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1 spannen
I v/t1. stretch; (straff spannen) tighten; (Muskeln) flex, tense; (Bogen) draw; TECH. (Werkstück) clamp; (Feder) tighten, tension; (Gewehr, Kamera) cock; fig. (Nerven) strain; Leinwand auf einen Rahmen spannen stretch a canvas over a frame; einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen put a sheet of paper in(to) the typewriter; neue Saiten auf eine Gitarre spannen restring a guitar; einen Tennisschläger spannen put a tennis racket in a press; seine Erwartungen hoch / zu hoch spannen fig. have high expectations / pitch one’s expectations too high3. fachspr.: die Tragflächen des Flugzeugs spannen 18 Meter the aircraft has a wingspan of 18 met|res (Am. -ers)4. umg. (merken) get wise to; er hat’s gespannt (gemerkt) he’s caught on; (kapiert) auch he’s got it, the penny’s dropped; Folter, gespanntII v/refl stretch ( über + Akk across, over); Muskel: flex; Haut: be taut ( oder tight); sich über einen Fluss spannen span a river; das Seil spannte sich und riss the rope tautened ( oder took up the strain) and brokeIII v/i1. Rock, Schuhe: be (too) tight; Haut: be taut ( oder tight); das Hemd spannt über dem Bauch the shirt is (too) tight over the stomach2. spannen auf (+ Akk) fig. (erwarten) be anxiously waiting for; (beobachten) follow closely, have one’s eyes fixed on* * *to strain; to wind up; to brace; to stretch* * *spạn|nen ['ʃpanən]1. vt1) Saite, Seil, Geigenbogen to tighten, to tauten; Bogen to draw; Feder to tension; Muskeln to tense, to flex; Strickteile, Wolle to stretch; Gewehr, Abzugshahn, Kameraverschluss to cockeinen Tennisschläger spannen — to put a tennis racket in a/the press
2) (= straff befestigen) Werkstück to clamp; Wäscheleine to put up; Netz, Plane, Bildleinwand to stretch4) (fig)die Ausstellung spannt einen weiten thematischen Bogen — the exhibition spans or covers a wide range of themes
See:→ Folter5)See:→ gespannt6) (S Ger, Aus inf = merken) to catch on to (inf), to get wise to (inf)2. vr2)3. vi1) (Kleidung) to be (too) tight; (Haut) to be taut2) (= Gewehr spannen) to cock; (= Kamera spannen) to cock the shutter* * *span·nen[ˈʃpanən]I. vt1. (straffen)▪ etw \spannen to tighten sth, to make sth tautdie Zügel \spannen to pull [back] on the reins2. (aufspannen)eine Hängematte/Wäscheleine über/zwischen etw akk \spannen to put [or hang] up a hammock/washing line sep over/between sth3. (anspannen)einen Bogen in die Schreibmaschine \spannen to insert [or put] a sheet in the typewritereine Leinwand zwischen die Bretter \spannen to stretch a canvas between the boards▪ \spannen, dass... to catch on that...II. vrIII. viim Schnitt/unter den Armen/an den Schultern \spannen to be too close-fitting/[too] tight under the arms/at the shouldersmeine Haut spannt von der Sonne/an den Schultern/im Gesicht the sun has made my skin taut/my skin is taut on my shoulders/face3. (fam)die Erben \spannen darauf, dass sie endlich stirbt the heirs can't wait for her to die* * *1.transitives Verb1) tighten, tauten <violin string, violin bow, etc.>; draw < bow>; tension <spring, tennis net, drumhead, saw-blade>; stretch <fabric, shoe, etc.>; draw or pull < line> tight or taut; tense, flex < muscle>; cock <gun, camera shutter>einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen — insert or put a sheet of paper in the typewriter
3) (schirren) hitch up, harness (vor, an + Akk. to)4) (bes. südd., österr.): (merken) notice2.reflexives Verb2) (geh.): (sich wölben)3.sich über etwas (Akk.) spannen — <bridge, rainbow> span something
* * *A. v/t1. stretch; (straff spannen) tighten; (Muskeln) flex, tense; (Bogen) draw; TECH (Werkstück) clamp; (Feder) tighten, tension; (Gewehr, Kamera) cock; fig (Nerven) strain;Leinwand auf einen Rahmen spannen stretch a canvas over a frame;einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen put a sheet of paper in(to) the typewriter;neue Saiten auf eine Gitarre spannen restring a guitar;einen Tennisschläger spannen put a tennis racket in a press;seine Erwartungen hoch/zu hoch spannen fig have high expectations/pitch one’s expectations too high2. (befestigen) (Wäscheleine) put up;vor den Wagen spannen (Pferde) harness to the carriage3. fachspr:die Tragflächen des Flugzeugs spannen 18 Meter the aircraft has a wingspan of 18 metres (US -ers)4. umg (merken) get wise to;er hat’s gespannt (gemerkt) he’s caught on; (kapiert) auch he’s got it, the penny’s dropped; → Folter, gespanntB. v/r stretch (sich über einen Fluss spannen span a river;das Seil spannte sich und riss the rope tautened ( oder took up the strain) and brokeC. v/idas Hemd spannt über dem Bauch the shirt is (too) tight over the stomach2.spannen auf (+akk) fig (erwarten) be anxiously waiting for; (beobachten) follow closely, have one’s eyes fixed on* * *1.transitives Verb1) tighten, tauten <violin string, violin bow, etc.>; draw < bow>; tension <spring, tennis net, drumhead, saw-blade>; stretch <fabric, shoe, etc.>; draw or pull < line> tight or taut; tense, flex < muscle>; cock <gun, camera shutter>einen Bogen Papier in die Schreibmaschine spannen — insert or put a sheet of paper in the typewriter
3) (schirren) hitch up, harness (vor, an + Akk. to)4) (bes. südd., österr.): (merken) notice2.reflexives Verb2) (geh.): (sich wölben)3.sich über etwas (Akk.) spannen — <bridge, rainbow> span something
* * *v.to stretch v.to tension v. -
2 moc|ować
imp Ⅰ vt to secure, to fix- mocować coś w imadle to clamp something in a vice- grzejniki są mocowane na ścianach hakami the heaters are fixed toa. mounted on the walls with hooks- tablica mocowana śrubami na drzwiach a board screwed onto the door ⇒ przymocowaćⅡ mocować się v refl. 1. (walczyć) to grapple, to wrestle- mocować się z przeciwnikiem na ringu to grapple a. to wrestle with an opponent in the ring2. (wytężać siły) to struggle, to wrestle- mocować się z drzwiami to struggle a. to wrestle with the door3. przen. (starać się osiągnąć cel) to struggle, to wrestle- mocować się ze strachem to struggle a. to wrestle with one’s fear- mocować się z chorobą to fight against illness- mocować się ze sobą to wrestle with oneselfThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > moc|ować
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3 serrer
serrer [seʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = maintenir, presser) to grip• serrer qn dans ses bras/contre son cœur to clasp sb in one's arms/to one's chest• serrer la main à or de qn ( = la donner) to shake hands with sb ; ( = la presser) to squeeze sb's handb. ( = contracter) serrer le poing/les mâchoires to clench one's fist/one's jawsc. ( = comprimer) to be too tight ford. [+ écrou, vis, ceinture, lacet, nœud] to tighten ; [+ joint] to clampe. ( = se tenir près de) (par derrière) to keep close behind ; (latéralement) to squeeze ( contre up against)f. [+ objets alignés, lignes, mots] to put close together• il faudra serrer les invités, la table est petite we'll have to squeeze the guests together as the table is so small2. intransitive verb( = obliquer) serrer à droite/gauche to move in to the right-hand/left-hand lane3. reflexive verba. ( = se rapprocher)• se serrer autour de la table/du feu to squeeze round the table/the fireb. ( = se contracter) son cœur se serra he felt a pang of anguish* * *seʀe
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1) ( maintenir vigoureusement) [personne] to grip [volant, rame]serrer quelqu'un/quelque chose dans ses bras — to hug somebody/something
2) ( ajuster) to tighten [nœud, corde]3) ( tenir à l'étroit) [chaussures, vêtement] to be too tight4) ( bloquer) to tighten [écrou, vis, boulon]; to turn [something] off tightly [robinet]sans serrer — [fixer, visser] loosely
5) ( être près de)serrer le trottoir — [automobiliste] to hug the kerb GB ou curb US
serrer à droite — [véhicule] to get ou stay in the right-hand lane
serrer quelqu'un de près — [concurrent] to be hot on somebody's tail
serrer un sujet de près — fig to study a subject closely
6) ( rapprocher) to push [something] closer together [livres, tables, objets]; to squeeze [personne]être serré — [livres, personnes] to be packed together
serrer les rangs — lit, fig to close ranks
7) ( réduire) to cut [dépenses, prix]8) Nautisme to furl [voile]9) ( ranger) liter, dial to stow [something] away [objet précieux, économies]
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se serrer verbe pronominal1) ( se rapprocher de) [personnes] to squeeze up2) ( se comprimer)3) ( se contracter)avoir la gorge qui se serre — ( d'émotion) to have a lump in one's throat; ( de peur) to have one's heart in one's mouth
* * *seʀe1. vt1) (= tenir) to grip tight, to hold tight2) (= comprimer, coincer) to squeeze, [poings, mâchoires] to clenchserrer les dents — to clench one's teeth, to grit one's teeth
3) [ceinture, nœud, frein, vis] to tightenserrer la gorge à qn [chagrin] — to bring a lump to sb's throat
4) [vêtement] to be too tight forCe pantalon me serre trop. — These trousers are too tight for me.
5) (= rapprocher) [objets, chaises] to close up, to move closer together2. vi"serrer à droite" — "keep right"
* * *serrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( maintenir vigoureusement) [personne] to grip [volant, rame]; ne serrez pas le volant, détendez-vous don't grip the steering wheel, relax; si tu serres bien la corde tu ne risqueras rien if you grip the rope tightly you'll be OK; serrer qch dans sa main to grip [sth] in one's hand [pièce, bonbon, crayon, clé]; serrer qn/qch dans ses bras to hug sb/sth; serrer qn/qch contre sa poitrine to hug sb/sth to one's chest; serrer qch entre ses cuisses/genoux to grip sth between one's thighs/knees; serrer qch entre ses dents to clench sth between one's teeth; serrer le poignet/cou de qn to squeeze sb's wrist/neck; serrer la main de or la pince○ à qn to shake hands with sb; elle a serré la main du ministre she shook hands with the minister; serrer les poings to clench one's fists; la peur me serrait la gorge my throat was constricted with fear; ça me serre le cœur de voir ça it wrings my heart to see that;2 ( ajuster) [personne] to tighten [corset, ceinture, nœud]; to tighten [ficelle]; serre bien tes lacets do your shoelaces up tight; tu as trop serré ton nœud de cravate your tie is too tight; serrer son peignoir autour de sa taille to pull one's dressing-gown around oneself; mon chignon n'est pas assez serré my bun is (too) loose;3 ( tenir à l'étroit) [chaussures, vêtement] to be too tight; mon pantalon me serre my trousers GB ou pants US are too tight; ça me serre à la taille/aux épaules/aux mollets it's too tight around my waist/across my shoulders/around my calves;4 ( bloquer) to tighten [écrou, vis, boulon]; to turn [sth] off tightly [robinet]; serrer une pièce dans un étau to grip a part in a vice GB ou vise US; ne serrez pas trop don't overtighten; sans serrer [fixer, visser] loosely;5 ( être près de) serrer le trottoir [automobiliste] to hug the kerb GB ou curb US; serrer l'accotement to drive very close to the edge of the road; serrer à droite/gauche [véhicule] to move close to the right/left of the road; serrer un cycliste contre le trottoir [voiture] to force a cyclist up against the pavement GB ou sidewalk US; serrer qn de près [concurrent] to be hot on sb's tail;6 ( rapprocher) to push [sth] closer together [livres, tables, objets] (contre against); to squeeze [personne] (dans in; contre against); être serré [livres, personnes] to be packed together; nous sommes trop serrés dans la cuisine there are too many of us in the kitchen; serrer les rangs lit, fig to close ranks;7 ( étudier en profondeur) serrer un sujet/problème de près to study a subject/problem closely;B se serrer vpr1 ( se rapprocher de) [personnes] to squeeze up (autour de around; dans in); serrez-vous pour faire de la place squeeze up to make room; ma voiture est petite, il va falloir se serrer my car is small, we'll have to squeeze up; se serrer contre qch/qn to squeeze up against sth/sb; ils se sont serrés les uns contre les autres they huddled together;2 ( se comprimer) se serrer dans une jupe/un pantalon to squeeze oneself into a skirt/a pair of trousers GB ou pants US; nous nous sommes serré la main we shook hands;3 ( se contracter) avoir le cœur qui se serre to feel deeply upset; avoir la gorge qui se serre ( d'émotion) to have a lump in one's throat; (de peur, trac) to have one's heart in one's mouth.[sere] verbe transitif1. [presser] to hold tightserrer la main ou la pince (familier) à quelqu'un to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand2. [suj: vêtement] to be tightla chaussure droite/le col me serre un peu the right shoe/the collar is a bit tight3. [bien fermer - nœud, lacets] to tighten, to pull tight ; [ - joint] to clamp ; [ - écrou] to tighten (up) ; [ - frein à main] to put on tight4. [contracter] to clenchserrer les lèvres to set ou to tighten one's lipsserrer les dents to clench ou to set ou to grit one's teeth5. [rapprocher]être serrés comme des sardines ou des harengs to be squashed up like sardines6. [suivre]serrer quelqu'un de près to follow close behind somebody, to follow somebody closely7. NAUTIQUEserrer le vent to sail close to ou to hug the wind8. (littéraire) [enfermer] to put away————————[sere] verbe intransitifserrer à droite/gauche to keep to the right/left————————se serrer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se rapprocher] to squeeze upa. [par affection] to cuddle ou to snuggle up to somebodyb. [pour se protéger] to huddle up against somebody2. [se contracter] to tighten up————————se serrer verbe pronominal transitif -
4 gato
m.1 cat, mog.2 jack, lifting jack.3 servant, maid, house-servant.4 pound sign, pound symbol, hash mark, hash sign.* * *1 cat, tomcat2 (de coche) jack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino gato,-a1 familiar person from Madrid, inhabitant of Madrid\buscarle tres/cinco pies al gato familiar to split hairs, complicate thingsdar gato por liebre familiar to take somebody in, con somebodyhay gato encerrado familiar there's something fishy going onllevar el gato al agua / llevarse el gato al agua familiar to pull it off, succeedser cuatro gatos familiar to be a handful of peopleser gato viejo familiar to be an old handgato de algalia civet catgato de Angora Angora catgato montés wildcat, US bobcatgato siamés Siamese cat————————1 cat, tomcat2 (de coche) jack► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - gata)noun1) cat2) jack* * *I gato, -a1. SM / F1) (Zool) [gen] cat; [especificando el sexo] tomcat/she-cat"El gato con botas" — "Puss in Boots"
te han dado gato por liebre — you've been had o conned *, you've been done *
cuatro gatos —
no había más que cuatro gatos — there was hardly anyone o a soul there
este programa solo lo ven cuatro gatos — hardly anyone watches this programme, this programme is only watched by a handful of people
defenderse 2), pie 1)gato callejero — stray cat, alley cat ( esp EEUU)
3) Méx * (=criado) servant2. SM1) (Téc) [de coche] jack; (=torno) clamp, vice, vise (EEUU); (=grapa) grab, drag (EEUU); Méx [de arma] trigger2) * (=ladrón) sneak thief, petty thief3) (=baile) a popular Argentinian folk dance4) † [para el dinero] money bag5) CAm (=músculo) muscle6) Méx (=propina) tip7) Cono Sur (=bolsa de agua) hot-water bottlegata IISM And open-air market, market place* * *I- ta masculino, femenino1) (Zool) catcuatro gatos — (fam) a handful of people
defenderse como gato panza arriba — (fam) to defend oneself fiercely
estar para el gato — (Chi fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
le dieron gato por liebre — he was conned o had! (colloq)
llevarse el gato al agua — (fam) to pull it off (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( criado) (m) servant; (f) maidII1) (Auto) jack2) (Mús) folk dance from the River Plate area3) (Chi, Méx) (Jueg) ticktacktoe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE)4) (Méx) ( signo) hash sign* * *I- ta masculino, femenino1) (Zool) catcuatro gatos — (fam) a handful of people
defenderse como gato panza arriba — (fam) to defend oneself fiercely
estar para el gato — (Chi fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
le dieron gato por liebre — he was conned o had! (colloq)
llevarse el gato al agua — (fam) to pull it off (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( criado) (m) servant; (f) maidII1) (Auto) jack2) (Mús) folk dance from the River Plate area3) (Chi, Méx) (Jueg) ticktacktoe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE)4) (Méx) ( signo) hash sign* * *gato11 = cat.Ex: Parentheses help to clarify complex search requests, e.g. dog and ( cat or kitten) vs. (dog and cat) or kitten.
* a gatas = on all fours.* aquí hay gato encerrado = there's more to it than meets the eye.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.* gato callejero = stray cat, alley cat.* gato de roca = meerkat.* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy, once bitten, twice shy.* gato montés = wildcat.* gato salvaje = feral cat.* gato siamés = Siamese cat.* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.gato22 = car jack.Ex: All of the 13 people killed in accidents involving car jacks were males aged between 30 and 89.
* gato del coche = car jack.* gato hidráulico = hydraulic jack.* levantar con gato = jack up.* * *masculine, feminineA ( Zool) cataquí hay gato encerrado there's something fishy going on herecuatro gatos ( fam); a handful of peopleen el pueblo no quedan más que cuatro gatos there's hardly a soul o there's only a handful of people left in the villageen la clase de árabe sólo somos cuatro gatos there are only half a dozen of us in my Arabic classdefenderse como gato panza arriba or ( Chi) de espaldas ( fam); to defend oneself fiercely o tooth and nailjugar al gato y al ratón to play cat and mouselavarse como los gatos to make do with a lick and a promise ( colloq)te dieron or ( Chi) pasaron or (Col, Ven) metieron gato por liebre you were conned o had! ( colloq), you were done in! ( AmE colloq), you were done! ( BrE colloq)el gato escaldado del agua fría huye once bitten twice shygato con guantes no caza ratones I/you can't do it with these/those gloves oncuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones when the cat's away the mice will playCompuestos:el gato con botas Puss in Bootscivet, civet catAngora catwild catPersian catSiamese catgato2A ( Auto) jack* * *
gato 1◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) cat;
gato montés wild cat;
aquí hay gato encerrado there's something fishy going on here;
le dieron gato por liebre he was conned o had! (colloq);
llevarse el gato al agua (fam) to pull it off (colloq)
gato 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Auto) jack
2 (Chi, Méx) (Jueg) ticktacktoe (AmE), noughts and crosses (BrE)
3 (Méx) ( signo) hash sign
gato sustantivo masculino
1 Zool cat
gato montés, wild cat
gato siamés, Siamese
El gato con botas, Puss in Boots
2 Auto Téc jack
3 familiar man from Madrid
♦ Locuciones: familiar buscarle tres pies al gato, to complicate things unnecessarily
aquí hay gato encerrado, there's something fishy going on
dar gato por liebre, to take sb in, to trick sb
al final nos llevamos el gato al agua, we pulled it off in the end
cuatro gatos, a handful of people
' gato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- cachorra
- cachorro
- cascabel
- enroscarse
- haber
- hidráulica
- hidráulico
- liebre
- linda
- lindo
- llevarse
- mano
- perra
- perro
- rebuscar
- siamés
- siamesa
- sigilo
- subirse
- acariciar
- bigote
- castrar
- comer
- cucho
- enroscar
- extraviado
- macho
- mamar
- me
- pata
- pelo
- rozar
- sacrificar
- uña
- zarpazo
English:
atop
- bark
- bitten
- cat
- claw
- comfortably
- console
- disorient
- disorientate
- fur
- jack
- jack up
- look down
- neuter
- outside
- pass
- poised
- pounce
- provide for
- rat
- respectively
- retract
- Siamese cat
- split
- spring
- stray
- tabby
- thank
- tomcat
- tortoiseshell
- whisker
- bite
- catch
- foot
- in
- Siamese
- sleep
- tom
- wild
* * *gato, -a♦ nm,f1. [animal] cat;Famdar gato por liebre a alguien to swindle o cheat sb;Famaquí hay gato encerrado there's something fishy going on here;Famllevarse el gato al agua to pull it off;Famcuatro gatos, RP [m5]cuatro gatos locos: sólo había cuatro gatos there was hardly a soul there;Espnos apuntamos cuatro gatos hardly anyone signed up for it;Famdefenderse/resistir como gato panza arriba to defend oneself/resist tooth and nail;Famtener más vidas que un gato to have nine lives;Famcuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones when the cat's away the mice will play;gato escaldado (del agua fría huye) once bitten twice shygato de algalia civet;gato de Angora Angora cat;el gato con botas Puss in Boots;gato montés wildcat;gato persa Persian cat;gato siamés Siamese cat♦ nm1. Aut jack2. [danza] = Argentine folk dance* * *m1 ZO cat;aquí hay gato encerrado fam there’s something fishy going on here fam ;cuatro gatos a handful of people;dar gato por liebre a alguien fam con s.o. fam ;llevarse el gato al agua fig fam pull it off fam ;gato escaldado del agua fría huye once bitten, twice shy;de noche todos los gatos son pardos all cats look gray in the dark;lavarse a lo gato fig have a quick wash, have a cat lick2 AUTO jacknoughts and crosses sg* * *gato, -ta n: catgato nm: jack (for an automobile)* * *gato n1. (animal) cat2. (para el coche) jack
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