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come with somebody to the door

1 mitkommen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. come (along) too; kommst du mit? are you coming (too)?; lockend, Prostituierte etc.: want some company?; sie kann nicht mitkommen she can’t come (with us); bis zur nächsten Ecke komme ich noch mit I’ll come with you as far as the next corner

2. (Schritt halten) keep up; geistig: be able to follow; da komme ich ( einfach) nicht mit geistig: it’s above my head, I can’t make head or tail of it; in der Schule gut mitkommen / nicht mitkommen get along well / lag behind at (Am. in) school; im Unterricht / in Englisch gut mitkommen make good progress in class / in English

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to come along

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mịt|kom|men
vi sep irreg aux sein

1) (= mit anderen kommen) to come along (mit with); (Sendung, Brief etc) to come, to arrive

kommst du auch mit? — are you coming too?

ich kann nicht mitkommen — I can't come

komm doch mit! — (do) come with us/me etc!, why don't you come too?

kommst du mit ins Kino? — are you coming to the cinema (with me/us)?

bis zum Bahnhof mitkommen — to come as far as the station

ich bin gerade noch mit dem Zug mitgekommen — I just caught the train

2) (inf) (= mithalten) to keep up; (= verstehen) to follow

da komme ich nicht mit — that's beyond me

sie kommt in der Schule/in Französisch gut mit — she is getting on well at school/with French

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(to come with or accompany the person speaking etc: Come along with me!) come along

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mit|kom·men

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (begleiten)

▪ [mit jdm] \mitkommen to come [with sb]

kommst du mit? are you coming with me/us/too?

kommt doch mit uns mit do come with us

2. (Schritt halten können)

▪ [mit jdm] \mitkommen to keep up [with sb]

3. (mitgeschickt werden)

▪ [mit etw dat] \mitkommen to come [or arrive] [with sth]

mit der Post \mitkommen to come with the post [or AM mail]

das zweite Paket kommt vielleicht mit der zweiten Lieferung mit the second parcel may come in/with the second post

4. SCH (fam: mithalten können)

▪ [in etw dat] \mitkommen to be equal [or up] to sth

in der Schule gut/schlecht \mitkommen to get on well/badly at school

5. (verstehen)

da komme ich nicht mit (fam) it's beyond me fam

ich komme da nicht mit I don't get it

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) come too

kommst du mit? — are you coming [with me/us]?

ich kann nicht mitkommen — I can't come

bis zur Tür mitkommen — come with somebody to the door

2) (Schritt halten) keep up

in der Schule/im Unterricht gut/schlecht mitkommen — get on well/badly at school/with one's lessons

da komme ich nicht mehr mit! — (fig. ugs.) I can't understand it at all

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mitkommen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. come (along) too;

kommst du mit? are you coming (too)?; lockend, Prostituierte etc: want some company?;

sie kann nicht mitkommen she can’t come (with us);

bis zur nächsten Ecke komme ich noch mit I’ll come with you as far as the next corner

2. (Schritt halten) keep up; geistig: be able to follow;

da komme ich (einfach) nicht mit geistig: it’s above my head, I can’t make head or tail of it;

in der Schule gut mitkommen/nicht mitkommen get along well/lag behind at (US in) school;

im Unterricht/in Englisch gut mitkommen make good progress in class/in English

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) come too

kommst du mit? — are you coming [with me/us]?

ich kann nicht mitkommen — I can't come

bis zur Tür mitkommen — come with somebody to the door

2) (Schritt halten) keep up

in der Schule/im Unterricht gut/schlecht mitkommen — get on well/badly at school/with one's lessons

da komme ich nicht mehr mit! — (fig. ugs.) I can't understand it at all

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v.

to come along expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mitkommen
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идти́, ходи́ть; отправля́ться

tóget går (klókken seks) — по́езд отхо́дит (в шесть часо́в)

úret går — часы́ иду́т

gå på besǿg — ходи́ть в го́сти

hvordán går det dig [Dem]? — как твои́ [ва́ши] дела́?, как пожива́ете?

det går godt — (дела́ иду́т) хорошо́!

gå i skóle — ходи́ть в шко́лу

gå på árbejde — ходи́ть на рабо́ту

gå (en)tur — прогуля́ться, соверши́ть прогу́лку

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elapse, extend, go, march, on, play, reach, roll, run, strike, tread, walk

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vb (gik, gået) go;

( gå på sine ben) walk;

( om tid) go, pass, go by;

( spilles, opføres) be on ( fx there is a good film on at the Palladium), run ( fx the play ran for six months; is that film still running?),

(mere F) be played, be performed;

( sælges) sell, be sold;

(gram.: bøjes) go, be inflected;

( være passende) do;

( rækkes fra hånd til hånd) go round, pass;

( gå i stykker) go, break;

( trække sig tilbage fra embede) go,

( gå på pension) retire,

( træde tilbage fra højere post, og om regering) resign;

(om maskineri etc) run ( fx the engine is running smoothly; the drawer

( skuffen) runs smoothly; the machine runs by electricity);

( om tog) run ( fx the trains did not run on Sundays),

( afgå) leave, go ( fx when does the train leave (el. go)? it leaves

(el. goes) at 10);

[ de går, han (, hun) går]

(teat) exeunt, exit,

( i nyere stykker oftest) they go (, he, she goes) (off stage);

[ døren gik] the door opened and shut; somebody came in (, went out);

[ møllen går] the mill is turning;

[ radioen går hele dagen] the radio is on all day;

[ snakken gik] the conversation was in full swing,

(dvs sladderen) people were talking;

[ snakken gik livligt] the conversation was animated;

[ der er gået tre trumfer] three trumps are out (el. have gone);

(se også dans, rygte, tur, ur etc);

[ med adv, pron etc:]

[ blive gået]

(dvs afskediget) be retired;

[ det gik helt anderledes] it turned out quite differently;

[ det er gået dårligt for mig] things have gone badly with me, I have had bad luck;

[ det gik dårligt med ham]

(mht helbred) he was in a bad way;

[ det gik dårligt med foretagendet] the enterprise did not succeed;

[ gå fri] escape,

( få lov at slippe) be let off;

[ uret går godt] the watch keeps good time;

[ det går godt med ham, det går ham rigtig godt] he is doing well;

[ forretningen går godt] the business is thriving;

[ hvordan går det ( med helbredet)?] how are you?

T how is it going? how goes it?

(se også ndf: gå med);

[ hvordan det end går] whatever happens;

[ den går ikke] that won't do,

(= du kan tro nej!) no you don't! nothing doing! I'm not having any!

[ lad gå!] all right! let it pass!

[ jeg vil lade det gå for denne gang] I'll overlook it this time;

[ lade ham gå]

(dvs sætte fri) let him go;

(dvs lade i fred) leave him alone;

[ det går meget let] that is very easy;

[ sådan gik det i tre år] things went on like that for three years;

[ sådan går det her i verden] that is the way of the world;

[ sådan går det ( med) alle store mænd] that is what happens to all great men;

[ gå tabt] be lost,

(se også tabe);

(se også III. fejl, II. galt, højt, ledig, løs, nok, rigtig, vild);

[ faste forbindelser med præp og adv:]

[ gå af]

( løsne sig) come off,

( om noget limet også) come unstuck;

( om skydevåben) go off,

( om skud) be fired;

( gå på pension) retire,

( trække sig tilbage, især fra højere stilling, og om regering) resign;

( forløbe) go (el. pass) off;

[ hvad går der af ham] what is the matter with him? what has come over him?

(se også II. led, mode, vej);

[ gå af i stilhed] pass off quietly;

[ gå af med], se pension, sejr;

[ det kan gå af på min gæld] you can deduct it from what I owe you;

[ gå an]

( være acceptabel) do ( fx will these shoes do?);

[ det går an] it will do;

[ det går aldrig an] it will never do;

[ gå bagover] fall backwards;

[ jeg var ved at gå bagover af forbavselse] you could have knocked me down with a feather;

[ gå bort] go away;

(dø) die, pass away;

[` gå efter]

( hente) go for, go to fetch,

T go and get;

( rette sig efter) go by, go on ( fx we have nothing to go by (el.

on)), act on ( fx his advice, his recommendation);

[gå ` efter]

( undersøge) go over ( fx all the details), go into ( fx the

matter),

( gøre rent, reparere) go over ( fx she went over the room with a duster),

( grundigt, om bil, skib) overhaul;

(friske el. male op) touch up ( fx an article);

( efterkontrollere) go (el. check) over, go (el. check) through;

[ hvis det gik efter mit hoved] if I had my way;

[ gå efter lyden] go in the direction of the sound;

[ gå for]

( gælde, regnes for) pass for, be supposed to be;

( blive solgt for) go for;

[ hvad går her for sig?] what is going on here?

[ hvornår skal det gå for sig?] when is it to come off? when is it to be?

[ det går godt for ham] he is doing well;

[ intet ville gå for ham] nothing went right for him;

[gå foran præp] go before,

F precede;

adv go (, walk) ahead (el. in front), lead the way;

[ gå forbi] pass;

[ gå forud for, gå fremfor] precede;

(fig) take precedence of (el. over);

[gå ` fra]

( løsne sig) come loose;

( om noget limet) come unstuck;

( skulle fradrages) be deducted;

(opgive fx eksamen) give up;

(opgive studium etc) drop out;

[` gå fra]

( forlade) leave (behind);

( lade i stikken) desert ( fx one's wife);

[ gå fra borde], se bord;

[ gå fra forstanden], se forstand;

[ gå fra hinanden]

(dvs hver til sit) part, separate;

(dvs i stykker) go to pieces, split;

[ gå fra sit ord] go back on one's word;

[ gå frem] advance, go forward;

( gøre fremskridt) make progress;

( bære sig ad) act,

F proceed;

[ gå lige frem] walk straight ahead;

[ gå fremad] advance,

F proceed;

( gøre fremskridt) make progress;

[ det går fremad med ham]

(dvs det går ham godt) he is getting on;

(mht helbredet) his health is improving;

( han bliver dygtigere) he is coming on;

[ gå hen: gå ubemærket hen] pass off unnoticed;

[ gå ikke hen og bliv syg] don't go and be ill;

[ han er gået hen og har købt en bil] he's (been and) gone and bought a car;

[ gå let hen over] pass lightly over;

T skate over;

(se også hoved);

[ gå hen til ham] go (up) to him; walk over to him;

( for at besøge ham) go and see him; look him up;

[` gå i]

( være klædt i) wear;

[gå `i]

( lukke sig) close;

[ gå i biografen (, teatret, skole)] go to the cinema (, the theatre, school);

[han går i sit 50. år] he is in his fiftieth year;

[ gå i femte klasse] be in the fifth class;

[ hun går lige i folk] people fall for her straight away;

[ den slags historier går lige i folk] people lap up that kind of story;

[ gå i sig selv] think better of it,

F repent;

[ planen gik i sig selv igen] the scheme came to nothing;

(se også blod, I. død, frø, kloster, krig, kød, land, moder, orden,

II. ret, I. stykke, vand, vejr);

[` gå igen] leave again;

[gå ` igen] be repeated,

F recur;

( om genfærd) walk; haunt the house (, room etc);

[ gå igennem] pass (through), go through;

( undersøge) go over, go through;

( lide) go through,

F undergo;

( blive vedtaget) be carried, pass, go through;

[ ansøgningen gik igennem] the application was granted;

[ (radio)udsendelsen gik godt igennem] reception was good;

(se også marv);

[ gå imod]

( i fjendtlig hensigt) go against;

( hen imod) go towards;

( modarbejde) oppose;

[ hvad er der gået dig imod?] what is worrying you? what has upset you?

[ alting går mig imod] nothing seems to be going my way;

[ gå ind]

( træde ind) go in, enter;

(om avis etc) cease publication;

(se også jagt);

[ gå ind ad døren] go in through (, enter by) the door;

[ gå ind for]

( støtte) support ( fx a proposal),

( være fortaler for) be an advocate of ( fx reform), advocate,

( anbefale) recommend;

[ gå ind for en sag] adopt (el. identify oneself with) a cause;

[ gå ind for hans politik] go in for (el. adopt el. advocate) his policy;

[ jeg går ind for at] I think that, I vote that;

[ gå ind i] go into, enter,

(i forening etc) join;

[ gå ind i hæren] join the army;

[ den gik lige ind]

(dvs han forstod det) it went right in; he got the message;

[ den slags går lige ind hos dem]

(dvs de elsker det) they lap up that kind of thing;

[ gå ind på]

( bevæge sig ind i) enter ( fx enter one's office);

( beskæftige sig med) go into ( fx go into details);

( give sin tilslutning til) agree to, accept ( fx accept a proposal), fall in with ( fx an arrangement, a joke);

[ gå nærmere ind på] go into details about;

[ gå ind til de andre] join the others;

(se også evig (hvile));

[ gå indad]

( om dør) open inwards;

[ han går indad på fødderne] his feet turn in; he turns in his feet (in walking);

[ gå itu] break, come (el. go) to pieces;

[ gå med]

( ledsage) go with, come with,

F accompany;

( bære) carry ( fx a pistol, a gas mask, a cane),

( være iført) wear ( fx a gas mask, glasses, a ring, a hat);

(se også krykke);

( om par) go out with,

T date ( fx he's dating her);

( uddele) deliver ( fx newspapers, milk; bread for a baker);

[gå ` med]

(adv) come with somebody (, me, etc), go along;

( forbruges) be consumed, be spent;

( blive ødelagt) be destroyed, be lost;

[ går du med?] are you coming (too)? are you coming with me (, us)?

[ gå med aviser (, mælk)]

( også) do a newspaper round (, milk round);

[ hvordan går det med ham?] how is he getting on?

[ hvordan går det med arbejdet?] how is the work getting on? how are you getting on with your work?

[ det går dårligt (, godt) med], se ovf: det går...;

[ gå med stok] walk with a stick,

( til pynt) carry a stick;

[ gå stille med noget] keep something quiet;

(se også dør);

[ gå med hovedet på skrå] carry one's head on one side;

[ sådan går det med de fleste] that is what happens to most people;

[ hele dagen gik med at forberede festen] they (, we etc) spent the whole day preparing the party;

[ gå med på] agree to ( fx the terms, the plan, the proposal), fall in with ( fx the proposal);

(se også værst);

[ gå med til]

(dvs ind på) agree to;

[ gå ned] go down,

F descend;

(om sol etc) set, go down;

( om flyvemaskine) land, come down;

(om skib etc = synke) go down;

( om pris, temperatur etc) fall,

( pludseligt) drop;

( om teatertæppe) fall, come down;

( bukke under) go under, go to the wall,

( gå fallit) go under, go bust;

(se også I. bakke, flag, I. klap);

[gå `om]

( gå omkring) walk about,

( blive rakt rundt) go round;

( udføres på ny) be repeated;

( i skole) repeat a class (, a year);

( om eksamen) retake (, kun skriftlig: resit) an examination,

( med objekt) retake (, resit) ( fx it is not possible to retake single papers);

[ lade kanden gå om] pass the jug;

[ kanden gik om] the jug went round;

[gå 3. klasse om] repeat the third class;

[ gå omkring] walk about;

[ der går en mur omkring byen] there is a wall round the town;

[ gå omkring i gaderne] walk about the streets;

[ gå op]

( stige, også om pris) rise, go up;

( om dør, vindue) open,

( pludseligt) fly open;

( om sammenføjning) come apart, give way;

(om knude etc) come undone,

( om noget limet) come unstuck;

( om regnestykke) come out, come right;

( om kabale) come out;

( om teatertæppe) rise;

(om fly etc) take off;

[ få til at gå op]

( om regnestykke) get out;

[ det går lige op]

(fig) it amounts to the same thing;

( vi er kvit) we are quits;

[ det gik op for mig at] I came to realize that, it dawned upon me that;

[ gå op i]

(dvs interessere sig for) be absorbed in; give one's mind to;

( gå helt op i) devote oneself to;

[ gå op i et fag]

( til eksamen) do an examination in a subject;

[ selskabet er gået op i et andet] the company has become merged in another;

[ to går op i fire] two will go into four; four is divisible by two;

[ gå op i sin rolle] identify oneself with one's part;

(se også I. lue, røg, I. spids);

[gå op med 6%] rise (el. go up) by 6%;

[ gå op til eksamen], se eksamen;

[ gå over]

( fra side til side) cross ( fx let us cross here), walk across;

( fortage sig) pass off, wear off;

( gå itu) break (in two),

( pludseligt, med et smæld) snap;

( overskride), se ndf: gå ud over;

(se også bred, forstand, streg);

[ gå over i] pass into;

[ gå over i historien], se historie;

[ gå over på andre hænder] pass into other hands; change hands;

[ gå over til] go over to ( fx the enemy; a Liberal MP went over to the Conservatives),

(neds) defect to ( fx he defected to the rebels);

( en mening) come round to;

( en religion) go over to, be converted to;

( anden virksomhed, andet emne) pass on to;

( udvikles til) become, pass into;

[ gå over til katolicismen] join (el. go over to) the Roman Catholic Church;

[gå `på]

( tage fat) go ahead, go on;

( angribe) go for him (, them etc);

( ske) happen ( fx it does not happen often);

(om handske etc) go on;

[` gå på]

(dvs angå) concern; be aimed at;

[ den går han ikke `på] he won't swallow (el. S buy) that; that won't go down with him;

[ det er hårdt at gå `på] it is tough luck;

[gå ( løs) på en] go for somebody;

(se også løs);

[ han lod sig ikke gå `på]

(dvs veg ikke) he stood his ground (like a man);

(dvs genere) he did not turn a hair;

[ det skal du ikke lade dig gå på af] don't let it get you down;

[ der går 100 p på et pund] there are a hundred pence to a pound;

(se også I. arbejde, hånd, melodi, nerve, opdagelse, universitet, vinge);

[ gå rundt] walk about, go round;

(se også rundt);

[` gå sammen] walk (, leave) together;

( om par) go out together,

T date ( fx they have been dating for over a year);

[ gå sammen om det]

(dvs gøre det i fællesskab) do it together;

[ gå sammen om at] join together to,

(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together to ( fx buy him a present);

[ gå sammen med dem om at] join forces with them to;

[gå ` til]

( fremskynde sin gang) walk faster,

F quicken one's pace;

( ske) come about, come (to pass), happen ( fx how did it happen? how did it come about that he was told? how did he come to lose the

money?);

( kræves) be required,

( forbruges) be spent, be consumed;

( om fodtøj) break in ( fx new boots, new shoes);

[ gå til den]

T go it;

[ det gik hedt til] feelings ran high,

T the fur really flew;

[ det gik livligt til] things got lively;

[ det gik underligt til med den sag] it was a queer business;

[ jeg er ved at gå ` til af varme] this heat is getting too much for me (el.

is getting me down);

(se også bord, film, hjerte, hvile, hånd, læge, II. ret, sag, scene, top,

valg);

[ gå tilbage] go back,

(især mil.) retreat;

(fig) decline; fall off ( fx membership ( medlemstallet) fell off);

[ lade handelen gå tilbage] call off the deal;

[ det er gået tilbage for ham] he has come down in the world;

[ vær venlig at gå tilbage i vognen!] pass right along the bus, please!

[ det går tilbage med ham] he is falling off; he is losing his grip;

[ gå tilbage til] return to, go back to,

( skrive sig fra) date from ( fx the house dates from the 17th

century);

[ gå ud] go out ( fx they go out a lot);

( om ild, lys) go out;

( om planter) die;

( udgå) be omitted, be left out, be dropped;

[ gå ud ad døren] go out of the door;

[ gå ud af] go out of, leave ( fx the room, school);

[ gå ud fra]

( forudsætte) assume, understand, take for granted ( fx I took it for granted that you would agree);

[ jeg går ud fra at]

( også) I take it that;

[ gå ud fra en urigtig forudsætning] act on a wrong assumption;

[ gå ud med én] go out with somebody;

[ gå ud over]

(dvs overskride) go beyond ( fx what is reasonable), pass,

F exceed ( fx all bounds alle grænser);

( påvirke, ramme) affect ( fx one's health);

[ det går ud over hans arbejde]

( også) his work suffers;

[ hans ondskab gik ud over ham selv] his malice rebounded on him;

[ dette vil gå ud over ham] he will be the one to suffer for this;

[ lade det gå ud over en anden]

(dvs når noget går én imod) take it out on somebody else;

[ lade sit raseri gå ud over] vent one's rage on;

[ gå ud på]

( tilsigte) aim at,

( udtrykke) be to the effect (that);

[ det går ud på at] the idea is that;

[ forslaget (, svaret) går ud på at] the proposal (, the answer) is to the effect that;

[ hans stræben går ud på] his object (el. aim) is;

[ jeg så hvad alt dette gik ud på] I perceived the drift of all this;

[ jeg ved hvad dine ønsker går ud på] I know what your wishes are;

[ gå uden om] walk (, go) round ( fx a hole in the road);

(fig) get round ( fx the difficulty);

( prøve at undgå) sidestep ( fx a problem),

F evade ( fx the difficulty, the question);

[ gå langt uden om én] give somebody a wide berth;

[ gå udenom] go round ( fx the gate was shut so we had to go round),

(fig: om sagens kerne) beat about the bush;

[gå ` under]

(mar) go down,

F founder;

( bukke under) go under, go to the wall;

( blive ødelagt) be destroyed;

[ hvis verden går under] if the world comes to an end;

(se også navn);

[ gå videre], se videre;

[ gå væk], se væk.

Danish-English dictionary > gå
3 tocar

v.

1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).

Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.

Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.

2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).

el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

Ella toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.

Toca el piano! Play the piano!

3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4 to touch.

5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.

Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.

6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.

Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.

7 to be in for.

Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.

8 to be time to.

Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.

9 to be ringing, to ring.

Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.

10 to knock, to knock at the door.

Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.

11 to be one's turn to.

Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.

12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.

Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.

13 to clang.

María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.

14 to feel.

El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.

15 to bunt.

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to touch

■ no tocar la mercancía do not handle the goods

2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel

■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold

3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around

■ no toques mis papeles leave my papers alone

4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike

5 figurado (retocar) to change, alter

■ no toques más la redacción don't do anything else to your essay

6 (la hora) to strike

7 MILITAR (diana) to sound

8 DEPORTE (diana) to hit; (esgrima) to touch

9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on

10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach

■ me tocó el corazón he touched my heart

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn

■ le toca a él it's his turn

2 (corresponder) to be up to

■ le toca a él explicarse it's up to him to explain himself

3 (ganar) to win

■ nos tocó un premio we won a prize

4 (en un reparto etc) to fall

■ me tocó a mí hablarle it fell to me to speak to him

5 (un destino) to be posted

■ le tocó en Cartagena he was posted to Cartagena

6 (tener que) to have to

■ nos tocó llevarla we had to take her

7 (afectar) to concern, affect

■ le toca directamente it directly concerns you

8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related

9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)

10 (entrar en contacto) to touch

► verbo pronominal tocarse

1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concerned

tocar a muerto to toll

tocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an end

tocar con to be next to

■ toca con el cine it's next to the cinema

tocar en figurado to border on, verge on

■ sus palabras tocan en grosería his words are verging on rudeness

tocarse la nariz to pick one's nose

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peinar) to do the hair of

► verbo pronominal

1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head

* * *

verb

1) to touch

2) feel

3) play

4) ring, knock

5) concern, affect

•

- tocarle a

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1. VT

1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel

si lo tocas te vas a quemar — if you touch it you'll burn yourself

¡no me toques! — don't touch me!

que nadie toque mis papeles — don't let anyone touch my papers

no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency

tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is

tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot

no toques la mercancía sin guantes — don't handle the goods without gloves

el delantero tocó la pelota con la mano — the forward handled (the ball)

- tocar madera

2) (=estar en contacto con) to touch

la mesa está tocando la pared — the table is touching the wall

ponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there

• tocar tierra — to touch down, land

3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play

el reloj de la iglesia ha tocado las diez — the church clock has just struck ten

• tocar la bocina o el claxon — to hoot o sound one's horn

• tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms

• tocar la retirada — to sound the retreat

4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch on

no tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all

prefiero no tocar lo relacionado con el trabajo — I'd prefer not to talk about work

5) (=afectar) to concern

esa cuestión me toca de cerca — that issue closely concerns me

por lo que a mí me toca — so far as I am concerned

6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to

a mí Juan no me toca nada — Juan is not related to me in any way

7) (=conmover) to touch

las imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply

el poema nos tocó el corazón — the poem touched our hearts

me has tocado el amor propio — you've wounded my pride

8) (Dep) to hit

el balón tocó el palo — the ball hit the post

9) (Náut)

hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port

en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa

10) (Caza) to hit

11) (Arte) to touch up

2. VI

1) (Mús) to play

toca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group

2) (=sonar)

en cuanto toque el timbre — when the bell rings

tocan a misa — they are ringing the bell for mass

tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

3) (=llamar)

tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door

4) (=corresponder)

no toca hacerlo hasta el mes que viene — it's not due to be done until next month

ahora toca torcer a la derecha — now you have to turn right

tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each

¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?

me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat

le tocó la lotería — he won the lottery

¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?

• tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your go

nos toca pagar a nosotros — it's our turn to pay

siempre me toca fregar a mí — I'm always the one who has to do the dishes

a usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit

- ¡a pagar tocan!

5) (=rayar)

• tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sth

esto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous

su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness

6) (=chocar)

• tocar con algo — to touch sth

7)

• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close

el verano tocaba a su fin — summer was drawing to a close

3.

See:

tocarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

* * *

= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

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* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

* * *

= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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tocar [A2 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle

¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?

¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!

por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibits

la pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the net

me tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stick

le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever

¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)

¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?

si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)

no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

ni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his food

no me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papers

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savings

del marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children

2 «objeto» to touch

la cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wall

la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceiling

el avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched down

B (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go via

no toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at Lisbon

C (en béisbol) to bunt

D ‹tema› (tratar) to touch on, refer to; (sacar) to bring up, broach

sólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passing

E

1 (conmover, impresionar) to touch

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his words

tu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pride

supo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present

2 (atañer, concernir) to affect

el problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countries

no siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at all

el tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart

3

( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring

tocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the horn

B ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

está aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the piano

C ( Mil) to sound

tocar retirada to sound the retreat

■ tocar

vi

Sentido I

A

(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecology

B (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sth

la situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesque

Sentido II

A ( AmL) (llamar) «persona» to knock at the door

me parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the door

B «campana» to ring

las campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already gone

el reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed three

tocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarm

C ( Mús) (hacer música) to play

Sentido III

A

1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the children

siempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walk

nos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of us

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance

2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a million

nos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult times

nos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)

me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything

3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):

te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?

¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?

nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to pay

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( fam)

(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!

¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!

2 ( fam)

(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again

■ tocarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch

siempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose

2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touch

los fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirs

los extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meet

B ( frml) (cubrirse la cabeza) tocarse CON algo to wear sth

la reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat

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tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched

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tocar

♦ vt

1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;
[palpar] to feel;
por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;

el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;

yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;

tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;

¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;

el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;

el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;

no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;

¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;

Comp

tocar madera to touch wood

2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;
[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;
el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;

lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4. [concernir]
por lo que a mí me toca as far as I'm concerned;

en o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;

tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely

5. [conmover] to touch;

la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply

♦ vi

1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;

no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;

no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch

2. [estar próximo]
tocar con algo [pared, mueble] to be touching sth;
[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;
la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;

nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs

3. [llamar]
tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window

4. [campanas, timbre] to ring

5. [en un reparto]
tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;

a ti te toca la casa you get the house;

a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;

tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;

tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;
[debemos] it's a thousand each;
te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;
[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;
te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;

¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?

6. [caer en suerte]
me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;

me tocaron seis millones a o [m5] en la lotería I won six million in the lottery;

le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lot

7. [llegar el momento]
hoy toca limpiar it's cleaning day today;

ahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;

le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;

ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;

¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;
Fam Hum
si te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go out

8. [rayar]
tocar en algo to verge o border on sth;

eso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary

♦ See also the pronominal verb tocarse

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tocar

I v/t

1 touch;

tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;

tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely

2 MÚS play

II v/i

1 L.Am.

a la puerta knock (on the door); L.Am. ( sonar la campanita) ring the doorbell;

las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;

tocar a muerto toll the death knell

2 ( ser hora de)

:

ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby

3 ( ser el turno de)

:

te toca jugar it’s your turn

4

:

por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned

* * *

tocar {72} vt

1) : to touch, to feel, to handle

2) : to touch on, to refer to

3) : to concern, to affect

4) : to play (a musical instrument)

tocar vi

1) : to knock, to ring

tocar a la puerta: to rap on the door

2)

tocar en : to touch on, to border on

eso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous

3)

tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn

¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?

* * *

tocar vb

1. (en general) to touch

me tocó la mejilla he touched my cheek

2. (instrumento) to play

toca la guitarra he plays the guitar

3. (timbre, campana) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?

4. (bocina) to sound

tocaba la bocina he was sounding his horn

5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn

¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now?

6. (un premio) to win [pt. & pp. won]

le tocó la lotería he won the lottery

Spanish-English dictionary > tocar
4 llamar

v.

1 to call.

llamar (a) un taxi to hail a cab; (en la calle) to call for a taxi (por teléfono)

Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.

2 to call, to phone.

llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor

te llamo mañana I'll call o ring you tomorrow (British)

te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you

3 to call (dar nombre, apelativo, apodo).

me llamó mentiroso he called me a liar

4 to summon, to call.

llamar (a filas) (military) to call up

llamar a la huelga to call out on strike

5 to attract.

6 to knock (a la puerta) (con golpes).

están llamando there's somebody at the door

7 to phone.

8 to address as, to call by the title of, to call, to call by the name of.

Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.

Lisa llamó a Ricardo padre Lisa addressed Richard as father.

En un bar, un trago llama a otro. In a bar, one drink calls for another one.

9 to hail.

Ellos llamaron un taxi They hailed a cab.

10 to call on the phone, to give a bell, to call, to phone.

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llamar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to call

■ llámalo, creo que no te ha visto call him, I don't think he's seen you

■ tu madre te llama your mum's calling you

2 (convocar) to summon

■ habrá que llamar al médico we'll have to call the doctor

■ llueve, mejor que llamemos un taxi it's raining, we'd better call a taxi

3 (dar nombre) to name

■ ¿cómo vais a llamar al niño? what are you going to call the baby?

4 (atraer) to appeal to

■ a mí viajar no me llama mucho travelling doesn't really appeal to me

► verbo intransitivo

1 (a la puerta) to knock; (al timbre) to ring; (al teléfono) to ring, call, phone

■ ¿quién llama? who's there?

■ han llamado a la puerta there's somebody at the door

■ te llaman por la otra línea there's a call for you on the other line

► verbo pronominal llamarse

1 (tener nombre) to be called

■ me llamo Juan my name is Juan, I'm called Juan

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

llamar a alguien por señas to wave at somebody

llamar a filas to call up

llamar a alguien de todo familiar to call somebody everything under the sun

llamar a la huelga to call out on strike

llamar por teléfono to call, phone, GB ring, ring up

* * *

verb

1) to call

2) knock

3) name

•

- llamar por teléfono
- llamarse
* * *

1. VT

1) (=nombrar) to call

mis amigos me llaman Mari — my friends call me Mari

¿cómo van a llamar al niño? — what are they going to name o call the baby?

me llamó imbécil — he called me an idiot

la llamó de todo — he called her every name under the sun
hache
2) (=considerar) to call

eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo — that's what I call daylight robbery *

lo que se dio en llamar la nueva generación — what became known as the new generation, what came to be called the new generation

el mal llamado problema — what people wrongly consider a problem

3) (=avisar) [+ médico, fontanero] to call; [+ taxi] [por teléfono] to call; [con la mano] to hail

te estuve llamando a voces — I was shouting for you

me llamó con la mano para que me acercara — he beckoned me over

no te metas donde no te llaman — * don't poke your nose in where it's not wanted *

• llamar a algn a escena — to call sb to the stage

• llamar a algn al orden — to call sb to order
mandar 1., 1)
4) (Telec) (tb: llamar por teléfono) to call, ring, phone

que me llamen a las siete — ask them to call o ring o phone me at seven

te llaman desde París — they're calling you o they're on the phone from Paris

¿quién me llama? — who's on the phone?

5) (=atraer)

el ejército llama a muchos jóvenes — the army appeals to a lot of young people

el chocolate no me llama demasiado — I'm not all that keen on chocolate
atención 1)
6) (=convocar) to call, summon frm

lo llamaron a palacio — he was called o summoned frm to the palace

Dios lo ha llamado a su lado — euf he has been called to God

llamar a algn a filas — to call sb up

• pronto seremos llamados a las urnas — an election/a referendum will soon be called
llamado 1., 3)
2. VI

1) (Telec) [persona] to call, ring, phone; [teléfono] to ring

¿quién llama? — who's calling?

ha llamado Maribel — Maribel called o rang o phoned

2) [a la puerta] [con el puño] to knock; [al timbre] to ring

entren sin llamar — enter without knocking

llamé pero el timbre no sonaba — I rang the bell but it didn't work

¿quién llama? — who's there?, who is it?

están llamando — there's someone at the door

3.

See:

llamarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail

lo llamó por señas — she beckoned to him

Dios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)

el juez lo llamó a declarar — the judge called on him to testify

su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him

lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar — he was called up for military service

b) ( instar)

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga — the union called them out on strike

me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it

2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call

la voy a llamar — I'm going to give her a call

te llamó Eva — Eva phoned (for you)

3)

a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

la llamó de todo — he called her every name under the sun

lo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...

b) ( considerar) to call

eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo — that's what I call a friend
2.
llamar vi

1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)

llaman a la puerta — there's someone at the door

2) (Telec) persona to telephone, phone, call; teléfono to ring

¿quién llama? — who's calling?

3) ( gustar) to appeal

no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
3.
llamarse v pron to be called

se llama Pedro — his name is Pedro

¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?

... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana

* * *

= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.

Ex. Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex. The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.

Ex. Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.

Ex. Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.

Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.

Ex. The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.

Ex. This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.

Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

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* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* llamar a = call in.

* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.

* llamar a filas = draft.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.

* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.

* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.

* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.

* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.

* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* llamarse = refer to as.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail

lo llamó por señas — she beckoned to him

Dios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)

el juez lo llamó a declarar — the judge called on him to testify

su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him

lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar — he was called up for military service

b) ( instar)

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga — the union called them out on strike

me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it

2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call

la voy a llamar — I'm going to give her a call

te llamó Eva — Eva phoned (for you)

3)

a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

la llamó de todo — he called her every name under the sun

lo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...

b) ( considerar) to call

eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo — that's what I call a friend
2.
llamar vi

1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)

llaman a la puerta — there's someone at the door

2) (Telec) persona to telephone, phone, call; teléfono to ring

¿quién llama? — who's calling?

3) ( gustar) to appeal

no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
3.
llamarse v pron to be called

se llama Pedro — his name is Pedro

¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?

... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana

* * *

= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.

Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.

Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.

Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.

Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.

Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.

Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.

Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* llamar a = call in.

* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.

* llamar a filas = draft.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.

* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.

* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.

* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.

* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.

* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* llamarse = refer to as.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* * *

llamar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (requerir, hacer venir) ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹médico› to call, call out; ‹camarero/criada› to call; ‹ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon

llamé un taxi (por teléfono) I called a cab; (por la calle) I hailed a cab

la llamó a gritos he shouted to her to come

lo llamó por señas she beckoned to him, she beckoned him over

Dios la llamó (a su lado) ( euf); God called her to him ( euph)

el juez lo llamó a declarar the judge called on him to testify

la madre lo mandó llamar ( AmL); his mother sent for him

lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar he was called up for military service

2 (instar) llamar a algn A algo:

el sindicato llamó a sus afiliados a la huelga the union called its members out on strike o called upon its members to strike

se sintió llamado a hacerlo he felt driven o compelled to do it

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) (por teléfono) to phone, to call, to call up ( AmE), to ring ( BrE)

la voy a llamar I'm going to call o phone o ring her, I'm going to call her up, I'm going to give her a call o ring ( BrE)

te llamó Ernesto Ernesto phoned (for you), Ernesto called (you) o rang

C

1 (dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

los amigos lo llaman Manolo his friends call him Manolo

la llamó imbécil/de todo he called her an idiot/every name under the sun

lo que se ha dado en llamar el movimiento postmodernista what has become known o what has come to be known as the postmodernist movement

2 (considerar) to call

eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friend

D (atraer) to draw

los llama lo suyo they feel drawn to their roots

el dinero lo llama mucho he is very interested in money

dinero

■ llamar

vi

A (con los nudillos) to knock; (tocar el timbre) to ring, ring the doorbell

llaman a la puerta there's someone at the door

¿quién llama? who is it?, who's there?

B ( Telec) «persona» to telephone, phone, call, ring ( BrE); «teléfono» to ring

¿quién llama? who's calling?, who's speaking?

te llamo or te llamaré mañana I'll call you tomorrow

llámame al celular ( AmL) or móvil ( Esp); call me on my ( AmE) cell phone o ( BrE) mobile

para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 111-12-20 for more information call us ON o AT 111 12 20

C (gustar) to appeal

a mí no me llaman las pieles fur coats don't appeal to me, I don't like fur coats

■ llamarse

v pron

to be called

su padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro

¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?

no sé cómo se llama el libro I don't know what the book's called

ése acabará en la cárcel como que (yo) me llamo Beatriz he'll end up in prison as sure as my name's Beatriz

* * *

llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
◊ lo llamó por señas she beckoned to him;

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
◊ te llamó Eva Eva phoned (for you);

llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name;

(dar el título, apodo de) to call
b) ( considerar) to call;

◊ eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friend

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
◊ llaman a la puerta there's someone at the door

2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;
◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;

ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
◊ su padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro;

¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring

' llamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- avisar
- cantar
- cobro
- dejar
- eh
- encargarse
- GEO
- instancia
- más
- molestarse
- nombre
- ocurrirse
- orden
- palmada
- pan
- retraer
- show
- sin
- sudaca
- timbre
- titular2
- tratar
- amenazar
- bombero
- golpear
- intuir
- licitar
- mandar
- oír
- puerta
- tal
- teléfono
- tocar
English:
alternatively
- attention
- attract
- beckon
- call
- call in
- call out
- call up
- collect
- dispose
- draw
- engage
- entitle
- eye
- for
- get in
- hail
- have in
- knock
- name
- ought
- page
- reverse
- ring
- ring back
- ring up
- send for
- spade
- telephone
- certainly
- conspicuous
- draft
- effect
- get
- good
- kind
- more
- muster
- phone
- radio
- recall
- send
- summon
- use

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llamar

♦ vt

1. [dirigirse a, hacer venir] to call;
[con gestos] to beckon;
llamó por señas/con la mano al camarero she beckoned to the waiter;

llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb to come over;

llamar al ascensor to call the Br lift o US elevator;

llamar (a) un taxi [en la calle] to hail a cab;
[por teléfono] to call for a taxi
2. [por teléfono] to phone, to call, Br to ring;
[con el buscapersonas] to page;
llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor;

te llamo mañana I'll call o Br ring you tomorrow;

te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you;

te han llamado de la oficina there was a call from the office for you;

¿quién lo/la llama, por favor? who's calling, please?

3. [dar nombre, apelativo, apodo] to call;

¿ya sabes cómo vas a llamar al perro? have you decided what you're going to call the dog yet?;

me llamó mentiroso she called me a liar;

fue lo que se dio en llamar la Guerra de los Seis Días it was what came to be known as the Six Day War;

¿a eso llamas tú un jardín? do you call that a garden?;

eso es lo que yo llamo un buen negocio that's what I call a good deal;

es un aparato para el aire, un humidificador, que lo llaman it's a device for making the air more humid, a humidifier as they call it o as it is known

4. [convocar] to summon, to call;

el jefe me llamó a su despacho the boss summoned o called me to his office;

la han llamado para una entrevista de trabajo she's got an interview for a job;

lo llamaron a filas he was called up, US he got drafted;

llamar a los trabajadores a la huelga to call the workers out (on strike);

llamar a alguien a juicio to call sb to trial

5. [atraer] to attract;

nunca me han llamado los deportes de invierno I've never been attracted o drawn to winter sports

♦ vi

1. [a la puerta] [con golpes] to knock;
[con timbre] to ring;
llamar a la puerta [con golpes] to knock on the door;

están llamando there's somebody at the door;

por favor, llamen antes de entrar [en letrero] please knock/ring before entering

2. [por teléfono] to phone

♦ See also the pronominal verb llamarse

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llamar

I v/t call; TELEC call, Br tb

ring

II v/i TELEC call, Br tb

ring;

llamar a la puerta knock at the door; con timbre ring the bell;

llaman (a la puerta) there’s someone at the door;

el fútbol no me llama nada football doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest

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llamar vt

1) : to name, to call

2) : to call, to summon

3) : to phone, to call up

♦ See also the reflexive verb llamarse

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llamar vb

1. (en general) to call

¿me has llamado? did you call me?

me llamó estúpido he called me stupid

si es niño, le llamarán Ignacio if it's a boy, they'll call him Ignacio

2. (telefonear) to phone / to call

te llamaré mañana I'll phone you tomorrow

Isabel te ha llamado Isabel phoned you

3. (a la puerta) to knock

están llamando a la puerta someone's knocking at the door

4. (al timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

no llames al timbre don't ring the bell

llamar la atención (atraer) to attract attention (regañar) to tell off [pt. & pp. told]

Spanish-English dictionary > llamar
5 sortir

sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► sortir is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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   a. to go or come out

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► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• sortir acheter du pain to go out to buy some bread

• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!

• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?

• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house

• le train sort du tunnel the train is coming out of the tunnel

• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!

• sortir en courant to run out

• sortir en mer to put out to sea

• sortir de prison to come out of prison

• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6

• sortir de l'eau to come out of the water

• sortir du lit to get out of bed

• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks

• sortir de la récession to get out of the recession

• ça m'est sorti de l'esprit it slipped my mind

• ça m'est sorti de la tête it went right out of my head

• laisser sortir qn (de) to let sb out (of)

• ne laissez sortir personne don't let anybody out

• une épaisse fumée sortait par les fenêtres thick smoke was pouring out of the windows

• ça me sort par les oreilles (inf) I've had more than I can take

► d'où sort ?

• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?

• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?

   b. ( = quitter) sortir de to leave

• sortir d'un pays to leave a country

• tout ce qui sort du pays doit être déclaré everything leaving the country must be declared

• les voiliers sortaient du port the sailing boats were leaving the harbour

• faites sortir ces gens make these people leave

• sortir de table to leave the table

• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?

• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road

• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this room

• on n'est pas sortis de l'auberge (inf) we're not out of the woods yet (inf)

   c. (Computing) sortir de [+ fichier, application] to exit

   d. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"

• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"

   e. (pour se distraire) to go out

• sortir dîner to go out for dinner

• ils sortent beaucoup they go out a lot

• ils ne sortent pas beaucoup they don't go out much

   f. (relation amoureuse) sortir avec qn ( = fréquenter) to go out with sb

• ils sortent ensemble depuis 3 ans they have been going out for 3 years

   g. (marquant le passé immédiat) on sortait de l'hiver it was getting near the end of winter

• il sort d'ici he's just left

• il sort du lit he's just got out of bed

• il sort d'une bronchite he's just had a chest infection

• je sors de lui parler (inf) I've just been talking to him

   h. ( = dépasser) to stick out ; [dent] to come through ; [bouton] to appear

• sortir de terre [plante] to come up

   i. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be released

• le film sort sur les écrans le 2 mai the film is on general release from 2 May

   j. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come up

   k. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject

• sortir de la légalité to go outside the law

• sortir des limites de to go beyond the bounds of

• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)

• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touch

• la balle est sortie (Tennis) the ball is out

   l. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan

• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand that

   m. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of

• il n'est rien sorti de nos recherches nothing came of our research

• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?

   n. ( = être dit) [propos, remarque] c'est sorti tout seul it just came out (inf)

• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it

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   a. to take out ; [+ train d'atterrissage] to lower ; ( = expulser) to throw out

• sortez-le ! get him out of here!

• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage

• sortons les fauteuils dans le jardin let's take the armchairs out into the garden

• ils ont réussi à sortir le car du ravin they managed to get the coach out of the ravine

• il a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche he took a handkerchief out of his pocket

• sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets

• sortir des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods out

• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of it

   b. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out

   c. ( = dire) (inf) to come out with (inf)

• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)

• elle en a sorti une bien bonne she came out with a good one (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)

   d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out

• il s'est fait sortir dès le premier match he was knocked out in the first match

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► se sortir

• se sortir d'une situation difficile to manage to get out of a difficult situation► s'en sortir

• il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure he came out of it without a scratch

• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?

• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns

• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope

• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!

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1. sɔʀtiʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]

j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out

2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]

3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]

se faire sortir en quart de finale — to be knocked out in the quarterfinal

4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)

sortir quelqu'un du lit — to get somebody out of bed

sortir sa voiture en marche arrière — to reverse one's car out

sortir les mains de ses poches — to take one's hands out of one's pockets

sortir un revolver — to pull out a revolver

sortir la poubelle — to put the bin out

sortir sa langue — to stick one's tongue out

sortir une carte — to bring out a card

5) ( délivrer)

sortir quelqu'un de — to get somebody out of

sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés — to get a company out of difficulties

sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy

6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]

7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]

8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]

9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]

sortir une blague — to crack a joke

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)

sortir par la fenêtre — to go out through the window

sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony

sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk

sortir faire des courses — to go out shopping

sortir déjeuner — to go out for lunch

être sorti — to be out

sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)

sortir en courant — to run out

sortir en trombe de sa chambre — to burst out of one's room

faire sortir quelqu'un — to get somebody outside

laisser sortir quelqu'un — to allow somebody out

empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in

sortir dans l'espace — to space-walk

2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out

sortir au restaurant — to go out to a restaurant

sortir avec quelqu'un — to go out with somebody

inviter quelqu'un à sortir — to ask somebody out

3) ( quitter un lieu)

sortir de — to leave

sortir de chez quelqu'un — to leave somebody's house

sortir d'une réunion — to leave a meeting

sortir du port — [navire] to leave port

sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country

sortir de chez soi — to go out

sortir de la pièce — to walk out of the room

sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!

sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road

sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family

sortir tout chaud du four — to be hot from the oven

4) ( venir d'un lieu)

sortir de — to come out of

sortir de chez le médecin — to come out of the doctor's

5) (quitter un état, une situation)

sortir d'un profond sommeil — to wake up from a deep sleep

sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence

sortir de l'adolescence — to leave adolescence behind

sortir de la récession — to pull out of the recession

6) ( venir de quitter un état)

sortir à peine de l'enfance — to be just emerging from childhood

sortir de maladie — to be recovering from an illness

sortir d'une guerre — to emerge from a war

7) ( émerger) to come out

elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self

8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)

faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)

sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out

9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through

sortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground

10) ( dépasser) to stick out

il y a un clou qui sort — there's a nail sticking out

11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come out

sortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily

12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from

sortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley

d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?

d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)

13) ( être en dehors)

sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point

14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up

15) Informatique to exit

3.

se sortir verbe pronominal

1) ( échapper)

se sortir d'une situation difficile — to get out of a predicament

s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it

s'en sortir vivant — to escape with one's life

2) ( se débrouiller)

s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage

tu t'en sors? — can you manage?

s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living

II sɔʀtiʀ
nom masculin

au sortir de — at the end of

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sɔʀtiʀ
1. vi

1) (= partir) to go out

Il est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.

Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.

2) (= aller au spectacle) to go out

J'aime sortir. — I like going out.

sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb

Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?

3) [produit] to come out

Ce modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.

4) [plante, numéro] to come up

5)

sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside

Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.

sortir de table — to leave the table

sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out

sortir de ses gonds — to fly off the handle

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to take out

sortir qch de qch — to take sth out of sth

Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.

Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.

sortir qn d'embarras — to get sb out of trouble

2) * (= expulser) to throw out

3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out

4) * (= dire) to come out with

5) INFORMATIQUE, [résultats] to output, (sur papier) to print out

3. nm

au sortir de l'hiver — as winter nears its end

au sortir de l'enfance — at the end of childhood

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sortir verb table: partir

A nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.

B vtr

1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;

2 ○( inviter) to take [sb] out [personne]; sortir sa petite amie to take one's girlfriend out;

3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;

4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;

5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;

6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];

7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;

8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];

9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];

10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);

11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;

2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;

3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;

4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;

5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;

6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;

7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;

8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;

9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;

10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;

11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;

12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;

13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;

14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;

15 Ordinat to exit.

D se sortir vpr

1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;

2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.

Idiome

sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.

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[sɔrtir] nom masculin

(littéraire) [fin]

dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself

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au sortir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps]

au sortir de l'hiver as winter draws to a close

au sortir de la guerre towards the end of the war

2. [dans l'espace]

je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hut

II

[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)

1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come out

vous trouverez la boîte aux lettres en sortant you'll find the letter box on your way out

sortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the window

sors! get out (of here)!

fais sortir la guêpe get the wasp out (of here)

Madame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?

une méchante grippe l'empêche de sortir a bad bout of flu is keeping him indoors ou at home

vivement que je puisse sortir! I can't wait to get out!

elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walk

si elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not in

il était si mauvais que le public est sorti he was so bad that the audience walked out (on him)

sortir de: sortir d'une pièce to leave a room

sortir d'une voiture to get out of a car

je l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm

fais sortir ce chien de la voiture get that dog out of the car

faites-les sortir! send them out!

sortir du lit to get out of bed

il est sorti de sa vie he's out of her life

ça me sort par les yeux (familier) I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here

2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]

sortir de table to leave the table

elle sort de l'hôpital demain she's coming out of hospital tomorrow

sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/work

sortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison

3. [pour se distraire]

je sors très peu I hardly ever go out

sortir avec quelqu'un to go out with somebody

ils sortent ensemble depuis trois ans (familier) they've been going out together for three years

4. [apparaître - dent, bouton] to come through ; [ - pousse] to come up, to peep through

5. [se répandre] to come out

le son sort par là the sound comes out here

c'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape

6. [s'échapper] to get out

sortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassy

faire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a country

je vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls

7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come out

ça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!

8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out

9. (familier) [être dit] to come out

il fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!

10. INFORMATIQUE

sortir (d'un système) to exit (from a system)

11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUE

sortir du port to leave harbour

sortir en mer to put out to sea

aujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port today

12. SPORT [balle] to go out

le ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into touch

on a fait sortir le joueur (du terrain)

a. [pour faute] the player was sent off

b. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury

13. THÉÂTRE

le roi sort exit the King

les sorcières sortent exeunt (the) witches

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[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)

il faut sortir les chiens régulièrement dogs have to be walked regularly

viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)

2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)

sortir la poubelle to take out the rubbish bin (UK) ou the trash (US)

3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce

on va bientôt pouvoir sortir les vêtements d'été we'll soon be able to get out our summer clothes

il a toujours du mal à les sortir (familier) he's never too keen to put his hand in his pocket

4. [extraire]

sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out of

des mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisis

sortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out of

j'ai eu du mal à le sortir de son lit [le faire lever] I had trouble getting him out of bed

je vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of it

5. (familier) [expulser] to get ou to throw out (separable)

sortez-le ou je fais un malheur! get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!

elle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three sets

6. [mettre sur le marché] to launch, to bring out

sortir un disque/film

a. [auteur] to bring out a record/film

b. [distributeur] to release a record/film

sortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a book

7. (familier) [dire] to say, to come out with

tu sais ce qu'elle m'a sorti? you know what she came out with?

il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!

8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop

[volet] to raise

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sortir de verbe plus préposition

1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come off

sortir des rails to go off ou to jump the rails

sortir de la piste

a. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the track

b. [skieur] to come off the piste

ça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mind

l'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident

2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from

elle sort de chez moi she's just left my place

d'où sors-tu? (familier) where have you been?

je sors d'une grippe I'm just recovering from a bout of flu

sortir de faire quelque chose (familier) to have just done something

je sors d'en prendre (familier) I've had quite enough of that, thank you

3. [venir à bout de] to come out of

nous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now

est-ce qu'on va enfin en sortir? (familier) when are we going to see an end to all this?

4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]

elle est sortie indemne de l'accident she came out of the accident unscathed

qui sortira victorieux de ce match? who will win this match?

sortir de sa rêverie to emerge from one's reverie

lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult

5. [se départir de]

il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wine

elle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel

6. [s'écarter de]

attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!

sortir de l'ordinaire to be out of the ordinary

il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budge

il n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it

7. [être issu de]

sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good family

pour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écoles

il ne faut pas être sorti de Polytechnique pour savoir ça you don't need a PhD to know that

mais d'où sors-tu?

a. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?

b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?

8. [être produit par] to come from

la veste sortait de chez un grand couturier the jacket was made by a famous designer

9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]

que sortira-t-il de tout cela? what will come of all this?

il n'est rien sorti de son interrogatoire his interrogation revealed nothing

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se sortir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get out of

se sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation

s'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my own

donne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticks

tu t'en es très bien sorti you did very well

elle s'en est sortie avec quelques bleus she got away with a few bruises

il s'en est finalement sorti

a. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the end

b. [il a réussi] he won through in the end

on ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wage

malgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet

s'en sortir pour (familier) [avoir à payer] to be stung for

tu t'en es sorti pour combien? how much were you stung for?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sortir

6 puerta

f.

1 door.

te acompañaré hasta la puerta I'll see you out

te espero en la o a la puerta del cine I'll wait for you outside the entrance to the cinema

de puerta en puerta from door to door

puerta blindada reinforced door

puerta corrediza sliding door

puerta de embarque departure gate (en aeropuerto)

puerta giratoria revolving door

puerta principal front door; (en casa) main door o entrance (en hotel, museo, hospital)

puerta trasera back door; (en casa) rear entrance (en hotel, museo, hospital)

puerta vidriera glass door

2 gateway, opening.

3 goal, goalmouth (sport).

4 gate.

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puerta

► nombre femenino

1 door

■ cierrra la puerta shut the door

2 (verja) gate

■ las puertas de la ciudad the gates of the city

■ la puerta del jardín the garden gate

3 DEPORTE (portería) goal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a las puertas de on the threshold of, close to

a las puertas de la muerte at death's door

a puerta cerrada in private, behind closed doors

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices familiar to slam the door in somebody's face

de puerta a puerta (from) door to door

de puertas adentro in private

en puertas very close

entrar por la puerta grande to make a grand entrance

escuchar detrás de la puerta to eavesdrop

salir por la puerta grande to make a grand exit

puerta corredera sliding door

puerta de embarque gate

puerta de la calle main door, front door

puerta de servicio service entrance

puerta giratoria revolving door

tiro a puerta shot at goal

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noun f.

1) door

2) gate

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SF

1) [para bloquear el paso] [de casa, vehículo, armario] door; [de jardín, ciudad] gate

llaman a la puerta — there's somebody at the door

espero no haberme equivocado de puerta — I hope this is the right door

un coche de dos puertas — a two-door car

nos encontramos en la puerta del Ministerio — we met at the entrance to the Ministry

le esperé a la puerta de la escuela — I waited for him outside the entrance to the school

Susana me acompañó a la puerta — Susana saw me out

puerta accesoria — side door

puerta acristalada — glass door

puerta corredera — sliding door

puerta cortafuegos — fire door

puerta de artistas — stage door

puerta de servicio — tradesman's entrance

puerta excusada — side door

puerta giratoria — revolving door

puerta oscilante — swing door

puerta principal — [de una casa] front door; [de edificio público] main entrance

puerta trasera — back door

puerta ventana, puerta vidriera — French window

2) (=abertura en la pared) doorway

3) [locuciones]

• puerta a puerta, servicio puerta a puerta — door-to-door service

tardo tres horas de puerta a puerta — it takes me three hours door-to-door

hacer el puerta a puerta — (Pol) to doorstep

• de puertas abiertas, jornada de puertas abiertas — open day

política de puertas abiertas — open-door policy

• a puerta cerrada — [gen] behind closed doors; (Jur) in camera

• de puerta en puerta — from door to door

iban de puerta en puerta pidiendo firmas — they went from door to door collecting signatures

vendedor de puerta en puerta — door-to-door salesman

a las puertas de —

a las puertas de la muerte — at death's door

ahora, a las puertas de la vejez, lo comprendo — now that I am approaching old age, I understand

en septiembre, ya a las puertas del otoño — in September, with autumn just around the corner

- dejar la puerta abierta a algo

dejar una puerta abierta a otras opciones — to leave the way open for other options

- abrir la puerta a algo

- de puertas adentro

política de puertas adentro — domestic o home policy

un sirviente de puertas adentro — LAm a live-in servant

de puertas afuera —

lo que pasa de puertas afuera — (=fuera de casa) what happens outside of this home; (=en el extranjero) what happens abroad

de puertas afuera se dice que... — publicly it is being said that...

la gente empieza a vivir menos de puertas afuera — people are starting to be less concerned about appearances

- cerrarle todas las puertas a algn

por la puerta chica —

entrar por la puerta chica — to get in by the back door

- coger la puerta

- dar con la puerta en las narices a algn

- dar puerta a algn

estar en puertas —

el invierno está en puertas — winter is just around the corner

estar en puertas de hacer algo — to be about to do sth

- enseñar la puerta a algn

equivocarse de puerta —

te has equivocado de puerta — you've come to the wrong person

- franquear las puertas a algn

por la puerta grande —

entrar por la puerta grande — to make a grand entrance

salir por la puerta grande — [torero] to make a triumphant exit

si me voy, lo haré por la puerta grande — if I leave, I'll leave with my head held high

- quedarse a la puerta

- querer poner puertas al campo

- salir por la puerta de los carros

4) (Aer) gate

puerta de embarque — boarding gate

5) (Dep) goal

un disparo o remate a puerta — a shot at goal

sacar de puerta — to take a goal kick

6) (Inform) port

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femenino

1) (de casa, coche, horno) door; (en jardín, valla) gate

llamar a la puerta — to ring the doorbell/knock on the door

te espero en la puerta del teatro — I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater

te acompaño a la puerta — I'll see o show you out

servicio puerta a puerta — door-to-door service

de puerta a puerta tardo media hora — it takes me half an hour, door to door

su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo — her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement

un coche de dos puertas — a two-door car

a puerta(s) cerrada(s) — behind closed doors

coger la puerta (y largarse) — (Esp fam) to leave

darle con la puerta en las narices a alguien — to slam the door in somebody's face

de puertas (para) adentro — in private, behind closed doors

de puertas para fuera or (AmL) puertas afuera — in public

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner; estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city; estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door; se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning; por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit; volvió a Hollywood por la puerta grande — she returned to Hollywood in triumph

- puerta corredera or corrediza

- puerta de embarque

- puerta de servicio

- puerta giratoria

- puerta principal or de la calle

- puerta trasera

2) (Dep)

a) ( en fútbol)

un tiro or remate a puerta — a shot (at goal)

saca de puerta Zubizarreta — Zubizarreta takes the goal kick

marcó a puerta vacía — he put the ball into the empty net

b) ( en esquí) gate

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= door, doorway, gate, backyard.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex. If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

Ex. Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex. The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex. The article 'Coming soon to your backyard' argues that Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe.

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* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* de puertas abiertas = open door.

* de puertas adentro = back-office.

* de puertas hacia dentro = backroom.

* esterilla de la puerta = doormat.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = refrigerator magnet.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = fridge magnet.

* jamba de la puerta = door jamb.

* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* manilla de la puerta = door handle.

* manivela de la puerta = door handle.

* marco de la puerta = door frame.

* pomo de la puerta = doorknob.

* puerta automática = automatic door.

* puerta batiente = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta corredera = sliding door.

* puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.

* puerta corredera de cristal = sliding glass door.

* puerta de acceso = gateway.

* puerta de cristales = glazed door.

* puerta de embarque = boarding gate.

* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* puerta del maletero = tailgate.

* puerta de salida = exit door.

* puerta en enlace = gateway.

* puerta giratoria = revolving door.

* puerta lateral = side door.

* puerta oscilante = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta principal = front door.

* puertas abiertas = open house.

* puerta trasera = back door.

* recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.

* reunión a puertas abiertas = open meeting.

* ser una puerta abierta a = be an open invitation to.

* sesión de puertas abiertas = public hearing, open hearing.

* timbre de la puerta = doorbell.

* umbral de la puerta = doorstep.

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femenino

1) (de casa, coche, horno) door; (en jardín, valla) gate

llamar a la puerta — to ring the doorbell/knock on the door

te espero en la puerta del teatro — I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater

te acompaño a la puerta — I'll see o show you out

servicio puerta a puerta — door-to-door service

de puerta a puerta tardo media hora — it takes me half an hour, door to door

su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo — her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement

un coche de dos puertas — a two-door car

a puerta(s) cerrada(s) — behind closed doors

coger la puerta (y largarse) — (Esp fam) to leave

darle con la puerta en las narices a alguien — to slam the door in somebody's face

de puertas (para) adentro — in private, behind closed doors

de puertas para fuera or (AmL) puertas afuera — in public

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner; estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city; estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door; se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning; por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit; volvió a Hollywood por la puerta grande — she returned to Hollywood in triumph

- puerta corredera or corrediza

- puerta de embarque

- puerta de servicio

- puerta giratoria

- puerta principal or de la calle

- puerta trasera

2) (Dep)

a) ( en fútbol)

un tiro or remate a puerta — a shot (at goal)

saca de puerta Zubizarreta — Zubizarreta takes the goal kick

marcó a puerta vacía — he put the ball into the empty net

b) ( en esquí) gate

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= door, doorway, gate, backyard.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

Ex: The article 'Coming soon to your backyard' argues that Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe.

* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* de puertas abiertas = open door.

* de puertas adentro = back-office.

* de puertas hacia dentro = backroom.

* esterilla de la puerta = doormat.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = refrigerator magnet.

* imán para la puerta del frigorífico = fridge magnet.

* jamba de la puerta = door jamb.

* jornada de puertas abiertas = open day.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* manilla de la puerta = door handle.

* manivela de la puerta = door handle.

* marco de la puerta = door frame.

* pomo de la puerta = doorknob.

* puerta automática = automatic door.

* puerta batiente = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta corredera = sliding door.

* puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.

* puerta corredera de cristal = sliding glass door.

* puerta de acceso = gateway.

* puerta de cristales = glazed door.

* puerta de embarque = boarding gate.

* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* puerta del maletero = tailgate.

* puerta de salida = exit door.

* puerta en enlace = gateway.

* puerta giratoria = revolving door.

* puerta lateral = side door.

* puerta oscilante = swinging door, swing door.

* puerta principal = front door.

* puertas abiertas = open house.

* puerta trasera = back door.

* recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.

* reunión a puertas abiertas = open meeting.

* ser una puerta abierta a = be an open invitation to.

* sesión de puertas abiertas = public hearing, open hearing.

* timbre de la puerta = doorbell.

* umbral de la puerta = doorstep.

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puerta

feminine

A (de una casa, un coche) door; (de un horno, lavaplatos) door; (en un jardín, una valla) gate

te espero en la puerta del teatro I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater

tropezamos en la puerta we collided in the doorway

te acompaño a la puerta I'll see o show you out

no la dejan ni salir a la puerta they won't even let her set foot outside the door

si no estás conforme, ya sabes donde está la puerta or ahí tienes la puerta if you don't agree, you know where the door is

servicio puerta a puerta door-to-door service

de puerta a puerta tardo media hora it takes me half an hour, door to door

alguien llamó a la puerta somebody rang the doorbell/knocked on the door

abre/cierra la puerta open/close the door

no están dispuestos a abrir las puertas a la democracia they are not prepared to open their doors to democracy

ya sabes que para ti siempre tenemos las puertas abiertas you know you are always welcome

su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement

cuando cambió de idea, encontró la puerta cerrada when he changed his mind he found that he had missed his chance

un coche de dos puertas a two-door car

[ S ] necesito empleada puertas adentro ( Chi); live-in maid required

[ S ] se necesita empleada puertas afuera ( Chi); daily help needed

trabajo puertas afuera ( Chi); I don't live in

a puerta(s) cerrada(s) behind closed doors

la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s) the meeting was held in private o in camera o behind closed doors

la causa se vio a puerta cerrada the case was heard in camera

coger la puerta (y largarse) ( Esp fam); to leave

darle con la puerta en las narices a algn to slam the door in sb's face

le pedí ayuda y me dio con la puerta en las narices I asked him for help and he refused point blank

de puertas (para) adentro in private, behind closed doors

de puertas para fuera or ( AmL) puertas afuera in public

en puerta ( RPl); on the way

me parece que hay casamiento en puerta I think there's a wedding on the way o I think I hear the sound of wedding bells

en puertas: la Navidad está en puertas Christmas is just around the corner o is very close now o is almost upon us

enseñarle or mostrarle la puerta a algn to show sb the door

estar a las puertas de algo: el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad the army was already at the gates of the city

estaba a las puertas de la muerte he was at death's door

se quedó a las puertas del triunfo she narrowly missed winning

ir de puerta en puerta (literal) to go from door to door

tuve que ir de puerta en puerta por todas las editoriales I had to do the rounds of all the publishers, I had to go from one publisher to another

fui de puerta en puerta pidiendo ayuda I went around (to) everybody asking for help

llamar a todas las puertas to go anywhere/ask anyone for help

cuando una puerta se cierra otra se abre as one door closes so another one opens

por la puerta grande: el torero salió por la puerta grande the bullfighter made a triumphal exit

hizo su debut en el teatro por la puerta grande he made a grand entrance to the theatrical world

tener la puerta siempre abierta to keep open house

Compuestos:

● puerta cancel

inside door

● puerta corredera or corrediza

sliding door

● puerta de corredera

sliding door

● puerta de embarque

gate

puerta de embarque número cinco gate number five

● puerta de la calle

(de una casa) front door; (de un edificio) main door o entrance

● puerta de servicio

service entrance, tradesman's entrance ( BrE)

● puerta de vaivén

swing door

● puerta giratoria

revolving door

● puerta principal

(de una casa) front door; (de un edificio público) main door

● puerta trasera

back door

● puerta ventana

French door(s) ( AmE), French window(s) ( BrE)

B ( Dep)

1

(en fútbol): un tiro or remate a puerta a shot (at goal)

saca de puerta Esnaola Esnaola takes the goal kick

marcó a puerta vacía he put the ball into the empty net

2 (en esquí) gate

C ( Inf) gate

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puerta sustantivo femenino (de casa, coche, horno) door;
(en jardín, valla) gate;
◊ llamar a la puerta to ring the doorbell/knock on the door;

te espero en la puerta del teatro I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater;
te acompaño a la puerta I'll see o show you out;
servicio puerta a puerta door-to-door service;
un coche de dos puertas a two-door car;
puerta de embarque gate;
puerta principal or de la calle ( de casa) front door;

( de edificio público) main door or entrance;
◊ puerta trasera back door

puerta sustantivo femenino
1 door
(en una valla, de una ciudad) gate
puerta corredera, sliding door
puerta de embarque, (boarding) gate
puerta principal (de edificio), main entrance
2 Dep goal
♦ Locuciones: familiar cogió la puerta, off he went
dar con la puerta en las narices a alguien, to slam the door in sb's face
a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
a las puertas, near: está a las puertas de la muerte, he's at death's door
se quedaron a las puertas de la victoria, they narrowly failed to achieve their victory
de puertas adentro, in private
de puertas afuera, in public
por la puerta grande, in triumph
en puertas, just around the corner: el otoño está en puertas, autumn is almost here

' puerta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- acompañar
- aglomerarse
- al
- antepenúltima
- antepenúltimo
- aporrear
- batirse
- blindada
- blindado
- calambre
- cancelar
- carril
- cegar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerrarse
- cierre
- comunicar
- corredera
- corredero
- crujido
- dar
- de
- debajo
- delante
- desatrancar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desquiciar
- disparar
- embarque
- enfrente
- entornar
- entornada
- entornado
- entreabierta
- entreabierto
- falsa
- falso
- golpe
- golpear
- hoja
- larguero
- legión
- madera
- marco
- montante
- oxidada
- oxidado
English:
ajar
- answer
- at
- back
- bang
- bar
- behind
- blast
- block up
- bolt
- break down
- busy
- by
- catch
- chink
- close
- courteous
- dash
- departure gate
- disturbing
- door
- door stop
- door stopper
- door-to-door
- doorbell
- elaborate
- exit
- fix
- force
- fourth
- frame
- French door
- French window
- frisk
- front door
- gape
- gate
- gateway
- get
- goal
- grab
- handle
- hurtle
- instruct
- itself
- jam
- jump leads
- key
- knob
- knock

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puerta

♦ nf

1. [de casa, habitación, vehículo, armario] door;
[de jardín, ciudad, aeropuerto] gate;
te acompaño hasta la puerta I'll see you out;

cerrar la puerta a alguien to close the door on sb;

echar la puerta abajo to knock the door down;

te espero en la o [m5] a la puerta del cine I'll wait for you outside the entrance to the cinema;

llaman a la puerta there's somebody at the door;

viven en la puerta de al lado they live next door;

no obstruyan las puertas [en letrero] keep the doors clear;

un turismo de cuatro puertas a four-door saloon;

servicio (de) puerta a puerta door-to-door service;

de puerta en puerta from door to door;

se gana la vida vendiendo de puerta en puerta he's a door-to-door salesman;

su despacho y el mío están puerta con puerta his office is right next to mine;

Comp

a las puertas de [muy cerca de] on the verge of;

se quedó a las puertas de batir el récord she came within an inch of beating the record;

a las puertas de la muerte at death's door;

Comp

a puerta cerrada [reunión] behind closed doors;
[juicio] in camera; [partido] behind closed gates, in an empty stadium;
Comp

de puertas adentro: no me importa lo que hagas de puertas adentro I don't care what you do in the privacy of your own home;

Comp

de puertas afuera: de puertas afuera parecía una persona muy amable he seemed like a nice person to the outside world;

Comp
Esp
coger la puerta y marcharse to up and go;

Comp
Fam
dar puerta a alguien to give sb the boot, to send sb packing;

Comp

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices to slam the door in sb's face;

Comp
RP Fam
en puerta: parece que hay casorio en puerta I think I can hear wedding bells (ringing);

Comp

estar en puertas [acercarse] to be knocking on the door, to be imminent;

Comp

estar en puertas de hacer algo [a punto de] to be about to do sth, to be on the verge of doing sth;

Comp
Méx Fam
no hallar la puerta: ya no hallo la puerta [no aguanto más] I can't take any more;

Alma no halla la puerta con las exigencias de su jefa [no tiene tregua] Alma doesn't get a moment's peace with her boss's constant demands;

Comp

salir por la puerta grande to make a triumphant exit

Comp
puerta blindada reinforced door;
puerta corredera sliding door;

puerta corrediza sliding door;

puerta de embarque [en aeropuerto] departure gate;

puerta falsa secret door;

puerta giratoria revolving door;

puerta contra incendios fire door;

puerta principal [en casa] front door;
[en hotel, museo, hospital] main door o entrance;
puerta de servicio service entrance;

puerta trasera [en casa] back door;
[en hotel, museo, hospital] rear entrance;
puerta vidriera glass door

2. [posibilidad] gateway, opening;

dejó una puerta abierta a otras sugerencias she left the door open to other suggestions;

cerró la puerta a cualquier negociación he closed the door on o put an end to any prospect of negotiation;

se le cerraban todas las puertas he found all avenues blocked

3. Dep [portería] goal, goalmouth;

hubo varios tiros o [m5] remates a puerta there were several shots on goal;

marcar a puerta vacía to put the ball into an empty net;

fallar un gol a puerta vacía to miss an open goal;

va a sacar de puerta el guardameta the goalkeeper is going to take the goal kick

4. Dep [en esquí, piragüismo] gate

5. Informát gate

♦ interj
Esp Fam [¡largo!] the door's over there!, get out!
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puerta

f

1 en pared door; en valla gate;

a puerta cerrada JUR in camera;

por la puerta grande fig in triumph;

estar a la puerta o

en puertas be very near;

abrir la(s) puerta(s) a algo fig open one’s doors to sth;

dar puerta a alguien fam show s.o. the door;

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices tb fig slam the door in s.o.’s face;

de puerta en puerta mendigando door to door;

de puertas (para) adentro in private, behind closed doors;

de puertas (para) afuera in public

2 DEP goal;

disparos a puerta shots on goal

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puerta nf

1) : door, entrance, gate

2)

a puerta cerrada : behind closed doors

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puerta n

1. (en general) door

cierra la puerta close the door

llaman a la puerta there's somebody at the door

2. (de un jardín, ciudad) gate

las puertas de la ciudad the city gates

3. (portería) goal

disparó a puerta he shot at goal

puerta de embarque gate

Spanish-English dictionary > puerta

7 begleiten

v/t

1. allg.: accompany; zu Fuß auch: walk along with; jemanden zur oder an die Bahn begleiten see s.o. off at the station; jemanden zu einem Konzert begleiten go to a concert with s.o.; als derjenige, der einlädt: take s.o. to a concert; jemanden nach Hause begleiten take ( oder walk) s.o. home; (schützend geleiten) auch MIL., NAUT., MOT. escort

2. MUS. accompany ( auf + Dat oder am on)

3. etw. begleitet jemanden / etw. s.th. accompanies s.o. / s.th.; begleitet von accompanied by; (Gefahren etc.) fraught with; von Erfolg begleitet very successful; die Expedition war vom Unglück begleitet the expedtion was attended ( oder plagued) by bad luck; meine besten Wünsche begleiten dich my best wishes go with you

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to usher; to accompany; to attend; to escort; to squire

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be|glei|ten ptp begleitet
vt

1) (= mitgehen, mitfahren mit) to accompany; (zu Veranstaltung auch) to go/come with; (zum Schutz auch) to escort; esp Schiff auch to escort, to convoy

er wurde stets von seinem Hund begleitet — his dog always went everywhere with him

ein paar begléítende Worte — a few accompanying words

meine Wünsche begléíten Sie — my best wishes go with you

begléítende Umstände — attendant or accompanying circumstances (form)

2) (MUS) to accompany (
an or auf +dat on)
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1) (to go with (someone or something): He accompanied her to the door.) accompany

2) (to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc): He accompanied her on the piano.) accompany

3) (to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) escort

4) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) see

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be·glei·ten *

vt

1. (mitgehen)

▪ jdn \begleiten (a. fig) to accompany sb

jdn irgendwohin \begleiten to accompany [or come/go with] sb somewhere

jdn nach Hause/zur Bushaltestelle \begleiten to accompany [or form escort] sb home/to the bus stop

jdn zur Tür \begleiten to take [or show] [or form escort] sb to the door

▪ etw \begleiten to escort sth

unsere guten Wünsche \begleiten dich! our best wishes go with you!

2. (musikalisch unterstützen)

▪ jdn [auf einem Instrument] \begleiten to accompany sb [on an instrument]

jdn auf dem [o am] Klavier begleiten to accompany sb on the piano

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transitives Verb (auch Musik, fig.) accompany

jemanden zur Tür begleiten — show somebody to the door

jemanden nach Hause begleiten — see somebody home

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begleiten v/t

1. allg: accompany; zu Fuß auch: walk along with;

jemanden zur oder

an die Bahn begleiten see sb off at the station;

jemanden zu einem Konzert begleiten go to a concert with sb; als derjenige, der einlädt: take sb to a concert;

jemanden nach Hause begleiten take ( oder walk) sb home; (schützend geleiten) auch MIL, SCHIFF, AUTO escort

2. MUS accompany (

auf +dat oder

am on)

3.

etwas begleitet jemanden/etwas sth accompanies sb/sth;

begleitet von accompanied by; (Gefahren etc) fraught with;

von Erfolg begleitet very successful;

die Expedition war vom Unglück begleitet the expedtion was attended ( oder plagued) by bad luck;

meine besten Wünsche begleiten dich my best wishes go with you

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transitives Verb (auch Musik, fig.) accompany

jemanden zur Tür begleiten — show somebody to the door

jemanden nach Hause begleiten — see somebody home

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n.

accompanying n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > begleiten

8 toque

m.

1 knock (blow).

dio unos toques en la puerta she knocked on the door

2 touch (detalle).

dar los últimos toques a algo to put the finishing touches to something

3 warning (aviso).

dar un toque a alguien to call somebody; (llamar) to prod somebody, to warn somebody (llamar la atención)

toque de atención warning

4 chime (sonido) (de campana).

toque de diana reveille

toque de difuntos death knell

toque de queda curfew

5 bunt.

6 joint, hashish cigarette, spliff, marijuana cigarette.

7 electric shock, electrical shock, electroshock, electrical discharge.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tocar.

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toque

► nombre masculino

1 (acto) touch

2 (de campana) ringing, peal, pealing; (de trompeta) blare, sounding; (de claxon) honk; (de sirena) hoot; (de tambor) beat, beating

3 (pincelada) touch

4 figurado (advertencia) warning

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el toque de alarma figurado to sound the alarm

dar el último toque to put the finishing touch

dar un toque a alguien (llamar) to take somebody to task 2 (llamar la atención) to call somebody's attention

toque de alarma alarm signal

toque de atención warning, warning note

toque de balón ball control

toque de diana reveille

toque de difuntos death knell

toque de queda curfew

toque de retreta tattoo

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noun m.

touch

- toque de queda

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SM

1) (=golpecito) tap

le dio un toque en el hombro — he gave her a tap on the shoulder

unos toquecitos con la varita y saldrá el conejo — a few taps of the magic wand and the rabbit will come out

dar un toque de atención a algn, dar un toque a algn * —

el jefe tuvo que darle un toque de atención por llegar tarde — the boss had to pull him up for being late

te van a dar un toque si sigues portándote mal — you'll get a telling-off if you keep behaving badly

2) (=sonido) [de campana] chime, ring; [de reloj] stroke; [de timbre] ring; [de tambor] beat

al toque de las doce — on the stroke of twelve

dar un toque a algn — [por teléfono] to give sb a bell *

toque de diana — reveille

toque de difuntos — death knell

toque de oración — call to prayer

toque de queda — curfew

toque de retreta — retreat

toque de silencio — lights out

3) (=detalle) touch

el toque personal — the personal touch

faltan algunos toques para completarlo — it still needs a few touches to finish it off

dar el último toque o los últimos toques a algo — to put the finishing touch o touches to sth

4) (Arte) [de color, brillo] touch

toque de luz — highlight

5) (Quím) test

6) † (=quid) crux, essence

ahí está el toque — that's the crux of the matter

7) And (=vuelta) turn

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masculino

1)

a) ( de timbre) ring; ( de campana) stroke, chime

al toque de las doce — when the clock strikes twelve

a toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana — it's like being in the army here

b) (fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)

- toque de atención

- toque de diana

- toque de difuntos

- toque de queda

2)

a) ( golpe suave) touch

se aplica con unos toquecitos — you dab it on

b) (Med)

hacerse or darse unos toques — to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)

c) ( en béisbol) bunt

3) ( detalle) touch

sólo falta darle los últimos toques — we just have to put the finishing touches to it

4)

a) (Méx arg) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (arg)

b) (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock

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= touch, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

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* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* tener el toque mágico = have + the magic touch.

* toque de clarín = bugle call.

* toque de diana = reveille.

* toque de difuntos = death knell.

* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.

* toque de rebato = clarion call.

* toque de retreta = last post, the.

* toque de silencio = last post, the.

* toque de trompetas = fanfare.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

* toque personal = personal touch.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* toque suave = tap.

* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.

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masculino

1)

a) ( de timbre) ring; ( de campana) stroke, chime

al toque de las doce — when the clock strikes twelve

a toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana — it's like being in the army here

b) (fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)

- toque de atención

- toque de diana

- toque de difuntos

- toque de queda

2)

a) ( golpe suave) touch

se aplica con unos toquecitos — you dab it on

b) (Med)

hacerse or darse unos toques — to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)

c) ( en béisbol) bunt

3) ( detalle) touch

sólo falta darle los últimos toques — we just have to put the finishing touches to it

4)

a) (Méx arg) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (arg)

b) (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock

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= touch, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* tener el toque mágico = have + the magic touch.

* toque de clarín = bugle call.

* toque de diana = reveille.

* toque de difuntos = death knell.

* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.

* toque de rebato = clarion call.

* toque de retreta = last post, the.

* toque de silencio = last post, the.

* toque de trompetas = fanfare.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

* toque personal = personal touch.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* toque suave = tap.

* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.

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toque

masculine

A

1 (de un timbre) ring; (de una campana) stroke, chime

al toque de cornetas when the bugles sound/sounded

lo recibieron con toque de campanas they greeted him with the ringing of bells o with peals of bells

llama con dos toques ring twice

al toque de las doce when the clock strikes twelve, on the stroke of twelve

a toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana it's like being in the army here o everything is so regimented here

2 ( Esp fam) (llamada) call, buzz, ring ( BrE colloq)

si te levantas temprano dale un toque a César if you get up early, wake César o ( colloq) give César a knock

Compuestos:

● toque de alborada

reveille

● toque de atención

warning

darle un toque de atención a algn to call sb to order, to rap sb on the knuckles

● toque de diana

reveille

● toque de difuntos

(de campanas) death knell, passing bell; ( Mil) (de trompeta) taps (pl) ( AmE), last post ( BrE)

● toque de queda

curfew

impusieron el toque de queda they imposed a curfew

levantaron el toque de queda they lifted the curfew

B

1 (golpe suave) touch

con cuatro toques magistrales acabó el retrato with a few deft touches she finished the portrait

se aplica con unos toquecitos you dab it on

2 ( Med):

hacerse or darse unos toques to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)

3 (en béisbol) bunt

dio un toque perfecto he laid down a perfect bunt

C (detalle) touch

aquí falta el toque femenino this place lacks a woman's touch

necesita un toque de color it needs a touch of color

sólo falta darle los últimos toques we just have to put the finishing touches to it

D (de metales) assaying piedra² (↑ piedra (2))

E

1 ( Méx arg) (de marihuana) joint ( colloq), spliff ( arg)

2 ( Méx fam) (descarga) electric shock

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Del verbo tocar: ( conjugate tocar)

toqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

toque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Del verbo tocarse: ( conjugate tocarse)

me toqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

me toque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

se toque es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

Multiple Entries:
tocar
toque
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a toque ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero toque I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
toque sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de timbre) ring;

( de campana) stroke, chime;
◊ al toque de las doce on the stroke of twelve;

toque de queda curfew
b) (Esp fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)

2 ( en béisbol) bunt
3 ( detalle) touch;
◊ falta darle los últimos toques we have to put the finishing touches to it

4 (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
toque sustantivo masculino
1 (golpe suave) rap
2 (matiz, detalle) touch
un toque de buen gusto, a touch of good taste
3 fam (aviso) un toque de atención, warning
(llamada) call
4 Mil toque de queda, curfew
' toque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- detalle
- día
- diana
- levantamiento
- tocar
- retreta
- turno
English:
blast
- brighten up
- curfew
- dab
- disturb
- hoot
- lend
- reveille
- splash
- touch
- highlight
- hint
- joint
- pat
- peep
- ringing
- tap
- wait

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toque

♦ ver tocar

♦ nm

1. [golpe] knock;

dio unos toques en la puerta she knocked on the door;

jugar al primer toque [en fútbol] to play one-touch soccer

2. [detalle, retoque] touch;

el toque femenino the feminine touch;

dar los últimos toques a algo to put the finishing touches to sth

3. Fam [aviso]
dar un toque a alguien [llamar] to give sb a shout;
[llamar la atención] to talk to sb, to have a few words with sb;
si te enteras de algo, dame un toque if you hear anything, give me a shout

Comp
toque de atención warning;
le dio un toque de atención por llegar tarde she had a word with him about coming in late

4. [sonido] [de campana] chime;
[de tambor] beat; [de sirena] blast
Comp
toque de diana reveille;
toque de difuntos [con campanas] death knell;

toque de queda curfew;

toque de retreta last post

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toque

m

1 tap;

toque de atención warning

2 MÚS de campana chime

3

:

dar los últimos toques put the finishing touches (a to);

toque personal personal touch

4 DEP touch; en béisbol bunt

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toque, etc. tocar

toque nm

1) : touch

el último toque: the finishing touch

un toque de color: a touch of color

2) : ringing, peal, chime

3) Mex : shock, jolt

4)

toque de queda : curfew

5)

toque de diana : reveille

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toque n

1. (detalle) touch [pl. touches]

le falta el toque final it just needs the final touch

2. (golpe suave) bump

le dieron un toque en el coche someone bumped into his car

3. (llamada) ring / call

te daré un toque I'll give you a ring

4. (aviso) warning

me dio un toque para que no cogiera sus cosas he warned me not to touch his things

toque de queda curfew

Spanish-English dictionary > toque

9 avoir

avoir [avwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. auxiliary verb

3. impersonal verb

4. masculine noun

5. plural masculine noun

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► Lorsque avoir fait partie d'une locution comme avoir faim, avoir raison, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (possession) to have

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► En anglais britannique, I've got, he's got etc remplace souvent I have, he has etc.

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• j'ai trois frères I have or I've got three brothers

• il n'a pas d'argent he hasn't got any money he doesn't have any money

• j'ai la réponse I have or I've got the answer

• il n'avait pas d'argent he had no money or didn't have any money

• il a les yeux bleus he has blue eyes

• il a du courage he has got courage

• ils ont leur fille qui part au Québec (inf) they've got their daughter going to Quebec

• son regard a quelque chose de méchant he's got a nasty look in his eye

• en avoir (inf!) ( = être courageux) to have balls (vulg!)

• il avait les mains qui tremblaient his hands were shaking

   b. (localisation)

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► Lorsque avoir est utilisé pour localiser un bâtiment, un objet etc, il peut se traduire par to have (got), mais l'anglais préférera souvent une tournure avec to be.

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• vous avez la gare tout près the station is nearby

• vous avez un parc au bout de la rue there's a park down the road

   c. ( = obtenir) to get

• je n'ai pas pu avoir l'horaire du car I couldn't get the bus times

• pouvez-vous nous avoir ce livre ? can you get this book for us?

• je n'ai pas pu avoir Luc au téléphone I couldn't get through to Luc

   d. ( = porter) [+ vêtements] to wear

• il avait un pantalon beige he was wearing beige trousers

• la femme qui a le corsage bleu the woman in the blue blouse

   e. (dimensions) to be

• avoir 3 mètres de haut to be 3 metres high

• ici, le lac a 2 km de large the lake is 2km wide here

   f. (âge) ( = avoir) to be ; ( = atteindre) to turn

• il a dix ans he is ten

• j'ai l'impression d'avoir 20 ans I feel as if I were 20

• il a dans les cinquante ans he's about 50

• des bâtiments qui ont plus de 250 ans buildings that are more than 250 years old

• elle venait d'avoir 38 ans she had just turned 38

   g. ( = souffrir de) [+ rhume, maladie] to have

• il a la rougeole he's got measles

• il a eu la rougeole à dix ans he had measles when he was ten

• il ne veut pas dire ce qu'il a he won't say what's wrong with him

• qu'est-ce que tu as ? what's wrong with you?

• il a qu'il est jaloux he's jealous, that's what's wrong with him

• qu'est-ce qu'il a à pleurer ? what's he crying for?

   h. ( = faire) to make

• il a eu un geste d'énervement he made an irritated gesture

• elle a eu un sourire malin she smiled knowingly

• ils ont eu des remarques malheureuses they made some unfortunate remarks

   i. ( = recevoir chez soi) to have

• avoir des amis à dîner to have friends to dinner

   j. ( = avoir un cours de, avoir à faire) to have

• j'ai français à 10 heures I've got French at 10

• le vendredi, j'ai trois heures d'anglais I have three hours of English on Fridays

• je n'ai rien ce soir I haven't got anything on this evening

   k. ( = atteindre, attraper) to get

• ils ont fini par avoir le coupable they got the culprit in the end

• je l'ai eu ! (cible) got it!

• on les aura ! we'll get them! (inf)

• je t'aurai ! I'll get you! (inf)

• elle m'a eu au sentiment she took advantage of my better nature

   l. ( = duper) (inf) [escroc] to have (inf) ; [plaisantin] to fool

• ils m'ont eu I've been had (inf)

• je t'ai bien eu ! got you there! (inf)

• se faire avoir (par escroc) to be had (inf) ; (par un plaisantin) to be fooled

• je me suis fait avoir de 300 € I was conned out of 300 euros (inf!)

2. <

to have

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• hier, j'ai mangé trois bananes yesterday, I ate three bananas

• as-tu faim ? -- non, j'ai mangé trois bananes are you hungry? -- no, I've eaten three bananas

• j'étais pressé, alors j'ai couru I was in a hurry so I ran

• il a fini hier he finished yesterday

• je n'ai pas encore fini I haven't finished yet

• il a été renvoyé deux fois he has been dismissed twice

• je l'ai vu le 13 février I saw him on 13 February

• nous aurons terminé demain we'll have finished tomorrow

• si je l'avais vu if I had seen him

► avoir à + infinitif ( = devoir)

j'ai à travailler I've got work to do

• Patrick a des lettres à écrire Patrick has got letters to write► n'avoir qu'à

• tu n'as qu'à me téléphoner demain just give me a ring tomorrow

• c'est simple, vous n'avez qu'à lui écrire it's simple, just write to him

• tu n'avais qu'à ne pas y aller you shouldn't have gone in the first place

• s'il n'est pas content, il n'a qu'à partir if he doesn't like it, he can always leave

3. <

► il y a

   a. (général) (suivi d'un singulier) there is ; (suivi d'un pluriel) there are

• il y a un homme à la porte there's a man at the door

• il y a des gens qui attendent there are people waiting

• il y a eu trois blessés three people were injured

• il y a voiture et voiture ! there are cars and cars!

• qu'y a-t-il ? what is it?

• qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? what's the matter?

• il y a que nous sommes mécontents ! (inf) we're annoyed, that's what! (inf)

• il y a eu un accident there has been an accident

• qu'est-ce qu'il y a eu ? what's happened?

• il n'y a pas que toi ! you're not the only one!

• il n'y a que lui pour faire cela ! trust him to do that!

• il n'y a pas que nous à le dire we're not the only ones who say this

► il y en a (antécédent au singulier) there is some ; (antécédent au pluriel) there are some

• j'achète du pain ? -- non, il y en a encore shall I buy some bread? -- no, there's some left

• il y en a qui disent... there are those who say...

• il y en a qui feraient mieux de se taire ! some people would do better to keep quiet!

• il y en a, je vous jure ! (inf) really, some people! (inf)► il n'y en a que pour

• il n'y en a que pour mon petit frère, à la maison my little brother gets all the attention at home

• il n'y en a eu que pour lui pendant l'émission the whole programme revolved around him► y a pas (inf)

il y a pas, faut que je parte it's no good, I've got to go

• y a pas, il faut qu'il désobéisse he just won't do as he's told

• il y a pas à dire, il est très there's no denying he's very intelligent► il n'y a qu'à (+ infinitif), y a qu'à (+ infinitif) (inf)

il n'y a qu'à les laisser partir just let them go

• il n'y a qu'à protester we'll just have to protest

• y a qu'à lui dire (inf) why don't we just tell him

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► Lorsque il y a se rapporte à une action non révolue, l'anglais utilise for.

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► Pour exprimer une durée, le présent français devient un parfait en anglais, l'imparfait un pluperfect.

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• il y a dix ans que je le connais I've known him for ten years

• il y avait longtemps qu'elle désirait le rencontrer she had wanted to meet him for a long time

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► Dans le cas d'une action révolue, on emploie ago et le prétérit.

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• il y a dix ans, j'ai obtenu mon diplôme I graduated ten years ago

• il est né il y a tout juste un an he was born just one year ago

• il y a dix jours que nous sommes rentrés we got back ten days ago

• il n'y a pas un quart d'heure qu'il est parti it's less than a quarter of an hour since he left

   c. (distance) il y a 10 km d'ici à Paris it is 10km from here to Paris

• combien y a-t-il d'ici à Lille ? how far is it from here to Lille?

4. <

   a. ( = bien) assets

• il a investi tout son avoir dans l'entreprise he invested all his assets in the firm

   b. ( = actif) credit ; ( = billet) credit note

• avoir fiscal tax credit

5. <

avoirs assets

• avoirs financiers financial resources

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I avwaʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]

j'ai pu vous avoir votre visa — I managed to get your visa for you

je n'ai pas eu mon train — I didn't catch my train

2) ( au téléphone)

j'ai réussi à l'avoir — I managed to get through to him/her

3) ( porter) to wear, to have [something] on

elle avait une robe bleue à son mariage — she wore a blue dress at her wedding

4) (colloq) ( triompher) to beat, to get (colloq), to have

cette fois-ci, on les aura — this time, we'll get ou have them

5) ( duper) to have (colloq); ( par malveillance) to con (colloq)

elle s'est fait or laissée avoir — she's been had (colloq)

6) ( éprouver moralement) to feel

avoir du chagrin/de la haine — to feel sorrow/hate

qu'est-ce que tu as? — what's wrong ou the matter with you?

qu'est-ce qu'il a à conduire comme ça? — why is he driving like that?

7) (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques)

j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid — I am 20 years old/hungry/cold

la salle a 20 mètres de long — the room is 20 metres [BrE] long

II avwaʀ
nom masculin

1) Commerce ( somme) credit; ( attestation) credit note

2) ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- avoir fiscal

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avoir I

Généralités

Dans la plupart des situations exprimant la possession, la disponibilité avoir sera traduit par to have ou to have got: j'ai des livres/enfants/employés = I have (got) books/children/employees; je n'ai pas assez de place/temps = I don't have (ou I haven't got) enough room/time; la maison a l'électricité/cinq pièces = the house has electricity/five rooms; j'aurai mon visa demain = I'll have my visa tomorrow; ils vont/elle va avoir un bébé en mai = they're/she's having a baby in May

Les autres sens de avoir, verbe transitif simple (obtenir, porter, triompher de etc), sont traités dans l'entrée plus bas

On notera qu'en règle générale les expressions figées du type avoir raison, avoir beau, en avoir marre, il y a belle lurette, il y a de quoi etc seront traitées respectivement sous raison, beau, marre, lurette, quoi etc

On pourra également consulter les diverses notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment celles consacrées à l'expression de l'âge, aux maladies, à l'expression de l'heure etc

On trouvera ci-dessous les divers emplois de avoir pour lesquelles une explication est nécessaire

avoir = verbe auxiliaire

avoir verbe auxiliaire se traduit toujours par to have sauf dans le cas du passé composé: ils avaient révisé les épreuves quand je suis parti = they had revised the proofs when I left; quand ils eurent (ou ont eu) révisé les épreuves, ils sont partis = when they had revised the proofs, they left; ils auront fini demain = they will have finished tomorrow; il aurait (ou eût) aimé parler = he would have liked to speak. Lorsqu'on a un passé composé en français, il sera traduit soit par le prétérit: ils ont révisé les épreuves en juin = they revised the proofs in June; ils ont révisé les épreuves avant ma démission = they revised the proofs before I resigned; je suis sûr qu'il l'a laissé là en partant = I'm sure he left it here when he left; soit par le ‘present perfect’: ils ont révisé les épreuves plusieurs fois = they have revised the proofs several times

avoir = verbe semi-auxiliaire

De même, avoir semi-auxiliaire dans les tournures attributives du type avoir le coeur malade/les genoux cagneux, se traduit de façon variable ( to be ou to have) selon la structure adoptée par l'anglais pour rendre ces tournures; voir, en l'occurrence, les entrées coeur et cagneux; mais c'est en général sous l'adjectif que ce problème est traité

Emplois avec à

avoir à + infinitif

Exprimant l'obligation ou la convenance, cette locution verbale se rend généralement par to have to suivi de l'infinitif: j'aurais à ajouter que... = I would have to add that...; tu auras à rendre compte de tes actes = you'll have to account for your actions; je n'ai pas à vous raconter ma vie = I don't have to tell you my life-story; vous n'aviez pas à le critiquer = you didn't have to criticize him; il n'a pas à te parler sur ce ton = he shouldn't speak to you in that tone of voice; j'ai beaucoup à faire = I have (ou I've got) a lot to do; tu n'as rien à faire? = don't you have (ou haven't you got GB) anything to do?; j'ai à faire un rapport/un rapport à faire = I have to write a report/a report to write

n'avoir qu'à

Quand cette locution équivaut à suffir, plusieurs possibilités de traduction se présentent: tu n'avais qu'à = tu aurais dû, elle se rend par should have suivi du participe passé; tu n'as qu'à leur écrire = you only have to (ou you've only got to GB, ou all you have to do is) write to them; tu n'auras que cinq minutes à attendre = you'll only have to wait five minutes; tu n'avais qu'à faire attention/me le dire/partir plus tôt = you should have paid attention/told me/left earlier

Emplois avec en

On trouvera sous assez, marre, etc les expressions figées en avoir assez, en avoir marre etc. Voir aussi les emplois avec il y a plus bas

expression du temps: en avoir pour

L'anglais distingue généralement entre une tâche précise ( to take) et une activité ou absence indéterminée ( to be): vous en avez (ou aurez) pour combien de temps? (à faire ce travail) = how long will it take you?, (à me faire attendre) = how long are you going to be?; j'en ai pour cinq minutes (= je reviens dans...) = I'll be five minutes; je n'en ai pas pour longtemps = I won't be long; j'en ai eu pour deux heures = it took me two hours

expression du coût: en avoir pour

Se traduit par to cost suivi du pronom personnel complément correspondant au pronom sujet français (voir aussi argent): j'en ai eu pour 500 francs = it cost me 500 francs; nous en aurons pour combien? = how much will it cost us?

(sl) en avoir = to have balls (sl); ne pas en avoir = to have no balls (sl)

Expression de l'existence

il y a du lait dans le réfrigérateur = there's some milk in the fridge; il y a des souris/des araignées au grenier = there are mice/spiders in the attic; il n'y a pas/plus de riz = there's no/no more rice ou there isn't any/any more rice; il doit y avoir (ou il y aura) des souris dans le grenier = there must be mice in the attic; il n'y a pas eu moins de 50 concurrents = there were no less than 50 competitors; il y a chapeau et chapeau = there are hats and hats; il y aura Paul, Marie,... = there will be Paul, Marie,...; et il y aura Paul et Marie! = and Paul and Marie will be there!; il n'y a pas de raison de faire/que tu fasses = there's no reason to do/for you to do; il a dû y avoir quelque chose de grave = something serious must have happened; qu'est-ce qu'il y a? (qui ne va pas) = what's wrong?, (qui se passe) = what's going on?; il y a qu'elle m'énerve = she's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; il y a que l'ordinateur est en panne = the computer has broken down

Attention, un mot singulier en français peut être traduit par un mot fonctionnant comme un pluriel en anglais: il y a beaucoup de monde = there are a lot of people; y avait-il du monde? = were there many people?

Expression du temps

il est venu il y a longtemps/cinq ans = he came a long time/five years ago; il y a cinq ans que j'habite ici = I have been living here for five years; il y aura cinq ans demain que j'ai pris ma retraite = it will be five years tomorrow since I retired; il y aura deux mois mardi que je travaille ici = I will have been working here for two months on Tuesday; il n'y a que deux mois que je suis/travaille ici = I have only been/been working here for two months; il n'y a pas cinq minutes qu'il est parti = he left less than five minutes ago; il n'y a pas 200 ans que l'espèce est éteinte = the species has been extinct for no more than 200 years; il y a combien de temps/d'années que tu habites ici? = how long/many years have you lived here?; il y a combien de temps/d'années qu'on ne s'est vus? = how long is it/many years has it been since we last met?

Expression de la distance

Elle se fait généralement à l'aide du verbe to be: combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la gare/d'ici à la gare? = how far is it to the station/to the station from here?; combien y a-t-il encore jusqu'à la gare? = how much further is it to the station?; il y a 15 kilomètres jusqu'à/d'ici à la gare = the station is 15 kilometres [BrE] away/away from here; il y a au moins 15 kilomètres = it's at least 15 kilometres [BrE] away; il y a encore 15 kilomètres = it's another 15 kilometres [BrE]; il n'y a pas/que 200 mètres d'ici à la gare = it's less than/only 200 metres [BrE] from here to the station

il y a à + infinitif

il y a à manger pour quatre = there's enough food for four; il y a (beaucoup) à faire = there's a lot to be done (ceci traduit également il y a de quoi faire); souligner le danger/l'avantage qu'il y a à faire = to stress how dangerous/advantageous it is to do; les risques qu'il y avait/aurait à faire = how risky it was/would be to do; il n'y a pas à hésiter/s'inquiéter = there's no need to hesitate/worry; il n'y a pas à discuter! = no arguments!; il n'y a qu'à le repeindre! - y a qu'à (colloq), c'est facile à dire! = all you have to do is repaint it! - just repaint it! easier said than done!

il y en a qui, il y en a pour

L'existence se rend par there is/are, le temps par to take, et le coût par to cost ou to come to: il y en a qui n'ont pas peur du ridicule! = there are some people who aren't afraid of being ridiculed!; il y en a toujours pour se plaindre (ou qui se plaignent) = there's always someone who complains; il y en a (ou aura) pour deux heures = it'll take two hours; il y en a eu/aurait eu pour deux heures = it took/would have taken two hours; il n'y en a plus que pour deux heures = it'll only take another two hours; il y en a encore pour combien de temps? = how much longer will it take?; il y en a (ou aura) pour 200 francs = it'll cost (ou come to) 200 francs; il y en a eu pour 200 francs = it cost (ou came to) 200 francs

Noter aussi: il n'y en a que pour leur chien = they only think of their dog ou their dog comes first

Remarque: certaines formes personnelles du verbe avoir sont équivalentes au présentatif il y a. En corrélation avec le relatif qui, elles ne se traduisent pas; directement suivies de l'objet présenté, elles se traitent comme il y a: j'ai mon stylo qui fuit = my pen is leaking; elle avait les larmes aux yeux = there were tears in her eyes; j'ai ma cicatrice qui me fait souffrir = my scar is hurting; à droite, vous avez une tapisserie d'Aubusson = on your right, there's an Aubusson tapestry

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avwaʀ
1. nm

1) (= biens) assets pl

2) COMMERCE (= note de crédit) credit

2. vt

1) (= posséder) to have, to have got

Elle a 2 enfants. — She has 2 children., she has got 2 children

Elle a une belle maison. — She has a lovely house., She has got a lovely house.

Il a les yeux bleus. — He has blue eyes., He has got blue eyes.

Tu as de beaux cheveux. — You have beautiful hair., You have got beautiful hair.

Il a beaucoup d'amis. — He has a lot of friends., He has got a lot of friends.

2) (= obtenir) to get

Où est-ce qu'on peut avoir un permis? — Where can you get a licence?

3) (= trouver)

ici, vous avez la cuisine — here we have the kitchen

4) (= éprouver) [sensation, sentiment] to have

J'avais un pressentiment. — I had a feeling.

Il a des démangeaisons. — He is itching.

J'ai une petite douleur ici. — I've got a slight pain here.

J'ai un drôle de pressentiment. — I have a funny feeling.

qu'est-ce que tu as?; qu'as-tu? — what's wrong?, what's the matter?

See:

faim, peur, mal

5) (âge)

avoir 3 ans — to be 3 years old, to be 3

J'avais 10 ans quand je l'ai rencontré. — I was 10 when I met him.

6) * (= duper) to do *

on vous a eu! — you've been done!, you've been had!

on t'a bien eu! — you've been had!

7) (autres locutions)

avoir à faire qch — to have to do sth

Vous n'avez qu'à lui demander. — You only have to ask him.

Tu n'as pas à me poser des questions. — It's not for you to ask me questions.

en avoir contre qn — to have a grudge against sb

en avoir assez — to be fed up

en avoir pour...; J'en ai pour une demi-heure. — It'll take me half an hour.

On en a eu pour 100 euros. — It cost us 100 euros.

n'avoir que faire de qch — to have no use for sth

3. vb aux

to have

avoir mangé — to have eaten

avoir dormi — to have slept

J'ai déjà mangé. — I've already eaten.

Il a mangé des frites. — He had some chips.

Est-ce que tu as vu ce film? — Have you seen this film?

Hier je n'ai pas mangé. — I didn't eat yesterday.

Je lui ai parlé hier. — I spoke to him yesterday.

Il a neigé pendant la nuit. — It snowed during the night.

4. vb impers

1) (présence)

il y a (+ singulier) — there is, (+ pluriel) there are

Il y a quelqu'un à la porte. — There's somebody at the door.

Il y a un bon film à la télé. — There's a good film on TV.

Il y a des chocolats sur la table. — There are some chocolates on the table.

Il y a beaucoup de monde. — There are lots of people.

il doit y avoir; Il doit y avoir une explication. — There must be an explanation.

qu'est-ce qu'il y a?; qu'y a-t-il? — what's the matter?, what is it?

Il n'y a qu'à... — We will just have to...

Il n'y a qu'à partir plus tôt. — We'll just have to leave earlier.

Il ne peut y en avoir qu'un. — There can only be one.

2) (temporel)

il y a 10 ans — 10 years ago

il y a 10 ans que je le connais — I've known him for 10 years

il y a longtemps que je le connais — I've known him for a long time

Je l'ai rencontré il y a 2 ans. — I met him 2 years ago.

Il y a 10 ans qu'il est arrivé. — It's 10 years since he arrived.

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avoir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: avoir vtr

1 ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]; j'ai pu vous avoir votre visa I managed to get your visa for you; j'ai eu ce vase pour cinq euros I got this vase for five euros; pouvez-vous m'avoir un des traducteurs? can you get me one of the translators?; je n'ai pas eu mon train I didn't catch my train; il l'a eue◑ le soir même he had○ her that very evening;

2 ( au téléphone) j'ai réussi à l'avoir I managed to get through to him/her; essayer d'avoir le ministre to try to get through to the minister; pouvez-vous m'avoir son adjoint/Hongkong can you put me through to ou get me his assistant/Hong Kong;

3 ( porter) to wear, to have [sth] on; elle avait une robe bleue à son mariage she wore a blue dress at her wedding; elle a toujours une écharpe autour du cou she's always got a scarf round her neck; il avait un béret (sur la tête) he had a beret on ou he was wearing a beret;

4 ○( triompher) to beat, to get○, to have; l'équipe de Marseille nous a eus the Marseilles team beat us; ne nous laissons pas avoir par la concurrence let's not let the competition beat us; cette fois-ci, on les aura this time, we'll get ou have them;

5 ( duper) to have○; ( par malveillance) to con○; j'ai été eu I've been had○; il t'a bien eu! ( l'escroc) he conned○ you!; ( le plaisantin) he was having you on○! GB, he put one over on you○!; elle s'est fait or laissé avoir she's been had○; j'ai failli me faire avoir I was nearly conned○; je ne me laisserai pas avoir par un abruti○ I won't be conned○ by a moron;

6 ( éprouver moralement) to feel; avoir du chagrin/de la haine to feel sorrow/hate; qu'est-ce que tu as? what's wrong ou the matter with you?; j'ai qu'il m'énerve he's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; qu'est-ce que tu as à crier comme ça? what are you shouting like that for?; j'ai que mon ordinateur ne marche pas because my computer doesn't work; qu'est-ce qu'il a à conduire comme ça? why is he driving like that?; il a qu'il est soûl because he's drunk, that's why;

7 (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques) j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid I am 20 years old/hungry/cold; la salle a 20 mètres de long the room is 20 metres^GB long.

Idiomes

en avoir○ to have balls◑; ne pas en avoir○ to have no balls◑.

II.

avoir nm

1 Comm ( somme) credit; ( attestation) credit note;

2 ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl); avoirs à l'étranger foreign assets ou holdings; avoirs en caisse cash holdings; avoirs en dollars dollar-based assets;

3 Compta ( notion) assets (pl); ( titre d'entrée) credit.

Composé

avoir fiscal tax credit.

I

[avwar] nom masculin

1. COMMERCE credit note

[en comptabilité] credit side

la fleuriste m'a fait un avoir the florist gave me a credit note

j'ai un avoir de 150 euros à la boucherie I've got 150 euros credit at the butcher's

avoir fiscal FINANCE tax credit

2. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCE

avoirs assets, holdings

avoirs numéraires ou en caisse cash holdings

3. (littéraire) [possessions] assets, worldly goods

vivre d'un petit avoir personnel to live off a small personal income

II

[avwar] verbe auxiliaire

A.

1. [avec des verbes transitifs]

as-tu lu sa lettre? did you read ou have you read his letter?

les deux buts qu'il avait marqués the two goals he had scored

j'aurais voulu vous aider I'd have liked to help you

non content de les avoir humiliés, il les a jetés dehors not content with humiliating them, he threw them out

2. [avec des verbes intransitifs]

j'ai maigri I've lost weight

as-tu bien dormi? did you sleep well?

tu as dû rêver you must have been dreaming

3. [avec le verbe 'être']

j'ai été surpris I was surprised

il aurait été enchanté he would've ou would have been delighted

B.

1. [exprime la possibilité]

avoir à: je n'ai rien à boire I haven't got anything ou I have nothing ou I've got nothing to drink

n'avoir qu'à: ils n'ont qu'à écrire au directeur

a. [conseil] all they have to do ou all they've got to do is write to the manager

b. [menace] just let them (try and) write to the manager

s'il vous manque quelque chose, vous n'avez qu'à me le faire savoir if you're missing anything, just let me know

t'as qu'à leur dire! (familier) why don't you (just) tell them!

2. [exprime l'obligation]

avoir à to have to

je n'ai pas à me justifier auprès de vous I don't have to justify myself to you

et voilà, je n'ai plus qu'à recommencer! so now I've got to start all over again!

3. [exprime le besoin]

avoir à to have to

il a à te parler he's got something to ou there's something he wants to tell you

tu n'as pas à t'inquiéter you shouldn't worry, you have nothing to worry about

4. (locution)

n'avoir que faire de: je n'ai que faire de tes états d'âme I couldn't care less about your moods

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[avwar] verbe transitif

A.

1. [être propriétaire de - action, bien, domaine etc.] to have, to own, to possess ; [ - chien, hôtel, voiture] to have, to own

avoir de l'argent to have money

tu n'aurais pas un stylo en plus? have you got ou do you happen to have a spare pen?

je n'ai plus de sucre I've run out of sugar

COMMERCE to have

nous avons plus grand si vous préférez we have it in a larger size if you prefer

2. [ami, collègue, famille etc.] to have

il a encore sa grand-mère his grandmother's still alive

je n'ai plus ma mère my mother's dead

elle a trois enfants she has three children

avoir un/une/des... qui: elle a un mari qui fait la cuisine she's got the sort ou kind of husband who does the cooking

avoir son/sa/ses... qui (familier) : j'ai la chaîne de mon vélo qui est cassée the chain on my bike is broken

3. [détenir - permis de conduire, titre] to have, to hold ; [ - droits, privilège] to have, to enjoy ; [ - emploi, expérience, devoirs, obligations] to have ; [ - documents, preuves] to have, to possess

quand nous aurons le pouvoir when we're in power

quelle heure avez-vous? what time do you make it?

SPORT to have

avoir le ballon to be in possession of ou to have the ball

4. [obtenir - amende, article] to get ; [ - information, rabais, récompense] to get, to obtain

je pourrais vous avoir des places gratuites I could get you free tickets

[au téléphone] to get through to

j'ai essayé de t'avoir toute la journée I tried to get through to you ou to contact you all day

je l'ai eu au téléphone I got him on the phone

5. [jouir de - beau temps, bonne santé, liberté, bonne réputation] to have, to enjoy ; [ - choix, temps, mauvaise réputation] to have

avoir la confiance de quelqu'un to be trusted by somebody

avoir l'estime de quelqu'un to be held in high regard by somebody

vous avez toute ma sympathie you have all my sympathy

j'ai une heure pour me décider I have an hour (in which) to make up my mind

il a tout pour lui et il n'est pas heureux! he's got everything you could wish for and he's still not happy!

6. [recevoir chez soi]

avoir de la famille/des amis à dîner to have relatives/friends over for dinner

j'aurai ma belle-famille au mois d'août my in-laws will be staying with me in August

7. RADIO & TÉLÉVISION [chaîne, station] to receive, to get

bientôt, nous aurons les chaînes européennes soon, we'll be able to get the European channels

8. [attraper - otage, prisonnier] to have

les flics ne l'auront jamais (familier) the cops'll never catch him

9. [atteindre - cible] to get, to hit

10. [monter à bord de - avion, bus, train] to catch

B.

1. [présenter - tel aspect] to have (got)

elle a un joli sourire she's got ou she has a nice smile

je cherche un acteur qui ait un grand nez I'm looking for an actor with a big nose

elle a une jolie couleur de cheveux her hair's a nice colour

elle a beaucoup de sa mère she really takes after her mother

avoir tout de: il a tout de l'aristocrate he's the aristocratic type

la méthode a l'avantage d'être bon marché this method has the advantage of being cheap

ton père a le défaut de ne pas écouter ce qu'on lui dit your father's weakness is not listening to what people tell him

[avec pour complément une partie du corps] to have

avoir l'estomac vide to have an empty stomach

j'ai le bras ankylosé my arm's stiff

avoir le/la/les... qui: il a les yeux qui se ferment he can't keep his eyes open

en avoir (très familier) to have a lot of balls (très familier)

2. [porter sur soi - accessoire, vêtement, parfum] to have on (separable), to wear

tu vois la dame qui a le foulard? do you see the lady with the scarf?

faites attention, il a une arme careful, he's got a weapon ou he's armed

3. [faire preuve de]

avoir de l'audace to be bold

avoir du culot (familier) to be cheeky, to have a nerve

il a eu le culot de me le dire (familier) he had the cheek ou the nerve to tell me

avoir du talent to have talent, to be talented

ayez la gentillesse de... would you ou please be kind enough to...

il a eu la cruauté de lui dire he was cruel enough to tell him

4. [exprime la mesure] to be

le voilier a 4 m de large ou largeur the yacht is 4 m wide

en avoir pour: j'en ai pour 500 euros it's costing me 500 euros

tu en as pour 12 jours/deux heures it'll take you 12 days/two hours

5. [exprime l'âge] to be

quel âge as-tu? how old are you?

j'ai 35 ans I'm 35 (years old)

nous avons le même âge we're the same age

il a deux ans de plus que moi he's two years older than me

il vient d'avoir 74 ans he's just turned 74

C.

1. [subir - symptôme] to have, to show, to display ; [ - maladie, hoquet, mal de tête etc.] to have ; [ - accident, souci, ennuis] to have ; [ - difficultés] to have, to experience ; [ - opération] to undergo, to have ; [ - crise] to have, to go through (inseparable)

avoir de la fièvre to have ou to be running a temperature

avoir un cancer to have cancer

je ne sais pas ce que j'ai aujourd'hui I don't know what's the matter ou what's wrong with me today

sa sœur n'a rien eu his sister escaped unscathed

le car n'a rien eu du tout, mais la moto est fichue (familier) there wasn't a scratch on the bus but the motorbike's a write-off

qu'est-ce qu'elle a encore, cette voiture? (familier) NOW what's wrong with this car?

il a des souris chez lui he's got mice

un enfant/chaton qui a des vers a child/kitten with worms

2. [émettre, produire - mouvement] to make ; [ - ricanement, regard, soupir] to give

avoir un sursaut to (give a) start

elle eut cette phrase devenue célèbre she said ou uttered those now famous words

il eut une moue de dédain he pouted disdainfully

3. [ressentir]

avoir faim to be ou to feel hungry

avoir peur to be ou to feel afraid

avoir des remords to feel remorse

avoir du chagrin to feel ou to be sad

avoir un pressentiment to have a premonition

avoir de l'amitié pour quelqu'un to regard ou to consider somebody as a friend

je n'ai que mépris pour lui I feel only contempt for him

avoir du respect pour quelqu'un to have respect for ou to respect somebody

en avoir après ou contre quelqu'un (familier) to be angry with somebody

ce chien/cette guêpe en a après toi! this dog/wasp has got it in for you!

en avoir après ou contre quelque chose to be angry about something

4. [élaborer par l'esprit - avis, idée, suggestion] to have

j'ai mes raisons I have my reasons

elle a toujours réponse à tout she's got an answer for everything

D.

1. [battre, surpasser] to get, to beat

il va se faire avoir dans la dernière ligne droite he's going to get beaten in the final straight

2. [escroquer] to have, to do, to con

1 500 euros pour ce buffet? tu t'es fait avoir! 1,500 euros for that dresser? you were conned ou had ou done!

3. [duper] to take in (separable), to take for a ride, to have

tu t'es fait avoir! you've been had ou taken in ou taken for a ride!

tu essaies de m'avoir! you're having ou putting me on!

n'essaie pas de m'avoir don't try it on with me

E. [devoir participer à - débat, élection, réunion] to have, to hold ; [ - rendez-vous] to have

j'ai (un) cours de chimie ce matin I've got a chemistry lesson this morning

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il y a verbe impersonnel

1. [dans une description, une énumération - suivi d'un singulier] there is ; [ - suivi d'un pluriel] there are

il n'y a pas de lit there is no bed

il y a du soleil the sun is shining

qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la malle? what's in the trunk?

il n'y a qu'ici qu'on en trouve this is the only place (where) you can find it/them

il y a juste de quoi faire une jupe there is just enough to make a skirt

avoue qu'il y a de quoi être énervé! you must admit it's pretty irritating!

merci — il n'y a pas de quoi! thank you — don't mention it ou you're welcome!

il n'y a rien à faire, la voiture ne démarre pas it's no good, the car won't start

il n'y a pas à dire, il sait ce qu'il veut there's no denying he knows what he wants

il n'y a que lui pour dire une chose pareille! trust him to say something like that!

qu'est-ce qu'il y a? — il y a que j'en ai marre! (familier) what's the matter? — I'm fed up, that's what!

il y a voiture et voiture there are cars and cars

il n'y en a que pour lui! (familier) he's the one who gets all the attention!

il y en a ou il y a des gens, je vous jure! (familier) some people, honestly ou really!

2. [exprimant la possibilité, l'obligation etc.]

il n'y a qu'à lui dire you/we etc. just have to tell him

il n'y a qu'à commander pour être servi you only have to order to get served

3. [indiquant la durée]

il y a 20 ans de ça 20 years ago

il y a une heure que j'attends I've been waiting for an hour

4. [indiquant la distance]

il y a bien 3 km d'ici au village it's at least 3 km to the village

5. (à l'infinitif)

il va y avoir de la pluie there's going to be some rain

il doit y avoir une raison there must be a ou some reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avoir

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coup [ku]

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► 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 noun

   a. ( = 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

• la voiture a reçu un coup the car has had a bump

• donner des coups dans la porte to bang on the door

• en prendre un sacré coup (inf) [carrosserie] to have a nasty bang ; [personne, confiance, moral] to take a (real) knock

• ça lui a fichu un coup (inf) it's given him a shock

• coup dur hard blow

• il m'a donné un coup he hit me

• en venir aux coups to come to blows

• coups et blessures assault and battery

   b. (Sport, Jeux) (Cricket, golf, tennis) stroke ; (Boxing) punch ; (Shooting) shot ; (Chess) move ; (aux dés) throw

• coup droit (Tennis) drive

• faire un coup droit to do a forehand drive

• coup bas blow below the belt

• c'était un coup bas it was below the belt

• coup franc (Football, rugby) free kick ; (Basketball) free-throw shot

• tous les coups sont permis no holds barred

   c. [d'arme à feu] shot

• il jouait avec le fusil quand le coup est parti he was playing with the rifle when it went off

   d. ( = habileté) avoir le coup to have the knack

• attraper or prendre le coup to get the knack

   e. ( = bruit) knock

• sonner 3 coups to ring 3 times

• les douze coups de minuit the twelve strokes of midnight

• sur le coup de minuit (inf) on the stroke of midnight

   f. ( = événement) coup du sort blow dealt by fate

• coup de chance or de bol (inf) stroke of luck

   g. ( = action) [de cambrioleurs] job (inf)

• il est sur un coup (inf) he's up to something

• 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 tenter it's worth a go (inf)

• il a raté son coup he blew it (inf)

• c'est un coup à se tuer ! (inf) you could get yourself killed doing that!

• c'est encore un coup de 1 000 € (inf) that'll be another 1,000 euros to fork out (inf)

• coup monté set-up (inf)

• tu ne vas pas nous faire le coup d'être malade you're not going to go and be ill on us (inf)

• il nous fait le coup chaque fois he always does that

• faire un coup en vache à qn (inf) to pull a dirty trick on sb (inf)

   h. ( = fois) (inf) time

• à tous les coups every time

• du même coup at the same time

• pleurer un bon coup to have a good cry

   i. ( = boisson) (inf) aller boire un coup to go and have something to drink ; (au café) to go for a drink

• j'ai bu un coup de rouge I had a glass of red wine

• il a bu un coup de trop he's had one too many (inf)

   j. ( = partenaire sexuel) (vulg!) être un bon coup to be a good lay (vulg!)

   k. (locutions) en mettre un coup (inf) to pull out all the stops (inf)

► à coup(s) de

• le théâtre ne fonctionne qu'à coups de subventions ( = au moyen de) the theatre can only function thanks to subsidies► à coup sûr definitely

► après coup afterwards

► au coup par coup [agir] on an ad hoc basis ; [embaucher, acheter] as and when the need arises

► dans le coup

• 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)

• mettre qn dans le coup to get sb involved► du coup as a result

► d'un seul coup ( = soudain) all at once ; ( = en une seule fois) in one go

► 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

• être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state

• il l'a fait sous le coup de la colère he did it in a fit of anger

• être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a current conviction

• tomber sous le coup de la loi to be a statutory offence► coup sur coup in quick succession

• deux victoires coup sur coup two successive wins► sur le coup ( = instantanément) outright

• mourir sur le coup to be killed outright

• sur le coup je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understand► tout à coup all of a sudden

► tout d'un coup all of a sudden

► valoir le coup

• ça vaut le coup it's worth it

• c'est un film qui vaut le coup the film is worth seeing

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Note: 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

nom masculin

1) ( 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, jab

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 — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

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) knock

porter 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 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

3) ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

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)

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; ( 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) 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

blesser 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) move

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

réussir son coup — to pull it off

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)

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

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

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

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

9) (colloq) ( boisson) drink

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

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Phrasal Verbs:

- coup bas

- coups et blessures

- coup droit

- coup fourré

- coup franc

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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

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

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

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ku nm
1) (donné par qn ou qch) blow

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

2) [fusil, pistolet, revolver] shot

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

tuer 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]

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

4) (affectif) blow, shock

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

5) (= mouvement) stroke

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner 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) wave

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

7) (action ponctuelle)

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

8) TENNIS shot

9) FOOTBALL kick

See:

coup de pied de coin,

coup franc,

coups de pied arrêtés

10) BOXE punch, blow

11) (= fois) time

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every 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 move

13) (autres locutions)

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

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

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

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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 signalling^GB 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;

10 ●( partenaire sexuel) un bon or beau coup a good fuck● ou lay●.

Composés

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.

Idiomes

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 masculin

A.[HEURT, DÉFLAGRATION]

1. [généralement] blow, knock

[avec le poing] punch, blow

[avec le pied] kick

un coup violent a hard knock

elle a failli mourir sous ses coups he thrashed her to within an inch of her life, he nearly battered her to death

frapper à coups redoublés to hit twice as hard

donner un petit coup à ou sur quelque chose to tap something lightly

donner un coup sec sur quelque chose to give something a (hard ou smart) tap

il frappait sur la porte à grands coups/à petits coups he banged on the door/he knocked gently at the door

donner un coup sur la table [avec le poing] to bang one's fist (down) on the table

en arriver ou en venir aux coups to come to blows

j'ai pris un coup sur la tête I got a knock ou a bang on the head

prendre des coups to get knocked about

recevoir un coup to get hit

rendre coup pour coup (sens propre & figuré) to hit back, to give as good as one gets

coups et blessures DROIT grievous bodily harm

porter un coup à quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to deal somebody a blow

les grandes surfaces ont porté un (rude) coup au petit commerce (figuré) small traders have been dealt a (severe) blow by large retail chains

le coup a porté (sens propre & figuré) the blow struck home

2. [attaque, choc] blow, shock

ça m'a fait un coup

a. [émotion] it gave me a shock

b. [déception] it was a blow

sale coup (pour la fanfare)! (familier) that's a bit of a blow ou downer!

en 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 bashing

avec le krack boursier, l'économie en a pris un coup the economy has suffered a great deal from the crash

tenir 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 cope

3. [en boxe] punch, blow

coup bas

a. (sens propre) blow ou punch below the belt

b. (figuré) blow below the belt

c'est un coup bas that's below the belt

tous les coups sont permis (sens propre & figuré) (there are) no holds barred

compter les coups (sens propre & figuré) to keep score

4. ARMEMENT shot, blast

un coup de revolver a shot, a gunshot

le coup est parti

a. [revolver] the gun went off

b. [fusil] the rifle went off

tirer un coup de canon to fire ou to blast a cannon

(revolver à) six coups six-shot gun

faire coup double

a. CHASSE to do a right and left

b. (figuré) to kill two birds with one stone

5. [bruit - généralement] knock ; [ - sec] rap

[craquement] snap

des coups au carreau knocking ou knocks on the window

un coup de gong a bang on a gong

[heure sonnée] stroke

6. (vulgaire) [éjaculation]

tirer un ou son coup to shoot one's load (vulgaire)

B.[GESTE, ACTION]

1. [mouvement d'une partie du corps]

un coup de corne a butt

un coup de langue a lick

elle nettoyait ses chatons à (grands) coups de langue she was licking the kittens clean

un coup de bec

a. (sens propre) a peck

b. (figuré) cutting remark

un coup de dent

a. (sens propre) a bite

b. (figuré) cutting remark

coup de griffe ou patte

a. (sens propre) swipe of the paw

b. (figuré) cutting remark

2. [emploi d'un instrument]

donner un (petit) coup de brosse/chiffon à quelque chose to give something a (quick) brush/wipe

je vais me donner un coup de peigne I'll just comb my hair ou give my hair a (quick) comb

je viens pour un coup de peigne [chez le coiffeur] I just want a quick comb through

passe un coup d'aspirateur au salon give the living room a quick vacuum

passe un coup d'éponge sur la table give the table a wipe (with the sponge)

un coup de marteau a blow with a hammer

il s'est donné un coup de marteau sur le doigt he hit his finger with a hammer

en deux coups de rame nous pouvons traverser la rivière we can cross the river in a couple of strokes

passe un coup dans la salle de bains (familier) give the bathroom a going-over

en donner ou ficher (familier) ou mettre (familier) un coup to get down to business

il a fallu qu'ils en mettent un sacré coup they really had to pull out the stops

3. [au golf, au billard] stroke

TENNIS shot, stroke

coup droit (forehand) drive

4. (familier) [savoir-faire] knack

ah, 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. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

coup de chaleur heatwave

coup de mer heavy swell

coup de vent gust of wind

6. [effet soudain] wave

j'ai un coup de cafard I feel down all of a sudden

j'ai eu un coup de fatigue I suddenly felt tired, a wave of tiredness came over me

il a eu un coup de folie et a acheté une Rolls he went mad and bought himself a Rolls-Royce

avoir un coup de chaleur to feel the beginnings of sunstroke

7. (familier) [boisson] drink

j'ai le hoquet — bois un coup I've got (the) hiccups — drink something ou have a drink

tu me sers un coup (à boire)? could you pour me a drink?

boire un coup de trop to have one too many

un coup de rouge a glass of red wine

8. [lancer] throw

elle 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)

[action, JEUX] move

CARTES go

c'est un coup pour rien

a. [essai] it's a trial run

b. [échec] it's a failure

C.[ACTE OU SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELS]

1. (familier) [mauvais tour] trick

il prépare un coup he's up to something

(faire) un mauvais ou sale coup (à quelqu'un) (to play) a dirty trick (on somebody)

je parie que c'est un coup de Julie! I bet Julie's behind this!

coup en traître stab in the back

monter un coup contre quelqu'un to set somebody up, to frame somebody

il nous a encore fait le coup he's pulled the same (old) trick on us again

faire 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 me

ne me fais pas le coup de ne pas venir! now don't stand me up, will you!

coup monté put-up job, frame-up

faire un coup en douce: il fait toujours ses coups en douce he's always going behind people's backs

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [vol, escroquerie] job

3. (familier) [affaire]

je suis sur un coup I'm onto something

je veux l'acheter mais on est plusieurs sur le coup I want to buy it but there are several people interested

expliquer le coup à quelqu'un to explain the situation ou set-up to somebody

être dans tous les coups to have a finger in every pie

rattraper le coup to sort things out

il a manqué ou raté son coup he didn't pull it off

elle a réussi son coup she pulled it off

c'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)

c'est un bon coup he/she's a good lay (très familier)

4. [action remarquable, risquée] coup

faire un beau ou joli coup to pull a (real) coup

quand il s'agit d'un gros coup, elle met la main à la pâte when it's something really important, she lends a hand

tenter le coup to have a go, to give it a try

c'est un coup à faire ou tenter it's worth trying ou a try

5. [circonstance marquante]

marquer le coup to mark the occasion

un coup de chance ou de pot (familier) ou de bol (familier) a stroke of luck, a lucky break

D.[FOIS] time, go

du premier coup first time, at the first attempt

au prochain coup, tu vas y arriver you'll do it next time ou at your next go

essaie encore un coup have another go

ce coup-ci, on s'en va this time, we're off

pour un coup (familier) just for (this) once

un bon coup (familier) : c'est ça, pleure un bon coup that's it, have a good cry

vous devriez vous expliquer un bon coup! you should have it out once and for all!

un grand coup (familier) [en se mouchant, sur des bougies]: souffle un grand coup! blow hard!

respire un grand coup take a deep breath

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à coups de locution prépositionnelle

démoli à coups de marteau smashed to pieces with a hammer

la productivité a été augmentée à coups de primes spéciales productivity was increased through ou by dint of special bonuses

à coup sûr locution adverbiale

undoubtedly, certainly, for sure

elle ne s'engage qu'à coup sûr she only commits herself when she's certain of the outcome

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après coup locution adverbiale

afterwards, later on

son attitude, après coup, s'expliquait bien it was easy to explain her attitude afterwards ou in retrospect

à tous les coups locution adverbiale

(familier)

1. [chaque fois] every time

ça marche à tous les coups it never fails

2. [sans aucun doute]

à tous les coups, il a oublié he's bound to have forgotten

au coup par coup locution adverbiale

(familier) bit by bit

négocier au coup par coup to have piecemeal negotiations

coup sur coup locution adverbiale

one after the other, in quick succession

dans le coup (familier) locution adjectivale

elle est dans le coup

a. [complice] she's in on it ou involved in it

b. [au courant] she knows all about it

c. [à la page] she's hip ou with it

moi, je ne suis plus dans le coup

a. [dans l'affaire] count me out ou leave me out of it

b. [au courant] I'm a bit out of touch ou out of it

dans le coup (familier) locution adverbiale

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup to let somebody in on the act

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du coup locution adverbiale

so, as a result

elle 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

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d'un (seul) coup locution adverbiale

1. [en une seule fois] in one (go), all at once

il a tout bu d'un coup he drank the whole lot in one go, he downed it in one

2. [soudainement] all of a sudden

j'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 him

pour le coup locution adverbiale

pour le coup, je ne savais plus quoi faire at that point, I didn't know what to do next

j'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 prépositionnelle

faire quelque chose sous le coup de la colère to do something in anger

sous le coup de la colère, on dit des choses qu'on regrette après you often say things in anger which you regret later

il est encore sous le coup de l'émotion he still hasn't got over the shock

tomber sous le coup de quelque chose to come within the scope of something

tomber sous le coup de la loi to be punishable by law

sur le coup locution adverbiale

1. [mourir] instantly

2. [à ce moment-là] straightaway, there and then

je n'ai pas compris sur le coup I didn't understand immediately ou straightaway

sur le coup de locution prépositionnelle

sur le coup de 6 h/de midi roundabout ou around 6 o'clock/midday

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coup d'aile nom masculin

tous les moineaux se sont envolés d'un coup d'aile all the sparrows took wing suddenly

Paris-Bruxelles en un coup d'aile (figuré) Paris-Brussels in one short hop

coup de balai nom masculin

donner un coup de balai to sweep up

je vais donner un coup de balai dans la cuisine I'm going to sweep (out) the kitchen

la cuisine a besoin d'un bon coup de balai the kitchen needs a good sweep

le comité aurait besoin d'un bon coup de balai (figuré) the committee could do with a shake-up

coup de barre nom masculin

(familier)

j'ai le coup de barre I feel tired all of a sudden

coup de chapeau nom masculin

praise

donner un coup de chapeau à quelqu'un to praise somebody

son livre mérite un coup de chapeau his book deserves some recognition

coup de cœur nom masculin

avoir un ou le coup de cœur pour quelque chose to fall in love with something, to be really taken with something

voici nos coups de cœur dans la collection de printemps here are our favourite spring outfits

(comme adjectif invariable)

des prix coup de cœur special offers

coup de coude nom masculin

donner un coup de coude à quelqu'un

a. [en signe] to nudge somebody

b. [agressivement] to dig one's elbow into somebody

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coup d'éclat nom masculin

feat

faire un coup d'éclat to pull off a coup

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coup d'État nom masculin

[putsch] coup (d'état)

coup de feu nom masculin

1. [tir] shot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot, to shoot

on a entendu des coups de feu we heard shots being fired ou gunshots

2. (figuré)

c'est le coup de feu there's a sudden rush on

coup de fil

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coup de filet nom masculin

[poissons] draught, haul

[suspects] haul

coup de foudre nom masculin

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE flash of lightning

2. (figuré) love at first sight

ça a été le coup de foudre it was love at first sight

coup de fouet nom masculin

donner un coup de fouet à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to lash ou to whip somebody

b. (figuré) to give somebody a boost

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coup fourré nom masculin

(figuré) low trick

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coup franc nom masculin

free kick

coup de fusil nom masculin

1. [acte] shot

[bruit] shot, gunshot

on entendait des coups de fusil you could hear shooting ou shots being fired

recevoir un coup de fusil to get shot

2. (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

(sens propre & figuré) coup de grâce, deathblow

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coup du lapin nom masculin

[coup] rabbit punch

[dans un accident de voiture] whiplash (substantif non comptable)

coup de main nom masculin

1. [raid] smash-and-grab (attack)

MILITAIRE coup de main

2. [aide]

donner un coup de main à quelqu'un to give ou to lend somebody a hand

3. [savoir-faire]

avoir le coup de main to have the knack ou the touch

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coup d'œil nom masculin

1. [regard] look, glance

elle s'en rendit compte au premier coup d'œil she noticed straight away ou immediately ou at a glance

donner ou jeter un petit coup d'œil à to have a quick look ou glance at

d'un coup d'œil, il embrassa le tableau he took in the situation at a glance

avoir le coup d'œil to have a good eye

valoir le coup d'œil to be (well) worth seeing

2. [panorama] view

coup de pied nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'un cheval] kick

le coup de pied de l'âne (figuré) the parting shot

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose to kick somebody/something

coup de poing nom masculin

punch

donner un coup de poing à quelqu'un to give somebody a punch, to punch somebody

faire le coup de poing to brawl, to fight

coup de poing adjectif invariable

‘opération coup de poing’ ‘prices slashed’

coup de poker nom masculin

(bit of a) gamble

on peut tenter la chose, mais c'est un coup de poker we can try it but it's a bit risky

coup de pompe nom masculin

(familier)

sudden feeling of exhaustion

j'ai un coup de pompe I suddenly feel completely shattered (UK) ou beat (US)

coup de pouce nom masculin

bit of help

donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un to pull (a few) strings for somebody

donner un coup de pouce à quelque chose to give something a bit of a boost

coup de sang nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE stroke

2. (figuré) angry outburst

elle a eu un coup de sang she exploded (with rage)

coup de soleil nom masculin

sunburn (substantif non comptable)

prendre ou attraper un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

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coup du sort nom masculin

[favorable] stroke of luck

[défavorable] stroke of bad luck

coup de téléphone nom masculin

(phone) call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone to make a call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone à quelqu'un to phone ou to call ou to ring (UK) somebody

recevoir un coup de téléphone to receive ou to get a phone call

coup de tête nom masculin

1. [dans une bagarre] head butt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un to head-butt somebody

2. SPORT header

3. (figuré) (sudden) impulse

sur un coup de tête on (a sudden) impulse

coup de théâtre nom masculin

THÉÂTRE coup de théâtre, sudden twist in the action

(figuré) sudden turn of events

et alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resign

coup de torchon nom masculin

(familier) [bagarre] fist-fight

[nettoyage] clear-out (UK), cleanup

coup de vent nom masculin

1. [rafale] gust (of wind)

2. (locution)

en coup de vent in a flash ou a whirl

entrer/partir en coup de vent to rush in/off

elle est passée par Lausanne en coup de vent she paid a flying visit to Lausanne

manger en coup de vent to grab something to eat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > coup

11 Haus

n; -es, Häuser

1. house; (Gebäude) building; im Haus inside, indoors; im nächsten Haus oder ein Haus weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door; bei größeren: in the next block (of flats) (Am. the next [apartment] building); zwei Häuser weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door but one, Am. two houses down ( oder up); bei größeren: two blocks (Am. buildings) (further) down ( oder up); Haus an Haus wohnen live next door to each other, be next-door neighbo(u)rs; Haus an Haus mit jemandem wohnen live next door to s.o.; von Haus zu Haus gehen etc.: from door to door; jemanden durchs Haus führen show s.o. (a)round (the house); Haus und Hof oder Haus und Herd house and home; er hat an der Börse Haus und Hof verspekuliert he lost everything he had speculating on the stock exchange; ihm steht eine Versetzung ins Haus fig. he’s got a posting (Am. transfer) coming up, he’s due for a posting (Am. transfer); es oder uns stehen Neuwahlen ins Haus fig. elections are coming up, there are elections ahead ( oder on the doorstep)

2. (Zuhause) home, house, place umg.; (Haushalt) household; das väterliche Haus one’s father’s home; außer Haus essen eat out; er ist außer Haus(e) he’s out, he’s not in, he’s gone out; im Haus meiner Tante at my aunt’s (house); im Hause Müller at the Müllers’ (house); jemandem das Haus bestellen oder führen keep house for s.o.; ein großes Haus führen entertain lavishly; ein offenes Haus haben keep open house; das Haus hüten ( müssen) (have to) stay at home ( oder indoors); Haus halten haushalten; jemandem das Haus verbieten not allow s.o. in the ( oder one’s) house; zu jemandem ins Haus kommen Friseur, Lehrer etc.: come to the ( oder one’s) house; das kommt mir nicht ins Haus! I’m not having that in the ( oder my) house; der / die kommt mir nicht ins Haus (wird als Familienmitglied nicht akzeptiert) he / she will never be welcome in this family; sich (Dat) einen Hund etc. ins Haus holen take ( oder bring) home a dog etc.; in zehn Jahren werden die Kinder aus dem Haus sein (ihre eigene Wohnung haben) in ten years the children will be out of the house ( oder won’t be living with us any more); einrennen, frei I 10, Herr 3, schneien etc.

3. nach Hause home; jemanden nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) s.o. home; komm du mir nur nach Hause! drohend: just wait till I get you home!; komm mir ja nicht mit einer kaputten Hose nach Hause! don’t come home with your trousers torn; komm mir ja nicht mit einem Kind nach Hause! don’t come home pregnant; den Typen brauchst du nicht mehr nach Hause bringen you needn’t bring that one home again; den Sieg nach Hause fahren SPORT fig. come home ( oder back) victorious

4. zu Hause at home (auch SPORT); zu Hause sein auch be in; wieder zu Hause sein be back home again; für ihn sind wir nicht zu Hause we’re not at home to him; er ist in X zu Hause his home is (in) X, he comes from X; bei uns zu Hause (in meinem Heim) in my family, at our place umg.; (in meiner Heimat etc.) where I come from; wohnst du noch zu Hause? (bei deinen Eltern) are you still living at home?; fühlt euch ganz zu Hause make yourselves at home; diese Arbeit kann ich von zu Hause aus machen this is a job I can do from home; in etw. (Dat) zu Hause sein fig. (sich auskennen) be well up ( oder at home) in s.th.

5. für Firma etc.: house; im Hause auf Briefen: in house; außer Haus geben WIRTS. contract out, bes. Am. outsource; ist Frau X schon im Hause? is Ms ( oder Ms.) X in yet?; ich möchte mich im Namen unseres Hauses bedanken I’d like to thank you on behalf of the firm (bes. Am. company); das erste Haus am Platz(e) the best hotel ( oder restaurant, store) in town, the number one hotel etc. around here; Empfehlung des Hauses Gericht etc.: our recommendation, the house special; fig. bei Geschenk an einen Kunden: compliments of the management

6. THEAT. house; ausverkauftes oder volles Haus THEAT. full house; immer volles Haus oder volle Häuser haben always be sold out; vor leeren Häusern spielen play to empty houses

7. (Familie, Herkunft) family, home; (Herrscherhaus) house; (Geschlecht) dynasty; das Haus Hannover the House of Hanover; aus gutem Hause sein come from a good family; von Haus aus by birth; fig. (eigentlich) actually; (ursprünglich) originally; (seit jeher) always, (von Natur her) by nature; er ist von Haus aus Chirurg fig. (eigentlich) he’s (actually) a qualified surgeon; (ursprünglich) he was originally a surgeon; (seit jeher) he’s always been a surgeon; du meinst wohl, du hast von Haus aus Recht? umg., fig. I suppose you think you’re always bound to be right

8. in Eigennamen etc.: das Weiße Haus POL., in Washington: the White House; wie aus dem Weißen Haus verlautet... according to White House sources; das Haus Gottes oder das Haus des Herrn RELI., geh. the House of God ( oder the Lord); das Haus des Sports / Handwerks etc. the house of sports / craft etc.

9. PARL. House; Hohes Haus! hono(u)rable members (of the House)!; die beiden Häuser des Parlaments both houses of Parliament; das Haus ist ( nicht) beschlussfähig the house is (not) quorate

10. umg. Koll.: das halbe Haus war auf dem Fest (viele Bewohner) half the building was at the party; das ( ganze) Haus tobte im Theater etc.: the (whole) audience went wild, they nearly brought the house down

11. umg., hum. (Person): altes Haus old chap; fideles etc. Haus cheerful type; gelehrtes Haus scholarly type

13. ASTROL. house; im siebten Haus in the seventh house

14. der Schnecke etc.: shell; ohne Haus naked

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das Haus

home; building; house

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das

1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) house

2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) house

3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) house

4) (the space round which a staircase winds: He fell down the stair-well.) well

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Haus

<-es, Häuser>

[haus, pl ˈhɔyzɐ]

nt

1. (Wohngebäude) house

das Internat bestand aus mehreren Häusern the boarding school consisted of several buildings

es wird schon kühl, lass uns ins \Haus gehen it's getting cool, let's go indoors [or inside]

meine Klavierlehrerin kommt immer ins \Haus my piano teacher always comes to our house

bei der Kälte bleibe ich lieber im \Haus I prefer to stay indoors [or inside] when it's cold

\Haus an \Haus next door

wir wohnen \Haus an \Haus we live next door to each other

aus dem \Haus gehen to leave the house

von \Haus zu \Haus gehen/wandern/ziehen to go/wander/roam from house to house [or door to door]

das \Haus Gottes [o (geh) des Herrn] the house of God [or form the Lord]

\Haus und Hof verlieren to loose house and home

\Haus der Jugend youth centre

jd/etw kommt jdm nicht ins \Haus sb does not allow sb/sth in the house

eine Katze kommt mir nicht ins \Haus! I'm not having a cat in the house!

ein öffentliches \Haus (euph veraltet: Bordell) a house of ill repute

das Weiße \Haus the White House

2. (Wohnung, Zuhause, Heim) home

aus dem \Haus sein to have left home

außer \Haus essen to eat out

am Wochenende essen sie außer \Haus they eat out at weekends

frei \Haus liefern ÖKON to deliver free of charge

nichts mehr im \Haus haben to have nothing [left] [to eat/drink] in the house

[etw] ins \Haus liefern ÖKON to deliver [sth] to the door

liefern Sie ins \Haus? do you make home deliveries?

jdn ins \Haus nehmen to take sb in[to one's home]

jdm das \Haus verbieten to not allow sb in the house

▪ nach \Hause [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachhause^RR] home

komm nicht so spät nach \Hause! don't come home so late!

es ist nicht mehr weit bis nach \Hause! we're not far from home now!

ich muss nach \Hause! I must [or have to] go home!

komm mir bloß nicht damit nach \Hause! (fig fam) don't you [dare] come that one with me!

jdn nach \Hause bringen to see [or take] sb home

kannst du mich mit dem Auto nach \Hause bringen? can you drive me home?

jdn nach \Hause schicken (fam) to send sb packing fam, to send sb home

ich habe den Vertreter gleich wieder nach \Hause geschickt I sent the rep packing straight away

die Lehrerin schickte den Schüler nach \Hause the teacher sent the pupil home

▪ zu \Hause [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zuhause^RR] at home

seid unbedingt vor Mitternacht wieder zu \Hause! make sure you're back home before midnight!

wir können schon in drei Stunden zu \Hause sein we can be home in three hours

wie geht's zu \Hause? how are things at home?

ich bin für niemanden zu \Hause I'm not at home to anybody

von zu \Hause aus arbeiten to work from home

bei jdm zu \Hause, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zuhause in sb's home

bei euch zu \Hause ist es so gemütlich there's such a relaxed atmosphere in your home

bei uns zu \Hause wurde vor dem Essen gebetet we always said prayers before a meal in our house

sich akk [irgendwo/bei jdm] wie zu \Hause fühlen to feel at home [somewhere/in sb's house]

fühlen Sie sich wie zu \Hause! make yourself at home

irgendwo zu \Haus[e] sein to live [or come from] somewhere

wo sind Sie eigentlich zu \Hause? tell me, where are you from?

der Pandabär ist nur in China zu \Hause the panda bear can only be found in China

3. (Familie) household

er ist ein alter Freund des \Hauses he's an old friend of the family

aus adligem \Hause from a noble family

aus angesehenem \Hause from a respectable family

aus bürgerlichem/gutem/schlechtem \Hause stammend from a middle-class/good/bad family

die Dame/der Herr des \Hauses the lady/master of the house

nicht mehr Herr im eigenen \Haus sein to not be master in one's own house any more

von \Hause aus by birth

von \Hause aus ist sie musikalisch she comes from a musical family

4. (Dynastie) house

die Kaiser von Österreich stammten aus dem \Hause Habsburg the Emperors of Austria came from the House of the Hapsburgs

5. (Haushalt) house

sein \Haus bestellen to put [or set] one's house in order

jdm das \Haus führen to keep house for sb

ein großes \Haus führen (geh) to entertain in style

Haus \Haus (veraltend: den Haushalt führen) to keep house

6. (Gesamtheit der Hausbewohner)

das ganze \Haus rannte auf die Straße the whole house ran onto the street

7. (Villa, Gasthof) house

„\Haus Talblick“ “Talblick House”

das erste \Haus am Platze the best hotel in town

ein gepflegtes [o gut geführtes] \Haus a well-run restaurant

eine Spezialität des \Hauses a speciality of the house

8. (geh: Unternehmen) firm, company

Rauchen ist im ganzen \Haus verboten! smoking is not allowed anywhere in the company buildings

das erste \Haus am Platze the best firm in the area

im \Hause sein to be in

Sie können mich jederzeit im Büro erreichen, ich bin den ganzen Tag im \Hause you can get me at the office any time, I'm in [or there] all day

9. THEAT (Saal, Publikum) house

das große/kleine \Haus the large/small theatre

vor vollem [o ausverkauftem] /leerem \Hause spielen to play to a full [or packed]/empty house

10. POL (Kammer) House

das Gesetz passierte das \Haus ohne Gegenstimmen the act passed through the House without opposition

Hohes \Haus! (geh) honourable members! form

11. ZOOL (Schneckenhaus) house, shell

12. ASTROL (Kraftfeld) house

13. (hum veraltend fam: Person) chap dated fam

grüß dich Josef, [du] altes Haus! hallo Josef, old chap! dated fam

14.

▶ jdm das \Haus einrennen (fam) to be constantly on sb's doorstep fam

▶ das europäische \Haus the family of Europe

▶ jdn ans \Haus fesseln to confine sb to the house

seit sie krank ist, ist sie ans \Haus gefesselt since she's been ill she's been confined to the house

▶ [mit etw dat] \Haus halten (sparsam wirtschaften) to be economical [with sth]

wir müssen mit den Vorräten \Haus halten we have to be careful with our provisions

sie kann nicht \Haus halten she cannot hold onto her money; (dosiert einsetzen) to conserve

ich muss mit meinen Kräften \Haus halten I must conserve my strength

▶ das \Haus hüten müssen to have to stay at home

ich muss wegen einer Grippe das \Haus hüten I have to stay in due to a bout of flu

▶ für jdn ein offenes \Haus haben to keep open house for sb

▶ jdm ins \Haus schneien [o geschneit kommen] (fam) to descend on sb

▶ in etw dat zu \Hause sein to be at home in sth

in der Physik bin ich nicht so zu \Hause wie Sie! I'm not as much at home in physics as you are!

▶ [jdm] ins \Haus stehen to be in store [for sb]

vielleicht steht uns ein großer Lottogewinn ins \Haus perhaps we're in store for a big win on the lottery

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das; Hauses, Häuser

1) house; (Firmengebäude) building

er ist gerade aus dem Haus gegangen — he has just gone out

im Haus spielen — play indoors

kommt ins Haus, es regnet — come inside, it's raining

Haus und Hof — (fig.) house and home

jemandem ins Haus stehen — (fig. ugs.) be in store for somebody

2) (Heim) home

jemandem das Haus verbieten — not allow somebody in one's or the house

etwas ins Haus/frei Haus liefern — deliver something to somebody's door/free of charge

das Haus auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn the place upside down

außer Haus[e] sein/essen — be/eat out

ist Ihre Frau im Haus[e]? — is your wife at home?

nach Hause — home

zu Hause — at home

fühlt euch wie zu Hause — make yourselves at home

das Haus hüten — stay at home or indoors

jemandem das Haus einrennen — (ugs.) be constantly on somebody's doorstep

auf einem Gebiet/in etwas (Dat.) zu Hause sein — (ugs.) be at home in a field/in something

3) (Theater) theatre; (Publikum) house

das große/kleine Haus — the large/small theatre

vor vollen/ausverkauften Häusern spielen — play to full or packed houses

4) (Gasthof, Geschäft)

das erste Haus am Platze — the best shop of its kind/hotel in the town/village etc.

eine Spezialität des Hauses — a speciality of the house

5) (Firma) firm; business house

das Haus Meyer — the firm of Meyer

6) (geh.): (Parlament)

das Hohe Haus — the House

7) (geh.): (Familie) household

der Herr/die Dame des Hauses — the master/lady of the house

aus gutem Hause kommen — come from a or be of good family

der Herr im eigenen Haus sein — be master in one's own house

von Haus[e] aus — (von der Familie her) by birth; (eigentlich) really; actually

8) (Haushalt) household

jemandem das Haus führen — keep house for somebody

9) (Dynastie)

das Haus Tudor/[der] Hohenzollern — the House of Tudor/Hohenzollern

10)

ein gelehrtes/lustiges usw. Haus — (ugs. scherzh.) a scholarly/ amusing etc. sort (coll.)

11) (SchneckenHaus) shell

12)

Haus halten — be economical ( mit with)

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Haus n; -es, Häuser

1. house; (Gebäude) building;

im Haus inside, indoors;

im nächsten Haus oder

ein Haus weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door; bei größeren: in the next block( of flats) (US the next [apartment] building);

zwei Häuser weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door but one, US two houses down ( oder up); bei größeren: two blocks (US buildings) (further) down ( oder up);

Haus an Haus wohnen live next door to each other, be next-door neighbo(u)rs;

Haus an Haus mit jemandem wohnen live next door to sb;

von Haus zu Haus gehen etc: from door to door;

jemanden durchs Haus führen show sb (a)round (the house);

Haus und Hof oder

Haus und Herd house and home;

er hat an der Börse Haus und Hof verspekuliert he lost everything he had speculating on the stock exchange;

ihm steht eine Versetzung ins Haus fig he’s got a posting (US transfer) coming up, he’s due for a posting (US transfer);

es oder

uns stehen Neuwahlen ins Haus fig elections are coming up, there are elections ahead ( oder on the doorstep)

2. (Zuhause) home, house, place umg; (Haushalt) household;

das väterliche Haus one’s father’s home;

außer Haus essen eat out;

er ist außer Haus(e) he’s out, he’s not in, he’s gone out;

im Haus meiner Tante at my aunt’s (house);

im Hause Müller at the Müllers’ (house);

jemandem das Haus bestellen oder

führen keep house for sb;

ein großes Haus führen entertain lavishly;

ein offenes Haus haben keep open house;

das Haus hüten (müssen) (have to) stay at home ( oder indoors);

Haus halten → haushalten;

jemandem das Haus verbieten not allow sb in the ( oder one’s) house;

zu jemandem ins Haus kommen Friseur, Lehrer etc: come to the ( oder one’s) house;

das kommt mir nicht ins Haus! I’m not having that in the ( oder my) house;

der/die kommt mir nicht ins Haus (wird als Familienmitglied nicht akzeptiert) he/she will never be welcome in this family;

sich (dat)

einen Hund etc

ins Haus holen take ( oder bring) home a dog etc;

in zehn Jahren werden die Kinder aus dem Haus sein (ihre eigene Wohnung haben) in ten years the children will be out of the house ( oder won’t be living with us any more); → einrennen, frei A 10, Herr 3, schneien etc

3.

nach Hause home;

jemanden nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb home;

komm du mir nur nach Hause! drohend: just wait till I get you home!;

komm mir ja nicht mit einer kaputten Hose nach Hause! don’t come home with your trousers torn;

komm mir ja nicht mit einem Kind nach Hause! don’t come home pregnant;

den Typen brauchst du nicht mehr nach Hause bringen you needn’t bring that one home again;

den Sieg nach Hause fahren SPORT fig come home ( oder back) victorious

4.

zu Hause at home ( auch SPORT);

zu Hause sein auch be in;

wieder zu Hause sein be back home again;

für ihn sind wir nicht zu Hause we’re not at home to him;

er ist in X zu Hause his home is (in) X, he comes from X;

bei uns zu Hause (in meinem Heim) in my family, at our place umg; (in meiner Heimat etc) where I come from;

wohnst du noch zu Hause? (bei deinen Eltern) are you still living at home?;

fühlt euch ganz zu Hause make yourselves at home;

diese Arbeit kann ich von zu Hause aus machen this is a job I can do from home;

in etwas (dat)

zu Hause sein fig (sich auskennen) be well up ( oder at home) in sth;

zu Haus Gebliebene → Zuhause gebliebene

5. für Firma etc: house;

im Hause auf Briefen: in house;

außer Haus geben WIRTSCH contract out, besonders US outsource;

ist Frau X schon im Hause? is Ms ( oder Ms.) X in yet?;

ich möchte mich im Namen unseres Hauses bedanken I’d like to thank you on behalf of the firm (besonders US company);

das erste Haus am Platz(e) the best hotel ( oder restaurant, store) in town, the number one hotel etc around here;

Empfehlung des Hauses Gericht etc: our recommendation, the house special; fig bei Geschenk an einen Kunden: compliments of the management

6. THEAT house;

ausverkauftes oder

volles Haus THEAT full house;

immer volles Haus oder

volle Häuser haben always be sold out;

vor leeren Häusern spielen play to empty houses

7. (Familie, Herkunft) family, home; (Herrscherhaus) house; (Geschlecht) dynasty;

das Haus Hannover the House of Hanover;

aus gutem Hause sein come from a good family;

von Haus aus by birth; fig (eigentlich) actually; (ursprünglich) originally; (seit jeher) always, (von Natur her) by nature;

er ist von Haus aus Chirurg fig (eigentlich) he’s (actually) a qualified surgeon; (ursprünglich) he was originally a surgeon; (seit jeher) he’s always been a surgeon;

du meinst wohl, du hast von Haus aus recht? umg, fig I suppose you think you’re always bound to be right

8. in Eigennamen etc:

das Weiße Haus POL, in Washington: the White House;

wie aus dem Weißen Haus verlautet … according to White House sources;

das Haus Gottes oder

das Haus des Herrn REL, geh the House of God ( oder the Lord);

das Haus des Sports/Handwerks etc the house of sports/craft etc

9. PARL House;

Hohes Haus! hono(u)rable members (of the House)!;

die beiden Häuser des Parlaments both houses of Parliament;

das Haus ist (nicht) beschlussfähig the house is (not) quorate

10. umg koll:

das halbe Haus war auf dem Fest (viele Bewohner) half the building was at the party;

das (ganze) Haus tobte im Theater etc: the (whole) audience went wild, they nearly brought the house down

11. umg, hum (Person):

altes Haus old chap;

fideles etc

Haus cheerful type;

gelehrtes Haus scholarly type

13. ASTROL house;

im siebten Haus in the seventh house

14. der Schnecke etc: shell;

ohne Haus naked

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das; Hauses, Häuser

1) house; (Firmengebäude) building

er ist gerade aus dem Haus gegangen — he has just gone out

im Haus spielen — play indoors

kommt ins Haus, es regnet — come inside, it's raining

Haus und Hof — (fig.) house and home

jemandem ins Haus stehen — (fig. ugs.) be in store for somebody

2) (Heim) home

jemandem das Haus verbieten — not allow somebody in one's or the house

etwas ins Haus/frei Haus liefern — deliver something to somebody's door/free of charge

das Haus auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn the place upside down

außer Haus[e] sein/essen — be/eat out

ist Ihre Frau im Haus[e]? — is your wife at home?

nach Hause — home

zu Hause — at home

fühlt euch wie zu Hause — make yourselves at home

das Haus hüten — stay at home or indoors

jemandem das Haus einrennen — (ugs.) be constantly on somebody's doorstep

auf einem Gebiet/in etwas (Dat.) zu Hause sein — (ugs.) be at home in a field/in something

3) (Theater) theatre; (Publikum) house

das große/kleine Haus — the large/small theatre

vor vollen/ausverkauften Häusern spielen — play to full or packed houses

4) (Gasthof, Geschäft)

das erste Haus am Platze — the best shop of its kind/hotel in the town/village etc.

eine Spezialität des Hauses — a speciality of the house

5) (Firma) firm; business house

das Haus Meyer — the firm of Meyer

6) (geh.): (Parlament)

das Hohe Haus — the House

7) (geh.): (Familie) household

der Herr/die Dame des Hauses — the master/lady of the house

aus gutem Hause kommen — come from a or be of good family

der Herr im eigenen Haus sein — be master in one's own house

von Haus[e] aus — (von der Familie her) by birth; (eigentlich) really; actually

8) (Haushalt) household

jemandem das Haus führen — keep house for somebody

9) (Dynastie)

das Haus Tudor/[der] Hohenzollern — the House of Tudor/Hohenzollern

10)

ein gelehrtes/lustiges usw. Haus — (ugs. scherzh.) a scholarly/ amusing etc. sort (coll.)

11) (SchneckenHaus) shell

12)

Haus halten — be economical ( mit with)

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Häuser n.

home n.

house n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Haus

12 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

•

- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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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 TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

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

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

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

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

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

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

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

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

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

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

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

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

* * *

dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

:

dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

:

le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

:

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

:

dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

8

:

dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

9

:

dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar

13 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

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

2 step.

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

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

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

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

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

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

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

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

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

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

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

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

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paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

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

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

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

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

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

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

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

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

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

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

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

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

paso a paso step by step

'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"

salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

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

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

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

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

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

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noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

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I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

prohibido el paso — no entry

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

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

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

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

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

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

¡paso! — make way!

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

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

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

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

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

- salir del paso

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

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

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

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

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

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

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

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

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

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• coger el paso — to fall into step

• dar un paso — to take a step

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

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

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

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

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

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

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

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

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

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

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

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

• a buen paso — at a good pace

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

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

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

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

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

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

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

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

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

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

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

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

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

6) (=distancia)

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

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

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

7) (=avance) step

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

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

- dar el primer paso

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

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

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

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

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

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

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

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

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

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

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

prohibido el paso — no entry

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

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

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

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

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

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

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

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

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

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

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

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

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

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

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

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

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

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

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

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

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

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

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

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

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

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

b) ( avance) step forward

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

c) ( de gestión) step

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

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

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

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

a este paso... — at this rate...

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

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

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

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

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

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

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

prohibido el paso — no entry

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

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

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

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

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

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

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

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

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

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

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

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

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

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

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

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

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

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

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

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

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

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

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

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

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

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

b) ( avance) step forward

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

c) ( de gestión) step

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

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

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

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

a este paso... — at this rate...

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

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

paso¹

¹ = footstep, step, footprint, pace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* a este paso = at this rate.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.

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

* a paso ligero = on the double.

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

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

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.

* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.

* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.

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

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

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

* contador de pasos = step counter.

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

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

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

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

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un paso = make + step.

* dar un paso adelante = step up.

* dar un paso al frente = step up.

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

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

* dejar paso = step + aside.

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

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

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

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

* impedir el paso = block in.

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

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

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

* obstaculizar el paso = block in.

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

* paso adelante = step up.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

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

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

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

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

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* paso en falso = false move.

* paso fronterizo = border crossing.

* paso hacia adelante = step forward.

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

* paso inferior = underpass.

* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.

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

* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.

* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.

* preferencia de paso = the right of way.

* primer paso = stake in the ground.

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

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

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

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

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

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

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

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

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

* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.

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

paso²

² = stage, passing.

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

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

* ave de paso = bird of passage.

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

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

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

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

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

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

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

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

* en varios pasos = multi-step.

* llave de paso = shut-off valve.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso inferior = subway.

* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

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

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

* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.

paso³

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

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

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

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

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

* * *

paso¹

masculine

A

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

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

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

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

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

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

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

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

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

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

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

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

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

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

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

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

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

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

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

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

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

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

¡un paso al frente! one step forward!

camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the north

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

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

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

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

paso a paso step by step

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

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

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

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

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

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

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

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

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

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

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

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

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

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

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

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

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

3 (logro, avance) step forward

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

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

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

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

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

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

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

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

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

* * *

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

paso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

b) ( comunicar):

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

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

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

b) ( ser aceptable):

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

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

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

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

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

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

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

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

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

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

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

◊ pásate por casa come round;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

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

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

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

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

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

d) ( de gestión) step

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

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

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paso

♦ nm

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

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

oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¡abran paso! make way!;

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

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

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

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

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

prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;

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

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

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

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

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

paso subterráneo Br subway, US underpass

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

a buen paso at a good rate;

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

al paso [en equitación] at a walk;

a paso lento slowly;

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

apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;

llevar el paso to keep step;

marcar el paso to keep time;

Comp

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

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

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;

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

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

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

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

salir del paso to get out of trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

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

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 step;

paso a paso step by step;

a cada paso at every step;

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

volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;

dar un mal paso o

un paso en falso make a false move;

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

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

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;

a este paso fig at this rate;

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

a paso ligero at the double;

llevar el paso MIL keep in step;

marcar el paso MIL mark time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

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

prohibido el paso no entry;

ceda el paso yield, Br give way;

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

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( camino)

:

de paso on the way;

estar de paso be passing through;

dicho sea de paso and incidentally;

¡paso! make way!, let me through!;

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

salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;

salir del paso get out of a tight spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

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paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

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

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

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

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

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

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

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

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

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

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

Spanish-English dictionary > paso

14 passer

passer [pαse]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► passer is conjugated with être unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (d'un endroit à un autre) to go

• l'autobus vient de passer the bus has just gone past

• passer en courant to run past

• faire passer les piétons to let the pedestrians cross

• la balle n'est pas passée loin the bullet didn't miss by much

• où passe la route ? where does the road go?

► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)

la Seine passe à Paris the Seine flows through Paris

• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?

• passer à table to sit down to eat

• passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other► passer après

• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant

• le travail passe avant tout work comes first► passer dans

• les camions ne passent pas dans notre rue lorries don't go along our street

• passer dans les mœurs to become the custom

• passer dans la langue to enter the language

• l'alcool passe dans le sang alcohol enters the bloodstream► passer derrière to go behind

► passer devant to go in front of

• passer devant la maison de qn to go past sb's house

• je passe devant vous pour vous montrer le chemin I'll go in front to show you the way

• passez donc devant ! you go first!

• passer devant Monsieur le maire to get married

• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through

• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens

• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?

• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call

• il est passé par des moments difficiles he's been through some hard times

• passer par un lycée technique to go through technical college

• nous sommes tous passés par là we've all been through that

• il faudra bien en passer par là there's no way round it

• une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me

• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under

• il est passé sous l'autobus he was run over by the bus

• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore

• passons sur les détails let's not worry about the details

• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to miss

• nous ne pouvons pas laisser passer ça we cannot let this pass

   b. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office

• passer chez un ami to call in at a friend's

• je ne fais que passer (chez qn) I can't stay long ; (dans une ville) I'm just passing through

• le facteur est passé the postman has been

► passer + infinitif

• passer prendre qn to call for sb

• passer chercher qn to call for sb

• passer voir qn to call on sb

• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing

• j'irai le voir en passant I'll call in and see him on the way

• il l'a dit en passant he mentioned it in passing

• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxing

   c. (Automobiles) les vitesses passent mal the gears are stiff

• passer en première to go into first

• passer en marche arrière to go into reverse

   d. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over

• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?

   e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by

• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!

   f. ( = être digéré) to go down

• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestion

   g. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted

• je ne pense pas que ce projet de loi passera I don't think this bill will be passed

• il est passé de justesse à l'examen he only just passed the exam

• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)

• l'équipe est passée en 2^e division the team have moved up to the second division

• ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break time

   h. ( = devenir) to become

• passer directeur to become director

   i. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be on

• passer à la radio to be on the radio

• passer à la télévision to be on television

   j. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die out

• faire passer à qn l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of doing sth

• cela fera passer votre rhume that will help get rid of your cold

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

• il voulait être pompier mais ça lui est passé he wanted to be a fireman but he grew out of it

   k. (Cards) to pass

   l. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...

► passer pour

• il pourrait passer pour un Allemand you could take him for a German

• il passe pour intelligent he's supposed to be intelligent

• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off as

• tu veux me faire passer pour un idiot ! do you want to make me look stupid?► y passer (inf)

on a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu

• toute sa fortune y est passée he spent all his fortune on it

• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it

2. <

   a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through

• passer la douane to go through customs

• passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

   b. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on

• passer qch à qn to give sth to sb

• passe-moi une cigarette give me a cigarette

• passer le ballon à qn to pass the ball to sb

• tu fais passer pass it round

• il m'a passé un livre he's lent me a book

• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroy

• passer qch en fraude to smuggle sth

• passer sa mauvaise humeur sur qn to take one's bad temper out on sb

   c. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put on

• passer la tête à la porte to poke one's head round the door

   d. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to pass

• tu as passé l'âge you're too old

• il ne passera pas la nuit he won't last the night

   e. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!

   f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sb

• on lui passe tout [+ bêtises] he gets away with anything ; [+ désirs] he gets everything he wants

• passez-moi l'expression if you'll pardon the expression

   g. [+ examen] to take

• passer son permis (de conduire) to take one's driving test

• passer une visite médicale to have a medical

   h. [+ temps, vacances] to spend

• passer sa vie à faire to spend one's life doing

• j'ai passé la soirée chez Luc I spent the evening at Luc's

• ça fait passer le temps it passes the time

   i. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to play

   j. [+ commande] to place

• passer un accord avec qn to reach an agreement with sb

• passer un marché avec qn to do a deal with sb

   k. (à la passoire) to sieve ; (au mixer) to blend

   l. (locutions) passer la serpillière dans la cuisine to wash the kitchen floor

• passer le balai dans une pièce to sweep a room

• passer l'aspirateur dans une pièce to vacuum a room

• passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint

• passe-toi de l'eau sur le visage splash your face with water

• qu'est-ce qu'il lui a passé comme savon ! (inf) he gave him a really rough time! (inf)

3. <

► se passer

   a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen

• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?

• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?

• tout s'est bien passé everything went off smoothly

• ça s'est mal passé it turned out badly

• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!

   b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shoulders

• se passer les mains sous l'eau to rinse one's hands

   c. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around

   d. ( = finir) il faut attendre que ça se passe you'll have to wait till it's over

   e. ► se passer de [+ chose] to do without ; [+ personne] to manage without

• je peux me passer de ta présence I can manage without you around

• on peut se passer d'aller au théâtre we can do without going to the theatre

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+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.

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pɑse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]

ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau — they took the herd across the river

il m'a fait passer la frontière — he got me across the border

2) ( faire franchir)

passer quelque chose à la douane — to get something through customs

3) ( dépasser) to go past, to pass

quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights

j'ai passé l'âge — I'm too old

le malade ne passera pas la nuit — the patient won't last the night

4) ( mettre)

passer le doigt sur la table — to run one's finger over the table-top

passer la tête à la fenêtre — to stick one's head out of the window

elle m' a passé le bras autour des épaules — she put her arm around my shoulders

5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

fais passer la nouvelle à tes amis — pass the news on to your friends

passer sa colère sur ses collègues — to take one's anger out on one's colleagues

6) ( au téléphone)

tu peux me passer Chris? — can you put Chris on?

attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on

je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through

pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834? — could you put me through to extension 4834 please?

7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]

faire passer un test à quelqu'un — to give somebody a test

c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral

8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]

9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)

nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble — we've had some good times together

dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!

10) ( pardonner)

elle leur passe tout — she lets them get away with murder

il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille — he indulges his daughter's every whim

passez-moi l'expression — if you'll pardon the expression

11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]

je vous passe les détails — I'll spare you the details

j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on

12) ( utiliser)

passer un chiffon sur les meubles — to go over the furniture with a cloth

passer un coup de fer sur une chemise — to give a shirt a quick iron

passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge

13) ( étendre)

passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure — to dab some ointment on a burn

passer une couche de peinture sur quelque chose — to give something a coat of paint

14) ( soumettre)

passer quelque chose à la flamme — to hold something over a flame

qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)

15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]

16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]

ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole — they tried to put me in a straitjacket

17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]

18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]

passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal

19) Automobile ( enclencher)

passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse

20) Jeux

passer son tour — to pass

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass

passer entre — to pass between

nous sommes passés près du lac — we went past the lake

passer sur un pont — to go over a bridge

l'autobus vient juste de passer — the bus has just gone

le facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet

je suis passé à côté du monument — I passed the monument

nous sommes passés près de chez toi — we were near your house

passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past

un avion est passé — a plane flew overhead

il est passé en courant — he ran past

le ballon est passé tout près des buts — the ball narrowly missed the goal

2) (se trouver, s'étendre)

la route passe à côté du lac — the road runs alongside the lake

ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous — they built the road in front of our house

ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles

en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes — drawing a line through these two towns

3) ( faire un saut)

je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute

quand je suis passé au marché — when I went down to the market

il est passé déposer un dossier — he came to drop off a file

passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning

passe nous voir plus souvent! — come and see us more often!

passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up

4) ( se rendre) to go

les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne — the smugglers have crossed into Spain

passez derrière moi — follow me

il est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me

passer devant une commission — to come before a committee

5) ( aller au-delà) to get through

il est passé au rouge — he went through the red lights

il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer — he didn't wait for the lights to turn green

il m'a fait signe de passer — he waved me on

vas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!

laisser passer une ambulance — to let an ambulance through

le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière — the shutter lets in a chink of light

la cloison laisse passer le bruit — the partition doesn't keep the noise out

passer par-dessus bord — to fall overboard

il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window

il est passé sous un train — he was run over by a train

passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house

6) ( transiter)

passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through

nous sommes passés par Édimbourg — we went via Edinburgh

passer par quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose — to go through somebody to do

passer par de rudes épreuves — to go through the mill

passer par une rue — to go along a street

passer au bord de la faillite — to come very close to bankruptcy

la formation par laquelle il est passé — the training (that) he had

il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête — he always says the first thing that comes into his head

je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête — I never know what's going on in your head

une idée m'est passée par la tête — an idea occurred to me

qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly

des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes

7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)

il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight

que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative

on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là — there is no other way around it

je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)

8) ( négliger)

je préfère passer sur ce point — I'd rather not dwell on that point

il est passé sur les détails — he didn't go into the details

si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement — if we ignore the travel expenses

passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!

passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point

laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something

laisser passer une occasion — to miss an opportunity

laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through

9) ( ne pas approfondir)

notons en passant que — we should note in passing that

soit dit en passer — incidentally

10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be accepted

ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal — it must be the cucumber

prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion

vos critiques sont mal passées — your criticism went down badly

ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leurs idées — they never managed to get their ideas accepted

que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander

avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him

passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round

passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US

(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time

11) ( se déplacer)

passer de France en Espagne — to leave France and enter Spain

passer de la salle à manger au salon — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passer à l'ennemi — to go over to the enemy

passer sous contrôle de l'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passer sous contrôle ennemi — to fall into enemy hands

passer de main en main — to be passed around

passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre — to flit from one subject to another

passer de la théorie à la pratique — to put theory into practice

leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 — their number could reach 700

passer à un taux supérieur — to go up to a higher rate

faire passer quelque chose de 200 à 300 — to increase something from 200 to 300

12) ( être pris)

passer pour un imbécile — to look a fool

il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur — he's supposed to have invented computers

il pourrait passer pour un Américain — he could be taken for an American

il veut passer pour un grand homme — he wants to be seen as a great man

faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional

se faire passer pour malade — to pretend to be ill

se faire passer pour mort — to fake one's own death

il se fait passer pour mon frère — he passes himself off as my brother

13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass

quand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down

ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it

la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down

nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside

passer de mode — to go out of fashion

cette mode est vite passée — that fashion was short-lived

faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to cure somebody of the desire to do

je vais leur faire passer l'envie de tirer sur ma sonnette! — I'll teach them to ring my bell!

ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac — this medicine relieves stomach ache

cette mauvaise habitude te passera — it's a bad habit you'll grow out of

14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing

15) ( être placé)

passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after

la santé passe avant tout — health comes first

il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis — he puts his family before his friends

16) (colloq) ( disparaître)

où étais-tu (encore) passé? — where (on earth) did you get to?

où est passé mon livre? — where has my book got to?

17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by

deux ans ont passé — two years have passed

je ne vois pas le temps passer — I don't know where the time goes

le week-end a passé trop vite — the weekend went too quickly

18) ( se mettre à) to turn to

passons aux choses sérieuses — let's turn to serious matters

passer à l'étape suivante — to move on to the next stage

passons à autre chose — let's change the subject

nous allons passer au vote — let's vote now

passer à l'offensive — to take the offensive

19) ( être transmis)

passer de père en fils — to be handed down from father to son

l'expression est passée dans la langue — the expression has become part of the language

ça finira par passer dans les mœurs — it'll eventually become common practice

il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle — he transmitted his emotion to the audience

20) ( être promu) to be promoted to

être passé maître dans l'art de faire — to be a past master at doing

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir — she's an accomplished liar

21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into

22) (colloq) ( mourir)

y passer — to die

si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself

on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better

23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade

passer au soleil — to fade in the sun

24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter

faire passer la soupe — to put the soup through a sieve

25) ( changer de vitesse)

passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse

la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff

26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass

3.

se passer verbe pronominal

1) ( se produire) to happen

tout se passe comme si l'euro avait été dévalué — it's as if the euro had been devalued

2) ( être situé) to take place

la scène se passe au Viêt Nam — the scene is set in Vietnam

3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go

tout s'est passé très vite — it all happened very fast

ça va mal se passer pour toi — you're going to be in trouble

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! — I won't leave it at that!

4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass

deux ans se sont passés depuis — that was two years ago

attendons que ça se passe — let's wait till it's over

nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision — we spent the evenings watching television

5) ( se dispenser)

se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]

se passer de commentaires — to speak for itself

ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire — not to be able to help doing

6) ( se mettre)

se passer la langue sur les lèvres — to run one's tongue over one's lips

se passer la main sur le front — to put a hand to one's forehead

7) ( l'un à l'autre)

ils se sont passé des documents — they exchanged some documents

nous nous sommes passé le virus — we caught the virus from each other

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pɒse
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go by

passer au salon — to go through to the sitting room

passer par — to go through

Ils sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.

passez devant! — go in front!

passez par ici! — go this way!

passer à table — to sit down to eat

2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop in

Je passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.

passer prendre qn — to come and collect sb

en passant — in passing

Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.

3) CARTES to pass

4)

passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!

passons! — let's say no more about it!

passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth

5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass

6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fade

faire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth

7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go through

faire passer [message] — to get over, to get across

laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook

Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.

8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down

9) ÉDUCATION, [personne] to move up (to the next class)

10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on

passer à la télévision — to be on TV

"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.

Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.

11) (autres locutions)

passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to

passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession

passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb

passer dans les mœurs — to become the custom

passer dans l'usage — to become normal usage

passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.

il passait pour avoir — he was said to have

faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be

2. vt

1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go through

Nous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.

faire passer qch dans qch — to get sth into sth

faire passer qch par qch — to get sth through sth

2) (= transmettre, donner)

passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth

Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.

je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin

passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out

passer la parole à qn — to hand over to sb

3) [temps, journée] to spend

Elle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.

Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.

4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to have

Gordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.

5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip on

passer la main par la portière — to stick one's hand out of the door

passer la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain

passer qch dans qch — to put sth into sth

passer qch par qch — to put sth through sth

passer l'aspirateur — to hoover

7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put on

On passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.

8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach

9) (= tolérer)

passer qch à qn — to let sb get away with sth

et j'en passe! — and that's not all!

10) (= devenir)

passer président — to become president

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passer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;

2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;

3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;

4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;

5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;

6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;

7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;

8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];

9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;

10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;

11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;

12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;

13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;

14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;

15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;

16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;

17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];

18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;

19 Compta ( entrer) to enter, to post spéc [somme, dépense];

20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;

21 Jeux ( renoncer à) passer son tour to pass.

B vi

1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;

2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centres^GB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;

3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;

4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;

5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;

6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;

7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;

8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;

9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;

10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;

11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;

12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;

13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;

14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;

15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;

16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;

17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;

18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;

19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;

20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;

21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;

22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;

23 ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade; passer au soleil to fade in the sun;

24 ( filtrer) [café] to brew; faire passer la soupe to put the soup through the vegetable mill;

25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;

26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.

C se passer vpr

1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;

2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;

3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;

4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;

6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;

7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.

[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer - personne, véhicule] to pass (by), to go ou to come past

regarder passer les coureurs to watch the runners go past

passer à: passer à droite/gauche to go right/left

passer au-dessus de: l'avion est passé au-dessus de la maison the plane flew over the house

passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the village

passer devant quelque chose to go past something

passe devant si tu ne vois pas

a. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't see

b. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't see

passer sous: passer sous une échelle to go under a ladder

passer sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)

passer sur: passer sur un pont to go over ou to cross a bridge

des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal

[fugitivement]

j'ai vu un éclair de rage passer dans son regard I saw a flash of anger in his eyes

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says the first thing that comes into her head

qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête? whatever was he thinking of?

ne faire que passer: le pouvoir n'a fait que passer entre leurs mains they held power only briefly

2. [s'écouler - fluide] to flow, to run

il y a de l'air qui passe sous la porte there's a permanent draught coming under the door

3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]

si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris

passer par: le voleur est passé par la fenêtre the burglar got in through the window

passe par l'escalier de service use the service stairs

[fleuve, route] to go, to run

le tunnel passera sous la montagne the tunnel will go under the mountain

le pont passe au-dessus de l'avenue the bridge crosses the avenue

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to pass

soit une droite passant par deux points A et B given a straight line between two points A and B

5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go past

le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet

le facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a day

le bus passe toutes les sept minutes there's a bus every seven minutes

le bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou left

le prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days

6. [faire une visite] to call

passer chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's place

j'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit

j'essaierai de passer dans la soirée I'll try and call in the evening

je ne fais que passer I'm not stopping

(suivi de l'infinitif)

passer voir quelqu'un to call on somebody

je passerai te chercher I'll come and fetch you

7. [franchir une limite] to get through

ne laissez passer personne don't let anybody through

il est passé au rouge he went through a red light

ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break (time)

8. [s'infiltrer] to pass

passer dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstream

la lumière passe à travers les rideaux the light shines through the curtains

le café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly

9. [aller, se rendre] to go

où est-il passé? where's he gone (to)?

où sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?

passons à table let's eat

passons au salon let's go through to the living room

passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to France

passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

10. CHASSE to pass, to go ou to come past

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à]

passer à to go for

passer au scanner to go for a scan

ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morning

y passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!

avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department

tout le monde a cru que tu allais y passer everybody thought you were a goner

2. [être accepté] to pass

elle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oral

j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne passe pas I've eaten something that won't go down

sa dernière remarque n'est pas passée (figuré) his last remark stuck in my throat

ton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well received

la deuxième scène ne passe pas du tout the second scene doesn't work at all

le film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and white

passe (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!

3. [être transmis] to go

la ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generations

la carafe passa de main en main the jug was passed around

la locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin

4. [entrer] to pass

c'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speech

c'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice

5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to go

tout son salaire passe dans la maison all her salary goes on the house

y passer: les deux bouteilles y sont passées both bottles were drunk

toutes ses économies y passent all her savings go towards ou into it

6. POLITIQUE [être adopté - projet de loi, amendement] to pass, to be passed

la loi est passée the law was passed

[être élu - député] to be elected, to get in

si les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are elected

7. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to be on, to be showing

sa dernière pièce passe au Galatée her latest play is on at the Galatée

RADIO & TÉLÉVISION

les informations passent à 20 h the news is on at 8 pm

passer à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the air

passer à la télévision

a. [personne] to be ou to appear on television

b. [film] to be on television

8. DROIT [comparaître]

passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the court

passer en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's court

l'affaire passera en justice le mois prochain the case will be heard next month

9. JEUX to pass

C.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]

1. [accéder - à un niveau]

passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next form (UK) ou grade (US)

passer en seconde ÉDUCATION to move up to the fifth form (UK) ou to tenth grade (US)

il est passé au grade supérieur he's been promoted

2. [devenir] to become

il est passé ailier he plays on the wing now

passer professionnel to turn professional

3. [dans des locutions verbales]

passer à [aborder]: passons à l'ordre du jour let us turn to the business on the agenda

passer à l'action to take action

passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous state

quand on passe de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte when you pass from adolescence to adulthood

la production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnes

passer du français au russe to switch from French to Russian

comment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?

il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another

4. AUTOMOBILE

passer en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)

la seconde passe mal second gear is stiff

D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [s'écouler - temps] to pass, to go by

la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly

comme le temps passe! how time flies!

2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stop

mon envie est passée I don't feel like it anymore

cette habitude lui passera avec l'âge he'll grow out of the habit

faire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly

3. [s'altérer - fruit, denrées] to go off (UK), to spoil, to go bad

[se faner - fleur] to wilt

[pâlir - teinte]

le papier peint a passé au soleil the sun has faded the wallpaper

4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]

il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night

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[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)

passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

passer un ruisseau à gué to ford a stream

2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to cross

3. [dépasser - point de repère] to pass, to go past (inseparable)

passer l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stop

passer le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Cape

quand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres high

l'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark

4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)

5. [introduire]

passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes

6. [engager - partie du corps] to put

passer son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waist

je n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress

il a passé la tête par l'entrebâillement de la porte he poked his head round the door

7. [faire aller - instrument] to run

passer un peigne dans ses cheveux to run a comb through one's hair

passer une éponge sur la table to wipe the table

passer un chiffon sur les meubles to dust the furniture

passer l'aspirateur to vacuum, to hoover (UK)

passer le balai to sweep up

passe le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs

8. ÉQUITATION [haie] to jump, to clear

9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)

passer la barre à deux mètres to clear the bar at two metres

passer tous les obstacles (figuré) to overcome ou to surmount all the obstacles

[transmettre - ballon] to pass

[dépasser - coureurs] to overtake, to pass

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)

la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique the car has to go for its MOT

2. (vieilli) [réussir - examen] to pass ; [ - épreuve éliminatoire] to get through (inseparable)

il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral

3. [omettre] to miss ou to leave out (separable), to omit

je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels

4. [tolérer]

elle lui passe tout she lets him get away with anything

passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term

5. [soumettre à l'action de]

passer les parquets à l'encaustique to polish the floors

passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables

passer quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tap

passer quelque chose au four to put something in the oven

passer quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)

se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)

6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)

passe(-moi) le couteau give me the knife

passe-moi le sel pass me the salt

fais passer à ton voisin pass it to your neighbour

passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur to hand over power to one's successor

je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred

passe-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on

7. [rendre public - annonce]

passer une petite annonce to place a small ad

il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine he put an ad in this week's paper

8. (familier) [prêter] to lend

9. [appliquer - substance] to apply, to put on (separable)

passer de la cire sur quelque chose to wax something

passer une couche de peinture sur un mur to paint a wall

il faudra passer une deuxième couche it needs a second coat

je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back

10. [filtrer, tamiser - thé, potage] to strain ; [ - farine] to sieve

11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)

je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you

elle passa l'anneau à son doigt she slipped the ring on her finger

12. AUTOMOBILE

passer la marche arrière to go into reverse

passer la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear

13. CINÉMA & TÉLÉVISION [film] to show, to screen

[diapositive] to show

RADIO [émission] to broadcast

[cassette, disque] to play, to put on (separable)

on passe un western au Rex there's a western on at the Rex

14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to place

passez commande avant le 12 order before the 12th

15. [en comptabilité] to enter, to post

passer un article en compte to enter a sale into a ledger

16. DROIT [faire établir - acte juridique] to draw up (separable)

un acte passé par-devant notaire a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary

C.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]

1. [employer - durée] to spend

j'ai passé un an en Angleterre I spent a year in England

passez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!

passer ses vacances à lire to spend one's holidays reading

il va venir passer quelques jours chez nous he's coming to stay with us for a few days

as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?

pour passer le temps to pass the time

2. [aller au-delà de - durée] to get through (inseparable), to survive

elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night

3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy

passer sa colère sur quelqu'un to take one's anger out on somebody

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passer après verbe plus préposition

il faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary

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passer avant verbe plus préposition

to go ou to come before

ses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else

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passer par verbe plus préposition

1. [dans une formation] to go through

il est passé par une grande école he studied at a Grande École

elle est passée par tous les échelons she rose through all the grades

2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergo

le pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government

elle est passée par des moments difficiles she's been through some difficult times

3. [recourir à] to go through

je passe par une agence pour avoir des billets I get tickets through an agency

en passer par: il va falloir en passer par ses exigences we'll just have to do what he says

passer par là: je suis passé par là it's happened to me too, I've been through that too

pour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand

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passer pour verbe plus préposition

1. [avec nom] to be thought of as

dire qu'il passe pour un génie! to think that he's considered a genius!

je vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot

se faire passer pour quelqu'un to pass oneself off as somebody

il se fait passer pour un professionnel he claims to be a professional

2. [avec adj]

son livre passe pour sérieux her book is considered to be serious

il s'est fait passer pour fou he pretended to be mad

3. [avec verbe]

elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family

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passer sur verbe plus préposition

[ne pas mentionner] to pass over, to skip

[excuser] to overlook

passons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the details

il l'aime et passe sur tout he loves her and forgives everything

passons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!

tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!

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se passer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'écouler - heures, semaines] to go by, to pass

la soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietly

si la journée de demain se passe sans incident if everything goes off smoothly tomorrow

2. [survenir - événement] to take place, to happen

qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!

il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses

3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)

l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badly

si tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow

tout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! it won't be as easy as that!

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se passer verbe pronominal transitif

[s'appliquer, se mettre - produit] to apply, to put on (separable)

il se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair

elle se passait un mouchoir sur le front she was wiping her forehead with a handkerchief

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se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without

si tu crois pouvoir te passer de tout le monde! if you think you can manage all by yourself!

il ne peut pas se passer de télévision he can't live without the television

2. [s'abstenir]

je me passerais (volontiers) de ses réflexions! I can do very well without her remarks!

3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]

sa déclaration se passe de tout commentaire her statement needs no comment

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en passant locution adverbiale

1. [dans la conversation] in passing

faire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark

soit dit en passer it must be said

2. [sur son chemin]

il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time

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en passant par locution prépositionnelle

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1. [dans l'espace] via

l'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens

2. [dans une énumération] (and) including

toutes les romancières de Sand à Sarraute en passant par Colette every woman novelist from Sand to Sarraute including Colette

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passer

15 lassen

I Modalv.; lässt, ließ, hat lassen

1. (erlauben) let; jemanden gehen / schlafen etc. lassen let s.o. go / sleep etc.; fallen lassen drop; sehen lassen show; die Polizei musste ihn laufen lassen the police had to let him go; lass mich mal sehen! let me see ( oder have a look); lass ihn nur kommen! just let him come; lass mich nur machen! (just) leave it to me; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t listen (to anyone); sie ließ alles mit sich geschehen she put up with everything he ( oder they etc.) did to her; lass ihn doch ausreden let him finish (what he’s saying); bieten, schmecken II, sehen II, stören I, träumen 1 etc.

2. (veranlassen) jemanden etw. tun lassen get s.o. to do s.th.; stärker: make s.o. do s.th.; er ließ ihn versetzen he had him transferred; er ließ sich einen Anzug machen he had a suit made (for himself); sich (Dat) etw. schicken lassen have s.th. sent; sich (Dat) einen Zahn ziehen lassen have a tooth (taken) out; er ließ den Arzt / die Polizei kommen he sent for ( oder called) the doctor / he called the police; er ließ mich warten he kept me waiting, he made me wait; lassen Sie mich wissen let me know; ich lass mich so nicht anreden I won’t be spoken to like that, I won’t have anyone speak to me like that; ich lass mich doch nicht verarschen umg. I won’t be made a fool of, what sort of a fool do they etc. take me for?; siehe auch laufen I

3. auffordernd: lass(t) uns gehen! let’s go; lasst oder lasset uns beten let us pray

4. (ermöglichen) das lässt sich ( schon) machen / einrichten (I’m sure) it can be done / we can manage that; es lässt sich nicht beweisen it can’t be proved; das Wort lässt sich nicht übersetzen this word can’t be translated ( oder is untranslatable); der Schrank lässt sich leicht öffnen the cupboard is easy to open; die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen grundsätzlich: the door can’t be opened, the door doesn’t open; im Moment: the door won’t open; es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass... there’s no denying that; es lässt sich vielfach verwenden it can be put to a number of uses; es lässt sich gut mischen / drehen it mixes well / turns easily; der Wein lässt sich trinken umg. this wine’s very drinkable ( oder not bad at all)

5. ich habe mir sagen lassen I’ve heard ( oder been told); ich lasse bitten geh. please bring our visitor(s) in; einen fahren lassen vulg. let off; einfallen 1, hören I, sehen II

II v/i; P.P. gelassen

1. umg.: lass nur, ich mach das schon you can leave that to me; lass doch, das geht auch so leave it, it’s OK as it is

2. geh. (sich trennen) von jemandem / etw. lassen altm. leave s.o. / give up s.th.; sie können nicht voneinander lassen they cannot be parted, they are inseparable

III v/t; P.P. gelassen

1. er ließ ihn ins Haus he let him in(to the house); Wasser in die Wanne lassen run ([the] water into) the bath; einen lassen vulg. let off; worauf du einen lassen kannst! vulg. you can be sure of that!

2. (unterlassen) stop; lass das! don’t!; (hör auf) auch stop it!; lass das Weinen (do) stop crying; lass es ( sein) leave it, don’t bother; lassen wir das enough of that; lass den Lärm stop that noise; ich kann’s nicht lassen I can’t stop, I can’t help it; er kann das Streiten nicht lassen he can’t stop arguing, he 'will go on arguing; er kann’s einfach nicht lassen he 'will keep on doing it; tu, was du nicht lassen kannst you must do what you think best ( oder what you have to do)

3. (in einem Zustand belassen) leave; alles so lassen, wie es ist leave things as they are; die Tür offen lassen leave the door open; etw. / jemanden hinter sich (Dat) lassen leave s.th. / s.o. behind; das Licht brennen lassen leave the light(s) on; das kann man (so) lassen! umg. (mm,) not bad; lass ( die) Arbeit Arbeit sein umg. you can leave your work, it won’t run away; Ruhe

4. (an einem Ort etc. lassen) leave; wo soll ich mein Gepäck lassen? where shall I leave ( oder put) my luggage?; wo habe ich ( bloß) meinen Schirm gelassen? where can I have left ( oder put) my umbrella?; lass mir noch einen Schluck in der Flasche leave a drop for me in the bottle; viel Geld lassen umg., fig. beim Glücksspiel etc.: lose a packet (of money)

5. (überlassen) give; (vermachen) leave; jemandem etw. lassen leave s.o. s.th.; fig. leave s.th. to s.o.; ich lasse Ihnen das Bild für 400 Dollar you can have the picture for $400; jemandem fünf Minuten lassen give s.o. five minutes; das muss man ihm lassen you’ve got to hand it to him; Sorge, Vortritt, Wille, Zeit etc.

6. poet. (verlassen) (Land, Frau etc.) leave; sein Leben lassen lose one’s life, be killed, die, sein Leben für etw. lassen lay down one’s life for s.th.

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(sein lassen) to let;

(zulassen) to let

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lạs|sen ['lasn] pret ließ [liːs] ptp gela\#ssen [gə'lasn]
1. MODALVERB ptp la\#ssen

1)

= veranlassen etw tun lassen — to have or get sth done

ich muss mich mal untersuchen lassen — I'll have to have a checkup

einen Zahn ziehen lassen — to have a tooth out

jdm mitteilen lassen, dass... — to let sb know that...

jdn etw wissen lassen — to let sb know sth

jdm ausrichten lassen, dass... — to leave a message for sb that...

er lässt Ihnen mitteilen, dass... — he wants or wishes (form) you to know that...

jdn rufen or kommen lassen — to send for sb

etw kommen lassen —

eine Versammlung einberufen lassen — to have a meeting called

mein Vater wollte mich studieren lassen — my father wanted me to study

Goethe lässt Faust sagen... — Goethe has Faust say...

2)

= zulassenBei absichtlichen Handlungen wird lassen mit to let übersetzt, bei versehentlichen Handlungen mit to leave.die Bohnen fünf Minuten kochen lassen — let the beans boil for five minutes

Wasser in die Badewanne laufen lassen — to run water into the bath

einen Bart/die Haare wachsen lassen — to grow a beard/one's hair, to let one's beard/hair grow

warum hast du das Licht brennen lassen? — why did you leave the light on?

hast du den Motor absichtlich laufen lassen? — have you left the engine running on purpose?

jdn warten lassen — to keep sb waiting

den Tee ziehen lassen — to let the tea draw (Brit) or steep (US)

etw kochen lassen — to boil sth

3) = erlauben to let, to allow

er hat mich nicht ausreden lassen — he didn't allow me to finish speaking, he didn't let me finish speaking

jdn etw sehen/hören lassen — to let sb see/hear sth

er hat sich überreden lassen — he let himself be persuaded, he allowed himself to be persuaded

er hat sich nicht überreden lassen — he couldn't be persuaded

ich lasse mich nicht belügen/zwingen — I won't be lied to/coerced

ich lasse gern mit mir handeln — I'm quite willing to negotiate

lass mich machen! — let me do it!

lass das sein! — don't (do it)!

lass doch die Arbeit Arbeit sein — forget about work (inf)

4)

= Möglichkeit bieten das Fenster lässt sich leicht öffnen — the window opens easily

das Fenster lässt sich nicht öffnen (grundsätzlich nicht) — the window doesn't open; (momentan nicht) the window won't open

das Wort lässt sich schwer/nicht übersetzen — the word is hard to translate/can't be translated or is untranslatable

das lässt sich machen — that's possible, that can be done

es lässt sich essen/trinken — it's edible/drinkable

hier lässt es sich bequem sitzen — it's nice sitting here

das lässt sich zehn Jahre später nicht mehr feststellen — ten years on this can no longer be established, ten years on it is too late to establish this

das lässt sich nicht mehr ändern — it's too late to do anything about it now

daraus lässt sich schließen or folgern, dass... — one can conclude from this that...

5)

im Imperativ lass uns gehen! — let's go!

lass uns all das vergessen! — let's forget all this!

lass es dir gut gehen! — take care of yourself!

lass dir das gesagt sein! — let me tell you this!

lass ihn nur kommen! — just let him show his face!, just let him come!

lasset uns beten —

lasset die Kindlein zu mir kommen (Bibl) — suffer the little children to come unto me (Bibl)

2. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = unterlassen to stop; (= momentan aufhören) to leave

das lassen wir fürs Erste — let's leave this for the moment

lass das! — don't do it!

lass das Jammern — stop your moaning

lass diese Bemerkungen! — that's enough of that kind of remark!

lassen wir das! — let's leave it!

er kann das Rauchen/Trinken nicht lassen — he can't stop smoking/drinking

tu was du nicht lassen kannst! — if you must, you must!

er kann es nicht lassen! — he will keep on doing it!

er hat es versucht, aber er kann es nicht lassen — he's tried, but he can't help it or himself

dann lassen wir es eben — let's drop the whole idea

ich will aber nicht! – dann lassen wir es eben — but I don't want to! – let's not bother then

wenn du nicht willst, dann lass es doch — if you don't want to, then don't

ich habe es dann doch gelassen — in the end I didn't

2) = zurücklassen, loslassen to leave

jdn allein lassen — to leave sb alone

er hat dort viel Geld gelassen — he left with his pockets a lot lighter

lass mich ( los)! — let me go!

lass mich ( in Ruhe)! — leave me alone!

3)

= überlassen jdm etw lassen — to let sb have sth

Peter will mir meinen Ball nicht lassen (= nicht geben) — Peter won't let go of my ball

lass ihr schon den Ball, sonst weint sie wieder — let her keep the ball otherwise she'll start crying again

4) = hineinlassen, hinauslassen to let (
in +acc into, aus out of)
er ließ mich nicht aus dem Haus — he wouldn't let me out of the house

Wasser in die Badewanne lassen — to run water into the bath

lass bloß den Hund nicht auf das Sofa! — don't let the dog get on the sofa!

einen ( Furz) lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)

5) = belassen to leave

etw lassen, wie es ist — to leave sth (just) as it is

etw ungesagt/ungetan lassen (geh) — to leave sth unsaid/undone

3. INTRANSITIVES VERB
◆ von jdm/etw lassen (= ablassen) to give sb/sth up
sie konnte vom Gin nicht lassen — she couldn't give up the gin

wir wollen von unserem Anspruch nicht lassen — we're determined not to give up our claim

lass mal, ich mach das schon — leave it, I'll do it

lass mal, ich zahle das schon — no, that's all right, I'll pay

4. REFLEXIVES VERB

◆ sich lassen sich vor Freude nicht zu lassen wissen or nicht lassen können — to be beside oneself with joy

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1) (to cause to be done: I'm having a tooth (taken) out; Have Smith come and see me.) have

2) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) let

3) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) let

4) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) let

5) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) leave

6) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) leave

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las·sen

[ˈlasn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(aufhören)

▪ etw \lassen to stop sth; (verzichten) to refrain from doing sth; (nicht tun) to not do sth; (sich nicht bemühen) to not bother to do sth; (beiseitelegen) to put [or set] aside sth sep

lass das! stop it [or that]!, BRIT fam also give over!

lass das Betteln! stop begging!

keine Lust? dann \lassen wir es eben you don't feel like it? we won't bother then

tu, was du nicht \lassen kannst do what you have [or want] to do

lass doch die Arbeit Arbeit sein! (fam) forget work!

jd kann etw nicht \lassen sb can't stop sth

ich konnte es einfach nicht \lassen I simply couldn't resist

jd kann es nicht \lassen, etw zu tun sb can't stop doing sth

2.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(zurücklassen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwo \lassen to leave sb/sth somewhere

etw hinter sich dat \lassen to leave sth behind one

3.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(übrig lassen)

▪ jdm [o für jdn] etw \lassen to leave sth for sb

4.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(überlassen)

▪ jdm etw \lassen to let sb have sth

lass ihnen ihren Spaß let them have their fun [or enjoy themselves]

die Diebe haben uns nichts ge\lassen the thieves left us nothing [or fam cleaned us out]

jdm etw billig/zum halben Preis \lassen to let sb have sth cheap/for half the price

5.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(gehen lassen)

▪ jdn/ein Tier irgendwohin \lassen to let sb/an animal go somewhere

jdn aus etw dat/in etw akk \lassen to let [or allow] sb out of/into sth

6.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(in einem Zustand lassen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwie/irgendwo \lassen to leave sb/sth somehow/somewhere

jdn ohne Aufsicht \lassen to leave sb unsupervised

es dabei \lassen to leave sth at that

\lassen wir's dabei let's leave it at that

etw ungesagt \lassen to leave sth unsaid

nichts unversucht \lassen to try everything

etw \lassen, wie es ist to leave sth as it is

7.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(loslassen)

▪ jdn/etw \lassen to let sb/sth go

8.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(nicht stören)

▪ jdn \lassen to leave sb alone

jdn in Frieden \lassen to leave sb in peace

jdn in seinem Glauben \lassen to not disillusion sb

9.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(erlauben)

▪ jdn \lassen to let sb; (euph sl: Sex haben) to let sb sleep [or have sex] with one

lässt du mich? will you let me?

10.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(bewegen)

ein Boot zu Wasser \lassen to put out a boat

etw aus dem Fenster/von der Mauer \lassen to lower sth out of the window/from the top of the wall

▪ etw aus etw dat/in etw akk \lassen to let sth out of/into sth

Luft aus Reifen \lassen to let down sep tyres

jdm Wasser in die Wanne \lassen to run a bath for sb

11.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(zugestehen)

das/eines muss jd jdm \lassen sb must give [or grant] sb that/one thing

12.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(verlieren)

▪ jdn/etw \lassen to lose sb/sth

Geld \lassen (fam) to lose money; (ausgeben) to spend money

sein Leben für etw akk \lassen to lay down one's life for sth

13.

▶ alles unter sich dat \lassen (euph veraltend) to mess the bed

▶ einen \lassen (derb) to let one rip fam

II. MODALVERB

1.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(veranlassen)

▪ jdn etw tun \lassen to have sb do sth; (überreden) to get sb to do sth

sie wollen alle ihre Kinder studieren \lassen they want all of their children to study

\lassen Sie Herrn Braun hereinkommen please send Mr Braun in

jdn erschießen \lassen to have sb shot

jdn kommen \lassen to send for sb

jdn etw wissen \lassen to let sb know sth

▪ etw machen \lassen to have [or get] sth done

ich lasse bitten please let them/him/her come in

das Licht brennen \lassen to keep [or leave] the light on

nichts machen \lassen to get nothing done

eine Pizza kommen \lassen to have [or get] a pizza delivered

etw reparieren \lassen to have [or get] sth repaired

sich dat sagen \lassen, dass... to hear [or be told] that...

sich akk scheiden \lassen to get a divorce

jdm etw schicken \lassen to have sth sent to sb

sich dat die Haare schneiden/einen Zahn ziehen \lassen to have [or get] one's hair cut/a tooth pulled

jdn warten \lassen to keep sb waiting

2.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(zulassen)

▪ jdn etw tun \lassen to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth

ich lasse mich nicht länger von dir belügen! I won't be lied to by you any longer!

wie konnten Sie sich nur so hinters Licht führen \lassen! how could you allow yourself to be led up the garden path like that!

er lässt sich nicht so leicht betrügen he won't be taken in so easily

du solltest dich nicht so behandeln \lassen you shouldn't allow yourself to be treated like that

das lasse ich nicht mit mir machen I won't stand for it!

sie lässt sich nichts sagen she won't be told

viel mit sich dat machen \lassen to put up with a lot

3.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(belassen)

▪ etw geschehen \lassen to let sth happen

10 Minuten kochen und dann abkühlen \lassen boil for 10 minutes and let stand to cool, the water should be allowed to boil for a minute

▪ sich dat etw geschehen \lassen to let sth happen to one

er lässt sich zurzeit einen Bart wachsen he's growing a beard at the moment

4.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(geeignet sein)

▪ etw lässt sich akk tun sth can be done

das lässt sich machen! that can be done!

das lässt sich leicht machen! that's easy to do!

das lässt sich hören that's acceptable

das lässt sich denken that's understandable

das Bier lässt sich trinken the beer's good

der Text lässt sich nur schwer übersetzen the text can only be translated with difficulty

das lässt sich nicht leicht beweisen that won't be easy to prove

sich akk leicht öffnen/schließen \lassen to open/close easily

5.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(als Imperativ)

▪ lass/lasst uns etw tun let's do sth

lass uns jetzt lieber gehen let's go now

lasset uns beten let us pray

lass uns das nie wieder erleben! don't ever let's go through that again!

lass dich hier nie wieder blicken! don't ever show your face around here again!

\lassen Sie sich das gesagt sein, so etwas dulde ich nicht let me tell you that I won't tolerate anything like that

lass dich bloß nicht von ihm ärgern just don't let him annoy you

▪ lass dir/\lassen Sie sich... let...

lass dir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen don't get any grey hairs over it

6.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(warten)

▪ jdn/etw etw tun \lassen to wait until sb/sth has done sth

III. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(verzichten)

▪ von etw dat \lassen to give up sth sep

2.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(loslassen)

▪ von etw dat \lassen to let go of sth

3.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(fam: nicht bemühen)

\lassen Sie mal! leave it!; (danke) that's all right!

4.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(veraltend: trennen)

▪ von jdm \lassen to leave [or part from] sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES REFLEXIVES VERB

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass... it cannot be denied [or there's no denying] [or we/you etc. cannot deny] that...

hier lässt es sich gut arbeiten you can work well here

hier lässt es sich leben it's a good life here

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

etwas tun lassen — have or get something done

Wasser in die Wanne laufen lassen — run water into the bath

das Licht über Nacht brennen lassen — keep the light on overnight

jemanden warten/erschießen lassen — keep somebody waiting/have somebody shot

jemanden grüßen lassen — send one's regards to somebody

jemanden kommen/rufen lassen — send for somebody

jemanden etwas wissen lassen — let somebody know something

2) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (erlauben)

jemanden etwas tun lassen — let somebody do something; allow somebody to do something

jemanden ausreden lassen — let somebody finish speaking; allow somebody to finish speaking

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

3) (zugestehen, belassen)

lass den Kindern den Spaß — let the children enjoy themselves

jemanden in Frieden lassen — leave somebody in peace

lass ihn in seinem Glauben — don't disillusion him

jemanden unbeeindruckt lassen — leave somebody unimpressed

das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

4) (hineinlassen/herauslassen) let or allow (in + Akk. into, aus out of)

jemanden ins Zimmer lassen — let or allow somebody into the room

5) (unterlassen) stop; (Begonnenes) put aside

lass das! — stop that or it!

lass das Grübeln! — stop brooding!

etwas nicht lassen können — be unable to stop something

es nicht lassen können, etwas zu tun — be unable to stop doing something

tu, was du nicht lassen kannst — go ahead and do what you want to do

6) (zurücklassen; bleiben lassen) leave

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

7) (überlassen)

jemandem etwas lassen — let somebody have something

8)

lass/lasst uns gehen/fahren! — let's go!

9) (verlieren) lose; (ausgeben) spend

sein Leben für eine 1dee lassen — lay down one's life for an idea

10)

lass sie nur erst einmal erwachsen sein — wait till she's grown up
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (2. Part. lassen)

1)

die Tür lässt sich leicht öffnen — the door opens easily

das lässt sich nicht beweisen — it can't be proved

das lässt sich machen — that can be done; s. auch hören 1. 2), 3)

2) unpers

es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

hier lässt es sich leben/wohl sein — it's a good life here
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.)

Lass mal. 1ch mache das schon — Leave it. 1'll do it

Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

2) (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

ich lasse bitten — would you ask him/her/them to come in

ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

3) (veralt.): (aufgeben)

von jemandem/etwas lassen — part from somebody/something

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lassen

A. v/mod; lässt, ließ, hat lassen

1. (erlauben) let;

jemanden gehen/schlafen etc

lassen let sb go/sleep etc;

fallen lassen drop;

sehen lassen show;

die Polizei musste ihn laufen lassen the police had to let him go;

lass mich mal sehen! let me see ( oder have a look);

lass ihn nur kommen! just let him come;

lass mich nur machen! (just) leave it to me;

er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t listen( to anyone);

sie ließ alles mit sich geschehen she put up with everything he ( oder they etc) did to her;

lass ihn doch ausreden let him finish (what he’s saying); → bieten, schmecken B, sehen B, stören A, träumen 1 etc

2. (veranlassen)

jemanden etwas tun lassen get sb to do sth; stärker: make sb do sth;

er ließ ihn versetzen he had him transferred;

er ließ sich einen Anzug machen he had a suit made (for himself);

sich (dat)

etwas schicken lassen have sth sent;

sich (dat)

einen Zahn ziehen lassen have a tooth (taken) out;

er ließ den Arzt/die Polizei kommen he sent for ( oder called) the doctor/he called the police;

er ließ mich warten he kept me waiting, he made me wait;

lassen Sie mich wissen let me know;

ich lass mich so nicht anreden I won’t be spoken to like that, I won’t have anyone speak to me like that;

ich lass mich doch nicht verarschen umg I won’t be made a fool of, what sort of a fool do they etc take me for?; → auch laufen A

3. auffordernd:

lass(t) uns gehen! let’s go;

lasst oder

lasset uns beten let us pray

4. (ermöglichen)

das lässt sich (schon) machen/einrichten (I’m sure) it can be done/we can manage that;

es lässt sich nicht beweisen it can’t be proved;

das Wort lässt sich nicht übersetzen this word can’t be translated ( oder is untranslatable);

der Schrank lässt sich leicht öffnen the cupboard is easy to open;

die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen grundsätzlich: the door can’t be opened, the door doesn’t open; im Moment: the door won’t open;

es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass … there’s no denying that;

es lässt sich vielfach verwenden it can be put to a number of uses;

es lässt sich gut mischen/drehen it mixes well/turns easily;

der Wein lässt sich trinken umg this wine’s very drinkable ( oder not bad at all)

5.

ich habe mir sagen lassen I’ve heard ( oder been told);

ich lasse bitten geh please bring our visitor(s) in;

einen fahren lassen vulg let off; → einfallen 1, hören A, sehen B

B. v/i; pperf gelassen

1. umg:

lass nur, ich mach das schon you can leave that to me;

lass doch, das geht auch so leave it, it’s OK as it is

2. geh (sich trennen)

von jemandem/etwas lassen obs leave sb/give up sth;

sie können nicht voneinander lassen they cannot be parted, they are inseparable

C. v/t; pperf gelassen

1.

er ließ ihn ins Haus he let him in(to the house);

Wasser in die Wanne lassen run ([the] water into) the bath;

einen lassen vulg let off;

worauf du einen lassen kannst! vulg you can be sure of that!

2. (unterlassen) stop;

lass das! don’t!; (hör auf) auch stop it!;

lass das Weinen (do) stop crying;

lass es (sein) leave it, don’t bother;

lassen wir das enough of that;

lass den Lärm stop that noise;

ich kann’s nicht lassen I can’t stop, I can’t help it;

er kann das Streiten nicht lassen he can’t stop arguing, he 'will go on arguing;

er kann’s einfach nicht lassen he 'will keep on doing it;

tu, was du nicht lassen kannst you must do what you think best ( oder what you have to do)

3. (in einem Zustand belassen) leave;

alles so lassen, wie es ist leave things as they are;

die Tür offen lassen leave the door open;

etwas/jemanden hinter sich (dat)

lassen leave sth/sb behind;

das Licht brennen lassen leave the light(s) on;

das kann man (so) lassen! umg (mm,) not bad;

lass (die) Arbeit Arbeit sein umg you can leave your work, it won’t run away; → Ruhe

4. (an einem Ort etc lassen) leave;

wo soll ich mein Gepäck lassen? where shall I leave ( oder put) my luggage?;

wo habe ich (bloß) meinen Schirm gelassen? where can I have left ( oder put) my umbrella?;

lass mir noch einen Schluck in der Flasche leave a drop for me in the bottle;

viel Geld lassen umg, fig beim Glücksspiel etc: lose a packet (of money)

5. (überlassen) give; (vermachen) leave;

jemandem etwas lassen leave sb sth; fig leave sth to sb;

ich lasse Ihnen das Bild für 400 Dollar you can have the picture for $400;

jemandem fünf Minuten lassen give sb five minutes;

das muss man ihm lassen you’ve got to hand it to him; → Sorge, Vortritt, Wille, Zeit etc

6. poet (verlassen) (Land, Frau etc) leave;

sein Leben lassen lose one’s life, be killed, die,

sein Leben für etwas lassen lay down one’s life for sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

etwas tun lassen — have or get something done

Wasser in die Wanne laufen lassen — run water into the bath

das Licht über Nacht brennen lassen — keep the light on overnight

jemanden warten/erschießen lassen — keep somebody waiting/have somebody shot

jemanden grüßen lassen — send one's regards to somebody

jemanden kommen/rufen lassen — send for somebody

jemanden etwas wissen lassen — let somebody know something

2) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (erlauben)

jemanden etwas tun lassen — let somebody do something; allow somebody to do something

jemanden ausreden lassen — let somebody finish speaking; allow somebody to finish speaking

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

3) (zugestehen, belassen)

lass den Kindern den Spaß — let the children enjoy themselves

jemanden in Frieden lassen — leave somebody in peace

lass ihn in seinem Glauben — don't disillusion him

jemanden unbeeindruckt lassen — leave somebody unimpressed

das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

4) (hineinlassen/herauslassen) let or allow (in + Akk. into, aus out of)

jemanden ins Zimmer lassen — let or allow somebody into the room

5) (unterlassen) stop; (Begonnenes) put aside

lass das! — stop that or it!

lass das Grübeln! — stop brooding!

etwas nicht lassen können — be unable to stop something

es nicht lassen können, etwas zu tun — be unable to stop doing something

tu, was du nicht lassen kannst — go ahead and do what you want to do

6) (zurücklassen; bleiben lassen) leave

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

7) (überlassen)

jemandem etwas lassen — let somebody have something

8)

lass/lasst uns gehen/fahren! — let's go!

9) (verlieren) lose; (ausgeben) spend

sein Leben für eine 1dee lassen — lay down one's life for an idea

10)

lass sie nur erst einmal erwachsen sein — wait till she's grown up
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (2. Part. lassen)

1)

die Tür lässt sich leicht öffnen — the door opens easily

das lässt sich nicht beweisen — it can't be proved

das lässt sich machen — that can be done; s. auch hören 1. 2), 3)

2) unpers

es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

hier lässt es sich leben/wohl sein — it's a good life here
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.)

Lass mal. 1ch mache das schon — Leave it. 1'll do it

Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

2) (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

ich lasse bitten — would you ask him/her/them to come in

ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

3) (veralt.): (aufgeben)

von jemandem/etwas lassen — part from somebody/something

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: ließ, gelassen)

= to assume v.

to let v.

(§ p.,p.p.: let)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lassen

16 poner

v.

1 to put.

Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.

Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.

2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).

le pusieron Mario they called him Mario

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).

4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).

¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?

6 to set up.

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop

poner la mesa to lay the table

7 to do up.

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

8 to put in.

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business

poner algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bit

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) something

Ponga más sal Put in more salt.

9 to suppose.

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan

10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?

11 to lay (eggs) (ave).

12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.

13 to apply, to put on.

Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.

14 to lay eggs, to lay.

La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.

15 to say about.

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PONER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.

Past Indicative

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.

Future Indicative

pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán.

Conditional

pondría, pondrías, pondría, pondríamos, pondríais, pondrían.

Present Subjunctive

ponga, pongas, ponga, pongamos, pongáis, pongan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pusiera, pusieras, pusiera, pusiéramos, pusierais, pusieran;

pusiese, pusieses, pusiese, pusiésemos, pusieseis, pusiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pusiere, pusieres, pusiere, pusiéremos, pusiereis, pusieren.

Imperative

pon (tú), ponga (él/Vd.), pongamos (nos.), poned (vos.), pongan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

puesto,-a.

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verb

1) to put

2) place

3) set

4) set up, establish

5) add

6) switch on, put on

7) lay

8) install

•

- poner al día
- ponerse
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Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=colocar, situar) to put

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

• poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side

• ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back

2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

3) (=añadir) to add

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

5) (=disponer, preparar)

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

• poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table

6) (=instalar)

a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put in

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

b) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

7) (=exponer)

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

• poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right

• ponlo [más alto] — turn it up

10) (=adoptar)

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

• ¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

11) (=volver) + adj, adv to make

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!

12) (=servir)

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

14) (=exhibir)

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

15) (=enviar) to send

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

16) (=escribir) to put

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, set

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

• me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine

19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

• le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything

20) (=aportar, contribuir)
[+ dinero]
he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

21) (=invertir) to put in

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

22) (=apostar)

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

23) (=llamar) to call

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

24) (=criticar, alabar)

• te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

• ¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!

• tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you

25) (=tildar)

• poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse

26) (=suponer)

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

• pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lottery

poniendo que... — supposing that...

27)

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

28)

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

• poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro

29) [en trabajo]

• poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

30)

- ¡no pongo ni una!

31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [aves] to lay (eggs)

2) (=apostar)

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

3.

See:

ponerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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poner [ E22 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ poner (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 colocar

2 poner: anuncio, aviso

B agregar

C ropa, calzado etc

D ‹inyección/supositorio›

E poner la mesa

F

1 instalar, montar

2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc

3 poner: cerradura etc

G poner: huevos

H servir, dar

Sentido II

A

1 contribuir

2 proporcionar

B poner: atención, cuidado

C

1 imponer

2 oponer

3 adjudicar

D poner: nombre

E enviar

F escribir

G

1 expresar por escrito

2 impersonal

H exhibir, dar

I tardar

Sentido III

A en un estado, una situación

B poner: cara, voz, etc

C

1 hacer empezar

2 poner a alguien de algo

D suponer

Sentido IV

A

1 conectar, encender

2 ajustar, graduar

B poner al teléfono

■ poner (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 apostar

2 contribuir dinero

B poner: gallinas

C México: vulg

■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 colocarse

2 llegar

B ponerse: el sol

C ponerse: calzado etc

Sentido II

A en un estado, una situación

B

1 empezar

2 esforzarse, esmerarse

3 contribuir dinero

Sentido III ponerse al teléfono

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (colocar) to put

¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?

¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?

pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picture

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced class

ponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the door

pon agua a calentar put some water on to boil

2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

pusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaper

B (agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?

¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):

¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dress

D ‹inyección/supositorio› to give

el dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injection

E

poner la mesa to lay o set the table

F

1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

puso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architect

consiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o home

pusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in style

le puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment

2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

van a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers

3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

G «ave» ‹huevos› to lay

H

( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?

Sentido II

A

1 (contribuir):

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

que cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford

2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay on

la empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the company

B ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to take

pon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doing

no ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of work

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

C

1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to set

nos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questions

le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding

2

(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything

3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give

¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?

le pusieron un cero he got nought out of ten

D (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give

¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!

le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?

le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'

E (enviar) ‹telegrama› to send; ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

F (escribir) to put

no has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents in

no sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o write

puso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the list

G ( esp Esp)

1 (expresar por escrito) to say

el periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery

2 ( impersonal):

mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note says

allí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in

¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?

H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)

‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theater

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmas

I ( RPl) (tardar) to take

el avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Aires

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me pones nerviosa you're making me nervous

ya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood

¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?

lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened

¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for me

B (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›

no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like that

puso cara de enfado he looked annoyed

puso voz de asustado he sounded scared

C

1

(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a diet

poner a algn A + INF:

tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to work

lo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguez

lo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions

2 poner a algn DE algo:

la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department

lo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angel

su padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boy

siempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an example

D

(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get back

pon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours

¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200

Sentido IV

A

1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put on

pon un disco put on a record

puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

todavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet

2

(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven

¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right time

poner el motor a punto to tune up the engine

B

( Esp) (al teléfono): en seguida le pongo I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth

¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?

¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?

■ poner

vi

A

1 ( Jueg) (apostar) to put in

2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute

¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?

B «gallina» to lay

C ( Méx vulg) (copular) to score (sl)

■ ponerse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 ( refl)

(colocarse): pongámonos un rato a la sombra let's sit ( o lie etc) in the shade for a while

ponerse de pie to stand up, stand

ponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the tree

ponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountain

a ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head

2

( Esp) (llegar): en diez minutos nos ponemos allí we can be there in ten minutes

B «sol» to set

C ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on

ponte el abrigo put your coat on

no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

mi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothes

ponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadow

me puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me puse furiosa I got very angry

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it

adelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortable

no te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!

no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wild

la vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensive

B

1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -ING

se va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minute

a ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start working

se puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason

2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effort

si te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today

3

(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)

yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)

Sentido III

( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone

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poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( colocar) to put;

◊ ponlo en el suelo put it on the floor;

ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
b) ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

c) ‹ ropa› (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le puse el sombrero I put his hat on (for him)

2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4
◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table

5 (instalar, montar)
a) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

b) ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

c) ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):
◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;

¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
◊ pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
◊ pon más cuidado en la presentación take more care over the presentation

3
a) ( imponer) ‹ deberes› to give, set;

‹examen/problema› to set;
◊ le pusieron una multa he was fined

b) ( oponer) ‹ inconvenientes› to raise;

◊ me pusieron problemas para entrar they made it difficult for me to get in

c) ( adjudicar) ‹ nota› to give

4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
◊ le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;
◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;

¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
a) (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn on, switch on, put on;

‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;
◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

b) (ajustar, graduar) ‹ despertador› to set;

◊ pon la música más alta turn the music up;

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ poner a algn nervioso to make sb nervous;

poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
◊ pongámonos ahí let's stand (o sit etc) there;

ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
◊ no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ ponerse enfermo to get sick;

se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
◊ se puso a llover it started raining, it started to rain

(Esp):
◊ ponerse al teléfono to come to the phone

poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin

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poner

♦ vt

1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;

me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;

ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;

pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;

¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;

poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;

poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;

poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;

hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog

2. [ropa, zapatos, maquillaje]
poner algo a alguien to put sth on sb;

ponle este pañal al bebé put this Br nappy o US diaper on the baby

3. [servir]
¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;

póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;

¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;

póngame un kilo give me a kilo

4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;

poner algo de mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte to do my/your/ etc bit;

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;

pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;

hay que poner más cuidado con o [m5] en la ortografía you have to take more care over your spelling

5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]
poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;

le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;

ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;

lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;

el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;

llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;

pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;

me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;

poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent face

6. [calificar]
poner a alguien de algo to call sb sth;

me pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;

poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;

poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sb

7. [oponer]
poner obstáculos a algo to hinder sth;

poner pegas a algo to raise objections to sth

8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;
[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;
le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;

me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;
[conferencia] to make; Esp
¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;
Esp
no cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second

10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;
[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;
pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;

pon el telediario put the news on;

puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;

¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;

ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it

11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;

anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;

¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;

en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto

12. [montar] to set up;

poner la casa to set up home;

poner un negocio to start a business;

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;

han puesto una cocina nueva they've had a new Br cooker o US stove put in;

hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;

poner la mesa to lay the table;

pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow

13. [decorar] to do up;

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

14. [suponer] to suppose;

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;

¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days

15. Esp [decir] to say;

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?

16. [escribir] to put;

¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?

17. [huevo] to lay

18. RP [demorar] to take;

el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there

19. Fam [excitar]
esa actriz me pone that actress totally does it for me

♦ vi
[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)
♦ v impersonal
Am Fam [parecer]
se me pone que… it seems to me that…

♦ See also the pronominal verb ponerse

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poner

<part puesto> v/t

1 put;

poner en escena stage;

poner en marcha set in motion;

pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that

2 ropa put on

3 ( añadir) put in

4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on

5 la mesa set

6 ( escribir) put down

7 en periódico, libro etc say;

la crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews

8 negocio set up

9 telegrama send

10 huevos lay

11 AUTO marcha put the car in, move into

12 dinero deposit

13

:

poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;

ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;

ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.

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poner {60} vt

1) colocar: to put, to place

pon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table

2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add

3) : to put on (clothes)

4) contribuir: to contribute

5) escribir: to put in writing

no le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it

6) imponer: to set, to impose

7) exponer: to put, to expose

lo puso en peligro: she put him in danger

8) : to prepare, to arrange

poner la mesa: to set the table

9) : to name

le pusimos Ana: we called her Ana

10) establecer: to set up, to establish

puso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant

11) instalar: to install, to put in

12) (with an adjective or adverb) : to make

siempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood

13) : to turn on, to switch on

14) suponer: to suppose

pongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come

15) : to lay (eggs)

16)

poner a : to start (someone doing something)

lo puse a trabajar: I put him to work

17)

poner de : to place as

la pusieron de directora: they made her director

18)

poner en : to put in (a state or condition)

poner en duda: to call into question

poner vi

1) : to contribute

2) : to lay eggs

♦ See also the reflexive verb ponerse

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poner vb

1. (colocar) to put [pt. & pp. put]

he puesto los libros en la estantería I've put the books on the shelf

2. (ropa, etc) to put on

ponle el abrigo al niño put the baby's coat on

3. (añadir) to put

¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?

¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?

4. (escribir) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written] / to put

hay que poner la dirección en el sobre you have to write the address on the envelope

5. (programar) to set [pt. & pp. set]

he puesto el despertador a las siete I've set the alarm clock for seven

6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on

pon la tele turn the TV on

no pongas la radio muy alta don't put the radio on too loud

pon otro disco put another record on

7. (establecer) to open

han puesto una tienda de ordenadores they've opened a computer shop

8. (enviar) to send [pt. & pp. sent]

voy a poner un fax I'm going to send a fax

9. (comunicar) to put through

¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?

10. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good

11. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?

esta noche no ponen nada interesante en la tele there's nothing interesting on TV tonight

12. (dar un nombre) to call

le han puesto Paula they've called her Paula

13. (imponer) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

nos ponen muchos deberes they give us a lot of homework

le han puesto una multa he was fined

me han puesto un 8 I got 8 out of 10

14. (servir) to give

¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?

me puso una tapa de aceitunas he gave me some olives

¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?

15. (aportar) to supply [pt. & pp. supplied] / to put in

yo pongo el pastel y tú traes el champán I'll supply the cake and you bring the champagne

pusimos mil pesetas cada uno we each put in a thousand pesetas

16. (suponer) to suppose / to say [pt. & pp. said]

pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say...

poner cara de sorpresa to look surprised

poner huevos to lay eggs [pt. & pp. laid]

poner nervioso a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

Spanish-English dictionary > poner

17 prendre

prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]

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2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. to take ( dans out of)

• il l'a pris dans le tiroir he took it out of the drawer

• il prit un journal sur la table he took a newspaper off the table

• il a pris le bleu he took the blue one

• prendre qn par le bras to take sb by the arm

• c'est toujours ça de pris that's something at least

• c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it

• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says

• je prends (dans un jeu) I'll answer

• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer

• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella

• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/train

• je prends quelques jours à Noël I'm taking a few days off at Christmas

• cela me prend tout mon temps it takes up all my time

• la réparation a pris des heures the repair took hours

• il prend une commission sur la vente he takes a commission on the sale

• il a pris sur son temps pour venir m'aider he gave up some of his time to help me

• je prends du 38 I take a size 38

   b. ( = aller chercher) [+ chose] to get ; [+ personne] to pick up ; ( = emmener) to take

• passer prendre qn à son bureau to pick sb up at his office

• je passerai les prendre chez toi I'll come and get them from your place

   c. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch

• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught

• il fut pris d'un doute he suddenly had a doubt

• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?

• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?

• je vous y prends ! caught you!

• si je t'y prends don't let me catch you doing that

• prendre qn sur le fait to catch sb in the act

   d. ( = duper) to take in

• on ne m'y prendra plus I won't be had a second time (inf)

   e. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take

• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?

• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?

• à prendre avant les repas to be taken before meals

• il n'a rien pris depuis hier he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

   f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book

• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?

   g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick up

• l'école ne prend plus de pensionnaires the school no longer takes boarders

   h. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to take

• prendre des notes to take notes

   i. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to take

• il prit un ton menaçant his voice took on a threatening tone

   j. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authority

• cela prend un sens particulier it takes on a particular meaning

   k. ( = faire payer) to charge

• ce spécialiste prend très cher this specialist charges very high fees

   l. ( = subir) (inf) [+ coup, choc] to get

• il a pris la porte en pleine figure the door hit him right in the face

• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!

• il a pris pour les autres he took the rap (inf)

   m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to take

• si vous le prenez ainsi if that's how you want it

• il a bien pris la chose he took it well

• il l'a bien pris he took it well

• il a mal pris la chose he took it badly

• il l'a mal pris he took it badly

• il a mal pris ce que je lui ai dit he took exception to what I said to him

• prendre qch avec bonne humeur to take sth in good part

• prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come

• prendre la vie comme elle vient to take life as it comes

   n. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal with

• elle sait le prendre she knows how to handle him

   o. (locutions)

► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as

• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?

• prendre qch pour prétexte to take sth as a pretext

• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility

• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.

• prendre sur soi de faire qch to take it upon o.s. to do sth► à tout prendre on the whole

2. <

   a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to set

   b. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch on

• le lilas a bien pris the lilac's doing really well

• avec moi, ça ne prend pas (inf) it doesn't work with me (inf)

   c. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fire

• le feu ne veut pas prendre the fire won't burn

   d. ( = passer) to go

• prendre par les petites rues to keep to the side streets

3. <

► se prendre

   a. ( = se considérer)

il se prend pour un intellectuel he thinks he's an intellectual

• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?

• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously

   b. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catch

• mon manteau s'est pris dans la porte my coat got caught in the door

   c. (locutions)

► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack

• tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi you've only got yourself to blame► s'y prendre to go about it

• il ne sait pas s'y prendre he doesn't know how to go about it

• je ne sais pas comment tu t'y prends I don't know how you manage it

• il faut s'y prendre à l'avance you have to do it in advance

• il s'y est mal pris he went about it the wrong way

• savoir s'y prendre avec qn to handle sb the right way

• il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants he really knows how to deal with children

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( saisir) to take

prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard

2) (se donner, acquérir)

prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent

prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit

prendre une voix grave — to adopt a solemn tone

prendre un rôle — to assume a role

3) ( dérober) to take

on m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen

la guerre leur a pris deux fils — they lost two sons in the war

4) ( apporter) to bring

je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent — I haven't brought enough money

5) ( emporter) to take

j'ai pris ton parapluie — I took your umbrella

6) ( retirer)

prendre de l'argent au distributeur — to get some money out of the cash dispenser

prendre de l'eau au puits — to get water from the well

prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque — to get a few books out of the library

7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]

je vais prendre du poisson — I'll have fish

aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer

je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war

je ne prends jamais d'alcool — I never touch alcohol

8) ( s'accorder) to take

prendre un congé — to take some time off

je vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off

9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]

j'ai pris la question sur Zola — I chose the question on Zola

prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife

10) ( faire payer) to charge

elle prend combien de l'heure? — how much does she charge an hour?

il prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%

11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]

mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps — my children take up all my time

12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]

prendre une chambre en ville — to get a room in town

13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]

ils ne m'ont pas pris — they didn't take me on

prendre quelqu'un comme nourrice — to take somebody on as a nanny

prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide

14) ( accueillir) to take

ils ont pris la petite chez eux — they took the little girl in

prendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer

15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]

prendre les enfants à l'école — to collect the children from school

16) ( emmener) to take [personne]

je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift

17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]

elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler — she got caught stealing

prendre un papillon avec ses doigts — to pick up a butterfly

je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!

on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!

je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)

18) (colloq) ( assaillir)

qu'est-ce qui te prend? — what's the matter with you?

ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?

19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]

être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film

20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]

j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied — the hammer hit me on the foot

21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]

22) ( envisager) to take

prenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example

à tout prendre — all in all

23) ( considérer) to take

ne le prends pas mal — don't take it the wrong way

pour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?

excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else

24) ( traiter) to handle

il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre — he's very nice when you know how to handle him

25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]

26) ( noter) to take down

je vais prendre votre adresse — let me just take down your address

27) ( apprendre)

prendre que — to get the idea (that)

où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?

28) ( accepter) to take

il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont — you must take people as you find them

29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]

je prends ça sur moi — I'll see to it

prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do

30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]

prendre des forces — to build up one's strength

31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]

32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]

je prends le gagnant — I'll take on the winner

33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( aller)

prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north

prenez tout droit — keep straight on

prendre par le littoral — to follow the coast

2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out

3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken

4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in

5) ( prélever)

prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman — to translate a novel in one's spare time

6) ( se contraindre)

j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter — I made myself listen to them

j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter — I kept myself from insulting them

7) (colloq) ( être cru)

ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!

8) (colloq) ( subir)

c'est toujours moi qui prends! — I'm always the one who gets it in the neck! (colloq)

il en a pris pour 20 ans — he got 20 years

3.

se prendre verbe pronominal

1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)

un marteau se prend par le manche — you hold a hammer by the handle

en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre — in China they don't put sugar in their tea

la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin — vitamin C is best taken in the morning

2) ( pouvoir être acquis)

les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite — bad habits are easily picked up

3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)

se prendre par la taille — to hold each other around the waist

4) ( se coincer)

se prendre les doigts dans la porte — to catch one's fingers in the door

mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons — my scarf got caught in the spokes

5) (colloq) ( recevoir)

il s'est pris une gifle — he got a slap in the face

je me suis pris une averse — I got caught in a shower

6) ( commencer)

se prendre à faire — to find oneself doing

se prendre de sympathie pour quelqu'un — to take to somebody

7) ( se considérer)

elle se prend pour un génie — she thinks she's a genius

8)

s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]

il ne pourra s'en prendre qu'à lui-même — he will have only himself to blame

9) ( se comporter)

savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]

10) ( agir)

il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places — you have to book ahead to get seats

tu t'y es pris trop tard — you left it too late

il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois — he tried several times

regarde comment elle s'y prend — look how she's doing it

elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way

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c'est à prendre ou à laisser — take it or leave it

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — the tables are turned

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (= saisir) to take

Prends tes affaires et va-t'en! — Take your things and go!

prendre qch à qn — to take sth from sb

Il m'a pris mon stylo! — He took my pen!

2) (= se procurer) to get

J'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.

J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.

3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick up

passer prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch

Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.

Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.

4) [train, bus] to take

Nous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.

Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.

5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off

6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gain

prendre de la valeur — to gain in value

prendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth

7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on

8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — it's a case of the biter bit

9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in

10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handle

11) (autres locutions)

prendre qn pour — to take sb for

prendre qn en sympathie — to get to like sb

prendre qn en horreur — to get to loathe sb

prendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth

à tout prendre — all things considered

prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source

prendre qn à partie — to take sb to task

être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb

être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb

2. vi

1) [liquide, ciment] to set

2) [greffe, vaccin] to take

3) [ruse] to be successful

4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light

5) (= se diriger)

prendre à gauche — to turn left

Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.

6) * (= être preneur)

je prends — count me in

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prendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;

2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;

3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;

4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;

5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;

6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;

7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizers^GB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;

8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;

9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;

10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;

11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;

12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;

13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;

14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;

15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;

16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;

17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;

18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;

19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;

20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;

21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;

22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;

23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;

24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;

25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;

26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;

27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;

28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;

29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;

30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;

31 ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi];

32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;

33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];

34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].

B vi

1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;

2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;

3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;

4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;

5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;

6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;

7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;

8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.

C se prendre vpr

1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;

2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;

3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;

4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;

5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;

6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;

7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;

8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;

9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;

10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];

11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?

Idiomes

c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.

[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]

1. [saisir] to take

la chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck

prends la casserole par le manche pick the pan up by the handle

il prit son manteau à la patère he took his coat off the hook

prends le livre qui se trouve sur la table take the book on the table

prendre quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un to take something off somebody

[saisir et garder] to take (hold of), to hold

prendre sa tête entre ses mains to hold one's head in one's hands

prenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleagues

prendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down

2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to take

tu as pris tes papiers (avec toi)? have you got your papers (with you)?

inutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella

quand prendrez-vous le colis? when will you collect the parcel?

[emmener] to take (along)

(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday

prendre quelqu'un en voiture to give somebody a lift

3. [trouver] to get

où as-tu pris ce couteau? where did you get that knife (from)?

où as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?

4. [se procurer]

prendre des renseignements to get some information

5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)

[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to book

j'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonight

je vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today

6. [demander - argent] to charge

je prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commission

mon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too much

je prends 30 euros de l'heure I charge 30 euros per hour

elle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it

7. [retirer]

les impôts sont pris à la source tax is deducted at source

prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's account

B.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]

1. [utiliser - outil] to use

prends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easier

[emprunter] to take, to borrow

je peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?

2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to take

je ne prends jamais de somnifères I never take sleeping pills

nous en discuterons en prenant le café we'll discuss it over a cup of coffee

qu'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?

je prendrais bien une bière I could do with a beer

si on allait prendre un verre? how about (going for) a drink?

à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day

tu lui as fait prendre ses médicaments? did you make sure he took his medicine?

[comme ingrédient] to take

prendre 50 g de beurre et 200 g de farine take 50 g of butter and 200 g of flour

3. [se déplacer en] to take, to go ou to travel by (inseparable)

prendre l'avion to take the plane, to fly

prendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boat

prendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train

prendre un taxi to take a taxi

je ne prends jamais la voiture I never use the car

4. [monter dans - bus, train] to catch, to get on (inseparable)

5. [louer]

on a pris une chambre dans un petit hôtel we took a room in a small hotel

j'ai pris un petit studio I rented a little studio flat

6. [suivre - voie] to take

prends la première à droite take the first (on the) right

prenez la direction de Lille follow the signs for Lille

j'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way street

C.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]

1. [retenir par la force - fugitif] to capture ; [ - prisonnier] to take ; [ - animal] to catch

MILITAIRE [ville, position] to take

prendre quelqu'un en otage to take somebody hostage

2. [voler] to take

il a tout pris dans la maison he took everything in the house

prendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a book

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: combien vous a-t-on pris? how much was taken ou stolen from you?

elle m'a pris mon tour she took my turn

elle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriend

3. [occuper - temps] to take (up), to require (soutenu) ; [ - place] to take (up)

pousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the space

ça (m')a pris deux heures it took (me) two hours

ça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming

4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold of

quand ses quintes de toux le prennent when he has a bout of coughing

l'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swim

qu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?

ça te prend souvent? (familier & humoristique) are you often like this?

quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sight

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me prend parfois le désir de tout abandonner I sometimes feel like giving it all up

il est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was

prendre la tête à quelqu'un (très familier) : ça me prend la tête it's a real hassle

arrête de me prendre la tête stop being such a pain

5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catch

si tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets up

prendre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose to catch somebody doing something

je t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!

6. JEUX [pion, dame] to take

demain, je te prends aux échecs (familier) tomorrow I'll take you on at ou play you at chess

(en usage absolu) CARTES

je prends I'll try it

j'ai pris à cœur I went hearts

7. SPORT

prendre le service de quelqu'un to break somebody's service

il est venu prendre la deuxième place

a. [pendant la course] he moved into second place

b. [à l'arrivée] he came in second

D.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]

1. [recevoir]

le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrow

après 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in

2. [cours] to take

3. [accueillir - pensionnaire] to take in (separable) ; [ - passager] to take

[admettre par règlement] to take, to allow

[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)

nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggage

prendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant

prendre quelqu'un comme stagiaire to take somebody on as a trainee

4. [acquérir, gagner]

prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduled

j'ai pris trois centimètres de tour de taille I've put on three centimetres round the waist

quand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour

le projet commence à prendre forme ou tournure the project's starting to take shape

[terminaison] to take

le a prend un accent circonflexe there's a circumflex on the a

5. [subir] to get

prendre un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

prendre froid ou (vieilli) du mal to catch ou to get a cold

j'ai pris la tuile en plein sur la tête the tile hit me right on the head

c'est elle qui a tout pris

a. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of it

b. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of it

qu'est-ce qu'on a pris! (familier) , on a pris quelque chose! (familier)

a. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!

b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!

c. [critique] we got panned!

d. [défaite] we got thrashed!

(en usage absolu)

c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!

il en a pris pour 15 ans (familier) he got 15 years, he got put away for 15 years

E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]

1. [accepter] to take

il a essayé de le prendre avec le sourire ou en souriant he tried to pass it off with a smile

bien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly

[interpréter]

ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personally

prendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badly

elle a pris mon silence pour de la désapprobation she took my silence as a criticism

2. [considérer] to take, to consider

prenons un exemple let's take ou consider an example

prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose en: prendre quelqu'un en amitié to grow fond of somebody

prendre quelqu'un en pitié to take pity on somebody

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un pour

a. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody for

b. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to be

on me prend souvent pour ma sœur I'm often mistaken for my sister

pour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

elle va me prendre pour un idiot she'll think I'm a fool

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody as

à tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things considered

3. [traiter - quelqu'un] to handle, to deal with (inseparable)

prendre quelqu'un par la douceur to use gentle persuasion on somebody

prendre l'ennemi de front/à revers MILITAIRE (figuré) to tackle the enemy head on/from the rear

F.[ENREGISTRER]

1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebody

G.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]

1. [s'octroyer - vacances] to take, to have ; [ - bain, douche] to have, to take

prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off

prendre le temps de faire quelque chose to take the time to do something

prendre son temps to take one's time

prendre un amant to take a lover

tu n'as pas le droit! — je le prends! you've no right! — that's what you think!

2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to take

prendre une décision

a. [généralement] to make a decision

b. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decision

prendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide to

prendre l'initiative de quelque chose to initiate something

prendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do something

prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l'avenir to resolve to do better in the future

prendre la résolution de to resolve to

3. [choisir - sujet d'examen, cadeau] to take, to choose, to have

j'ai pris le docteur Valiet comme médecin I chose Dr Valiet to be ou as my GP

qu'est-ce qu'on lui prend comme glace? which ice cream shall we get him?

ils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (you can) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in parts

4. [se charger de - poste] to take, to accept

prendre ses fonctions to start work

j'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?

5. [adopter - air] to put on (separable), to assume ; [ - ton] to assume

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[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch on

la peinture ne prend pas sur le plastique the plastic won't take the paint

ça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in

2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken

3. [passer]

prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn left

tu peux prendre par Le Mans you can go via Le Mans

prendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fields

4. [commencer] to start, to get going

je n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch

5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTRE

prenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2

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prendre sur verbe plus préposition

1. [entamer] to use (some of)

je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!

2. (locution)

prendre sur soi to grin and bear it

prendre sur soi de faire quelque chose to take (it) upon oneself to do something

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces cachets se prennent avant les repas the tablets should be taken before meals

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils se sont pris pour époux they were united in matrimony

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se prendre verbe pronominal intransitif

to get caught ou trapped

le foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door

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se prendre verbe pronominal transitif

1. [se coincer]

attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!

se prendre les pieds dans quelque chose to trip over something

2. (familier) [choisir]

prends-toi un gâteau get yourself a cake

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se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se laisser aller à]

se prendre à faire quelque chose to find oneself starting to do something

se prendre à rêver to find oneself dreaming

2. (locution)

s'y prendre: comment pourrions-nous nous y prendre? how could we go about it?

tu t'y prends un peu tard pour t'inscrire! you've left it a bit late to enrol!

il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seats

elle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would start

s'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong way

elle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with children

je n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong

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se prendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition

se prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody

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se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

il ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanity

tu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?

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s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chose

a. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/something

b. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something

pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu t'en prennes à moi? why do you always take it out on me?

ne t'en prends qu'à toi-même you've only (got) yourself to blame

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > prendre

18 ouvrir

ouvrir [uvʀiʀ]

➭ TABLE 18

1. transitive verb

   a. to open ; [+ verrou, porte fermée à clé] to unlock ; [+ veste] to undo ; [+ horizons, perspectives] to open up ; [+ procession] to lead ; [+ eau, électricité, gaz, radio, télévision] to turn on

• ouvrir la porte toute grande to open the door wide

• il a ouvert brusquement la porte he flung the door open

• ouvrir sa maison à qn to throw one's house open to sb

• ils ont ouvert le manoir au public they have opened the house to the public

• ouvrir le jeu to open up the game

• ouvrir le score to open the score

• ouvrir la voie to lead the way

• ouvrir le feu to open fire

• ouvrir la marque to open the scoring

• il a ouvert à pique he opened with spades

• l'ouvrir (inf!) to open one's mouth

• ouvrir sa gueule (vulg!) to open one's mouth

• ouvrir l'œil (figurative) to keep one's eyes open

• ce voyage en Asie m'a ouvert les yeux my trip to Asia was a real eye-opener

• ouvrir les oreilles to pin back one's ears (inf)

• elle m'a ouvert son cœur she opened her heart to me

• ça m'a ouvert l'appétit that whetted my appetite

• ce séjour à l'étranger lui a ouvert l'esprit that time he spent abroad has widened his horizons

2. intransitive verb

to open

• on a frappé, va ouvrir ! there's someone at the door, go and open it!

• le boulanger ouvre de 7 heures à 19 heures the baker is open from 7 am till 7 pm

3. reflexive verb

► s'ouvrir

   a. to open ; [récit, séance] to open ( par with)

• la porte s'ouvrit violemment the door flew open

   b. ( = se blesser) to cut open

• elle s'est ouvert les veines she slashed her wrists

   c. ( = devenir accessible) s'ouvrir à [+ amour, art, problèmes économiques] to open one's mind to

• pays qui s'ouvre sur le monde extérieur country which is opening up to the outside world

   d. ( = se confier) s'ouvrir à qn de qch to open up to sb about sth

• il s'en est ouvert à un ami he opened up to a friend about it

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uvʀiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) gén to open [boîte, porte, bouteille, tiroir, huître, lettre]; to draw back [verrou]; to undo [col, chemise]

ne pas ouvrir la bouche or le bec — (colloq) ( ne rien dire) not to say a word

ouvrir ses oreilles — to keep one's ears open

ouvrir les bras — to open one's arms

ouvrir les bras à quelqu'un — ( accueillir) to welcome somebody with open arms

ouvrir sa maison à quelqu'un — to throw one's house open to somebody

2) ( commencer) to open [débat, spectacle, cérémonie, chantier]; to intitiate [période, dialogue, processus]

3) ( mettre en marche) to turn on [radio, chauffage]

4) ( créer) to open [compte, magasin, école]; to open up [possibilité, marché, passage]; to initiate [cours]

ouvrir une route — to build a road

ouvrir la route or voie à quelque chose — to pave the way for something

5) ( élargir) to open [capital, rangs] (à to); to open up [compétition, marché] (à to)

ouvrir l'esprit à quelqu'un — to open somebody's mind

6) ( entailler) to open [abcès]; to cut open [joue]

ouvrir le ventre (colloq) à quelqu'un — ( opérer) to cut somebody open (colloq)

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( ouvrir la porte) to open the door (à to)

va ouvrir — go and open the door

ouvrez! — ( injonction) open up!

ouvre-moi! — let me in!

se faire ouvrir — to be let in

2) ( fonctionner) [magasin, service] to open

ouvrir le dimanche — to open on Sundays

3) ( être créé) [magasin, service] to be opened

4) ( déboucher) [chambre, tunnel] to open ( sur onto)

5) Finance

la Bourse a ouvert en baisse — the exchange opened down

6) (aux cartes, échecs) to open

3.

s'ouvrir verbe pronominal

1) gén to open; ( sous un souffle) [fenêtre] to blow open; ( sous un choc) [porte, boîte, sac] to fly open; ( inopinément) [vêtement] to come undone

2) ( commencer) [négociation, spectacle, chantier] to open (sur, avec with); [période, dialogue, processus] to be initiated (sur, avec with)

3) ( s'élargir) [pays, économie, capital, institution] to open up (à, vers to)

4) ( se confier) to open one's heart (à to)

5) ( être ouvrant) [fenêtre, toit] to open

ma jupe s'ouvre sur le côté — my skirt opens at the side

6) ( être créé) [magasin, métro, possibilité] to open

un garage va s'ouvrir ici — there's going to be a garage here

7) ( créer pour soi) [personne] to open up [passage]

8) ( se dérouler) [chemin, voie, espace] to open up

9) ( s'épanouir) [fleur] to open

10) ( se fendre) [sol, cicatrice] to open up

11) ( se blesser) [personne] to cut open [crâne, pied]

s'ouvrir les veines or poignets — ( pour se suicider) to slash one's wrists

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uvʀiʀ
1. vt

1) [fenêtre, porte, yeux] to open

Elle a ouvert la porte. — She opened the door.

ouvrir les bras — to open one's arms

2) [bouteille, paquet, livre] to open

3) fig, [intellect, esprit] to broaden

ouvrir l'esprit à qn — to broaden sb's mind

ouvrir son cœur à qn — to open one's heart to sb

4) [rideaux] to open

5) [veste, manteau] to undo

6) [brèche, passage, voie] to open up

ouvrir des horizons — to open up new horizons

7) [eau, électricité, chauffage] to turn on

8) [magasin] to open, to open up

9) [abcès] to open up, to cut open

10) (par blessure)

ouvrir le front à qn — to cut sb's head open

le choc lui a ouvert le front — he cut his head open in the crash

11) (= initier) [débat, dialogue, négociation] to open, to open up

ouvrir une enquête DROIT — to open an inquiry

ouvrir une procédure DROIT — to initiate proceedings, to start proceedings

ouvrir une session INFORMATIQUE — to log in, to log on

ouvrir l'appétit à qn — to whet sb's appetite

ouvrir la marche — to be at the head of the march

2. vi

1) (pour accueillir quelqu'un) to answer the door

Va ouvrir, on a sonné. — Go and answer the door, the doorbell rang.

Ouvrez! — Open up!

2) [porte, fenêtre, couvercle] to open

Cette porte ouvre mal. — This door doesn't open properly.

3) (= magasin) to open

Ils ouvrent à 9h. — They open at 9 am.

4)

ouvrir sur [pièce, terrasse] — to open onto, [livre, film] to open with

5) CARTES

ouvrir à trèfle — to open in clubs

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ouvrir verb table: couvrir

A vtr

1 gén to open [boîte, porte, bouteille, tiroir, huître, parachute, lettre]; to draw back [verrou]; to undo [col, chemise, fermeture à glissière]; ouvrir la bouche to open one's mouth; ne pas ouvrir la bouche ( ne rien dire) not to say a word; ouvrir le bec○ or sa gueule◑, l'ouvrir◑ to open one's trap○ ou gob◑ GB; il faut toujours qu'il l'ouvre◑ au mauvais moment he always opens his trap○ ou big mouth○ at the wrong time; ouvrir ses oreilles to keep one's ears open; ouvrir les bras to open one's arms; ouvrir les bras à qn ( accueillir) to welcome sb with open arms; ouvrir sa maison à qn ( accueillir) to throw one's house open to sb; (se) faire ouvrir une porte to get a door open; ⇒ grand C;

2 ( commencer) to open [débat, négociation, spectacle, cérémonie, marque, chantier]; to intitiate [période, dialogue, processus, campagne]; ouvrir la marque à la cinquième minute to open the scoring in the fifth minute;

3 ( mettre en marche) to turn on [radio, chauffage, gaz, lumière];

4 ( créer) to open [compte, magasin, école, souscription, poste]; to open up [possibilité, perspective, marché, passage]; to initiate [cours]; ouvrir une ligne de crédit to open a line of credit; ouvrir un nouveau cours de gestion to initiate a new management course; ouvrir la route to open up the road; ouvrir une route to build a road; ouvrir la route or voie à qch to pave the way for sth;

5 ( élargir) to open [capital, actionnariat, jeu politique, rangs] (à to); to open up [compétition, marché] (à to); ouvrir le ciel européen aux compagnies américaines to open up the European skies to American carriers; ouvrir ses rangs aux femmes to welcome women into one's ranks; ouvrir l'esprit à qn to open sb's mind;

6 ( entailler) to open [abcès]; to cut open [joue]; ouvrir le ventre à qn○ ( opérer) to cut sb open○.

B vi

1 ( ouvrir la porte) to open the door (à to); va ouvrir go and open the door; n'ouvre à personne don't open the door to anyone; ouvrez! ( injonction) open up!; ouvre-moi! let me in!; se faire ouvrir to be let in;

2 ( fonctionner) [magasin, service] to open; ouvrir le dimanche to open on Sundays;

3 ( être créé) [magasin, service] to be opened; une succursale ouvrira bientôt a branch will soon be opened;

4 ( déboucher) [chambre, tunnel] to open (sur onto); ouvrir sur le jardin to open on to the garden GB ou yard US;

5 Fin la Bourse a ouvert en baisse/hausse the exchange opened down/up;

6 (aux cartes, échecs) to open.

C s'ouvrir vpr

1 gén [boîte, porte, fenêtre, tiroir, huître, parachute] to open; ( sous un souffle) [fenêtre] to blow open; ( sous un choc) [porte, boîte, sac] to fly open; ( inopinément) [vêtement] to come undone;

2 ( commencer) [négociation, spectacle, chantier] to open (sur, avec with); [période, dialogue, processus] to be initiated (sur, avec with); le film s'ouvre sur un paysage the film opens with a landscape; le festival s'ouvrira sur un discours the festival will open with a speech;

3 ( s'élargir) [pays, économie, capital, institution] to open up (à, vers to); s'ouvrir à l'Est/aux nouvelles technologies to open up to the East/to new technologies;

4 ( se confier) to open one's heart (à to); ouvrez-vous en à elle open your heart to her about it;

5 ( être ouvrant) [fenêtre, toit] to open; ma valise/jupe s'ouvre sur le côté my suitcase/skirt opens at the side;

6 ○( être mis en marche) comment est- ce que le chauffage s'ouvre? how do you turn on the heating?; où est-ce que la lumière s'ouvre? where do you turn on the light?;

7 ( être créé) [magasin, métro, possibilité] to open; un garage va s'ouvrir ici there's going to be a garage here;

8 ( créer pour soi) [personne] to open up [passage];

9 ( se dérouler) [chemin, voie, espace] to open up; une nouvelle voie s'ouvre devant nous a new path is opening up before us;

10 ( s'épanouir) [fleur] to open;

11 ( se fendre) [sol, cicatrice] to open up; [mer] to part; la mer s'ouvrit devant eux the sea parted in front of them;

12 ( se blesser) [personne] to cut open [crâne, pied]; il a réussi à s'ouvrir le crâne he managed to cut his head open; s'ouvrir les veines or poignets ( pour se suicider) to slash one's wrists.

[uvrir] verbe transitif

1. [portail, tiroir, capot de voiture, fenêtre] to open

[porte fermée à clé] to unlock, to open

[porte verrouillée] to unbolt, to open

il ouvrit la porte d'un coup d'épaule he shouldered the door open, he forced the door (open) with his shoulder

ouvrir une porte par effraction to force a door

(en usage absolu)

je suis allé ouvrir chez les Loriot avant qu'ils rentrent de voyage I went and opened up the Loriots' house before they came back from their trip

va ouvrir go and answer the door

on a sonné, je vais ouvrir there's someone at the door, I'll go

c'est moi, ouvre it's me, open the door ou let me in

2. [bouteille, pot, porte-monnaie] to open

[coquillage] to open (up) (separable)

[paquet] to open, to unwrap

[enveloppe] to open, to unseal

3. [déplier - éventail] to open ; [ - carte routière] to open (up) (separable), to unfold ; [ - livre] to open (up) (separable)

4. [desserrer, écarter - compas, paupières] to open ; [ - rideau] to open, to draw back (separable) ; [ - aile, bras] to open (out) (separable), to spread (out) (separable) ; [ - mains] to open (out) (separable)

[déboutonner - veste] to undo, to unfasten

ouvrir les yeux to open one's eyes

le matin, j'ai du mal à ouvrir les yeux [à me réveiller] I find it difficult to wake up in the morning

(en usage absolu)

ouvrir l'œil

a. (sens propre) to open one's eye

b. (figuré) to keep one's eyes open

cette rencontre avec lui m'a ouvert les yeux meeting him was a real eye-opener for me

ouvrir de grands yeux [être surpris] to be wide-eyed

ouvrez grands vos yeux [soyez attentifs] keep your eyes peeled

ouvrir l'esprit à quelqu'un to broaden somebody's outlook

tu ferais mieux de ne pas l'ouvrir! you'd better keep your mouth ou trap (très familier) shut!

5. [commencer - hostilités] to open, to begin ; [ - campagne, récit, enquête] to open, to start ; [ - bal, festival, conférence, saison de chasse] to open

la scène qui ouvre la pièce the opening scene of the play

6. [rendre accessible - chemin, voie] to open (up), to clear ; [ - frontière, filière] to open

ils refusent d'ouvrir leur marché aux produits européens they refuse to open up their market to European products

pourquoi ne pas ouvrir cette formation à de jeunes chômeurs? why not make this form of training available to young unemployed people?

le diplôme vous ouvre de nombreuses possibilités the diploma opens up a whole range of possibilities for you

7. [créer - boutique, cinéma, infrastructure] to open ; [ - entreprise] to open, to set up (separable)

8. [faire fonctionner - radiateur, robinet] to turn on (separable) ; [ - circuit électrique] to open

ouvre la télé (familier) turn ou switch the TV on

ouvrir l'eau/l'électricité/le gaz (familier) to turn on the water/the electricity/the gas

9. [être en tête de - défilé, procession] to lead

c'est son nom qui ouvre la liste her name is (the) first on the list

10. [inciser - corps] to open (up), to cut open ; [ - panaris] to lance, to cut open

11. SPORT

ouvrir le jeu to open play

essayez d'ouvrir un peu plus la partie try to play a more open game

ouvrir la marque ou le score

a. [généralement] to open the scoring

b. FOOTBALL to score the first goal

12. BANQUE [compte bancaire, portefeuille d'actions] to open

[emprunt] to issue, to float

ouvrir un crédit à quelqu'un to give somebody credit facilities

ouvrir un droit à quelqu'un [dans les assurances] to entitle somebody to a claim

13. JEUX to open

(en usage absolu)

ouvrir à cœur

a. CARTES to open (the bidding) in hearts

b. [commencer le jeu] to open ou to lead with a heart

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[uvrir] verbe intransitif

1. [boutique, restaurant, spectacle] to (be) open

la chasse au faisan/la conférence ouvrira en septembre the pheasant season/the conference will open in September

2. [couvercle, fenêtre, porte] to open

le portail ouvre mal the gate is difficult to open ou doesn't open properly

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ouvrir sur verbe plus préposition

1. [déboucher sur] to open onto

le vasistas ouvre sur le parking the fanlight opens onto ou looks out over the car park

2. [commencer par] to open with

3. SPORT

ouvrir sur quelqu'un to pass (the ball) to somebody

ouvrir sur l'aile gauche to release the ball on the blind side/to the left wing

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s'ouvrir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [boîte, valise] to open

[chemisier, fermeture] to come undone

ça s'ouvre en dévissant the top unscrews

la fenêtre de ma chambre s'ouvre mal the window in my room is difficult to open ou doesn't open properly

2. [être inauguré] to open

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s'ouvrir verbe pronominal transitif

[se couper - personne]

je me suis ouvert le pied sur un bout de verre I've cut my foot (open) on a piece of glass

s'ouvrir les veines to slash ou to cut one's wrists

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s'ouvrir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se desserrer, se déplier - bras, fleur, huître, main] to open ; [ - aile] to open (out), to spread, to unfold ; [ - bouche, œil, paupière, livre, rideau] to open

2. [se fendre - foule, flots] to part ; [ - sol] to open up ; [ - melon] to open, to split (open)

la cicatrice s'est ouverte the scar has opened up

3. [boîte, valise - accidentellement] to (come) open

4. [fenêtre, portail] to open

la fenêtre s'ouvrit brusquement the window flew ou was flung ou was thrown open

la porte s'ouvre sur la pièce/dans le couloir the door opens into the room/out into the corridor

5. [s'épancher] to open up

s'ouvrir à quelqu'un de quelque chose to open one's heart to somebody about something, to confide in somebody about something

s'ouvrir de quelque chose to open up about something

6. [débuter - bal, conférence]

s'ouvrir par to open ou to start with

7. [se présenter - carrière] to open up

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s'ouvrir à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[des idées, des influences]

s'ouvrir à des cultures nouvelles to become aware of new cultures

s'ouvrir à la poésie to become sensitive to poetry

leur pays s'ouvre peu à peu au commerce extérieur their country is gradually opening up to foreign trade

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ouvrir

19 dejar

v.

1 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

Ricardo 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 a alguien en algún sitio to drop somebody off somewhere (con el coche)

dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost cause

dejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behind

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her

te dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go

3 to leave out.

dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do something

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

4 to forget (about).

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!

déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peace

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

5 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.

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dejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (colocar) to leave, put

■ dejó unos tomates en la mesa he left some tomatoes on the table

2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up

■ dejó el despacho a las ocho she left the office at eight o'clock

■ ha dejado a su mujer he has left his wife

■ dejó el tabaco he gave up smoking

3 (permitir) to allow, let

■ déjale jugar let him play

■ no nos dejaron ir allí we were not allowed go there

4 (prestar) to lend

■ me dejó su abrigo she lent me her coat

5 (ceder) to give

6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make

■ esta tienda deja un buen dinero this shop makes a lot of money

7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave

8 (esperar) to wait

■ deja que llegue wait till he arrives

9 (aplazar) to put off

■ dejémoslo hasta mañana let's leave it till tomorrow

10 (omitir) to leave out, omit

11 (causar un efecto) to make

■ me ha dejado nuevo I feel like a new man

■ le película me ha dejado triste the film made me sad

12 (legar) to bequeath, leave

► auxiliar

1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund

■ ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

■ dejó de fumar he gave up smoking

2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf

■ no deja de sorprenderme she never fails to surprise me

■ no dejes de hacerlo don't forget to do it

■ no deja de molestarme she's always annoying me

3 dejar + past participle

■ dejó dicho que vendría mañana he left a message that he would come tomorrow

■ lo dejó escrito en su agenda he wrote it down in his diary

► verbo pronominal dejarse

1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind

■ me he dejado las llaves en casa I've left my keys at home

3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to

■ se dejó pegar he let himself be hit

► verbo pronominal dejarse de

1 (cesar) to stop

■ déjate de llorar stop crying

■ déjate de tonterías don't be silly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar algo por imposible to give up on something

dejar caer to drop

dejar en paz to leave alone

dejar frío,-a figurado to leave cold

dejar mal a alguien to make somebody look bad

dejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody up

dejar preocupado,-a to worry

dejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop in

■ déjate caer por mi casa cuando puedas drop in whenever you can

dejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebody

dejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with something

dejarse oír (gen) to be heard 2 (gritar) to make oneself heard

dejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter

■ se deja sentir el invierno one can feel that winter's here

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verb

1) to leave

2) abandon

3) give up

4) let

5) allow, permit

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- dejar de
- dejarse
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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 TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner, soltar) to leave

he dejado las llaves en la mesa — I've left the keys on the table

se lo dejo en la conserjería — I'll leave it for you at the porter's office

dejé 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

• dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside

• dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behind

dejó atrás a los demás corredores — he left the other runners behind

se vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind

dejar a algn muy atrás — to leave sb a long way behind

• dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside

2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave

el agua ha dejado una mancha en la pared — the water has left a stain on the wall

te deja un sabor demasiado dulce después de comerlo — it leaves a sickly aftertaste in your mouth

dejó todo su dinero a sus hijos — he left all his money to his children

dejó dos niñas pequeñas — she left two small girls

deja escritas tres novelas — he leaves three completed novels behind

3) (=guardar)

¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?

deja algo de dinero para cuando lo necesites — put some money aside for when you need it

4) (=abandonar)

a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up

dejó el esquí después del accidente — he gave up skiing after the accident

ha dejado los estudios por el fútbol — he has given up his studies to pursue a career in football

lo dejamos porque era muy difícil — we gave up because it was too hard

lo dejamos por imposible — we gave it up as being impossible

• dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinking

b) [+ persona, lugar] to leave

dejaron al niño en la puerta de una iglesia — they left the child outside a church

su novio la ha dejado — her boyfriend has left her

dejé su casa al amanecer — I left his house at dawn

c) [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!

• dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are

dejémoslo así — let's leave it at that

• ¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!

6) (=posponer)

• dejar algo [para] — to leave sth till

dejar algo para mañana — to leave sth till tomorrow

dejar algo para después — to leave sth till later

he dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time

7) (=prestar) to lend

le dejé mi libro de física — I lent him my physics book

¿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 let

mis padres no me dejan salir de noche — my parents won't let me go out at night

quiero pero no me dejan — I want to but they won't let me

dejar entrar a algn — to let sb in

dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past

dejar salir a algn — to let sb out
dejar que ({+ subjun})
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]
+ adj
dejó la ventana abierta — she left the window open

lo ha dejado muy triste — it has left him very sad

me dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me

nos dejó a todos asombrados — he stunned us all

hay algo que quiero dejar bien claro — there is one thing I want to make perfectly clear

dejaron el jardín tal como estaba — they left the garden as it was

• dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them

esa ducha me ha dejado como nueva — I feel like a different person after that shower

10) (=producir)
[+ dinero]
el negocio le deja lo justo para vivir — the business brings in just enough for him to live on

ese fondo de inversión apenas me deja intereses — that investment fund barely pays any interest

11) dejar que (=esperar)

deja que acabe de llover — wait for it to stop raining

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, forget

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]

deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it

deja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sth
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

cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no dejar de ({+ infin})
no deja de preguntarme por ti — he's always asking me about you

eso no deja de tener gracia — it has its funny side

no deja de ser raro que no haya venido — it's rather odd that she hasn't come

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 puedo dejar de asombrarme — I can't help being astonished

no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them

no dejes de comprar el billete — make sure you buy the ticket

3.

See:

dejarse
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
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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as 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

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el 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 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no 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 leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

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
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

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 grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

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?.

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* 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.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as 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

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el 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 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no 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 leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

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
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

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 grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

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 [A1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dejar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 dejar en un lugar

2 olvidar

3 como herencia

4 depositar: persona

B

1 dejar: marca, mancha etc

2 Comercio

C abandonar: novia, marido etc

D

1 en cierto estado

2 dejar algo dicho

E

1 posponer

2 reservar, guardar

F prestar

Sentido II

A

1 permitir

2 esperar

B

1 dejar paso

2 dejar caer

■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)

A deja/dejen

B

1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer

2 dejar de: cesar

■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)

A abandonarse

B

1 dejarse la barba etc

2 dejarse + infinitivo

C olvidar

D dejarse de

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (en un lugar) to leave

¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?

déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for me

deja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourself

dejé 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 it

déjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any more

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her fault

dejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired

2 (olvidar) to leave

dejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train

3 (como herencia) to leave

le dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter

4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … off

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school

B

1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

deja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children

2 ( Comercio):

no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit margin

ese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returns

C (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leave

lo dejó por otro she left him for another man

quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

no quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happy

te dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get ready

D (+ compl)

1 (en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open

su muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her reply

ese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me cold

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconscious

dejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soak

dejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your hands

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside

el 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 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite clear

dejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …

dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone

lado

2

(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a message

dejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him

¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?

E

1 (posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

dejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow

2 (reservar, guardar) to leave

deja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other time

dejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavo

deja un margen leave a margin

F ( Esp fam) (prestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to lend

he salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have some

Sentido II

A

1 (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/out

siempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleases

deja correr el agua let the water run, run the water

tú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worry

sacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to stand

su rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotion

dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INF

dejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to her

déjame que te ayude let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn

2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:

dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickens

deja 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!

B

1

dejar paso to make way

dejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulance

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas

2

dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;

‹comentario› to let … drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married

■ dejar

vi

A

deja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to pay

toma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, please

dejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't bother

B dejar de

1 (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 there

no deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without fail

no 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 feel

yo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusions

no deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologize

lo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business

por no dejar ( Chi fam); for the sake of it

2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -ING

deja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering me

creía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking

■ dejarse

v pron

A (abandonarse) to let oneself go

se ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wife

B

1 ‹barba/bigote› to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long

2 dejarse + INF:

se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him

no me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easily

quería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let him

se dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the music

se dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondency

no 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 then

nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you

dejarse estar: 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 o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)

C ( fam) (olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at home

D dejarse de ( fam):

déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truth

déjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaining

a ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time

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Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave;

◊ lo dejé en recepción I left it in reception;

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
b) ( olvidar) ‹dinero/objeto› to leave;

◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2
a) ‹mancha/huella/sabor› to leave

b) ‹ ganancia› to produce;

◊ el negocio dejó pérdidas the business made a loss

3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
◊ quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
◊ dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open;

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
a) ( posponer) leave;

◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) ‹espacio/margen/comida› to leave

( 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
1
a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

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;
◊ déjate de lamentarte stop complaining

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

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dejar

♦ vt

1. [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 in

2. [olvidar] to leave;

dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the movies

3. [encomendar]
dejarle algo a alguien to leave sth with sb;

le dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother

4. Esp [prestar]
dejar algo a alguien to lend sb sth, to lend sth to sb;

¿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 cause

6. [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;

Prov

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do today

7. [permitir]
dejar a alguien hacer algo to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth;

no 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;

dejar pasar o [m5] escapar algo to let sth slip;

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 doubt

8. [reservar]
deja algo de café para mí leave some coffee for me;

deja algo para los demás leave some for the others;

deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time

9. [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 charity

10. [reportar] to bring;

el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year

11. [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;

dejar algo por o [m5] sin hacer to fail to do sth;

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;

déjame tranquilo o [m5] en paz leave me alone o in peace;

¡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 be

14. (+ 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 by

15. [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 new

16. [esperar a]
dejar que to wait until;

dejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;

retirar del fuego y dejar enfriar o [m5] que se enfríe remove from the heat and allow to cool;

deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her

♦ vi

1. [parar]
dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;

dejó 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

2. (en negativo) [indica promesa]
no dejar de to be sure to;

¡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 problem

3. (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

♦ See also the pronominal verb dejarse

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dejar

I v/t

1 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;

¡déjalo! persona leave him alone!; asunto drop it!

2 ( permitir) let, allow;

déjale marcharse let him go;

dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen

3 ( prestar) lend

4 beneficios yield

5

:

déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;

dejar caer algo drop sth

II v/i

1 ( 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 them

2

:

no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us

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dejar vt

1) : to leave

2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake

3) : to let be, to let go

4) permitir: to allow, to permit

dejar vi

dejar de : to stop, to quit

dejar de fumar: to quit smoking

♦ See also the reflexive verb dejarse

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dejar vb

1. (en general) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

déjalo todo en la mesa leave everything on the table

ha dejado a su marido she's left her husband

2. (abandonar una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

dejó los estudios he gave up his studies

3. (permitir) to let [pt. & pp. let]

mi padre no me deja ir a la discoteca my father doesn't let me go to the disco

4. (prestar) to lend [pt. & pp. lent]

me dejó su vestido para la fiesta she lent me her dress for the party

¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

has dejado caer el pañuelo you've dropped your hankie

dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

mi padre ha dejado de fumar my father's given up smoking

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar

20 echar

v.

1 to throw.

echar algo a la basura to throw something in the bin

Ella echa la basura She throws the garbage.

2 to put.

echa esos pantalones a la lavadora put those trousers in the washing machine

3 to pour (añadir) (vino, agua).

échame más zumo, por favor (sal, azúcar) could you pour me some more juice, please?

4 to give (decir) (discurso).

5 to post(postcard, letter).

echar algo al correo to put something in the post, to post something, to mail something (United States)

6 to give off, to emit (humo, vapor, chispas).

está que echa humo (informal figurative) she's fuming

El silenciador echa gases tóxicos The muffler emits toxic gases.

7 to sprout, to shoot (hojas, flores).

Mi mata de café echó hojitas My coffee plant sprouted leaves.

8 to lie (down).

9 to tell (buenaventura).

echar las cartas (a alguien) to read somebody's fortune (in cards)

10 to fire, to turn out, to dismiss.

La empresa echó a los empleados The company fired the employees.

11 to put in, to add in, to pour, to pour in.

Ella le echó agua al balde She put water in the pail.

12 to cast out, to throw out, to ditch, to drop.

María echó al borracho Mary cast out the wino.

13 to blame, to attribute.

Le echó la culpa a Ricardo He attributed the blame to Ricardo.

14 to blurt out.

Nos echó una andanada de insultos He blurted out insults on us.

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echar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lanzar) to throw

■ echar monedas en la fuente to throw coins in the fountain

2 (dejar caer) to put, drop

3 (líquido) to pour; (comida) to give; (sal) to add, put in

4 (carta) to post, US mail

5 (expulsar) to throw out

■ lo han echado del cine he was thrown out of the cinema

6 (despedir de empleo) to sack, dismiss, fire

■ me han echado I've been sacked

7 (brotar, salir - plantas) to sprout; (- dientes) to cut; (- pelo) to grow

8 (decir) to tell

9 (emanar) to give out, give off

■ la caja de fusibles echa chispas sparks are coming out of the fuse box

10 (suponer, calcular) to guess

■ yo le echo 40 I think she's 40

11 (poner, aplicar) to put on, apply

12 (llave) to lock, turn; (cerrojo) to bolt, fasten

■ echa la llave lock the door, lock it

■ echa el cerrojo bolt the door, fasten the bolt

13 (multas, tributos) to give, impose

14 (en naipes) to deal

15 familiar (en el cine, teatro) to show, put on

■ echan una buena película en la tele there's a good film on TV

► verbo intransitivo

1 echar a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ echó a andar he began to walk

■ echó a correr she ran off

2 echar de + inf (dar)

■ echar de comer to feed

3 echar por (seguir, ir) to take, follow

■ echó por la izquierda he went left

► verbo pronominal echarse

1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself

2 (tenderse) to lie down

■ me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a bit

3 (ponerse) to put on

4 (novio, novia) to get oneself

5 echarse a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ se echó a reír he burst out laughing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a cara o cruz to toss for

echar a un lado to push aside

echar a perder to spoil

echar a suertes to draw lots

echar abajo→ link=echarechar por tierra

echar algo a suertes figurado to draw lots for something

echar barriga / echar carnes to put on weight

echar cuentas to calculate

echar de menos / echar en falta to miss

■ la echa de menos he misses her

echar el freno to put the brake on

echar en cara to blame

echar la buenaventura to tell somebody's fortune

echar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, splash out

echar las bases de to lay the foundations for

echar leña al fuego figurado to add fuel to the fire

echar maldiciones to curse

echar mano a algo to reach for something

echar mano de to make use of

echar pelillos a la mar figurado to bury the hatchet

echar por tierra (edificio) to demolish 2 (reputación etc) to ruin

echar un cigarrillo to smoke a cigarette

echar una mano to give a hand

echar una mirada / echar una ojeada to have a look, have a quick look

echar una parrafada to have a chat

echar una partida to play a game

echar una regañina a alguien / echar un sermón a alguien to tell somebody off

echar una siesta to have a siesta

echarse a perder (alimentos) to go bad 2 (personas) to go downhill

echarse a un lado to move to one side

echarse atrás (inclinarse) to lean back 2 (repensárselo) to have second thoughts, get cold feet

echárselas de familiar to claim to be

■ se las echa de valiente he claims to be brave

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verb

1) to throw, throw out

2) fire, dismiss

3) put forth

4) add

5) launch

6) put

•

- echar a perder
- echar de menos
- echarse
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Para las expresiones echar abajo, echar en cara, echar la culpa, echar en falta, echar de menos, echar a perder, echar raíces, echar a suertes, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=tirar) [+ pelota, piedra, dados] to throw; [+ basura] to throw away; [+ ancla, red] to cast; [+ moneda al aire] to toss; [+ mirada] to cast, give; [+ naipe] to deal

échame las llaves — throw me the keys

échalo a la basura — throw it away

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

- echarlas

2) (=poner) to put

echar carbón a la lumbre — to put coal on the fire

he echado otra manta en la cama — I've put another blanket on the bed

¿te echo mantequilla en el pan? — shall I put some butter on your bread?

échale un poco de azúcar a la mezcla — add a little sugar to the mixture

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)
leña 1)
3) (=verter) to pour

echó un poco de vino en un vaso — he poured some wine into a glass

echar cera en un molde — to pour wax into a mould

4) (=servir) [+ bebida] to pour; [+ comida] to give

échame agua — could you give {o} pour me some water?

¿te echo más whisky? — shall I pour you some more whisky?

no me eches tanto — don't give me so much

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

lo que le echen —

resiste lo que le echen — she can take whatever they throw at her

5) (=dejar salir)

la chimenea echa humo — smoke is coming out of the chimney

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *
chispa 1., 1), espuma 1), hostia 6), leche 9), peste 3), sangre 1)
6) (=expulsar) [de casa, bar, tienda, club] to throw out; [del trabajo] to fire *, sack *; [de colegio] to expel

cuando protesté me echaron — when I protested they threw me out

me echó de su casa — he threw me out of his house

lo han echado del colegio — he's been expelled from school

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

echar algo de sí — to get rid of sth, throw sth off

7) (=producir) [+ dientes] to cut; [+ hojas] to sprout

está empezando a echar barriga — he's starting to get a bit of a belly {o} paunch

¡vaya mal genio que has echado últimamente! — you've become {o} got really bad-tempered recently!

8) (=cerrar)

echar la llave/el cerrojo — to lock/bolt the door

echar el freno — to brake

echa la persiana — can you draw the blinds?

9) (=mover)

a) [+ parte del cuerpo]

echar la cabeza a un lado — to tilt {o} cock one's head to one side

echar el cuerpo hacia atrás — to lean back

b) (=empujando) to push

echar a algn a un lado — to push sb aside

echar atrás a la multitud — to push the crowd back

10) (=enviar) [+ carta] to post, mail (EEUU)

eché la carta en el buzón — I posted the letter

¿dónde puedo echar esta postal? — where can I post this postcard?

11) (=calcular) to reckon

¿cuántos kilos le echas? — how much do you think {o} reckon she weighs?

¿cuántos años le echas? — how old do you think {o} reckon he is?

échale una hora andando — you can reckon on it taking you an hour if you walk

12) (=dar) [+ discurso] to give, make

echar maldiciones — to curse

echar una reprimenda a algn — to tick sb off, give sb a ticking-off

he ido a que me echen las cartas — I've had my cards read

13) [con sustantivos que implican acciones] [+ trago, partida] to have

¿echamos un café? — shall we have a coffee?

salió al balcón a echar un cigarrillo — he went out onto the balcony for a smoke {o} cigarette

echar una multa a algn — to fine sb, give sb a fine
polvo 5), vistazo
14) [+ tiempo]

hay que echarle muchas horas — it takes a long time

de jóvenes nos echábamos nuestros buenos ratos de charla — we used to spend a lot of time talking when we were younger

esta semana he echado cuatro horas extras — I did four hours overtime this week

15) * [en cine, televisión] to show

echaron un programa sobre Einstein — there was a programme about Einstein on, they showed a programme about Einstein

¿qué echan en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

16) [+ cimientos] to lay

17) (Zool) [para procrear]

ha echado a su perra con un pastor alemán — he has mated his bitch with a German shepherd

18) Caribe, Cono Sur (=azuzar) [+ animal] to urge on

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO (=tirar)

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

ahora tienes que echar para adelante y olvidarte del pasado — you need to get on with your life and forget about the past

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

echa para allá — move up

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

echemos por aquí — let's go this way
echar a ({+ infin})
echar a correr — to break into a run, start running

echar a reír — to burst out laughing, start laughing

3.

See:

echarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex. He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex. As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex. Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex. The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

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echar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ echar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 lanzar, tirar

2 soltar

3 Juegos: cartas

B expulsar: persona

C echar: carta

D

1 pasar, correr

2 mover

E despedir: humo

F

1 echar: hojas

2 echar: dientes

Sentido II

A

1 poner

2 servir, dar

B

1 dirigir: sermón, discurso

2 imponer

C calcular

D dar: programa, película

E pasar: tiempo

Sentido III con sustantivos

Sentido IV

A echar abajo

B echar de ver

■ echar (verbo intransitivo)

A empezar

B dirigirse

C echar para adelante

■ echarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 tirarse, arrojarse

2 tumbarse, acostarse

3 apartarse, moverse

B

1 ponerse

2 echarse novio/novia

3 tragarse

C expulsar

D romper

E tardar

Sentido II echarse a + infinitivo

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (lanzar, tirar) to throw

echó la botella por la ventanilla she threw the bottle out of the window

lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin

echó una piedra al agua she threw a stone into the water

échame la pelota throw me the ball, throw the ball to me

echaron el ancla they cast their anchor o dropped anchor

echó la red he cast his net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back

echó la mano a la pistola he grabbed o made a grab for his gun

le echó los brazos al cuello she threw her arms around his neck

echar a algn a perder to spoil sb

echar algo a perder ‹sorpresa/preparativos› to spoil sth, ruin sth

ha luchado tanto y ahora lo echa todo a perder he's fought so hard and now he's throwing it all away

la helada echó a perder la cosecha the frost ruined the harvest

echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb

¿cuándo lo echaste de menos? when did you miss it o realize it was missing?

te echo mucho de menos I really miss you, I miss you terribly

2

(soltar): les echaron los perros they set the dogs on them

echó el semental a la yegua he put the mare to the stud

3 ( Juegos) ‹carta› to play, put down

echarle las cartas a algn to read sb's cards

B (expulsar) ‹persona› (de un trabajo) to fire ( colloq), to sack ( BrE colloq); (de un bar, teatro) to throw … out; (de un colegio) to expel

me echaron (del trabajo) I was fired, I got the sack ( BrE)

me echó de casa he threw o turned me out (of the house)

entre dos camareros lo echaron a la calle two of the waiters threw him out

C ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

D

1 (pasar, correr) ‹cortinas› to pull, draw

échale la llave lock it

la persiana estaba echada the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?

2

(mover): échalo a un lado push it to one side

lo echó para atrás she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)

E

(expeler, despedir): echaba espuma por la boca he was foaming at the mouth

el motor echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the engine

el volcán echaba humo y lava the volcano was belching out smoke and lava

¡qué peste echa esa fábrica! ( fam); what a stink that factory gives off! ( colloq)

chispa² (↑ chispa (2))

F (producir)

1 ‹hojas› to sprout

la planta ya está echando flores the plant is already flowering

2 ‹dientes› to cut

estás echando barriga ( fam); you're getting a bit of a tummy ( colloq)

Sentido II

A

1 (poner) to put

le echaste mucha sal a la sopa you put too much salt in the soup

¿cuánto azúcar le echas al café? how many sugars do you take in your coffee?

echa esa camisa a la ropa sucia put that shirt in with the dirty laundry, put that shirt out for the wash

echa más leña al fuego put some more wood on the fire

¿qué te echaron los Reyes? ( Esp); ≈ what did Santa bring you?

échale valor y díselo ( fam); just pluck up your courage and tell him

2 (servir, dar) to give

échame un poquito de vino can you pour o give me a little wine?

¿te echo más salsa? do you want some more sauce?

tenía que echar de comer a los cerdos he had to feed the pigs

tengo que echarles de comer a los niños ( fam hum); I have to feed the children, I have to get the children's dinner ( o lunch etc)

lo que me/le echen ( Esp fam): yo, de trabajo, lo que me echen I'll do whatever needs doing ( colloq)

éste come lo que le echen he'll eat whatever's put in front of him ( colloq)

B

1 (dirigir) ‹sermón/discurso› (+ me/te/le etc):

me echó un sermón por llegar tarde ( fam); he gave me a real talking-to for being late ( colloq)

nos echó un discurso de dos horas ( fam); she gave us a two-hour lecture ( colloq)

le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

peste

2 ( fam) (imponer) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa he was fined, they gave him a fine, he got a fine

me echaron dos años I got two years ( colloq)

C ( fam) (calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

le echo 20 años I'd say he was 20, I'd put him at 20 ( colloq)

¿cuánto te costó? — ¿cuánto le echas? how much did it cost you? — how much do you think? o have a guess

de aquí a tu casa échale una media hora it's o it takes about half an hour from here to your house

D ( Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show

¿qué echan en el Imperial? what are they showing at the Imperial?, what's on at the Imperial?

¿qué echan en la tele esta noche? what's on TV tonight?

E ( Esp fam) (pasar) ‹tiempo› to spend

echamos un rato agradable con ellos we spent o had a pleasant few hours with them

Sentido III ( con sustantivos):

echar un cigarrillo ( fam); to have a cigarette

echar una firma ( fam); to sign

echar el freno to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda she gave o threw me a furious look

echaron unas manos de póquer they played o had a few hands of poker

cuenta¹ f A 1. (↑ cuenta (1)), culpa, mirada, partida, siesta, etc

Sentido IV

A

echar abajo ‹edificio› to pull down;

‹gobierno› to bring down; ‹proyecto› to destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

nos echó abajo la moral it undermined our morale

echaron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

tierra

B

echar de ver to notice, realize

se echa de ver que está muy triste it's obvious that o you can see that she's not very happy

■ echar

vi

A (empezar) echar A + INF to start o begin to + INF, start o begin -ING

al ver que lo seguían echó a correr when he saw they were following him he started to run o started running o broke into a run

echó a andar sin esperarnos he set off without waiting for us

el motor echó a andar a la primera the engine started (the) first time

las palomas echaron a volar the doves flew off

B

(dirigirse): echó calle abajo she went off down the street

echa por aquí a ver si podemos aparcar go down here to see if we can find a place to park

echaron por la primera calle a la derecha they took the first street on the right

C

echar para adelante or ( fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco, si no vas a bloquear la salida del garaje go forward a little, or else you'll block the garage exit

echa p'alante y verás cómo te sale bien go for it! everything will turn out all right, you'll see ( colloq)

echa p'alante, que ya llegamos keep going, we're nearly there

■ echarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

nos echamos al suelo we threw ourselves to the ground

se echó en sus brazos she threw o flung herself into his arms

se echó de cabeza al agua she dived into the water

échate hacia atrás lean back

la noche se nos echó encima night fell suddenly, it was night before we knew it

echarse a perder «comida» to go bad, go off ( BrE);

«proyecto/preparativos» to be ruined

se me echó a perder el televisor my television's broken

era muy bonita pero se ha echado a perder she used to be very pretty but she's lost her looks

desde que se ha juntado con ellos se ha echado a perder since he started hanging out with them he's gone off the rails ( colloq)

encima

2 (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

se echó en la cama he lay down on the bed

me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down ( BrE)

3 (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

se echó a un lado she moved to one side

me tuve que echar a la cuneta I had to go off the edge of the road

échate para allá y nos podremos sentar todos if you move over that way a bit we can all sit down

echarse atrás to back out

dijo que iba a venir, pero luego se echó atrás she said she was going to come, but then she changed her mind o pulled out o backed out

cuando vieron que iba a ser difícil se echaron atrás when they saw that it was going to be difficult, they got cold feet o backed out

echárselas ( Chi fam): el jefe no le quiso pagar más y se las echó the boss didn't want to pay him any more so he upped and left ( colloq)

se las echó cerro arriba he went off up the hill

echárselas de algo ( fam): se las echa de culto he likes to think he's cultured

se las echa de gran conocedor de vinos he claims to be o makes out he is a bit of a wine connoisseur, he likes to think of himself as o ( BrE) he fancies himself as a bit of a wine connoisseur ( colloq)

B

1 (ponerse) to put on

échate crema o te quemarás con este sol put some cream on or you'll burn in this sun

se echó el abrigo por los hombros she threw the coat around her shoulders

espalda

2 ( fam) ‹novio/novia›

se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

3 ( Méx fam) (tragarse) to drink

C (expulsar) ‹pedo›

¿quién se ha echado un pedo? who's let off o farted? ( colloq)

D ( Méx fam) (romper) to break

echarse a algn al plato ( Méx fam); to bump sb off ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (tardar) ‹horas/días› to take

Sentido II (empezar) echarse A + INF to start -ING o start to + INF

se echó a llorar he started crying o to cry, he burst into tears

se echaron a reír they started laughing o to laugh, they burst out laughing

se echó a correr cuesta abajo he ran o he set off at a run down the hill

sólo de pensarlo me echo a temblar just thinking about it gives me the shivers ( colloq)

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echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw;

◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echar algo a perder to ruin sth;
echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb
b)

◊ echar abajo ‹ edificio› to pull down;

‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
a) (pasar, correr) ‹ cortinas› to pull, draw;

◊ échale (la) llave lock it;

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover):

◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side

5
a) (expeler, despedir) ‹olor/humo/chispas› to give off

b) ( producir) ‹ hojas› to sprout;

◊ ya está echando flores it's flowering already

1
a) ( poner) ‹leña/carbón› to put;

‹ gasolina› to put in;
◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

b) (servir, dar) to give;

◊ échame un poco de vino can you give me a little wine?

c) ‹ trago› to have

2
a) ‹sermón/discurso› (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb

3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ me eché al suelo I threw myself to the ground;

echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);

[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

◊ se echó a un lado she moved to one side;

échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echarse atrás to back out
2
a) ( ponerse) ‹crema/bronceador› to put on

b) ‹ cigarillo› to have

c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:

◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

d) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;
◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;

las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añorar
- balón
- bautizar
- borda
- botar
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabezada
- campana
- cana
- capote
- cara
- cierre
- correo
- extrañar
- falta
- guante
- jarra
- jarro
- leña
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- olvidarse
- papilla
- película
- perder
- peste
- polvo
- pulso
- resto
- saco
- salar
- sapo
- siesta
- sortear
- suerte
- tierra
- tirar
- vista
- vistazo
- amarra
- ancla
- barriga
- basura
- brote
- buzón
- calle
- carta
- casa
English:
anchor
- arm wrestle
- belch
- blame
- boot
- boot out
- brake
- browse
- bud
- cast
- catapult
- chase away
- chuck out
- demolish
- dip into
- discharge
- door
- doze
- draw
- evict
- explode
- eye
- fill out
- fire
- forget
- froth
- fuel
- fume
- glance down
- glance round
- hair
- hex
- jettison
- kick out
- lace
- launch
- lay
- lend
- lie down
- lock up
- look
- lot
- mail
- miss
- muck up
- peep
- post
- puff
- pull apart
- put

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echar

♦ vt

1. [tirar] to throw;
[red] to cast;
echar anclas, echar el ancla to drop anchor;

échame el balón throw me the ball;

echar algo a la basura to throw sth in the Br bin o US garbage can;

echar una moneda al aire to toss a coin;

échalo en la cesta de la ropa sucia put it in the dirty-clothes basket;

echar una piedra por la ventana to throw a stone through the window;

echar abajo [edificio] to pull down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down; [gobierno] to bring down; [proyecto] to ruin
2. [meter, poner] to put;

echa suficiente ropa en la maleta make sure you pack enough clothes in your suitcase;

échalo en el asiento de atrás put it on the back seat;

echa esta camisa a la lavadora put that shirt in the washing machine;

echa una firma en esta postal sign o put your name on this postcard;

Comp

echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire;

Comp
Fam
echar el resto: queda sólo una semana, ahora hay que echar el resto there's only a week to go, so from now on we really have to give it our all

3. [carta, postal] to post, US to mail;

¿(me) podrías echar esta carta? could you post o US mail this letter (for me)?;

echó la carta al buzón y siguió caminando he put the letter in the postbox o US mailbox and walked on;

echar algo al correo to put sth in the post, to post sth, US to mail sth

4. [trago, sorbo] to take, to have;
[cigarrillo] to have
5. [vistazo] to take, to have;

le he echado una mirada, pero no me parece interesante I've had a look at it, but I don't think it's very interesting

6. [mover] [parte del cuerpo]
echa la pierna a un lado move your leg aside;

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;

echa los hombros para atrás y saca el pecho put your shoulders back and stick your chest out

7. [añadir] [vino, agua] to pour (a o en into); [sal, azúcar] to add (a o en to);
échame más agua, por favor could you pour me some more water, please?;

no me eches tanta azúcar en el café don't put so much sugar in my coffee

8. [dar] [comida, bebida] to give;

echa alpiste al canario give the canary some birdseed;

hay que echar agua a las plantas we need to water the plants;

Comp
Fam
lo que me/te/le etc[m5]. echen: [m5] Alberto come lo que le echen Alberto will eat whatever you put in front of him;

es un hombre muy paciente, aguanta lo que le eches he's a very patient man, he puts up with anything you can throw at him

9. [decir] [discurso, sermón] to give;
[reprimenda] to dish out; [piropo, cumplido] to pay;
echar una maldición a alguien to put a curse on sb;
Fam
le echaron una bronca por llegar tarde they told her off for arriving late;

me echó en cara que no le hubiera ayudado she reproached me for not helping her

10. [humo, vapor, chispas] to give off, to emit;

la fábrica echa mucho humo a la atmósfera the factory pours out a lot of smoke into the atmosphere;

Comp
Fam
está que echa humo he's fuming;

Comp
Fam
echar pestes o Méx [m5]madres: volvió de vacaciones echando pestes o Méx [m5] madres del lugar she came back from her Br holiday o US vacation cursing the place where she had stayed

11. [hojas, flores] to sprout, to shoot;
[raíces, pelo, barba] to begin to grow; [diente] to cut;
los almendros están echando flores the almond trees are beginning to flower;

está empezando a echar los dientes she's beginning to cut her teeth;
Fam
en los últimos meses ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch over the past few months

12. [expulsar]
echar a alguien (de) to throw sb out (of);

le han echado del partido he's been expelled from the party;

le echaron de clase por hablar con un compañero he was thrown o sent out of the class for talking to a friend

13. [despedir]
echar a alguien (de) to fire o sack sb (from);

¡que lo echen! fire him!, sack him!, kick him out!

14. [accionar]
echar la llave/el cerrojo to lock/bolt the door;

echar el freno to brake, to put the brakes on;
Fam Fig
¡echa el freno! ¿estás seguro de que podemos pagarlo? hold your horses, are you sure we can afford it?

15. [acostar] to lie (down);

¿has echado al bebé? have you put the baby to bed?

16. [tiempo]
le he echado dos semanas a este proyecto I've taken two weeks over this project, I've spent two weeks on this project;

echaron dos horas en llegar a Bogotá it took them two hours to get to Bogotá

17. [calcular]
¿cuántos años le echas? how old do you reckon he is?;

siempre me echan años de menos people always think I'm younger than I really am;

échale que de aquí a Málaga haya 600 kilómetros let's say it's about 600 kilometres from here to Malaga

18. [naipe, partida] to play;

te echo una carrera I'll race you;

¿echamos un dominó? shall we have a game of dominoes?

19. [buenaventura] to tell;

echar las cartas a alguien to read sb's fortune [from the cards]

20. [emplear]
le echó muchas ganas al asunto he went about it with a will;

le echan mucha ilusión a todo lo que hacen they put a lot of enthusiasm into everything they do;

échale más brío al pedaleo put a bit more energy into the pedalling;

los ladrones le echaron mucho ingenio the thieves showed a lot of ingenuity

21. Fam [sentencia]
le echaron diez años he got ten years

22. Fam [documento]
tengo que ir a echar una instancia al Ministerio I've got to go and hand in a form at the ministry

23. Esp Fam [en televisión, cine, teatro] to show;

¿qué echan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV o Br telly tonight?;

¿qué echan en el Rialto? what's on o showing at the Rialto?;

echan una película de acción they're showing an action movie

24. Am [animales] to urge on

25. [otras contrucciones]
echar a perder algo [vestido, alimentos, plan] to ruin sth;
[ocasión] to waste sth;
no puedes echar todo a perder, después de tanto esfuerzo you can't just throw it all away after all that effort;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth;

echar algo a suertes to draw lots for sth;

echar de menos to miss;

le echa mucho de menos he misses her a lot;

echo de menos mi casa I miss my house;
Chile
echarlas to run away;

echar algo por tierra to put paid to sth, to ruin sth;

eso echa por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas that dashes all our hopes

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse]
echar por la calle arriba to go o head up the street;

echar por la derecha to go (to the) right

2. [empezar]
echar a andar to set off;

echar a correr to break into a run;

echar a llorar to burst into tears;

echar a reír to burst out laughing;

echar a volar to fly off

♦ See also the pronominal verb echarse

* * *

echar

I v/t

1 ( lanzar) throw; de un lugar throw out;

lo han echado del trabajo he’s been fired;

echar abajo pull down, destroy

2 humo give off

3 ( poner) put

4 carta mail, Br tb

post

5

:

echar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.;

me echó 40 años he thought I was 40

II v/i

:

echar a start to, begin to;

echar a correr start o begin to run, start running

* * *

echar vt

1) lanzar: to throw, to cast, to hurl

2) expulsar: to throw out, to expel

3) emitir: to emit, give off

4) brotar: to sprout, to put forth

5) despedir: to fire, to dismiss

6) : to put in, to add

7)

echar a perder : to spoil, to ruin

8)

echar de menos : to miss

echan de menos a su madre: they miss their mother

echar vi

1) : to start off

2)

echar a : to begin to

♦ See also the reflexive verb echarse

* * *

echar vb

1. (tirar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

échame la pelota throw me the ball

2. (expulsar) to expel [pt. & pp. expelled] / to throw out

lo han echado del colegio he's been expelled from school

nos echó de su casa she threw us out of her house

3. (poner) to put [pt. & pp. put]

¿has echado sal al arroz? have you put any salt in the rice?

4. (dar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

me has echado demasiado, no creo que pueda comérmelo you've given me too much I don't think I can eat it all

mi padre me ha echado un sermón my father gave me a lecture

5. (verter) to pour

échame un poco de zumo pour me some juice

6. (emitir) to give out

la chimenea echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the chimney

7. (jugar) to play / to have

¿echamos una partida de ajedrez? shall we have a game of chess?

8. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué echan hoy en televisión? what's on television tonight?

9. (calcular) to think [pt. & pp. thought] / to guess

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

te echo 25 años I think you're 25

echar a cara o cruz to toss a coin for it

echar a hacer algo to start doing something

echar de menos to miss

echar el cerrojo to bolt the door

echar una carta al buzón to post a letter

echar una mirada to look

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