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1 excavation
1. n копка, рытьё2. n выкапывание, откапывание; раскапывание3. n выдалбливание4. n вырытая яма, котлован; выемка5. n стр. экскавация, выемка грунта, земляные работы6. n горн. открытые работы7. n археол. раскопки; раскоп8. n геол. вымоина в русле9. n мед. образование полости10. n мед. полость, вдавлениеСинонимический ряд:1. digging out (noun) blasting; digging out; disinterring; exhuming; mining; scooping out; unearthing; using a back hoe; using a trencher2. hole in the ground (noun) cavity; hole; hole in the ground; hollow; mine; pit; quarry; tunnel -
2 dégagement
dégagement [degaʒmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = action de libérer) freeing ; [de crédits] releaseb. ( = production) [de fumée, gaz, chaleur] emissionc. (Football, rugby) clearanced. ( = placard) storage space ; ( = couloir) passage* * *degaʒmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( d'un lieu) clearing (de of)2) ( de vestiges) digging out (de of)3) Sport ( au football) clearance ( de quelqu'un by somebody)* * *deɡaʒmɑ̃ nm1) [gaz, odeurs] emission2) [victimes] freeing3) [passage] clearingitinéraire de dégagement — alternative route (to relieve traffic congestion)
4) (= espace libre) open space, (dans un appartement) recess5) FOOTBALL clearance* * *dégagement nm1 ( d'un lieu) clearing (de of); le dégagement de la chaussée s'est effectué rapidement the road was soon cleared;2 ( de vestiges) digging out (de of);4 Méd dégagement de la tête/des épaules d'un bébé freeing of the head/of the shoulders of a baby.dégagement des cadres Admin cutting back on managerial staff; Mil cutting back on officers; dégagement instantané gas escape.[degaʒmɑ̃] nom masculina. [accidentel] a gas leakb. [volontaire] a release of gas2. [espace - dans une maison] passage, hall ; [ - dans une ville] open space ; [ - dans un bois] clearing -
3 arrachage
arrachage [aʀa∫aʒ]masculine noun* * *aʀaʃaznom masculin ( de récolte) picking; (de dent, poteau) pulling out; (de broussailles, souche) digging out* * *aʀaʃaʒ nm* * *arrachage nm ( de récolte) picking; (de dent, poteau) pulling out; (de broussailles, souche) digging out; arrachage des mauvaises herbes weeding.[araʃaʒ] nom masculin[de pommes de terre] lifting -
4 shovel
1. n совок, лопатка, черпак2. n тех. экскаватор, механическая лопата3. n с. -х. сошник4. n мор. жарг. механик5. v сгребать; выгребать, нагребать; бросать совком, лопатой6. v загребать7. v рыть, копать8. v работать совком, лопатой, черпаком9. v спец. перелопачивать10. v редк. волочить ноги; идти вразвалкуСинонимический ряд:1. digging tool (noun) backhoe; coal scoop; digging tool; ditch digger; post-hole digger; scoop; snow shovel; spade; steam shovel; trowel2. dig with a shovel (verb) delve; dig; dig out; dig up; dig with a shovel; excavate; grub; load; move; muck; scoop; spade; trench3. shuffle (verb) scuff; scuffle; shamble; shuffle -
5 Spade
1. n сл. черномазый, цветной2. n лопата, лопатка; заступnotching spade — копальная лопата, посадочная лопатка
3. n скребок4. n совок5. n нож6. n воен. сошник7. v копать лопатойspade beard — окладистая борода; борода лопатой
grafting spade — заступ, узкая штыковая лопата
8. v разделывать9. n карт. пики, пиковая масть10. n пика, карта пиковой масти, пиковкаСинонимический ряд:1. digging tool (noun) coal scoop; digging tool; dipper; farm implement; garden tool; ladle; post-hole digger; scoop; shovel; spoon; trowel2. dig (verb) dig; dig out; excavate; grub; scoop; shovel -
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noun1) Ausschachtung, die; (with machine) Ausbaggerung, die; (of ore, metals) Förderung, die; Abbau, der* * *noun die Ausgrabung* * *ex·ca·va·tion[ˌekskəˈveɪʃən]\excavation of a tumulus Aushebung f eines Hügelgrabsthe \excavation of a tunnel das Graben eines Tunnelsto carry out an \excavation eine Ausgrabung durchführento take part in an \excavation an einer Ausgrabung teilnehmen* * *["ekskə'veISən]n* * *1. Aushöhlung f2. Höhle f, Vertiefung f3. TECH Ausgrabung f (auch Archäologie), Ausschachtung f, Aushub m4. BAHN Durchstich m5. GEOL Auskolkung f* * *noun1) Ausschachtung, die; (with machine) Ausbaggerung, die; (of ore, metals) Förderung, die; Abbau, der* * *n.Ausgrabung f. -
7 dig
diɡ
1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) golpear
2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) puñetazo, codazo, golpe- digger- dig out
- dig up
dig vb cavartr[dɪg]1 (poke, prod) codazo3 (by archaeologists) excavación nombre femenino1 (ground, garden) cavar (en); (by machine - tunnel, trench) excavar; (by hand - hole) hacer, cavar; (potatoes etc) sacar; (site) excavar2 (thrust, jab, press) clavar, hincar1 (person - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; (animal) escarbar; (on site) hacer excavaciones, excavar2 (cut) clavarse3 (mine - for oil) hacer prospecciones de; (- for minerals) extraer1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (lodgings) alojamiento m sing, pensión f sing; (room) habitación f sing alquilada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dug in (settled) estar instalado,-ato dig deep into one's pockets (willingly) contribuir generosamente 2 (reluctantly) rascarse el bolsilloto dig oneself in SMALLMILITARY/SMALL atrincherarseto dig oneself into a hole meterse en un apuroto dig one's heels in mantenerse en sus treceto dig one's own grave cavarse su propia tumbato dig somebody in the ribs darle un codazo a alguiento dig (up) (the) dirt on somebody sacarle los trapos sucios a relucir a alguiento have/take/make a dig at somebody meterse con alguien1) : cavar, excavarto dig a hole: cavar un hoyo2) extract: sacarto dig up potatoes: sacar papas del suelo3) poke, thrust: clavar, hincarhe dug me in the ribs: me dio un codazo en las costillas4)to dig up discover: descubrir, sacar a luzdig vi: cavar, excavardig n1) poke: codazo m2) gibe: pulla f3) excavation: excavación fn.• empujón s.m.• excavación s.f.• pulla s.f.• rehilete s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: dug) = cavar v.• empujar v.• excavar v.
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1. dɪg1)a) \<\<ground\>\> cavar; \<\<holeench\>\> ( by hand) cavar; ( by machine) excavarb) \<\<potatoes\>\> sacar*c) ( Archeol) excavar2) (jab, thrust)to dig somebody in the ribs — darle* or (fam) pegarle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
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vi1)a) ( excavate - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; \<\<dog\>\> escarbarto dig for oil — hacer* prospecciones petrolíferas
b) ( Archeol) hacer* excavaciones, excavar2) ( search) buscar*•Phrasal Verbs:- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig up
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1) ( Archeol) excavación f2) ( jab - with elbow) codazo m; (- with pin) pinchazo mto give somebody a dig in the ribs — darle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
3) ( critical remark) (colloq) pulla f; ( hint) indirecta fto have a dig at somebody/something — meterse con alguien/algo
[dɪɡ] (vb: pt, pp dug)to live in digs — vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión etc
1. N1) (Archeol) excavación f3) * (=taunt) indirecta f, pulla fto have a dig at sb — lanzar una indirecta or una pulla a algn
2. VT1) [+ hole] [person] cavar, excavar; [machine] excavar; [animal] cavar, escarbar- dig one's own grave2) (=break up) [+ ground] remover3) (=cultivate) [+ garden] cultivar, cavar en5) (=extract) [+ coal] extraer, sacar6) (=thrust)to dig sth into sth — clavar algo en algo, hundir algo en algo
7) (=prod) empujar; (with elbow) dar un codazo a8) (esp US)† * (=enjoy)I don't dig jazz — no me gusta el jazz, el jazz no me dice nada
dig this! — ¡mira esto!
3. VI2) (=search) ahondarto dig deeper into a subject — ahondar or profundizar en un tema
- dig deep into one's pocket- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig over- dig up* * *
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1. [dɪg]1)a) \<\<ground\>\> cavar; \<\<hole/trench\>\> ( by hand) cavar; ( by machine) excavarb) \<\<potatoes\>\> sacar*c) ( Archeol) excavar2) (jab, thrust)to dig somebody in the ribs — darle* or (fam) pegarle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
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vi1)a) ( excavate - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; \<\<dog\>\> escarbarto dig for oil — hacer* prospecciones petrolíferas
b) ( Archeol) hacer* excavaciones, excavar2) ( search) buscar*•Phrasal Verbs:- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig up
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1) ( Archeol) excavación f2) ( jab - with elbow) codazo m; (- with pin) pinchazo mto give somebody a dig in the ribs — darle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
3) ( critical remark) (colloq) pulla f; ( hint) indirecta fto have a dig at somebody/something — meterse con alguien/algo
to live in digs — vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión etc
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8 work
wə:k
1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabajo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabajo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabajo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabajo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabajo
2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabajar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabajar, tener empleo3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar resultados5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresar, desarrollar6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) volverse7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) trabajar, fabricar•- - work- workable
- worker
- works
3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) mecanismo•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
work1 n1. trabajo2. obrain work con trabajo / que tiene trabajoout of work sin trabajo / paradoto get to work / to set to work ponerse a trabajarwork2 vb1. trabajar2. funcionarhow do you work this machine? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?tr[wɜːk]1 (gen) trabajohe put a lot of hard work into that project trabajó mucho en ese proyecto, puso mucho esfuerzo en ese proyecto2 (employment) empleo, trabajowhat sort of work do you do? ¿qué clase de trabajo haces?, ¿a qué te dedicas?what time do you leave work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?3 (building work, roadworks) obras nombre femenino plural4 (product, results) trabajo, obra5 (literary etc) obra1 (person) hacer trabajar2 (machine) manejar; (mechanism) accionardo you know how to work the video? ¿sabes cómo hacer funcionar el vídeo?3 (mine, oil well) explotar; (land, fields) trabajar, cultivar4 (produce) hacer5 (wood, metal, clay) trabajar; (dough) amasar6 (make by work or effort) trabajar1 (gen) trabajarshe works hard at her homework trabaja mucho en sus deberes, pone mucho esfuerzo en sus deberes2 (machine, system) funcionarhow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?3 (medicine, cleaner) surtir efecto, tener efecto; (plan) tener éxito, salir bien, funcionar, resultar4 (move)1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tinglado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's all in a/the day's work todo forma parte del trabajo, es el pan nuestro de cada díaall work and no play makes Jack a dull boy hay que divertirse de vez en cuandoit works both ways es una arma de doble filokeep up the good work! ¡que siga así!the forces at work los elementos en juegoto be in work tener trabajo, tener un empleoto be out of work estar en el paro, estar sin trabajo, estar parado,-ato get down/set to work ponerse a trabajar, poner manos a la obrato get worked up exaltarse, excitarse, ponerse nervioso,-ato give somebody the (full) works tratar a alguien a lo grandeto have one's work cut out to do something costarle a uno mucho trabajo hacer algoto make light/short work of something despachar algo deprisato work like a Trojan trabajar como un negroto work loose soltarse, aflojarseto work one's fingers to the bone dejarse los codos trabajandoto work oneself to death matarse trabajandoto work to rule hacer huelga de celopublic works obras nombre femenino plural públicaswork basket costurero, cesto de laborwork camp campamento de trabajowork experience experiencia laboralwork of art obra de artework permit permiso de trabajowork station SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL estación nombre femenino de trabajo, terminal nombre masculino de trabajowork surface encimera1) operate: trabajar, operarto work a machine: operar una máquina2) : lograr, conseguir (algo) con esfuerzoto work one's way up: lograr subir por sus propios esfuerzos3) effect: efectuar, llevar a cabo, obrar (milagros)4) make, shape: elaborar, fabricar, formara beautifully wrought vase: un florero bellamente elaborado5)to work up : estimular, excitardon't get worked up: no te agiteswork vi1) labor: trabajarto work full-time: trabajar a tiempo completo2) function: funcionar, servirwork adj: laboralwork n1) labor: trabajo m, labor f2) employment: trabajo m, empleo m3) task: tarea f, faena f4) deed: obra f, labor fworks of charity: obras de caridad5) : obra f (de arte o literatura)6) workmanship7) works nplfactory: fábrica f8) works nplmechanism: mecanismo mv.• andar v.• elaborar v.• funcionar v.• hacer funcionar v.• hacer trabajar v.• laborear v.• labrar v.• marchar v.• obrar v.• trabajar v.adj.• laborable adj.n.• chamba s.f.• fábrica s.f.• labor s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• obra s.f.• sobrehueso s.m.• trabajar s.m.• trabajo s.m.wɜːrk, wɜːk
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1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo mthe house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos
she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!
it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento
2) u ( employment) trabajo mto look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo
to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo
they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)
I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete
3) (in phrases)at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)
4)a) c (product, single item) obra fb) u ( output) trabajo mit was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works
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1) \<\<person\>\> trabajarto get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro
to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien
2)a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo
it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos
b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efectotry it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte
these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan
3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)
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vt1)a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajarb) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotarc) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar end) ( pay for by working)2) ( cause to operate)do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?
3)a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar4)a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought Ib) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglarshe worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar
•Phrasal Verbs:- work off- work out- work up[wɜːk]1. N1) (=activity) trabajo m; (=effort) esfuerzo m•
to be at work on sth — estar trabajando sobre algo•
work has begun on the new dam — se han comenzado las obras del nuevo embalse•
it's all in a day's work — es pan de cada día•
to do one's work — hacer su trabajo•
to get some work done — hacer algo (de trabajo)•
to get on with one's work — seguir trabajando•
it's hard work — es mucho trabajo, cuesta (trabajo)•
a piece of work — un trabajo•
she's put a lot of work into it — le ha puesto grandes esfuerzos•
to make quick work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez•
to set to work — ponerse a trabajar•
to make short work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez•
to start work — ponerse a trabajarnasty 1., 4)to have one's work cut out —
2) (=employment, place of employment) trabajo m"work wanted" — (US) "demandas de empleo"
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to be at work — estar trabajandoaccidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales
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to go to work — ir a trabajar•
to be in work — tener trabajo•
she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo•
it's nice work if you can get it — es muy agradable para los que tienen esa suerte•
I'm off work for a week — tengo una semana de permiso•
to be out of work — estar desempleado or parado or en paro•
to put sb out of work — dejar a algn sin trabajo•
on her way to work — camino del trabajo3) (=product, deed) obra f; (=efforts) trabajothis is the work of a professional/madman — esto es trabajo de un profesional/loco
what do you think of his work? — ¿qué te parece su trabajo?
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his life's work — el trabajo al que ha dedicado su vida4) (Art, Literat etc) obra f•
a literary work — una obra literaria5) works [of machine, clock etc] mecanismo msing- bung or gum up the worksspannerMinistry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas
2. VI1) (gen) trabajar; (=be in a job) tener trabajo•
he is working at his German — está dándole al alemán•
she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panaderíahe works in education/publishing — trabaja en la enseñanza/el campo editorial
he prefers to work in wood/oils — prefiere trabajar la madera/con óleos
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to work to rule — (Ind) estar en huelga de celo•
to work towards sth — trabajar or realizar esfuerzos para conseguir algo- work like a slave or Trojan etc2) (=function) [machine, car] funcionarmy brain doesn't seem to be working today — hum mi cerebro no funciona hoy como es debido
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it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable•
this can work both ways — esto puede ser un arma de doble filo•
to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo•
it works off the mains — funciona con la electricidad de la red3) (=be effective) [plan] salir, marchar; [drug, medicine, spell] surtir efecto, ser eficaz; [yeast] fermentarhow long does it take to work? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace falta para que empiece a surtir efecto?
the scheme won't work — el proyecto no es práctico, esto no será factible
it won't work, I tell you! — ¡te digo que no se puede (hacer)!
4) [mouth, face, jaws] moverse, torcerse5) (=move gradually)•
to work round to a question — preparar el terreno para preguntar algowhat are you working round to? — ¿adónde va a parar todo esto?, ¿qué propósito tiene todo esto?
3. VT1) (=make work) hacer trabajarto work o.s. to death — matarse trabajando
2) (=operate)can you work it? — ¿sabes manejarlo?
3) (=achieve) [+ change] producir, motivar; [+ cure] hacer, efectuar; [+ miracle] hacerwonder 1., 2)4) (Sew) coser; (Knitting) [+ row] hacer5) (=shape) [+ dough, clay] trabajar; [+ stone, marble] tallar, grabarworked flint — piedra f tallada
6) (=exploit) [+ mine] explotar; [+ land] cultivar7) (=manoeuvre)•
to work o.s. into a rage — ponerse furioso, enfurecerse•
to work one's way along — ir avanzando poco a pocoto work one's way up a cliff — escalar poco a poco or a duras penas un precipicio
to work one's way up to the top of a company — llegar a la dirección de una compañía por sus propios esfuerzos
8) (=finance)•
to work one's passage on a ship — costearse un viaje trabajando•
to work one's way through college — costearse los estudios universitarios trabajando4.CPDwork camp N — campamento m laboral
work ethic N — ética f del trabajo
work experience N — experiencia f laboral
work force N — (=labourers) mano f de obra; (=personnel) plantilla f
work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso
work permit N — permiso m de trabajo
work prospects NPL — [of student] perspectivas fpl de trabajo
work study N — práctica f estudiantil
work surface N — = worktop
work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral
work week N — (US) semana f laboral
- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up* * *[wɜːrk, wɜːk]
I
1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo mthe house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos
she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!
it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento
2) u ( employment) trabajo mto look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo
to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo
they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)
I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete
3) (in phrases)at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)
4)a) c (product, single item) obra fb) u ( output) trabajo mit was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works
II
1.
1) \<\<person\>\> trabajarto get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro
to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien
2)a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo
it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos
b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efectotry it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte
these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan
3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)
2.
vt1)a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajarb) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotarc) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar end) ( pay for by working)2) ( cause to operate)do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?
3)a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar4)a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought Ib) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglarshe worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar
•Phrasal Verbs:- work off- work out- work up -
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1.[dɪg]intransitive verb, -gg-, dug [dʌg]2) (Archaeol.): (excavate) Ausgrabungen machen; graben2. transitive verb,-gg-, dug1) grabendig a hole [in something] — ein Loch [in etwas (Akk.)] graben
2) (turn up with spade etc.) umgraben3) (Archaeol.) ausgraben3. noun1) Grabung, die3) (fig.) Anspielung, die (at auf + Akk.)have or make a dig at somebody/something — eine [spitze] Bemerkung über jemanden/etwas machen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/20416/dig_in">dig in- dig out- dig up* * *[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) stoßen2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) der Stoß, der Seitenhieb- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *[dɪg]I. nto go on a \dig eine Ausgrabung machen\dig in the ribs Rippenstoß mII. vi<-gg-, dug, dug>1. (break up ground) graben2. (poke) graben, wühlenher nails dug into his palm ihre Nägel gruben sich in seine HandI've got a stone in my shoe and it's \digging into my foot in meinem Schuh ist ein Stein, der bohrt sich in meinen Fußto \dig in one's pocket in der Tasche graben [o fam [herum]wühlenyou \dig, man? alles klar, Junge? fam4.▶ to \dig deeper der Sache nachgehen [o auf den Grund gehen], tiefer bohren▶ to \dig [deeper] into one's pockets [tiefer] in die eigene Tasche greifen▶ to \dig [deeper] into one's resources [or savings] [verstärkt] auf eigene Mittel/Ersparnisse zurückgreifenIII. vt<-gg-, dug, dug>▪ to \dig sth etw grabento \dig a canal/ditch einen Kanal/Graben aushebento \dig a hole ein Loch buddeln fam2. ARCHEOL▪ to \dig sth etw ausgraben [o frei legen3. (thrust)to \dig a pole into the ground einen Pfahl in den Boden rammento \dig sb in the ribs jdn [mit dem Ellenbogen] anstoßento \dig one's spurs into a horse einem Pferd die Sporen geben6.▶ to dig [up] the dirt about [or on] sb jdn durch den Schmutz ziehen* * *[dɪg] vb: pret, ptp dug1. vtthey dug their way out of prison — sie gruben sich (dat) einen (Flucht)tunnel aus dem Gefängnis
to dig sb in the ribs — jdm or jdn in die Rippen stoßen
2. vi1) (person) graben; (dog, pig) wühlen, graben; (TECH) schürfen; (ARCHEOL) (aus)graben, Ausgrabungen machento dig deep ( Sport, fig ) — auf seine letzten Reserven zurückgreifen; ( fig, in one's memory ) lange überlegen
2) (inf3. nto have a dig at sb/sth — eine spitze Bemerkung über jdn/etw machen
* * *dig [dıɡ]A s1. Graben n, Grabung f2. umga) (archäologische) Ausgrabungb) Ausgrabungsstätte f3. Puff m, Stoß m:dig in the ribs Rippenstoß m5. SCHULE US umg Büffler(in)6. pl Br umg Bude f:live in digs möbliert wohnenB v/t prät und pperf dug [dʌɡ], obs digged1. graben in (dat):b) fig etwas ausgraben, aufdecken, ans Tageslicht bringen:dig the truth out of sb die Wahrheit aus jemandem herausholenc) auftreiben, finden4. ein Loch etc graben:a) eine (Fall)Grube ausheben,5. eingraben, bohren ( beide:into in akk):6. einen Stoß geben (dat), stoßen, puffen:dig one’s spurs into a horse einem Pferd die Sporen geben;dig sb in the ribs jemandem einen Rippenstoß geben7. umga) kapieren umg, verstehenC v/i1. graben, schürfen ( beide:for nach)2. figa) forschen ( for nach)b) sich gründlich beschäftigen ( into mit)3. dig intoa) einem Pferd die Sporen geben,b) umg in einen Kuchen etc reinhauen,c) umg sich einarbeiten in (akk)4. SCHULE US umga) büffeln, ochsenb) schwitzen (at über dat)5. besonders Br umg seine Bude haben, wohnen* * *1.[dɪg]intransitive verb, -gg-, dug [dʌg]2) (Archaeol.): (excavate) Ausgrabungen machen; graben2. transitive verb,-gg-, dug1) grabendig a hole [in something] — ein Loch [in etwas (Akk.)] graben
2) (turn up with spade etc.) umgraben3) (Archaeol.) ausgraben3. noun1) Grabung, die3) (fig.) Anspielung, die (at auf + Akk.)have or make a dig at somebody/something — eine [spitze] Bemerkung über jemanden/etwas machen
Phrasal Verbs:- dig in- dig out- dig up* * *(at) n.Anspielung (gegen) f.Spitze -n f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: dug)= graben v.(§ p.,pp.: grub, gegraben) -
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I 1. [dɪg]1) (poke) spintone m., colpo m.; (with elbow) gomitata f.; (with fist) pugno m.to get in a dig at sb. — lanciare una frecciata a qcn
3) archeol. scavi m.pl.2. II 1. [dɪg]1) (excavate) scavare [trench, tunnel]2) agr. zappare [garden, plot]; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi in [ site]3) (extract) cavare [ potatoes]; raccogliere [ root crops]; estrarre [coal, turf] ( out of da)5) AE colloq. (like)2.1) (excavate) scavare ( into in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare); agr. zappare; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi3) (penetrate)to dig into — [springs, thorns] piantarsi, conficcarsi
•- dig in- dig out- dig up* * *[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) scavare2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) scavare3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) colpire2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) colpo; frecciata- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *dig /dɪg/n.1 (archeol.) scavo3 (fig. fam.) frecciatina; battutina: He can never resist a dig at her parents, non può mai trattenersi dal lanciare una frecciatina ai suoi genitori; to have a dig at sb. [st.], fare una battutina su q. [qc.]4 (pl.) (fam. antiq. GB) camera d'affitto; alloggio♦ (to) dig /dɪg/(pass. e p. p. dug)A v. t.1 scavare; estrarre ( dal suolo): He dug a hole in the ground, ha scavato una buca in terra; to dig a trench [a grave, a tunnel, a ditch], scavare una trincea [una tomba, una galleria, un fosso]; to dig coal, estrarre carbone; to dig potatoes, cavare le patate ( scavando)3 conficcare; piantare: He dug his elbow into my ribs, mi ha piantato il gomito nelle costole; He dug the spurs into the horse's sides, ha piantato gli speroni nei fianchi del cavallo4 (pop. antiq.) apprezzare; capire: to dig girls, apprezzare le donne; I can dig that, lo capisco; You dig?, capisci?B v. i.1 fare uno scavo; vangare2 ( anche fig.) scavare: to dig for gold, scavare in cerca d'oro; cercare l'oro; They dug down several metres and found water, hanno scavato per alcuni metri e hanno trovato l'acqua; They dug through 6 feet of solid rock, hanno fatto un buco di 6 piedi nella roccia solida; They spent months digging through the archives, hanno passato mesi a scavare negli archivi● to dig deep, far prova di generosità, elargire con generosità; (fig.) fare ricerche approfondite □ (fig.) to dig one's own grave, scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani □ to dig sb. in the ribs, dare una gomitata (o una ditata) nelle costole a q. □ (fig.) to dig a hole for oneself, darsi la zappa sui piedi (fig.) □ to dig (up) the dirt (on sb.), cercare di scoprire informazioni compromettenti (su q.).* * *I 1. [dɪg]1) (poke) spintone m., colpo m.; (with elbow) gomitata f.; (with fist) pugno m.to get in a dig at sb. — lanciare una frecciata a qcn
3) archeol. scavi m.pl.2. II 1. [dɪg]1) (excavate) scavare [trench, tunnel]2) agr. zappare [garden, plot]; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi in [ site]3) (extract) cavare [ potatoes]; raccogliere [ root crops]; estrarre [coal, turf] ( out of da)5) AE colloq. (like)2.1) (excavate) scavare ( into in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare); agr. zappare; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi3) (penetrate)to dig into — [springs, thorns] piantarsi, conficcarsi
•- dig in- dig out- dig up -
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∎ he dug his way under the fence il s'est creusé un passage sous la clôture;∎ he's been out digging the garden il a bêché le jardin;∎ to dig potatoes arracher des pommes de terre;∎ figurative to dig one's own grave creuser sa propre tombe∎ she dug me in the ribs (with her elbow) elle m'a donné un coup de coude dans les côtes∎ dig that music! écoute-moi (un peu) cette musique!;∎ I dig that (like it) ça me plaît ou me botte, j'aime bien ça;∎ she really digs you (likes you) elle en pince vraiment pour toi∎ to dig for gold creuser pour trouver de l'or;∎ figurative he spends hours digging about in old junk shops il passe des heures à fouiller dans les magasins de brocante;∎ figurative if you dig a bit deeper si on creuse un peu3 noun(a) (in ground) coup m de bêche(b) Archeology fouilles fpl;∎ to go on a dig faire des fouilles∎ to give sb a dig in the ribs donner un coup de coude dans les côtes de qn∎ he made a nasty dig at the government il a lancé une pique au gouvernement;∎ that was a dig at you cette pique était pour toi➲ dig in∎ dig in! allez-y, mangez!, attaquez!(a) (mix with ground) enterrer∎ he dug in his spurs il a éperonné son cheval;∎ to dig in one's heels se braquer, se buter;∎ to dig oneself in se retrancher; figurative camper sur ses positions;∎ he's really dug himself in il s'est encroûté(a) (delve into) fouiller dans;∎ figurative don't dig into your savings n'entame pas tes économies, ne pioche pas dans tes économies(b) (start eating) attaquer∎ your elbow is digging into me ton coude me rentre dans les côtes∎ they had to dig the car out of the snow il a fallu qu'ils dégagent la voiture de la neige (à la pelle)∎ where did you dig him up? où est-ce que tu l'as pêché ou dégoté? -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defensive knobbed stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] rungu[Swahili Plural] marungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flexible stick used to capture burrowing nearshore worms for bait[English Plural] flexible sticks[Swahili Word] telewa[Swahili Plural] telewa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] forked stick[English Plural] forked sticks[Swahili Word] kongwa[Swahili Plural] makongwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get stuck[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hockey stick[English Plural] hockey sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick (used to pull down branches in fruit-picking)[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] chogoe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick for pulling down fruit[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] upembo[Swahili Plural] pembo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large hooked stick[English Plural] large hooked sticks[Swahili Word] ngoe[Swahili Plural] ngoe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make (legs) stick in[Swahili Word] -topeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] topea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of stick used for twisting the rope tightening firewood[Swahili Word] mlio[Swahili Plural] milio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mchokoo[Swahili Plural] michokoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chokoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonjo[Swahili Plural] mikonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonzo[Swahili Plural] mikonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick used for opening coconuts[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] chuo[Swahili Plural] vyuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short thick stick[English Plural] short thick sticks[Swahili Word] kibarango[Swahili Plural] vibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mbarango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short, thick stick (made from the wood of the mpweke tree)[English Plural] short, thick sticks[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] mpweke N (type of tree)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] bakora[Swahili Plural] bakora[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] bakora ya kiskofu[Note] rel. crozier.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] fimbo[Swahili Plural] fimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a stick that you don't have in hand won't kill a snake (proverb)[Swahili Example] fimbo ya mbali hayiuwi nyoka (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kijiti[Swahili Plural] vijiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti[English Example] he stops his arms, as though he had been stuck with a stick in his eye[Swahili Example] anasimamisha mikono, kama aliyechomwa kijiti machoni [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konjo[Swahili Plural] makonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mbarango[Swahili Plural] mibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mkongojo[Swahili Plural] mikongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukongojo[Swahili Plural] kongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] konga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] njiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ufito[Swahili Plural] fito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -choma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -kokorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korochakorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -nata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -sagama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (for digging holes)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mshamo[Swahili Plural] mishamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (stout)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to a frying pan)[Swahili Word] -ungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to the ground)[Swahili Word] -jikaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] ki-Asumini kilijikaza chini ya mihogo [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (together)[Swahili Word] -ambata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] amba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (used by weavers to tighten thread)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mladi[Swahili Plural] miladi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonzo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with hardened tip used for hunting)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick between two things[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -ganda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -kwama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -zinda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick for sitting on when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paraga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] fasten a knife-blade in the handle.[Swahili Example] pachika kisu kipinini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in (belt etc.)[Swahili Word] -futika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -futa[Related Words] -futua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in the throat[Swahili Word] -sama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick of wood[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] banzi[Swahili Plural] mabanzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on[Swahili Word] -bandika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on which one props oneself when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick out[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick set against a door to hold it shut[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick to[Swahili Word] -gandamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -ambatana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ambata[English Example] the cloth has stuck to the wound[Swahili Example] nguo imeambatana na kidonda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -shikamana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the rice stuck together after being cooked[Swahili Example] Wali ulishikamana baada ya kupikwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used for knocking down fruit[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] pikipiki[Swahili Plural] mapikipiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -piga[Swahili Definition] fimbo ndogo ya kutupia mtini ili kuangusha matunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used in rope-making[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kileti[Swahili Plural] vileti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used to remove fish from larger basket type fish traps[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] palio[Swahili Plural] palio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with iron tip (for digging stones)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] muo[Swahili Plural] miuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with something[Swahili Word] -gandama na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticking together[Swahili Word] mnato[Swahili Plural] minato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks (bunch of), laid inside a cooking-pot to keep the food from burning[English Plural] sticks (bunches of)[Swahili Word] nyalio[Swahili Plural] nyalio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks or laths used to fill up the spaces in the framework of a house prior to plastering[Swahili Word] wasa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks used for fortune-telling[Swahili Word] wano[Swahili Plural] mawano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick stick[English Plural] thick sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[English Example] he plays hockey with a thick stick[Swahili Example] anacheza hoki kwa gongo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walking stick with the handle shaped like the bill of a hornbill[English Plural] walking sticks[Swahili Word] domo la kwembe[Swahili Plural] madomo ya kwembe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. n спец. прощупывание; зондирование2. n разведка бурением3. n шурование4. n расследование5. a исследовательский6. a испытательный7. a глубокий, тщательныйСинонимический ряд:1. biting (adj.) acute; biting; clear-cut; incisive; penetrating; perceptive; sharp; shrewd; trenchant2. inquiry (noun) delving; inquest; inquiry; inquisition; probe; quest3. investigation (noun) discovery; examination; exploration; investigation; research; search4. exploring (verb) delving into; digging into; exploring; going into; inquiring into; investigating; looking into; prospecting; sifting5. feeling out (verb) feeling out; sounding out6. researching (verb) delving; digging; enquiring; look into; reconnoitering; reconnoitring; researching; scouting7. sounding (verb) feel out; probing; sounding -
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a falsehood, lieto forge--------by strikingto drive--------especially of root cropsto grow large--------especially of root cropsto grow ripe--------nouna small, cone-shaped ant hill--------noundew--------of musical instrumentsto cause to sound by beating--------sound of a bellto ring--------verbbreak--------verbcreate--------verbhit--------verbmention--------verbname--------verbring--------verbsmash--------verbstrike--------verbto be in vigorous motion--------verbto cause vigorous motion--------verbto palpitate--------verbto strike--------verbto throb--------ti inflict--------to agree--------to apply--------to appoint--------to astonish--------to attach oneself to a family--------to attach oneself to a person--------to be in unison--------to be level--------to be lost from--------to be marred--------to be removed--------to be smashed--------to be taken from--------to be withheld from--------to beat--------to become loose--------to befall--------to bend--------to bind with a belt--------to blow strongly--------to bow--------to break out--------to break--------to bring together and fasten--------to bring together--------to burst out--------to call forth--------to call the names of--------to cause a great disturbance--------to cause public uproar--------to cause--------to chase away--------to commit--------to converse--------to cough--------to counteract a movement--------to crack--------to create by uniting--------to create--------to cry aloud--------to cut off--------to dash--------to deal a blow--------to destroy--------to discourse--------to drive away--------to drive into the ground--------to emit excessive heat--------to enter into close contact--------to exercise--------to exert--------to fabricate--------to fail--------to fall back--------to fall--------to fasten with a sash--------to form into balls or lumps--------to form--------to get by cutting and peeling off--------to get by digging--------to get by filling in--------to get by scooping--------to get for oneself--------to get for someone else--------to gird--------to girdle--------to give a blow--------to give a push--------to give rise to--------to go to ruin--------to grow big--------to grow heavy--------to grow old--------to grow or divide into--------to grow or swell into--------to grow or turn into--------to hammer--------to have tied around--------to have tied on--------to hit--------to institute--------to invent--------to join a society--------to join closely--------to knock out--------to knock--------to laugh--------to make a noise--------to make by beating--------to make by collection--------to make by digging--------to make by removing obstables--------to make--------to move forward rapidly--------to move the hand--------to move to a place--------to nominate to an office--------to ordain from the beginning--------to originate--------to perform--------to perish--------to play on--------to practice against--------to practise--------to praise the names of--------to prick--------to procure--------to proffer--------to pronounce--------to push aside--------to push away--------to rage--------to relate--------to relax--------to report--------to resort to a person--------to resort to a place--------to resort to a shelter or hiding place--------to rise up in public disorder--------to roar--------to ruin--------to rush into destruction--------to set before--------to set in motion--------to set one's hand to--------to set to flight--------to set up--------to shake--------to shape into--------to shatter--------to shout--------to sink--------to smack with the tongue--------to smash--------to sound off--------to speak out--------to speak--------to spoil--------to sting--------to stop something from spreading--------to strike at--------to surprise--------to take refuge in--------to talk--------to thunder--------to treat with--------to turn into--------to utter and address with words of various purpose--------to utter--------to wail--------to whirl up -
15 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehéntake vb1. cogertake your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo2. llevarcould you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?3. llevarsesomeone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!4. tomar5. llevar / tardar / durarto take place tener lugar / ocurrirtr[teɪk]1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma1 (carry, bring) llevar■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva2 (drive, escort) llevar■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?7 (medicine, drugs) tomar■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar9 (teach) dar clase a10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer12 (time) tardar, llevar■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)18 (bear) aguantar, soportar19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer■ she takes the view that... opina que...21 (have) tomar(se)22 (suppose) suponer■ I take it that... supongo que...23 (consider) considerar, mirar24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir25 (rent) alquilar2 (fish) picar3 (in draughts etc) comer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativatake it from me escucha lo que te digotake it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejastake my word for it créemeto be hard to take ser difícil de aceptarto be on the take dejarse sobornarto have what it takes tener lo que hace faltato take five descansar cinco minutosto take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nadato take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penasto take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a1) capture: capturar, apresar2) grasp: tomar, agarrarto take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos3) catch: tomar, agarrartaken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa4) captivate: encantar, fascinar5) ingest: tomar, ingerirtake two pills: tome dos píldoras6) remove: sacar, extraertake an orange: saca una naranja7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)8) need, require: tomar, requirirthese things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargartake them with you: llévalos contigotake the trash out: saca la basura10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)12) suppose: suponerI take it that...: supongo que...to take a walk: dar un paseoto take a class: tomar una claseto take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrirtake vi: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)take n1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)n.• taquilla s.f.• toma (Film) s.f.• toma s.f. (time)expr.• tardar expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.• asir v.• calzar v.• cautivar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• llevar v.• quedarse con v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)• tomar v.
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1. teɪk2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)1. VT1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarsewho took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?
someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso
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I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo
I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul
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the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †•
take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals•
please take a seat — tome asiento, por favoris this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)•
take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio3) (=lead, transport) llevarher work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn
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he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche•
they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir porwe took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco
take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha
5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacerwe took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras
7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacertake my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad
what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?
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London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941•
will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?•
you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual•
take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...
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losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota•
it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo dejawhisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene
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I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga•
he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro•
take that! — ¡toma!8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantara car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas
can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?
10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzarwhat size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?
11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requeririt takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor
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it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir•
she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta12) (of time)•
I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempotake your time! — ¡despacio!
13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasarwhat are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?
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to take a degree in — licenciarse en14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar15) (=understand, assume)I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...
am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?
how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?
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I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médicowhat do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?
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I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomarnow take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda
let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos
take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja
taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...
17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportarwe can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo
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I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!•
I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomarwill you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?
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he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer•
he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té•
to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de20) (=acquire)•
to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar•
he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo•
I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...21) (Ling) [+ case] regir22)• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —
I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia
23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar2. VI1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar3) (=receive)giveshe's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
3. N1) (Cine) toma f3)- be on the take4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f5) * (=opinion) opinión fwhat's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?
- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take upTAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
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1. [teɪk]2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
2.
vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f -
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[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grave2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) grave3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) puffe; skubbe2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) hentydning; puf- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grave2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) grave3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) puffe; skubbe2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) hentydning; puf- digger- dig out
- dig up -
17 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjælpe2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) hjælpe; gavne3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjælp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) hjælp•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjælpe2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) hjælpe; gavne3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjælp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) hjælp•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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18 help
help
1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ayudar2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ayudar, contribuir3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ayudar (a calmar), aliviar4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ayudar, servir5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) no poder evitar
2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ayuda2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ayuda3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) criado; asistente; empleado; ayudante4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) no hay nada que hacer, no hay remedio, no hay vuelta atrás•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
help1 interj ¡socorro!help2 n ayudado you need any help? ¿necesitas ayuda?help3 vb ayudarcan I help you? ¿puedo ayudarte?can't help... no poder evitar...help yourself! ¡sírvete tú mismo!tr[help]1 (gen) ayuda2 (servant) asistenta, criada1 ¡socorro!1 (gen) ayudar■ can you help us? ¿nos puedes ayudar?■ can I help you? ¿qué desea?, ¿le puedo servir en algo?2 (be of use) ayudar, servir3 (to relieve) aliviar4 (avoid) evitar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI «(he etc)» can't help it (I can't stop myself) no puedo (puede etc) evitarlo 2 (not my fault) no es culpa mía (suya etc)I couldn't help «+ ger» no pude por menos que + infit can't be helped no hay nada que hacerto help oneself servirse a sí mismo,-a■ help yourself! ¡sírvete tú mismo!help ['hɛlp] vt1) aid, assist: ayudar, auxiliar, socorrer, asistir2) alleviate: aliviar3) serve: servirhelp yourself!: ¡sírvete!4) avoid: evitarit can't be helped: no lo podemos evitar, no hay más remedioI couldn't help smiling: no pude menos que sonreírhelp n1) assistance: ayuda fhelp!: ¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!2) staff: personal m (en una oficina), servicio m domésticon.• apoyo s.m.• asistencia s.f.• auxilio s.m.• ayuda s.f.• favor s.m.• mano s.f.• redención s.f.• remedio s.m.• socorro s.m.• sufragio s.m.v.• aliviar v.• asistir v.• auxiliar v.• ayudar v.• coadyuvar v.• servir v.• socorrer v.
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1. help1) ( assist) ayudarcan I help you? — ( in shop) ¿qué desea?
so help me God — (frml) y que Dios me asista (frml)
to help somebody (to) + INF — ayudar a alguien a + inf
she helped the old lady across the road — ayudó a la anciana a cruzar la calle; see also help out
2) (avoid, prevent) (usu neg or interrog)I can't help the way I look — si soy así ¿qué (le) voy a hacer?
I can't help thinking that... — no puedo menos que pensar que...
are you going to visit them? - not if I can help it — ¿los vas a ir a ver? - no si lo puedo evitar
oh, well, it can't be helped — bueno, paciencia or ¿qué se le va a hacer?
3) (serve food, goods)to help somebody TO something — servirle* algo a alguien
2.
vi \<\<person/remark\>\> ayudar; \<\<tool\>\> servir*every little bit (AmE) o (BrE) every little helps — muchos pocos hacen un mucho
to help to + INF — ayudar a + inf
3.
v refl1) ( assist) ayudarse (a sí mismo)2) ( resist impulse) (usu neg) controlarse3) ( take)to help oneself (TO something) — \<\<to food/a drink\>\> servirse* (algo)
can I use your phone? - help yourself — ¿puedo llamar por teléfono? - estás en tu casa
help yourself to any books you want — agarra or toma or (Esp) coge los libros que quieras
he helped himself to $10 from the till — se agenció 10 dólares de la caja (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- help out
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1) ua) ( rescue) ayuda fdon't panic: help is on the o its way — calma, que ya vienen a ayudarnos; (as interj)
help! — socorro!, auxilio!
to go for help — ir* a buscar ayuda, ir* a por ayuda (Esp)
to call for/send for help — pedir*/mandar a buscar ayuda
b) ( assistance) ayuda fwas that book any help? — ¿te sirvió de algo el libro?
can I be of (any) help to you? — ¿la/lo puedo ayudar (en algo)?
[help]that's a great help! — (iro) pues vaya ayuda! (iró); (before n) <file, button> ( Comput) de ayuda
1. N1) (=assistance) ayuda fthanks for your help — gracias por ayudarme, gracias por tu ayuda
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to ask (sb) for help — pedir ayuda (a algn)•
he is beyond help — ya no se puede hacer nada por él•
to call for help — (=ask for help) pedir ayuda or auxilio; (=shout for help) pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos•
to come to sb's help — acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn•
to get help, he rushed off to get help — salió corriendo en busca de ayuda•
to go to sb's help — acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn•
you've been a great help to me — me has ayudado muchísimoyou're a great help! — iro ¡valiente ayuda!
•
it's no help (to say that) — no sirve de nada (decir eso)there's no help for it but to... — no hay más remedio que + subjun
•
to be of help to sb — ayudar a algncan I be of help? — ¿puedo ayudar?
•
you should seek professional help — deberías consultar a un profesional, deberías pedir asesoramiento•
to shout for help — pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos•
I could use some help — una ayudita no me vendría mal•
with the help of — con la ayuda dewith the help of a knife — con un cuchillo, ayudándose con un cuchillo
2) (=helpers)2. VT1) (=aid, assist) ayudarthat won't help you — eso no te va a servir de nada, eso no te va a ayudar
can I help you? — (in shop) ¿qué deseaba?, ¿en qué le puedo servir?
to help each other/one another — ayudarse el uno al otro
•
to help sb across the road — ayudar a algn a cruzar la calle•
to help sb on/ off with his coat — ayudar a algn a ponerse/quitarse el abrigo•
I couldn't stand so he helped me up — no me podía poner de pie así que él me ayudó•
let me help you with that suitcase — deja que te ayude or que te eche una mano con esa maletaso help me, I'll kill him! * — ¡te lo juro que lo mato! *
2) (at table)•
to help sb to soup/vegetables — servir sopa/verdura a algn3) (=avoid) evitar"why are you laughing?" - "I can't help it" — -¿por qué te ríes? -no lo puedo evitar
I can't help it, I just don't like him — es superior a mí, me cae mal
"it's rather late now" - "I can't help that, you should have come earlier" — -ahora es bastante tarde -no es mi culpa, tenías que haber llegado antes
it can't be helped — no hay más remedio, ¿qué se le va a hacer?
he won't if I can help it — si de mí depende, no lo hará
can I help it if it rains? — ¿es mi culpa si llueve?
4)to help o.s. —
a) (=assist o.s.) ayudarse a sí mismodon't think about helping others, think about helping yourself — no pienses en ayudar a los demás, piensa en ayudarte a ti mismo
b) (=serve o.s.) servirsehelp yourself! — ¡sírvete!
c) (=take sth)"can I borrow your pen?" - "help yourself" — -¿me prestas el bolígrafo? -cógelo
d) * (=steal)e) (=prevent o.s.)I screamed with pain, I couldn't help myself — grité del dolor, no lo pude evitar
3.VI ayudar4.EXCLhelp! — ¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!
5.CPDhelp menu N — (Comput) menú m de ayuda
- help out* * *
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1. [help]1) ( assist) ayudarcan I help you? — ( in shop) ¿qué desea?
so help me God — (frml) y que Dios me asista (frml)
to help somebody (to) + INF — ayudar a alguien a + inf
she helped the old lady across the road — ayudó a la anciana a cruzar la calle; see also help out
2) (avoid, prevent) (usu neg or interrog)I can't help the way I look — si soy así ¿qué (le) voy a hacer?
I can't help thinking that... — no puedo menos que pensar que...
are you going to visit them? - not if I can help it — ¿los vas a ir a ver? - no si lo puedo evitar
oh, well, it can't be helped — bueno, paciencia or ¿qué se le va a hacer?
3) (serve food, goods)to help somebody TO something — servirle* algo a alguien
2.
vi \<\<person/remark\>\> ayudar; \<\<tool\>\> servir*every little bit (AmE) o (BrE) every little helps — muchos pocos hacen un mucho
to help to + INF — ayudar a + inf
3.
v refl1) ( assist) ayudarse (a sí mismo)2) ( resist impulse) (usu neg) controlarse3) ( take)to help oneself (TO something) — \<\<to food/a drink\>\> servirse* (algo)
can I use your phone? - help yourself — ¿puedo llamar por teléfono? - estás en tu casa
help yourself to any books you want — agarra or toma or (Esp) coge los libros que quieras
he helped himself to $10 from the till — se agenció 10 dólares de la caja (fam)
•Phrasal Verbs:- help out
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1) ua) ( rescue) ayuda fdon't panic: help is on the o its way — calma, que ya vienen a ayudarnos; (as interj)
help! — socorro!, auxilio!
to go for help — ir* a buscar ayuda, ir* a por ayuda (Esp)
to call for/send for help — pedir*/mandar a buscar ayuda
b) ( assistance) ayuda fwas that book any help? — ¿te sirvió de algo el libro?
can I be of (any) help to you? — ¿la/lo puedo ayudar (en algo)?
that's a great help! — (iro) pues vaya ayuda! (iró); (before n) <file, button> ( Comput) de ayuda
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19 dig
diɡ 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) spa/grave opp2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) grave3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) dytte, støte2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) dytt, støt- digger- dig out
- dig uparbeide--------graveIsubst. \/dɪɡ\/1) graving, utgravingsplass2) utgraving3) ( hverdagslig) støt, stikk, puff, dytt4) ( overført) stikk, hint, spydighet, spark5) (amer., slang) lesehestII1) grave, grave i2) rote i (jorden)3) grave opp, grave ut, grave frem4) ( overført) lete frem, grave frem, grave opp5) lete, søke, rote6) (spesielt amer., slang, også dig in) pugge, legge seg i selen, jobbe, slite7) ( hverdagslig) bo, losjere8) støte, stikke, kjøre, hugge, sette, bore9) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) digge, like• do you dig what I'm saying?dig away at jobbe (med), slite (med)dig into kaste seg over, hugge innpådig oneself in bli varm i skjorta, installere seg trenge inn i emnet ( militærvesen) grave seg neddig one's feet\/heels\/toes in ( hverdagslig) sette seg til motverge, gjøre motstanddig out ( også overført) grave frem, lete frem(amer.) stikke avdig potatoes ta opp poteterdig up ( også overført) grave opp -
20 avant
avant [avɑ̃]━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <► avant de (+ infinitif) before► avant tout, avant toute chose ( = ce qui est le plus important) above all ; ( = tout d'abord) first• avant tout, il faut éviter la guerre above all war must be avoided2. <a. ( = auparavant) first• le voyage sera long, mangez avant it's going to be a long journey so have something to eat firstb. ( = autrefois)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adverbe avant signifie autrefois, cette notion est généralement exprimée en anglais par used to, qui est suivi de l'infinitif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• avant, c'était très beau ici it used to be very beautiful here• avant, je n'aimais pas la physique I didn't use to like physicsd. (lieu) tu vois la boulangerie ? le fleuriste est juste avant you see the baker's? the florist's is just this side of it• en avant, marche ! forward march!• partez en avant, on vous rejoindra you go on ahead, we'll catch up with you3. <a. ( = partie antérieure) [d'avion, voiture, train] front ; [de navire] bowsb. ( = joueur) forward4. <( = antérieur) front* * *
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1. avɑ̃1) ( dans le temps) gén before, beforehand; ( d'abord) first2) ( dans l'espace) beforetu vois l'église, j'habite (juste) avant — can you see the church? I live (just) before it
refuser de s'engager plus avant — lit to refuse to go any further; fig to refuse to get any more involved
3) ( dans une hiérarchie) before
2.
1) ( dans le temps) beforeavant mon départ/retour — before I leave/come back
avant le 1er juillet — by 1 July
2) ( dans l'espace) before3) ( dans une hiérarchie) beforefaire passer quelqu'un/quelque chose avant quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put somebody/something before somebody/something
3.
avant de locution prépositive
4.
avant que locution conjonctive
5.
en avant locution adverbiale forward(s)se pencher/faire un pas en avant — to lean/to take a step forward(s)
en avant, marche! — Armée forward march!
en avant toute! — Nautisme, fig full steam ahead!
en avant la musique! — (colloq) off we go!
mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose en avant — to put somebody/something forward
6.
en avant de locution prépositive ahead of [groupe]
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1. avɑ̃adjectif invariable [roue, siège, patte] front
2.
nom masculin1) ( partie antérieure)
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Lorsque avant est adverbe il se traduit par before sauf lorsqu'il signifie ‘en premier lieu, d'abord’; il se traduit alors par first: si tu prends la route, mange quelque chose avant = if you're going to drive, have something to eat firstLorsque avant est préposition il se traduit par before sauf dans le cas où une limite de temps est précisée; il se traduit alors par by: à retourner avant le 30 mars = to be returned by 30 Marchavant entre dans la composition de nombreux mots qui s'écrivent avec un trait d'union ( avant-hier, avant-guerre, avant-coureur etc). Ces mots sont des entrées à part et on les trouvera dans la nomenclature du dictionnaire. Utilisé avant un nom pour désigner une période précédant un événement ou l'avènement d'une personne il se traduit par pre- et forme alors un groupe adjectival que l'on fait suivre du nom approprié: l'avant-1945/l'avant-Thatcher/l'avant-sommet = the pre-1945 period/the pre-Thatcher era/the pre-summit discussions* * *avɑ̃1. prép2. adv3. adj inv4. nm1) [véhicule] frontà l'avant — in the front, in front
2) SPORT (= joueur) forwardaller de l'avant — to steam ahead, to make good progress
en avant — forward, forwards Grande-Bretagne
Il a fait un pas en avant. — He took a step forward.
avant que (avec subjonctif) ; avant qu'il ne parte; avant qu'il parte — before he leaves
avant qu'il ne pleuve; avant qu'il pleuve — before it rains
avant tout (= surtout) — above all
* * *I.avant ⇒ Note d'usageA adv1 ( dans le temps) gén before, beforehand; ( d'abord) first; que faisait-il avant what was he doing before?; tu n'aurais pas pu le dire avant? couldn't you have said so before(hand)?; si j'avais su cela avant j'aurais… if I'd known that before(hand) I would have…; quelques heures/jours avant a few hours/days before; la nuit/la semaine/le mois avant the night/the week/the month before; peu avant not long before (that); bien avant long before; le bus/train d'avant the previous bus/train; les locataires d'avant the previous tenants; le cours/la séance d'avant the previous lesson/performance; repose-toi avant tu partiras ensuite rest first and then go; laquelle de ces lettres veux-tu que je tape avant? which of these letters would you like me to type first?; avant nous n'avions pas l'électricité we didn't have electricity before; aussitôt avant just before; j'avais compris longtemps avant I had understood a long time before; ce n'était pas ce lundi mais celui d'avant it was not this Monday but the previous one; la fois d'avant nous nous étions déjà perdus we got lost the last time as well; j'ai vu le film mais pas l'émission d'avant I saw the film GB ou movie US but not the programmeGB before it;2 ( dans l'espace) before; tu vois l'église, j'habite (juste) avant can you see the church? I live (just) before it; ‘c'est avant l'église?’-‘oui juste avant’ ‘is it before the church?’-‘yes just before it’; il l'a mentionné avant dans l'introduction he mentioned it earlier in the introduction; je crois que la dame était avant I think this lady was first; il est inutile de creuser plus avant lit, fig there's no point in digging any further; refuser de s'engager plus avant lit to refuse to go any further; fig to refuse to get any more involved;3 ( dans une hiérarchie) before; le T vient avant T comes before; son travail passe avant his work comes first.B prép1 ( dans le temps) before; partir/arriver avant qn to leave/to arrive before sb, to leave/to arrive before sb does; avant mon départ/retour before I leave/come back; les enfants avant les adultes children before adults; je suis partie avant la fin I left before the end; avant l'ouverture/la fermeture des magasins before the shops GB ou stores US open/close; peu avant minuit shortly before midnight; ne viens pas avant 5 heures don't come before 5 o'clock; rentrer avant la nuit/le dîner to come back before nightfall/dinner; la situation d'avant la crise/révolution the situation before the crisis/revolution; avant le 1er juillet by 1 July; le travail doit être fini avant l'été/la fin de l'année/19 heures the work must be completed by the summer/the end of the year/7 pm; j'aurai fini avant une semaine/un mois I'll have finished within a week/a month; nous partons à 11 heures, avant cela je vais travailler un peu we're leaving at 11, I'm going to do a bit of work before then; avant peu shortly; vous serez informé avant peu des nouvelles consignes you will be informed of the new orders shortly; bien/peu avant 16 heures well/a little before 4 pm; bien avant ta naissance long ou well before you were born ; avant toute explication/considération before explaining/considering anything; avant déduction/impôt before deductions/tax;2 ( dans l'espace) before; avant le croisement/la poste before the crossing/the post office; bien/juste avant le pont well/just before the bridge; j'étais avant vous I was in front of ou before you; ⇒ charrue;3 ( dans une hiérarchie) before; le grade de capitaine vient avant celui de colonel the rank of captain comes before that of colonel; faire passer qn/qch avant qn/qch to put sb/sth before sb/sth; avant tout, avant toute chose ( surtout) above all; ( d'abord) first and foremost; il recherche avant tout la tranquillité above all he wants peace and quiet; il s'agit avant tout de comprendre le principe above all, it is a matter of understanding the principle; je suis avant tout un peintre I am first and foremost a painter.C en avant loc adv1 ( dans l'espace) forward(s); se pencher/faire un pas en avant to lean/to take a step forward(s); faire deux pas en avant to take two steps forward(s); partir en avant to go ahead; en avant!, en avant la musique○! off we go!; en avant, marche! Mil, fig forward march!; en avant toute! Naut, fig full steam ahead!; mettre qch en avant to put sth forward; mettre en avant le fait que to point out the fact that; mettre qn en avant to put sb forward; se mettre en avant to push oneself forward;2 ( dans le temps) ahead.D avant de loc prép avant de faire before doing; réfléchis avant de prendre ta décision think about it before making a decision ou before you make a decision; c'est juste avant d'arriver dans le village it's just before you get to the village; agiter avant de servir shake before serving.E avant que loc conj avant qu'il ne soit trop tard/qu'elle ne dise non before it's too late/she says no; essaie de rentrer avant qu'il ne fasse nuit try to come back before dark; il est parti un jour avant que je n'arrive he left one day before I arrived; le gouvernement a démissionné avant que la révolte n'éclate the government resigned before the rebellion broke out.II.B nm1 ( partie antérieure) l'avant the front; tout l'avant du véhicule est à refaire the whole of the front of the vehicle will have to be repaired; à l'avant in (the) front; à l'avant du train [passager, locomotive] at the front of the train; à l'avant du bateau at the front of the boat; d'avant en arrière backward(s) and forward(s); aller de l'avant to forge ahead; aller de l'avant dans ses projets to forge ahead with one's plans; c'est une femme qui va de l'avant she's very go-ahead;[avɑ̃] préposition1. [dans le temps] beforeil est arrivé avant la nuit/le dîner he arrived before nightfall/dinneravant son élection prior to her election, before being electedpeu avant les élections a short while ou time before the elections2. [dans l'espace] before3. [dans un rang, un ordre, une hiérarchie] beforevous êtes avant moi [dans une file d'attente] you're before meleur équipe est maintenant avant la nôtre dans le classement général their team is now ahead of us in the leagueje place le travail avant tout le reste I put work above ou before everything elseta santé passe avant ta carrière your health is more important than ou comes before your career————————[avɑ̃] adverbe1. [dans le temps] beforeavant, j'avais plus de patience avec les enfants I used to be more patient with childrenla maison est comme avant the house has remained the same ou is the same as it was (before)quand j'ai un rendez-vous, j'aime arriver un peu avant when I'm due to meet someone, I like to get there a little ahead of timediscuter/lire bien avant dans la nuit to talk/to read late into the night2. [dans l'espace]vous voyez le parc? il y a un restaurant juste avant see the park? there's a restaurant just before it ou this side of itsans entrer ou aller plus avant dans les détails without going into any further ou more detail3. [dans un rang, un ordre, une hiérarchie]————————[avɑ̃] adjectif invariable[saut périlleux, roulade] forward[roue, siège, partie] front————————[avɑ̃] nom masculin1. [d'un véhicule] front[au volley] frontline playerjouer avant droit/gauche to play right/left forwardla ligne des avants, les avants the forward line, the forwards3. MILITAIRE————————avant de locution prépositionnelleavant de partir, il faudra... before leaving, it'll be necessary to...je ne signerai rien avant d'avoir vu les locaux I won't sign anything until ou before I see the premises————————avant que locution conjonctiveavant qu'il comprenne, celui-là! by the time he's understood!————————avant que de locution prépositionnelle————————avant tout locution adverbiale1. [surtout]2. [tout d'abord] firstavant tout, je voudrais vous dire ceci first (and foremost), I'd like to tell you thisavant toute chose locution adverbialeavant toute chose, je vais prendre une douche I'll have a shower before I do anything else————————d'avant locution adjectivalele jour/le mois d'avant the previous day/month, the day/month beforeen avant locution adverbiale[marcher] in front[partir] ahead[se pencher, tomber, bondir] forwarda. [pour se protéger] to use somebody as a shieldb. [pour le faire valoir] to push somebody forward ou to the fronten avant de locution prépositionnelle
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