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1 smooth

smu:ð
1. adjective
1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) liso

2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) homogéneo

3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) tranquilo, en calma

4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) sin problemas/inconvenientes

5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) zalamero, meloso

2. verb
1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) alisar

2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) esparcir

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- smoothen
- smoothly
- smoothness

smooth adj

1. suave / liso

smooth skin piel suave

a smooth surface una superficie lisa

2. sin problemas

a smooth flight un vuelo sin problemas

smooth

tr[smʊːð]

adjective

1 (surface, texture, tyre) liso,-a; (skin) suave; (road) llano,-a, uniforme; (sea) tranquilo,-a, en calma

2 (liquid mixture, sauce) sin grumos

3 (wine, beer, etc) suave

4 (style etc) fluido,-a

5 (journey, flight) tranquilo,-a; (take-off, landing, stop) suave; (take-over, transition) sin problemas, sin obstáculos, sin complicaciones

6 pejorative (person) zalamero,-a, meloso,-a

transitive verb

1 (gen) alisar; (with sandpaper) lijar; (polish) pulir

■ he smoothed down his hair se alisó el pelo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as smooth as a baby's bottom suave como el culito de un bebé

to be a smooth operator ser un tipo muy hábil

to be a smooth talker tener un pico de oro

to smooth the path/way preparar el terreno, allanar el terreno

to smooth things over limar asperezas

smooth ['smu:ð] vt

: alisar

smooth adj

1) : liso (dícese de una superficie)

smooth skin: piel lisa

2) : suave (dícese de un movimiento)

a smooth landing: un aterrizaje suave

3) : sin grumos

a smooth sauce: una salsa sin grumos

4) : fluido

smooth writing: escritura fluida

smooth

adj.

• blando, -a adj.

• igual adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• llano, -a adj.

• parejo, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• rodado, -a adj.

• suave adj.

• terso, -a adj.

• tranquilo, -a adj.

• unido, -a adj.

v.

• alisar v.

• allanar v.

• aplanar v.

• atusar v.

• desbastar v.

• emparejar v.

• esmerilar v.

• igualar v.

• raer v.

• suavizar v.

I smuːð
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <texture/stone> liso, suave; < skin> suave, terso; <sea/lake> tranquilo, en calma

this razor gives a smooth shave — esta navaja afeita muy al ras or (Esp tb) da un afeitado muy apurado

the steps are worn smooth — los peldaños están lisos por el uso

as smooth as a baby's bottom — suave como la piel de un bebé; millpond, rough I 1) a)

b) ( of consistency) <batter/sauce> sin grumos, homogéneo

c) ( of taste) <wine/whiskey> suave

2)

a) ( of movement) <acceleration/take-off> suave; < flight> cómodo, bueno

it was a smooth crossing — el mar estaba en calma, fue una buena travesía

b) ( trouble-free) < journey> sin complicaciones or problemas

3)

a) (easy, polished) <style/performance> fluido

b) (glib, suave) (pej) poco sincero

he's a smooth talker — tiene mucha labia, tiene un pico de oro; operator 2) b)

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<dress/sheets/hair\>\> alisar, arreglar

b) ( polish) pulir

c) ( ease)

to smooth somebody's path o way — allanarle el camino or el terreno a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- smooth away

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

[smuːð]
1. ADJ
(compar smoother) (superl smoothest)
1) (=not rough) [surface, stone] liso; [skin] suave, terso; [hair] suave; [road] llano, parejo (esp LAm); [sea, lake] tranquilo, en calma

the flagstones had been worn smooth by centuries of use — las losas estaban lisas por siglos de uso

for a smoother shave, use Gillinson — para un afeitado apurado, use Gillinson

- as smooth as a baby's bottom

- be as smooth as silk or satin

- the sea was as smooth as glass

2) (=not lumpy) [paste, sauce] sin grumos

3) (=not jerky) [running of engine, take-off, landing, motion] suave, parejo (esp LAm); [crossing, flight] bueno; [breathing] regular

extra roads to ensure the smooth flow of traffic — más carreteras para asegurar un tráfico fluido

he lit his pipe without interrupting the smooth flow of his speech — encendió su pipa sin interrumpir el hilo de su narración

this car gives a very smooth ride — en este coche se viaja muy cómodo

4) (=trouble-free) [transition, takeover] sin problemas, poco conflictivo; [journey] sin problemas, sin complicaciones

the smooth passage of a bill through Parliament — la sosegada discusión de un proyecto de ley en el parlamento

the smooth running of a company — la fluida gestión de una empresa

5) (=mellow) [flavour, whisky, cigar, voice, sound] suave

6) (=polished) [style] fluido, suave; [performance] fluido

7) pej (=slick) [person] zalamero; [manner] experimentado

beneath the smooth exterior, he's rather insecure — bajo ese aire experimentado, es bastante inseguro

the smooth talk of the salesman — la labia del vendedor

to be a smooth talker — tener pico de oro
operator
2. VT

1) (=flatten) (also: smooth down) [+ hair, clothes, sheets, piece of paper] alisar

she smoothed her skirt — se alisó la falda

to smooth one's hair back from one's forehead — alisarse el pelo retirándolo de la frente; see flat I, 1., 2)

2) (=polish) (also: smooth down) [+ wood, surface] lijar, pulir

3) (=soften) [+ skin] suavizar

to smooth away wrinkles — hacer desaparecer las arrugas, eliminar las arrugas

4) (=make easy) [+ transition] facilitar; [+ process] suavizar

to smooth the path or way for sth/sb — allanar el camino para algo/a algn

to smooth relations — limar asperezas

5) (=rub)

to smooth cream into one's skin — untarse crema en la piel

3.

N see rough 3., 3)

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

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I [smuːð]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <texture/stone> liso, suave; < skin> suave, terso; <sea/lake> tranquilo, en calma

this razor gives a smooth shave — esta navaja afeita muy al ras or (Esp tb) da un afeitado muy apurado

the steps are worn smooth — los peldaños están lisos por el uso

as smooth as a baby's bottom — suave como la piel de un bebé; millpond, rough I 1) a)

b) ( of consistency) <batter/sauce> sin grumos, homogéneo

c) ( of taste) <wine/whiskey> suave

2)

a) ( of movement) <acceleration/take-off> suave; < flight> cómodo, bueno

it was a smooth crossing — el mar estaba en calma, fue una buena travesía

b) ( trouble-free) < journey> sin complicaciones or problemas

3)

a) (easy, polished) <style/performance> fluido

b) (glib, suave) (pej) poco sincero

he's a smooth talker — tiene mucha labia, tiene un pico de oro; operator 2) b)

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<dress/sheets/hair\>\> alisar, arreglar

b) ( polish) pulir

c) ( ease)

to smooth somebody's path o way — allanarle el camino or el terreno a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- smooth away

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

English-spanish dictionary > smooth
2 smooth

1. adjective
1) (even) glatt; eben [Straße, Weg]

as smooth as glass/silk — spiegelglatt/glatt wie Seide

be worn smooth — [Treppenstufe:] abgetreten sein; [Reifen:] abgefahren sein; [Fels, Stein:] glatt geschliffen sein

this razor gives a smooth shave — dieser Rasierapparat rasiert glatt

2) (mild) weich

as smooth as velvet — (fig.) samtweich

3) (fluent) flüssig; geschliffen [Stil, Diktion]

4) (not jerky) geschmeidig [Bewegung]; ruhig [Fahrt, Flug, Lauf einer Maschine, Bewegung, Atmung]; weich [Start, Landung, Autofahren, Schalten]

5) (without problems) reibungslos

the changeover was fairly smooth — der Wechsel ging ziemlich reibungslos vonstatten

6) (derog.): (suave) glatt; (smooth-tongued) glattzüngig (geh. abwertend)

he is a smooth operator — er ist gewieft

7) (coll.): (elegant) schick

8) (skilful) geschickt; souverän
2. transitive verb
glätten; glatt streichen, glätten [Stoff, Tuch, Papier]; glatt streichen [Haar]; (with sandpaper) glatt schleifen, glätten [Holz]; (fig.): (soothe) besänftigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/68311/smooth_down">smooth down

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[smu:ð] 1. adjective
1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) glatt

2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) glatt

3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) ruhig

4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) glatt

5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) glatt
2. verb
1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) glätten

2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) einmassieren

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- smoothen
- smoothly
- smoothness
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smooth

[smu:θ]

I. adj

1. (not rough) glatt

as \smooth as a baby's bottom so glatt wie ein Kinderpopo

\smooth sea ruhige See

as \smooth as silk seidenweich

\smooth skin glatte Haut

\smooth surface/texture glatte Oberfläche/Textur

to be worn \smooth glatt gewetzt sein

2. (well-mixed) sämig

\smooth sauce glatte Soße

3. (free from difficulty) problemlos, reibungslos

\smooth flight ruhiger Flug

\smooth landing glatte Landung

to get off to a \smooth start wie geplant beginnen

4. (mild flavour) mild

\smooth whisky weicher Whiskey

\smooth wine Wein m mit einem weichen Geschmack

5. (polished, suave) [aal]glatt pej

\smooth operator gewiefte Person

to be a \smooth talker ein Schönredner/eine Schönrednerin sein

II. vt

1. (make less difficult)

to \smooth the path [to sth] den Weg [zu etw dat] leichter machen

to \smooth the way den Weg ebnen

to \smooth sb's way jdm den Weg ebnen

2. (rub in evenly)

▪ to \smooth sth into sth etw in etw akk einmassieren

▪ to \smooth sth over sth etw gleichmäßig auf etw dat verreiben [o verteilen]

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[smuːð]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in texture, surface etc) glatt; sea ruhig, glatt; road, surface glatt, eben; outline sanft; skin glatt, weich; hair weich

as smooth as silk — weich wie Seide, seidenweich

as smooth as glass — spiegelglatt

worn smooth (steps) — glatt getreten; knife abgeschliffen; tyre abgefahren

this razor gives you a really smooth shave — dieser Apparat rasiert wirklich sanft

2) (in consistency) paste sämig; sauce glatt

whisk sauce until smooth — Soße glatt rühren

3) motion, flight, crossing ruhig; flow gleichmäßig; gear change weich, leicht; takeoff, landing glatt; breathing gleichmäßig

the car came to a smooth stop —

he is a very smooth driver — er ist ein sehr angenehmer, ruhiger Fahrer

to ensure a smooth fit — damit es genau passt

4) (= trouble-free) transition, functioning reibungslos, glatt; relations reibungslos

the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — der Gesetzentwurf kam glatt durchs Parlament

we want the move to the new offices to be as smooth as possible — wir wollen, dass der Umzug in die neuen Büroräume so reibungslos wie möglich verläuft

5) (= not harsh in taste) flavour, coffee mild; whisky weich; beer süffig

6) style of writing glatt, flüssig; tones sanft; diction flüssig, geschliffen

the smooth, relaxing voice of the hypnotist — die sanft beruhigende Stimme des Hypnotiseurs

7) (= polite often pej) manners glatt; person glatt, aalglatt (pej); (= unruffled) kühl, cool (inf)

to be a smooth talker —

he's too smooth to be sincere — er ist bestimmt nicht ehrlich, er redet zu schön

a smooth operator — ein Schlawiner m (inf)

8) (inf) restaurant, furniture, car, person gepflegt

9) (TENNIS) glatt

2. n

to give sth a smooth — etw glatt streichen

See:

→ rough

3. vt
surface glätten, glatt machen; dress, hair glätten, glatt streichen; wood glatt hobeln; (fig) feelings besänftigen, beruhigen
to smooth one's skirt over one's knees — sich den Rock über den Knien glatt streichen

to smooth cream into sb's skin — Creme auf jds Haut streichen

to smooth the way for sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache den Weg ebnen

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smooth [smuːð]

A adj (adv smoothly)

1. allg glatt (Haar, Oberfläche etc):

smooth muscle ANAT glatter oder unwillkürlicher Muskel

2. eben (Terrain etc)

3. glatt, ruhig (Meer etc):

a smooth passage eine ruhige Überfahrt;

I am now in smooth water fig jetzt habe ich es geschafft

4. gut gemischt (Salatsoße etc)

5. TECH ruhig, stoßfrei (Lauf etc)

6. AUTO zügig (Fahren, Schalten)

7. FLUG glatt (Landung)

8. glatt, reibungslos:

make things smooth for sb jemandem den Weg ebnen

9. sanft, weich (Stimme etc)

10. fig flüssig, elegant, schwungvoll (Melodie, Stil etc)

11. glatt, geschliffen, fließend (Rede etc)

12. (pej aal)glatt, gewandt (Benehmen etc):

he’s a smooth talker er ist sehr redegewandt;

a smooth tongue Glattzüngigkeit f;

have a smooth tongue glattzüngig sein

13. mild, lieblich (Wein)

14. LING ohne Aspiration

B adv glatt, ruhig:

things have gone smooth with me fig bei mir ging alles glatt

C v/t

1. glätten (auch fig):

smooth the way for jemandem od einer Sache den Weg ebnen

2. fig besänftigen

3. MATH eine Kurve abrunden

4. Statistik: Unregelmäßigkeiten ausgleichen

5. LING einen Diphthong monophthongieren

D v/i → smooth down A

E s

1. Glätten n:

give sth a smooth etwas glatt streichen

2. glatter Teil: → rough B 1

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1. adjective
1) (even) glatt; eben [Straße, Weg]

as smooth as glass/silk — spiegelglatt/glatt wie Seide

be worn smooth — [Treppenstufe:] abgetreten sein; [Reifen:] abgefahren sein; [Fels, Stein:] glatt geschliffen sein

this razor gives a smooth shave — dieser Rasierapparat rasiert glatt

2) (mild) weich

as smooth as velvet — (fig.) samtweich

3) (fluent) flüssig; geschliffen [Stil, Diktion]

4) (not jerky) geschmeidig [Bewegung]; ruhig [Fahrt, Flug, Lauf einer Maschine, Bewegung, Atmung]; weich [Start, Landung, Autofahren, Schalten]

5) (without problems) reibungslos

the changeover was fairly smooth — der Wechsel ging ziemlich reibungslos vonstatten

6) (derog.): (suave) glatt; (smooth-tongued) glattzüngig (geh. abwertend)

he is a smooth operator — er ist gewieft

7) (coll.): (elegant) schick

8) (skilful) geschickt; souverän
2. transitive verb
glätten; glatt streichen, glätten [Stoff, Tuch, Papier]; glatt streichen [Haar]; (with sandpaper) glatt schleifen, glätten [Holz]; (fig.): (soothe) besänftigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- smooth down

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adj.

glatt adj.

mild adj. v.

glätten v.

weichen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wich, ist gewichen)

English-german dictionary > smooth
3 smooth

[smu:ɵ] adj

1) ( not rough) glatt;

as \smooth as a baby's bottom so glatt wie ein Kinderpopo;

\smooth sea ruhige See;

as \smooth as silk seidenweich;

\smooth skin glatte Haut;

\smooth surface/ texture glatte Oberfläche/Textur;

to be worn \smooth glatt gewetzt sein

2) ( well-mixed) sämig;

\smooth sauce glatte Soße

3) ( free from difficulty) problemlos, reibungslos;

\smooth flight ruhiger Flug;

\smooth landing glatte Landung;

to get off to a \smooth start wie geplant beginnen

4) ( mild flavour) mild;

\smooth whisky weicher Whiskey;

\smooth wine Wein m mit einem weichen Geschmack

5) (polished, suave) [aal]glatt ( pej)

\smooth operator gewiefte Person;

to be a \smooth talker ein Schönredner/eine Schönrednerin sein vt

1) ( make less difficult)

to \smooth the path [to sth] den Weg [zu etw dat] leichter machen;

to \smooth the way den Weg ebnen;

to \smooth sb's way jdm den Weg ebnen

2) ( rub in evenly)

to \smooth sth into sth etw in etw akk einmassieren;

to \smooth sth over sth etw gleichmäßig auf etw dat verreiben [o verteilen]

English-German students dictionary > smooth
4 smooth

smooth [smu:ð]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not rough) lisse

• as smooth as silk doux comme de la soie

• the sea was as smooth as glass la mer était d'huile

   b. ( = not lumpy) [sauce, mixture] onctueux

   c. ( = not harsh) [flavour, wine] moelleux ; [voice, sound] doux ( douce f)

   d. ( = even) [flow, breathing] régulier ; [takeoff, landing] en douceur ; [sea crossing] calme ; [flight] sans problèmes ; [engine] qui tourne parfaitement

• smooth running bon fonctionnement m

   e. ( = suave) [person, talk] mielleux (pej)

• he's a smooth talker c'est un beau parleur

• he's a smooth operator (inf) il sait s'y prendre

2. transitive verb

[+ fabric, hair] lisser ; [+ wood] polir

• to smooth cream into one's skin faire pénétrer la crème dans la peau (en massant doucement)

• to smooth sb's way to the top faciliter l'ascension de qn

3. compounds

► smooth-running adjective [business, organization] qui marche bien

► smooth-shaven adjective rasé de près

► smooth-talking adjective enjôleur

► smooth down separable transitive verb

[+ hair, feathers, sheet] lisser ; [+ person] calmer

► smooth out separable transitive verb

[+ material, dress] défroisser ; [+ wrinkles, anxieties] [+ difficulties] faire disparaître

► smooth over separable transitive verb

[+ soil] égaliser

• to smooth things over arranger les choses

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[smuːð] 1.
adjective

1) lit (even, without bumps) [stone, sea, surface, skin, fabric] lisse; [road] plan; [curve, line, breathing] régulier/-ière; [sauce, paste] homogène; [crossing, flight] sans heurts; [movement] aisé; [music, playing] fluide

the tyres are worn smooth — les pneus sont lisses

the engine is very smooth — le moteur tourne parfaitement rond

2) ( problem-free) paisible

the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — la loi a été adoptée sans difficultés par le Parlement

3) [taste, wine, whisky] moelleux/-euse

4) ( suave) gen, pej [person] mielleux/-euse; [manners, appearance] onctueux/-euse

to be a smooth talker — être enjôleur/-euse
2.
transitive verb

1) lit ( flatten out) lisser; ( get creases out) défroisser

to smooth the creases from something — défroisser quelque chose

smooth the cream into your skin — étalez la crème sur votre peau

2) fig ( ease) faciliter [process, path]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- smooth away

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

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to take the rough with the smooth — prendre les choses comme elles viennent

the course of true love never did run smooth — l'amour vrai n'a jamais été facile à vivre

English-French dictionary > smooth
5 smooth

smooth

A adj

1 lit (even, without bumps) [stone, sea, surface, skin, hair, fabric] lisse ; [road] plan ; [curve, line, breathing] régulier/-ière ; [sauce, gravy, paste] homogène ; [crossing, flight] sans heurts, calme ; [movement] aisé ; [music, rhythm, playing] fluide ; the tyres are worn smooth les pneus sont (devenus) lisses ; to have a smooth landing atterrir en douceur ; bring the car to a smooth stop arrêtez la voiture en douceur ; the engine is very smooth le moteur tourne parfaitement rond ;

2 fig ( problem-free) [journey, flight, life] paisible ; such a change is rarely smooth un tel changement se fait rarement en douceur ; the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament la loi a été adoptée sans difficultés par le Parlement ;

3 (pleasant, mellow) [taste, wine, whisky] moelleux/-euse ;

4 ( suave) gen, pej [person] mielleux/-euse ; [manners, appearance] onctueux/-euse ; to be a smooth talker être enjôleur/-euse ; ⇒ operator.

B vtr

1 lit ( flatten out) lisser [clothes, paper, hair, surface] ; ( get creases out) défroisser [fabric, paper] ; to smooth the creases from sth défroisser qch ; she smoothed her skirt over her hips elle a lissé sa jupe au niveau des hanches ; to smooth one's hair back se lisser les cheveux en arrière ; smooth the cream into your skin/over your face étalez la crème sur votre peau/visage ; this cream smooths rough skin cette crème adoucit les peaux desséchées ;

2 fig ( make easier) faciliter [process, transition, path] ; talks to smooth the path towards peace des pourparlers pour faciliter la voie vers la paix.

Idioms

to take the rough with the smooth prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; the course of true love never did run smooth l'amour vrai n'a jamais été facile à vivre ; ⇒ silk, baby, ruffled.

Phrasal verbs

■ smooth away:

▶ smooth away [sth], smooth [sth] away lit, fig faire disparaître [wrinkles, creases, problems].

■ smooth down:

▶ smooth [sth] down, smooth down [sth] gen lisser [clothes, hair, fabric] ; polir [wood, rough surface] ( to get creases out) défroisser [clothes, fabric].

■ smooth out:

▶ smooth [sth] out, smooth out [sth]

1 lit ( lay out) étendre [map, paper, cloth] ; ( remove creases) défroisser [paper, cloth] ;

2 fig aplanir [difficulties] ; faire disparaître [imperfections] ; to smooth out the impact of sth diminuer l'impact de qch.

■ smooth over:

▶ smooth [sth] over, smooth over [sth] fig atténuer [differences, awkwardness] ; aplanir [difficulties, problems] ; tempérer [bad feelings] ; améliorer [relationship] ; to smooth things over arranger les choses.

Big English-French dictionary > smooth
6 smooth

I [smuːð]
aggettivo

1) (even) [stone, sea, skin, fabric] liscio; [ road] piano; [curve, line, breathing] regolare; [ sauce] omogeneo; [ movement] agevole, sciolto

the tyres are worn smooth — le gomme sono diventate lisce

the engine is very smooth — il motore gira bene

2) fig. (problem-free) [journey, flight, life] tranquillo, senza intoppi

the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — la legge è passata senza difficoltà in Parlamento

3) (pleasant) [taste, wine] amabile, rotondo

4) (suave) spreg. [ person] mellifluo; [manners, appearance] untuoso

to be a smooth talker — essere un politicone

a smooth operator — un ammaliatore

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the course of true love never did run smooth — = l'amore vero non è mai privo di difficoltà

to take the rough with the smooth — prendere le cose come vengono
II [smuːð]
verbo transitivo

1) (flatten out) lisciare [paper, hair, surface]; (get creases out) togliere le pieghe a, stirare [ fabric]

smooth the cream over your face — applicate la crema sul viso

2) fig. (make easier) facilitare [ process]; spianare [ path]

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- smooth away

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

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[smu:ð] 1. adjective
1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) liscio

2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) omogeneo

3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) tranquillo

4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) facile; tranquillo

5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) sdolcinato, mellifluo
2. verb
1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) appianare

2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) stendere

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- smoothen
- smoothly
- smoothness
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I [smuːð]
aggettivo

1) (even) [stone, sea, skin, fabric] liscio; [ road] piano; [curve, line, breathing] regolare; [ sauce] omogeneo; [ movement] agevole, sciolto

the tyres are worn smooth — le gomme sono diventate lisce

the engine is very smooth — il motore gira bene

2) fig. (problem-free) [journey, flight, life] tranquillo, senza intoppi

the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — la legge è passata senza difficoltà in Parlamento

3) (pleasant) [taste, wine] amabile, rotondo

4) (suave) spreg. [ person] mellifluo; [manners, appearance] untuoso

to be a smooth talker — essere un politicone

a smooth operator — un ammaliatore

••

the course of true love never did run smooth — = l'amore vero non è mai privo di difficoltà

to take the rough with the smooth — prendere le cose come vengono
II [smuːð]
verbo transitivo

1) (flatten out) lisciare [paper, hair, surface]; (get creases out) togliere le pieghe a, stirare [ fabric]

smooth the cream over your face — applicate la crema sul viso

2) fig. (make easier) facilitare [ process]; spianare [ path]

•

- smooth away

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

English-Italian dictionary > smooth
7 sauce

so:s
noun

(a usually thick liquid that is poured over other food in order to add moisture and flavour: tomato sauce; an expert at making sauces.) salsa

- saucy
- saucily
- sauciness
- saucepan

sauce n salsa

sauce sustantivo masculino willow;
◊ sauce llorón weeping willow

sauce m Bot willow
sauce llorón, weeping willow ' sauce' also found in these entries: Spanish: bechamel - guacamole - salsa - salsera - tomate - ají - arroz - chilaquiles - enchilada - mimbrera - mole - pasar - pebre - sope - tabasco - tuco English: cranberry - especially - sauce - soy sauce - tartar sauce - tartare sauce - tomato - weeping - white sauce - willow - curdle - custard - go - lumpy - ready - runny - smooth - soy - spicy - thick - thicken - thin - white

sauce

tr[sɔːs]

noun

1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL salsa

■ fish in parsley sauce pescado con salsa de perejil

2 familiar (cheek) frescura, descaro

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para el otro

sauce boat salsera

tomato sauce ketchup nombre masculino, salsa de tomate

sauce ['sɔs] n

: salsa f

sauce

n.

• crema s.f.

• mojete s.m.

• salsa s.f.

sɔːs
noun

1) c u ( Culin) salsa f

white sauce — salsa blanca, bechamel f

apple sauce — compota f or (esp AmL) puré m de manzana

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander — si está bien que uno lo haga, está bien que lo haga cualquiera

2) u ( impudence) cara f (fam), frescura f (fam)

[sɔːs]
1. N

1) (savoury) salsa f ; (sweet) crema f

tomato sauce — salsa f de tomate; (=ketchup) salsa f de tomate, ketchup m

chocolate sauce — crema f de chocolate

- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
apple 2., cheese 3., cranberry 2., mint II, 2., orange 3., soya 2., white 3.
2) † * (=impudence) frescura f, descaro m

what sauce! — ¡qué frescura!

none of your sauce! — ¡eres un fresco! *

3) (US)
** (=drink)
the sauce — la bebida, la priva (Sp) **

to hit the sauce, to be on the sauce — empinar el codo *, darle a la bebida, darle a la priva (Sp) **

2.

CPD

sauce boat N — salsera f

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[sɔːs]
noun

1) c u ( Culin) salsa f

white sauce — salsa blanca, bechamel f

apple sauce — compota f or (esp AmL) puré m de manzana

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander — si está bien que uno lo haga, está bien que lo haga cualquiera

2) u ( impudence) cara f (fam), frescura f (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > sauce
8 sauce

m.

willow.

sauce llorón weeping willow

* * *

sauce

► nombre masculino

1 willow

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sauce llorón weeping willow

* * *

SM willow

sauce de Babilonia, sauce llorón — weeping willow

* * *

masculino willow

- sauce llorón

* * *

= willow.

Ex. Genetic patterns in organisms as diverse as willows and salamanders can be used to compare members of an ecosystem with disparate traits.

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* sauce llorón = weeping willow.

* * *

masculino willow

- sauce llorón

* * *

= willow.

Ex: Genetic patterns in organisms as diverse as willows and salamanders can be used to compare members of an ecosystem with disparate traits.

* sauce llorón = weeping willow.

* * *

sauce

masculine

willow

Compuesto:

sauce llorón

weeping willow

* * *

sauce sustantivo masculino
willow;
◊ sauce llorón weeping willow

sauce m Bot willow
sauce llorón, weeping willow

' sauce' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bechamel
- guacamole
- salsa
- salsera
- tomate
- ají
- arroz
- chilaquiles
- enchilada
- mimbrera
- mole
- pasar
- pebre
- sope
- tabasco
- tuco
English:
cranberry
- especially
- sauce
- soy sauce
- tartar sauce
- tartare sauce
- tomato
- weeping
- white sauce
- willow
- curdle
- custard
- go
- lumpy
- ready
- runny
- smooth
- soy
- spicy
- thick
- thicken
- thin
- white

* * *

sauce nm

willow

Comp
sauce llorón weeping willow
* * *

sauce

m BOT willow

* * *

sauce nm

: willow

Spanish-English dictionary > sauce
9 smooth

smu:ð 1. adjective
1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) glatt, myk

2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) jevn, glatt

3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) rolig

4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) lett, myk

5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) glatt, veltalende, slesk
2. verb
1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) glatte

2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) smøre utover

•

- smoothen
- smoothly
- smoothness

glatt
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glatte
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rolig

I
subst. \/smuːħ\/

1) glatthet, jevnt stykke, glatt stykke, slett stykke

2) slett mark

3) ( sjøfart) smult farvann, strekning med smult vann

4) ( hverdagslig) det å glatte

give one's hair a smooth glatte på håret
II
verb \/smuːħ\/ eller smoothe

glatte, jevne

smooth away rydde av veien slette ut, jevne ut

smooth down ( overført) berolige, bli rolig, roe seg

• the sea has smoothed down

• smooth down a quarrel

roe ned en krangel

glatte på, glatte ut

• smooth down one's dress

• smooth down differences

utjevne uenigheter

smooth out glatte ut

• smooth out creases

• smooth out a sheet

jevne ut

• smooth out a graph

jevne ut en kurve

• smooth out faults

smooth over ( overført) glatte over

• smooth over a fault

smooth someone's path ( overført) bryte vei for noen, rydde vei for noen
III
adj. \/smuːħ\/

1) glatt, glattslitt, blankslitt, jevn, slett

• a smooth tyre

et blankslitt dekk

• her hair was very smooth

2) myk, fin, slett, glatt, hårløs, skjeggløs

• smooth skin

3) smult, rolig, stille

• it was a smooth flight

det var en rolig flytur

4) jevn, velblandet

• the sauce has a smooth consistency

sausen har en jevn konsistens

5) ( overført) jevn, jevntflytende, lettflytende, ledig, lettløpende

6) friksjonsfri, friksjonsløs, uavbrutt

• the smooth working of the system

systemets friksjonsløse drift

7) bløt, rund, mild

• the bus made a smooth stop

bussen stoppet mykt

• her voice is smooth

hun har en mild stemme

• this is a smooth wine

dette er en rund vin

8) avslipt, beleven, vennlig, høflig

9) ( nedsettende) glatt, litt for veltalende, innsmigrende, slesk, sleip

• I don't like him, he has smooth manners

• she has a smooth tongue

• his words are very smooth

10) ( musikk) egal, legato

as smooth as a baby's bottom glatt som en barnerumpe

be smooth to the touch føles slett, føles glatt

get to \/ reach smooth water ( overført) komme over det verste, komme inn i roligere farvann

have a smooth crossing ( sjøfart) ha en rolig overfart

make things smooth for someone gjøre noe lett for noen
IV
adv. \/smuːħ\/ eller smoothly

jevnt, glatt

go\/run smooth gå bra, gå greit

• things have gone smooth with me

alt har gått bra for meg

English-Norwegian dictionary > smooth
10 smooth

adj.

1 liso(a), suave (not rough) (paper, skin); llano(a), liso(a) (road, surface); en calma (sea); homogéneo(a) (sauce); suave (wine, whiskey); fluido(a) (style); tranquilo(a), cómodo(a) (flight, crossing)

2 meloso(a) (person, manner)

3 sin contratiempos (without problems)

4 refinado.

5 uniforme, liso, llano.

6 muy fácil.

7 sin hilachas.

s.

alisado, alisamiento.

vt.

1 alisar.

2 suavizar, paliar.

3 pulir, abrillantar.

(pt & pp smoothed)

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > smooth
11 smoothness smooth·ness n

['smuːðnɪs]
(of stone, wood) levigatezza, (of skin) morbidezza, (of sauce) omogeneità, (of sea) calma, (of trip, life) tranquillità, (of manner) mellifluità

English-Italian dictionary > smoothness smooth·ness n
12 ukrę|cić2

pf Ⅰ vt 1. Kulin. (utrzeć) to mix (to a smooth consistency) [żółtka, składniki]; to cream [masło]; to make [majonez, kogel-mogel]
- ukręciła sos z oliwy, octu i przypraw she made a dressing, stirring oil, vinegar, and spices into a smooth sauce ⇒ kręcić
2. (zrobić) to twist [linę] Ⅱ ukręcić się [majonez, sos, krem] to become smooth
■ ukręcić na siebie bicz a. bat to make a rod for one’s own back

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ukrę|cić2
13 travailler

travailler [tʀavaje]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. to work

• travailler dur to work hard

• je vais travailler un peu à la bibliothèque I'm going to do some work in the library

• faire travailler sa tête or sa matière grise to set one's mind to work

• va travailler (go and) do some work

• fais travailler ta tête ! use your head!

• travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home

• travailler 35 heures par semaine to work a 35-hour week

• dans ce pays on fait travailler les enfants à huit ans in this country they put children to work at the age of eight

• il a commencé à travailler chez Legrand hier he started work at Legrand's yesterday

• sa femme travaille his wife goes out to work

• on finit de travailler à 17 heures we finish work at 5 o'clock

   b. ( = s'exercer) [artiste, acrobate, musicien] to practise ; [boxeur] to train

   c. [métal, bois] to warp

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = façonner) [+ matière, verre, fer] to work

• travailler la terre to work the land

• travailler la pâte ( = pétrir) to knead the dough

   b. ( = potasser, améliorer) to work on

• travailler son anglais to work on one's English

• travailler le chant/piano to practise singing/the piano

• travailler son piano to do one's piano practice

• travailler une balle (Tennis) to put some spin on a ball

► travailler à [+ livre, projet] to work on ; [+ cause, but] to work for ; ( = s'efforcer d'obtenir) to work towards

   c. [doutes, faits] to worry ; [douleur] to torment

• cette idée/ce projet le travaille this idea/this plan is very much on his mind

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tʀavaje
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, voix, muscles]; to practise [BrE] [sport, instrument, chant]

2) ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culinaire to knead [pâte]; Agriculture to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne]

3) ( préoccuper)

travailler quelqu'un — [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on somebody's mind, to bother somebody; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague somebody

un doute me travaillait — I had a nagging doubt

ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent — ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething

2.

travailler à verbe transitif indirect

travailler à — to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work toward(s) [objectif]

travailler à rétablir la paix — to endeavour [BrE] to restore peace

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work

faire travailler son cerveau — to apply one's mind

ton imagination travaille trop — you have an overactive imagination

2) ( exercer un métier) to work

travailler en équipes/de nuit — to work shifts/nights

travailler au noir — gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight

3) Commerce ( faire des affaires) [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do business

bien travailler — to do good business

travailler avec l'étranger — to do business abroad

travailler pour l'exportation — to work in exports

nous travaillons surtout l'été — most of our trade is in the summer

travailler à perte — [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss

4) ( produire un revenu)

faire travailler son argent — to make one's money work

5) ( œuvrer)

nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons — we want peace and we are working toward(s) it

6) ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, to work out; [musicien, danseur] to practise [BrE]

7) ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment

8) ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress

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tʀavaje
1. vi

1) [personne] to work

2) [bois] to warp

2. vt

1) (= façonner) [bois, métal] to work, [pâte] to knead, [objet d'art] to work on

travailler la terre — to work the land

2) [discipline]

travailler son piano — to do one's piano practice Grande-Bretagne to do one's piano practise USA

3) (= préoccuper)

cela le travaille — it's on his mind

4) (= influencer) to work on

travailler qn au corps — to pester sb

5) (autre locution)

travailler à — to work on, (= contribuer à) to work towards

travailler à faire — to endeavour to do Grande-Bretagne to endeavor to do USA

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travailler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, mouvement, voix, muscles]; to practise^GB [sport, instrument, chant, sonate]; travailler son latin to work on one's Latin; travailler le saut en longueur to practise^GB the long jump;

2 ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culin to knead [pâte]; to stir [sth] until smooth [sauce]; Agric to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne];

3 Sport to train [cheval, taureau]; travailler une balle to put (some) spin on a ball;

4 ( préoccuper) travailler qn [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on sb's mind, to bother sb; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague sb; je ne sais pas ce qui le travaille I don't know what's bothering him; un doute me travaillait I had a nagging doubt; c'est la jalousie qui le travaille he's plagued ou tormented by jealousy; ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething.

B travailler à vtr ind travailler à to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work towards [objectif]; travailler quatre ans à sa thèse to work on one's thesis for four years; travailler à rétablir la paix to endeavour^GB to restore peace; travailler à la perte de qn to try to engineer sb's downfall.

C vi

1 ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work; travailler de ses mains to work with one's hands; travailler sur un texte/projet to work on a text/project; faire travailler un élève to make a pupil work; faire travailler ses biceps to use one's biceps; faire travailler son cerveau to apply one's mind; ton imagination travaille trop you have an overactive imagination;

2 ( exercer un métier) to work; travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home; travailler dans l'édition/le textile to work in publishing/textiles; travailler comme secrétaire to work as a secretary; travailler en équipes/de nuit to work shifts/nights; travailler en indépendant to work freelance, to be self-employed; ta mère travaille? does your mother work?; il a hâte de travailler he can't wait to start work; faire travailler les enfants to put children to work; travailler au noir gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight;

3 ( faire des affaires) Comm [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do business; bien travailler to do good business; l'épicier/restaurant ne travaille pas beaucoup the grocer/restaurant isn't doing much business; travailler avec l'étranger to do business abroad; travailler pour l'exportation to work in exports; nous travaillons surtout l'été/avec les touristes most of our trade is in the summer/with tourists; travailler à perte [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss;

4 ( produire un revenu) [argent] to work; faire travailler son argent to make one's money work for one;

5 ( œuvrer) travailler pour/contre qn to work for/against sb; nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons we want peace and we are working toward(s) it; travailler pour/contre ses intérêts to act in/against one's own interests;

6 ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, work out; [musicien, danseur] to practise^GB; travailler aux barres parallèles to work on the parallel bars;

7 ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment; [pâte] to prove, to rise;

8 ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress.

[travaje] verbe intransitif

1. [être actif] to work

tu as le temps de travailler avant dîner you've got time to do some work ou to get some work done before dinner

travailler dur to work hard

elle travaille vite she's a fast worker

le maçon a bien travaillé the bricklayer made a good job of it

travailler à ou sur une chanson to work at ou on a song

travailler sur ordinateur to work on a computer

travailler comme un bœuf ou forçat to slave away, to work like a Trojan

travailler du chapeau (familier) ou de la touffe (familier) to have a screw loose

2. [avoir une profession] to work

vous travaillez? do you work?, do you have a job?

j'ai arrêté de travailler à 55 ans I stopped work ou retired at 55

travailler pour payer ses études to work one's way through college/university

aller travailler to go to work

travailler en free-lance to do freelance work, to be a freelancer

travailler en usine to work in a factory

travailler dans un bureau to work in an office

travailler à la pièce to do piecework

travailler à son compte to have one's own business

elle travaille dans l'informatique she works with computers

elle travaille dans la maroquinerie she's in the leather trade

3. [faire des affaires] to do (good) business

entreprise qui travaille bien/mal/à perte thriving/stagnating/lossmaking firm

4. [pratiquer son activité - artiste, athlète] to practise, to train ; [ - boxeur] to work out, to train

faire travailler ses jambes to make one's legs work, to exercise one's legs

faire travailler son argent (figuré) to make one's money work

c'est ton imagination qui travaille your imagination's working overtime, you're imagining things

5. [changer de forme, de nature - armature, poutre] to warp ; [ - fondations, vin] to work

6. [suivi d'une préposition]

travailler à [succès] to work ou to strive for

travailler contre/pour to work against/for

le temps travaille contre/pour nous time is working against us/is on our side

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[travaje] verbe transitif

1. [façonner - bois, bronze, glaise] to work

[CUISINE - mélange, sauce] to stir

travailler la pâte

a. CUISINE to knead ou to work the dough

b. [peintre] to work the paste

travailler la terre to work ou to till (soutenu) the land

2. [perfectionner - discours, style] to work on (inseparable), to polish up (separable), to hone ; [ - matière scolaire] to work at ou on (inseparable), to go over (inseparable) ; [ - concerto, scène] to work on, to rehearse

[SPORT - mouvement] to practise, to work on ; [ - balle] to put (a) spin on

3. [obséder] to worry

ça me travaille de le savoir malheureux it worries me to know that he's unhappy

l'idée de la mort le travaillait (the idea of) death haunted him

être travaillé par le remords/l'angoisse to be tormented by remorse/anxiety

4. [tenter d'influencer] to work on (inseparable)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > travailler
14 velouter

velouter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to give a velvety softness to [joue]; to soften [voix, regard]; to make [sth] smooth [sauce];

2 Tech to give a velvet finish to [papier, tissu].

B se velouter vpr [voix] to become mellow; [regard] to soften.

[vəlute] verbe transitif

1. TEXTILES to raise, to nap

2. [papier peint] to flock

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se velouter verbe pronominal intransitif

[voix] to soften

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > velouter
15 velouté

velouté, e [vəlute]

1. adjective

[vin] smooth

2. masculine noun

( = potage) velouté

• velouté de tomates/d'asperges cream of tomato/asparagus soup

* * *

1.

veloutée vəlute adjectif ( doux) [peau] velvety; [pêche, son] velvety; ( suave) [sauce, vin] smooth; [regard] mellow

2.

nom masculin

1) Culinaire ( sauce) velouté sauce; ( potage)

velouté de champignons — cream of mushroom soup

2) ( douceur) ( au toucher) softness; ( au goût) smoothness

le velouté de sa peau — his/her velvety skin, his/her velvet skin

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vəlute velouté, -e
1. adj

1) (au toucher) velvety

2) (à la vue) soft, mellow

3) (au goût) smooth, mellow

2. nm

CUISINE

velouté d'asperges — cream of asparagus

velouté de tomates — cream of tomato soup

* * *

velouté, veloutée

A adj

1 ( doux) [peau] velvety, velvet ( épith); [pêche, pelage, tissu, son] velvety; ( suave) [sauce, vin] smooth; [regard] mellow;

2 Tech papier velouté flock wallpaper; tissu velouté material with a raised velvet design.

B nm

1 Culin ( sauce) velouté sauce; ( potage) velouté d'asperges/de champignons cream of asparagus/of mushroom soup;

2 ( douceur) ( au toucher) softness; ( au goût) smoothness; le velouté de sa peau his/her velvety skin, his/her velvet skin.

( féminin veloutée) [vəlute] adjectif

1. [doux - peau] velvet (modificateur), silky

2. TEXTILES [tissu] raised-nap (modificateur)

[papier peint] flocked

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nom masculin

1. CUISINE [potage] cream soup

[sauce] velouté (sauce)

velouté de poulet cream of chicken (soup)

2. [douceur - de la peau] velvetiness, silkiness

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > velouté
16 bueno

adj.

1 good, fine, okay.

2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.

3 good, suitable, wholesome.

4 favorable, good.

intj.

1 okay.

2 now then.

3 hello.

* * *

bueno

► adjetivo

1 (gen) good

■ es una película muy buena it's a very good film

■ los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres good children obey their parents

■ lo que necesitas es una buena taza de café what you need is a nice cup of coffee

2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite

3 (tiempo) good, nice

■ hizo un día muy bueno the weather was very good

4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right

■ no es bueno para los niños pequeños it's not suitable for small children

■ esta llave no es la buena this key isn't the right one

5 (de salud) well

■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?

6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable

■ un buen número de participantes quite a few participants

► interjección ¡bueno!

1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that

estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking

estar de buen ver to be good-looking

por la buenas willingly

¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!

buen humor good humour (US humor)

buenas noches good evening

buenas tardes good afternoon

buenos días good morning

la buena mesa good food

la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1

* * *

(f. - buena)

adj.

1) good

2) kind, nice

3) large, considerable

4) healthy, well

* * *
bueno, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing buen)
1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

es un buen libro — it's a good book

está muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good

tiene buena voz — she has a good voice

les gusta la buena vida — they like the good life

es buen traductor — he's a good translator

hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair

los buenos tiempos — the good old days

la mano buena — hum the right hand

¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

- lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

fue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me

es usted muy bueno — you are very kind

sé bueno — be good

es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

- es más bueno que el pan

3) (=apropiado) good

este es un buen momento para comprar — this is a good time to buy

no es bueno que esté solo — it's not good for him to be alone

ser bueno para — to be good for

esta bebida es buena para la salud — this drink is good for your health

4) [de salud]

estar bueno — to be well

ponerse bueno — to get better

5) * (=atractivo)

está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *

6) (=considerable) good, large

un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

una buena cantidad de dinero — a large amount of money

un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

le eché un buen rapapolvo — I gave him a good telling-off

le di un buen susto — I gave him a real fright

ganó buenos duros — she earned a good deal of money

7) iró

¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see

le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

le dio un tortazo de los buenos — he gave him a hell of a thump *

8) [en saludos]

¡buenas! — hello!

buenos días — good morning

buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

9)

- estar de buenas

- estar en la buena

- hacer algo a la buena de Dios

por las buenas —

resolver algo por las buenas — to settle sth amicably

irás por las buenas o por las malas — you'll go whether you like it or not

si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

- de buenas a primeras

decir una noticia a algn de buenas a primeras — to spring a piece of news on sb

2.

ADV

¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

bueno, pues... — well...

bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

3. SM / F

1)

el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

2)

el bueno de Manolo — good old Manolo

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

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* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

el bueno

(n.) = good guy, the

Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *

bueno¹ -na

adjective

[ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]

Sentido I

A

1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good

tiene buena memoria she has a good memory

siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job

¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 (valioso) good

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice

3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good

¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?

la bola fue buena the ball was in

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing

B

1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good

como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good

3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth

es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver

C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good

traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)

la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed

están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off

en las buenas (CS); in the good times

estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky

estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck

hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day

por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …

intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely

D [ SER] (conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much

E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)

lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either

F

1 (agradable) nice

¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good

hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice

hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day

2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice

¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious

la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time

3

¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!

¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it

G [ ESTAR]

(en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off

estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them

¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?

H [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

I

(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well

háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear

aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better

bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober

J (en fórmulas, saludos) good

¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning

¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening

¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma

¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)

¡buen viaje! have a good journey!

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that

Sentido II

A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good

fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me

un buen hombre a good man

dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …

B [ SER] ‹niño› good

sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise

Sentido III

A ( iró fam):

¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you

¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)

¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)

de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)

B ( delante del n)

(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright

lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing

se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount

C

un buen día one day

un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …

un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …

Compuestos:

● buena forma

feminine physical fitness

está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape

● buena mesa

feminine:

la buenoa mesa good cooking

es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking

● Buena Nueva

feminine:

la Buenoa Nueva the Good News

● buena pieza

feminine ( fam):

¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)

● buena vida

feminine:

la buenoa vida the good life

● buen nombre

masculine good name

● Buen Pastor

masculine:

el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd

bueno² -na

masculine, feminine

1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)

los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)

2

(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno³

interjection

A

1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right

¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well

3

(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

4 (expresando escepticismo) well

5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right

bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down

B

1

(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!

¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!

pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?

2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!

¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)

C

1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?

2

(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be

era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange

D

( Méx) (al contestar el teléfono) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ¡bueno! hello

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bueno 1
◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

1 [ser]
a) ‹hotel/producto/trabajo› good;

◊ ropa buena good-quality clothes;

la buena mesa good cooking
b) ‹remedio/método› good;

◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

c) ‹médico/alumno› good;

◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

e) (conveniente, correcto) good;

◊ no es buena hora it's not a good time;

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
a) ( agradable) nice;

◊ hace muy buen tiempo the weather is nice

b) ‹ comida› ( en general)

◊ ser bueno to be good, be nice;

( en particular)
◊ estar bueno to be good, be nice;

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica› good;

◊ una buena noticia a piece of good news

3 [estar]
a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado› fresh;

◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):

◊ está buenísimo he's really gorgeous

4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
◊ estar en buena forma to be in good shape

5
a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;

¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

( más tarde) good evening;
◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;

( al despedirse) good night;
◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
b) ( delante del n) ( uso enfático) ‹ susto› terrible;

◊ una buena cantidad a fair amount;

un buen día one day
c)

◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

d)

◊ de buenas a primeras suddenly;

por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);

◊ los buenos y los malos the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo):

◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno 2 interjección
1
a) ( expresando — duda) well;

(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

b) ( expresando resignación):

◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

c) ( expresando irritación):

◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
◊ ¡bueno! hello

bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable

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bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

♦ adj

1. [en general] good;

tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;

hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;

la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;

una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;

los buenos tiempos the good times;

¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;

el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;

golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;

tener buena acogida to be well received;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[cosa] to look good;
ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

tener buen concepto de to think highly of;

creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;

Prov

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing

Comp
el buen salvaje the noble savage;
el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan

2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;

ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;

¡sé bueno! be good!

3. [curado, sano] well, all right;

ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;

todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;

ponerse bueno to get well

4. [apacible] nice, fine;

buen tiempo good o fine weather;

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
Esp
¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?

5. [aprovechable] all right;
[comida] fresh;
esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off

6. [uso enfático]
ese buen hombre that good man;

una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;

tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;

un buen susto a real fright;

un buen lío a real o fine mess;

un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;

le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;

le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch

7. Fam [atractivo]
estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;

¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!

8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;

¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;

¡bueno está! that's enough!;

¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;

¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;

¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;

librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;

de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;

¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;

estaría bueno that would really cap it all;

si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;

estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;

te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;

poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly

9. [en saludos]
¡buenas! hello!;

¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
[después de las cinco] good evening!;
¡buenas noches! good night!;

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me

10. [en frases]
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

de buen ver good-looking, attractive;

de buena gana willingly;

¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;

lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;

lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;

dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
Am Fam
estar en la buena to be on a roll;

lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;

prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
Irónico
como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it

♦ nm,f

1. Cine
el bueno the goody;

los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win

2. [bonachón]
el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother

♦ adv

1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;

le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;

¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?

2. [pues] well;

bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…

3. Am [bien]
¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;

¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!

♦ interj

1. [expresa sorpresa]
¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;

¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!

2. [expresa irritación]
¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!

3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello

♦ buenas nfpl

Comp

estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;

de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;

por las buenas willingly;

intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;

lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;

¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?

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bueno

I adj

1 good;

buena voluntad goodwill;

lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;

estar de buenas be in a good mood;

ponerse bueno get well;

dar algo por bueno approve sth;

ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;

¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;

¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;

lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 ( bondadoso) kind;

ser buena gente be nice

3 ( sabroso) nice

4

:

por las buenas willingly;

por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;

de buenas a primeras without warning;

a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how

II int

:

¡bueno! well!;

¿bueno? Méx hello;

¡buenas! hello!;

buenos días, Rpl

bueno día good morning;

buenas noches good evening;

buenas tardes good evening

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bueno, -na adj, ( buen before masculine singular nouns)

1) : good

una buena idea: a good idea

2) bondadoso: nice, kind

3) apropiado: proper, appropriate

4) sano: well, healthy

5) : considerable, goodly

una buena cantidad: a lot

6)

buenos días : hello, good day

7)

buenas tardes : good afternoon

8)

buenas noches : good evening, good night

bueno interj

1) : OK!, all right!

2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)

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bueno¹ adj

1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]

los niños buenos good children

un buen coche a good car

2. (agradable) nice

hace un día muy bueno it's a really nice day

es buena persona he's a nice person

¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!

3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking

ese tío está muy bueno that guy's gorgeous

4. (sano) better

cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better

5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge

cayó un buen chaparrón there was a huge downpour

una buena ración de croquetas a nice big portion of croquettes

estar de buenas to be in a good mood

por las buenas willingly

bueno² adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

bueno³ n (en una película) good guy

Spanish-English dictionary > bueno
17 abziehen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat)

1. (entfernen) (Bettbezug, Hut, Reifen etc.) take off; (Ring, Handschuhe) pull ( oder slip) off; (Folie) take off, peel back; (Fell, Haut) peel off ( alle von etw. s.th.); (Schlüssel) take out, remove ( von from); fig. (Hilfe, Truppen etc.) withdraw ( von from)

2. (von etw. befreien) (Bett) strip; (Tier) skin, flay, (Tomate etc.) skin; (Bohnen) string

3. (vervielfältigen) make a copy ( oder copies) of; DRUCK. (Fahne etc.) pull ( oder strike) off; FOT. make a print ( oder prints) of

4. TECH. (schleifen) smooth, (Messer) grind, sharpen

5. (Parkett) surface; (Tennisplatz) brush

6. (abrechnen) subtract, deduct; etwas vom Preis abziehen deduct something from (umg. knock something off) the price; jemandem einen Punkt ( wegen unsportlichen Verhaltens) abziehen SPORT (Tennis) dock s.o. (for unsportsmanlike behavio[u]r)

7. (abfüllen) bottle; (Flüssigkeit von Satz) decant, pour off

8. CHEM. abstract, extract

9. umg. (Party) have allg., throw; eine Schau oder Show abziehen make a scene ( oder fuss)

10. (Handgranate) pull the pin of

11. GASTR. thicken; Suppe / Soße mit Ei abziehen blend ( oder stir) an egg into the soup / sauce

II v/i

1. (ist) Rauch: escape, (sich auflösen) clear, disappear; Nebel: clear, disperse; Wolken: move off, blow away; Gewitter: pass

2. (ist) MIL. withdraw

3. (ist) Zugvögel: head south, migrate; umg. (weggehen) push off

4. (hat) SPORT let fly

5. (abdrücken) pull ( oder squeeze) the trigger, fire

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das Abziehen

subtraction

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ạb|zie|hen sep
1. vt

1) Tier to skin; Fell, Haut to remove, to take off; grüne Bohnen to string

2) Bett to strip; Bettzeug to strip off

3) (Sw = ausziehen) Mantel, Schürze, Ring etc to take off; Hut to raise

4) Schlüssel to take out, to remove; Abzugshahn to press, to squeeze; Pistole to fire

5) (= zurückziehen) Truppen, Kapital to withdraw

6) (= subtrahieren) Zahlen to take away, to subtract; Steuern to deduct

EUR 20 vom Preis abziehen — to take EUR 20 off the price

man hatte mir zu viel abgezogen — they'd taken off or deducted too much, I'd had too much deducted

7) (= abfüllen) Wein to bottle

Wein auf Flaschen abziehen — to bottle wine

8) (TYP = vervielfältigen) to run off; (PHOT ) Bilder to make prints of, to print

etw zwanzigmal abziehen — to run off twenty copies of sth

9) (= schleifen) to sharpen; Rasiermesser auch to strop; Parkett to sand (down)

10) (COOK) Suppe, Sauce to thicken

die Suppe mit einem Ei abziehen — to beat an egg into the soup b

•

See:

→ Nummer, Schau

2. vi

1) aux sein (= sich verflüchtigen) (Rauch, Dampf) to escape, to go away; (Sturmtief etc) to move away

2) aux sein (Soldaten) to pull out (aus of), to withdraw (aus from); (inf = weggehen) to go off or away

zieh ab! (inf) — clear off! (Brit inf), beat it! (inf)

3) (= abdrücken) to pull or squeeze the trigger, to fire

4) (sl = schnell fahren)

das Auto zieht ganz schön ab — that car can really move (inf)

3. vr
Sw = sich ausziehen) to undress, to take off one's clothes
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1) (to subtract; to take away: They deducted the expenses from his salary.) deduct

2) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) print

3) (to print or copy: I want 500 copies run off at once.) run off

4) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) string

5) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch ( of its bark) with his knife.) strip

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ab|zie·hen

irreg

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein MIL

▪ [aus etw dat] \abziehen to withdraw [from sth]

2. Hilfsverb: sein (fam: weggehen) to go away

zieh ab! go away!, clear off!, get lost! sl

3. Hilfsverb: sein (durch Luftzug entfernen)

▪ [aus etw dat] \abziehen to clear [or escape] [from sth]

4. Hilfsverb: sein METEO

▪ [irgendwohin] \abziehen to move away [or off] [somewhere] [or on

5. Hilfsverb: haben (den Abzug einer Waffe drücken) to fire, to pull the trigger

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (einbehalten)

▪ etw [von etw dat] \abziehen to deduct sth [from sth]

Steuern und Sozialabgaben werden direkt vom Gehalt abgezogen tax and national insurance are deducted directly from the wages

2. MATH

▪ etw [von etw dat] \abziehen to subtract sth [from sth]

3. FIN

Kapital [aus einer Firma/einem Land] \abziehen to withdraw capital [from a company/country]

jdm eine Summe vom Konto \abziehen to debit a sum [of money] from sb's account

4. MIL

▪ etw [aus etw dat] \abziehen to withdraw sth [from sth]

Truppen aus einem Gebiet \abziehen to withdraw [or draw back] troops from an area

5. (etw durch Ziehen entfernen)

▪ etw \abziehen to pull off sth sep

das Bett \abziehen to strip the bed

ein Laken \abziehen to remove [or sep take off] a sheet

einen Ring \abziehen to take [or pull] off a ring sep

einen Schlüssel [von etw dat] \abziehen to take [or pull] out a key [from sth]

[jdm/einem Tier] das Fell/die Haut \abziehen to skin sb/an animal

6. (vervielfältigen)

▪ etw \abziehen to run sth off

bitte ziehen Sie das Manuskript 20 mal ab please make [or run off] 20 copies of the manuscript

7. SCHWEIZ (ausziehen)

▪ etw \abziehen to take sth off

III. vr SCHWEIZ (sich ausziehen)

▪ sich akk \abziehen to undress

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pull off; peel off < skin>; strip < bed>

2) (Fot.) make a print/prints of

3) (Druckw.) run off

etwas 50mal abziehen — run off 50 copies of something

4) (Milit., auch fig.) withdraw

5) (subtrahieren) subtract; take away; (abrechnen) deduct

6) (schälen) peel <peach, almond, tomato>; string < runner bean>

7) (häuten) skin

8)

eine Handgranate abziehen — pull the pin of a hand grenade

9) (herausziehen) take out < key>
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb, mit sein

1) (sich verflüchtigen) escape

2) (Milit.) withdraw

3) (ugs.): (weggehen) push off (coll.); go away

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abziehen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat)

1. (entfernen) (Bettbezug, Hut, Reifen etc) take off; (Ring, Handschuhe) pull ( oder slip) off; (Folie) take off, peel back; (Fell, Haut) peel off ( alle

von etwas sth); (Schlüssel) take out, remove (

von from); fig (Hilfe, Truppen etc) withdraw (

von from)

2. (von etwas befreien) (Bett) strip; (Tier) skin, flay, (Tomate etc) skin; (Bohnen) string

3. (vervielfältigen) make a copy ( oder copies) of; TYPO (Fahne etc) pull ( oder strike) off; FOTO make a print ( oder prints) of

4. TECH (schleifen) smooth, (Messer) grind, sharpen

5. (Parkett) surface; (Tennisplatz) brush

6. (abrechnen) subtract, deduct;

etwas vom Preis abziehen deduct something from (umg knock something off) the price;

jemandem einen Punkt (wegen unsportlichen Verhaltens) abziehen SPORT (Tennis) dock sb (for unsportsmanlike behavio[u]r)

7. (abfüllen) bottle; (Flüssigkeit von Satz) decant, pour off

8. CHEM abstract, extract

9. umg (Party) have allg, throw;

eine Schau oder

Show abziehen make a scene ( oder fuss)

10. (Handgranate) pull the pin of

11. GASTR thicken;

Suppe/Soße mit Ei abziehen blend ( oder stir) an egg into the soup/sauce

B. v/i

1. (ist) Rauch: escape, (sich auflösen) clear, disappear; Nebel: clear, disperse; Wolken: move off, blow away; Gewitter: pass

2. (ist) MIL withdraw

3. (ist) Zugvögel: head south, migrate; umg (weggehen) push off

4. (hat) SPORT let fly

5. (abdrücken) pull ( oder squeeze) the trigger, fire

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pull off; peel off < skin>; strip < bed>

2) (Fot.) make a print/prints of

3) (Druckw.) run off

etwas 50mal abziehen — run off 50 copies of something

4) (Milit., auch fig.) withdraw

5) (subtrahieren) subtract; take away; (abrechnen) deduct

6) (schälen) peel <peach, almond, tomato>; string < runner bean>

7) (häuten) skin

8)

eine Handgranate abziehen — pull the pin of a hand grenade

9) (herausziehen) take out < key>
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb, mit sein

1) (sich verflüchtigen) escape

2) (Milit.) withdraw

3) (ugs.): (weggehen) push off (coll.); go away

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v.

to deduct v.

to pull off v.

to remove v.

to strop v.

to subtract v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abziehen
18 onctueux

onctueux, -euse [ɔ̃ktyø, øz]

adjective

a. [crème] smooth

b. [manières, voix] unctuous

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- euse ɔ̃ktɥø, øz adjectif

1) [pâte, mélange] smooth, creamy; [couleur] rich

2) ( mielleux) pej [gestes, propos, personne] unctuous

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ɔ̃ktɥø, øz adj (-euse)
(sauce, consistance, texture) creamy, (crème) smooth, fig smooth, unctuous

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onctueux, - euse adj

1 [pâte, mélange] smooth, creamy; [couleur] rich;

2 pej [gestes, propos, personne] unctuous.

( féminin onctueuse) [ɔ̃ktɥø, øz] adjectif

1. [huileux] smooth, unctuous (soutenu)

2. CUISINE creamy

un fromage onctueux a creamy cheese

3. (littéraire) [personne] smooth, unctuous (soutenu)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > onctueux
19 Zunge

f; -, -n

1. ANAT. tongue; belegte Zunge coated ( oder furred) tongue; mit der Zunge anstoßen lisp, have a lisp; sich (Dat) auf die Zunge beißen bite one’s tongue; er beißt sich eher die Zunge ab, als etwas zu sagen he’d bite out his tongue before he’d say anything, he’d rather die than say anything; die Zunge herausstrecken stick ( oder poke) one’s tongue out (+ Dat at); beim Arzt: put one’s tongue out; mit hängender Zunge umg. with one’s tongue hanging out; mir klebt die Zunge am Gaumen I’m parched

2. fig. (Sprache) tongue; böse / spitze oder scharfe Zunge malicious / sharp tongue; böse Zungen behaupten, dass... there’s some nasty gossip going (a)round that...; eine feine Zunge haben geh. have a fine palate; eine falsche / glatte / lose Zunge haben have a lying / smooth / loose tongue; in fremden Zungen sprechen BIBL. speak in tongues; mit gespaltener Zunge sprechen geh. speak with a forked tongue; eine schwere Zunge haben slur one’s speech ( oder words); sich (Dat) die Zunge abbrechen get one’s tongue in a twist; da bricht man sich ja die Zunge ab! how are you supposed to get your tongue (a)round that?; es brannte ihm auf der Zunge, es weiterzusagen he was bursting ( oder dying) to tell someone; Lügen gehen ihm leicht / schwer von der Zunge lying comes easy / hard to him; hüte deine Zunge oder halte deine Zunge im Zaum! geh. mind your tongue!; es lag mir oder ich hatte es auf der Zunge it was on the tip of my tongue; wir werden ihm noch die Zunge lockern oder lösen we’ll loosen his tongue ( oder get him to talk) yet; der Wein löste ihr die Zunge geh. the wine loosened her tongue; sich (Dat) die Zunge verbrennen open one’s big mouth, let one’s tongue run away with one; seine Zunge wetzen an (+ Dat) pej. say nasty things about; Herz1 8, zergehen

3. GASTR. tongue; gepökelte Zunge salted tongue; Zunge in Madeira tongue in Madeira sauce

4. einer Waage: pointer

5. am Schuh: tongue

6. MUS., Orgel: tongue; Akkordeon etc.: reed

7. ZOOL. (Seezunge) sole

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die Zunge

(Körperteil) tongue;

(Lasche) tongue;

(Sprache) tongue

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Zụn|ge ['tsʊŋə]
f -, -n
tongue; (MUS von Fagott, Akkordeon) reed; (von Waage) pointer; (geh = Sprache) tongue; (ZOOL = Seezunge) sole
mit der Zunge anstoßen — to lisp

das brennt auf der Zunge — that burns the tongue

jdm die Zunge herausstrecken — to stick one's tongue out at sb

die Zunge herausstrecken (beim Arzt) — to stick out one's tongue

mit schwerer Zunge sprechen — to speak in a slurred voice

eine böse or giftige/scharfe or spitze/lose Zunge haben — to have an evil/a sharp/a loose tongue

lose Zungen behaupten,... — rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) has it...

böse Zungen behaupten,... — malicious gossip has it...

eine feine Zunge haben — to be a gourmet, to have a discriminating palate

die Zunge abbrechen (fig) — to tie one's tongue in knots

die Zunge ab, als... — he'd do anything rather than...

das Wort liegt or schwebt mir auf der Zunge, ich habe das Wort auf der Zunge — the word is on the tip of my tongue

der Wein löste ihm die Zunge — the wine loosened his tongue

mir hängt die Zunge zum Hals heraus (inf) — my tongue is hanging out

Zunge — a poet of the Polish tongue

Zunge — all Arabic-speaking countries

in fremden Zungen reden — to speak in tongues

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die

1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tongue

2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tongue

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Zun·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈtsʊŋə]

f

1. ANAT tongue

auf der \Zunge brennen to burn one's tongue

die \Zunge herausstrecken to stick out one's tongue

auf der \Zunge zergehen to melt in one's mouth

2. kein pl KOCHK (Rinderzunge) tongue no art, no pl

3. (geh: Sprache) tongue form liter

in fremden \Zungen sprechen to speak in foreign tongues form liter

die Menschen arabischer \Zunge Arabic-speaking people

4.

▶ sich dat fast die \Zunge abbeißen to have trouble keeping quiet

▶ sich dat eher [o lieber] die \Zunge abbeißen[, als etw zu sagen] to do anything rather than say sth

▶ sich dat die \Zunge an etw dat abbrechen to tie one's tongue in knots [trying to say sth]

▶ böse \Zungen malicious gossip

▶ eine böse/lose \Zunge haben to have a malicious/loose tongue

▶ eine feine \Zunge haben to be a gourmet

▶ mit gespaltener \Zunge sprechen to be two-faced, to speak with a forked tongue

▶ jdm hängt die \Zunge zum Hals heraus (fam) sb's tongue is hanging out

▶ seine \Zunge hüten [o zügeln] to mind one's tongue, to watch one's language

▶ es lag mir auf der \Zunge zu sagen, dass... I was on the point of saying that...

▶ etw liegt jdm auf der \Zunge sth is on the tip of sb's tongue

▶ die \Zungen lösen sich people begin to relax and talk

▶ [jdm] die \Zunge lösen to loosen sb's tongue

▶ eine schwere \Zunge slurred speech

meine \Zunge wurde schwer my speech became slurred

▶ seine \Zunge im Zaum halten (geh) to mind one's tongue, to watch one's language

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die; Zunge, Zungen

1) tongue

[jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken — put one's tongue out [at somebody]

auf der Zunge zergehen — melt in one's mouth

2) (fig.)

eine spitze od. scharfe/lose Zunge haben — have a sharp/loose tongue

böse Zungen behaupten, dass... — malicious gossip has it that...; malicious tongues are saying that...

seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln od. im Zaum halten — guard or mind one's tongue

ich musste mir auf die Zunge beißen — I had to bite my tongue

lieber beiße ich mir die Zunge ab — (ugs.) I would bite my tongue off first

der Name liegt mir auf der Zunge — the name is on the tip of my tongue

sich (Dat.) die Zunge abbrechen — tie one's tongue in knots

mit [heraus]hängender Zunge — with [one's/its] tongue hanging out

3) (eines Blasinstruments) reed; (einer Orgel) tongue; (eines Schuhs) tongue

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Zunge f; -, -n

1. ANAT tongue;

belegte Zunge coated ( oder furred) tongue;

mit der Zunge anstoßen lisp, have a lisp;

sich (dat)

auf die Zunge beißen bite one’s tongue;

er beißt sich eher die Zunge ab, als etwas zu sagen he’d bite out his tongue before he’d say anything, he’d rather die than say anything;

die Zunge herausstrecken stick ( oder poke) one’s tongue out (+dat at); beim Arzt: put one’s tongue out;

mit hängender Zunge umg with one’s tongue hanging out;

mir klebt die Zunge am Gaumen I’m parched

2. fig (Sprache) tongue;

böse/spitze oder

scharfe Zunge malicious/sharp tongue;

böse Zungen behaupten, dass … there’s some nasty gossip going (a)round that …;

eine feine Zunge haben geh have a fine palate;

eine falsche/glatte/lose Zunge haben have a lying/smooth/loose tongue;

in fremden Zungen sprechen BIBEL speak in tongues;

mit gespaltener Zunge sprechen geh speak with a forked tongue;

eine schwere Zunge haben slur one’s speech ( oder words);

sich (dat)

die Zunge abbrechen get one’s tongue in a twist;

da bricht man sich ja die Zunge ab! how are you supposed to get your tongue (a)round that?;

es brannte ihm auf der Zunge, es weiterzusagen he was bursting ( oder dying) to tell someone;

Lügen gehen ihm leicht/schwer von der Zunge lying comes easy/hard to him;

hüte deine Zunge oder

halte deine Zunge im Zaum! geh mind your tongue!;

es lag mir oder

ich hatte es auf der Zunge it was on the tip of my tongue;

wir werden ihm noch die Zunge lockern oder

lösen we’ll loosen his tongue ( oder get him to talk) yet;

der Wein löste ihr die Zunge geh the wine loosened her tongue;

sich (dat)

die Zunge verbrennen open one’s big mouth, let one’s tongue run away with one;

seine Zunge wetzen an (+dat) pej say nasty things about; → Herz¹ 8, zergehen

3. GASTR tongue;

gepökelte Zunge salted tongue;

Zunge in Madeira tongue in Madeira sauce

4. einer Waage: pointer

5. am Schuh: tongue

6. MUS, Orgel: tongue; Akkordeon etc: reed

7. ZOOL (Seezunge) sole

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die; Zunge, Zungen

1) tongue

[jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken — put one's tongue out [at somebody]

auf der Zunge zergehen — melt in one's mouth

2) (fig.)

eine spitze od. scharfe/lose Zunge haben — have a sharp/loose tongue

böse Zungen behaupten, dass... — malicious gossip has it that...; malicious tongues are saying that...

seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln od. im Zaum halten — guard or mind one's tongue

ich musste mir auf die Zunge beißen — I had to bite my tongue

lieber beiße ich mir die Zunge ab — (ugs.) I would bite my tongue off first

der Name liegt mir auf der Zunge — the name is on the tip of my tongue

sich (Dat.) die Zunge abbrechen — tie one's tongue in knots

mit [heraus]hängender Zunge — with [one's/its] tongue hanging out

3) (eines Blasinstruments) reed; (einer Orgel) tongue; (eines Schuhs) tongue

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-n f.

lingua n.

tongue n.

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20 plat

plat, plate [pla, plat]

1. adjective

   a. flat

• chaussure plate flat shoe

   b. [style] dull

   c. ( = obséquieux) il nous a fait ses plus plates excuses he made the humblest of apologies to us

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = récipient, mets) dish ; ( = partie du repas) course ; ( = contenu) plate(ful)

• il en a fait tout un plat (inf) he made a song and dance about it (inf)

• il lui prépare de bons petits plats he makes tasty little dishes for her

   b. ( = partie plate) flat (part) ; [de main] flat

• course de plat flat race

• il y a 3 km de plat there's a 3km flat stretch

• faire du plat à qn (inf) [+ femme] to try to pick sb up

► à plat

• mettre qch à plat to lay sth down flat ; (figurative) to have a close look at sth

• remise à plat [de dossier, problème, situation] thorough review

• être à plat [pneu, batterie] to be flat ; [personne] (inf) to be run down

• tomber à plat [remarque, plaisanterie] to fall flat

   c. (en plongeant) faire un plat to do a belly flop

3. compounds

► plat cuisiné (chez un traiteur) ready-made meal

► plat du jour

• quel est le plat du jour ? what's today's special? ► plat de résistance main course ; (figurative) pièce de résistance

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1.

plate pla, plat adjectif

1) ( sans relief) [fond, surface, pays] flat; [mer] smooth

être plate, avoir la poitrine plate — to be flat-chested

2) ( peu profond) [chapeau, caillou, paquet] flat; [bateau] flat-bottomed; [montre, briquet] slimline; [cheveux] limp

3) ( sans talon) [chaussure] flat

4) fig [goût] bland; [vin] insipid; [style, description] lifeless; [traduction] flat; [texte] dull

faire de plates excuses à quelqu'un — to apologize abjectly to somebody

2.

nom masculin

1) (pour cuire, servir) dish

2) ( aliments servis) dish

3) ( partie d'un repas) course

4) ( partie plate)

le plat de la main — the flat of one's hand

5) ( terrain plat) flat ground

courir sur du plat — to run on the flat

3.

à plat locution adverbiale

1) ( horizontalement)

poser or mettre quelque chose à plat — to lay something down flat

dormir à plat — to sleep without a pillow

à plat ventre — lit flat on one's stomach

se mettre à plat ventre devant quelqu'un — fig to grovel in front of somebody

tomber à plat — [plaisanterie] to fall flat

2) ( hors d'usage)

à plat — [pneu] flat; [batterie] flat GB, dead

3) (colloq) ( sans énergie)

être à plat — [personne] to be run down

sa maladie l'a mis à plat — his illness really took it out of him (colloq)

4) ( en ordre)

mettre à plat — to review [something] from scratch [comptes, dossier]

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- plat de côtes

- plat cuisiné

- plat du jour

- plat à poisson

- plat de résistance

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faire un plat — (colloq) ( en natation) to do a belly flop (colloq)

faire du plat à quelqu'un — (colloq) to chat somebody up (colloq) GB, to come on to somebody (colloq)

mettre les petits plats dans les grands — (colloq) to go to town on a meal (colloq)

mettre les pieds dans le plat — (colloq) to put one's foot in it

faire tout un plat de quelque chose — (colloq) to make a big deal about something

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pla, at plat, -e
1. adj

1) (surface, relief) flat

2) (= ennuyeux) (personne, livre) dull

3) (= fade) (vin) flat-tasting

4) (autres locutions)

à plat ventre — face down

être à plat ventre — to be lying face down

tomber à plat ventre — to fall flat on one's face

2. nm

1) (= récipient) dish

2) CUISINE (= mets) dish

le premier plat — the first course

le plat principal — the main course

le plat de résistance — the main course

3) (= partie plate) flat part

le plat de la main — the flat of the hand

4) (autres locutions)

à plat (pneu, batterie) — flat, (= fatigué) dead beat, tired out

mise à plat — case-by-case review

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plat, plate

A adj

1 ( sans relief) [fond, surface, pays, terrain] flat; [mer] smooth; un terrain parfaitement plat a perfectly flat plot of land; être plate, avoir la poitrine plate to be flat-chested; électroencéphalogramme plat electroencephalograph showing a flat trace;

2 ( peu profond) [chapeau] flat; [bateau, embarcation] flat-bottomed; ( sans épaisseur) [caillou, paquet] flat; [montre, calculatrice, briquet] slimline; [cheveux] limp;

3 ( sans talon) [chaussure, soulier] flat; ⇒ couture;

4 ( fade) [saveur, goût] bland; [vin] insipid; ( sans caractère) [style, description] lifeless; [traduction] flat; [texte, discours] dull;

5 ( humble) faire de plates excuses à qn to apologize abjectly to sb.

B nm

1 (pour cuire, servir) dish; plat de porcelaine/d'argent china/silver dish;

2 ( aliments servis) dish; plat froid/chaud cold/hot dish; un plat de spaghetti/viande a dish of spaghetti/meat; un bon petit plat a tasty dish; ⇒ vengeance;

3 ( partie d'un repas) course; plusieurs plats au choix a choice of several courses;

4 ( partie plate) le plat de la main the flat of one's hand; le plat d'un couteau the flat of a knife;

5 ( terrain plat) flat ground; courir sur du plat to run on the flat.

C plate nf

1 Naut flat-bottomed boat;

2 Hist piece of plate armour^GB.

D à plat loc adv

1 ( horizontalement) [mains, pieds] flat; poser or mettre qch à plat to lay sth down flat; pose les livres à plat sur mon bureau lay the books down flat on my desk; dormir à plat to sleep without a pillow; à plat ventre lit flat on one's stomach; dormir à plat ventre to sleep flat on one's stomach; se mettre à plat ventre devant qn fig to grovel in front of sb; tomber à plat [plaisanterie, remarque] to fall flat;

2 ( hors d'usage) [pneu] flat; [batterie] flat GB, dead;

3 ○( sans énergie) être à plat [personne] to be run down; sa maladie l'a mis à plat his illness really took it out of him○;

4 ( en ordre) mettre/remettre qch à plat [comptes, activité, dossier] to review sth from scratch; une mise à plat du système fiscal est envisagée a complete review of the tax system is planned.

Composés

plat de côtes top rib of beef; plat cuisiné Comm ready-cooked meal; ( chez soi) dish that takes time and trouble; plat du jour today's special, dish of the day; plat à légumes vegetable dish; plat de nouilles○ pej drip○ péj; plat à poisson serving dish for fish; plat de résistance Culin main course; fig main item; plat à tarte pie dish; plates côtes Culin top rib ¢ of beef.

Idiomes

faire un plat○ ( en natation) to do a belly flop○; faire du plat à qn○ to chat sb up○ GB, to come on to sb○; mettre les petits plats dans les grands○ to go to town on a meal○; mettre les pieds dans le plat○ to put one's foot in it; faire tout un plat de qch○ to make a song and dance about sth○ GB, to make a big deal about sth.

I

( féminin plate) [pla, plat] adjectif

1. [plan, horizontal - terrain] flat, level ; [ - mer] still

2. [non profond] flat, shallow

3. [non saillant] flat

avoir la poitrine plate to be flat-chested

elle est plate comme une planche à pain ou comme une limande (familier) she's (as) flat as a board ou pancake

4. [non épais - montre, calculatrice] slimline

5. [sans hauteur - casquette] flat

ma coiffure est trop plate my hair lacks body

chaussures plates ou à talons plats flat shoes

6. [médiocre - style] flat, dull, unexciting

[sans saveur - vin] insipid

une plate imitation a pallid imitation

7. [obséquieux] cringing, fawning

je vous fais mes plus plates excuses please accept my most humble apologies

8. [non gazeux] still, non-sparkling

9. LITTÉRATURE → link=rime rime

10. GÉOMÉTRIE [angle] straight

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nom masculin

1. [partie plate] flat (part)

le plat de la main/d'une épée the flat of the hand/a sword

2. [lieu plan]

sur le plat on the flat ou level

ÉQUITATION [course] flat race

3. (familier) [plongeon] belly-flop

faire un plat to belly-flop

4. (familier & locution)

faire du plat à quelqu'un

a. [à une femme] to chat somebody up (UK), to give somebody a line (US)

b. [à son patron] to butter somebody up (UK), to sweet-talk somebody

5. [de bœuf]

plat de côtes best (UK) ou short (US) rib

6. IMPRIMERIE

plats boards

7. MÉTALLURGIE (small) flat (bar)

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plate nom féminin

monkey-boat

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à plat locution adjectivale

1. (familier) [fatigué] (all) washed out

2. (familier) [déprimé] down

il est très à plat he's feeling very low ou down

3. [pneu, batterie, pile] flat

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à plat locution adverbiale

1. [horizontalement] flat

couché à plat lying flat on his back

les mains à plat sur la table hands flat on the table

mettre quelque chose à plat

a. [robe] to unpick (and lay out the pieces)

b. [projet, problème] to examine from all angles

tomber à plat [plaisanterie] to fall flat

2. [rouler] with a flat (tyre)

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à plat ventre locution adverbiale

face down ou downwards

se mettre à plat ventre

a. [après avoir été allongé] to flop over onto one's stomach

b. [après avoir été debout] to lie face downwards

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

ils sont tous à plat ventre devant elle (figuré) they all bow down to her

II

[pla] nom masculin

1. [contenant] dish

plat ovale/à poisson oval/fish dish

plat à gratin baking dish

plat à tarte flan dish

2. [préparation culinaire] dish

plat cuisiné precooked ou ready-cooked dish

plat garni main dish served with vegetables

le plat du jour the dish of the day, today's special

un plat en sauce a dish cooked ou made with a sauce

elle aime les bons petits plats she enjoys good food

vendre quelque chose contre un plat de lentilles (allusion) BIBLE to sell something for very little

3. [partie du menu] course

le plat principal ou de résistance the main course ou dish

mettre les petits plats dans les grands to put on a big spread

faire (tout) un plat de quelque chose (familier) to make a big deal out of ou a g reat fuss about something

il n'y a pas de quoi en faire tout un plat it's not worth getting all worked up about

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