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1 gauge stand

n (BrE)

METR equipo calibrador m

English-Spanish technical dictionary > gauge stand
2 air gauge stand

Железнодорожный термин: корпус воздушного манометра

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > air gauge stand
3 switch activated dial gauge stand

Инструменты: магнитная стойка для индикатора

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > switch activated dial gauge stand
4 air gauge stand

корпус воздушного манометра

Англо-русский железнодорожный словарь > air gauge stand
5 gauge

1 n (BrE)

CINEMAT paso m

COAL calibrador m, condensador m, separador m

CONST ancho de vía m (Esp), trocha de vía f (AmL)

ELEC measurement, manufacture calibre m, medida f

INSTR calibrador m, calibre m, dispositivo de medida m, galga f, indicador m, instrumento m, medidor m, plantilla f

LAB calibrador m, calibre m, dispositivo de medida m, indicador m, medidor m, plantilla f, galga f

MECH plantilla f, calibrador m, indicador m, medidor m, calibre m

MECH ENG medidor m, calibre m, dispositivo de medida m, calibrador m, galga f, plantilla f, verificador m

METR instrument calibrado m, calibrador m

PROD calibrador m, galga f, calibre m

QUALITY tools calibrador m, wire calibre m

RAIL fixed equipment gálibo de carga m, ancho de vía m

TEXTIL, VEH galga f, calibre m
gauge bar
gauge block
gauge brick
gauge clearance
gauge cock
gauge door
gauge glass
gauge invariance
gauge isolating valve
gauge number
gauge plane
gauge pressure
gauge stand
gauge widening

2 vt (BrE)

GEN aforar

PROD graduar, cubicar, tarar, metal plate, iron wire calibrar

TEXTIL calibrar

English-Spanish technical dictionary > gauge
6 stand

stand [stænd]

stand ⇒ 1 (a) étal ⇒ 1 (a) support ⇒ 1 (b) plate-forme ⇒ 1 (c) tribune ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) barre ⇒ 1 (f) position ⇒ 1 (g) mettre ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (a) supporter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d) se lever ⇒ 3 (a) être debout ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) être ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e), 3 (f) se tenir ⇒ 3 (b) reposer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (g) se trouver ⇒ 3 (e) rester ⇒ 3 (g) rester valable ⇒ 3 (h) se classer ⇒ 3 (j)

(pt & pp stood [stʊd])

1 noun

(a) (stall, booth → at exhibition, trade fair) stand m; (→ in market) étal m, éventaire m; (kiosk) kiosque m;

∎ a shooting stand un stand de tir;

∎ newspaper stand kiosque m (à journaux)

(b) (frame, support → gen) support m; (→ for lamp, sink) pied m; (→ on bicycle, motorbike) béquille f; (→ for pipes, guns) râtelier m; Commerce (→ for magazines, sunglasses) présentoir m; (lectern) lutrin m;

∎ bicycle stand (in street) râtelier m à bicyclettes;

∎ plant stand sellette f;

∎ plate stand support m à assiette, présentoir m;

∎ Commerce revolving stand tourniquet m, présentoir m rotatif

(c) (platform → gen) plate-forme f; (→ for speaker) tribune f; (pulpit) chaire f

(d) (in sports ground) tribune f;

∎ the stands roared un rugissement s'éleva des tribunes ou des gradins

(e) (for taxis)

∎ (taxi) stand station f de taxis

(f) (in courtroom) barre f;

∎ the first witness took the stand le premier témoin est venu à la barre

(g) (position, stance) position f;

∎ to take a stand on sth prendre position sur qch;

∎ what's your stand on the issue? quelle est votre position sur la question?;

∎ he refuses to take a stand il refuse de prendre position

(h) Military & figurative (defensive effort) résistance f, opposition f;

∎ to make a stand résister;

∎ they made a stand at the foot of the hill ils ont résisté au pied de la colline;

∎ to make a stand against an abuse s'opposer résolument à un abus;

∎ History Custer's last stand la dernière bataille de Custer

(i) (of trees) bosquet m, futaie f; (of crop) récolte f sur pied;

∎ a fine stand of corn un beau champ de blé;

∎ a stand of bamboo un massif de bambous

2 transitive verb

(a) (set, place) mettre, poser;

∎ he stood the boy on a chair il a mis le garçon debout sur une chaise;

∎ she stood her umbrella in the corner elle a mis son parapluie dans le coin;

∎ to stand sth on (its) end mettre qch debout;

∎ help me stand the bedstead against the wall aide-moi à dresser le sommier ou mettre le sommier debout contre le mur

(b) (endure, withstand) supporter;

∎ his heart couldn't stand the shock son cœur n'a pas résisté au ou n'a pas supporté le choc;

∎ it will stand high temperatures without cracking cela peut résister à ou supporter des températures élevées sans se fissurer;

∎ how much weight can the bridge stand? quel poids le pont peut-il supporter?;

∎ the motor wasn't built to stand intensive use le moteur n'a pas été conçu pour supporter un usage intensif;

∎ wool carpeting can stand a lot of hard wear les moquettes en laine sont très résistantes;

∎ she's not strong enough to stand another operation elle n'est pas assez forte pour supporter une nouvelle opération;

∎ he certainly doesn't stand comparison with Bogart il n'est absolument pas possible de le comparer avec Bogart;

∎ their figures don't stand close inspection leurs chiffres ne résistent pas à un examen sérieux

(c) (put up with, bear → toothache, cold) supporter; (→ behaviour) supporter, tolérer;

∎ I can't stand it any longer! je n'en peux plus!;

∎ how can you stand working with him? comment est-ce que vous faites pour ou comment arrivez-vous à travailler avec lui?;

∎ I've had as much as I can stand of your griping! j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades!;

∎ if there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy s'il y a quelque chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie;

∎ I can't stand (the sight of) him! je ne peux pas le supporter!, je ne peux pas le voir en peinture!;

∎ she can't stand Wagner/smokers elle ne peut pas supporter Wagner/les fumeurs;

∎ he can't stand flying il déteste prendre l'avion

(d) familiar (do with, need) supporter^□, avoir besoin de^□ ;

∎ oil company profits could certainly stand a cut une diminution de leurs bénéfices ne ferait aucun mal aux compagnies pétrolières;

∎ he could stand a bath! un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal!;

∎ American could I stand a drink! je prendrais bien un petit verre!

(e) (perform duty of) remplir la fonction de;

∎ to stand witness for sb (at marriage) être le témoin de qn

(f) familiar (treat to)

∎ to stand sb a meal payer un repas à qn;

∎ British I'll stand you a drink, American I'll stand you to a drink je t'offre un verre

(g) (idiom)

∎ to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir de bonnes chances (de faire qch);

∎ you don't stand a chance! vous n'avez pas la moindre chance!;

∎ the plans stand little chance of being approved les projets ont peu de chances d'être approuvés

3 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ he refused to stand for the national anthem il a refusé de se lever pendant l'hymne national

(b) (be on one's feet) être debout, se tenir debout; (in a specified location, posture) être, se tenir;

∎ I've been standing all day je suis resté debout toute la journée;

∎ I had to stand all the way j'ai dû voyager debout pendant tout le trajet;

∎ she was so tired she could hardly stand elle était si fatiguée qu'elle avait du mal à tenir debout ou sur ses jambes;

∎ wear flat shoes if you have to stand a lot portez des chaussures à talons plats si vous devez rester debout pendant des heures;

∎ I don't mind standing ça ne me gêne pas de rester debout;

∎ don't stand near the edge ne restez pas près du bord;

∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne restez pas là à ne rien faire!;

∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;

∎ I saw her standing at the window je l'ai vue (debout) à la fenêtre;

∎ a man stood in the doorway un homme se tenait à la porte;

∎ do you see that man standing over there? vous voyez cet homme là-bas?;

∎ where should I stand? - beside Yvonne où dois-je me mettre? - à côté d'Yvonne;

∎ I'll be standing outside the theatre j'attendrai devant le théâtre;

∎ small groups of men stood talking at street corners des hommes discutaient par petits groupes au coin des rues;

∎ he was standing at the bar il était debout au comptoir;

∎ is there a chair I can stand on? y a-t-il une chaise sur laquelle je puisse monter?;

∎ they were standing a little way off ils se tenaient un peu à l'écart;

∎ excuse me, you're standing on my foot excusez-moi, vous me marchez sur le pied;

∎ American to stand in line faire la queue;

∎ School stand in the corner! au coin!;

∎ to stand upright or erect se tenir droit;

∎ he was so nervous he couldn't stand still il était si nerveux qu'il ne tenait pas en place;

∎ I stood perfectly still, hoping they wouldn't see me je me suis figé sur place en espérant qu'ils ne me verraient pas;

∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!, ne bougez plus!;

∎ stand with your feet apart écartez les pieds;

∎ the heron was standing on one leg le héron se tenait debout sur une patte;

∎ to stand on tiptoe se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;

∎ stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie!;

∎ figurative to stand on one's own two feet se débrouiller tout seul;

∎ figurative he left the others standing (gen) il était de loin le meilleur; (in race) il a laissé les autres sur place

(c) (be upright → post, target etc) être debout;

∎ not a stone (of the building) was left standing le bâtiment était complètement détruit;

∎ the house is still standing la maison tient toujours debout;

∎ the aqueduct has stood for centuries l'aqueduc est là depuis des siècles;

∎ the wheat stood high les blés étaient hauts

(d) (be supported, be mounted) reposer;

∎ the coffin stood on trestles le cercueil reposait sur des tréteaux;

∎ the house stands on solid foundations la maison repose ou est bâtie sur des fondations solides;

∎ figurative this argument stands on three simple facts ce raisonnement repose sur trois simples faits

(e) (be located → building, tree, statue) se trouver; (→ clock, vase, lamp) être, être posé;

∎ the fort stands on a hill la forteresse se trouve en haut d'une colline;

∎ this is where the city gates once stood c'est ici qu'autrefois se dressaient les portes de la ville;

∎ the piano stood in the centre of the room le piano était au centre ou occupait le centre de la pièce;

∎ the bottles stood in rows of five les bouteilles étaient disposées en rangées de cinq;

∎ do you see the lorry standing next to my car? vous voyez le camion qui est à côté de ma voiture?;

∎ a wardrobe stood against one wall il y avait une armoire contre un mur

(f) (indicating current state of affairs, situation) être;

∎ how do things stand? où en est la situation?;

∎ how do we stand? (in work etc) où en sommes-nous?; (financially) où en sont nos comptes?;

∎ I'd like to know where I stand with you j'aimerais savoir où en sont les choses entre nous;

∎ I don't know where I stand j'ignore quelle est ma situation ou ma position;

∎ you never know how or where you stand with her on ne sait jamais sur quel pied danser avec elle;

∎ as things stand, as matters stand telles que les choses se présentent;

∎ he's dissatisfied with the contract as it stands il n'est pas satisfait du contrat tel qu'il a été rédigé;

∎ just print the text as it stands imprimez le texte tel quel;

∎ he stands accused of rape il est accusé de viol;

∎ she stands alone in advocating this approach elle est la seule à préconiser cette approche;

∎ I stand corrected je reconnais m'être trompé ou mon erreur;

∎ the doors stood wide open les portes étaient grandes ouvertes;

∎ I've got a taxi standing ready j'ai un taxi qui attend;

∎ the police are standing ready to intervene la police se tient prête à intervenir;

∎ the party stands united behind him le parti est uni derrière lui;

∎ no-one stands above the law personne n'est au-dessus des lois;

∎ to stand at (gauge, barometer) indiquer; (score) être de; (unemployment) avoir atteint;

∎ their turnover now stands at three million pounds leur chiffre d'affaires atteint désormais les trois millions de livres;

∎ the exchange rate stands at 5 francs to the dollar le taux de change est de 5 francs pour un dollar;

∎ we're standing right behind you nous sommes avec vous;

∎ with the union standing behind him avec le soutien du syndicat;

∎ nothing stood between her and victory rien ne pouvait désormais l'empêcher de gagner;

∎ it's the only thing standing between us and financial disaster c'est la seule chose qui nous empêche de sombrer dans un désastre financier;

∎ to stand in need of… avoir besoin de…;

∎ he stands in danger of losing his job il risque de perdre son emploi;

∎ I stood lost in admiration j'en suis resté béat d'admiration;

∎ to stand in sb's way bloquer le passage à qn;

∎ figurative don't stand in my way! n'essaie pas de m'en empêcher!;

∎ nothing stands in our way now maintenant, la voie est libre;

∎ if you want to leave school I'm not going to stand in your way si tu veux quitter l'école, je ne m'y opposerai pas;

∎ it's his lack of experience that stands in his way c'est son manque d'expérience qui le handicape;

∎ their foreign debt stands in the way of economic recovery leur dette extérieure constitue un obstacle à la reprise économique;

∎ her pride is the only thing standing in the way of their reconciliation son orgueil est le seul obstacle à leur réconciliation

(g) (remain) rester; (be left undisturbed → marinade, dough) reposer; (→ tea) infuser;

∎ the machines stood idle les machines étaient arrêtées;

∎ the houses stood empty awaiting demolition les maisons, vidées de leurs occupants, attendaient d'être démolies;

∎ time stood still le temps semblait s'être arrêté;

∎ the car has been standing in the garage for a year ça fait un an que la voiture n'a pas bougé du garage;

∎ I've decided to let my flight reservation stand j'ai décidé de ne pas changer ma réservation d'avion;

∎ let the mixture stand until the liquid is clear laissez reposer le mélange jusqu'à ce que le liquide se clarifie;

∎ the champion stands unbeaten le champion reste invaincu;

∎ his theory stood unchallenged for a decade pendant dix ans, personne n'a remis en cause sa théorie;

∎ the government will stand or fall on the outcome of this vote le maintien ou la chute du gouvernement dépend du résultat de ce vote;

∎ united we stand, divided we fall l'union fait la force

(h) (be valid, effective → offer, law) rester valable; (→ decision) rester inchangé;

∎ my invitation still stands vous êtes toujours invité;

∎ the verdict stands unless there's an appeal le jugement reste valable à moins que l'on ne fasse appel;

∎ even with this new plan, our objection still stands ce nouveau projet ne remet pas en cause notre objection première;

∎ the bet stands le pari tient;

∎ what you said last week, does that still stand? et ce que tu as dit la semaine dernière, ça tient toujours?

(i) (measure → person, tree) mesurer;

∎ she stands 5 feet in her stocking feet elle mesure moins de 1,50 m pieds nus;

∎ the building stands ten storeys high l'immeuble compte dix étages

(j) (rank) se classer, compter;

∎ this hotel stands among the best in the world cet hôtel figure parmi les meilleurs du monde;

∎ American she stands first/last in her class elle est la première/la dernière de sa classe;

∎ I know she stands high in your opinion je sais que tu as une très bonne opinion d'elle;

∎ for price and quality, it stands high on my list en ce qui concerne le prix et la qualité, je le range ou le compte parmi les meilleurs

(k) (on issue)

∎ how or where does he stand on the nuclear issue? quelle est sa position ou son point de vue sur la question du nucléaire?;

∎ you ought to tell them where you stand vous devriez leur faire part de votre position

(l) (be likely)

∎ to stand to lose risquer de perdre;

∎ to stand to win avoir des chances de gagner;

∎ they stand to make a huge profit on the deal ils ont des chances de faire un bénéfice énorme dans cette affaire;

∎ no one stands to gain from a quarrel like this personne n'a rien à gagner d'une telle querelle

(m) British (run in election) se présenter, être candidat;

∎ she stood for Waltham elle a été candidate à la circonscription de Waltham;

∎ will he stand for re-election? va-t-il se représenter aux élections?;

∎ she's standing as an independent elle se présente en tant que candidate indépendante

(n) American (stop) s'arrêter (pour un court instant);

∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit

(o) American (pay) payer la tournée;

∎ you're standing c'est ta tournée

➲ stand about, stand around intransitive verb

rester là;

∎ we stood about or around waiting for the flight announcement nous restions là à attendre que le vol soit annoncé;

∎ the prisoners stood about or around in small groups les prisonniers se tenaient par petits groupes;

∎ after Mass, the men stand about or around in the square après la messe, les hommes s'attardent sur la place;

∎ I can't afford to pay people to stand around all day doing nothing je n'ai pas les moyens de payer les gens à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not just going to stand about waiting for you to make up your mind! je n'ai pas l'intention de rester là à attendre que tu te décides!

➲ stand aside intransitive verb

(move aside) s'écarter;

∎ stand aside, someone's fainted! écartez-vous, quelqu'un s'est évanoui!;

∎ he politely stood aside to let us pass il s'écarta ou s'effaça poliment pour nous laisser passer;

∎ figurative to stand aside in favour of sb (gen) laisser la voie libre à qn; Politics se désister en faveur de qn

➲ stand back intransitive verb

(a) (move back) reculer, s'écarter;

∎ stand back from the doors! écartez-vous des portes!;

∎ she stood back to look at herself in the mirror elle recula pour se regarder dans la glace;

∎ the painting is better if you stand back from it le tableau est mieux si vous prenez du recul

(b) (be set back) être en retrait ou à l'écart;

∎ the house stands back from the road la maison est en retrait (de la route)

(c) (take mental distance) prendre du recul;

∎ I need to stand back and take stock j'ai besoin de prendre du recul et de faire le point

➲ stand by

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (support → person) soutenir;

∎ I'll stand by you through thick and thin je te soutiendrai ou je resterai à tes côtés quoi qu'il arrive

(b) (adhere to → promise, word) tenir; (→ decision, offer) s'en tenir à;

∎ to stand by an agreement respecter un accord;

∎ I stand by what I said/my original analysis of the situation je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit/ma première analyse de la situation

2 intransitive verb

(a) (not intervene) rester là (sans rien faire ou sans intervenir);

∎ how could you just stand by and watch them mistreat that poor dog? comment as-tu pu rester là à les regarder maltraiter ce pauvre chien (sans intervenir)?;

∎ I stood by helplessly while they searched the room je restais là, impuissant, pendant qu'ils fouillaient la pièce

(b) (be ready → person) être ou se tenir prêt; (→ vehicle) être prêt; (→ army, embassy) être en état d'alerte;

∎ the police were standing by to disperse the crowd la police se tenait prête à disperser la foule;

∎ we have an oxygen machine standing by nous avons une machine à oxygène prête en cas d'urgence;

∎ stand by! attention!; Nautical paré!, attention!;

∎ Aviation stand by for takeoff préparez-vous pour le décollage;

∎ Radio stand by to receive prenez l'écoute;

∎ Military standing by for orders! à vos ordres!

➲ stand down

1 intransitive verb

(a) British Politics (withdraw) se désister; (resign) démissionner;

∎ will he stand down in favour of a younger candidate? va-t-il se désister en faveur d'un candidat plus jeune?

(b) (leave witness box) quitter la barre;

∎ you may stand down, Mr Simms vous pouvez quitter la barre, M. Simms

(c) Military (troops) être déconsigné (en fin d'alerte);

∎ stand down! (after drill) rompez (les rangs)!

2 separable transitive verb

(workers) licencier

➲ stand for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (represent) représenter;

∎ what does DNA stand for? que veut dire l'abréviation ADN?;

∎ the R stands for Ryan le R signifie Ryan;

∎ the dove stands for peace la colombe symbolise la paix;

∎ we want our name to stand for quality and efficiency nous voulons que notre nom soit synonyme de qualité et d'efficacité;

∎ she supports the values and ideas the party once stood for elle soutient les valeurs et les idées qui furent autrefois celles du parti;

∎ I detest everything that they stand for! je déteste tout ce qu'ils représentent!

(b) (tolerate) tolérer, supporter; (allow) permettre;

∎ I'm not going to stand for it! je ne le tolérerai ou permettrai pas!

➲ stand in intransitive verb

assurer le remplacement;

∎ to stand in for sb remplacer qn; Cinema doubler qn

➲ stand off

1 separable transitive verb

British (workers) mettre en chômage technique

2 inseparable transitive verb

Nautical (coast, island) croiser au large de;

∎ they have an aircraft carrier standing off Aden ils ont un porte-avions qui croise au large d'Aden

3 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) s'écarter

(b) Nautical (take up position) croiser; (sail away) mettre le cap au large

➲ stand out intransitive verb

(a) (protrude → vein) saillir; (→ ledge) faire saillie, avancer;

∎ the veins in his neck stood out les veines de son cou saillaient ou étaient gonflées

(b) (be clearly visible → colour, typeface) ressortir, se détacher; (→ in silhouette) se découper;

∎ the pink stands out against the green background le rose ressort ou se détache sur le fond vert;

∎ the masts stood out against the sky les mâts se découpaient ou se dessinaient contre le ciel;

∎ the name on the truck stood out clearly le nom sur le camion était bien visible;

∎ she stands out in a crowd on la remarque dans la foule;

∎ figurative I don't like to stand out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser;

∎ this one book stands out from all his others ce livre-ci surclasse tous ses autres livres;

∎ there is no one issue which stands out as being more important than the others il n'y a pas une question qui soit plus importante que les autres;

∎ the qualities that stand out in his work les qualités marquantes de son œuvre;

∎ she stands out above all the rest elle surpasse ou surclasse tous les autres;

∎ the day stands out in my memory cette journée est marquée d'une pierre blanche dans ma mémoire;

∎ familiar that stands out a mile! (is very obvious) ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure!;

∎ it really stands out that he's not a local ça se voit ou se remarque vraiment qu'il n'est pas d'ici

(c) (resist, hold out) tenir bon, tenir, résister;

∎ they won't be able to stand out for long ils ne pourront pas tenir ou résister longtemps;

∎ to stand out against (attack, enemy) résister à; (change, tax increase) s'opposer avec détermination à;

∎ to stand out for sth revendiquer qch;

∎ they are standing out for a pay increase ils revendiquent ou réclament une augmentation de salaire

➲ stand over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(watch over) surveiller;

∎ I can't work with someone standing over me je ne peux pas travailler quand quelqu'un regarde par-dessus mon épaule;

∎ she stood over him until he'd eaten every last bit elle ne l'a pas lâché avant qu'il ait mangé la dernière miette

2 separable transitive verb

British (postpone) remettre (à plus tard);

∎ I'd prefer to stand this discussion over until we have more information je préférerais remettre cette discussion jusqu'à ce que nous disposions de plus amples renseignements

3 intransitive verb

British être remis (à plus tard);

∎ we have two items standing over from the last meeting il nous reste deux points à régler depuis la dernière réunion

➲ stand to

1 separable transitive verb

Military mettre en état d'alerte

2 intransitive verb

Military se mettre en état d'alerte;

∎ stand to! à vos postes!

➲ stand together intransitive verb

être ou rester solidaire

➲ stand up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (set upright → chair, bottle) mettre debout;

∎ they stood the prisoner up against a tree ils ont adossé le prisonnier à un arbre;

∎ stand the ladder up against the wall mettez ou appuyez l'échelle contre le mur;

∎ to stand a child up (again) (re)mettre un enfant sur ses pieds

(b) familiar (fail to meet) poser un lapin à;

∎ I was stood up twice in a row on m'a posé un lapin deux fois de suite

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she stood up to offer me her seat elle se leva pour m'offrir sa place;

∎ stand up! levez-vous!, debout!;

∎ figurative to stand up and be counted avoir le courage de ses opinions

(b) (be upright) être debout;

∎ I can't get the candle to stand up straight je n'arrive pas à faire tenir la bougie droite

(c) (last) tenir, résister;

∎ how is that repair job standing up? est-ce que cette réparation tient toujours?

(d) (be valid → argument, claim) être valable, tenir debout;

∎ his evidence won't stand up in court son témoignage ne sera pas valable en justice

➲ stand up for inseparable transitive verb

défendre;

∎ to stand up for oneself se défendre

➲ stand up to inseparable transitive verb

∎ to stand up to sth résister à qch;

∎ to stand up to sb tenir tête à ou faire face à qn;

∎ he's too weak to stand up to her il est trop faible pour lui tenir tête;

∎ she had a hard time standing up to their criticism ça ne lui a pas été facile de faire face à leurs critiques;

∎ it won't stand up to that sort of treatment ça ne résistera pas à ce genre de traitement;

∎ her hypothesis doesn't stand up to empirical testing son hypothèse ne résiste pas à la vérification expérimentale

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stand·ard ˈwire gauge

n BRIT standardisierte Drahtdichte in Großbritannien

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SWG abk TECH standard wire gage (standard wire gauge) Standard-Drahtstärke f

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stand.ard gauge

[st'ændəd geidʒ] n rail bitola normal.

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stand·ard ˈgauge

n Standardgleis nt

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(railway) n.

Normalspur f. n.

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Richtmaß -e n.

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stand·ard 'gauge n

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stand·ard 'wire gauge n

( Brit) standardisierte Drahtdichte in Großbritannien

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12 корпус воздушного манометра

Railway term: air gauge stand

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13 магнитная стойка для индикатора

Instruments: switch activated dial gauge stand

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14 pie

m.

1 foot.

a pie on foot

prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot

estar de o en pie to be on one's feet o standing

ponerse de o en pie to stand up

llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours

de pies a cabeza (figurative) from head to toe

perder/no hacer pie to go/to be out of one's depth

pie de atleta athlete's foot

pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters

pies planos flat feet

2 stand.

pie de foto caption

pie de página (computing) footer

3 cue (Teatro).

4 leg, central support.

5 Computer Science Academic Program.

6 pes.

pret.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) Preterite Indicative of Spanish verb: piar.

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pie

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA foot

■ llevo de pie todo el día I've been on my feet all day

■ me duelen los pies my feet ache

2 (base - de una lámpara) base; (- de una escultura) plinth

3 (de un verso) foot

4 (medida de longitud) foot

5 (de un documento) foot; (de una fotografía, dibujo) caption

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a los pies de la cama at the foot of the bed

a pie on foot

al pie de (cerca) close by

al pie de la letra word for word

al pie del cañón familiar hard at it, working

buscarle los tres pies al gato familiar to split hairs

creer algo a pies juntillas familiar to believe something implicitly

dar pie a to give occasion for

de los pies a la cabeza from head to toe

empezar con buen/mal pie to start off on the right/wrong foot

estar en pie de guerra to be on a war footing 2 figurado to be on the war path

hacer pie to touch the bottom

ir con pies de plomo to tread very carefully

nacer de pie to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

no dar pie con bola to mess everything up, not get anything right

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to be ludicrous, be absurd

pararle los pies a alguien to put somebody in their place

poner los pies en to set foot in

ponerse de/en pie to get to one's feet, stand up

saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know what somebody's weakness is

tenerse de pie to keep on one's feet

pie de atleta athlete's foot

pie de imprenta imprint

pies planos flat feet

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noun m.

1) foot

2) cue

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1) (Anat) foot

levanta el pie izquierdo — lift your left foot

las plantas de los pies — the soles of the feet

no arrastres los pies al andar — don't drag your feet while you walk

con los pies descalzos — barefoot

se le fueron los pies — he slipped

poner el pie en el acelerador — (lit) to step on the gas *; (fig) to speed things up, step up the pace

volverse pies atrás — to retrace one's steps

pie de atleta — athlete's foot

pie de cabra — crowbar

pie de rey — slide gauge

pies de barro — feet of clay

pies de cerdo — (Culin) (pig's) trotters

pies de gato — climbing boots

pies planos — flat feet

2) [locuciones]

• a pie — on foot

ir a pie — to go on foot, walk

• estar de pie — to be standing (up)

estaba de pie junto a mi cama — he was standing next to my bed

permanecieron mucho tiempo de pie — they were standing for a long time, they were on their feet a long time

• en pie, llevo en pie desde las cuatro — I've been up since four

mantenerse en pie — [persona] to stay standing o on one's feet; [objeto] to remain upright

la oferta sigue en pie — the offer still stands

ganado en pie — LAm cattle on the hoof

• a pie enjuto — † (lit) dry-shod; (fig) without danger, without any risk

• a pie firme † —

permanecer a pie firme — to remain steadfast

• ponerse de o en pie — to stand up

- de a pie

gente de a pie — common o ordinary folk

el hombre de a pie — the man in the street

el español de a pie — the average Spaniard

soldado de a pie — ( Hist) foot-soldier

- andar con pies de plomo

- de pies a cabeza

se mojó de pies a cabeza — she got soaked from head to foot

es un caballero de pies a cabeza — he's a gentleman through and through

- caer de pie

- cojear del mismo pie

hacer algo con los pies * —

han redactado este contrato con los pies — they've made a mess of drawing up this contract

estás pensando con los pies — you're not using your head

- con los pies por delante

se lo llevaron con los pies por delante — he left feet first, he left in a (wooden) box

- no dar pie con bola

hoy no doy pie con bola — I can't seem to get anything right today

- dale el pie y se tomará la mano

- entrar con buen pie o con el pie derecho

- estar con un pie en el hoyo

- hacer pie

no hacer pie — to be out of one's depth

a pies juntillas — blindly

se lo creyeron a pies juntillas — they blindly believed it

- levantarse con el pie izquierdo

- nacer de pie

- parar los pies a algn

- perder el pie

- poner el pie o los pies en

desde el pasado sábado, mi padre no ha puesto los pies en casa — my father hasn't set foot in the house since last Saturday

- poner los pies en el suelo

- poner los pies en polvorosa

- sacar los pies del plato o tiesto

- salir por pies

sin pies ni cabeza —

un argumento sin pies ni cabeza — an absurd argument

el mensaje no tenía ni pies ni cabeza — the message didn't make any sense at all, I couldn't make head or tail of the message

el plan no tiene ni pies ni cabeza — the plan is totally unworkable
buscar 1., 1), a)
3) (=base) [de columna, estatua, lámpara] base; [de cama] foot; [de colina, escalera] foot, bottom; [de copa] stem; [de calcetín] foot

a los pies de la cama — at the foot of the bed

al pie del monte — at the foot o bottom of the mountain

al pie de ese edificio — next to that building, right beside that building

al pie de fábrica — ex-works

al pie de la obra — (Com) including delivery charges

al pie del cañón —

este fin de semana estará al pie del cañón — he'll be hard at work this weekend

ha cumplido 30 años al pie del cañon — he spent 30 years on the job

morir al pie del cañón — to die in harness

4) [de página] foot, bottom; [de foto] caption

notas a pie de página — footnotes

- al pie de la letra

pie de imprenta — imprint

5) (Bot) [de árbol] trunk; [de planta] stem; [de rosa] stock

6) (=unidad de medida) foot

tiene cuatro pies de largo — it is four feet long

pie cuadrado — square foot

7) (Teat) cue

8) [de vino] sediment

9) (=causa)

• dar pie a — to give cause for

dar pie para que algn haga algo — to give sb cause to do sth

10) (=posición)

• estar en pie de igualdad — to be on an equal footing ( con with)

estar en pie de guerra — (lit) to be on a war footing, be ready to go to war; (fig) to be on the warpath

poner a algn en pie de guerra — to get sb up in arms

11) (Literat) foot

12) Cono Sur * (=pago) deposit, down payment

13)

pie de vía — CAm (Aut) indicator, turn signal (EEUU)

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) foot

un dedo del pie — a toe

tiene (los) pies planos — she has flat feet

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

b) (en locs)

a pie — on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

de pie — standing

tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino — I had to stand all the way

ponte de pie — stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

- pie de atleta

2)

a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stem

c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra — exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going

d) ( de cama) tb

pies — foot

- pie de firma

- pie de fotografía

- pie de fuerza

- pie de imprenta

3) (Bot) cutting, slip

4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot

•

- pie quebrado
II [pai]
masculino (AmL) pie

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I
masculino

1)

a) (Anat) foot

un dedo del pie — a toe

tiene (los) pies planos — she has flat feet

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

b) (en locs)

a pie — on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

de pie — standing

tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino — I had to stand all the way

ponte de pie — stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

- pie de atleta

2)

a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stem

c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra — exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going

d) ( de cama) tb

pies — foot

- pie de firma

- pie de fotografía

- pie de fuerza

- pie de imprenta

3) (Bot) cutting, slip

4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot

•

- pie quebrado
II [pai]
masculino (AmL) pie

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pie¹

¹ = foot [feet, -pl.], tail, toe.

Ex: She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.

Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.

* al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).

* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* apoyo para los pies = footrest.

* arrastrando los pies = shuffling.

* arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* baño de pies = footbath.

* bomba de pie = foot pump.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* carrera a pie = foot race.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* cuidado de los pies = footcare.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dedo del pie = toe.

* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.

* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.

* de pies planos = flat-footed.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* distancia a pie = walking distance.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en pie = up and about.

* en pie de guerra = on the warpath.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* freno de pie = foot brake [footbrake].

* gente de a pie = ordinary people.

* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* lámpara de pie = standing lamp, floor lamp.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* nota a pie de página = footnote.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* no tenerse en pie = Negativo + hold + water.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* perchero de pie = coat-stand.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* pie de atleta = athlete's foot.

* pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.

* pie de obra = building site.

* pie de página = footer.

* pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.

* pie de pie = standing.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* pies planos = flat feet, pes planus, fallen arches.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* planta del pie = sole.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner pie en = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* retrete de pie = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.

* tiña del pie = tinea pedis.

* uña del pie = toenail.

* visita a pie = walking tour.

pie²

² = foot [feet, -pl.].

Nota: Medida equivalente a 30 centímetros.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

* de un pie de grosor = foot-thick.

* pie cuadrado = square foot (sq. ft.).

* pie lineal = linear foot.

pie³

³ = winter.

Nota: En la prensa antigua de madera, travesaño que unía los postes de madera verticales que servían de soporte a toda la prensa por la parte de abajo y que servía de soporte al ensamblaje de transporte carriage assembly.

Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.

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pie¹

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1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) foot

no arrastres los pies don't drag your feet

se rompió un dedo del pie he broke a toe

tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet

se echó a sus pies ( liter); he threw himself at her feet ( frml)

a sus pies, señora ( frml); at your service, madam ( frml)

2 ( en locs):

a pie on foot

queda muy cerca, podemos ir a pie it's very near, we can walk o go on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? shall we walk or take the car?

esta semana ando a pie ( AmL); I'm walking everywhere this week

a pie de:

una nota a pie de página a note at the foot of the page

viviendas a pie de playa ( Esp); houses with access to the beach

oficina a pie de calle ( Esp); office with direct access to the street

una entrevista a piecalle ( Esp); an interview in the street

experimentos a pie de aula ( Esp); experiments in the classroom

al pie ( Col); very close, just round the corner

de pie standing

estuvimos de pie casi dos horas we were standing (up) o we were on our feet for almost two hours

tuvimos que viajar de pie todo el camino we had to stand all the way

ponte de pie stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete de la mañana I've been up since seven o'clock this morning

ya no podía tenerme en pie I could hardly walk/stand, I was ready to drop

sólo la pequeña iglesia quedó en pie only the little church remained standing

queda en pie la cita para mañana our date for tomorrow is still on

mi oferta/la promesa sigue en pie my offer/the promise still stands

ganado en pie ( AmL); livestock, cattle on the hoof

a pie pelado ( Chi); barefoot, in one's bare feet

a pie(s) juntillas: está siguiendo a pies juntillas las indicaciones de sus superiores he's following his bosses' instructions to the letter

se cree a pies juntillas todo lo que le dicen he blindly believes every word he's told

buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato ( fam) (buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters, make life difficult; (exponerse al peligro) to ask for trouble ( colloq)

cojear del mismo pie ( fam); to be two of a kind ( colloq), to be tarred with the same brush ( colloq)

con buen pieor con el pie derecho: a ver si mañana nos levantamos con el pie derecho I hope things will get off to a better start tomorrow

con los pies ( fam); badly

esta camisa la debes haber planchado con los pies this shirt looks as if you ironed it with your eyes closed

una solicitud escrita con los pies a very poorly written letter of application

el gerente lleva la empresa con los pies the manager is making a hash o mess of running the company ( colloq)

con los pies por or para delante ( fam euf); feet first

de esta casa me sacarán con los pies por delante they'll have to carry me out of this house feet first o in a box ( colloq euph)

con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground

tiene los pies bien puestos sobre la tierra she has her feet firmly on the ground

con mal pieor con el pie izquierdo badly

empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start, she started badly

hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today ( AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today ( BrE)

con pie(s) de plomo ( fam); very carefully o warily

ándate con pies de plomo tread very warily o carefully

dar pie a algo to give rise to sth

su conducta dio pie a murmuraciones her behavior gave rise to o sparked off rumors

no quiero que esto dé pie a una discusión I don't want this to cause o to be the cause of an argument

darle pie a algn: no le des pie para que te siga criticando don't give him cause o reason o grounds to criticize you again

de a pie common, ordinary

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person

a mí me gusta hablar con la gente de a pie I like talking to ordinary people

de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe ( colloq)

echar pie atrás ( Chi); to back down

en pie de guerra on a war footing, ready for war, on full alert

en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing, on equal terms

estar a pie ( Chi fam); to be lost ( colloq)

estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot, have one's hands tied

estar con un pie en el estribo ( fam); to be about to leave

me pillas con un pie en el estribo I was just on my way out o about to leave

ya están con un pie en el estribo they're all set to go

estar con un pie en la tumba or sepultura to have one foot in the grave

hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom

yo aquí no hago pie I can't touch the bottom here, I'm out of my depth here

írsele los pies a algn: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still

leche al pie de la vaca ( AmL); milk fresh from the cow

nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star

no doy/da pie con bola ( fam); I/he can't get a thing right

no estirar los pies más de lo que da la frazada ( RPl fam); to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever

el ensayo no tenía ni pies ni cabeza the essay made no sense whatsoever o was totally unintelligible

un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan

pararle a algn los pies ( Esp); to take sb down a peg or two, put sb in his/her place ( colloq)

perder pie (en el agua) to get out of one's depth; (resbalarse) to lose one's footing; (confundirse) to slip up

pies de barro feet of clay

un héroe con pies de barro a hero with feet of clay

poner (los) pies en polvorosa ( fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)

poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place

hoy no he puesto pie en la calle I haven't set foot outside the house today

por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help

saber de qué pie cojea algn ( Esp fam); to know sb's faults o weak points

salir por pies ( Esp fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)

ser más viejo que andar a pie (CS fam); to be as old as the hills ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pie cavo

high instep

● pie de atleta

athlete's foot

● pie de pollo

( Chi) dogtooth

● pie equino

clubfoot

B

1 (de un calcetín, una media) foot

2 (de una lámpara, columna) base; (de una copa — base) base; (— parte vertical) stem

3 (de una máquina de coser) foot, treadle

4 (de una página, un escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página a footnote

remita el cupón que se acompaña al pie send off the coupon below

un pueblo al pieor a los pies de la montaña a village at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

repetí al pie de la letra lo que me dijiste I repeated word for word o exactly what you told me

al pie del cañón working

todos se habían ido, pero nosotros seguíamos al pie del cañón everyone had left, but we were still hard at it o still working away

5 (de una cama) tb

pies mpl foot

Compuestos:

● pie de biela

little end

● pie de firma

name and title of signatory

● pie de fotografía

caption

● pie de fuerza

( Col) (personal) manpower; ( Mil) standing army

● pie de imprenta

imprint

● pie de página

footer

● pie de rey

slide gauge

C ( Bot) cutting, slip

Compuesto:

pie de injerto

rootstock

D [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida) foot

ocho pies cuadrados eight square feet

E ( Lit) foot

Compuesto:

pie quebrado

line of four or five syllables

F ( Chi) (depósito) down payment

pie²

/pai/

masculine

( AmL)

pie

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Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)

pié es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

píe es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
piar
pie
piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
to chirp, tweet
pie 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Anat) foot;

◊ un dedo del pie a toe;

tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet;
pie de atleta athlete's foot
b) ( en locs)

◊ a pie on foot;

ir a pie to go on foot, walk;
hoy ando a pie (AmL) I'm without wheels today;
de pie standing;
ponte de pie stand up;
en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock;
no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand;
solo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing;
mi oferta sigue en pie my offer still stands;
a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet;
de a pie common, ordinary;
de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq);
en pie de guerra on a war footing;
en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing;
hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom;
levantarse con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;
no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever;
por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help
2
a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base;

( de copa — base) base;
(— parte vertical) stem;
( de montaña) foot
c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom;

una nota a or al pie de página a footnote;
◊ pie de fotografía caption;

al pie de la letra ‹copiar/repetir› word by word, exactly
d) ( de cama) tb

◊ pies foot

3
a) ( medida) foot

b) (Lit) foot

pie 2 /pai/ sustantivo masculino (AmL) pie
piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
pie sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) foot
ponerse de pie, to stand up
pies planos, flat feet
2 (de una columna, lámpara, etc) base
3 (de una copa) stem
4 (de una fotografía) caption
5 (de un texto) foot
una nota a pie de página, a footnote
6 (medida) foot
♦ Locuciones: dar pie a, to give cause for
a pies juntillas, blindly
al pie de la letra, to the letter
con buen/mal pie, on the right/wrong footing
con pies de plomo, cautiously
de pie, standing up
de pies a cabeza, from head to foot
' pie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- bola
- caminar
- cañón
- ciudadana
- ciudadano
- cojear
- compartir
- dedo
- dormirse
- empanada
- enredarse
- excursionista
- flojera
- gráfica
- gráfico
- guerra
- hormiguear
- hormigueo
- lámpara
- letra
- levantarse
- migaja
- nacer
- parada
- parado
- pararse
- pastel
- patear
- patín
- perchero
- planta
- pulgar
- punta
- reloj
- resistir
- sostenerse
- talón
- tenerse
- uña
- vadear
- ver
- zancadilla
- a
- agachar
- amoldar
- bien
- budín
- buscar
- calambre
English:
accused
- athlete's foot
- bare
- base
- bed
- book
- bottom
- caption
- circumscribe
- clubfoot
- custard pie
- dead
- easy
- floor lamp
- foot
- foothold
- footing
- footnote
- ft
- grandfather
- hike
- hill
- impression
- imprint
- instep
- itch
- letter
- man
- meat pie
- mince pie
- on
- pace
- pie
- pie chart
- press
- print
- promenade concert
- rambler
- remain
- rise
- roll out
- salt
- sole
- stamp
- stamp down
- stand
- stand up
- standing
- standing ovation
- standing room

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pie nm

1. [de persona] foot;

estos zapatos me hacen daño en los pies these shoes hurt my feet;

a pie on foot;

prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot;

estar de o [m5] en pie to be standing;

ponerse de o [m5] en pie to stand up;

llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours;

llevo en pie desde las seis de la mañana I've been up and about since six in the morning;

la oferta sigue en pie the offer still stands;

echar pie a tierra [jinete] to dismount;
[pasajero] to alight;
se me fueron los pies [resbalé] I slipped, I lost my footing;

se me iban los pies con la música my feet were tapping along to the music;

perder/no hacer pie [en el agua] to go/to be out of one's depth;
Formal
a sus pies at your service;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street;

en pie de igualdad on an equal footing;

en pie de guerra on a war footing;

Comp

pies de barro: un héroe/líder con (los) pies de barro a hero/leader with feet of clay;

Comp
Fam
buscar (los) tres o [m5] cinco pies al gato to overcomplicate matters;

Comp

de pies a cabeza from head to toe;

Comp

con buen pie: empezar con buen pie to get off to a good start;

terminar con buen pie to end on a good note;

Comp

caer de pie [tener suerte] to land on one's feet;

Comp

no dar pie con bola to get everything wrong;

Comp

con el pie derecho: empezar con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;

Comp

estar con un pie en el estribo to be about to leave;

Comp

a pies juntillas unquestioningly;

Comp

levantarse con el pie izquierdo to get out of bed on the wrong side;

Comp

con mal pie: empezar con mal pie to get off to a bad start;

terminar con mal pie to end on a sour note;

Comp

nacer de pie to be born lucky;

Comp

andar o [m5] ir con pies de plomo to tread carefully;

Comp

pararle los pies a alguien to put sb in their place;

Comp
Fam
poner pies en polvorosa: al llegar la policía, puso pies en polvorosa when the police arrived, you couldn't see him for dust o he legged it;

Comp

poner los pies en o [m5] sobre la tierra to get a grip on reality;

Comp
Esp
saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weaknesses;

Comp
Fam
salir con los pies por delante to leave feet first o in a box;

Comp
Esp Fam
salir por pies to leg it;

Comp

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense at all;

Comp

tener un pie en la tumba to have one foot in the grave

Comp

no tenerse en pie: no me tengo en pie I can't stand up a minute longer;

esa teoría no se tiene en pie that theory doesn't stand up

Comp
pie de atleta athlete's foot;
pie de cabra crowbar, Br jemmy, US jimmy;

pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters;

pies planos flat feet

2. [base] [de lámpara, micrófono] stand;
[de copa] stem; [de montaña, árbol, escalera] foot;
al pie de la página at the foot o bottom of the page;

al pie de o [m5]a los pies de la cama/de la montaña at the foot of the bed/mountain;

al pie de la letra to the letter, word for word;

sigue las instrucciones al pie de la letra follow the instructions to the letter;

copiar algo al pie de la letra to copy sth word for word;

no hace falta que lo interpretes al pie de la letra there's no need to interpret it literally;

Comp

al pie del cañón: ahí está, siempre al pie del cañón there he is, always hard at work

Comp
pie de foto caption;
pie de imprenta imprint;
Informát pie de página footer
3. [unidad de medida] foot;

mide tres pies de ancho it's three foot o feet wide

4. Teatro cue;
Fig
dar pie a [críticas, comentarios] to give rise to;
[sospechas] to give cause for; Fig
dar pie a alguien para que haga algo to give sb cause to do sth

5. Lit [de verso] foot

Comp
pie quebrado = short line of four or five syllables alternating with longer lines
6. pie de lobo [planta] clubmoss

7. pies de gato [botas] rock boots

8. Chile [anticipo] down payment

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pie

m

1 de estatua, lámpara base

2 de persona foot;

a pie on foot;

al pie de at the foot of;

de pie standing;

estar de pie be standing (up);

ponerse de o

en pie stand up;

no tenerse en o

de pie fig: por cansancio be ready to drop;

de pies a cabeza from head to foot;

no tiene ni pies ni cabeza it doesn’t make any sense at all, I can’t make head nor tail of it;

a pies juntillas creer blindly;

levantarse con el pie izquierdo get out of bed on the wrong side;

con buen/mal pie empezar get off to a good/bad start;

con los pies fig badly;

andarse con pies de plomo tread warily;

estar en pie be up, be out of bed;

estar en pie de guerra be on a war footing;

buscar tres o

cinco pies al gato fig make things difficult, complicate things;

dar pie para o

a give rise to, generate;

echar pie a tierra go ashore;

estar al pie del cañón fig be hard at work;

hacer pie touch bottom;

no hacer pie en piscina be out of one’s depth;

no dar pie con bola fam get o

do everything wrong;

parar los pies a alguien take s.o. down a peg or two fam ;

saber de qué pie cojea alguien fig know where s.o. is coming from;

poner pies en polvorosa fam take to one’s heels fam ;

salir por pies hotfoot it fam, make o.s. scarce;

pie de la cama foot of the bed;

pies planos flat feet

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pie nm

1) : foot

a pie: on foot

de pie: on one's feet, standing

2) : base, bottom, stem, foot

pie de la cama: foot of the bed

pie de una lámpera: base of a lamp

pie de la escalera: bottom of the stairs

pie de una copa: stem of a glass

3) : foot (in measurement)

pie cuadrado: square foot

4) : cue (in theater)

5)

dar pie a : to give cause for, to give rise to

6)

en pie de igualidad : on equal footing

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pie n

1. (de persona) foot [pl. feet]

Eduardo tiene los pies pequeños Eduardo has small feet

me duelen los pies my feet hurt

2. (de estatua, lámpara, etc) base

a pie on foot

estar de pie to be standing

ir a pie to walk

ponerse de pie to stand up [pt. & pp. stood]

Spanish-English dictionary > pie
15 Uhr

f; -, -en

1. clock; (Armband-, Taschenuhr) watch; rund um die Uhr (a)round the clock; rund um die Uhr geöffnet open 24 hours (bes. Am. 24 / 7), open night and day; ein Rennen gegen die Uhr fig. a race against the clock ( oder against time); wissen, was die Uhr geschlagen hat fig. know how things stand; dort gehen die Uhren anders fig. they do things differently there

2. zur Zeitangabe: wie viel Uhr ist es? what time is it?, what’s the time?; wie viel Uhr haben Sie? what time do you make it (Am. have you got)?; nach meiner Uhr ist es vier it’s four o’clock by ( oder according to) my watch; um vier Uhr at four o’clock; um wie viel Uhr? (at) what time?; wie viel Uhr ungefähr? approximately ( oder round about) what time?; ablaufen I 5, inner... 2, schlagen I 7, II 1 etc.

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(bei Nennung der Uhrzeit) o'clock;

die Uhr

clock; timepiece; watch

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[uːɐ]
f -, -en

1) clock; (= Armbanduhr, Taschenuhr) watch; (= Anzeigeinstrument) gauge, dial, indicator; (= Wasseruhr, Gasuhr) meter

nach der or auf die or zur Úhr sehen — to look at the clock etc

Arbeiter, die ständig auf die or nach der Úhr sehen — clock-watchers

nach meiner Úhr — by my watch

wie nach der Úhr (fig) — like clockwork

rund um die Úhr — round the clock

seine Úhr ist abgelaufen (fig geh) — the sands of time have run out for him

die innere Úhr — the body clock

ein Rennen gegen die Úhr — a race against the clock

2)

(bei Zeitangaben) um drei (Úhr) — at three (o'clock)

ein Úhr dreißig, 1.30 Úhr — half past one, 1.30 (ausgesprochen "one-thirty")

zwei Úhr morgens or nachts/nachmittags — two o'clock in the morning/afternoon

wie viel Úhr ist es? — what time is it?, what's the time?

um wie viel Úhr? — (at) what time?

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die

1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) clock

2) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) watch

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Uhr

<-, -en>

[u:ɐ̯]

f

1. (Instrument zur Zeitanzeige) clock, timepiece form

die \Uhr in der Küche the clock in the kitchen, the kitchen clock; (Armbanduhr) watch

▪ nach jds \Uhr by sb's watch

auf die \Uhr sehen to look at the clock/one's watch

die \Uhren [auf Sommer-/Winterzeit] umstellen to set the clock/one's watch [to summer/winter time]

diese \Uhr geht nach/vor this watch is slow/fast; (allgemein) this watch loses/gains time

jds \Uhr geht nach dem Mond (fam) sb's watch can't tell the time [or fam is way out]

jds innere \Uhr sb's biological clock

▪ rund um die \Uhr round the clock, 24 hours a day

▪ gegen die \Uhr against time

2. (Zeitangabe) o'clock

7 \Uhr 7 o'clock [in the morning], 7 am [or a.m.]; MIL O seven hundred [or written 0700] hours

15 \Uhr 3 o'clock [in the afternoon], 3 pm [or p.m.]; MIL fifteen hundred [or written 1500] hours

9 \Uhr 15 quarter past nine [in the morning/evening], nine fifteen [or written 9.15] [am/pm], 15 minutes past 9 [in the morning/evening] form

7 \Uhr 30 half past 7 [in the morning/evening], seven thirty [or written 7:30] [am/pm]

8 \Uhr 23 23 minutes past 8 [in the morning/evening], eight twenty-three [am/pm] form

10 \Uhr früh [o morgens] /abends/nachts ten [o'clock] in the morning/in the evening/at night

wie viel \Uhr ist es?, wie viel \Uhr haben wir what time is it?

um wie viel \Uhr? [at] what time?

um 10 \Uhr at ten [o'clock] [in the morning/evening]

3.

▶ jds \Uhr ist abgelaufen (geh) the sands of time have run out for sb form liter

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die; Uhr, Uhren

1) clock; (ArmbandUhr, TaschenUhr) watch; (WasserUhr, GasUhr) meter; (an Messinstrumenten) dial; gauge

auf die od. nach der Uhr sehen — look at the time

nach meiner Uhr — by or according to my clock/watch

jemandes Uhr ist abgelaufen — (fig.) the sands of time have run out for somebody

wissen, was die Uhr geschlagen hat — (fig.) know what's what; know how things stand

rund um die Uhr — (ugs.) round the clock

2) (bei Uhrzeitangaben)

acht Uhr — eight o'clock

acht Uhr dreißig — half past eight; 8.30

wie viel Uhr ist es? — what's the time?; what time is it?

um wie viel Uhr treffen wir uns? — [at] what time shall we meet?; when shall we meet?

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Uhr f; -, -en

1. clock; (Armband-, Taschenuhr) watch;

rund um die Uhr (a)round the clock;

rund um die Uhr geöffnet open 24 hours (besonders US 24/7), open night and day;

ein Rennen gegen die Uhr fig a race against the clock ( oder against time);

wissen, was die Uhr geschlagen hat fig know how things stand;

dort gehen die Uhren anders fig they do things differently there

2. zur Zeitangabe:

wie viel Uhr ist es? what time is it?, what’s the time?;

wie viel Uhr haben Sie? what time do you make it (US have you got)?;

nach meiner Uhr ist es vier it’s four o’clock by ( oder according to) my watch;

um vier Uhr at four o’clock;

um wie viel Uhr? (at) what time?;

wie viel Uhr ungefähr? approximately ( oder round about) what time?; → ablaufen A 5, inner… 2, schlagen A 7, B 1 etc

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die; Uhr, Uhren

1) clock; (ArmbandUhr, TaschenUhr) watch; (WasserUhr, GasUhr) meter; (an Messinstrumenten) dial; gauge

auf die od. nach der Uhr sehen — look at the time

nach meiner Uhr — by or according to my clock/watch

jemandes Uhr ist abgelaufen — (fig.) the sands of time have run out for somebody

wissen, was die Uhr geschlagen hat — (fig.) know what's what; know how things stand

rund um die Uhr — (ugs.) round the clock

2) (bei Uhrzeitangaben)

acht Uhr — eight o'clock

acht Uhr dreißig — half past eight; 8.30

wie viel Uhr ist es? — what's the time?; what time is it?

um wie viel Uhr treffen wir uns? — [at] what time shall we meet?; when shall we meet?

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-en f.

clock n.

ticker n.

timepiece n.

watch n.

(§ pl.: watches)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Uhr
16 medir

v.

1 to measure (hacer mediciones).

Elsa midió la harina Elsa measured the flour.

Ricardo mide las consecuencias Richard measures=weighs the consequences.

2 to weigh up.

3 to weigh carefully (palabras).

4 to evaluate.

María midió los resultados Mary evaluated the results.

5 to take measurements.

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medir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dimensiones) to measure

2 (riesgos) to gauge, weigh up

3 (palabras) to weigh, choose carefully

4 (versos) to scan

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener una dimensión) to measure, be

■ ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?

■ mide dos metros de alto por uno de ancho it's two metres high by one metre wide

► verbo pronominal medirse

1 to measure oneself

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

medirse con alguien to measure oneself against somebody

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verb

1) to measure

2) gauge

3) weigh

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1. VT

1) (=tomar la medida de) [+ habitación, ángulo] to measure; [+ distancia, temperatura] to measure, gauge, gage (EEUU); [+ tierra] to survey, plot

medir algo por millas — to measure sth in miles

- medir a algn con la vista

- medir las calles

2) (=calcular) to weigh up

deberías medir las consecuencias de lo que dices — you should consider o weigh up the consequences of what you say

deberíamos medir los pros y los contras de esta decisión — we should weigh up the pros and cons of this decision

3) (=enfrentar)

los dos púgiles medirán sus fuerzas — the two boxers will be pitted against each other o will take each other on
rasero
4) (=moderar) [+ comentarios] to choose carefully

mide tus palabras — [aconsejando] choose your words carefully; [regañando] mind your language

5) (Literat) to scan

¿cómo se mide este verso? — how does this line scan?

2.

VI to measure, be

el tablero mide 80 por 20 — the board measures o is 80 by 20

¿cuánto mides? — how tall are you?

mido 1,80m — I am 1.80m

la caja mide 20cm de ancho — the box is 20cm wide

mide 88cm de pecho — her bust measurement is 88cms

3.

See:

medirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho — the cloth is 90 cm wide

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

medir las consecuencias de algo — to consider the consequences of something

medir los pros y los contras de algo — to weigh up the pros and cons of something

4) ( moderar)

mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully
2.
medirse v pron

1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure

2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on

* * *

= measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

Ex. Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

Ex. The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.

Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex. The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.

Ex. The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

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* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.

* medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho — the cloth is 90 cm wide

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

medir las consecuencias de algo — to consider the consequences of something

medir los pros y los contras de algo — to weigh up the pros and cons of something

4) ( moderar)

mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully
2.
medirse v pron

1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure

2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on

* * *

= measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.

Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex: The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.

Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.

* medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

* * *

medir [ I14 ]

vt

A ‹habitación/ángulo› to measure; ‹distancia/temperatura/velocidad› to measure, gauge

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? can you measure me off three meters of this material?

B (tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho the cloth is 90 cm wide

la mesa mide 50 por 40 the table is 50 by 40, the table measures 50 by 40

¿cuánto mide de ancho/largo? how wide/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

medía 52 cm al nacer she measured o was 52 cm at birth

C (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

eso te pasa por no medir las consecuencias de tus actos that is what happens (to you) when you don't consider the consequences of your actions

midió cuidadosamente las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la oferta she carefully weighed up the pros and cons of the offer

D

(moderar): mediré mis palabras I'll choose my words carefully, I'll weigh my words

tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie he had to choose o measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone, he had to be as restrained as possible in what he said so as not to offend anyone

■ medirse

v pron

A ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure

me medí sin zapatos I measured myself without shoes on

mídete la cintura measure your waist

medírsele a algo/algn ( Col): me retó a cruzar el río a nado, pero no me le medí al asunto he dared me to swim across the river but I didn't take up the challenge

era capaz de medírsele a cualquier tarea she was capable of taking on o tackling any task

B (Col, Méx) (probarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to try on

* * *

medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure
2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?;
mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ medir los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.

medirse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) to measure oneself;
‹caderas/pecho› to measure
2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide
' medir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
granel
- metro
- rasero
- regla
- tallar
- contorno
- huincha
- mida
- varilla
English:
double standards
- gauge
- measure
- measure out
- pace out
- precisely
- record
- stand
- survey
- measuring
- meter
- weigh

* * *

medir

♦ vt

1. [hacer mediciones] to measure;

Comp

medir por el mismo rasero to treat alike

2. [verso] to scan

3. [sopesar] to weigh up;

tenemos que medir las ventajas y desventajas de este sistema we have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of this system

4. [palabras] to weigh carefully;

mide bien tus palabras cuando hables con ellos be careful what you say when you talk to them

5. [fuerzas]
los dos equipos medirán sus fuerzas en la semifinal the two sides will do battle in the semifinal

♦ vi
[tener de medida]
¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;

¿cuánto mide de largo? how long o what length is it?;

mido 1,80 I'm 6 foot (tall);

mide diez metros it's ten metres long;

el cuadro mide 30 por 90 the picture measures o is 30 by 90;

mide dos metros de ancho por cuatro de largo it's two metres wide by four metres long;

mide 90-60-90 her vital statistics are 36-24-36;

este armario mide demasiado this cupboard is too big

♦ See also the pronominal verb medirse

* * *

medir

I v/t measure;

medir sus palabras fig weigh one’s words

II v/i

:

mide 2 metros de ancho/largo/alto it’s 2 meters wide/long/tall

* * *

medir {54} vt

1) : to measure

2) : to weigh, to consider

medir los riesgos: to weigh the risks

medir vi

: to measure

♦ See also the reflexive verb medirse

* * *

medir vb to measure

Spanish-English dictionary > medir
17 thickness

1) толщина

2) густота
3) сгущенность
4) толстота
5) толстотный
6) толща
7) слой
8) загущенность
9) вязкость
10) консистентность
– displacement thickness
– energy thickness
– entry thickness
– gauge thickness
– momentum thickness
– outgoing thickness
– reduction in thickness
– thickness gauge
– thickness of a seam
– thickness of sowing
– thickness of stand
– thickness of stripping
– thickness ratio
– throat thickness

base thickness modulation — модуляция толщины базы

beta thickness gauge — бета-лучевой толщиномер

build up thickness of coat — наращивать толщину покрытия

cell wall thickness — толщина стенок пор

dial thickness gauge — индикаторный толщиномер

effective throat thickness — расчетная толщина шва

full thickness of a seam — полная мощность пласта

non-contacting thickness gauge — бесконтактный толщиномер

noncontacting thickness gage — измеритель толщины бесконтактный

radioisotope thickness gauge — изотопный толщиномер

reduction in wall thickness — обжим по толщине

thickness shear modes — колебания сдвига по толщине

X-ray thickness gauge — рентгеновский толщиномер

Англо-русский технический словарь > thickness
18 line

1. n иск. линия; линии, контур

line and colour — контуры и тона

PCM line — линия передачи ИКМ сигналов

beading line — внутренняя линия шпунта

beam line — теоретическая линия палубы

connecting line — соединительная линия

deck side line — бортовая линия палубы

2. n черта, штрих

line test — кино проба рисованного движения на киноэкране

reading line — отсчетный штрих

graduation line — отсчетный штрих

line style — тип линии; тип штриха литеры

the ball crossed the line — мяч за чертой

draw a line — подвести черту; положить предел

3. n муз. линейка

color line — передняя линейка

line gauge — наборная линейка

added line — добавочная линейка

line gage — типографская линейка

ledger line — добавочная линейка

4. n черта, особенность, штрих

the lines of his character are quite clear — черты его характера ясны

bar line — тактовая черта

dead line — запрещенная черта

division line — дробная черта

fraction line — дробная черта

5. n верёвка, бечёвка

horse line — коновязь

clothes line — верёвка для развешивания и сушки белья

6. n провод

line communication, line transmission — проводная связь; передача сообщений по проводам

line wire — линейный провод

return line — обратный провод

contact line — контактный провод

line conductor — линейный провод

igniter line — проводка зажигания

7. n леса

to be clever with rod and line, to throw a good line — быть хорошим рыболовом

fishing line — леса, леска

trolling line — тролловая леса

timber line — граница распространения леса

8. n мор. линь

seizing line — линь для бензеля

untarred line — несмоленый линь

poop line — линь удавного стропа

haul-up line — линь удавного стропа

line tub — ящик для гарпунного линя

9. n поэт. нить

vortex line — вихревая нить

rubber band line — отрезок типа "резиновая нить"

10. n граница, пограничная линия; предел

boundary line — пограничная линия

sentry line — линия сторожевых постов

shearing line — линия резки ножницами

symmetrical line — симметричная линия

three-wire line — трехпроводная линия

wing split line — линия разъема крыла

11. n морщина, складка

face covered with deep lines — лицо, изборождённое глубокими морщинами

facial line — морщина на лице

line controfling lotion — лосьон от мелких морщин

line controlling lotion — лосьон от мелких морщин

line reduction — сокращение количества мелких морщин

12. n линия ладони

line of fortune — линия судьбы

open-circuit line — разомкнутая линия

scrubbing line — линия чистки и мойки

defrosting line — линия размораживания

dispersionless line — линия без потерь

finishing roll line — отделочная линия

13. n l

14. n контур, очертания; обводы

good lines of the face — красивый абрис лица

fresh-water line — трубопровод пресной воды

sea-water line — трубопровод забортной воды

wave line — линия волн; волнообразный обвод

original water line — первоначальный контур воды

to come on line — включиться в контур управления

15. n план, теоретический чертёж

body line — теоретический чертеж

molded line — теоретическая линия

moulded line — теоретическая линия

frame line — теоретический шпангоут

line plan — контурный план; ситуационный план

16. n ряд, линия

a line of trees — ряд деревьев

transmission line filter — фильтр на отрезках линии передачи

time-division multiplex line — линия с временным уплотнением

smooth line — линия с равномерно распределенными постоянными

single-wire transmission line — однопроводная линия передачи

single-wire line — однопроводная линия; несимметричная линия

17. n строй, ряд

to stand in line — выстроиться или стоять в ряд

booster line — трубка с рядом маленьких горелок

line of pumps — размерный ряд насосов

keeping the line — держащийся в строю

standing in line — стоящий в строю

rivet gauge line — заклепочный ряд

18. n воен. развёрнутый строй

keep the line — держаться в строю

kept the line — держался в строю

stood in line — стоял в строю

order in line — строй в линию

19. n мор. строй фронта

lateral wire line — проводная линия связи по фронту

encroachment line — линия фронта наступающей воды

to go up the line — идти, уходить на фронт

continuous front line — сплошной фронт

lateral line — линия связи по фронту

20. n очередь, хвост

to buy tickets ahead of line — покупать билеты вне очереди

bread line — очередь за пособием по безработице

chow line — очередь у раздаточной

stand in line — стоять в очереди

express line — быстрая очередь

21. n тех. конвейер, поточная линия

the line — линия

bus line — линия шины

flow line — линия сязи

chin line — линия скулы

face line — линия забоя

22. n тех. трубопровод

feed line — трубопровод для подачи кормов

pump discharge line — отливной трубопровод

discharge line — нагнетательный трубопровод

coated pipe line — изолированный трубопровод

leaky line — плохо изолированный трубопровод

line walker — линейный обходчик трубопровода

23. n тех. линия связи

telegraph line — телеграфная линия

long-distance line — междугородная или международная линия

party line — спаренные телефоны; общий провод у нескольких абонентов

hot line

line engaged ! — линия занята!

fold line — линия сгиба

gate line — линия ворот

goal line — линия ворот

knit line — линия стыка

line call — вызов линии

24. n тех. линия сообщения

air line — воздушная линия

a new bus line — новая автобусная линия

steamship line — пароходная линия

low line — нижняя линия

spew line — линия стыка

suture line — линия шва

wind line — линия ветра

back line — задняя линия

25. n тех. линия электросети

line bar — контактный рельс; собирательная шина

ground line — линия земной поверхности

horizontal line — горизонтальная линия

hot-vapor line — пародистилятная линия

in line — входящая линия; входная шина

liberated line — высвободившаяся линия

26. n тех. ж. -д. рельсовый путь

single line — однопутная линия

broad-gauge line — ширококолейный путь

main line — главный путь

branch line — железнодорожная ветка

side line — боковой путь

supply line — путь подвоза

line section — участок пути

avoiding line — обходной путь

travel line — путь следования

27. n тех. экватор

under the line — на экваторе

line of zero dip — магнитный экватор

equinoctial line — небесный экватор

28. n тех. редк. меридиан или параллель

addendum line — окружность выступов или головок

line drawing — рисунок пером или карандашом

dedendum line — окружность впадин или ножек

Duperreys line — линия магнитного меридиана

switch line — отсечная траншея или позиция

29. n тех. направление; курс, путь

line of march — маршрут, путь следования

line of fire — направление стрельбы

off for line — отклонившийся по направлению

materialize a line — провешивать направление

party line — политический курс; линия партии

rhumb line route — линия по пути локсодромии

rhumb line track — линия по пути локсодромии

30. n тех. направление, ход

line of argument — последовательность доводов; ход доказательства

line of scatter — направление рассеивания

materialized a line — провесил направление

line retrace — обратный ход строчной развертки

preliminary transit line — предварительный ход

dispersion in line — рассеивание по направлению

31. n тех. образ действий; линия поведения

to go on wrong lines — пользоваться ошибочными методами

multipoint line — многоточечная линия

nondispersive line — линия без потерь

flame line — излучаемая пламенем линия

ghost line — ложная спектральная линия

grade line — линия продольного профиля

32. n тех. полит. линия; курс

general line of the Party — генеральная линия партии

course line — курс

chord line — линия хорды

drew line — провел линию

end line — лицевая линия

lay line — линия наклада

33. n тех. происхождение, родословная, линия; генеалогия, семья

male line — мужская линия

line of consanguinity — кровное родство

ascending line — родство по восходящей линии

collateral line — родство по боковой линии

a descendant in a direct line — потомок по прямой

line shape — форма линии

nodal line — линия узлов

pure line — чистая линия

red line — красная линия

stream line — линия тока

34. n тех. очерёдность; перспектива

to be third in line for the throne — быть третьим в очерёдности престолонаследования

perspective line — линия перспективы

35. n тех. с. -х. генеалогическая линия

pure-bred line — чистопородная линия

surf line — линия прибоя

busy line — занятая линия

chain line — цепная линия

fair line — плавная линия

fluid line — жидкая линия

36. n тех. короткая записка

just a line to say that all goes well — несколько слов, чтобы только сказать, что всё благополучно

line clear ticket — путевая записка

37. n тех. стих, строчка стиха

line 5 from the top — пятая строчка сверху

he never could pen a line — он не мог написать ни строчки

38. n тех. стихи, стихотворение

39. n тех. школ. «строчки», дополнительное задание

complemented bit line — разрядная линия дополнительного кода

40. n тех. театр. роль, слова роли

the actor was not sure of his lines — актёр нетвёрдо знал роль

line roller — переносный рол

line fishing — лов крючковыми орудиями

line trawler — судно для ярусного лова

cork line — верхняя подбора орудия лова рыбы

dandy line — крючковая снасть для лова сельди

41. n тех. разг. свидетельство о браке

family line — род

fathom line — лот

glue line — клеевой шов

hinge line — ось шарнира

line code — линейный код

42. n тех. медицинское свидетельство

certificate of load line — свидетельство о грузовой марке

43. n тех. род занятий, род деятельности; специальность; область интересов

this is not in my line — это не по моей части

line of business — амплуа актёра

line of duty — исполнение служебного долга

in line of duty — при исполнении служебных обязанностей; на посту

line of activity — направление экономической деятельности

line of profession — профессия; специальность

their family line failed — их род угас

44. n тех. ком. ассортимент; партия товаров; серия изделий

line of goods — ассортимент товаров

make-up removing line — серия изделий для удаления макияжа

mass market line — серия изделий массового ассортимента

seasonal line — серия изделий для определенного сезона

line cologne — одеколон, входящий в парфюмерную серию

hypoallergenic line — серия гипоаллергических изделий

45. n тех. судьба

hard lines! — вот это не повезло!

46. n воен. линия фронта; оборонительный рубеж

the front line — линия фронта

line of defence — оборонительный рубеж

lumped parameter line — линия с сосредоточенными параметрами

lp/mm line pairs per millimetre — количество пар линий на мм

line terminal equipment — оконечное оборудование линии связи

light cutting line indicator — световой указатель линии реза

high-fidelity delay line — высококачественная линия задержки

47. n воен. укреплённая линия

the Maginot line — линия Мажино

butter production line — линия производства сливочного масла

nonrevolving credit line — невозобновляемая кредитная линия

long-wave transmission line — длинноволновая линия передачи

inspection-and-assorting line — линия контроля и сортировки

flexible manufacturing line — гибкая производственная линия

48. n воен. сведения, информация

no-fire line — рубеж безопасности ведения огня

49. n воен. нападающие

50. n воен. пехотные части

heel line — обвод нижней части

path line — траектория частиц жидкости

stray line — часть лаглиня до нулевой марки

51. n воен. амер. строевые войска

line training — строевая подготовка

nuclear-safety line — рубеж безопасного удаления войск

start line of second — рубеж ввода войск

officer of the line — строевой офицер

52. n воен. тлв. строка

line frequency — частота строк

in line with — в согласии, в соответствии с

to act out of line — грубить; скандалить; вести себя вызывающе

by line and level, by rule and line — очень точно; аккуратно, методично

all along the line — во всём, во всех отношениях

he draws the line at armed intervention — он никогда не пойдёт на вооружённое вторжение

to draw a line — подвести черту, положить предел ;

to draw a line under World War II — подвести черту под второй мировой войной

line synchronizing impulses — синхронизирующие сигналы строк

automatic line phasing — Автоматическая синхронизация строк

line advance — перевод строки; переход на следующую строку

continuation line — строка продолжения; строка-продолжение

line overset — излишек букв в строке, переполнение строки

53. v проводить линии; линовать

to line a paper — разлиновать бумагу

downward line of descent — нисходящая генеалогическая линия

column line — линия столбца; линия графы; вертикальная шина

artificial transmission line — искусственная линия передачи

spectral line intensity — интенсивность спектральной линии

parallel line coupler — ответвитель на параллельных линиях

54. v строить, выстраивать в ряд, в линию; устанавливать в ряд

to line troops along a road — выстроить войска вдоль дороги

front line — линия фронта

keel line — килевая линия

lag line — линия задержки

level line — линия уровня

line of flow — линия тока

55. v стоять, тянуться вдоль

crowds of people lined the kerbs — вдоль тротуаров стояли толпы людей

line wells — скважины, расположенные вдоль границ участка

56. v тех. центрировать, выравнивать, правильно устанавливать

orderly line — правильная линия

57. v редк. завязывать, обвязывать бечёвкой, проволокой

wire-cleaning line — линия очистки проволоки

58. v амер. редк. удить

59. v класть на подкладку, подбивать

to line an overcoat with silk — поставить пальто на шёлковую подкладку

head's line — зона Геда

word line — числовая шина

carry line — шина переноса

select line — шина выборки

data bus line — шина данных

60. v служить подкладкой

61. v обивать, обшивать изнутри; выстилать

to line a box — обить сундук

line with foil — выстилать фольгой

62. v покрывать; служить обивкой

tapestries lined the walls — гобелены покрывали все стены; стены были обиты гобеленами

63. v тех. обкладывать, облицовывать

64. v тех. прокладывать

65. v метал. футеровать

66. v разг. наполнять, набивать

Синонимический ряд:

1. border (noun) border; edge; margin

2. cord (noun) cord; rope; twine; wire

3. course (noun) approach; attack; course; method; passage; path; plan; policy; polity; procedure; program; road; route; tack; technique; way

4. dash (noun) band; dash; streak; stripe; stroke

5. family (noun) ancestry; birth; blood; bloodline; descent; extraction; family; genealogy; lineage; origin; parentage; pedigree; relative; seed

6. furrow (noun) crease; crinkle; furrow; wrinkle

7. lie (noun) lie; story

8. merchandise (noun) commodities; goods; merchandise; produce; stock; vendibles; wares

9. occupation (noun) business; calling; discipline; employment; job; occupation; pursuit; racket; trade; vocation; work

10. outline (noun) contour; delineation; figuration; lineament; lineation; outline; profile; silhouette

11. programme (noun) policy; procedure; programme

12. row (noun) column; echelon; file; queue; rank; row; sequence; string; tier

13. adjoin (verb) abut; adjoin; border; butt against; butt on; communicate; join; march; neighbor; touch; verge

14. line up (verb) align; allineate; arrange; line up; marshal; order; range

15. outline (verb) outline; rule; trace

16. pad (verb) embroider; face; pad; panel; paper; quilt

Антонимический ряд:

contents; deviation; disarrange; discontinuance; interruption; solution; space; strip; variation

English-Russian base dictionary > line
19 pressure

'preʃə
noun

1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) presión

2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) presión

3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) presión

•

- pressurize
- pressurise
- pressure cooker

pressure n presión

a barometer measures atmospheric pressure un barómetro mide la presión atmosférica

pressure

tr['preʃə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (force, weight) presión nombre femenino

2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL presión nombre femenino

■ high pressure usually means good weather las altas presiones suelen significar buen tiempo

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL tensión nombre femenino arterial, tensión

■ she has high/low blood pressure tiene la tensión alta/baja

4 (forcible influence) presión nombre femenino

■ the pressure of public opinion la presión de la opinión pública

5 (stress) tensión nombre femenino

■ he's under a lot of pressure está sometido a una gran presión

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (pressurize) apretar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to do something under pressure hacer algo presionado,-a (por alguien)

to bring pressure to bear on somebody ejercer presión sobre alguien

to put pressure on somebody (to do something) presionar a alguien (para que haga algo)

pressure cooker olla a presión, olla exprés

pressure gauge manómetro

pressure group grupo de presión

pressure ['prɛʃər] vt, - sured ; - suring : presionar, apremiar

pressure n

1) : presión f

to be under pressure: estar bajo presión

2) blood pressure

pressure

n.

• apremio s.m.

• apretadera s.f.

• apretujón s.m.

• apretón s.m.

• forzoso s.m.

• impulso s.m.

• influencia s.f.

• opresión s.f.

• premura s.f.

• presión (Física) s.f.

• tensión nerviosa s.f.

• urgencia s.f.

I 'preʃər, 'preʃə(r)
noun

1) u c

a) ( Phys) presión f

high/low pressure — ( Meteo) altas/bajas presiones; (before n)

pressure gauge — manómetro m

b) (press, touch) presión f

to put pressure on something — hacer* presión sobre algo

2) u (influence, force) presión f

they are under pressure to accept the offer — los están presionando para que acepten la oferta

to bring pressure to bear on somebody — ejercer* presión sobre alguien

to put pressure on somebody — presionar a alguien

they put pressure on him to resign — lo presionaron para que renunciara a su puesto

to put/pile on the pressure — (colloq) apretar* los tornillos (fam)

3) u c (demands, stress)

pressure of work prevents me from coming — no puedo asistir por razones de trabajo

the pressures of city life — las presiones or las tensiones a las que somete la vida urbana

I've been under a lot of pressure recently — últimamente he estado muy agobiado

II

transitive verb presionar

to pressure somebody to + INF — presionar a alguien para que (+ subj)

to pressure somebody into -ing: he was pressured into withdrawing from the competition — lo presionaron hasta que se retiró del concurso

['preʃǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (lit)

a) (Phys, Tech, Met) presión f

a pressure of 200kg to the square metre — una presión de 200kg por metro cuadrado

oil/water pressure — presión f del aceite/del agua

• at full pressure — (Tech) a toda presión

• high/ low pressure — alta/baja presión f

• could you check the tyre pressure? — ¿me puede mirar la presión de los neumáticos?

• under pressure — a presión
atmospheric 2., blood 2., diastolic, high-pressure, systolic
b) (from hand, foot etc) presión f

he felt the pressure of her hand on his shoulder — notó la presión de su mano en el hombro

it took a bit of pressure to make the lid close — se tuvo que hacer un poco de fuerza para cerrar la tapa

• to apply or put pressure (up)on sth — hacer or ejercer presión sobre algo

2) (fig) presión f

because of parental pressure — debido a la presión de los padres

I left the job because I couldn't stand the pressure — dejé el trabajo porque no aguantaba la presión

the pressures of modern life — las presiones de la vida moderna

• to bring pressure to bear on sb (to do sth) — frm ejercer presión sobre algn (para que haga algo)

• to put pressure on sb (to do sth) — presionar a algn (para que haga algo)

it will put intense pressure on our already overstretched resources — supondrá una gran carga sobre nuestros recursos, ya apurados al máximo

• to put the pressure on, pile on the pressure * — apretar los tornillos *

• it will take some of the pressure off me — me aliviará un poco la carga

the cut in interest rates will take the pressure off sterling — la reducción de los tipos de interés eliminará la presión existente sobre la libra esterlina

• pressure of time prevented her from dealing with all the problems — el apremio del tiempo no le permitió tratar todos los problemas

they were aware of the pressure of time — eran conscientes de que el tiempo se les echaba encima

• under pressure, to act/work under pressure — obrarabajar bajo presión

he is under pressure to sign the agreement — le están presionando para que firme el acuerdo

the head resigned under pressure from parents — el director dimitió presionado por los padres

he's under a lot of pressure — está bajo mucha presión, está sometido a mucha presión

• I was unable to go due to pressure of work — no pude ir por razones de trabajo
peer I, 2.
2.

VT (=pressurize) presionar

to pressure sb to do sth — presionar a algn para que haga algo

to pressure sb into doing sth — obligar a algn a hacer algo

3.

CPD

pressure cabin N — (Aer, Space) cabina f presurizada

pressure cooker N — (lit) olla f a presión, olla f exprés; (fig) polvorín m

the country is a political pressure cooker — el país es un polvorín político

pressure feed N — tubo m de alimentación a presión

pressure gauge N — manómetro m

pressure group N — grupo m de presión

pressure pan N (US) — = pressure cooker

pressure point N — (Anat) punto m de presión

pressure sore N — úlcera f por presión

pressure suit N — traje m de presión compensada

* * *

I ['preʃər, 'preʃə(r)]
noun

1) u c

a) ( Phys) presión f

high/low pressure — ( Meteo) altas/bajas presiones; (before n)

pressure gauge — manómetro m

b) (press, touch) presión f

to put pressure on something — hacer* presión sobre algo

2) u (influence, force) presión f

they are under pressure to accept the offer — los están presionando para que acepten la oferta

to bring pressure to bear on somebody — ejercer* presión sobre alguien

to put pressure on somebody — presionar a alguien

they put pressure on him to resign — lo presionaron para que renunciara a su puesto

to put/pile on the pressure — (colloq) apretar* los tornillos (fam)

3) u c (demands, stress)

pressure of work prevents me from coming — no puedo asistir por razones de trabajo

the pressures of city life — las presiones or las tensiones a las que somete la vida urbana

I've been under a lot of pressure recently — últimamente he estado muy agobiado

II

transitive verb presionar

to pressure somebody to + INF — presionar a alguien para que (+ subj)

to pressure somebody into -ing: he was pressured into withdrawing from the competition — lo presionaron hasta que se retiró del concurso

English-spanish dictionary > pressure
20 kolejka

- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl -ek; f

( środek transportu) commuter train; ( zabawka) model railway (BRIT) lub railroad (US), ( następstwo) turn; ( rząd czekających ludzi) queue (BRIT), line (US)

kolejka górska — ( w wesołym miasteczku) roller coaster, big dipper

kolejka linowa — ( system transportu) cable railway; ( wagonik) cable car

kolejka wąskotorowa — narrow-gauge railway (BRIT), narrow-gage railroad (US)

zamówić/postawić ( perf) kolejkę — pot to order/buy a round (of drinks)

stać w kolejce po bilety — to queue lub line up (US) for tickets

poza kolejką — without waiting for one's turn

* * *

kolejka

f.

Gen.pl. -ek

1. ( pociąg) train; ( system transportu) rail; jechać kolejką take the train; kolejka dojazdowa l. podmiejska commuter train; kolejka górska ( w wesołym miasteczku) roller coaster, big dipper; kolejka linowa cable railway; ( wagonik) cable car; ( naziemna) funicular (railway); ( podwieszana) suspension railway; kolejka wąskotorowa narrow-gauge railroad; kolejka zębata rack l. cog railroad.

2. ( zabawka) model railroad; Br. model railway.

3. ( oczekujących) line; Br. queue ( po coś for sth); stać w kolejce stand in line; Br. queue (up); bez kolejki l. poza kolejką without waiting (for one's turn), without any waiting; wpychać się bez kolejki jump the line.

4. pot. (= drink) round (of drinks); stawiać komuś kolejkę buy l. stand sb a round (of drinks).

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kolejka

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