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1 ( act or period of running) course f ; a two-mile run une course de deux miles ; that was a splendid run by Reeves Reeves a fait une course magnifique ; to go for a run aller courir ; to take the dog for a run in the park aller faire courir le chien au parc ; to break into a run se mettre à courir ; to do sth at a run faire qch en courant ; to take a run at prendre son élan pour franchir [fence, hedge, stream] ; to give sb a clear run fig laisser le champ libre à qn (at doing pour faire) ;

2 ( flight) on the run [prisoner] en fuite, en cavale ○ ; to be on the run from sb/sth fuir qn/qch ; to have sb on the run lit mettre qn en fuite ; fig réussir à effrayer qn ; to make a run for it fuir, s'enfuir ; to make a run for the door se précipiter vers la porte ;

3 ( series) (of successes, failures, reds, blacks) série f (of de) ; to have a run of (good) luck être en veine ; to have a run of bad luck jouer de malchance ; a run of fine weather une période de beau temps ; we've had a long run without any illness nous avons eu une longue période sans maladie ; the product has had a good run but… le produit a bien marché mais… ;

4 Theat série f de représentations ; to have a long run tenir longtemps l'affiche ; to have a six-month run tenir l'affiche pendant six mois ; the play is beginning its Broadway run la pièce commence à se jouer à Broadway ;

5 ( trend) (of events, market) tendance f ; the run of the cards/dice was against me le jeu était contre moi ; against the run of play Sport en sens inverse du cours réel du jeu ; in the normal run of things dans l'ordre normal des choses ; out of the common run hors du commun ;

6 ( series of thing produced) ( in printing) tirage m ; ( in industry) série f ; a paperback run of 10,000 un tirage de 10 000 exemplaires en poche ;

7 Fin ( on Stock Exchange) ( rush) ruée f ; a run on une ruée sur [stock market, bank, item] ; a run on sterling/the dollar une ruée spéculative sur la livre sterling/le dollar ;

8 (trip, route) route f, trajet m ; it's only a short run into town ( in car) avec la voiture on est tout de suite en ville ; to go out for a run in the car aller faire un tour en voiture ; the run up to York la route jusqu'à York ; he does the Leeds run twice a week il fait le trajet jusqu'à Leeds deux fois par semaine ; a ferry on the Portsmouth-Caen run le ferry faisant la traversée Portsmouth-Caen ; a bombing run une mission de bombardement ;

9 (in cricket, baseball) point m ; to score ou make a run marquer un point ;

10 (for rabbit, chickens) enclos m ;

11 (in tights, material) échelle f ;

12 ( for skiing etc) piste f ;

13 ( in cards) suite f ; a run of three une suite de trois cartes ; ⇒ practice run, test run, trial run.

B runs ○ npl the runs la courante ○, la diarrhée.

C vtr ( prét ran ; pp run)

1 ( cover by running) courir [race, heat, stage, distance, marathon] ; I ran the rest of the way j'ai couru le reste du chemin ; she ran a brilliant race/a very fast time elle a fait une course superbe/un très bon temps ; the race will be run at 10.30 la course se court à 10 h 30 ;

2 ( drive) to run sb to the station/to hospital conduire qn à la gare/à l'hôpital ; to run sb home ou back reconduire qn ; to run the car over to the garage conduire la voiture au garage ; to run sth over to sb's house apporter qch chez qn en voiture ; to run the car into a tree jeter la voiture contre un arbre ;

3 (pass, move) to run one's hand over sth passer la main sur qch ; to run one's finger down the list parcourir la liste du doigt ; to run one's eye(s) over sth parcourir rapidement qch ; to run a duster/the vacuum cleaner over sth passer un coup de chiffon/d'aspirateur sur qch ; to run one's pen through sth rayer qch ;

4 ( manage) diriger [business, hotel, store, school, country] ; a well-/badly-run organization une organisation bien/mal dirigée ; who is running things here? qui est-ce qui commande ici? ; I'm running this show ○ ! c'est moi qui commande ○ ! ; stop trying to run my life! arrête de vouloir diriger ma vie! ;

5 ( operate) faire fonctionner [machine] ; faire tourner [motor, engine] ; exécuter [program] ; entretenir [car] ; to run sth off the mains/off batteries faire fonctionner qch sur secteur/avec des piles ; the car is cheap to run la voiture est peu coûteuse à entretenir ; to run a tape/a film mettre une cassette/un film ; to run tests on sth effectuer des tests sur qch ; to run a check on sb [police] vérifier les antécédents de qn ; ( generally) prendre des renseignements sur qn ;

6 (organize, offer) organiser [competition, lessons, course] ; mettre [qch] en place [train, bus, service] ;

7 (extend, pass) (of cable, wire, pipe) to run sth between/from/to/around faire passer qch entre/de/à/autour de ; to run a rope through a ring faire passer une corde dans un anneau ;

8 ( cause to flow) faire couler [water, bath] ; ouvrir [tap] ; I'll run you a bath je vais te faire couler un bain ; to run water into/over sth faire couler de l'eau dans/sur qch ;

9 Journ [newspaper] publier, faire passer ○ [story, article] ;

10 ( pass through) franchir [rapids] ; forcer [blockade] ; brûler [red light] ;

11 ( smuggle) faire passer [qch] en fraude [guns, drugs] ;

12 ( enter in contest) faire courir [horse] ; présenter [candidate].

D vi ( prét ran ; pp run)

1 ( move quickly) [person, animal] courir ; to run to catch the bus/to help sb courir pour attraper le bus/pour aider qn ; to run to meet sb courir à la rencontre de qn ; to run across/down/up sth traverser/descendre/monter qch en courant ; to run around the house/around (in) the garden courir dans toute la maison/dans le jardin ; will you run over to the shop and get some milk? peux-tu courir au magasin chercher du lait? ; to run for the train courir pour attraper le train ; to run for the exit courir vers la sortie ; to run for one's country Sport courir pour son pays ; to run in the 100 metres/in the 3.30 (race) courir le 100 mètres/dans la course de 15 h 30 ; she came running towards me elle a couru vers moi ; the customers will come running fig les clients vont se précipiter ;

2 ( flee) fuir, s'enfuir ; I dropped everything and ran j'ai tout jeté et je me suis enfui ; to run for one's life s'enfuir pour sauver sa peau ○ ; run for your life!, run for it ○ ! sauve qui peut!, déguerpissons ○ ! ; I had to run for it ○ j'ai dû déguerpir ○ ; there's nowhere to run (to) il n'y a nulle part où aller ; to go running to the police courir à la police ; to go running to one's parents se réfugier chez ses parents ;

3 ○ ( rush off) filer ○ ; sorry-must run! ○ désolé-il faut que je file! ○ ;

4 ( function) [machine, generator] marcher ; [engine, press] tourner ; to leave the engine running laisser tourner le moteur ; to run off fonctionner sur [mains, battery] ; to run on marcher à [diesel, unleaded] ; to run fast/slow [clock] prendre de l'avance/du retard ; the organization runs very smoothly l'organisation fonctionne parfaitement ;

5 (continue, last) [contract, lease] courir ; to have another month to run avoir encore un mois à courir ; to run from… to… [school year, season] aller de… à… ;

6 Theat [play, musical] tenir l'affiche ; this show will run and run! ce spectacle tiendra l'affiche pendant des mois! ; to run for six months tenir l'affiche pendant six mois ; the film will run (for) another week le film reste à l'affiche une semaine encore ;

7 ( pass) to run past/through sth [frontier, path, line] passer/traverser qch ; to run (from) east to west aller d'est en ouest, être orienté est-ouest ; the road runs north for about ten kilometres la route va vers le nord sur une dizaine de kilomètres ; to run parallel to sth être parallèle à qch ; the stripes run vertically les rayures sont verticales ; the bird has a green stripe running down its back l'oiseau a une bande verte le long du dos ; a scar runs down her arm une cicatrice court le long de son bras ;

8 ( move) [sledge, vehicle] glisser (on sur ; forward vers l'avant ; back vers l'arrière) ; [curtain] coulisser (on sur) ; to run through sb's hands [rope] filer entre les mains de qn ; a pain ran up my leg une douleur m'est remontée le long de la jambe ; a wave of excitement ran through the crowd un frisson d'excitation a parcouru la foule ; his eyes ran over the page il a parcouru la page des yeux ; the news ran from house to house la nouvelle s'est transmise de maison en maison ;

9 ( operate regularly) [buses, trains] circuler ; they don't run on Sundays ils ne circulent pas le dimanche ; a taxi service/ferry runs between X and Y il existe un service de taxi/un ferry entre X et Y ; the train is running late le train est en retard ; programmes are running late this evening ( on TV) les émissions ont du retard ce soir ; we are running 30 minutes behind schedule ou late nous avons 30 minutes de retard ; we're running ahead of schedule nous sommes en avance ;

10 ( flow) [water, liquid, stream, tap, bath, nose] couler ; the tap is running le robinet coule or est ouvert ; my nose is running j'ai le nez qui coule ; tears ran down his face les larmes coulaient sur son visage ; there was water running down the walls il y avait de l'eau qui coulait le long des murs ; my body was running with sweat mon corps ruisselait de sueur ; the streets will be running with blood fig le sang coulera à flots dans les rues ; the river ran red with blood la rivière est devenue rouge de sang ; the meat juices ran pink/clear le jus qui est sorti de la viande était rose/incolore ;

11 ( flow when wet or melted) [colour, dye, garment] déteindre ; [ink, makeup, butter, cheese] couler ;

12 Pol ( as candidate) se présenter ; to run for être candidat/-e au poste de [mayor, governor] ; to run for president être candidat/-e à la présidence ; to run against se présenter or être candidat/-e contre [person] ;

13 ( be worded) [message, speech] se présenter, être libellé sout ; the telex runs… le télex se présente or est libellé comme suit… ; so the argument runs selon l'argument habituellement avancé ;

14 ( snag) [tights, material] filer.

to have the run of sth avoir qch pour soi ; to give sb the run of sth mettre qch à la disposition de qn ; in the long run à la longue, à longue échéance ; in the short run à brève échéance.

■ run about, run around:

▶ run around

1 (hurrying, playing etc) courir ; I've been running around all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout pour essayer de te trouver ;

2 ○ ( have affair with) courir ○ ; to run around ○ with voir ○, sortir avec [woman, man].

■ run across ○:

▶ run across [sth/sb] tomber sur ○ [acquaintance, reference].

■ run after:

▶ run after [sb] lit, fig courir après [thief, woman, man].

■ run along se sauver ○, filer ○ ; run along! sauve-toi ○ !

■ run at:

▶ run at [sth]

1 ( charge towards) se précipiter sur [door, person] ;

2 ( be at) [inflation, unemployment] atteindre, être de l'ordre de [percentage, rate, figure] ; with inflation running at 12% avec une inflation de l'ordre de 12%.

■ run away:

▶ run away

1 ( flee) s'enfuir (from sb devant qn ; to do pour faire) ; to run away from home s'enfuir de chez soi ; to run away from one's responsibilities/a situation fuir ses responsabilités/une situation ;

2 ( run off) [water, liquid] couler ;

▶ run away with [sth/sb]

1 ( flee) partir avec [profits, object, person] ;

2 ( carry off easily) rafler ○ [prizes, title] ;

3 GB dial ( use up) [activity] engloutir [money] ;

4 ( get into one's head) to run away with the idea ou notion that s'imaginer que ; I don't want him running away with that idea je ne veux pas qu'il s'imagine ça ; to let one's emotions/one's enthusiasm run away with one se laisser emporter par ses émotions/son enthousiasme.

■ run back:

▶ run back [sth], run [sth] back rembobiner [tape, film].

■ run back over:

▶ run back over [sth] revenir sur [points, plans].

■ run down:

▶ run down [battery] se décharger ; [watch] retarder ; [exports, reserves] diminuer ; [machine, industry, company] s'essouffler ;

▶ run down [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] down

1 ( in vehicle) renverser ; to be ou get run down by sth être renversé par qch ;

2 (reduce, allow to decline) réduire [production, operations, defences, industry, reserves] ; user [battery] ;

3 ( disparage) dénigrer [person, economy] ;

4 Naut éperonner, heurter [boat] ;

5 ( track down) retrouver [person] ; dénicher ○ [thing].

■ run in:

▶ run in [sth], run [sth] in roder [car, machine] ; ‘running in-please pass’ ‘en rodage’ ;

▶ run [sb] in ○ ( arrest) épingler ○ [person].

■ run into:

▶ run into [sth/sb]

1 ( collide with) [car, person] heurter, rentrer dans ○ [car, wall] ;

2 ( encounter) rencontrer [person, difficulty, opposition, bad weather] ; to run into debt s'endetter ;

3 ( amount to) [debt, income, sales] se compter en [hundreds, millions] ; the trial could run into months le procès pourrait durer des mois.

■ run off:

▶ run off

1 [person, animal] partir en courant ; to run off with partir avec [person, savings] ;

2 [liquid, water] couler ;

▶ run off [sth], run [sth] off

1 ( print) sortir [copy] (on sur) ;

2 ( contest) disputer [heats].

■ run on:

▶ run on [meeting, seminar] se prolonger ;

▶ run on [sth] ( be concerned with) [mind] être préoccupé par ; [thoughts] revenir sur ; [conversation] porter sur ;

▶ run on [sth], run [sth] on

1 Print faire suivre [qch] sans alinéa ;

2 Literat faire enjamber [line].

■ run out:

▶ run out

1 ( become exhausted) [supplies, resources, oil] s'épuiser ; time is running out le temps manque ; my money ran out mes ressources s'étaient épuisées ; my patience is running out je suis en train de perdre patience ;

2 ( have no more) [pen, vending machine] être vide ; sorry, I've run out désolé, je n'en ai plus ; quick, before we run out vite, avant que nous n'ayons plus rien ;

3 ( expire) [lease, passport] expirer ;

▶ run out of ne plus avoir de [petrol, time, money, ideas] ; the car ran out of petrol la voiture est tombée en panne d'essence ; to be running out of n'avoir presque plus de [petrol, time, money, ideas].

■ run out on:

▶ run out on [sb] abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [family, lover, ally].

■ run over:

▶ run over

1 [meeting, programme] se prolonger, dépasser l'horaire prévu ; to run over by 10 minutes/by an hour dépasser l'horaire prévu de 10 minutes/d'une heure ;

2 ( overflow) [container] déborder ; my cup runneth over Bible la coupe est pleine ;

▶ run over [sth] ( run through) passer [qch] en revue [arrangements, main points] ;

▶ run over [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] over

1 ( injure) renverser [person, animal] ; ( kill) écraser [person, animal] ; you'll get run over tu vas te faire écraser ;

2 ( drive over) passer sur [log, bump, corpse].

■ run through:

▶ run through [sth]

1 ( pass through) [thought, tune, murmur] courir dans ;

2 ( be present in) [theme, concern, prejudice] se retrouver dans [work, society] ;

3 ( look through) parcourir [list, article, notes] ; ( discuss briefly) passer [qch] en revue [main points, schedule] ;

4 (use, get through) dépenser [money, inheritance] ;

▶ run through [sth], run [sth] through ( rehearse) répéter [scene, speech] ;

▶ run [sb] through littér ( with sword) transpercer [person] (with avec, de) ; to run sth through the computer passer qch dans l'ordinateur ; to run sth through a series of tests faire passer une série de tests à qch.

■ run to:

▶ run to [sth] ( extend as far as) [book, report] faire [number of pages, words] ; her tastes don't run to modern jazz ses goûts ne vont pas jusqu'au jazz moderne ; his salary doesn't run to Caribbean cruises son salaire ne lui permet pas une croisière aux Caraïbes ; I don't think I can run to that je ne crois pas pouvoir me permettre cela.

■ run up:

▶ run up [sth], run [sth] up

1 ( accumulate) accumuler [bill, debt] ;

2 ( make) fabriquer [dress, curtains] ;

3 ( raise) hisser [flag].

■ run up against:

▶ run up against [sth] se heurter à [obstacle, difficulty].

1 corsa: She had a shower after her run, ha fatto una doccia dopo la corsa; to go for a run, andare a correre; I try to go for a run three times a week, cerco di andare a correre tre volte la settimana; at a run, di corsa; to break into a run, mettersi a correre; The soldiers went past at a run, i soldati sono passati di corsa; to take the dog for a run, portare il cane a correre; far fare una corsa al cane

2 ( sport: atletica) corsa; corsa a piedi: a five kilometre run, una corsa di cinque kilometri; a cross-country run, una corsa campestre; the mile run, la corsa del miglio

3 ( di mezzo di trasporto) linea ( di servizio); viaggio; rotta: The ferry was on the Calais-Dover run, il traghetto faceva servizio tra Calais e Dover; There will be more planes on the Milan-London run, ci saranno più aerei sulla rotta Milano-Londra

4 viaggio, giro (in macchina): Let's go for a run in the car, andiamo a fare un giro in macchina; Who's doing the school run tomorrow?, chi porta i bambini a scuola domani?

5 periodo; serie; ( poesia) ritmo: a run of good luck, un periodo di fortuna; una serie fortunata; unbeaten run, serie utile ( senza avere subito sconfitte); Chelsea's successful run ended on Saturday with a defeat at home, la serie ininterrotta di vittorie del Chelsea si è conclusa sabato con una sconfitta in casa; the run of the metre, il ritmo del verso

6 (teatr., cinem.) tenitura; periodo di programmazione; permanenza in cartellone: The play had a long run in the West End, la commedia è rimasta a lungo in cartellone nella West End (a Londra); The show's run has been extended by three months, la programmazione dello spettacolo è stata prolungata di tre mesi

7 (ind.) produzione; quantità prodotta

8 (polit., ecc.) corsa (fig.); tentativo di ottenere (qc.): to make a run for the Presidency, essere in corsa per la presidenza; Her withdrawal has given her opponent a clear run, il suo ritiro ha lasciato campo libero al suo avversario; to have a practice run, fare una serie di prove

9 (fin.) corsa (fig.); assalto (fig.): a run on the dollar, una corsa all'acquisto di dollari; un assalto al dollaro; a run on the bank, una corsa agli sportelli; un assalto alla banca ( da parte dei clienti)

10 ( sci) pista; ( anche) discesa, manche: first run, prima manche; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- The lower runs were a bit slushy, la neve sulle piste più basse era sciolta; ski run, pista di sci

11 ( baseball) «run» (punto ottenuto raggiungendo la «casa base») ( cricket) «run» ( punto ottenuto correndo tra due basi): ( baseball) to make a home run, fare un fuoricampo ( punto ottenuto quando il battitore manda la palla fuori dalla recinzione); ( cricket) to score a «run», mettere a segno un «run»

12 zona recintata; recinto: cattle run, zona recintata per il bestiame; chicken run, recinto per polli; sheep run, recinto per le pecore

13 lunghezza; tratto: a five-hundred-foot run of pipe, un tratto di tubatura di cinquecento piedi ( circa 150 metri); cinquecento piedi di tubatura

14 – the run, la media: He is different from the ordinary run of mankind, è un uomo che si distingue dalla media della gente

15 [u] libero accesso (o uso): The dogs have the run of the house, i cani hanno libero accesso alla casa; to give sb. the run of one's house, mettere la propria casa a disposizione di q.; The tenants have the run of the estate, gli inquilini hanno libero uso della proprietà

16 ( di una calza: spec. USA) smagliatura

17 ( di vernice) goccia (colata): Remove any runs before the paint dries, rimuovere le gocce (colate) prima che la vernice sia asciutta

18 ( a carte) sequenza di carte dello stesso seme ( di solito, più di cinque; cfr. straight, B, def. 4)

19 (comput.) elaborazione; esecuzione; ( anche) ciclo di operazioni

20 (zool.) branco ( di pesci che risalgono un fiume); risalita ( dei pesci): a run of salmon, un branco di salmoni

21 canaletto in cui scorre l'acqua; ruscelletto; abbeveratoio; vasca

22 (mus.) volata

23 (aeron.) corsa a terra; rullaggio

24 (mecc.) corsa: (autom.) the run of a piston, la corsa di un pistone

25 (aeron. mil.) missione; passaggio ( sull'obiettivo); ( anche) (= run-in, run-up) rotta d'approccio, volo d'avvicinamento al bersaglio ( di bombardiere)

26 (costr. navali, naut.) stellato di poppa

27 (geogr., USA) corso d'acqua; torrente

28 ( editoria, = print run) tiratura: a print run of 10,000, una tiratura di 10.000 esemplari

29 (edil.) pedata ( di un gradino)

30 ( raro) rampa ( di scale)

31 (autom., ciclismo, ecc.) andamento ( di una curva)

32 ( bob) pista

33 ( canottaggio) distanza coperta da una vogata; ( anche) manche

34 (equit.) trotto veloce; galoppo

35 ( golf) distanza coperta dalla palla sul terreno

36 ( vela) distanza percorsa in una bordata; tratto di rotta

37 – (pl.) (fam.) the runs, la diarrea; la sciolta (fam.)

● (fam.) run-around, atteggiamento dilatorio (o evasivo): to get the run-around, essere tenuto sulla corda, essere menato per il naso; to give sb. the run-around, menare q. per il naso; tenere sulla corda q. □ run-down ► run-down e rundown □ (comput.) run time, tempo di esecuzione ( di un programma): run time error, errore in fase di esecuzione □ ( sport) against the run of play, inaspettatamente; nonostante il predominio degli avversari: Arsenal scored against the run of play, l'Arsenal ha segnato nonostante la partita fosse in mano agli avversari □ (comput.) at run time, in fase di esecuzione; all'esecuzione □ (fam.) fun run, corsa podistica a scopo di beneficenza □ to go on the run, darsi alla fuga (o alla latitanza, alla macchia) □ (fig.) to have had a (good) run for one's money, avere avuto delle belle soddisfazioni: I've had a good run for my money, but now it's time for the younger generation to take over, ho avuto le mie belle soddisfazioni, ma è ora di lasciare il posto ai giovani □ in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) a lungo termine; nel lungo periodo □ in the short run, a breve scadenza; (econ.) a breve termine; nel breve periodo □ to make a run for it, tentare la fuga □ on the run, in fuga; in movimento; in corsa: The robbers are still on the run, i rapinatori sono ancora in fuga (o latitanti); They had the enemy on the run, hanno messo il nemico in fuga; I have been on the run all day, sono stato in movimento (o ho corso) tutto il giorno; He made the pass on the run, ha passato la palla in volata □ to take a run at st., fare una corsa verso qc.; She took a run at the fence and jumped straight over, è corsa verso la recinzione e l'ha superata con un salto.

A p. p. di to run

B a.

(nelle seguenti loc.)

● run-of-the mill, comune; dozzinale □ ( di un inserto pubblicitario) run of paper, collocato sulla pagina ( di un giornale) a discrezione della direzione □ run on, (tipogr.) stampato di seguito; ( poesia: di un verso) la cui ultima parola si lega strettamente al verso successivo; che ha l'enjambement.

(pass. ran, p. p. run)

A v. i.

1 correre; fare una corsa: Walk, don't run!, cammina, non correre!; A man came running along the street, un uomo è venuto di corsa per la strada; They ran across the road, hanno attraversato la strada di corsa; Let's run down to the beach, facciamo una corsa alla spiaggia!; It was starting to rain so we ran back inside, stava cominciando a piovere, quindi siamo rientrati di corsa; The boy ran into the house, il ragazzo è corso dentro casa; They ran to my aid, sono corsi in mio aiuto; We ran to see what was happening, siamo corsi a vedere cosa stava succedendo; Sarah ran into the room, Sarah è corsa nella stanza; She ran to meet him, gli è corsa incontro; The children are running about in the park, i bambini scorrazzano nel parco; The guard dog ran at me, il cane da guardia mi è corso contro; to run downstairs [upstairs], scendere [salire] le scale di corsa; to run counter to st., andare contro qc.; to run for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; to run for cover (o shelter) correre al riparo; (fam.) Run and get your bag, fila a prendere la borsa; (fam.) Run to the newsstand and get me a paper, will you?, per favore, fa' un salto all'edicola e prendimi un giornale; (fam.) to run all out (o flat out) correre a tutto spiano; to run at full speed, correre a tutta velocità (fam.: a tutta birra)

2 ( sport) correre; partecipare a una corsa: I used to run when I was at school, da studente correvo nella squadra di atletica; He's running in the half marathon, corre nella mezza maratona; I run every day except Sunday, corro tutti i giorni tranne la domenica

3 ( di strada, muro: di solito to run along, through, ecc.) correre; andare ( in un certo senso): The road runs along a ridge, la strada corre lungo un crinale; A path ran through the forest, un sentiero attraversava la foresta; A high wall runs along the edge of the estate, un alto muro costeggia i confini della proprietà

4 ( di macchina, ecc.) funzionare, andare; ( di motore) essere in moto (o acceso): Does the heating run on oil or gas?, il riscaldamento va a gasolio o a gas?; Our new car runs on LPG, la nostra nuova macchina va a GPL; The engine isn't running properly, il motore non funziona bene; Don't leave the engine running, non lasciare il motore acceso; (comput.) The program will run on PC or Mac, il programma funziona sia su PC che su Mac

5 ( di veicoli) (andare a) finire: I left the handbrake off and the car ran down the slope, non ho messo il freno a mano e l'auto è finita giù per la discesa; The truck ran onto the pavement, il camion è andato a finire sul marciapiedi

6 ( di treni, di navi) viaggiare; andare: Trains to the airport run every hour, i treni per l'aeroporto partono (o passano) ogni ora; The ferry runs between the two ports, il traghetto fa la spola tra i due porti; The ship ran into port, la nave è entrata in porto; to run late [on time], viaggiare con un ritardo [in orario]; The train was running ten minutes late, il treno viaggiava con dieci minuti di ritardo; to run on rails, andare su rotaie

7 scorrere: In northern Italy most streams run into the Po River, nell'Italia settentrionale la maggior parte dei corsi d'acqua defluisce nel Po; Tears were running down her cheeks, le scorrevano lacrime sul viso; Wait till the water runs hot, aspetta che scorra l'acqua calda; Don't leave the tap running!, non lasciare aperto il rubinetto!; ( dell'acqua corrente) to run cold, venire fredda ( a forza di scorrere); They were running with sweat, erano in un bagno di sudore

8 (fig.) trascorrere; passare: Those summer days ran swiftly, quei giorni d'estate trascorrevano in fretta

9 (lett.) spirare: A gentle breeze ran through the tall trees, una lieve brezza spirava fra gli alberi alti

10 ( di pensiero, ecc.) ricorrere; ritornare: The tune was running in my head all day, quel motivo mi è frullato in testa tutto il giorno; The idea kept running through my mind, quell'idea mi ricorreva (o mi si presentava) sempre alla mente; Lara's theme had been running through my head all day long, era tutto il giorno che mi frullava nella testa il motivo di Lara

11 ( di mormorio, diceria: di solito to run down, among, ecc.) diffondersi; circolare: A murmur ran among the crowd, un mormorio si è diffuso tra la folla; Rumours ran through the village, correvano (o circolavano) delle voci per il paese

12 ( di sensazione: di solito to run down, through, ecc.) –: A thrill ran through her at the sound of his voice, un brivido di eccitazione l'ha percorsa quando ha sentito la sua voce; A shiver ran down his back, un brivido di freddo gli è corso lungo la schiena

13 decorrere; essere pagabile da ( una certa data): ( banca, ecc.) Interest runs from January 1st, gli interessi decorrono dal 1В° di gennaio

14 ( di prezzo, inflazione, ecc.) aver raggiunto; essere: Inflation is running at 4%, l'inflazione ha raggiunto il 4%; The price of oil is running between $80 and $90 a barrel, il prezzo del petrolio è attualmente compreso tra gli 80 e i 90 dollari al barile; The debt was running at an enormous figure, il debito ammontava a una cifra enorme

15 durare; (leg.) essere valido (o in vigore): The lease had ten years to run, il contratto di affitto aveva una durata di dieci anni; It's a long film: it runs for three hours, è un film lungo: dura tre ore; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- The lessons run till Christmas, le lezioni si tengono fino a Natale; The contract runs until 2015, il contratto è valido fino al 2015

16 (polit., ecc.) concorrere; candidarsi: He is going to run for Parliament, intende candidarsi per la Camera dei Comuni; Do you think she'll run?, pensi che si candiderà?; He ran against his old allies, si è candidato contro i suoi ex alleati

17 ( sport) arrivare ( primo, secondo, ecc.): He ran second, è arrivato secondo ( nella corsa); My horse ran last, il mio cavallo è arrivato ultimo

18 fondersi; sciogliersi: It was so hot that butter started to run, era così caldo che il burro cominciava a sciogliersi

19 ( di colore, vernice) stingere; colare: The colours ran in the wash and everything came out pink, i colori hanno stinto nel lavaggio e tutto è diventato rosa; My mascara is running, il mio mascara sta colando; The ink ran all over the page, l'inchiostro si è sparso su tutta la pagina

20 ( delle calze) sfilarsi; smagliarsi

21 gocciolare; colare: The boy's nose was running, il bambino aveva il naso che colava

22 (teatr., cinem.) essere in programmazione; tenere il cartellone: Agatha Christie's «Mousetrap» has been running for many years in London, la «Trappola per topi» di Agatha Christie tiene il cartellone da molti anni a Londra

23 ( radio, TV) essere trasmesso; andare in onda: The series runs for six weeks from next Sunday, la serie va in onda per sei settimane a partire da domenica

24 (fig.) andare; svolgersi: After a period of strikes, everything is running smoothly at the factory, dopo un periodo di scioperi, tutto sta andando bene in fabbrica

25 ( di una malattia, di una caratteristica, ecc.) essere ereditaria ( in una famiglia, ecc.): Madness runs in his family, c'è un ramo di pazzia nella sua famiglia

26 ( di scritta, testo) dire; fare: The song runs like this, la canzone fa così; The message ran: «meet me outside in half an hour», il messaggio diceva: «vediamoci fuori tra mezzora»

27 (zool.) ( di selvatici) migrare ( in cerca d'acqua, di pascoli, ecc.)

28 ( di salmoni, ecc.) risalire un fiume

B v. t.

1 dirigere; gestire ( anche comm.): to run a business, dirigere un'azienda; to run the country, governare il paese; to run a shop, gestire un negozio; His mother-in-law runs the household, è sua suocera che dirige la casa; Who is running the contest?, chi organizza la gara?; to run a drugs racket, controllare un racket di droga

2 ( sport) fare ( una corsa): to run the mile in five minutes, correre il miglio in cinque minuti; to run a race, fare una corsa ( a piedi)

3 mettere in funzione ( una macchina, ecc.): Did you run the dishwasher?, hai messo in funzione (fam.: attaccato) la lavastoviglie?

4 ( di solito to run through, along, down, ecc.) passare ( una mano, un dito, ecc.): She ran her fingers through her hair, si è passata le dita nei capelli; She ran a finger along the shelf, ha passato un dito sullo scaffale; to run one's fingers over the keyboard, far scorrere le dita sulla tastiera ( di un pianoforte); to run one's forefinger down a column of figures, controllare una colonna di cifre scorrendole con l'indice

5 far scorrere: to run water into the bath tub, far scorrere l'acqua nella vasca da bagno; to run the water until it's hot, far scorrere l'acqua finché non viene calda; Run the tap for a few minutes, fai scorrere l'acqua dal rubinetto per qualche minuto; to run (sb. ) a bath, fare scorrere l'acqua per il bagno (a q.)

6 (trasp.) fare andare, effettuare corse di ( autobus, treni, ecc.): to run a special train, mettere un treno straordinario; to run extra trains, far viaggiare treni straordinari; effettuare corse straordinarie ( di metropolitana)

7 accompagnare in macchina; dare un passaggio a: to run sb. home [into town], accompagnare q. a casa [in centro] in macchina; I'll run you to the station, ti do un passaggio fino alla stazione

8 pubblicare: to run a story [an advertisement], pubblicare una storia [un annuncio pubblicitario]; All the main newspapers ran the story, tutti i principali quotidiani hanno riportato la vicenda

9 candidare; presentare come candidato: The party is running over 100 candidates at the next elections, il partito presenta più di 100 candidati alle prossime elezioni

10 (comput.) eseguire; lanciare: to run a program, eseguire un programma

11 ( di solito to run through, under, behind, ecc.) far passare; infilare: They ran the cables through the wall, hanno fatto passare i cavi attraverso il muro; to run a thorn into one's finger, conficcarsi una spina nel dito; to run one's sword into sb., trafiggere q. con la spada

12 far correre; ( sport) iscrivere a una corsa: to run a horse, far correre un cavallo; to run a horse in the Derby, iscrivere un cavallo al Derby

13 inseguire ( selvaggina, spec. a cavallo)

14 colare; versare: to run water into a glass, versare acqua in un bicchiere

15 contrabbandare: to run arms [liquor], contrabbandare armi [liquori]

● (fig.) to come running, essere a disposizione; correre: She comes running every time he calls, corre ogni volta che la chiama □ (naut.) to run before the storm, fuggire la tempesta □ (naut.) to run before the wind, navigare col vento in poppa □ (mil.) to run a blockade, forzare un blocco □ to run a boat down to the water, calare in acqua una barca □ to run a car, mantenere un'automobile: I can't afford to run a car, non posso permettermi (di mantenere) una macchina □ to run cattle, mandare bestiame al pascolo □ to run sb. close, ( sport) incalzare q. alle spalle, tallonare q.; ( sport) piazzarsi alle spalle di q.; (fig.) non essere da meno di q. □ ( anche fig.) to run dry, esaurirsi; prosciugarsi □ to run errands (o messages), fare commissioni; fare ambasciate; fare il fattorino □ to run one's eyes over st., dare un'occhiata (o una scorsa) a qc. □ to run for it, scappare correndo a più non posso □ (fam.) to run it fine, farcela a stento; cavarsela per un pelo (o per un soffio) □ (naut.) to run foul (o afoul) ( with), entrare in collisione (con) □ to be running high –: Tensions were running high, c'era parecchia tensione □ to be running late [early, on time, behind], essere in ritardo [in anticipo, in orario, indietro]: I'm running late, so I'll see you at the restaurant, sono in ritardo, quindi ci vediamo al ristorante; The project was starting to run seriously behind, il progetto cominciava a prendere parecchio ritardo □ to run for one's life, correre per salvarsi la vita □ to run sb. 's life, dirigere la vita di q.: Don't try and run my life!, non cercare di dirigere la mia vita! □ (fin.: di un'azienda) to run at a loss, essere in passivo □ to be running low, diventare scarso: Our food supplies are running low, le nostre provviste di viveri sono diventate scarse □ to be running low on, rimanere con poco: My computer is running low on disk space, al mio computer rimane poco spazio sull'hard disk □ (fig.) to run a mile, scappare a gambe levate: She'd run a mile if he asked her to marry him, se le chiedesse di sposarla, scapperebbe a gambe levate □ ( sport: della palla, di un giocatore) to run out of bounds, uscire dal campo di gioco □ to run out of control, sfuggire di mano; ( di una persona, una situazione, ecc.) diventare ingovernabile □ ( sport: della palla) to run out of play, andare fuori campo □ to run sb. out of town, cacciare q. dalla città □ (fam.) to run sb. ragged, fare a pezzi q., stracciare q. (gli avversari, i nemici) □ to run the rapids, scendere le rapide ( in barca) □ (fam.) to run a red light, passare col rosso ( a un semaforo) □ to run rife, abbondare; ( di una malattia) essere diffusa; ( di una notizia) circolare; ( di una diceria) correre □ to run rings around sb., superare di gran lunga q. □ to run a risk, correre un rischio: He runs the risk of losing his home, corre il rischio di perdere la casa □ to run riot = to run wild ► sotto □ (naut.: del capitano) to run a ship to Boston, portare una nave a Boston □ to run short, finire, venire a mancare: Petrol is running short, sta finendo la benzina □ to run short of, rimanere a corto di: I ran short of money, sono rimasto a corto di soldi □ (fam.) to run the show, comandare; tenere le fila; ( sport) arbitrare in modo plateale □ ( sci) to run slalom gates, fare (o superare) le porte dello slalom □ to run a tab at the bar, pagare tutte le consumazioni alla fine □ (fam.) to run a temperature, avere la febbre □ to run tests [a check], fare degli esami [un controllo]: The doctors are running some tests on him, i medici gli stanno facendo degli esami □ to be up and running, funzionare bene: The new computer system is up and running, il nuovo sistema informatico funziona bene □ to run wild, ( di piante) inselvatichire, inselvatichirsi; (fig.: di persone, dell'immaginazione) scatenarsi □ ( sport) to run with the ball, ( baseball, rugby, ecc.) correre con la palla in mano; ( calcio) correre con la palla al piede □ to try to run before one can walk, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi □ His blood ran cold, gli si è gelato il sangue nelle vene □ This story will run and run, questa storia andrà avanti all'infinito □ Things must run their course, le cose devono seguire il loro corso □ (antiq.) His life has only a few hours to run, gli restano poche ore di vita.

run [rʌn]

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1. noun

2. intransitive verb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = act of running) course f

• to go for a run aller courir

• at a run en courant

• to make a run for it se sauver

   b. ( = outing) tour m

• they went for a run in the country ils ont fait un tour à la campagne

   c. ( = distance travelled) trajet m ; ( = route) ligne f

• it's a 30-minute bus run il y a une demi-heure de bus

• it's a short car run le trajet n'est pas long en voiture

• the ferries on the Dover-Calais run les ferrys sur la ligne Douvres-Calais

   d. ( = series) série f

• a run of bad luck une période de malchance

• she's having a run of luck la chance lui sourit

   e. ( = period of performance) her new series begins a run on BBC1 sa nouvelle série d'émissions va bientôt passer sur BBC1

• the play had a long run la pièce a tenu longtemps l'affiche

   f. ( = use) they gave us the run of the garden ils nous ont donné la jouissance du jardin

   g. ( = trend) [of market] tendance f ; [of events] tournure f

• the decisive goal arrived, against the run of play le but décisif a été marqué contre le cours du jeu

   h. ( = type) he didn't fit the usual run of petty criminals il n'avait pas le profil du petit malfaiteur ordinaire

• the usual run of problems les problèmes mpl habituels

   i. ( = track for skiing) piste f

• ski run piste f de ski

   j. ( = animal enclosure) enclos m

   k. (in tights) échelle f

   l. (Cricket) course f

• to make a run marquer une course

   m. (Military = raid, mission) raid m (aérien)

• a bombing run un bombardement

   n. (set structures)

► in the long run à long terme

• it will be more economical in the long run ce sera plus économique à long terme

• things will sort themselves out in the long run les choses s'arrangeront avec le temps► on the run

• a criminal on the run (from the police) un criminel recherché par la police

• he is still on the run il court toujours

• he was on the run for several months il n'a été repris qu'au bout de plusieurs mois

• to keep the enemy on the run harceler l'ennemi

2. intransitive verb

   a. courir

• don't run across the road ne traverse pas la rue en courant

• he's trying to run before he can walk (British) il essaie de brûler les étapes

• to run down/off descendre/partir en courant

• to run down a slope descendre une pente en courant

• to run for the bus courir pour attraper le bus

• it runs in the family [characteristic] c'est de famille

• she came running out elle est sortie en courant

• she ran over to her neighbour's elle s'est précipitée chez son voisin

• three men ran past him trois hommes l'ont dépassé en courant

• all sorts of thoughts were running through my head toutes sortes d'idées me venaient à l'esprit

• she ran to meet him elle a couru à sa rencontre

• she ran to help him elle a volé à son secours

► to run high

• feelings were running high les passions étaient exacerbées

• tension was running high l'atmosphère était très tendue

   b. ( = flee) prendre la fuite

• run for it! sauvez-vous !

   c. ( = flow, leak) [river, tears, tap] couler ; [colour] déteindre ; [dye, ink] baver

• to run into the sea [river] se jeter dans la mer

• to leave a tap running laisser un robinet ouvert

• his eyes are running il a les yeux qui coulent

► to run with ( = be saturated)

the floor was running with water le plancher était inondé

• his face was running with sweat son visage ruisselait de sueur

   d. ( = be candidate) être candidat

• he isn't running this time il n'est pas candidat cette fois-ci

• he won't run again il ne se représentera plus

• to run for President être candidat à la présidence

   e. ( = be) I'm running a bit late je suis un peu en retard

• inflation is running at 3% le taux d'inflation est de 3 %

   f. ( = extend, continue) [play] être à l'affiche ; [film] passer ; [contract] être valide

• the play has been running for a year la pièce est à l'affiche depuis un an

• this contract has ten months to run ce contrat expire dans dix mois

   g. [bus, train, coach, ferry] assurer le service

• the buses run once an hour les bus passent toutes les heures

• the buses are running early/late/on time les bus sont en avance/en retard/à l'heure

• there are no trains running today il n'y a pas de trains aujourd'hui

   h. ( = function) [machine] marcher ; [factory] être en activité

• the car is running smoothly la voiture marche bien

• you mustn't leave the engine running il ne faut pas laisser tourner le moteur

• this car runs on diesel cette voiture marche au gazole

   i. ( = pass) [road, river] passer ( through à travers ) ; [mountain range] s'étendre

• the road runs past our house la route passe devant notre maison

• the road runs right into town la route va jusqu'au centre-ville

• a wall runs round the garden un mur entoure le jardin

3. transitive verb

   a. (gen) courir

• he ran 2km non-stop il a couru (pendant) 2 km sans s'arrêter

• he ran the distance in under half an hour il a couvert la distance en moins d'une demi-heure

• to run the 100 metres courir le 100 mètres

• you ran a good race vous avez fait une excellente course

• the first race will be run at 2 o'clock la première épreuve se courra à 2 heures

• but if it really happened he'd run a mile (inf) mais si ça se produisait, il aurait vite fait de se débiner (inf)

   b. ( = transport) [+ person] conduire

• he ran her home il l'a ramenée chez elle

   c. ( = operate) [+ machine] faire marcher ; [+ computer program] exécuter

• to run a radio off the mains faire marcher une radio sur secteur

• I can't afford to run a car je n'ai pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture

• this car is very cheap to run cette voiture est très économique

   d. ( = organize) [+ business] diriger ; [+ shop] tenir

• the company runs extra buses at rush hours la société met en service des bus supplémentaires aux heures de pointe

• the school is running courses for foreign students le collège organise des cours pour les étudiants étrangers

• I want to run my own life je veux mener ma vie comme je l'entends

   e. ( = put, move) to run one's finger down a list suivre une liste du doigt

• he ran the car into a tree sa voiture est rentrée dans un arbre

• to run wires under the floorboards faire passer des fils électriques sous le plancher

• to run one's eye over a page jeter un coup d'œil sur une page

• he ran the vacuum cleaner over the carpet il a passé l'aspirateur sur le tapis

• to run one's hand over sth passer la main sur qch

• to run one's fingers through one's hair se passer la main dans les cheveux

   f. ( = publish) publier

   g. ( = cause to flow) faire couler

• I'll run you a bath je vais te faire couler un bain

4. compounds

► run-around (inf) noun

• he gave me the run-around il s'est défilé (inf) ► run-down adjective [person] à plat (inf) ; [building, area] délabré

• I feel a little run-down je suis à plat (inf) ► run-in (inf) noun

( = quarrel) prise f de bec ( over à propos de)

► run-off noun [of contest] ( = second round) deuxième tour m ; ( = last round) dernier tour m ; [of pollutants] infiltrations fpl

► run-of-the-mill adjective banal

► run-through noun (before test) essai m

► run time noun (Computing) durée f d'exploitation

► run-up noun ( = preparation) période f préparatoire (to à)

• the run-up to the elections la période préélectorale

5. Phrasal Verbs

► run across inseparable transitive verb

( = find) [+ object, quotation, reference] tomber sur

► run after inseparable transitive verb courir après

► run along intransitive verb courir

• run along! sauvez-vous !► run away intransitive verb partir en courant ; ( = flee) [person] se sauver

• to run away from home faire une fugue

• he ran away with the funds ( = stole) il est parti avec la caisse► run away with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = win easily) [+ race, match] gagner haut la main

   b. you're letting your imagination run away with you tu te laisses emporter par ton imagination► run down separable transitive verb

   a. ( = knock over) renverser ; ( = run over) écraser

   b. ( = disparage) (inf) dire du mal de► run into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = meet) rencontrer par hasard

• to run into difficulties or trouble se heurter à des difficultés

• to run into danger se trouver dans une situation dangereuse

   b. ( = collide with) rentrer dans

   c. ( = amount to) s'élever à

• the cost will run into thousands of euros le coût va atteindre des milliers d'euros► run out intransitive verb

   a. [person] sortir en courant

   b. ( = come to an end) [lease, contract] expirer ; [supplies] être épuisé ; [period of time] être écoulé

• my patience is running out ma patience est à bout

• when the money runs out quand il n'y aura plus d'argent

• their luck ran out la chance les a lâchés► run out of inseparable transitive verb

[+ supplies, money] être à court de ; [+ patience] être à bout de

• we're running out of time il ne nous reste plus beaucoup de temps

• to run out of petrol or gas (British, US) tomber en panne d'essence► run out on (inf) inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] laisser tomber (inf)

► run over

1. intransitive verb

• the play ran over by ten minutes la pièce a débordé de dix minutes sur le programme

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = recapitulate) reprendre

• let's just run over it again reprenons cela encore une fois

3. separable transitive verb

(in car) [+ person, animal] écraser► run past (inf) separable transitive verb

• could you run that past me again? est-ce que tu pourrais m'expliquer ça encore une fois ?► run through inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = read quickly) parcourir

   b. ( = rehearse) [+ play] répéter

• if I may just run through the principal points once more si je peux juste récapituler les points principaux► run to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek help from) faire appel à ; ( = take refuge with) se réfugier dans les bras de

• I wouldn't go running to the police je ne me précipiterais pas au commissariat de police

   b. ( = afford) I can't run to a new car je ne peux pas me payer une nouvelle voiture

   c. ( = amount to) the article runs to several hundred pages l'article fait plusieurs centaines de pages► run up

1. intransitive verb

( = climb quickly) monter en courant ; ( = approach quickly) s'approcher en courant

2. separable transitive verb

   a. to run up a hill monter une colline en courant

   b. [+ bills] accumuler

• to run up a debt s'endetter► run up against inseparable transitive verb

[+ problem, difficulty] se heurter à

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1) ( act of running) course f

2) ( flight)

3) ( series) série f

4) Theatre série f de représentations

5) ( trend) (of events, market) tendance f

6) ( series of thing produced) ( in printing) tirage m; ( in industry) série f

7) Finance ( on Stock Exchange) ruée f (on sur)

8) (trip, route) trajet m

9) (in cricket, baseball) point m

10) (for rabbit, chickens) enclos m

11) (in tights, material) échelle f

12) ( for skiing etc) piste f

13) ( in cards) suite f

transitive verb (p prés - nn-; prét ran; pp run)

1) ( cover by running) courir [distance, marathon]

2) ( drive)

3) (pass, move)

4) ( manage) diriger

5) ( operate) faire fonctionner [machine]; faire tourner [motor]; exécuter [program]; entretenir [car]

6) (organize, offer) organiser [competition, course]; mettre [quelque chose] en place [bus service]

7) ( pass) passer [cable]

8) ( cause to flow) faire couler [bath]; ouvrir [tap]

9) ( publish) publier [article]

10) ( pass through) franchir [rapids]; forcer [blockade]; brûler [red light]

11) ( smuggle) faire passer [quelque chose] en fraude

12) ( enter) faire courir [horse]; présenter [candidate]

intransitive verb (p prés - nn-; prét ran; pp run)

1) ( move quickly) [person, animal] courir

2) ( flee) fuir, s'enfuir

3) (colloq) ( rush off) filer (colloq)

4) ( function) [machine] marcher

5) (continue, last) [contract, lease] courir

6) Theatre [play, musical] tenir l'affiche ( for pendant)

7) ( pass)

8) ( move) [sledge, vehicle] glisser; [curtain] coulisser

9) ( operate regularly) circuler

10) ( flow) couler

11) ( flow when wet or melted) [dye, garment] déteindre; [makeup, butter] couler

12) ( as candidate) se présenter

13) ( be worded)

14) ( snag) filer

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- run about

- run across

- run along

- run at

- run away

- run down

- run in

- run into

- run off

- run on

- run out

- run out on

- run over

- run through

- run to

- run up

- run up against

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1) klar; rein [Haut, Teint]

2) (distinct) scharf [Bild, Foto, Umriss]; deutlich [Abbild]; klar [Ton]; klar verständlich [Wort]

3) (obvious, unambiguous) klar [Aussage, Vorteil, Vorsprung, Mehrheit, Sieg, Fall]

4) (free) frei; (Horse-riding) fehlerfrei [Runde]

5) (complete)

6) (open, unobstructed) frei

7) (discerning) klar

8) (certain, confident)

1) (make clear) klären [Flüssigkeit]

2) (free from obstruction) räumen [Straße]; abräumen [Regal, Schreibtisch]; freimachen [Abfluss, Kanal]

3) (make empty) räumen; leeren [Briefkasten]

4) (remove) wegräumen; beheben [Verstopfung]

5) (pass over without touching) nehmen [Hindernis]; überspringen [Latte]

6) (show to be innocent) freisprechen

7) (declare fit to have secret information) für unbedenklich erklären

8) (get permission for)

9) (at customs)

10) (pay off) begleichen [Schuld]

1) (become clear) klar werden; sich klären; [Wetter, Himmel:] sich aufheitern; (fig.) [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen

2) (disperse) [Nebel:] sich verziehen

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) deutlich

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) frei

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) rein

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) sicher

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) frei

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) frei

1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) reinigen

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) freisprechen

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) sich aufklären

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) knapp vorbeikommen

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- clearance

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[klɪəʳ, AM klɪr]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. (understandable) definition, description, message klar; explanation, description also verständlich; (definite) impression, similarity eindeutig; (distinct) statement, stage klar, deutlich; signs deutlich

he wasn't very \clear er hat sich nicht sonderlich klar ausgedrückt

\clear instructions klare Anweisungen

to have \clear memories of sth ( fig) sich akk deutlich an etw akk erinnern können

a \clear picture ein scharfes Bild

to have a \clear perception of sth klare Vorstellungen von etw dat haben

to have a \clear understanding of sth ein klares Verständnis einer Sache haben

to make oneself \clear sich akk deutlich [o klar] ausdrücken

as \clear as a bell glockenhell, glockenrein

[as] \clear as day eindeutig, unmissverständlich

2. (obvious) klar, sicher

is that \clear? ist das klar?

it's \clear [to me] that... es ist [mir] klar, dass...

they have made it \clear that... sie haben es unmissverständlich klargemacht, dass...

Richard isn't at all \clear about what... Richard ist sich nicht im Mindesten darüber im Klaren, was...

it's not \clear whether... es ist nicht klar, ob...

he's a \clear favourite er ist ein klarer Favorit

he's got a \clear lead er führt eindeutig

a \clear case of... ein klarer Fall von...

a \clear majority eine klare Mehrheit

▪ to be \clear that... sich dat sicher sein, dass...

▪ to be \clear about sth sich dat über etw akk im Klaren sein

to get \clear about sth sich dat über etw akk klarwerden

to make one's position \clear seine Haltung deutlich machen

to make oneself \clear [to sb] sich akk [jdm] verständlich machen

to make sth \clear [to sb] etw [jdm gegenüber] klar zum Ausdruck bringen

do I make myself \clear? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

as \clear as day sonnenklar

3. usu attr (unconfused) klar

to keep a \clear head einen klaren Kopf bewahren

a \clear thinker jd, der klar denken kann

4. (free)

▪ to be \clear of sth:

she's \clear of all suspicion sie ist frei von jeglichem Verdacht; (guilt-free)

to have a \clear conscience ein reines Gewissen haben

5. (unobstructed) passage, path frei; throat unbelegt; (complete) ganz, voll; ( fig)

could you see your way \clear to lending me some money? könntest du mir eventuell etwas Geld leihen?

a \clear view ein freier Blick, eine ungehinderte Aussicht

6. (transparent) glass durchsichtig; water, soup klar

as \clear as crystal kristallklar

that's as \clear as mud da blickt man gar nicht durch

7. (pure)

\clear complexion/skin reiner Teint/reine Haut

a \clear sound ein klarer Ton

8. (bright, shining) of colours, eyes leuchtend

9. (of weather, atmosphere) sky, day, night, air klar

\clear weather heiteres Wetter

10. inv (net) rein, netto

a \clear profit ein Reingewinn m

11. inv (not touching)

\clear jump fehlerfreier Sprung

12. inv (away from)

the gate must be \clear of the ground das Tor darf den Boden nicht berühren

... one wheel \clear of the ground... ein Rad ragte in die Luft

wait till we're \clear of the main road... warte, bis wir die Hauptstraße verlassen haben

to keep [or stay] [or steer] \clear of sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw fernhalten

▶ all \clear die Luft ist rein

▶ the coast is \clear die Luft ist rein fam

▶ out of a \clear sky aus heiterem Himmel

II. NOUN

▪ to be in the \clear außer Verdacht sein

III. ADVERB

1. (away from)

he jumped two centimetres \clear of the bar er sprang mit einem Abstand von zwei Zentimetern über die Leiste

please move \clear of the edge of the platform bitte von der Bahnsteigkante zurücktreten

make sure you park \clear of the kerb pass auf, dass du nicht zu nah am Randstein parkst

stand \clear of the doors (in underground) bitte zurückbleiben; (at train station) Türe schließen selbsttätig — Vorsicht bei der Abfahrt

to steer \clear of sth NAUT um etw herumsteuern

to steer \clear of sb jdn meiden

to steer \clear of a place um etw einen großen Bogen machen

to stand \clear [of sth] (by moving to the side) zur Seite gehen; (by moving back) zurückbleiben; (remain in a distance) von etw dat entfernt bleiben

to be thrown \clear of sth aus etw dat herausgeschleudert werden

to get \clear of sth etw hinter sich dat lassen

to be \clear of sth etw hinter sich dat gelassen haben

2. (distinctly)

to see \clear klar sehen

loud and \clear klar und deutlich

3. (entirely)

they got \clear away sie haben sich aus dem Staub gemacht

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (remove doubts)

▪ to \clear sth etw klären

2. (remove confusion)

to \clear one's head einen klaren Kopf bekommen

3. (remove obstruction)

▪ to \clear sth etw beseitigen; land, snow etw räumen

to \clear the road die Straße frei machen [o räumen]

▪ to \clear sth from [or off] sth etw von etw dat wegräumen

to \clear one's throat sich akk räuspern

to \clear the way for sb to do sth es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun

4. (remove blemish)

▪ to \clear sth etw reinigen

to \clear the air (remove dirt) die Luft reinigen; (remove bad feeling) die Atmosphäre reinigen

5. (empty)

▪ to \clear sth (of things) etw ausräumen

they \cleared the building in 3 minutes sie räumten das Gebäude in 3 Minuten

to \clear the table den Tisch abräumen

6. (acquit)

to \clear sb of charges LAW jdn freisprechen

to \clear sb of a crime LAW jdn eines Verbrechens freisprechen

to \clear sb's name jds Namen reinwaschen

7. (complete work)

▪ to \clear sth etw erledigen

8. FIN

Bill \clears $200 a week Bill macht 200 Dollar die Woche fam

to \clear a cheque einen Scheck freigeben, bestätigen, dass ein Scheck gedeckt ist

to \clear one's debts seine Schulden begleichen

to \clear a certain sum eine bestimmte Summe freigeben geh

9. (jump without touching)

▪ to \clear sth über etw akk springen

10. (approve)

you'll have to \clear that with the boss das müssen Sie mit dem Chef klären

11. (give official permission)

▪ to \clear sth etw genehmigen

to \clear a plane for take-off ein Flugzeug zum Start freigeben

▪ to \clear sth with sb etw mit jdm abklären

▪ to \clear sb to do sth jdm genehmigen, etw zu tun

to \clear customs Zollformalitäten erledigen

12. (in football)

to \clear the ball klären

to \clear the ball with one's head mit einem Kopfball klären

▶ to \clear the decks ( fam) klar Schiff machen fam

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (delete) löschen

2. (become transparent) sich akk klären

3. (become free of blemish) sich akk reinigen

4. (weather) sich akk [auf]klären

it's \clearing up es klart auf, es wird klar; fog, smoke sich akk auflösen; (go, disappear)

▪ to \clear [away] verschwinden

5. FIN einen Scheck freigeben

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clear [klıə(r)]

A adj (adv → clearly)

1. klar, hell (Augen, Licht, Tag etc):

(as) clear as mud umg klar wie Kloßbrühe

2. a) klar, durchsichtig, rein: → crystal A 1, varnish A 2

b) deutlich, scharf (Foto, Konturen etc)

3. klar, heiter (Himmel, Wetter): → sky A 1

4. rein, flecken-, makellos (Haut etc)

5. klar, rein, hell (Stimme): → bell¹ A 1

6. fig klar, hell, scharf:

a clear head ein klarer oder heller Kopf

7. klar, unvermischt:

clear soup GASTR klare Suppe

8. Funk etc: unverschlüsselt:

clear text → C 1

9. übersichtlich, klar (Design etc)

10. klar, verständlich, deutlich:

make sth clear (to sb) (jemandem) etwas klarmachen oder verständlich machen;

make it clear that … klipp und klar sagen, dass …;

make o.s. clear sich deutlich oder klar (genug) ausdrücken

11. klar, offensichtlich:

a clear case of bribery;

a clear victory SPORT etc ein klarer Sieg;

gain a clear win over SPORT etc jemanden klar schlagen;

have a clear lead SPORT etc klar in Führung liegen;

be clear about sich im Klaren sein über (akk);

for no clear reason ohne ersichtlichen Grund

12. klar:

a) sicher

b) in Ordnung:

all clear alles klar; die Luft ist rein umg

13. frei (of von), unbehindert, offen:

clear road freie Straße;

clear of snow schneefrei;

put sb clear SPORT jemanden freispielen; → coast A 1

14. (of) frei (von Schulden etc), unbelastet (von):

clear of debt schuldenfrei;

clear title einwandfreier Rechtstitel;

a clear conscience ein reines Gewissen

15. WIRTSCH netto, Netto…, Rein…:

clear gain ( oder profit) Reingewinn m;

clear loss Nettoverlust m, reiner Verlust

16. glatt, voll, ganz:

clear 15 yards;

a clear 10 minutes volle 10 Minuten

17. TECH licht (Höhe etc)

B adv

1. hell, klar

2. klar, deutlich:

3. umg völlig, ganz, glatt:

jump clear over the fence glatt über den Zaun springen

4. frei, los, weg ( alle:

of von):

keep clear of sich fernhalten von, meiden (akk);

be clear of sth etwas los sein;

get clear of loskommen von;

finish well clear of SPORT etc mit klarem oder deutlichem Vorsprung gewinnen vor (dat);

jump clear wegspringen, sich durch einen Sprung retten;

see one’s way clear freie Bahn haben; → stand B 6, steer¹ B 1

5. go clear (Springreiten) fehlerfrei oder ohne Abwurf bleiben

C s

1. freier Raum:

a) frei, SPORT frei stehend,

b) fig aus der Sache heraus, besonders vom Verdacht gereinigt

2. Funk etc: Klartext m:

in the clear im Klartext

D v/t

1. oft clear away wegräumen, -schaffen ( beide:

from von), das Geschirr abräumen:

he cleared the thoughts from his mind er verscheuchte die Gedanken

2. eine Straße etc frei machen, einen Saal etc, WIRTSCH auch ein (Waren)Lager räumen: → head Bes Redew

3. den Tisch abräumen, abdecken: → table A 2

4. Land, einen Wald roden

5. reinigen, säubern:

clear one’s throat sich räuspern; → air¹ A 1, atmosphere 5

6. leeren, entladen

7. Schulden tilgen, bezahlen, bereinigen

8. von Schulden befreien

9. WIRTSCH

a) einen Scheck einlösen

b) einen Scheck etc durch ein Clearinghaus verrechnen lassen

c) als Reingewinn erzielen

10. frei-, lossprechen:

clear o.s. (sb) of a crime sich (jemanden) vom Verdacht eines Verbrechens reinigen;

clear one’s conscience sein Gewissen entlasten;

clear one’s name seinen Namen reinwaschen

11. → clear up A 2

12. allg abfertigen, besonders SCHIFF

a) Waren deklarieren, verzollen

b) das Schiff ausklarieren

c) aus dem Hafen auslaufen

d) die Ladung löschen

e) von der Küste freikommen:

clear the decks (for action) das Schiff gefechtsklar machen, fig sich bereit oder fertig machen

13. a) ein Hindernis (glatt) nehmen, über eine Hecke etc setzen: → hurdle A 1

b) SPORT die Latte, eine Höhe überspringen

14. (knapp oder heil) vorbeikommen an (dat):

15. clear the ball SPORT klären

16. Material freigeben (Militärzensur)

E v/i

1. sich klären (Wein etc), klar oder hell werden

2. aufklaren, sich aufhellen (Wetter)

3. oft clear away sich verziehen (Nebel etc)

4. WIRTSCH, SCHIFF

a) die Zollformalitäten erledigen

b) ausklarieren, den Hafen nach Erledigung der Zollformalitäten verlassen

5. Fußball etc: klären ( for a corner zur Ecke)

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1) klar; rein [Haut, Teint]

2) (distinct) scharf [Bild, Foto, Umriss]; deutlich [Abbild]; klar [Ton]; klar verständlich [Wort]

3) (obvious, unambiguous) klar [Aussage, Vorteil, Vorsprung, Mehrheit, Sieg, Fall]

4) (free) frei; (Horse-riding) fehlerfrei [Runde]

5) (complete)

6) (open, unobstructed) frei

7) (discerning) klar

8) (certain, confident)

1) (make clear) klären [Flüssigkeit]

2) (free from obstruction) räumen [Straße]; abräumen [Regal, Schreibtisch]; freimachen [Abfluss, Kanal]

3) (make empty) räumen; leeren [Briefkasten]

4) (remove) wegräumen; beheben [Verstopfung]

5) (pass over without touching) nehmen [Hindernis]; überspringen [Latte]

6) (show to be innocent) freisprechen

7) (declare fit to have secret information) für unbedenklich erklären

8) (get permission for)

9) (at customs)

10) (pay off) begleichen [Schuld]

1) (become clear) klar werden; sich klären; [Wetter, Himmel:] sich aufheitern; (fig.) [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen

2) (disperse) [Nebel:] sich verziehen

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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deutlich adj.

eindeutig adj.

frei adj.

heiter adj.

hell adj.

klar adj.

übersichtlich (Kurve) adj.

übersichtlich (klar dargestellt) adj. v.

aufhellen v.

aufräumen v.

klären v.

löschen v.

reinigen v.

roden (Land) v.

räumen v.

1) (act of running) corsa f.

2) (flight)

3) (series) serie f., sfilza f.

4) teatr. repliche f.pl., programmazione f.

5) (trend) (of events, market) tendenza f., andamento m.

6) (series of thing produced) (in printing) tiratura f.; (in industry) serie f., produzione f.

7) (on the stock exchange) corsa f., assalto m.

8) (trip) giro m., viaggio m.; (route) percorso m.

9) (in cricket, baseball) punto m.

10) (for rabbit, chickens) recinto m.

11) (in tights, material) smagliatura f.

12) (for skiing etc.) pista f.

13) (in cards) serie f., scala f.

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verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - nn-; pass. ran; p.pass. run)

1) (cover by running) correre per [ distance]; fare, correre [ marathon]