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ground-water movement

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1 ground-water movement

течение подземных вод

Англо-русский гидрогеологический словарь > ground-water movement
2 ground water movement

движение грунтовой воды

English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary > ground water movement
3 movement

— bed load movement

— capillary movement

— ground-water movement

— osmotic movement

— particle movement

— sediment movement

— shearing movement

— sheet movement

Англо-русский гидрогеологический словарь > movement
4 ground

1
ground-controlled
ground-free

2 n

AGRIC, COAL, CONST terreno m, tierra f, suelo m

ELEC, ELEC ENG, PHYS, PROD, TELECOM, VEH (cf earth BrE ) (AmE) masa f, masa eléctrica f, puesta a tierra f, tierra f, toma de tierra f

VEH masa f, masa eléctrica f, puesta a tierra f, toma de tierra f
ground absorption
ground address
ground angle
ground angle shot
ground arrester
ground bar
ground base
ground bus
ground-bus mounting
ground cable
ground clamp
ground clearance
ground clip
ground cloth
ground coat
ground color
ground colour
ground conductor
ground connection
ground connector
ground-controlled approach
ground-controlled approach system
ground current
ground detector
ground detector light
ground effect
ground effect machine
ground electrode
ground fabric
ground facilities
ground fault
ground fault current
ground-fault protection
ground-fault tray
ground fault trip
ground glass
ground-glass circle
ground-glass with Fresnel lens
ground-glass joint
ground-glass joint clamp
ground-glass screen
ground-glass screen with microprism spot
ground-glass screen with reticule
ground hay
ground-in cutting rake
ground indicator
ground installation
ground layer
ground lead
ground leakage
ground-leakage circuit breaker
ground-leakage current
ground-leakage detector
ground-leakage meter
ground level
ground lighting
ground line
ground loop
ground lug
ground maneuver
ground manoeuvre
ground movement
ground network
ground noise
ground operation
ground pin
ground plane
ground plate
ground potential
ground power supply
ground power system
ground power unit
ground-proximity warning
ground radio station
ground resistance
ground-resistance meter
ground resonance
ground return
ground rod
ground segment
ground sensing
ground service equipment
ground speed
ground staff
ground state
ground-state frequency
ground-state transition
ground station
ground stopper
ground swell
ground switch
ground tackle
ground target
ground terminal
ground-terminal arrester
ground test
ground thread tap
ground-to-air communication
ground-to-air missile
ground-to-ground missile
ground visibility
ground water
ground-water basin
ground-water contour
ground-water contour map
ground-water depth
ground-water inrush
ground-water investigation
ground-water level
ground-water resources
ground-water supply
ground-water table
ground wave
ground wire

3 vt (AmE) (cf earth BrE )

GEN conectar a masa, conectar a tierra, poner a masa, poner a tierra, unir a masa

4 vi

AIR TRANSP obligar a permanecer en tierra

OCEAN, WATER TRANSP ship encallar, varar

English-Spanish technical dictionary > ground
5 movement

движение; передвижение; перевозки ( воинские) ; переброска; марш; маневр; ( строевой) прием; см. тж. march

air passenger movement (service-sponsored personnel) — воздушные перевозки военнослужащих и их семей

change of ga(u)ge rail movement — железнодорожные перевозки с перестановкой вагонов на колею другой ширины

rest movement (while marching) — свободное движение в строю [нестроевым шагом]

— administrative movement

— air movement of supplies

— air movement

— all-rail movement

— assault vehicle movement from OTH position

— avoiding movement

— backhaul movement

— broadside movement

— canalized movement

— centralized movement

— closing-in movement

— combat movement

— combined movement

— commercial water movement

— controlled movement

— covered movement

— cross-country movement

— curtail movement

— deceptive long-range night movement

— deceptive movement

— detaching movement

— disarming movement

— disengaging movement

— dismounted movement

— dummy movement

— encircling movement

— enveloping movement

— evacuee movement

— execute a movement in detail

— facing movement

— flanking movement

— foot movement

— forced retrograde movement

— freeze movement

— highway movement

— in-bound movement

— inland waterway movement

— intertheater movement

— intratheater movement

— inward movement

— land movement

— logistical movement

— long-range movement

— main movement

— marching troop movement

— mechanized movement

— motor movement

— mounted movement

— movement at an angle

— movement away from the enemy

— movement by echelon

— movement by stealth

— movement in columns

— movement of ground forces

— movement to contact

— movement to the line of departure

— movement to the objective area

— movement under cover

— nose-to-tail movement

— nuclear logistic movement

— off-trail movement

— onward movement

— outbound movement

— outflanking movement

— outward movement

— overseas movement

— overwater movement

— pincer movement

— quick-reaction movement

— rail movement to port of embarkation

— rail movement

— rearward movement

— rest movement

— retrograde movement

— rope-tied movement

— round-trip supply movement

— seaborne movement of forces

— self-contained movement

— sensitive movement

— ship-to-outer surf line movement

— ship-to-shore movement

— shore-to-shore movement

— short-hop troop movement

— shuttle movement

— strategic movement

— supply movement

— surface ship-to-shore movement

— tactical movements

— through movement

— troop movement

— turning movement

— uncovered movement

— vehicular movement

— voluntary retrograde movement

— wheeling movement

English-Russian military dictionary > movement
6 water infiltration into the ground
1. просачивание воды в грунт
просачивание воды в грунт
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[ http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en]

EN

water infiltration into the ground
The movement of surface water into soil or rock through cracks and pores. (Source: DUNSTE)
[http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en]

Тематики
- охрана окружающей среды
EN
- water infiltration into the ground
DE
- Wasserinfiltration in den Boden
FR
- infiltration d'eau dans le sol
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > water infiltration into the ground
7 movement

движение
movement of earth masses перемещение земных масс
movement of ground колебание [движение] грунта (вызванное землетрясением, извержением и т. п.)
movement of water движение воды
acroorogenic movements акроорогенные движения
actual relative movements истинные относительные движения
adjustment movement подвижка
apparent movement of fault видимое смещение по сбросу
apparent polar movements относительные движения полюсов (Земли)
apparent relative movement разобщение, видимое относительное смещение
bedding-plane movement смещение по плоскости напластования
block movement обрушение блока
Block-Schollen movement движение Блока-Шоллена (тип движения ледникового потока)
capillary movement 1. капиллярное движение (поднятие воды в подпочве выше зеркала грунтовых вод) 2. капиллярная миграция
componental movement движение составляющих частей, составляющее движение
continent-forming movement эпейрогеническое движение
crush movement сжатие, надвиг, боковое давление или подвижка, приводящие к развитию зон разломов
crustal movement движение земной коры; перемещение в земной коре
diastrophic movement диастрофическое движение
differential movement дифференциальное движение
discernable movement различимое [ощутимое] движение
dune movement дюнное движение (перемещение осадка вдоль русла водного потока вниз по течению)
earth movement движение земной коры
epeirogenetic movement эпейрогеническое движение
eustatic movement эвстатическое движение
horizontal movement горизонтальное движение
intergranular movement гляц. межзерновое движение
mass movement движение масс (единое движение части земной поверхности)
mass movement on the slopes перемещение осадков по склону
microseismic movement микросейсмическое движение
minute movement микросдвиг
negative movement отрицательное движение
orogenic movement горообразование, орогеническое движение
oscillating movement осцилляционное движение
positive movement положительное движение
posthumous movements постумные [унаследованные] движения
relative movement относительное движение
restricted movement ограниченное движение
retrogressive movement обратное движение
rotational movement вращательное движение
seasonal movement сезонный ход (ледника)
secular movements вековые движения
shearing movement движение по надвигам
synorogenic movement синорогеническое движение (проявляющееся за пределами области развития орогенеза)
tectonic movement тектоническое движение
translation [translatory] movement поступательное движение
undulatory movement волнистое [волнообразное] движение
vertical movement вертикальное движение
warping movement колебательное движение (земной коры); образование локальных или региональных поднятий

English-Russian dictionary of geology > movement
8 fall

[fɔ:l, Am esp fɑ:l] n

1) ( drop from a height) Fall m, Sturz m;

she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz ihr Bein;

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz m abfangen;

to have a \fall stürzen, hinfallen;

to take a \fall stürzen;

( from a horse) vom Pferd fallen

2) meteo Niederschlag m;

[heavy] \falls of rain/ snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle

3) ( landslide)

\fall of earth/ rock Erd-/Felsrutsch m

4) sports ( in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5) ( downward movement) of a leaf Herabfallen nt kein pl ( geh) ( drop) of a blade, axe, guillotine Herunterfallen nt kein pl; of the level of a liquid Absinken nt kein pl

6) ( downward slope) Gefälle nt theat

the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel;

\fall of ground water levels Absinken nt des Grundwasserspiegels;

the rise and \fall of the tide Flut und Ebbe;

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe

7) ( decrease) Nachlassen nt kein pl, (in numbers, support, rate, prices) Sinken nt;

\fall in pressure meteo Fallen nt des Luftdrucks;

sharp \fall in temperature deutlicher Temperaturrückgang

8) (defeat, overthrow) of a city Einnahme f;

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels;

the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches;

\fall of a government/ regime/ dictator Sturz m einer Regierung/eines Regimes/eines Diktators;

the \fall of the Berlin Wall/ Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs;

... after the president's \fall from power... nach der Entmachtung des Präsidenten

9) (Am) ( autumn) Herbst m

10) ( waterfall)

\falls pl Wasserfall m;

[the] Niagara F\falls die Niagarafälle pl

11) no pl rel

the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

PHRASES:

as innocent as Adam before the F\fall (before the F\fall) so unschuldig wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall;

to take a [or the] \fall for sb/ sth (Am) für jdn/etw Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, einstehen adj

attr, inv (Am) ( in autumn) Herbst-, herbstlich;

\fall plowing Wintersaat f;

\fall sun Herbstsonne f;

\fall weather Herbstwetter nt ( of autumn) Herbst-;

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f;

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f vi <fell, fallen>

1) ( drop down from a height) [herunter]fallen, [hinunter]fallen; curtain fallen;

the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit;

more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet;

the bridge collapsed and fell into the river die Brücke brach zusammen und stürzte ins Wasser; ( fig)

the task of telling her the bad news fell on me ich hatte die Aufgabe, ihr die schlechten Nachrichten zu übermitteln;

it fell on Henry to take the final decision es war Henrys Aufgabe, eine endgültige Entscheidung zu treffen;

to \fall into sb's arms jdm in die Arme fallen;

they fell into each other's arms sie fielen sich in die Arme;

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen;

to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen;

to \fall out of one's dress ( fig) ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen ( hum) ( fam)

to \fall to the ground/ on the floor auf den Boden fallen;

to \fall from a window aus dem Fenster fallen;

to \fall downstairs die Treppe hinunterfallen [o herunterfallen];

2) ( from an upright position) hinfallen; tree, post, pillar umfallen;

he fell badly er stürzte schwer;

to \fall under a bus/ train/ truck unter einen Bus/Zug/Lastwagen kommen;

to \fall at a fence horse in einem Hindernis hängen bleiben;

to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen;

to \fall [down] dead tot umfallen;

to \fall flat on one's face [vornüber] aufs Gesicht fallen ( fam)

3) (fig: fail or get no response) joke, plan, suggestion nicht ankommen;

(fig: be embarrassingly unsuccessful) auf die Schnauze fallen ( pej) (sl) thing, scheme danebengehen ( fam)

4) ( land) herunterkommen; light, bomb, shadow, gaze fallen; ( fig)

we haven't decided yet where the cuts will \fall wir haben noch nicht entschieden, was von den Kürzungen betroffen sein wird;

we don't at this stage know where the blame will \fall zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt wissen wir noch nicht, wer die Schuld trägt;

the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder;

the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden;

suspicion immediately fell on him der Verdacht fiel sofort auf ihn;

silence fell on the group of men Schweigen überkam die Männern ling

the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe

5) (become lower, decrease) demand, numbers, prices, standard sinken; prices fallen meteo; temperature, pressure fallen, sinken; barometer fallen;

the temperature could well \fall below zero this evening die Temperatur könnte heute Abend auf unter null absinken;

water supplies have fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Level abgesunken;

the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück;

to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

6) ( move to a lower position) in einer Tabelle/in den Charts fallen;

to \fall to the bottom of the league table ganz unten auf der Tabelle stehen;

to \fall in sb's estimation bei jdm im Ansehen sinken

7) ( be defeated or overthrown) gestürzt werden, untergehen;

( be conquered) a city, town eingenommen werden, fallen; person zerbrechen;

to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen;

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden;

to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen;

Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu

8) (liter: die in battle) fallen

9) rel (do wrong, sin) von Gott abfallen

10) ( happen at a particular time)

Easter \falls early/ late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät;

to \fall on a Monday/ Wednesday auf einen Montag/Mittwoch fallen

11) ( happen)

darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel;

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

12) ( belong)

this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich;

any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court für jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, ist die Rechtsprechung dieses Gerichts zuständig;

to \fall into a category/ class in eine Kategorie/Klasse gehören;

the text \falls into three categories der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien

13) ( hang down) herabhängen ( geh), fallen;

her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille

14) (slope, go downward) cliff [steil] abfallen

15) + n

to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/ sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen

16) + adj ( become)

to \fall asleep einschlafen;

to \fall due fällig sein;

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen;

to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten;

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden;

to \fall open a book, magazine aufklappen;

to \fall silent verstummen;

to \fall vacant a room frei werden; a position, post vakant werden

17) ( enter a particular state)

to \fall for sb sich akk in jdn verknallen (sl)

they all fell into hysterics sie kringelten sich alle vor Lachen;

he fell into a reflective mood er fing an zu grübeln;

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden;

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten;

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen;

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden;

to \fall into error/ sin rel sich akk versündigen;

to \fall out of favour [or (Am) favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein ( fam)

to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun;

to \fall under the influence of sb/ sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten;

to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben;

to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein;

to have fallen under the spell of sb/ sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein;

to \fall into a/ sb's trap ( fig) [jdm] in die Falle gehen;

I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen; ( fig)

they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability to deal with the situation sie haben ihre eigene Fähigkeit, mit der Situation umzugehen, völlig überschätzt

18) ( be deceived by)

to \fall for sth auf etw akk hereinfallen

19) (old);

to \fall among thieves unter die Räuber fallen veraltet

20) ( attack)

to \fall on sb über jdn herfallen

21) (form: be responsibility of)

the worst job fell to me die schlimmste Arbeit musste ich erledigen;

clearing up fell to Tim and Stephen für das Aufräumen waren Tim und Stephen zuständig;

it \falls to the committee to... es ist Aufgabe des Komitees,...;

to \fall under sth zu etw dat gehören;

that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich;

( be classified)

that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...

22) (liter: embrace)

to \fall on sb jdn in die Arme schließen ( liter)

they fell on each other sie fielen sich in die Arme

PHRASES:

to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen;

sb's face fell jdm fiel das Gesicht herunter ( fam), jd macht ein langes Gesicht;

to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen ( liter)

to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen;

to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [an etw akk] anpassen;

to \fall into place sich von selbst ergeben;

( making sense) Sinn machen;

to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben;

to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen;

to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben

English-German students dictionary > fall
9 down

I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!)

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) Daunen (pl.)

- downie®
- downy
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down¹

[daʊn]

I. ADVERB

1. (movement to a lower position) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter, herab geh

get \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!

the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutscht

come further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam

“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“

▪ to fall \down (drop) hinunterfallen; (fall over) umfallen; (stumble) hinfallen

▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassen

to lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]

to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehen

to put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen

2. (downwards) nach unten

head \down mit dem Kopf nach unten

to be [or lie] face \down auf dem Bauch [o mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen

to point down nach unten zeigen

3. (in a lower position) unten

\down here/there hier/dort unten

\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw dat

4. inv (in the south) im Süden, unten fam; (towards the south) in den Süden, runter fam

things are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer

how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fam

5. inv (away from the centre) außerhalb

my parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershire

he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen

\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartier

6. ( fam: badly off) unten

she's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! fam

to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben

she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt

to hit [or kick] sb when he's \down jdn treten, wenn er schon am Boden liegt fig

7. (have only)

▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben

when the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade

8. (ill)

to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein

she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett

to come [or go] \down with sth an etw dat erkranken, etw kriegen fam

I think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam

9. SPORT im Rückstand

Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück

10. (back in time, to a later time)

Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert

\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]

to come \down myths überliefert werden

to pass [or hand] sth \down etw weitergeben [o überliefern

11. (at/to a lower amount) niedriger

the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr

he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte

to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]

to go \down sinken

the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken

12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunter

let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen

settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zwei

to turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]

to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern

13. (including) bis einschließlich

the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geraten

everyone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört

14. (on paper)

to have sth \down in writing [or on paper] etw schriftlich [o fam schwarz auf weiß] haben

to get [or put] sb \down for sth jdn für etw akk vormerken

we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt

15. (swallowed) hinunter, runter fam

to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken

she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter fam

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast

16. (thoroughly) gründlich

he washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten

17. (already finished) vorbei

two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht

18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung

to pay [or put] £100 \down 100 Pfund anzahlen

19. (attributable)

▪ to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein

the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz

to be [or AM also come] \down to sb jds Sache sein

it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen

20. (reduce to)

to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen

what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...

well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...

21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht

22.

▶ \down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total fam

that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich

II. PREPOSITION

1. (in a downward direction) hinunter; (towards the speaker) herunter

my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] ist

up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter fam

she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss

2. (downhill) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter [o geh herab]

to come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]

to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen

3. (along) entlang

go \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]

her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite

we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis Bristol

I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch

her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken

to sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln

4. (in a particular place)

\down sb's way in jds Gegend

they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam

5. (through time)

\down the ages von Generation zu Generation

\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch

\down the generations über Generationen hinweg

6. BRIT, AUS ( fam: to)

I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe

to go \down the shops einkaufen gehen

7. (inside) in + dat

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast

8.

▶ to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] ( fam)

▶ to go \down the plughole [or BRIT also pan] [or AUS gurgler] ( fam) für die Katz sein sl

we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist

▶ \down the road [or line] [or track] auf der ganzen Linie fig, voll und ganz

III. ADJECTIVE

<more \down, most \down>

1. attr, inv (moving downward) abwärtsführend, nach unten nach n

the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach unten

2. pred ( fam: unhappy, sad) niedergeschlagen, down fam

I've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf fam

3. pred, inv ( fam: disapproving of)

▪ to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

4. pred, inv (not functioning) außer Betrieb

the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet

I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot

5. attr, inv BRIT ( dated: travelling away from the city) stadtauswärts fahrend attr

\down platform Bahnsteig m [o SCHWEIZ Perron m] für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge

6. (sunk to a low level) niedrig

the river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] Niedrigwasser

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (knock down)

▪ to \down sb jdn zu Fall bringen; BOXING jdn niederschlagen [o sl auf die Bretter schicken

2. (shoot down)

▪ to \down sth etw abschießen [o fam runterholen

3. esp BRIT

to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen

4. AM, AUS SPORT (beat)

▪ to \down sb jdn schlagen [o fam fertigmachen

5.

▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]

he'd \downed four beers er hatte vier Bier gekippt fam

V. NOUN

1. (bad fortune) Tiefpunkt m, schlechte Zeit

ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt

well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemacht

2. no pl ( fam: dislike) Groll m

▪ to have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?

3. AM FBALL Versuch m

it's second \down es ist der zweite Versuch

VI. INTERJECTION

\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!

\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!

down²

[daʊn]

I. n no pl

1. (soft feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl

2. (soft hair or fluff) [Bart]flaum m, feine Härchen

II. n modifier Daunen-

\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke f

down³

[daʊn]

n esp BRIT Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug

▪ the \downs pl die Downs (an der Südküste Englands)

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I [daʊn]
1. ADVERB
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.
1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach unten

to jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen

on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab

on the way down to London — auf dem Weg nach London runter (inf)

all the way down to the bottom — bis ganz nach unten

down! (to dog) — Platz! __diams; down with...! nieder mit...!

2) indicating static position unten

down there — da unten

I'll stay down here —

down in the valley — unten im Tal

it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden

don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)

head down — mit dem Kopf nach unten

the sun was down —

the blinds were down — die Jalousien waren unten or heruntergelassen

I'll be down in a minute —

to be down for the count (Boxing) — ausgezählt werden

I've been down with flu — ich habe mit Grippe (im Bett) gelegen

3)

= to or in another place usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus London

he's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder

he lives down South — er wohnt im Süden

we're going down South — wir fahren in den Süden

we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover

4)

= below previous level his temperature is down —

his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen

interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen

I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte

he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10

they're still three goals down — sie liegen immer noch mit drei Toren zurück

See:

→ luck

5)

in writing I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiert

let's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest

when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht

to be down for the next race — für das nächste Rennen gemeldet sein

it's down for next month — es steht für nächsten Monat auf dem Programm

6)

indicating range or succession usu not translated from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangen

down through the ages — von jeher

from 1700 down to the present —

right down to the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag

from the chairman (all the way) down to the doorman — vom Vorsitzenden bis (herunter) zum Pförtner

7) indicating responsibility __diams; to be down to sb/sth (= caused by) an jdm/etw liegen

any mistakes are down to us — irgendwelche Fehler liegen an uns

8)

as deposit to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlen

I've put down a deposit on a new bike —

how much do they want down? — was verlangen sie als Anzahlung?

2. PREPOSITION

1)

indicating movement downwards to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommen

he ran his finger down the list — er ging (mit dem Finger) die Liste durch

her hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern

2)

at a lower part of he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten

the other skiers were further down the slope — die anderen Skifahrer waren weiter unten

she lives just down the street — sie wohnt ein Stückchen weiter die Straße entlang

3)

= along he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlang

if you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen

4)

= throughout down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)

5)

= to, in, at Brit inf he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen

she's down the shops — sie ist einkaufen gegangen

he works down the garage — er arbeitet in der Autowerkstatt

3. NOUN
(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → up
See:

→ up

4. ADJECTIVE (inf)

1)

= depressed he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen

2)

= not working to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
opponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf)
to down tools — die Arbeit niederlegen
II
n
(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m III
n usu pl (GEOG)
Hügelland nt no pl
on the down(s) — im Hügelland

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down¹ [daʊn]

A adv

1. nach unten, herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, ab-, niederwärts, zum Boden, zum Grund, (in Kreuzworträtseln) senkrecht:

three down;

down from fort von, von … herab;

paralysed from the waist down von der Hüfte abwärts gelähmt;

down to bis hinunter oder hinab zu;

down to our times bis in unsere Zeit;

down to the last detail bis ins letzte Detail;

down to the last man bis zum letzten Mann;

from … down to von … bis hinunter zu;

down to the ground umg vollständig, absolut, ganz und gar;

suit sb down to the ground umg genau das Richtige für jemanden sein;

be down on sb umg

a) über jemanden herfallen,

b) jemanden auf dem Kieker haben umg

2. nieder…: → burn down, etc

3. (in) bar, sofort:

ten dollars down 10 Dollar (in) bar; → pay down

4. zu Papier, nieder…: → take down 8, etc

5. vorgemerkt, angesetzt:

the bill is down for the third reading today heute steht die dritte Lesung der Gesetzesvorlage auf der Tagesordnung;

be down for Friday für Freitag angesetzt sein

6. von einer großen Stadt ( in England: von London) weg:

go down to the country aufs Land fahren; → go down 12

7. besonders US

a) zu einer großen Stadt hin

b) zur Endstation hin

c) ins Geschäftsviertel

8. (nach Süden) hinunter

9. a) mit dem Strom, flussabwärts

b) mit dem Wind

10. Br von der Universität: → go down 10, send down 2

11. nieder!:

down with the capitalists! nieder mit den Kapitalisten!;

down on your knees! auf die Knie (mit dir)!

12. (dr)unten:

down there dort unten;

down under umg in oder nach Australien oder Neuseeland

13. unten (im Hause), aufgestanden:

he is not down yet er ist noch oben oder im Schlafzimmer

14. untergegangen (Sonne)

15. a) heruntergegangen, gefallen (Preise)

b) billiger (Waren)

16. gefallen (Thermometer etc):

be down by 10 degrees um 10 Grad gefallen sein

17. Br

a) nicht in London

b) nicht an der Universität

18. a) nieder-, hingestreckt, am Boden (liegend)

b) Boxen: am Boden, unten umg:

down and out k. o., fig (auch physisch od psychisch) erledigt umg, ruiniert

c) erschöpft, kaputt, fix und fertig (beide umg)

d) deprimiert, niedergeschlagen, down umg: → mouth A 1

e) heruntergekommen, in elenden Verhältnissen (lebend): → come down 4, heel¹ Bes Redew

f) außer Betrieb (Computer)

19. bettlägerig:

be down with influenza mit Grippe im Bett liegen

20. SPORT (um Punkte etc) zurück:

he was two points down er war oder lag 2 Punkte zurück;

they are 1-4 down sie liegen mit 1:4 im Rückstand (to gegen)

B adj

1. nach unten oder abwärtsgerichtet, Abwärts…:

a down jump ein Sprung nach unten

2. unten befindlich

3. deprimiert, niedergeschlagen

4. Br von London abfahrend oder kommend (Zug):

down platform Abfahrtsbahnsteig m (in London)

5. besonders US

a) in Richtung nach einer großen Stadt

b) zum Geschäftsviertel (hin), in die Stadtmitte

6. Bar…: → down payment

7. besonders US sl deprimierend

C präp

1. herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, entlang:

down the hill den Hügel hinunter;

down the river den Fluss hinunter, flussab(wärts);

down the middle durch die Mitte;

down the street die Straße entlang oder hinunter

2. (in derselben Richtung) mit:

down the wind mit dem Wind

3. a) hinunter in (akk)

b) hinein in (akk)

4. unten an (dat):

further down the Rhine weiter unten am Rhein

5. zeitlich: durch … (hindurch): → age A 4

D s

1. fig

a) Abstieg m

b) Nieder-, Rückgang m

2. Tiefpunkt m, -stand m

3. Depression f, (seelischer) Tiefpunkt

4. umg Groll m:

have a down on sb jemanden auf dem Kieker haben

5. → downer 1

E v/t

1. zu Fall bringen ( auch SPORT und fig)

2. niederschlagen

3. niederlegen:

down tools die Arbeit niederlegen, in den Streik treten

4. ein Flugzeug abschießen, runterholen umg

5. einen Reiter abwerfen

6. umg ein Getränk runterkippen

F v/i

1. umg

a) hinunterrutschen (Speise)

b) (gut) schmecken

2. besonders US sl Beruhigungsmittel nehmen

down² [daʊn] s

1. ORN

a) Daunen pl, flaumiges Gefieder:

dead down Raufdaunen;

live down Nestdaunen;

down quilt Daunendecke f

b) Daune f, Flaumfeder f:

in the down noch nicht flügge

2. ( auch Bart)Flaum m, feine Härchen pl

3. BOT

a) feiner Flaum

b) haarige Samenkrone, Pappus m

4. weiche, flaumige Masse

down³ [daʊn] s

1. obs

a) Hügel m

b) Sandhügel m, besonders Düne f

2. pl waldloses, besonders grasbedecktes Hügelland:

the Downs

a) Hügelland entlang der Süd- und Südostküste Englands,

b) Reede an der Südostküste Englands, vor der Stadt Deal

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I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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(fluff) n.

Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.

Daune -n f. adj.

abwärts adj.

herab adj.

herunter adj.

hinab adj.

hinunter adj.

nieder adj.

rückwärts adj.

unten adj.

zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

English-german dictionary > down
10 Down

I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!)

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) Daunen (pl.)

- downie®
- downy
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down¹

[daʊn]

I. ADVERB

1. (movement to a lower position) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter, herab geh

get \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!

the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutscht

come further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam

“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“

▪ to fall \down (drop) hinunterfallen; (fall over) umfallen; (stumble) hinfallen

▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassen

to lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]

to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehen

to put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen

2. (downwards) nach unten

head \down mit dem Kopf nach unten

to be [or lie] face \down auf dem Bauch [o mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen

to point down nach unten zeigen

3. (in a lower position) unten

\down here/there hier/dort unten

\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw dat

4. inv (in the south) im Süden, unten fam; (towards the south) in den Süden, runter fam

things are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer

how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fam

5. inv (away from the centre) außerhalb

my parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershire

he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen

\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartier

6. ( fam: badly off) unten

she's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! fam

to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben

she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt

to hit [or kick] sb when he's \down jdn treten, wenn er schon am Boden liegt fig

7. (have only)

▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben

when the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade

8. (ill)

to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein

she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett

to come [or go] \down with sth an etw dat erkranken, etw kriegen fam

I think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam

9. SPORT im Rückstand

Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück

10. (back in time, to a later time)

Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert

\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]

to come \down myths überliefert werden

to pass [or hand] sth \down etw weitergeben [o überliefern

11. (at/to a lower amount) niedriger

the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr

he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte

to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]

to go \down sinken

the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken

12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunter

let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen

settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zwei

to turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]

to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern

13. (including) bis einschließlich

the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geraten

everyone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört

14. (on paper)

to have sth \down in writing [or on paper] etw schriftlich [o fam schwarz auf weiß] haben

to get [or put] sb \down for sth jdn für etw akk vormerken

we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt

15. (swallowed) hinunter, runter fam

to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken

she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter fam

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast

16. (thoroughly) gründlich

he washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten

17. (already finished) vorbei

two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht

18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung

to pay [or put] £100 \down 100 Pfund anzahlen

19. (attributable)

▪ to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein

the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz

to be [or AM also come] \down to sb jds Sache sein

it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen

20. (reduce to)

to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen

what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...

well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...

21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht

22.

▶ \down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total fam

that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich

II. PREPOSITION

1. (in a downward direction) hinunter; (towards the speaker) herunter

my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] ist

up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter fam

she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss

2. (downhill) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter [o geh herab]

to come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]

to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen

3. (along) entlang

go \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]

her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite

we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis Bristol

I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch

her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken

to sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln

4. (in a particular place)

\down sb's way in jds Gegend

they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam

5. (through time)

\down the ages von Generation zu Generation

\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch

\down the generations über Generationen hinweg

6. BRIT, AUS ( fam: to)

I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe

to go \down the shops einkaufen gehen

7. (inside) in + dat

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast

8.

▶ to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] ( fam)

▶ to go \down the plughole [or BRIT also pan] [or AUS gurgler] ( fam) für die Katz sein sl

we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist

▶ \down the road [or line] [or track] auf der ganzen Linie fig, voll und ganz

III. ADJECTIVE

<more \down, most \down>

1. attr, inv (moving downward) abwärtsführend, nach unten nach n

the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach unten

2. pred ( fam: unhappy, sad) niedergeschlagen, down fam

I've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf fam

3. pred, inv ( fam: disapproving of)

▪ to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

4. pred, inv (not functioning) außer Betrieb

the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet

I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot

5. attr, inv BRIT ( dated: travelling away from the city) stadtauswärts fahrend attr

\down platform Bahnsteig m [o SCHWEIZ Perron m] für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge

6. (sunk to a low level) niedrig

the river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] Niedrigwasser

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (knock down)

▪ to \down sb jdn zu Fall bringen; BOXING jdn niederschlagen [o sl auf die Bretter schicken

2. (shoot down)

▪ to \down sth etw abschießen [o fam runterholen

3. esp BRIT

to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen

4. AM, AUS SPORT (beat)

▪ to \down sb jdn schlagen [o fam fertigmachen

5.

▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]

he'd \downed four beers er hatte vier Bier gekippt fam

V. NOUN

1. (bad fortune) Tiefpunkt m, schlechte Zeit

ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt

well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemacht

2. no pl ( fam: dislike) Groll m

▪ to have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?

3. AM FBALL Versuch m

it's second \down es ist der zweite Versuch

VI. INTERJECTION

\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!

\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!

down²

[daʊn]

I. n no pl

1. (soft feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl

2. (soft hair or fluff) [Bart]flaum m, feine Härchen

II. n modifier Daunen-

\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke f

down³

[daʊn]

n esp BRIT Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug

▪ the \downs pl die Downs (an der Südküste Englands)

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I [daʊn]
1. ADVERB
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.
1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach unten

to jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen

on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab

on the way down to London — auf dem Weg nach London runter (inf)

all the way down to the bottom — bis ganz nach unten

down! (to dog) — Platz! __diams; down with...! nieder mit...!

2) indicating static position unten

down there — da unten

I'll stay down here —

down in the valley — unten im Tal

it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden

don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)

head down — mit dem Kopf nach unten

the sun was down —

the blinds were down — die Jalousien waren unten or heruntergelassen

I'll be down in a minute —

to be down for the count (Boxing) — ausgezählt werden

I've been down with flu — ich habe mit Grippe (im Bett) gelegen

3)

= to or in another place usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus London

he's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder

he lives down South — er wohnt im Süden

we're going down South — wir fahren in den Süden

we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover

4)

= below previous level his temperature is down —

his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen

interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen

I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte

he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10

they're still three goals down — sie liegen immer noch mit drei Toren zurück

See:

→ luck

5)

in writing I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiert

let's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest

when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht

to be down for the next race — für das nächste Rennen gemeldet sein

it's down for next month — es steht für nächsten Monat auf dem Programm

6)

indicating range or succession usu not translated from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangen

down through the ages — von jeher

from 1700 down to the present —

right down to the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag

from the chairman (all the way) down to the doorman — vom Vorsitzenden bis (herunter) zum Pförtner

7) indicating responsibility __diams; to be down to sb/sth (= caused by) an jdm/etw liegen

any mistakes are down to us — irgendwelche Fehler liegen an uns

8)

as deposit to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlen

I've put down a deposit on a new bike —

how much do they want down? — was verlangen sie als Anzahlung?

2. PREPOSITION

1)

indicating movement downwards to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommen

he ran his finger down the list — er ging (mit dem Finger) die Liste durch

her hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern

2)

at a lower part of he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten

the other skiers were further down the slope — die anderen Skifahrer waren weiter unten

she lives just down the street — sie wohnt ein Stückchen weiter die Straße entlang

3)

= along he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlang

if you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen

4)

= throughout down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)

5)

= to, in, at Brit inf he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen

she's down the shops — sie ist einkaufen gegangen

he works down the garage — er arbeitet in der Autowerkstatt

3. NOUN
(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → up
See:

→ up

4. ADJECTIVE (inf)

1)

= depressed he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen

2)

= not working to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
opponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf)
to down tools — die Arbeit niederlegen
II
n
(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m III
n usu pl (GEOG)
Hügelland nt no pl
on the down(s) — im Hügelland

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Down [daʊn] s Down n (Grafschaft in Nordirland)

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I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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(fluff) n.

Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.

Daune -n f. adj.

abwärts adj.

herab adj.

herunter adj.

hinab adj.

hinunter adj.

nieder adj.

rückwärts adj.

unten adj.

zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

English-german dictionary > Down
11 officer

офицер; должностное лицо; сотрудник; укомплектовывать офицерским составом; командовать

Air officer, Administration, Strike Command — Бр. начальник административного управления командования ВВС в Великобритании

Air officer, Engineering, Strike Command — Бр. начальник инженерно-технического управления командования ВВС в Великобритании

Air officer, Maintenance, RAF Support Command — Бр. начальник управления технического обслуживания командования тыла ВВС

Air officer, Training, RAF Support Command — начальник управления подготовки ЛС командования тыла ВВС

assistant G3 plans officer — помощник начальника оперативного отдела [отделения] по планированию

casualty evacuation (control) officer — офицер управления медицинской эвакуацией (морского десанта)

Defense Liaison officer (in the White House) — офицер связи МО (при Белом доме)

Flag officer, Germany — командующий ВМС ФРГ

Flag officer, Naval Air Command — Бр. командующий авиацией ВМС

Flag officer, Submarines — Бр. командующий подводными силами ВМС

float an officer (through personnel channels) — направлять личное дело офицера (в различные кадровые инстанции);

General officer Commanding, Royal Marines — Бр. командующий МП

General officer Commanding, the Artillery Division — командир артиллерийской дивизии (БРА)

landing zone (aircraft) control officer — офицер по управлению авиацией в районе десантирования (ВДВ)

nuclear weapons (employment) officer — офицер по применению ЯО

officer, responsible for the exercise — офицер, ответственный за учение (ВМС)

Principal Medical officer, Strike Command — Бр. начальник медицинской службы командования ВВС в Великобритании

Senior Air Staff officer, Strike Command — Бр. НШ командования ВВС в Великобритании

senior officer, commando assault unit — Бр. командир штурмового отряда «коммандос»

senior officer, naval assault unit — Бр. командир военно-морского штурмового отряда

senior officer, naval build-up unit — Бр. командир военно-морского отряда наращивания сил десанта

senior officer, present — старший из присутствующих начальников

senior officer, Royal Artillery — Бр. старший начальник артиллерии

senior officer, Royal Engineers — Бр. старший начальник инженерных войск

short service term (commissioned) officer — Бр. офицер, призываемый на кратковременную службу; офицер, проходящий службу по краткосрочному контракту

special weapons (employment) officer — офицер по применению специального оружия

tactical air officer (afloat) — офицер по управлению ТА поддержки (морского) десанта (на корабле управления)

The Dental officer, US Marine Corps — начальник зубоврачебной службы МП США

The Medical officer, US Marine Corps — начальник медицинской службы МП США

welfare (and recreation) officer — офицер по вопросам быта и организации отдыха (военнослужащих)

— accommodation officer

— accredited officer

— acting officer

— action officer

— action staff officer

— active officer

— administration officer

— administrative officer

— adviser duty officer

— aerial delivery officer

— aerial surveillance officer

— aeromedical evacuation control officer

— aeromedical evacuation coordinating officer

— aeromedical evacuation liaison officer

— aeromedical evacuation operations officer

— aeronautical evacuation control officer

— agent finance officer

— air commanding officer

— air contact officer

— air control/antiair warfare officer

— air defense artillery officer

— air liaison officer

— air movement officer

— air officer of the day

— air officer

— air operations officer

— air reconnaissance liaison officer

— air reconnaissance officer

— air support officer

— air surveillance officer

— air training officer

— air transport liaison officer

— air transport operations officer

— air transportation officer

— air weapons training officer

— airborne control officer

— airborne force liaison officer

— aircraft maintenance officer

— aircraft warning officer

— airlift duty officer

— airlift liaison coordination officer

— alcohol and drug control officer

— ammunition officer

— ammunition technical officer

— amphibian tractor officer

— antiair warfare officer

— antimechanized officer

— antisubmarine officer

— approach line control officer

— area intelligence officer

— area petroleum officer

— armament and electronics officer

— armament officer

— armament operation officer

— armament systems officer

— armored officer

— army artillery officer

— Army aviation officer

— Army Emergency Relief officer

— Army's Chief Personnel Selection officer

— artillery air officer

— artillery forward observation officer

— artillery intelligence officer

— artillery liaison officer

— artillery maintenance officer

— artillery officer

— artillery ordnance officer

— aspirant officer

— assessing officer

— assignment officer

— assistant administrative officer

— assistant artillery officer

— assistant central control officer

— assistant commanding officer

— assistant division aviation officer

— assistant military landing officer

— assistant officer

— assistant operations officer

— assistant staff officer

— AT officer

— athletics and recreation officer

— atomic demolition munition staff officer

— automatic data processing systems analysis officer

— automation management officer

— automotive officer

— aviation safety officer

— base operations officer

— battery assistant executive officer

— battery control officer

— battery executive officer

— battery gun position officer

— battery officers

— bi-functional staff officer

— billeting officer

— bomb disposal officer

— bomb reconnaissance officer

— bombardment liaison officer

— briefing officer

— brigade officer

— buildings and grounds officer

— burial supervising officer

— cable officer

— Cadet Instruction List officer

— cadet officer

— camouflage officer

— career officer

— career reserve officer

— careers officer

— carrier-borne ground liaison officer

— cartographic officer

— case officer

— casual officer

— casualty clearing officer

— catering officer

— censorship officer

— central force control officer

— chemical maintenance officer

— chemical officer

— chemical processing officer

— chemical supply officer

— chief administrative officer

— chief administrative staff officer

— chief chemical officer

— chief cipher officer

— chief decontamination officer

— chief disbursing officer

— chief education officer

— chief engineer officer

— chief general staff officer

— chief intelligence officer

— chief medical officer

— chief ordnance officer

— chief public affairs officer

— Chief Public Relations officer

— chief recruiting officer

— chief signal officer

— Chief Signals officer

— chief staff officer

— chief supply and transport officer

— chief transportation officer

— cipher officer

— civil affairs officer

— civil defence officer

— civil defense warning officer

— civil liaison officer

— civilian personnel officer

— civil-military operations officer

— claims officer

— classification and assignment officer

— classification officer

— classified material control officer

— collection management officer

— colour officer

— combat cargo officer

— combat reports officer

— combat service support coordination officer

— combatant officer

— COMINT officer

— command duty officer

— Command Security officer

— commanding artillery officer

— Commanding officer of Troops

— commissioned officer

— commissioned warrant officer

— communications and electronics security officer

— communications duty officer

— communications officer

— communications security officer

— communications watch officer

— communications/electronics officer

— community relations officer

— company execution officer

— company executive officer

— company grade officer

— compensation officer

— complex safety officer

— confinement officer

— conservation officer

— construction engineer officer

— continuity officer

— contracting officer

— coordinating officer

— correspondence officer

— counter mortar officer

— counterbattery intelligence officer

— counterbattery officer

— counterbombardment officer

— counterfire officer

— counterintelligence officer

— countermortar intelligence officer

— countermortar liaison officer

— courier transfer officer

— court-martial officer

— CP officer

— crew evaluation officer

— criminal investigations officer

— cryptanalysis officer

— cryptographical officer

— cryptologic officer

— DA air traffic coordinating officer

— damage-control officer

— debarkation medical officer

— debarkation officer

— decontamination officer

— defense attache liaison officer

— Defense Communications officer

— Defense Liaison officer to the President

— deferred officer

— demolition officer

— departure airfield control officer

— deplaning officer

— depot commanding officer

— deputy commanding officer

— deputy public affairs officer

— desk officer

— detail officer

— detraining officer

— development projects officer

— disbursing officer

— dispatching officer

— disposal officer

— district engineering officer

— district intelligence officer

— division ammunition officer

— division artillery executive officer

— division chemical officer

— division materiel officer

— division officer

— division ordnance officer

— division property book officer

— division signal officer

— division's commanding officer

— drop zone control officer

— drop zone safety officer

— dump officer

— duty cypher officer

— duty intelligence officer

— duty officer

— ECM officer

— education services officer

— elementary schools officer

— embarkation and combat cargo officer

— embarkation billeting officer

— embarkation control officer

— embarkation medical officer

— embarkation staff officer

— emergency traffic coordinating officer

— emplaning officer

— engineer grounds and maintenance officer

— engineer officer

— engineer operations officer

— engineer reconnaissance officer

— engineer supply officer

— engineering assignment officer

— engineering duty officer

— engineering officer

— entertainments officer

— entraining officer

— equal opportunity staff officer

— equipment and maintenance officer

— escort officer

— evacuation officer

— EW officer

— EW/cryptologic tactical operations officer

— examining officer

— exchange officer

— executive officer

— extraction zone control officer

— FA fire support officer

— family welfare officer

— female officer

— field grade officer

— field officer of the day

— field petroleum officer

— field press censorship officer

— field security officer

— field services officer

— fighter director officer

— fighter duty officer

— fighter liaison officer

— finance and accounting officer

— fire direction officer

— fire prevention officer

— fire support coordination officer

— fire support officer

— firing officer

— fiscal officer

— flag officer assault and lodgement area

— flag officer

— flag-rank officer

— fleet marine officer

— flight officer

— flight safety officer

— flying officer

— food service officer

— force gunnery officer

— force modernization action officer

— foreign area officer

— forward air control officer

— forward area support coordinating officer

— forward control officer

— forward observer officer

— front-line officer

— fuels officer

— gangplank officer

— gas identification officer

— general and organizational action officer

— general duty officer

— General officer Commanding

— General officer Commanding-in-Chief

— general staff officer

— general supply officer

— GM operations officer

— grad officer

— ground defense officer

— ground liaison officer

— ground officer

— ground training officer

— guidance control officer

— guidance systems officer

— gun position officer

— gunnery officer

— heavy engineer equipment officer

— helicopter loading zone control officer

— high-ranking officer

— highway traffic officer

— highway transportation officer

— housing officer

— human relations officer

— immediate commanding officer

— in-addition-to-other-duties officer

— income tax assistance officer

— indorsing officer

— infantry officer

— information activities officer

— inspection officer

— installation intelligence and security officer

— installation transportation officer

— installations officer

— instructor officer

— insurance officer

— intelligence communications officer

— intelligence language officer

— intelligence liaison officer

— intelligence officer

— intelligence research officer

— interpreter officer

— interrogation officer

— investigating officer

— junior officer of the day

— junior officer of the watch

— junior officer of the week

— junior rank officer

— land liaison officer

— landing control officer

— landing-craft control officer

— landing-force loading officer

— language officer

— launch-control officer

— laundry officer

— law enforcement officer

— legal assistance officer

— liaison duty officer

— liaison officer to departure airfield

— liaison officer

— liaison staff officer

— limited duty officer

— line officer

— line specialist officer

— loading officer

— local claims officer

— local purchasing officer

— local transport officer

— logistics assignment officer

— logistics assistance officer

— logistics control officer

— logistics officer

— logistics readiness officer

— long-term officer

— mail officer

— main officers

— maintenance officer

— make an officer

— mapping and intelligence officer

— marshaling area control officer

— materiel readiness officer

— medical commanding officer

— medical officer

— medical regulating officer

— medical regulation officer

— mess officer

— message transmission releasing officer

— meteorological officer

— middle rank officer

— military intelligence officer

— military intelligence reserve officer

— military interviewing officer

— military justice officer

— military landing officer

— military officer

— military personnel procurement officer

— military supply officer

— military transport officer

— minority group officer

— missile control officer

— missile flight control officer

— missile launch officer

— missile operations officer

— missile range safety officer

— morale officer

— motor maintenance officer

— motor officer

— motor transportation officer

— movement control officer

— movement liaison officer

— movements identification officer

— munitions officer

— national service officer

— naval air liaison officer

— naval chief air intelligence officer

— naval control of shipping officer

— naval embarkation officer

— naval gunfire liaison officer

— naval intelligence officer

— naval liaison officer

— naval officer

— Navy liaison officer

— NBC defense officer

— NBC weapons employment officer

— neutral officer

— noncommissioned officer

— nonpromotion list officer

— nonrated officer

— nuclear operations officer

— nuclear safety officer

— nuclear weapon courier officer

— nuclear weapons requirement officer

— nursing officer

— officer commanding

— officer conducting the exercise

— officer conducting the serial

— officer in command

— officer in tactical command

— officer in waiting

— officer of the day in waiting

— officer of the day

— officer of the deck

— officer of the guard

— officer of the rounds

— officer of the week

— officer scheduling the exercise

— officer serving afloat

— OP officer

— operationally oriented officer

— operations and training officer

— operations duty officer

— order of battle officer

— orderly officer

— ordnance engineering duty officer

— ordnance GM officer

— ordnance officer

— ordnance staff officer

— organizational effectiveness staff officer

— orientation officer

— other than Regular Army officer

— over-the-hill officer

— pay officer

— personal liaison officer

— personal staff officer

— personnel information security officer

— personnel management officer

— personnel officer

— personnel records officer

— personnel selection officer

— personnel staff officer

— personnel/logistics officer

— petroleum officer

— physical training officer

— planning officer

— plans officer

— platoon officer

— Post Billeting officer

— Post Exchange officer

— postal officer

— presiding officer of the JCS

— press officer

— pretrial investigating officer

— primary control officer

— primary staff officer

— principal administrative officer

— principal Army technical information officer

— principal embarkation officer

— principal military landing officer

— principal staff officer

— probationary subaltern officer

— procurement contracting officer

— procurement officer

— professional development officer

— project officer

— propaganda officer

— property book officer

— property disposal officer

— Protocol officer for the Secretary of Defense

— psychological operations officer

— psychological warfare officer

— public affairs officer

— public information officer

— public relations officer

— public works officer

— purchasing and contracting officer

— race relations/equal opportunity officer

— radar intercept officer

— radar officer

— radio officer

— radiological defense officer

— radiological protection officer

— radiological survey officer

— railhead officer

— railroad station traffic officer

— railroad transportation officer

— range officer

— ranking officer

— rated officer

— rating officer

— real estate and claims officer

— rear link officer

— rear seat officer

— reconnaissance and survey officer

— reconnaissance duty officer

— reconnaissance liaison officer

— reconnaissance officer

— reconnaissance systems officer

— recruiting and induction officer

— recruiting and retention officer

— reenlistment officer

— regiment officer

— regimental medical officer

— regiment's commanding officer

— regular commissioned officer

— regulating officer

— releasing officer

— religious service officer

— reports control officer

— reserve officer

— resettlement officer

— road officer

— road traffic officer

— sales commissary officer

— sanitation officer

— school liaison officer

— sea transport officer

— secondary control officer

— security control officer

— senior bombardment liaison officer

— Senior British Naval officer

— senior chief officer

— senior embarkation officer

— senior general officer

— senior general staff officer

— senior intelligence officer

— senior landing officer

— senior medical officer

— senior officer

— senior personnel staff officer

— senior rank officer

— senior signal officer

— senior staff officer

— serving officer

— ship embarkation officer

— ship's combat cargo officer

— shore party officer

— SIGINT officer

— signal officer

— signal security officer

— smoke control officer

— special security officer

— special services officer

— specialist officer

— spotting officer

— squadron command officer

— squadron duty officer

— staff chemical officer

— staff duties officer

— staff duty officer

— staff loading officer

— staff officer

— staff planning officer

— staff security officer

— staff signal officer

— Standing Group Liaison officer to the North Atlantic Council

— strategic intelligence officer

— strategic plans officer

— strategic SIGINT officer

— student officer

— superintendent ammunition supply officer

— superior officer

— supervisory officer

— supply and service control officer

— supply management officer

— survey officer

— surveying officer

— survivor assistance officer

— systems project officer

— tactical action officer

— tactical air control officer

— tactical air liaison officer

— tactical airlift duty officer

— tactical airlift liaison officer

— tactical control officer

— tactical evaluating officer

— tactical intelligence officer

— tactical officer

— tactical surveillance officer

— tank officer

— tank unit landing officer

— target control officer

— target selection officer

— targets officer

— team embarkation officer

— technical grade officer

— technical liaison officer

— technical officer

— technical supply officer

— technical telecommunications officer

— terrain intelligence officer

— territorial officer

— topographic officer

— track production officer

— trailing officer

— train officer

— training aids officer

— training officer

— transportation officer

— travel officer

— troop loading officer

— troop officer

— unconventional warfare officer

— understudy staff officer

— unit commanding officer

— unit communications officer

— unit emplaning officer

— unit loading officer

— unit personnel officer

— unit postal officer

— unit readiness officer

— unrestricted line officer

— vehicle column control officer

— venereal disease control officer

— warrant officer

— watch officer

— water intelligence officer

— water supply officer

— water traffic officer

— weapon coordination officer

— weapon liaison officer

— weapon system officer

— weapon training officer

— weather officer

— wire officer

— wireless officer

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English-Russian military dictionary > officer
12 underground

1.
['] adverb

1) (beneath surface of ground) unter der Erde; (Mining) unter Tage

an explosion underground — eine unterirdische Explosion

2) (fig.) (in hiding) im Untergrund; (into hiding) in den Untergrund

go underground — untertauchen; in den Untergrund gehen
2.
['] adjective

1) unterirdisch [Höhle, See]

underground railway — Untergrundbahn, die

underground car park — Tiefgarage, die

2) (fig.): (secret)

underground organization/movement/press — Untergrundorganisation, die/-bewegung, die/-presse, die
3.
['] noun

1) (railway) U-Bahn, die

2) (clandestine movement) Untergrund, der; Untergrundbewegung, die

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1. adjective
(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) unterirdisch
2. adverb
1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) unterirdisch

2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) der Untergrund
3. noun
((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) die U-Bahn

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ˈunder·ground

I. adj

1. inv GEOG unterirdisch

\underground cable Erdkabel nt

2. POL, ECON Untergrund-

\underground economy Schattenwirtschaft f

\underground movement Untergrundbewegung f

3. attr ART, FASHION Underground-

4. attr RAIL U-Bahn-

\underground station U-Bahn-Station f

II. adv

1. inv GEOG unter der Erde

you can park \underground below the cinema du kannst in der Tiefgarage unter dem Kino parken

2. POL

to drive sb \underground jdn in den Untergrund zwingen

to go \underground in den Untergrund gehen

III. n

1. no pl esp BRIT RAIL U-Bahn f

▪ by \underground mit der U-Bahn

2. POL

▪ the \underground der Untergrund

a member of the \underground ein Mitglied nt der Untergrundbewegung

3. ART, FASHION

▪ the \underground die Undergroundbewegung

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['ʌndəgraʊnd]
1. adj

1) explosion, lake, cave, passage unterirdisch

underground cable — Erdkabel nt

underground mining — Untertagebau m

or railroad (US) — Untergrundbahn f

underground line — U-Bahn-Linie f

2) (fig: secret) Untergrund-

underground movement — Untergrundbewegung f

underground activities — Untergrundtätigkeit f

3) (= alternative) Underground-

underground magazine — Underground-Magazin nt

2. adv

1) unterirdisch; (MIN) unter Tage

3 m underground — 3 m unter der Erde

2) (fig)

to go underground — untertauchen

3. n

1) (Brit RAIL) U-Bahn f, Untergrundbahn f

2) (= movement) Untergrundbewegung f; (= subculture) Underground m

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underground

A adv [ˌ-ˈɡraʊnd]

1. unter der oder die Erde, unterirdisch

2. fig im Verborgenen, heimlich, geheim:

go underground

a) POL zur Untergrundbewegung werden,

b) POL in den Untergrund gehen,

c) unter-, abtauchen

B adj [ˈ-ɡraʊnd]

1. unterirdisch:

underground cable Erdkabel n;

underground car park, underground garage Tiefgarage f;

underground pipe erdverlegtes Rohr;

underground railway (US railroad) → C 2;

underground water Grundwasser n

2. Bergbau: unter Tag(e):

underground mining Untertag(e)bau m

3. TECH Tiefbau…:

underground engineering Tiefbau m

4. fig Untergrund…, Geheim…, verborgen:

underground fighter POL Untergrundkämpfer(in);

underground movement POL Untergrundbewegung f

5. KUNST etc Underground…:

underground film ( music, etc)

C s [ˈ-ɡraʊnd]

1. unterirdischer Raum oder (Durch)Gang

2. besonders Br Untergrundbahn f, U-Bahn f

3. POL Untergrund(bewegung) m(f)

4. KUNST etc Underground m (avantgardistische Protestbewegung gegen das kulturelle Establishment)

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1.
['] adverb

1) (beneath surface of ground) unter der Erde; (Mining) unter Tage

an explosion underground — eine unterirdische Explosion

2) (fig.) (in hiding) im Untergrund; (into hiding) in den Untergrund

go underground — untertauchen; in den Untergrund gehen
2.
['] adjective

1) unterirdisch [Höhle, See]

underground railway — Untergrundbahn, die

underground car park — Tiefgarage, die

2) (fig.): (secret)

underground organization/movement/press — Untergrundorganisation, die/-bewegung, die/-presse, die
3.
['] noun

1) (railway) U-Bahn, die

2) (clandestine movement) Untergrund, der; Untergrundbewegung, die

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n.

Untergrund m.

English-german dictionary > underground
13 play

1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spielen

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spielen

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spielen

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spielen

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spielen

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spielen

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum

•

- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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play

[pleɪ]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (recreation) Spiel nt

to be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen

to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun

it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaß

2. no pl SPORT (game time) Spiel nt

rain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen

the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels

to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus sein

3. AM SPORT (move) Spielzug m

to make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen

a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] nt

4. THEAT [Theater]stück nt

to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen

one-act \play Einakter m

to put on [or stage] [or ( fam) do] a \play ein Stück inszenieren

radio \play Hörspiel nt

television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m

5. no pl (change)

the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht wider

the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]

6. (freedom) Spielraum m; TECH Spiel nt

to allow [or give] sth full \play etw dat freien Lauf lassen

7. no pl (interaction) Zusammenspiel nt

to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzen

to come into \play eine Rolle spielen

8. no pl ( old: gambling) Spielen nt

9. no pl (coverage) Medieninteresse nt, Aufmerksamkeit f in den Medien

to get a lot of \play das Interesse der Medien auf sich akk ziehen, Thema Nummer eins sein fam

10.

▶ to make a \play for sb/sth ( fam) sich akk an jdn/etw heranpirschen

▶ to make \play with sth mit etw dat spielen

▶ to make great \play of [or with] sth viel Aufhebens von etw dat machen

▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (amuse oneself)

▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielen

can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?

to \play on the swings schaukeln

2. SPORT spielen

Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen

to \play fair/rough fair/hart spielen

it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast

▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen

they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner

to \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen

to \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielen

to \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielen

to \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen

3. actor spielen

‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘

to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielen

to \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielen

Macbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft

4. (musician) spielen; instrument ertönen

5. (move)

the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassade

we watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wasser

she could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern

a smile \played across [or on] [or over] his lips ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

6. (gamble) spielen

to \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielen

to \play for money um Geld spielen

7. ( fam: be received)

how will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?

8. usu neg (cooperate) mitmachen

9. + adj (pretend)

to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen

10.

▶ to \play fast and loose with sb/sth mit jdm/bei etw dat ein falsches Spiel spielen

▶ to not be \playing with a full deck AM ( fam) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fam

▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej

▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten

▶ to \play safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \play sth game etw spielen; position

Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidiger

to \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen

2. (compete against)

▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielen

James will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten

3. (strike)

▪ to \play the ball den Ball spielen; (execute)

to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßen

to \play a stroke schlagen

4. (adopt)

to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen

to \play an important part in sth bei etw dat eine wichtige Rolle spielen

5. (act)

▪ to \play sb/sth jdn/etw spielen; ( fig)

don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig

to \play the fool [or clown] herumalbern, rumspinnen pej fam, sich akk zum Narren machen

6. (function as)

to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein

to \play host to sth event etw ausrichten

7. (perform)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!

to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielen

to \play it by ear ( fig fam) improvisieren

to \play an encore eine Zugabe geben

8. (perform on)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

to \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen

9. (perform at)

to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen

10. (listen to)

▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielen

to \play the radio Radio hören

must you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?

to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam

11. (watch)

to \play a video sich dat ein Video ansehen; (insert) eine Videokassette einlegen

12. (broadcast)

they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik

13. (gamble)

to \play the horses auf Pferde wetten

to \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielen

to \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren

14. (perpetrate)

to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielen

he's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl

15. (direct)

▪ to \play sth on [or onto] [or over] sth etw auf etw akk richten

the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifen

16. CARDS (show)

to \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielen

to \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen

17. angler

to \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)

18. (treat)

▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln

19.

▶ to \play ball [with sb] ( fam) [mit jdm] mitziehen [o mitspielen]

▶ to \play [with] one's cards close to one's chest ( fam) seine Karten nicht offenlegen fig

▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren

▶ to \play it cool ( fam) den Unbeteiligten spielen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sth BRIT (money) etw verprassen; (plans) etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sb BRIT jdn schlecht behandeln

▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehen

▶ to \play second fiddle [to sb] [im Verhältnis zu jdm] die zweite Geige spielen fam

▶ to \play the field ( fam) sich akk umsehen

the firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen

▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam

▶ to \play the game BRIT sich akk an die [Spiel]regeln halten

▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam

▶ to \play hard to get ( fam) sich akk unnahbar zeigen, einen auf unnahbar machen usu pej sl

▶ to \play hardball esp AM ( fam) andere Saiten aufziehen fig

▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play [merry] hell with sth ( fam) etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play hook[e]y esp AM, AUS ( fam) blaumachen fam, schwänzen fam

▶ to \play a [or one's] hunch aus dem [hohlen] Bauch heraus agieren sl, seiner Nase folgen

▶ to \play possum (sleeping) sich akk schlafend stellen; (ignorant) sich akk dumm stellen

▶ to \play it safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play silly buggers BRIT (sl) sich akk wie ein Idiot aufführen

▶ to \play truant [from school] BRIT schwänzen fam

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[pleɪ]
1. n

1) (= amusement, gambling) Spiel nt

to be at play — beim Spielen sein

to do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen

play on words — Wortspiel nt

children at play —

children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren

2) (SPORT) Spiel nt

to abandon play — das Spiel abbrechen

because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden

in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug

there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen

to be in play/out of play (ball) — im Spiel/im Aus sein

to kick the ball out of play — den Ball aus or ins Aus schießen

3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt

1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel

4) (THEAT) (Theater)stück nt; (RAD) Hörspiel nt; (TV) Fernsehspiel nt

the plays of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Dramen

5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt

6)

(fig phrases) to come into play — ins Spiel kommen

to give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen

the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie

to bring or call sth into play — etw aufbieten or einsetzen

the play of opposing forces — das Widerspiel der Kräfte

the free play of market forces — das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte

to make great play of sth (Brit) — viel Aufhebens von etw machen

to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun

to make a play for sb — sich um jdn bemühen

to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben

2. vt

1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzen

to play sb (at a game) — gegen jdn (ein Spiel) spielen

to play ball (with sb) — (mit jdm) mitspielen

to play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen

to play a joke on sb — jdm einen Streich spielen

to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen

to play the company game — sich in der Firma profilieren wollen

they're all playing the game — die machen doch alle mit

See:

→ card

2) (THEAT fig) part spielen; (= perform in) town spielen in (+dat)

to play it safe — auf Nummer sicher gehen (inf)

to play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen

to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln

he was playing the jealous lover — er spielte den eifersüchtigen Liebhaber

See:

→ cool

3) instrument, record, tune spielen

to play the piano — Klavier spielen

to play sth through/over — etw durchspielen

4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten

5) (FISHING) drillen

3. vi

1) (esp child) spielen

to go out to play —

run away and play! — geh spielen!

can Johnny come out to play? — darf Johnny zum Spielen rauskommen?

he wouldn't play (fig inf) — er wollte nicht mitspielen (inf)

2) (SPORT at game = gamble) spielen

England plays against Scotland next week — England spielt nächste Woche gegen Schottland

he plays for Celtic — er spielt für Celtic

to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen

to play at being a fireman — Feuerwehrmann spielen

he was playing at being angry — seine Wut war gespielt

play! — Anspiel!

to play in defence — in der Abwehr spielen

to play in goal — im Tor stehen

he's just playing at it — er tut nur so

what are you playing at? (inf) — was soll (denn) das? (inf)

to play for money — um Geld spielen

to play for time (fig) — Zeit gewinnen wollen

to play into sb's hands (fig) — jdm in die Hände spielen

to play to one's strengths — seine Stärken ausspielen

3) (MUS) spielen

to play to sb — jdm vorspielen

4) (= move about, form patterns) (sun, light, water) spielen; (fountain) tanzen

a smile played on his lips — ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet

the searchlights played over the roofs — die Suchscheinwerfer strichen über die Dächer

5) (THEAT) (= act) spielen; (= be performed) gespielt werden

6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassen

the pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht

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play [pleı]

A s

1. (Glücks-, Wett-, Unterhaltungs) Spiel n ( auch SPORT)

2. Spiel(en) n:

children at play spielende Kinder;

watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;

be at play

a) spielen,

b) Kartenspiel: am Ausspielen sein,

c) Schach: am Zug sein;

it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;

in (out of) play SPORT (noch) im Spiel (im Aus) (Ball);

keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;

the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;

hold in play fig beschäftigen;

have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben

3. Spiel(weise) n(f):

that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);

fair play faires Spiel, a. fig Fairness f, Fairplay n, Anständigkeit f; → foul play

4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:

a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel

5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m

6. Scherz m, Spaß m:

in play im Scherz

7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück n

b) Vorstellung f:

go to a play ins Theater gehen;

(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant

8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m

9. (Liebes) Spiel(e) n(pl), (erotisches) Spiel

10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):

play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel

11. (flinke) Handhabung (meist in Zusammensetzungen): → swordplay

12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:

bring ( oder put) into play

a) in Gang bringen,

b) ins Spiel oder zur Anwendung bringen, all seine Routine etc aufbieten;

come into play ins Spiel kommen;

make play

a) Wirkung haben,

b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;

make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;

make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;

in full play in vollem Gange;

lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie

13. a) TECH Spiel n:

give the rope some play das Seil locker lassen

b) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:

full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;

allow ( oder give) full ( oder free) play to einer Sache, seiner Fantasie etc freien Lauf lassen

14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:

make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)

15. US sl

a) Beachtung f

b) Publizität f, Propaganda f

B v/i

1. a) spielen ( auch MUS, SPORT, THEAT und fig)( for um Geld etc)

b) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):

play at Ball, Karten etc spielen; fig sich nur so nebenbei mit etwas beschäftigen;

play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;

play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;

play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;

play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;

play to win auf Sieg spielen;

what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;

play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;

play with spielen mit (a. fig einem Gedanken, jemandes Gefühlen etc; a. engS. herumfingern an);

play up to jemandem schöntun, sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln;

play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair¹ B 4, false B, gallery 3 a

2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielen

b) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:

white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge

3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsieren

b) Unsinn treiben

c) scherzen

4. a) sich tummeln

b) flattern, gaukeln

c) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)

d) schillern (Farbe)

e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)

5. a) schießen

b) spritzen

c) strahlen, streichen:

play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)

6. TECH

a) Spiel (-raum) haben

b) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)

7. be playing well SPORT gut bespielbar sein (Platz)

C v/t

1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:

play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;

play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;

play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;

play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;

play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;

play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;

play it low down sl ein gemeines Spiel treiben (on mit jemandem);

play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;

played out fig

a) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,

b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),

c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. SPORT

a) antreten oder spielen gegen:

play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielen

b) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmen

3. a) eine Karte ausspielen (auch fig)

b) eine Schachfigur ziehen

4. spielen oder Vorstellungen geben in (dat):

play the larger cities

5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):

play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;

play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen

6. FUSSB the ball played him das war angeschossene Hand

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1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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(theatre) n.

Stück -e n.

Theaterstück n. n.

Schauspiel n.

Spiel -e (mechanisch) n.

Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.

Karten spielen ausdr. v.

spielen v.

English-german dictionary > play
14 area

район; округ; площадь; участок; зона; область; пространство; категория ( действий); см. тж. ground; zone

booster (engine) disposal area — ркт. район сброса [падения] стартовых двигателей [(ракетных) ускорителей]

booster (engine) impact area — ркт. район сброса [падения] стартовых двигателей [(ракетных) ускорителей]

close-in (combat) training area — (учебное) поле для отработки приемов ведения ближнего боя

missile (site) support area — техническая позиция ракет

no entry area (nuclear) — запретный (для своих войск) район (район ЯВ)

radar (target) acquisition area — зона РЛ целеуказания

simulated (radioactive) contamination area — ложный [имитируемый] участок (радиоактивного) заражения

— acoustic shadow area

— actions area

— adjoining sea area

— administrative area

— advisory area

— air covered area

— air defended area

— air defense action area

— air defense area

— air defense engagement area

— air defense operations area

— air defense restricted area

— air defense warfare area

— air drop area

— air landing area

— air materiel area

— air objective area

— air refueling area

— air target area

— airborne alert area

— airborne area of operation

— airborne objective area

— aircraft dispersal area

— aircraft exclusion area

— aircraft loading area

— airhead maintenance area

— airmobile marshaling area

— airspace coordination area

— airspace danger area

— airspace warning area

— alert area

— alighting area

— alternate assembly area

— alternate deployment area

— ammunition upload area

— amphibious objective area

— amphibious tactical deployment area

— amphibious training area

— amphibious vehicle launching area

— antisubmarine screening area

— approach area

— approach passable area

— aptitude area

— area in defilade

— area of immediate contamination

— area of influence

— area of interest

— area of military significant fallout

— area of northern operations

— area of observation

— area of operational interest

— area of operations

— area of reduction

— area of responsibility

— area of strategic importance

— area of war

— armor killing area

— armor training area

— army area

— army crossing area

— army service area

— army support area

— artillery position area

— assault area

— assembly and arming area

— assembly and service area

— assembly and test area

— assembly area

— ASW patrol area

— athletic area

— attack area

— attrition area

— aviation support area

— bacteriologically contaminated area

— barrier area

— base area

— battalion area

— battalion crossing area

— battalion rear area

— battalion task force area

— battle area

— beach area

— beach maintenance area

— beach support area

— beach transit area

— billeting area

— biologically contaminated area

— blast area

— blast damage area

— block-type construction area

— boat assembly area

— booby-trap demonstration area

— breakthrough area

— bridge preassembly area

— brigade area

— brigade defensive area

— British Forces Maintenance area

— built-up area

— burst area

— cantonment area

— cargo assembly area

— casualty area

— catchment area

— centralized storage area

— checkout area

— chemically contaminated area

— city combat training area

— civil affairs area

— clandestine assembly area

— classified conference area

— clean area

— close fire support area

— cluster warhead submunition dispersal area

— coastal support area

— collecting area

— comb an area

— combat area

— combat patrolling area

— combat service support area

— command area

— communications area

— community area

— compact built-up area

— company defense area

— complex target area

— concentration area

— contact area

— contaminated air propagation area

— contamination area

— contingency A area

— contingency area

— control area

— controlled firing area

— convoy assembly area

— convoy marshaling area

— core area

— corps area

— corps service area

— corps storage area

— corps support area

— coverage area

— covering force area

— crisis area

— critical target area

— crossing area

— cushion area

— damage area

— dangerous area

— dead area

— debarkation area

— decisive area

— decontamination area

— defense area

— defensive area

— defensive coastal area

— defensive sea area

— delaying operations area

— delineate areas

— delivery area

— demilitarize an area

— demonstration test area

— denial area

— denial objects area

— denied area

— departure area

— dependent housing area

— dependent-restricted overseas area

— deplaning area

— deployment area

— detraining area

— detrucking area

— direct air support area

— direct fire engagement area

— dirty area

— disaster area

— disembarkation area

— disengagement area

— dispersal area

— dispersal parking area

— dispersion area

— displaced persons and refugee assembly area

— display area

— distant support target area

— distribution area

— division air support area

— division area

— division crossing area

— division support area

— divisional administrative area

— divisional maintenance area

— dropping area

— dummy area

— dummy assembly area

— dummy defensive area

— duty area

— early warning area

— economy-of-force area

— effective area

— effective beaten area

— effective disease area

— effective fire area

— effective landing area

— effective lethal area

— effective reflective area

— effects area

— embarkation area

— emergency area

— EMP destructive effects area

— employment area

— enemy area

— engagement area

— entraining area

— entrucking area

— equivalent target area

— estimated casualty area

— evacuation area

— exclusion area

— exercise area

— exit passable area

— expected areas of casualty density

— explosives area

— expulsion area

— extreme forward combat area

— FA service area

— fallout area

— farthest forward area

— fatal area

— field exercise area

— field firing area

— field gun area

— fighting area

— final assembly area before crossing

— final assembly area for attack

— fire area

— fire contact area

— fire control area

— fire coordination area

— fire support area

— firing area

— firing position area

— first echelon area of responsibility

— flank area

— fleet basing area

— floating dump area

— force maintenance area

— forces separation area

— forming-up area

— fortified area

— forward airhead maintenance area

— forward area

— forward assembly area

— forward battle area

— forward bridge preassembly area

— forward brigade administrative area

— forward combat area

— forward concentration area

— forward defense area

— forward defensive area

— forward echelon area of responsibility

— forward maintenance area

— forward staging area

— free drop supplies recovery area

— free fire area

— frontier area

— fuel storage area

— full radiological exclusion area

— functional area

— garrison area

— garrison training area

— gas-contaminated area

— general position area

— greatest intelligence productivity area

— ground training area

— ground zero area

— guidance and control area

— guidance area

— gun area

— gun-defended area

— gunnery training area

— halt area

— hardened storage area

— hazard area

— helicopter assembly area

— helicopter liftout area

— helicopter transport area

— helicopter-launching area

— hidden area

— hide area

— high fallout/no blast area

— high jamming area

— high risk area

— high threat area

— high-rise area

— hitting area

— holding area

— hookup area

— hostile fire area

— hostile launch antipodal area

— hot area

— hot-pad area

— IGBM defense deployment area

— impact area

— inactive area

— infiltration area

— initial assembly area

— inner rendezvous area

— inner transport area

— integrated lethal area

— intensified fire area

— interdiction area

— intermediate assembly area

— intermediate staging area

— intervention area

— inundation area

— jamming area

— joint security area

— jump area

— jungle training area

— killing area

— laager site area

— land impact area

— landing area

— landing ship area

— landing-attractive area

— landing-inviting area

— large dispersed aerosol contamination area

— launch base area

— launch control area

— launcher deployment area

— launching area

— lethality area

— light damage area

— light rescue area

— limited access area

— limited forces area

— limited radiological exclusion area

— lines of communication area

— liquid-contaminated area

— loading area

— local dispersal area

— local training area

— lodgement area

— loitering area

— long tour area

— low-threat area

— main battle area

— main defense area

— main defensive area

— main fighting area

— main support area

— maintenance area

— major built-up area

— major target area

— major training area

— maneuver area

— maneuver rights area

— maritime exclusion area

— marshaling area

— material balance area

— mating area

— maximum efforts application area

— maximum security area

— maximum supporting fires area

— maximum vulnerability area

— mess area

— metropolitan defense area

— military area

— mine warfare area

— mined area

— minor support area

— missile assembly and arming area

— missile checkout area

— missile defended area

— missile dispersion area

— missile hold area

— missile shadow area

— missile transfer area

— mission area

— mobilization area

— moderate damage area

— moderately contaminated area

— mortar area

— MOS area

— motor maintenance area

— mountain warfare training area

— mounting area

— movement control area

— multiple assembly area

— multiple contamination area

— NATO Early Warning area

— NATO guidelines area

— naval area

— naval support area

— NBC area of observation

— NBC contaminated area

— no fire area

— no go area

— non-deployment area

— nonvital area

— normal ground training area

— nuclear area

— nuclear deployment area

— nuclear effects area

— nuclear killing area

— nuclear safety area

— nuclear target area

— nuclear-powered BM submarine patrol area

— objective area

— obstructions area

— OP compound area

— open skin areas

— operating area

— operational area

— operational defensive area

— operations area

— opposition area

— optimum engagement area

— orbit area

— ordnance area

— outer transport area

— out-of-fire contact area

— outpost area

— overlap area

— overlapping nuclear package area

— overseas staging area

— patrolling area

— penetration area

— peripheral responsibility area

— personnel procurement area

— petroleum area

— phoney area

— phoney contaminated area

— plans area

— POL area

— POL hardened storage area

— port staging area

— position area

— possible hostile area

— post-decontamination area

— potential battle area

— potential kill area

— potential launch area

— preference service area

— preinvestigation holding area

— prelaunch area

— primary engagement area

— production area

— PW holding area

— radar detection area

— radar surveillance area

— radar warning area

— radioactive contamination area

— radiological area

— radiological exclusion area

— rallying area

— readiness area

— rear area

— rear assembly area

— rear defense area

— rear maintenance area

— rearming and turnaround area

— rearward area

— reception area

— reconnaissance area

— reconstitution area

— recovery area

— recreation area

— regiment defensive area

— regrouping area

— reinforcement assembly area

— reloading area

— rendezvous area

— reserve area

— residual radiation area

— resistance area

— rest area

— restricted area

— restricted fire area

— risk area

— riverine area

— round-up area

— safe area

— SAM launching area

— SAM target destruction area

— satellite intercept rendezvous area

— saturation fire area

— scattering area

— scouting area

— sea echelon area

— sealed area

— search area

— secondary target area

— security area

— sensitive area

— service area

— set-down area

— severe damage area

— shell swept area

— shelter area

— ship dispersal area

— site area

— small ozone-depleted area

— smoke-blanketed area

— Sovereign Base area

— special area

— special obstructions area

— specialist area

— spotting area

— stabilized area

— staging area

— standby area

— stand-down area

— static display area

— station area

— sterile area

— storage area

— strategic area

— strategic missile support area

— striking force area

— strip area

— submarine patrol area

— subsurface sea area

— supply and service area

— supply area

— support area

— surface area

— surveillance area

— suspected assembly area

— tactical area of responsibility

— tactical area

— tactical assembly area

— tactical battle area

— tactical defensive area

— tank rallying area

— tank training area

— tank water-tightening area

— tankproof area

— target acquisition area

— target area

— target engagement area

— target probable location area

— target transfer area

— test area

— thinly defended area

— threatened area

— track initiation area

— training area

— trains area

— transfer area

— transit area

— transport area

— transport assembly area

— underdeveloped area

— undermanned area

— unloading area

— unorganized area

— unrestricted area

— uploading area

— urban area

— vehicle dispersal area

— vehicle driving water area

— vehicle processing area

— vehicle staging area

— vehicle standby area

— vital air defense area

— vital area

— waiting area

— walk-out area

— warfare area

— water fording area

— water impact area

— water training area

— white area

— yellow area

— zone of communications forward area

— zone of communications rear area

English-Russian military dictionary > area
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1.
adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo

2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por

3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
II
noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón

- downie®
- downy

down adv prep abajo

don't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!

the boat went down the river el barco iba río abajo

fruit prices are down el precio de la fruta ha bajado

she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

sit down siéntate

he put his books down on the table dejó sus libros en la mesa

he fell down the stairs and broke his leg cayó por la escalera y se rompió la pierna

down

tr[daʊn]

noun

1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla

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down

tr[daʊn]

preposition

1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo

■ the car rolled down the hill el coche se fue rodando cuesta abajo

■ tears streamed down her face las lágrimas le corrían por la cara

■ he ran down the stairs corrió escaleras abajo

■ she ran her finger down the list recorrío la lista con el dedo

2 (at a lower level) abajo

■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?

3 (along) por

■ cut it down the middle córtalo por la mitad

■ we drove down the coast condujimos por la costa

■ she walked down the street iba por la calle

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (to, in) a, en

■ we went down the pub fuimos al pub

5 (in time) a través de

■ down the ages a través de los tiempos

adverb

1 (to lower level) (hacia) abajo; (to the floor) al suelo; (to the ground) a tierra

■ he looked down at his feet miró a sus pies

■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?

■ the boy fell down el chico se cayó (al suelo)

■ she bent down to pick up the coin se agachó para recoger la moneda

■ the girl was knocked down la chica fue atropellada

■ the river flows down to the sea el río fluye hasta el mar

■ let's walk down instead of getting the lift bajemos a pie en vez de coger el ascensor

2 (at lower level) abajo

■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo

■ it's in the third drawer down está en el tercer cajón

■ she'll be down in a minute enseguida baja

3 (in or towards the south) a

■ we're moving down to Southampton nos mudamos a Southampton

4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)

■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento

■ profits are down on last year's las ganancias han bajado desde el año pasado

■ they were two goals down after 10 minutes iban perdiendo por dos goles después de 10 minutos

■ turn the volume down baja el volumen

5 (on paper, in writing)

■ she wrote his phone number down apuntó su teléfono

■ put me down for the lottery apúntame para la lotería

6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos

■ you have to pay 100 pounds down hay que pagar un depósito de cien libras

■ at the end I was a fiver down al final había perdido cinco libras

adjective

1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras

2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a

■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!

3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a

■ the lines are down las líneas están cortadas

■ the system's down el sistema no funciona

4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a

■ she's feeling a bit down anda un poco deprimida

transitive verb

1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar

2 familiar (drink) tragarse rápidamente, beberse rápidamente

■ he downed the glass in one se bebió la copa de un trago

interjection

1 (to dog) ¡quieto!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down to (as far as) hasta

down under (en) Australia

down with...! ¡abajo...!

to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien

to be down to something quedar sólo algo

■ I'm down to my last pound no me queda más que una sola libra

to be down to somebody (responsibility) ser responsabilidad de 2 (fault) ser culpa de

■ it's all down to me now ya todo depende de mi

to be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algo

to down tools dejar de trabajar

to have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguien

to keep food down retener comida

■ he can't keep any food down no puede retener nada de comida

to put something down dejar algo

■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?

to put the phone down colgar

■ she put the phone down on me me colgó

down ['daʊn] vt

1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir

2) defeat: derrotar

down adv

1) downward: hacia abajo

2)

to lie down : acostarse, echarse

3)

to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)

4)

to sit down : sentarse

5)

to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotar

down adj

1) descending: de bajada

the down elevator: el ascensor de bajada

2) reduced: reducido, rebajado

attendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido

3) downcast: abatido, deprimido

down n

: plumón m

down prep

1) : (hacia) abajo

down the mountain: montaña abajo

I walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera

2) along: por, a lo largo de

we ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa

3) : a través de

down the years: a través de los años

down

adj.

• acostado, -a adj.

• descendente adj.

• triste adj.

adv.

• abajo adv.

• bajo adv.

• hacia abajo adv.

n.

• borra s.f.

• plumón s.m.

• vello s.m.

prep.

• abajo de prep.

v.

• derrocar v.

I daʊn
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra

there was snow all the way down to London — estuvo nevando todo el camino hasta Londres

• to fall down — caerse

• I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo

2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierra

to be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra

I'll be down in a minute — ahora bajo

he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado

the blinds are down — están bajadas las persianas

the sun is down — el sol se ha puesto

• down below — allá abajo

• down by the river — abajo en la ribera

• down here — aquí (abajo)

• down on the shore — abajo en la playa

• down there — allí (abajo)

3) (Geog)

• he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londres

to be down from college — haber terminado el curso universitario

• he lives down South — vive en el sur

• down under — (Brit) * (=in Australia) en Australia; (=in New Zealand) en Nueva Zelanda

to go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda

4) (in writing)

write this down — apunta esto

you're down for the next race — estás inscrito para la próxima carrera

you're down for Tuesday — te hemos apuntado para el martes

5) (in volume, degree, status)

the tyres are down — los neumáticos están desinflados

his temperature is down — le ha bajado la temperatura

the price of meat is down — ha bajado el precio de la carne

England are two goals down — Inglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos

I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras

• I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más

6) (indicating a series or succession)

from the year 1600 down to the present day — desde el año 1600 hasta el presente

from the biggest down to the smallest — desde el más grande hasta el más pequeño

7) (=ill)

I've been down with flu — he estado con gripe

8)

down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él

it's all down to us now — ahora nosotros somos los únicos responsables

9) (as deposit)

to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras

10) (in exclamations)

down! — ¡abajo!; (to dog) ¡quieto!

down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!

11) (=completed etc)

one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco

12) (esp US)

to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *

2. PREP

1) (indicating movement)

he went down the hill — fue cuesta abajo

to go down the road — ir calle abajo

he's gone down the pub * — se ha ido al bar

looking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...

he ran his finger down the list — pasó el dedo por la lista

the rain was running down the trunk — la lluvia corría por el tronco

2) (=at a lower point on)

he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros

• down the ages — a través de los siglos

• face down — boca abajo

• down river — río abajo ( from de)

3. ADJ

1) (=depressed) deprimido

2) (=not functioning)

the computer is down — el ordenador no funciona

the power lines are down — los cables de alta tensión están cortados

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada

4. VT
*
1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse

he downed a pint of beer — tragó una pinta de cerveza

2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir

- down tools

5.

N

to have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *

6.

CPD

down bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco

down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída

down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial

II

[daʊn]
N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
III

[daʊn]
N (Geog) colina f
the Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)

* * *

I [daʊn]
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

English-spanish dictionary > down
16 rise

1. past tense - rose; verb
1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentar; subir

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) elevarse

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantarse

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantarse

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) levantarse

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevarse

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantarse/sublevarse contra

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ascender, subir

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nacer

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) levantarse; hacerse/soplar más fuerte

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) alzarse, erigirse

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) resucitar

2. noun
1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascenso, subida

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) subida, cuesta

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) grandeza, auge

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- rising

3. adjective
the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) saliente; creciente, en aumento, en alza

- early
- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion

rise¹ n aumento / subida

a rise in temperature un aumento de las temperaturas

rise² vb

1. subir

the balloon rose into the air el globo subió en el aire

2. aumentar / subir

the price of petrol has risen by 12% this year el precio de la gasolina ha subido un 12% este año

3. crecer

the river is rising after the rain el río crece después de la lluvia

4. salir

the sun rises in the morning el sol sale por la mañana

El pasado de rise es rose y el participio pasado es risen; el gerundio se escribe rising

rise

tr[raɪz]

noun

1 ascenso, subida

2 (increase) aumento

3 (slope) subida, cuesta

intransitive verb (pt rose tr[rəʊz], pp risen tr['rɪzən])

1 ascender, subir

2 (increase) aumentar

3 (stand up) ponerse de pie

4 (get up) levantarse

5 (sun) salir

6 (river) nacer

7 (level of river) crecer

8 (mountains) elevarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give rise to dar origen a

to rise to the occasion ponerse a la altura de las circunstancias

rise ['raɪz] vi, rose ['ro:z] ; risen ['rɪz-ə n] ; rising

1) get up: levantarse

to rise to one's feet: ponerse de pie

2) : elevarse, alzarse

the mountains rose to the west: las montañas se elevaron al oeste

3) : salir (dícese del sol y de la luna)

4) : subir (dícese de las aguas, del humo, etc.)

the river rose: las aguas subieron de nivel

5) increase: aumentar, subir

6) originate: nacer, proceder

7)

to rise in rank : ascender

8)

to rise up rebel: sublevarse, rebelarse

rise n

1) ascent: ascensión f, subida f

2) origin: origen m

3) elevation: elevación f

4) increase: subida f, aumento m, alzamiento m

5) slope: pendiente f, cuesta f

rise (Slope)

n.

• desnivel (Pen diente) s.m.

n.

• alza s.f.

• crecimiento s.m.

• cuesta s.f.

• elevación s.f.

• levantamiento s.m.

• origen s.m.

• peralte s.m.

• salida s.f.

• subida s.f.

• subido s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rose, risen) = crecer v.

• encumbrar v.

• enriscar v.

• leudar v.

• levantarse v.

• nacer v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• subir v.

• surgir v.

I raɪz
noun

1)

a) (upward movement - of tide, level) subida f; (- in pitch) elevación f

to get a rise out of somebody — (colloq) conseguir* que alguien se fastidie

to take the rise out of somebody — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

b) (increase - in prices, interest rates) subida f, aumento m, alza f‡ (frml), suba f (RPl); (- in pressure, temperature) aumento m, subida f; (- in number, amount) aumento m

to be on the rise — ir* en aumento, estar* aumentando

c) ( in pay) (BrE) aumento m, incremento m (frml)

a pay rise — un aumento or (frml) un incremento salarial

d) ( improvement) mejora f

a rise in living standards — una mejora en el nivel de vida

2) ( advance) ascenso m, ascensión f

the rise of Manchester as an industrial city — el surgimiento de Manchester como ciudad industrial

the rise and fall of somebody/something — la grandeza y decadencia de alguien/algo, el auge y (la) caída de alguien/algo

to give rise to something — \<\<to belief\>\> dar* origen or lugar a algo; \<\<to dispute\>\> ocasionar or causar algo; \<\<to ideas\>\> suscitar algo

3) ( slope) subida f, cuesta f

II

(past rose; past p risen 'rɪzṇ) intransitive verb

1)

a) (come, go up) subir; \<\<mist\>\> levantarse; \<\<sun/moon\>\> salir*; \<\<river\>\> crecer*; \<\<dough\>\> crecer*, subir; \<\<cake\>\> subir; \<\<fish\>\> picar*

the curtain rises at eight — la función empieza a las ocho

a few eyebrows rose when... — más de uno se mostró sorprendido cuando...

to rise to the surface — salir* or subir a la superficie

the color rose to her cheeks — se le subieron los colores, se ruborizó

b) ( increase) \<\<price/temperature/pressure\>\> subir, aumentar; \<\<wind\>\> arreciar; \<\<wage/number/amount\>\> aumentar; \<\<tension\>\> crecer*, aumentar

to rise in price — subir or aumentar de precio

c) \<\<sound\>\> ( become louder) aumentar de volumen; ( become higher) subir de tono

her voice never rose above a whisper — su voz no se elevó por encima de un susurro

a few voices rose in protest — se alzaron algunas voces de protesta

d) ( improve) \<\<standard\>\> mejorar

their spirits rose — se les levantó el ánimo, se animaron

2)

a) ( slope upward) \<\<ground/land\>\> elevarse

b) ( extend upwards) \<\<building/hill\>\> levantarse, alzarse*, erguirse* (liter)

3)

a) ( stand up) \<\<person/audience\>\> (frml) ponerse* de pie, levantarse, pararse (AmL)

to rise to one's feet — ponerse* de pie, levantarse

b) ( out of bed) levantarse

rise and shine! — (colloq) vamos, arriba y a espabilarse! (fam)

to rise from the dead — resucitar de entre los muertos

4) (in position, status)

he rose to the rank of general — ascendió al rango de general

she has risen in my estimation — ha ganado en mi estima

5) ( adjourn) (BrE) \<\<court/parliament\>\> levantar la sesión

6) ( revolt)

to rise (up) (AGAINST somebody/something) — levantarse or alzarse* (contra alguien/algo)

7) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> (frml) nacer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rise above

- rise to

[raɪz] (vb: pt rose) (pp risen)
1. N

1) (=upward movement) subida f, ascenso m ; [of tide] subida f ; [of river] crecida f ; (in tone, pitch) subida f, elevación f

a rapid rise in sea level — una rápida subida del nivel del mar

the gentle rise and fall of his breathing — el ligero movimiento de su pecho al inspirar y espirar

- get a rise out of sb

- take the rise out of sb

2) (=increase) (in number, rate, value) aumento m ; (in price, temperature) subida f, aumento m ; (Brit) (in salary) aumento m (de sueldo)

to ask for a rise — pedir un aumento (de sueldo)

he was given a 30% pay rise — le dieron un aumento de sueldo del 30%

they got a rise of 50 dollars — les aumentaron el sueldo en 50 dólares

• a rise in interest rates — un aumento de los tipos de interés

• prices are on the rise — los precios están subiendo

3) (fig) (=advancement) ascenso m, subida f ; (=emergence) desarrollo m

his meteoric rise to fame — su ascenso meteórico or su subida meteórica a la fama

Napoleon's rise to power — el ascenso or la subida de Napoleón al poder

the rise of the middle class — el desarrollo de la clase media

the rise and fall of — [of organization] el auge y (la) decadencia de; [of person] el ascenso y (la) caída de

the rise and fall of the empire — el auge y (la) decadencia del imperio

nazism was on the rise in Europe — el nazismo estaba creciendo en Europa

4) (=small hill) colina f, loma f ; (=upward slope) cuesta f (arriba), pendiente f ; [of stairs] subida f

5) (=origin) [of river] nacimiento m

to give rise to — [+ innovation] dar origen a; [+ problems, impression] causar; [+ interest, ideas] suscitar; [+ speculation, doubts, suspicion, fear] suscitar, dar lugar a

2. VI

1) (=get up) (from bed) levantarse; (=stand up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (=rear up) [building, mountain] elevarse, alzarse

to rise early — madrugar, levantarse temprano

he rose to greet us — se levantó para recibirnos

the mountains rose up before him — las montañas se elevaban or se alzaban frente a él

the horse rose on its hind legs — el caballo se alzó sobre sus patas traseras

to rise from the dead — resucitar

to rise to one's feet — ponerse de pie

rise and shine! — ¡levántate y espabila!

to rise from (the) table — levantarse de la mesa
ash II, 1.
2) (=get higher) [sun, moon] salir; [smoke, mist, balloon] subir, ascender, elevarse liter; [dust, spray, theatre curtain] levantarse; [water, tide, level, aircraft, lift] subir; [dough, cake] aumentar, subir; [river] crecer; [hair] ponerse de punta

the plane rose to 4,000 metres — el avión subió a 4.000 metros

his eyebrows rose at the sight of her — al verla se le arquearon las cejas

her actions caused a few eyebrows to rise — sus acciones causaron cierto escándalo

her eyes rose to meet mine — alzó la mirada y se encontró con la mía

the fish are rising well — los peces están picando bien

to rise above — (fig) [+ differences, poverty] superar; [+ prejudice] estar por encima de

to rise to the bait — (lit, fig) picar or morder el anzuelo

to rise to the surface — (lit) salir a la superficie; (fig) [tensions, contradictions] surgir, aflorar

it is a time when these tensions may rise to the surface — es un momento en el que puede que surjan or afloren estas tensiones
challenge, occasion
3) (=increase) [price, temperature, pressure] subir, aumentar; [number, amount, tension] aumentar; [barometer, stocks, shares] subir; [wind] arreciar, levantarse; [sound] hacerse más fuerte

it has risen 20% in price — su precio ha subido or aumentado en un 20%

new houses are rising in value — las viviendas nuevas se están revalorizando

unemployment was rising — el paro aumentaba

the noise rose to almost unbearable levels — el ruido se hizo tan fuerte que era casi insoportable

her voice rose in anger — levantó or alzó la voz enfadada

4) [ground] subir (en pendiente)

5) (in rank) ascender

he rose to colonel — ascendió a coronel

he rose to be president — llegó a ser presidente

she rose to the top of her profession — llegó a la cumbre de su profesión

to rise in sb's estimation — ganar en la estima de algn

to rise from nothing — salir de la nada

to rise from or through the ranks — (Mil) ascender de soldado raso
prominence
6) (=improve) [standards] mejorar

our spirits rose — nos animamos

it could cause expectations to rise — podría hacer que las expectativas crecieran

7) (=come forth)

a loud gasp rose from the audience — el público soltó un grito ahogado

laughter rose from the audience — entre el público estallaron las risas

from the people, a cheer rose up — la gente empezó a vitorear todos a una

she could feel a blush rising to her cheeks — sentía que se le subía el color a las mejillas, sentía que se le subían los colores

tears rose to his eyes — se le saltaron las lágrimas

a feeling of panic was rising in him — empezó a entrarle una sensación de pánico

8) (=originate) [river] nacer

9) (=rebel) (also: rise up) sublevarse, levantarse ( against contra)

the people rose (up) against their oppressors — el pueblo se sublevó or levantó contra sus opresores

to rise (up) in arms — alzarse en armas

to rise (up) in revolt — sublevarse, rebelarse

10) (=adjourn) [parliament, court] levantar la sesión

the House rose at 2a.m. — se levantó la sesión parlamentaria a las 2 de la madrugada

- rise above

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I [raɪz]
noun

1)

a) (upward movement - of tide, level) subida f; (- in pitch) elevación f

to get a rise out of somebody — (colloq) conseguir* que alguien se fastidie

to take the rise out of somebody — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

b) (increase - in prices, interest rates) subida f, aumento m, alza f‡ (frml), suba f (RPl); (- in pressure, temperature) aumento m, subida f; (- in number, amount) aumento m

to be on the rise — ir* en aumento, estar* aumentando

c) ( in pay) (BrE) aumento m, incremento m (frml)

a pay rise — un aumento or (frml) un incremento salarial

d) ( improvement) mejora f

a rise in living standards — una mejora en el nivel de vida

2) ( advance) ascenso m, ascensión f

the rise of Manchester as an industrial city — el surgimiento de Manchester como ciudad industrial

the rise and fall of somebody/something — la grandeza y decadencia de alguien/algo, el auge y (la) caída de alguien/algo

to give rise to something — \<\<to belief\>\> dar* origen or lugar a algo; \<\<to dispute\>\> ocasionar or causar algo; \<\<to ideas\>\> suscitar algo

3) ( slope) subida f, cuesta f

II

(past rose; past p risen ['rɪzṇ]) intransitive verb

1)

a) (come, go up) subir; \<\<mist\>\> levantarse; \<\<sun/moon\>\> salir*; \<\<river\>\> crecer*; \<\<dough\>\> crecer*, subir; \<\<cake\>\> subir; \<\<fish\>\> picar*

the curtain rises at eight — la función empieza a las ocho

a few eyebrows rose when... — más de uno se mostró sorprendido cuando...

to rise to the surface — salir* or subir a la superficie

the color rose to her cheeks — se le subieron los colores, se ruborizó

b) ( increase) \<\<price/temperature/pressure\>\> subir, aumentar; \<\<wind\>\> arreciar; \<\<wage/number/amount\>\> aumentar; \<\<tension\>\> crecer*, aumentar

to rise in price — subir or aumentar de precio

c) \<\<sound\>\> ( become louder) aumentar de volumen; ( become higher) subir de tono

her voice never rose above a whisper — su voz no se elevó por encima de un susurro

a few voices rose in protest — se alzaron algunas voces de protesta

d) ( improve) \<\<standard\>\> mejorar

their spirits rose — se les levantó el ánimo, se animaron

2)

a) ( slope upward) \<\<ground/land\>\> elevarse

b) ( extend upwards) \<\<building/hill\>\> levantarse, alzarse*, erguirse* (liter)

3)

a) ( stand up) \<\<person/audience\>\> (frml) ponerse* de pie, levantarse, pararse (AmL)

to rise to one's feet — ponerse* de pie, levantarse

b) ( out of bed) levantarse

rise and shine! — (colloq) vamos, arriba y a espabilarse! (fam)

to rise from the dead — resucitar de entre los muertos

4) (in position, status)

he rose to the rank of general — ascendió al rango de general

she has risen in my estimation — ha ganado en mi estima

5) ( adjourn) (BrE) \<\<court/parliament\>\> levantar la sesión

6) ( revolt)

to rise (up) (AGAINST somebody/something) — levantarse or alzarse* (contra alguien/algo)

7) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> (frml) nacer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rise above

- rise to

English-spanish dictionary > rise
17 area

1) участок, район, площадь, зона, территория; ареал

2) площадка; внутренний двор

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served by crane area — площадь, обслуживаемая краном

to allocate the area — выделять участок ( под строительную площадку)

to hand the area over to — передать участок (напр. в распоряжение подрядчика)

- area of airport terminal
- area of base - area of bearing - area of building - area of explosion - area of force - area of grate - area of harmfulness - area of heavy use of water - area of indentation - area of influence - area of influence line - area of moments - area of passage - area of pile head - area of reinforcement - area of section - area of steel - area of structure - area of the supposed construction - area of water section - area of well influence - abandoned area - active drainage area - administrative area - analysis area - ancillary area - assembly area - auxiliary area - backward area - bearing area - bending moments area - blighted area - blind area - blind drainage area - bond area - building area - built-on area - built-up area - catchment area - children's play area - clearance area - closed drainaged area - collecting area - common area - compression area - concrete area - congested area - conservation area - constructional area - contact area - control area - cross-section area - cross-sectional area - dead area - decontamination area - deficit area - densely populated area - depressed area - development area - diffusion area - dormitory area - drain area - drainage area - drainless area - drinking water protective area - dry area - dumping area - ecological risk area - effective area of concrete - emitting area - erection area - exit area - filter area - filtration area - floor area - flow area - flues area - gross area - gross residential area - gross site area - ground area of dwelling structures - housing area - improvement area - industrial area - infiltrating area - influence area - inlet area - intake area - interstream area - irrigated area - living area - living area per capita - loaded area - marginal reception area - market area - metropolitan area - moment area - natural drainage area - neglected area - neighbourhood area - net area - net floor area - net residential area - non-attainment area - non-contributing area - non-permit area - parking area - parking area per vehicle - play area - poor reception area - protected area - public area - punching shear area - rain area - recharge area - recreation area - reduced area - reference area - reinforcing steel area - rentable area - reserved area - residential area - sampling area - sectional area - sectorial area - seepage area of well - seismicity of the area - service area - setting area - settlement area - shear area - shopping area - spoil area - steel area - surface area - total area - turnaround area - unbuilt area - underprivilege area - unit area - unit surface area - urban area - urbanised area - usable floor area - waste area - water-collecting area - water-producing area - water quality problem area - water-shed area - water-surface area - wilderness area
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1.   площадь (помещения, поверхности, фигуры и т. п.)

2.   площадка

3.   внутренний двор

4.   пространство, зона

5.   приямок (напр. у окна подвального этажа)

per unit area — на единицу площади

area under control — ж.-д. стрелочная зона

area under the load-deformation curve — площадь, ограниченная (участком) кривой нагрузка — деформация
- area of bending moment diagram
- area of contact
- areas of cut and fill
- area of economic influence
- area of flues
- area of influence
- area of load distribution
- area of loading
- area of operation
- area of planting
- area of pressure
- area of reinforcing steel
- area of steel
- area of water supply
- area of waterway
- area of well influence
- accommodation area
- acting area
- active drainage area
- actual area
- aerodrome movement area
- airport construction area
- approach area
- architectural area
- assisted area
- backwater area
- baggage break-down area
- basic floor area
- bearing area
- bearing area of a foundation
- blast area
- blighted area
- blight area
- blind area
- bond area
- building area
- build-up area
- catchment area
- clearance area
- comprehensive development area
- concreting area
- congested area
- conservation area
- construction area
- contact area
- core area
- critical runway area
- cross-sectional area
- dangerous area
- daylight area
- dead-leg area
- depressed area
- designated area
- designated development area
- developed area
- development area
- differential area
- diffusion area
- diked area
- discharge area
- disposal area
- distressed area
- downtown area
- drainage area
- dry area
- earthquake area
- effective area of an orifice
- effective area of concrete
- effective area of reinforcement
- environmental area
- extension area
- face area
- filter area
- fire area
- flooded area
- floor area
- flow area
- free area
- fringe area
- gross area
- gross floor area
- gross leasable area
- gross retail area
- hangar area
- hard-to-reach area
- heat transfer area
- honeycombed area
- improvement area
- industrial area
- infiltration area
- influence area
- intermediate area
- interstream area
- kern area
- landing area
- lateral area
- leveed area
- light ventilation area
- loaded area
- manufacturing area
- metropolitan area
- moment area
- net cross-sectional area
- net room area
- net sale area
- net site area
- net structural area
- nominal area
- nominal body area
- off-limits area
- off-street area
- off-street parking area
- open air exhibit area
- open storage area
- original cross-sectional area
- outlining area
- parking area
- passage area
- pile surface unit area
- plan area
- preferential urbanization area
- priority development area
- processing area
- profile area
- protected area
- protected built-up area
- public transportation area
- radiation restricted area
- receiving area
- recreational area
- redevelopment area
- reserved area
- residential area
- rest area
- restrict area
- restricted area
- room area
- runway safety area
- scenic area
- seasonally frozen area
- sectional area
- service area
- serviced area
- shearing area
- shooting area
- shopping area
- shopping core area
- slum area
- slum clearance area
- small area
- small built-up area
- soil area
- sports area
- staging area
- standard metropolitan statistical area
- storage area
- surface area
- swamp area
- take-off and landing area
- terminal control area
- tight work area
- total area of reinforcement
- touchdown area
- traffic movement area
- transportation area
- unbuilt area
- undershoot area
- undeveloped area
- unreachable area
- urban area
- usable floor area
- valve area
- warehouse area
- water protection area
- water supply area
- wetted area
- working area

Англо-русский строительный словарь > area
18 system

1. комплекс, система (напр. агрегатов)

2. сеть, система (напр. авиалиний)

3. метод, система (напр. технического обслуживания)

abbreviated visual indicator system — упрощённая система визуальной индикации (глиссады)

aerodrome approach control system — система управления подходом к аэродрому

aileron trim tab control system — система управления триммером элерона

air data computer system — система сбора воздушных сигналов

air traffic audio simulation system — аудиовизуальная система имитации воздушного движения (для тренажёров)

air traffic control system — система управления воздушным движением

aircraft integrated data system — бортовая комплексная система регистрации данных

aircraft landing measurement system — система измерения посадочных параметров воздушного судна

angle-of-attack, slip and acceleration warning system — система автоматической сигнализации углов атаки,скольжения и перегрузок

approach guidance nose-in to stand system — система управления (воздушным судном) при установке на стоянку

approach slope indicator system — (наземная) система индикации глиссады

automated data interchange system — система автоматизированного обмена данными

automated radar terminal system — автоматическая аэродромная радиолокационная система

automatic air restart system — автоматическая система запуска (двигателя) в воздухе

automatic flight control system — автоматическая бортовая система управления, АБСУ

aviation safety reporting system — система информации о состоянии безопасности полётов

beam approach beacon system — система посадки по лучу маяка

cabin pressure control system — система автоматического регулирования давления (воздуха) в кабине, САРД

cabin temperature control system — система регулирования температуры воздуха в кабине

collective pitch control system — система управления общим шагом (несущего винта)

conditioning / pressurization system — система кондиционирования и наддува (гермокабины)

constant speed drive system — система привода с постоянной скоростью

crash fire inerting system — (бортовая) система пожаротушения с помощью инертного газа

crossbar approach lighting system — система световых горизонтов огней подхода (к ВПП)

customs accelerated passenger inspection system — система ускоренного таможенного досмотра пассажиров

cyclic pitch control system — система управления циклическим шагом (несущего винта)

digital flight guidance system — цифровая система наведения в полёте

direct lift control system — система управления подъёмной силой

discrete address beacon system — система маяков дискретного адресования

electronic engine control system — электронная система управления двигателем

electronic landing aids system — радиоэлектронная система посадочных средств

emergency uplock release system — система аварийного открытия замков убранного положения (шасси)

engine throttle interlock system — система блокировки управления двигателем

engine vibration indicating system — система индикации виброперегрузок двигателя

external electrical power system — система аэродромного электропитания

external load sling system — внешняя подвеска груза (на вертолёте)

final approach guidance system — система управления полётом на (пред)посадочной прямой

flaps asymmetry warning system — система сигнализации рассогласования закрылков

flaps load relief system — система (автоматической) разгрузки закрылков

flight control boost system — бустерная система управления полётом

flight control gust-lock system — система стопорения поверхностей управления (при стоянке воздушного судна)

flight crew oxygen system — кислородная система кабины экипажа

flight data recorder system — система (автоматической) регистрации параметров полёта

flight environment data system — система сбора воздушных параметров (условий полёта)

flight management computer system — электронная система управления полётом

fuel manifold drain system — система дренажа топливных коллекторов

ground controlled approach system — (радиолокационная) система захода на посадку по командам с земли

ground proximity warning system — система предупреждения опасного сближения с землёй

hydraulic control boost system — гидравлическая бустерная система управления

instrument failure warning system — система сигнализации отказа приборов

integrated flight data system — (бортовая) комплексная система обработки полётных данных

integrated system of airspace control — комплексная система контроля воздушного пространства

jet deviation control system — система управления отклонением реактивной струи

landing gear indication system — система индикации положения шасси

leading edge flap system — система привода предкрылков

long-range air navigation system — система дальней (радионавигации

low level wind-shear alert system — система предупреждения о сдвиге ветра на малых высотах

maximum speed limiting system — система ограничения максимальных оборотов

mechanized baggage dispensing system — автоматизированная система выдачи багажа

noise annoyance rating system — система оценки раздражающего воздействия шума

nosewheel steering follow-up system — система обратной связи управления разворотом колёс передней опоры шасси

onboard weight and balance system — бортовая система определения массы и центровки

passenger bypass inspection system — упрощённая система проверки пассажиров (перед вылетом)

pedal steering shift system — система управления (рулением) от педалей управления рулём поворота

precision approach lighting system — система огней точного захода на посадку

precision approach radar system — радиолокационная система точного захода на посадку

propeller pitch control system — система управления шагом воздушного винта

radar airborne weather system — бортовая метеорологическая радиолокационная система

radar scanning beam system — радиолокационная система со сканирующим лучом

radar side looking system — радиолокационная система бокового обзора

rudder trim tab control system — система управления триммером руля направления

runway lead-in lighting system — система огней подхода к ВПП

scanning beam guidance system — система наведения по сканирующему лучу

search and rescue system — система поиска и спасания

short range radio navigation system — радиосистема ближней навигации, РСБН

simple approach lighting system — упрощённая система огней подхода (к ВПП)

standard beam approach system — стандартная система управления заходом на посадку по лучу

system of monitoring visual aids — система контроля за работой визуальных средств (на аэродроме)

tactical air navigation system — система ближней аэронавигации

thrust reverser interlock system — система блокировки управления по положению реверса

to calibrate the system — тарировать систему

to prove the system — испытывать систему

to restore the system — восстанавливать работу системы

to test the system — испытывать систему

to turn off the system — выключать систему;

to turn on the system — включать систему

to unarm the system — отключать [снимать] состояние готовности системы

transmission rotor drive system — трансмиссия привода несущего винта

two-frequency glide path system — двухчастотная глиссадная система

two-shot fire extinguishing system — система пожаротушения с двумя очередями срабатывания

visual approach slope indicator system — система визуальной индикации глиссады

visual docking guidance system — система визуального управления стыковкой с телескопическим трапом

warning flag movement system — бленкерная [флажковая] система предупреждения об отказе

wind flaps control system — система управления закрылками

wing flap control system — система управления закрылками

wire collision avoidance system — система предупреждения столкновения с проводами ЛЭП

World Area Forecast system — Всемирная система зональных прогнозов (погоды)

World Geographic Reference system — Всемирная система географических координат

— acceleration warning system

— accessory power system

— acoustical measurement system

— actuating system

— aerial spraying system

— aerodrome alert system

— aerodrome drainage system

— aerodrome fueling system

— aerodrome marking system

— aerodynamic roll system

— aileron control system

— aileron trim system

— air bleed system

— air brake system

— air conditioning system

— air cooling system

— air humidifying system

— air induction system

— air pressurization system

— air starting system

— air surveillance system

— airborne system

— aircraft control system

— aircraft electric system

— aircraft heating system

— aircraft identification system

— aircraft pneumatic system

— aircraft system

— aircraft warning system

— airfield lighting system

— air-interpreted system

— airport communication system

— airway system

— airworthiness control system

— alerting system

— altitude alert system

— altitude alerting system

— angle guidance system

— angle-of-attack warning system

— anticollision lights system

— antiicing system

— antiskid system

— antisurge system

— approach lighting system

— approach radar system

— approach system

— area forecast system

— area navigation system

— artificial feel system

— associated aircraft system

— astronavigation system

— attitude control system

— audio system

— augmented lift system

— autoalarm system

— autoland system

— automated navigation system

— automatic approach system

— automatic feathering system

— automatic landing system

— automatic monitor system

— automatic stabilization system

— automatic test system

— autopilot system

— autothrottle system

— autotrim system

— auxiliary hydraulic system

— avionic system

— baggage-clearance system

— baggage-dispensing system

— baggage-handling system

— baggage-tracing system

— bank counteract system

— beam-rider system

— blind landing system

— blowaway jet system

— braking system

— breather system

— build-in test system

— cabin heating system

— cable control system

— calibration system

— caution system

— circulating oil system

— closed cooling system

— clutter-removing system

— code letter system

— collision avoidance system

— collision prevention system

— color coded system

— compass system

— conflict alert system

— containment system

— control system

— cooling system

— crew oxygen system

— data communication system

— data handling system

— data interchange system

— data link system

— data processing system

— data switching system

— data system

— data-record system

— day marking system

— defueling system

— dehydrating system

— deicing system

— deviation warning system

— dimmer system

— direct-address transponder system

— discrete communication system

— distance measuring system

— docking system

— Doppler computer system

— drainage system

— dual autoland system

— dual ignition system

— dual-channel system

— early warning system

— electrical generating system

— emergency brake system

— emergency hydraulic system

— emergency lighting system

— emergency power system

— emergency shutdown system

— emergency system

— emergency warning system

— empennage antiicing system

— engine antiicing system

— engine breather system

— engine control system

— engine deicing system

— engine fuel system

— engine priming system

— engine starting system

— engine vent system

— environment control system

— environmental control system

— exhaust system

— exterior lighting system

— fail-operative system

— feed system

— feedback control system

— feel system

— filter heating system

— fin hydraulic system

— fire detection system

— fire extinguisher system

— fire warning system

— fire-protection system

— fixed-time dissemination system

— flaps drive system

— flaps interconnection system

— flaps synchronization system

— flight control system

— flight director system

— flight inspection system

— flight management system

— flight operations system

— flight recorder system

— flight simulation system

— fly-by-wire system

— fog dispersal system

— follow-up cable system

— follow-up system

— foot-pound system

— freon system

— fuel cross-feed system

— fuel deicing system

— fuel dip system

— fuel dump system

— fuel enrichment system

— fuel feed system

— fuel flowmeter system

— fuel gravity system

— fuel indicating system

— fuel injection system

— fuel jettisonning system

— fuel management system

— fuel preheat system

— fuel storage system

— fuel supply system

— fuel system

— fuel usage system

— gas-cooled system

— general alarm system

— generation system

— generator autoparalleling system

— glide-path landing system

— gravity lubricating system

— gravity-feed system

— ground control system

— ground guidance system

— ground shift system

— ground-referenced navigation system

— guidance system

— guide beam system

— gyro system

— gyro-magnetic compass system

— hazard information system

— heads-up display system

— heating system

— helicopter control system

— high-intensity lighting system

— high-pressure fuel system

— hijack alarm system

— hydraulic starting system

— hydraulic system

— ice protection system

— ignition system

— illuminating system

— independent starting system

— indicating system

— individual ventilation system

— inertial control system

— inertial navigation system

— inertial sensor system

— instrument guidance system

— instrument landing system

— integrated automatic system

— integrated control system

— integrated world-wide system

— intercommunication system

— intercooler system

— interlocking system

— international meteorological system

— interphone system

— irreversible control system

— jamming system

— landing guidance system

— landing system

— landline system

— lateral control system

— lead-in lighting system

— life support system

— load feel system

— load grip system

— localizer antenna system

— longitudinal control system

— loop circuit system

— lubrication system

— Mach-feel system

— Machtrim system

— malfunction detection system

— malfunction reporting system

— mandatory reporting system

— mapping radar system

— mechanical cooling system

— meter-kilogram-second-ampere system

— microwave landing system

— mileage system

— multichannel circuit system

— nacelle cooling system

— national airspace system

— navigation system

— nozzle control system

— oil dilution system

— oil scavenge system

— oiling system

— omnibearing distance system

— one-step inspection system

— open cooling system

— organized track system

— passenger address system

— passenger oxygen system

— phone system

— pictorial navigation system

— piece system

— pilot-controller system

— pilot-interpreted navigation system

— pitch control system

— pitch limit system

— pitot-static system

— platform stabilization system

— portable oxygen system

— position indicating system

— power-boost control system

— power-operated control system

— preprocessed data system

— pressure control system

— pressure fuel system

— pressure fueling system

— pressurization system

— priming system

— propeller deicing system

— propeller feathering system

— proximity warning system

— public address system

— push-pull control system

— Q-feel system

— radar backup system

— radar guidance system

— radar homing system

— radar navigation system

— radar system

— radio navigation system

— radio system

— radio-beacon landing system

— radio-beacon system

— radiotelephony network system

— recording system

— recovery guidance system

— red/green system

— reference system

— remote control system

— reproducing system

— reservations system

— return line system

— reversible control system

— rho-theta navigation system

— robot-control system

— rotor drive system

— rotor governing system

— rudder control system

— rudder limiting system

— runway classification system

— runway lighting system

— satellite-aided tracking system

— sealing system

— selective calling system

— self-contained navigation system

— self-contained oil system

— self-contained starting system

— self-test system

— shock absorption system

— slip warning system

— slope indicator system

— smoke detection system

— speed brake system

— speed control system

— spraying system

— stall barrier system

— stall prevention system

— stall warning system

— standard approach system

— standby system

— starting system

— static discharging system

— static pressure system

— static system

— steering system

— stick shaker system

— suppressor exhaust system

— suspended spraying system

— switching system

— system of units

— tab control system

— tail antiicing system

— takeoff monitoring system

— tank pressurizating system

— taxiing guidance system

— teletype broadcast system

— three-axis autostabilization system

— thrust augmentor system

— thrust reverser system

— thrust system

— tracking system

— traffic alert system

— trim system

— triplex system

— turbulence detection system

— two-frequency localizer system

— unassisted control system

— utility hydraulic system

— vent system

— ventilation system

— voice communication system

— voice recorder system

— warning system

— water injection system

— water supply system

— weight system

— window demisting system

— windshear warning system

— windshield antiicing system

— wing antiicing system

— wing spoiler system

— wing-flap system

— wire system

— wireless system

Англо-русский словарь по гражданской авиации > system
19 give

(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) despedir, ser puesto de patitas en la calle

give vb

1. dar

give it to me dámelo

can you give him a message? ¿le puedes dar un recado?

give me a clue dame una pista

2. regalar

what did you give him? ¿qué le regalaste?

I gave him a book for his birthday le regalé un libro para su cumpleaños

to give way ceder el paso

El pasado de give es gave y el participio pasado es given; el gerundio se escribe giving

give

tr[gɪv]

noun

1 (flexibility) elasticidad nombre femenino, flexibilidad nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt gave tr[geɪv], pp given tr['gɪvən], ger giving)

1 (gen) dar

■ you've given me a great idea! ¡me has dado una idea estupenda!

■ his training gave him a good start in life su formación le proporcionó un buen comienzo en la vida

2 (deliver, convey) dar, entregar

■ could you give him a message? ¿le podrías dar un mensaje?

3 (as a gift) dar, regalar

■ he gave her a pretty dress le regaló un vestido bonito

4 (provide) dar, suministrar

■ she gave him a meal le dio de comer

■ to give one's word dar su palabra

5 (pay) pagar, dar

■ how much did you give for it? ¿cuánto pagó por ello?

■ many people would give anything for a decent job mucha gente daría cualquier cosa por tener un buen empleo

6 (perform a concert etc) dar; (speech) pronunciar

7 (dedicate) dedicar, consagrar

■ he gave a lot of thought to the project reflexionó largo y tendido sobre el proyecto

8 (cause) causar, ocasionar

■ she gave him to understand that she wasn't interested le dio a entender que no le interesaba

9 (yield) ceder, conceder

■ I'll give you that it isn't easy le concedo que no es fácil, te doy la razón en que no es fácil

intransitive verb

1 (yield) ceder; (cloth, elastic) dar de sí

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to give a damn importarle a uno un bledo

to give evidence prestar declaración

to give it all one's got dar lo mejor de sí

to give the game away descubrir el pastel

'Give way' (road sign) "Ceda el paso"

to give way (gen) ceder, conceder 2 (ground) hundirse 3 (ladder) romperse 3 (legs) doblarse

don't give me that! familiar ¡no me vengas con esas!

give me... every time! familiar ¡para mí no hay nada como...!

to give somebody one's support prestarle apoyo a alguien

to give somebody up for dead dar por muerto,-a a alguien

■ the climbers were given up for dead dieron por muertos a los montañeros

what gives? familiar ¿qué pasa?

give ['gɪv] v, gave ['geɪv] ; given ['gɪvə n] ; giving vt

1) hand, present: dar, regalar, obsequiar

give it to me: dámelo

they gave him a gold watch: le regalaron un reloj de oro

2) pay: dar, pagar

I'll give you $10 for this one: te daré $10 por éste

3) utter: dar, pronunciar

to give a shout: dar un grito

to give a speech: pronunciar un discurso

to give a verdict: dictar sentencia

4) provide: dar

to give one's word: dar uno su palabra

to give a party: dar una fiesta

5) cause: dar, causar, ocasionar

to give trouble: causar problemas

to give someone to understand: darle a entender a alguien

6) grant: dar, otorgar

to give permission: dar permiso

give vi

1) : hacer regalos

2) yield: ceder, romperse

it gave under the weight of the crowd: cedió bajo el peso de la muchedumbre

3)

to give in or to give up surrender: rendirse, entregarse

4)

to give out : agotarse, acabarse

the supplies gave out: las provisiones se agotaron

give n

flexibility: flexibilidad f, elasticidad f

give

n.

• elasticidad s.f.

give (s.o.) a hard time

expr.

• criticar (a alguien) v.

• hacer (a alguien) pasar mal expr.

give (s.o.) a piece of one's mind

expr.

• cantarle las cuarenta verdades* (a alguien) expr.

• decir cuántas son cinco* expr.

give (s.o.) the slip

expr.

• dar esquinazo* v.

• lograr escaparse (de alguien) expr.

• lograr zafarse (de alguien) expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given) = dar v.

(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-

pret: di-•)

• donar v.

• entregar v.

• obsequiar v.

• ofrecer v.

• ofrendar v.

• otorgar v.

• presentar v.

• prestar v.

• regalar v.

• rendir v.

I
1. gɪv
1) (past gave; past p given) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (hand, pass) dar*

give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua

b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)

to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien

c) ( donate) dar*, donar

they have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música

d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

I'll give it some thought — lo pensaré

to give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí

e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*

f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)

3)

a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*

give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer

b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)

given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...

the doctors only give him three months — los médicos le dan sólo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

4)

a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*

don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)

b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*

5)

a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*

the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*

she's given me her car to fix — me ha dejado el coche para que se lo arregle

6) (pay, exchange) dar*

I'd give anything for a cigarette — no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

7) ( care) (colloq)

I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)

Sense II

8)

a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*

please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre

she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...

b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*

she gave a detailed description of the place — describió el lugar detalladamente

the judge has given his verdict — el juez ha dictado sentencia

9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*

to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien

why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?

10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*

11)

a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)

b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de sí

they won't give an inch — no cederán un ápice

b) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*

2) ( make gift) dar*

to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad

please give generously — contribuyan generosamente por favor

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

II

mass noun elasticidad f

this fabric doesn't have much give in it — esta tela no da mucho de sí

[ɡɪv] (pt gave) (pp given)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg give evidence, give a lecture, give a party, give a yawn, look up the other word.
1) [+ possession, object] dar; (for special occasion) regalar, obsequiar frm; [+ title, honour, award, prize] dar, otorgar frm; [+ organ, blood] dar, donar; (Scol) [+ mark] poner

he was given a gold watch when he retired — le regalaron or frm obsequiaron un reloj de oro cuando se jubiló

• he gave her a dictionary for her birthday — le regaló un diccionario por su cumpleaños

he was given an award for bravery — le dieron or otorgaron un galardón por su valentía

• to give sb a penalty — (Sport) conceder un penalti or penalty a algn

• to give o.s to sb — entregarse a algn

2) (=pass on) [+ message] dar; [+ goods, document] dar, entregar more frm ; [+ illness] contagiar, pegar *

give them my regards or best wishes — dales saludos de mi parte

can you give Mary the keys when you see her? — ¿puedes darle las llaves a Mary cuando la veas?

to give sb a cold — contagiar el resfriado a algn, pegar el resfriado a algn *

to give sth into sb's hands — liter entregar or confiar algo a algn

3) (=offer) [+ party, dinner] dar

to give a party for sb — dar or ofrecer una fiesta en honor de algn

why don't you give them melon to start with? — ¿por qué no les das melón para empezar?

she gave us a wonderful meal — nos hizo una comida buenísima

we can give them cava to drink — podemos darles cava para or de beber

what can I give him to eat/for dinner? — ¿qué puedo hacerle para comer/cenar?

4) (=provide) [+ money, information, idea] dar; [+ task] dar, confiar

can you give him something to do? — ¿puedes darle algo para hacer?

• I'll never be able to give you a child — nunca podré darte un hijo

• they gave us a lot of help — nos ayudaron mucho

• it gave us a good laugh * — nos hizo reír mucho

give or take... —

12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — más o menos las doce

in A.D. 500 give or take a few years — aproximadamente en el año 500 después de J.C.

5) (=cause) [+ shock, surprise] dar, causar; [+ pain] causar, provocar

• it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all — es un gran placer para mí darles la bienvenida a todos

to give sb a kick/push — dar una patada/un empujón a algn

• to give sb to believe that... — hacer creer a algn que...

I was given to believe that... — me hicieron creer que...

• to give sb to understand that... — dar a entender a algn que...

6) (=grant, allow)

a) [+ permission] dar, conceder; [+ chance, time] dar

let's give him one last chance — vamos a darle una última oportunidad

can't you give me another week? — ¿no me puedes dar otra semana?

I can give you 10 minutes — le puedo conceder 10 minutos

give yourself an hour to get there — necesitas una hora para llegar

I gave myself 10 minutes to do it — me permití 10 minutos para hacerlo

to give sb a choice — dar a elegir a algn

• he's honest, I give you that — es honrado, lo reconozco

b) * (predicting future)

how long would you give that marriage? — ¿cuánto tiempo crees que durará ese matrimonio?

the doctors gave him two years to live — los médicos le dieron dos años de vida

7) (=dedicate) [+ life, time] dedicar

he gave his life to helping the needy — dedicó su vida a ayudar a los necesitados

I've given you the best years of my life — te he dado los mejores años de mi vida

he gave it everything he'd got — dio lo mejor de sí

8) (=sacrifice) [+ life] dar

he gave his life for his country — dio la vida por su país

9) (=pay) dar

what will you give me for it? — ¿qué me das por ello?

how much did you give for it? — ¿cuánto diste or pagaste por él?

- I'd give a lot or the world or anything to know...

- I don't or I wouldn't give much for his chances

10) (=put through to) poner con

could you give me Mr Smith/extension 3443? — ¿me podría poner con el Sr. Smith/con la extensión 3443?

11) (=punish with)

the teacher gave him 100 lines — el profesor le castigó a copiar 100 líneas

the judge gave him five years — el juez le dio cinco años

to give it to sb * — (=beat) dar una paliza a algn; (verbally) poner a algn como un trapo *

12) (=present) presentar a

ladies and gentlemen, I give you our guest speaker this evening,... — damas y caballeros, les presento a nuestro conferenciante de esta noche,...

13) (in toast)

I give you the Queen — brindemos por la Reina

14) (=produce, supply) [+ milk, fruit] dar, producir; [+ light, heat] dar; [+ result] arrojar; [+ help, advice] dar, proporcionar

it gives a total of 80 — arroja un total de 80

it gives 6% a year — rinde un 6% al año

it gave no sign of life — no daba señales de vida

15) (=state) [+ name, age, address] dar; (on form) poner

to give the right/wrong answer — dar la respuesta correcta/equivocada

if I may give an example — si se me permite dar or poner un ejemplo

he gave the cause of death as asphyxia — señaló la asfixia como causa de la muerte

16) (=care)

I don't give a damn * — me importa un comino or un bledo *

17) (=make) [+ speech] dar, pronunciar frm; [+ lecture, concert] dar

18)

• to give way —

a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [cable, rope] romperse; [legs] flaquear

the ground gave way beneath him — la tierra se hundió bajo sus pies

the chair gave way under his weight — la silla no soportó su peso, la silla cedió bajo su peso

after months of stress his health gave way — después de meses de tensión su salud se vió afectada

his strength gave way — le flaquearon las fuerzas

b) (=break) [rope] romperse

c)

to give way (to sth) — (=be replaced) ser reemplazado (por algo); (to demands) ceder (a algo); (to traffic) ceder el paso (a algo)

you gave way too easily — cediste con demasiada facilidad

to give way to an impulse — dejarse llevar por un impulso

she gave way to tears — se deshizo en lágrimas

he never gives way to despair — nunca se abandona a la desesperación

give way — (Brit) (Aut) ceda el paso

to give way to the left — ceder el paso a la izquierda

19) (in idiomatic expressions)

• don't give me that! * — ¡no me vengas con esas! *

• I'll give you something to cry about! * — ¡ya te daré yo razones para llorar!

holidays? I'll give you holidays! * — ¿vacaciones? ya te voy a dar yo a ti vacaciones *, ¿vacaciones? ¡ni vacaciones ni narices! *

he wants £100? I'll give him £100! * — ¿que quiere 100 libras? ¡ni cien libras ni nada!

I'll give him what for! * — ¡se va a enterar! *

• give me the old songs! — ¡para mí las canciones viejas!

give me a gas cooker every time! * — ¡prefiero mil veces una cocina de gas!

children? give me dogs any time! — ¿niños? ¡prefiero mucho antes un perro!

I wouldn't want it if you gave it to me — eso no lo quiero ni regalado

he can give you 5 years — él tiene la ventaja de ser 5 años más joven que tú

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) dar

giving is better than receiving — dar es mejor que recibir

please give generously — por favor, sean generosos

to give to charity — hacer donativos a organizaciones benéficas, dar dinero a organizaciones benéficas

• to give and take — hacer concesiones mutuas

- give as good as one gets

2) (=give way)

a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [knees] flaquear

the chair gave under his weight — la silla cedió bajo su peso, la silla no soportó su peso

b) (=break) [rope] romperse

c) (=yield) [door] ceder

the floor gave slightly under his feet — el suelo cedió ligeramente bajo sus pies

- something's got to give!

3) (US)
*
what gives? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué se cuece por ahí? *

3.

NOUN (=flexibility) [of material] elasticidad f

there's a lot of give in this chair/bed — esta silla/cama es muy mullida

there's a lot of give in this rope — esta cuerda da mucho de sí

there isn't a lot of give in these proposals — estas propuestas no son muy negociables

how much give has there been on their side? — ¿cuánto han cedido ellos?

• give and take, you won't achieve an agreement without a bit of give and take — no vais a conseguir un acuerdo sin hacer concesiones mutuas

a bit of give and take — un poco de toma y daca *

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give over to

- give up

- give up on

* * *

I
1. [gɪv]
1) (past gave; past p given) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (hand, pass) dar*

give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua

b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)

to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien

c) ( donate) dar*, donar

they have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música

d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

I'll give it some thought — lo pensaré

to give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí

e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*

f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)

3)

a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*

give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer

b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)

given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...

the doctors only give him three months — los médicos le dan sólo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

4)

a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*

don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)

b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*

5)

a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*

the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*

she's given me her car to fix — me ha dejado el coche para que se lo arregle

6) (pay, exchange) dar*

I'd give anything for a cigarette — no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

7) ( care) (colloq)

I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)

Sense II

8)

a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*

please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre

she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...

b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*

she gave a detailed description of the place — describió el lugar detalladamente

the judge has given his verdict — el juez ha dictado sentencia

9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*

to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien

why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?

10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*

11)

a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)

b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de sí

they won't give an inch — no cederán un ápice

b) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*

2) ( make gift) dar*

to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad

please give generously — contribuyan generosamente por favor

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

II

mass noun elasticidad f

this fabric doesn't have much give in it — esta tela no da mucho de sí

English-spanish dictionary > give
20 ON

on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

ABBR
(Canada) = Ontario
* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

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