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1 tratar
v.1 to treat (comportarse con) (persona, objeto).¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?El médico trata al paciente The doctor treats=cures the patient.2 to have dealings or contact with.la traté muy poco I didn't have much to do with her3 to treat (tema, asunto).eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss4 to treat.5 to treat (agua, sustancia, alimento).6 to process (computing) (datos, información).Ellos tratan el cuero They process the leather.7 to deal.Las empresas trataron The companies made a deal.8 to try, to make a trial, to attempt it, to attempt.Ella trató por mucho tiempo She tried for a long time.9 to handle, to maneuver, to manoeuvre.Ellos tratan sus pensamientos They handle their thoughts.* * *1 (gen - objeto) to treat, handle; (- persona) to treat2 (asunto, tema) to discuss, deal with3 (gestionar) to handle, run4 (dar tratamiento) to address as5 (calificar, considerar) to consider, call6 MEDICINA to treat7 (datos, texto) to process8 QUÍMICA to treat2 (tener tratos) to deal ( con, with)3 (negociar) to negotiate ( con, with)4 (intentar) to try (de, to)5 (versar) to be about■ trata de/sobre espías it's about spies6 COMERCIO to deal (en, in)1 (relacionarse) to talk to each other, be on speaking terms2 (llamarse) to address each other as, call each other3 (referirse) to be about\se trata de... it's a question of..., it's a matter of...* * *verb1) to treat2) handle•- tratar de* * *1. VT1) [+ persona, animal, objeto] to treathay que tratar a los animales con cariño — animals should be given plenty of affection, animals should be treated lovingly
te dejo la cámara, pero trátala bien — I'll let you have the camera, but be careful with it o treat it carefully
la vida la ha tratado muy bien — life has been very kind to her, life has treated her very well
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tratar a algn de loco — to treat sb like a madman2) (=llamar)¿cómo le tenemos que tratar cuando nos hable? — how should we address him when he speaks to us?
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tratar a algn de algo — to call sb sthtratar a algn de tú/usted — to address sb as "tú"/"usted"
3) (=relacionarse con)tratar a algn: ya no lo trato — I no longer have any dealings with him
me cae bien, pero no la he tratado mucho — I like her, but I haven't had a lot to do with her
4) (Med) [+ paciente, enfermedad] to treat¿qué médico te está tratando? — which doctor is giving you treatment?
5) [+ tejido, madera, residuos] to treat6) (=discutir) [+ tema] to deal with; [+ acuerdo, paz] to negotiateeste asunto tiene que tratarlo directamente con el director — you'll have to speak directly with the manager about this matter
7) (Inform) to process2. VI1)• tratar de — [libro] to be about, deal with; [personas] to talk about, discuss
ahora van a tratar del programa — they're going to talk about o discuss the programme now
2) (=intentar)•
tratar de hacer algo — to try to do sth•
tratar de que, trataré de que esta sea la última vez — I'll try to make sure that this is the last timetrata por todos los medios de que el trabajo esté acabado para mañana — try and do whatever you can to make sure that the job is done by tomorrow
3) (=relacionarse)•
tratar con algn, trato con todo tipo de gente — I deal with all sorts of peopleno había tratado con personas de esa clase — I had not previously come into contact with people like that
para tratar con animales hay que tener mucha paciencia — you have to be very patient when dealing with animals
4) (Com)•
tratar con o en algo — to deal in sthtrataban con o en pieles — they dealt in furs, they were involved in the fur trade
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( intentar) to trytratar de + inf — to try to + inf
tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2) obra/libro/película¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?
3) (tener contacto, relaciones)4) (Com)2.tratar vt1)a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treatb) ( llamar)tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form
2) ( frecuentar)3) <tema/asunto> to deal with4)a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treatb) <sustancia/metal> to treat3.tratarse v pron1)a)tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody
b) (recípr)2) (+ compl)a) (recípr)se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'
se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other
b) (refl) ( cuidarse)tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself
3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment4) tratarse de (en 3a pers)a) ( ser acerca de) to be about¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?
b) ( ser cuestión de)se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing
si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...
* * *= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.Ex. 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.Ex. Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.Ex. An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex. In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex. Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.Ex. In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.Ex. Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.Ex. The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.Ex. The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.----* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.* como si (se tratase de) = as if.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.* de qué se trata = what it's all about.* difícil de tratar = unruly.* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* que trata de = surrounding.* seguir tratando = discuss + further.* sin tratar = untreated.* temer tratar = fear to + tread.* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.* tratar como un objeto = objectify.* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.* tratar de ligar = chat up.* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.* tratar específicamente = target.* tratar información = handle + information.* tratar injustamente = malign.* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.* volver a tratar = revisit.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( intentar) to trytratar de + inf — to try to + inf
tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2) obra/libro/película¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?
3) (tener contacto, relaciones)4) (Com)2.tratar vt1)a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treatb) ( llamar)tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form
2) ( frecuentar)3) <tema/asunto> to deal with4)a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treatb) <sustancia/metal> to treat3.tratarse v pron1)a)tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody
b) (recípr)2) (+ compl)a) (recípr)se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'
se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other
b) (refl) ( cuidarse)tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself
3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment4) tratarse de (en 3a pers)a) ( ser acerca de) to be about¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?
b) ( ser cuestión de)se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing
si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...
* * *tratar (con)(v.) = negotiate (with)Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.Ex: 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.Ex: Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.Ex: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.* como si (se tratase de) = as if.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.* de qué se trata = what it's all about.* difícil de tratar = unruly.* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* que trata de = surrounding.* seguir tratando = discuss + further.* sin tratar = untreated.* temer tratar = fear to + tread.* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.* tratar como un objeto = objectify.* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.* tratar de ligar = chat up.* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.* tratar específicamente = target.* tratar información = handle + information.* tratar injustamente = malign.* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.* volver a tratar = revisit.* * *tratar [A1 ]viA (intentar) to try tratar DE + INF to try to + INFtrate de comprender try to o ( colloq) try and understandtraten de no llegar tarde try not to be latetratar DE QUE + SUBJ:trata de que queden a la misma altura try to o ( colloq) try and get them leveltrataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen againB«obra/libro/película»: tratar DEor SOBRE algo: ¿de qué trata el libro? what's the book about?la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with o will be on the subject of alternative medicine, the theme of the lecture will be alternative medicineC (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar CON algn to deal WITH sben mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with o come into contact with all kinds of peopletratar con él no es nada fácil he's not at all easy to get on withprefiero tratar directamente con el fabricante I prefer to deal directly with the manufacturerD ( Com) tratar EN algo to deal IN sthtratar en joyas/antigüedades to deal in jewels/antiqueslos mercaderes que trataban en esclavos/pieles the merchants who dealt o traded in slaves/furs■ tratarvtA1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› (+ compl) to treatme tratan muy bien/como si fuera de la familia they treat me very well/as if I were one of the familytrata la guitarra con más cuidado be more careful with the guitar2 (llamar) tratar a algn DE algo to call sb sth¿me estás tratando de mentiroso? are you calling me a liar?a mi suegro nunca lo he tratado de usted I've never called my father-in-law `usted'B ‹persona›(frecuentar): lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was youngnunca lo he tratado I have never had any contact with him o any dealings with himC ‹tema/asunto›vamos a tratar primero los puntos de mayor urgencia let's deal with o discuss the more pressing issues firstno sé cómo tratar esta cuestión I don't know how to deal with o handle this matterel libro trata la Revolución Francesa desde una óptica inusual the book looks at the French Revolution from an unusual angleesto no se puede tratar delante de los niños we can't discuss this in front of the childrenD1 ‹paciente/enfermedad› to treat2 ‹sustancia/metal/madera› to treatcultivos tratados con insectidas crops treated with insecticides■ tratarseA (relacionarse, tener contacto)1 tratarse CON algn:no me gusta la gente con la que se trata I don't like the people he mixes withse trata con gente de la alta sociedad she socializes o mixes with people from high society, she moves in high circles¿tú te tratas con los Rucabado? are you friendly with the Rucabados?2 ( recípr):somos parientes pero no nos tratamos we're related but we never see each other o we never have anything to do with each otherB (+ compl)1 ( recípr):se tratan de usted/tú they address each other as `usted'/`tú'se tratan sin ningún respeto they have o show no respect for each other2 ( refl) to treat oneself¡qué mal te tratas, eh! ( iró); you don't treat yourself badly, do you?, you know how to look after yourself, don't you?C ( Med) (seguir un tratamiento) to have o undergo treatment1 (ser acerca de) to be about¿de qué se trata? what's it about?, what does it concern? ( frml)se trata de Roy it's about Roy2(ser cuestión de): se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir we're supposed to be settling things, not arguingsi sólo se trata de eso, hazlo pasar ahora if that's all it is o if that's all he wants, show him in nowbueno, si se trata de echarle un vistazo nada más … OK, if it's just a question of having a quick look at it …3(ser): se trata de la estrella del equipo we're talking about o he is the star of the teamtratándose de usted, no creo que haya inconvenientes since it's for you o in your case I don't think there will be any problems* * *
tratar ( conjugate tratar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( intentar) to try;
trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2 [obra/libro/película] tratar de algo to be about sth;
tratar sobre algo to deal with sth;
3 (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar con algn to deal with sb;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› to treat;
2 ( frecuentar):
3 ‹tema/asunto› to discuss, to deal with
4a) (Med) to treat
tratarse verbo pronominal
1 tratarse con algn ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with sb;
( alternar) to socialize o mix with sb;
2 (+ compl) ( recípr):
3 (Med) to have o undergo treatment
4◊ tratarse de (en 3a pers)
◊ ¿de qué se trata? what's it about?
◊ se trata de participar, no de ganar it's a question of taking part, not of winning;
solo porque se trata de ti just because it's you
tratar
I verbo transitivo
1 (portarse) to treat
2 (cuidar) to look after, care: trátame el libro bien, look after my book
3 (dirigirse a una persona) address: nos tratamos de tú, we call each other "tú" o we're on first name terms
4 (considerar, llamar) me trató de tonto, he called me stupid
5 (someter a un proceso) to treat
6 (someter a tratamiento médico) to treat: le tienen que tratar la artritis, they have to treat his arthritis
7 (tener relación social) la he tratado muy poco, I don't know her very well
8 (considerar, discutir) to deal with: no hemos tratado la cuestión, we haven't discussed that subject
II verbo intransitivo 1 tratar de, (un libro, una película) to be about: ¿de qué trata?, what is it about?
2 (intentar) to try [de, to]
3 Com tratar en, to trade in o with 4 tratar con, (negociar) to negotiate with
' tratar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- defraudar
- delicada
- delicado
- drogodependencia
- ir
- girar
- hablar
- mimar
- negociar
- tú
- confianza
- curar
- debido
- huir
- manera
- miramiento
- piel
- punto
- tocar
- trato
- usted
English:
about
- address
- associate
- bid
- clutch
- deal with
- discuss
- form
- grapple
- ground
- handle
- light
- lionise
- mistreat
- muck about
- muck around
- patronize
- peer
- push through
- rubberize
- specific
- squarely
- tactfully
- tout
- treat
- try
- try on
- victimize
- attempt
- bite
- contact
- could
- cover
- deal
- favor
- grasp
- process
- profile
- raw
- seek
- snub
- tackle
- take
- thrash
- untreated
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [portarse con, manejar] to treat;¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?;no la trates tan mal don't be so nasty to her;la vida no la ha tratado bien life has not been kind to her;te dejo los discos, pero trátamelos bien I'll let you borrow the records, but look after them o be careful with them for me2. [paciente, enfermedad, herida] to treat;la están tratando de cáncer, le están tratando un cáncer she's being treated for cancer;el médico que la trata the doctor who is treating her3. [tener relación con] to have dealings o contact with;era compañera de clase pero la traté muy poco she was in my class, but I didn't have much to do with her4. [llamar, dirigirse a]tratar a alguien de usted/tú = to address sb using the “usted” form/the “tú” form;no hace falta que me trates de señor there's no need to call me “sir”;tratar a alguien de tonto to call sb an idiot5. [tema, asunto] to treat;el tema que trata la obra the subject of the book;hay que tratar ese asunto con cuidado this matter needs to be dealt with carefully;eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss6. [agua, sustancia, tejido, alimento] to treat♦ vitrata de comprenderlo, por favor please try to understand;trataré de no equivocarme I'll try not to get it wrong;sólo trataba de que estuvieras más cómodo I was only trying to make you more comfortable¿de qué trata el documental? what's the documentary about o on?;la ponencia trata sobre contaminación acústica the paper is about o on noise pollutionen mi trabajo tengo que tratar con todo tipo de gente I have to deal with all sorts of people in my job;trata con gente muy rara she mixes with some very strange people;RPtratar a alguien con pinzas to handle sb with kid gloves* * *I v/t1 treat2 ( manejar) handletratar a alguien de tú address s.o. informally, use the tú form with s.o.;tratar a alguien de usted address s.o. formally, use the usted form with s.o.4 gente come into contact with5 tema deal withII v/i:1:tratar con alguien deal with s.o.2:3 COM:tratar en deal in* * *tratar vi1)tratar con : to deal with, to have contact withno trato mucho con los clientes: I don't have much contact with customers2)tratar de : to try toestoy tratando de comer: I am trying to eat3)tratar de ortratar sobre : to be about, to concernel libro trata de las plantas: the book is about plants4)tratar en : to deal intrata en herramientas: he deals in toolstratar vt1) : to treattratan bien a sus empleados: they treat their employees well2) : to handletrató el tema con delicadeza: he handled the subject tactfully* * *tratar vb1. (en general) to treat3. (hablar) to discuss4. (referirse) to be about -
2 Rufen
vt/i; ruft, rief, hat gerufen; shout; Vögel, auch fig.: call; (jemanden) call (auch Arzt, Polizei etc.); (herbeirufen) (Taxi, Gepäckträger etc.) call, hail; rufen nach call for; rufen lassen send for; (Arzt etc.) auch call; um Hilfe rufen cry ( oder call) for help; Bravo / Buh rufen shout ( oder cry) bravo / shout boo, boo; zum Essen / Gebet rufen call people etc. to eat / call the faithful etc. to prayer; er heißt Martin, aber alle rufen ihn Speedy his name is Martin, but everybody calls him Speedy; die Pflicht ruft duty calls; die Arbeit ruft I’ve got to get back to work, there’s work waiting for me; du kommst ( mir) wie gerufen! umg. you’re just the person I need; der Brief kam wie gerufen umg. the letter came in handy; es kam ( genau) wie gerufen umg. it came (just) in the nick of time; Gedächtnis, Leben etc.* * *das Rufenshouting* * *Ru|fennt -s, no plcalling no indef art; (von Mensch: laut) shouting no indef arthaben Sie das Rúfen nicht gehört? — didn't you hear him/her etc calling/shouting?
* * *1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) hail2) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) call3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) call4) (to shout or call out: Sing out when you're ready to go.) sing out* * *Ru·fen<-s>[ˈru:fn̩]was ist das draußen für ein \Rufen? what's all that shouting [going on] out there?* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb call ( nach for); (schreien) shout ( nach for); < animal> call2.die Pflicht/die Arbeit ruft — (fig.) duty calls
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) call; (schreien) shout2) (herbei-) calljemandem/sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis od. in Erinnerung rufen — remind somebody of something/recall something
[jemandem] wie gerufen kommen — (ugs.) come at just the right moment
3) (telefonisch) callrufen Sie 88 86 66 — ring 888 666
4) (nennen)* * *sie hat mein Rufen nicht gehört she didn’t hear me calling* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb call ( nach for); (schreien) shout ( nach for); < animal> call2.die Pflicht/die Arbeit ruft — (fig.) duty calls
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) call; (schreien) shout2) (herbei-) calljemandem/sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis od. in Erinnerung rufen — remind somebody of something/recall something
[jemandem] wie gerufen kommen — (ugs.) come at just the right moment
3) (telefonisch) call4) (nennen)* * *(nach) v.to cry (for) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: rief, gerufen)= to call v.to shout v. -
3 rufen
vt/i; ruft, rief, hat gerufen; shout; Vögel, auch fig.: call; (jemanden) call (auch Arzt, Polizei etc.); (herbeirufen) (Taxi, Gepäckträger etc.) call, hail; rufen nach call for; rufen lassen send for; (Arzt etc.) auch call; um Hilfe rufen cry ( oder call) for help; Bravo / Buh rufen shout ( oder cry) bravo / shout boo, boo; zum Essen / Gebet rufen call people etc. to eat / call the faithful etc. to prayer; er heißt Martin, aber alle rufen ihn Speedy his name is Martin, but everybody calls him Speedy; die Pflicht ruft duty calls; die Arbeit ruft I’ve got to get back to work, there’s work waiting for me; du kommst ( mir) wie gerufen! umg. you’re just the person I need; der Brief kam wie gerufen umg. the letter came in handy; es kam ( genau) wie gerufen umg. it came (just) in the nick of time; Gedächtnis, Leben etc.* * *das Rufenshouting* * *Ru|fennt -s, no plcalling no indef art; (von Mensch: laut) shouting no indef arthaben Sie das Rúfen nicht gehört? — didn't you hear him/her etc calling/shouting?
* * *1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) hail2) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) call3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) call4) (to shout or call out: Sing out when you're ready to go.) sing out* * *Ru·fen<-s>[ˈru:fn̩]was ist das draußen für ein \Rufen? what's all that shouting [going on] out there?* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb call ( nach for); (schreien) shout ( nach for); < animal> call2.die Pflicht/die Arbeit ruft — (fig.) duty calls
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) call; (schreien) shout2) (herbei-) calljemandem/sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis od. in Erinnerung rufen — remind somebody of something/recall something
[jemandem] wie gerufen kommen — (ugs.) come at just the right moment
3) (telefonisch) callrufen Sie 88 86 66 — ring 888 666
4) (nennen)* * *rufen v/t & v/i; ruft, rief, hat gerufen; shout; Vögel, auch fig: call; (jemanden) call (auch Arzt, Polizei etc); (herbeirufen) (Taxi, Gepäckträger etc) call, hail;rufen nach call for;rufen lassen send for; (Arzt etc) auch call;um Hilfe rufen cry ( oder call) for help;“Bravo“/„Buh“ rufen shout ( oder cry) “bravo!”/shout “boo!”, boo;zum Essen/Gebet rufen call people etc to eat/call the faithful etc to prayer;er heißt Martin, aber alle rufen ihn „Speedy“ his name is Martin, but everybody calls him “Speedy”;die Pflicht ruft duty calls;der Brief kam wie gerufen umg the letter came in handy;* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb call ( nach for); (schreien) shout ( nach for); < animal> call2.die Pflicht/die Arbeit ruft — (fig.) duty calls
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) call; (schreien) shout2) (herbei-) calljemandem/sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis od. in Erinnerung rufen — remind somebody of something/recall something
[jemandem] wie gerufen kommen — (ugs.) come at just the right moment
3) (telefonisch) call4) (nennen)* * *(nach) v.to cry (for) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: rief, gerufen)= to call v.to shout v. -
4 Sagen
v/t1. allg. (äußern) say; jemandem etw. sagen say s.th. to s.o.; (mitteilen) tell s.o. s.th.; sich (Dat) sagen say to oneself; sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come; er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth; was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?; was soll man dazu sagen? umg. well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?; da sag ich nicht nein I won’t say no; das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done; ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say; das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that; das kann man wohl oder laut sagen you can say that again; sag’s freiheraus! out with it!; unter uns gesagt between you and me; du sagst es you said it; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; sag bloß you don’t say; sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining; das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that; das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say; das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that; damit ist alles gesagt that says it all; was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing; wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you; ich hab’s ( dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so; ( das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say; es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob / was... there’s no telling whether / what...; das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that; ich habe mir sagen lassen,... I’ve been told...; man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad; was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!; ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say; wem sagen Sie das? umg. you’re telling me!; ich sag mal... I mean,...; ... sag ich mal... if you know what I mean; wie man so ( schön) sagt as the saying goes; sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them); wer sagt das? says who?, who says?; ( das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg.; sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe; ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it; damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said; damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him; wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying; gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?2. (anordnen) sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in; nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter); etwas / nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a / have no say in; bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around; du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do; du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone; das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg.; lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg.3. (bedeuten) mean; was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?; sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg.; das Buch etc. sagt mir nichts the book etc. doesn’t do anything for me; wie sagt man... auf Englisch? what’s the English for...?, what’s... in English?, how do you say... in English?; das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything; das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing; das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily; es oder damit ist nicht gesagt, dass... that doesn’t mean (to say) that...; das sagt nichts über... this is no comment on..., this doesn’t tell us anything about...4. (nennen) in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say „Schrippen“ instead of „Brötchen“; sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him „fatty“; Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc.* * *to say; to tell; to pass on a message* * *sa|gen* * *1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) say2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) say3) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) say4) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) tell* * *Sa·gennt▶ das \Sagen haben to hold sway, to be in control, to say what's what* * *1.transitives Verb1) saydas kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk
sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily
was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget
wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned
heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock
sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe
2) (meinen) saywas sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?
3) (mitteilen)jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something
[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons
[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth
das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you
ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!
lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying
wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!
was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!
das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration
4) (nennen)zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X
5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) sayso kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that
willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?
6) (bedeuten) meandu hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about
2.etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
reflexives Verb3.sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
intransitives Verbwie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?
sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!
* * *das Sagen haben have the final say ( oder last word) (er hat das Sagen auch what he says goes* * *1.transitives Verb1) saydas kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk
sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily
was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget
wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned
heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock
sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe
2) (meinen) say3) (mitteilen)jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something
[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons
[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth
das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you
ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!
lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying
wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!
was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!
das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration
er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything
4) (nennen)zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X
5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) saywillst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?
6) (bedeuten) mean7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell2.etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
reflexives Verb3.sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
intransitives Verbwie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?
sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!
* * *v.to say v.(§ p.,p.p.: said)to tell v.(§ p.,p.p.: told) -
5 traiter
traiter [tʀete]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to treat• traiter qn bien/mal/comme un chien to treat sb well/badly/like a dog• traiter qn en enfant/malade to treat sb like a child/an invalidb. [+ minerai, déchets, données] to process• traiter qn de fou/menteur to call sb a fool/a liar3. intransitive verb( = négocier, parlementer) to negotiate* * *tʀɛte
1.
1) ( agir envers) to treat [personne, animal, objet]3) ( développer) to deal with [question, sujet]4) ( régler) to deal with [problème, dossier, scandale, affaire]5) ( soumettre à une opération) to treat [bois, textile, aliment, sang, récoltes]; to process [eaux usées]non traité — [bois, aliment] untreated
6) Informatique to process [données, information, image]7) ( qualifier)
2.
traiter de verbe transitif indirecttraiter de — to deal with [sujet]
3.
••traiter quelqu'un comme un chien — to treat somebody very badly, to treat somebody like dirt
* * *tʀete1. vt1) (se comporter envers) to treatElle le traite comme un chien. — She treats him like a dog.
mal traiter — to ill-treat, to treat badly
Cette nouvelle unité est équipée pour traiter les grand brûlés. — This new unit is equipped to treat burn victims.
On sait maintenant traiter cette affection très rare. — We now know how to treat this very rare disease.
3) TECHNIQUE, [matériaux] to process, to treat4) INFORMATIQUE, [données] to process5) [affaire] to deal with, to handle6) (= qualifier)Il m'a traité d'imbécile. — He called me an idiot.
2. vi1) (= négocier) to deal2) [documentaire, article]traiter de — to deal with, to be about
Cet article traite des sans-abri. — This article is about the homeless.
* * *traiter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( agir envers) to treat [personne, animal, objet]; traiter qn en malade/comme son fils to treat sb like an invalid/like a son; traiter qn en égal to treat sb as an equal; être bien/mal traité to be well/badly treated; traiter durement qn to be hard on sb; la critique l'a traité durement the critics gave him a rough ride; si tu traitais mieux ces plantes/livres if you treated these plants/books better; traiter qn comme un chien to treat sb very badly, to treat sb like dirt;2 ( soigner) Méd to treat [malade, affection, symptôme]; être traité or se faire traiter pour un ulcère to have treatment for an ulcer;3 ( développer) to deal with [question, sujet]; Art to treat [thème]; il n'a pas traité le sujet he hasn't dealt with the subject; traiter un mot dans un dictionnaire to treat a word in a dictionary;4 ( régler) to deal with [problème, dossier, scandale, affaire];5 ( soumettre à une opération) to treat [bois, textile, aliment, sang, récoltes]; to process [eaux usées]; non traité [bois, aliment] untreated;6 Ordinat to process [données, information, image];7 ( qualifier) traiter qn de qch to call sb sth; traiter qn de menteur to call sb a liar; traiter qn de paresseux to call sb lazy; elle m'a traité de tous les noms she called me all sorts of names; se faire traiter de tous les noms d'oiseaux to get called all the names under the sun.B traiter de vtr ind traiter de to deal with [sujet, thème]; l'auteur/l'œuvre traite de the author/work deals with.C vi ( négocier) to negotiate, to do GB ou make a deal; traiter avec qn to negotiate ou deal with sb; traiter d'égal à égal (avec qn) to deal with sb on equal terms.[trete] verbe transitif1. [se comporter avec] to treattraiter quelqu'un avec égard to treat somebody with consideration, to show consideration to somebodytraiter quelqu'un durement/complaisamment to be harsh/accommodating towards somebodymal traiter quelqu'un to treat somebody badly, to ill-treat somebody2. [soigner - patient, maladie] to treatse faire traiter pour to undergo treatment ou to be treated for[aliments] to process[lentille] to coat4. [qualifier]7. INFORMATIQUE [données, texte, images] to process————————traiter avec verbe plus prépositionto negotiate ou to dealnous ne traiterons pas avec des terroristes we won't bargain ou negotiate with terrorists————————traiter de verbe plus préposition[suj: auteur] to deal with————————se traiter verbe pronominal(emploi passif) [maladie]————————se traiter verbe pronominal(emploi réciproque) [personne] -
6 sagen
v/t1. allg. (äußern) say; jemandem etw. sagen say s.th. to s.o.; (mitteilen) tell s.o. s.th.; sich (Dat) sagen say to oneself; sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come; er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth; was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?; was soll man dazu sagen? umg. well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?; da sag ich nicht nein I won’t say no; das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done; ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say; das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that; das kann man wohl oder laut sagen you can say that again; sag’s freiheraus! out with it!; unter uns gesagt between you and me; du sagst es you said it; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; sag bloß you don’t say; sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining; das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that; das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say; das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that; damit ist alles gesagt that says it all; was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing; wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you; ich hab’s ( dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so; ( das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say; es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob / was... there’s no telling whether / what...; das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that; ich habe mir sagen lassen,... I’ve been told...; man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad; was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!; ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say; wem sagen Sie das? umg. you’re telling me!; ich sag mal... I mean,...; ... sag ich mal... if you know what I mean; wie man so ( schön) sagt as the saying goes; sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them); wer sagt das? says who?, who says?; ( das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg.; sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe; ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it; damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said; damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him; wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying; gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?2. (anordnen) sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in; nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter); etwas / nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a / have no say in; bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around; du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do; du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone; das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg.; lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg.3. (bedeuten) mean; was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?; sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg.; das Buch etc. sagt mir nichts the book etc. doesn’t do anything for me; wie sagt man... auf Englisch? what’s the English for...?, what’s... in English?, how do you say... in English?; das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything; das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing; das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily; es oder damit ist nicht gesagt, dass... that doesn’t mean (to say) that...; das sagt nichts über... this is no comment on..., this doesn’t tell us anything about...4. (nennen) in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say „Schrippen“ instead of „Brötchen“; sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him „fatty“; Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc.* * *to say; to tell; to pass on a message* * *sa|gen* * *1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) say2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) say3) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) say4) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) tell* * *Sa·gennt▶ das \Sagen haben to hold sway, to be in control, to say what's what* * *1.transitives Verb1) saydas kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk
sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily
was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget
wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned
heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock
sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe
2) (meinen) saywas sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?
3) (mitteilen)jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something
[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons
[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth
das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you
ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!
lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying
wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!
was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!
das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration
4) (nennen)zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X
5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) sayso kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that
willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?
6) (bedeuten) meandu hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about
2.etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
reflexives Verb3.sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
intransitives Verbwie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?
sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!
* * *sagen v/t1. allg (äußern) say;jemandem etwas sagen say sth to sb; (mitteilen) tell sb sth;sich (dat)sagen say to oneself;sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come;er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth;was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?;was soll man dazu sagen? umg well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?;da sag ich nicht Nein I won’t say no;das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done;ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say;das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that;laut sagen you can say that again;sag’s freiheraus! out with it!;unter uns gesagt between you and me;du sagst es you said it;du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me;sag bloß you don’t say;sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining;das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that;das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say;das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that;damit ist alles gesagt that says it all;was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing;wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you;ich hab’s (dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so;es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob/was … there’s no telling whether/what …;das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that;ich habe mir sagen lassen, … I’ve been told …;man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad;was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!;ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say;wem sagen Sie das? umg you’re telling me!;ich sag mal … I mean, …;… sag’ ich mal … if you know what I mean;wie man so (schön) sagt as the saying goes;sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them);wer sagt das? says who?, who says?;(das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg;sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe;ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it;damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said;damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him;gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done;was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?2. (anordnen)sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in;nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter);etwas/nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a/have no say in;bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around;du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do;du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business;er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone;lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg3. (bedeuten) mean;was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?;sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg;das Buch etcsagt mir nichts the book etc doesn’t do anything for me;wie sagt man … auf Englisch? what’s the English for …?, what’s … in English?, how do you say … in English?;das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything;das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing;das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily;es oderdamit ist nicht gesagt, dass … that doesn’t mean (to say) that …;das sagt nichts über … this is no comment on …, this doesn’t tell us anything about …4. (nennen)in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say “Schrippen” instead of “Brötchen”;* * *1.transitives Verb1) saydas kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk
sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily
was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget
wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned
heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock
sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe
2) (meinen) say3) (mitteilen)jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something
[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons
[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth
das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you
ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!
lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying
wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!
was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!
das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration
er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything
4) (nennen)zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X
5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) saywillst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?
6) (bedeuten) mean7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell2.etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
reflexives Verb3.sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
intransitives Verbwie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?
sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!
* * *v.to say v.(§ p.,p.p.: said)to tell v.(§ p.,p.p.: told) -
7 sägen
v/t1. allg. (äußern) say; jemandem etw. sagen say s.th. to s.o.; (mitteilen) tell s.o. s.th.; sich (Dat) sagen say to oneself; sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come; er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth; was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?; was soll man dazu sagen? umg. well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?; da sag ich nicht nein I won’t say no; das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done; ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say; das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that; das kann man wohl oder laut sagen you can say that again; sag’s freiheraus! out with it!; unter uns gesagt between you and me; du sagst es you said it; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; sag bloß you don’t say; sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining; das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that; das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say; das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that; damit ist alles gesagt that says it all; was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing; wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you; ich hab’s ( dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so; ( das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say; es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob / was... there’s no telling whether / what...; das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that; ich habe mir sagen lassen,... I’ve been told...; man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad; was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!; ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say; wem sagen Sie das? umg. you’re telling me!; ich sag mal... I mean,...; ... sag ich mal... if you know what I mean; wie man so ( schön) sagt as the saying goes; sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them); wer sagt das? says who?, who says?; ( das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg.; sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe; ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it; damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said; damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him; wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying; gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?2. (anordnen) sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in; nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter); etwas / nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a / have no say in; bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around; du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do; du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone; das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg.; lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg.3. (bedeuten) mean; was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?; sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg.; das Buch etc. sagt mir nichts the book etc. doesn’t do anything for me; wie sagt man... auf Englisch? what’s the English for...?, what’s... in English?, how do you say... in English?; das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything; das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing; das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily; es oder damit ist nicht gesagt, dass... that doesn’t mean (to say) that...; das sagt nichts über... this is no comment on..., this doesn’t tell us anything about...4. (nennen) in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say „Schrippen“ instead of „Brötchen“; sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him „fatty“; Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc.* * *to say; to tell; to pass on a message* * *sa|gen* * *1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) say2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) say3) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) say4) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) tell* * *Sa·gennt▶ das \Sagen haben to hold sway, to be in control, to say what's what* * *1.transitives Verb1) saydas kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk
sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily
was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget
wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned
heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock
sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe
2) (meinen) saywas sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?
3) (mitteilen)jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something
[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons
[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth
das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you
ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!
lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying
wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!
was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!
das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration
4) (nennen)zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X
5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) sayso kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that
willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?
6) (bedeuten) meandu hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about
2.etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
reflexives Verb3.sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
intransitives Verbwie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?
sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!
* * ** * *1.transitives Verb1) saydas kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk
sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily
was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget
wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned
heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock
sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe
2) (meinen) say3) (mitteilen)jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something
[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons
[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth
das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you
ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!
lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying
wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!
was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!
das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration
er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything
4) (nennen)zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X
5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) saywillst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?
6) (bedeuten) mean7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell2.etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
reflexives Verb3.sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
intransitives Verbwie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?
sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!
* * *v.to say v.(§ p.,p.p.: said)to tell v.(§ p.,p.p.: told) -
8 poner a alguien de algo
to call somebody something -
9 ringe
call, call up, give (someone) a call, chime, go off, jangle, low, meagre, meagrely, peal, ring, sound, telephone, toll* * *I. adj( lille) small ( fx price, profit, quantity, extent), little ( fx hope; there is little probability that...);( utilstrækkelig) scanty ( fx income),F scant ( fx pay scant attention to something);( betydningsløs) trifling ( fx loss, sum), insignificant;( dårlig) poor ( fx ability, quality), inferior ( fx quality),( ikke overbevisende) feeble ( fx argument, excuse, performance);( beskeden) lowly, humble ( fx birth, station in life);[ ikke ringe] not bad;(foran sb: glimrende) no mean ( fx he is no mean pianist),( betydelig) no small ( fx he exposed them to no small danger; he has no small part in our success);[ af ikke ringe dygtighed] of no mean ability;[ i ikke ringe grad] in no slight degree, considerably;[ med sb:][ ringe afstand] a short distance;[ i ringe grad] not much, only slightly;[ i ikke ringe grad], se ovf;[ efter min ringe mening] in my humble (el. poor) opinion;[ have ringe tanker om] have a low opinion of;[ en ringe trøst] a poor consolation;II. vb( forsyne med ring) ring;III. vb( om klokke) ring;( stærkt, om kirkeklokke etc) peal;( med klokke) ring; peal;(tlf) telephone, ring (up) ( fx somebody rang (up) while you were out),T phone;[ ringe en besked] (tele)phone a message;[ det ringer] the bell (, telephone) is ringing, there's the bell (, telephone);[ ringe hjem] ring home;[ med præp & adv:][ ringe af](tlf) ring off, hang up;[` ringe efter] ring for ( fx a servant, a cup of tea),(tlf) telephone for,T phone for ( fx a taxi);[ det må ringe for hans ører] his ears must be burning;[ ringe ind]( i en skole) ring in ( fx ring in the children);[ det ringer ind] the bell is ringing;[ ringe med en klokke] ring a bell;[ ringe solen ned] ring the evening bell;[ ringe op]( i telefon) telephone, ring (up),T phone ( fx he rang up (el. phoned) but there was no answer);( med objekt) telephone, ring (up), call ( fx ring me (up) (el. call me) tomorrow),T phone,(især am) call up;[ ring mig op]( også) give me a call (el. ring);[ ringe `på] ring (the bell);[ ringe på klokken] ring the bell;[ ringe på tjeneren] ring for the waiter;[ ringe til én] telephone somebody, ring somebody (up), call somebody,T phone somebody,(især am) call somebody up;[ ringe til nr 2023] phone (el. call) No. 2023,( udtales: two o two three);[ ringe til gudstjeneste] ring the bells for church;[ ringe til begravelse] toll (the funeral bell);[ ringe ud] ring out;( i skole: til frikvarter) the bell is ringing for break;( til at gå hjem) it is ringing for going home, it is the going-home bell ringing. -
10 decir
v.1 to say.decir que sí/no to say yes/nodice que no viene she says (that) she is not coming¿cómo se dice “estación” en inglés? how do you say “estación” in English?dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summerElla dijo la razón She said the reason.Ella dijo incongruencias She said=uttered inconsistencies.Esa historia dice algo cierto That story says something that is true.2 to tell.¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?decir a alguien que haga algo to tell somebody to do somethingdecir la verdad to tell the truthDecirle la verdad a Ricardo To tell the truth to Richard= To tell Richard the truth.Le dije I told him.3 to recite, to read.4 to tell, to show.eso lo dice todo that says it alldecir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for5 to call.le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death6 to say to.Ella había dicho hacer eso She had said to do that.7 to say about.Ese estudio dice mil años That study says about one thousand years.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participledicho,-a.* * *verb1) to say2) tell3) speak•- decirse* * *DECIR ¿"Say" o "tell"? Decir se puede traducir por say o por tell. Por regla general, say simplemente {dice} y tell {informa} u {ordena hacer algo}. ► Decir generalmente se traduce por say en estilo directo. Normalmente no lleva un complemento de persona pero si se menciona a quién se está dirigiendo el hablante, el complemento de persona tiene que ir precedido por la preposición to: "Ya son las tres", dije "It's already three o'clock," I said "¡Qué tiempo más malo!" Eso fue lo único que me dijo "What awful weather!" That's all he said to me ► En estilo indirecto, decir se puede traducir por say cuando simplemente se cuenta lo que alguien ha dicho. Si say lleva complemento de persona, este se coloca después del complemento directo: Dijo que se tenía que marchar He said he had to leave Me dijo algo que no entendí He said something to me that I didn't understand ► Decir se traduce por tell cuando se {informa} o se {ordena hacer algo}. Suele llevar un objeto de persona sin la preposición to: Me dijo que tenía una entrevista de trabajo He told me he had a job interview ¡Te he dicho que no lo toques! I told you not to touch it! ► Hay algunos usos idiomáticos en los que decir se traduce por tell aunque no lleva complemento de persona. Por ejemplo: to tell the truth (decir la verdad) y to tell a lie (decir una mentira). Otros verbos ► Si decir va acompañado de un calificativo en español, a menudo se puede traducir al inglés por otros verbos que no sean say o tell: "Lo he perdido todo", dijo entre sollozos "I've lost everything," she sobbed Dijo con voz ronca algo sobre necesitar un médico He croaked something about needing a doctor Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada Para otras expresiones con el participio, ver dicho.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=afirmar) to sayya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words
- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said
viene y dice: -estás despedido — * he goes, "you're fired" *
olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything
¿decía usted? — you were saying?
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[como] dicen los madrileños — as they say in Madridcomo iba diciendo... — as I was saying...
¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?
decir que to say (that)•
decir para {o} entre [sí] — to say to o.s.dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...
el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...
decir que sí/no — to say yes/no
-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"
adiós 2.la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head
¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?
se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me
tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you
decir a algn que ({+ indic}) to tell sb (that)hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today
decir a algn que ({+ subjun}) (=ordenar) to tell sb to ({+ infin}); (=pedir) to ask sb to ({+ infin})¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go
3) (=contar) [+ mentiras, verdad, secreto] to tellverdad 1)4) (=llamar) to call¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?
se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco
le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"
en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"
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me dijo de [todo] — he called me all the names under the sun5) (=opinar) to saypodemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?
¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?
6) [rectificando]había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9
¡qué digo! — what am I saying?
7) [texto] to say•
como dice el [refrán]... — as the saying goes...8) [+ misa] to say9) [locuciones en indicativo]digo... — Méx well, er...
mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!
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y dice [bien] — and he is quite right•
[como quien] dice — (=de alguna manera) so to speak; (=aproximadamente) in a way, more or lessaunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company
está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say
como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important
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[lo mismo] digo — likewise- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"
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pero dice [mal] — but he is wrong•
pues si esto te parece mucha gente, no te digo [nada] en verano — if you think this is a lot of people, you should see it in summer•
no lo digo [por] ti — I'm not referring to you, I'm not getting at you•
sí, [porque tú] lo digas — yes, sir, aye, aye, captain! iró•
¿[qué me] dices? — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
[si tú] lo dices — if you say so•
eso digo [yo] — that's (just) what I saydeberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job
¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!
¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!
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¡[y que] lo digas! — you can say that again!10) [locuciones en infinitivo]•
[dar] que decir (a la gente) — to make people talk, set tongues wagging•
[es] decir — that is (to say)mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter
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[ir] a decir, ¡a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!•
es [mucho] decir — that's saying something•
[ni que] decir tiene que... — it goes without saying that...•
[no hay más] que decir — there's nothing more to say•
para decirlo con otras [palabras] — to put it another way, in other words•
decir [por] decir — to talk for talking's sake•
[por así] decirlo — so to speak•
[querer] decir — to mean¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?
¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?
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[ya es] decir — that's saying somethingles ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something
11) [locuciones en subjuntivo, imperativo]no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...
es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer
¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!
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digámoslo [así] — so to speak, for want of a better word•
digan [lo que] digan — whatever they say•
y [no] digamos... — not to mention...y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother
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no es muy guapa [que] digamos — she's not what you'd call pretty, she's not exactly prettyno estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite
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¡[no me] digas! — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
¿qué [quieres] que te diga? — what can I say?12) [locuciones en condicional]¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?
¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?
¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!
13) el qué diránse preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [invitando a hablar]-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"
¿diga?, ¿dígame? — [al teléfono] hello?
usted dirá — [invitando a hablar] go ahead; [sirviendo bebida] say when; [en tienda] can I help you?
-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"
2) (=indicar)su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes
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eso dice mucho [de] su personalidad — that says a lot about her personalityuna situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light
3.See:* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex. 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex. This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex. In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex. 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.----* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *1(manera de expresarse): en el decir popular in popular speech¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, it's just a manner of speaking o a figure of speechsupongamos, es un decir, que … let's assume, just for the sake of argument, that …al decir de la gente, el clima está cambiando people say the climate is changingno son más que decires it's just talk■ decir (verbo transitivo)A decir: palabra, mentira etcB decirle algo a alguienC1 transmitiendo órdenes, deseos etc2 decir adiósD por escritoE llamarF sugerir, comunicarG decir misaH1 querer decir2 digo (al rectificar)I opinar, pensarJ en locuciones■ decir (verbo intransitivo)A1 invitando a hablar2 al contestar el teléfonoB decir bien/mal de■ decirse (verbo pronominal)1 reflexivo2 recíproco3 para enfatizarvtA ‹palabra/frase› to say; ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; ‹poema› to say, recite; ‹oración› to say[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2] ya dice `mamá' he says ‘mama’ nowno digas esas cosas, por favor please don't say things like that¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate? how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?no me dejó decir ni una palabra he didn't let me get a word in edgeways¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada! you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías! don't try and tell me you didn't know!dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan saidcomo dice el refrán/mi abuela as the saying goes/as my grandmother sayslo dijeron por la radio they said it o it was announced on the radiono eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived welldicen que de joven fue muy guapa they say she was very beautiful when she was youngdicen que es el hombre más rico del país he is said to be the richest man in the country¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor what do you say? — thank you/pleaseno se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!¿cómo se dice `te quiero' en ruso? how do you say `I love you' in Russian?, what's the Russian for `I love you'?bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es she's not what you would call prettyestoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes? I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil that's easier said than donepalatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación … palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you thathaberlo dicho antes why didn't you say so before?, you might have said so before!¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí will he have time to do it? — he says he will¿no lo encontró? — dice que no didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn'tdigan lo que digan no matter what people say, whatever people sayBdecirle algo a algn to tell sb stheso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what he told me, that's not what he said to me¿sabes qué me dijo? do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?se lo voy a decir a papá I'm going to tell Dadhoy nos dicen el resultado they're going to give us the result todayme dijo una mentira he told me a lie, he lied to meAndrés me dijo lo de tu hermano Andrés told me about your brother¡a mí me lo vas a decir! you're telling me!, you don't have to tell me!¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! ( colloq)¿no te digo? éste se cree que yo soy la sirvienta see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant¿no te digo or no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega? I'm telling you, he even hits her!¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourselfya te decía yo que no era verdad I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell youhace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno … in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …¡no me digas que no es precioso! isn't it beautiful?a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? (CS); you never know, they might offer you the jobme resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta! I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letterno te creas todo lo que te dicen don't believe everything people tell you o everything you heardime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can judge a man by the company he keepsC1(transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias): ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer nobody tells me what to doharás lo que yo diga you'll do as I saymanda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo ( AmL); mom says can she borrow your hammer?Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yesdecir QUE + SUBJ:dice papá que vayas Dad wants youdice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get theredijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful, she said we should be carefuldecirle a algn QUE + SUBJ to tell sb to + INFdiles que empiecen tell them to startle dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itnos dijeron que esperáramos they told us o we were told to waitte digo que vengas aquí enseguida I said, come here at once2decir adiós to say goodbyevino a decirme adiós she came to say goodbye (to me)di adiós a tu vida de estudiante that's the end of your student days, you'd better say goodbye to your student days¿se lo prestaste? ¡ya le puedes decir adiós! you mean you lent it to him? well, you can kiss that goodbye! ( colloq)D (por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? what does it say here?el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto there's nothing in the paper about itE (llamar) to callle dicen `Dumbo' por las orejas they call him `Dumbo' because of his earsse llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo her name is Rosario but people call her Charono me digas de usted there's no need to call me `usted'F(sugerir, comunicar): la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona the way someone dresses says a lot o tells you a lot about themel tiempo lo dirá time will tellpor afuera la casa no dice nada the house doesn't look much from the outsideel poema no me dice nada the poem doesn't do anything for mealgo me decía que no iba a ser fácil something told me it wasn't going to be easy¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?la tarta estaba diciendo cómeme the cake was just asking to be eatenGdecir misa to say massH1querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?no entendiste lo que quise decir you didn't understand what I meant¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?sólo quería decirte que … I just wanted to say that …2digo (al rectificar) I meanel presupuesto asciende a diez mil, digo cien mil de euros we have a budget of ten thousand, (sorry,) I mean a hundred thousand eurosI (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?podríamos ir mañana ¿tú qué dices? we could go tomorrow, what do you think?¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?podría haber mencionado al resto del equipo, vamos, digo yo … he could have mentioned the rest of the team … well I'd have thought so, anywayhabría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anywayes muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …J ( en locuciones):a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honestcomo quien dice so to speakel nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the cornerla granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for livingcon decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda … he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to medecir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it¡digo! ( Esp fam): ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo! it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! ( colloq)es decir that ismi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that isno sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not goinges mucho decir: es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far¡he dicho! that's that!, that's final!lo mismo digo: mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo it's great to see you! — and you o you too¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas! do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!por así decirlo so to speakes, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the companyque digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent¿qué me dices?: saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices? I came first, how about that then?¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos? and what about Carlos then?¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices? do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!¡que no se diga! shame on you!¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga! you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!¡que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do itse dice pronto no lesscostó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto! it cost $20,000, which is no mean sumlleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time¡y que lo digas! ( Esp); you can say that again!, you're telling me!, don't I know it!y (ya) no digamos or ( AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …el/la que te dije ( fam hum); you-know-whoel qué dirán ( fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán she's always been worried what other people (might) think¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán? why do you worry about what people will o might say?■ decirviA1(invitando a hablar): papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?tome asiento — gracias — usted dirá ( frml); take a seat — thank you — now, what can I do for you?2Bdecir bien/mal de algn/algo: sus trabajos dicen bien de él his work has created a good impressionla manera en que se comportó no dice muy bien de él the way he behaved doesn't show him in a very good light o doesn't say very much for him■ decirse1 ( reflexivo) to say to oneselfse dijo que no lo volvería a hacer he said to himself o he told himself that he wouldn't do it againme dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here2 ( recíproco) to say to each otherse decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each otherse dijeron de todo they called each other every name under the sun3 ( enf):tú hazme caso que yo sé lo que me digo you listen to me, I know what I'm talking aboutno sé para qué me preguntas, si tú te lo dices todo I don't know why you're asking me, you seem to have all the answers* * *
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- amén
- amohinarse
- año
- apéndice
- atinar
- bala
- barbaridad
- bastante
- burrada
- callar
- chorrada
- colmo
- comenzar
- confiar
- cosa
- declarar
- delirar
- descargo
- despedirse
- dilucidar
- disparate
- entender
- excusada
- excusado
- flexible
- fluir
- ir
- haber
- hablar
- holgar
- honestamente
- hoy
- lengua
- maravilla
- mu
- nada
- obviedad
- pelagatos
- pío
- precisamente
- puño
- querer
- rezar
- restar
- rey
- saciedad
- señor
- significar
- soltar
English:
ablaze
- abuse
- afraid
- anything
- bid
- bite back
- blurt out
- buzz off
- caller
- clear off
- dash off
- devil
- dinner
- distinctly
- drone
- enjoy
- eventual
- ever
- few
- flatter
- flounder
- fortune
- gasp out
- get
- get at
- go
- go on
- hand
- heart
- hotly
- i.e.
- keep in
- know
- lip
- loss
- mean
- mention
- mildly
- mind
- miserably
- mouth
- move
- need
- needless
- neither
- no
- nonsense
- O
- occasion
- oops!
* * *♦ vt1. [en general] to say;siempre digo lo que pienso I always say what I think;es muy callado, nunca dice nada he's very quiet, he never says anything o a word;¿qué dice la etiqueta? what does the label say?;no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense;no digas tacos delante de los niños don't swear in front of the children;lo dijo en broma she meant it as a joke;¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?;me da igual lo que diga la gente I don't care what people say;al decir esto, se marchó with these words o with that, he left;no sabía qué decir I didn't know what to say, I was lost for words;decir que sí/no to say yes/no;dice que no viene she says (that) she's not coming;como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…;dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer;¡díjolo Blas, punto redondo! sure, whatever!, yes, sure!;donde dije digo, digo Diego: ayer dijiste que me lo dejarías – sí, pero no puedo – ya, donde dije digo, digo Diego yesterday you told me you'd lend it to me – yes, but I can't now – you're always saying one thing one minute and another the next2. [contar] to tell;se lo voy a decir a la profesora I'm going to tell the teacher;no se lo digas a nadie don't breathe a word of it to anyone;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?;ya te lo había dicho yo, es demasiado caro I told you it's too expensive;decir la verdad to tell the truth;decir mentiras to tell lies;pregunta si le dejas salir – dile que sí/no she wants to know if she can go out – tell her she can/can't;quiere saber si hemos terminado – dile que sí/no he wants to know if we've finished – tell him we have/haven't;dile que estoy ocupado tell him I'm busy;dígame lo que pasó tell me what happened;eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what she told me;tengo que hacerte una pregunta – dime I need to ask you a question – go ahead;dígame en qué puedo ayudarle what can I do for you?3. [ordenar] to tell;la ley dice que es obligatorio el uso del casco according to the law, it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet, the law says that it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet;decir a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;haz lo que te digan y no protestes do as you're told and don't complain;dile que venga tell her to come;nos dijeron que nos fuéramos they told us to go away;lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I say so4. [recitar] [de memoria] to recite;[leyendo] to read5. [revelar] to tell, to show;eso lo dice todo that says it all;decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for;sus ropas dicen bastante sobre su situación económica her clothes say a lot about her financial situation;su violenta reacción dice mucho sobre su personalidad his violent reaction tells us o reveals a lot about his personality6. [llamar] to call;me dicen Paco they call me Paco;le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death7. [asegurar] to tell, to assure;te digo que ella no está mintiendo I tell you o assure you (that) she isn't lying;dice que llegará mañana sin falta she says (that) she'll definitely arrive tomorrow8. [en frases]a decir verdad, no me apetece nada ir a la boda to tell (you) the truth o to be honest, I don't really feel like going to the wedding;como quien no dice nada as if it were nothing;olvídalo, como si no hubiera dicho nada forget I ever mentioned it;con decirte que me marché a los diez minutos, te puedes imaginar como fue la fiesta if I tell you that I left after ten minutes, you can imagine what the party was like;cualquiera diría que no le dan de comer en casa anyone would o you'd think she never gets fed at home;decir para sí to say to oneself;decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking;no te lo tomes en serio, lo dijo por decir don't take it seriously, she didn't really mean it;decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;es decir that is, that's to say;aracnofobia, es decir miedo a las arañas arachnophobia, that is o that's to say, fear of spiders;tengo otra cita – es decir, que no vendrás a la inauguración I've got another engagement – you mean o in other words you're not coming to the opening ceremony;encantado de conocerte – lo mismo digo pleased to meet you – likewise;tu primer examen estaba muy mal, y lo mismo digo del segundo you did very poorly in your first exam, and the same goes for the second one;ni que decir tiene needless to say;¿sabías que Santiago se ha casado? – ¡no me digas! did you know that Santiago got married? – no! o never!;¡no me digas que no te gusta! don't tell me you don't like it!;el tenis/este cuadro no me dice nada tennis/this picture doesn't do anything for me;no hay más que decir that's all there is to it, that's that;(o) mejor dicho or rather;por más que digas, no le veo nada especial a esta ciudad whatever you say, I don't see what's so special about this city;por decirlo así, por así decirlo in other words, so to speak;RP Fam¿qué decís? how are you doing?, how are things?;preocuparse por el qué dirán to worry about what people will say;no está lloviendo mucho que digamos it's not exactly raining hard;él no es muy inteligente que digamos he isn't what you'd call intelligent;ha sufrido un infarto – ¡qué me dices! she's had a heart attack – no! o surely not!;¡quién lo diría! tan rico y sin embargo tan humilde who would have thought it, such a rich person and yet so humble!;tardarán en construirlo cinco años, ¡se dice pronto! they're going to take five years, no less, to build it!;yo lo hago en cinco minutos – eso se dice pronto, no sabes lo difícil que es I'll have it done in five minutes – that's easily said, you've no idea how difficult it is;si tú lo dices if you say so;¡tú lo has dicho! you said it!;Esp¡y que lo digas! you can say that again!;no le gusta el pescado y no digamos el pollo she doesn't like fish, to say nothing of chicken♦ vicomo quien dice, como si dijéramos so to speak;es, como si dijéramos, una mezcla de danza y teatro it's a sort of mixture of dance and theatre;es, como quien dice, el alma de la empresa he is, so to speak, the soul of the company;Esp¿diga?, ¿dígame? [al teléfono] hello?;Fam¡digo! [¡ya lo creo!] of course!;[¡madre mía!] I say!;tenemos muchas ganas de ir de vacaciones, y nuestros hijos, no digamos we can't wait to go on holiday, and as for our children…* * *<part dicho>I v/t1 say; ( contar) tell;decir misa say mass;decir que sí say yes;decir que no say no;se dice que … they say that …, it’s said that …;diga lo que diga whatever he says;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you expect me to say?;para sí say to o.s.:querer decir mean;es decir in other words;dar que decir set people talking;ni que decir tiene (que) it goes without saying (that);por así decirlo so to speak;ya es decir that’s saying something;que ya es decir which is really something;es mucho decir that’s saying a lot:¡quién hubiera dicho que María se iba casar! who would have thought that Maria would get married!;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;mejor dicho or rather;dicho sea de paso incidentally;está dicho, lo dicho as I have already said4:no es rico, que digamos let’s say he’s not rich;¡no me digas! you’re kidding!;¡dímelo a mí! tell me about it!, you’re telling me!;como quien dice so to speak;y que lo digas you bet;¿y qué me dices de …? so what do you think of …?;usted dirá how can I help you?;ya decía yo que iba a acabar mal I knew it would end badly;¡quién lo diría! who would believe it!;¡cualquiera diría que tiene setenta años! who would have thought he was seventy!, you wouldn’t think o believe he was seventy!II v/i:¡diga!, ¡dígame! EspTELEC helloIII m saying;es un decir it’s just a figure of speech* * *decir {23} vt1) : to saydice que no quiere ir: she says she doesn't want to go2) : to telldime lo que estás pensando: tell me what you're thinking3) : to speak, to talkno digas tonterías: don't talk nonsense4) : to callme dicen Rosy: they call me Rosy5)es decir : that is to say6)querer decir : to mean* * *decir1 n sayingdecir2 vb¿qué ha dicho? what did he say?¿cómo se dice "biblioteca" en inglés? how do you say "biblioteca" in English?3. (para dar órdenes) to tell4. (llamar) to callle dicen "Chapi" people call him "Chapi"es decir that is / that is to say -
11 heißen
(benennen) to call;(hissen) to hoist;(sich nennen) to be called* * *hei|ßen ['haisn] pret hieß [hiːs] ptp geheißen [gə'haisn]1. vtjdn einen Lügner etc héíßen — to call sb a liar etc
oder wie heißt man das? (inf) —... or what do you call it?
... oder wie man das heißt —... or whatever it's called
2) (geh = auffordern) to tell, to bid (form)jdn etw tun héíßen — to tell sb to do sth, to bid sb do sth
jdn willkommen héíßen — to bid sb welcome
2. vi1) (= den Namen haben, bezeichnet werden) to be called (Brit) or named; (= als Titel haben) to be titledwie héíßen Sie/heißt die Straße? — what are you/is the street called?, what's your name/the name of the street?
wie kann man nur Gotthelf/so héíßen? — how can anyone have a name like Gotthelf/like that?
eigentlich heißt es richtig X — actually the correct word is X
... und wie sie alle héíßen —... and the rest of them
... so wahr ich Franz-Josef heiße (als Bekräftigung) —... as sure as I'm standing here
... dann will ich Fridolin héíßen —... then I'm a Dutchman (Brit) or a monkey's uncle
2) (= bestimmte Bedeutung haben) to mean3) (= lauten) to be; (Spruch, Gedicht etc) to go4)3. vi impers1)es soll nicht héíßen, dass... — never let it be said that...
2)(= zu lesen sein)
in der Bibel/im Gesetz/in seinem Brief heißt es, dass... — the Bible/the law/his letter says that..., in the Bible etc it says that...bei Hegel/Goethe etc heißt es... — Hegel/Goethe says...
3)* * *(to (cause a word, phrase etc to) be replaced by another, eg in a document or manuscript: There is one error on this page - For `two yards', read `two metres'; `Two yards long' should read `two metres long'.) read* * *hei·ßen< hieß, geheißen>[ˈhaisn̩]I. vi1. (den Namen haben) to be calledwie \heißen Sie? what's your name?ich heiße Schmitz my name is Schmitzwie soll das Baby denn \heißen? what shall we call [or will we name] the baby?er heißt jetzt anders he has changed his nameso heißt der Ort, in dem ich geboren wurde that's the name of the place where I was bornich glaube, der Bach heißt Kinsbeke oder so ähnlich I think the stream is called Kinsbeke or something like thatwie hieß die Straße noch, wo Sie wohnen? what did you say was the name of the street where you live?wie heißt das Buch? what is the title of the book?▪ nach jdm \heißen to be named after sb... und wie sie alle \heißen... and the rest of them2. (entsprechen) to mean„ja“ heißt auf Japanisch „hai“ “hai” is Japanese for “yes”was heißt eigentlich „Liebe“ auf Russisch? tell me, what's the Russian [word] for “love”?ich kann die Schrift nicht lesen, was soll das \heißen? I can't read the script, what is that meant to read?gut, er will sich darum kümmern, aber was heißt das schon good, he wants to take care of it, but that doesn't mean anythingheißt das, Sie wollen mehr Geld? does that mean you want more money?was soll das [denn] \heißen? what does that mean?, what's that supposed to mean?das will nicht viel \heißen that doesn't really mean muchwas heißt das schon that doesn't mean anythingdas will schon etwas \heißen that's saying somethingich weiß, was es heißt, allein zu sein I know what it means to be alonedas heißt,... that is to say...; (vorausgesetzt) that is,...; (sich verbessernd) or should I say,..., or what I really mean is,...4. (lauten)▪ irgendwie \heißen to go somehowdu irrst dich, das Sprichwort heißt anders you're wrong, the proverb goes something elsejetzt fällt mir wieder ein, wie der Spruch heißt now I remember how the motto goes5.II. vi impers1. (zu lesen sein)▪ irgendwo heißt es... it says somewhere...in ihrem Brief heißt es, dass sie die Prüfung bestanden hat it says in her letter that she's passed the examAuge um Auge, wie es im Alten Testament heißt an eye for an eye, as it says in the Old Testamentwie es im Faust heißt to quote from Faust2. (als Gerücht kursieren)▪ es heißt, dass... they say [or there is a rumour [or AM rumor]] that...bisher hieß es doch immer, dass wir eine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen sollen it has always been said up to now that we were to get a pay risein der Firma heißt es, dass Massenentlassungen geplant sind there's talk in the company that mass redundancies are plannedhier hast du fünfzig Euro, es soll nicht \heißen, dass ich geizig bin here's fifty euros for you, never let it be said that I'm tight-fisted▪ es heißt, etw zu tun I/we/you must do sthnun heißt es handeln now is the time for actionda heißt es auf der Hut sein you'd better watch out1. (nennen)▪ jdn/etw irgendwie \heißen to call sb/sth sther hieß ihn einen Lügner he called him a liardas heiße ich Pünktlichkeit that's what I call punctuality2. (auffordern)sie hieß ihn hereinkommen she asked him to come in* * *I 1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (den Namen tragen) be calledso wahr ich... heiße — (ugs.) as sure as I'm standing here
dann will ich Emil heißen — (ugs.) then I'm a Dutchman (coll.)
2) (bedeuten) meanwas heißt ‘danke’ auf Französisch? — what's the French for ‘thanks’?
das will viel/nicht viel heißen — that means a lot/doesn't mean much
was heißt hier: morgen? — what do you mean, tomorrow?
das heißt — that is [to say]
der Titel/sein Motto heißt... — the title/his motto is...
4) unperses heißt, dass... — they say or it is said that...
es heißt, dass sie unheilbar krank ist — she is said to be incurably ill
es soll nicht heißen, dass... — never let it be said that...
5) unpersin dem Gedicht/Roman/Artikel heißt es... — in the poem/novel/article it says that...
6) unpers2.jetzt heißt es aufgepasst! — (geh.) you'd better watch out now!
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (geh.): (auffordern) tell; bidjemanden etwas tun heißen — tell somebody to do something; bid somebody do something
2) (geh.): (bezeichnen als) call3) (veralt.): (nennen) name; callIItransitives Verb s. hissen* * *heißen1; heißt, hieß, hat geheißenA. v/i1. mit Name, Bezeichnung: be called;ich heiße … my name is …;wie heißt du? what’s your name?;sie heißt (Gertrud) nach ihrer Tante she’s called (Gertrude) after her aunt;früher hat sie anders geheißen she used to have a different name, she used to be called something else;so wahr ich … heiße as sure as my name’s …; wenn das stimmt,will ich … heißen then I’m …;… und wie sie alle heißen and so on, and all that sort of thing;wie heißt das? what’s that called?;wie heißt die Straße? what’s the name of this street?, what street is this?2. (bedeuten) mean;wie heißt das auf Englisch? what’s that (called) in English?;was heißt … auf Englisch? what’s … in English?, what’s the English (word oder expression) for …?;würde heißen that would mean;das will (et)was heißen that’s saying something;das will nicht viel heißen that doesn’t mean much;was heißt das schon? so?, that doesn’t mean a thing;das soll nicht heißen, dass … that doesn’t mean (to say) that …;soll das heißen, dass …? oderdas heißt also, dass … does that mean (that) …?, do you mean to say (that) …?;das heißt doch nicht etwa, dass …? you don’t mean to say (that) …?;was soll das denn heißen? what’s that supposed to mean?;was heißt hier: gleich? what do you mean, “straight away?”es heißt, dass … they say that …, apparently …;es soll nachher nicht heißen, dass … I don’t want it to be said that …;damit es nicht (nachher) heißt, … so that nobody can say …;es hieß doch (ausdrücklich), dass … it was (specifically oder expressly) stated that …;es heißt in dem Brief it says in the letter, the letter says;wie heißt es doch gleich bei Schiller/in der Bibel? what does it say in Schiller/the Bible?, what does Schiller/the Bible say?4. unpers:Vorsicht! then you’d etc better watch out!B. v/t1. (nennen) call;das heiße ich eine gute Nachricht that’s what I call good news;jemanden einen Lügner/Feigling heißen call sb a liar/coward2.jemanden willkommen heißen welcome sb3. geh (auffordern zu):er hieß sie schweigen he bade her be silent;wer hat dich denn kommen heißen? verärgert: who invited you?heißen2 v/t SCHIFF hoist* * *I 1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (den Namen tragen) be calledich heiße Hans — I am called Hans; my name is Hans
so wahr ich... heiße — (ugs.) as sure as I'm standing here
dann will ich Emil heißen — (ugs.) then I'm a Dutchman (coll.)
2) (bedeuten) meanwas heißt ‘danke’ auf Französisch? — what's the French for ‘thanks’?
das will viel/nicht viel heißen — that means a lot/doesn't mean much
was heißt hier: morgen? — what do you mean, tomorrow?
das heißt — that is [to say]
der Titel/sein Motto heißt... — the title/his motto is...
4) unperses heißt, dass... — they say or it is said that...
es heißt, dass sie unheilbar krank ist — she is said to be incurably ill
es soll nicht heißen, dass... — never let it be said that...
5) unpersin dem Gedicht/Roman/Artikel heißt es... — in the poem/novel/article it says that...
6) unpers2.jetzt heißt es aufgepasst! — (geh.) you'd better watch out now!
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (geh.): (auffordern) tell; bidjemanden etwas tun heißen — tell somebody to do something; bid somebody do something
2) (geh.): (bezeichnen als) call3) (veralt.): (nennen) name; callIItransitives Verb s. hissen* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)= to call (give a name to) v.to mean v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant)to name v. -
12 tomar
v.1 to take.Ella toma la rama She takes the branch.Ella toma esa responsabilidad She takes that responsibility.2 to have (comida, bebida).¿qué quieres tomar? what would you like (to drink)?; (beber) what would you like (to eat)? (comer) (peninsular Spanish)3 to catch (trasporte) (autobús, tren).4 to adopt (adquirir) (actitud, costumbre).tomarle manía/cariño a algo/alguien to take a dislike/a liking to something/somebody5 to take down (apuntar) (datos, información).6 to go, to head.7 to drink. ( Latin American Spanish)Ella toma limonada She drinks lemonade.Ellos tomaron anoche They had some drinks last night.8 to require.Me toma mucho tiempo I require a lot of time.* * *1 (gen) to take2 (baño, ducha) to have, take; (foto) to take■ ¿qué tomarás? what would you like?4 (el autobús, el tren) to catch5 (aceptar) to accept, take6 (comprar) to buy, get, have7 (contratar) to take on, hire8 (alquilar) to take, rent9 (adquirir) to acquire, get into10 MILITAR to capture, take1 (encaminarse) to go, turn1 (gen) to take\lo toma o lo deja take it or leave itno te lo tomes así don't take it like thattoma (aquí tienes) here you are, here¡toma castaña! familiar take that!toma y daca figurado give and taketomar a alguien de la mano to hold somebody's handtomar a pecho to take to hearttomar afecto / tomar cariño to become fond oftomar algo a mal to take something badlytomar aliento to catch one's breathtomar decisiones to make decisionstomar el fresco to get some fresh airtomar el pelo a alguien figurado to pull somebody's legtomar el sol to sunbathetomar en cuenta to take into accounttomar en serio to take seriouslytomar forma to take shapetomar frío to catch a coldtomar la costumbre to get into the habittomar la palabra to speaktomar las aguas to take the waterstomar las de Villadiego figurado to beat ittomar nota to take notetomar partido por to take sides withtomar por (considerar) to take fortomar tierra to landtomarla con alguien familiar to have it in for somebodytomarse la molestia de to take the trouble totomarse las cosas con calma to take it easy* * *verb1) to take2) drink, have3) capture, seize•- tomarse* * *Para las expresiones tomar las aguas, tomar las armas, tomar la delantera, tomar impulso, tomar tierra, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=coger) to take¡toma! — here (you are)!
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vayan tomando [asiento] — please sit down, please be seated frm•
tomar la [pluma] — to pick {o} take up one's pen2) (=ingerir, consumir) [+ comida] to eat, have; [+ bebida] to drink, have; [+ medicina] to take¿qué quieres tomar? — what would you like?, what will you have?
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tomar el [pecho] — to feed at the breast, breastfeed3) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, taxi] to takevamos a tomar el autobús — let's take {o} get the bus
cada día toma el tren de las nueve — he catches {o} takes the nine o'clock train every day
4) (Cine, Fot, TV) to taketomar una foto de algn — to take a photo of sb, take sb's photo
5) (=apuntar) [+ notas, apuntes] to take; [+ discurso] to take down•
nos tomaron [declaración] en comisaría — they took (down) our statements {o} they took statements from us at the police station•
tomar [por escrito] — to write down6) (=medir) [+ temperatura, pulso] to takeven, que te tomo las medidas — let me take your measurements
7) (=adoptar) [+ decisión, precauciones] to taketomaremos medidas para que no vuelva a suceder — we will take steps to ensure that it does not happen again
8) (=adquirir)color 2), conciencia 3)•
el proyecto ya está tomando [forma] — the project is taking shape9) (=empezar a sentir)la jefa la ha tomado {o} la tiene tomada conmigo — the boss has (got) it in for me
10) (=disfrutar de) [+ baño, ducha] to have, take•
tomar el [aire] {o} el [fresco] — to get some fresh air•
tomar el [sol] — to sunbathe11) (Mil) (=capturar) to take, capture; (=ocupar) to occupy12) (=contratar) [+ empleado] to take on, engage13) (=ocupar) to take14) (=entender, interpretar) to takelo tomó como una ofensa — he took offence at it, he was offended by it
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lo han tomado a [broma] — they haven't taken it seriously, they are treating it as a joke•
no lo tomes en [serio] — don't take it seriously15) tomar a algn por (=confundir)tomar a algn por policía — to take sb for a policeman, think that sb is a policeman
¿por quién me toma? — what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?
16) [sexualmente] to have17) And (=molestar) to upset, annoy2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (Bot) [planta] to take (root); [injerto] to take2) LAm (=ir)3) LAm (=beber) to drink4) [exclamaciones]¡toma! * —
¡toma! menuda suerte has tenido... — well, of all the luck!, can you believe it? what luck!
¡toma! pues yo también lo sé hacer — hey! I know how to do that too
¡toma ya! —
¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno! — wow, what an amazing guy! *
¡toma ya, vaya golazo! — look at that, what a fantastic goal!
5) esp LAm*•
tomó [y] se fue — off he went, he upped and went3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (asir, agarrar) to take¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?
2)a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seizeb) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy3) ( hacerse cargo de)4)a) ( beber) to drinkb) (servirse, consumir) to have¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?
c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take6)a) (medir, registrar) to taketomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure
b) <notas/apuntes> to takec) < foto> to take7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take8)a)tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife
b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take onc) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on9) ( confundir)tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody
¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?
te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid
10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to taketómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt
lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke
11) < tiempo> to take12) ( en costura) to take in13) ( adquirir)dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...
b) <velocidad/altura> to gainc) < costumbre> to get into14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something
15)a) ( exponerse a)tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air
vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold
b) <baño/ducha> to take, have2.tomar vi1) ( asir)toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself
toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors
tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it
2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink3) (AmL) (ir) to gotomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way
tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right
4) injerto to take3.tomarse v pron1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take2) <molestia/libertad> to taketomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger
3) (enf)a) <café/vino> to drinkse toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink
b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to takec) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take5) (Med)a) (refl) to takeb) (caus)tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken
6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy* * *= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.Ex. Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.----* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* para tomar medidas = for action.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.* que toma parte en = involved in.* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).* tomar a sorbos = sip.* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.* tomar como ejemplo = take.* tomar como modelo = pattern.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* tomar copas = tipple.* tomar decisión = make + choices.* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.* tomar el control = take + the helm.* tomar el control de = take + control of.* tomar el mando = take + the helm.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomar el poder = take + power.* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.* tomar el tiempo = time.* tomar el timón = take + the helm.* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.* tomar medida = take + action step.* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.* tomar nota de = note.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.* tomar parte en = join in.* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.* tomar partido = take + sides.* tomar partido por = side with.* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar por defecto = default to.* tomar por omisión = default to.* tomar por sorpresa = storm.* tomar por término medio = average.* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar una dirección = take + direction.* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.* tomar una opción = take up + option.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* tomar un atajo por = cut across.* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.* volver a tomar = regain, retake.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (asir, agarrar) to take¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?
2)a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seizeb) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy3) ( hacerse cargo de)4)a) ( beber) to drinkb) (servirse, consumir) to have¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?
c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take6)a) (medir, registrar) to taketomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure
b) <notas/apuntes> to takec) < foto> to take7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take8)a)tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife
b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take onc) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on9) ( confundir)tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody
¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?
te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid
10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to taketómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt
lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke
11) < tiempo> to take12) ( en costura) to take in13) ( adquirir)dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...
b) <velocidad/altura> to gainc) < costumbre> to get into14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something
15)a) ( exponerse a)tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air
vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold
b) <baño/ducha> to take, have2.tomar vi1) ( asir)toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself
toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors
tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it
2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink3) (AmL) (ir) to gotomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way
tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right
4) injerto to take3.tomarse v pron1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take2) <molestia/libertad> to taketomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger
3) (enf)a) <café/vino> to drinkse toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink
b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to takec) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take5) (Med)a) (refl) to takeb) (caus)tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken
6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy* * *= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.Ex: Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* para tomar medidas = for action.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.* que toma parte en = involved in.* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).* tomar a sorbos = sip.* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.* tomar como ejemplo = take.* tomar como modelo = pattern.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* tomar copas = tipple.* tomar decisión = make + choices.* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.* tomar el control = take + the helm.* tomar el control de = take + control of.* tomar el mando = take + the helm.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomar el poder = take + power.* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.* tomar el tiempo = time.* tomar el timón = take + the helm.* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.* tomar medida = take + action step.* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.* tomar nota de = note.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.* tomar parte en = join in.* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.* tomar partido = take + sides.* tomar partido por = side with.* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar por defecto = default to.* tomar por omisión = default to.* tomar por sorpresa = storm.* tomar por término medio = average.* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar una dirección = take + direction.* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.* tomar una opción = take up + option.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* tomar un atajo por = cut across.* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.* volver a tomar = regain, retake.* * *tomar [A1 ]vtA (asir, agarrar) to taketoma lo que te debo here's o this is what I owe youtoma la mía, yo no la necesito have o take mine, I don't need it¿lo puedo tomar prestado un momento? can I borrow it for a minute?la tomé de la mano para cruzar la calle I took her by the hand o I held her hand to cross the streetle tomó la mano y la miró a los ojos he took her hand and looked into her eyestomó la pluma para escribirle he picked up the/his pen to write to hertomar las armas to take up armstomar algo DE algo to take sth FROM sthtomó un libro de la estantería he took a book from the shelflos datos están tomados de las estadísticas oficiales the information is taken from official statisticsB1 ( Mil) ‹pueblo/ciudad› to take, capture; ‹edificio› to seize, take2 ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupyC(hacerse cargo de): tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the mattertomó la responsabilidad del negocio he took over the running of the businesstomó a su cuidado a las tres niñas she took the three girls into her care, she took the three girls inD1 (beber) to drinkno tomes esa agua don't drink that watertomó un sorbito she took a sipel niño toma (el) pecho the baby's being breast-fed2 (servirse, consumir) to have¿vamos a tomar algo? shall we go for a drink?ven a tomar una copa/un helado come and have a drink/an ice creamno quiere tomar la sopa she doesn't want (to eat) her soupnos invitó a tomar el té/el aperitivo he invited us for tea/an aperitif¿qué tomas? what'll you have? ( colloq), what would you like to drink?¿qué vas a tomar de postre? what are you going to have for dessert?no debe tomar grasas ( Esp); he's not allowed to eat fat3 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to takeE1 ‹tren/taxi/ascensor› to take¿por qué no tomas el tren? why don't you go by train?, why don't you take o get the train?voy a ver si puedo tomar el tren de las cinco I'm going to try and catch the five o'clock train2 ‹calle/atajo› to taketome la primera a la derecha take the first (turning) on the righttomó la curva a toda velocidad he took the curve at full speedtomar tierra to land, touch downF1 (medir, registrar) to taketomarle la temperatura/la tensión a algn to take sb's temperature/blood pressurele tomé las medidas I took her measurements2 ‹notas/apuntes› to taketomó nota del número he took o noted down the number¿quién tomó el recado? who took the message?tomarle declaraciones a algn to take a statement from sbme tomaron los datos they took (down) my detailsla maestra me tomó la lección the teacher made me recite the lesson3 ‹foto› to takele tomé varias fotos I took several photographs of hertomaron una película de la boda they filmed/videoed the weddingG1tomar a algn por esposo/esposa ( frml); to take sb as o to be one's husband/wife2 ( esp AmL) (contratar) to take onlo tomaron a prueba they took him on for a trial period3 «profesor» ‹alumnos/clases› to take on4 «colegio» ‹niño› to takeH (adoptar) ‹medidas/actitud› to take, adopt; ‹precauciones› to takeha tomado la determinación de no volver a verlo she has decided not to see him againla decisión tomada por la directiva the decision taken by the board of directorsaún no han tomado una decisión they haven't reached a decision yettomó el nombre de su marido she took her husband's nametomando este punto como referencia taking this as our reference pointI (confundir) tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn:¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?te van a tomar por tonto they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupidme tomó por mi hermana he mistook me for my sisterJ (reaccionar frente a) ‹noticia/comentario› to takelo tomó a broma he took it as a jokeno lo tomes a mal don't take it the wrong wayK ‹tiempo› to takele tomó tres años escribir la tesis it took him three years to write his thesisun jardín tan grande toma demasiado tiempo a garden this/that big takes up too much timeL (en costura) to take in1 ‹forma› to take; ‹aspecto› to take onel pollo está empezando a tomar color the chicken's beginning to brown o to go brownno me gusta nada el cariz que están tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o are shaping up2 ‹velocidad› to gain, get up, gather; ‹altura› to gainechó una carrera para tomar impulso he took a running start to get some momentumse detuvo un momento para tomar aliento he stopped for a moment to get o catch his breath3 ‹costumbre› to get into4tomar conciencia: hay que hacerle tomar conciencia de la gravedad del problema he must be made to realize o be made aware of the seriousness of the problemB (cobrar) ‹cariño/asco› tomarle algo A algo/algn:le he tomado cariño a esta casa I've become quite attached to this houseahora que le estoy tomando el gusto, me tengo que ir just when I was getting to like it, I have to goles ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's taken a dislike to mussels, he's gone right off mussels ( colloq)tomarla con algn/algo ( fam); to take against sb/sthla han tomado conmigo they've taken against me, they have o they've got it in for mela tiene tomada con la pobre chica he's got o he has it in for the poor girlA1(exponerse a): tomar el aire or tomar el fresco or (CS) tomar aire to get some (fresh) airtomar el sol or (CS, Méx) tomar sol to sunbathevas a tomar frío (CS); you'll get o catch cold2 ‹baño/ducha› to take, haveestoy tomando clases de ruso I'm taking o having Russian classestomé cinco lecciones con él I had five lessons with him■ tomarviA(asir): toma, léelo tú misma here, read it yourselftoma y vete a comprar unos caramelos here you are, go and buy some candytoma, aquí tienes tu tijera here are your scissorstome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it¡toma! ( Esp fam): ¡toma! ése sí que es un tío guapo hey! now that's what I call handsome! ( colloq)¿no querías pelea? pues ¡toma! you wanted a fight? well, now you're going to get one!tomá de acá ( RPl fam): ¿que le preste la bici? ¡tomá de acá! lend him my bike? no way! o like hell I will! ( colloq)¡toma ya! ( Esp fam): ¡toma ya! ¡qué estupideces dices, tío! boy o good grief o ( AmE) jeez! you really do come out with some stupid remarks! ( colloq)¡toma ya! lo ha vuelto a tirar for heaven's sake, he's knocked it over again!, jeez ( AmE) o ( BrE) for Pete's sake, he's knocked it over again! ( colloq)B ( esp AmL) (beber alcohol) to drinktomar a la derecha to turn o go rightD «injerto» to take■ tomarseA1 ‹vacaciones› to takese tomó el día libre he took the day off2 ‹tiempo› to taketómate todo el tiempo que quieras take as long as you likeB ‹molestia/trabajo›ni siquiera se tomó la molestia de avisarnos he didn't even bother to tell usse tomó el trabajo de buscar en los archivos he went to the trouble of looking through the filesme tomé la libertad de usar el teléfono I took the liberty of using your phoneya me tomaré la revancha I'll get even o I'll get my own back one of these daysC ( enf)1 ‹café/vino› to drinkse toma todo lo que gana ( AmL); he spends everything he earns on drink2 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take3 ‹desayuno/merienda› to eat, have; ‹helado/yogur› to havetómate toda la sopa eat up all your soupse tomó un filete ( Esp); he had a steakD ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to takeE ( Med)1 ( refl) to takese tomó la temperatura she took her temperature2 ( caus):tomarse la presión or la tensión to have one's blood pressure takenme tomé unas fotos para el pasaporte I had some photos taken for my passportG ( enf) (reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to takese lo tomó a broma or chiste or risa she took it as a jokese tomó muy a mal que no la llamaras she was very put out that you didn't phone herH ( Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy* * *
tomar ( conjugate tomar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to take;
la tomé de la mano I took her by the hand;
toma lo que te debo here's what I owe you;
¿lo puedo tomar prestado? can I borrow it?;
tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter;
tomar precauciones/el tren/una foto to take precautions/the train/a picture;
tomarle la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature;
tomar algo por escrito to write sth down;
tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn to take sth/sb for sth/sb;
¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?;
lo tomó a mal/a broma he took it the wrong way/as a joke;
eso toma demasiado tiempo that takes up too much time
2
◊ ¿qué vas a tomar? what are you going to have?
3 (esp AmL)
4 ( apoderarse de) ‹fortaleza/tierras› to seize;
‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
5 ( adquirir) ‹ forma› to take;
‹ aspecto› to take on;
‹velocidad/altura› to gain;
‹ costumbre› to get into
6 ( cobrar):◊ le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl
7 ( exponerse a):
tomar (el) sol to sunbathe;
vas a tomar frío (CS) you'll get o catch cold
verbo intransitivo
1 ( asir):◊ toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras here are your scissors;
tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it
2 (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink
3 (AmL) (ir) to go;
tomar a la derecha to turn o go right
4 [ injerto] to take
tomarse verbo pronominal
1 ‹vacaciones/tiempo› to take;
2 ‹molestia/libertad› to take;◊ tomarse la molestia/libertad de hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth/the liberty of doing sth
3 ( enf)
‹helado/yogur› to have
4 ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take
5 (Med)
b) ( caus):
6 ( caus) (esp AmL) ‹ foto› to have … taken
7 ( enf) ( reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take;
8 (Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
tomar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to take: tomó mi mano, he took my hand
toma las llaves, here are the keys
2 (autobús, taxi, etc) to take, catch: tomé el ascensor, I took the lift o elevator
tengo que tomar el próximo tren, I have to catch the next train
3 (alimentos) to have
(bebidas) to drink
(medicinas) to take
4 (adoptar) to take, adopt: tomaron medidas desesperadas, they took desperate measures
5 (tener cierta reacción) no lo tomes a broma, don't take it as a joke
6 (juzgar) no me tomes por idiota, don't think I'm stupid
(confundirse) le tomaron por Robert Redford, they mistook him for Robert Redford
7 (el aire, el fresco, etc) to get
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
8 (en carretera) decidió tomar la autopista, he decided to take the motorway
9 (apuntes, notas) to take
10 (fotos) to take
11 Av tomar tierra, to land, touch down 12 ¡toma! excl (sorpresa) well!, why!
(asentimiento) of course!
' tomar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- aire
- apetecer
- apunte
- arma
- asunto
- baño
- birra
- cachondeo
- carrerilla
- carta
- competer
- concernir
- conciencia
- contingencia
- copa
- cuerpo
- deber
- decisión
- delantera
- derivar
- desviarse
- determinar
- determinación
- drogodependencia
- especificación
- granulada
- granulado
- impulso
- iniciativa
- jugar
- mal
- meterse
- nota
- parte
- partida
- partido
- pecho
- pensar
- pito
- poder
- posesión
- precaución
- pulso
- reírse
- relevo
- represalia
- resolver
- sol
- tierra
English:
account
- action
- antidepressant
- beach
- borrow
- capture
- catch
- change
- clamp down
- coffee break
- come off
- compel
- confuse
- corner
- crack down
- crackdown
- cut across
- drink
- eight
- either
- engage in
- face value
- form
- govern
- have
- join
- join in
- jot down
- laugh off
- less
- lightly
- make
- measure
- mental
- mickey
- mind
- monotony
- muck about
- muck around
- note
- occupy
- off
- office
- pause
- precaution
- provision
- record
- rest
- retaliate
- rib
* * *♦ vt1. [agarrar] to take;me tomó de un brazo he took me by the arm;tomó el dinero y se fue she took the money and left;tómalo, ya no me hace falta take o have it, I no longer need it;toma el libro que me pediste here's the book you asked me for;Fam¡toma ésa! [expresa venganza] that'll teach you!, chew on that!2. [sacar, obtener] to take;este ejemplo lo tomé del libro I took this example from the book;fue al sastre para que le tomara las medidas he went to the tailor's to have his measurements taken;toma unos planos de la casa [con cámara] take a few shots of the house;tomar declaración a alguien to take a statement from sb;tomarle la lección a alguien to test sb on what they've learned at school;tomar unas muestras de orina/sangre (a alguien) to take some urine/blood samples (from sb);tomar la tensión/temperatura a alguien to take sb's blood pressure/temperature3. [ingerir] [alimento, medicina, droga] to take;¿qué quieres tomar? [beber] what would you like (to drink)?;Esp [comer] what would you like (to eat)?;¿quieres tomar algo (de beber)? would you like something to drink?;Esp¿quieres tomar algo (de comer)? would you like something to eat?;tomé sopa I had soup;no tomo alcohol I don't drink (alcohol)salir a tomar el fresco to go out for a breath of fresh air;RPtomar frío to catch a chill;tomó frío, por eso se engripó she caught a chill, that's why she came down with flu5. [desplazarse mediante] [autobús, tren] to catch;[taxi, ascensor, telesilla] to take;tomaré el último vuelo I'll be on the last flight;podríamos tomar el tren we could go by train;tomaron un atajo they took a short-cut6. [recibir] to take;toma lecciones de piano she is taking o having piano lessons;he tomado un curso de jardinería I've taken o done a course on gardening;toma mi consejo y… take my advice and…;¿tomas a María por esposa? do you take María to be your lawfully wedded wife?7. [apuntar] [datos, información] to take down;tomar algo por escrito to take o write sth down;el secretario iba tomando nota de todo the secretary noted everything down8. [baño, ducha] to take, to have9. [adoptar] [medidas, precauciones, decisión] to take;[actitud, costumbre, modales] to adopt;tomar la determinación de hacer algo to determine o decide to do sth;el Presidente debe tomar una postura sobre este asunto the President should state his opinion on this matter10. [adquirir, cobrar] [velocidad] to gain, to gather;las cosas están tomando mejor aspecto con este gobierno things are looking up under this government;el avión fue tomando altura the plane climbed;tomar confianza to grow in confidence, to become more assured;la obra ya está tomando forma the play is beginning to take shape;tomar fuerzas to gather one's strength;voy tomándole el gusto a esto del esquí acuático water-skiing is starting to grow on me;tomar interés por algo to get o grow interested in sth;tomarle manía/cariño a to take a dislike/a liking to;las negociaciones tomaron un rumbo favorable the negotiations started to go betterel copiloto tomó el mando the copilot took over;12. [reaccionar a] to take;¿qué tal tomó la noticia? how did she take the news?;las cosas hay que tomarlas como vienen you have to take things as they come;tómalo con calma take it easy13. [llevar] [tiempo] to take;me tomó mucho tiempo limpiarlo todo it took me a long time to clean it all14. [contratar] to take on15. [invadir] to take;las tropas tomaron la ciudad the troops took o seized the city;los estudiantes tomaron la universidad the students occupied the university17. [confundir]tomar a alguien por algo/alguien to take sb for sth/sb;lo tomé por el jefe I took o mistook him for the boss;¿tú me tomas por tonto o qué? do you think I'm stupid or something?♦ vi1. [encaminarse] to go;toma a la derecha/izquierda turn o go right/left;tomamos hacia el sur we headed south;toma por ahí/por ese camino go that way/down that road2. [en imperativo] [al dar algo]¡toma! here you are!;toma, dale esto a tu madre here, give this to your mothernecesito unas vacaciones – ¡tomar! ¡y yo! I need a Br holiday o US vacation – what, and I don't?;¡tomar ya!, ¡qué golazo! how's that for a goal?4. Am [beber alcohol] to drink* * *tomarla con alguien fam have it in for s.o. fam ;tomar el sol sunbathe;¡toma! here (you are);¡toma ya! serves you right!;¿por quién me toma? what do you take me for?;toma y daca give and take;tomar las de Villadiego fam hightail it famII v/i1 L.Am.drink2:tomar por la derecha take a right, turn right* * *tomar vt1) : to taketomé el libro: I took the booktomar un taxi: to take a taxitomar una foto: to take a phototoma dos años: it takes two yearstomaron medidas drásticas: they took drastic measures2) beber: to drink3) capturar: to capture, to seize4)tomar el sol : to sunbathe5)tomar tierra : to landtomar vi: to drink (alcohol)* * *tomar vbtoma, es tuyo here, this is yours2. (comer, beber) to have¿quieres tomar algo? would you like a drink?¿me tomas por tonto? do you take me for a fool? -
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coup [ku]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque coup est suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une partie du corps ou un instrument, par exemple coup de pied, coup de téléphone, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━masculine nouna. ( = heurt, choc) blow• il a pris un coup sur la tête ( = il s'est cogné) he banged his head ; ( = on l'a frappé) he was hit on the head• en prendre un sacré coup (inf) [carrosserie] to have a nasty bang ; [personne, confiance, moral] to take a (real) knockb. (Sport, Jeux) (Cricket, golf, tennis) stroke ; (Boxing) punch ; (Shooting) shot ; (Chess) move ; (aux dés) throwc. [d'arme à feu] shotd. ( = habileté) avoir le coup to have the knack• attraper or prendre le coup to get the knacke. ( = bruit) knockf. ( = événement) coup du sort blow dealt by fate• coup de chance or de bol (inf) stroke of luck• elle voulait cette maison, mais ils étaient plusieurs sur le coup (inf) she wanted that house but there were several people after it (inf)• c'est un coup à se tuer ! (inf) you could get yourself killed doing that!i. ( = boisson) (inf) aller boire un coup to go and have something to drink ; (au café) to go for a drinkj. ( = partenaire sexuel) (vulg!) être un bon coup to be a good lay (vulg!)• le théâtre ne fonctionne qu'à coups de subventions ( = au moyen de) the theatre can only function thanks to subsidies► à coup sûr definitely• être dans le coup (impliqué) to be in on it (inf) ; (au courant) to know all about it ; (à la page) to be with it (inf)► du premier coup [reconnaître, voir] straight away• il a eu son permis de conduire du premier coup he passed his driving test first time► pour le coup• là, pour le coup, il m'a étonné he really surprised me there► sous le coup de* * *kuNote: Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etcnom masculin1) ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack (colloq); (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jabd'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US
à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US
donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something
donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody
prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock
en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing
rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat
en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)
les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise
2) ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knockporter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]
en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough
ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock
sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear
3) ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thudsur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten
4) ( mouvement rapide)se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)
5) Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( qu'on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kicktous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred
coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul
6) ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) roundblesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody
tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead
7) (colloq) ( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job (colloq), racket (colloq); ( vilain tour) trick (colloq); ( manœuvre) movemonter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)
coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)
il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)
être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on
tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!
être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)
8) (fois, moment)du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt
(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)
à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time
ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time
du coup — (colloq) as a result
du même coup — (colloq) by the same token
pour le coup — (colloq) this time
après coup — afterwards, in restropect
tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden
d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that
en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)
sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot
9) (colloq) ( boisson) drinkdonne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin
•Phrasal Verbs:- coup bas••tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope
en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)
être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)
faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good
attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre
* * *ku nm1) (donné par qn ou qch) blow2) [fusil, pistolet, revolver] shottuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)
tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)
tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)
blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)
3) (= bruit) [horloge]4) (affectif) blow, shock5) (= mouvement) strokedonner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep
donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting
6) (= accès) wave8) TENNIS shot9) FOOTBALL kickSee:10) BOXE punch, blow11) (= fois) timedu premier coup — first time, at the first attempt
Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.
Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.
d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go
12) ÉCHECS moveêtre dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it
à coup sûr — definitely, without fail
Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.
sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.
Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.
sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger
* * *coup nm Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément, donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc.1 ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack○; (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab; coup sur la tête knock ou blow ou bang on the head; coup à la porte knock at the door; coup de marteau hammer blow; d'un coup de hache [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US; à coups de hache/machette [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US/a machete; frapper qn à coups de gourdin to club sb, to beat sb with a club; assommer qn à coups de gourdin to knock sb senseless with a club; tuer qn à coups de gourdin to club sb to death; casser qch à coups de gourdin to take a club to sth; casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau to break down the door with a hammer; à coups de dollars by forking out dollars; à coups de subventions by means of subsidies; fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques fever controlled with antibiotics; disperser des manifestants à coups de gaz lacrymogène to disperse demonstrators by using ou with teargas; sous le coup d'un embargo under an embargo; céder sous les coups de l'ennemi to cave in under enemy pressure; donner or porter un coup à qn/qch gén to hit sb/sth; donner un coup de qch à qn gén to hit ou strike sb with sth; donner un coup de poing/pied/coude/dents/couteau à qn to punch/kick/nudge/bite/stab sb; recevoir un coup [personne] to get hit; recevoir un coup de qch gén to get hit with sth; recevoir un coup de poing/pied/coude/couteau to be punched/kicked/nudged/stabbed; prendre un coup [personne, appareil, voiture] to get a knock; en avoir pris un coup○ ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing; rendre un coup to hit back; rendre coup pour coup lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat; en venir aux coups to come to blows (pour over); frapper trois coups à la porte to knock on the door three times, to give three knocks on the door; les trois coups Théât three knocks signallingGB that the curtain is about to rise;2 ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock; porter un coup (sévère) à to deal [sb/sth] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation, théorie]; être un coup terrible to be a terrible ou real blow (pour to); sa fierté en a pris un coup it was a blow to his/her pride; ce fut un coup dur pour eux/pour l'économie it was a great blow for ou to them/for ou to the economy; porter un coup très dur à qn to deal sb a major blow; en cas de coup dur ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough; ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup○ it gave me an awful shock; sous le coup de la colère in (a fit of) anger; sous le coup de la fatigue/peur out of tiredness/fear; être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state; tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation to be liable to conviction; être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a conviction; être sous le coup d'une procédure d'extradition to be facing extradition proceedings; ⇒ mauvais;3 ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud; j'ai entendu un coup à la porte I heard a knock at the door; au douzième coup de minuit on the last stroke of midnight; sur le coup de dix heures○ around ten; coup de gong stroke of a gong; coup de sifflet whistle blast; donner un coup de gong to strike the gong; donner un coup de sifflet to blow one's whistle;4 ( mouvement rapide) coup de brosse/peigne brush/comb; se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly); donner un (petit) coup d'aspirateur à une pièce to give a room a (quick) hoover® GB, to vacuum a room (quickly); donner un coup sur la table to dust the table; les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture the shutters need a lick of paint; d'un coup d'aile with a flap of its wings;5 Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( dont on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick; tous les coups sont permis lit, fig no holds barred; coup défendu Jeux, Sport foul;6 ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round; chasser qn à coups de fusil to scare sb off with gunshots; blesser qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot and wound sb; tuer qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot sb dead;7 ○( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job○, racket○; ( vilain tour) trick○; ( manœuvre) move; monter un coup to plan a job○, to set up a racket○; c'est encore un coup des enfants! the children have been up to their tricks again!; c'était un beau coup de vendre tes actions it was a good ou shrewd move to sell your shares; monter un coup contre qn gén to set sb up; ( en vue d'une fausse accusation) to frame sb; c'est un coup monté! it's a set-up○!; monter le coup à qn to pull a fast one on sb○; expliquer le coup à qn to put sb in the picture; mettre qn dans le coup to bring sb in on the job○, to cut sb in on the racket○ ou deal; ils m'ont mis sur or dans le coup they've let me in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; se mettre dans le coup to get in on the action○; mettre qn sur un coup to put sb in on a job○, to put sb onto a racket○; être sur un gros coup to be onto something big○; préparer un sale or mauvais coup to be up to mischief; manquer or rater○ or foirer◑ son coup to blow it○, not to pull it off; il a raté son coup○ he blew it○; réussir son coup to pull it off; être dans le coup ( impliqué) to be in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on, to know what's what○; tu n'es plus dans le coup! fig you're behind the times!; être/rester hors du coup ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean○; être sur le coup ( opération d'envergure) to be in on it ou on the job○; qui a fait le coup? gén who did it?; ( opération minutieuse) whose work is it, who did the job?; elle m'a fait le coup de la veuve éplorée she did the weeping widow act with me; ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il me fait le coup it's not the first time he's done that to me;8 (fois, moment) essayer un coup/encore un coup to have a shot/another shot; du premier coup ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt; au deuxième/troisième coup at the second/third attempt; (encore) un coup pour rien no go again○; à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups every time; ce coup-ci/-là this/that time; du coup○ as a result; du même coup○ by the same token; pour le coup○ this time; après coup afterwards, in restropect; au coup par coup as things come; coup sur coup in succession; tout d'un coup, tout à coup suddenly, all of a sudden; d'un coup, d'un seul coup just like that; d'un seul coup d'un seul○ in one fell swoop; en un seul coup in one go○; sur le coup ( à ce moment-là) at the time; [mourir, tuer] instantly, on the spot; rigoler un bon coup to have a good laugh; pleure un bon coup have a good cry; mouche-toi un bon coup give your nose a good blow; respire un grand coup take a deep breath; boire à petits coups to sip; boire à grands coups to swig;9 ○( boisson) drink; viens, je te paye un coup (à boire) come on, I'll buy you a drink; un coup de rouge/blanc a glass of red/white wine; donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin give me another shot○ of gin;coup bas ( en boxe) blow ou punch below the belt; fig blow below the belt; c'était un coup bas fig that was below the belt; coups et blessures Jur assault and battery; coups et blessures volontaires malicious wounding ¢; coup droit ( au tennis) (forehand) drive; faire un coup droit ( au tennis) to drive; coup fourré dirty trick; coup franc ( au football) free kick.tenir le coup ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it○; [véhicule, appareil, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [forces, armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope; j'ai vu venir le coup I could see it coming; faire coup double to kill two birds with one stone; compter les coups ( rester neutre) to stay ou stand on the sidelines; en mettre un coup○ to give it all one's got○; être aux cent coups○ to be worried sick○, to be in a state○; faire les quatre cents coups○ to be up to no good; les coups sont bons mais rares○! any chance of another drop of wine?; avoir/attraper le coup pour faire qch○ to have/to get the knack of doing sth; tirer un or son coup● to have a screw●.[ku] nom masculinA.[HEURT, DÉFLAGRATION][avec le pied] kickelle a failli mourir sous ses coups he thrashed her to within an inch of her life, he nearly battered her to deathdonner un petit coup à ou sur quelque chose to tap something lightlyil frappait sur la porte à grands coups/à petits coups he banged on the door/he knocked gently at the doordonner un coup sur la table [avec le poing] to bang one's fist (down) on the tableen arriver ou en venir aux coups to come to blowsj'ai pris un coup sur la tête I got a knock ou a bang on the headles grandes surfaces ont porté un (rude) coup au petit commerce (figuré) small traders have been dealt a (severe) blow by large retail chainsa. [émotion] it gave me a shockb. [déception] it was a blowen prendre un coup (familier) : trois échecs d'affilée, son moral en a pris un coup with three successive failures, her morale has taken a bit of a bashingavec le krack boursier, l'économie en a pris un coup the economy has suffered a great deal from the crashtenir le coup: j'ai trop de travail, je ne sais pas si je tiendrai le coup I've got too much work, I don't know if I'll be able to copea. (sens propre) blow ou punch below the beltun coup de revolver a shot, a gunshota. [revolver] the gun went offb. [fusil] the rifle went offtirer un coup de canon to fire ou to blast a cannon[craquement] snapdes coups au carreau knocking ou knocks on the window[heure sonnée] stroke6. (vulgaire) [éjaculation]B.[GESTE, ACTION]1. [mouvement d'une partie du corps]coup de griffe ou patte2. [emploi d'un instrument]donner un (petit) coup de brosse/chiffon à quelque chose to give something a (quick) brush/wipeje vais me donner un coup de peigne I'll just comb my hair ou give my hair a (quick) combje viens pour un coup de peigne [chez le coiffeur] I just want a quick comb throughen deux coups de rame nous pouvons traverser la rivière we can cross the river in a couple of strokes3. [au golf, au billard] stroke4. (familier) [savoir-faire] knackah, tu as le coup pour mettre la pagaille! you really have a gift ou a knack for creating havoc, don't you!une fois que tu auras pris le coup, ça ira tout seul! you'll find it's very easy once you get used to it ou once you've got the knack!5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE6. [effet soudain] wavej'ai eu un coup de fatigue I suddenly felt tired, a wave of tiredness came over me7. (familier) [boisson] drinkj'ai le hoquet — bois un coup I've got (the) hiccups — drink something ou have a drink8. [lancer] throwelle a renversé toutes les boîtes de conserve en un seul coup she knocked down all the cans in one throw[aux dés] throw (of the dice)CARTES goa. [essai] it's a trial runb. [échec] it's a failureC.[ACTE OU SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELS]1. (familier) [mauvais tour] trick(faire) un mauvais ou sale coup (à quelqu'un) (to play) a dirty trick (on somebody)monter un coup contre quelqu'un to set somebody up, to frame somebodyfaire le coup de... à quelqu'un: il a essayé de me faire le coup de la panne he tried to pull the old running-out-of-petrol trick on mene me fais pas le coup de ne pas venir! now don't stand me up, will you!coup monté put-up job, frame-up2. (très familier & argot milieu) [vol, escroquerie] job3. (familier) [affaire]je veux l'acheter mais on est plusieurs sur le coup I want to buy it but there are several people interestedexpliquer le coup à quelqu'un to explain the situation ou set-up to somebodyil a manqué ou raté son coup he didn't pull it offc'est un coup à avoir un accident, ça! that's the sort of thing that causes accidents!combien crois-tu que ça va coûter? — oh, c'est un coup de 3 000 euros how much do you think it will cost? — oh, about 3,000 euros[personne - sexuellement] (vulgaire)4. [action remarquable, risquée] coupfaire un beau ou joli coup to pull a (real) coupquand il s'agit d'un gros coup, elle met la main à la pâte when it's something really important, she lends a handtenter le coup to have a go, to give it a tryc'est un coup à faire ou tenter it's worth trying ou a try5. [circonstance marquante]du premier coup first time, at the first attemptau prochain coup, tu vas y arriver you'll do it next time ou at your next goce coup-ci, on s'en va this time, we're off————————à coups de locution prépositionnellela productivité a été augmentée à coups de primes spéciales productivity was increased through ou by dint of special bonusesà coup sûr locution adverbiale————————après coup locution adverbialeson attitude, après coup, s'expliquait bien it was easy to explain her attitude afterwards ou in retrospectà tous les coups locution adverbiale1. [chaque fois] every time2. [sans aucun doute]à tous les coups, il a oublié he's bound to have forgottenau coup par coup locution adverbialecoup sur coup locution adverbialedans le coup (familier) locution adjectivalea. [complice] she's in on it ou involved in itb. [au courant] she knows all about itc. [à la page] she's hip ou with itmoi, je ne suis plus dans le coupa. [dans l'affaire] count me out ou leave me out of itb. [au courant] I'm a bit out of touch ou out of itdans le coup (familier) locution adverbiale————————du coup locution adverbialeelle ne pouvait pas venir, du coup j'ai reporté le dîner as she couldn't come, I put the dinner off, she couldn't come so I put the dinner off————————d'un (seul) coup locution adverbialeil a tout bu d'un coup he drank the whole lot in one go, he downed it in one2. [soudainement] all of a suddenj'ai eu envie de pleurer/de le gifler, ça m'a pris d'un coup (familier) I got a sudden urge to cry/to slap himpour le coup locution adverbialepour le coup, je ne savais plus quoi faire at that point, I didn't know what to do nextj'ai aussi failli renverser le lait, c'est pour le coup qu'il aurait été en colère! (familier) I nearly spilt the milk as well, he really would have been furious then!sous le coup de locution prépositionnellesous le coup de la colère, on dit des choses qu'on regrette après you often say things in anger which you regret latersur le coup locution adverbiale1. [mourir] instantlyje n'ai pas compris sur le coup I didn't understand immediately ou straightawaysur le coup de locution prépositionnellesur le coup de 6 h/de midi roundabout ou around 6 o'clock/midday————————coup d'aile nom masculincoup de balai nom masculincoup de barre nom masculincoup de chapeau nom masculincoup de cœur nom masculinavoir un ou le coup de cœur pour quelque chose to fall in love with something, to be really taken with somethingcoup de coude nom masculina. [en signe] to nudge somebodyb. [agressivement] to dig one's elbow into somebody————————coup d'éclat nom masculin————————coup d'État nom masculin[putsch] coup (d'état)coup de feu nom masculin1. [tir] shottirer un coup de feu to fire a shot, to shoot2. (figuré)→ link=coupcoup de téléphonecoup de filet nom masculin[suspects] haulcoup de foudre nom masculincoup de fouet nom masculina. (sens propre) to lash ou to whip somebody————————coup fourré nom masculin————————coup franc nom masculincoup de fusil nom masculin1. [acte] shoton entendait des coups de fusil you could hear shooting ou shots being fired2. (figuré)on y mange bien, mais après c'est le coup de fusil! it's a good restaurant, but the bill is a bit of a shock!coup de grâce nom masculin————————coup du lapin nom masculin[coup] rabbit punch[dans un accident de voiture] whiplash (substantif non comptable)coup de main nom masculin1. [raid] smash-and-grab (attack)2. [aide]donner un coup de main à quelqu'un to give ou to lend somebody a hand3. [savoir-faire]avoir le coup de main to have the knack ou the touch————————coup d'œil nom masculinelle s'en rendit compte au premier coup d'œil she noticed straight away ou immediately ou at a glancedonner ou jeter un petit coup d'œil à to have a quick look ou glance atd'un coup d'œil, il embrassa le tableau he took in the situation at a glance2. [panorama] viewcoup de pied nom masculin[d'une personne, d'un cheval] kickdonner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose to kick somebody/somethingcoup de poing nom masculindonner un coup de poing à quelqu'un to give somebody a punch, to punch somebodyfaire le coup de poing to brawl, to fightcoup de poing adjectif invariable‘opération coup de poing’ ‘prices slashed’coup de poker nom masculinon peut tenter la chose, mais c'est un coup de poker we can try it but it's a bit riskycoup de pompe nom masculincoup de pouce nom masculincoup de sang nom masculincoup de soleil nom masculinsunburn (substantif non comptable)prendre ou attraper un coup de soleil to get sunburnt————————coup du sort nom masculin[favorable] stroke of luck[défavorable] stroke of bad luckcoup de téléphone nom masculindonner ou passer un coup de téléphone to make a callrecevoir un coup de téléphone to receive ou to get a phone callcoup de tête nom masculin1. [dans une bagarre] head buttcoup de théâtre nom masculinet alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resigncoup de torchon nom masculin(familier) [bagarre] fist-fightcoup de vent nom masculin1. [rafale] gust (of wind)2. (locution)en coup de vent in a flash ou a whirlentrer/partir en coup de vent to rush in/off -
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v.1 to leave, to put.dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the tabledeja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hangerhe dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearbyRicardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost causedejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behindsu marido la ha dejado her husband has left herte dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go3 to leave out.dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do somethingdejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved4 to forget (about).¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peacedéjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.7 to let, to allow to.Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.8 to be allowed to.Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.9 to be left.Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.11 to lend, to lend out.* * *1 (colocar) to leave, put2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up3 (permitir) to allow, let4 (prestar) to lend5 (ceder) to give6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave8 (esperar) to wait9 (aplazar) to put off10 (omitir) to leave out, omit11 (causar un efecto) to make12 (legar) to bequeath, leave► auxiliar1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf3 dejar + past participle1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to1 (cesar) to stop\dejar algo por imposible to give up on somethingdejar caer to dropdejar en paz to leave alonedejar frío,-a figurado to leave colddejar mal a alguien to make somebody look baddejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody updejar preocupado,-a to worrydejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop indejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebodydejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with somethingdejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter* * *verb1) to leave2) abandon3) give up4) let5) allow, permit•- dejar de- dejarse* * *Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=poner, soltar) to leavedejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit
podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out
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dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside•
dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behindse vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind
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dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave3) (=guardar)¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?
4) (=abandonar)a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up•
dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinkingb) [+ persona, lugar] to leavec) [en coche] to drop off¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?
5) (=no molestar)deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it
déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone
¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!
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dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are•
¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!6) (=posponer)•
dejar algo [para] — to leave sth tillhe dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time
7) (=prestar) to lend¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?
¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?
8) (=permitir) + infin to letdejar que ({+ subjun})dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse
9) [indicando resultado]+ adjme dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me
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dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them10) (=producir)[+ dinero]11) dejar que (=esperar)dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail
deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see
12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget2.VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sthdeja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops
¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!
yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago
no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking
no dejar de ({+ infin})cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid
no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them
3.See:DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( en lugar determinado) to leavelo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table
¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault
dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) to leavec) ( como herencia) to leave2)a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leaveb) < ganancia> to produce3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave4) (+ compl)a) ( en cierto estado) to leaveel avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos
dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)
b) (CS)5)a) ( posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave6) ( permitir)dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf
déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out
¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?
dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf
7)a)b)2.dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop
a) ( cesar)dejar de + inf — to stop -ing
deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me
b) (omitir, no hacer)3.dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
dejarse v pron1)a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself gob)dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract
2) <barba/bigote> to grow3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leaveme dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home
4) dejarse de (fam)déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush
* * *= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.----* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dejando a un lado = apart from.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejar ciego = blind.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.* dejar claro que = make + the point that.* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar constancia de = record.* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* dejar de existir = be no more.* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* dejar de gustar = go off.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* dejar de ser actual = date.* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.* dejar de ver = become + blind to.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.* dejar en adobo = marinade.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* dejar en remojo = steep.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.* dejar en testamento = will.* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar huérfano = orphan.* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar lisiado = lame.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* dejar marcado = scar.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse ver = have + visibility.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.* dejar una cicatriz = scar.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( en lugar determinado) to leavelo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table
¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault
dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) to leavec) ( como herencia) to leave2)a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leaveb) < ganancia> to produce3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave4) (+ compl)a) ( en cierto estado) to leaveel avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos
dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)
b) (CS)5)a) ( posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave6) ( permitir)dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf
déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out
¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?
dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf
7)a)b)2.dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop
a) ( cesar)dejar de + inf — to stop -ing
deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me
b) (omitir, no hacer)3.dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
dejarse v pron1)a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself gob)dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract
2) <barba/bigote> to grow3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leaveme dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home
4) dejarse de (fam)déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush
* * *= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dejando a un lado = apart from.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejar ciego = blind.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.* dejar claro que = make + the point that.* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar constancia de = record.* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* dejar de existir = be no more.* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* dejar de gustar = go off.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* dejar de ser actual = date.* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.* dejar de ver = become + blind to.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.* dejar en adobo = marinade.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* dejar en remojo = steep.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.* dejar en testamento = will.* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar huérfano = orphan.* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar lisiado = lame.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* dejar marcado = scar.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse ver = have + visibility.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.* dejar una cicatriz = scar.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* * *■ dejar (verbo transitivo)A1 dejar en un lugar2 olvidar3 como herencia4 depositar: personaB1 dejar: marca, mancha etc2 ComercioC abandonar: novia, marido etcD1 en cierto estado2 dejar algo dichoE1 posponer2 reservar, guardarF prestarA1 permitir2 esperarB1 dejar paso2 dejar caer■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)A deja/dejenB1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer2 dejar de: cesar■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)A abandonarseB1 dejarse la barba etc2 dejarse + infinitivoC olvidarD dejarse devtA1 (en un lugar) to leave¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for medeja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourselfdejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about itdéjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any moredéjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her faultdejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired2 (olvidar) to leavedejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train3 (como herencia) to leavele dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … offdejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at schoolB1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leavedeja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouthdeja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children2 ( Comercio):no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit marginese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returnsC (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leavelo dejó por otro she left him for another manquiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancingno quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happyte dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get readyD (+ compl)1 (en cierto estado) to leavedejé la ventana abierta I left the window opensu muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute povertysu respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her replyese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me coldel golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconsciousdejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soakdejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your handsme dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outsideel avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesosquiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite cleardejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behinddejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone2(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a messagedejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?E1 (posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it nowdejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow2 (reservar, guardar) to leavedeja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other timedejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavodeja un margen leave a marginhe salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have someA1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?déjame entrar/salir let me in/outsiempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleasesdeja correr el agua let the water run, run the watertú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worrysacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to standsu rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotiondejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INFdejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to herdéjame que te ayude let me help youno dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickensdeja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!B1dejar paso to make waydejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulancehay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas2dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;‹comentario› to let … dropdejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married■ dejarviAdeja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to paytoma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, pleasedejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't botherB dejar de1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get thereno deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without failno dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feelyo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusionsno deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologizelo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -INGdeja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering mecreía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking■ dejarseA (abandonarse) to let oneself gose ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wifeB1 ‹barba/bigote› to growquiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long2 dejarse + INF:se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of himno me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easilyquería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let himse dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the musicse dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondencyno te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and thennunca te dejas ver we never seem to see youdejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do somethingsi nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at homeD dejarse de ( fam):déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truthdéjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaininga ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time* * *
Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
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dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!
2
3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
5
◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
( permitir)◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;
déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;
no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
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b)◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;
se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);
( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down
* * *♦ vt1. [poner] to leave, to put;dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in2. [olvidar] to leave;dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the moviesle dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause6. [posponer] to leave;dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do todayno me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;dejar correr algo to leave sth be;dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubtdeja algo para los demás leave some for the others;deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time9. [legar] to leave;dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity10. [reportar] to bring;el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year11. [omitir] to leave out;la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be14. (+ infinitivo)dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;lo dejó caer she dropped it;dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by15. [indica resultado] to leave;deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;dejar algo hecho to get sth done;te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as newdejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her♦ videjó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough* * *I v/t1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;2 ( permitir) let, allow;déjale marcharse let him go;dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen3 ( prestar) lend4 beneficios yield5:déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;dejar caer algo drop sthII v/i1 ( parar):dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them2:no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us* * *dejar vt1) : to leave2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake3) : to let be, to let go4) permitir: to allow, to permitdejar videjar de : to stop, to quitdejar de fumar: to quit smoking* * *dejar vb¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]¡déjame en paz! leave me alone! -
15 esperar
v.1 to wait (for).te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airportesperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do somethingespera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm comingElsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.2 to hope (tener esperanza de).espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some helpesperar que to hope thatespero que sí/no I hope so/notesperar hacer algo to hope to do somethingEsperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.3 to expect (tener confianza en).no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reactionesperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebodycomo era de esperar as was to be expectedElsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!5 to wait for, to await, to wait.Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.* * *1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect2 (contar, creer) to expect3 (aguardar) to wait for, await4 (desear) to hope5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead1 to wait1 (aguardar) to wait2 (creer, contar) to expect3 (desear) to hope\en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!espero que no I hope notespero que sí I hope sohacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waitinghacerse esperar to keep people waitingquien espera desespera a watched pot never boils* * *verb1) to wait for, await2) expect3) hope•* * *1. VT1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait foresperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages
¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!
un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *
2) (=desear) to hopehan prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will
- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"
-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"
-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"
3) (=contar con) to expect¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?
¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?
¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well
¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?
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era de esperar — it was to be expected•
no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you4) [+ bebé]2. VI1) (=aguardar) to wait¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!
espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming
esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth
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hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting2)• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb
3.See:ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?
b) ( recibir) to meetc) sorpresa to awaitya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)
2)a) (contar con, prever) to expectesperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help
b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting3) ( con esperanza) to hopeeso espero or espero que sí — I hope so
esperar + inf — to hope to + inf
2.esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
esperar via) ( aguardar) to waitespera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you
esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part
b) embarazada3.¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
esperarse v pron1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?
2) (fam) ( prever) to expectno me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?
b) ( recibir) to meetc) sorpresa to awaitya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)
2)a) (contar con, prever) to expectesperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help
b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting3) ( con esperanza) to hopeeso espero or espero que sí — I hope so
esperar + inf — to hope to + inf
2.esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
esperar via) ( aguardar) to waitespera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you
esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part
b) embarazada3.¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
esperarse v pron1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?
2) (fam) ( prever) to expectno me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him
* * *esperar11 = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.* lo que espera a = what is on store for.* lo que nos espera = things to come.* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.esperar22 = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.* como cabía esperar = as expected.* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.* como era de esperar = as expected.* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* es de esperar = hopefully.* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* que espera demasiado = over expectant.* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* * *esperar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait foresperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friendpodrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better momentespérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just comingla esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the baresperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waitingesperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat2 (recibir) to meetla fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?3 «sorpresa» to awaitla reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to reactcomo no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madridle espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)B1 (contar con, prever) to expecttal como esperábamos just as we expectedcuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect itven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nineestoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New Yorkesperan un lleno completo they expect a full housetuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expectedesperar QUE + SUBJ:se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would failno esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mindesperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sthesperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of youno hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talksde ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expectingesperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in Mayestá esperando familia she's expectingC (con esperanza) to hope¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope notesperar + INF:espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this timeespero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anythingesperar QUE + SUBJ:espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's niceespero que tengas suerte I wish you luckespero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to meesperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!■ esperarviA1 (aguardar) to waitlo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longermientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waitingespera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with youespere un momento, por favor wait a moment, pleaseespera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for usesperar A + INF:espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to hermejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more moneyesperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiettiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call youesperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went inesperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down2«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnantespérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?* * *
esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
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◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?
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cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went inb) [ embarazada]:
esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!
esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic
* * *♦ vt1. [aguardar] to wait for;esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets backesperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;esperar que… to hope that…;espero que sí/no I hope so/not;espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;como era de esperar as was to be expected;como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain3. [tener confianza en] to expect;no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;Fam¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;Fam♦ vi1. [aguardar] to wait;espera en este despacho wait in this office;espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;Famsi crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant* * *I v/t1 ( aguardar) wait for;hacerse esperar keep people waiting(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;es de esperar que it is to be hoped that4:esperar un hijo be expecting a baby5:de aquí te espero fam incredible famII v/i ( aguardar) wait;puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait* * *esperar vt1) aguardar: to wait for, to await2) : to expect3) : to hopeespero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to workespero que sí: I hope soesperar vi: to wait* * *esperar vb1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?2. (creer, imaginar) to expect3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope -
16 erinnern
I v/t: jemanden erinnern an (+ Akk) remind s.o. of; Sache: auch put s.o. in mind of; jemanden daran erinnern, etw. zu tun remind s.o. to do s.th.; könntest du mich daran erinnern? could you remind me ( oder give me a reminder) (about that)?II v/refl remember; sich an jemanden / etw. erinnern oder sich jemandes / einer Sache erinnern geh. remember ( oder recall, recollect) s.o. / s.th.; (zurückdenken an) think back to s.o. / s.th., call s.o. / s.th. to mind; wenn ich mich recht erinnere if I remember rightly; soviel ich mich erinnern kann as far as I can remember ( oder recall); jetzt erinnere ich mich vage it’s slowly coming back to me nowIII v/i: erinnern an (+ Akk) Sache: be reminiscent of, remind one of, recall; es erinnert stark an Goethe it’s strongly reminiscent ( bei zu identifizierendem Text etc: suggestive) of Goethe; er erinnert an seinen Onkel he has a strong resemblance to his uncle, he reminds me ( oder one) of his uncle, he has a lot of his uncle in him umg.; ich erinnere ( nur) an... (Tatsachen etc.) I would remind you etc...., we should not forget..., suffice it to recall...* * *to remind; to remember;sich erinnernto remember* * *er|ịn|nern [ɛɐ'|ɪnɐn] ptp eri\#nnert1. vtjdn daran erinnern, etw zu tun/dass... — to remind sb to do sth/that...
etw erinnern (dial, sl) — to remember or recall sth
2. vrerinnern (old) — to remember or recall or recollect sb/sth
sich nur noch dunkel erinnern an (+acc) — to have only a faint or dim recollection or memory of
soweit or soviel ich mich erinnern kann — as far as I remember etc, to the best of my recollection
wenn ich mich recht erinnere,... — if my memory serves me right or correctly..., if I remember rightly...
3. vi1)erinnern an (+acc) — to be reminiscent of, to call to mind, to recall
2)* * *1) ((of things) to serve as a memorial to (someone or something): This inscription commemorates those who died.) commemorate2) (to tell (someone) that there is something he or she ought to do, remember etc: Remind me to post that letter; She reminded me of my promise.) remind3) (to make (someone) remember or think of (a person, thing etc): She reminds me of her sister; This reminds me of my schooldays.) remind* * *er·in·nern *[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]I. vt1. (zu denken veranlassen)▪ jdn daran \erinnern, etw zu tun to remind sb to do sth2. (denken lassen)▪ jdn an jdn/etw \erinnern to remind sb of sb/sthwenn ich mich recht erinnere,... if I remember correctly..., if [my] memory serves me correctly formsoweit ich mich \erinnern kann as far as I can rememberIII. vi1. (in Erinnerung bringen)▪ daran \erinnern, dass... to point out that...* * *1.reflexives Verbsich an jemanden/etwas [gut/genau] erinnern — remember somebody/something [well/clearly]
2.sich [daran] erinnern, dass... — remember or recall that...
transitives Verb1)jemanden an etwas/jemanden erinnern — remind somebody of something/somebody
jemanden daran erinnern, etwas zu tun — remind somebody to do something
2) (bes. nordd.): (sich erinnern an) remember3.intransitives Verb1)jemand/etwas erinnert an jemanden/etwas — somebody/something reminds one of somebody/something
an etwas (Akk.) erinnern — remind somebody of something
ich möchte daran erinnern, dass... — let us not forget or overlook that...
* * *A. v/t:jemanden daran erinnern, etwas zu tun remind sb to do sth;könntest du mich daran erinnern? could you remind me ( oder give me a reminder) (about that)?B. v/r remember;sich an jemanden/etwas erinnern odersich jemandes/einer Sache erinnern geh remember ( oder recall, recollect) sb/sth; (zurückdenken an) think back to sb/sth, call sb/sth to mind;wenn ich mich recht erinnere if I remember rightly;soviel ich mich erinnern kann as far as I can remember ( oder recall);jetzt erinnere ich mich vage it’s slowly coming back to me nowC. v/i:erinnern an (+akk) Sache: be reminiscent of, remind one of, recall;es erinnert stark an Goethe it’s strongly reminiscent (bei zu identifizierendem Text etc: suggestive) of Goethe;er erinnert an seinen Onkel he has a strong resemblance to his uncle, he reminds me ( oder one) of his uncle, he has a lot of his uncle in him umg;ich erinnere (nur) an … (Tatsachen etc) I would remind you etc …, we should not forget…, suffice it to recall …* * *1.reflexives Verbsich an jemanden/etwas [gut/genau] erinnern — remember somebody/something [well/clearly]
2.sich [daran] erinnern, dass... — remember or recall that...
transitives Verb1)jemanden an etwas/jemanden erinnern — remind somebody of something/somebody
jemanden daran erinnern, etwas zu tun — remind somebody to do something
2) (bes. nordd.): (sich erinnern an) remember3.intransitives Verb1)jemand/etwas erinnert an jemanden/etwas — somebody/something reminds one of somebody/something
an etwas (Akk.) erinnern — remind somebody of something
ich möchte daran erinnern, dass... — let us not forget or overlook that...
* * *v.to remember v.to remind v. -
17 Kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
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v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *bis to);durch eine Stadt/Gegend kommen pass through a town/area;nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home;wie komme ich zum Bahnhof/nach Linz? how do I get to the (US train) station/to Linz?;ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work;komm schon! come on!, hurry up!;ich komme schon! I’m coming;na, komm schon! umg come on(, now)!;er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long;da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming;spät kommen come ( oder be) late;zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late;jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn;als Erster/zuletzt oderals Letzter kommen come first/last;wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst sprichw first come, first served;wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses;angelaufen etcder soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come;jemanden kommen lassen send for sb;wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?;es kam mir (der Gedanke), dass … it occurred to me that …;mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do;mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iron don’t make me weep;das wird teuer kommen/dich teuer kommen umg it’ll come expensive/it’ll cost you;2. (herannahen) be coming;es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up);der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light;die Flut kommt the tide is coming in;da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (US intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (US intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen;etwas kommen sehen (voraussehen) see sth coming;das kommt mir gelegen/ungelegen it’s a good/bad time ( oder the right/wrong moment) for me;wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?;woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg;das kommt daher, dass it’s because;das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that;was auch (immer) kommen mag … whatever happens, …;komme, was da wolle come what may;es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet);das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen;es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened;es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where;es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umgwenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that;komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, US don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek;komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses;damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?;komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business;er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas5. umg (einen Orgasmus haben) come;ich komme I’m coming;es kommt ihr she’s coming6. umg (sich entwickeln) develop;wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?7.kommen an (+akk) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to;an jemandes Stelle kommen take sb’s place; (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of;wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8.auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount;auf etwas zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of sth;wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?;darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me;ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it;darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that;auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants;ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him9.hinter etwas (+akk)kommen find sth out10.das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal/ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf/belongs in the study;in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen get into danger/difficulties pl/an embarrassing situation;ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11.über einen Zaun etckommen get over a fence etc;12.um etwas kommen lose sth; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of sth;ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed13.14.das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?;das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much15.vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court16.zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money;zur Ansicht kommen, dass … come to the conclusion that …, decide that …;zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion);(wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness;wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?;es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed;es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen … fighting broke out between …;zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill;ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything;ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow;* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
19 bezeichnen
v/t1. (benennen) call; (auch wertend beschreiben) describe; wie bezeichnet man...? what do you call...?, what’s the name for...?; wie würdest du das bezeichnen? what would you call that?, how would you describe that?; es wird verschieden bezeichnet it has several names ( oder descriptions), it’s referred to in various ways3. (markieren) mark; (angeben) auch indicate; die Route ist mit roten Pfeilen bezeichnet the route is marked ( oder signposted) with red arrows4. (charakterisieren): jemanden als... bezeichnen call s.o. a..., refer to s.o. as a...; er bezeichnet sich selbst als Schriftsteller he calls himself a writer; er wird als intolerant bezeichnet he’s said ( oder meant) to be intolerant, he’s described as (being) intolerant; es wurde als große Blamage bezeichnet it was described ( oder put down) as a big disgrace; solche Preise kann man nur als überteuert bezeichnen you have to admit these prices are extortionate, these prices can only be called outrageous* * *(benennen) to denote; to denominate; to designate;(markieren) to mark* * *be|zeich|nen ptp bezeichnetvt1) (= kennzeichnen)(durch, mit by) to mark; Takt, Tonart to indicate2) (= genau beschreiben) to describeer bezeichnete uns den Weg — he described the way to us
3) (= benennen) to call, to describedas würde ich schlicht als eine Unverschämtheit bezéíchnen — I would describe that as sheer effrontery or impudence, I would call that sheer effrontery or impudence
so kann man es natürlich auch bezéíchnen — of course, you can call it that or describe it that way too
jd/etw wird mit dem Wort... bezeichnet — sb/sth is described by the word..., the word... describes sb/sth
4) (= bedeuten) to mean, to denote5) (geh = typisch sein für) to epitomize* * *1) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) describe2) (to call or name: It was designated a conservation area.) designate* * *be·zeich·nen *I. vt1. (benennen)▪ jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] \bezeichnen to call sb/sth [sb/sth]dein Verhalten kann man nur als ungehörig \bezeichnen! your behaviour can only be described as impertinent!2. (bedeuten)▪ etw \bezeichnen to denote sth▪ [jdm] etw \bezeichnen to describe sth [to sb]▪ etw [durch etw akk/mit etw dat] \bezeichnen to mark sth [with sth]; LING, MUS to indicate sth [with sth]sie bezeichnet sich als großzügig she describes herself as generous* * *transitives Verb1)jemanden/sich/etwas als etwas bezeichnen — call somebody/oneself/something something; describe somebody/oneself/something as something
mit dem Wort bezeichnet man eine Art Jacke — this word is used to denote or describe a kind of jacket
2) (Name sein für) denote* * *bezeichnen v/twie bezeichnet man …? what do you call …?, what’s the name for …?;wie würdest du das bezeichnen? what would you call that?, how would you describe that?;es wird verschieden bezeichnet it has several names ( oder descriptions), it’s referred to in various waysdie Route ist mit roten Pfeilen bezeichnet the route is marked ( oder signposted) with red arrows4. (charakterisieren):jemanden als … bezeichnen call sb a …, refer to sb as a …;er bezeichnet sich selbst als Schriftsteller he calls himself a writer;er wird als intolerant bezeichnet he’s said ( oder meant) to be intolerant, he’s described as (being) intolerant;solche Preise kann man nur als überteuert bezeichnen you have to admit these prices are extortionate, these prices can only be called outrageous* * *transitives Verb1)jemanden/sich/etwas als etwas bezeichnen — call somebody/oneself/something something; describe somebody/oneself/something as something
mit dem Wort bezeichnet man eine Art Jacke — this word is used to denote or describe a kind of jacket
2) (Name sein für) denote3) (markieren) mark; (durch Zeichen angeben) indicate* * *v.to denominate v.to denote v.to designate v.to indicate v.to signify v. -
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venir [v(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to come• je viens ! I'm coming!• comment est-il venu ? -- en voiture how did he get here? -- by car► faire venir [+ médecin, plombier] to call• il fait venir son vin de Provence he has his wine sent from Provence► venir (jusqu')à ( = atteindre) (vers le haut) to come up to ; (vers le bas) to come down to ; (en longueur, en superficie) to reach• d'où vient que... ? how is it that...?• d'où vient cette hâte soudaine ? why the hurry all of a sudden?• ça vient de ce que... it comes from the fact that...b. ( = arriver, survenir) to come• il ne sait pas encore nager, mais ça va venir he can't swim yet, but it'll come• ça vient ? come on!• alors ce dossier, ça vient ? so when's that file going to be ready?• et ma bière ? -- ça vient ! where's my beer? -- it's coming!c. (dans le temps, dans une série) to come• le moment viendra où... the time will come when...► à venire. (locutions)• où voulez-vous en venir ? what are you getting at?• j'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder if...• comment les choses en sont-elles venues là ? how did things come to this?► y venir• et le budget ? -- j'y viens and the budget? -- I'm coming to that2. <• viens voir ! come and see!• après cela ne viens pas te plaindre ! and don't come complaining afterwards!► venir de + infinitif to have just• elle venait de m'appeler she had just called me► venir à + infinitif3. <• il ne lui viendrait pas à l'idée que j'ai besoin d'aide it wouldn't occur to him that I might need help• il vient un moment où... the time comes when...* * *vəniʀ
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verbe auxiliaire1) ( marque l'occurrence)2) ( marque le mouvement)3) ( marque le développement)
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verbe intransitif1) ( dans l'espace) to comeje viens or suis venu pour m'excuser — I've come to apologize
allez, viens! — come on!
d'où viens-tu? — ( reproche) where have you been?
je viens de sa part — he/she sent me to see you
faire venir quelqu'un — ( demander) to send for somebody, to get somebody (colloq); ( en le convainquant) to get somebody to come; ( attirer) to attract somebody [client]
faire venir quelque chose — ( commander) to order something; ( par la poste) to send for something
gens venus d'ailleurs — ( de l'étranger) foreigners; ( de l'extérieur) outsiders
les mots ne venaient pas — he/she etc couldn't find the words
l'inspiration ne venait pas — inspiration failed him/her etc
l'idée lui vint que — the idea occurred to him/her that
ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit — it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me
il lui est venu une idée bizarre — he/she had a weird idea
2) ( dans le temps)ça vient, ça vient! — (colloq) it's coming!, it's on its way!
le moment venu — ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came
je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) — I'd rather wait and see how things turn out
3) ( marquant l'origine)ça me vient naturellement or tout seul — that's just the way I am
4) ( dans une hiérarchie)venir après/avant — to come after/before
5)s'il faut en venir là — if it gets to that point, if it comes to that
en venir aux mains or aux coups — to come to blows
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venir de + infinitifvenir verbe auxiliaire servant à former le passé immédiat: venir de faire = to have just done; elle vient (tout juste) de partir = she's (only) just left; il venait de se marier = he'd just got married; je viens de te le dire = I've just told you. Attention aux exceptions du genre vient de paraître = ( pour un livre) ‘new!’; = ( pour un disque) ‘new release’venir + infinitifLa traduction de la construction dépend du temps: j'ai demandé au plombier de venir vérifier la chaudière = I asked the plumber to come and check the boiler; le plombier viendra vérifier la chaudière = the plumber will come and check the boiler; le plombier vient vérifier la chaudière aujourd'hui = the plumber is coming to check the boiler today; te rappelles-tu quel jour le plombier est venu vérifier la chaudière? = can you remember which day the plumber came to check the boiler?; il était venu vérifier la chaudière et il en a profité pour réparer le robinet de l'évier = he had come to check the boiler and took the opportunity to mend the tap on the sink; viens voir = come and seeCependant, pour les activités sportives, on aura: elle a décidé de venir nager/faire du cheval = she has decided to come swimming/riding. On pourra aussi avoir: viens déjeuner = come for lunch, lunch étant un nom, ou encore: venez nous voir un de ces jours = come over ou round GB sometimeExemples supplémentaires et exceptions sont présentés ci-dessous aussi bien pour venir verbe auxiliaire I, que pour venir verbe intransitif II* * *v(ə)niʀ1. vi1) (provenance) to comeIl viendra demain. — He'll come tomorrow.
Il est venu nous voir. — He came to see us.
2)faire venir [docteur, plombier] — to call, to call out
On a fait venir le médecin. — We called the doctor., We called the doctor out.
Je viens d'y aller. — I've just been there.
Je viens de le voir. — I've just seen him.
Je viens de lui téléphoner. — I've just phoned him.
où veux-tu en venir? — what are you getting at?, what are you driving at?
à venir; les années à venir — the years to come
je te vois venir — I know what you're after, I can see where you're going
d'où vient que...? — how is it that...?
2. vb imperss'il vient à...; s'il vient à pleuvoir — if it should rain, if it happens to rain
s'il venait à neiger — if it should snow, if it happens to snow
2)il me vient...; Il me vient une idée. — An idea has just occurred to me.
Il m'est venu des soupçons. — I was beginning to be suspicious.
* * *venir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: venirA v aux1 ( marque l'occurrence) venir aggraver la situation to make the situation worse; venir contribuer au chômage to push unemployment up;2 ( marque le mouvement) le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds/atterrir○ dans notre jardin the ball rolled up to my feet/landed in our garden;3 ( marque le développement) et si je venais à tomber malade? what if I should fall ill GB ou get sick US?; s'il venait à pleuvoir if it should rain; même s'il venait à changer d'avis even if he were to change his mind; s'il venait à l'apprendre if he ever got to hear about it; s'il venait à la quitter if he ever left her; quand il venait à sortir when he happened to go out; la maladie vint à s'aggraver the illness became more serious; il en vint à la détester he came to hate her.B vi1 ( dans l'espace) to come; viens quand tu veux come whenever you like; je viens or suis venu pour m'excuser I've come to apologize; il est venu (droit) sur moi he came straight up to me; tu peux toujours venir chez moi/dans mon bureau/à Londres/au Canada/en Irlande you can always come to my house/to my office/to London/to Canada/to Ireland; il vient beaucoup de gens le samedi lots of people come on Saturdays; la route vient jusqu'ici the road comes this far; l'eau leur venait aux genoux the water came up to their knees; venir de loin/de Hongkong to come from far away/from Hong Kong; allez, viens! come on!; d'où viens-tu? ( reproche) where have you been?; j'en viens I've just been there; il est venu quelqu'un pour toi ( encore là) someone's here to see you; ( reparti) someone came to see you; je viens de sa part he/she sent me to see you; faire venir qn ( demander) to send for sb, to get sb○; ( obtenir) to get sb to come; ( attirer) to attract sb; faire venir le plombier to send for the plumber, to get the plumber in; tu ne pourras jamais la faire venir you'll never get her to come; faire venir les clients to attract customers, to bring in the customers; faire venir le médecin to call the doctor; c'est le champagne qui le fait venir he comes for the champagne; pourquoi nous avoir fait venir si tôt? why did they get us to come here so early?; faire venir qch ( commander) to order sth; ( par la poste) to send for sth; faire venir son thé du Yunnan/ses chaussures d'Italie to get one's tea from Yunnan province/one's shoes from Italy; je suis venu ce soir vous parler du racisme I've come here tonight to talk to you about racism; plantes venues d'ailleurs plants from far-off places; produits venus d'ailleurs imported products; gens venus d'ailleurs ( étrangers) foreigners; ( des extérieurs) outsiders; le nom ne me vient pas à l'esprit the name escapes me; les mots ne venaient pas he/she etc couldn't find the words; l'inspiration ne venait pas inspiration failed him/her etc; ça m'est venu tout d'un coup ( une idée) it suddenly came to me; l'idée lui vint que the idea occurred to him/her that; ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me; il ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit de te mentir/qu'il pourrait mentir it never occurred to me to lie to you/that he would lie; il lui est venu une idée bizarre he/she had a weird idea; un sourire lui vint aux lèvres, il lui vint un sourire aux lèvres he/she gave a smile;2 ( dans le temps) il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent you must take things as they come; ça vient, ça vient○! it's coming!, it's on its way!; l'année qui vient the coming year; dans les années à venir in the years to come; dans les jours à venir in the next few days; le moment venu ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came; quand le printemps viendra when spring comes; (il) viendra un jour où il le regrettera the day will come when ou there'll come a day when he'll regret it; la nuit va bientôt venir it'll soon be dark; le moment du départ est venu it's time to leave; dans l'heure qui vient within the hour; les difficultés à venir future problems; attends, ça va venir wait, it's coming; je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) I'd rather wait and see how things turn out; alors, ça vient○?, ça vient oui ou non○? ( une réponse) am I ever going to get an answer○?; ( une personne) are you ever coming?; comment êtes-vous venu à l'enseignement? how did you come to take up teaching?; venir en troisième position to come third; venir loin derrière to trail a long way behind; venir ensuite to follow, to come next; il est venu un moment où j'étais trop fatigué I got to the point when I was too tired;3 ( marquant l'origine) venir d'une famille protestante to come from a Protestant family; venir du grec to come from the Greek; de quelle école vient-il? what school did he go to?; cette bague me vient de ma tante my aunt left me this ring; le succès du roman vient de son style the novel's success is due to its style; ça vient du fait que la situation a changé it stems from the fact that the situation has changed; ça vient de ce qu'ils ne se parlent pas it's all because they don't talk to each other; d'où vient qu'il ne comprend jamais? how is it that he never understands?, how come he never understands?; d'où vient que vous êtes triste? why are you sad?; de là vient qu'il est toujours angoissé hence his continual anxiety, that's why he's always anxious; ça me vient naturellement or tout seul that's just the way I am;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) venir après/avant to come after/before; la famille vient avant le reste the family comes before everything else;5 en venir à to come to; j'en viens au problème qui vous préoccupe I now come to your problem; en venir à abandonner ses études to get to the point of dropping out; s'il faut en venir là if it gets to that point, if it comes to that; il en était venu à la faire suivre/vouloir se suicider he even had her followed/considered suicide; comment a-t-elle pu en venir à de telles extrémités? how could she have resorted to such desperate measures?; ils y viendront d'eux-mêmes ( à une idée) they'll come round of their own accord; venons-en à l'ordre du jour let's get down to the agenda; où veut-il en venir (au juste)? what's he driving at?; en venir aux mains to come to blows; ils en sont venus aux coups they came to blows.[vənir] verbe auxiliaire1. [se rendre quelque part pour] to come and ou totu l'as bien cherché, alors ne viens pas te plaindre! you asked for it, so now don't come moaning to me about it!qu'est-ce que tu viens nous raconter ou chanter là? (familier) what on earth are you on about (UK) ou talking about?2. [avoir fini de]je viens de l'avoir au téléphone I was on the phone to her just a few minutes ou a short while ago3. (soutenu)venir à [exprime un hasard] to happen tosi les vivres venaient à manquer should food supplies run out, if food supplies were to run out————————[vənir] verbe intransitifA.[AVEC IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT]1. [se déplacer, se rendre] to comeil est reparti ou il s'en est allé comme il était venub. [il est mort] he died without having made his markalors, tu viens? are you coming?on va au restaurant, tu viens avec nous? we're off to the restaurant, are you coming with us ou along?venir sur [prédateur, véhicule] to move in on, to bear down uponvenir vers quelqu'un [s'approcher] to come up to ou towards somebodya. [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to come to somebodyb. [atteindre quelqu'un] to reach somebody2. [emmener, appeler]a. [médecin, police, réparateur] to send for, to callb. [parasites, touristes] to attractB.[SANS IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT] [distance]venir à ou jusqu'àb. [vers le bas] to come down to, to reach (down to)c. [en largeur, en longueur] to come out to, to stretch to, to reachC.[SURGIR, SE MANIFESTER]1. [arriver - moment, saison] to comevoici venir la nuit it's nearly night ou nighttimepuis il vient un âge/moment où... then comes an age/a time when...ça va venir: je ne suis jamais tombé amoureux — non, mais ça va venir! I've never fallen in love — (no, but) you will one day!alors, elle vient cette bière? am I getting that beer or not?, how long do I have to wait for my beer?alors, ça vient? hurry up!ça vient, ça vient! alright, it's coming!2. [apparaître - inspiration, idée, boutons] to comeprendre la vie comme elle vient ou les choses comme elles viennent ou les événements comme ils viennent to take things in one's stride ou as they come, to take life as it comesvenir à quelqu'un: l'envie m'est soudain venue d'aller me baigner I suddenly felt like going swimming ou fancied a swimles mots ne me venaient pas I was at a loss for words, I couldn't find the wordsvenir à l'esprit de quelqu'un ou à l'idée de quelqu'un to come to ou to dawn on somebody3. [dans une chronologie, un ordre, une hiérarchie] to comele mois/l'année/la décennie qui vient the coming month/year/decadedans ce jeu, l'as vient après le valet in this game, the ace is worth less than the jackvenir à maturité to reach maturity, to ripen5. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIEvenir bien/mal: les verts viennent bien sur la photo the green shades come out beautifully in the photograph————————[vənir] verbe impersonnel1. [se déplacer]2. [idée, réflexion]il m'est venu à l'idée de faire I suddenly thought of doing, it dawned on me to do3. [exprime un hasard]————————venir à verbe plus préposition1. [choisir] to come to2. [atteindre]a. [thème, problème] to come ou to turn tob. [conclusion] to come to, to reachc. [décision] to come toen venir au fait ou à l'essentiel to come ou to go straight to the pointje sais certaines choses... — où veux-tu en venir? I know a thing or two... — what do you mean by that ou are you getting at ou are you driving at?en venir aux mains ou coups to come to blowsa. [finir par] to come tob. [en dernière extrémité] to resort ou to be reduced toj'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder whether...si j'en suis venu à voler, c'est que... I resorted to stealing because...y venir [s'y résoudre] to come round to it————————venir de verbe plus préposition1. [être originaire de - suj: personne] to come from, to be from, to be a native of ; [ - suj: plante, fruit, animal] to come ou to be ou to originate fromune mode qui vient d'Espagne a fashion which comes from ou originated in Spainle mot vient du latin the word comes ou derives from Latin2. [provenir de - suj: marchandise] to originate from ; [ - suj: bruit, vent] to come from3. [être issu de] to come fromvenant d'elle, c'est presque un compliment coming from her it's almost a compliment4. [être dû à - suj: problème] to come ou to stem from, to lie in ou withil y a une grosse erreur dans la comptabilité — ça ne vient pas de moi there's a big discrepancy in the books — it's got nothing to do with mec'est de là que vient le mal/problème this is the root of the evil/problemde là vient son indifférence hence her indifference, that's why she's indifferentde là vient que: les travaux sont finis, de là vient que tout est calme the building work is over, hence the peace and quietd'où vient que: je dois terminer pour demain, d'où vient que je n'ai pas de temps à vous consacrer my deadline is tomorrow, that's why I can't give you any of my timed'où vient que...? how is it that...?————————s'en venir verbe pronominal intransitif————————à venir locution adjectivaledans les jours/semaines/mois à venir in the days/weeks/months to comeles années à venir the coming years ou years to comeles générations à venir future ou coming generations
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