work on the appearance side
2) внешний вид, наружность disheveled appearance immaculate appearance neat appearance
3) видимость to all appearance(s) ≈ судя по всему;
по-видимому
4) выступление Her first appearance was a success. ≈ Ее дебют прошел с успехом. cameo appearance appearance money
5) выход из печати
6) явление (возможно, загадочное) ;
феномен I am a great observer of natural appearances. ≈ Я знатный наблюдатель явлений природы.
7) призрак (тж. в фигуральном смысле) What is this Me? A voice, a Motion, an Appearance. ≈ Так что же такое Я? Голос, движение, бесплотный призрак. Syn: apparition
8) наличие слова в тексте The single appearance of the word in Domesday is the earliest instance. ≈ Это слово единожды встречается в Книге Судного Дня, и это первое свидетельство о нем в истории английского языка.
9) внешнее как противопоставленное "истинному", настоящему To preserve an appearance of consistency. ≈ Чтобы сохранить видимость последовательности (тогда как на самом деле...) ∙ to keep up appearances ≈ соблюдать приличия (тж. to save appearances)
внешний вид, внешность, наружность - in * по внешнему виду - to judge by *s судить по внешности - to have a noble * иметь благородную наружность - to be wonderfully improved in one's * необыкновенно похорошеть - everything resumed its usual * все вновь обрело свой прежний вид - *s are deceitful внешность обманчива видимость;
маска - although hostile, he tried to preserve the * of neutrality он был настроен враждебно, но скрывал это под личиной беспристрастия вид, изображение( на снимке) вероятность, правдоподобие - in all *s судя по всему, по всей видимости, по всей вероятности - *s are all against you на первый взгляд все против вас;
видимо, все складывается неблагоприятно для вас - he was to all *s dead по всем признакам он был мертв появление (в поле зрения) - the time of the sun's * время появления солнца - the * of the warships появление военных судов - the comet duly made its * as predicted комета показалась точно в рассчитанный момент появление (на приемах) - to make one's * in society появляться в обществе - my * at the party was not very welcome на вечере я был встречен холодно - to put in an * появиться или заглянуть ненадолго - I don't want to go to the reception, but I'd better put in an * мне не хочется идти на прием, но придется заглянуть на минутку выступление (в театре, концерте) - to make one's first * on the stage дебютировать (в качестве актера) появление, выход (в свет), публикация( книги) явка( в суд) ;
выступление (в суде) - default of * неявка на судебное заседание - to make one's * явиться( к назначенному сроку) на судебное заседание( спортивное) явка на соревнование явление (странное) - a queer * in the sky странное явление на небе призрак, привидение (пустая) видимость;
парад приличия;
внешняя сторона( жизни) - to keep up *s соблюдать приличия;
делать вид, что ничего не произошло( философское) чувственное восприятие предмета в отличие от реального его существования

~ видимость;
to all appearance(s) судя по всему;
по-видимому

appearance вероятность ~ вид, наружность, видимость ~ (внешний) вид, наружность ~ видимость;
to all appearance(s) судя по всему;
по-видимому ~ видимость ~ внешний вид ~ выступление;
her first appearance was a success ее дебют прошел с успехом ~ выступление в суде ~ выход из печати ~ наружность ~ появление, явка ~ появление;
to put in an appearance появиться ненадолго (на собрании, вечере и т. п.) ;
to make an (или one's) appearance показываться, появляться ~ правдоподобие ~ призрак;
to keep up appearances соблюдать приличия ~ регистрация явки ~ регистрация явки в суд ~ формальное подчинение юрисдикции суда ~ явка в суд ~ явление (обыкн. загадочное) ;
феномен

~ of document внешний вид документа

~ of the document внешний вид документа

enter an ~ регистрировать явку

first ~ первое появление

~ выступление;
her first appearance was a success ее дебют прошел с успехом

~ призрак;
to keep up appearances соблюдать приличия

~ появление;
to put in an appearance появиться ненадолго (на собрании, вечере и т. п.) ;
to make an (или one's) appearance показываться, появляться

~ появление;
to put in an appearance появиться ненадолго (на собрании, вечере и т. п.) ;
to make an (или one's) appearance показываться, появляться

suspicious ~ подозрительная внешность

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > appearance
10 keep

ki:p
1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) mantener, conservar

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tener; cuidar (un jardín); criar, dedicarse a criar (animales)

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tener; llevar (al día)

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) retener, entretener

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

keep¹ n manutención

I earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casa

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

I'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar

2. guardar / tener

you should keep eggs in the fridge deberías guardar los huevos en la nevera

3. entretener / retener

it's late and I don't want to keep you es tarde y no quiero entretenerte

they kept him in hospital for two days estuvo ingresado en el hospital durante dos días

4. quedarse / permanecer

keep quiet! ¡cállate!

we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

keep still estáte quieto

5. mantener

I'll keep your dinner warm te mantendré la cena caliente

keep your room tidy mantén la habitación limpia

6. seguir / continuar

keep straight on sigue todo recto

7. conservarse / durar

cheese keeps well in the fridge el queso se conserva bien en la nevera

to keep doing something seguir haciendo algo

don't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablando

I keep losing my keys siempre pierdo las llaves

to keep a secret guardar un secreto

to keep somebody waiting hacer esperar a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

keep

tr[kiːp]

noun

1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento

■ to earn one's keep ganarse el pan

2 (of castle) torreón nombre masculino, torre nombre femenino del homenaje

transitive verb (pt & pp kept tr[kept])

1 (not throw away) guardar

■ I kept all your letters guardé todas tus cartas

2 (not give back) quedarse con

■ you can keep that book I lent you quédate con aquel libro que te dejé

■ keep the change quédese con el cambio

3 (have) tener; (carry) llevar

■ you should always keep paper and pencil handy siempre hay que tener a mano lápiz y papel

■ I keep a spare pair of glasses in the car llevo unas gafas de recambio en el coche

4 (look after, save) guardar

■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?

■ John kept my place while I made a phone call John me guardó el sitio mientras hacía una llamada

5 (put away, store) guardar

■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?

■ I always keep a little brandy for emergencies siempre guardo un poco de coñac para una emergencia

6 (reserve) reservar

■ I keep this whisky for special occasions reservo este whisky para las ocasiones especiales

7 (detain) retener, hacer esperar; (hold up) entretener

■ they kept her in hospital overnight la retuvieron en el hospital toda la noche

■ she kept me talking for hours me entretuvo hablando durante horas

■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?

■ sorry to keep you waiting discúlpeme por hacerle esperar

8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar

■ they keep a small hotel on the coast tienen un pequeño hotel en la costa

9 (have in stock) tener, vender

■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros

10 (support) mantener

■ I don't know how they manage to keep a family on their wage no sé cómo pueden mantener una familia con lo que ganan

11 (animals) tener

■ children love keeping pets a los niños les encanta tener animales de compañía

■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas

12 (promise) cumplir

■ promises are made to be kept las promesas se deben cumplir

13 (secret) guardar

■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

14 (appointment) acudir a, no faltar a

■ please 'phone if you are unable to keep your appointment por favor, llame si no puede acudir a la visita

15 (order) mantener

■ teachers must keep order in their classes los profesores deben mantener el orden en sus clases

16 (tradition) observar

■ many old traditions are not kept nowadays muchas tradiciones antiguas ya no se observan

17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener

■ these doors must be kept locked estas puertas deben mantenerse cerradas

■ the stove keeps the whole house warm la estufa mantiene caliente toda la casa

■ this game will keep the children amused este juego entretendrá a los niños

■ this yoghurt must be kept cold este yogur debe conservarse en frío

intransitive verb

1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar

■ I keep thinking about her no dejo de pensar en ella

■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!

■ she was exhausted but kept swimming estaba agotada pero siguió nadando

■ keep trying until you succeed sigue intentándolo hasta que lo consigas

2 (stay fresh) conservarse

■ this food will keep for five days in the fridge esta comida se conserva durante cinco días en la nevera

■ I've got some news for you, but it'll keep till tomorrow tengo algo que decirte, pero puede esperar hasta mañana

3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir

■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha

■ keep to the path no abandonar el sendero

4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer

■ please keep quiet cállese por favor

■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!

■ we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for keeps para siempre

how are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?

keep it up! ¡ánimo!

keep the change quédese con la vuelta

to keep going seguir (adelante)

to keep one's head no perder la cabeza

to keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruido

to keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguien

to keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo

to keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguien

to keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-a

to keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para sí

to keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-a

you can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante

keep ['ki:p] v, kept ['kpt] ; keeping vt

1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)

2) observe: observar (una fiesta)

3) guard: guardar, cuidar

4) continue: mantener

to keep silence: mantener silencio

5) support: mantener (una familia)

6) raise: criar (animales)

7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)

8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con

9) store: guardar

10) detain: hacer quedar, detener

11) preserve: guardar

to keep a secret: guardar un secreto

keep vi

1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)

2) continue: seguir, no dejar

he keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos

3)

to keep from : abstenerse de

I couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risa

keep n

1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje

2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m

3)

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

n.

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

kiːp
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When keep is part of a set combination, eg to keep an appointment. to keep a promise, to keep one's seat, look up the noun.
1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

you must keep the receipt — debe guardar el recibo

you can keep the change — quédese con la vuelta or (LAm) el vuelto

is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?

he is to keep his job in spite of the incident — va a mantener or conservar el trabajo a pesar del incidente

this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad

• to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservar

I'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas

ask the shop to keep you one — pide en la tienda que te reserven uno

• I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti

3) (=have ready)

I always keep a torch in the car — siempre tengo una linterna en el coche

keep this by you in case of emergencies — guárdate eso para un caso de emergencia

4) (=store, put) (gen) guardar; (in museum) conservar

where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?

keep it somewhere safe — guárdalo en un sitio seguro

you must keep it in a cold place — debes conservarlo en un sitio fresco

5) (=house)

the puppies were kept in cramped conditions — tenían a los cachorros hacinados

the tarantulas were kept in cages — las tarántulas estaban metidas en jaulas

the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura

he keeps his wives in separate houses — tiene a sus mujeres alojadas en casas separadas

6) (=detain) tener

keep him in bed for a couple of days — tenlo en cama un par de días

to keep sb in prison — tener a algn preso

he was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital

illness kept her at home — la enfermedad no le permitió salir de casa

to keep sb doing sth — tener a algn haciendo algo

7) (=delay) entretener

• I mustn't keep you — no quiero entretenerte

don't let me keep you — no le entretengo más

what kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?

am I keeping you from your work? — quizá tienes trabajo y yo te estoy entreteniendo

8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar

he keeps a good cellar — tiene una buena bodega

9) (=stock) tener

we don't keep that model any more — ya no tenemos ese modelo

10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantener

to keep o.s. — mantenerse

• the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillos

our garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano

11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar

to keep the Sabbath — observar el sábado judío

12) (=not divulge)

• to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• keep it quiet — de esto no digas ni una palabra

• keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadie

but he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie

13) (=maintain)

a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribir

to keep a record of sth — llevar nota de algo

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

keep Britain tidy — mantenga limpia Gran Bretaña

• to keep sth clean — conservar or mantener algo limpio; (less formal) tener algo limpio

she always keeps the house very clean — tiene la casa siempre muy limpia

to keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio

cats keep themselves clean — los gatos son muy limpios

• exercise keeps you fit — haciendo ejercicio te mantienes en forma

• keep the sauce hot — (in recipe book) mantener la salsa caliente

I'll keep your supper hot — te guardaré la comida caliente

• to keep inflation as low as possible — mantener la inflación tan baja como sea posible

• to keep sth safe — guardar algo bien, guardar algo en un lugar seguro

• try to keep your head still — intenta no mover la cabeza

• to keep sth warm — mantener algo caliente

• the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidado
fixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)
c) + -ing

to keep the engine running — dejar el motor en marcha

to keep sb talking — entretener a algn hablando

keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...

to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

he kept them working all night — los tuvo trabajando toda la noche
go 1., 24)
14) (=hold)

• to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajando

• I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa
counsel 1., 1)
15) (=prevent)

• to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo

what can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?

to keep o.s. from doing sth — contener las ganas de hacer algo, aguantarse de hacer algo *

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

God keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!

17)

to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

• try to keep calm — intenta mantener la calma

• to keep fit — mantenerse en forma

• it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanas

• to keep healthy — mantenerse sano

• keep very quiet — no hagas nada de ruido

• you must keep still — tienes que estarte or quedarte muy quieto

• to keep together — no separarse

• he was jumping up and down to keep warm — estaba dando saltos para mantener el calor

b) with preposition/adverb

keep in the left lane — sigue por el carril de la izquierda

she kept inside for three days — no salió en tres días

2)

to keep doing sth —

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

he kept walking — siguió caminando

I keep hoping she'll come back — sigo esperando que vuelva

you must keep moving — no pares

keep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!

keep going! — ¡no pares!

b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo

he keeps mentioning his uncle — no hace más que mencionar a su tío

I keep thinking I'll wake up in a minute — no hago más que pensar que es todo un sueño

she keeps bursting into tears — está todo el tiempo echándose a llorar

he kept interrupting us — no paraba de interrumpirnos

I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill — siempre se me olvida pagar la factura del gas

you mustn't keep looking at your watch — no debes estar todo el tiempo mirando al reloj

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

to keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho

keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...

keep left — circule por la izquierda

4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien

fish doesn't keep very well — el pescado no se conserva muy bien

an apple that keeps — una manzana que se conserva bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

the news will keep till I see you — la noticia puede esperar hasta que nos veamos

it can keep — puede esperar

6) * (talking about health)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *

he's not keeping very well — no está muy bien de salud

she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor

7) (=avoid)

• to keep from doing sth — evitar hacer algo; (=abstain from) abstenerse de hacer algo

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama

I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana

to earn one's keep — ganarse el sustento; (fig) justificar el gasto

in a poem every word must earn its keep — en un poema cada palabra debe estar justificada

2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje

3) (=permanently)

for keeps * — para siempre

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep together

- keep under

- keep up

* * *
[kiːp]
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

English-spanish dictionary > keep
11 break

1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also academic.ru/44727/make">make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brechen

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) abbrechen

3) (to make or become unusable.) vernichten

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brechen

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) (einen Rekord etc.) brechen

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) abbrechen

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) brechen

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) beibringen

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) brechen

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) brechen

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) losbrechen
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) die Pause

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) der Umschwung

3) (an opening.) die Lücke

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) der Durchbruch

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) der zerbrechliche Gegenstand

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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break

[breɪk]

I. NOUN

1. (fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; MED Bruch m

2. (gap) Lücke f; (in rock) Spalt m; (in line) Unterbrechung f

3. (escape) Ausbruch m

to make a \break ausbrechen

4. (interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; esp BRIT SCH (during classes) Pause f; (holiday) Ferien pl

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl

commercial \break TV, RADIO Werbung f

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5. METEO

\break of day Tagesanbruch m

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6. (divergence) Bruch m

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7. (end of relationship) Abbruch m

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8. (opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9. SPORT (in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

10. COMM ( fam: sharp fall) plötzlicher und starker Einbruch von Preisen und Kursen

11. COMPUT

\break key Pause-Taste f

12.

▶ give me a \break! ( fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!; (give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter)

▪ to \break sth etw zerbrechen; (in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen; (force open) etw aufbrechen; (damage) etw kaputt machen fam; (fracture) etw brechen

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen

to \break one's back [or AM ass] ( fig fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] fam

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen fig

to \break a bottle/a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen geh

to \break a nail/tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2. (momentarily interrupt)

▪ to \break sth etw unterbrechen

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen

to \break a circuit ELEC einen Stromkreis unterbrechen

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; MIL aus dem Schritt fallen

3. (put an end to)

▪ to \break sth etw zerstören

to \break the back of sth BRIT, AUS das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputt machen fam

to \break the peace/a record/the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4. SPORT

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen

▪ to \break sb TENNIS jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5. (violate)

▪ to \break sth etw brechen

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten

to \break a/the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6. (forcefully end)

▪ to \break sth etw durchbrechen

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7. (decipher)

to \break a cipher/a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8. (make public)

▪ to \break sth etw bekanntgeben; JOURN etw veröffentlichen

▪ to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen]

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9. (separate into parts)

▪ to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen

to \break bread REL das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen

to \break bread [with sb] ( dated liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen]

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10. (make change for)

to \break a note [or AM bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o fam kleinmachen

11. (crush spirit)

▪ to \break sb jdn brechen [o fam kleinkriegen]

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen

▪ to \break an animal (tame) ein Tier zähmen; (train) ein Tier abrichten

to \break sb's will jds Willen brechen

12. (leave)

to \break cover MIL aus der Deckung hervorbrechen; (from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen

to \break formation MIL aus der Aufstellung heraustreten

to \break rank MIL aus dem Glied treten

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13. (open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

14.

▶ to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen

▶ to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen

▶ \break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! fam

▶ you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne prov

▶ to \break the mould innovativ sein

▶ sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ( saying) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben

▶ to \break wind einen fahrenlassen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter) zerbrechen; (stop working) kaputtgehen fam; (fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2. (interrupt) Pause machen

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3. wave sich akk brechen

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4. (change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5. METEO weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6. (collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7. (become public) news, scandal bekannt werden, publikwerden, ans Licht kommen

8. (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9. BOXING sich akk trennen

10. (move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen; MIL, SPORT sich akk auflösen

11. MED [auf]platzen

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

12.

▶ to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten

▶ to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien

▶ to \break loose sich akk losreißen

▶ it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

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[breɪk] vb: pret broke, ptp broken
1. NOUN

1) = fracture in bone, pipe Bruch m; (GRAM, TYP = word break) (Silben)trennung f

... he said with a break in his voice —... sagte er mit stockender Stimme

break in the circuit (Elec) — Stromkreisunterbrechung f

2) = gap Lücke f; (in rock) Spalte f, Riss m; (in drawn line) Unterbrechung f

row upon row of houses without a break — Häuserzeile auf Häuserzeile, ohne Lücke or lückenlos

3) = pause ALSO BRIT SCH Pause f; (in journey) Pause f, Unterbrechung f

without a break — ohne Unterbrechung or Pause, ununterbrochen

to take or have a break — (eine) Pause machen

at break (Sch) — in der Pause

after the break (Rad, TV) — nach der Pause

give me a break! ( inf, expressing annoyance ) — nun mach mal halblang! (inf)

4) = end of relations Bruch m

5) = change Abwechslung f

break in the weather — Wetterumschwung m

6) = respite Erholung f

the playgroup gives parents a break — die Spielgruppe verschafft den Eltern etwas Erholung

7) = holiday Urlaub m

I'm looking forward to a good break — ich freue mich auf einen schönen Urlaub

8)

at break of day — bei Tagesanbruch

9) = escape inf Ausbruch m

they made a break for it — sie versuchten zu entkommen

10) = opportunity inf

to have a good/bad break — Glück or Schwein (inf) nt/Pech nt haben

we had a few lucky breaks — wir haben ein paar Mal Glück or Schwein (inf) gehabt

she had her first big break in a Broadway play — sie bekam ihre erste große Chance in einem Broadwaystück

11) BILLIARDS Break nt or m, Serie f

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = fracture bone sich (dat) brechen; stick zerbrechen; (= smash) kaputt schlagen, kaputt machen; glass, cup zerbrechen; window einschlagen; egg aufbrechen

to break sth from sth — etw von etw abbrechen

to break one's leg — sich (dat) das Bein brechen

break a leg! ( US : inf ) — Hals- und Beinbruch!

2) = make unusable toy, chair kaputt machen

3) = violate promise, treaty, vow brechen; law, rule, commandment verletzen; appointment nicht einhalten

to break bail — die Haftverschonung brechen

4) = interrupt journey, silence, fast unterbrechen; spell brechen; monotony, routine unterbrechen, auflockern

to break a holiday short (Brit) — einen Urlaub abbrechen

to break a habit — mit einer Gewohnheit brechen, sich (dat) etw abgewöhnen

he couldn't break the habit of smoking — er konnte sich das Rauchen nicht abgewöhnen

to break sb of a habit — jdm etw abgewöhnen

5) = penetrate skin ritzen; surface, shell durchbrechen

his skin is bruised but not broken —

to break surface ( submarine fig ) —, fig ) auftauchen

6) = surpass record brechen; sound barrier durchbrechen

7) = open up → ground

8) = tame horse zureiten; person brechen

9) = destroy person kleinkriegen (inf), mürbemachen; resistance, strike brechen; code entziffern; (TENNIS) serve durchbrechen

his spirit was broken by the spell in solitary confinement —

this betrayal nearly broke him — dieser Verrat hätte ihn fast zum Wahnsinn getrieben

to break sb ( financially) —

to break the bank (Gambling) — die Bank sprengen

37p, well that won't exactly break the bank — 37 Pence, na, davon gehe ich/gehen wir noch nicht bankrott

his service was broken (Tennis) — er hat das Aufschlagspiel abgegeben

10) = soften fall dämpfen, abfangen

the wall breaks the force of the wind — der Wind bricht sich an der Mauer

11) = get out of jail, one's bonds ausbrechen aus

to break step (Mil) — aus dem Schritt fallen

12) = disclose news mitteilen

how can I break it to her? — wie soll ich es ihr sagen?

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = snap twig, bone brechen; (rope) zerreißen; (= smash, window) kaputtgehen; (cup, glass) zerbrechen

breaking strain — Belastbarkeit f

2) = become useless watch, toy, chair kaputtgehen

3)

= become detached to break from sth — von etw abbrechen

4) = pause (eine) Pause machen, unterbrechen

to break for lunch — Mittagspause machen

5) = change weather, luck umschlagen

6) = disperse clouds aufreißen; (crowd) sich teilen

7) = give way health leiden, Schaden nehmen; (stamina) gebrochen werden; under interrogation etc zusammenbrechen

his spirit broke — sein Mut verließ ihn

8) wave sich brechen

9) day, dawn anbrechen; (suddenly storm) losbrechen

10) voice with emotion brechen

his voice is beginning to break (boy) — er kommt in den Stimmbruch

11) = become known story, news, scandal bekannt werden, an den Tag or ans Licht kommen

the news broke on Wall Street yesterday — gestern platzte diese Nachricht in der Wall Street

12) = escape from jail ausbrechen (from aus) → loose

13)

company to break even — seine (Un)kosten decken

14) BILLIARDS anstoßen

15)

ball to break to the right/left — nach rechts/links wegspringen

16) = let go (BOXING ETC) sich trennen

break! — break!

17) = end relations brechen

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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break¹ [breık]

A s

1. (Ab-, Zer-, Durch-, Entzwei)Brechen n, Bruch m

2. Bruch (-stelle f) m, Durchbruch m, Riss m, Spalt m, Bresche f, Öffnung f, Zwischenraum m, Lücke f (auch fig)

3. fig Bruch m (from, with mit; between zwischen dat):

a break with tradition;

she made a break from her family sie brach mit ihrer Familie; → clean A 15

4. (Wald)Lichtung f

5. a) Pause f (Br auch SCHULE), Unterbrechung f ( auch ELEK):

before (after) the break SPORT vor (nach) der Pause, vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

without a break ununterbrochen;

have ( oder take) a break (eine) Pause machen;

take a break for a cigarette eine Zigarettenpause machen

b) RADIO, TV Werbeunterbrechung f:

we’ll be back again right after the break gleich nach der Werbung geht es weiter

c) Kurzurlaub m:

have ( oder take) a weekend break übers Wochenende verreisen

6. fig, auch LIT Zäsur f, Einschnitt m

7. Ausbruch m (eines Gefangenen), Fluchtversuch m:

make a break for it ( oder for freedom) das Weite suchen, flüchten;

they made a break for the door sie stürzten zur Tür

8. (plötzlicher) Wechsel, Umschwung m:

break in the weather Wetterumschlag m;

at break of day bei Tagesanbruch

9. SPORT Konter m

10. WIRTSCH Preis-, Kurssturz m, Kurseinbruch m

11. MUS

a) Registerwechsel m

b) Jazz: Break m/n (kurzes Zwischensolo)

12. MUS

a) Versagen n (im Ton)

b) Versager m (Ton)

13. Richtungswechsel m

14. Billard:

a) Serie f

b) Abweichen n (des Balles)

15. Boxen: Trennkommando n

16. Pferderennen: Start m

17. umg

a) a bad break Pech n;

a lucky break Dusel m, Schwein n (beide umg)

b) (faire) Chance f:

give sb a break

18. auch break of serve (Tennis) Break m/n (Spielgewinn bei gegnerischem Aufschlag):

he had a break er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break

B v/t prät broke [brəʊk], obs brake [breık], pperf broken [ˈbrəʊkən]

1. ab-, auf-, durchbrechen, (er-, zer)brechen:

break open eine Tür etc aufbrechen;

break one’s arm sich den Arm brechen;

break sb’s head jemandem den Schädel einschlagen;

break a glass ein Glas zerbrechen;

break jail aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen;

break a leg, John! umg besonders THEAT Hals- und Beinbruch!;

break a record fig einen Rekord brechen;

break a seal ein Siegel erbrechen;

break sb’s service, break sb (Tennis) jemandem den Aufschlag abnehmen, jemanden breaken;

he broke service (Tennis) er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break; → ass², back¹ A 1, balls A, heart Bes Redew, neck A 2

2. zerreißen, -schlagen, -trümmern, kaputt machen umg

3. PHYS Licht, Strahlen, weitS. Wellen, Wind brechen, einen Stoß oder Fall abfangen, dämpfen, auch fig abschwächen

4. ab-, unterbrechen, trennen, aufheben, sprengen:

break company

a) auseinandergehen,

b) sich wegstehlen;

break a journey eine Reise unterbrechen;

break one’s silence sein Schweigen brechen;

a cry broke the silence ein Schrei zerriss die Stille;

break a set

a) einen Satz (z. B. Gläser durch Zerbrechen eines einzelnen Teiles) unvollständig machen,

b) einen Satz (z. B. Briefmarken) auseinanderreißen;

break a siege eine Belagerung aufheben; → blockade A 1, camp¹ A 1, fast³ B 1, ice¹ A 1

5. ELEK

a) einen Stromkreis oder Kontakt unterbrechen, einen Kontakt öffnen

b) ab-, ausschalten

6. aufgeben, ablegen:

break a custom mit einer Tradition oder Gewohnheit brechen;

break sb of sth jemandem etwas abgewöhnen; → habit 1

7. a) eine Speise, eine Ware, einen Geldschein anbrechen: → bottle¹ A 1, bread Bes Redew

b) einen Geldschein kleinmachen umg (wechseln)

8. fig jemandes Macht, Willen etc brechen, jemanden zerbrechen, jemandem das Rückgrat brechen:

break sb’s resistance jemandes Widerstand brechen;

break sb’s spirits jemandes Lebensmut brechen

9. a) Tiere zähmen, abrichten, ein Pferd zureiten, einfahren, auch jemanden gewöhnen (to an akk):

break a horse to harness (to rein) ein Pferd einfahren (zureiten)

b) ein Auto etc einfahren, neue Schuhe einlaufen, austreten

c) jemanden einarbeiten, anlernen

10. das Gesetz, einen Vertrag, sein Versprechen etc brechen, eine Regel verletzen, eine Vorschrift übertreten, verstoßen gegen, ein Tempolimit überschreiten:

rules are made to be broken Vorschriften sind dazu da, um übertreten zu werden

11. fig vernichten, (auch finanziell) ruinieren oder zugrunde richten, eine Ehe etc zerrütten:

break a will JUR ein Testament (durch gerichtliches Verfahren) aufheben; → bank¹ A 3

12. MIL

a) entlassen

b) degradieren

13. eröffnen, kundtun:

break the bad news gently to sb jemandem die schlechte Nachricht schonend beibringen

14. US umg eine Unternehmung starten

15. HIST foltern, auf der oder die Folter strecken: → wheel A 6

16. a) einen Code etc knacken umg, entschlüsseln

b) einen Fall lösen, aufklären

17. break (the) ground AGR ein Brachfeld umbrechen, -pflügen; → ground¹ A 1

18. MUS

a) einen Akkord brechen

b) Notenwerte zerlegen

C v/i

1. brechen:

break into

a) in ein Haus etc einbrechen,

b) allg und fig eindringen oder einbrechen in (akk):

break into the best social circles; → preserve B 2 b,

c) etwas unterbrechen, hineinplatzen in (akk),

d) fig ausbrechen in (akk):

he broke into laughter; → applause 1,

e) → B 7 a;

break through eine Absperrung etc durchbrechen;

break with mit jemandem, einer Tradition etc brechen; → loose A 1

2. (zer)brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, (-)platzen, entzweigehen, kaputtgehen umg:

the rope broke das Seil riss;

break open aufspringen, -platzen

3. unterbrochen werden

4. (plötzlich) auftauchen (Fisch, U-Boot)

5. sich (zer)teilen (Wolken)

6. zersprengt werden, in Unordnung geraten, weichen (Truppen), sich auflösen (Heer)

7. MED aufbrechen, -gehen (Abszess), aufplatzen (Zyste), platzen, aufspringen (Haut)

8. fig brechen (Herz, Widerstand etc)

9. nachlassen, abnehmen, gebrochen oder zerrüttet werden, verfallen (Geist oder Gesundheit), (auch seelisch) zusammenbrechen

10. umschlagen, mutieren (Stimme):

his voice broke

a) er befand sich im Stimmbruch, er mutierte,

b) ihm brach die Stimme ( with vor Rührung etc)

11. SPORT die Gangart wechseln (Pferd)

12. Tennis: breaken

13. sich brechen, branden (Wellen)

14. brechen (Eis)

15. umschlagen (Wetter)

16. anbrechen (Tag)

17. los-, ausbrechen ( over über dat):

the storm broke der Sturm brach los

18. eröffnet werden, bekannt gegeben werden (Nachricht)

19. WIRTSCH plötzlich im Preis oder Kurs fallen (Ware, Wertpapier)

20. WIRTSCH ruiniert werden, Bankrott machen oder bankrottgehen, fallieren

21. Boxen: sich trennen:

break! break!

22. rennen, hasten:

break for cover hastig in Deckung gehen

23. Pferderennen: starten

24. eine Pause machen:

break for lunch (eine) Mittagspause machen

25. besonders US umg sich entwickeln:

things are breaking well

break² [breık] s

1. Break m/n (Art Kremser mit zwei Längssitzen)

2. Wagen zum Einfahren von Pferden

* * *
1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

* * *

(printing) n.

Absatz -¨e (Buchdruck) m. n.

Arbeitspause f.

Bruch ¨-e m.

Lücke -n f.

Pause -n (Schule) f.

Pause -n (Sport) f.

Pause -n f.

Rast -en f.

Umbruch -¨e (von Gefäß) m.

Unterbrechung f. (up) with someone expr.

jemandem die Freundschaft aufkündigen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken)

= abbrechen v.

aufheben v.

stoppen v.

unterbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > break
12 can

kæn
I negative - can't; verb
1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) poder

2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) saber

3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) poder, estar permitido

4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) poder

II
1. noun
(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) lata, bote

2. verb
(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)

- canned
- cannery

can¹ n lata

a can of beer una lata de cerveza

can² vb

1. poder

you can play with my computer game puedes jugar con mi juego de ordenador

sorry, I can't come to your party lo siento, no puedo ir a tu fiesta

can you carry this box? ¿puedes llevar esta caja?

2. saber

can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?

El pasado de can es could

can

tr[kæn]

auxiliar (pt & cond could tr[kʊd])

1 (be able to) poder

■ can you come tomorrow? ¿puedes venir mañana?

■ can we afford it? ¿nos lo podemos permitir?

■ they're doing all they can hacen todo lo que pueden

2 (know how to) saber

■ he can speak Chinese sabe hablar chino

■ can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?

■ I can't drive no sé conducir

3 (be allowed to) poder, estar permitido,-a

■ you can't smoke here no se puede fumar aquí

■ you can go now ya te puedes ir

■ female nurses couldn't wear trousers a las enfermeras no les estaba permitido llevar pantalones

4 (in requests) poder

■ can I borrow your car tonight? ¿me dejas el coche esta noche?

■ can you get that box down for me? ¿me puedes bajar esa caja?

■ can I have a cheese sandwich, please? (me pone) un bocadillo de queso, por favor

5 (with verbs of perception or mental activity)

■ she couldn't see anything no veía nada

■ I can smell burning huele a quemado

■ can you hear me? ¿me oyes?

■ I can't remember no me acuerdo

6 (possibility) poder

■ who can it be? ¿quién será?

■ smoking can cause cancer fumar puede causar cáncer

■ you can get tickets on the door se puede comprar las entradas en la taquilla

7 (expressing bewilderment, incredulity) poder

■ he can't be here already! ¡no puede ser que ya haya llegado!

■ you cannot be serious! ¡no hablarás en serio!

8 (indicating typical behaviour) poder

■ he can be very annoying sometimes a veces es muy pesado

■ it can be very cold in Madrid puede llegar a hacer mucho frío en Madrid

————————

can

tr[kæn]

noun

1 (tin - for food, drinks) lata, bote nombre masculino

2 (container - for oil, petrol, etc) bidón nombre masculino

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (prison) chirona, trullo

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (toilet) trono

transitive verb (pt & pp canned, ger canning)

1 (put in cans) enlatar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

can it! ¡basta ya!

to be in the can SMALLCINEMA/SMALL estar listo,-a

to carry the can cargar con las culpas, pagar el pato

to open up a can of worms destapar un escándalo

can ['kæn] v aux, past could ['kʊd] ; present s & pl can

1) : poder

could you help me?: ¿podría ayudarme?

2) : saber

she can't drive yet: todavía no sabe manejar

3) may: poder, tener permiso para

can I sit down?: ¿puedo sentarme?

4) : poder

it can't be!: ¡no puede ser!

where can they be?: ¿dónde estarán?

can ['kæn] vt, canned ; canning

1) : enlatar, envasar

to can tomatoes: enlatar tomates

2) dismiss, fire: despedir, echar

can n

: lata f, envase m, cubo m

a can of beer: una lata de cerveza

garbage can: cubo de basura

can (Container)

n.

• tarro s.m. (Modal)

v.

• poder v.

(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-) (To know how)

aux.

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar la capacidad) v.

• poder v.

(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-)

n.

• envase s.m.

• lata s.f.

v.

• conservar en latas v.

• enlatar v.

• envasar v.

I kæn
noun

1)

a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)

a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)

can opener — abrelatas m

b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basura

to carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)

2) (AmE sl)

a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)

to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)

b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)

c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)

II

transitive verb - nn-

1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de

2) (AmE colloq) ( dismiss) echar (fam), correr (fam); ( stop) (usu in impera)

can it! — basta ya!

III kæn, weak form kən
modal verb (past could)

1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

2)

a) ( with verbs of perception)

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

b) ( with verbs of mental activity)

I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

3)

a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras

b) ( in requests) poder*

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

c) ( in offers)

can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

4)

a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?

b) (in suggestions, advice)

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

c) ( in orders)

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

5)

a) ( indicating possibility) poder*

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

what can she be doing in there? — ¿qué estará haciendo ahí?, ¿qué puede estar haciendo ahí?

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

b) ( indicating characteristic)

she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could

I

[kæn]
MODAL VB (NEG cannot, can't) (condit, pt could)
1) (=be able to) poder

he can do it if he tries hard — puede hacerlo si se esfuerza

I can't or cannot go any further — no puedo seguir

• I'll tell you all I can — te diré todo lo que pueda

he will do all he can to help you — hará lo posible por ayudarte

• you can but ask — con preguntar no se pierde nada

• they couldn't help it — ellos no tienen la culpa

• "have another helping" - "I really couldn't" — -¿otra ración? -no puedo

2) (=know how to) saber

he can't swim — no sabe nadar

can you speak Italian? — ¿sabes (hablar) italiano?

3) (=may) poder

can I use your telephone? — ¿puedo usar su teléfono?

can I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have a word with you? — ¿podría hablar contigo un momento?

can't I come too? — ¿puedo ir también?

4) (with verbs of perception: not translated)

I can hear it — lo oigo

I couldn't see it anywhere — no lo veía en ninguna parte

I can't understand why — no comprendo por qué

5) (expressing disbelief, puzzlement)

that cannot be! — ¡eso no puede ser!, ¡es imposible!

he can't have said that — no puede haber dicho eso

they can't have left already! — ¡no es posible que ya se han ido!

• how could you lie to me! — ¿cómo pudiste mentirme?

how can you say that? — ¿cómo te atreves a decir eso?

• you can't be serious! — ¿lo dices en serio?

• it can't be true! — ¡no puede ser!

• what can he want? — ¿qué querrá?

• where on earth can she be? — ¿dónde demonios puede estar?

6) (expressing possibility, suggestion etc)

he could be in the library — puede que esté en la biblioteca

you could try telephoning his office — ¿por qué no le llamas a su despacho?

they could have forgotten — puede (ser) que se hayan olvidado

you could have told me! — ¡podías habérmelo dicho!

it could have been a wolf — podía ser un lobo

I reckon you could have got a job last year — creo que podías obtener un trabajo el año pasado

7) (=want to)

• I'm so happy I could cry — soy tan feliz que me dan ganas de llorar or que me voy a echar a llorar

I could have cried — me daban ganas de llorar

• I could scream! — ¡es para volverse loco!

8) (=be occasionally capable of)

she can be very annoying — a veces te pone negro

it can get very cold here — aquí puede llegar a hacer mucho frío

9) (in comparisons)

I'm doing it as well as I can — lo hago lo mejor que puedo

as cheap as can be — lo más barato posible

as big as big can be — lo más grande posible

she was as happy as could be — estaba de lo más feliz

10)

could do with: I could do with a drink — ¡qué bien me vendría una copa!

we could do with a bigger house — nos convendría una casa más grande

See:

ABLE, CAN in able

II [kæn]
1. N

1) (=container) (for foodstuffs) bote m, lata f; (for oil, water etc) bidón m

a can of beer — una lata de cerveza

- a can of worms

to open a can of worms * — abrir la caja de Pandora

- be left to carry the can

2) (esp US) (=garbage can) cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura

3) (Cine) [of film] lata f

- it's in the can

4) (US) ** (=prison) chirona * f

5) (US) ** (=toilet) wáter m

6) (US) ** (=buttocks) culo ** m

2. VT

1) [+ food] enlatar, envasar

- can it!

2) (US) * (=dismiss) [+ employee] despedir

3.

CPD

can opener N — abrelatas m inv

* * *

I [kæn]
noun

1)

a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)

a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)

can opener — abrelatas m

b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basura

to carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)

2) (AmE sl)

a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)

to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)

b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)

c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)

II

transitive verb - nn-

1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de

2) (AmE colloq) ( dismiss) echar (fam), correr (fam); ( stop) (usu in impera)

can it! — basta ya!

III [kæn], weak form [kən]
modal verb (past could)

1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

2)

a) ( with verbs of perception)

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

b) ( with verbs of mental activity)

I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

3)

a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras

b) ( in requests) poder*

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

c) ( in offers)

can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

4)

a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?

b) (in suggestions, advice)

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

c) ( in orders)

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

5)

a) ( indicating possibility) poder*

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

what can she be doing in there? — ¿qué estará haciendo ahí?, ¿qué puede estar haciendo ahí?

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

b) ( indicating characteristic)

she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could

English-spanish dictionary > can
13 stuff

I
noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) materia; material; sustancia; cosa

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) cosas; chismes, cachivaches, trastos

3) (an old word for cloth.) paño, tela; género

•

- know one's stuff
- that's the stuff!
II
verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) atiborrar(se); meter algo de cualquier manera; embutir; atestar

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rellenar

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) disecar

•

- stuffing
- stuff up

stuff¹ n

1. algo

what's that stuff on your shirt? ¿qué es eso que tienes en la camisa?

there's some sticky stuff on my trousers llevo algo pegajoso en el pantalón

2. cosas

have you got all your stuff? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?

stuff² vb

1. rellenar

the pillow is stuffed with feathers la almohada está rellena de plumas

2. meter

he stuffed the money into a bag metió el dinero en una bolsa

stuff

tr[stʌf]

noun

1 familiar (matter, material, substance) materia, material nombre masculino

■ it's made of a kind of plastic stuff está hecho de un tipo de material plástico

■ what's that stuff on your shirt? ¿qué es eso que tienes en la camisa?

■ do you like cauliflower? - no, I can't stand the stuff ¿te gusta la coliflor? - no, no la aguanto

■ do you call this stuff lasagne? ¿a esto lo llamas lasaña?

2 familiar (things, possesions) cosas nombre femenino plural, trastos nombre masculino plural

■ put your stuff over there pon tus cosas por allí

3 familiar (content) cuento, rollo, cosas nombre femenino plural

■ I've heard all that stuff before ya he oído todo ese rollo

■ don't give me all that macho stuff! ¡no me vengas con esos cuentos de macho!

■ we just talked about work and stuff sólo hablamos de trabajo y cosas por el estilo

transitive verb

1 (fill - container, bag, box) llenar ( with, de); (- cushion, toy, food) rellenar ( with, de); (- hole) tapar

■ have you stuffed the turkey? ¿has rellenado el pavo?

■ we stuffed as much as we could in the car metimos cuanto pudimos en el coche

■ he stuffed his pockets full of sweets se llenó los bolsillos de caramelos

■ don't stuff her full of nonsense no la llenes de tonterías

2 (dead animal) disecar

3 (push carelessly, shove) meter, poner

■ he stuffed the letter in his pocket metió la carta en el bolsillo

4 familiar (beat, thrash) dar una paliza a

5 slang (sod) meter

■ you can stuff your job! ¡métete el trabajo donde te quepa!

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

that's the stuff! ¡así es!, ¡así me gusta!

to do one's stuff hacer lo suyo

to know one's stuff saber de lo que uno está hablando

to stuff one's face hartarse de comida, atiborrarse, ponerse morado,-a

stuff and nonsense tonterías nombre femenino plural

stuff ['stʌf] vt

: rellenar, llenar, atiborrar

stuff n

1) possessions: cosas fpl

2) essence: esencia f

3) substance: cosa f, cosas fpl

some sticky stuff: una cosa pegajosa

she knows her stuff: es experta

stuff

n.

• chismes s.m.pl.

• cosa s.f.

• cuerpo s.m.

• materia s.f.

• material s.m.

• mejunje s.m.

• tela s.f.

v.

• ahitar v.

• atestar v.

• atiborrar v.

• emborrar v.

• empaquetar v.

• hartar v.

• hartarse v.

• henchir v.

• hinchar v.

• llenar v.

• meter sin orden v.

• recalcar v.

• rellenar v.

I stʌf
mass noun

1) (colloq)

a) (substance, matter)

what's this stuff called? — ¿cómo se llama esto or (fam) esta cosa?

I can't eat this stuff — esto yo no lo trago (fam)

this wine is good stuff — este vino es del bueno or está muy bien

what sort of stuff does he write? — ¿qué tipo de cosa(s) escribe?

that's the stuff! — así se hace!, así me gusta!

to do one's stuff: she went out on stage and did her stuff salió al escenario e hizo lo suyo; to know one's stuff — ser* un experto en la materia

b) ( miscellaneous items) cosas fpl

and stuff like that — y cosas de ésas, y cosas por el estilo

I left all my stuff at her house — dejé todas mis cosas en su casa

2) (nonsense, excuse) (colloq)

surely you don't believe all that stuff he tells you? — tú no te creerás todo lo que te cuenta ¿no?

stuff and nonsense! — (dated) puro cuento! (fam)

3) ( basic element)

their expedition has become the stuff of legend — su expedición se ha convertido en una leyenda

that's the stuff of politics — en eso consiste la política

II

transitive verb

1)

a) ( fill) \<\<quilt/mattress/toy\>\> rellenar; \<\<hole/leak\>\> tapar

to stuff something WITH something: we stuffed our pockets with apples nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas; to stuff oneself/one's face — (colloq) darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

b) ( Culin) rellenar

c) ( in taxidermy) disecar*

d) (AmE Pol) \<\<ballot box\>\> adulterar

2)

a) ( thrust)

to stuff something INTO something — meter algo en algo

she stuffed the books into the bag — metió los libros en la bolsa

b) ( put) (colloq) poner*

c) (esp BrE sl)

I told him where he could stuff his advice — le dije qué podía hacer con sus consejos

stuff her! — que se joda! (vulg)

[stʌf]
1. N

1) * (=substance, material)

a) (lit)

what's that stuff in the bucket? — ¿qué es eso que hay en el cubo?

"do you want some beetroot?" - "no, I hate the stuff" — -¿quieres remolacha? -no, la detesto

"would you like some wine?" - " no, thanks, I never touch the stuff" — -¿quieres un poco de vino? -no gracias, nunca lo pruebo

have you got any more of that varnish stuff? — ¿tienes más barniz de ese?

do you call this stuff beer? — ¿a esto lo llamas cerveza?

radioactive waste is dangerous stuff — los residuos radiactivos son cosa peligrosa

b) (fig)

there is some good stuff in that book — ese libro tiene cosas buenas

I can't read his stuff — no puedo con sus libros

he was made of less heroic stuff — no tenía tanta madera de héroe

to be made of sterner stuff — no ser tan blandengue *

show him what kind of stuff you are made of — demuéstrale que tienes madera

that's the stuff! — ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!

2) * (=belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos * mpl, chismes mpl (Sp) *

where have you put my stuff? — ¿dónde has puesto mis cosas?, ¿dónde has puesto mis bártulos or (Sp) chismes? *

quite a lot of stuff had been stolen — habían robado bastantes cosas

can I put my stuff in your room? — ¿puedo poner mis cosas en tu cuarto?

he brought back a lot of stuff from China — trajo muchas cosas de China

3) * (=nonsense) historias fpl

all that stuff about how he wants to help us — todas esas historias or todo el cuento ese de que quiere ayudarnos

don't give me that stuff! I know what you're been up to! — ¡no me vengas con esas historias or ese cuento! ¡sé lo que pretendes!

stuff and nonsense! — † * ¡tonterías!, ¡puro cuento!

4) *

to do one's stuff —

go on, Jim, do your stuff! let's see a goal! — ¡venga Jim! ¡muéstranos lo que vales, mete ese gol!

we'll have to wait for the lawyers to do their stuff — tendremos que esperar a que los abogados hagan su parte

- know one's stuff
strut I, 2.
5) *

and stuff — y tal *

he was busy writing letters and stuff — estaba ocupado escribiendo cartas y tal *

I haven't got time for boyfriends, the cinema and stuff like that or and all that stuff — no tengo tiempo para novios, el cine y rollos por el estilo *

6) (=essence)

the (very) stuff of sth: the pleasures and pains that are the stuff of human relationships — las alegrías y las penas que constituyen la esencia de las relaciones humanas

he's hardly the stuff of romantic dreams — no es precisamente el ideal de los sueños románticos

his feats on the tennis court are the stuff of legend — sus proezas en la cancha de tenis son legendarias

7) **

I couldn't give a stuff what he thinks — me importa un comino lo que piense *

8) (Brit)
** (=girl, woman)
she's a nice bit of stuff — está bien buena **
hot 3.
9) (Drugs) ** mercancía ** f

10) †† (=fabric) género m, tela f

2. VT

1) (=fill, pack) [+ chicken, peppers, cushion, toy] rellenar ( with con); [+ sack, box, pockets] llenar ( with de); [+ hole, leak] tapar; (in taxidermy) [+ animal] disecar, embalsamar

he had to stuff his ears with cotton wool — tuvo que llenarse las orejas de algodón

they stuffed him with morphine * — lo atiborraron de morfina *

to stuff one's head with useless facts * — llenarse la cabeza de información que no vale para nada

her head is stuffed with formulae * — tiene la cabeza llena de fórmulas

to stuff a ballot box — (US) (Pol) llenar una urna de votos fraudulentos

to stuff one's face * —

stuff o.s. (with food) * — atracarse or atiborrarse de comida *, darse un atracón *

2) * (=put)

to stuff sth in or into sth — meter algo en algo

he stuffed his hands in his pockets — se metió las manos en los bolsillos

he stuffed it into his pocket — se lo metió de prisa en el bolsillo

can we stuff any more in? — ¿caben más?

stuff your books on the table — pon tus libros en la mesa

- stuff sth down sb's throat

I'm sick of having ideology stuffed down my throat — estoy harto de que me metan la ideología a la fuerza *

3) (Brit)
** (in exclamations)
stuff you! — ¡vete a tomar por culo! (Sp) ***, ¡vete al carajo! (LAm) ***

oh, stuff it! I've had enough for today — ¡a la mierda! ¡por hoy ya vale! **

if you don't like it, you can stuff it — si no te gusta te jodes ***

(you know where) you can stuff that! — ¡ya sabes por dónde te lo puedes meter! **

stuff the government! — ¡que se joda el gobierno! ***

get stuffed! — ¡vete a tomar por culo! (Sp) ***, ¡vete al carajo! (LAm) ***

4) ** (=defeat) dar un palizón a *, machacar *

3.

VI * (=guzzle) atracarse de comida *, atiborrarse de comida *, darse un atracón *

- stuff up

* * *

I [stʌf]
mass noun

1) (colloq)

a) (substance, matter)

what's this stuff called? — ¿cómo se llama esto or (fam) esta cosa?

I can't eat this stuff — esto yo no lo trago (fam)

this wine is good stuff — este vino es del bueno or está muy bien

what sort of stuff does he write? — ¿qué tipo de cosa(s) escribe?

that's the stuff! — así se hace!, así me gusta!

to do one's stuff: she went out on stage and did her stuff salió al escenario e hizo lo suyo; to know one's stuff — ser* un experto en la materia

b) ( miscellaneous items) cosas fpl

and stuff like that — y cosas de ésas, y cosas por el estilo

I left all my stuff at her house — dejé todas mis cosas en su casa

2) (nonsense, excuse) (colloq)

surely you don't believe all that stuff he tells you? — tú no te creerás todo lo que te cuenta ¿no?

stuff and nonsense! — (dated) puro cuento! (fam)

3) ( basic element)

their expedition has become the stuff of legend — su expedición se ha convertido en una leyenda

that's the stuff of politics — en eso consiste la política

II

transitive verb

1)

a) ( fill) \<\<quilt/mattress/toy\>\> rellenar; \<\<hole/leak\>\> tapar

to stuff something WITH something: we stuffed our pockets with apples nos llenamos los bolsillos de manzanas; to stuff oneself/one's face — (colloq) darse* un atracón (fam), ponerse* morado or ciego (Esp fam)

b) ( Culin) rellenar

c) ( in taxidermy) disecar*

d) (AmE Pol) \<\<ballot box\>\> adulterar

2)

a) ( thrust)

to stuff something INTO something — meter algo en algo

she stuffed the books into the bag — metió los libros en la bolsa

b) ( put) (colloq) poner*

c) (esp BrE sl)

I told him where he could stuff his advice — le dije qué podía hacer con sus consejos

stuff her! — que se joda! (vulg)

English-spanish dictionary > stuff
14 stuff

I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) materiale, stoff; medisin, middel

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting

3) (an old word for cloth.) tøy, stoff

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- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) stoppe, proppe, stappe

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) farsere, fylle med stuffing

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppe ut

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- stuff up

emne
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juks
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materiale
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saker
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stoff
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tøy

I
subst. \/stʌf\/

1) materiale(r), emne, stoff

2) materie

3) ( overført) stoff, materiale, ting

• the stuff that dreams are made of

4) ( overført) innhold, natur, vesen, kjerne

• the stuff of freedom

frihetens kjerne

5) ( overført) to, virke, stoff

• he has good stuff in him

det er godt to i ham

6) materiale

• the cushion was filled with some soft stuff

puten var fylt med mykt materiale

7) produkt(er), saker, ting

• we eat a lot of stuff from our garden

vi spiser mye egenproduserte ting fra hagen

• the stuff they write in the newspapers

tingene de skriver i avisene

• drink some of this stuff

drikk litt av dette

• there is a lot of new stuff in the book

det er mye nytt i boken

8) (britisk, hverdagslig) (ull)stoff

9) ( hverdagslig) saker (og ting), eiendeler, ting, greier

• I've packed my stuff

jeg har pakket sakene mine

10) ( hverdagslig) maner, vesen, opptreden

11) ( hverdagslig) greie, tingest, dings

12) ( hverdagslig) jente

• a nice bit of stuff

ei pen jente

13) ( slang) tyvegods

14) ( slang) narkotika, stoff

and stuff ( hverdagslig) og sånt, og lignende

• he likes reading and writing and stuff

do one's stuff vise hva en duger til

get one's stuff together ( hverdagslig) skjerpe seg

know one's stuff kunne sine saker

light stuff lett stoff

old stuff gammelt nytt

one's stuff sakene sine, sine ting

• she knows her stuff

hun kan sakene sine, hun kan sine ting

poor stuff elendige saker

right stuff ekte saker

stuff and nonsense! tullprat!, sludder!, vrøvl!

that's the stuff sånn skal det være!, det er fine greier!, sånn ja!

the same old stuff det samme gamle

the stuff ( slang) penger
II
verb \/stʌf\/

1) stoppe, fylle

• stuff a cushion with feathers

stoppe en pute med fjær

2) ( også overført) proppe, stappe, fylle, fôre

• stuff with knowledge

fôre med kunnskap

3) stappe, pakke, presse ned, dytte, putte

4) stoppe ut

5) ( matlaging) fylle, farsere, spekke

6) proppe i seg mat, forspise seg

7) ( vulgært) knulle

8) (britisk, hverdagslig) gi blanke i, gi faen i, gi på båten

9) (britisk, hverdagslig) slå ned i støvlene, vinne stort over

get stuffed! (britisk, hverdagslig) dra til helvete!, kom deg vekk!, ryk og reis!

stuff (up) stoppe til, tette igjen

stuff away legge unna, legge bort

stuff it! la det være!, hold opp med det der!, kutt ut!

stuff oneself with something proppe seg med noe, stappe i seg noe

stuff out fylle ut

• stuff out a speech with platitudes

fylle ut en tale med banaliteter

stuff someone with silly ideas sette griller i hodet på noen, proppe noen full med tåpelige ideer

stuff with fylle\/proppe med

tell someone to (go and) stuff themselves ( slang) be noen dra til helvete, be noen ryke og reise

English-Norwegian dictionary > stuff
15 stuff

I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) efni

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) drasl

3) (an old word for cloth.) fataefni

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- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) troða í

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) seta fyllingu í

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp

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- stuff up

English-Icelandic dictionary > stuff
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nyersanyag, ruhaanyag, dolog, jószág, kacat, anyag to stuff: mohón fal, zsúfol, teletölt, teletöm, kárpitoz
* * *
I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) anyag; dolog

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) vacak

3) (an old word for cloth.) (ruha)anyag

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- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) (meg)töm

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) megtölt vmivel

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) kitöm

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- stuffing
- stuff up

English-Hungarian dictionary > stuff
17 stuff

I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) substância

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) tralha

3) (an old word for cloth.) pano

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- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) encher

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) rechear

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) embalsamar

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- stuff up
* * *

[st∧f] n 1 material, matéria (prima). 2 tecido de lã. 3 coisa, coisas, substância. that is the sort of stuff I need / este é o tipo de coisa de que preciso. 4 pertences, bens. 5 traste, coisa inútil, bugiganga. 6 bobagem, tolice. 7 caráter, essência, natureza, qualidade, tipo. he has the stuff of a poet / ele tem jeito de poeta. 8 coll remédio, Amer narcótico. 9 habilidade, traquejo. • vt 1 encher, rechear, apertar, abarrotar. 2 parar, bloquear, obstruir, tapar. 3 empalhar. 4 estofar (móveis). 5 rechear (um assado). 6 forçar, empurrar, socar, engordar, empanturrar. 7 comer demasiadamente, empanzinar-se. 8 encher a cabeça. 9 vulg ter relações sexuais (com uma mulher). heavy stuff Mil fogo de artilharia. hot stuff fig coisa apimentada. stuff and nonsense bobagem, besteira. that’s the stuff! isto sim! assim sim! to do one’s stuff cumprir a sua parte, fazer o que se tem de fazer, mostrar a habilidade. to have the stuff ter habilidade, ter competência. to know one’s stuff entender do assunto, entender do seu ofício. to stuff into encher, apertar, estofar, forçar para dentro. to stuff oneself empanzinar-se, empanturrar-se. to stuff out empalhar. to stuff up tapar, tampar, fechar, bloquear, obstruir, entupir.

English-Portuguese dictionary > stuff
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n. şey, eşya, madde, hammadde, kumaş, yünlü kumaş [brit.], kereste, kâğıt hamuru, saçma, zırva, saçmalık, hamur, öz, uyuşturucu, kaçak içki
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v. doldurmak, içini doldurmak, tıkamak, sürmek, tıkmak, tıkıştırmak, tıkınmak, tıka basa yemek

* * *
1. doldur (v.) 2. madde (n.)
* * *
I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) madde, cisim

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) önemsiz şey

3) (an old word for cloth.) kumaş

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- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) tıka basa doldurmak

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) doldurmak

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) doldurmak

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- stuffing
- stuff up

English-Turkish dictionary > stuff
19 keep

[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
* * *
I [ki:p]
noun

history osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitek

to play for keeps — igrati za dobitek

slang for keeps — za vedno

to earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruh
II [ki:p]
1.

transitive verb

držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);

2.

intransitive verb

ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment — držati se zmenka

commerce we don't keep this article — tega artikla nimamo v zalogi

to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebe

to keep in bread and water — komaj se preživljati

to keep one's balance — obdržati ravnotežje

to keep the ball rolling — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep body and soul together — životariti

commerce to keep books — voditi knjige

to keep cool — ostati miren

to keep one's counsel — obdržati kaj zase

to keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnost

to keep a close check on — skrbno nadzirati

to keep in countenance — bodriti koga

to keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smeh

to keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa

to keep s.o. company — delati komu družbo

to keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se z

to keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdati

to keep a diary — voditi dnevnik

to keep one's distance — držati se ob strani

to keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo

to keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno paziti

to keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umakniti

to keep one's feet — obdržati se na nogah

to keep a straight face — zadrževati smeh

to keep friends — ostati v prijateljstvu

to keep guard — stražiti

to keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati koga

sport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati gol

God keep you! — bog te varuj!

to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju

to keep the game alive — ohraniti v teku

to keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst

to keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat

to keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat

to keep one's hand in — ne priti iz vaje

to keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren

to keep one's head above water — ne zaiti v dolgove

to keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti

to keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času

to keep hold of — ne puščati iz rok

to keep in good health — ostati pri dobrem zdravju

to keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, paziti

to keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosilu

to keep a stiff upper lip — ne izgubiti poguma

to keep the law — držati se zakona

to keep in mind — zapomniti si

to keep one's nose to the grindstone — neprestano garati

to keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajati

to keep peace between — obdržati mir med

to keep the peace — držati se reda

American to keep plugging along — kar naprej garati

to keep s.o. posted ( —ali advised, informed, up to date) — stalno koga obveščati

to keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijati

to keep one's pecker up — ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti

to keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih

to keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čem

to keep in good repair — ohraniti v dobrem stanju

to keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na

to keep the stage — obdržati se na odru

to keep straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)

to keep time — držati se takta

to keep good time — biti točen (ura)

to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem

to keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati se

American to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si

to keep in touch with — ostati s kom v stikih

to keep together — biti složen, držati skupaj

to keep one's word — držati besedo

to keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom

to keep the wolf from the door — komaj se preživljati

English-Slovenian dictionary > keep
20 stuff

I noun
1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) snov

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) navlaka

3) (an old word for cloth.) blago

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- know one's stuff
- that's the stuff! II verb
1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nabasati (se)

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) napolniti

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) nagačiti

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- stuffing
- stuff up
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I [stʌf]
noun

snov; material, masa; surovina; predmet, stvar; gradivo, snov; hrana, pijača; (volneno) blago, sukno, tkanina; roba; familiarly lek, zdravilo, zdravila; nič vredna stvar, izmeček; stavbni les; nadev (za pečenko); (časnikarstvo) rokopis, (časopisni) članek; figuratively sposobnost, zmožnost, (dobra) lastnost; figuratively nesmisel, neumnost, bedastoča

the stuff colloquially gotovina; tisto, kar je pravo

stuff and nonsense! — kakšen nesmisel!

doctor's stuff — zdravilo

food stuff — živila, proviant

garden stuff, green stuff — zelenjava, povrtnina

household stuff obsolete hišna posoda, pohištvo

inch stuff — eno colo debele deske

thick stuff — nad štiri cole debele deske

hot stuff slang duhovit (energičen, spreten, pripraven) človek; opolzka knjiga ali gledališka igra

none of your stuff! — nehaj že s svojimi neumnostmi!

silk stuff — svilena tkanina

this book is sorry stuff — ta knjiga ni počenega groša vredna (je za v koš)

don't talk such a stuff! — ne govori takih bedastoč!

to know one's stuff colloquially spoznati se (na svoje stvari)

do your stuff! — pokaži, kaj znaš!

he has written some first-rate stuff — napisal je nekaj prvovrstnih stvari

that is the stuff to give him figuratively tako je treba z njim govoriti (ravnati)
II [stʌf]
transitive verb

nabasati, natrpati, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti, napolniti (perutnino) z nadevom, nadevati; pitati (žival), pitati (koga) z lažmi itd.; tapecirati (pohištvo), nagačiti (žival); American slang napolniti volilno žaro s ponarejenimi glasovnicami; intransitive verb (na)basati se (z jedjo), preveč jesti; natlačiti se, nabasati se ( into v)

stuffed owl — nagačena sova

stuffed shirt American slang naduta, domišljava, napihnjena oseba

to stuff o.s. — prenajesti se

to stuff a car with people — prenatlačiti ljudi v avto

to stuff geese — pitati goske

to stuff s.o. colloquially natvesti komu (kaj), zlagáti se komu

he was trying to stuff you — skušal vam je eno natvesti

he was only stuffing — samo širokoustil se je (lagal je)

to be stuffed — imeti (od nahoda) zamašen nos

to stuff a pupil with dates — basati datume v učenca

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