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81 cut
cut [kʌt](verb: preterite, past participle cut)1. noun• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défensec. [of meat] morceau me. [of clothes] coupe f2. adjective[flowers, grass] coupé• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venub. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] coupere. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couperf. ( = reduce) réduire• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %g. ( = stop) couperh. [+ cards] couperi. [+ film] monterj. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-collera. [person, knife] couperb. [material] se couperc. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs• cut! coupez !5. compoundsde or en cristal taillé[problem, issue] touchera. [+ tree] couperb. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduireb. ( = disconnect) couper• to cut o.s. off from se couper de► cut out• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !b. [+ rival] supplanterd. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire[engine] caler► cut upa. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper* * *[kʌt] 1.1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f2) ( wound) coupure f3) ( hairstyle) coupe f4) (colloq) ( share) part f5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)job cuts — suppression f d'emplois
6) ( trim)to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]
7) Culinary morceau m8) ( of diamond) taille f9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f11) ( in editing) coupure f2.1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]
2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]7) ( liberate)to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]
to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)
8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]9) ( reduce) réduire10) ( grow)11) ( record) faire, graver [album]12) Computing couper [paragraph]13) Games couper [cards]14) ( intersect) [line] couper15) (colloq) ( stop)cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!
16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]17) ( snub) ignorer, snober3.1) (slice, make an incision) couperto cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]
2) (move, go) couperto cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un
3) Cinema4) Games couper5) fig4. 5.to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
cut past participle adjective1) (sliced, sawn) coupé2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant
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82 put
<-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] vt1) ( place)( push in) etw irgendwohin stecken;he was \put up against the wall man stellte ihn an die Wand;he looked at the pile of work his boss had \put before him er sah sich den Haufen Arbeit an, den seine Chefin ihm hingelegt hatte;you've got to \put the past behind you du musst die Vergangenheit vergangen sein lassen [o begraben];\put your clothes in the closet häng deine Kleider in den Schrank;he \put his hands in his pockets er steckte die Hände in die Taschen;she \put some milk in her coffee sie gab etwas Milch in ihren Kaffee;to \put the ball in the net ( tennis) den Ball ins Netz schlagen;( football) den Ball ins Netz spielen;this \puts me in a very difficult position das bringt mich in eine schwierige Situation;I \put my complete confidence in him ich setze mein volles Vertrauen auf ihn [o in ihn];\put the cake into the oven schieb den Kuchen in den Backofen;they \put the plug into the socket sie steckten den Stecker in die Steckdose;he \put salt into the sugar bowl by mistake er hat aus Versehen Salz in die Zuckerdose gefüllt;they \put him into a cell sie brachten ihn in eine Zelle;to \put sth into storage etw einlagern;to \put a child into care ein Kind in Pflege geben;to \put sb into a home jdn in ein Heim stecken;to \put sb in[to] prison jdn ins Gefängnis bringen;to \put fear into sb's heart jdn ängstigen, jdm Angst machen;to \put an idea in[to] sb's head jdn auf eine Idee bringen;whatever \put that idea into your head? wie kommst du denn darauf?;to \put one's ideas into practice seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen;Sam will eat anything you \put in front of him Sam isst alles, was man ihm vorsetzt;\put the soup spoons next to the knives leg die Suppenlöffel neben die Messer;we should \put my mum next to Mrs Larson wir sollten meine Mutter neben Frau Larson setzen;she \put her coffee cup on the table sie stellte ihre Kaffeetasse auf den Tisch;do you know how to \put a saddle on a horse? weißt du, wie man ein Pferd sattelt?;I \put clean sheets on the bed ich habe das Bett frisch bezogen;he \put his head on my shoulder er legte seinen Kopf auf meine Schulter;you can't \put a value on friendship Freundschaft lässt sich nicht mit Geld bezahlen;to \put the emphasis on sth den Schwerpunkt auf etw akk legen, etw betonen;a price of £10,000 was \put on the car das Auto wurde mit 10.000 Pfund veranschlagt;she \put her arm round him sie legte ihren Arm um ihn;he \put his head round the door er steckte den Kopf zur Tür herein;he \put his finger to his lips to call for silence er hielt seinen Finger vor die Lippen und bat um Ruhe;to \put a glass to one's lips ein Glas zum Mund führen;she \put the shell to her ear sie hielt sich die Muschel ans Ohr;to \put sb to bed jdn ins Bett bringen;he was \put under the care of his aunt er wurde in die Obhut seiner Tante gegeben;I didn't know where to \put myself ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir;to stay \put person sich nicht von der Stelle rühren; object liegen/stehen/hängen bleiben; hair halten;\put it there! ( congratulating) gratuliere!;( concluding a deal) abgemacht!;to \put the shot sports Kugel stoßen2) ( invest)to \put effort/ energy/ money/ time into sth Mühe/Energie/Geld/Zeit in etw akk stecken [o investieren];we \put most of the profits towards research wir verwenden den Großteil der Gewinne für die Forschung;everyone could \put £3 towards a new coffee machine jeder könnte £3 zum Kauf einer neuen Kaffeemaschine dazugeben;to \put money into an account Geld auf ein Konto einzahlen;she \put money on a horse sie setzte auf ein Pferd;we \put back all our profits into the company all unsere Gewinne fließen in die Firma zurück3) ( impose)to \put the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben;to \put demands upon sb von jdm etwas verlangen;to \put an embargo on sth ein Embargo über etw akk verhängen;to \put sb under oath jdn vereidigen;to \put a premium on sth etw hoch einschätzen;to \put pressure on sb jdn unter Druck setzen;the children were \put on their best behaviour den Kindern wurde gesagt, dass sie sich ja gut zu benehmen haben;to \put a tax on sth etw besteuern [o mit einer Steuer belegen];to \put sb/ sth to the test jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen;( put a strain on) jdn/etw strapazieren;to \put sb on trial jdn vor Gericht bringen;to \put sb to a lot of trouble jdm viel Mühe bereiten [o machen];4) ( present)to \put sth to a discussion etw zur Diskussion stellen;to \put one's point of view seinen Standpunkt darlegen;to \put a problem to sb jdm ein Problem darlegen;to \put a proposal before a committee einem Ausschuss einen Vorschlag unterbreiten;to \put a question to sb jdm eine Frage stellen;to \put sth to a vote etw zur Abstimmung bringen5) ( include)\put some more salt in füge noch etwas Salz hinzushe always \puts her guests at ease right away sie schafft es immer, dass ihre Gäste sich sofort wohl fühlen;to \put sb in a good/ bad mood jds Laune heben/verderben;to \put one's affairs in order seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen;to \put a plan into operation einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen;to \put sth out of order etw kaputtmachen ( fam)to \put sb to death jdn hinrichten;to \put sb to flight jdn in die Flucht schlagen;to \put sb to shame jdn beschämen;to \put sb under arrest jdn unter Arrest stellen;to \put sb under hypnosis jdn hypnotisieren;to \put sth right etw in Ordnung bringen;to \put sb straight jdn korrigieren7) ( express)to \put sth etw ausdrücken;let me \put it this way lass es mich so sagen;how should I \put it? wie soll ich mich ausdrücken?;to \put it bluntly um es deutlich zu sagen;to \put it mildly, we were shocked at your behaviour wir waren, gelinde gesagt, geschockt über dein Verhalten;that's \putting it mildly das ist ja noch milde ausgedrückt;as Shakespeare \put it wie Shakespeare schon sagte;she didn't know how to \put her thoughts into words sie wusste nicht, wie sie ihre Gedanken in Worte fassen sollte;\putting Shakespeare into modern English is difficult Shakespeare in zeitgenössisches Englisch zu übertragen ist schwierig;she really \puts passion into her performance sie steckt viel Leidenschaftlichkeit in ihren Vortrag;to \put one's feelings into words seine Gefühle ausdrücken;to \put a verb into the past tense ein Verb in die Vergangenheit setzen8) ( write)to \put a cross/ tick next to sth etw ankreuzen/abhaken;to \put one's signature to sth seine Unterschrift unter etw setzen;please \put your signature here bitte unterschreiben Sie hier9) (estimate, value)I wouldn't \put him among the best film directors ich würde ihn nicht zu den besten Regisseuren zählen;she \puts her job above everything else für sie geht ihr Beruf allem anderen vor, sie stellt ihren Beruf vor allem anderen;to \put sb/ sth in a category jdn/etw in eine Kategorie einordnen;to \put a value of £10,000 on sth den Wert einer S. gen auf £10.000 schätzen;I'd \put him at about 50 ich schätze ihn auf ungefähr 50to \put sb onto sth/sb jdn auf etw/jdn aufmerksam machen;the phone book \put me onto the dentist durch das Telefonbuch kam ich auf den Zahnarzt;they \put three people on the job sie setzen drei Leute ein für diesen Job;to \put sb on sth jdn zu etw dat bringen;he \put his girlfriend on the plane er brachte seine Freundin zum Flugzeug;to \put sb onto the bus jdn zum Bus bringen;to \put sb in a taxi jdn in ein Taxi setzento \put heating/ a kitchen into a house eine Heizung/Küche in einem Haus installieren;we \put a new hard drive on our computer wir haben eine neue Festplatte in unseren Computer eingebautto \put sb on sth jdm etw verschreiben;to \put to sea in See stechen -
83 sólo
adj.1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.2 lonely, lonesome.3 single, by itself.4 very, merest, only.m.1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.2 turbot, Psetta maxima.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself2 (solitario) lonely3 (único) only, sole, single4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólosólo\a solas alone, by oneselfcomo él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she canquedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal————————1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólosólo* * *(f. - sola)adj.1) alone2) only, unique, sole, single* * *I1. ADJ1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's ownpasa los días solo en su cuarto — he spends the days alone o on his own in his room
iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own
se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven
2) (=solitario) lonely3) (=único)su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money
hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem
4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat5) (Mús) solo2. SM1) (Mús) solo2) (=café) black coffee3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversationIIADV=sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, justsolo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it
es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant
me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time
tan solo — only, just
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.solo que... — except that...
* * *adverbio [The accented spelling remains the norm despite the Real Academica Española's recommended form solo] onlysólo quería ayudarte — I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help
pero si es sólo un niño! — but he's just o only a child!
sólo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos — just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder
no sólo estudia sino que también trabaja — she isn't just studying, she's working as well
sólo con mencionar su nombre me dejaron pasar — I only had to mention his name and they let me through
* * *I- la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía)estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely
no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone
lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone
qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself
más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
c) (delante del n) ( único)no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection
IIsu sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
1) (Mús) solo2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee* * *solo11 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.* a solas = by + Reflexivo.* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.* con una sola acción = in one action.* con un solo brazo = one-armed.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* de una sola cara = single sided.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* de una sola persona = one-man.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de un solo brazo = one-armed.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por uno solo = solo.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* solas = all by + Reflexivo.* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* * *1(sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his ownse fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himselfestaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonelyel niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boypara una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effortes mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I knowhabla sola she talks to herselfa solas alonequiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alonequedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neatme gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it3 ( delante del n)(único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one conditionno puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objectionsu sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset mehay una sola dificultad there's just one problemsolo2A ( Mús) soloun solo de violín a violin solo* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
soló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
solo
sólo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solo 1◊ -la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía):◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;
lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;
( para no molestar) they left him alone;
hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
a solas alone, by oneself
‹ whisky› straight, neat;
‹ pan› dry
hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
only;
sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
solo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
vive solo, he lives alone
3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
2 Esp black (coffee)
III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
(tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone
' sólo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- actualidad
- bastante
- bastarse
- batería
- bebible
- cada
- café
- cala
- cerdo
- como
- concernir
- corresponder
- dato
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
- desalmada
- desalmado
- disparate
- don
- doña
- dos
- entera
- entero
- escaramuza
- faltar
- folclórica
- folclórico
- frustrarse
- gustar
- hablarse
- hasta
- iceberg
- indispensable
- individual
- infante
- infarto
- interés
- irse
- limitarse
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- mustia
- mustio
- para
- pintarse
English:
aback
- ablaze
- actual
- alive
- alone
- already
- also
- ammunition
- approximation
- as
- aside
- asleep
- attain
- attention span
- bear
- bear with
- beware
- black
- boat
- bring in
- bust
- but
- by
- cater
- certain
- close
- coffee
- conjecture
- dabble
- detest
- disposable
- do
- down
- effect
- end
- female
- find
- fix
- fraction
- fun
- further
- game
- go
- half
- hand-luggage
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- incoming
- isolated
* * *solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.only, just;solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;solo que… only…;lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;solo se vive una vez you only live oncesolo2, -a♦ adj1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;[nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;Fames gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people2. [solitario] lonely;me sentía solo I felt lonely3. [sin nada] on its own;[café] black; [whisky] neat;¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own4. [único] single;no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;dame una sola razón give me one reason;queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains5. [mero, simple] very, mere;la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit♦ nm1. Mús solo;un solo de guitarra a guitar solo* * *adj1 single;estar solo be alone;sentirse solo feel lonely;a solas alone, by o.s.;más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;por sí solo by o.s.2 café black3 ( único):un solo día a single dayII m MÚS solo* * *sólo advsolamente: just, onlysólo quieren comer: they just want to eatsolo, -la adj1) : alone, by oneself2) : lonely3) único: only, sole, uniquehay un solo problema: there's only one problem4)a solas : alonesolo nm: solo* * *solo1 adj1. (sin compañía) alone / on your ownvive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?4. (único) onesolo2 n1. (café) black coffee2. (música) solo -
84 razzo
m rocketcome un razzo like greased lightning, like a bat out of hell* * *razzo s.m.1 ( pirotecnia) rocket, skyrocket: razzo di segnalazione, signal rocket (o star shell o flare) // è passato come un razzo, (fig.) he flashed past (o by) // è partito a, come un razzo appena è salito in auto, (fig.) he was off like a shot as soon as he got into the car // hai già finito? Ma sei un razzo!, have you already finished? You are as quick as lightning!2 (aer.) rocket: razzo multistadio, multistage rocket; razzo vettore, carrier rocket // bomba a razzo, rocket bomb; motore a razzo, rocket engine; propulsione a razzo, rocket propulsion // (meteor.) razzo sonda, sounding rocket.* * *['raddzo]sostantivo maschile rocket••* * *razzo/'raddzo/sostantivo m.rocket; propulsione a razzo rocket propulsion\partire a o come un razzo to take off like a rocket\ -
85 hit
hit [hɪt](verb: preterite, past participle hit)1. nouna. ( = stroke, blow) coup ma. ( = strike) frapper ; ( = knock against) heurter ; ( = reach) atteindre ; [+ key on keyboard] appuyer sur• to hit sb where it hurts (in fight) frapper qn là où ça fait mal ; (by saying or doing sth hurtful) toucher le point faible de qn• you've hit the nail on the head! vous avez mis le doigt dessus !• that hit home! le coup a porté !• you won't know what's hit you when the baby arrives! (inf) ta vie va être bouleversée par l'arrivée du bébéb. ( = affect adversely) toucher• California was the area hardest hit by the storms la Californie a été la région la plus touchée par les tempêtes• what will happen when the story hits the front page? que se passera-t-il quand cette histoire fera la une (inf) des journaux ?• it suddenly hit me that... (inf) j'ai soudain réalisé que...• to hit the deck (inf) ( = get down) s'aplatir au sol ; ( = get knocked down) tomber par terre ; [boxer] aller au tapis• to hit the sack (inf!) se pieuter (inf !)d. ( = collide with) heurtere. ( = find) trouver ; [+ problems, difficulties] rencontrer4. compounds► hit-and-miss adjective [work] fait au petit bonheur ; [attitude] désinvolte ; [technique] empirique• it was all rather hit-and-miss il n'y avait pas beaucoup de méthode dans tout cela ► hit-and-run accident noun accident m avec délit de fuite► hit back• to hit back at sb's criticism/accusations riposter à la critique/aux accusations de qn• they hit it off straight away ils se sont immédiatement bien entendus► hit on inseparable transitive verba. tomber surb. ( = retaliate) riposter• to hit out at sb's criticism/accusations riposter à la critique/aux accusations de qn* * *[hɪt] 1.1) (blow, stroke in sport) coup m; ( in fencing) touche fto score a hit — Sport, fig marquer un point
2.to be a big ou smash hit — avoir un succès fou
1) ( strike) frapper [person, ball]; [head, arm] cogner contre [wall]to hit a good shot — (in tennis, cricket) jouer une bonne balle
to hit the brakes — (colloq) écraser le frein
2) ( strike as target) atteindre [victim, target, enemy]3) ( collide violently with) heurter [wall]; ( more violently) percuter [wall]; [vehicle] renverser [person]4) ( affect adversely) affecter, toucher5) ( become apparent to)6) ( reach) arriver à [motorway]; fig [figures, weight] atteindre [level]7) ( come upon) rencontrer [traffic, bad weather]8) (colloq) ( go to)9) (colloq) ( attack) [robbers] attaquer [bank]•Phrasal Verbs:- hit back- hit upon••to hit the roof — (colloq) sauter au plafond (colloq)
not to know what has hit one — (colloq) être sidéré
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86 straight
straight [streɪt]1. adjectivec. ( = unambiguous) clair• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qche. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou Bf. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittesi. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieuxj. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue2. nouna. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite3. adverba. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qchb. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droitc. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londrese. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky secf. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées clairesh. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages4. compounds* * *[streɪt] 1.noun Sport ligne f droite2.back straight — côté m opposé de la piste
1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raidedead straight — gen tout droit
2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien misthe picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers
3) (tidy, in order) en ordreto get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre
4) ( clear)to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité
5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simplea straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats
7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-iveshe got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout
in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets
9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv3.1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] justeto go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit
2) ( without delay) directementstraight away —
she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que
it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge
3) ( frankly) tout netgive it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité
to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un
4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau••to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger
straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)
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87 проскакивать
несов. - проска́кивать, сов. - проскочи́ть; разг.1) (пробегать, проезжать, пролетать, проноситься) rush, dart, dash; fly; shootмежду электро́дами проска́кивали и́скры — sparks shot between the electrodes
2) (вн.; оставлять позади) go (past), leave (behind); ( успевать пересечь) cross (d), make it (across)маши́на едва́ проскочи́ла перекрёсток — the car just barely crossed the intersection
3) (вн.; пропускать нужное место при движении) miss (d); overshoot (d)проскочи́ть свою́ остано́вку — miss one's stop
проскочи́ть поворо́т с магистра́ли — miss / overshoot the exit from the highway
4) (сквозь, ме́жду, падать) fall (through, between)5) (проникать незаметно, быстро) slip in, sneak in; (в вн.) slip (into), sneak (into)6) (с помощью уловок попасть куда-л, занять какое-л место) manage to become ( smb); (куда́-л) manage to get ( somewhere)проскочи́ть в нача́льники — manage to become a boss
проскочи́ть в университе́т — manage to enter the university
проскочи́ть в да́мки (о шашке) — manage to get crowned
7) (вн.; через; миновать, преодолевать какую-л трудность) make it (through), manage (d), cope (with); hurdle (d)сам не зна́ю, как я проскочи́л (через) экза́мен — I don't know myself how I made it through the exam
8) (появляться, обнаруживаться - о чём-л ненамеренном, сдерживаемом) slip outв его́ ре́чи проска́кивают диале́ктные слова́ — dialect words slip out now and then in his speech
как э́та информа́ция могла́ проскочи́ть в пре́ссу? — how could this information have leaked [slipped out] into the press?
проскочи́ло мно́го оши́бок — many errors have crept / slipped in
9) (быстро проходить, кончаться) slip by, pass quicklyле́то проскочи́ло незаме́тно — the summer slipped by before we [they, etc] knew it
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88 time
A n1 ( continuum) temps m ; time and space le temps et l'espace ; in ou with time, in the course of time avec le temps ; as time goes/went by avec le temps ; at this point in time à l'heure qu'il est ; for all time à jamais ; the biggest drugs haul of all time la plus importante saisie de drogue de tous les temps ;2 ( specific duration) temps m ; most of the time la plupart du temps ; he was ill for some of the time il a été malade pendant une partie du temps ; she talked (for) some of the time, but most of the time she was silent elle a parlé par moments, mais pendant la plupart du temps elle a gardé le silence ; all the time tout le temps ; I was waiting for you here all the time je t'attendais ici pendant tout ce temps-là ; she was lying all the time elle mentait depuis le début ; you've got all the time in the world, you've got plenty of time tu as tout ton temps ; to find/have/take the time to do trouver/avoir/prendre le temps de faire ; to spend one's time doing passer son temps à faire ; to take one's time prendre son temps ; take your time over it! prends ton temps! ; writing a novel takes time, it takes time to write a novel il faut du temps pour écrire un roman ; do I have (enough) time to go to the shops? est-ce que j'ai le temps d'aller aux magasins? ; half the time he isn't even listening la moitié du temps il n'écoute même pas ; some time before/after quelque temps avant/après ; that's the best film I've seen for a long time c'est le meilleur film que j'aie vu depuis longtemps ; he has been gone for a long time cela fait longtemps or un bon moment qu'il est parti ; it'll be a long time before I go back there! je n'y retournerai pas de sitôt! ; you took a long time!, what a (long) time you've been! tu en a mis du temps! ; we had to wait for a long time nous avons dû attendre longtemps ; I've been living in this country for a long time j'habite dans ce pays depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que j'habite dans ce pays ; it takes a long time for the car to start la voiture met du temps à démarrer ; she would regret this for a long time to come elle allait le regretter pendant longtemps ; a long time ago il y a longtemps ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; some time ago il y a un moment, il y a quelque temps ; we haven't heard from her for some time ça fait un moment qu'on n'a pas eu de ses nouvelles ; it continued for some (considerable) time ça a continué pendant un bon moment or pendant pas mal de temps ; it won't happen for some time yet ça ne se produira pas de sitôt or avant longtemps ; she did it in half the time it had taken her colleagues elle l'a fait en deux fois moins de temps que ses collègues ; in no time at all, in next to no time en moins de deux ; in five days'/weeks' time dans cinq jours/semaines ; within the agreed time dans les délais convenus ; in your own time ( at your own pace) à ton rythme ; ( outside working hours) en dehors des heures de travail ; on company time pendant les heures de bureau ; my time isn't my own je n'ai plus une minute à moi ; my time is my own je suis maître de mon temps ;3 (hour of the day, night) heure f ; what time is it?, what's the time? quelle heure est-il? ; she looked at the time elle a regardé l'heure ; the time is 11 o'clock il est 11 heures ; 10 am French time 10 heures, heure française ; tomorrow, at the same time demain, à la même heure ; this time next week la semaine prochaine à la même heure ; this time next year l'année prochaine à la même date or époque ; this time last week/year il y a exactement huit jours/un an ; by this time next week/year d'ici huit jours/un an ; on time à l'heure ; the trains are running on ou to time les trains sont à l'heure ; the bus/train times les horaires mpl or les heures des bus/des trains ; the times of trains to Montreal les heures or les horaires des trains pour Montréal ; it's time to go! c'est l'heure de partir! ; it's time for school/bed c'est l'heure d'aller à l'école/au lit ; it's time for breakfast c'est l'heure du petit déjeuner ; it's time, your time is up c'est l'heure ; it's time we started/left il est temps de commencer/partir ; to lose time [clock] retarder ; that clock keeps good time cette horloge est toujours à l'heure ; about time too! ce n'est pas trop tôt! ; not before time! il était (or il est) grand temps! ; you're just in time for lunch/a drink tu arrives juste à temps pour déjeuner/boire quelque chose ; to arrive in good time arriver en avance ; to be in plenty of time ou in good time for the train être en avance pour prendre le train ; I want to have everything ready in time for Christmas je veux que tout soit prêt à temps pour Noël ; to be behind time avoir du retard ; twenty minutes ahead of time vingt minutes avant l'heure prévue ; six months ahead of time six mois avant la date prévue ;4 (era, epoch) époque f ; in Victorian/Roman times à l'époque victorienne/romaine ; in Dickens' times du temps de Dickens ; at the time à l'époque ; at that time à cette époque, en ce temps-là ; time was ou there was a time when one could… à une certaine époque on pouvait… ; to be ahead of ou in advance of the times [person, invention] être en avance sur son époque ; to be behind the times être en retard sur son époque ; to keep up ou move with the times être à la page ; times are hard les temps sont durs ; those were difficult times c'étaient des temps difficiles ; in times past, in former times autrefois ; in happier times en un temps plus heureux, à une époque plus heureuse ; it's just like old times c'est comme au bon vieux temps ; in times of war/peace en temps de guerre/paix ; peace in our time la paix de notre vivant ; at my time of life à mon âge ; I've seen a few tragedies in my time j'en ai vu des drames dans ma vie ; she was a beautiful woman in her time c'était une très belle femme dans son temps ; it was before my time ( before my birth) je n'étais pas encore né ; ( before I came here) je n'étais pas encore ici ; if I had my time over again si je pouvais recommencer ma vie ; to die before one's time mourir prématurément ; to be nearing one's time† ( pregnant woman) approcher de son terme ;5 ( moment) moment m ; at times par moments ; it's a good/bad time to do c'est le bon/mauvais moment pour faire ; the house was empty at the time la maison était vide à ce moment-là ; at the time I didn't notice à ce moment-là je ne l'avais pas remarqué ; at the right time au bon moment ; this is no time for jokes ce n'est pas le moment de plaisanter ; at all times à tout moment ; at any time à n'importe quel moment ; at any time of the day or night à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit ; we're expecting him any time now il doit arriver d'un moment à l'autre ; at no time did I agree à aucun moment je n'ai accepté ; come any time you want viens quand tu veux ; the time has come for change/action l'heure est venue de changer/d'agir ; at times like these you need your friends dans ces moments-là on a besoin de ses amis ; by the time I finished the letter the post had gone le temps de finir ma lettre et le courrier était parti ; by the time she had got downstairs he had gone avant qu'elle n'arrive en bas il était déjà parti ; by this time most of them were dead la plupart d'entre eux étaient déjà morts ; some time this week dans la semaine ; some time next month dans le courant du mois prochain ; for the time being pour l'instant, pour le moment ; from that ou this time on à partir de ce moment ; from the time (that) I was 15 depuis l'âge de 15 ans ; there are times when il y a des moments où ; when the time comes le moment venu ; in times of danger dans les moments de danger ; in times of crisis/high inflation dans les périodes de crise/forte inflation ; no more than 12 people at any one time pas plus de 12 personnes à la fois ; until such time as he does the work jusqu'à ce qu'il fasse le travail ; at the same time en même temps ; I can't be in two places at the same time je ne peux pas être partout à la fois ; now's our time to act! c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir! ;6 ( occasion) fois f ; nine times out of ten neuf fois sur dix ; three times a month trois fois par mois ; hundreds of times des centaines de fois ; the first/last/next time la première/dernière/prochaine fois ; time after time, time and time again maintes fois ; each ou every time that chaque fois que ; some other time perhaps une autre fois peut-être ; three at a time trois à la fois ; there were times when il y avait des fois où ; many's the time when I refused bien des fois j'ai refusé ; she passed her driving test first time round/third time round elle a eu son permis du premier coup/à la troisième fois ; do you remember the time when…? tu te rappelles quand…?, tu te rappelles la fois où…? ; from time to time de temps en temps ; 10 dollars a time 10 dollars le coup ; for months at a time pendant des mois entiers ; (in) between times entre-temps ;7 ( experience) to have a tough ou hard time doing avoir du mal à faire ; they gave him a rough ou hard ou tough time of it ils lui en ont fait voir (de toutes les couleurs ○) ; he's having a rough ou hard ou tough time il traverse une période difficile ; I'm having a bad time at work en ce moment j'ai des problèmes au travail ; we had a good time on s'est bien amusé ; have a good time! amusez-vous bien! ; to have an easy time (of it) se la couler douce ○ ; the good/bad times les moments heureux/difficiles ; she enjoyed her time in Canada elle a beaucoup aimé son séjour au Canada ; during her time as ambassador pendant qu'elle était ambassadeur ;8 Admin, Ind ( hourly rate) to work/be paid time travailler/être payé à l'heure ; to be paid time and a half être payé une fois et demie le tarif normal ; on Sundays we get paid double time le dimanche on est payé double ;10 Mus mesure f ; to beat ou mark time battre la mesure ; to stay in ou keep time rester en mesure ; to be in/out of time être/ne pas être en mesure ; in waltz/march time sur un rythme de valse/marche ;11 Sport temps m ; a fast time un bon temps ; in record time en (un) temps record ; to keep time chronométrer ;12 Math, fig one times two is two une fois deux, deux ; three times four trois fois quatre ; ten times longer/stronger dix fois plus long/plus fort ; eight times as much huit fois autant.B vtr1 ( schedule) prévoir [attack] (for pour) ; prévoir, fixer [holiday, visit] (for pour) ; fixer [appointment, meeting] ; the demonstration is timed to coincide with the ceremony l'heure de la manifestation est prévue pour coïncider avec la cérémonie ; we time our trips to fit in with school holidays nous faisons coïncider nos voyages avec les vacances scolaires ; the bomb is timed to go off at midday la bombe est réglée pour exploser à midi ; to be well-/badly-timed être opportun/inopportun ; the announcement was perfectly timed la déclaration est tombée à point nommé ;2 ( judge) calculer [blow, stroke, shot] ; to time a remark/joke choisir le moment pour faire une remarque/plaisanterie ;3 (measure speed, duration) chronométrer [athlete, cyclist] ; mesurer la durée de [journey, speech] ; minuter la cuisson de [egg] ; to time sb over 100 metres chronométrer qn sur 100 mètres.from time out of mind depuis la nuit des temps ; there is a time and place for everything il y a un temps pour tout ; there's always a first time il y a un début à tout ; there's a first time for everything il y a une première fois pour tout ; he'll tell you in his own good time il te le dira quand il en aura envie ; all in good time chaque chose en son temps ; only time will tell seul l'avenir nous le dira ; to pass the time of day with sb échanger quelques mots avec qn ; I wouldn't give him the time of day je ne lui dirais même pas bonjour ; to have time on one's hands ( for brief period) avoir du temps devant soi ; ( longer) avoir beaucoup de temps libre ; time hung heavy on his hands il trouvait le temps long ; to have a lot of time for sb apprécier beaucoup qn ; I've got a lot of time for people who work with the sick j'admire beaucoup les personnes qui soignent les malades ; I've got no time for pessimists/that sort of attitude je ne supporte pas les pessimistes/ce genre d'attitude ; to do time ○ ( prison) faire de la taule ○ ; to make time with sb ○ US ( chat up) draguer ○ qn ; ( have sex with) s'envoyer ○ qn ; give me France/Lauren Bacall every time! rien ne vaut la France/Lauren Bacall! ; long time no see ○ ! ça fait un bail ○ (qu'on ne s'est pas vu)! ; time please! GB ( in pub) on ferme!
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