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passage [pαsaʒ]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = venue) guetter le passage du facteur to watch for the postman

• observer le passage des oiseaux dans le ciel to watch the birds fly over

• lors d'un récent passage à Paris on a recent trip to Paris

• « passage interdit » "no entry"

• il y a beaucoup de passage l'été a lot of people pass through here in the summer

► de passage

• clients de passage passing trade

• il est de passage à Paris he is in Paris at the moment

   b. ( = transfert) le passage de l'enfance à l'adolescence the transition from childhood to adolescence

• son passage en classe supérieure est problématique he may have to stay down

• passage à l'acte taking action

   c. ( = lieu) passage ; ( = chemin) way ; ( = rue) passage

• un passage dangereux sur la falaise a dangerous section of the cliff

• on se retourne sur son passage people turn round and look when he goes past

• l'ouragan dévasta tout sur son passage the hurricane demolished everything in its path

• va plus loin, tu gênes le passage move along, you're blocking the way

• ne laissez pas vos valises dans le passage don't leave your cases in the way

   d. ( = fragment) [de livre, symphonie] passage

• il a eu un passage à vide (baisse de forme) he went through a bad patch

• j'ai toujours un petit passage à vide vers 16 h I always start to flag around 4 o'clock

   e. ( = traversée) [de rivière, limite, montagnes] crossing

2. compounds

► passage clouté pedestrian crossing

► passage à niveau level crossing (Brit), grade crossing (US)

► passage obligé

• cette école est le passage obligé pour les hauts fonctionnaires this school is the place to go if you want to be a top civil servant ► passage piétons, passage pour piétons pedestrian walkway

► passage protégé (Automobiles) right of way (over secondary roads)

► passage souterrain underground passage ; (pour piétons) underpass

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pasaʒ
nom masculin

1) ( circulation)

interdire le passage des camions dans la ville — to ban trucks from (driving through) the town

une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage — ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic

2) ( séjour)

ton passage dans la ville a été bref — your stay in the town was brief

un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal — a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm

après un bref passage dans la fonction publique — after a short spell in the civil service

3) ( visite en chemin)

était-ce après le passage du facteur? — was it after the postman had come ou been?

manquer le passage des cigognes — to miss the storks going over

je peux te prendre au passage — I can pick you up on the way

des hôtes de passage — short-stay guests

4) ( franchissement)

‘passage interdit, voie privée’ — ‘no entry, private road’

pour permettre le passage de la lumière — in order to let the light in

pour empêcher le passage de l'air — in order to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US

pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance — in order to let the ambulance go past

on se retourne sur leur passage — people's heads turn as they go past

notons au passage que... — fig let's note in passing that...

se servir au passage — lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits

passage en ferry — ferry crossing

le passage à gué du bras de mer est possible à marée basse — the sound can be forded at low tide

5) (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre)

leur troisième passage à l'Olympia — the third time they've been to the Olympia

ton passage sur scène a été remarqué — you made a great impact on stage

chaque passage de votre chanson à la radio — every time your song is played on the radio

6) ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path

prévoir le passage de câbles — to plan the route of cables

7) ( à une situation nouvelle)

passage (de quelque chose) à quelque chose — transition (from something) to something

passage à la phase suivante — progression to the next phase

son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis — he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next year GB ou grade US

rites de passage — rites of passage

8) ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway

9) (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence

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Phrasal Verbs:

- passage à l'acte

- passage clouté

- passage à niveau

- passage obligé

- passage pour piétons

- passage protégé

- passage souterrain

- passage à tabac

- passage à vide

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pɒsaʒ nm
1)

Ils s'arrêtaient de travailler au passage du train. — They stopped working as the train passed.

Nous l'avons vu lors de notre passage à Brest. — We saw him when we passed through Brest.

sur le passage du cortège — along the route of the procession

au passage (alors que l'on passe) — on the way, [remarquer] in passing

au passage de; Il a été éclaboussé au passage de la voiture. — He was soaked by a passing car.

des touristes de passage — tourists who are passing through

Nous sommes de passage à Toulouse. — We're just passing through Toulouse.

2) (= accès, chemin) way

des troncs d'arbre barraient le passage — tree trunks blocked the way

"laissez le passage" — "keep clear"

"n'obstruez pas le passage" — "do not obstruct"

3) (= prix de la traversée) passage

4) (= extrait de livre) passage

J'ai traduit un passage de ce livre. — I translated a passage from this book.

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passage nm

1 ( circulation) interdire le passage des camions dans la ville to ban trucks from (driving through) the town; une rue où il y a beaucoup de passage ( piétons) a street where there are a lot of passers-by; ( véhicules) a street where there's a lot of traffic; isoler les fenêtres pour empêcher le passage de l'air to seal the windows to prevent draughts GB ou drafts US;

2 ( séjour) ton bref passage dans la ville a été très remarqué your stay in the town was brief but did not go unnoticed; lors de son passage ici il a oublié son parapluie when he was here he left his umbrella; un petit passage chez le teinturier ne lui ferait pas de mal a visit to the dry-cleaners' wouldn't do it any harm; après un bref passage dans la fonction publique after a short spell in the civil service;

3 ( visite en chemin) attendre le passage du boulanger to wait for the baker's van to come; était-ce avant ou après le passage du facteur? was it before or after the postman had been?; manquer le passage des cigognes to miss the storks going over; le passage du prochain bus est à 10 heures the next bus is at 10 o'clock; je peux te prendre au passage I can pick you up on the way; il est de passage en France/dans notre ville he is passing through France/our town; des voyageurs de passage travellers who are passing through; des hôtes de passage short-stay guests; elle n'a que des amants de passage she only has casual relationships;

4 ( franchissement) ‘passage interdit, voie privée’ ‘no entry, private road’; pour permettre le passage de la lumière in order to let the light in; les voitures se sont garées pour laisser or céder le passage à l'ambulance the cars pulled over to let the ambulance go past; on se retourne sur ton passage you make people's heads turn as you go past; notons au passage que… fig let's note in passing that…; se servir au passage lit ( en passant) to help oneself; fig ( légalement) to take a cut (of the profits); ( illégalement) to pocket some of the profits; passage en ferry/hovercraft ferry/hovercraft crossing; le passage à gué du bras de mer est possible à marée basse the sound can be forded at low tide; la voiture a peiné lors du passage du col the car had a hard time crossing the pass;

5 (à la radio, télévision, au théâtre) c'est leur troisième passage à l'Olympia it's the third time they've been to the Olympia; ton passage sur scène/à la télévision a été très remarqué you made a great impact on stage/on the television; chaque passage de votre chanson à la radio vous rapportera des droits d'auteur you'll get royalties every time your song is played on the radio;

6 ( chemin emprunté) ( par une personne) way; ( par une chose) path; prévoir le passage du tout-à-l'égout/de câbles to plan the route of the main sewer/of cables; pour aller jusqu'au sommet il y a plusieurs passages possibles there are several possible ways of getting to the summit; pousse-toi tu es dans mon passage move! you're in my way!; barrer le passage à qn to bar sb's way;

7 ( à une situation nouvelle) passage (de qch) à qch transition (from sth) to sth; passage à la deuxième étape/la phase suivante progression to the second stage/the next phase; son passage dans la classe supérieure est compromis he/she won't be allowed to move up into the next class GB ou grade US; les rites initiatiques de passage à l'âge adulte the rites of passage into adulthood;

8 ( petite rue) alley; ( dans un bâtiment) passageway;

9 (de roman, symphonie) passage; ( de film) sequence;

10 Équit passage.

Composés

passage à l'acte Psych acting out; passage clouté† = passage pour piétons; passage à niveau level crossing GB, grade crossing US; passage obligé prerequisite (pour for); passage pour piétons pedestrian crossing, crosswalk US; passage protégé right of way; passage souterrain underground passage; ( sous une rue) subway; passage à tabac beating; subir un passage à tabac to be beaten up; passage à vide gén bad patch; (pour un acteur, artiste) unproductive period.

[pasaʒ] nom masculin

A.[MOUVEMENT]

1. [allées et venues]

prochain passage du car dans deux heures the coach will be back ou will pass through again in two hours' time

chaque passage du train faisait trembler les vitres the windows shook every time a train went past

laisser le passage à quelqu'un/une ambulance to let somebody/an ambulance through, to make way for somebody/an ambulance

ils attendaient le passage des coureurs they were waiting for the runners to go by

les gens se retournent sur son passage heads turn when he walks by ou past

‘passage de troupeaux’ ‘cattle crossing’

2. [circulation] traffic

3. [arrivée, venue]

elle attend le passage de l'autobus she's waiting for the bus

4. [visite] call, visit

c'est le seul souvenir qui me reste de mon passage chez eux that's the only thing I remember of my visit to them

lors de mon prochain passage à Paris next time I'm in Paris

‘le relevé du compteur sera fait lors de notre prochain passage’ ‘we will read your meter the next time we call’

5. [franchissement - d'une frontière, d'un fleuve] crossing ; [ - d'un col] passing ; [ - de la douane] passing (through)

après le passage du sucre dans l'urine after the sugar has gone ou passed into the urine

‘passage interdit’ ‘no entry’

passage à l'ennemi MILITAIRE going over to the enemy

6. [changement, transition] change, transition

le passage de l'hiver au printemps the change ou passage from winter to spring

le passage de l'autocratie à la démocratie the changeover ou transition from autocracy to democracy

7. [dans une hiérarchie] move

passage d'un employé à l'échelon supérieur promotion of an employee to a higher grade

le passage dans la classe supérieure ÉDUCATION going ou moving up to the next class (UK) ou grade (US)

8. [voyage sur mer, traversée] crossing

ils travaillaient durement pour payer leur passage they worked hard to pay their passage ou to pay for their crossing

9. ASTRONOMIE transit

10. INFORMATIQUE

passage machine run

11. PSYCHOLOGIE

passage à l'acte acting out

12. RADIO & THÉÂTRE & TÉLÉVISION

lors de son dernier passage à la télévision

a. [personne] last time he was on TV

b. [film] last time it was shown on TV

pour son premier passage au Théâtre du Rocher for her first appearance at the Théâtre du Rocher

B.[VOIE]

1. [chemin] passage, way

enlève ton sac du passage move your bag out of the way

il y a des passages dangereux dans la grotte there are some dangerous passages in the cave

donner ou livrer passage à quelqu'un/quelque chose to let somebody/something in

essaye de trouver un passage dans cette foule try to find a way through the crowd

passage secret secret passage

2. [ruelle] alley, passage

[galerie commerçante] arcade

passage couvert passageway

3. [tapis de couloir] runner

4. AUTOMOBILE

passage de roue wheel housing

5. RAIL

passage à niveau level crossing (UK), grade crossing (US)

6. TRAVAUX PUBLICS

passage clouté ou (pour) piétons pedestrian ou zebra crossing (UK), crosswalk (US)

passage protégé priority over secondary roads

passage souterrain (pedestrian) subway (UK), underpass

C.[D'UN FILM, D'UN ROMAN] passage, section

elle m'a lu quelques passages de la lettre de Paul she read me a few passages from Paul's letter

tu te souviens du passage où ils se rencontrent? do you remember the bit where they meet?

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au passage locution adverbiale

[sur un trajet] on one's ou the way

les enfants doivent attraper la cocarde au passage the children have to catch the ribbon as they go past

(figuré) in passing

j'ai noté au passage que... I noticed in passing that...

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au passage de locution prépositionnelle

au passage du carrosse, la foule applaudissait when the carriage went past ou through, the crowd clapped

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de passage locution adjectivale

[client] casual

être de passage [voyageur] to be passing through

je suis de passage à Paris I'm in Paris for a few days

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sur le passage de locution prépositionnelle

la foule s'est massée sur le passage du marathon the crowd gathered on the marathon route

passage à tabac nom masculin

beating up

passage à vide nom masculin

avoir un passage à vide

a. [syncope] to feel faint, to faint

b. [moralement] to go through a bad patch

c. [intellectuellement] to have a lapse in concentration

j'ai eu un petit passage à vide juste avant midi I was feeling a bit faint just before lunch

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passage
2 passage

passage ['pæsɪdʒ]

noun

(a) (way through) passage m;

∎ they cleared a passage through the crowd ils ouvrirent un passage à travers la foule

(b) (corridor) passage m, couloir m; (alley) ruelle f;

∎ an underground passage un passage souterrain

(c) (from book, music) passage m;

∎ selected passages from Churchill's speeches morceaux mpl choisis des discours de Churchill;

∎ the most touching passage in the book l'endroit le plus touchant du livre

(d) Anatomy & Technology conduit m;

∎ nasal passages conduits mpl nasaux;

∎ Anatomy air passage conduit m aérifère

(e) (passing → gen) passage m; Politics (→ of bill) adoption f;

∎ the trench did not block the passage of the tanks la tranchée n'a pas empêché les chars de passer;

∎ with the passage of time avec le temps;

∎ their friendship has survived the passage of time leur amitié a survécu au temps;

∎ the bill had an uninterrupted passage through parliament la loi a été adoptée sans encombre par le Parlement

(f) (voyage) voyage m; (crossing) traversée f;

∎ Nautical to work one's passage gagner son passage (en travaillant à bord)

(g) formal (access) libre passage m;

∎ to grant sb safe passage through a country accorder à qn le libre passage à travers un pays;

∎ archaic or figurative passage of or at arms passe f d'armes

✾ Book ✾ Film 'A Passage to India' Forster, Lean 'La Route des Indes'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > passage
3 Passage

subs.

Journey: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ, πορεία, ἡ, V. πόρος, ὁ (rare P.); see Journey.

Way: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ, Ar. and V. κέλευθος, ἡ; see Way.

Crossing: P. διάβασις, ἡ. Ar. and P. δίοδος, ἡ; by sea: P. διάπλους, ὁ, V. πορθμός, ὁ.

If anyone should dispute their passage: P. εἴ τις... κωλυτὴς γίγνοιτο τῆς διαβάσεως (Thuc. 3, 23).

So that there was no passage by the side of the tower: P. ὥστε πάροδον μὴ εἶναι παρὰ πύργον.

Wherever there is a passage: P, ἧ ἂν εὐοδῇ (Dem. 1274).

Channel: P. and V. ὀχετός, ὁ; see Channel.

Strait: P. and V. πορθμός, ὁ; see Strait.

Underground passage: see Underground.

Defile: see pass.

Way out: P. and V. ἔξοδος, ἡ.

Way through: Ar. and P. δίοδος, ἡ, P. and V. διέξοδος, ἡ;

by sea: P. διάπλους, ὁ.

Permission to pass: Ar. and P. δίοδος, ἡ.

Grant a passage, v.: P. and V. διιέναι (διίημι) (acc. or absol.).

The people of Agrigentum allowed no passage through their territory: P. Ἀκραγαντῖνοι οὐκ ἐδίδοσαν διὰ τῆς ἑαυτῶν ὁδόν (Thuc.).

Passage in a book: use P. λόγος, ὁ.

Passage in a play: Ar. and P. ῥῆσις, ἡ.

In many passages: P. πολλαχοῦ.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Passage
4 passage

noun

1) (going by, through, etc.) (of river) Überquerung, die; (of time) [Ab-, Ver]lauf, der; (of seasons) Wechsel, der

2) (transition) Übergang, der

3) (voyage) Überfahrt, die

4) Gang, der; (corridor) Korridor, der; (between houses) Durchgang, der; (in shopping precinct) Passage, die

5) no art., no pl. (liberty or right to pass through) Durchreise, die

6) (right to travel) Passage, die

work one's passage — seine Überfahrt abarbeiten

7) (part of book etc.) Passage, die

8) (Mus.) Passage, die; Stelle, die

9) (of a bill into law) parlamentarische Behandlung; (final) Annahme, die; Verabschiedung, die

10) (Anat.)

urinary passage — Harntrakt, der

air passages — Luft- od. Atemwege

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['pæsi‹]
noun

1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) der Durchgang

2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) die Passage

3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) das Vorübergehen

4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) die Überfahrt

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pas·sage

[ˈpæsɪʤ]

n

1. (narrow corridor) Gang m, Flur m

underground \passage Unterführung f

2. (long path) Durchgang m

3. LIT (excerpt) [Text]passage f; MUS Stück nt

4. (onward journey) Durchfahrt f, Durchreise f

bird of \passage Zugvogel m

5. ( dated: sea voyage) Überfahrt f, [Schiffs]passage f

to take \passage to South Africa eine Schiffsreise nach Südafrika unternehmen

to work one's \passage seine Überfahrt abarbeiten; ( fig)

he's worked his \passage er hat es sich redlich verdient

6. (way of escape) Durchlass m

the hijackers demanded safe \passage out of the country die Entführer verlangten sicheren Abzug aus dem Land

7. no pl (progression) Voranschreiten nt; of troops Durchzug m; of a plane Überfliegen nt; of fire ungehindertes Sichausbreiten

many meteorites explode during their \passage through the atmosphere viele Meteoriten zerbersten auf ihrem Weg durch die Erdatmosphäre

the \passage of time das Verstreichen der Zeit

with the \passage of time im Lauf[e] der Zeit

8. POL (passing) of a law Verabschiedung f; of a resolution Annahme f

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['psɪdZ]
n

1) (= transition from youth to manhood etc) Übergang m

the passage of time — der Verlauf or Strom (geh) der Zeit

in or with the passage of time — mit der Zeit

2) (through country) Durchfahrt f, Durchreise f; (= right of passage) Durchreise f, Transit m, Durchreise- or Transitgenehmigung f

to grant sb passage through an area — jdm die Durchreise durch ein Gebiet genehmigen

3) (= voyage) Überfahrt f, Schiffsreise f; (= fare) Überfahrt f, Passage f → academic.ru/82936/work">work

See:

→ work

4) (PARL: process) parlamentarische Behandlung; (final) Annahme f, Verabschiedung f

5) (= corridor) Gang m

the narrow passage between Denmark and Sweden — die schmale Durchfahrt zwischen Dänemark und Schweden

secret passage — Geheimgang

he forced a passage through the crowd — er bahnte sich (dat) einen Weg durch die Menge

6) (in book) Passage f; (MUS) Stück nt, Passage f

a passage from Shakespeare/the Bible — eine Shakespeare-/Bibelstelle

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passage¹ [ˈpæsıdʒ] s

1. Herein-, Heraus-, Vorüber-, Durchgehen n, Durchgang m, -reise f, -fahrt f, -fließen n:

“no passage” „kein Durchgang!“, „keine Durchfahrt!“; → bird of passage

2. Passage f, Durch-, Verbindungsgang m

3. a) Furt f

b) Kanal m

4. besonders Br Gang m, Korridor m

5. (See-, Flug) Reise f, (See-, Über) Fahrt f, Flug m:

book a passage eine Schiffskarte lösen (to nach);

work one’s passage seine Überfahrt abarbeiten; → rough A 5

6. TECH Durchtritt m, -lass m

7. Vergehen n, -streichen n, Ablauf m:

the passage of time;

with the passage of time im Laufe der Zeit

8. PARL Durchgehen n, -kommen n, Annahme f, Inkrafttreten n (eines Gesetzes)

9. WIRTSCH (Waren)Transit m, Durchgang m

10. (Text)Stelle f, Passus m (in einem Buch etc)

11. MUS Passage f, Lauf m

12. Übergang m (from … to, into von … in akk, zu)

13. PHYSIOL (Darm)Entleerung f, Stuhlgang m

14. ANAT (Gehör- etc) Gang m, (Harn- etc) Weg(e) m(pl)

passage² [ˈpæsıdʒ; pæˈsɑːʒ] s Dressurreiten: Passage f (Trab in höchster Versammlung, bei dem die diagonalen Beinpaare schwungvoll gehoben und länger in der Beugung gehalten werden)

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noun

1) (going by, through, etc.) (of river) Überquerung, die; (of time) [Ab-, Ver]lauf, der; (of seasons) Wechsel, der

2) (transition) Übergang, der

3) (voyage) Überfahrt, die

4) Gang, der; (corridor) Korridor, der; (between houses) Durchgang, der; (in shopping precinct) Passage, die

5) no art., no pl. (liberty or right to pass through) Durchreise, die

6) (right to travel) Passage, die

work one's passage — seine Überfahrt abarbeiten

7) (part of book etc.) Passage, die

8) (Mus.) Passage, die; Stelle, die

9) (of a bill into law) parlamentarische Behandlung; (final) Annahme, die; Verabschiedung, die

10) (Anat.)

urinary passage — Harntrakt, der

air passages — Luft- od. Atemwege

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n.

Buchstelle -n f.

Durchfahrt f.

Durchgang m.

Durchreise f.

Gang ¨-e m.

Korridor -e m.

Passage -n f.

Stelle -n f.

Übergang -¨e m.

Übertritt m.

English-german dictionary > passage
5 passage

pas·sage [ʼpæsɪʤ] n

1) ( narrow corridor) Gang m, Flur m;

underground \passage Unterführung f

2) ( long path) Durchgang m

3) lit ( excerpt) [Text]passage f; mus Stück nt

4) ( onward journey) Durchfahrt f, Durchreise f;

bird of \passage Zugvogel m

5) (dated: sea voyage) Überfahrt f, [Schiffs]passage f;

to take \passage to South Africa eine Schiffsreise nach Südafrika unternehmen;

to work one's \passage seine Überfahrt abarbeiten; ( fig)

he's worked his \passage er hat es sich redlich verdient

6) ( way of escape) Durchlass m;

the hijackers demanded safe \passage out of the country die Entführer verlangten sicheren Abzug aus dem Land

7) no pl ( progression) Voranschreiten nt; of troops Durchzug m; of a plane Überfliegen nt; of fire ungehindertes Sichausbreiten;

many meteorites explode during their \passage through the atmosphere viele Meteoriten zerbersten auf ihrem Weg durch die Erdatmosphäre;

the \passage of time das Verstreichen der Zeit;

with the \passage of time im Lauf[e] der Zeit

8) pol ( passing) of a law Verabschiedung f; of a resolution Annahme f

English-German students dictionary > passage
6 way

1) путь; дорога; ход

2) направление

3) способ, метод

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- building ways
- carriage way - door way - fish way - pedestrian way - permanent way - underground free way - waste way
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1.   путь; дорога

2.   проход; переход

3.   колея

4.   направление, сторона

5.   амер. расстояние
- brake way
- building way
- corded way
- covered way
- crawl way
- diversion passage way
- pedestrian way
- permanent way

Англо-русский строительный словарь > way
7 passage

'pæsi‹
noun

1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) pasillo, pasadizo

2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) pasaje; episodio

3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) paso

4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) viaje, travesía

passage n

1. pasillo / pasadizo

my office is at the end of the passage mi despacho está al final del pasillo

2. trozo / pasaje

I'll read you a passage from the book te leeré un pasaje del libro

passage

tr['pæsɪʤ]

noun

1 (in street) pasaje nombre masculino; (alleyway) callejón nombre masculino; (narrow) pasadizo

2 (in building - corridor) pasillo

3 (way, movement - gen) paso; (of vehicle) tránsito, paso

4 (of time) paso, transcurso

5 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (journey) travesía, viaje nombre masculino; (fare) pasaje nombre masculino

6 (writing, music) pasaje nombre masculino

7 (of law, bill, etc) aprobación nombre femenino

8 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL conducto

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to grant somebody a safe passage darle a alguien un salvoconducto

back passage SMALLANATOMY/SMALL recto

passage ['pæsɪʤ] n

1) passing: paso m

the passage of time: el paso del tiempo

2) passageway: pasillo m (dentro de un edificio), pasaje m (entre edificios)

3) voyage: travesía f (por el mar), viaje m

to grant safe passage: dar un salvoconducto

4) section: pasaje m (en música o literatura)

passage

n.

• camino s.m.

• galería s.f.

• pasada s.f.

• pasadizo s.m.

• pasaje s.m.

• pasillo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• tramo s.m.

• transcurso s.m.

• trozo s.m.

• trámite s.m.

• tránsito s.m.

• vía s.f.

'pæsɪdʒ
noun

1) c

a) ( alleyway) callejón m, pasaje m; ( narrow) pasadizo m

b) ( corridor) (esp BrE) pasillo m, corredor m

secret passage — pasadizo m secreto

c) ( Anat) conducto m

back passage — (euph) recto m

2) u

a) ( right to pass) (frml) derecho m de tránsito; ( movement) paso m

the passage of the bill through parliament — la discusión del proyecto en el parlamento

b) ( transition) paso m

c) ( lapse)

the passage of time — el paso or el transcurso del tiempo

3) c ( voyage) viaje m, travesía f; ( fare) pasaje m

4) c ( extract) pasaje m, trozo m

['pæsɪdʒ]
1. N

1) (=corridor) pasillo m ; (between buildings, underground) pasaje m ; (=alley) callejón m

• a house full of secret passages — una casa llena de pasadizos secretos

2) (Anat) conducto m

• nasal passages — conductos nasales
back
3) (=voyage) travesía f, viaje m ; (=fare) pasaje m

• to work one's passage — trabajar a bordo a cambio del pasaje

4) (=access, way through) paso m

his bodyguards forced a passage through the crowds — sus guardaespaldas se abrieron camino or paso entre la muchedumbre

• their win has given them an easy passage to the final — han llegado fácilmente a la final tras esta victoria

• free passage — paso m libre

• right of passage — derecho m de paso

• safe passage — salvoconducto m

5) (=progress) paso m

his passage through life had not been easy — su paso por la vida no había sido fácil

the opposition was giving the bill a rough passage through Parliament — la oposición estaba obstruyendo la aprobación del proyecto de ley en el Parlamento

• the passage of time — el paso del tiempo

• with the passage of time — con el (paso del) tiempo
bird 2.
6) (=transition) paso m

• one's passage into womanhood/manhood — el paso de uno a la edad adulta

the passage of summer into autumn — el paso del verano al otoño

the book charts her passage into madness — el libro recoge su descenso a la locura

• to ease their passage from a socialist to a market economy — para facilitar la transición or el paso de una economía socialista a una de mercado
rite 2.
7) (=section) [of book, music] pasaje m

2.

CPD

passage money † N — pasaje m

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['pæsɪdʒ]
noun

1) c

a) ( alleyway) callejón m, pasaje m; ( narrow) pasadizo m

b) ( corridor) (esp BrE) pasillo m, corredor m

secret passage — pasadizo m secreto

c) ( Anat) conducto m

back passage — (euph) recto m

2) u

a) ( right to pass) (frml) derecho m de tránsito; ( movement) paso m

the passage of the bill through parliament — la discusión del proyecto en el parlamento

b) ( transition) paso m

c) ( lapse)

the passage of time — el paso or el transcurso del tiempo

3) c ( voyage) viaje m, travesía f; ( fare) pasaje m

4) c ( extract) pasaje m, trozo m

English-spanish dictionary > passage
8 gang

gang¹

〈de〉

1 [doorloop binnen een gebouw] passage(way) ⇒ corridor, hall(way)

2 [pad] passage(way); 〈 tunnel〉 tunnel

3 [manier van lopen] walk ⇒ gait

4 [gedraging, handeling] movement 〈 altijd meervoud〉 ⇒ doing 〈 altijd meervoud〉

5 [beweging, werking] movement ⇒ 〈 snelheid〉 speed

6 [geleidelijke voortgang/ontwikkeling] course ⇒ run

7 [met betrekking tot spijzen] course

8 [loop/tocht ergens heen] trip

9 [in samenstellingen] 〈zie voorbeelden 9〉

♦voorbeelden:

2   een ondergrondse gang • an underground passage(way)

3   herkenbaar aan zijn trage gang • recognizable by his slow gait

4   ga je gang maar • 〈 begin maar〉 (just/do) go ahead; 〈 ga maar verder〉 (just/do) carry on; 〈 na jou〉 after you

     zijn eigen gang gaan • go one's own way

     iemand zijn gang laten gaan • 〈 ook〉 leave someone to his own devices

     iemands gangen nagaan • watch someone's movements; 〈 informeel〉 tail someone

5   er gang achter zetten • speed it up

     kunnen we aan de gang gaan? • can we get started?

     de les was al aan de gang • the lesson had already got going/(got) started

     een motor aan de gang krijgen • get an engine going

     zo kan ik wel aan de gang blijven! • at this rate I'm never going to get finished!

     de zaak aan de gang houden • keep the business going

     goed op gang komen • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 get into one's stride

     een gesprek weer op gang brengen • get a conversation going again

     iemand op gang helpen • help someone to get going, give someone a start

6   de gang van zaken is als volgt • the procedure is as follows

     wij betreuren deze gang van zaken • we regret this state of affairs

     de dagelijkse gang van zaken • the daily routine

     verantwoordelijk zijn voor de goede gang van zaken • be responsible for the smooth running of things

     de verdere gang van zaken afwachten • await further developments

     het feest is in volle gang • the party is in full swing

     alles gaat weer zijn gewone gang • everything's back to normal

     het leven hernam zijn gewone gang • life resumed its normal course

7   het diner bestond uit vijf gangen • 〈 ook〉 it was a five-course dinner

8   de (dagelijkse) gang naar het werk • the (daily) trip to work

9   gehoorgang • auditory duct/canal

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gang²

〈de〉〈 Engels〉

1 [groep] gang

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > gang
9 galería

f.

1 gallery.

2 gallery, balcony.

3 gallery, showroom, exhibition chamber.

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galería

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) gallery

2 (corredor descubierto) balcony, verandah

3 TEATRO gallery, balcony

4 (para cortinas) pelmet, US cornice

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer algo de cara a la galería to play to the gallery

hacer algo para la galería to play to the gallery

galería comercial / galerías comerciales shopping centre sing

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noun f.

gallery

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SF

1) (=espacio) [interior, en mina] gallery; [exterior] balcony

galería comercial — shopping mall

galería de alimentación — food hall

galería de arte — art gallery

galería de columnas — colonnade

galería de la muerte — death row

galería de popa — (Náut) stern gallery

galería de tiro — shooting gallery

galería de viento — (Aer) wind tunnel

galería secreta — secret passage

2) * (=público) audience

- hacer algo para o de cara a la galería

ha sido un gesto para la galería — it was just playing to the gallery

3) [para cortinas] pelmet, cornice (EEUU)

4) And, Caribe store

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femenino

a) ( interior) corridor; ( exterior) gallery

b) (Teatr) gallery

hacer algo cara a la galería — to play to the gallery

- galería comercial

- galería de arte

* * *

= balcony, gallery, loft, gallery, arcade, atrium [atria, -pl.].

Nota: Usado en arquitectura.

Ex. She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.

Ex. Theirs is a large establishment with nearly three hectares of galleries.

Ex. The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

Ex. A gallery is a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.

Ex. Another feature is an arcade running along 2 sides which the library will use for a gallery, information area, newspaper room and meeting rooms.

Ex. The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.

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* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* galería comercial = shopping arcade, walking arcade.

* galería con claraboyas = clerestory.

* galería de arte = art gallery.

* galería de personajes famosos = hall of fame.

* galería de tiendas = mall of shops, mall.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.

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femenino

a) ( interior) corridor; ( exterior) gallery

b) (Teatr) gallery

hacer algo cara a la galería — to play to the gallery

- galería comercial

- galería de arte

* * *

= balcony, gallery, loft, gallery, arcade, atrium [atria, -pl.].

Nota: Usado en arquitectura.

Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.

Ex: Theirs is a large establishment with nearly three hectares of galleries.

Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

Ex: A gallery is a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.

Ex: Another feature is an arcade running along 2 sides which the library will use for a gallery, information area, newspaper room and meeting rooms.

Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* galería comercial = shopping arcade, walking arcade.

* galería con claraboyas = clerestory.

* galería de arte = art gallery.

* galería de personajes famosos = hall of fame.

* galería de tiendas = mall of shops, mall.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.

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galería

feminine

1 (interior) corridor; (exterior) gallery, balcony; (en una mina) gallery

2 ( Teatr) gallery

la acusó de hacer el discurso cara a la galería he accused her of playing to the gallery with her speech

3 (para cortinas) cornice ( AmE), pelmet ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● galería comercial

shopping mall ( AmE), shopping arcade ( BrE)

● galería de alimentación

indoor food market

● galería de arte

art gallery

● galería del órgano

organ gallery o loft

● galería de retratos

portrait gallery

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galería sustantivo femenino
a) ( interior) corridor;

( exterior) gallery
b) (Teatr) gallery

c)

◊ galería comercial shopping mall (AmE), shopping arcade (BrE);

galería de arte art gallery
galería sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit covered balcony
2 (de arte) art gallery
3 (gente, público) gallery: vive de cara a la galería, he plays to the gallery
4 (conjunto de tiendas) galería de alimentación, market
galería comercial, shopping centre
5 Teat gallery
' galería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antológica
- antológico
- exponer
- expuesta
- expuesto
- mirador
- comercial
- pasaje
- pórtico
English:
arcade
- art gallery
- balcony
- curator
- gallery
- range
- tunnel
- art
- porch
- veranda

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galería nf

1. [pasillo, en mina] gallery;
[corredor descubierto] verandah
Comp
galería subterránea underground passage(way)
2. [establecimiento] gallery

Comp
galería de arte art gallery;
galería comercial shopping arcade;

galería de tiro shooting gallery [for target practice]

3. [para cortinas] curtain rail

4. [vulgo] masses;

Comp

hacer algo para la galería to play to the gallery

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galería

f gallery;

para la galería, de cara a la galería fig for o

to the gallery

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galería nf

1) : gallery, balcony (in a theater)

galería comercial: shopping mall

2) : corridor, passage

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galería n

1. (en general) gallery [pl. galleries]

2. (balcón) balcony [pl. balconies]

galería de arte art gallery

galerías comerciales shopping centre

Spanish-English dictionary > galería
10 een ondergrondse gang

een ondergrondse gang

an underground passage(way)

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een ondergrondse gang
11 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university

abrir paso a alguien (también figurative) to make way for somebody

abrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowd

ceder el paso (a alguien) to let (somebody) past; to give way (to somebody) (automobiles)

ceda el paso give way (en letrero) (British), yield (United States)

de paso in passing; (de pasada) while I'm/you're/etc at it (aprovechando)

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

paso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course

2 step.

dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

a este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

paso de cebra zebra crossing (British), = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines

paso elevado flyover (British), overpass (United States)

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

paso a nivel level crossing (British), grade crossing (United States)

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso subterráneo subway (British), underpass (United States)

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.

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paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

dar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on to

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

dar un paso en falso (al andar) to lose one's footing 2 (equivocarse) to make a false move

estar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very close

■ estamos a un paso de encontrar la solución the solution is just around the corner

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettes

no dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...

paso a paso step by step

'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"

salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

seguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

ceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield sign

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

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noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

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I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony

para evitar el paso del aire — to prevent the air getting through

por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region

los detuvieron en el paso del estrecho — they were arrested while crossing the channel

el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...

el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path

con el paso del tiempo — with (the passing of) time

prohibido el paso — no entry

• ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

• dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to spring

ahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon

las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike

• de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing

¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?

de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it

el banco me pilla de paso — the bank is on my way

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

están solo de paso por Barcelona — they're just passing through Barcelona

paso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course

paso franco, paso libre — free passage
ave
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait

estás en mitad del paso — you're blocking the way

¡paso! — make way!

la policía le abría paso — the police cleared a path for him

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

se abrió paso entre la multitud — he made his way through the crowd

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

han salido al paso de la acusación — they've been quick to deny the accusation

- salir del paso

paso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• coger el paso — to fall into step

• dar un paso — to take a step

¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?

no da ni un paso sin ella — he never goes anywhere without her

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

• dar un paso en falso — (=tropezar) to miss one's footing; (=equivocarse) to make a false move

• hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

el proyecto avanza a pasos agigantados — the project is advancing by leaps and bounds

la demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

• apretar o avivar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• a buen paso — at a good pace

iba andando a buen paso — I was walking at a good pace

las conversaciones marchan a buen paso — the talks are proceeding at a good pace o rate

• establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

• a paso ligero — [gen] at a swift pace; (Mil) at the double

• llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time

• marcar el paso — [gen] to keep time; (Mil) to mark time

• a paso redoblado — LAm (Mil) at the double

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

paso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

a este paso no terminarán nunca — at this rate they'll never finish

al paso que vamos no acabaremos nunca — at the rate we're going we'll never finish

6) (=distancia)

vive a un paso de aquí — he lives round the corner from here

estaba a unos diez pasos — it was about ten paces away

de eso al terrorismo no hay más que un paso — it's a small step from there to terrorism

7) (=avance) step

es un paso hacia nuestro objetivo — it's a step towards our objective

el matrimonio es un paso muy importante en la vida — marriage is an important step in life

- dar el primer paso

8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter story

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

paso¹

¹ = footstep, step, footprint, pace.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.

* abrir paso a = make + way (for).

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.

* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.

* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* contador de pasos = step counter.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un paso = make + step.

* dar un paso adelante = step up.

* dar un paso al frente = step up.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* obstaculizar el paso = block in.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* paso adelante = step up.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.

* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* paso en falso = false move.

* paso fronterizo = border crossing.

* paso hacia adelante = step forward.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* paso inferior = underpass.

* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.

* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.

* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.

* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.

* preferencia de paso = the right of way.

* primer paso = stake in the ground.

* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

paso²

² = stage, passing.

Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.

Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.

* ave de paso = bird of passage.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* en varios pasos = multi-step.

* llave de paso = shut-off valve.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso inferior = subway.

* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.

* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.

paso³

³ = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.

Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

* * *

paso¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of water

a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the city

el paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using it

hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his path

con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time

[ S ] ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

de paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through

de paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my way

lo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passing

lleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretary

te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way

archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

se puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my way

por aquí no hay paso you can't get through this way

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

el sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the clouds

consiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowd

no te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in life

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o ( AmE) crack ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college course

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

(para peatones) underpass, subway ( BrE); (para vehículos) underpass

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)

¡un paso al frente! one step forward!

camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor above

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

no da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband first

paso a paso step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by step

paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the company

me lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by step

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

la informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technology

dar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start out

dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actor

dar un paso en falso (literal) to stumble; (equivocarse) to make a false move

dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's door

ánimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there now

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from here

de ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict

3 (logro, avance) step forward

el que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itself

supone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

6 pasos mpl (en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed down

al ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace

el tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock

a este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get ill

escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to her

a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

F (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

* * *

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

paso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);

me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;

( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;

paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);

( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;

( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;

( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);

oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step

4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;

a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through

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paso

♦ nm

1. [con el pie] step;
[huella] footprint;
dar un paso adelante o [m5] al frente to step forwards, to take a step forwards;

dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;
[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;
aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;

oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;

se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;

a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;

está a dos o [m5] cuatro pasos (de aquí) it's just down the road (from here);

vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;

el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;

a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;

la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;

el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;

la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;

dar un paso en falso o [m5] un mal paso [tropezar] to stumble;
[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Fig
no dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;

seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;

seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;

volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps

2. [acción] passing;
[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;
con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;

con el paso de los años as the years go by;

el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;

la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;
también Fig
abrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;

abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;

abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;

¡abran paso! make way!;

ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;
[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);
ceda el paso [en letrero] Br give way, US yield;

cerrar o [m5] cortar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

de paso [de pasada] in passing;
[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;
de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;

la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;

estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;

prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;

salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;
[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;
salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sth

Comp
paso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;
paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;
[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;
paso elevado Br flyover, US overpass;

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

paso a nivel con barrera Br gated level crossing, US protected grade crossing;

paso a nivel sin barrera Br ungated level crossing, US unprotected grade crossing;
Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;
paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing;

paso subterráneo Br subway, US underpass

3. [forma de andar] walk;
[ritmo] pace;
con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;

a buen paso at a good rate;

a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;

al paso [en equitación] at a walk;

a paso lento slowly;

a paso ligero at a brisk pace;
Mil at the double;
aflojar el paso to slow down;

apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;

llevar el paso to keep step;

marcar el paso to keep time;

Comp

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

Comp
Mil paso de la oca goose-step
4. Geog [en montaña] pass;
[en el mar] strait
5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;
[progreso] step forward, advance;
antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;

dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;

la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;

explícamelo paso a o [m5] por paso explain it to me step by step;

paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;

salir del paso to get out of trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 step;

paso a paso step by step;

a cada paso at every step;

a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;

volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;

dar un mal paso o

un paso en falso make a false move;

seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;

seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;

a este paso fig at this rate;

al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;

a paso ligero at the double;

llevar el paso MIL keep in step;

marcar el paso MIL mark time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

cerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;

prohibido el paso no entry;

ceda el paso yield, Br give way;

observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( camino)

:

de paso on the way;

estar de paso be passing through;

dicho sea de paso and incidentally;

¡paso! make way!, let me through!;

abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;

salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;

salir del paso get out of a tight spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

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paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

fue un gran paso para la ciencia it was a great step for science

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

con el paso de los años with the passing of the years

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

de paso (al mismo tiempo) while you're there / while you're about it (de camino) on your way

estar a dos pasos to be a stone's throw away

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

paso elevado (para vehículos) flyover (para peatones) footbridge

paso subterráneo (para vehículos) underpass (para peatones) subway

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

Spanish-English dictionary > paso
12 галерия

gallery (и мин., meamp.)

(meamp., разг. и) the gods

мин. и course

(подземен вход) underground passage

(хоризонтална) adit

(пасаж) passage-way

(в църква) loft

картинна галерияа picture gallery

галерия на кореспондентите (в народно събрание) a press gallery

галерия за публиката в народно събрание a public gallery

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галѐрия,

ж., -и gallery (и миньорск., театр.); (театр. разг.) the gods; миньорск. course; gangway; ( подземен ход) underground passage; ( хоризонтална) adit; ( пасаж) passageway; (в църква) loft; вентилационна \галерияя return gallery; миньорск. monkey gangway; \галерияя за публиката парлам. public gallery; \галерияя на репортерите (в парламент) press gallery; добивна \галерияя extraction gallery; дренажна \галерияя drainage/efflux gallery; извозна \галерияя миньорск. buggy/bottom gangway; картинна \галерияя picture gallery; подготвителна \галерияя development gallery; скална \галерияя миньорск. blind gallery; rock gangway.

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course (минна); drive (мин.); gallery: a picture галерия - картинна галерия; gangway (мин.); heading (мин.); loft; passage; passage-way(мин.)

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1. (mеamp., разг. и) the gods 2. (в църква) loft 3. (пасаж) passage-way 4. (подземен вход) underground passage 5. (хоризонтална) adit 6. gallery (и мин., meamp.) 7. ГАЛЕРИЯ за публиката в народно събрание a public gallery 8. ГАЛЕРИЯ на кореспондентите (в народно събрание) a press gallery 9. картинна ГАЛЕРИЯа picture gallery 10. мин. и course

Български-английски речник > галерия
13 tunnel

1. noun
(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) túnel

2. verb
(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) excavar un túnel

tunnel¹ n túnel

the tunnel goes under the sea el túnel pasa por debajo del mar

tunnel² vb abrir un túnel

they tunnelled through the mountain abrieron un túnel a través de la montaña

El pasado y participio pasado de tunnel se escribe tunnelled; el gerundio se escribe tunnelling

tunnel

tr['tʌnəl]

noun

1 (gen) túnel nombre masculino; (in mine) galería

transitive verb (pt & pp tunnelled (|us| tunneled), ger tunnelling (|us| tunneling))

1 abrir un túnel, excavar un túnel

■ the prisioners tunnelled their way out los prisioneros excavaron un túnel para escaparse

intransitive verb

1 construir un túnel

■ they tunnelled through the mountains construyeron un túnel a través las montañas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

tunnel vision ceguera 2 estrechez nombre femenino de miras

tunnel ['tʌnəl] vi, - neled or - nelled ; - neling or - nelling : hacer un túnel

tunnel n

: túnel m

tunnel

v.

• atravesar por túnel v.

• construir un túnel v.

n.

• galería s.f.

• túnel s.m.

'tʌnḷ
I

noun (for road, railway, canal) túnel m; ( in mine) galería f, socavón m

II
1.

BrE - ll- intransitive verb abrir* or hacer* un túnel

2.

vt \<\<passage\>\> abrir*

they tunneled their way out of prison — escaparon de la cárcel abriendo or haciendo un túnel

['tʌnl]
1.

N (gen) túnel m ; (Min) galería f ; (=underpass) paso m subterráneo

2.

VT [+ one's way, a passage] cavar

they tunnelled their way out — escaparon excavando un túnel

a mound tunnelled by rabbits — un montículo lleno de madrigueras de conejo

shelters tunnelled out in the hillsides — refugios mpl horadados en las colinas

3.

VI construir un túnel; [animal] excavar una madriguera

they tunnel into the hill — construyen un túnel bajo la colina

to tunnel down into the earth — perforar un túnel en la tierra

the rabbits tunnel under the fence — los conejos hacen madrigueras que pasan debajo de la valla

4.

CPD

tunnel vision N — visión f periférica restringida; (fig) estrechez f de miras

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['tʌnḷ]
I

noun (for road, railway, canal) túnel m; ( in mine) galería f, socavón m

II
1.

BrE - ll- intransitive verb abrir* or hacer* un túnel

2.

vt \<\<passage\>\> abrir*

they tunneled their way out of prison — escaparon de la cárcel abriendo or haciendo un túnel

English-spanish dictionary > tunnel
14 subway

noun

1) (passage) Unterführung, die

2) (Amer.): (railway) Untergrundbahn, die; U-Bahn, die (ugs.)

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noun

1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) die Unterführung

2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) die U-Bahn

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sub·way

[ˈsʌbweɪ]

n

1. BRIT, AUS (subterranean walkway) Unterführung f

2. esp AM (underground railway) U-Bahn f

\subway system U-Bahnnetz nt

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['sʌbweɪ]
n
Unterführung f; (for cars also) Tunnel m; (esp US RAIL) U-Bahn f
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subway s

1. US Untergrundbahn f, U-Bahn f

2. (Straßen-, Fußgänger)Unterführung f

3. Leitungstunnel m

sub. abk

1. subeditor

2. subscription

3. substitute

4. suburb (suburban)

5. subway

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noun

1) (passage) Unterführung, die

2) (Amer.): (railway) Untergrundbahn, die; U-Bahn, die (ugs.)

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(US) n.

U-Bahn -en f. n.

Unterführung f.

English-german dictionary > subway
15 bide

I.

iz.

1.

a. (oro.) way; bide estua eta meharra Kristau. strait and narrow path

b. (estrata) road; erret \bide highway; \bideari ekin to hit the road

c. (animaliena) track, trail; mando\bide mule track

d. (ibilbide jakin bat) route, course, direction; \bidea galdu to lose one's way; lurpeko \bide underground passage

e. (irud.) Europan bidez \bide ibili to go along the highways and byways of Europe; herriz herriz eta bidez \bide from town to town and along every track; \bidea balkoitik neurtu to sit on the fence | to watch how things turn out; \bidea ebaki i. (bide ireki) to blaze the path | to blaze ahead ii. (eragotzi) to stand in the way of; \bidea hautsi i. (aitzindari izan) to blaze the trail | to pave the way ii. (eragotzi) to cut off; salbatzeko \bidean ari haiz you're on the right track; \bide berriak urratu to break new ground; \biderik bitarte to and fro

2. (norabidea) way, direction; \bidea galdu to lose one's way; bidea galdurik dabil he's wandering aimlessly

3. (era)

a. way, means

b. -t(z)eko \bide ean i. (zorian) on the verge of ii. (arriskuan) in danger of; galtzeko \bidean dago it is on the verge of being lost iii. on the way to; i-r lehenbailehen sendatzeko \bidean jarri to put sb on the road to immediate recovery

c. (irud.) \bide batez i. (batera) simultaneously, at the same time ii. (bidenabar) by the way; \bide batez bi mandatu egin zituen he took care of two errands while he was at it; lehengo \bidetik dabil he's still doing the same thing

4. (helburu batera iristeko) way, means; hori lortzeko \bide bakarra da it's the only way to achieve that

5. (bidaialdi) journey, trip; ordu bi \bidek ez nau ikaratuko a two hour trip won't scare me

6. Anat. passage; tract; arnas\bide respiratory tract; gernu\bide urinary tract

7. Trenb.

a. track, line

b. platform;

4. \bidean at platform 4

c. \bide estuko narrow-gauged post. -(e)la \bide on account of, due to, because of; hori dela \bide, ezin naiz ahaztu because of that I can't forget

II.

part. apparently, seemingly; zoratu \bide da he seems to have gone mad; baina ez \bide da hau bakarra but this doesn't seem to be the only one; galdu \bide egin zen he seems to have got lost; ez \bide dio erantzun he apparently hasn't answered her

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > bide
16 doorgang

doorgang

1 [het doorgaan] occurrence

2 [opening] passage(way) ⇒ way through, 〈tussen banken enz.〉 gangway, 〈 kerk, vliegtuig〉 aisle

♦voorbeelden:

1   (geen) doorgang hebben • (not) take place

2   ondergrondse doorgang • underground passage

     verboden/geen doorgang • 〈 voetpad〉 no right of way; 〈 toegang〉 no entry

     vrije doorgang • free passage; 〈 politiek〉 safe-conduct

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > doorgang
17 tunnel

1. noun
Tunnel, der; (dug by animal) Gang, der

[the] light at the end of the tunnel — (fig.) [das] Licht am Ende des Tunnels
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll- einen Tunnel graben

tunnel under something — etwas untertunneln

tunnel through something — durch etwas (Akk.) einen Tunnel graben

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1. noun
(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) der Tunnel
2. verb
(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) untertunneln

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tun·nel

[ˈtʌn^əl]

I. n Tunnel m; ZOOL, BIOL Gang m

to dig [or make] \tunnels ants, gophers Gänge graben

▶ to see [the] light at the end of the \tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels sehen fig

II. vi

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

einen Tunnel graben

to \tunnel under a river einen Fluss untertunneln

III. vt

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

▪ to \tunnel sth:

they \tunnelled a passage through the debris sie gruben einen Tunnel durch die Trümmer

to \tunnel one's way out [of sth] sich akk [aus etw akk] herausgraben

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['tʌnl]
1. n
Tunnel m; (under road, railway also) Unterführung f; (MIN) Stollen m
at last we can see the light at the end of the tunnel (fig) — endlich sehen wir wieder Licht

that for me was always the light at the end of the tunnel (fig) — das war für mich immer ein Hoffnungsfunken

2. vi
(into in +acc through durch) einen Tunnel bauen; (rabbit) einen Bau graben; (mole) Gänge pl graben
under the walls of the jail — sie gruben (sich dat ) einen Tunnel unter den Mauern des Gefängnisses hindurch

3. vt

a road through the mountain — sie bauten einen Straßentunnel durch den Berg

by rabbits — die Kaninchen hatten ihre Baue in den Hang gegraben

to tunnel one's way through sth — sich durch etw hindurchgraben

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tunnel [ˈtʌnl]

A s

1. Tunnel m:

tunnel diode ELEK Tunneldiode f;

tunnel effect PHYS Tunneleffekt m;

tunnel vision

a) MED Röhrensehen n,

b) fig enger Gesichtskreis oder Horizont; → academic.ru/42909/light">light¹ A 1

2. unterirdischer Gang, Tunnel m ( beide auch ZOOL)

3. Bergbau: Stollen m

B v/t prät und pperf -neled, besonders Br -nelled

1. TECH

a) untertunneln

b) einen Tunnel bohren oder graben oder treiben durch

2. tunnel one’s way to freedom sich einen Weg in die Freiheit graben

3. der Länge nach aushöhlen

C v/i TECH einen Tunnel bohren oder graben ( through durch):

tunnel through auch einen Tunnel treiben durch;

tunnel under → B 1 a

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1. noun
Tunnel, der; (dug by animal) Gang, der

[the] light at the end of the tunnel — (fig.) [das] Licht am Ende des Tunnels
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll- einen Tunnel graben

tunnel under something — etwas untertunneln

tunnel through something — durch etwas (Akk.) einen Tunnel graben

English-german dictionary > tunnel
18 tunnel

1. n тоннель, туннель

railway tunnel — железнодорожный тоннель

tunnel face — портал туннеля

tunnel mouth — портал туннеля

tunnel portal — портал тоннеля

drove a tunnel — провел туннель

tunnel lining — обделка туннеля

2. n ход; соединительный ход

3. n коридор

tunnel well — сборный колодец коридора гребного вала

tunnel platform — настил коридора гребного вала

drive-shaft tunnel — коридор гребного вала

screwshaft tunnel — коридор гребного вала

pipe tunnel — коридор для трубопроводов

4. n спец. труба

aerodynamic tunnel — аэродинамическая труба

transonic wind tunnel — околозвуковая аэродинамическая труба

rarefied-air wind tunnel — вакуумная аэродинамическая труба

tunnel velocity — скорость потока в аэродинамической трубе

wind tunnel testing — испытание в аэродинамической трубе

subsonic wind tunnel — дозвуковая аэродинамическая труба

5. n горн. штольня; штрек

tunnel heading — забой штольни

tunnel anchor — анкерная штольня

cross tunnel — поперечная штольня

drain tunnel — водоотливная штольня

haulage tunnel — откаточная штольня

6. n дымоход

7. n тех. трубопровод

8. n воен. минная галерея

reclaiming tunnel — подштабельная галерея

9. n допустимый диапазон изменения курса для плавающих валют на мировом рынке

tunnel model — модель для испытаний в аэродинамической среде

wine tunnel — туннель для выдержки и хранения вина в бочках

tunnel grease — смазка для подшипников гребного вала

10. n уст. силки для ловли куропаток или водоплавающей птицы

mine or tunnel — шахта или туннель

11. v прокладывать тоннель

to tunnel a hill — проложить тоннель в горе

hydraulic engineering tunnel — гидротехнический тоннель

pilot tunnel — направляющая штольня; головной тоннель

tunnel construction — строительство тоннеля

Channel tunnel — тоннель под Ла-Маншем

platform tunnel — вокзальный тоннель

12. v прокладывать ход

moles can tunnel for a very long way — кроты прокладывают под землёй очень длинные ходы

13. v прокладывать, пробивать, тропить

14. v пронизывать; пронзать

lights tunnel the darkness — лучи света пронзают тьму

15. v пользоваться тоннелем

a train tunnel led through the hill — поезд прошёл по горному тоннелю

tunnel finish — облицовка тоннеля

16. v подкапываться; подрывать

to tunnel under all the established values — подрывать все установленные ценности

17. v уст. ловить силками

Синонимический ряд:

1. cave (noun) burrow; cave; cavern; cove; den; hovel; shelter

2. hole (noun) hole; mine; shaft; underpass

3. underground passage (noun) bore; crawl space; crawlway; drift; excavation; refuge; underground passage

4. bore (verb) bore; burrow; dig; excavate

English-Russian base dictionary > tunnel
19 subway

noun

1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) passagem subterrânea

2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) metropolitano

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sub.way

[s'∧bwei] n 1 Brit passagem subterrânea. 2 Amer metrô.

English-Portuguese dictionary > subway
20 tunnel

1. noun
(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) tunnel
2. verb
(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) grave tunnel, grave seg gjennom

tunnel

I
subst. \/ˈtʌnl\/

1) tunnel

2) underjordisk gang

3) ( gruvedrift) stoll

4) ( anatomi) kanal, gang

5) ( også tunnel net) traktformet (fiske)nett
II
verb \/ˈtʌnl\/

1) bygge tunnel gjennom

• tunnel a mountain

2) ( også overført) bore gjennom, grave seg gjennom

• the river tunneled its way through the mountain

elven banet seg vei gjennom fjellet

• she tunneled through piles of paperwork

3) underminere, undergrave

English-Norwegian dictionary > tunnel

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