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101 бруля
1. (плодове) shake/knock downбруля орехи thrash a walnut-tree2. (бия, шибам, за вятър) lash; buffetвятърът ги брулеше по лицата the wind was blowing in their facesбрулен от вятъра wind-blown/-driven/-swept* * *бру̀ля,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. бру̀лил 1. ( плодове) shake/knock down; \бруля орехи thrash a walnut-tree;2. ( бия, шибам вятър) lash; buffet; вятърът ги брулеше по лицата the wind was blowing in their faces.* * *knock down* * *1. (бия, шибам, за вятър) lash;buffet 2. (плодове) shake/knock down 3. БРУЛЯ орехи thrash a walnut-tree 4. брулен от вятъра wind-blown/-driven/-swept 5. вятърът ги брулеше по лицата the wind was blowing in their faces -
102 voll
I Adj.1. räumlich: full; (voll besetzt) full (up); (gefüllt) full (up), filled; Straßen: full of traffic; ein Koffer / eine Kiste etc. voll Bücher a caseful / boxful etc. of books; das volle Korn auf den Feldern the ripe corn (Am. grain) in the fields2. umg. (betrunken) plastered, tight Sl.; umg. (satt) full; voll wie d’ Sau Dial. pissed as a newt, Am. drunk as a skunk4. (rund, glatt) full, whole; voller Betrag full ( oder whole) amount ( oder sum); eine volle Stunde a full ( oder whole, solid) hour; zu jeder vollen Stunde every hour on the hour; zu jeder vollen Stunde schlagen Uhr: strike the full hour; es schlägt gleich voll umg. it’s just about to strike the hour; der Bus fährt immer fünf vor voll umg. the bus always leaves at five to (the hour); sechs volle Tage six whole days; ein volles Dutzend a full ( oder whole) dozen5. (bedeckt) covered; voll(er), voll von full of; Negativem: rife with; voller Flecke(n) / Staub etc. covered with marks / dust etc.; alles war voll(er) Blut everything was covered with blood6. (vollständig) full, complete; volle Beschäftigung full ( ganztägige: full-time) employment; bei voller Besinnung fully conscious; er hat es bei voller Besinnung gesagt he was fully aware of what he was saying7. fig., in Wendungen: aus voller Brust oder vollem Halse at the top of one’s voice; volle Einzelheiten full details; ein voller Erfolg a complete success; die volle Wahrheit the whole truth; weitS. the full story; aus dem Vollen schöpfen draw on plentiful resources; in die Vollen gehen umg. go the whole hog; jemanden nicht für voll nehmen not take s.o. seriously; Fahrt, Hand1 2 Hand2, Mund, Pulle, Recht 1, Strandhaubitze etc.II Adv.1. (vollständig) fully; voll gesperrt Straße etc.: completely closed off; wieder voll befahrbar completely reopened to traffic2. oft umg., verstärkend: voll zuschlagen etc. really go for it etc.; voll bremsen stand on the brakes, brake hard; voll und ganz fully, completely; unterstützen: wholeheartedly; etw. voll ausnützen use to (one’s) full advantage; eine Kurve ( nicht) voll durchfahren SPORT (not) take a curve at top speed; jemanden voll erwischen (treffen) hit s.o.; fig., mit Frage etc.: really catch s.o. out; ihn hat es voll erwischt Grippe etc.: he’s got it bad; (er hat sich verliebt) he’s got it bad; voll dabei sein be completely involved; voll mit drinstecken be completely up to one’s ears in it too; ich war nicht voll da I wasn’t quite with it; voll nett / witzig etc. really nice / funny etc.; voll die Krise kriegen get really worked up; das bringt’s voll! it’s brilliant!; das ist voll die Härte that’s really asking a bit much; hier ist voll die geile Party Sl. this really is a shit-hot (Am. totally cool) party; der Song etc. ist voll krass the song etc. is really wicked (bes. Am. totally cool); siehe auch völlig, vollkommen3. mit Verben: sich voll dröhnen umg. get totally high; sich voll essen eat one’s fill; sich voll fressen umg. stuff o.s.; ich habe mich so voll gefressen I think I’m going to burst; voll füllen fill s.th. up; voll gießen fill (up); sich (Dat) das Hemd etc. (mit etw.) voll gießen umg. spill s.th. all over one’s shirt etc.; jemandem die Hucke voll hauen umg. bash s.o.’s head in; voll kotzen Sl. (Zimmer) spew all over; voll kriegen manage to fill s.th. (up); er kriegt den Hals nicht voll he (just) can’t get enough; voll kritzeln umg. scribble all over s.th.; jemanden voll labern umg. bend s.o.’s ear; voll laden (Auto, Kofferraum etc.) load up (to the top); voll laufen fill up; etw. voll laufen lassen fill s.th. up; sich voll laufen lassen umg. get tanked up; voll machen (füllen) fill (up); (beschmutzen) ( auch sich [Dat] etw. voll machen) dirty, mess up; (Tisch, Boden etc.) auch make a mess on; sich voll machen oder die Hosen voll machen fill one’s pants; sich (Dat) die Finger mit Marmelade voll machen get jam all over one’s fingers; voll malen cover with paint; voll packen pack s.th. full ( mit of); voll pfropfen cram s.th. full; voll pumpen (Reifen etc.) pump s.th. up (completely), pump s.th. full; sich (Dat) die Lungen voll pumpen fill one’s lungs (with fresh air); sich mit etw. voll pumpen mit Medikamenten: load o.s. up with s.th.; sich voll pumpen umg. (sich betrinken) tank up, get tight Sl.; mit Drogen: get completely high ( oder doped up); voll qualmen umg. (Zimmer etc.) smoke up; sich voll saufen umg. get tight Sl.; sich voll saugen Insekt etc.: suck itself full ( mit of); Schwamm: soak itself full (of); Stoff etc.: become saturated (with); voll schenken fill (up); sich (Dat) ( den Bauch) voll schlagen umg. make a (real) pig of o.s.; das Boot schlug voll the boat became swamped; voll schmieren umg. smear all over s.th.; (Kleid) mess up; etw. mit etw. voll schmieren smear s.th. all over s.th.; sich voll schmieren get o.s. dirty, get food etc. all over o.s.; voll schreiben fill (with writing); drei Seiten voll schreiben write three full pages; voll schütten fill (up); voll spritzen spatter; mit Wasser: spray, get s.o. oder s.th. all wet; etw. mit etw. voll spritzen spatter s.th. all over s.th.; sich voll spritzen spatter o.s.; (sich nass machen) get o.s. wet; voll stellen cram ( mit with); ein Zimmer etc. voll stellen auch put things all over a room etc.; das Schlafzimmer mit alten Möbeln etc. voll stellen auch stuff the bedroom with old furniture etc. umg.; voll stopfen stuff, cram; sich (Dat) ( den Bauch) voll stopfen umg. stuff o.s.; voll tanken fill up; umg., fig. (sich betrinken) get tanked up; bitte voll tanken MOT. fill her up, please4. mit Part. Perf.: voll beladen fully laden; voll bepackt loaded down with luggage, (absolutely) loaded umg.; voll besetzt (completely) full; Hotel: auch fully-booked; voll entwickelt fully developed; Persönlichkeit etc.: auch full-blown; total voll gedröhnt sein Sl. be drugged up to one’s eyeballs; voll geladen loaded (to the top); Auto etc.: loaded down; voll gepackt oder gepfropft oder gestopft crammed (full), packed, jam-packed umg., chock-a-block umg.* * *full; total* * *vọll [fɔl]1. adj1) (= gefüllt) fullvoller... — full of...
aus dem Vollen leben — to live a life of luxury, to live in the lap of luxury
volle drei Jahre/Tage — three whole years/days, fully three years/days
die volle Summe bezahlen — to pay the full sum, to pay the sum in full
in voller Fahrt/vollem Galopp/vollem Lauf — at full speed/gallop/speed
in voller Größe (Bild) — life-size; (bei plötzlicher Erscheinung etc) large as life
mit dem vollen Namen unterschreiben — to sign one's full name, to sign one's name in full
3)voll wie ein Sack or eine Strandhaubitze or tausend Mann — absolutely plastered (inf), roaring drunk (Brit inf)
5) Stimme, Ton full, rich; Farbton rich2. advfully; (= vollkommen auch) completely; (sl = total) dead (Brit inf real (US inf)voll und ganz — completely, wholly
voll hinter jdm/etw stehen — to be or stand fully behind sb/sth
den Mund recht or ganz schön voll nehmen (fig) — to exaggerate greatly, to overdo it
jdn/etw voll treffen (mit Stein, Bombe etc) — to score a direct hit on sb/sth; (ins Gesicht) to hit sb full in the face
voll zuschlagen (inf) — to lam out (Brit inf), to hit out
voll drinstecken (inf) (bei Arbeit) — to be in the middle of it; (in unangenehmer Situation) to be right in it
voll (Stoff) gegen etw fahren (inf) — to run full tilt or slap-bang (inf) into sth
nicht voll da sein (inf) — to be not quite with it (inf)
See:* * *1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) full2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) fully* * *[fɔl]I. adj1. (gefüllt, bedeckt) fullmit \vollem Munde spricht man nicht! don't speak with your mouth full!achte darauf, dass die Gläser nicht zu \voll werden mind that the glasses don't get too fulldas Glas ist \voll Wasser the glass is full of waterdie Regale sind ganz \voll Staub the shelves are covered in [or full of] dusteine Kiste \voll Bücher a boxful of bookseine Hand \voll Reis a handful of ricebeide Hände \voll haben to have both hands full2. (ganz, vollständig) full, wholeich musste ein \volles Jahr warten I had to wait a whole yeares ist ja kein \voller Monat mehr bis Weihnachten there is less than a month till Christmasnun warte ich schon \volle 20 Minuten I've been waiting a full twenty minutesder Intercity nach München fährt jede \volle Stunde the intercity to Munich runs every hour on the hourden Verteidigern lagen drei Divisionen in \voller Ausrüstung gegenüber the defenders faced three fully equipped divisionsdas \volle Ausmaß der Katastrophe the full extent of the disasterbei \voller Besinnung sein to be fully conscious\voller Börsenschluss BÖRSE full [or even] lotaus \voller Brust singen to sing at the top of one's voiceein \voller Erfolg a total successin \voller Gala in full evening dressin \vollem Galopp/Lauf at full gallop/speedin \voller Größe full-sizemit \vollem Namen unterschreiben to sign one's full name [or name in full]den \vollen Preis bezahlen to pay the full priceetw mit \vollem Recht tun to be perfectly right to do sth\voller Satz HANDEL full set\volle Summe whole sumdie \volle Wahrheit the absolute truthetw in \vollen Zügen genießen to enjoy sth to the full3. (prall, rundlich)du hast zugenommen, du bist deutlich \voller geworden you've put on weight, you've distinctly filled outein \volles Gesicht a full faceein \voller Busen an ample bosomein \voller Hintern/ \volle Hüften a well-rounded bottom/well-rounded hips\volle Wangen chubby cheeks4. (kräftig) Geschmack, Klang full; Stimme, Farbton richder \volle Geschmack the real flavour5. (dicht) thick\volles Haar thick hairein \voller Bart a thick bearddu warst ja gestern Abend ganz schön \voll! you were pretty drunk yesterday evening!7.▶ in die V\vollen gehen to go to any lengths▶ aus dem V\vollen leben [o wirtschaften] to live in the lap of luxury▶ jdn nicht für \voll nehmen not to take sb seriouslyII. adv1. (vollkommen) completelydurch die Operation wurde ihr Sehvermögen wieder \voll hergestellt as a result of the operation her sight was completely restored\voll bezahlen müssen to have to pay in full\voll in der Arbeit stecken (fam) to be in the middle of a job2. (uneingeschränkt) fullydie Mehrheit der Delegierten stand \voll hinter dieser Entscheidung the majority of the delegates were fully behind this decisionich kann den Antrag nicht \voll unterstützen I cannot fully support the applicationetw \voll ausnutzen to take full advantage of sth\voll und ganz totallydie Band finde ich \voll gut I think the band is brilliantdie haben wir \voll angelabert we really chatted her up famder Wagen war \voll gegen den Pfeiler geprallt the car ran smack into the pillarer ist \voll mit dem Hinterkopf auf der Bordsteinkante aufgeschlagen the back of his head slammed onto the edge of the curbseine Faust traf \voll das Kinn seines Gegners he hit his opponent full on the chin with his fist* * *1.1) fullvoll von od. mit etwas sein — be full of something
jemanden/etwas voll spritzen — splash water etc. all over somebody/something; (mit Schlauch usw.) spray water etc. all over somebody/something
etwas voll gießen — fill something [up]
etwas voll stopfen — (ugs.) stuff or cram something full
bitte voll tanken — fill it up, please
sich voll saugen — < leech> suck itself full; < sponge> become saturated ( mit with)
etwas voll machen — (ugs.): (füllen) fill something up; (ugs.): (beschmutzen) get or make something dirty
sich (Dat.) die Hosen/Windeln vollmachen — mess one's pants/nappy
um das Maß voll zu machen — (fig.) to crown or cap it all
etwas voll schmieren — (ugs.): (beschmutzen) smear something; (ugs. abwertend): (beschreiben, bemalen) scrawl/draw all over something
etwas voll schreiben — fill something [with writing]
aus dem vollen schöpfen — draw on abundant or plentiful resources
volle Pulle od. voll[es] Rohr — (salopp) < drive> flat out; s. auch Mund
4) (ganz, vollständig) full; complete <seriousness, success>die voll Wahrheit — the full or whole truth
mit dem vollen Namen unterschreiben — sign one's full name or one's name in full
etwas voll machen — (komplettieren) complete something
2.s. auch Hals b —
adverbial fullyvoll verantwortlich für etwas sein — be wholly responsible or bear full responsibility for something
* * *A. adjein Koffer/eine Kiste etcvoll Bücher a caseful/boxful etc of books;das volle Korn auf den Feldern the ripe corn (US grain) in the fields2. umg (betrunken) plastered, tight sl; umg (satt) full;voll wie d’ Sau dial pissed as a newt, US drunk as a skunksie ist voller geworden she has filled out a bit4. (rund, glatt) full, whole;eine volle Stunde a full ( oder whole, solid) hour;zu jeder vollen Stunde every hour on the hour;zu jeder vollen Stunde schlagen Uhr: strike the full hour;es schlägt gleich voll umg it’s just about to strike the hour;der Bus fährt immer fünf vor voll umg the bus always leaves at five to (the hour);sechs volle Tage six whole days;ein volles Dutzend a full ( oder whole) dozen5. (bedeckt) covered;voll(er), voll von full of; Negativem: rife with;voller Flecke(n)/Staub etc covered with marks/dust etc;alles war voll(er) Blut everything was covered with blood6. (vollständig) full, complete;volle Beschäftigung full ( ganztägige: full-time) employment;bei voller Besinnung fully conscious;er hat es bei voller Besinnung gesagt he was fully aware of what he was sayingvollem Halse at the top of one’s voice;volle Einzelheiten full details;ein voller Erfolg a complete success;die volle Wahrheit the whole truth; weitS. the full story;aus dem Vollen schöpfen draw on plentiful resources;in die Vollen gehen umg go the whole hog;jemanden nicht für voll nehmen not take sb seriously; → Fahrt, Hand1 2, Hand2, Mund, Pulle, Recht 1, Strandhaubitze etcB. adv1. (vollständig) fully;voll gesperrt Straße etc: completely closed off;wieder voll befahrbar completely reopened to trafficvoll bremsen stand on the brakes, brake hard;voll und ganz fully, completely; unterstützen: wholeheartedly;voll ausnützen use to (one’s) full advantage;eine Kurve (nicht) voll durchfahren SPORT (not) take a curve at top speed;voll dabei sein be completely involved;voll mit drinstecken be completely up to one’s ears in it too;ich war nicht voll da I wasn’t quite with it;voll nett/witzig etc really nice/funny etc;voll die Krise kriegen get really worked up;das bringt’s voll! it’s brilliant!;das ist voll die Härte that’s really asking a bit much;der Song etc3. mit pperf:voll automatisiert fully automated;voll beladen fully laden;voll bepackt loaded down with luggage, (absolutely) loaded umg;voll besetzt (completely) full; Hotel: auch fully-booked;voll entwickelt fully developed; Persönlichkeit etc: auch full-blown;voll klimatisiert fully air-conditioned;voll mechanisiert fully mechanized;voll synchronisiert fully synchronized;voll transistorisiert fully transistorized;voll transistorisiertes Radio auch solid-state radio* * *1.1) fullvoll von od. mit etwas sein — be full of something
jemanden/etwas voll spritzen — splash water etc. all over somebody/something; (mit Schlauch usw.) spray water etc. all over somebody/something
etwas voll gießen — fill something [up]
etwas voll stopfen — (ugs.) stuff or cram something full
bitte voll tanken — fill it up, please
sich voll saugen — < leech> suck itself full; < sponge> become saturated ( mit with)
etwas voll machen — (ugs.): (füllen) fill something up; (ugs.): (beschmutzen) get or make something dirty
sich (Dat.) die Hosen/Windeln vollmachen — mess one's pants/nappy
um das Maß voll zu machen — (fig.) to crown or cap it all
etwas voll schmieren — (ugs.): (beschmutzen) smear something; (ugs. abwertend): (beschreiben, bemalen) scrawl/draw all over something
etwas voll schreiben — fill something [with writing]
aus dem vollen schöpfen — draw on abundant or plentiful resources
volle Pulle od. voll[es] Rohr — (salopp) < drive> flat out; s. auch Mund
4) (ganz, vollständig) full; complete <seriousness, success>die voll Wahrheit — the full or whole truth
mit dem vollen Namen unterschreiben — sign one's full name or one's name in full
etwas voll machen — (komplettieren) complete something
2.s. auch Hals b —
adverbial fullyvoll verantwortlich für etwas sein — be wholly responsible or bear full responsibility for something
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103 blow
/blou/ * danh từ - cú đánh đòn =to deal a blow+ giáng cho một đòn =at a blow+ chỉ một cú, chỉ một đập =to come to blows+ đánh nhau; dở đấm, dở đá ra - tai hoạ, điều gây xúc động mạnh, cú choáng người =his wife's death was a great blow to him+ vợ anh ấy mất đi thật là một điều bất hạnh lớn đối với anh ấy !to strike a blow against - chống lại !to strike a blow for - giúp đỡ, ủng hộ; đấu tranh cho (tự do...) * danh từ - sự nở hoa =in full blow+ đang mùa rộ hoa - ngọn gió =to go for a blow+ đi hóng mát - hơi thổi; sự thổi (kèn...); sự hỉ (mũi) - trứng ruồi, trứng nhặng (đẻ vào thức ăn...) ((cũng) fly) * (bất qui tắc) động từ blew /blu:/, blown /bloun/ - (nội động từ) nở hoa - thổi (gió) =it is blowing hard+ gió thổi mạnh - thổi =to blow [on] the trumper+ thổi kèn trumpet =the train whistle blows+ còi xe lửa thổi =to blow the bellows+ thổi bễ =to blow the fire+ thổi lửa =to blow glass+ thổi thuỷ tinh =to blow bubbles+ thổi bong bóng - hà hơi vào; hỉ (mũi); hút (trứng) =to blow one's fingers+ hà hơi vào ngón tay =to blow one's nose+ hỉ mũi =to blow an eggs+ hút trứng - phun nước (cá voi) - cuốn đi (gió); bị (gió) cuốn đi =the blown out to sea+ con tàu bị gió cuốn ra ngoài khơi - thở dốc; làm mệt, đứt hơi =to blow hard and perspire profusely+ thở dốc và ra mồ hôi đầm đìa =to blow one's horse+ làm cho con ngựa mệt đứt hơi, làm cho con ngựa thở dốc ra =to be thoroughly blown+ mệt đứt hơi - nói xấu; làm giảm giá trị, bôi xấu, bôi nhọ (danh dự...) =to blow on (upon) somebody's character+ bôi nhọ danh dự của ai - đẻ trứng vào (ruồi, nhặng); ((nghĩa rộng)) làm hỏng, làm thối - (thông tục) khoe khoang, khoác lác - (từ lóng) nguyền rủa - (điện học) nổ (cầu chì) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) bỏ đi, chuồn - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) xài phí, phung phí (tiền) !to blow about (abroad) - lan truyền; tung ra (tin tức...) !to blow down - thổi ngã, thổi gẫy làm rạp xuống (gió) !to blow in - thổi vào (gió...) - (từ lóng) đến bất chợt, đến thình lình !to blow off - thổi bay đi, cuôn đi - (kỹ thuật) thông, làm xì ra =to blow off steam+ làm xì hơi ra, xả hơi - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tiêu phí, phung phí (tiền...) =to blow out+ thổi tắt; tắt (vì bị gió thổi vào...) =to blow out a canlde+ thổi tắt ngọn nến =the candle blows out+ ngọn nến tắt - nổ (cầu chì...); làm nổ =to blow out one's brain+ tự bắn vỡ óc !to blow over - qua đi =the storm will soon blow over+ cơn bão sẽ chóng qua đi - (nghĩa bóng) bỏ qua, quên đi !to blow up - nổ, nổ tung; làm nổ; phá (bằng chất nổ, mìn...) =to blow up a tyre+ làm nổ lốp xe =to be blown up with pride+ (nghĩa bóng) vênh váo, kiêu ngạo - mắng mỏ, quở trách - phóng (ảnh) - nổi nóng !to blow upon - làm mất tươi, làm thiu - làm mất tín nhiệm, làm mất thanh danh - làm mất hứng thú - mách lẻo, kháo chuyện về (ai) !to blow hot and cold - (xem) hot !to blow one's own trumpet (born) - khoe khoang !to blow the gaff - (xem) gaff -
104 derribar
v.1 to knock down, to demolish.Ella derribó la puerta She knocked down the door.2 to overthrow.El pueblo derribó al tirano The country overthrew the tyrant.3 to down, to bring down.Ella derriba las paredes She downs the walls.4 to blow down, to blow over.5 to crush.* * *1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down■ derribar un edificio to demolish a building, knock down a building2 (hacer caer a una persona) to knock over; (de un caballo) to throw3 (avión, enemigo) to shoot down, bring down4 (una puerta) to batter down* * *verb1) to demolish2) shoot down* * *1. VT1) (=derrumbar) [+ edificio] to knock down, pull down; [+ puerta] to batter down; [+ barrera] to tear downvan a derribar la fábrica — they are going to knock down o pull down the factory
el huracán derribó varias casas — the hurricane blew down o brought down a number of houses
2) [+ persona] to knock down; (Boxeo) to floor3) (Aer) to shoot down, bring down4) (Caza) to shoot, bag5) [+ gobierno] to bring down, topple6) [+ pasión] to subdue2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break downb) < avión> to shoot down, bring downd) viento to bring downe) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple* * *= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Ex. The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.----* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* * *verbo transitivoa) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break downb) < avión> to shoot down, bring downd) viento to bring downe) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple* * *= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* * *derribar [A1 ]vt1 ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down, pull down; ‹puerta› to break down2 ‹avión› to shoot down, bring down, down ( colloq)3 ‹persona› to floor, knock … down, lay … out ( colloq); ‹novillo› to knock … over4 «viento» to bring downel viento derribó varios árboles the wind brought down several trees5 ‹gobierno› to overthrow* * *
Multiple Entries:
derribar
derribar algo
derribar ( conjugate derribar) verbo transitivo
‹ puerta› to break down
‹ novillo› to knock … over
derribar verbo transitivo
1 (un edificio) to pull down
(a una persona) to knock down
(un avión) to shoot down
2 (un gobierno) to bring down
' derribar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- echar
- tirar
- botar
English:
blow down
- blow over
- bowl over
- break down
- bring down
- bulldoze
- demolish
- fell
- floor
- kick down
- knock down
- pull down
- shoot down
- tear down
- bowl
- bring
- down
- knock
- shoot
- topple
- unseat
* * *derribar vt1. [construcción, edificio, muro, pared] to knock down, to demolish;[puerta] to break down, to smash down;derribó el castillo de naipes she knocked down the house of cards2. [árbol] [sujeto: leñador] to cut down, to fell;[sujeto: viento, tormenta] to uproot3. [avión, jugador, res] to bring down;[púgil, luchador] to knock down, to floor; [jinete] to unseat4. [gobierno, gobernante] to overthrow5. [en equitación] [obstáculo] to knock over o down* * *v/t2 avión shoot down3 POL bring down* * *derribar vt1) demoler, derrumbar: to demolish, to knock down2) : to shoot down, to bring down (an airplane)3) derrocar: to overthrow* * *derribar vb1. (edificio) to demolish / to pull down2. (persona) to knock down -
105 rabattre
rabattre [ʀabatʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. [+ capot, clapet, couvercle] to close ; [+ drap] to fold back ; [+ col] to turn down ; [+ strapontin] ( = ouvrir) to pull down ; ( = fermer) to put up ; [+ jupe] to pull down• il entra, le chapeau rabattu sur les yeux he came in with his hat pulled down over his eyes• rabattre les couvertures (pour couvrir) to pull the blankets up ; (pour découvrir) to throw back the blanketsb. [+ gibier] to drived. [+ arbre] to cut backe. ► en rabattre (de ses prétentions) to climb down ; (de ses ambitions) to lower one's sights ; (de ses illusions) to lose one's illusions ; → caquet2. reflexive verba. [voiture, coureur] to cut inc. [porte] to slam shut* * *ʀabatʀ
1.
1) ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [something] back [volet]2) ( plier) to turn [something] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [something] back [couverture]; to turn [something] down [drap] ( sur over)3) ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [something] down [chapeau, jupe] ( sur over); [vent] to blow [something] down [fumée]; [joueur] to smash [balle]4) ( retrancher) to knock [something] off [pourcentage, somme]5) ( à la chasse) to beat [gibier]6) ( racoler) to tout for (colloq) [clientèle]
2.
se rabattre verbe pronominal1) ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to2) ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in3) ( s'accommoder)se rabattre sur — ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for
* * *ʀabatʀ vt1) [couvercle, siège] to pull down2) [col] to turn down3) [couture] to stitch down4) [gibier] to drive5) (= déduire) to take off, to knock off6) TRICOT to decrease* * *rabattre verb table: battreA vtr1 ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [sth] back [volet];2 ( plier) to turn [sth] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [sth] back [couverture]; to turn [sth] down [drap] (sur over);3 ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [sth] down [chapeau, visière, jupe] (sur over); [vent] to beat [sth] down [fumée] (sur over); [joueur] to smash [balle]; le chapeau rabattu jusqu'aux yeux his/her hat pulled down over his/her eyes; d'un geste elle a rabattu sa jupe sur ses genoux she quickly pulled her skirt down over her knees; rabattre l'orgueil de qn to wound sb's pride; rabattre les prétentions de qn to thwart sb's ambitions; rabattre la prétention de qn to cut sb down to size;4 ( retrancher) to knock [sth] off [pourcentage, somme]; rabattre 10%/20 euros sur qch to knock 10%/20 euros off sth; il n'a rien voulu rabattre he wouldn't knock anything off;5 Chasse [personne, chien] to beat [gibier];7 ( en tricot) to cast off [maille];8 Hort to cut back [plante].B se rabattre vpr1 ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to; le siège se rabat automatiquement the seat goes back automatically; se rabattre brutalement [couvercle, capot] to come down suddenly;2 ( se plier) [couverture, drap] to fold down; le col peut se rabattre the collar can be turned down;3 ( s'incliner) [chapeau, visière] to be pulled down;4 ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in;5 ( s'accommoder) se rabattre sur ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for; j'ai dû me rabattre sur le modèle le moins cher I had to make do with the cheapest model; n'étant pas assez bon en mathématiques, ils s'est rabattu sur l'archéologie not being good enough at mathematics, he settled for archeology.[rabatr] verbe transitif1. [toit ouvrant, strapontin - pour baisser] to pull down (separable) ; [ - pour lever] to pull up (separable)[chapeau] to pull down (separable)[col, visière] to turn down (separable)les cheveux rabattus sur le front hair brushed forward ou down over the foreheadune bourrasque rabattit le volet contre le mur a gust of wind blew the shutter back against the wallla police rabattait les manifestants vers ou sur la place the police were driving the demonstrators (back) towards the square[racoler]il a rabattu 5 % sur le prix affiché he took ou knocked 5 % off the marked price4. [diminuer][en tricot]————————se rabattre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [véhicule - graduellement] to move back into position ; [ - brusquement] to cut in2. [se fermer - volet] to slam shut ; [ - table] to fold away————————se rabattre sur verbe pronominal plus préposition -
106 go
go ⇒ Usage note: go1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!■ go about:▶ go about1 = go around ;2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;▶ go about [sth]1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.■ go across:▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].■ go after:▶ go after [sth/sb]1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.■ go against:▶ go against [sb/sth]1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].■ go ahead1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.■ go along1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.■ go around:1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.■ go at:▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!■ go back1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.■ go back on:▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].■ go before:▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.■ go by:▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;▶ go by [sth]1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.■ go down:▶ go down1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;3 [sun] se coucher ;4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;▶ go down [sth]■ go down on:▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;■ go for:▶ go for [sb/sth]1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;▶ go for [sb]1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;▶ go for [sth]1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.■ go forward(s) avancer.■ go in1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.■ go in for:▶ go in for [sth]1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].■ go into:▶ go into [sth]1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.■ go in with:▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.■ go off:▶ go off2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;8 Theat quitter la scène ;▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.■ go off with:▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?■ go on:▶ go on1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.■ go on at:▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.■ go out1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;14 ( in cards) terminer.■ go over:▶ go over1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;▶ go over [sth]1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.■ go round GB:▶ go round1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;■ go through:1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;▶ go through [sth]1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.■ go under1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;■ go up:▶ go up1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;▶ go up [sth]1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.■ go with:▶ go with [sth]1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;■ go without:▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries]. -
107 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drive; snedrive2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flakke•- drifter- driftwood* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drive; snedrive2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flakke•- drifter- driftwood -
108 agobiante
adj.1 overwhelming.2 exhausting, backbreaking, tough, arduous.3 tiresome.* * *► adjetivo1 (cansado) backbreaking, exhausting2 (abrumado) overwhelming4 (persona) tiresome, tiring* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [calor, ambiente, lugar] oppressiveun día de verano agobiante — a stifling o sweltering summer's day
2) (=insoportable) [trabajo, día] stressful; [pena, ritmo] unbearable; [responsabilidad] overwhelminges agobiante verla sufrir y no poder hacer nada — it's unbearable watching her suffer and being unable to do anything
* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *adj,hacía un calor agobiante it was stifling o oppressively hotresultó ser una carga agobiante para él it turned out to be a terrible o crushing burden on him* * *
agobiante,
‹ calor› stifling;◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring
' agobiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
English:
boiling
- burdensome
- oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- crippling
* * *agobiante adj[presión, trabajo, persona] overwhelming; [calor] stifling; [ambiente] oppressive;problemas agobiantes overwhelming problems;trabajo agobiante backbreaking work* * *adj1 trabajo exhausting2 calor stifling* * *agobiante adj1) : exhausting, overwhelming2) : stifling, oppressive -
109 asfixiante
adj.asphyxiating.m.asphyxiant.* * *► adjetivo1 asphyxiating, suffocating* * *a) <gas/humo> asphyxiating (before n)b) (fam) < calor> suffocating, stiflingc) (fam) <ambiente/relación> oppressive, stifling* * *= suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.].Nota: De calor.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *a) <gas/humo> asphyxiating (before n)b) (fam) < calor> suffocating, stiflingc) (fam) <ambiente/relación> oppressive, stifling* * *= suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.].Nota: De calor.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *2 ( fam); ‹calor› suffocating, stifling3 ( fam); ‹ambiente/relación› oppressive, stifling* * *
asfixiante adjetivo
‹ambiente/relación› oppressive, stifling
asfixiante adjetivo
1 asphyxiating, suffocating
2 (calor) stifling
3 (ambiente) oppressive
' asfixiante' also found in these entries:
English:
suffocating
* * *asfixiante adj1. [humo, aire] asphyxiating2. [calor] stifling;hace un calor asfixiante it's stiflingly hot3. [relación, ambiente] stifling;una inflación asfixiante para la pequeña empresa a level of inflation crippling to small businesses* * *adj asphyxiating, suffocating -
110 barca
f.dinghy, small boat.barca de remos rowing boat* * *1 boat, small boat\en la misma barca in the same boat* * *noun f.* * *SF boat, small boatbarca de pesca, barca pesquera — fishing boat
* * *femenino boat* * *= boat, punt, skiff, dinghy.Ex. In 1793, Hurley Barnes and his family sailed down the Lewark River in a small boat.Ex. The tour includes a boat trip through this region on a punt typical of the region.Ex. A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.Ex. The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.----* barca de remos = rowboat.* barca hinchable = dinghy.* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.* paseo en barca = boating.* puente de barcas = pontoon bridge.* * *femenino boat* * *= boat, punt, skiff, dinghy.Ex: In 1793, Hurley Barnes and his family sailed down the Lewark River in a small boat.
Ex: The tour includes a boat trip through this region on a punt typical of the region.Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.* barca de remos = rowboat.* barca hinchable = dinghy.* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.* paseo en barca = boating.* puente de barcas = pontoon bridge.* * *boatCompuesto:* * *
barca sustantivo femenino
boat;
barca sustantivo femenino small boat
' barca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeceo
- chinchorro
- agitar
- banco
- carcasa
- chalupa
- lancha
- mar
English:
boat
- boating
- drift
- ferry
- meet
- riverboat
- trawler
* * *Barça ['barsa] nmDep = informal name for Barcelona Football Club* * *f boat;dar un paseo en barca go on a boat trip* * *barca nf1) : boat2)barca de pasaje : ferryboat* * *barca n boat -
111 sofocante
adj.suffocating, stifling.* * *► adjetivo1 suffocating, stifling* * *ADJ stifling, suffocating* * ** * *= stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.----* calor sofocante = torrid heat.* * ** * *= stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.* calor sofocante = torrid heat.* * *‹calor/temperaturas› suffocating, stifling; ‹relación› stiflingel ambiente sofocante de la ciudad the stifling atmosphere of the town* * *
sofocante adjetivo
stifling
sofocante adjetivo suffocating, stifling
calor sofocante, stifling heat
' sofocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochorno
- bochornosa
- bochornoso
English:
oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- sweltering
* * *sofocante adj[calor] suffocating, stifling* * *adj suffocating* * *sofocante adj: suffocating, stifling* * *sofocante adj suffocating -
112 volare
fly* * *volare v. intr.1 to fly* (anche fig.): le aquile volano alte, eagles fly high; l'uccello volò via, the bird flew away; il canarino è volato via dalla gabbia, the canary flew out of the cage; gli aerei volavano a bassa quota, the planes were flying low; volare a velocità di crociera, to cruise; volare controvento, to fly into (o against) the wind; il treno, l'auto volava attraverso la campagna, the train, the car sped (o flew) through the countryside; devo volare alla stazione, I must rush (o fly) to the station; la notizia volò per tutto il paese, the news flew through the country // il mio pensiero volava a te, my thoughts flew to you; volò con la memoria agli anni passati, his mind raced (o flew) back to the past years // volare in paradiso, ( morire) to go to heaven // far volare, to blow: il vento mi fece volare via il cappello, the wind blew my hat off3 (di cose leggere, librarsi) to blow*; to be blown: le foglie volavano per il giardino, leaves were blowing across the garden4 (di tempo, passare veloce) to fly* by, to pass quickly: le nostre vacanze sono volate, our holiday flew by; il tempo vola, time flies5 ( essere scagliato) to fly*, to be thrown about: far volare i piatti, to throw plates about; il pallone volò fuori dal campo, the ball flew off the pitch; cominciarono a volare schiaffi, blows began to fly; volarono insulti pesanti durante la lite, unpleasant insults flew about during the argument6 ( precipitare) to fall* off: è volato giù dal terzo piano, he fell from the third floor // accidenti, la tovaglia è volata giù dal balcone!, gosh, the tablecloth has blown off the balcony!* * *[vo'lare]verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)1) (spostarsi nell'aria) [animale, aereo, aquilone] to fly*; (viaggiare in aereo) [ persona] to fly*; (volteggiare nell'aria) [polvere, piuma, foglie] to fly*, to blow* aroundvolare via — [ animale] to fly away o off; [fogli, cappello] to blow away o off
2) (essere lanciato) [pietre, schiaffi, insulti, minacce] to fly*3) (cadere)volare giù dalle scale — to tumble o fall down the stairs
4) (correre, precipitarsi) to rush, to fly*5) (trascorrere velocemente) [ tempo] to fly** * *volare/vo'lare/ [1](aus. essere, avere)1 (spostarsi nell'aria) [animale, aereo, aquilone] to fly*; (viaggiare in aereo) [ persona] to fly*; (volteggiare nell'aria) [polvere, piuma, foglie] to fly*, to blow* around; volare via [ animale] to fly away o off; [fogli, cappello] to blow away o off; volare con la British Airways to fly British Airways2 (essere lanciato) [pietre, schiaffi, insulti, minacce] to fly*3 (cadere) volare giù dalle scale to tumble o fall down the stairs; volare giù dal quarto piano to fall from the fourth floor4 (correre, precipitarsi) to rush, to fly*; volo in farmacia I'll rush to the chemist's -
113 apagar
v.1 to put out (fuego, incendio).apagar el fuego de la cocina to turn o switch off the cooker“por favor apaguen sus cigarrillos” “please extinguish your cigarettes”2 to quench.El agua apaga la sed Water quenches thirst.3 to turn off, to close down, to put out, to shut down.María apaga la lámpara Mary turns off the lamp.4 to extinguish, to quench, to put out, to douse.El agua apaga el fuego Water puts out the fire.5 to blow out.Ricardo apagó la candela de un soplido Richard blew out the candle at a blow.* * *1 (fuego) to extinguish, put out2 (luz) to turn out, turn off, put out3 (televisión etc) to switch off, turn off4 (color) to soften1 (luz) to go out; (televisión) to go off2 (emoción) to fade, wane\apaga y vámonos let's call it a day* * *verb1) to turn off, switch off2) put out, blow out•- apagarse* * *1. VT1) [+ fuego, vela, cerilla] to put out; [soplando] to blow outapagó el cigarrillo en el cenicero — he put out o stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray
por favor, apaguen sus cigarrillos — please extinguish all cigarettes
- entonces apaga y vámonos2) (Elec) to turn off, switch offapaga la luz/tele — turn o switch the light/TV off
apagar el sistema — (Inform) to close o shut down the system
3) [+ sed] to quench4) [+ ira] to calm; [+ rencor] to pacify5) [+ dolor] to take away, soothe6) [+ sonido] to muffle, deaden; (Mús) to mute7) [+ color] to tone down, soften8) [+ cal] to slake2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <luz/televisión/motor> to turn off, switch off; <cigarrillo/fuego> to put out, extinguish (frml); <vela/cerilla> to put out; ( soplando) to blow out2.apagarse v pron1) luz/fuego/vela to go outse ha apagado el brillo de sus ojos — (liter) the sparkle has gone out of her eyes
* * *= turn off, quench, snub out, extinguish, dim, snuff out, snuff, dampen, stamp out.Ex. Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. 'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex. The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex. Perhaps it was his hunger for precision and philosophical truth that snuffed the literary flame in Musil.Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex. The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.----* apagar el ardor = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar la cal = slake + lime.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.* apagar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.* apagarse = subside.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* luz + apagarse = light + go out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <luz/televisión/motor> to turn off, switch off; <cigarrillo/fuego> to put out, extinguish (frml); <vela/cerilla> to put out; ( soplando) to blow out2.apagarse v pron1) luz/fuego/vela to go outse ha apagado el brillo de sus ojos — (liter) the sparkle has gone out of her eyes
* * *= turn off, quench, snub out, extinguish, dim, snuff out, snuff, dampen, stamp out.Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: 'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex: Perhaps it was his hunger for precision and philosophical truth that snuffed the literary flame in Musil.Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.* apagar el ardor = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar la cal = slake + lime.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.* apagar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.* apagarse = subside.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* luz + apagarse = light + go out.* * *apagar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹luz› to turn off, switch off, put out; ‹televisión/motor› to turn off, switch off2 ‹cigarrillo/fuego/incendio› to put out, extinguish ( frml); ‹vela/cerilla› to put out; (soplando) to blow outlos años no habían apagado su pasión his passion had not faded o died with the years■ apagarseA «luz/fuego/vela» to go outla luz se apagó y se volvió a encender the light went out o off and came on againse ha apagado el brillo de sus ojos ( liter); the sparkle has gone out of her eyesB ( liter); «ira» to abate; «pasión» to fade; «entusiasmo» to wanese habían apagado los ánimos revolucionarios their revolutionary fervor had died down o wanedsu vida se va apagando lentamente his life is slowly ebbing away ( liter)* * *
apagar ( conjugate apagar) verbo transitivo ‹luz/televisión/motor› to turn off, switch off;
‹cigarrillo/fuego› to put out;
‹vela/cerilla› to put out;
( soplando) to blow out
apagarse verbo pronominal [luz/fuego/vela] to go out
apagar vtr (un fuego) to put out
(una luz, una radio, etc) to turn off, switch off
(un color) to soften
(la sed) to quench
' apagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desconectar
- luz
English:
beat out
- blow out
- come forward
- douse
- extinguish
- leave on
- power down
- put off
- put out
- quench
- shut down
- shut off
- stub
- switch off
- turn off
- turn out
- black
- blow
- damp
- dampen
- put
- shut
- snuff
- stamp
- switch
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [luz] to switch off;[aparato] to turn o switch off;apaga el horno turn o switch off the oven;Informátapagar equipo [en menú] shut down2. [extinguir] [fuego, cigarrillo, vela] to put out;“por favor apaguen sus cigarrillos” “please extinguish your cigarettes”3. [reducir] [sed] to quench;[dolor] to get rid of; [color] to soften; [sonido] to muffle; [brillo] to dull♦ viEsp Fam¡apaga y vámonos!: si eso es lo mejor que sabes hacer, ¡apaga y vámonos! if that's the best you can do we might as well forget it;si no quieren ayudarnos, ¡apaga y vámonos! if they don't want to help us, let's not waste any more time over it* * *apaga y vámonos we may as well call it a day* * *apagar {52} vt1) : to turn off, to shut off2) : to extinguish, to put out* * *apagar vb1. (luz, aparato) to turn off / to switch off -
114 разрушать
1) General subject: attack, batter, blast (планы, надежды), blast (надежды, планы), blight (надежды), blot out, blow up, break, break up (семью, дом), bring to naught (планы, замыслы), bum, burst, bust up, confound (планы, надежды), corrade (горные породы, под воздействием воды), crash, crock (здоровье), dash (надежды и т. п.; dash you! - к черту!), defeat (надежды и т. п.), degrade, demolish, depolarize, desolate, destroy, destruct, devour, dilapidate, disappoint, discomfit (планы, намерения), disestablish (установленное), dismantle, disturb (надежды), eat, erode (ткани), fail, frustrate (планы замыслы), havoc, kill (надежды), knock down (постройки), lay in ashes, make a bonfire, make a bonfire of, make havoc, obliterate, overthrow, play hell, play the devil, play the mischief, puncture, ravage, ruin, ruinate, scatter, sculpture, shake (дом), shake down, shatter (надежды), shipwreck (надежды и т.п.), smite, subverse, subvert, take down, take out, throw down one's tools (здание), thwart, unbuild, undermine, unmake, unsolder, vandalize, wrack, wreck (здоровье и т. п.), carry out destruction, disrupt, eat crow, eat dirt, wipe out, deplete (e.g. ozone layer), wreak havoc, (морально) drag down, wreck havoc2) Geology: corrade (горные породы; под воздействием воды и т.п.), sap4) American: plough under5) Latin: destruo6) Military: administer damage, deal damage, deliver damage, desintegrate, devastate, inflict damage, lay flat, wreak destruction7) Engineering: corrode, damage, disintegrate, fracture, vitiate9) Chemistry: collapse10) Construction: corrade (горные породы под воздействием воды), rack11) Mathematics: rupture12) Religion: abolish13) Railway term: disorganize14) Australian slang: cook, cook ( smb.'s) goose (чьи-либо планы или надежды), dingo, floor (планы, надежды и т.п.), queer, screw16) Diplomatic term: blow up (blew; blown), defeat (планы, замыслы и т.п.), erode (изнутри)17) Forestry: disperse (напр. почвенные агрегаты)18) Polygraphy: eat (при травлении)20) Physics: dipolarize22) Information technology: corrupt (напр. информацию), destroy (информацию), erase (информацию)24) Silicates: break down25) Oil&Gas technology crush26) Polymers: beat27) Quality control: eat (при коррозии)29) Makarov: break up, deteriorate, disruption, dissipate, erase (напр. информацию), explode, overthrow (overthrew; overthrown), play Old Harry, play havoc, play the bear, play the deuce, play the dickens, shake down (дом), tear down, throw down, cast down, eat away, eat up, fling down, crock up (здоровье)30) Taboo: muck something up31) Scuba diving: blow off -
115 flap
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116 himmelhoch
I Adj. sky-high, soaringII Adv.1. high in the sky2. fig.: jemandem himmelhoch überlegen sein be better than s.o. by far; himmelhoch jauchzend, zu Tode betrübt up one minute, down the next* * *hịm|mel|hoch1. adjsky-high2. advhigh into the sky* * *(very high: The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices.) sky-high* * *him·mel·hoch[ˈhɪml̩ˈho:x]I. adj sky-high, soaring, sky-scrapingII. advjdm/etw \himmelhoch überlegen sein to be far superior to sb/sth, to be a million times [or BRIT miles] better than sb/sth fam▶ \himmelhoch jauchzend[, zu Tode betrübt] on top of the world [or over the moon] [, down in the dumps]ihre Stimmung schwankt zwischen \himmelhoch jauchzend und zu Tode betrübt her moods change from being up one minute to down the next, one minute she's as high as a kite, the next she's down in the dumps* * *1.Adjektiv soaring; towering2.himmelhoch jauchzend, zu Tode betrübt — up one minute, down the next; on top of the world one minute, down in the dumps the next
* * *A. adj sky-high, soaringB. adv1. high in the sky2. fig:jemandem himmelhoch überlegen sein be better than sb by far;himmelhoch jauchzend, zu Tode betrübt up one minute, down the next* * *1.Adjektiv soaring; towering2.adverbial <rise up etc.> high into the skyhimmelhoch jauchzend, zu Tode betrübt — up one minute, down the next; on top of the world one minute, down in the dumps the next
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117 descompuesto
adj.1 out of order, bad, broken, busted.2 rotten, flyblown, decomposed, fly-blown.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descomponer.* * *1→ link=descomponer descomponer► adjetivo1 (podrido) decomposed, decayed, rotten2 (estropeado) out of order, broken down3 figurado (alterado) upset4 figurado (atrevido) insolent, impudent\estar descompuesto,-a to have diarrhoea (US diarrhea)* * *1.PP de descomponer2. ADJ1) (=estropeado) esp Méx [reloj] broken; [motor] broken down; [sistema] disorganized, chaotic; [cuarto] untidy; [aspecto] slovenly2) (Med)estar descompuesto — to have diarrhoea o (EEUU) diarrhea
3) [cifra] decomposed4) [roca] loose5) (=alterado) [rostro] distorted6) [persona] (=descarado) brazen, forward; (=furioso) angryponerse descompuesto — to get angry, lose one's composure
7) LAm * (=medio borracho) tipsy* * *- ta adjetivo2) < expresión> changed, altered3) (esp AmL) [estar] <máquina/aparato> broken; < teléfono> out of order4)a) ( indispuesto)b) ( del estómago)está descompuesto — he has diarrhea*/an upset stomach
* * *= rotting.Ex. He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.----* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* * *- ta adjetivo2) < expresión> changed, altered3) (esp AmL) [estar] <máquina/aparato> broken; < teléfono> out of order4)a) ( indispuesto)b) ( del estómago)está descompuesto — he has diarrhea*/an upset stomach
* * *= rotting.Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* * *descompuesto -taA ‹alimento› rotten, decomposed ( frml); ‹cadáver› decomposedB ‹expresión› changed, alteredtenía el rostro descompuesto he looked very upsetC( esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› había varios coches descompuestos en la carretera on the road there were several cars which had broken downla lavadora/radio está descompuesta the washing machine/radio is brokenel teléfono está descompuesto the telephone is out of orderD1(indispuesto): se pasó los primeros meses del embarazo descompuesta she felt queasy o sick o nauseous for the first months of the pregnancy2(del estómago): está descompuesto he has an upset stomach/diarrhea** * *
Del verbo descomponer: ( conjugate descomponer)
descompuesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descomponer
descompuesto
descomponer ( conjugate descomponer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹alimento/cadáver› to rot, cause … to decompose o rot
2 (esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› to break;
‹ peinado› to mess up
3 ‹ persona›
descomponerse verbo pronominal
1 [ luz] to split;
[ sustancia] to break down, separate
2 [cadáver/alimento] to rot, decompose (frml)
3 (esp AmL) [máquina/aparato] to break down
4 [ persona] ( sentir malestar) to feel sick;
( del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea( conjugate diarrhea)
6 (CS) [ tiempo] to become unsettled;
[ día] to cloud over
descompuesto◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ‹ alimento› rotten, decomposed (frml);
‹ cadáver› decomposed
2 ‹ expresión› changed, altered
3 (esp AmL) [estar] ‹máquina/aparato› broken;
‹ teléfono› out of order
4
( del estómago) to have diarrhea( conjugate diarrhea)/an upset stomach
descomponer verbo transitivo
1 (dividir) to break up, split
2 (pudrir) to rot, decompose
3 (poner nervioso) to get on sb's nerves
4 (el rostro) to distort
descompuesto,-a adjetivo
1 (podrido) rotten, decomposed
2 (desencajado) contorted, distorted
3 fam (con diarrea) having diarrhoea, US diarrhea
' descompuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descompuesta
- podrido
English:
bilious
- broken-down
- order
- upset
* * *descompuesto, -a♦ participiover descomponer♦ adj1. [putrefacto] [fruta, comida] rotten;[cadáver] decomposed2. [alterado] [rostro] distorted, twisted4. Andes, CAm, PRico [borracho] tipsy5. Méx, RP [averiado] [máquina] out of order;[vehículo] broken down;mi moto está descompuesta my motorbike has broken down* * *I part → descomponerII adj2 persona upset3 L.Am.tipsy4 L.Am.máquina broken down* * *descompuesto, -ta adj1) : broken down, out of order2) : rotten, decomposed -
118 напълно
completely, fully, quite, perfectly, squarely, absolutely, to the full, in full, every inch; to the letter; out and out; utterlyпочти, но не напълно almost but not quiteнапълно заслужено fully deservedнапълно буден wide awakeнапълно развит full-fledgedнапълно здрав in perfect healthнапълно разцъфнал full-blownнапълно е възможно да it may well be thatнапълно изплатена сума an amount paid in fullнапълно доволен perfectly satisfiedнапълно разорен completely ruined, ам. разг. flat brokeвж. съвсем* * *напъ̀лно,нареч. completely, fully, quite, perfectly, squarely, absolutely, to the full, in full, every inch; to the letter; out and out; utterly; down to the ground; разг. to a frazzle; \напълно буден wide awake; \напълно доволен perfectly satisfied; \напълно е възможно да it may well be that; \напълно здрав in perfect health; \напълно изплатена сума amount paid in full; \напълно неспособен wholly disabled; \напълно развит full-fledged; \напълно разорен completely ruined, амер. разг. flat broke; \напълно разрушен wholly destroyed; \напълно разцъфнал full-blown; почти, но не \напълно almost but not quite.* * *all; all-out; altogether; completely: напълно ruined - напълно разорен; entirely; fully{'fuli}; in full; largely; outright; perfectly; quite{kwait}; radically; thoroughly; throughout* * *1. completely, fully, quite, perfectly, squarely, absolutely, to the full, in full, every inch;to the letter;out and out;utterly 2. НАПЪЛНО буден wide awake 3. НАПЪЛНО доволен perfectly satisfied 4. НАПЪЛНО е възможно да it may well be that 5. НАПЪЛНО заслужено fully deserved 6. НАПЪЛНО здрав in perfect health 7. НАПЪЛНО изплатена сума an amount paid in full 8. НАПЪЛНО развит full-fledged 9. НАПЪЛНО разорен completely ruined, ам. разг. flat broke 10. НАПЪЛНО разцъфнал full-blown 11. вж. съвсем 12. почти, но не НАПЪЛНО almost but not quite -
119 пукам
1. cracksplit; burst; breakпукам гума puncture a type/tire, have a punctureпукам леда break the iceледът пука the ice cracksпукам царевица/пуканки pop corn2. (за оръжие) go off; ring out; explode. burst3. (умирам) sl. pop offям, та ушите ми пукат eat till one is fit to burst, eat o.'s head offда пукна, ако знам I'll be blown/hanged if I knowпукам ce4. crack; splitбот. (за семенна кутийка) dehisce(за пъпка) burst openпукам(пръскам се,експлодирам) burst, explode; go off(за гума) be punctured5. (за пролет и пр.) begin, set inзора се пуква dawn is breakingпукам се от завист be bursting with envy, be ready to burst with envy, turn green with envyпукам се от смях burst/split o.'s sides laughing/with laughter, laugh o.'s head offпукам се от яд/откъм гърба be hopping madжлъчката ми се пуква (от страх) (nearly) die with fearде го чукаш, де се пука вж. чукам* * *пу̀кам,и пу̀квам, пу̀кна гл.1. crack; split; burst; break; разг. go crack; ледът пука the ice cracks; \пукам гума puncture a tyre/tire, have a puncture; have a blow-out; \пукам леда break the ice; \пукам царевица/пуканки popcorn; чашата може да се пукне от горещата вода the glass may crack under the hot tap;2. (за оръжие) go off; ring out; explode, burst;3. ( звук) clunk;4. ( умирам) sl. pop off; • да пукна, ако знам I’ll be blown/hanged if I know; I’m a Dutchman if I know; не ми пука! I don’t care a pin! I don’t give a fig! I don’t give a toss!/damn!/shit! I am not fussed! пука ми! not care two straws/a fig about anything; ям, та ушите ми пукат eat till one is to burst, eat o.’s head off;3. (за пролет и пр.) begin, set in; зора се пуква dawn is breaking; • де го чукаш, де се пука he struck at Tim and down fell Tom; \пукам се от завист be bursting with envy, be ready to burst with envy, turn green with envy; \пукам се от смях burst/split o.’s sides laughing/with laughter, laugh o.’s head off; \пукам се от яд be hopping mad.* * *crackle; crepitate; pop{pOp}; puncture (продупчвам); burst (се): пукам with laughter - пукам се от смях* * *1. (за гума) be punctured 2. (за оръжие) go off;ring out;explode. burst 3. (за пролет и пр.) begin, set in 4. (за пъпка) burst open 5. (умирам) sl. pop off 6. crack;split 7. ПУКАМ ce 8. ПУКАМ ce от смях burst/split o.'s sides laughing/with laughter, laugh o.'s head off 9. ПУКАМ гума puncture a type/tire, have a puncture 10. ПУКАМ леда break the ice 11. ПУКАМ се от завист be bursting with envy, be ready to burst with envy, turn green with envy 12. ПУКАМ се от яд/ откъм гърба be hopping mad 13. ПУКАМ царевица/пуканки pop corn 14. ПУКАМ(пръскам се,експлодирам) burst, explode;go off 15. бот. (за семенна кутийка) dehisce 16. да пукна, ако знам I'll be blown/hanged if I know 17. де го чукаш, де се пука вж. чукам 18. жлъчката ми се пуква (от страх) (nearly) die with fear 19. зора се пуква dawn is breaking 20. ледът пука the ice cracks 21. пукна crack: split;burst;break 22. ям, та ушите ми пукат eat till one is fit to burst, eat o.'s head off -
120 exploded
1. a взорванный, подорванный2. a спец. в разобранном видеСинонимический ряд:1. fired (adj.) blown up; detonated; discharged; fired; set off; shot2. blew up/blown up (verb) blew up/blown up; detonated; mushroomed; snowballed; went off/gone off3. burned (verb) bristled; burned; flare up; fumed; raged; seethed4. burst (verb) blow out; blow up; burst; popped5. discredited (verb) debunked; discredited; disproved; punctured; shoot down; shot6. erupted (verb) break out; broke out/broken out; burst forth; erupted; flared7. fired (verb) blasted; blew; fired; go off; touch off
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