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1 another

another [ə'nʌðə(r)]

1 adjective

(a) (additional) un (une)… de plus, encore un (une);

∎ have another chocolate prenez un autre ou reprenez un chocolat;

∎ another cup of tea? vous reprendrez bien une tasse de thé?;

∎ another 5 miles encore 5 miles;

∎ can you wait another 10 minutes? peux-tu attendre encore 10 minutes?;

∎ another 5 minutes and we'd have missed the train 5 minutes de plus et on ratait le train;

∎ in another 3 weeks dans 3 semaines;

∎ without another word sans un mot de plus, sans ajouter un mot;

∎ and for another thing, he's ill et de plus il est malade;

∎ I don't want to see another fish as long as I live je ne veux plus voir un seul poisson de toute ma vie

(b) (second) un (une) autre, un (une) second;

∎ we're thinking of getting another car (in addition to the one we have) nous pensons acheter une deuxième voiture;

∎ it could be another Vietnam ça pourrait être un second ou nouveau Viêt-nam;

∎ he is another Picasso c'est le nouveau Picasso

(c) (different) un (une) autre;

∎ can't we do that another time? on ne peut pas remettre ça à plus tard ou à une autre fois?;

∎ let's do it another way faisons-le autrement;

∎ that's another matter entirely! ça, c'est une tout autre histoire!;

∎ we're thinking of getting another car (to replace the car we have) nous pensons acheter une nouvelle voiture ou changer de voiture

2 pronoun

(a) (a similar one) un (une) autre, encore un (une);

∎ a glass of milk and another of water un verre de lait et un verre d'eau;

∎ she finished one cigarette and lit another elle finit une cigarette et en alluma une autre;

∎ literary many another bien d'autres, beaucoup d'autres;

∎ one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ taking one thing with another, we just manage l'un dans l'autre, on arrive à joindre les deux bouts;

∎ what with one thing and another, I forgot avec tout ça j'ai oublié

(b) (a different one)

∎ another of the girls une autre des filles;

∎ bring a dessert of one sort or another apportez un dessert, (n'importe lequel);

∎ science is one thing, art is another la science est une chose, l'art en est une autre

(c) (reciprocal)

∎ one another l'un l'autre; (more than two people) les uns les autres;

∎ to help one another s'entraider;

∎ love one another aimez-vous les uns les autres;

∎ he and his wife adore one another lui et sa femme s'adorent;

∎ they give one another presents ils se donnent des cadeaux

(d) archaic or literary (somebody else) un (une) autre;

∎ she loves another elle en aime un autre

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2 self-indulgent

adjective

maßlos

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adjective

(too ready to satisfy one's own desires: self-indulgent habits/behaviour.) hemmungslos

- academic.ru/65666/self-indulgence">self-indulgence

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self-in·ˈdul·gent

adj genießerisch

I know it's \self-indulgent of me, but I'll just have another chocolate ich weiß, dass ich mich nicht beherrschen kann, aber ich nehme mir einfach noch eine Praline

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self-indulgent adj (adv self-indulgently)

1. nachgiebig gegen sich selbst

2. zügellos, maßlos

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adjective

maßlos

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3 self-indulgent

self-in·'dul·gent adj

genießerisch;

I know it's \self-indulgent of me, but I'll just have another chocolate ich weiß, dass ich mich nicht beherrschen kann, aber ich nehme mir einfach noch eine Praline

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4 will

will [wɪl]

1. modal verb

   a. (future)

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► When will or 'll is used to form the future, it is often translated by the future tense.

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• he will speak il parlera

• you'll regret it some day tu le regretteras un jour

• we will come too nous viendrons (nous) aussi

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► In the following examples the main verb is future, the other is present: in French both verbs must be in the future tense.

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• what will he do when he finds out? qu'est-ce qu'il fera lorsqu'il s'en apercevra ?

• we'll do all we can nous ferons tout ce que nous pourrons

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► When will or 'll indicates the more immediate future, aller + verb is used.

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• I'll give you a hand with that je vais te donner un coup de main avec ça

• he will be here shortly il va bientôt arriver

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► When will or won't is used in short replies, no verb is used in French.

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• will he come too? -- yes he will est-ce qu'il viendra aussi ? -- oui

• I'll go with you -- oh no you won't! je vais vous accompagner -- non, certainement pas !

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► When won't is used in question tags, eg won't it, won't you the translation is often n'est-ce pas.

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• you will come to see us, won't you? vous viendrez nous voir, n'est-ce pas ?

• that'll be okay, won't it? ça ira, n'est-ce pas ?

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► When future meaning is made clear by words like tomorrow, or next week, the present tense can also be used in French.

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• he'll be here tomorrow il arrive or il arrivera demain

• I'll phone you tonight je t'appelle or je t'appellerai ce soir

   b. (future perfect)

► will have + past participle

• the holiday will have done him good les vacances lui auront fait du bien

• he will have left by now il sera déjà parti à l'heure qu'il est

   c. (habitual actions)

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► When will indicates that something commonly happens, the present is used in French.

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• he will sit for hours doing nothing il reste assis pendant des heures à ne rien faire

• the car will do 150km/h cette voiture fait du 150 km/h

• thieves will often keep a stolen picture for years les voleurs gardent souvent un tableau volé pendant des années

   d. (requests, orders)

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► The present tense of vouloir is often used.

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• will you be quiet! veux-tu (bien) te taire !

• will you please sit down! voulez-vous vous asseoir, s'il vous plaît !

• will you help me? -- yes I will tu veux m'aider ? -- oui, je veux bien

• will you promise to be careful? tu me promets de faire attention ?

► won't ( = refuse(s) to)

the window won't open la fenêtre ne veut pas s'ouvrir

• she won't let me drive the car elle ne veut pas me laisser conduire la voiture

• will you promise? -- no I won't tu me le promets ? -- non

   e. (invitations, offers) will you have a cup of coffee? voulez-vous prendre un café ?

• will you join us for a drink? voulez-vous prendre un verre avec nous ?

• won't you come with us? vous ne voulez pas venir (avec nous) ?

• I'll help you if you like je vais vous aider si vous voulez

   f. ( = must) that will be the taxi ça doit être le taxi

• she'll be about forty elle doit avoir quarante ans environ

• you'll be thinking I'm crazy tu dois penser que je suis fou

2. willed transitive verb

preterite, past participle

   a. ( = urge by willpower) he was willing her to look at him il l'adjurait intérieurement de le regarder

   b. ( = bequeath) to will sth to sb léguer qch à qn

3. noun

   a. ( = determination) volonté f

• he has a will of his own il sait ce qu'il veut

• he has a strong will il a beaucoup de volonté

• the will to live la volonté de survivre

• to do sth against sb's will faire qch contre la volonté de qn (PROV) where there's a will there's a way(PROV) vouloir c'est pouvoir

► at will

• an employer who can sack you at will un employeur qui peut vous licencier comme il le veut

• I can speed up and slow down at will je peux accélérer et ralentir comme je veux

   b. ( = document) testament m

• to make a will faire son testament

• he left it to me in his will il me l'a légué par testament

• the last will and testament of... les dernières volontés de...

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I 1. [wɪl, əl]
modal auxiliary

1) ( to express the future)

she'll help you — elle t'aidera; ( in the near future) elle va t'aider

must I phone him or will you? — est-ce que je dois lui téléphoner ou est-ce que tu vas le faire?

I've said I'll repay you and I will — j'ai dit que je te rembourserai et je le ferai

2) (expressing consent, willingness)

‘will you help me?’ - ‘yes, I will’ — ‘est-ce que tu m'aideras?’ - ‘oui, bien sûr’

he won't cooperate — il ne veut pas coopérer

‘have a chocolate’ - ‘thank you, I will’ — ‘prends un chocolat’ - ‘volontiers, merci’

I will not be talked to like that — je n'accepte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton

I won't have it said of me that I'm mean — il ne sera pas dit que je suis mesquin

will you or won't you? — c'est oui ou c'est non?

do what ou as you will — fais ce que tu veux

will do! — (colloq) d'accord!

3) (in commands, requests)

will you pass the salt, please? — est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel, s'il te plaît?

‘I can give the speech’ - ‘you will not!’ — ‘je peux faire le discours’ - ‘pas question!’

‘I'll do it’ - ‘no you won't’ — ‘je vais le faire’ - ‘il n'en est pas question’

will you please listen to me! — est-ce que tu vas m'écouter!

wait a minute will you! — attends un peu!

4) (in offers, invitations)

will you marry me? — est-ce que tu veux m'épouser?

you'll have another cake, won't you? — vous prendrez bien un autre gâteau?

5) ( expressing custom or habit)

they will usually ask for a deposit — ils demandent généralement une caution

any teacher will tell you that... — n'importe quel professeur te dira que...

these things will happen — ce sont des choses qui arrivent; ( in exasperation)

she will keep repeating the same old jokes — elle n'arrête pas de répéter les mêmes blagues

6) ( expressing conjecture or assumption)

that will be my sister — ça doit être ma sœur

they won't be aware of what has happened — ils ne doivent pas savoir ce qui s'est passé

that will have been last month — ça devait être le mois dernier

you'll have gathered that — vous aurez compris que

7) ( expressing ability or capacity to do)

the lift will hold 12 — l'ascenseur peut transporter 12 personnes

that jug won't hold a litre — ce pichet ne contient pas un litre

this chicken won't feed six — ce poulet n'est pas assez gros pour six personnes

the car won't start — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer
2.
transitive verb

1) ( urge)

to will somebody's death — souhaiter ardemment la mort de quelqu'un

to will somebody to do — supplier mentalement quelqu'un de faire

to will somebody to live — prier pour que quelqu'un vive

2) (wish, desire) vouloir

3) Law léguer
3.
reflexive verb

he willed himself to stand up — au prix d'un effort surhumain il a réussi à se lever
II 1. [wɪl]
noun

1) volonté f ( to do de faire)

to have a strong/weak will — avoir beaucoup/peu de volonté

to have a will of one's own — faire ce qu'on a envie de faire

strength of will — force de caractère

against my will — contre mon gré

to do something with a will — faire quelque chose de bon cœur

to lose the will to live — ne plus avoir envie de vivre

2) Law testament m

the last will and testament of — les dernières volontés de

to leave somebody something in one's will — léguer quelque chose à quelqu'un
2.
at will adverbial phrase [select, take] à volonté

you can change it at will — tu peux le changer quand tu veux

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where there's a will there's a way — Prov quand on veut on peut Prov

English-French dictionary > will
5 will

I.

will ⇒ Usage note: will, [transcription][\@l]

A modal aux

1 ( to express the future) she'll help you elle t'aidera ; ( in the near future) elle va t'aider ; the results will be announced on Monday les résultats seront communiqués lundi ; I haven't read it yet, but I will je ne l'ai pas encore lu, mais je vais le faire ; must I phone him or will you? est-ce que je dois lui téléphoner ou est-ce que tu vas le faire? ; I've said I'll repay you and I will j'ai dit que je te rembourserai et je le ferai ;

2 (expressing consent, willingness) ‘will you help me?’-‘yes, I will’ ‘est-ce que tu m'aideras?’-‘oui, bien sûr’ ; he won't cooperate/agree il ne veut pas coopérer/donner son accord ; ‘have a chocolate’-‘thank you, I will’ ‘prends un chocolat’-‘volontiers, merci’ ; I will not be talked to like that je n'accepte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton ; I won't have it said of me that I'm mean il ne sera pas dit que je suis mesquin ; will you or won't you? c'est oui ou c'est non? ; do what ou as you will fais ce que tu veux ; ask who you will demande à qui tu veux ; call it what you will appelle ça comme tu veux ; it's a substitute, if you will, for a proper holiday ça remplace les vraies vacances en quelque sorte ; will do ○ ! d'accord! ;

3 (in commands, requests) will you pass the salt, please? est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel, s'il te plaît? ; open the door will you tu peux ouvrir la porte, s'il te plaît ; ‘I can give the speech’-‘you will not!’ ‘je peux faire le discours’-‘pas question!’ ; you will say nothing to anybody ne dis rien à personne ; ‘I'll do it’-‘no you won't’ ‘je vais le faire’-‘il n'en est pas question’ ; will you please listen to me! est-ce que tu vas m'écouter! ; wait a minute will you! attends un peu! ;

4 (in offers, invitations) will you have a cup of tea? est-ce que vous voulez une tasse de thé? ; will you marry me? est-ce que tu veux m'épouser? ; won't you join us for dinner? est-ce que tu veux dîner avec nous? ; you'll have another cake, won't you? vous prendrez bien un autre gâteau? ;

5 ( expressing custom or habit) they will usually ask for a deposit ils demandent généralement une caution ; any teacher will tell you that n'importe quel professeur te dira que ; these things will happen ce sont des choses qui arrivent ; ( in exasperation) she will keep repeating the same old jokes elle n'arrête pas de répéter les mêmes blagues ; if you will talk in class then he's bound to get cross si tu n'arrêtes pas de bavarder pendant les cours, c'est logique qu'il se mette en colère ;

6 ( expressing a conjecture or assumption) that will be my sister ça doit être ma sœur ; they won't be aware of what has happened ils ne doivent pas savoir ce qui s'est passé ; that will have been last month ça devait être le mois dernier ; he'll be about 30 now il doit avoir 30 ans maintenant ; you'll be tired I expect tu dois être fatigué je suppose ; you'll have gathered that vous aurez compris que ;

7 ( expressing ability or capacity to do) the lift will hold 12 l'ascenseur peut transporter 12 personnes ; that jug won't hold a litre ce pichet ne contient pas un litre ; the car will do 120 km/h la voiture peut faire 120 km/h ; this chicken won't feed six ce poulet n'est pas assez gros pour six personnes ; oil will float on water l'huile flotte sur l'eau ; the car won't start la voiture ne veut pas démarrer.

B vtr

1 ( urge mentally) to will sb's death/downfall souhaiter ardemment la mort/chute de qn ; to will sb to do supplier mentalement qn de faire ; to will sb to live prier pour que qn vive ;

2 (wish, desire) vouloir ; fate/God willed it le destin/Dieu l'a voulu ainsi ;

3 Jur léguer (to à).

C v refl he willed himself to stand up au prix d'un effort surhumain il a réussi à se lever ; she willed herself to finish the race au prix d'un effort surhumain elle a terminé la course.

Phrasal verb

■ will on:

▶ will [sb/sth] on encourager.

II.

will

A n

1 ( mental power) volonté f (to do de faire) ; to have a strong/weak will avoir beaucoup/peu de volonté ; to have a will of one's own faire ce qu'on a envie de faire ; strength of will force de caractère ; ⇒ battle, effort, free will, iron ;

2 (wish, desire) volonté f, désir m (to do de faire) ; it's the will of the people c'est la volonté du peuple ; it's the will of the nation that le pays souhaite que (+ subj) ; Thy will be done que ta volonté soit faite ; to impose one's will on sb imposer sa volonté à qn ; it's my will that c'est ma volonté que (+ subj) ; to do sth against one's… faire qch contre sa volonté ; he made me drink it against my will il me l'a fait boire contre mon gré ; to do sth with a will faire qch de bon cœur ; to lose the will to live ne plus avoir envie de vivre ; ⇒ goodwill, ill will ;

3 Jur testament m ; to make one's will faire son testament ; the last will and testament of les dernières volontés de ; to leave sb sth in one's will léguer qch à qn ; to mention sb in one's will mettre qn sur son testament.

B at will adv phr

1 ( as much as one likes) [select, take] à volonté ;

2 ( whenever you like) you can change it at will tu peux le changer quand tu veux ;

3 ( freely) they can wander about at will ils peuvent se promener comme ils veulent.

Idiom

where there's a will there's a way Prov quand on veut on peut Prov ; ⇒ world.

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6 comer

noun late-comers will not be admitted; We welcome all comers.) participante, asistente

comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry;
este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq); dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb; darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid; salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out; ¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner
verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;
no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
comerse verbo pronominal 1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;
‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;
‹ palabra› to swallow 2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;
comerse las uñas to bite one's nails 3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);
[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined ' comer' also found in these entries: Spanish: acostumbrar - aire - algo - alimentar - carrillo - cosa - dar - deshora - después - empezar - emplazar - enana - enano - estomacal - exacerbar - exigua - exiguo - gana - hambre - hasta - hincharse - jambar - le - leguminosa - menda - mierda - picar - reserva - rollo - sabañón - saciedad - saque - sopor - tarde - tarro - terminar - tragar - troglodita - tutiplén - a - acabar - ansia - apretujado - austero - barato - barbaridad - bueno - carta - chocolate - de English: any - avoid - before - bolt - brisk - buffet - company - conscious - craving - crunch - cut out - digestion - directive - eat - eat out - entertain - fancy - feed - feeding - finish - for - forage - free rein - full - go - go out - good - grab - grain - guzzle - have - hour - invite - just - leftovers - linger - lunch - lunchtime - mealtime - mop - nosh - out - overwhelming - pick at - plate - plough through - process - put away - spoon-feed - spot

comer

tr['kʌmə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 participante nombre masulino o femenino, asistente nombre masulino o femenino

■ the race is open to all comers la carrera está abierta a todo el que se presente

comer

n.

• persona que promete s.f.

• viviente s.m.

'kʌmər, 'kʌmə(r)
noun

a)

all comers: the contest is open to all comers — el certamen está abierto al público en general or a todos los que quieran participar

b) (promising person, thing) (AmE colloq)

she/he/it looks like a comer — parece que tiene posibilidades or futuro, parece prometedora/prometedor

['kʌmǝ(r)]
N
the first comer — el primero/la primera en llegar

he has defended his title against all comers — ha defendido su título contra todos los contendientes

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['kʌmər, 'kʌmə(r)]
noun

a)

all comers: the contest is open to all comers — el certamen está abierto al público en general or a todos los que quieran participar

b) (promising person, thing) (AmE colloq)

she/he/it looks like a comer — parece que tiene posibilidades or futuro, parece prometedora/prometedor

English-spanish dictionary > comer
7 devil

'devl
noun

1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) demonio, diablo

2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) demonio

3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) diablo, demonio

4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) pobre diablo

devil n diablo

devil

tr['devəl]

noun

1 (Satan, evil spirit) diablo, demonio

2 familiar (person) diablo

■ he's a little devil es un diablillo

■ poor devil pobre diablo

■ you lucky devil! ¡qué suerte tienes!

3 familiar (for emphasis)

■ what the devil are you doing? ¿qué diablos estás haciendo?

■ I had a devil of a job changing the wheel las pasé negras cambiando la rueda

■ it's a devil of a problem es un problema de mil demonios

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) más vale malo conocido (que bueno por conocer)

between the devil and the deep blue sea entre la espada y la pared

talk/speak of the devil! ¡hablando del rey de Roma!

to be a devil atreverse

■ go on, be a devil! ¡anda, atrévete!

to play devil's advocate hacer de abogado,-a del diablo

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devil

tr['devəl]

transitive verb (pt & pp devilled (|us| deviled), ger devilling (|us| deviling))

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cocer en una salsa picante

■ devilled eggs huevos duros con salsa picante

devil ['dɛvəl] vt, - iled or - illed ; - iling or - illing

1) : sazonar con picante y especias

2) pester: molestar

devil n

1) satan: el diablo, Satanás m

2) demon: diablo m, demonio m

3) fiend: persona f diabólica; malvado m, -da f

devil

n.

• demonio s.m.

• demontre s.m.

• diablo s.m.

• diantre s.m.

• maldito s.m.

• mengue s.m.

• pateta s.f.

• tentador s.m.

'devḷ
noun

1)

a) ( Relig) diablo m, demonio m

the devil finds work for idle hands (to do) — el ocio es la madre de todos los vicios

better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) — más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer

speak o talk of the devil... — hablando del rey de Roma...

(the) devil take the hindmost — sálvese quien pueda!

to be (caught) between the devil and the deep blue sea — estar* entre la espada y la pared

b) ( evil spirit) demonio m

2) (colloq) (in intensifying phrases)

who/what/where the devil... ? — ¿quién/qué/dónde demonios or diablos... ? (fam)

3) (colloq) ( person)

he's a little devil! — es un diablillo!

go on, be a devil, have another one! — (BrE) anda, cómete otro, no seas tonto!

poor devil! — pobre diablo!

['devl]
1. N

1) (=evil spirit) demonio m, diablo m

the Devil — el Diablo

go to the devil! ** — ¡vete al diablo! **, ¡vete a la porra! (Sp) *

the devil take it! — † ¡que se lo lleve el diablo!

devils on horseback — ciruelas pasas envueltas en beicon servidas sobre pan tostado

- be between the devil and the deep blue sea

- give the devil his due

- play the devil with

- play the devil's advocate

- raise the devil

- speak or talk of the devil!

- better the devil you know

- the devil finds work for idle hands
luck
2) * (=person) demonio m

poor devil — pobre diablo, pobrecito(-a) m / f

go on, be a devil! — ¡anda, atrévete or lánzate!

you little devil! — ¡qué diablillo or malo eres!

3) * (as intensifier)

the devil it is! — ¡qué demonio!

a devil of a noise — un ruido de todos los demonios

it was the devil of a job to do! — ¡menudo trabajo que (me) costó!

we had the devil of a job or the devil's own job to find it — nos costó horrores encontrarlo

I'm in the devil of a mess — estoy en un lío tremendo

to work/run like the devil — trabajar/correr como un descosido

how/what/why/who the devil...? — ¿cómo/qué/por qué/quién demonios...?

there will be the devil to pay — esto va a costar caro

4) (Jur) aprendiz m (de abogado); (Typ) aprendiz m de imprenta

2. VT

1) [+ meat] asar con mucho picante

2) (US) * fastidiar

3.

VI

to devil for — (Jur) trabajar de aprendiz para

4.

CPD

devil worship N — satanismo m

devil's food cake N — (US) pastel de chocolate

* * *
['devḷ]
noun

1)

a) ( Relig) diablo m, demonio m

the devil finds work for idle hands (to do) — el ocio es la madre de todos los vicios

better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) — más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer

speak o talk of the devil... — hablando del rey de Roma...

(the) devil take the hindmost — sálvese quien pueda!

to be (caught) between the devil and the deep blue sea — estar* entre la espada y la pared

b) ( evil spirit) demonio m

2) (colloq) (in intensifying phrases)

who/what/where the devil... ? — ¿quién/qué/dónde demonios or diablos... ? (fam)

3) (colloq) ( person)

he's a little devil! — es un diablillo!

go on, be a devil, have another one! — (BrE) anda, cómete otro, no seas tonto!

poor devil! — pobre diablo!

English-spanish dictionary > devil
8 possibly

adverb

1) (by possible means)

I cannot possibly commit myself — ich kann mich unmöglich festlegen

how can I possibly? — wie könnte ich?

they did all they possibly could — sie haben alles Menschenmögliche getan

as often as I possibly can — sooft ich irgend kann

2) (perhaps) möglicherweise; vielleicht

Do you think...? - Possibly — Glaubst du...? - Möglich[erweise] od. Vielleicht

* * *

adverb

1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') möglicherweise

2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) möglich, vielleicht

* * *

pos·sibly

[ˈpɒsəbli, AM ˈpɑ:s-]

adv inv

1. (feasibly)

I kept the speech as short as I \possibly could ich habe die Rede so kurz gehalten, wie ich nur konnte

he can't \possibly have drunk all that on his own! das kann er doch unmöglich alles allein getrunken haben!

to do all that one \possibly can alles Menschenmögliche tun

2. (perhaps) möglicherweise, vielleicht

I might \possibly be a little late ich werde mich möglicherweise ein wenig verspäten

very [or quite] \possibly durchaus möglich; (more likely) sehr wahrscheinlich

3. (in polite use) möglicherweise

could I \possibly ask you to...? dürfte ich Sie vielleicht bitten,...?

could you \possibly speak up a little? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein wenig lauter zu sprechen?

another chocolate? — no, really, I couldn't \possibly noch ein Stück Schokolade? — danke, aber das wäre wirklich zu viel

* * *
['pɒsəblɪ]
adv

1)

not possibly — unmöglich

I can't possibly stay indoors all weekend — ich kann unmöglich das ganze Wochenende in der Wohnung sitzen

nobody could possibly tell the difference —

that can't possibly be true — das kann unmöglich wahr sein

can that possibly be true? — kann das (vielleicht doch) stimmen?

very or quite possibly — absolut or durchaus möglich

how could I possibly have come? — wie hätte ich denn kommen können?

how could he possibly have known that? — wie konnte er das nur wissen?

he did all he possibly could — er tat, was er nur konnte

I have made myself as comfortable as I possibly can — ich habe es mir so bequem wie möglich gemacht

if I possibly can — wenn ich irgend kann

I couldn't possibly... (polite formula) — ich kann unmöglich...

2) (= perhaps) vielleicht, möglicherweise

possibly not — vielleicht nicht, möglicherweise nicht

* * *

possibly [-blı] adv

1. möglicherweise, vielleicht

2. (irgend) möglich:

if I possibly can wenn ich irgend kann;

I cannot possibly do this ich kann das unmöglich oder auf keinen Fall tun;

how can I possibly do it? wie kann ich es nur oder bloß machen?

poss. abk

1. possession

2. LING possessive Poss.-…

3. possible mögl.

4. possibly viell.

* * *

adverb

1) (by possible means)

I cannot possibly commit myself — ich kann mich unmöglich festlegen

how can I possibly? — wie könnte ich?

they did all they possibly could — sie haben alles Menschenmögliche getan

as often as I possibly can — sooft ich irgend kann

2) (perhaps) möglicherweise; vielleicht

Do you think...? - Possibly — Glaubst du...? - Möglich[erweise] od. Vielleicht

* * *

adv.

eventuell adv.

möglich adv.

möglicherweise adv.

unter Umständen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > possibly
9 possibly

pos·sibly [ʼpɒsəbli, Am ʼpɑ:s-] adv

inv

1) ( feasibly)

I kept the speech as short as I \possibly could ich habe die Rede so kurz gehalten, wie ich nur konnte;

he can't \possibly have drunk all that on his own! das kann er doch unmöglich alles allein getrunken haben!;

to do all that one \possibly can alles Menschenmögliche tun

2) ( perhaps) möglicherweise, vielleicht;

I might \possibly be a little late ich werde mich möglicherweise ein wenig verspäten;

very [or quite] \possibly durchaus möglich;

( more likely) sehr wahrscheinlich

3) ( in polite use) möglicherweise;

could I \possibly ask you to...? dürfte ich Sie vielleicht bitten,...?;

could you \possibly speak up a little? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein wenig lauter zu sprechen?;

another chocolate? - no, really, I couldn't \possibly noch ein Stück Schokolade? - danke, aber das wäre wirklich zu viel

English-German students dictionary > possibly
10 top

I
1. top noun
1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) cumbre, lo alto

2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) a la cabeza, en primer lugar

3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) lo alto de, sobre

4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tapadera, (botella) tapón

5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa (corta), camiseta, top

2. adjective
(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) mejor, primero

3. verb
1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cubrir, recubrir

2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) superar, sobrepasar

3) (to remove the top of.) quitar la parte de encima

•

- topless
- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladderee
- top up
II top noun
(a kind of toy that spins.) peonza

- sleep like a top

top¹ adj

1. superior / de más arriba / último

it's on the top shelf está en el estante de arriba

they live on the top floor viven en el último piso

2. más alto

she got top marks in the exam sacó la nota más alta en el examen

to be top of the class ser el primero de la clase

top² n

1. cima / cumbre / lo alto

the top of the mountain la cima de la montaña

2. tapón / tapa

put the top back on the jar vuelve a ponerle la tapa al bote

a bottle top el tapón de una botella

3. parte de arriba

write your name at the top of the page escribe tu nombre en la parte de arriba de la hoja

4. camiseta / blusa

I'm looking for a top to wear with this skirt busco una blusa para llevarla con esta falda

top

tr[tɒp]

noun

1 (highest/upper part) parte nombre femenino superior, parte nombre femenino de arriba, parte nombre femenino más alta

■ an attic is the room at the top of a house el desván es el cuarto en la parte más alta de una casa

2 (far end - of street) final nombre masculino; (- of table) cabecera

■ I'll meet you at the top of the street quedamos al final de la calle

3 (of mountain) cumbre nombre masculino

4 (of tree) copa

5 (surface) superficie nombre femenino

6 (of bottle) tapón nombre masculino; (of pen) capuchón nombre masculino

7 (highest position)

■ she was top of the class fue la primera de la clase

■ I think you'll make it to the top creo que llegarás hasta arriba

■ who's the top of the organization? ¿quién es el jefe de la organización?

8 (of list) cabeza

■ who's at the top of the league? ¿quién encabeza la liga?

■ what's top of the list? ¿qué es lo primero de la lista?

9 (of car) capota

10 (clothes) blusa (corta), camiseta, top nombre masculino; (of bikini) parte de arriba

11 (beginning) principio

■ let's take it from the top hagámoslo desde el principio

12 (gear) directa

adjective

1 (highest) de arriba, superior, más alto,-a

■ I live on the top floor vivo en el último piso

2 (best, highest, leading) mejor, principal

■ one of Spain's top directors uno de los mejores directores españoles

■ top party officials los cabecillas del partido

■ only the top graduates get the top jobs sólo los mejores licenciados consiguen los mejores trabajos

3 (highest, maximum) principal, máximo,-a

■ the car's top speed la velocidad máxima del coche

transitive verb (pt & pp topped, ger topping)

1 (cover) cubrir, rematar

2 (remove top of plant/fruit) quitar los rabillos

3 slang (kill) cargarse

■ he topped himself se mató

4 (come first, head) encabezar

5 (better, surpass, exceed) superar

plural noun tops

1 (of plant) hojas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the top of the tree figurative use en el cumbre

at the top of one's voice a voz en grito

at top speed a toda velocidad

from top to bottom de arriba abajo

from top to toe de cabeza a pies

on top encima de, sobre

■ put your things on top pon tus cosas encima

on top of encima de

■ don't put your books on top of mine no pongas tus libros encima de los míos

■ do you get commission on top of your salary? ¿ganas una comisión además de tu sueldo?

on top of it all / to top it all para colmo

to be on top of the world estar en la gloria, estar contento,-a y feliz

to be over the top (excessive) ser demasiado

to blow one's top perder los estribos

to come out on top salir ganando

to get on top of somebody agobiar a alguien

to go over the top pasarse

top brass peces nombre masculino plural gordos, altos mandos nombre masculino plural

top copy original nombre masculino

top dog gallito

top gear directa

top hat chistera, sombrero de copa

top of the bill actor nombre masculino principal, actriz nombre femenino principal

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top

tr[tɒp]

noun

1 peonza

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to sleep like a top dormir como un tronco, dormir como un lirón

top ['tɑp] vt, topped ; topping

1) cover: cubrir, coronar

2) surpass: sobrepasar, superar

3) clear: pasar por encima de

top adj

: superior

the top shelf: la repisa superior

one of the top lawyers: uno de los mejores abogados

top n

1) : parte f superior, cumbre f, cima f (de un monte, etc.)

to climb to the top: subir a la cumbre

2) cover: tapa f, cubierta f

3) : trompo m (juguete)

4)

on top of : encima de

top

v.

• desmochar v.

• rematar v.

adj.

• cimera adj.

• culminante adj.

• máximo, -a adj.

• superior adj.

n.

• baca s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cima s.f.

• cofa s.f.

• coronilla s.f.

• cumbre s.f.

• morra s.f.

• moño s.m.

• parte superior s.m.

• peón s.m.

• tapa s.f.

• tapadera s.f.

• tejadillo s.m.

• tope s.m.

• trompo s.m.

• vértice s.m.

• ápice s.m.

tɑːp, tɒp
I

noun

1)

a) ( highest part) parte f superior or de arriba; ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f; ( of tree) copa f; ( of page) parte f superior; ( of head) coronilla f

from top to bottom — de arriba abajo

he stood at the top of the stairs — estaba en lo alto de la escalera

his name is at the top of the list — su nombre es el primero de la lista or encabeza la lista

at the top of one's voice — a voz en cuello or en grito, a grito pelado (fam)

off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head — no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento

b) (BrE) ( of road) final m

2) ( of hierarchy) (highest rank, position)

she came top of the class in English — sacó la mejor nota de la clase en inglés

our team reached the top of the league — nuestro equipo se colocó a la cabeza de la liga

he worked his way to the top — se abrió camino hasta la cima de su profesión

3)

a) ( upper part)

the table has a marble top — el tablero de la mesa es de mármol

the top of the milk — (BrE) crema que se acumula en el cuello de la botella de leche

to float/rise to the top — salir* a la superficie

b) (rim, edge) borde m

fill it to the top — llénalo hasta el borde

4) ( Clothing)

a blue top — una blusa (or un suéter or un top etc) azul

5)

on top — (as adv) encima, arriba

he can't stay on top for ever — no puede ser siempre el primero

he's getting a bit thin on top — (colloq) se está quedando calvo or (AmC, Méx fam) pelón or (CS fam) pelado

to come out on top — salir* ganando

6)

on top of — (as prep) \<\<cupboard/piano\>\> encima de

the tent collapsed on top of us — la tienda se nos cayó encima

it's just been one thing on top of another — ha sido una cosa detrás de otra or una cosa tras otra

they managed to get on top of the situation — consiguieron controlar la situación

don't let things get on top of you — no dejes que las preocupaciones te abrumen

to feel on top of the world — estar* contentísimo

and on top of it all o on top of all that, she lost her job — y encima or para colmo or como si esto fuera poco, se quedó sin trabajo

7)

over the top — ( exaggerated) (esp BrE colloq)

the costumes were way over the top — los trajes eran una exageración

I feel she went rather over the top — creo que se pasó un poco (fam)

8) (cover, cap - of jar, box) tapa f, tapón m (Esp); (- of pen) capuchón m, capucha f; ( cork) tapón m

to blow one's top — (colloq) explotar (fam)

9) top (gear) (BrE Auto) directa f

10) ( spinning top) trompo m, peonza f; sleep II

II

adjective (before n)

1)

a) ( uppermost) <layer/shelf> de arriba, superior; <step/coat of paint> último; < note> más alto

on the top floor — en el último piso

the top left-hand corner of the page — la esquina superior izquierda de la página

b) ( maximum) <speed/temperature> máximo, tope

people pay top prices for these wines — la gente paga los precios más altos por estos vinos

2)

a) ( best)

to be top quality — ser* de primera calidad

the service is top class — el servicio es de primera

b) ( in ranked order)

our top priority is... — nuestra prioridad absoluta es...

the Top 40 — ( Mus) los 40 discos más vendidos, ≈los 40 principales ( en Esp)

c) (leading, senior) <scientists/chefs> más destacado

the top jobs — los mejores puestos

a top official — un alto funcionario

she has a top post at the embassy — tiene un cargo importante en la embajada

III
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1) (exceed, surpass) \<\<offer/achievement\>\> superar

unemployment topped the 3 million mark — el índice de desempleo superó or rebasó los 3 millones

to top it all — para coronarlo, para colmo, (más) encima

2) ( beat) (AmE)

the Tigers topped the Mariners 6-2 — (AmE) los Tigers se impusieron a los Mariners por 6 a 2

3) ( head) \<\<list/league\>\> encabezar*

4) ( cover) \<\<column/building\>\> rematar, coronar

topped with chocolate/cheese — con chocolate/queso por encima

2.

v refl

to top oneself

1) ( surpass oneself) (AmE colloq) superarse

2) ( commit suicide) (BrE sl) matarse, suicidarse

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- top off

- top out

- top up

I [tɒp]
1. N

1) (=highest point, peak) cumbre f, cima f ; [of hill] cumbre f ; [of tree] copa f ; [of head] coronilla f ; [of building] remate m ; [of wall] coronamiento m ; [of wave] cresta f ; [of stairs, ladder] lo alto; [of page] cabeza f ; [of list, table, classification] cabeza f, primer puesto m, primera posición f

at the top of the hill — en la cumbre de la colina

to reach the top, make it to the top — [of career etc] alcanzar la cumbre (del éxito)

• the men at the top — (fig) los que mandan

• executives who are at the top of their careers — ejecutivos que están en la cumbre de sus carreras

• top of the charts — (Mus) el número uno

• to be at the top of the class — (Scol) ser el/la mejor de la clase

• Liverpool are at the top of the league — Liverpool encabeza la liga

• at the top of the page — a la cabeza de la página

• top of the range — (Comm) lo mejor de la gama

• at the top of the stairs — en lo alto de la escalera

• at the top of the tree — (lit) en lo alto del árbol; (Brit) (fig) en la cima, en lo más alto

- at the top of the pile or heap
blow II, 1., 3)
2) (=upper part) parte f superior, parte f de arriba; [of bus] piso m superior; [of turnip, carrot, radish] rabillo m, hojas fpl

• he lives at the top of the house — ocupa el piso más alto de la casa

• the top of the milk — la nata

• at the top of the street — al final de la calle

• he sits at the top of the table — se sienta a la cabecera de la mesa

3) (=surface) superficie f

oil comes or floats or rises to the top — el aceite sube a la superficie

the top of the table needs wiping — hay que pasar una bayeta por la mesa

4) (=lid) [of pen, bottle, jar] tapa f, cubierta f, tapón m

5) (=blouse) blusa f

pyjama top — parte f de arriba del pijama

I want a top to go with this skirt — quiero algo para arriba que me vaya con esta falda

6) (Brit)
(Aut) = top gear
7) (US) (Aut) capota f

8) (Naut) cofa f

9)

on top — encima, arriba

to be on top — estar encima; (fig) (=winning etc) llevar ventaja, estar ganando

seats on top! — (on bus) ¡hay sitio arriba!

let's go up on top — (Naut) vamos a (subir a) cubierta

thin on top * — con poco pelo, medio calvo

on top of — sobre, encima de

it floats on top of the water — flota sobre el agua

the next second the lorry was on top of us — al instante el camión se nos echó encima

the flat is so small we live on top of each other — el piso es tan pequeño que vivimos amontonados

on top of (all) that — (=in addition to that) y encima or además de (todo) eso

on top of which — y para colmo, más encima

it's just one thing on top of another — es una cosa tras otra

to be/get on top of things — estar/ponerse a la altura de las cosas

I'm on top of my work now — ahora puedo con el trabajo

things are getting on top of me — ya no puedo más

- come out on top

- be/feel on top of the world

10)

tops: it's (the) tops * — es tremendo *, es fabuloso *

she's (the) tops — es la reoca *

11) (in phrases)

• from top to bottom — de arriba abajo

the system is rotten from top to bottom — el sistema entero está podrido

• to be at the top of one's form — estar en plena forma

• the top of the morning to you! — (Irl) ¡buenos días!

• over the top — (Brit) * (=excessive) excesivo, desmesurado

this proposal is really over the top — (Brit) esta propuesta pasa de la raya

to go over the top — (Mil) lanzarse al ataque (saliendo de las trincheras); (Brit) * (fig) pasarse (de lo razonable), desbordarse

• he doesn't have much up top * — (=stupid) no es muy listo que digamos; (=balding) tiene poco pelo, se le ven las ideas *

she doesn't have much up top * — (=flat-chested) está lisa (basilisa) *

• at the top of one's voice — a voz en grito

- he said it off the top of his head

speaking off the top of my head, I would say... — hablando así sin pensarlo, yo diría que...

2. ADJ

1) (=highest) [drawer, shelf] de arriba, más alto; [edge, side, corner] superior, de arriba; [floor, step, storey] último

• at the top end of the scale — en el extremo superior de la escala

at the top end of the range — (Comm) en el escalón más alto de la gama

• top note — (Mus) nota f más alta

2) (=maximum) [price] máximo

• top priority — principal prioridad f, asunto m primordial

• at top speed — a máxima velocidad, a toda carrera

3) (in rank etc) más importante

• the top class at school — (=final year) el último año en la escuela

• a top executive — un(a) alto(-a) ejecutivo*, (-a)

• a top job — un puesto de importancia

• top management — alta gerencia f

• top people — gente f bien

the top people in the party — la dirección del partido

• top stream — (Scol) clase f del nivel más avanzado

4) (=best, leading) mejor

a top surgeon — uno de los mejores cirujanos

the top 10/20/30 — (Mus) los 10/20/30 mejores éxitos, el hit parade de los 10/20/30 mejores

• to come top — ganar, ganar el primer puesto

to come top of the class — ser el primero de la clase

he came top in maths — sacó la mejor nota de la clase en matemáticas

• to be on top form — estar en plena forma

• to get top marks — sacar la mejor nota

• top scorer — máximo(-a) goleador(a) m / f, pichichi mf (Sp) *

• top team — equipo m líder

5) (=final) [coat of paint] último

• the top layer of skin — la epidermis

6) (=farthest) superior

• the top right-hand corner — la esquina superior derecha

• the top end of the field — el extremo superior del campo

3.

ADV

tops * — (=maximum, at most) como mucho

4. VT

1) (=form top of) [+ building] coronar; [+ cake] cubrir, recubrir

a cake topped with whipped cream — una tarta cubierta or recubierta de nata or (LAm) crema

a church topped by a steeple — una iglesia coronada por un campanario

the wall is topped with stone — el muro tiene un coronamiento de piedras

2) (=be at top of) [+ class, list] encabezar, estar a la cabeza de

• to top the bill — (Theat) encabezar el reparto

• to top the charts — (Mus) ser el número uno de las listas de éxitos or de los superventas

• the team topped the league all season — el equipo iba en cabeza de la liga toda la temporada

3) (=exceed, surpass) exceder, superar

profits topped £50,000 last year — las ganancias excedieron (las) 50.000 libras el año pasado

sales topped the million mark — las ventas rebasaron el millón

we have topped last year's takings by £200 — hemos recaudado 200 libras más que el año pasado, los ingresos exceden a los del año pasado en 200 libras

• and to top it all... — y para colmo..., como remate..., y para rematar las cosas...

• how are you going to top that? — (joke, story etc) ¿cómo vas a superar eso?, te han puesto el listón muy alto

4) [+ vegetables, fruit, plant] descabezar; [+ tree] desmochar

• to top and tail fruit — (Brit) quitar los extremos de la fruta

5) (=reach summit of) llegar a la cumbre de

6) ** (=kill) colgar

to top o.s. — suicidarse

5.

CPD

top banana * N — (US) pez m gordo *

top boots NPL — botas fpl de campaña

top brass * N — jefazos * mpl

top copy N — original m

top dog * N —

she's top dog at work — ella es mandamás en el trabajo

top dollar * N (esp US) —

to pay top dollar for sth — pagar algo a precio de oro

the top drawer N — (fig) la alta sociedad, la crema
top-drawer
top dressing N — (Hort, Agr) abono m (aplicado a la superficie)

top floor N — último piso m

top gear N — (Brit) (Aut) directa f

in top gear — (four-speed box) en cuarta, en la directa; (five-speed box) en quinta, en la directa

top hat N — sombrero m de copa, chistera f

top spin N — (Tennis) efecto m alto, efecto m liftado

top ten NPL (=songs) —

• the top ten — el top diez, los diez primeros

top thirty NPL —

• the top thirty — el top treinta, los treinta primeros

- top off

- top up

II

[tɒp]
N
1) (=spinning top) peonza f, peón m ; (=humming top, musical top) trompa f ; sleep

2) (Circus) see big

* * *
[tɑːp, tɒp]
I

noun

1)

a) ( highest part) parte f superior or de arriba; ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f; ( of tree) copa f; ( of page) parte f superior; ( of head) coronilla f

from top to bottom — de arriba abajo

he stood at the top of the stairs — estaba en lo alto de la escalera

his name is at the top of the list — su nombre es el primero de la lista or encabeza la lista

at the top of one's voice — a voz en cuello or en grito, a grito pelado (fam)

off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head — no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento

b) (BrE) ( of road) final m

2) ( of hierarchy) (highest rank, position)

she came top of the class in English — sacó la mejor nota de la clase en inglés

our team reached the top of the league — nuestro equipo se colocó a la cabeza de la liga

he worked his way to the top — se abrió camino hasta la cima de su profesión

3)

a) ( upper part)

the table has a marble top — el tablero de la mesa es de mármol

the top of the milk — (BrE) crema que se acumula en el cuello de la botella de leche

to float/rise to the top — salir* a la superficie

b) (rim, edge) borde m

fill it to the top — llénalo hasta el borde

4) ( Clothing)

a blue top — una blusa (or un suéter or un top etc) azul

5)

on top — (as adv) encima, arriba

he can't stay on top for ever — no puede ser siempre el primero

he's getting a bit thin on top — (colloq) se está quedando calvo or (AmC, Méx fam) pelón or (CS fam) pelado

to come out on top — salir* ganando

6)

on top of — (as prep) \<\<cupboard/piano\>\> encima de

the tent collapsed on top of us — la tienda se nos cayó encima

it's just been one thing on top of another — ha sido una cosa detrás de otra or una cosa tras otra

they managed to get on top of the situation — consiguieron controlar la situación

don't let things get on top of you — no dejes que las preocupaciones te abrumen

to feel on top of the world — estar* contentísimo

and on top of it all o on top of all that, she lost her job — y encima or para colmo or como si esto fuera poco, se quedó sin trabajo

7)

over the top — ( exaggerated) (esp BrE colloq)

the costumes were way over the top — los trajes eran una exageración

I feel she went rather over the top — creo que se pasó un poco (fam)

8) (cover, cap - of jar, box) tapa f, tapón m (Esp); (- of pen) capuchón m, capucha f; ( cork) tapón m

to blow one's top — (colloq) explotar (fam)

9) top (gear) (BrE Auto) directa f

10) ( spinning top) trompo m, peonza f; sleep II

II

adjective (before n)

1)

a) ( uppermost) <layer/shelf> de arriba, superior; <step/coat of paint> último; < note> más alto

on the top floor — en el último piso

the top left-hand corner of the page — la esquina superior izquierda de la página

b) ( maximum) <speed/temperature> máximo, tope

people pay top prices for these wines — la gente paga los precios más altos por estos vinos

2)

a) ( best)

to be top quality — ser* de primera calidad

the service is top class — el servicio es de primera

b) ( in ranked order)

our top priority is... — nuestra prioridad absoluta es...

the Top 40 — ( Mus) los 40 discos más vendidos, ≈los 40 principales ( en Esp)

c) (leading, senior) <scientists/chefs> más destacado

the top jobs — los mejores puestos

a top official — un alto funcionario

she has a top post at the embassy — tiene un cargo importante en la embajada

III
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1) (exceed, surpass) \<\<offer/achievement\>\> superar

unemployment topped the 3 million mark — el índice de desempleo superó or rebasó los 3 millones

to top it all — para coronarlo, para colmo, (más) encima

2) ( beat) (AmE)

the Tigers topped the Mariners 6-2 — (AmE) los Tigers se impusieron a los Mariners por 6 a 2

3) ( head) \<\<list/league\>\> encabezar*

4) ( cover) \<\<column/building\>\> rematar, coronar

topped with chocolate/cheese — con chocolate/queso por encima

2.

v refl

to top oneself

1) ( surpass oneself) (AmE colloq) superarse

2) ( commit suicide) (BrE sl) matarse, suicidarse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- top off

- top out

- top up

English-spanish dictionary > top
11 what

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que sea

what¹ adj

1. qué

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?

what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?

2. qué

what a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!

what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?

what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?

what² pron

1. qué

I don't know what to do no sé qué hacer

2. lo que

what I want is a cup of coffee lo que necesito es una taza de café

did you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?

what

tr[wɒt]

adjective

1 (direct questions) qué

■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?

■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

2 (indirect questions) qué

■ I don't know what to do no sé qué hacer

3 (exclamations) qué

■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!

■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!

■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!

■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!

4 (all the) todo,-a

■ what oil we have is here todo el aceite que tenemos está aquí

■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia

pronoun

1 (direct questions) qué

■ what is it? ¿qué es?

■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?

■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?

■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?

■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?

2 (indirect questions) qué

■ he didn't know what to say no sabía qué decir

3 lo que

■ that's what he told me eso es lo que me dijo

■ what you need is a nice hot bath lo que necesitas es un baño caliente

■ show me what you did at school today enséñame lo que has hecho en el colegio hoy

■ it's just what I wanted es justo lo que quería

■ what worries me is how we're going to get home lo que me preocupa es cómo llegaremos a casa

interjection

1 ¡cómo!

■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and what not y tal, cosas por el estilo

guess what? ¿sabes qué?

or what? ¿o qué?

to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecido

to know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tanto

what about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?

■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?

■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?

■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?

■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?

what for? (why) ¿por qué? 2 (for what purpose) ¿para qué?

what have you y tal

what if...? ¿y si...?

■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?

what is it? (what's wrong?) ¿qué pasa? 2 (definition) ¿qué es?

what of it? ¿y qué?

what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...

■ what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todo

what's more y además

what ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv

1) how: cómo, cúanto

what he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!

2)

what with : entre

what with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otra

what adj

1) (used in questions) : qué

what more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?

what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?

2) (used in exclamations) : qué

what an idea!: ¡qué idea!

3) any, whatever: cualquier

give what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedas

what pron

1) (used in direct questions) : qué

what happened?: ¿qué pasó?

what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?

2) (used in indirect statements) : lo que, que

I don't know what to do: no sé que hacer

do what I tell you: haz lo que te digo

3)

what for why: porqué

4)

what if : y si

what if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?

what

adj.

• cuál adj.

pron.

• cuál pron.

• que pron.

• qué pron.

I hwɑːt, wɒt
pronoun

1) ( in questions) qué

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?

what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?

what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?

what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

2) (in phrases)

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?

so what? — ¿y qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

3)

a) ( in indirect speech) qué

she knows what to do — ella sabe qué hacer

Mike will tell you what's what — Mike te pondrá al tanto de todo

I still don't know what's what in the office — aún no sé cómo funcionan las cosas en la oficina

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...

b) ( relative use) lo que

they did what they could — hicieron lo que pudieron

I don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa

II

adjective

1)

a) ( in questions) qué

what book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?

what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?

what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?

b) ( in indirect speech) qué

she didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando

c) (all of the, any)

what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos

what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo

2) ( in exclamations) qué

what a surprise! — qué sorpresa!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!

[wɒt]
1. PRONOUN

1) (in direct questions)

a)
In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: qué
what do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?

what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?

what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?

what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?

what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?

what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?

what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?

what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?

what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?

what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?

b) (=how much) cuánto

what will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?

what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?

what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?

c) (=what did you say) cómo, qué

what? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso

what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)

d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdad

it's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?

2) (in indirect questions)

a)
In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que
• he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de ello

I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
Use [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:
she asked me what my hobbies were — me preguntó cuáles eran mis hobbys

• please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que vio

can you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?

he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era

• do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?

I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando

• tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurrió

b) (=how much) cuánto

he asked her what she had paid for it — le preguntó cuánto había pagado por ello

3) (before an infinitive) qué

I don't know what to do — no sé qué hacer

4) (relative use) lo que

what I want is a cup of tea — lo que quiero es una taza de té

it wasn't what I was expecting — no era lo que yo me esperaba

do what you like — haz lo que quieras

business isn't what it was — los negocios ya no son lo que eran

I've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto

I saw what happened — vi lo que pasó

she told him what she thought of it — le dijo lo que pensaba de ello

5) (in exclamations)

what it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!

- what's done is done

6) (in set expressions)
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know what
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más

you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?

I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?

are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?

I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?

is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?

so what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what about
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?

what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?

"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?

what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?

what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?

what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?

what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if...? ¿y si...?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?

what if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
what of
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?

what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's...
what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?

what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?

what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?
what's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what's worse
and what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with
what with one thing and another — entre una cosa y otra

what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal

2. ADJECTIVE

1) (in direct and indirect questions) qué

what dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?

what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?

• she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir

• he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan

• what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?

• do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?

• did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?

2) (relative)

what savings we had are now gone — los ahorros que teníamos ya han desaparecido

I will give you what information we have — te daré la información que tenemos

I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía

I gave her what comfort I could — la consolé en lo que pude

they packed what few belongings they had — hicieron la maleta con las pocas pertenencias que tenían

what little I had — lo poco que tenía

3) (in exclamations)
Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!

what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!

what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!

what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!

what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!

3.

EXCLAMATION ¡qué!

what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!

what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?

what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?

you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?

"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
you what?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?

I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!

* * *

I [hwɑːt, wɒt]
pronoun

1) ( in questions) qué

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?

what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?

what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?

what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

2) (in phrases)

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?

so what? — ¿y qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

3)

a) ( in indirect speech) qué

she knows what to do — ella sabe qué hacer

Mike will tell you what's what — Mike te pondrá al tanto de todo

I still don't know what's what in the office — aún no sé cómo funcionan las cosas en la oficina

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...

b) ( relative use) lo que

they did what they could — hicieron lo que pudieron

I don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa

II

adjective

1)

a) ( in questions) qué

what book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?

what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?

what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?

b) ( in indirect speech) qué

she didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando

c) (all of the, any)

what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos

what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo

2) ( in exclamations) qué

what a surprise! — qué sorpresa!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!

English-spanish dictionary > what
12 one

[wʌn] n

1) ( number) Eins f;

\one is the smallest whole number Eins ist die kleinste ganze Zahl;

the front door bore a big brass \one auf der Eingangstür war eine große Eins in Kupfer;

one/ two/ three hundred/ million/thousand and \one ein/zwei/drei Hundert/Millionen/Tausend und eins

2) (size of garment, merchandise) Größe eins;

little Jackie's wearing \ones now die kleine Jackie trägt jetzt Größe eins adj

inv

1) ( not two) ein(e, er, es);

we have two daughters and \one son wir haben zwei Töchter und einen Sohn;

she'll be \one year old tomorrow sie wird morgen ein Jahr alt;

\one hundred/ million/ thousand einhundert/eine Million/eintausend;

\one third/ fifth ein Drittel/Fünftel nt

2) ( one of a number) ein(e, er/es);

a glass tube closed at \one end ein Glasröhrchen ist an einem Ende verschlossen;

he can't tell \one wine from another er kennt die Weine nicht auseinander

3) ( single) einzige(r, s);

her \one concern is to save her daughter ihre einzige Sorge ist, ihre Tochter zu retten;

not \one man kein Mensch;

to have just \one thought nur einen [einzigen] Gedanken haben;

all \one sth nur in einer/einem etw;

I think we should paint the bedroom all \one colour ich denke, wir sollten das Schlafzimmer nur in einer Farbe streichen;

the \one sth der/die/das eine etw;

do you think five of us will manage to squeeze into the \one car? glaubst du, wir fünf können uns in dieses eine Auto quetschen?;

there's too much data to fit onto just the \one disk das sind zu viele Daten für nur eine Diskette;

the \one and only sth der/die/das einzige...;

the title of his \one and only book der Titel seines einzigen Buchs;

the \one and only sb der/die einzigartige...;

the \one and only Muhammad Ali der einzigartige Muhammad Ali;

ladies and gentlemen, the \one and only David Copperfield! meine Damen und Herren, der einzigartige David Copperfield!

4) ( only)

the \one sb/ sth die/die/das einzige;

he's the \one person you can rely on in an emergency er ist die einzige Person, auf die man sich im Notfall verlassen kann;

(this is the \one type of computer that is easy to use for people who aren't experts) das ist der einzige Computer, den Laien einfach verwenden können

5) ( at an undecided time in the future) irgendein(e);

I'd like to go skiing \one Christmas ich möchte irgendwann zu Weihnachten Skifahren gehen;

we must have a drink together \one evening wir müssen irgendwann am Abend was trinken gehen;

( at an unspecified time in the past) ein(e);

\one night we stayed up talking till dawn einen Abend plauderten wir bis zum Morgengrauen;

\one afternoon in late October einen Nachmittag Ende Oktober;

\one day ( in the past) irgendwann;

we first met each other \one day in the park wir trafen uns das erste Mal im Park;

one \one a boy started teasing Grady irgendwann begann der Junge Grady zu ärgern;

( in the future) irgendwann;

why don't we meet for lunch \one day next week? warum treffen wir uns nicht nächste Woche irgendwann zum Mittagessen?;

I'd like to go to Berlin again \one day ich möchte irgendwann wieder nach Berlin fahren;

from \one minute to the next von einer Minute auf die andere;

\one moment... the next [moment]... einmal... im nächsten [Moment];

\one moment he says he loves me, the next moment he's asking for a divorce einmal sagt er, er liebt mich, und im nächsten Moment will er die Scheidung

6) (form: a certain person) ein gewisser, eine gewisse;

her solicitor is \one John Wintersgill ihr Anwalt ist ein gewisser John Wintersgill

7) ( esp Am);

(emph fam: noteworthy) ein(e);

to be \one sb/ sth;

his mother is \one generous woman meine Mutter ist eine großzügige Frau;

that's \one big ice-cream you've got there du hast aber ein großes Eis;

it was \one hell of a shock to find out I'd lost my job es war ein Riesenschock für mich, dass ich den Job verloren hatte;

he was \one hell of a snappy dresser er war immer todschick gekleidet

8) ( identical) ein(e);

all types of training meet \one common standard alle Trainingsarten folgen einem gemeinsamen Standard;

\one and the same ein und derselbe/dieselbe/dasselbe;

the two things are \one and the same diese beiden Dinge sind ein und dasselbe;

to be \one ( form a unity) vereint sein;

as husband and wife we are now \one als Mann und Frau sind sie nun vereint

9) ( one year old) eins, ein Jahr;

little Jimmy's \one today der kleine Jimmy wird heute eins [o ein Jahr alt]; ( one o'clock) eins, ein Uhr;

it's half past \one es ist halb zwei;

we'll meet at \one in the pub wir treffen uns um eins im Pub

PHRASES:

a hundred [or million] [or thousand] and \one ( very many) hunderttausend;

I can't stand around chatting - I've got a hundred and \one things to do this morning ich kann nicht hier herumstehen und tratschen - ich muss am Vormittag hunderttausend Dinge erledigen;

\one thing and another ( fam) alles gemeinsam;

what with \one thing and another she hadn't had much sleep recently da alles zusammenkam, bekam sie in letzter Zeit nicht sehr viel Schlaf;

\one way or another [or the other] ( for or against) für oder gegen;

there is no evidence \one way or the other about the effectiveness of the drug es gibt keinerlei Beweise über die Wirksamkeit oder Unwirksamkeit des Medikaments;

( any possible way) irgendwie;

the bills have to be paid \one way or another die Rechnungen müssen irgendwie bezahlt werden;

( an unstated way) irgendwie;

everyone at the party was related in one way or another auf der Party waren alle irgendwie miteinander verwandt pron

1) ( single item) eine(r, s);

four parcels came this morning, but only \one was for Mark heute Morgen kamen vier Pakete, aber nur eines war für Mark;

which cake would you like? - the \one at the front welchen Kuchen möchten Sie? - den vorderen;

I'd rather eat French croissants than English \ones ich esse lieber französische Croissants als englische;

do you want \one? möchtest du eine/einen/eines?;

\one or another [or the other] eine oder die andere, einer oder der andere, eines oder das andere;

(not all instances fall neatly into \one or another of these categories) nicht alle Vorkommnisse fallen genau in eine dieser Kategorien;

\one of sth eine(r, s) von etw dat + superl adj eine(r, s) der;

electronics is \one of his hobbies die Elektronik ist eines seiner Hobbys;

PolyGram is \one of the [world's] largest record companies PolyGram ist eine der führenden Plattenfirmen [der Welt];

Luxembourg is \one of the [world's] smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder [der Welt];

Paula's had another \one of her crazy ideas Paula hatte noch eine ihrer verrückten Ideen;

\one of many eine(r, s) von vielen;

our organization is just \one of many charities unsere Organisation ist nur eine von vielen wohltätigen Vereinigungen;

not a single \one kein einziger, keine einzige, kein einziges;

this/that \one diese(r, s);

which one do you want? - that \one, please! welche(n) möchten Sie? - diese(n) bitte!;

these \ones were all made in Japan diese wurden alle in Japan hergestellt

2) ( single person) eine(r);

two could live as cheaply as \one zwei könnten so billig wie eine(r) leben;

the \one der, die, das;

Chris is the \one with curly brown hair Chris ist der/die mit den lockigen braunen Haaren;

one's loved \ones ( one's family) jds Geliebte;

my friends and loved \ones meine Freunde und meine Geliebten;

to be \one to do sth jd sein, der etw tut;

I've always been active and never really been \one to sit around doing nothing du warst immer sehr aktiv und bist nie wirklich untätig herumgesessen;

to not [or never] be \one to say no to sth nie zu etw dat nein sagen können;

he's never \one to say no to a curry er kann bei einem Curry nie nein sagen;

to be [a] \one for sth ( fam) ein Fan einer S. gen sein;

Jack's always been \one for the ladies Jack stand immer auf Frauen;

I've never really been \one for football ich war nie ein wirklicher Fußballfan;

to not be much of a \one for sth ( fam) etw nicht besonders mögen;

I'm not much of a \one for chocolate ich mag Schokolade nicht besonders;

to be [a] \one for doing sth ( fam) etw gerne machen;

she was never a \one for playing hockey sie spielte nie gerne Hockey;

to be a great \one for doing sth ( fam) gut darin sein, etw zu tun;

he's a great \one for telling other people what to do er ist gut darin, anderen Leuten zu sagen, was sie machen sollen;

to be \one that...;

he's always been \one that enjoys good food ihm hat gutes Essen schon immer geschmeckt;

to not be \one who... nicht zu denen gehören, die...;

you're not usually \one who complains about the service in a restaurant du zählst nicht zu denen, die sich über das Service in einem Restaurant beschweren;

such a \one ( someone remarkable)

you never saw such a \one for figures er kann wirklich gut mit Zahlen umgehen;

\one and all ( liter) alle;

the news of his resignation came as a surprise to \one and all die Nachricht von seinem Rücktritt kam für alle überraschend;

well done \one and all! gut gemacht, ihr alle!;

like \one + pp

Viv was running around like \one possessed before the presentation Viv lief vor der Präsentation wie besessen herum;

\one of you/ them/us eine(r,) von euch/Ihnen/ihnen/uns;

the money was here this morning so \one of you must have taken it das Geld war diesen Morgen hier; einer von euch muss es genommen haben;

\one of our daughters has just got married eine unserer Töchter hat gerade geheiratet;

\one of... + superl eine(r, s) der...;

Luxembourg is \one of the [world's] smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder [der Welt];

\one of many eine(r, s) von vielen

3) ( used in comparisons) eine(r, s);

you may have \one or the other, but not both du kannst nur eines davon haben, nicht beide;

crime and freedom are inseparable - you can't have \one without the other Verbrechen und Freiheit sind untrennbar verbunden - man kann nicht eines ohne das andere bekommen

4) ((dated) form: any person) man;

\one has an obligation to \one's friends man hat Verpflichtungen seinen Freunden gegenüber;

(\one must admire him for his willingness) man muss ihn für seinen Willen bewundern

5) (form: I, we) ich, wir;

\one gets the impression that he is ahead ich glaube, er ist vorne;

\one has to do \one's best ich muss mein [o wir müssen unser] Bestes geben

6) ( question) Frage f;

what's the capital of Zaire? - oh, that's a difficult \one wie heißt die Hauptstadt von Zaire? - das ist eine schwierige Frage

7) (fam: alcoholic drink) Getränk nt;

this \one's on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!;

a cool \one after a day on the water ein kühles Getränk nach einem Tag am Wasser

8) (fam: joke, story) Witz m;

that was a good \one! der ist gut!;

the \one about sb/ sth der [Witz] von jdm/etw;

did I tell you the \one about the blind beggar? habe ich dir den [Witz] von dem blinden Bettler erzählt?

9) (Brit, Aus) ((dated) fam: sb who is lacking respect, rude, or amusing)

to be a \one eine(r) sein

PHRASES:

\one of the family zur Familie gehören;

\one of a kind zur Spitze gehören;

in the world of ballet she was certainly \one of a kind as a dancer in der Welt des Ballet zählte sie sicher zu den besten Tänzerinnen;

\one at a time ( separately) eine nach der anderen, einer/eines nach dem anderen;

don't gobble them up all at once - eat them \one at a time schling nicht alle auf einmal hinunter - iss sie langsam;

\one or two ( fam) ein paar;

I've only had \one or two cigarettes in my whole life ich habe nur ein paar Zigaretten in meinem ganzen Leben geraucht; ( hum)

I hear you've collected over 1,000 autographs! - well, I do have \one or two ich habe gehört, du hast über 1.000 Autogramme gesammelt! - na ja, ich habe ein paar;

in \ones and twos in geringer Zahl;

we expected a flood of applications for the job, but we're only receiving them in \ones and twos wir erwarteten eine Flut von Bewerbungen, aber wir haben nur ein paar wenige bekommen;

to land [or sock] sb \one [on the jaw] ( fam) jdm eine stecken [o schmieren] ( fam)

\one after another [or the other] ( following one another in quick succession) eine nach der anderen, einer/eines nach dem anderen;

\one after another the buses drew up die Busse kamen einer nach dem anderen;

as \one ( form) einer Meinung;

we have discussed the matter fully and are as \one on our decision wir haben die Angelegenheit gründlich erörtert und sind bei der Entscheidung einer Meinung;

to be at \one with sb ( form) mit jdm einer Meinung sein;

to be at \one with sth ( form) eins mit etw dat sein;

they were completely at \one with their environment sie leben mit ihrer Umwelt völlig in Harmonie;

\one by \one (separately and in succession, singly) nacheinander;

sb for \one jd seinerseits;

I for \one am getting a little sick of writing about it ich meinerseits habe es ein wenig satt, darüber zu schreiben;

in \one ( in one draught) in einem Zug;

she downed her whisky in \one sie trank ihren Whisky in einem Zug;

to get sth in \one (fam: guess correctly at once) etw sofort erraten;

( understand correctly at once) etw kapieren ( fam)

so are you saying she's leaving him? - yep, got it in \one du sagst also, dass sie ihn verlässt? - ja, du hast es kapiert;

[all] in \one [alles] in einem;

with this model you get a radio, CD player and cassette deck [all] in \one dieses Modell enthält Radio, CD-Player und Kassettendeck in einem;

to be/get \one up on sb jdn übertrumpfen;

he's always trying to get \one up on his brother er versucht immer, seinen Bruder zu übertrumpfen;

to be all \one to sb Chinesisch für jdn sein ( fam)

Greek and Hebrew are all \one to me Griechisch und Hebräisch sind Chinesisch für mich

English-German students dictionary > one
13 change

1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85219/change_over">change over

- change round

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[ ein‹] 1. verb
1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) (ver-)ändern

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) tauschen

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove( clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) wechseln

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) verwandeln

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) wechseln
2. noun
1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) die Veränderung

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) die Änderung

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) der Tausch

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) das Wechselgeld

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) das Kleingeld

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) die Abwechslung

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- changeable
- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change
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change

[tʃeɪnʤ]

I. n

1. (alteration) [Ver]änderung f; (correction, modification) Änderung f

let me know if there's any \change in his condition lassen Sie es mich wissen, wenn sein Zustand sich verändert

\change of address Adresswechsel m, Adressänderung f

\change of direction ( also fig) Richtungsänderung f a. fig, Richtungswechsel m a. fig

\change of heart Sinneswandel m

\change of pace ( also fig) Tempowechsel m a. fig

her doctor told her she needed a \change of pace ihr Arzt sagte ihr, sie solle etwas langsamer treten fam

\change in the weather Wetterumschwung m

to be a \change for the better/worse eine Verbesserung [o einen Fortschritt] /eine Verschlechterung [o einen Rückschritt] darstellen

to make a \change/ \changes [to sth] eine Änderung/Änderungen [an etw dat] vornehmen

2. no pl (substitution) Wechsel m; (changeover) Umstellung f

\change of government Regierungswechsel m

\change of job Stellenwechsel m

\change of oil Ölwechsel m

\change of scene THEAT Szenenwechsel m; ( fig) Tapetenwechsel m fig fam

\change of surroundings Ortswechsel m

3. no pl (variety) Abwechslung f

that makes a nice \change das ist mal eine nette Abwechslung fam

it'll make a \change das wäre mal was anderes fam

for a \change zur Abwechslung

why don't you answer the door for a \change? warum machst du nicht mal die Tür auf? fam

4. no pl (transformation) Veränderung f

a period of great social \change eine Zeit großer sozialer Umwälzungen pl

5. (clean set of)

a \change of clothes Kleidung f zum Wechseln

6. no pl (coins) Münzgeld nt, Münz nt kein pl SCHWEIZ, Kleingeld nt; (money returned) Wechselgeld nt, Retourgeld nt SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

how much do you have in \change? wie viel in Kleingeld hast du?

could you give me \change for 50 dollars? (return all) könnten Sie mir 50 Dollar wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 50 Dollar herausgeben?

to have the correct \change es passend haben

loose [or small] \change Kleingeld nt

to give the wrong \change falsch herausgeben

keep the \change der Rest ist für Sie

7. TRANSP

to have to make several \changes mehrmals umsteigen müssen

8. ( fam: menopause)

▪ the \change [of life] die Wechseljahre pl

9.

▶ to get no \change out of sb BRIT ( fam) aus jdm nichts rauskriegen fam

▶ a \change is as good as a rest ( prov) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

▶ to ring the \changes für Abwechslung sorgen

▶ a wind of \change ein frischer Wind fig

II. vi

1. (alter) sich akk [ver]ändern; weather umschlagen; wind sich drehen

nothing [ever] \changes alles bleibt beim Alten

the traffic light \changed back to red die Ampel schaltete wieder auf Rot

the wind \changed from south to west der Wind drehte von Süd nach West

forget it, he's never going to \change! vergiss es, er wird sich niemals ändern!

she's \change a lot since she's become a mother sie hat sich, seit sie Mutter ist, sehr verändert

to \change for the better/worse situation, circumstances sich verbessern/verschlechtern; person sich akk positiv/negativ verändern; (improve) sich akk bessern; (get even worse) noch schlimmer werden

to \change into sth sich akk in etw akk verwandeln

2. (substitute, move)

▪ to \change [over] to sth zu etw dat wechseln

to \change to [driving] an automatic [car] auf ein Auto mit Automatik umsteigen

to \change [over] from gas heating to electric die Heizung von Gas auf Strom umstellen

to \change [over] to another system auf ein anderes System umstellen

to \change [over] to another insurance company/party zu einer anderen Versicherung/Partei wechseln

3. TRANSP umsteigen

you have to \change at Reading for Oxford wenn Sie nach Oxford fahren wollen, müssen Sie in Reading umsteigen

all \change! alle aussteigen!

4. (dress) sich akk umziehen

to \change into clean clothes saubere Sachen anziehen

to \change out of one's work clothes seine Arbeitskleidung ausziehen

5. AUTO schalten

to \change into second/third gear in den zweiten/dritten Gang schalten

6. TV umschalten

to \change [over] to another programme zu einem anderen [o auf eine anderes] Programm umschalten

to \change [over] to the news zu den Nachrichten umschalten [o fam rüberschalten

III. vt

1.

▪ to \change sth/sb (make different) etw/jdn [ver]ändern; (transform) etw/jdn verwandeln

stop trying to \change him hör auf [damit], ihn ändern zu wollen

you will never \change him er wird sich nie ändern

living in London has \changed her das Leben in London hat sie verändert

this hairstyle \changes you completely mit dieser Frisur siehst du völlig verändert [o wie verwandelt] aus

to \change one's mind seine Meinung ändern

to \change a room about [or around] ein Zimmer umstellen

2. (exchange, move)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln; (in a shop)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] umtauschen; also TECH (replace)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] auswechseln

to \change banks/doctors die Bank/den Arzt wechseln

to \change a battery/bulb/spark plug eine Batterie/Glühbirne/Zündkerze [aus]wechseln

to \change the furniture about [or around] die Möbel umstellen

to \change hands den Besitzer wechseln

to \change jobs [or one's job] die Stelle wechseln

to \change places with sb mit jdm den Platz tauschen

I wouldn't \change places with him for the world! ( fig) um nichts in der Welt möchte ich mit ihm tauschen!

to \change a plug einen Stecker auswechseln

to \change school[s] die Schule wechseln

to \change the subject das Thema wechseln

to \change a tire einen Reifen wechseln

3. (make fresh)

to \change a baby ein Baby [frisch] wickeln

the baby needs changing das Baby braucht eine frische Windel

to \change the bed das Bett neu [o frisch] beziehen

to \change the bedclothes/sheets die Bettwäsche/Laken wechseln

to \change one's clothes sich akk umziehen, [sich dat] etwas anderes anziehen

to \change nappies Windeln wechseln

to \change one's shirt ein anderes Hemd anziehen

to \change [one's] socks/underwear die Unterwäsche/Socken wechseln

4. (money)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln

could you \change a £20 note? (return all) könnten Sie mir 20 Pfund wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 20 Pfund herausgeben?

to \change British for Australian money englisches in australisches Geld umtauschen

5. TRANSP

to \change planes das Flugzeug wechseln

to \change trains umsteigen

6. AUTO

to \change gear[s] einen anderen Gang einlegen, schalten

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[tSeIndZ]
1. n

1) (= alteration) Veränderung f; (= modification also) Änderung f (
to +gen)
a change for the better — ein Fortschritt m, eine Verbesserung

a change for the worse — ein Rückschritt m, eine Verschlechterung

change of address — Adressen- or Anschriftenänderung f

a change in the weather — eine Wetterveränderung

a change of air — eine Luftveränderung

a change is as good as a rest (prov) — Abwechslung wirkt or tut Wunder

no change — unverändert

I need a change of scene — ich brauche Tapetenwechsel

to make changes (to sth) ( — an etw dat ) (Ver)änderungen pl vornehmen

to make a change/a major change in sth —

save changes (Comput) — Änderungen speichern

the change of life — die Wechseljahre

he needs a change of clothes — er müsste sich mal wieder umziehen

I didn't have a change of clothes with me — ich hatte nichts zum Wechseln mit

a change of job — ein Stellenwechsel m

2) (= variety) Abwechslung f

(just) for a change — zur Abwechslung (mal)

that makes a change — das ist mal was anderes; (iro) das ist ja was ganz Neues!

it'll make a nice change — das wäre eine nette Abwechslung

See:

→ ring

3) no pl (= changing) Veränderung f

those who are against change — diejenigen, die gegen jegliche Veränderung sind

the constant change will only confuse people — der ständige Wechsel verwirrt die Leute nur

4) (of one thing for another) Wechsel m

change of career — Berufswechsel m

a change of government — ein Regierungswechsel m, ein Wechsel m in der Regierung

a wheel change — ein Radwechsel m

5) no pl (= money) Wechselgeld nt; (= small change) Kleingeld nt

can you give me change for a pound? — können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?

I haven't got any change — ich habe kein Kleingeld

I haven't got change for £5 — ich kann auf £ 5 nicht rausgeben or £ 5 nicht wechseln

you won't get much change out of £5 — von £ 5 wird wohl nicht viel übrig bleiben

keep the change — der Rest ist für Sie

you won't get much change out of him (fig) — aus ihm wirst du nicht viel rauskriegen

6) (ST EX)

Change — Börse f

2. vt

1) (by substitution) wechseln; address, name ändern

to change trains/buses etc — umsteigen

to change one's clothes — sich umziehen

to change a wheel/the oil — einen Rad-/Ölwechsel vornehmen, ein Rad/das Öl wechseln

to change a baby — (bei einem Baby) die Windeln wechseln, ein Baby wickeln

to change the sheets or the bed —

to change one's seat — den Platz wechseln, sich woanders hinsetzen

to change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

would you change the record? (lit, fig) —

to change places with sb — mit jdm den Platz tauschen

she changed places with him/Mrs Brown — er/Frau Brown und sie tauschten die Plätze

I wouldn't change places with him for the world — ich möchte or würde um nichts in der Welt mit ihm tauschen

2) (= alter) (ver)ändern; person, ideas ändern; (= transform) verwandeln

to change sb/sth into sth — jdn/etw in etw (acc)

you won't be able to change her — du kannst sie nicht ändern

a chameleon can change its colour — das Chamäleon kann seine Farbe wechseln

3) (= exchange in shop etc) umtauschen

she changed the dress for one of a different colour — sie tauschte das Kleid gegen ein andersfarbiges um

he changed his Rolls Royce for a Jaguar — er vertauschte seinen Rolls Royce mit einem Mini

See:

→ guard

4) money (into smaller money) wechseln; (into other currency) (ein)wechseln, (um)tauschen

5) (Brit AUT)

to change gear — schalten

3. vi

1) (= alter) sich ändern; (town, person also) sich verändern

you've changed! — du hast dich aber verändert!

he will never change — er wird sich nie ändern, der ändert sich nie!

to change from sth into... — sich aus etw in... (acc) verwandeln

2) (= change clothes) sich umziehen

she changed into an old skirt — sie zog sich einen alten Rock an

I'll just change out of these old clothes — ich muss mir noch die alten Sachen ausziehen

3) (= change trains etc) umsteigen

you change at York — in York müssen Sie umsteigen

all change! — Endstation!, alle aussteigen!

4) (Brit AUT = change gear) schalten; (traffic lights) umspringen (to auf +acc)

5) (from one thing to another) (seasons) wechseln

to change to a different system — auf ein anderes System umstellen, zu einem anderen System übergehen

I changed to philosophy from chemistry —

do you want to change with me? (places) — möchten Sie mit mir tauschen?

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change [tʃeındʒ]

A v/t

1. (ver)ändern, umändern, verwandeln ( alle:

into in akk):

change round Möbel umstellen, ein Zimmer etc umräumen;

change one’s address ( oder lodgings) umziehen, verziehen;

change colo(u)r die Farbe wechseln (erbleichen, erröten);

change jobs ( oder one’s job) die Stellung wechseln, sich (beruflich) verändern;

change one’s note ( oder tune) umg einen anderen Ton anschlagen, andere Saiten aufziehen; → subject A 1

2. wechseln, (ver)tauschen:

change one’s dress sich umziehen;

change one’s shoes andere Schuhe anziehen, die Schuhe wechseln;

change places with sb

a) mit jemandem den Platz oder die Plätze tauschen,

b) fig mit jemandem tauschen;

change trains (buses, planes) umsteigen;

change ends ( oder sides) SPORT die Seiten wechseln; → hand Bes Redew, mind A 4, etc

3. a) das Bettzeug etc wechseln, ein Bett frisch beziehen

b) ein Baby trockenlegen, wickeln

4. Geld wechseln:

can you change this note?;

change dollars into ( oder for) francs Dollar in Francs ein- oder umwechseln

5. TECH Teile (aus)wechseln, Öl wechseln

6. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change over

a) umschalten,

b) eine Maschine, auch die Industrie etc umstellen (to auf akk); → gear A 3 b

7. ELEK kommutieren

B v/i

1. sich (ver)ändern, wechseln:

he has changed a lot er hat sich sehr oder stark verändert;

he’ll never change der wird sich nie ändern;

the moon is changing der Mond wechselt;

the prices have changed die Preise haben sich geändert;

change for the better (worse) besser werden, sich bessern (sich verschlimmern oder verschlechtern);

the lead changed several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals

2. sich verwandeln (to, into in akk)

3. change over übergehen ( from von; to zu)

4. sich umziehen ( for dinner zum Abendessen):

change into (out of) sth etwas anziehen (ausziehen)

5. BAHN etc umsteigen:

all change Endstation, alles aussteigen!

6. schalten, wechseln, umspringen ( alle:

from … to von … auf akk) (Verkehrsampel)

7. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change up (down) hinauf-(herunter)schalten; → gear A 3 b

8. change over RADIO, TV umschalten (to auf akk)

9. change over ( oder round) SPORT bes Br die Seiten wechseln

C s

1. (Ver)Änderung f, Wechsel m, (Ver)Wandlung f, weitS. auch Umschwung m, Wende f:

change of address Adressenänderung;

in case of change of address falls verzogen;

change of air Luftveränderung;

change for the better (worse) Besserung f (Verschlimmerung f, Verschlechterung f);

change of career Berufswechsel;

change in climate Klimawechsel (a. fig);

change of course FLUG, SCHIFF Kurswechsel (a. fig);

change of edge (Eiskunstlauf) Kantenwechsel;

change of ends ( oder sides) SPORT Seitenwechsel;

change of front fig Frontenwechsel;

change of heart Sinnesänderung;

change of life PHYSIOL

a) Wechseljahre pl,

b) Menopause f;

change of the moon Mondwechsel;

change of pace SPORT Tempowechsel;

change of scenery fig Tapetenwechsel;

change in thinking Umdenken n;

change of voice Stimmwechsel, -bruch m;

change in (the) weather Wetterumschlag m, -umschwung, Witterungsumschlag m, -umschwung;

make changes SPORT umstellen, Umstellungen vornehmen; → mood¹ 1

2. (Aus)Tausch m:

change of oil Ölwechsel m

3. (etwas) Neues, Abwechslung f:

a welcome change eine willkommene Abwechslung ( from von);

for a change zur Abwechslung;

it makes a change es ist mal etwas anderes ( from als);

hot chocolate makes a marvellous change from tea and coffee Kakao schmeckt herrlich nach all dem Tee und Kaffee

4. Wechsel m (Kleidung etc):

change of clothes

a) Umziehen n,

b) Kleidung f zum Wechseln, frische Wäsche

5. a) Wechselgeld n

b) Kleingeld n

c) herausgegebenes Geld:

get change etwas herausbekommen ( for a pound auf ein Pfund);

can you give me change for a pound? können Sie mir auf ein Pfund herausgeben?; können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?;

make change from herausgeben auf (akk);

get no change out of sb fig nichts aus jemandem herausholen können; → keep B 4

6. Change WIRTSCH Br umg Börse f

7. MUS

a) (Tonart-, Takt-, Tempo) Wechsel m

b) Variierung f

c) (enharmonische) Verwechslung

d) meist pl Wechsel(folge) m(f) (beim Wechselläuten):

ring the changes wechselläuten, Br fig für Abwechslung sorgen;

ring the changes on sth fig etwas in allen Variationen durchspielen

chg. abk

1. change

2. WIRTSCH charge

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1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- change over

- change round

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(money) n.

Kleingeld n.

Wechsel - m.

Wechselgeld n. n.

Abwechslung f.

Veränderung f.

Wandel - m.

Änderung -en f. (plane, train, bus) v.

umsteigen v. v.

sich wandeln v.

sich ändern v.

umschalten v.

wandeln v.

wechseln v.

ändern v.

English-german dictionary > change
14 some

1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algún, algo, cierto, unos, algunos, ciertos

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) alguno

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) un poco, unos pocos

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) cierto

2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) bastante

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algún

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) unos, cerca de, alrededor de

3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) un poco, algo

- somebody
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me

some¹ adj

1. un poco de / algo de

do you want some more cake? ¿quieres un poco más de tarta?

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

I need some glue necesito pegamento

would you like some tea? ¿quieres té?

I've got to buy some bread tengo que comprar pan

2. unos / algunos

he gave me some sweets me dio unos caramelos

some people left before the end algunos se fueron antes del final

there are some biscuits in the kitchen hay galletas en la cocina

some² pron

1. un poco / algo

she cut a piece of pizza and gave me some cortó un trozo de pizza y me dio un poco

I've made some coffee would you like some? he hecho café ¿quieres un poco?

2. unos / algunos

some danced and others sang algunos bailaban y otros cantaban

some

tr[sʌm]

adjective

1 (with plural noun) unos,-as, algunos,-as; (a few) unos,-as cuantos,-as, unos,-as pocos,-as

■ there were some flowers on the table había unas flores en la mesa

■ would you like some biscuits? ¿quieres galletas?

2 (with singular noun) algún, alguna; (a little) algo de, un poco de

■ would you like some coffee? ¿quieres café?

■ he needs some money necesita dinero

3 (certain) cierto,-a, alguno,-a

■ unlike some people I know no como algunas personas que conozco

■ some days are better than others algunos días son mejores que otros

■ I like some classical music me gusta alguna música clásica

■ in some ways en cierto modo

■ to some extent hasta cierto punto

4 (unknown, unspecified) algún, alguna

■ some day algún día, un día de éstos

■ for some reason or another por alguna razón u otra

■ there's some bloke at the door hay un tipo en la puerta

■ some other time otra vez, otro día

5 (quite a lot of) bastante

■ she's been gone some time hace ya bastante tiempo que se ha ido

■ it's some distance away queda bastante lejos

■ some years ago hace algunos años

6 familiar ironic (none, not at all) valiente, menudo,-a

■ some help that was! ¡valiente ayuda!

■ some friend you are! ¡valiente amigo eres tú!, ¡menudo amigo eres!

7 familiar (quite a, a fine) menudo,-a

■ that was some meal! ¡menuda comida!, ¡ésa sí que era una comida!, ¡vaya comilona!

■ he's quite some guy! ¡menudo tío!

pronoun

1 (unspecified number) unos,-as, algunos,-as

■ there are no potatoes - I'll have to buy some no quedan patatas - tendré que comprar

■ keys? - I saw some on the table ¿llaves? - he visto unas sobre la mesa

2 (unspecified amount) no se traduce

■ you'll need plenty of money - I've got some te hará falta mucho dinero - ya tengo

■ if you want more paper, there's some in the drawer si te hace falta más papel, hay en el cajón

3 (certain ones) ciertos,-as, algunos,-as; (a certain part) algo, un poco, parte nombre femenino

■ some say it was suicide algunos dicen que se suicidó

■ some of my friends algunos amigos míos

■ some of the money parte del dinero

■ I agree with some of what she said estoy de acuerdo con parte de lo que ha dicho

adverb

1 (approximately, about) unos,-as, alrededor de, aproximadamente

■ there were some twenty people había unas veinte personas

■ some 100 miles away a unas cien millas de aquí

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (rather, a little) un poco

■ they waited some esperaron un poco

■ he likes her some le gusta bastante

some ['sʌm] adj

1) : un, algún

some lady stopped me: una mujer me detuvo

some distant galaxy: alguna galaxia lejana

2) : algo de, un poco de

he drank some water: tomó (un poco de) agua

3) : unos

do you want some apples?: ¿quieres unas manzanas?

some years ago: hace varios años

some pron

1) : algunos

some went, others stayed: algunos se fueron, otros se quedaron

2) : un poco, algo

there's some left: queda un poco

I have gum; do you want some?: tengo chicle, ¿quieres?

some

adj.

• alguno adj.

• algún adj.

• un poco de adj.

• uno, -a adj.

• unos adj.

• vario, -a adj.

adv.

• algunos adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

pron.

• alguno pron.

• algunos pron.

• uno pron.

• unos pron.

I sʌm, weak form səm
adjective

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

there were some boys/girls in the park — había unos or algunos niños/unas or algunas niñas en el parque

I need some new shoes/scissors — necesito (unos) zapatos nuevos/una tijera nueva

would you like some cherries? — ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?

there are some good restaurants around here — por aquí hay buenos restaurantes

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

some paint fell on my head — me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza

you'll need some French currency — vas a necesitar algo de dinero francés

I can give you some information — te puedo dar (alguna) información

let's go home and have some dinner — vayamos a casa a cenar

would you like some coffee? — ¿quieres café?

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

they owe us some sort of explanation — nos deben algún tipo de explicación

some compromise may still be found — todavía puede llegarse a un acuerdo

some day I'll get my revenge — ya me vengaré algún día

some day soon — un día de éstos

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

I like some modern artists — algunos artistas modernos me gustan

in some ways — en cierto modo

some people never learn — hay gente que no aprende nunca

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

some German wine is red, but most is white — Alemania produce algunos vinos tintos pero la mayoría son blancos

some Shakespeare is very rarely performed — algunas obras de Shakespeare no se representan casi nunca

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

she's been bed-ridden for some years now — hace años que está postrada en cama

b) ( large amount of)

we've known each other for quite some time now — ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos

there'll be some celebrating in Wales tonight — esta noche sí que habrá fiesta en Gales

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

that's some car you've got! — vaya coche que tienes!, qué cochazo tienes!

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

that was some exam! — vaya examen!

you do ask some questions! — haces cada pregunta!

c) ( expressing irony)

some present! I had to pay for it! — qué regalo ni qué regalo! lo tuve que pagar yo!

some friend you are! — qué buen amigo eres! (iró)

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

there's no salt left; we'll have to buy some — no queda sal; vamos a tener que comprar

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

some are mine and the others belong to Peter — algunos son míos y los otros son de Peter

b) ( part of an amount)

some of what I've written — algo or parte de lo que he escrito

the coffee's ready: would you like some? — el café está listo: ¿quieres?

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

some say that... — algunos dicen que...

III

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

there were some fifty people there — había unas cincuenta personas, había alrededor de cincuenta personas

[sʌm]
1. ADJECTIVE

1) (=an amount of)
When refers to something you can't count, it usually isn't translated:
will you have some tea? — ¿quieres té?

have some more cake — toma or sírvete más pastel

you've got some money, haven't you? — tienes dinero, ¿no?

let's have some breakfast — vamos a desayunar

we gave them some food — les dimos comida or algo de comida

there's some great acting in this film — hay algunas actuaciones muy buenas en esta película

2) (=a little) algo de, un poco de

all I have left is some chocolate — solamente me queda algo de or un poco de chocolate

she has some experience with children — tiene algo de or un poco de experiencia con niños

the book was some help, but not much — el libro ayudó algo or un poco, pero no mucho, el libro fue de alguna ayuda, pero no mucha

I did some writing this morning — he escrito un poco esta mañana

she went out for some fresh air — salió para tomar un poco de aire fresco

3) (=a number of) unos

some boys were shouting at him — unos chicos le estaban gritando

I have some wonderful memories — tengo unos recuerdos maravillosos

would you like some sweets/grapes? — ¿quieres caramelos/uvas?

we've got some biscuits, haven't we? — tenemos galletas, ¿no?

you need some new trousers/glasses — necesitas unos pantalones nuevos/unas gafas nuevas

surely she has some friends? — debe de tener por lo menos algún amigo

4) (=certain)

some people say that... — algunos dicen que..., algunas personas dicen que..., hay gente que dice que...

some people hate fish — algunas personas odian el pescado, hay gente que odia el pescado

some people just don't care — hay gente que no se preocupa en lo más mínimo

some people have all the luck! — ¡los hay que tienen suerte!, ¡algunos parece que nacen de pie! *

in some ways he's right — en cierto modo or sentido, tiene razón

I paid for mine, unlike some people I could mention — yo pagué el mío, no como ciertas personas or algunos a los que no quiero nombrar

some mushrooms are poisonous — ciertos tipos de setas son venenosas

I like some jazz music — me gusta cierto tipo de jazz

5) (indefinite) algún + masc noun, alguna + fem noun

some day — algún día

some day next week — algún día de la semana que viene

some idiot of a driver — algún imbécil de conductor

I read it in some book (or other) — lo he leído en algún libro

for some reason (or other) — por alguna razón, por una u otra razón

there must be some solution — alguna solución tiene que haber

some man was asking for you — un hombre estuvo preguntando por ti

• this will give you some idea of... — esto te dará una idea de...

• let's make it some other time — hagámoslo otro día

6) (=a considerable amount of) bastante

it took some courage to do that — hacer eso exigió bastante valor

it's a matter of some importance — es un asunto de bastante importancia

• she is some few years younger than him — es bastantes años más joven que él

• I haven't seen him for some time — hace bastante (tiempo) que no lo veo
length 1., 4)
7) (=a considerable number of)

I haven't seen him for some years — hace bastantes años que no lo veo

I posted it some days ago (now) — lo mandé por correo hace (ya) varios días

8) *
emphatic
a) (admiring)

that's some fish! — ¡eso sí que es un pez!, ¡eso es lo que se llama un pez!, ¡vaya pez!

that's some woman — ¡qué mujer!

it was some party — ¡vaya fiesta!, ¡menuda fiesta!

b) iro

"he says he's my friend" - "some friend!" — -dice que es mi amigo -¡menudo amigo!

you're some help, you are! — ¡vaya ayuda das!, ¡menuda ayuda eres tú!

some expert! — ¡valiente experto!

c) (in annoyance)

some people! — ¡qué gente!

2. PRONOUN

1) (=a certain amount, a little) un poco

have some! — ¡toma un poco!

could I have some of that cheese? — ¿me das un poco de ese queso?

I only want some of it — solo quiero un poco

thanks, I've got some — gracias, ya tengo

"I haven't got any paper" - "I'll give you some" — -no tengo nada de papel -yo te doy

• it would cost twice that much and then some * — costaría el doble de eso y algo más de propina *

2) (=a part) una parte

I've read some of the book — he leído (una) parte del libro

some of what he said was true — parte de lo que dijo era cierto

some (of it) has been eaten — se han comido un poco or una parte

give me some! — ¡dame un poco!

3) (=a number) algunos(-as) mpl/fpl

some (of them) have been sold — algunos (de ellos) se han vendido

some of my friends came — vinieron algunos de mis amigos

I don't want them all, but I'd like some — no los quiero todos, pero sí unos pocos or cuantos, no los quiero todos, pero sí algunos

would you like some? — ¿quieres unos pocos or cuantos?, ¿quieres algunos?

4) (=certain people) algunos, algunas personas

some believe that... — algunos creen que..., algunas personas creen que..., hay gente que cree que...

3. ADVERB

1) (=about)

some 20 people — unas 20 personas, una veintena de personas

some £30 — unas 30 libras

2) (esp US)
*
a) (=a lot) mucho

we laughed some — nos reímos mucho

Edinburgh to London in five hours, that's going some! — de Edimburgo a Londres en cinco horas, ¡eso sí que es rapidez!

b) (=a little)

you'll feel better when you've slept some — te sentirás mejor cuando hayas dormido un poco

* * *

I [sʌm], weak form [səm]
adjective

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

there were some boys/girls in the park — había unos or algunos niños/unas or algunas niñas en el parque

I need some new shoes/scissors — necesito (unos) zapatos nuevos/una tijera nueva

would you like some cherries? — ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?

there are some good restaurants around here — por aquí hay buenos restaurantes

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

some paint fell on my head — me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza

you'll need some French currency — vas a necesitar algo de dinero francés

I can give you some information — te puedo dar (alguna) información

let's go home and have some dinner — vayamos a casa a cenar

would you like some coffee? — ¿quieres café?

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

they owe us some sort of explanation — nos deben algún tipo de explicación

some compromise may still be found — todavía puede llegarse a un acuerdo

some day I'll get my revenge — ya me vengaré algún día

some day soon — un día de éstos

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

I like some modern artists — algunos artistas modernos me gustan

in some ways — en cierto modo

some people never learn — hay gente que no aprende nunca

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

some German wine is red, but most is white — Alemania produce algunos vinos tintos pero la mayoría son blancos

some Shakespeare is very rarely performed — algunas obras de Shakespeare no se representan casi nunca

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

she's been bed-ridden for some years now — hace años que está postrada en cama

b) ( large amount of)

we've known each other for quite some time now — ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos

there'll be some celebrating in Wales tonight — esta noche sí que habrá fiesta en Gales

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

that's some car you've got! — vaya coche que tienes!, qué cochazo tienes!

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

that was some exam! — vaya examen!

you do ask some questions! — haces cada pregunta!

c) ( expressing irony)

some present! I had to pay for it! — qué regalo ni qué regalo! lo tuve que pagar yo!

some friend you are! — qué buen amigo eres! (iró)

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

there's no salt left; we'll have to buy some — no queda sal; vamos a tener que comprar

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

some are mine and the others belong to Peter — algunos son míos y los otros son de Peter

b) ( part of an amount)

some of what I've written — algo or parte de lo que he escrito

the coffee's ready: would you like some? — el café está listo: ¿quieres?

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

some say that... — algunos dicen que...

III

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

there were some fifty people there — había unas cincuenta personas, había alrededor de cincuenta personas

English-spanish dictionary > some
15 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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16 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
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2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > make
17 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
18 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
19 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
20 every

'evri
adjective

1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada, todo

2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada

3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo

4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada

•

- everybody
- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time

every adj cada / todos

that supermarket is open every day aquel supermercado está abierto todos los días

we go to the market every Saturday vamos al mercado cada sábado

the baby smiles every time he sees me el bebé sonríe cada vez que me ve

every other day cada dos días / un día sí y otro no

I go jogging every other day hago footing un día sí y otro no

every

tr['evrɪ]

adjective

1 (each) cada; (all) todos,-as

■ every day cada día, todos los días

■ every weekend cada fin de semana, todos los fines de semana

■ she cries every time llora cada vez

■ I re-read every letter volví a leer cada carta

■ every student passed todos los estudiantes aprobaron

■ we enjoyed every minute of the film nos gustó la película de principio a fin

■ he drank every last drop bebió hasta la última gota

2 (once (in) each) cada

■ there are elections every five years hay elecciones cada cinco años

■ she has a check-up once every six months le hacen un chequeo cada seis meses

■ one in every twelve women suffer from cancer una de cada doce mujeres padece de cáncer

3 (all possible)

■ you have every chance of passing tienes grandes posibilidades de aprobar

■ we encourage people to help in every way animamos a la gente a que ayude de cualquier manera

■ I have every confidence in them tengo plena confianza en ellos

■ you had every right to be pleased tenías todo el derecho a estar contento

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every other day un día sí un día no, cada dos días

every other week cada dos semanas

every now and then de vez en cuando

every so often de cuando en cuando

to be every bit as... as... ser igual de... que...

■ it's every bit as good as the other one es igual de bueno que el otro

■ I'm every bit as clever as him yo soy tan inteligente como él

every ['ɛvri] adj

1) each: cada

every time: cada vez

every other house: cada dos casas

2) all: todo

every month: todos los meses

every woman: toda mujer, todas las mujeres

3) complete: pleno, entero

to have every confidence: tener plena confianza

every

adj.

• cada adj.

• todo, -a adj.

'evri
adjective

1) ( each)

every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones

she wins every time — siempre gana

every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso

she comes every month — viene todos los meses

every one of you — todos y cada uno de ustedes

2) ( indicating recurrence) cada

every three days, every third day — cada tres días

he comes every other day — viene un día sí, otro no or (CS, Per) viene día por medio

every now and then o again — de tanto en tanto

every so often — cada tanto, de vez en cuando

3) (very great, all possible)

they have every confidence in us — confían plenamente en nosotros

I wished them every happiness — les deseé toda la felicidad del mundo

she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo

['evrɪ]
ADJ
1) (=each) cada inv

every day — cada día

every three days, every third day — cada tres días

every few days — cada dos o tres días

• every bit of the cake — la torta entera

every bit as clever as... — tan or (LAm) igual de listo como...

• I have to account for every last penny — tengo que dar cuentas de cada penique que gasto

• I enjoyed every minute of the party — disfruté cada minuto de la fiesta

• every now and then, every now and again — de vez en cuando

• every other or second month — un mes sí y otro no, cada dos meses

every other person has a car — de cada dos personas una tiene coche

• he'd eaten every single chocolate — se había comido todos los bombones, se había comido hasta el último bombón

every single time — cada vez sin excepción

• every so often — cada cierto tiempo, de vez en cuando

• he brings me a present every time he comes — cada vez que viene me trae un regalo

this recipe gives you perfect results every time — esta receta siempre le dará resultados perfectos

- every man for himself

- every man Jack of them voted against

- every little helps

2) (=all)

• he was following my every move — me vigilaba constantemente

• not every child is as fortunate as you — no todos los niños son tan afortunados como tú

• every one of them passed the exam — todos ellos aprobaron el examen

• he criticized her at every opportunity — no dejaba escapar oportunidad alguna para criticarla

• he spends every penny he earns — gasta hasta el último centavo que gana

• in every way — en todos los aspectos

• his every wish — todos sus deseos

• I mean every word I say — lo digo muy en serio

3) (=any) todo

every parent will have experienced this at one time or another — todo padre se habrá encontrado con esto en algún momento

4) (=all possible)

• I gave you every assistance — te ayudé en todo lo que podía

• she had every chance — se le dieron todas las posibilidades

• I have every confidence in him — tengo entera or plena confianza en él

• every effort is being made to trace him — se está haciendo todo lo posible para localizarlo

• I have every reason to think that... — tengo razones sobradas para pensar que...

• we wish you every success — te deseamos todo el éxito posible

* * *
['evri]
adjective

1) ( each)

every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones

she wins every time — siempre gana

every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso

she comes every month — viene todos los meses

every one of you — todos y cada uno de ustedes

2) ( indicating recurrence) cada

every three days, every third day — cada tres días

he comes every other day — viene un día sí, otro no or (CS, Per) viene día por medio

every now and then o again — de tanto en tanto

every so often — cada tanto, de vez en cuando

3) (very great, all possible)

they have every confidence in us — confían plenamente en nosotros

I wished them every happiness — les deseé toda la felicidad del mundo

she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo

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