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1 open up

1. transitive verb
1) aufmachen (ugs.); öffnen; aufschlagen [Buch]

2) (form or make by cutting etc.) machen [Loch, Riß]

3) (establish, make more accessible) eröffnen [Laden, Filiale]; erschließen [neue Märkte usw.]

open up a new world to somebody — jemandem eine neue Welt erschließen
2. intransitive verb
1) [Blüte, Knospe:] sich öffnen

2) (be established) [Filiale:] eröffnet werden; [Firma:] sich niederlassen

3) (appear, be revealed) entstehen; [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten:] sich eröffnen

open up before somebody — [Blick, Aussicht:] sich jemandem bieten; [neue Welt:] sich vor jemandem auftun

4) (talk freely) gesprächig werden

open up to somebody — sich jemandem anvertrauen

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1) (to open (a shop etc): I open up the shop at nine o'clock every morning.) öffnen

2) (to open (a box etc) completely: He opened up the parcel.) öffnen

3) (to open the (main) door of a building etc: `Open up!' shouted the policeman. `We know you are in there!') aufmachen

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◆ open up

I. vi

1. (start business) shop, store, etc. eröffnen, aufmachen; radio station auf Sendung gehen

2. (become more confiding) person sich akk öffnen, auftauen fam

3. (shoot) das Feuer eröffnen, losfeuern fam

4. (accelerate) Gas geben, beschleunigen

5.

▶ to wish the earth [or floor] would \open up up am liebsten in den [Erd]boden versinken wollen

II. vt

1. (from closed)

to \open up up ⇆ a canal/a pipe einen Kanal/ein Rohr passierbar machen

to \open up up ⇆ a car/a house/a store einen Wagen/ein Haus/einen Laden aufschließen

to \open up up ⇆ a door/a window eine Tür/ein Fenster aufmachen

2. (make available)

▪ to \open up up ⇆ sth etw zugänglich machen, etw öffnen

the government plans to \open up up access to higher education die Regierung beabsichtigt, den Zugang zu höherer Bildung zu erleichtern

to \open up land/territory up Land/Terrain erschließen

to \open up up the possibility of doing sth die Möglichkeit eröffnen, etw zu tun

3. (expand)

▪ to \open up up ⇆ sth etw erweitern

4. MED ( fam: operate on)

▪ to \open up up ⇆ sb jdn aufschneiden fam

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1. vi

1) (flower) sich öffnen, aufgehen; (fig) (prospects) sich eröffnen, sich ergeben, sich erschließen; (field, new horizons) sich auftun, sich erschließen

2) (= become expansive) gesprächiger werden

to open up to sb — sich jdm gegenüber öffnen

to get sb to open up — jdn zum Reden bringen

to open up about sth — über etw (acc) sprechen or reden

3) (inf: accelerate) aufdrehen (inf)

4) (= unlock doors of house, shop etc) aufschließen, aufmachen

open up! — aufmachen!

5) (= start up new shop) aufmachen

6) (= start firing guns, enemy) das Feuer eröffnen

7) (SPORT game) sich auflockern

2. vt sep

1) (= make accessible) territory, mine, prospects erschließen; new horizons etc auftun, erschließen; (= unblock) disused tunnel etc frei machen

to open up a country to trade — ein Land für den Handel erschließen

to open oneself up to sth — sich für etw öffnen

2) (= cut, make) passage bauen; gap schaffen; hole machen; (= make wider) hole größer or weiter machen, vergrößern

3) (= unlock) house, shop, car etc aufschließen, aufmachen

4) (= start) business eröffnen; shop also aufmachen; debate eröffnen

5) (SPORT) game auflockern

to open up a lead — eine Führung herausarbeiten

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open up

A v/t

1. aufmachen, aufschließen:

open up old wounds fig alte Wunden aufreißen

2. einen neuen Markt etc erschließen, neue Möglichkeiten etc eröffnen

3. SPORT die Verteidigung aufreißen

B v/i

1. aufmachen ( auch SPORT), aufschließen

2. MIL das Feuer eröffnen (at, on auf akk)

3. fig

a) loslegen ( with mit Worten, Schlägen etc)

b) auftauen, mitteilsam werden:

he finally opened up about ( oder on) his problems er sprach endlich freier über seine Probleme

4. sich zeigen, sich auftun (Möglichkeiten etc)

5. SPORT an Farbe gewinnen (Spiel)

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1. transitive verb
1) aufmachen (ugs.); öffnen; aufschlagen [Buch]

2) (form or make by cutting etc.) machen [Loch, Riß]

3) (establish, make more accessible) eröffnen [Laden, Filiale]; erschließen [neue Märkte usw.]

open up a new world to somebody — jemandem eine neue Welt erschließen
2. intransitive verb
1) [Blüte, Knospe:] sich öffnen

2) (be established) [Filiale:] eröffnet werden; [Firma:] sich niederlassen

3) (appear, be revealed) entstehen; [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten:] sich eröffnen

open up before somebody — [Blick, Aussicht:] sich jemandem bieten; [neue Welt:] sich vor jemandem auftun

4) (talk freely) gesprächig werden

open up to somebody — sich jemandem anvertrauen

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v.

aufmachen v.

English-german dictionary > open up
2 aquello

pron.

that.

no consiguió saber si aquello lo dijo en serio he never found out whether she meant those words o that seriously

aquello de su mujer es una mentira all that about his wife is a lie

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aquello

► pronombre

1 that, it

■ aquello fue impresionante that was great

■ aquello no tiene remedio it's hopeless

■ aquello de que no tiene dinero es mentira it's not true that he hasn't got any money

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

por aquello de so as not to

■ cogió un taxi por aquello de no llegar tarde he took a taxi so as not to arrive late

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pron.

that, that matter

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PRON DEM INDEF that

aquello no tuvo importancia — that wasn't important

aquello no me gusta — I don't like that

aquello que te conté de mi hermano — that business about my brother I told you about

aquello de que no iba a venir fue mentira — when they said he wasn't coming it was a lie

¡no se te olvide aquello! — see you don't forget what I told you about o what I told you to do etc!

aquello fue de miedo — * that was awful, wasn't that awful?

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pronombre demostrativo (neutro)

¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? — what's that over there?

aquello que te dije el otro día — what I told you the other day

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pronombre demostrativo (neutro)

¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? — what's that over there?

aquello que te dije el otro día — what I told you the other day

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aquello

pron dem

( neutro):

¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? what's that over there?

aquello que te dije el otro día what I told you the other day

por fin abrieron las puertas y no sabes lo que fue aquello you can't imagine what it was like when they finally opened the doors

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aquello pron dem ( neutro):
◊ ¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? what's that over there?;

aquello que te dije el otro día what I told you the other day
aquello pron dem neut that, it: aquello fue el colmo, that was the limit
familiar por aquello de que no se enterara por otros, so that she wouldn't find out through other people

' aquello' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adiós
- baño
- campal
- dilucidar
- enterrar
- mover
- traste
- apoteosis
- historia
- lo
English:
fate
- folly
- former
- live through
- shattered
- sweat
- that
- matter
- putter
- stand

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aquello pron demostrativo

that;

¿has hecho aquello que te pedí? did you do what I asked you to?;

no consiguió saber si aquello lo dijo en serio he never found out whether she meant what she said seriously;

aquello de su mujer es una mentira all that about his wife is a lie

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aquello

pron that

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aquello pron, (neuter) : that, that matter, that business

aquello fue algo serio: that was something serious

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aquello pron that

aquello es lo que más me gustaba that's what I liked the most

aquello que what

¿te acuerdas de aquello que me dijiste? do you remember what you told me?

Spanish-English dictionary > aquello
3 open

open ['əʊpən]

ouvert ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (n), 1 (o), 1 (q)-(s) découvert ⇒ 1 (e) dégagé ⇒ 1 (g) vacant ⇒ 1 (h) libre ⇒ 1 (h) non résolu ⇒ 1 (k) franc ⇒ 1 (n) ouvrir ⇒ 2 (a)-(g), 3 (d) déboucher ⇒ 2 (a) commencer ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (e) engager ⇒ 2 (e) dégager ⇒ 2 (g) s'ouvrir ⇒ 3 (a)-(c)

1 adjective

(a) (not shut → window, cupboard, suitcase, jar, box, sore, valve) ouvert;

∎ her eyes were slightly open/wide open ses yeux étaient entrouverts/grands ouverts;

∎ he kicked the door open il a ouvert la porte d'un coup de pied;

∎ the panels slide open les panneaux s'ouvrent en coulissant;

∎ to smash/lever sth open ouvrir qch en le fracassant/à l'aide d'un levier;

∎ I can't get the bottle open je n'arrive pas à ouvrir la bouteille;

∎ there's a bottle already open in the fridge il y a une bouteille entamée dans le frigo;

∎ you won't need the key, the door's open tu n'auras pas besoin de la clef, la porte est ouverte

(b) (not fastened → coat, fly, packet) ouvert;

∎ his shirt was open to the waist sa chemise était ouverte ou déboutonnée jusqu'à la ceinture;

∎ his shirt was open at the neck le col de sa chemise était ouvert;

∎ her blouse hung open son chemisier était déboutonné;

∎ the wrapping had been torn open l'emballage avait été arraché ou déchiré

(c) (spread apart, unfolded → arms, book, magazine, umbrella) ouvert; (→ newspaper) ouvert, déplié; (→ legs, knees) écarté;

∎ the book lay open at page 6 le livre était ouvert à la page 6;

∎ I dropped the coin into his open hand or palm j'ai laissé tomber la pièce de monnaie dans le creux de sa main;

∎ the seams had split open les coutures avaient craqué;

∎ he ran into my open arms il s'est précipité dans mes bras

(d) (for business) ouvert;

∎ I couldn't find a bank open je n'ai pas pu trouver une banque qui soit ouverte;

∎ are you open on Saturdays? ouvrez-vous le samedi?;

∎ we're open for business as usual nous sommes ouverts comme à l'habitude;

∎ open to the public (museum etc) ouvert ou accessible au public;

∎ open late ouvert en nocturne

(e) (not covered → carriage, wagon, bus) découvert; (→ car) décapoté; (→ grave) ouvert; (→ boat) ouvert, non ponté; (→ courtyard, sewer) à ciel ouvert;

∎ the passengers sat on the open deck les passagers étaient assis sur le pont;

∎ the wine should be left open to breathe il faut laisser la bouteille ouverte pour que le vin puisse respirer

(f) (not enclosed → hillside, plain)

∎ the shelter was open on three sides l'abri était ouvert sur trois côtés;

∎ the hill was open to the elements la colline était exposée à tous les éléments;

∎ our neighbourhood lacks open space notre quartier manque d'espaces verts;

∎ the wide open spaces of Texas les grands espaces du Texas;

∎ shanty towns sprang up on every scrap of open ground des bidonvilles ont surgi sur la moindre parcelle de terrain vague;

∎ they were attacked in open country ils ont été attaqués en rase campagne;

∎ open countryside stretched away to the horizon la campagne s'étendait à perte de vue;

∎ open grazing land pâturages mpl non clôturés;

∎ ahead lay a vast stretch of open water au loin s'étendait une vaste étendue d'eau;

∎ in the open air en plein air;

∎ nothing beats life in the open air il n'y a rien de mieux que la vie au grand air;

∎ he took to the open road il a pris la route;

∎ it'll do 150 on the open road elle monte à 150 sur l'autoroute;

∎ the open sea la haute mer, le large

(g) (unobstructed → road, passage) dégagé; (→ mountain pass) ouvert, praticable; (→ waterway) ouvert à la navigation; (→ view) dégagé;

∎ only one lane on the bridge is open il n'y a qu'une voie ouverte à la circulation sur le pont

(h) (unoccupied, available → job) vacant; (→ period of time) libre;

∎ we have two positions open nous avons deux postes à pourvoir;

∎ I'll keep this Friday open for you je vous réserverai ce vendredi;

∎ she likes to keep her weekends open elle préfère ne pas faire de projets pour le week-end;

∎ it's the only course of action open to us c'est la seule chose que nous puissions faire;

∎ she used every opportunity open to her elle a profité de toutes les occasions qui se présentaient à elle;

∎ he wants to keep his options open il ne veut pas s'engager

(i) (unrestricted → competition) ouvert (à tous); (→ meeting, trial) public; (→ society) ouvert, démocratique;

∎ the contest is not open to company employees le concours n'est pas ouvert au personnel de la société;

∎ club membership is open to anyone aucune condition particulière n'est requise pour devenir membre du club;

∎ a career open to very few une carrière accessible à très peu de gens ou très fermée;

∎ there are few positions of responsibility open to immigrants les immigrés ont rarement accès aux postes de responsabilité;

∎ the field is wide open for someone with your talents pour quelqu'un d'aussi doué que vous, ce domaine offre des possibilités quasi illimitées;

∎ to extend an open invitation to sb inviter qn à venir chez soi quand il le souhaite;

∎ it's an open invitation to tax-dodgers/thieves c'est une invitation à la fraude fiscale/aux voleurs;

∎ American familiar Reno was a pretty open town in those days à cette époque, Reno était aux mains des hors-la-loi^□ ;

∎ they have an open marriage ils forment un couple très libre

(j) (unprotected, unguarded → flank, fire) ouvert; (→ wiring) non protégé;

∎ the two countries share miles of open border les deux pays sont séparés par des kilomètres de frontière non matérialisée;

∎ Sport he missed an open goal il n'y avait pas de défenseurs, et il a raté le but;

∎ to lay oneself open to criticism prêter le flanc à la critique

(k) (undecided → question) non résolu, non tranché;

∎ the election is still wide open l'élection n'est pas encore jouée;

∎ it's still an open question whether he'll resign or not on ne sait toujours pas s'il va démissionner;

∎ I prefer to leave the matter open je préfère laisser cette question en suspens;

∎ he wanted to leave the date open il n'a pas voulu fixer de date

(l) (liable)

∎ his speech is open to misunderstanding son discours peut prêter à confusion;

∎ the prices are not open to negotiation les prix ne sont pas négociables;

∎ the plan is open to modification le projet n'a pas encore été finalisé;

∎ it's open to debate whether she knew about it or not on peut se demander si elle était au courant;

∎ open to doubt douteux

(m) (receptive)

∎ to be open to suggestions être ouvert aux suggestions;

∎ I don't want to go but I'm open to persuasion je ne veux pas y aller mais je pourrais me laisser persuader;

∎ I try to keep an open mind about such things j'essaie de ne pas avoir de préjugés sur ces questions;

∎ open to any reasonable offer disposé à considérer toute offre raisonnable

(n) (candid → person, smile, countenance) ouvert, franc (franche); (→ discussion) franc (franche);

∎ let's be open with each other soyons francs l'un avec l'autre;

∎ they weren't very open about their intentions ils se sont montrés assez discrets en ce qui concerne leurs intentions;

∎ he is open about his homosexuality il ne cache pas son homosexualité

(o) (blatant → contempt, criticism, conflict, disagreement) ouvert; (→ attempt) non dissimulé; (→ scandal) public; (→ rivalry) déclaré;

∎ her open dislike son aversion déclarée;

∎ the country is in a state of open civil war le pays est en état de véritable guerre civile;

∎ they are in open revolt ils sont en révolte ouverte;

∎ they acted in open violation of the treaty ce qu'ils ont fait constitue une violation flagrante du traité;

∎ they showed an open disregard for the law ils ont fait preuve d'un manque de respect flagrant face à la loi;

∎ it's an open admission of guilt cela équivaut à un aveu

(p) (loose → weave) lâche

(q) Sport (play → free-flowing) ouvert, dégagé

(r) Linguistics (vowel, syllable) ouvert

(s) Electricity (circuit) ouvert

(t) British Finance (cheque) non barré

(u) Music (string) à vide

2 transitive verb

(a) (window, lock, shop, eyes, border) ouvrir; (wound) rouvrir; (bottle, can) ouvrir, déboucher; (wine) déboucher;

∎ open quotations or inverted commas ouvrez les guillemets;

∎ she opened her eyes very wide elle ouvrit grand les yeux, elle écarquilla les yeux;

∎ they plan to open the border to refugees ils projettent d'ouvrir la frontière aux réfugiés;

∎ Photography open the aperture one more stop ouvrez d'un diaphragme de plus;

∎ figurative to open one's heart to sb se confier à qn;

∎ we must open our minds to new ideas nous devons être ouverts aux idées nouvelles

(b) (unfasten → coat, envelope, gift, collar) ouvrir

(c) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, penknife, arms, hand) ouvrir; (→ newspaper) ouvrir, déplier; (→ legs, knees) écarter

(d) (pierce → hole) percer; (→ breach) ouvrir; (→ way, passage) ouvrir, frayer;

∎ to open a road through the jungle ouvrir une route à travers la jungle;

∎ the agreement opens the way for peace l'accord va mener à la paix

(e) (start → campaign, discussion, account, trial) ouvrir, commencer; (→ negotiations) ouvrir, engager; (→ conversation) engager, entamer; Banking & Finance (→ account, loan) ouvrir;

∎ her new film opened the festival son dernier film a ouvert le festival;

∎ to open a file on sb ouvrir un dossier sur qn;

∎ to open fire (on or at sb) ouvrir le feu (sur qn);

∎ to open the bidding (in bridge) ouvrir (les enchères);

∎ to open the betting (in poker) lancer les enchères;

∎ Finance to open a line of credit ouvrir un crédit;

∎ to open Parliament ouvrir la session du Parlement;

∎ Law to open the case exposer les faits

(f) (set up → shop, business) ouvrir; (inaugurate → hospital, airport, library) ouvrir, inaugurer

(g) (clear, unblock → road, lane, passage) dégager; (→ mountain pass) ouvrir

3 intransitive verb

(a) (door, window) (s')ouvrir; (suitcase, valve, padlock, eyes) s'ouvrir;

∎ the window opens outwards la fenêtre (s')ouvre vers l'extérieur;

∎ open wide! ouvrez grand!;

∎ to open, press down and twist pour ouvrir, appuyez et tournez;

∎ both rooms open onto the corridor les deux chambres donnent ou ouvrent sur le couloir;

∎ figurative the heavens opened and we got drenched il s'est mis à tomber des trombes d'eau et on s'est fait tremper

(b) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, parachute) s'ouvrir; (→ bud, leaf) s'ouvrir, s'épanouir;

∎ a new life opened before her une nouvelle vie s'ouvrait devant elle

(c) (gape → chasm) s'ouvrir

(d) (for business) ouvrir;

∎ what time do you open on Sundays? à quelle heure ouvrez-vous le dimanche?;

∎ the doors open at 8 p.m. les portes ouvrent à 20 heures;

∎ to open late ouvrir en nocturne

(e) (start → campaign, meeting, discussion, concert, play, story) commencer;

∎ the book opens with a murder le livre commence par un meurtre;

∎ the hunting season opens in September la chasse ouvre en septembre;

∎ she opened with a statement of the association's goals elle commença par une présentation des buts de l'association;

∎ the film opens next week le film sort la semaine prochaine;

∎ Theatre when are you opening? quand aura lieu la première?;

∎ when it opened on Broadway, the play flopped lorsqu'elle est sortie à Broadway, la pièce a fait un four;

∎ the Dow Jones opened at 2461 le Dow Jones a ouvert à 2461;

∎ to open with two clubs (in bridge) ouvrir de deux trèfles

4 noun

(a) (outdoors, open air)

∎ (out) in the open (gen) en plein air, dehors; (in countryside) au grand air;

∎ eating (out) in the open gives me an appetite manger au grand air me donne de l'appétit;

∎ to sleep in the open dormir à la belle étoile

(b) (public eye)

∎ to bring sth (out) into the open exposer ou étaler qch au grand jour;

∎ the riot brought the instability of the regime out into the open l'émeute a révélé l'instabilité du régime;

∎ the conflict finally came out into the open le conflit a finalement éclaté au grand jour

(c) Sport open m;

∎ the British Open (golf) l'open m ou le tournoi open de Grande-Bretagne;

∎ the French Open (tennis) Roland-Garros

►► Banking open account compte m ouvert;

open bar buvette f gratuite, bar m gratuit;

Banking open cheque chèque m ouvert ou non barré;

Military & Politics open city ville f ouverte;

School open classroom classe f primaire à activités libres;

Stock Exchange open contract position f ouverte;

Finance open credit crédit m à découvert;

British open day journée f portes ouvertes;

Economics open economy économie f ouverte;

open house American (open day) journée f portes ouvertes; (party) grande fête f;

∎ British to keep open house tenir table ouverte;

open inquiry enquête f publique;

British open learning enseignement m à la carte (par correspondance ou à temps partiel);

open letter lettre f ouverte;

∎ an open letter to the President une lettre ouverte au Président;

open market marché m libre;

∎ to buy sth on the open market acheter qch sur le marché libre;

∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares on the open market acheter des actions en Bourse;

open mike = période pendant laquelle les clients d'un café-théâtre ou d'un bar peuvent chanter ou raconter des histoires drôles au micro;

open mesh mailles fpl lâches;

Stock Exchange open money market marché m libre des capitaux;

Stock Exchange open outcry criée f;

Stock Exchange open outcry system système m de criée;

open pattern motif m aéré;

Insurance open policy police f flottante;

Stock Exchange open position position f ouverte;

American Politics open primary = élection primaire américaine ouverte aux non-inscrits d'un parti;

open prison prison f ouverte;

open sandwich (gen) tartine f; (cocktail food) canapé m;

open season saison f;

∎ the open season for hunting la saison de la chasse;

∎ figurative the tabloid papers have declared open season on the private lives of rock stars les journaux à scandale se sont mis à traquer les stars du rock dans leur vie privée;

Aviation & Theatre open seating places fpl non réservées;

British open secret secret m de Polichinelle;

∎ it's an open secret that Alison will get the job c'est Alison qui aura le poste, ce n'est un secret pour personne;

open sesame

1 exclamation

sésame, ouvre-toi!

2 noun

British (means to success) sésame m;

∎ good A level results aren't necessarily an open sesame to university de bons résultats aux "A levels" n'ouvrent pas forcément la porte de l'université;

Industry open shop British (open to non-union members) = entreprise ne pratiquant pas le monopole d'embauche; American (with no union) établissement m sans syndicat;

open ticket billet m open;

Sport open tournament (tournoi m) open m;

British Open University = enseignement universitaire par correspondance doublé d'émissions de télévision ou de radio;

Law open verdict verdict m de décès sans cause déterminée

➲ open out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (unfold → bud, petals) s'ouvrir, s'épanouir; (→ parachute) s'ouvrir; (→ sail) se gonfler;

∎ the sofa opens out into a bed le canapé est convertible en lit;

∎ the doors open out onto a terrace les portes donnent ou s'ouvrent sur une terrasse

(b) (lie → vista, valley) s'étendre, s'ouvrir;

∎ miles of wheatfields opened out before us des champs de blé s'étendaient devant nous à perte de vue

(c) (widen → path, stream) s'élargir;

∎ the river opens out into a lake la rivière se jette dans un lac;

∎ the trail finally opens out onto a plateau la piste débouche sur un plateau

(d) British figurative (become less reserved) s'ouvrir;

∎ he opened out after a few drinks quelques verres ont suffi à le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 separable transitive verb

(unfold → newspaper, deck chair, fan) ouvrir;

∎ the peacock opened out its tail le paon a fait la roue

➲ open up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (unlock the door) ouvrir;

∎ open up or I'll call the police! ouvrez, sinon j'appelle la police!;

∎ open up in there! ouvrez, là-dedans!

(b) (become available → possibility) s'ouvrir;

∎ we may have a position opening up in May il se peut que nous ayons un poste disponible en mai;

∎ new markets are opening up de nouveaux marchés sont en train de s'ouvrir

(c) (for business → shop, branch etc) (s')ouvrir;

∎ a new hotel opens up every week un nouvel hôtel ouvre ses portes chaque semaine

(d) (start firing → guns) faire feu, tirer; (→ troops, person) ouvrir le feu, se mettre à tirer

(e) (become less reserved → person) s'ouvrir; (→ discussion) s'animer;

∎ he won't open up even to me il ne s'ouvre pas, même à moi;

∎ he needs to open up about his feelings il a besoin de dire ce qu'il a sur le cœur ou de s'épancher;

∎ I got her to open up about her doubts j'ai réussi à la convaincre de me faire part de ses doutes

(f) (become interesting) devenir intéressant;

∎ things are beginning to open up in my field of research ça commence à bouger dans mon domaine de recherche;

∎ the game opened up in the last half le match est devenu plus ouvert après la mi-temps

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (crate, gift, bag, tomb) ouvrir;

∎ we're opening up the summer cottage this weekend nous ouvrons la maison de campagne ce week-end;

∎ the sleeping bag will dry faster if you open it up le sac de couchage séchera plus vite si tu l'ouvres

(b) (for business) ouvrir;

∎ each morning, Lucy opened up the shop chaque matin, Lucy ouvrait la boutique;

∎ he wants to open up a travel agency il veut ouvrir une agence de voyages

(c) (for development → isolated region) désenclaver; (→ quarry, oilfield) ouvrir, commencer l'exploitation de; (→ new markets) ouvrir;

∎ irrigation will open up new land for agriculture l'irrigation permettra la mise en culture de nouvelles terres;

∎ the airport opened up the island for tourism l'aéroport a ouvert l'île au tourisme;

∎ a discovery which opens up new fields of research une découverte qui crée de nouveaux domaines de recherche;

∎ the policy opened up possibilities for closer cooperation la politique a créé les conditions d'une coopération plus étroite

(d) familiar (accelerate)

∎ he opened it or her up il a accéléré à fond

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > open
4 open

'əupən 1. adjective
1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) åpen

2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) åpen, oppslått

3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) åpen

4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) åpenlys, utilslørt, offentlig

5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) åpenhjertig, frimodig

6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) åpen, uavklart

7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) i det fri, under åpen himmel
2. verb
1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) åpne, lukke opp

2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) åpne, innlede

•

- opener
- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms

fri

I
subst. \/ˈəʊp(ə)n\/

1) åpning, åpent sted

2) ( handel) åpent marked

come (out) into the open komme ut, bli offentlig, bli kjent, komme for en dag snakke åpent, være åpenhjertig

God's great Open Guds frie natur

• he sleeps out in God's great Open

han sover ute i Guds frie natur

in the open i friluft, i det fri under åpen himmel åpenlys, offentlig

Open ( sport) forklaring: konkurranse åpen for profesjonelle og amatører

• the young tennis ace won the Australian Open

den unge tennisstjernen vant Australia Open

the open det fri, friluft

• bivouac in the open

åpent lende, åpent terreng

åpen sjø (havet)
II
verb \/ˈəʊp(ə)n\/

1) åpne

• Nina opened a box of chocolate

Nina åpnet en eske med konfekt

• open (the book) at page 21

slå opp (i boken) på side 21

• open one's eyes

åpne øynene

• open your mind

utvid horisonten din

• Tom opened an account in the new bank

Tom åpnet en konto i den nye banken

2) åpne, skjære opp

• open a wound

åpne et sår

3) rydde, pløye, hakke

• they open undeveloped land

de pløyer jord som ikke er opparbeidet

• they want to open a new road through a forest

de vil rydde ny vei gjennom en skog

4) åpne, gjøre tilgjengelig

• the company opened a new railway

selskapet åpnet en ny jernbane

• the bank opened (up) a branch here

banken åpnet en filial her

5) begynne, sette i gang, innlede, innvie

• we open a campaign

vi innleder et felttog

• you cannot open a discussion by saying that

du kan ikke innlede en diskusjon ved å si det

• the government leaders opened negotiations

statslederne innledet forhandlingene

• the play opened yesterday

skuespillet hadde premiere i går

6) åpne, åpenbare, avsløre

• open oneself to a friend

åpne sitt hjerte for en venn

7) ( sjøfart) få i sikte, komme i sikte, bli synlig, komme til syne

• the harbour light opened

lyset fra havnen kom til syne

8) åpnes, åpne seg, gå opp

• the door opened

døren gikk opp

• shops open at 9

butikkene åpner klokken ni

9) ( botanikk) åpne seg, slå ut, springe ut

open into føre inn til, lede inn til, vende inn mot

• the two rooms open into one another

de to rommene har forbindelse med hverandre \/ det er dør mellom de to rommene

• the room opens into a corridor

værelset har utgang mot en korridor

open on to vende ut mot, ha utsikt mot

open out bringe for dagen, komme ut med

• open out the truth

komme ut med sannheten

åpne, folde ut, brette ut

• open out a map

• open out new vistas

åpne nye perspektiver

utvikle, utvikle seg gi full gass åpne seg, åpenbare seg, bre seg ut, utfolde seg, utvide seg

• the view opened (out) before our eyes

utsynet åpnet seg foran oss

• the wonders of astronomy were opening to him

astronomiens undre åpenbarte seg for ham

uttale seg, åpne seg, tale fritt

• she opened out on injustice

hun talte fritt om urettferdighet

open up åpne ild åpne seg, tale åpent åpenbare seg gi full gass åpne, skjære opp

• open a wound

rydde, pløye, hakke

• they open up new land

de pløyer ny jord

• they want to open up a new road through a forest

de vil rydde ny vei gjennom en skog
III
adj. \/ˈəʊp(ə)n\/

1) åpen

• they used an open box

de brukte en åpen eske

• the door is open

døren er åpen

• they found an open boat

de fant en åpen båt

• they drove in an open carriage

de kjørte i åpen vogn

• he watches TV with open mouth

han ser på TV med åpen munn

• the door is wide open

døren står på vidt gap

• the door flew open

døren fløy opp

• fling a door open

rive opp døren

2) åpen, tilgjengelig

• the exhibition is now open

utstillingen er nå åpen

• the shop is open between 9 and 6

butikken holder åpent mellom 9 og 18

• the show is now open

forestillingen har begynt

• the street is open for the parade

gaten er tømt på grunn av paraden

3) fri

• the meeting is open for remarks

ordet er fritt

4) fri, ubegrenset, uhindret

5) åpen, uavgjort, uviss, diskutabel

• leave a matter open

la en sak stå åpen

6) åpenhjertig, oppriktig

• an open manner

7) frimodig, uforbeholden

8) åpen, mottakelig

• have an open mind

ha et åpent sinn

9) ledig, ikke opptatt

• the job is still open

jobben er fremdeles ledig

10) åpen, åpenlys

• she saw open contempt

hun så åpenlys forakt

11) offentlig

• this is an open secret

dette er en offentlig hemmelighet

12) ( om vær) mild

• we had an open winter

vi hadde en mild vinter

13) ( sjøfart) klar

14) åpen, isfri

• finally, they found an open harbour

til slutt fant de en isfri\/åpen havn

• Mississippi is an open river

Mississippi er en isfri elv

15) ( handel) åpen, løpende

• have an open account with a bookseller

ha åpen kreditt hos en bokhandler

16) ( språkvitenskap) åpen

• a is an open vowel

a er en åpen vokal

• he failed on the question about open syllables

han strøk på spørsmålet om åpne stavelser

open to tilgjengelig for, åpen for, tillatt for

• the park is open to the public

parken er åpen for publikum

• the race is open to all

løpet er åpent for alle

• it is open to you to choose

det står deg fritt å velge

• there are two courses open to you

to veier står åpne for deg åpen for, mottakelig for, villig til å lytte til

• she's open to argument

hun er åpen for diskusjon

• I will not name a price, but I am open to offers

jeg nevner ingen pris, men jeg er åpen for anbud

utsatt for, underkastet

• the matter is open to doubt

saken er tvilsom

• a position open to attack

en posisjon utsatt for angrep

open with åpenhjertig mot

English-Norwegian dictionary > open
5 crack

[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) revne

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knække

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) smælde; knalde; knække

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) fortælle vittigheder

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) bryde op

6) (to solve (a code).) bryde; løse; tyde

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryde sammen; bukke under
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) revne

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) på klem

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smæld; knald

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) knald

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vittighed

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) elite-

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
* * *
[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) revne

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knække

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) smælde; knalde; knække

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) fortælle vittigheder

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) bryde op

6) (to solve (a code).) bryde; løse; tyde

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryde sammen; bukke under
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) revne

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) på klem

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smæld; knald

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) knald

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vittighed

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) elite-

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

English-Danish dictionary > crack
6 Historical Portugal

   Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.

   A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.

   Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140

   The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."

   In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.

   The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.

   Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385

   Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in

   Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.

   The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.

   Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580

   The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.

   The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.

   What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.

   By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.

   Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.

   The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.

   By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.

   In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.

   Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640

   Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.

   Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.

   On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.

   Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822

   Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.

   Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.

   In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the

   Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.

   Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.

   Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.

   Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910

   During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.

   Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.

   Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.

   Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.

   Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.

   As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.

   First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26

   Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.

   The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.

   Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.

   The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74

   During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."

   Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.

   For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),

   and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.

   The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.

   With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.

   During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.

   The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.

   At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.

   The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.

   Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76

   Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.

   Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.

   In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.

   In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.

   In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

   The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until

   UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.

   Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000

   After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.

   From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.

   Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.

   Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.

   In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.

   In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.

   Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.

    Contemporary Portugal

   Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.

   The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.

   Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.

   Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).

   All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.

   The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.

   After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.

   Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.

   Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

   From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.

   Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.

   In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.

   An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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ˈəupən
1. прил.
1) а) открытый with open eyes ≈ с открытыми глазами;
перен. сознательно, учитывая все последствия an open door ≈ открытая дверь open sore tear open open boat б) распахнутый (об одежде), раскрытый( об устах) He stood there with his mouth wide open. ≈ Он стоял там, широко разинув рот. an open coat ≈ незастегнутое пальто
2) открытый, общедоступный;
незанятый open letter ≈ открытое письмо( в газете и т. п.) open market ≈ открытый рынок open port ≈ открытый порт open season ≈ сезон охоты или рыбной ловли
3) склонный( к чему-л.), подверженный( чему-л.) open to doubts ≈ подверженный сомнениям Syn: subject
2.
4) а) свободный, незанятый (о времени) Keep that hour open for me. ≈ Оставь, пожалуйста, этот час свободным для меня( для общения со мной). б) свободный (о пути) open water ≈ вода, очистившаяся от льда в) вакантный, свободный The job is still open. ≈ Это рабочее место все еще вакантно. Syn: vacant
5) незавершенный, нерешенный That problem remained open. ≈ Проблема так и осталась неразрешенной.
6) открытый, непересеченный (о местности)
7) а) щедрый;
гостеприимный Syn: generous б) отзывчивый, чуткий Syn: responsive в) открытый, откровенный;
искренний Syn: outspoken, frank II
8) мягкий;
рыхлый, пористый (о земле)
9) фон. открытый ( о качестве слога, звука) ∙ he is an open book ≈ его легко понять to force an open door ≈ ломиться в открытую дверь open champion open ice open verdict open door Open University
2. сущ.
1) а) отверстие, дырка;
скважина, щель Syn: aperture, opening
1. б) устье, дельта( реки)
2) а) (the open) открытое наземное пространство, перспектива б) открытые водные просторы;
открытое море
3) открытый турнир, соревнование, состязание
4) гласность, известность life in the open ≈ жизнь у всех на виду ∙ to come out into the open ≈ быть откровенным, не скрывать (своих взглядов и т. п.)
3. гл.
1) а) открывать(ся) ;
раскрывать(ся) to open a prospect ≈ открывать перспективу/будущее to open the mind ≈ расширить кругозор He opened his mind to his guardian. ≈ Он поделился своими мыслями с опекуном (наставником). б) перен. открывать пути (для совершения чего-л.), давать возможность (сделать что-л.)
2) а) расширяться, увеличиваться, развертывался прекрасный вид a beautiful vista opened before us ≈ перед нами развертывался б) раскрывать, разворачивать to open a book ≈ открыть книгу to open a letter ≈ развернуть, распечатать письмо Syn: widen, expand, unfold, unroll, extend
3) начинать(ся) to open the concert ≈ начинать концерт, открывать концерт Syn: begin
4) а) демонстрировать, показывать, открывать (напр., для обозрения публики и т.д.) Syn: reveal б) просвещать, осведомлять Syn: enlighten
5) основывать, открывать
6) высказываться( о чем-л.) Finally he opened freely on the subject. ≈ Наконец он открыто высказался по этому вопросу. Syn: speak out ∙ open into open on open out open up open ground открытое место, пространство турнир типа "опен" открытый воздух;
- he likes to sleep in * он любит спать на открытом воздухе известность, гласность;
- life in the * жизнь у всех на виду;
- the scandal is now out in the * эта скандальная история стала всеобщим достоянием (экономика) открытый рынок - to come into the * открыться, разотровенничаться;
- he came into the * about what had happened он выложил все о том, что произошло;
- why don't you come into the * about it? почему бы тебе не рассказать об этом откровенно? открытый, раскрытый;
- * window открытое окно;
- with * eyes с открытыми глазами;
- to throw the door * распахнуть дверь;
- to leave the window * оставить окно открытым;
- to tear a letter * распечатать письмо непересеченный, открытый;
- * country открытая местность открытый, свободный;
- * way свободный путь;
- * credit открытый кредит открытый, не имеющий верха;
- * motor car открытая машина;
- * boat беспалубное судно;
- dress * at the neck платье без ворота неприкрытьый;
- * drain открытая сточная труба;
- * drainage дренаж открытыми канавами неплотный;
имеющий полости, впадины раскрытый, развернутый;
- * plam раскрытая ладонь;
- * book открытая книга;
- * newpaper развернутая газета;
- with * wings с расправленными крыльями распустившийся (о цветах) ;
- * rose расцветшая роза незакрывающийся, незаживающий;
- * wound незаживающая рана открытый;
функционирующий;
- the shop is now * магазин;
- * from nine to five открыто с 9 до 5 свободный, доступный( для посещения) ;
неограниченный;
- * port открытый порт;
- * competition открытая конкуренция;
- * wood лес, открытый для въезда;
изреженный лес;
- * society общество с неограниченным приемом в члены;
- * trade свободная торговля;
- * town (американизм) (разговорное) "вольный" город;
- * to the public вход свободный;
открыто для всех;
- career * to talent сфера, где есть применение таланту;
- the race is * to boys under 15 в состязании могут принять участие мальчики в возрасте до 15 лет открытый, гласный;
- * ballot открытое голосование;
- in * court в открытом судебном заседании;
- with * doors при открытых дверях незанятый (о вакансии) ;
- * job вакансия;
- the post is still * место еще не занято непредубежденный, свободный;
- * mind непредубежденный ум;
- keep your mind *! старайся относиться непредвзято!;
- * to persuasion поддающийся убеждению нерешенный, неустановленный;
- * question нерешенный вопрос;
- * verdict установление факта совершения преступления в ходе предварительного слушания дела незакрытый, незавершенный;
незаконченный;
- * chances неиспользованные возможности;
- to keep one's accound * at a bank иметь открытый счет в банке;
- to be * to an offer быть согласным рассмотреть предложение;
не отвергать предложение;
- it is * to you to refuse вы можете отказаться открытый, незащищенный;
- * ground открытый грунт;
- * to infection не защищенный от инфекции;
- * to temptation легко поддающийся соблазну;
- * to doubt вызывающий сомнение;
- to lay oneself * to attack ставить себя под удар;
быть в опасности;
- the enemy has left this line of advance * враг оставил открытой эту линию наступления открытый, откровенный;
искренний;
- * countenance открытое лицо;
- * character открытая натура;
- a man of an * disposition человек открытого нрава;
- a very * manner естественная манера;
- to be * with smb. быть откровенным с кем-л;
- to be frank and * about smth. откровенно говорить о чем-л явный, всем известный, публичный;
- * quarrel публичная ссора;
- * enmity открытая вражда;
- * guilt очевидная вина;
- * war открытая война;
- * disregard of rules открытое несоблюдение правил;
- it's an * fact это известно всем теплый( без снега) ;
- winter теплая зима незамерзший;
- * lake незамерзшее озеро освободившийся от льда;
свободный для навигации;
- harbour is now * гавань теперь свободна для навигации (морское) свободный от тумана;
ясный (фонетика) открытый;
- * syllable открытый слог;
- * consonant спирант( техническое) выключенный;
- * circuit незамкнутый контур;
разомкнутая линия( военное) разомкнутый;
- * column разомкнутая колонна( музыкальное) открытый, пустой - * string открытая струна (полиграфия) контурный, нежирный ( о шрифте) ;
напечатанный в разрядку > * sore злоупотребление;
общественное зло;
> * time (военное) время, предназначенное для внепрограммных занятий;
резерв времени;
> with * eyes, with eyes * сознательно, понимая все последствия, отдавая себе полный отчет;
> to keep one's eyes * быть настороже, быть внимательным;
> to keep one's mouth * быть жадным;
> the floor is * кто еще хочет выступить?;
> with * hands щедро;
> with * arms тепло, радушно, с распростертыми объятиями;
> to force an * door ломиться в открытую дверь;
> * as the day искренний, откровенный, открытый открывать;
- to * a door открывать дверь;
- to * a prospect открывать перспективу;
- they *ed the road to traffic дорогу открыли для движения;
- to * one'sarms открывать объятия;
- the ship *ed the harbour с корабля стала видна гавань открываться;
- the window *ed окно отворилось;
- the wound *ed рана открылась раскрывать, разворачивать;
- to * one's hand разжимать руку;
- to * a parcel разворачивать сверток;
вскрывать посылку;
- to * the range увеличить прицел раскрываться, открываться;
- new vistas *ed before them перед ними открылись новые пути;
- my heart *s to your words ваши слова находят отклик в моем сердце;
- the mind of youth *s with each new experience молодой ум развивается с накоплением опыта распускаться, расцветать;
- the buds are *ing in the sun почки лопаются на солнце;
- I'd like some roses that are not too far *ed дайте мне несколько полураспустившихся роз раздвигаться, размыкаться;
расширяться;
- the ranks *ed ряды разомкнулись вскрывать;
- to * an abscess вскрывать нарыв;
- to * ground вспахивать землю;
- to * the bowels очистить желудок слабительным вскрываться;
очищаться, - how many times did your bowels *? сколько раз у вас действовал желудок? прокладывать, пробивать;
- to * a mine заложить шахту;
- to a * new road through a forest проложить новую дорогу через лес открывать, начинать работу;
- to * the debate открывать прения;
- to * a compaing for smth. развернуть кампанию за что-л;
- to * fire (военное) открывать огонь;
- to * an attack (военное) начать наступление открывать сезон;
- the producer wanted to * with a new play early in September режиссер хотел открыть сезон премьерой в первых числах сентября открываться, начинаться;
- the shop doesn't * until eleven магазин открывается только в 11 часов;
- when does the school * again? когда возобновляются занятия в школе? - Congress *s tomorrow конгресс начинает свою работу завтра;
- the film *s with a hunting-scene фильм начинается сценой охоты состояться, быть представленной в первый раз;
- the play *ed on January 31 премьера состоялась 31 января появляться впервые в новом сезоне (об актере) ;
- J. G. recently *ed in "King Lear" Дж. Г. начал новый сезон в "Короле Лире" делать первую ставку;
- to * bidding предложить начальную цену открывать, делать общедоступным;
основывать;
- to * new park открывать новый парк раскрывать, разоблачать;
поведать;
- the spy *ed our plans to the enemy шпион предал наши плану врагу простираться;
- the road * ahead дорога простирается далеко вперед выходить на;
вести в;
- two rooms *ing into each other смежные комнаты;
- the door *ed on a courtyard дверь выходила во двор;
- what do the windows * onto? куда выходят окна? (коммерческое) освободить от ограничений (техническое) разомкнуть (ток) ;
отключить, выключить (охота) взять след > to * one's eyes удивляться, изумляться;
> to * the eyes of smb. to smth. открыть кому-л глаза на что-л;
разуверить кого-л в чем-л;
> to * ground подготавливать почву, начинать действовать;
> to * one's heart раскрывать душу;
разоткровенничаться;
> to * the ball начинать действовать, брать на себя инициативу;
> to * the door to smth. открыть путь чему-л, сделать возможным что-л an ~ countenance открытое лицо;
to be open (with smb.) быть откровенным (с кем-л.) an ~ house открытый дом;
an open hand щедрая рука an ~ house открытый дом;
an open hand щедрая рука ~ открытый, доступный;
незанятый;
an open port открытый порт an ~ countenance открытое лицо;
to be open (with smb.) быть откровенным (с кем-л.) to be ~ (to smth.) поддаваться( чему-л.), быть восприимчивым (к чему-л.) ;
open season сезон охоты to come out into the ~ быть откровенным, не скрывать (своих взглядов и т. п.) to force an ~ door ломиться в открытую дверь ~ фон. открытый (о слоге, звуке) ;
he is an open book его легко понять ~ (the ~) открытое пространство или перспектива;
открытое море;
in the open на открытом воздухе ~ открытый;
open sore открытая рана;
язва;
in the open air на открытом воздухе ~ a file вчт. открывать файл to ~ a prospect открывать перспективу (или будущее) ;
to open the door (to smth.) перен. открыть путь (чему-л.) ;
сделать (что-л.) возможным ~ открывать, основывать;
to open a shop открыть магазин;
to open an account открыть счет( в банке) ~ открывать(ся) ;
раскрывать(ся) ;
to open an abscess вскрывать нарыв;
to open the bowels очистить кишечник with ~ eyes с открытыми глазами;
перен. сознательно, учитывая все последствия;
open boat беспалубное судно ~ champion победитель в открытом состязании;
open ice лед, не мешающий навигации ~ открытый, откровенный;
искренний;
open contempt явное презрение ~ weather( winter) мягкая погода( зима) ;
the open door эк. политика открытых дверей ~ открытый, непересеченный (о местности) ;
open field открытое поле;
open space незагороженное место to ~ ground вспахивать или вскапывать землю to ~ ground подготавливать почву;
начинать действовать ~ champion победитель в открытом состязании;
open ice лед, не мешающий навигации ~ into сообщаться с (о комнатах) ;
вести в (о двери) ;
open on выходить, открываться на;
open out развертывать(ся) ;
раскрывать(ся) ~ into сообщаться с (о комнатах) ;
вести в (о двери) ;
open on выходить, открываться на;
open out развертывать(ся) ;
раскрывать(ся) to ~ the mind расширить кругозор;
to open one's mind (или heart) (to smb.) поделиться своими мыслями (с кем-л.) ~ into сообщаться с (о комнатах) ;
вести в (о двери) ;
open on выходить, открываться на;
open out развертывать(ся) ;
раскрывать(ся) to ~ out one's arms открывать объятия;
to open out the wings расправлять крылья to ~ out one's arms открывать объятия;
to open out the wings расправлять крылья ~ нерешенный, незавершенный;
open question открытый вопрос to be ~ (to smth.) поддаваться (чему-л.), быть восприимчивым (к чему-л.) ;
open season сезон охоты ~ открытый;
open sore открытая рана;
язва;
in the open air на открытом воздухе ~ открытый, непересеченный (о местности) ;
open field открытое поле;
open space незагороженное место space: open ~ открытое пространство open ~ открытый космос open ~ свободная площадь ~ открывать(ся) ;
раскрывать(ся) ;
to open an abscess вскрывать нарыв;
to open the bowels очистить кишечник to ~ the debate открыть прения;
the story opens with a wedding рассказ начинается с описания свадьбы to ~ a prospect открывать перспективу (или будущее) ;
to open the door (to smth.) перен. открыть путь (чему-л.) ;
сделать (что-л.) возможным to ~ the mind расширить кругозор;
to open one's mind (или heart) (to smb.) поделиться своими мыслями (с кем-л.) ~ to inspection by public открытый для общественного контроля ~ to public открытый для общественности ~ to public inspection открытый для общественного контроля the Open University заочный университет (основанный в Лондоне в 1971 г., в котором обучение проводится с помощью специальных радио и телевизионных программ) university: open ~ открытый университет ~ up разоткровенничаться ~ up сделать(ся) доступным;
раскрывать(ся) ;
обнаруживаться;
to open up relations устанавливать отношения;
to open up opportunities предоставлять возможности ~ up сделать(ся) доступным;
раскрывать(ся) ;
обнаруживаться;
to open up relations устанавливать отношения;
to open up opportunities предоставлять возможности ~ up сделать(ся) доступным;
раскрывать(ся) ;
обнаруживаться;
to open up relations устанавливать отношения;
to open up opportunities предоставлять возможности ~ verdict юр. признание наличия преступления без установления преступника ~ свободный (о пути) ;
open water вода, очистившаяся от льда ~ weather (winter) мягкая погода( зима) ;
the open door эк. политика открытых дверей ~ market вольный рынок;
the post is still open место еще не занято remain ~ вчт. оставаться в открытом виде to ~ the debate открыть прения;
the story opens with a wedding рассказ начинается с описания свадьбы to break( или to throw) ~ распахнуть (дверь, окно) ;
to tear open распечатывать( письмо, пакет) trial in ~ court открытый судебный процесс;
open letter открытое письмо (в газете и т. п.) ~ щедрый;
гостеприимный;
to welcome with open arms встречать с распростертыми объятиями with ~ eyes с открытыми глазами;
перен. сознательно, учитывая все последствия;
open boat беспалубное судно

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > open
8 get

ɡet
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner

5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender

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- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to

get vb

1. comprar

I'll get some cheese from the supermarket compraré queso en el supermercado

2. coger / tomar

he gets the five o'clock train coge el tren de las cinco

3. recibir / conseguir

we got a postcard from Helen recibimos una postal de Helen

he got a violin for Christmas le regalaron un violín para Navidad

4. llevarse

I got a surprise when I opened the door me llevé una sorpresa cuando abrí la puerta

5. hacer / ponerse

it's getting late se está haciendo tarde

he got angry se puso furioso

she soon got better enseguida se puso mejor

we're all getting older todos nos estamos haciendo más viejos

6. traer

could you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?

7. buscar / recoger

I'm going to get the car from the garage voy a buscar el coche al taller

8. llegar

what time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?

how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?

to get dressed vestirse

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old envejecer

to get ready prepararse

to get somebody to do something conseguir que alguien haga algo

she got him to help her when she moved flat consiguió que la ayudara cuando se mudó de piso

to get to know someone llegar a conocer a alguien

to get used to something acostumbrarse a algo

to get wet mojarse

El pasado y participio pasado de get es got; el gerundio se escribe getting

get

tr[get]

transitive verb (pt got tr[gɒt], pp got tr[gɒt] (|us| gotten tr['gɒtən]), ger getting)

1 obtener, conseguir

■ I want to get a job quiero conseguir un trabajo

■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche

■ he got a bank loan le concedieron un crédito bancario

■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?

2 recibir

■ I got your letter yesterday recibí tu carta ayer

■ I got a bike for my birthday me regalaron una bici para mi cumpleaños

■ I got the sack me despidieron

■ he got a life sentence for murder le echaron cadena perpetua por asesinato

■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?

3 comprar

■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?

■ I've got him a CD le he comprado un compact

■ she got herself a new dress se compró un vestido nuevo

4 traer

■ get the car traiga el coche

■ get the fire brigade llama a los bomberos

■ I've got to go and get Liam tengo que ir a buscar a Liam

5 coger

■ she got the flu cogió la gripe

■ he always gets a taxi when it rains siempre coge un taxi cuando llueve

6 captar, recibir, coger

7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer

■ get your brother to help you pídele a tu hermano que te ayude

■ get him to phone me dile que me llame

■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?

8 preparar

■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?

9 familiar entender, captar, coger

■ I don't get it no lo entiendo

10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar

■ what really gets me is his laziness lo que me fastidia es su pereza

■ this bad weather gets on my nerves este mal tiempo me pone de mal humor

11 ganar, cobrar

■ he gets a good salary gana un buen sueldo

12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir

■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?

13 conseguir, lograr

■ I can't get the car to start no consigo arrancar el coche

14 hacer algo a uno

■ she loves getting her hair done le encanta que le arreglen el pelo

■ he got his car repaired in no time le repararon el coche en un santiamén

15 dar, alcanzar

■ she got hit by a stray bullet le alcanzó una bala perdida

intransitive verb

1 ponerse, volverse

■ she gets very angry if we're late se pone furiosa si llegamos tarde

2 ir

■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?

■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?

transitive verb

1 figurative use ir, llevar

■ this isn't getting us anywhere esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte

■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?

intransitive verb

1 llegar

■ we'll get there soon pronto llegaremos

■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?

2 llegar a

■ you'll get to like it in the end acabará gustándote

■ I got to know him very well llegué a conocerlo muy bien

3 llegar a

■ we never got to visiting the museum no llegamos a visitar el museo

■ I get to travel quite a bit in my job tengo la oportunidad de viajar bastante en mi trabajo

4 empezar a

■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

get along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!

to get along without something pasar sin algo

■ we can get along without a dishwasher nos podemos pasar sin un lavaplatos

to get better mejorar

to get dark oscurecer

to get dirty ensuciarse

to get divorced divorciarse

to get down on one's knees arrodillarse

to get dressed vestirse

to get drunk emborracharse

to get into trouble meterse en un lío

to get late hacerse tarde

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old hacerse mayor, envejecer

to get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguien

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get paid cobrar

to get ready preparar, prepararse

to get rid of deshacerse de

to get tired cansarse

to get wet mojarse

to get worse empeorar

get ['gɛt] v, got ['gɑt] ; got or gotten ['gɑtə n] ; getting vt

1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir

2) receive: recibir

to get a letter: recibir una carta

3) earn: ganar

he gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora

4) fetch: traer

get me my book: tráigame el libro

5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)

6) contract: contagiarse de, contraer

she got the measles: le dio el sarampión

7) prepare: preparar (una comida)

8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacer

I got him to agree: logré convencerlo

9) (to cause to be)

to get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

10) understand: entender

now I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!

11)

to have got : tener

I've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabeza

12)

to have got to : tener que

you've got to come: tienes que venir

get vi

1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerse

to get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse

2) go, move: ir, avanzar

he didn't get far: no avanzó mucho

3) arrive: llegar

to get home: llegar a casa

4)

to get to be : llegar a ser

she got to be the director: llegó a ser directora

5)

to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar

6)

to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar

7)

to get by manage: arreglárselas

8)

to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de

9)

to get together meet: reunirse

10)

to get up : levantarse

get (s.o.) down

expr.

• desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)

v.

• comprender v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.

• alcanzar v.

• buscar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• lograr v.

• obtener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• procurar v.

• recibir v.

• sacar v.

• tomar v.

get
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

[ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener

I'll get the money somehow — conseguiré el dinero de alguna forma

he had trouble getting a hotel room — tuvo dificultades para conseguir una habitación de hotel

that's what got him the rise — eso fue lo que le consiguió el aumento

• he got it for me — él me lo consiguió

• you need to get permission off or from the owner — tienes que conseguir el permiso del dueño

I got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión

he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor

where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

• we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nada

you won't get any money out of me — no vas a sacarme dinero

what are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?

a good coach knows how to get the best out of his players — un buen entrenador sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores

she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening — disfruta mucho con la jardinería

you may get some fun out of it — puede que te resulte divertido

2) (=have) tener

I go whenever I get the chance — voy siempre que tengo ocasión

to get something to eat — comer algo

3) (=receive)

a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captar

she gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo

not everyone gets a pension — no todo el mundo cobra una pensión

I got lots of presents — me hicieron muchos regalos

I think he got the wrong impression — creo que se ha llevado una impresión equivocada

• how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?

he got 15 years for murder — le condenaron a 15 años por asesinato

• he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madre

I didn't get much from the film — la película no me dijo gran cosa

I don't get much from his lectures — saco poco provecho de sus clases
neck 1., 1)
b)
Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.
• I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta

• they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegio

• this area doesn't get much rain — en esta área no llueve mucho

• I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa

• this room gets a lot of sun — a esta habitación le da mucho el sol
fine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)
4) (=buy) comprar

I went out to get some milk — salí a comprar leche

where did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?

• I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas

5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recoger

would you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?

can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?

I'll get some lettuce from the garden — voy a coger un poco de lechuga del jardín

quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!

to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn

could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?

can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?

• to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelo

go and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane

phone me when you arrive and I'll come and get you — cuando llegues llama por teléfono y te iré a buscar or recoger

6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar

please get the doctor — por favor llame al médico

7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestar

can you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?

I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!

8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarse

she got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio

correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos

he's in it for what he can get — lo único que quiere es sacarle provecho

Jackie got good exam results — Jackie sacó buenas notas en los exámenes

he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés

I have to get my degree first — antes tengo que acabar la carrera or conseguir mi diplomatura

9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguir

he got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo

you get all sorts in this job — te encuentras con todo tipo de gente en este trabajo

you don't get bears in this country — en este país no hay osos

10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar

I'm getting the bus into town — voy a coger el autobús al centro

got you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)

got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *

• I've been trying to get him alone — he estado intentando verle a solas

• to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo

• I didn't get the details — no oí los detalles

• sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre

• did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?

• you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *

to get it from sb —

he really got it from the teacher * — el profesor le echó un rapapolvo *
bad 3., religion
11) (=reach, put through to)

get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa

• you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número

• I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana

12) * (=attack, take revenge on)

I feel like everyone is out to get me — siento que todo el mundo va contra mí

I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!

they're out to get him — van a cargárselo *

13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en

the bullet got him in the leg — la bala le dio en la pierna

it got him on the head — le dio en la cabeza

14) (=finish)

the drink will get him in the end — la bebida acabará con él al final

15) (=take, bring)

• how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?

• I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisa

get the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel

• to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana

• we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera

• we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta

• to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn

to get the children to bed — meter a los niños en la cama

• where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?

- that will get you/him nowhere

16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacer

to get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno

17) with adjective
This construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.
• he got his leg broken — se rompió la pierna

• to get one's hands dirty — ensuciarse las manos

• to get sb drunk — emborrachar a algn

• to get one's feet wet — mojarse los pies

• you're getting me worried — estás haciendo que me preocupe

18) with infinitive/present participle

to get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo

we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea

I'll get him to ring you — le diré que te llame

can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos

I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta

I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha

I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche

to get a fire going — conseguir encender un fuego

to get a conversation going — conseguir iniciar una conversación

19) ("get sth done" construction)

a) (=do oneself)

• you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas

• to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos

we got no work done that day — no hicimos nada de trabajo ese día

• when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?

• you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa forma

b) (=get someone to do)

• to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el pelo

• he knows how to get things done — sabe organizar muy bien a la gente

• to get sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo

I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana

I should get my teeth fixed — tendría que arreglarme los dientes

• we're going to get central heating put in — vamos a poner or instalar calefacción central

• I must get my car serviced — tengo que llevar el coche a una revisión

20) * (=understand) entender

I don't get you — no te entiendo

(do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *

I've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!
point 1., 7), wrong
21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

what gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón

what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia

22) * (=thrill) chiflar *

this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona

23)

• to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

I've got toothache — tengo dolor de muelas

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reach, go) llegar

how do you get there? — ¿como se llega?

he got there late — llegó tarde

how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?

how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?

• I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10

• he won't get far — no llegará lejos

• to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B

• to get home — llegar a casa

• to get to — llegar a

how do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?

I'll make sure it gets to you by tomorrow — me aseguraré de que te llegue mañana

where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?

where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?

it's a place that's difficult to get to — es un lugar de difícil acceso

not to get anywhere —

you won't get anywhere with him — no conseguirás nada con él

you won't get anywhere if you behave like that — no vas a conseguir nada comportándote así

to get nowhere —

we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio

to get somewhere —

now we're getting somewhere — ahora empezamos a hacer progresos

to get there —

"how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando

- get to sb

don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso

the whisky has got to him * — el whisky le ha afectado
lane 1., 3)
2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerse
As expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.
• it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

• how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?

how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?

• this is getting ridiculous — esto roza los límites de lo ridículo

• how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?

• to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

- get with it

you'd better get with it or we'll lose this contract * — espabílate o perderemos este contrato

See:

BECOME, GO, GET in become

3) with past participle

a) (=be)

• he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos

• we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2

• several windows got broken — se rompieron varias ventanas

• to get killed — morir, matarse

I saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron

do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!

• to get paid — cobrar

• he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casa

b) (reflexive action)

• to get shaved — afeitarse

• to get washed — lavarse

4) (=begin) with gerund empezar a + infin, ponerse a + infin

• let's get going — vamos a ponernos en marcha

get going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!

once she gets going on that subject she never stops — una vez que empieza con ese tema no para

after midnight the party really got going — después de medianoche la fiesta empezó a animarse

• let's get moving — vamos a ponernos en marcha

• we got talking — empezamos a hablar or charlar

• I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...

5) (=come)
with infinitive
to get to do sth — llegar a hacer algo

• he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro

I got to be quite good at it — llegué a hacerlo bastante bien

• when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?

• to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn

• he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos

• so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?

• I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche

• to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn

6) * (=go)

get! — ¡lárgate! *

7)

to have got to do sth — (expressing obligation) tener que hacer algo

you've got to tell the police — tienes que denunciarlo a la policía

why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get after

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on at

- get on to

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

- get up to

* * *
[get]
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

English-spanish dictionary > get
9 crack

kræk
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rajarse, resquebrajarse

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) abrir, romper, cascar

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) crujir, chasquear

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) contar chistes

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) forzar

6) (to solve (a code).) resolver, descifrar

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) rendirse, rajarse, sucumbir, caer

2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) grieta, hendidura, raja

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rendija

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) chasquido

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) golpe

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) chiste, chanza

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack,cocaína dura

3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) as, de primera categoría, experto

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

crack¹ n

1. grieta / raja / defecto

there's crack in the wall la pared tiene una grieta

2. estallido / chasquido

the crack of a whip el chasquido de un látigo

a crack of thunder un trueno

3. golpe

a crack on the head un golpe en la cabeza

crack² vb agrietar

this glass is cracked esta copa está agrietada

crack sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ cracks) ( droga) crack

crac o crack sustantivo masculino
1 Fin crash
2 (droga) crack ' crack' also found in these entries: Spanish: abertura - agrietar - agrietarse - boquera - cascar - cascarse - chascar - chasquear - chasquido - chorro - crac - despepitarse - grieta - hendidura - mondarse - raja - rajar - rajarse - rendija - resquebrajarse - roer - rotura - trallazo - traquetear - alba - cortar - crujir - introducir - latigazo - partir - paso - quebradura - quebrar - rayar - resquebrajar - resquicio - romper - trizarse English: crack - crack down - crack up - hairline - nut - crash - fill - poke - split - stop

crack

tr[kræk]

transitive verb

1 (break - cup, glass, etc) rajar; (- bone) fracturar, romper

■ she's cracked a bone in her foot se ha fracturado un hueso del pie

2 (break open - safe) forzar; (- egg) cascar, romper; (- nut) cascar, partir; (- bottle) destapar, abrir, descorchar

3 (hit) pegar, golpear

■ he cracked his head on the pavement se golpeó la cabeza contra el suelo

4 (whip) hacer restallar, hacer chasquear; (knuckles) hacer crujir

5 figurative use (solve - problem) solucionar, resolver, dar con la solución de; (- code) descifrar, dar con

6 (tell - joke) contar

intransitive verb

1 (break - cup, glass) rajarse, resquebrarse; (- rock, plaster, paint, skin) agrietarse; (- lips) partirse, agrietarse

2 (whip) restallar, chasquear; (bone) crujir

3 (voice) cascarse, quebrarse

4 (relationship, system) venirse abajo; (person) sufrir una crisis nerviosa; (witness, suspect, spy) no poder contenerse más, perder el control

noun

1 (in cup, glass) raja; (in ice, wall, ground, pavement, etc) grieta

2 (slit, narrow opening) rendija

3 (of whip) restallido, chasquido; (of shot) estallido; (of thunder) estruendo; (of bone) crujido

4 (blow) golpetazo

5 (wisecrack) réplica aguda, comentario socarrón

6 (attempt) intento

7 figurative use (defect) defecto

8 (drug) crack nombre masculino

adjective

1 (troops, regiment, shot) de primera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the crack of dawn al amanecer

not to be all something is cracked up to be no ser tan bueno,-a como se dice

to crack a smile sonreír

to crack the whip figurative use apretar las clavijas, apretar las tuercas

to get cracking (start working) poner manos a la obra 2 (hurry) moverse

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip darle una oportunidad a alguien

to have a crack at something intentar algo

crack ['kræk] vi

1) : chasquear, restallar

the whip cracked: el látigo restalló

2) split: rajarse, resquebrajarse, agrietarse

3) : quebrarse (dícese de la voz)

crack vt

1) : restallar, chasquear (un látigo, etc.)

2) split: rajar, agrietar, resquebrajar

3) break: romper (un huevo), cascar (nueces), forzar (una caja fuerte)

4) solve: resolver, descifrar (un código)

crack adj

first-rate: buenísimo, de primera

crack n

1) : chasquido m, restallido m, estallido m (de un arma de fuego), crujido m (de huesos)

a crack of thunder: un trueno

2) wisecrack: chiste m, ocurrencia f, salida f

3) crevice: raja f, grieta f, fisura f

4) blow: golpe m

5) attempt: intento m

crack

adj.

• de primera adj.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• chasquido s.m.

• chiste s.m.

• cuchufleta s.f.

• estallido s.m.

• grieta s.f.

• hendidura s.f.

• latigazo s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• raja s.f.

• rajadura s.f.

• rendija s.f.

• resquicio s.m.

• rompimiento s.m.

• traque s.m.

• traquido s.m.

• trique s.m.

• triquitraque s.m.

v.

• agrietar v.

• agrietarse v.

• cascar v.

• castañetear v.

• chascar v.

• chasquear v.

• desdoblar v.

• estallar v.

• grietarse v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• rajar v.

• resquebrajar v.

• restallar v.

kræk
I

noun

1) c

a) (in ice, wall, pavement) grieta f; (in glass, china) rajadura f

to paper o paste over the cracks — ponerle* parches al problema (or a la situación etc)

b) (chink, slit) rendija f

2) c (sound - of whip, twig) chasquido m; (- of rifle shot) estallido m; (- of thunder) estruendo m; (- of bones) crujido m

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — (BrE) darle* todas las oportunidades a alguien

3) c ( blow) golpe m

4) ( instant)

at the crack of dawn — al amanecer, al despuntar el día (liter)

5) c ( attempt) (colloq) intento m

to have a crack at something — intentar algo

6) (colloq) ( wisecrack) comentario m socarrón

7) u ( drug) crack m

II

adjective (before n) < shotoops> de primera

III
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajar; \<\<ground/earth\>\> agrietar, resquebrajar; \<\<skin\>\> agrietar

he cracked a rib — se fracturó una costilla

2)

a) ( break open) \<\<egg\>\> cascar*, romper*; \<\<nut\>\> cascar*, partir; \<\<safe\>\> forzar*; \<\<drugs ring/spy ring\>\> desmantelar, desarticular

to crack a book — (AmE colloq) abrir* un libro

to crack open a bottle — (colloq) abrir* or descorchar una botella

to crack a smile — sonreír*

b) (decipher, solve) \<\<code\>\> descifrar, dar* con; \<\<problem\>\> resolver*

I've cracked it! — (colloq) ya lo tengo!

3) ( make cracking sound with) \<\<whip\>\> (hacer*) chasquear or restallar; \<\<finger/knuckle\>\> hacer* crujir; whip I

4) ( hit sharply) pegar*

5) \<\<joke\>\> (colloq) contar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajarse; \<\<rock/paint/skin\>\> agrietarse

b) ( make cracking sound) \<\<whip\>\> chasquear, restallar; \<\<bones/twigs\>\> crujir

c) \<\<voice\>\> quebrarse*

d) ( break down)

she cracked under the strain — sufrió una crisis nerviosa a causa de la tensión

2) (be active, busy)

to get cracking — (colloq) poner(se)* manos a la obra

come on, get cracking! — vamos, muévete! (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

[kræk]
1. N

1) (=fracture) (in plate, glass) raja f ; (in wall, ceiling, ice) grieta f ; (in skin) grieta f ; (fig) (in system, relationship) grieta f

- paper over the cracks

2) (=slight opening) rendija f

I opened the door a crack — abrí un poquito la puerta

3) (=noise) [of twigs] crujido m ; [of whip] chasquido m ; [of rifle] estampido m, estallido m ; [of thunder] estampido m, estruendo m

- get a fair crack of the whip

- give sb a fair crack of the whip

4) (=blow) golpe m

he got a nasty crack on the head — se llevó un buen golpe en la cabeza

5) * (=attempt) intento m

to have or take a crack at sth — intentar algo

he was anxious to have the first crack at it — estaba deseoso de ser el primero en intentarlo

6) * (=joke, insult) comentario m burlón

he made a silly crack about our new car — hizo un chiste tonto sobre nuestro coche nuevo

7) (=drug) crack m

8)

at the crack of dawn — al romper el alba

I'm not getting up at the crack of dawn! * — ¡no me voy a levantar con el canto del gallo! *

9) * (=fun)

it's good crack — es muy divertido

2.

ADJ [team, sportsperson, troops] de primera

he's a crack shot — es un tirador de primera

3. VT

1) (=break) [+ glass, pottery] rajar; [+ wood, ground, wall] agrietar, resquebrajar; [+ ice] resquebrajar; [+ skin] agrietar; (fig) * [+ person] derrotar

to crack sb's resolve — hacerle perder la determinación a algn

2) (=break open) [+ nut] cascar; [+ egg] cascar, romper; [+ safe] forzar; (fig) * [+ market] entrar en, introducirse en; [+ drugs/spy ring] desarticular

to crack (open) a bottle * — abrir una botella
nut 1., 2)
3) (=hit) golpear

he fell and cracked his head on the pavement — se cayó y se golpeó la cabeza con la acera

4) (=cause to sound) [+ whip] chasquear, restallar; [+ finger joints] hacer crujir

- crack the whip

5) * (=tell) [+ joke] contar

to crack jokes — bromear, contar chistes

6) (=solve) [+ problem, case] resolver; [+ code] descifrar

the police think they've cracked it — la policía cree haberlo resuelto

7)

to crack a smile — sonreír

4. VI

1) (=break) [glass, pottery] rajarse; [wall, wood, ground] agrietarse, resquebrajarse; [ice] resquebrajarse; [skin] agrietarse

2) [voice] (with emotion) quebrarse

3) (=yield, break down) [person] desmoronarse

I thought his nerve would crack — creía que iba a perder el valor

to crack under the strain — [person] desmoronarse bajo la presión, sufrir una crisis nerviosa a cause de la presión; [relationship] desmoronarse; [alliance] desmoronarse or quebrantarse bajo la presión

4) (=make noise) [thunder] retumbar; [whip] chasquear; [dry wood, joints] crujir

5)

to get cracking * — poner manos a la obra

you'd better get cracking — más te vale poner manos a la obra

I promised to get cracking on or with the decorating — le prometí que empezaría a pintar inmediatamente

5.

CPD

crack cocaine N — crack m

crack house N — (Drugs) lugar donde se vende crack or cocaína dura

- crack down

- crack on

- crack up

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[kræk]
I

noun

1) c

a) (in ice, wall, pavement) grieta f; (in glass, china) rajadura f

to paper o paste over the cracks — ponerle* parches al problema (or a la situación etc)

b) (chink, slit) rendija f

2) c (sound - of whip, twig) chasquido m; (- of rifle shot) estallido m; (- of thunder) estruendo m; (- of bones) crujido m

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — (BrE) darle* todas las oportunidades a alguien

3) c ( blow) golpe m

4) ( instant)

at the crack of dawn — al amanecer, al despuntar el día (liter)

5) c ( attempt) (colloq) intento m

to have a crack at something — intentar algo

6) (colloq) ( wisecrack) comentario m socarrón

7) u ( drug) crack m

II

adjective (before n) <shot/troops> de primera

III
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajar; \<\<ground/earth\>\> agrietar, resquebrajar; \<\<skin\>\> agrietar

he cracked a rib — se fracturó una costilla

2)

a) ( break open) \<\<egg\>\> cascar*, romper*; \<\<nut\>\> cascar*, partir; \<\<safe\>\> forzar*; \<\<drugs ring/spy ring\>\> desmantelar, desarticular

to crack a book — (AmE colloq) abrir* un libro

to crack open a bottle — (colloq) abrir* or descorchar una botella

to crack a smile — sonreír*

b) (decipher, solve) \<\<code\>\> descifrar, dar* con; \<\<problem\>\> resolver*

I've cracked it! — (colloq) ya lo tengo!

3) ( make cracking sound with) \<\<whip\>\> (hacer*) chasquear or restallar; \<\<finger/knuckle\>\> hacer* crujir; whip I

4) ( hit sharply) pegar*

5) \<\<joke\>\> (colloq) contar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajarse; \<\<rock/paint/skin\>\> agrietarse

b) ( make cracking sound) \<\<whip\>\> chasquear, restallar; \<\<bones/twigs\>\> crujir

c) \<\<voice\>\> quebrarse*

d) ( break down)

she cracked under the strain — sufrió una crisis nerviosa a causa de la tensión

2) (be active, busy)

to get cracking — (colloq) poner(se)* manos a la obra

come on, get cracking! — vamos, muévete! (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

English-spanish dictionary > crack
10 crack

I 1. [kræk]
nome

1) (in varnish) screpolatura f.; (in wall, cup, mirror, ground) crepa f., incrinatura f. (anche fig.); (in bone) incrinatura f.

2) (narrow opening) (in rock) crepa f., fenditura f.; (in door, curtains) fessura f., spiraglio m.

to open the door a crack — aprire appena la porta

3) (drug) (anche crack cocaine) crack m.

4) (noise) (of twig, bone) scricchiolio m., scrocchio m.; (of whip) schiocco m.; (of shot) schianto m., scoppio m.

5) colloq. (attempt) prova f., tentativo m.

to have a crack at doing — tentare di fare

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

6) colloq. (jibe) battuta f., frecciata f. ( about su); (joke) motto m. di spirito, barzelletta f. ( about su)

a cheap crack — una barzelletta di cattivo gusto
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ player] di prim'ordine, eccellente; [troops, shot] ottimo

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to have a fair crack of the whip — avere un'ottima chance
II 1. [kræk]
verbo transitivo

1) (make a crack in) (fare) incrinare [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) (fare) screpolare [ varnish]

2) (break) schiacciare [ nut]; rompere [egg, casing]

to crack a safe — forzare una cassaforte

to crack sth. open — aprire qcs.

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

3) (solve) risolvere [ problem]; decifrare [ code]

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

4) (make cracking sound with) schioccare [ whip]; fare schioccare, fare scrocchiare [ knuckles]

to crack sb. on the head — colpire qcn. alla testa

to crack one's head on sth. — picchiare la testa su qcs.

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

5) (overcome) spezzare, sconfiggere [defences, opposition]

6)

to crack a joke — raccontare una barzelletta, fare una battuta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (develop cracks) [ bone] incrinarsi; [mirror, cup, wall, ice] incrinarsi, creparsi, spaccarsi; [ varnish] creparsi, screpolarsi; [ skin] screpolarsi; [ ground] fendersi

2) (cease to resist) [ person] cedere, crollare

he cracks under pressure — crolla se si trova sotto pressione

3) (make sharp sound) [knuckles, twig] schioccare, scrocchiare; [ whip] schioccare

4) [ voice] rompersi, incrinarsi

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- crack down

- crack up

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not all o not as good as it's cracked up to be non così bravo come tutti dicevano; to get cracking — darsi da fare, muoversi

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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rompersi, incrinarsi

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) schiacciare, spaccare

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) rompersi

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) raccontare

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) scassinare

6) (to solve (a code).) decifrare

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) cedere
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) incrinatura

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fessura

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) schiocco

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) colpo, botta

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) battuta

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) formidabile

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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crack (1) /kræk/
A n.

1 crac; schianto; schiocco; detonazione; colpo: the crack of a whip, lo schiocco d'una frusta

2 fessura; fenditura; incrinatura; crepa; screpolatura: The vase has a crack in it, il vaso ha un'incrinatura; The windscreen of that car is full of cracks, il parabrezza di quella macchina è tutto incrinato; Open the window just a crack, please, per favore, fa' una fessura (o uno spiraglio) alla finestra; a crack in the ice, una crepa nel ghiaccio

3 forte colpo; botta; percossa: He gave me a crack on the head, mi diede una botta sulla testa (o uno scappellotto)

4 [u] il mutare della voce ( per raucedine, emozione, o durante la pubertà): crack-voiced, dalla voce fessa

5 (fam., = wisecrack) battuta (di spirito); frizzo

6 attimo; istante: in a crack, in un attimo

7 (fam., sport, = crack player) asso; campione; fuoriclasse

8 ( slang) effrazione; furto con scasso

9 (solo sing.) ( slang) tentativo; prova: to have (o to take) a crack at st., tentare di fare qc.

10 (metall.) cricca

11 (ipp.) crack; cavallo di prim'ordine

12 [u] ( droga, = crack cocaine) crack

13 (solo sing.) (fam.) opportunità; occasione

14 [u] (fam. irl., anche craic) spasso; divertimento: just for the crack, soltanto per divertirsi; per gioco

15 (dial. scozz.) chiacchierata

16 ( Internet) crack (intrusione illegale in un sistema informatico oppure la disattivazione dei meccanismi di protezione di un software)

B a. (fam.)

1 di prim'ordine; eccellente; ottimo; fuoriclasse; formidabile (fam.): He's a crack shot, è un tiratore formidabile

2 (mil., sport) scelto; speciale: a crack regiment, un reggimento scelto; crack police force, reparto speciale di polizia ( ben addestrato, ecc.)

● crack-brain, scemo; matto □ crack-brained, bizzarro, strambo; tocco; picchiatello; pazzesco: a crack-brained plan, un progetto pazzesco □ ( droga) crack cocaine, crack □ crack house, locale dove si può consumare o comprare crack ( la droga) □ (antiq., scherz.) the crack of doom, il giorno del Giudizio Universale □ (fam.) a crack shot, un gran tiratore; un tiratore infallibile □ at the crack of dawn (o of day), all'alba; allo spuntar del giorno □ (fam. GB) a fair crack of the whip, l'opportunità di poter fare qualcosa □ (fig.) to paper over the cracks, coprire (o mascherare) i difetti □ (fam. USA) to slip (o to fall) through the cracks, andare perso; venir trascurato.
crack (2) /kræk/
inter.

crac!; bum!; pum!
♦ (to) crack /kræk/
A v. i.

1 incrinarsi; creparsi; screpolarsi; fendersi; spaccarsi: Suddenly the ice cracked, all'improvviso il ghiaccio s'incrinò; The enamel had cracked, lo smalto si era screpolato; Their marriage is starting to crack, il loro matrimonio si sta incrinando

2 cedere (psicologicamente); crollare: to crack under the strain, crollare per la tensione; The prisoner cracked under torture, messo alla tortura, il prigioniero è crollato

3 crepitare; ( di frusta) schioccare; ( di giunture) scrocchiare: The machine guns were cracking, le mitragliatrici crepitavano

4 urtare, sbattere ( con un rumore secco)

5 ( della voce) incrinarsi; rompersi

6 (fam. USA) andare a una festa senza avere l'invito

7 (chim.) subire la piroscissione

B v. t.

1 rompere; schiacciare: to crack an egg, rompere un uovo; to crack nuts, rompere, schiacciare noci

2 far crollare ( psicologicamente)

3 (far) schioccare; (far) scrocchiare: to crack the whip, schioccare la frusta; to crack one's finger joints, far scrocchiare le dita

4 (far) incrinare; far screpolare; far crepare: to crack a vase, incrinare un vaso; The heat has cracked the paint, il calore ha fatto screpolare la vernice

5 spezzare; sconfiggere: to crack an opponent's resistance, spezzare la resistenza di un avversario

6 urtare, picchiare, sbattere ( con un rumore secco): to crack one's head on the floor, picchiare la testa sul pavimento

7 colpire; picchiare: to crack sb. over his head, colpire q. sulla testa

8 risolvere ( un problema, un caso, ecc.); decifrare ( un codice, ecc.); sbrogliare ( una difficoltà)

9 (fam.) stappare (o aprire) e bere: to crack a beer, aprire una birra; to crack a bottle with sb., bere una bottiglia con q.

10 forzare, scassinare ( una cassaforte)

11 (fam.) riuscire a entrare in; sfondare: ( di libro, disco, ecc.) to crack the top list, piazzarsi fra i primi; sfondare; to crack the most exclusive literary circles in London, riuscire a entrare (o a sfondare) nei circoli letterari più chiusi di Londra

12 (chim.) scindere; sottoporre a piroscissione

13 ( Internet) infrangere la sicurezza, accedere e usare illegalmente ( sistemi o programmi protetti); craccare ( gergo)

● to crack a joke, raccontare una barzelletta; fare una battuta □ (fam.) to crack a smile, aprirsi in un sorriso □ (fam. USA) to crack a book, aprire un libro ( per studiare) □ (fam.) to crack open, aprire; ( anche) demolire ( una tesi, ecc.) □ (fig.) to crack the whip, schioccare la frusta (fig.); farsi sentire (fig.); farsi obbedire □ (fam. USA) to crack wise, fare lo spiritoso; dire spiritosaggini □ (fam.) to get cracking, darsi da fare; muoversi; darsi una mossa; darci dentro; DIALOGO → - Coursework- I need to get cracking on the coursework this weekend, mi devo mettere sotto con il compito nel fine settimana.

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I 1. [kræk]
nome

1) (in varnish) screpolatura f.; (in wall, cup, mirror, ground) crepa f., incrinatura f. (anche fig.); (in bone) incrinatura f.

2) (narrow opening) (in rock) crepa f., fenditura f.; (in door, curtains) fessura f., spiraglio m.

to open the door a crack — aprire appena la porta

3) (drug) (anche crack cocaine) crack m.

4) (noise) (of twig, bone) scricchiolio m., scrocchio m.; (of whip) schiocco m.; (of shot) schianto m., scoppio m.

5) colloq. (attempt) prova f., tentativo m.

to have a crack at doing — tentare di fare

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

6) colloq. (jibe) battuta f., frecciata f. ( about su); (joke) motto m. di spirito, barzelletta f. ( about su)

a cheap crack — una barzelletta di cattivo gusto
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ player] di prim'ordine, eccellente; [troops, shot] ottimo

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to have a fair crack of the whip — avere un'ottima chance
II 1. [kræk]
verbo transitivo

1) (make a crack in) (fare) incrinare [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) (fare) screpolare [ varnish]

2) (break) schiacciare [ nut]; rompere [egg, casing]

to crack a safe — forzare una cassaforte

to crack sth. open — aprire qcs.

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

3) (solve) risolvere [ problem]; decifrare [ code]

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

4) (make cracking sound with) schioccare [ whip]; fare schioccare, fare scrocchiare [ knuckles]

to crack sb. on the head — colpire qcn. alla testa

to crack one's head on sth. — picchiare la testa su qcs.

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

5) (overcome) spezzare, sconfiggere [defences, opposition]

6)

to crack a joke — raccontare una barzelletta, fare una battuta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (develop cracks) [ bone] incrinarsi; [mirror, cup, wall, ice] incrinarsi, creparsi, spaccarsi; [ varnish] creparsi, screpolarsi; [ skin] screpolarsi; [ ground] fendersi

2) (cease to resist) [ person] cedere, crollare

he cracks under pressure — crolla se si trova sotto pressione

3) (make sharp sound) [knuckles, twig] schioccare, scrocchiare; [ whip] schioccare

4) [ voice] rompersi, incrinarsi

•

- crack down

- crack up

••

not all o not as good as it's cracked up to be non così bravo come tutti dicevano; to get cracking — darsi da fare, muoversi

English-Italian dictionary > crack
11 crack

1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

give somebody/have a fair crack of the whip — (fig.) jemandem eine Chance geben/eine Chance haben

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

there's a crack in the ceiling — die Decke hat einen Riß

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

have a crack at something/at doing something — etwas in Angriff nehmen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

5)

the/at the crack of dawn — (coll.) der/bei Tagesanbruch

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

crack [cocaine] — Crack, das
2. adjective
(coll.) erstklassig
3. transitive verb
1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

crack a whip — mit einer Peitsche knallen

crack the whip — (fig.) Druck machen (ugs.)

4)

crack a joke — einen Witz machen
4. intransitive verb
1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

get cracking! — mach los! (ugs.)

let's get cracking — fangen wir endlich an

get cracking [with something] — [mit etwas] loslegen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/16937/crack_down">crack down

- crack up

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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) krachen

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) zerbrechen

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knacken

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) (Witze) reißen

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) knacken

6) (to solve (a code).) knacken

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zusammenbrechen
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) der Sprung

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) der Spalt

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) der Knall

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) der Schlag

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) der Witz

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) großartig

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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crack

[kræk]

I. n

1. (fissure) Riss m

there was a \crack in the teacup die Teetasse hatte einen Sprung; ( fig)

\cracks began to show in his facade of self-confidence in seinem aufgesetzten Selbstbewusstsein wurden Sprünge sichtbar

hairline \crack Haarriss m

2. (narrow space) Ritze f, Spalt m

to open a door/window [just] a \crack eine Tür/ein Fenster [nur] einen Spalt öffnen

3. (sharp noise) of a breaking branch Knacken nt kein pl; of breaking ice Krachen nt kein pl; of a rifle Knall m

a loud \crack of thunder ein lautes Donnerkrachen

4. (sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a \crack over the head jdm eins überziehen [o über den Schädel geben

5. no pl (drug) Crack nt o m

\crack house ( fam) Crackhaus nt, Bezugsstelle f für Crack

6. (joke) Witz m

a cheap \crack ein schlechter Witz

to make a \crack about sth einen Witz über etw akk reißen

7. ( fam: attempt) Versuch m

it was her first \crack at [beating] the world record es war ihr erster Versuch, den Weltrekord einzustellen

to have a \crack at sth [or to give sth a \crack] etw [aus]probieren

8.

▶ at the \crack of dawn im Morgengrauen

▶ the \crack of doom der Jüngste Tag

▶ to get/have a fair \crack of the whip BRIT eine [echte] Chance bekommen/haben

II. adj attr, inv erstklassig, Super- fam

\crack marksman Meisterschütze m

\crack shot Meisterschütze, -schützin m, f

\crack regiment Eliteregiment nt

III. vt

1. (break)

to \crack a cup/glass/window einen Sprung in eine Tasse/ein Glas/eine Fensterscheibe machen

2. (open)

▪ to \crack sth [open] [or to \crack [open] sth] etw aufbrechen

come round and we'll \crack [open] a bottle together komm doch vorbei, dann machen wir eine Flasche auf

to \crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \crack nuts Nüsse knacken

to \crack [open] a safe ( fam) einen Safe knacken fam

3. (solve)

I've \cracked it! ich hab's!

to \crack a code/problem einen Code/ein Problem knacken fam

4. (hit)

to \crack sb on [or over] the head jdm eins auf/über den Schädel geben

to \crack one's head/elbow on sth sich dat den Kopf/Ellbogen an etw dat anschlagen

5. (make noise)

to \crack one's knuckles mit den Fingern knacken

to \crack a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

6. CHEM

▪ to \crack sth hydrocarbons etw spalten

7.

▶ to \crack a joke einen Witz reißen fam

▶ to \crack the whip ein strengeres Regiment aufziehen

IV. vi

1. (break) [zer]brechen, zerspringen; lips, paintwork aufspringen, rissig werden

2. ( fam: break down) zusammenbrechen; relationship zerbrechen; facade abbröckeln

3. (break down) zusammenbrechen

his voice \cracked with emotion seine Stimme versagte vor Rührung

to \crack during interrogation beim Verhör zusammenbrechen

to \crack under pressure of work unter der Arbeitslast zusammenbrechen

4. (make noise) breaking ice, thunder krachen; breaking branch knacken; shot, whip knallen

5.

▶ to get \cracking ( fam) loslegen fam

I'd better get \cracking on writing these letters ich sollte mich endlich mal dranmachen, diese Briefe zu schreiben

get \cracking or we'll miss the train jetzt aber los, sonst verpassen wir den Zug

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[krk]
1. n

1) Riss m; (between floorboards etc) Ritze f; (= wider hole etc) Spalte f; (= fine line in pottery, glass etc) Sprung m

leave the window open a crack — lass das Fenster einen Spalt offen

at the crack of dawn — in aller Frühe

to fall or slip through the cracks ( US fig ) — durch die Maschen schlüpfen

2) (= sharp noise of wood etc breaking) Knacks m; (of gun, whip) Knall(en nt no pl) m; (of thunder) Schlag m

at the crack of doom — beim Jüngsten Gericht

3) (= sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a crack on the head — jdm eins auf den Kopf geben

to give oneself a crack on the head — sich (dat) den Kopf anschlagen

4) (inf: gibe) Stichelei f; (= joke) Witz m

to make a crack about sb/sth — einen Witz über jdn/etw reißen

5) (inf

= attempt) to have a crack at sth — etw mal probieren (inf)

6) (DRUGS) Crack nt

7) (Ir, Brit inf) tolle Zeit

tourists come to Ireland for the crack — die Touristen kommen wegen der tollen Atmosphäre nach Irland

8) (Brit vulg = vagina) Fotze f (vulg)

2. adj attr
erstklassig; (MIL) Elite-
crack shot — Meisterschütze m, Meisterschützin f

3. vt

1) (= make a crack in) glass, china, pottery einen Sprung machen in (+acc); bone anbrechen, anknacksen (inf); skin, ground rissig machen; ground, ice einen Riss/Risse machen in (+acc)

to crack a rib — sich (dat) eine Rippe anbrechen

2) (= break) nuts, safe knacken; (fig inf) code knacken; case, problem lösen

to crack (open) a bottle — einer Flasche (dat) den Hals brechen

3) joke reißen

4) whip knallen mit; finger, joint knacken mit

to crack the whip (fig) — die Peitsche schwingen, ein strenges Regiment führen

5) (= hit sharply) schlagen

he cracked his head against the pavement — er krachte mit dem Kopf aufs Pflaster

6) (= distil) petroleum kracken

cracking plant — Krackanlage f

4. vi

1) (= get a crack pottery, glass) einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen, springen; (ice, road) einen Riss/Risse bekommen; (lips, skin) spröde or rissig werden; (bones) einen Knacks bekommen (inf); (= break) brechen

at last his stern face cracked and he laughed — schließlich verzog sich seine ernste Miene zu einem Lachen

2) (= make a cracking sound twigs, joints) knacken, krachen; (whip, gun) knallen

3) (= hit sharply) schlagen, krachen

4) (= break voice) (with emotion) versagen

his voice is cracking/beginning to crack (boy) — er ist im/kommt in den Stimmbruch

5) (inf)

to get cracking — loslegen (inf), sich daranmachen

to get cracking with or on sth — mit etw loslegen (inf), sich an etw (acc) machen

get cracking! — los jetzt!

6)

he cracked under the strain — er ist unter der Belastung zusammengebrochen

See:

= crack up

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crack [kræk]

A s

1. Krach m, Knall m (einer Peitsche, eines Gewehrs etc), (Donner) Schlag m, Knacks m, Knacken n:

a crack of thunder;

in a crack umg im Nu;

at the crack of dawn im Morgengrauen, in aller Frühe;

the crack of doom die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts;

till the crack of doom umg bis zum Jüngsten Tag;

give sb a fair crack of the whip Br umg jemandem eine faire Chance geben

2. umg (heftiger) Schlag:

give sb a crack on the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

3. Sprung m, Riss m:

the glass has got a crack das Glas hat einen Sprung oder ist gesprungen;

paper over the cracks fig die Differenzen übertünchen

4. Spalte f, Spalt m, Schlitz m, Ritz m, Ritze f:

the door was open a crack die Tür stand einen Spalt (breit) offen

5. umg

a) Knacks m (geistiger Defekt)

b) → crackpot A

6. Stimmbruch m

7. umg Versuch m:

have a crack at sich versuchen an (dat)

8. sl

a) Witz m

b) Seitenhieb m, Stichelei f:

make cracks about Witze machen über (akk); sticheln gegen jemanden

9. Br umg Crack m, Kanone f, As n (besonders Sportler)

10. sl obs

a) Einbruch m

b) Einbrecher m

11. sl Crack n (synthetische Droge auf Kokainbasis):

crack house Bar etc, in der mit Crack gehandelt wird

B adj umg erstklassig, Elite…, Meister…:

a crack player ein Meisterspieler;

a crack shot ein Meisterschütze;

a crack team SPORT eine Spitzen- oder Topmannschaft;

crack regiment Eliteregiment n

C int krach!, knacks!

D v/i

1. krachen, knallen, knacken

2. (zer)springen, (-)platzen, (-)bersten, (-)brechen, rissig werden, (auf)reißen, einen Sprung oder Sprünge bekommen

3. überschnappen (Stimme):

his voice is cracking er ist im Stimmbruch

4. fig zusammenbrechen ( under unter dat)

5. sl kaputtgehen, in die Brüche gehen

6. sl nachlassen, erlahmen

7. get cracking umg loslegen (on mit):

cracking speed umg tolles Tempo

8. besonders schott plaudern

9. CHEM sich (durch Hitze) zersetzen

E v/t

1. knallen mit, knacken oder krachen lassen:

crack one’s fingers mit den Fingern knacken;

crack the whip

a) mit der Peitsche knallen,

b) fig zeigen, wer der Herr ist;

crack a smile umg lächeln; → joke A 1

2. zerbrechen, (zer)spalten, (zer)sprengen:

crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen; → bottle¹ A 1

3. a) einen Sprung machen in (dat)

b) MED sich etwas anbrechen:

crack a rib

4. umg

a) schlagen, hauen:

crack sb over the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

b) eine Scheibe etc ein-, zerschlagen

5. eine Nuss (auf)knacken

6. umg einen Safe, einen Code, SPORT die Abwehr knacken:

crack a gang eine Verbrecherbande auffliegen lassen;

crack a problem ein Problem lösen

7. umg kaputt machen, ruinieren (beide auch fig)

8. umg jemandes Stolz etc erschüttern, anknacksen umg

9. TECH Erdöl kracken

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1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

give somebody/have a fair crack of the whip — (fig.) jemandem eine Chance geben/eine Chance haben

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

there's a crack in the ceiling — die Decke hat einen Riß

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

have a crack at something/at doing something — etwas in Angriff nehmen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

5)

the/at the crack of dawn — (coll.) der/bei Tagesanbruch

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

crack [cocaine] — Crack, das
2. adjective
(coll.) erstklassig
3. transitive verb
1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

crack a whip — mit einer Peitsche knallen

crack the whip — (fig.) Druck machen (ugs.)

4)

crack a joke — einen Witz machen
4. intransitive verb
1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

get cracking! — mach los! (ugs.)

let's get cracking — fangen wir endlich an

get cracking [with something] — [mit etwas] loslegen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

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n.

Knall -e m.

Riss -e m.

Spalt -e m.

Sprung -¨e m. v.

brechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brach, gebrochen)

knacken v.

knallen v.

platzen v.

zerbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > crack
12 to

1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran

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- to and fro

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to

[tu:, tu, tə]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (moving towards) in + akk

, nach + dat

, zu + dat

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit

I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof

on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum

\to the north/south nördlich/südlich

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt

from place \to place von Ort zu Ort

\to the right/left nach rechts/links

there \to the right dort rechts

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian

2. (attending regularly) zu + dat

, in + dat

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten

he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness

3. (inviting to) zu + dat

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen

4. (in direction of) auf + akk

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen

back \to front verkehrt herum

5. (in contact with) an + dat

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust

6. (attached to) an + akk

tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7. (with indirect object)

▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]

to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein

to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein

to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen

8. (with respect to) zu + dat

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie

9. (in response) auf + akk

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

10. (belonging to) zu + dat

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel

the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

11. (compared to) mit + dat

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor

she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig

to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd

12. (in scores) zu + dat

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen

Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

13. (until) bis + dat

, zu + dat

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen

count \to 20 zähle bis 20

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

15. (to point in time) bis + dat

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

16. (including)

▪ from... \to... von... bis...

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende

from morning \to night von morgens bis abends

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

18. (causing) zu + dat

\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

19. (according to) für + akk

\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

20. (serving) für + akk

he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten

21. FILM (next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia

22. (in honour of) auf + akk

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

23. (per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

24. (as a result of) von + dat

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

25. (roughly) bis + dat

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

27.

▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles

▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei

II. TO FORM INFINITIVES

1. (expressing future intention) zu

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde

he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren

Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush

to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

2. (forming requests) zu

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3. (expressing wish) zu

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4. (omitting verb)

are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern

can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5. after adj (to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen

she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist

I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6. (expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen

something \to eat etwas zu essen

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat

7. (expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8. (after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9. (introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10. (in consecutive acts) um zu

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war

III. ADVERB

inv zu

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen

to come \to zu sich dat kommen

to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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[tuː]
1. PREPOSITION

1) = in direction of, towards zu

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

2) = as far as, until bis

to count (up) to 20 —

there were (from) 40 to 60 people — es waren 40 bis 60 Leute da

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

3) = in in (+dat)

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

4)

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

they held him to the ground — sie hielten ihn am Boden

5)

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

he has been a good friend to us — er war uns (dat)

"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

6) in toasts auf (+acc)

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken

7)

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

8) with expressions of time vor

20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

9) = in relation to zu

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)

one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer

11) MATH

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

12)

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

13)

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

14)

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

15)

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

16)

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

17)

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

18)

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

19)

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

20)

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

21)

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

there's no-one to help us — es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte

who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

2. ADJECTIVE
door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
3. ADVERB

to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

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to

A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]

1. (Grundbedeutung) zu

2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):

go to London nach London fahren;

from east to west von Osten nach Westen;

throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen

3. in (dat):

have you ever been to London?

4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:

play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc

5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):

that is all there is to it das ist alles;

a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);

a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;

a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc

6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc

7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:

the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);

two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht

8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):

to the clouds bis an die Wolken;

ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness

9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):

from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);

it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf

10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:

sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;

they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1

11. zur Bildung des Dativs:

a) betont:

he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!

b) unbetont:

she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter

B partikel [tʊ; tə]

1. zur Bezeichnung des Infinitivs:

to go gehen;

easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;

she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen

2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:

he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen

3. zur Verkürzung des Nebensatzes:

I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;

he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;

to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b

4. zur Bezeichnung eines Grundes:

why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?

5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:

I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will

C adv [tuː]

1. a) zu, geschlossen:

pull the door to die Türe zuziehen

b) angelehnt:

leave the door to

2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1

3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:

keep her to!

4. to and fro

a) hin und her,

b) auf und ab

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1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

English-german dictionary > to
13 crack

kræk 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) slå sprekker, (få til å) revne, knake

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knekke

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knalle, smelle

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) slå vitser

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) sprenge, bryte opp

6) (to solve (a code).) løse

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryte sammen, bli brutt ned
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprekk, revne, brist, brudd

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) gløtt, sprekk

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) knall, smell, knekk

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) slag

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vits

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) topp-, førsteklasses, mester(lig)

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

kløft
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spalte
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sprekk

I
subst. \/kræk\/

1) knak, brak, knall, smell, skrell

2) klask, (piske)snert

3) sprekk, revne, skavank

4) gløtt

• keep the door open a crack

holde døren på gløtt

5) ( hverdagslig) klask, (hardt) slag

• give him a crack on the head to shut him up!

gi ham et slag i hodet for å få ham til å holde kjeft!

6) ( hverdagslig) spydighet, ondskapsfullhet, giftighet, snert, spark

7) ( hverdagslig) forsøk

8) ( hverdagslig) toppmann, trumfess

9) ( slang) fitte, sprekk

10) ( slang) innbrudd, tyveri, brekk

11) (slang, narkotika) crack

12) ( dialekt) passiar, prat

at the crack of dawn ( hverdagslig) ved daggry, i grålysningen

give someone a fair crack of the whip ( hverdagslig) gi noen en (sportslig) sjanse til å vise hva man duger til

have a crack at something ( hverdagslig) forsøke (seg på) noe

make a crack at someone ( overført) gi noen et spark

make cracks about slå vitser om, komme med spydigheter om

paper over the cracks tapetsere over sprekkene, glatte over feil

till the crack of doom til dommedagsbasunene høres, til dommedag (overført)
II
verb \/kræk\/

1) ( om lyd) knake, brake, smelle, knalle, få til å knake

• I can't stand listening to people cracking the joints of their fingers!

jeg kan ikke utstå å høre på at folk knekker med fingerleddene!

2) sprekke, briste, revne, slå sprekker, bryte sammen, kollapse

3) knekkes, gå i stykker, springe, ryke, gå av

4) brekke, knekke, slå i stykker, knuse (overført)

• don't crack my heart!

ikke knus hjertet mitt!

5) klaske, snerte (med)

6) ( om stemme) sprekke, brytes

• his voice is cracking

han er i stemmeskiftet

7) ( hverdagslig) knekke, løse

• can you help me crack this problem?

kan du hjelpe meg å løse dette problemet?

• this code is impossible to crack

denne koden er det umulig å knekke\/løse

• we can crack this murder case now

vi kan oppklare denne mordsaken nå

8) slå til, klappe til

• she cracked her brother over the head

hun slo til broren sin i hodet

9) sprenge

• the burglars cracked the safe, but did not find anything inside it

innbruddstyvene sprengte safen, men fant ikke noe inne i den

10) avbryte, gjøre slutt på, rokke (ved)

11) ( om flaske) slå\/ta hull på, knekke, åpne

• let's crack a bottle of wine and celebrate this

la oss knekke en flaske vin og feire dette

12) ( kjemi) krakke, spalte

crack a book (amer., hverdagslig) åpne\/lese en bok

• he has never cracked a book

crack a crib (slang, om innbrudd) gjøre et brekk

crack a smile ( hverdagslig) bryte ut i et smil, smile

crack down on ( hverdagslig) slå ned på, slå til mot

crack jokes vitse, slå en vits, skjemte

crack off slites\/gå av, brytes av

crack onto ( hverdagslig) legge an på

crack open bryte opp, sprenge

crack up ( hverdagslig) kollapse, klappe sammen, ta knekken på seg selv ( hverdagslig) krasje, smadre

• Jim just cracked up his new car

Jim har akkurat krasjet den nye bilen sin

( hverdagslig) overvurdere, anslå for høyt

• he's not what he's cracked up to be

han er oppskrytt

( hverdagslig) begynne å le, briste i latter
III
adj. \/kræk\/

( hverdagslig) fin, førsteklasses, topp-, mester-, elite-

• the crack players

toppspillerne

English-Norwegian dictionary > crack
14 crack

[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp

6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

English-Icelandic dictionary > crack
15 crack

hasíték, betörés, sportbajnok, favorit, csattintás to crack: csattan, mutál, csattant, betör, pattant, betörik
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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) (szét)reped

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) feltör

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) reccsen

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) elsüt (viccet)

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) feltör

6) (to solve (a code).) megold

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) betörik
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) repedés

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rés

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) csattanás

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) ütés

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) bemondás

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) krekk (erős hatású szintetikus kokain)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) kiváló, menő

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

English-Hungarian dictionary > crack
16 crack

[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rachar

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) quebrar

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) estalar

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) dizer

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) arrombar

6) (to solve (a code).) resolver

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) quebrar
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) racha

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fenda

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) estalo

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) golpe

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) graça

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) perito

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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[kræk] n 1 fenda, racha, fresta, ruptura. 2 estalido, estalo, estrépito, estrondo, pancada. 3 coll golpe, soco que produz um estalido. 4 tiro de arma de fogo. 5 abertura estreita, fresta. 6 instante, momento. 7 craque: esportista de excelente qualidade. 8 droga à base de cocaína. 9 arrombamento. • vi+vt 1 rachar, fender(-se), quebrar, rebentar. the plate is cracked / o prato está trincado. 2 estalar. he cracked his fingers / ele estalou os dedos. 3 crepitar. 4 estourar. 5 bater. 6 ficar áspero e agudo, falhar, mudar de voz. 7 sl ceder, entregar-se. 8 contar (piada). 9 arrombar (cofre). 10 abrir (garrafa) e beber. they cracked a bottle / eles beberam uma garrafa. 11 falhar, falir. • adj excelente, brilhante. • interj zás! crack of doom prenúncio do juízo final. in a crack num instante. to crack a crib sl arrombar uma casa. to crack a crust viver modestamente. to crack a joke contar uma piada. to crack a tidy crust viver bem. to crack town a) Amer fazer ou dar uma batida policial. b) tomar medidas severas. to crack up a) exaltar, elogiar. b) sofrer um colapso mental. c) despedaçar-se.

English-Portuguese dictionary > crack
17 crack

adj. çatırtı; patlama; şaklama; vuruş; aralık; özür; espri, çene çalma; as; birinci sınıf şey; deneme
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n. çatlak, şiddetle vurma
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v. çatlamak, çatlatmak; çatallaşmak (ses); çatırdatmak, çatırdamak; patlamak; şaklatmak; yarılmak; çökmek; kırmak,

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1. çatla (v.) 2. çatlak (n.)
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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) çatla(t)mak

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) kırmak

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) çatırdamak, şaklamak

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) yapmak, anlatmak

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) zorla açmak

6) (to solve (a code).) çözmek

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) çökmek, yılmak
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) çatlak

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) yarık, aralık

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) çatırtı, şaklama

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) darbe, vuruş

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) nükte, espri

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) uyuşturucu hap
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) mükemmel, birinci sınıf

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

English-Turkish dictionary > crack
18 crack

[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) počiti

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) treti

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) počiti

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) zbijati (šale)

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) vlomiti

6) (to solve (a code).) razvozlati

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) popustiti
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) razpoka

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) špranja

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) pok

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) udarec

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) šala

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) prvovrsten

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
* * *
I [kræk]
noun

razpoka, špranja, reža; pok, tresk, močan udarec; mutiranje; archaic slang bahanje; laž; Scottish dialectal klepetanje, pomenek; plural novice; slang vlom, vlomilec; colloquially trenutek; dober igralec; dober konj; slang duhovita pripomba

the crack of doom — sodni dan

colloquially in a crack — v trenutku, ko bi mignil
II [kræk]
adjective

počen; colloquially odličen, izreden, prvovrsten, prima
III [kræk]
1.

transitive verb

razcepiti, skrhati, treti, razbiti, razdreti, uničiti;

2.

intransitive verb

počiti, razpočiti se; mutirati; razcepiti, skrhati se; slang popustiti, kloniti

a hard nut to crack — trd oreh

slang to crack a book — lotiti se branja ali študija

slang to crack a smile — nasmehniti se

to crack a bottle — izpiti steklenico

slang to crack a crib — vlomiti v hišo

to crack jokes — zbijati šale

vulgar to crack wind — prdniti

to crack one's fingers — s prsti tleskati
IV [kræk]
interjection

tresk!, bum!, plosk!

English-Slovenian dictionary > crack
19 crack

• pamaus

• rikko

• räsähtää

• ritistä

• räsähdys

• rikkoa

• rutista

• rikkoutuma

• rusahtaa

• niksahtaa

• niksahdus

• huuli

• vaurio

• vioittuma

• avata

• aukko

• ensiluokan

• tärähdys

• täräys

• vako

• valio

• puhjeta

• pykimä

• rako

• repeytymä

• raksahtaa

• rakoilla

• repeillä

• repeämä

• railo

• katketa

• kitkua

• kirahdella

• kirskua

• kitistä

• haljeta

• halki

• halkeama

• halkeilla

• halkio

• naksuttaa

• murtuma

• natista

• murtaa

• narskua

• murtua

• narista

• naksua

• murto

• paukutella

• paukkaa

• paukahtaa

• paukuttaa

• paukkua

• paukahdus

• paukahdella

• sukkeluus

• särö

• säröillä

• säristä

• särähdys

• sutkaus

• särkyä

• särkeä

• särähtää

technology

• krakata

• pilkkoutua

• pilkkoa

• läimäys

• läiske

• lohkeama

• lohkeilla

* * *
kræk 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) murtaa, murtua

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) särkeä

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) räsähtää

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) vääntää

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) murtaa

6) (to solve (a code).) selvittää

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) murtua
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) särö, halkeama

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rako

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) läjähdys

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) tälli

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) letkaus

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) huippu-

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

English-Finnish dictionary > crack
20 crack

[kræk] 1. n
( noise) trzask m; ( gap) szczelina f, szpara f; ( in bone) pęknięcie nt; (in wall, dish) pęknięcie nt, rysa f; ( joke) kawał m; ( drug) crack m; ( inf) ( attempt)

to have a crack (at sth) — próbować (spróbować perf) swoich sił (w czymś)
2. vt
whip, twig trzaskać (trzasnąć perf) +instr; knee etc stłuc ( perf); nut rozłupywać (rozłupać perf); problem rozgryzać (rozgryźć perf); code łamać (złamać perf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down on

- crack up
3. adj
athlete, expert pierwszorzędny; regiment elitarny

to crack jokes ( inf) — opowiadać kawały

I cracked a glass — pękła mi szklanka

to get cracking ( inf) — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do roboty

* * *
[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) pękać, powodować pęknięcie

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) rozłupywać

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) trzaskać

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) opowiadać

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) pruć

6) (to solve (a code).) łamać

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) łamać się
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) pęknięcie

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) szpara

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) trzask

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) cios

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) żart

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) wyśmienity

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

English-Polish dictionary > crack

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