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damn [dæm]1. exclamation(inf!) merde ! (inf !)b. (inf!) damn him! qu'il aille au diable !• damn you! va te faire foutre ! (inf !)• shut up and listen to me, damn you! tais-toi et écoute-moi, bordel ! (inf !)• damn it! merde ! (inf !)• well I'll be damned! ça c'est trop fort !• I'm damned if... je veux bien être pendu si...3. noun(inf!) I don't give a damn je m'en fous (inf !)4. adjective• you damn fool! espèce de crétin ! (inf)5. adverb• damn right! et comment !• he damn well insulted me! il m'a carrément injurié !• I should damn well think so! j'espère bien !• you know damn well it's true! tu sais très bien que c'est vrai !* * *[dæm] 1.(colloq) noun2.not to give a damn about somebody/something — se ficher (colloq) de quelqu'un/quelque chose
(colloq) adjective [object] fichu (colloq)3.your damn husband — ton fichu (colloq) mari
(colloq) adverb franchement4.(colloq) exclamation zut! (colloq)5.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( curse)...and damn the consequences! — et tant pis pour le reste!
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1. transitive verb2) (doom to hell, curse) verdammen3) (coll.)damn ! — verflucht [noch mal]! (ugs.)
damn you/him! — hol' dich/ihn der Teufel! (salopp)
[well,] I'll be or I'm damned — ich werd' verrückt (ugs.)
2. noun[I'll be or I'm] damned if I know — ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung
1) (curse) Fluch, der2)3. adjectivehe didn't give or care a damn [about it] — ihm war es völlig Wurscht (ugs.)
verdammt (ugs.)4. adverb* * *[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) verdammen2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) verurteilen2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) verdammt!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) Das kümmert mich einen Dreck.- academic.ru/18329/damned">damned- damning* * *[dæm]▪ \damn ! verdammt!, verflucht!II. adj attr, inv (sl)to be a \damn sight better entschieden besser sein3.III. vt▪ to \damn sb/sth jdn/etw verfluchen▪ to \damn sb/sth jdn/etw verurteilento \damn a novel einen Roman verreißen3. (punish)▪ to \damn sb jdn verdammen4.▶ sb/sth be \damned! (fam!) der Teufel hol jdn/etw sl▶ I'll be \damned! (fam!) nicht zu glauben!, das ist die Höhe!▶ I'll be \damned if I do that das werde ich auf gar keinen Fall tun▶ to \damn sb with faint praise jdn auf die sanfte Art zerreißenit's not quite ten feet, but it's as near as \damn it es sind so gut wie zehn FußI should know \damn well das will ich aber auch stark hoffen famsb does not give [or care] a \damn about sb/sth jdn/etw ist jdm scheißegal sl* * *[dm]1. interj (inf)verdammt (inf)2. n (inf)he doesn't care or give a damn — er schert sich den Teufel or einen Dreck (darum) (inf)
I don't give a damn — das ist mir piepegal (inf) or scheißegal (inf)
3. adj attr (inf)verdammtit's a damn nuisance — das ist ein verdammter Mist (inf), das ist wirklich zu blöd (inf)
a damn sight better/worse — verdammt viel besser/schlechter (inf)
I can't see a damn thing — verdammt (noch mal), ich kann überhaupt nichts sehen (inf)
I couldn't see a damn thing — das war vielleicht ein Mist, ich konnte überhaupt nichts sehen (inf)
4. adv (inf)verdammtI should damn well hope/think so — das will ich aber auch stark hoffen/ich doch stark annehmen
pretty damn good/quick — verdammt gut/schnell (inf)
you're damn right — du hast völlig recht
damn all — nicht die Bohne (inf)
I've done damn all today — ich hab heute null Komma nichts gemacht (inf)
5. vtto damn sb/sth with faint praise — jdn/etw auf eine Weise loben, die ihn/es bloßstellt
4) (inf)damn him/you! (annoyed) — verdammt! (inf); (indifferent) der kann/du kannst mich mal!
damn him for forgetting — so ein (verdammter) Mist, er hats vergessen (inf)
damn Richard, he's pinched my book — der verdammte Richard hat mein Buch geklaut (inf)
damn it all! (in surprise) — Donnerwetter! (inf), Teufel auch! (inf)
well, I'll be damned! — Donnerwetter! (inf)
I'll be damned if I'll go there — ich denk nicht ( im Schlaf) dran, da hinzugehen (inf)
* * *damn [dæm]A v/t1. REL und weitS. verdammen2. verurteilen, tadeln4. vernichten, verderben, ruinieren5. umg damn it!, damn me! verflucht!, verdammt!;damn you! der Teufel soll dich holen!;well, I’ll be damned! nicht zu glauben!, ich werd verrückt!;I’ll be damned ifa) ich fress ‘nen Besen, wenn …,b) es fällt mir nicht im Traum ein (das zu tun);I’ll be damned if I will! ich denke gar nicht daran!;damn the rain! verdammter Regen!B v/i fluchenC s2. umg pej Pfifferling m, Dreck m:D int umg verflucht, verdammt‘* * *1. transitive verb1) (condemn, censure) verreißen [Buch, Film, Theaterstück]2) (doom to hell, curse) verdammen3) (coll.)damn ! — verflucht [noch mal]! (ugs.)
damn you/him! — hol' dich/ihn der Teufel! (salopp)
[well,] I'll be or I'm damned — ich werd' verrückt (ugs.)
2. noun[I'll be or I'm] damned if I know — ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung
1) (curse) Fluch, der2)3. adjectivehe didn't give or care a damn [about it] — ihm war es völlig Wurscht (ugs.)
verdammt (ugs.)4. adverb* * *(it) ! expr.Verdammt! ausdr. -
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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) despedir, ser puesto de patitas en la callegive vb1. darcan you give him a message? ¿le puedes dar un recado?2. regalarwhat did you give him? ¿qué le regalaste?tr[gɪv]1 (gen) dar■ you've given me a great idea! ¡me has dado una idea estupenda!■ his training gave him a good start in life su formación le proporcionó un buen comienzo en la vida2 (deliver, convey) dar, entregar■ could you give him a message? ¿le podrías dar un mensaje?3 (as a gift) dar, regalar4 (provide) dar, suministrar5 (pay) pagar, dar■ how much did you give for it? ¿cuánto pagó por ello?■ many people would give anything for a decent job mucha gente daría cualquier cosa por tener un buen empleo6 (perform a concert etc) dar; (speech) pronunciar7 (dedicate) dedicar, consagrar8 (cause) causar, ocasionar9 (yield) ceder, conceder■ I'll give you that it isn't easy le concedo que no es fácil, te doy la razón en que no es fácil1 (yield) ceder; (cloth, elastic) dar de sí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to give a damn importarle a uno un bledoto give evidence prestar declaraciónto give it all one's got dar lo mejor de síto give the game away descubrir el pastel'Give way' (road sign) "Ceda el paso"don't give me that! familiar ¡no me vengas con esas!give me... every time! familiar ¡para mí no hay nada como...!to give somebody one's support prestarle apoyo a alguiento give somebody up for dead dar por muerto,-a a alguienwhat gives? familiar ¿qué pasa?1) hand, present: dar, regalar, obsequiargive it to me: dámelothey gave him a gold watch: le regalaron un reloj de oro2) pay: dar, pagarI'll give you $10 for this one: te daré $10 por éste3) utter: dar, pronunciarto give a shout: dar un gritoto give a speech: pronunciar un discursoto give a verdict: dictar sentencia4) provide: darto give one's word: dar uno su palabrato give a party: dar una fiesta5) cause: dar, causar, ocasionarto give trouble: causar problemasto give someone to understand: darle a entender a alguien6) grant: dar, otorgarto give permission: dar permisogive vi1) : hacer regalos2) yield: ceder, romperseit gave under the weight of the crowd: cedió bajo el peso de la muchedumbre3)4)to give out : agotarse, acabarsethe supplies gave out: las provisiones se agotarongive nflexibility: flexibilidad f, elasticidad fn.• elasticidad s.f.expr.• criticar (a alguien) v.• hacer (a alguien) pasar mal expr.expr.• cantarle las cuarenta verdades* (a alguien) expr.• decir cuántas son cinco* expr.expr.• dar esquinazo* v.• lograr escaparse (de alguien) expr.• lograr zafarse (de alguien) expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given) = dar v.(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-pret: di-•)• donar v.• entregar v.• obsequiar v.• ofrecer v.• ofrendar v.• otorgar v.• presentar v.• prestar v.• regalar v.• rendir v.
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1. gɪv2)a) (hand, pass) dar*give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua
b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien
c) ( donate) dar*, donarthey have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música
d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestarto give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí
e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)3)a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer
b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...
he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...
it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos
4)a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)
b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*5)a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años
b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*6) (pay, exchange) dar*7) ( care) (colloq)I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)
8)a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre
she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...
b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien
why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?
10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*11)a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar
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vi1)a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de síb) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*2) ( make gift) dar*to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad
•Phrasal Verbs:- give in- give off- give out- give up
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mass noun elasticidad f[ɡɪv] (pt gave) (pp given)1. TRANSITIVE VERBWhen give is part of a set combination, eg give evidence, give a lecture, give a party, give a yawn, look up the other word.1) [+ possession, object] dar; (for special occasion) regalar, obsequiar frm; [+ title, honour, award, prize] dar, otorgar frm; [+ organ, blood] dar, donar; (Scol) [+ mark] ponerhe was given a gold watch when he retired — le regalaron or frm obsequiaron un reloj de oro cuando se jubiló
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he gave her a dictionary for her birthday — le regaló un diccionario por su cumpleañoshe was given an award for bravery — le dieron or otorgaron un galardón por su valentía
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to give sb a penalty — (Sport) conceder un penalti or penalty a algn•
to give o.s to sb — entregarse a algn2) (=pass on) [+ message] dar; [+ goods, document] dar, entregar more frm ; [+ illness] contagiar, pegar *give them my regards or best wishes — dales saludos de mi parte
can you give Mary the keys when you see her? — ¿puedes darle las llaves a Mary cuando la veas?
to give sb a cold — contagiar el resfriado a algn, pegar el resfriado a algn *
to give sth into sb's hands — liter entregar or confiar algo a algn
3) (=offer) [+ party, dinner] darto give a party for sb — dar or ofrecer una fiesta en honor de algn
why don't you give them melon to start with? — ¿por qué no les das melón para empezar?
we can give them cava to drink — podemos darles cava para or de beber
what can I give him to eat/for dinner? — ¿qué puedo hacerle para comer/cenar?
4) (=provide) [+ money, information, idea] dar; [+ task] dar, confiarcan you give him something to do? — ¿puedes darle algo para hacer?
give or take... —
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — más o menos las doce
in A.D. 500 give or take a few years — aproximadamente en el año 500 después de J.C.
5) (=cause) [+ shock, surprise] dar, causar; [+ pain] causar, provocar•
it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all — es un gran placer para mí darles la bienvenida a todosto give sb a kick/push — dar una patada/un empujón a algn
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to give sb to believe that... — hacer creer a algn que...I was given to believe that... — me hicieron creer que...
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to give sb to understand that... — dar a entender a algn que...6) (=grant, allow)a) [+ permission] dar, conceder; [+ chance, time] darcan't you give me another week? — ¿no me puedes dar otra semana?
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he's honest, I give you that — es honrado, lo reconozcob) * (predicting future)how long would you give that marriage? — ¿cuánto tiempo crees que durará ese matrimonio?
7) (=dedicate) [+ life, time] dedicar8) (=sacrifice) [+ life] dar9) (=pay) darwhat will you give me for it? — ¿qué me das por ello?
how much did you give for it? — ¿cuánto diste or pagaste por él?
10) (=put through to) poner concould you give me Mr Smith/extension 3443? — ¿me podría poner con el Sr. Smith/con la extensión 3443?
11) (=punish with)to give it to sb * — (=beat) dar una paliza a algn; (verbally) poner a algn como un trapo *
12) (=present) presentar aladies and gentlemen, I give you our guest speaker this evening,... — damas y caballeros, les presento a nuestro conferenciante de esta noche,...
13) (in toast)14) (=produce, supply) [+ milk, fruit] dar, producir; [+ light, heat] dar; [+ result] arrojar; [+ help, advice] dar, proporcionarit gives 6% a year — rinde un 6% al año
to give the right/wrong answer — dar la respuesta correcta/equivocada
if I may give an example — si se me permite dar or poner un ejemplo
16) (=care)I don't give a damn * — me importa un comino or un bledo *
17) (=make) [+ speech] dar, pronunciar frm; [+ lecture, concert] dar18)•
to give way —a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [cable, rope] romperse; [legs] flaquearthe chair gave way under his weight — la silla no soportó su peso, la silla cedió bajo su peso
b) (=break) [rope] rompersec)to give way (to sth) — (=be replaced) ser reemplazado (por algo); (to demands) ceder (a algo); (to traffic) ceder el paso (a algo)
give way — (Brit) (Aut) ceda el paso
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don't give me that! * — ¡no me vengas con esas! *•
I'll give you something to cry about! * — ¡ya te daré yo razones para llorar!holidays? I'll give you holidays! * — ¿vacaciones? ya te voy a dar yo a ti vacaciones *, ¿vacaciones? ¡ni vacaciones ni narices! *
he wants £100? I'll give him £100! * — ¿que quiere 100 libras? ¡ni cien libras ni nada!
I'll give him what for! * — ¡se va a enterar! *
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give me the old songs! — ¡para mí las canciones viejas!give me a gas cooker every time! * — ¡prefiero mil veces una cocina de gas!
children? give me dogs any time! — ¿niños? ¡prefiero mucho antes un perro!
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) darplease give generously — por favor, sean generosos
to give to charity — hacer donativos a organizaciones benéficas, dar dinero a organizaciones benéficas
- give as good as one gets2) (=give way)a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [knees] flaquearthe chair gave under his weight — la silla cedió bajo su peso, la silla no soportó su peso
b) (=break) [rope] rompersec) (=yield) [door] ceder3) (US)*what gives? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué se cuece por ahí? *
3.NOUN (=flexibility) [of material] elasticidad fthere's a lot of give in this chair/bed — esta silla/cama es muy mullida
how much give has there been on their side? — ¿cuánto han cedido ellos?
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give and take, you won't achieve an agreement without a bit of give and take — no vais a conseguir un acuerdo sin hacer concesiones mutuas- give in- give off- give out- give up* * *
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1. [gɪv]2)a) (hand, pass) dar*give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua
b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien
c) ( donate) dar*, donarthey have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música
d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestarto give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí
e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)3)a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer
b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...
he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...
it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos
4)a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)
b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*5)a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años
b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*6) (pay, exchange) dar*7) ( care) (colloq)I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)
8)a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre
she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...
b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien
why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?
10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*11)a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar
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vi1)a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de síb) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*2) ( make gift) dar*to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad
•Phrasal Verbs:- give in- give off- give out- give up
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[dæm] interj(sl);\damn ! verdammt!, verflucht! adjattr, inv slI can't get the \damn thing to work! ich bring dieses Scheißding nicht zum Laufen! ( derb)to be a \damn sight better entschieden besser seinPHRASES:\damn all ( Brit) nicht die Bohne;to \damn sb/ sth jdn/etw verfluchen;to \damn sb/ sth jdn/etw verurteilen;to \damn a novel einen Roman verreißen;to \damn sb for sth jdn wegen einer S. gen verurteilen3) ( punish)to \damn sb jdn verdammenPHRASES:to \damn sb with faint praise jdn auf die sanfte Art zerreißen;as near as \damn it ( fam) so gut wie;it's not quite ten feet, but it's as near as \damn it es sind so gut wie zehn Fuß;sb/sth be \damned! (fam!) der Teufel hol jdn/etw (sl)I'll be \damned! (fam!) nicht zu glauben!, das ist die Höhe!;I'll be \damned if I do that das werde ich auf gar keinen Fall tun;I'm \damned if I'm going to invite her es fällt mir nicht im Traum ein, sie einzuladen;to be \damned if one does and \damned if one doesn't die Wahl zwischen Pest und Cholera haben;no pl (fam!); -
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n. verdorie--------v. verdommen, vervloeken; afkrakendamn1♦voorbeelden:she doesn't care/give a (tinker's) damn • het kan haar geen barst schelen¶ damn! • verdomme!————————damn2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; bijwoord〉 〈 slang〉1 allejezus ⇒ godvergeten, verdomd(e)♦voorbeelden:damn fast • verdomd snelyou're damn well going to • jij doet dat om de sodemieter wel————————damn3〈 werkwoord〉1 verdoemen ⇒ vervloeken, verwensen♦voorbeelden:1 damn that fool! • laat ie doodvallen!〈 informeel〉 (well,) I'll be damned • wel allejezus/verdomme, krijg nou wat〈 slang〉 damn it! • verdomme!damn you! • (kloot)zak!, val dood! -
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v.1 to pass.¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)Un carro pasa A car goes byMe pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)Por fin pasé! I passed at last!2 to cross.pasar la calle to cross the roadpasé el río a nado I swam across the river3 to go through.pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light4 to pass, to go.pasó por mi lado he passed by my sideel autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my houseel Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madridhe pasado por tu calle I went down your streetpasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…pasar de largo to go by5 to go/come in.pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please¡pase! come in!6 to go.por ahí no pasa it won't go through there7 to go by.pasaron tres meses three months went by8 to go through, to experience.pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scaredpasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good timepasarlo mal to have a hard time of itPasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.9 to show in (llevar adentro).el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room10 to show (Cine).11 to spend (time).pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)12 to pop in (ir un momento).pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place13 to happen.¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?¿qué pasa? what's the matter?¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what mayAlgo pasó Something happened=came to pass.14 to be over.ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over nowpasó la Navidad Christmas is overPasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.15 to be all right, to be usable.puede pasar it'll do16 to go away.Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.17 to come in, to step in.El policía pasó The policeman came in.18 to happen to, to occur to.Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.20 to skip, to pass.Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.* * *1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go2 (tiempo) to pass, go by■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!3 (entrar) to come in, go in■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked4 (cesar) to pass, cease■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)6 (ocurrir) to happen7 (sufrir) to suffer1 (trasladar) to move, transfer2 (comunicar, dar) to give3 (cruzar) to cross4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than6 (adelantar) to overtake7 (deslizar) to run■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen8 (tolerar) to overlook■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again9 (aprobar) to pass10 (proyectar) to show11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)2 (pudrirse) to go off3 (olvidarse) to forget\pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anythingpasar de largo to go pastpasar la página to turn the pagepasar por to pass forpasar por alto to ignorepasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's headpasarlo bien to have a good time¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?pasar sin to do withoutpasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark* * *verb1) to happen2) pass3) come in, enter4) surpass5) cross6) give7) undergo, suffer8) omit•- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse* * *Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=ocurrir)a) [suceso] to happen¿qué pasó? — what happened?
¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?
siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same
¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *
¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?
¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *
¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?
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[lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may
b)pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me
siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things
tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt
esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me
¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?
¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?
2) (=cambiar de lugar)a) [objeto]la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other
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la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed aroundb) [persona] to go3) (=entrar)¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!
no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in
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[hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in4) (=transitar)¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?
ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone
¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?
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pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by•
pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house5) (=acercarse a)•
tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bankpasar a ({+ infin})pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow
6) (=cambiar de situación) to go•
pasar a [ser] — to becomeen muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time
7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go byhan pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by
el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!
8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off9) (=aceptarse)puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK
que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist
10) pasar pora) (=atravesar, caber) to go throughel río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city
b) (=depender de) to depend onel futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement
c) (=ser considerado) to pass as•
[hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as11) [otras formas preposicionales]pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar) pasar de (=exceder)no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it
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yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go•
de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last timepasar sin•
de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very daytendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car
12) (Naipes) to pass13) esp Esp* (=mostrarse indiferente)•
pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politicspasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him
paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal
2. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope
2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond3) (=llevar)4) (=hacer atravesar)5) (=colar) to strain6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smugglehan pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border
7) (=hacer deslizar)pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet
8) (=deslizar) to sliple pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist
9) (=contagiar) to give10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn11) (=escribir)•
pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth•
pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, standno puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down
no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man
13) (=tolerar)14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen16) (=poner en contacto)te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro
17) (=realizar)revista 3)•
pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day18) (=superar)19) (Aut) to pass, overtake20) (=omitir)•
pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth21) [+ tiempo] to spendpasarlo ({+ adv})¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!
22) (=dejar atrás)hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us
ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now
23) (=sufrir)24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle3.See:PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go pastno ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past
¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?
pasar de largo — to go right o straight past
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?
¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?
pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...
ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them
c) ( atravesar) to crosspasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other
d) (caber, entrar)2)a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to passuna tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation
b) ( comunicar)te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go inpase, por favor — please, do come in
que pase el siguiente! — next, please!
no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!
¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?
¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?
4)a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place
ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third
pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...
pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news
b) (Educ) to pass¿pasaste? — did you pass?
pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams
c) ( ser aceptable)no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do
por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time
5) ( exceder un límite)pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here
6) pasar pora) ( ser tenido por)pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't
b) (Esp) ( implicar)7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to passpasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed
pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come
9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get bysin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity
10) ( suceder) to happenlo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...
pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may
¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?
...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same
¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?
¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)
hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)
son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?
¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?
por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him
11) ( experimentar)pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something
12)a) (en naipes, juegos) to passb) (fam) ( rechazando algo)¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss
paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)
c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem
2.paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
pasar vt1)a) ( hacer atravesar)b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smugglec) ( hacer deslizar)a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron
2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show3)a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go throughb) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go pastc) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtakepasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something
está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father
4) <examen/prueba> to pass5) <página/hoja> to turn6) (fam) ( tolerar)a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)
no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup
pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit
7) ( transcribir)tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again
¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?
8) (entregar, hacer llegar)¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?
9) <gripe/resfriado> to giveme lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me
10)a) < tiempo> to spendb) ( con idea de continuidad)11)a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to sufferestá pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch
pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold
b)pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time
3.¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?
1) pasarse v pron2) ( cambiarse)3)a) ( ir demasiado lejos)nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this
b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too farse pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)
se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)
c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)4)a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sourb) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked5)a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now
espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir)el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)
6) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse)b) ( dejar de notar)c) ( dejar escapar)7) (enf) ( estar)se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b
8) (enf) (fam) (ir)¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?
9) (refl)* * *= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.----* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....* día que pasa = passing day.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* pasando a = moving on to.* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.* pasar al olvido = blow over.* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* pasar de = get beyond.* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).* pasar el rato = hang out.* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.* pasar la página = turn over + page.* pasar la pantalla = scroll.* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.* pasar llevando = take through.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* pasar por aquí = come by.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.* pasar revista = review.* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.* pasarse con = act + fresh with.* pasar sed = go + thirsty.* pasarse de = overstep.* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.* pasar un rato = say + hi.* pasar zumbando = whiz.* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.* que pasaba = passing.* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go pastno ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past
¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?
pasar de largo — to go right o straight past
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?
¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?
pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...
ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them
c) ( atravesar) to crosspasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other
d) (caber, entrar)2)a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to passuna tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation
b) ( comunicar)te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go inpase, por favor — please, do come in
que pase el siguiente! — next, please!
no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!
¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?
¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?
4)a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place
ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third
pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...
pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news
b) (Educ) to pass¿pasaste? — did you pass?
pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams
c) ( ser aceptable)no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do
por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time
5) ( exceder un límite)pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here
6) pasar pora) ( ser tenido por)pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't
b) (Esp) ( implicar)7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to passpasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed
pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come
9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get bysin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity
10) ( suceder) to happenlo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...
pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may
¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?
...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same
¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?
¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)
hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)
son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?
¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?
por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him
11) ( experimentar)pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something
12)a) (en naipes, juegos) to passb) (fam) ( rechazando algo)¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss
paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)
c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem
2.paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
pasar vt1)a) ( hacer atravesar)b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smugglec) ( hacer deslizar)a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron
2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show3)a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go throughb) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go pastc) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtakepasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something
está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father
4) <examen/prueba> to pass5) <página/hoja> to turn6) (fam) ( tolerar)a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)
no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup
pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit
7) ( transcribir)tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again
¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?
8) (entregar, hacer llegar)¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?
9) <gripe/resfriado> to giveme lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me
10)a) < tiempo> to spendb) ( con idea de continuidad)11)a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to sufferestá pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch
pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold
b)pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time
3.¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?
1) pasarse v pron2) ( cambiarse)3)a) ( ir demasiado lejos)nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this
b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too farse pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)
se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)
c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)4)a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sourb) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked5)a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now
espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir)el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)
6) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse)b) ( dejar de notar)c) ( dejar escapar)7) (enf) ( estar)se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b
8) (enf) (fam) (ir)¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?
9) (refl)* * *= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....* día que pasa = passing day.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* pasando a = moving on to.* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.* pasar al olvido = blow over.* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* pasar de = get beyond.* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).* pasar el rato = hang out.* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.* pasar la página = turn over + page.* pasar la pantalla = scroll.* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.* pasar llevando = take through.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* pasar por aquí = come by.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.* pasar revista = review.* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.* pasarse con = act + fresh with.* pasar sed = go + thirsty.* pasarse de = overstep.* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.* pasar un rato = say + hi.* pasar zumbando = whiz.* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.* que pasaba = passing.* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.* * *pasar [A1 ]■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)A1 por un lugar2 deteniéndose en un lugar3 caber, entrarB1 transmitirse, transferirse2 comunicarC entrarD1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema2 Educación3 indicando aceptabilidadE exceder un límiteF1 pasar por: ser tenido por2 pasar por: implicarA1 transcurrir2 terminarB arreglárselasSentido III ocurrir, sucederA1 en naipes, juegos2 rechazando una invitaciónB expresando indiferencia■ pasar (verbo transitivo)A1 hacer atravesar2 pasar por la aduana3 hacer recorrerB exhibir, mostrarC1 cruzar, atravesar2 adelantar, sobrepasarD aprobar: examenE dar la vuelta aF tolerar, admitirG transcribirH engañarA entregar, hacer llegarB contagiarA pasar: tiempo, día etcB1 sufrir, padecer2 pasarlo bien/mal■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)A cambiarseB1 ir demasiado lejos2 excederse3 lucirseC1 pasarse: comestibles2 CocinaA desaparecerB «tiempo»C olvidarseA enfático: con idea de continuidadB enfático: irC reflexivoviA1 (por un lugar) to come/go pastno ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone pastpasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get pastno dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone throughno dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chancepasar de largo to go right o straight pastel autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stoppingpasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hellopasar POR algo to go THROUGH sthal pasar por la aduana when you go through customsprefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city centerel Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuezhay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her housepasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see youni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do itel país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the waypase usted por caja please go over to the cashierpasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?pasar A + INF:puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrowpasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home3(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wideesta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my headB1(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next doorel título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest sonla carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)2(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to JavierC (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go inpasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?D1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to famepasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh placeahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into thirdpasa a la página 98 continued on page 98pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …pasar A + INF:el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first placepasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in Julymás tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxespasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news2 ( Educación):Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle3(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll dopor esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen againE (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:no pases de 100 don't go over 100fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than thatestuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no moretengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without failestá muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another dayyo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginningno pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words1(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn'tpodrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sistersse hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctorse hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father2 (implicar) to lie inla solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industryA «tiempo»1(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!por ti no pasan los años you look as young as everpasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come2(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's overya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over nowno llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over nowB(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without waterSentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happendéjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happenedclaro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tiredlo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursdayiré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thingen este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this townsiempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with meeso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybodyel coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurtA1 (en naipes, juegos) to passpaso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs2 ( fam)(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn'tpasar DE algo:esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)B ( fam)(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with itpasar DE algo:pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me■ pasarvtA1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the saucepasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapplepasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole2(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms3ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hairpásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor downpasarlo primero por harina first dip it in floura esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the ironB (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to showlas chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dressesC1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to crosspasaron el río a nado they swam across the riveresa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtakea ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his fatherD (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to passE (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turnF ( fam)(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with thisel profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anythinga ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefortno podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy souppasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlookG(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on meA(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómezel padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowanceB (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to givese lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole familyA ‹tiempo› to spendvamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at homefuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the dayB1(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardshippasé mucho miedo I was very frightened¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the warno sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man2pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?■ pasarseA(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other sidequeremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other officeB1(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as thisnos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too faresta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this timeno te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokesse pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)pasarse DE algo:se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good3(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)C1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sourestos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe2 ( Cocina):se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcookedno lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcookSentido II (+ me/te/le etc)A(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased nowespera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downhasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes downB«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quicklyse me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizingC(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mindse me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthdayA ( enfático)(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on endse pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephoneme pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studyinges capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)C ( reflexivo):se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hairni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb* * *
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the otherd) ( caber):
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
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b) ( comunicar):
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4a) (Educ) to pass;◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year examsb) ( ser aceptable):◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
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a) ( ser tenido por):
ver tb hacerse II 3
( suceder) to happen;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
2a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the dayb) ( con idea de continuidad):
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
2
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
1
[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downb) ( transcurrir):
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse):
b) ( dejar escapar):
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry
* * *♦ vt1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;[noticia, aviso] to pass on;¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the borderme has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold3. [cruzar] to cross;pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;pasé el río a nado I swam across the river4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you canhay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study7. [conducir adentro] to show in;el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;[hojas sueltas] to turn over;pasar página to make a fresh start9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;Fampasarlas canutas to have a rough time12. [superar] to pass;muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tieque me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth outyo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computerestán siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change♦ vi1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;pasar de largo to go straight by2. [entrar] to go/come in;pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;hazlos pasar show them in;RPpasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday5. [suceder] to happen;¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)6. [terminar] to be over;pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly7. [transcurrir] to go by;pasaron tres meses three months went by;cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!8. [cambiar]pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt10. [conformarse, apañarse]pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family11. [experimentar]hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!13. [ser considerado]pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sthpaso de política I'm not into politics;¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;15. [en naipes] to passpor esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again* * *I v/t1 pass;pasar la mano por run one’s hand through2 el tiempo spend;para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;pasarlo bien have a good time;¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!4 problemas, dificultades experienceovertake7 TELEC:le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez8:pasar algo a máquina type sthII v/i1 ( suceder) happen;¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip2 en juegos pass3:¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;pasar por go by;pasa por aquí come this way;pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house4:dejar pasar oportunidad miss5 fam:pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym6:pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);pasar de moda go out of fashion;hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do* * *pasar vi1) : to pass, to go by, to come by2) : to come in, to enter¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?3) : to happen¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?4) : to manage, to get by5) : to be over, to end6)pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond7)pasar por : to pretend to bepasar vt1) : to pass, to give¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?2) : to pass (a test)3) : to go over, to cross4) : to spend (time)5) : to tolerate6) : to go through, to suffer7) : to show (a movie, etc.)8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass9) : to pass over, to wipe uppasarlo bien orpasarla bien : to have a good timepasarlo mal orpasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard timepasar por alto : to overlook, to omit* * *pasar vb¡pase! come in!2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?6. (cruzar) to cross¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?8. (llevar, mover) to move9. (sufrir) to be / to have10. (aprobar) to pass11. (deslizar)12. (terminar) to be over13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by14. (ocurrir) to happen¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?15. (cambiar) to change / to go16. (exceder) to be overpasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered -
7 pasota
adj.apathetic (informal). (peninsular Spanish)actitud pasota couldn't-care-less attitude* * *1 familiar (joven apático) dropout2 familiar (persona despreocupada) laid-back person► adjetivo2 familiar (despreocupado) laid-back* * *Iadjetivo (Esp fam)IIestá en plan pasota — he's just loafing o lazing around (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Esp fam)* * *= insouciant.Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.* * *Iadjetivo (Esp fam)IIestá en plan pasota — he's just loafing o lazing around (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Esp fam)* * *= insouciant.Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
* * *( Esp fam): la juventud es pasota hoy en día the youth of today just couldn't care less o couldn't give a damn about anything ( colloq)se pasó todo el verano en plan pasota he spent the whole summer loafing o lazing around ( colloq)ese tío es un pasota that guy couldn't care less o couldn't give a damn about anything ( colloq)* * *
pasota sustantivo masculino y femenino (Esp fam):
* * *♦ adjestá muy pasota últimamente he's had a very couldn't-care-less attitude lately;tiene un comportamiento muy pasota she behaves as if she couldn't care less♦ nmfes un pasota he couldn't care less about anything* * *famestás muy pasota últimamente you couldn’t care less about anything latelyII m/f:es un pasota he couldn’t care less about anything -
8 scheren
v/t; schert, schor, hat geschoren; (Schaf) shear; (Pudel) clip; (stutzen) trim; (Haare) crop, cut; (Hecke, Rasen) cut; (Strauch) prune; jemandem den Kopf scheren shave s.o.’s head; sich (Dat) den Kopf oder eine Glatze scheren shave one’s head, shave all one’s hair off—umg.I v/t das schert mich nicht that doesn’t worry me allg.; was schert mich das? what do I care?, so what?II v/refl1. (kümmern) sich nicht um etw. scheren not care about s.th.; (nicht beachten) (completely) ignore s.th.; er schert sich einen Dreck darum he doesn’t give a damn (about it)2. sich scheren clear off, beat it; scher dich! get lost!; scher dich zum Teufel! go to hell!; scher dich in dein Zimmer! off to your room with you!* * *to clip; to shear; to fleece* * *sche|ren I ['ʃeːrən] pret schor [ʃoːɐ] ptp geschoren [gə'ʃoːrən]vtto clip; Schaf to shear; (TECH) to shear; Haare to crop; Bart (= rasieren) to shave; (= stutzen) to trimer war/seine Haare waren kurz geschoren — his hair was cropped short
See:→ kahl scheren, KammII1. vtr(= kümmern)sich nicht um jdn/etw schéren — not to care or bother about sb/sth
was schert mich das? — what do I care (about that)?, what's that to me?
2. vr (inf)scher dich (weg)! — scram! (inf), beat it! (inf)
es ist Zeit, dass du dich nach Hause scherst — it's time you were off (to (US)) home
See:→ Teufel* * *1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) clip2) (to cut wool from (sheep).) fleece3) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) shear* * *sche·ren1<schor, geschoren>[ˈʃe:rən]vt1. (abrasieren)ein Tier \scheren to shear an animal2. (stutzen)jdm eine Glatze \scheren to shave sb's headdie Hecke \scheren to prune [or trim] the hedgeden Rasen \scheren to mow the lawnsche·ren2[ˈʃe:rən]I. vr▪ sich akk nicht [um etw akk] \scheren to not bother [or fam give a damn [or fam! shit]] [about sth]scher dich [weg]! get out [of here]!II. vt▪ jdn schert etw nicht sb couldn't care less [or does not care at all] [or give a damn] about sthwas schert es mich, was er von mir hält! what the hell do I care what he thinks of me! fam* * *Iunregelmäßiges transitives Verb (kürzen) crop; (von Haar befreien) shear, clip < sheep>; clip < dog>IItransitives, reflexives VerbIIIsich um jemanden/etwas nicht scheren — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbscher' dich in dein Zimmer — go or get [off] to your room
* * *scheren1 v/t; schert, schor, hat geschoren; (Schaf) shear; (Pudel) clip; (stutzen) trim; (Haare) crop, cut; (Hecke, Rasen) cut; (Strauch) prune;jemandem den Kopf scheren shave sb’s head;sich (dat)eine Glatze scheren shave one’s head, shave all one’s hair offscheren2 umgA. v/tdas schert mich nicht that doesn’t worry me allg;was schert mich das? what do I care?, so what?B. v/r1. (kümmern)sich nicht um etwas scheren not care about sth; (nicht beachten) (completely) ignore sth;er schert sich einen Dreck darum he doesn’t give a damn (about it)2.sich scheren clear off, beat it;scher dich! get lost!;scher dich zum Teufel! go to hell!;scher dich in dein Zimmer! off to your room with you!* * *Iunregelmäßiges transitives Verb (kürzen) crop; (von Haar befreien) shear, clip < sheep>; clip < dog>IItransitives, reflexives VerbIIIsich um jemanden/etwas nicht scheren — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbscher' dich in dein Zimmer — go or get [off] to your room
* * *v.to clip v.to shear v.(§ p.,p.p.: sheared)or p.p.: shorn•) -
9 Teufel
m; -s, -1. nur Sg.: der Teufel the Devil ( oder devil), Satan, Old Nick umg.; vom Teufel besessen sein be possessed by the devil; seine Seele dem Teufel verschreiben sell one’s soul to the devil; den Teufel austreiben exorcize the devil; bei jemandem: exorcize s.o.; Faust wurde vom Teufel geholt Faust was carried off to hell; der Teufel soll dich holen! umg. (oh,) to hell with you!2. (Dämon) devil, demon, imp; fig. (böser Mensch) devil (incarnate geh.); ein Teufel in Menschengestalt a devil in human form; kleiner Teufel little devil; armer Teufel poor devil ( oder blighter umg. oder sod Sl.)3. umg. in Wendungen: Teufel ( auch)! blimey!, bloody hell! Sl., Am. holy Toledo!; pfui Teufel! angeekelt: yuck!, ugh!; entrüstet: that’s disgusting!; scher dich zum Teufel! go to hell!; jemanden zum Teufel jagen send s.o. packing, kick s.o. out; jemanden zum Teufel wünschen wish s.o. in hell; wer / wo / was zum Teufel? who / where / what the devil (the hell Sl.)?; weiß der Teufel God knows; kein Teufel ist da not a sod Sl. ( oder soul); zum Teufel sein Geld etc.: have gone ( oder be) down the drain; Motor etc.: have had it ( oder its chips), be phut (Am. kaput); wie der Teufel oder auf Teufel komm raus arbeiten etc.: like the devil, like crazy; rennen etc.: like crazy (hell Sl.); in Teufels Küche geraten oder kommen get (o.s.) into a right (hell of a Sl.) mess, be up shit creek Sl.; wenn sie das sieht etc., dann ist der Teufel los there’ll be merry hell (Am. be hell to pay), she’ll hit the roof ( oder go ballistic); dort ist der Teufel los there’s all hell (let) loose ( oder it’s bloody chaos) (over) there; vor Feiertagen ist bei uns der Teufel los (sehr viel Betrieb) things are always frantic here just before a break; bist du des Teufels? have you gone mad?; den Teufel werd ich tun I’ll be damned ( oder blowed, Am. darned) if I do, like hell I will Sl.; er schert sich den Teufel drum he doesn’t give a damn (about that); der Teufel steckt im Detail the devil’s in the details, it’s the little things that always cause the problems; den Teufel an die Wand malen tempt fate; ihn reitet der Teufel oder in ihn ist der Teufel gefahren the devil’s got into him; den Teufel im Leib haben be a madcap, be a crazy character; da hat der Teufel seine Hand im Spiel the whole thing’s jinxed; es müsste schon mit dem Teufel zugehen, wenn es nicht klappen sollte you’d have to be hellishly unlucky for it not to work out; die Technik ist des Teufels technology is an invention of the devil; das hieße, den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreiben that would be out of the frying pan into the fire; wenn man vom Teufel spricht(, dann ist er nicht weit) speak ( oder talk) of the devil (and he’s sure to appear); etw. fürchten wie der Teufel das Weihwasser dread s.th., be terrified ( oder petrified) of s.th.; hinter etw. her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele not rest till one gets one’s hands on s.th.* * *der Teufeldeuce; devil; fiend* * *Teu|fel ['tɔyfl]m -s, -den Téúfel durch Beelzebub austreiben — to replace one evil with another
den Téúfel im Leib haben — to be possessed by the devil
der Téúfel der Eifersucht etc —
ein Téúfel von einem Mann/einer Frau (old) — a devil of a man/woman
2) (inf)Téúfel (noch mal or aber auch)! — damn it (all)! (inf), confound it! (inf)
Téúfel auch (bewundernd) — well I'll be damned (inf) or blowed (Brit inf), I'll be a sun-of-a-gun (US inf)
scher dich or geh zum Téúfel, hol dich der Téúfel! — go to blazes (inf) or hell!
der Téúfel soll ihn/es holen!, hol ihn/es der Téúfel — damn (inf) or blast (inf) him/it!, to hell with him/it (inf)
jdn zum Téúfel wünschen — to wish sb in hell
jdn zum Téúfel jagen or schicken — to send sb packing (inf)
zum Téúfel! — damn! (inf), blast! (inf)
wer zum Téúfel? — who the devil (inf) or the hell?
zum Téúfel mit dem Ding! — damn or blast the thing! (inf), to hell with the thing! (inf)
wenn man vom Téúfel spricht(, dann ist er nicht weit) (prov) — talk (Brit) or speak of the devil (and he's sure to appear) (inf)
das müsste schon mit dem Téúfel zugehen — that really would be a stroke of bad luck
ihn muss der Téúfel geritten haben — he must have had a devil in him
welcher Téúfel reitet ihn denn? — what's got into him?
dann kommst or gerätst du in Téúfels Küche — then you'll be in a hell of a mess (inf)
wie der Téúfel — like hell (inf), like the devil (inf)
er ist hinter dem Geld her wie der Téúfel hinter der armen Seele — he's money mad (Brit inf), he loves money like the devil loves souls (US)
jdn/etw fürchten wie der Téúfel das Weihwasser — to be absolutely terrified of sb/sth
jdn/etw meiden wie der Téúfel das Weihwasser — to avoid sb/sth like the plague
auf Téúfel komm raus — like crazy (inf)
ich mache das auf Téúfel komm raus — I'll do that come hell or high water
da ist der Téúfel los — all hell's been let loose (inf)
bist du des Téúfels? (old) — have you taken leave of your senses?
sich den Téúfel um etw kümmern or scheren — not to give a damn (inf) or a fig (Brit inf) about sth
den Téúfel werde ich (tun)! — I'll be damned if I will! (inf), like hell I will! (inf)
der Téúfel steckt im Detail — the devil is or lies in the detail
* * *der1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) fiend2) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) devil3) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) devil4) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) devil5) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) devil* * *Teu·fel<-s, ->[tɔyfl̩]m▪ der \Teufel the Devil, Satanden \Teufel im Leib haben (fig) to be possessed by the devil2. (teuflischer Mensch) devil, evil personein \Teufel von einem Mann/einer Frau a devil of a man/womanein/der \Teufel in Menschengestalt a/the devil in disguise3.▶ den \Teufel durch [o mit dem] Beelzebub austreiben to jump out of the frying pan into the fire▶ etw fürchten/scheuen wie der \Teufel das Weihwasser to fear nothing more than sth/avoid sth like the plague▶ in dich ist wohl der \Teufel gefahren! (fam: du bist frech) what do you think you're doing?; (du bist leichtsinnig) you must be madsie ist hinter dem Geld her wie der \Teufel hinter der armen Seele she's a money-grubber famdie Termine müssen auf \Teufel komm raus eingehalten werden the dates have to be met, come hell or high waterin der Firma war gestern der \Teufel los all hell broke loose in the firm yesterdaydich reitet wohl der \Teufel! what's got into you?ich weiß auch nicht, was für ein \Teufel mich da geritten hat I don't know what got into meihn muss der \Teufel geritten haben he must have had a devil in himja bist du denn des \Teufels? have you lost your senses [or mind]?, are you mad [or crazy]?▶ wenn man vom \Teufel spricht [, dann ist er nicht weit] (prov) speak [or talk] of the devil [and he appears] prov▶ der \Teufel steckt im Detail it's the little things that cause big problemssie wird den \Teufel tun, das zu machen she'll be damned if she does that▶ den \Teufel an die Wand malen to imagine the worstmal bloß nicht den \Teufel an die Wand! don't invite trouble!; (stärker) disaster by talking like that!das weiß der \Teufel! God [only] knowsweiß der \Teufel, was/wie/wo... God knows what/how/where...er ritt wie der \Teufel to rode like the devil▶ zum \Teufel mit dir! to hell with you!wer zum \Teufel ist Herr Müller? who the hell is Mr Müller? fam* * *der; Teufels, Teufel: devilder Teufel ist los — all hell's let loose (coll.)
hol' dich/ihn usw. der Teufel!/der Teufel soll dich/ihn usw. holen! — (salopp) sod (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn you/him etc.
das weiß der Teufel! — (salopp) God [only] knows
hinter etwas her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele — (ugs.) be greedy for something
den Teufel werde ich [tun]! — (salopp) like hell [I will]! (coll.)
mal bloß nicht den Teufel an die Wand! — (ugs.) don't invite trouble/ (stärker) disaster by talking like that!
des Teufels sein — (ugs.) be mad; have taken leave of one's senses
in Teufels Küche kommen/jemanden in Teufels Küche bringen — (ugs.) get into/put somebody in a hell of a mess (coll.)
warum musst du den jetzt auf Teufel komm raus überholen? — (ugs.) why are you so hell-bent on overtaking him now? (coll.)
zum Teufel gehen — (ugs.): (kaputtgehen) be ruined
er soll sich zum Teufel scheren! — (salopp) he can go to hell (coll.) or blazes (coll.)
wer/wo usw. zum Teufel... — (salopp) who/where etc. the hell... (coll.)
wenn man vom Teufel spricht[, dann ist er nicht weit] — (scherzh.) speak or talk of the devil [and he will appear]
* * *1. nur sg:vom Teufel besessen sein be possessed by the devil;seine Seele dem Teufel verschreiben sell one’s soul to the devil;Faust wurde vom Teufel geholt Faust was carried off to hell;der Teufel soll dich holen! umg (oh,) to hell with you!ein Teufel in Menschengestalt a devil in human form;kleiner Teufel little devil;3. umg in Wendungen:Teufel (auch)! blimey!, bloody hell! sl, US holy Toledo!;scher dich zum Teufel! go to hell!;jemanden zum Teufel jagen send sb packing, kick sb out;jemanden zum Teufel wünschen wish sb in hell;wer/wo/was zum Teufel? who/where/what the devil (the hell sl)?;weiß der Teufel God knows;zum Teufel sein Geld etc: have gone ( oder be) down the drain; Motor etc: have had it ( oder its chips), be phut (US kaput);dann ist der Teufel los there’ll be merry hell (US be hell to pay), she’ll hit the roof ( oder go ballistic);dort ist der Teufel los there’s all hell (let) loose ( oder it’s bloody chaos) (over) there;vor Feiertagen ist bei uns der Teufel los (sehr viel Betrieb) things are always frantic here just before a break;bist du des Teufels? have you gone mad?;er schert sich den Teufel drum he doesn’t give a damn (about that);der Teufel steckt im Detail the devil’s in the details, it’s the little things that always cause the problems;den Teufel an die Wand malen tempt fate;in ihn ist der Teufel gefahren the devil’s got into him;den Teufel im Leib haben be a madcap, be a crazy character;da hat der Teufel seine Hand im Spiel the whole thing’s jinxed;es müsste schon mit dem Teufel zugehen, wenn es nicht klappen sollte you’d have to be hellishly unlucky for it not to work out;die Technik ist des Teufels technology is an invention of the devil;das hieße, den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreiben that would be out of the frying pan into the fire;wenn man vom Teufel spricht(, dann ist er nicht weit) speak ( oder talk) of the devil (and he’s sure to appear);etwas fürchten wie der Teufel das Weihwasser dread sth, be terrified ( oder petrified) of sth;hinter etwas her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele not rest till one gets one’s hands on sth* * *der; Teufels, Teufel: devilder Teufel ist los — all hell's let loose (coll.)
hol' dich/ihn usw. der Teufel!/der Teufel soll dich/ihn usw. holen! — (salopp) sod (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn you/him etc.
das weiß der Teufel! — (salopp) God [only] knows
hinter etwas her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele — (ugs.) be greedy for something
den Teufel werde ich [tun]! — (salopp) like hell [I will]! (coll.)
mal bloß nicht den Teufel an die Wand! — (ugs.) don't invite trouble/ (stärker) disaster by talking like that!
des Teufels sein — (ugs.) be mad; have taken leave of one's senses
in Teufels Küche kommen/jemanden in Teufels Küche bringen — (ugs.) get into/put somebody in a hell of a mess (coll.)
warum musst du den jetzt auf Teufel komm raus überholen? — (ugs.) why are you so hell-bent on overtaking him now? (coll.)
zum Teufel gehen — (ugs.): (kaputtgehen) be ruined
er soll sich zum Teufel scheren! — (salopp) he can go to hell (coll.) or blazes (coll.)
wer/wo usw. zum Teufel... — (salopp) who/where etc. the hell... (coll.)
wenn man vom Teufel spricht[, dann ist er nicht weit] — (scherzh.) speak or talk of the devil [and he will appear]
* * *- m.demon n.deuce n.devil n.fiend n. -
10 cagar
v.1 to shit, to crap (informal) (defecar).2 to defecate, to shit.3 to defecate on.Me cagó la paloma The pigeon defecated on me.4 to chagrin.5 to ruin, to blow, to screw.* * *1 tabú to shit, have a crap1 tabú to shit2 tabú (echar a perder) to ruin, spoil, mess up, muck up, cock up■ ¡ya la has cagado! you've really cocked it up now!1 tabú to shit oneself\cagarse de miedo tabú to be shit-scared¡me cago en diez! tabú damn it!¡me cago en la leche! tabú fuck!¡me cago en la mar! tabú damn it!* * *verb* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (vulg) ( defecar) to have a shit (vulg)2) (CS vulg)a) ( embromarse)cagamos! — we've had it! (colloq)
b) ( fracasar) plan/huelga to be a flop (colloq)2.cagar vt1) (vulg) ( arruinar)cagarla: ahora sí que la hemos cagado — now we've really screwed up (sl); ( más grave) now we're really in the shit o up shit creek (sl)
2) (vulg) < persona>a) (RPl) (defraudar, engañar) to cheat, rip... offb) (CS) ( vencer) to floor3.se estarán cagando de miedo — they'll be scared shitless (sl), they'll be shitting themselves (vulg)
cagar en alguien/algo — (vulg)
me cago en diez or en la mar! — (fam o vulg) shit! (vulg), damn! (colloq)
que te cagas — (vulg)
hace un frío que te cagas — it's goddamn freezing (AmE sl), it's bloody freezing (BrE) (sl)
* * *= take + a dump, shit.Ex. Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.Ex. The film is scary enough to keep you on your toes but not scary enough to make you shit your pants.----* cagarse = shit.* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (vulg) ( defecar) to have a shit (vulg)2) (CS vulg)a) ( embromarse)cagamos! — we've had it! (colloq)
b) ( fracasar) plan/huelga to be a flop (colloq)2.cagar vt1) (vulg) ( arruinar)cagarla: ahora sí que la hemos cagado — now we've really screwed up (sl); ( más grave) now we're really in the shit o up shit creek (sl)
2) (vulg) < persona>a) (RPl) (defraudar, engañar) to cheat, rip... offb) (CS) ( vencer) to floor3.se estarán cagando de miedo — they'll be scared shitless (sl), they'll be shitting themselves (vulg)
cagar en alguien/algo — (vulg)
me cago en diez or en la mar! — (fam o vulg) shit! (vulg), damn! (colloq)
que te cagas — (vulg)
hace un frío que te cagas — it's goddamn freezing (AmE sl), it's bloody freezing (BrE) (sl)
* * *= take + a dump, shit.Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
Ex: The film is scary enough to keep you on your toes but not scary enough to make you shit your pants.* cagarse = shit.* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* * *cagar [A3 ]viB (CS vulg)1(embromarse): si no viene Mario, cagamos if Mario doesn't come, we've had it ( colloq)cagó la aspiradora the vacuum cleaner's had it ( colloq)2■ cagarvtA ( vulg) (arruinar, estropear) to make a mess of ( colloq), to mess up ( colloq), to wreck ( colloq)cagarla: ahora sí que la hemos cagado now we've really messed up ( colloq) o (sl) screwed up, now we've really ballsed o cocked things up ( BrE sl) (más grave) now we're really in the shit o up shit creek (sl)B ( vulg) ‹persona›1 ( RPl) (defraudar, engañar) to cheat, rip … off2 (CS) (vencer) to floorsu respuesta me cagó her reply floored me■ cagarsenos cagábamos de frío we were absolutely freezing ( colloq)cagar en algn/algo ( vulg): él se caga en lo que el pueblo quiere he doesn't give a damn about what the country wants ( colloq), he doesn't give a toss o a shit about what the country wants ( vulg)¡me cago en las autoridades! I don't give a damn about the authorities! ( colloq), screw the authorities! (sl), to hell with the authorities! ( colloq)que te cagas ( vulg): hace un frío que te cagas it's damn freezing ( colloq), it's bloody freezing ( BrE sl)B* * *
cagar ( conjugate cagar) verbo intransitivo (vulg) ( defecar) to have a shit (vulg)
cagarse verbo pronominal (vulg) to shit oneself (vulg)
cagar
I verbo intransitivo & vtr vulgar to (have a) shit, crap
II verbo transitivo (fastidiar, desbaratar) to ruin
♦ Locuciones: cagarla, to cock it up
' cagar' also found in these entries:
English:
shit
- fuck
* * *♦ vtmuy Fam1. [fastidiar, estropear]no voy a permitir que llegue él y la cague I'm not going to let him come along and Br cock o US ball it all up;¡la hemos cagado, ahora tendremos que repetirlo otra vez! we've Br cocked o US balled it up!, now we're going to have to do it again!;¡la has cagado! [estás en un lío] you're in deep shit o up shit creek!2. RP [traicionar] to screw, to shaft;confió en sus amigos y lo cagaron he trusted his friends and they screwed him3. RP [vencer] to wipe the floor with, to slaughter;en el ajedrez siempre me caga he always wipes the floor with o slaughters me at chess♦ visi mañana llueve, cagamos if it rains tomorrow, we're screwed* * *vulgI v/i have a shit vulgII v/t:cagarla screw up pop, Br tb cock up fam ;¡ya la hemos cagado! fam now we’ve really screwed up! fam -
11 menefreghista
menefreghista s.m. e f. person who couldn't care less, person who doesn't give a damn: è un menefreghista, he couldn't care less (o he doesn't give a damn); si è rivelato ancora una volta il solito menefreghista, it just shows once again that he couldn't care less (o that he doesn't give a damn).* * *[menefre'ɡista] menefreghista -i, -e1. aggcouldn't-care-less attr2. sm/fquella donna è una menefreghista — that woman couldn't care less about anything o doesn't give a damn about anything
* * *1.m.pl. -i, f.pl. -e [menefre'gista] aggettivo colloq. couldn't-care-less attrib.2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile colloq.* * *menefreghistam.pl. -i, f.pl. -e /menefre'gista/colloq. couldn't-care-less attrib.II m. e f.colloq. è un menefreghista he couldn't care less. -
12 fragen
I vt/i1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query; ( jemanden) etwas fragen ask (s.o.) a question; viel fragen ask a lot of questions; gern fragen like to ask questions; ich wollte fragen, ob... I was wondering if ( oder whether)..., I wanted to ask if ( oder whether)...; wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking; da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that; frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etw. Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!; man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked; frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions; da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve; Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking2. (sich erkundigen) inquire ( nach oder wegen about); nach jemandem fragen ask about s.o.; nach Befinden: auch ask after s.o.; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for s.o.; ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was; jemanden nach seinem Namen / dem Weg etc. fragen ask s.o. his ( oder her) name / the way etc.3. (bitten): ( jemanden) fragen nach ask (s.o.) for; jemanden um Erlaubnis / Rat fragen ask s.o.’s permission / advice; sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water; fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg. (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; gefragtII v/i: nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about; niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me; wer fragt schon danach? who cares?; er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg. he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weatherIII v/refl1. wonder; ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it; ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why; da fragt man sich doch! umg. I ask you; ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was2. unpers.: es fragt sich, ob / wann etc. it’s a question of whether / when etc., the question is whether / when etc.* * *to question; to ask; to query;sich fragento wonder* * *fra|gen ['fraːgn]1. vtito askich fragte sie nach den Kindern — I asked her how the children were doing
nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way
nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail
nach den Ursachen frágen — to inquire as to the causes
nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences
er fragte nicht danach, ob... — he didn't bother or care whether...
wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth
da fragst du noch? — you still have to ask?, you still don't know?
man wird ja wohl noch frágen dürfen (inf) — I was only asking (inf), there's no law against asking, is there? (inf)
wenn ich ( mal) frágen darf — if I may or might ask
ohne lange zu frágen — without asking a lot of questions
See:→ auch gefragt2. vrto wonderdas/da frage ich mich — I wonder
das frage ich mich auch — that's just what I was wondering
ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question
es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...
man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...
da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...
ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...
* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ask3) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) inquire4) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) inquire5) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) enquire6) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) enquire7) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) enquire8) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) query9) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) question* * *fra·gen[ˈfra:gn̩]I. vi1. (eine Frage stellen) to askda müssen Sie woanders \fragen you'll have to ask someone elseman wird ja wohl noch \fragen dürfen (fam) I was only askingohne [lange] zu \fragen without asking [a lot of] questions2. (sich erkundigen)▪ nach jdm \fragen to ask for sbhat während meiner Abwesenheit irgendwer nach mir gefragt? did anyone ask for me while I was away?nach der Uhrzeit \fragen to ask the timenach dem Weg \fragen to ask for directionsnach jds Gesundheit \fragen to enquire [or ask] about [or BRIT a. after] sb's healthdürfte ich Sie wohl nach Ihrem Alter/Beruf \fragen? may I enquire how old you are/what you do for a living?II. vr▪ es fragt sich, ob... it is doubtful whether...III. vt▪ [jdn] etwas \fragen to ask [sb] sth▪ jdn \fragen, ob/wann/... to ask sb whether/when...* * *1.transitives, intransitives Verb1) asker fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions
frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions
das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?
da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say
jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look
2) (sich erkundigen)nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something
jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something
nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion
nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody
3) (nachfragen) ask for2.nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbsich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...
das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too
* * *A. v/t & v/i1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query;(jemanden) etwas fragen ask (sb) a question;viel fragen ask a lot of questions;gern fragen like to ask questions;wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking;da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that;man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked;frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions;da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve;Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking2. (sich erkundigen) inquire (wegen about);nach jemandem fragen ask about sb; nach Befinden: auch ask after sb; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for sb;ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was;jemanden nach seinem Namen/dem Weg etc3. (bitten):(jemanden) fragen nach ask (sb) for;jemanden um Erlaubnis/Rat fragen ask sb’s permission/advice;sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water;fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; → gefragtB. v/i:nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about;niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me;wer fragt schon danach? who cares?;er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weatherC. v/r1. wonder;ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it;ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why;da fragt man sich doch! umg I ask you;ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was2. unpers:es fragt sich, ob/wann etc it’s a question of whether/when etc, the question is whether/when etc* * *1.transitives, intransitives Verb1) asker fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions
frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions
das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?
da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say
jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look
nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something
jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something
nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion
nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody
3) (nachfragen) ask for4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)2.nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbsich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...
das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too
* * *(nach) v.to ask (for) v. v.to ask v.to interrogate v.to query v.to request v. -
13 fregare
rubcolloq ( imbrogliare) swindle colloq colloq ( battere) beat, wipe the floor with colloq colloq a un esame failcolloq ( rubare) pinch colloq lift colloq* * *fregare v.tr.1 to rub; (per pulizia ecc.) to scrub, to scour: fregare due cose l'una contro l'altra, to rub two things together; fregare il pavimento, to scrub (o to polish) the floor; fregare le pentole, to scrub the pans // fregarsi gli occhi, to rub one's eyes // fregare le mani, to rub one's hands3 (fam.) ( rubare) to pinch, to nick; ( imbrogliare) to cheat, to have, to take* for a ride: stai attento a non farti fregare in quel negozio, be careful, don't let them take you for a ride in that shop // è partito di scatto fregando l'avversario, he got a good start and nipped in front of his rival // mi hanno fregato all'esame di guida, they flunked me on my driving test.◘ fregarsi v.intr.pron. (fam.): me ne frego!, I don't give a damn (o I couldn't care less); se ne frega di tutto e di tutti, he doesn't give a damn about anything or anyone; e a te, cosa te ne frega?, what business is it of yours? (o it's none of your business, is it?).* * *[fre'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (strofinare per pulire) to scrub (down), to rub, to scour [biancheria, tappeto]2) colloq. (imbrogliare) to diddle, to rip off3) colloq. (rubare) to knock off, to swipe, to pinch, to nick BE [auto, oggetto]2.verbo pronominale fregarsi2) fig. (rovinarsi)3) fregarsene colloq. (infischiarsene)* * *fregare/fre'gare/ [1]1 (strofinare per pulire) to scrub (down), to rub, to scour [biancheria, tappeto]2 colloq. (imbrogliare) to diddle, to rip off; non mi sono fatta fregare da lui I wasn't taken in by himII fregarsi verbo pronominale1 (strofinarsi) - rsi gli occhi to rub one's eyes3 fregarsene colloq. (infischiarsene) me ne frego I don't give a damn; non me ne potrebbe fregare di meno I don't give a monkey's about it; chi se ne frega! who cares! what the heck! che te ne frega! what's it to you? -
14 Ф-7
ДО ФЁНИ ( ФОНАРИ) highly coll PrepP these forms only subj-compl with бытья ( subj: any noun, often это, всё, всё это)) some person or thing does not matter to s.o. or interest s.o. at allX Y-y до феньки - Y doesn't give a damn about (for) XY doesn't give a crap (a hoot etc) about X Y couldn't give a good goddamn about X.(author's usage)...Мсти им всем за их нектар, за их амброзию, хоть она нам и до феньки... (Аксёнов 6). Vengeance on them all for their nectar, their ambrosia, even though we don't give a damn for the stuff (6a).«...До сегодняшнего дня мне было, как говорится, до фени, живёт ли где-то подобный Шевчук или нет» (Войнович 4). "...Up until today, I couldn't have, as they say, given a good goddamn whether there was any such Shevchuk alive anywhere" (4a). -
15 до фени
• ДО ФЕНИ < ФОНАРИ> highly coll[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: any noun, often это, всё, всё это)]=====⇒ some person or thing does not matter to s.o. or interest s.o. at all:- Y doesn't give a crap <a hoot etc> about X;- Y couldn't give a good goddamn about X.♦ [author's usage]...Мсти им всем за их нектар, за их аморозию, хоть она нам и до феньки... (Аксёнов 6). Vengeance on them all for their nectar, their ambrosia, even though we don't give a damn for the stuff (6a).♦ "...До сегодняшнего дня мне было, как говорится, до фени, живёт ли где-то подобный Шевчук или нет" (Войнович 4). "...Up until today, I couldn't have, as they say, given a good goddamn whether there was any such Shevchuk alive anywhere" (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до фени
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16 до фонаря
• ДО ФЕНИ < ФОНАРИ> highly coll[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: any noun, often это, всё, всё это)]=====⇒ some person or thing does not matter to s.o. or interest s.o. at all:- Y doesn't give a crap <a hoot etc> about X;- Y couldn't give a good goddamn about X.♦ [author's usage]...Мсти им всем за их нектар, за их аморозию, хоть она нам и до феньки... (Аксёнов 6). Vengeance on them all for their nectar, their ambrosia, even though we don't give a damn for the stuff (6a).♦ "...До сегодняшнего дня мне было, как говорится, до фени, живёт ли где-то подобный Шевчук или нет" (Войнович 4). "...Up until today, I couldn't have, as they say, given a good goddamn whether there was any such Shevchuk alive anywhere" (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до фонаря
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17 У-155
НИ УХА НИ РЫЛА не смыслить, не понимать (в чём), не знать substand NP gen Invar obj fixed WO(to understand, know) absolutely nothing (about sth.): X \У-155 не смыслит (в Y-e) = X doesn't know (understand) a (damn) thing (about Y)X doesn't know his ass from his elbow (from a hole in the ground).В юртах, в столовой, везде разговаривали и спорили уже только о новых «парашах»... «Хорошо, если сразу не прикончат...» - «Отправят большинство, но полсотни самых незаменимых оставят здесь...» - «А кто будет решать, кого считать незаменимыми? Антону, например, нужен ты со своими артикуляциями и прочими хренациями. А Недоумову (nickname of Naumov) на всё начхать. Он же ни уха ни рыла не петрит ( substand = не понимает)» (Копелев 1). Intheyurts, in the dining room, the only talk and arguments were about the new rumors.... "We'll be lucky if they don't finish us off right away"They'll send most of us away, but about fifty of the most indispensable ones will stay here."..."Who gets to determine who's indispensable? Anton, for instance, needs you with your articulations and other shit. But stupid Naumov doesn't give a damn about anyone. He doesn't understand a thing about any thing" (1 a)....Если случайно оказывалось, что в какой-то области человеческих знаний проявлял он (номенклатурный работник) некоторые способности или познания, то его тут же перекидывали в другую область, постепенно доводя до той, в которой он не смыслил ни уха ни рыла... (Войнович 4). And if by chance it so happened that (a member of the nomenclature) displayed skill or knowledge in some area of human endeavor, he would immediately be booted to another field until, by degrees, he was brought to that field where he did not know his ass from his elbow.. (4a). -
18 ни уха ни рыла
• НИ УХА НИ РЫЛА не смыслить, не понимать (в чём), не знать substand[NPgen; Invar; obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to understand, know) absolutely nothing (about sth.):- X doesn't know his ass from his elbow < from a hole in the ground>.♦ В юртах, в столовой, везде разговаривали и спорили уже только о новых "парашах"... "Хорошо, если сразу не прикончат..." - "Отправят большинство, но полсотни самых незаменимых оставят здесь..." - "А кто будет решать, кого считать незаменимыми? Антону, например, нужен ты со своими артикуляциями и прочими хренациями. А Недоумову [nickname of Naumov] на всё начхать. Он же ни уха ни рыла не петрит [substand = не понимает]" (Копелев 1). In the yurts, in the dining room, the only talk and arguments were about the new rumors.... "We'll be lucky if they don't finish us off right away"; "They'll send most of us away, but about fifty of the most indispensable ones will stay here."..."Who gets to determine who's indispensable? Anton, for instance, needs you with your articulations and other shit. But stupid Naumov doesn't give a damn about anyone. He doesn't understand a thing about any thing" (1a).♦...Если случайно оказывалось, что в какой-то области человеческих знаний проявлял он [номенклатурный работник] некоторые способности или познания, то его тут же перекидывали в другую область, постепенно доводя до той, в которой он не смыслил ни уха ни рыла... (Войнович 4). And if by chance it so happened that [a member of the nomenclature] displayed skill or knowledge in some area of human endeavor, he would immediately be booted to another field until, by degrees, he was brought to that field where he did not know his ass from his elbow... (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни уха ни рыла
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19 se ficher
fiʃe1. vpr/passse ficher dans (= s'enfoncer) — to get stuck in, to embed itself in
2. vpr/vi(= se moquer)Là vraiment ils se fichent de nous! — They're winding us up., Now they're really taking the piss.
Il se fiche complètement de vos problèmes. — He doesn't give a damn about your problems.
Je m'en fiche! — I don't care!, I don't give a damn! *
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20 adamsendeci
1. person who neglects his work or his duty because he doesn´t give a damn about anything. 2. (someone) who neglects his work or his duty because he doesn´t give a damn about anything.
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