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101 встречный-поперечный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > встречный-поперечный
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102 всякий встречный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всякий встречный
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103 всякий встречный и встречный-поперечный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всякий встречный и встречный-поперечный
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104 всякий встречный и поперечный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всякий встречный и поперечный
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105 всякий встречный-поперечный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всякий встречный-поперечный
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106 каждый встречный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > каждый встречный
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107 каждый встречный и встречный-поперечный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > каждый встречный и встречный-поперечный
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108 каждый встречный и поперечный
• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > каждый встречный и поперечный
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• КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ> ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ; (КАЖДЫЙ < ВСЯКИЙ>) ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ И ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ < ВСТРЕЧНЫЙ-ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ> all coll=====⇒ any person, everyone without discrimination (usu. of people who are complete strangers or are not the right people for the action in question):- one and all;- [in limited contexts] (people) right and left (left and right);- (people) right, left, and center. Cf. every Tom, Dick, and Harry.♦ И еще очень важное он [Твардовский] требовал: чтобы я никому не говорил, что отобран у меня роман! - иначе нежелательная огласка сильно затруднит положение... Чьё положение??., верхов или моё? Нежелательная?.. Да огласка - одно моё спасение! Я буду рассказывать каждому встречному! (Солженицын 2). Не [Tvardovsky] had another very important request to make: I must tell no one that the novel had been taken from me! Otherwise, undesirable publicity would make the situation much more difficult....Make whose situation more difficult? That of the top people - or my own? Undesirable publicity?...But that was the one thing that could save me! I would tell anybody and everybody! (2a).♦ "У азиатов, знаете, обычай всех встречных и поперечных приглашать на свадьбу" (Лермонтов 1). "With those Asiatics, you know, it is the custom to invite one and all to their weddings" (1a).♦ Иван возмущённо жаловался каждому встречному-поперечному: "Это разве по Богу над стариком среди бела дня измываться?" (Максимов 3)....[Ivan] complained indignantly to everyone who crossed his path. "Is it God's will, knocking an old man about in broad daylight?" (3a).♦ Он был убежден, что... он сотворен богом так, что должен жить в тридцать тысяч дохода и занимать всегда высшее положение в обществе. Он так твёрдо верил в это, что, глядя на него, и другие были убеждены в этом и не отказывали ему ни в высшем положении в свете, ни в деньгах, которые он, очевидно без отдачи, занимал у встречного и поперечного (Толстой 5). He believed that...God had created him to spend thirty thousand a year and always to occupy a prominent position in society. He was so firmly convinced of this that looking at him others were persuaded of it too, and refused him neither a leading place in society nor the money he borrowed right and left, obviously with no notion of repaying it (5a).♦ "Из этого, впрочем, вовсе не следует, чтобы Ньютон имел право убивать кого вздумается, встречных и поперечных, или воровать каждый день на базаре" (Достоевский 3). "It doesn't at all follow from this, however, that Newton had the right to kill whoever he pleased, right, left, and center, or to go thieving in the market place" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > каждый встречный-поперечный
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110 идти по следам
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to follow after s.o. in doing sth., looking to him as an example:- X followed Y's example < lead>;- X followed suit.♦ Я невольно увлекался его [Володиными] страстями; но был слишком горд, чтобы идти по его следам, и слишком молод и несамостоятелен, чтобы изорать новую дорогу (Толстой 2). I involuntarily got drawn into his [Volodya's] crazes; but I was too proud to follow in his footsteps and too young and dependent to choose a new path for myself (2a).♦ "Ваша выходка напоминает каннибальское времяпровождение нашего старичья! Я уверен, что они даже в настоящую минуту дуют водку и занимаются расшибанием кому-нибудь головы в клубе - неужели вы хотите идти по стопам их!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Your disgraceful behaviour reminds me of the cannibal pastimes of our elders! I'm sure that even now, at this very moment, gentlemen, they're consuming gallons of vodka and having a fine time breaking the head of some poor devil at the club! Do you want to follow their example?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти по следам
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111 идти по стопам
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to follow after s.o. in doing sth., looking to him as an example:- X followed Y's example < lead>;- X followed suit.♦ Я невольно увлекался его [Володиными] страстями; но был слишком горд, чтобы идти по его следам, и слишком молод и несамостоятелен, чтобы изорать новую дорогу (Толстой 2). I involuntarily got drawn into his [Volodya's] crazes; but I was too proud to follow in his footsteps and too young and dependent to choose a new path for myself (2a).♦ "Ваша выходка напоминает каннибальское времяпровождение нашего старичья! Я уверен, что они даже в настоящую минуту дуют водку и занимаются расшибанием кому-нибудь головы в клубе - неужели вы хотите идти по стопам их!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Your disgraceful behaviour reminds me of the cannibal pastimes of our elders! I'm sure that even now, at this very moment, gentlemen, they're consuming gallons of vodka and having a fine time breaking the head of some poor devil at the club! Do you want to follow their example?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти по стопам
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112 пойти по следам
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to follow after s.o. in doing sth., looking to him as an example:- X followed Y's example < lead>;- X followed suit.♦ Я невольно увлекался его [Володиными] страстями; но был слишком горд, чтобы идти по его следам, и слишком молод и несамостоятелен, чтобы изорать новую дорогу (Толстой 2). I involuntarily got drawn into his [Volodya's] crazes; but I was too proud to follow in his footsteps and too young and dependent to choose a new path for myself (2a).♦ "Ваша выходка напоминает каннибальское времяпровождение нашего старичья! Я уверен, что они даже в настоящую минуту дуют водку и занимаются расшибанием кому-нибудь головы в клубе - неужели вы хотите идти по стопам их!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Your disgraceful behaviour reminds me of the cannibal pastimes of our elders! I'm sure that even now, at this very moment, gentlemen, they're consuming gallons of vodka and having a fine time breaking the head of some poor devil at the club! Do you want to follow their example?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пойти по следам
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113 пойти по стопам
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to follow after s.o. in doing sth., looking to him as an example:- X followed Y's example < lead>;- X followed suit.♦ Я невольно увлекался его [Володиными] страстями; но был слишком горд, чтобы идти по его следам, и слишком молод и несамостоятелен, чтобы изорать новую дорогу (Толстой 2). I involuntarily got drawn into his [Volodya's] crazes; but I was too proud to follow in his footsteps and too young and dependent to choose a new path for myself (2a).♦ "Ваша выходка напоминает каннибальское времяпровождение нашего старичья! Я уверен, что они даже в настоящую минуту дуют водку и занимаются расшибанием кому-нибудь головы в клубе - неужели вы хотите идти по стопам их!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Your disgraceful behaviour reminds me of the cannibal pastimes of our elders! I'm sure that even now, at this very moment, gentlemen, they're consuming gallons of vodka and having a fine time breaking the head of some poor devil at the club! Do you want to follow their example?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пойти по стопам
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114 следовать по стопам
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to follow after s.o. in doing sth., looking to him as an example:- X followed Y's example < lead>;- X followed suit.♦ Я невольно увлекался его [Володиными] страстями; но был слишком горд, чтобы идти по его следам, и слишком молод и несамостоятелен, чтобы изорать новую дорогу (Толстой 2). I involuntarily got drawn into his [Volodya's] crazes; but I was too proud to follow in his footsteps and too young and dependent to choose a new path for myself (2a).♦ "Ваша выходка напоминает каннибальское времяпровождение нашего старичья! Я уверен, что они даже в настоящую минуту дуют водку и занимаются расшибанием кому-нибудь головы в клубе - неужели вы хотите идти по стопам их!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Your disgraceful behaviour reminds me of the cannibal pastimes of our elders! I'm sure that even now, at this very moment, gentlemen, they're consuming gallons of vodka and having a fine time breaking the head of some poor devil at the club! Do you want to follow their example?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > следовать по стопам
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115 tread
tred
1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) pisar, pisotear, hollar2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) patearse, andar por3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) pisar
2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) paso2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) llanta de neumático3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) escalón•tread vb pisartr[tred]1 (manner or sound of walking) paso, pasos nombre masculino plural2 (on tyre) banda de rodadura, dibujo3 (on stair) escalón nombre masculino1 (gen) pisar, pisotear1 pisar, poner el pie (on, -)■ don't tread in that dog muck! no pises esa caca!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto tread on somebody's corns/toes ofender a alguiento tread the boards pisar las tablasto tread warily/carefully/lightly andar con pies de plomoto tread water pedalear en el aguatrample: pisotear, hollartread vi1) walk: caminar, andar2)to tread on : pisartread n1) step: paso m, andar m2) : banda f de rodadura (de un neumático, etc.)3) : escalón m (de una escalera)v.(§ p.,p.p.: trod, trodden) = andar v.(§pret: anduv-)• hollar v.• pisar v.• pisotear v.• poner el pie v.n.• escalón s.m.• huella s.f.• paso s.m.• pisada s.f.• piso s.m.• suela s.f.• trocha s.f.
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1. tredto tread carefully o warily — andarse* con cuidado or con cautela or con pie(s) de plomo
a journalist who ventures where others fear to tread — un periodista que se aventura a entrar donde otros no se atreven
to tread softly — intentar no hacer ruido; see also tread on
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vta) ( crush)b) ( make)Phrasal Verbs:- tread on
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1) c u (step, footfall) paso m; ( steps) pasos mplto walk with a heavy tread — andar* con paso cansino
3) c ( of stair) escalón m, peldaño m[tred] (vb: pt trod) (pp trodden)1. N1) (=footsteps) paso m ; (=gait) andar m, modo m de andar2) [of stair] huella f ; [of shoe] suela f ; [of tyre] rodadura f, banda f rodante (LAm)2.VT [+ ground, grapes] pisar; [+ path] (=make) marcar; (=follow) seguir3.VI (=walk) andar, caminar (LAm)(=put foot down)careful you don't tread on it! — ¡ojo, que lo vas a pisar!, cuidado, no vas a pisarlo
to tread softly — pisar dulcemente, no hacer ruido al andar
- tread carefully or warily- tread on sb's toes- tread in* * *
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1. [tred]to tread carefully o warily — andarse* con cuidado or con cautela or con pie(s) de plomo
a journalist who ventures where others fear to tread — un periodista que se aventura a entrar donde otros no se atreven
to tread softly — intentar no hacer ruido; see also tread on
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vta) ( crush)b) ( make)Phrasal Verbs:- tread on
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1) c u (step, footfall) paso m; ( steps) pasos mplto walk with a heavy tread — andar* con paso cansino
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116 trillado
adj.1 hackneyed, cliché, timeworn, trite.2 well-trodden, footworn, beaten, threshed.3 common, everyday.past part.past participle of spanish verb: trillar.* * *1→ link=trillar trillar► adjetivo1 (camino) beaten, well-trodden2 figurado (expresión etc) overworked, well-worn* * *1. ADJ1) (Agr) threshed2) [camino] well-trodden3) [tema] (=gastado) well-worn, hackneyed; (=conocido) well-known2. SM1) (=investigación) thorough investigation2) Caribe (=sendero) path, track* * *- da adjetivo hackneyed, trite* * *= well trodden, hackneyed, well-worn, well-tread, overused [over-used], overworked, stale, timeworn.Ex. Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.Ex. It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.Ex. To use a well-worn example, the string (2) physiotherapy (6) nurses $h for (6) bibliographies obviously represents a different sense from the similar string (2) physiotherapy (6) bibliographies (6) nurses $h for.Ex. All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.Ex. Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.Ex. User-friendliness is a much overworked phrase which has been interpreted in different ways by software houses.Ex. We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.Ex. This is in stark contrast to the warped logic and timeworn language to which Lebanon's rulers resorted in the wake of the tragedy.----* camino trillado = beaten road.* trillado, lo = tired, the, worn, the.* * *- da adjetivo hackneyed, trite* * *= well trodden, hackneyed, well-worn, well-tread, overused [over-used], overworked, stale, timeworn.Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.Ex: To use a well-worn example, the string (2) physiotherapy (6) nurses $h for (6) bibliographies obviously represents a different sense from the similar string (2) physiotherapy (6) bibliographies (6) nurses $h for.Ex: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.Ex: Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.Ex: User-friendliness is a much overworked phrase which has been interpreted in different ways by software houses.Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.Ex: This is in stark contrast to the warped logic and timeworn language to which Lebanon's rulers resorted in the wake of the tragedy.* camino trillado = beaten road.* trillado, lo = tired, the, worn, the.* * *trillado -dahackneyed, trite* * *
Del verbo trillar: ( conjugate trillar)
trillado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
trillado
trillar
trillar ( conjugate trillar) verbo transitivo
to thresh
trillado,-a adjetivo fig (muy conocido) trite, commonplace
trillar verbo transitivo to thresh
' trillado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trillada
- tópico
- visto
English:
derivative
- hackneyed
- trite
- well
* * *trillado, -a adj[tema] well-worn, hackneyed; [eslogan] trite, hackneyed; [camino] well-trodden;fuera de los caminos trillados off the beaten track* * *adj fighackneyed, clichéd* * *trillado, -da adj: trite, hackneyed -
117 pendiente
adj.1 pending.2 failed (asignatura).3 hanging, pendent.f.1 slope.el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slopeuna pendiente del 25 por ciento a gradient of 1 in 4, a 1 in 4 gradient2 steepness, pitch.3 earring, eardrop, pendant, pendent.4 steep incline, drop.m.earring. (peninsular Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 hanging2 (asunto) pending, outstanding1 (cuesta) slope; (inclinación) gradient1 (joya) earring\estar pendiente de algo (a la espera) to be waiting for something 2 (atento) to follow something closelyestar pendiente de alguien (atento) to be watching somebody 2 (dispuesto) to be at somebody's beck and call* * *1. noun f. 2. adj. 3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=a la expectativa)estar pendiente de algo: estaban pendientes de su llegada — they were waiting for him to arrive
2) (=atento)estar pendiente de algo/algn: está muy pendiente de la salud de su madre — he always keeps an eye on his mother's health
3) [juicio, caso, pedido] pending4) [cuenta] outstanding, unpaid5) [asignatura]6) (=colgado) hanging2.SM (=arete) earring3.SF [de un terreno] slope; [de un tejado] pitch* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *pendiente11 = escarpment, rise, slope, hill-hugging, descent, ascent.Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.pendiente22 = pendant, earring.Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.pendiente33 = pending, outstanding, unresolved.Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* asignatura pendiente = unfinished business.* asunto pendiente = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* pendiente de = on the lookout for.* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.* pendiente de confirmación = to be confirmed.* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* quedar pendiente = remain + to be done.* saldo pendiente = outstanding balance.pendiente44 = hanging.Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.
* * *A ‹asunto/problema› unresolvedel asunto todavía está pendiente de resolución the matter has still to be resolved, a decision on the matter is still pending ( frml)aún tenemos algunas cuentas pendientes (hablando — de dinero) we still have some bills outstanding; (— de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settleB (atento) estar pendiente DE algo/algn:está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes her constant attention to the childvive pendiente del marido she's always at her husband's beck and callestoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call mesiempre está pendiente de lo que hacen los demás he's always watching to see what other people are doing, he always has his eye on what everyone else is doing( Esp)earring(inclinación — de un terreno) slope, incline; (— de un tejado) slopesubíamos un camino en pendiente we were following an uphill pathla ladera tiene mucha pendiente the hillside slopes steeplyel coche se deslizó por la pendiente the car slid down the slope o hilluna pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o inclinela colina tiene una pendiente del 20% the hill has a one-in-five o a 20% gradient* * *
pendiente adjetivo
1 ‹asunto/problema› unresolved;
‹ cuenta› outstanding
2 ( atento):
estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) earring
■ sustantivo femenino ( de terreno) slope, incline;
( de tejado) slope;◊ una pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o incline;
tiene mucha pendiente it slopes steeply
pendiente
I adjetivo
1 (sin resolver) unresolved, pending
2 ( dinero) unpaid, outstanding: tiene algunas cuentas pendientes, he has some bills outstanding
3 (estar atento) tienes que estar pendiente de la comida, you must pay attention to the cooking
4 (esperar) to be waiting for
5 (colgante) hanging [de, from]
II m (joya) earring
pendientes de clip, clip-on earring
III sustantivo femenino
1 (del terreno) incline, slope
2 (de techo, tejado) pitch
' pendiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arete
- asignatura
- bajada
- clip
- declive
- desnivel
- encima
- escarpada
- escarpado
- escorrentía
- rellano
- remontar
- subir
- subida
- tela
- zarcillo
- abrupto
- caer
- cuesta
- empinado
- gradiente
- inclinación
- inclinado
- pronunciado
- rampa
- tanto
- topo
English:
alert
- coast
- dip
- downhill
- earring
- eye
- gradient
- hanging
- inclination
- incline
- open
- outstanding
- owing
- pending
- pitch
- preoccupied
- rise
- rising
- slant
- slip down
- slope
- sloping
- steep
- stud
- undecided
- unfinished
- unpaid
- unsettled
- descent
- ear
- hang
- out
* * *♦ adj1. [por resolver] pending;[deuda] outstanding;estar pendiente de [a la espera de] to be waiting for;tiene dos asignaturas pendientes she has to retake two subjects;estar pendiente de un hilo to be hanging by a thread2.estar pendiente de [atento a] to keep an eye on;estoy pendiente de conocer la respuesta I'm anxious to know the reply;vive pendiente del teléfono she spends her life waiting for the phone to ring3. [colgante] hanging♦ nmpendiente de clip clip-on earring2. Am [asunto] unresolved matter;la lista de pendientes es enorme there is an enormous backlog of matters to be dealt with♦ nf1. [cuesta] slope;una calle con mucha pendiente a very steep street;el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slope;una pendiente del 20 por ciento a 1:5 gradient2. [de tejado] pitch* * *I adj1 unresolved, unfinished;estar pendiente be pending;pendiente de solución awaiting a solution, still to be resolved2 cuenta unpaid3 ( alerta):estar pendiente de be waiting forII m earringIII f slope* * *pendiente adj1) : pending2)estar pendiente de : to be watchful of, to be on the lookout forpendiente nf: slope, incline* * *pendiente1 adj1. (asunto, factura) outstanding2. (juicio, decisión) pendingpendiente2 n1. (adorno) earring2. (cuesta) slope -
118 go
go ⇒ Usage note: go1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!■ go about:▶ go about1 = go around ;2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;▶ go about [sth]1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.■ go across:▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].■ go after:▶ go after [sth/sb]1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.■ go against:▶ go against [sb/sth]1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].■ go ahead1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.■ go along1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.■ go around:1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.■ go at:▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!■ go back1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.■ go back on:▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].■ go before:▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.■ go by:▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;▶ go by [sth]1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.■ go down:▶ go down1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;3 [sun] se coucher ;4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;▶ go down [sth]■ go down on:▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;■ go for:▶ go for [sb/sth]1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;▶ go for [sb]1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;▶ go for [sth]1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.■ go forward(s) avancer.■ go in1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.■ go in for:▶ go in for [sth]1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].■ go into:▶ go into [sth]1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.■ go in with:▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.■ go off:▶ go off2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;8 Theat quitter la scène ;▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.■ go off with:▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?■ go on:▶ go on1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.■ go on at:▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.■ go out1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;14 ( in cards) terminer.■ go over:▶ go over1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;▶ go over [sth]1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.■ go round GB:▶ go round1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;■ go through:1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;▶ go through [sth]1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.■ go under1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;■ go up:▶ go up1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;▶ go up [sth]1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.■ go with:▶ go with [sth]1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;■ go without:▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries]. -
119 orientar
v.1 to direct.mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2 to give advice or guidance to.3 to guide, to direct, to show the way, to give a direction.* * *2 (esfuerzos, investigaciones) to direct3 (guiar) to guide; (aconsejar) to advise1 to find one's bearings* * *verb1) to guide2) orient* * *1. VT1) (=situar)orientar algo hacia o a algo — to position sth to face sth
orientaron la parabólica hacia el norte — they positioned the satellite dish to face north, they put the satellite dish facing north
la casa está orientada hacia el suroeste — the house faces south-west, the house looks south-west
2) (=enfocar) to directtenemos que orientar nuestros esfuerzos hacia un aumento de la productividad — we must direct our efforts towards improving productivity
hay que orientar las investigaciones en otro sentido — we shall have to follow a different path of enquiry
cómics orientados a un público adulto — comics oriented o targeted at adult readers
3) (=guiar) to guideme ha orientado en la materia — he has guided me through the subject, he has given me guidance about the subject
4) (Náut) [+ vela] to trim2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex. In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex. She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex. You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex. The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex. These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.----* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex: In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex: The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *orientar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹antena/reflector› orientar algo HACIA/A algo:oriente la antena al este or hacia el este position/turn the antenna ( AmE) o ( BrE) aerial to face eastorientó el avión hacia el sur he headed the plane south2 ‹edificio›decidieron orientarlo hacia el sur they decided to build it facing southla casa está orientada al sur or hacia el sur the house faces south o is south-facing, the house has a southern aspect ( frml)3 ( Náut) ‹velas› to trimB(encaminar): orientemos nuestros esfuerzos hacia la consecución de este objetivo let us direct our efforts toward the achievement of this goaluna política orientada a combatir la inflación a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflationC (guiar) ‹persona›1 «faro/estrellas» to guide2 «profesor/amigo» to adviseorientar a los jóvenes en la elección de una carrera to give young people guidance on their choice of a careerA (ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself, orientate oneself ( BrE); (no perderse) to find one's way aroundlos antiguos navegantes se orientaban por las estrellas in ancient times sailors steered by the starsB1(girar): plantas que se orientan hacia el sol plantas that turn toward(s) the sun2(inclinarse): las tres hermanas se orientaron hacia las ciencias the three sisters went in for o opted for science3 ( caus) (informarse) to get information* * *
orientar ( conjugate orientar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/política› to direct
3 ‹ persona›
( mostrar el camino):
orientarse verbo pronominal ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself;
orientar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to position: compraron un terreno orientado al norte, they bought a piece of land facing north
2 (a una persona) to advise, guide
3 (indicar camino) to give directions
4 (actitud, acción, etc, hacia un fin determinado) to direct, aim
una campaña publicitaria orientada hacia los jóvenes, an advertising campaign aimed at young people
' orientar' also found in these entries:
English:
orient
- orientate
- trim
- gear
* * *♦ vt1. [dar una posición] to direct;hay que orientar el foco hacia abajo the spotlight needs to be pointed downwards;orientó la popa hacia el este he pointed the stern eastwards;mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2. [indicar una dirección] to guide;un lugareño les orientó a local pointed them in the right direction3. [aconsejar] to give advice o guidance to;necesito que me orienten sobre el mejor modelo I need some advice about the best modelorientaron las medidas a reducir la inflación the measures were aimed at reducing inflation;orientó sus investigaciones hacia la biogenética he focused his research on biogenetics* * *v/t1 ( aconsejar) advise2:orientar algo hacia algo turn sth toward sth* * *orientar vt1) : to orient, to position2) : to guide, to direct* * *orientar vb1. (telescopio, antena) to point2. (guiar a una persona) to direct / to guide3. (aconsejar a una persona) to advise -
120 road
rəud1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; (also adjective) road safety.) camino; carreera2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) calle3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) camino4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) camino•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road
road n1. carretera2. callewhich road do you live in? ¿en qué calle vives?tr[rəʊd]1 carretera2 (way) camino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the road familiar estorbando el pasoroad accident accidente nombre masculino de tráficoroad hog conductor,-ra desconsiderado,-a y agresivo,-aroad network red nombre femenino viariaroad safety seguridad nombre femenino vialroad sign señal nombre femenino de tráficoroad tax impuesto de circulaciónroad ['ro:d] n1) : carretera f, calle f, camino m2) path: camino m, sendero m, vía fon the road to a solution: en vías de una soluciónadj.• camino, -a adj.• carretera adj.n.• arriate s.m.• calle s.f.• camino s.m.• carrera s.f.• carretera s.f.• derrota s.f.• estrada s.f.• vía s.f.rəʊd1) ( for vehicles - in town) calle f; (- out of town) carretera f; (- minor) camino mfive miles down the road — a cinco millas siguiendo la carretera/el camino
there's a baker's over o across the road — enfrente or al otro lado de la calle hay una panadería
by road — por carretera, por tierra
my car's off the road — (BrE) tengo el coche fuera de circulación or averiado
to take to the road — empezar* a vagar por los caminos
to have one for the road — (colloq) tomarse la del estribo, tomarse la penúltima; (before n) < accident> de tráfico or (AmL tb) de tránsito
road racing — ( in car) carreras fpl automovilísticas ( en carretera); ( on foot) carrera f a pie por carretera
road safety — seguridad f en la carretera
road sense — instinto m de conductor
road transport — transporte m por carretera
2) (route, way) camino mwe're on the right road — vamos por buen camino or bien encaminados
this could mean the end of the road for the company — esto podría acabar con la compañía or causar la quiebra de la compañía
3)[rǝʊd]on the road: that car shouldn't be on the road ese coche no debería estar en circulación; we've been on the road for four days llevamos cuatro días viajando; they were on the road before six se pusieron en camino antes de las seis, antes de las seis ya estaban en camino; to take a circus/band on the road llevar un circo/un grupo de gira; let's get this show on the road — (colloq) pongamos manos a la obra
1. N1) (residential: Road) calle f; (=main road) carretera f; (=route) camino m; (=surface) firme m; (=roadway, not pavement) calzada f•
across the road — al otro lado de la calle•
by road — por carretera•
to be on the road — (=be travelling) estar en camino; (Comm) ser viajante de comercio; (Mus, Theat) estar de girato take to the road — [tramp] ponerse en camino
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the road to Teruel — el camino de Teruel2) (fig)•
somewhere along the road — tarde o temprano•
our relationship has reached the end of the road — nuestras relaciones han llegado al punto final•
to be on the right road — ir por buen caminoRome•
the road to success — el camino del éxito3) **(fig) (=way)4) roads (Naut) (=roadstead) rada fsing2.CPDroad accident N — accidente m de tráfico, accidente m de circulación, accidente m de tránsito (LAm)
road atlas N — mapa m de carreteras
road bridge N — puente m de carretera
road construction N — construcción f de carreteras
road haulage N — transporte m por carretera
road haulier N — (=company) compañía f de transporte por carretera; (=person) transportista mf
road junction N — empalme m
road manager N — (Mus) encargado(-a) m / f del transporte del equipo
road map N — (lit) mapa m de carreteras; (for future actions) hoja f de ruta
road map to peace — hoja f de ruta para la paz
road metal N — grava f, lastre m
road movie N — película f de carretera, road movie f
road pricing N — (Brit) sistema electrónico que permite el cobro de peaje a conductores en ciertas carreteras
road racer N — (Cycling) ciclista mf de fondo en carretera
road rage * N — conducta agresiva de los conductores
road repairs NPL — obras fpl en la vía
road roller N — apisonadora f
road safety N — seguridad f vial
road sense N — conocimiento m de la carretera
road surface N — firme m
road sweeper N — (=person) barrendero(-a) m / f; (=vehicle) máquina f barrendera
road traffic N — circulación f
road traffic accident N — = road accident
road transport N — transportes mpl por carretera
road trial N — = road test
road user N — usuario(-a) m / f de la vía pública
road vehicle N — vehículo m de motor, vehículo m de carretera
* * *[rəʊd]1) ( for vehicles - in town) calle f; (- out of town) carretera f; (- minor) camino mfive miles down the road — a cinco millas siguiendo la carretera/el camino
there's a baker's over o across the road — enfrente or al otro lado de la calle hay una panadería
by road — por carretera, por tierra
my car's off the road — (BrE) tengo el coche fuera de circulación or averiado
to take to the road — empezar* a vagar por los caminos
to have one for the road — (colloq) tomarse la del estribo, tomarse la penúltima; (before n) < accident> de tráfico or (AmL tb) de tránsito
road racing — ( in car) carreras fpl automovilísticas ( en carretera); ( on foot) carrera f a pie por carretera
road safety — seguridad f en la carretera
road sense — instinto m de conductor
road transport — transporte m por carretera
2) (route, way) camino mwe're on the right road — vamos por buen camino or bien encaminados
this could mean the end of the road for the company — esto podría acabar con la compañía or causar la quiebra de la compañía
3)on the road: that car shouldn't be on the road ese coche no debería estar en circulación; we've been on the road for four days llevamos cuatro días viajando; they were on the road before six se pusieron en camino antes de las seis, antes de las seis ya estaban en camino; to take a circus/band on the road llevar un circo/un grupo de gira; let's get this show on the road — (colloq) pongamos manos a la obra
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