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he said with a frown

1 frown

1. verb
(to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc): He frowned at her bad behaviour.) fruncir el ceño

2. noun
(such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows: a frown of disapproval.) ceño

- frown on/upon

frown vb fruncir el ceño

frown

tr[fraʊn]

noun

1 ceño

intransitive verb

1 fruncir el ceño

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to frown at somebody mirar a alguien con el ceño fruncido, mirar a alguien frunciendo el ceño

frown ['fraʊn] vi

1) : fruncir el ceño, fruncir el entrecejo

2)

to frown at : mirar (algo) con ceño, mirar (a alguien) con ceño

frown n

: ceño m (fruncido)

frown

n.

• ceño s.m.

• entrecejo s.m.

• esguince s.m.

v.

• encapotar v.

• fruncir el entrecejo v.

I fraʊn
intransitive verb fruncir* el ceño or el entrecejo

to frown AT somebody — mirar a alguien con el ceño fruncido

to frown AT something — torcer* el gesto por algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- frown on

II

noun ceño m fruncido

he wore a frown — (liter) tenía el ceño fruncido

[fraʊn]
1.

N ceño m

he said with a frown — dijo frunciendo el ceño or entrecejo

2.

VI fruncir el ceño, fruncir el entrecejo

to frown at — mirar con el ceño fruncido

- frown on

* * *

I [fraʊn]
intransitive verb fruncir* el ceño or el entrecejo

to frown AT somebody — mirar a alguien con el ceño fruncido

to frown AT something — torcer* el gesto por algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- frown on

II

noun ceño m fruncido

he wore a frown — (liter) tenía el ceño fruncido

English-spanish dictionary > frown
2 frown

1. intransitive verb
die Stirn runzeln (at, [up]on über + Akk.)

frown at something/somebody — etwas/jemanden stirnrunzelnd ansehen
2. noun
Stirnrunzeln, das

with a [deep/worried/puzzled] frown — mit [stark/sorgenvoll/verwirrt] gerunzelter Stirn

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligender Blick

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1. verb
(to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc): He frowned at her bad behaviour.) die Stirn runzeln
2. noun
(such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows: a frown of disapproval.) das Stirnrunzeln

- academic.ru/116266/frown_on_upon">frown on/upon

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frown

[fraʊn]

I. vi

1. (showing displeasure) die Stirn runzeln

▪ to \frown at sb/sth jdn/etw missbilligend ansehen

▪ to \frown on [or upon] sth etw missbilligen

that sort of behaviour is definitely \frowned upon in polite society dieses Benehmen ist in der feinen Gesellschaft absolut verpönt

2. (in thought) nachdenklich die Stirn runzeln

▪ to \frown at sth etw nachdenklich betrachten

II. n Stirnrunzeln nt kein pl

she threw him a warning \frown as he prepared to scold the child sie warf ihm einen warnenden Blick zu, als er das Kind ausschimpfen wollte

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[fraʊn]
1. n
Stirnrunzeln nt no pl
to give a frown — die Stirn(e) runzeln

... he said with a deep frown —... sagte er mit einem ausgeprägten Stirnrunzeln

angry frown — finsterer Blick

worried/puzzled frown — sorgenvoller/verdutzter Gesichtsausdruck, sorgenvolles/verdutztes Gesicht

a worried frown crossed his face — ein sorgenvoller Ausdruck huschte über sein Gesicht

2. vi (lit, fig)
die Stirn(e) runzeln (at über +acc)
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frown [fraʊn]

A v/i

1. die Stirn runzeln (at über akk) (auch fig):

frown (up)on sth fig etwas missbilligen

2. finster (drein)schauen

B v/t

1. zum Zeichen (gen) die Stirn runzeln:

he frowned his displeasure er runzelte missbilligend die Stirn

2. frown sb down (into silence) jemanden durch finstere Blicke einschüchtern (zum Schweigen bringen)

C s

1. Stirnrunzeln n:

with a frown stirnrunzelnd

2. finsterer Blick

3. Ausdruck m des Missfallens oder der Missbilligung

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1. intransitive verb
die Stirn runzeln (at, [up]on über + Akk.)

frown at something/somebody — etwas/jemanden stirnrunzelnd ansehen
2. noun
Stirnrunzeln, das

with a [deep/worried/puzzled] frown — mit [stark/sorgenvoll/verwirrt] gerunzelter Stirn

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligender Blick

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n.

Stirnrunzel f. (up) v.

runzeln (Stirn) v. v.

die Stirn runzeln ausdr.

English-german dictionary > frown
3 К-365

СГУЩАТЬ/СГУСТИТЬ КРАСКИ VP subj: human if pfv, usu. past if impfv, usu. pres, past, or infin with не стоит, не надо, не будем etc usu. this WO to overstate sth., making it seem considerably worse, gloomier etc or more important, better etc than it is in reality
X сгустил краски = X laid ( put, spread) it on thick ( with a trowel)
X piled it on (thick) X (grossly) exaggerated (it (things)) (in refer, to an exaggeratedly negative portrayal of sth.) X painted too black (gloomy, dismal) a picture (of things).
«Мой добрый Александр в благородном негодовании собрался было ехать в Петербург и помочь Вам... но по размышлении решил, что Вы, как всегда, несколько сгустили краски» (Окуджава 2). "My dear Alexander in a fury of righteousness wanted to go to Petersburg to help you...but on second thought decided that you, as usual, may have exaggerated a bit" (2a).

Я слушал тебя, сказал Мазила, и у меня всё время было такое ощущение, будто я через какой-то мощный прибор наблюдаю, как медленно и неуклонно образуется раковая опухоль у близкого мне существа, но не могу предпринять ничего, чтобы помешать этому. Не будем сгущать краски, сказал Карьерист (Зиновьев 1). "While I've been listening to you," said Dauber, "I've been having a growing feeling that I was observing through a microscope a cancerous tumour developing in the body of a man I am fond of, and that I couldn't do a thing to stop it." "We mustn't paint too black a picture," said Careerist (1a).

Это не мемуары, это политическая акция. Акция, направленная на извращение истории нашей партии...» - «Я думаю, вы несколько сгущаете краски», - нахмурился Киров... (Рыбаков 2). ( context transl) "These are not memoirs, this is a political act. It is an act aimed at distorting the history of our Party...." "I think you're overreacting," Kirov said with a frown (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > К-365
4 сгустить краски

• СГУЩАТЬ/СГУСТИТЬ КРАСКИ

[VP; subj: human; if pfv, usu. past; if impfv, usu. pres, past, or infin with не стоит, не надо, не будем etc; usu. this WO]

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⇒ to overstate sth., making it seem considerably worse, gloomier etc or more important, better etc than it is in reality:

- X сгустил краски≈ X laid (put, spread) it on thick (with a trowel);

- X piled it on (thick);

- X (grossly) exaggerated (it < things>);

- [in refer, to an exaggeratedly negative portrayal of sth.] X painted too black (gloomy, dismal) a picture (of things).

     ♦ "Мой добрый Александр в благородном негодовании собрался было ехать в Петербург и помочь Вам... но по размышлении решил, что Вы, как всегда, несколько сгустили краски" (Окуджава 2). "My dear Alexander in a fury of righteousness wanted to go to Petersburg to help you...but on second thought decided that you, as usual, may have exaggerated a bit" (2a).

     ♦ Я слушал тебя, сказал Мазила, и у меня всё время было такое ощущение, будто я через какой-то мощный прибор наблюдаю, как медленно и неуклонно образуется раковая опухоль у близкого мне существа, но не могу предпринять ничего, чтобы помешать этому. Не будем сгущать краски, сказал Карьерист (Зиновьев 1). "While I've been listening to you," said Dauber, Tve been having a growing feeling that I was observing through a microscope a cancerous tumour developing in the body of a man I am fond of, and that I couldn't do a thing to stop it." "We mustn't paint too black a picture," said Careerist (1a).

     ♦ "Это не мемуары, это политическая акция. Акция, направленная на извращение истории нашей партии..." - "Я думаю, вы несколько сгущаете краски", - нахмурился Киров... (Рыбаков 2). [context transl] "These are not memoirs, this is a political act. It is an act aimed at distorting the history of our Party...." "I think you're overreacting," Kirov said with a frown (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сгустить краски
5 сгущать краски

• СГУЩАТЬ/СГУСТИТЬ КРАСКИ

[VP; subj: human; if pfv, usu. past; if impfv, usu. pres, past, or infin with не стоит, не надо, не будем etc; usu. this WO]

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⇒ to overstate sth., making it seem considerably worse, gloomier etc or more important, better etc than it is in reality:

- X сгустил краски≈ X laid (put, spread) it on thick (with a trowel);

- X piled it on (thick);

- X (grossly) exaggerated (it < things>);

- [in refer, to an exaggeratedly negative portrayal of sth.] X painted too black (gloomy, dismal) a picture (of things).

     ♦ "Мой добрый Александр в благородном негодовании собрался было ехать в Петербург и помочь Вам... но по размышлении решил, что Вы, как всегда, несколько сгустили краски" (Окуджава 2). "My dear Alexander in a fury of righteousness wanted to go to Petersburg to help you...but on second thought decided that you, as usual, may have exaggerated a bit" (2a).

     ♦ Я слушал тебя, сказал Мазила, и у меня всё время было такое ощущение, будто я через какой-то мощный прибор наблюдаю, как медленно и неуклонно образуется раковая опухоль у близкого мне существа, но не могу предпринять ничего, чтобы помешать этому. Не будем сгущать краски, сказал Карьерист (Зиновьев 1). "While I've been listening to you," said Dauber, Tve been having a growing feeling that I was observing through a microscope a cancerous tumour developing in the body of a man I am fond of, and that I couldn't do a thing to stop it." "We mustn't paint too black a picture," said Careerist (1a).

     ♦ "Это не мемуары, это политическая акция. Акция, направленная на извращение истории нашей партии..." - "Я думаю, вы несколько сгущаете краски", - нахмурился Киров... (Рыбаков 2). [context transl] "These are not memoirs, this is a political act. It is an act aimed at distorting the history of our Party...." "I think you're overreacting," Kirov said with a frown (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сгущать краски
6 con el ceño fruncido

= with a frown

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

* * *

= with a frown

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Spanish-English dictionary > con el ceño fruncido
7 frunciendo el ceño

= with a frown

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

* * *

= with a frown

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Spanish-English dictionary > frunciendo el ceño
8 marcado

adj.

1 marked.

2 tagged.

m.

hair setting.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: marcar.

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marcado

► participio pasado

1→ link=marcar marcar

► adjetivo

1 (señalado) marked

2 (evidente) distinct, definite; (acento) marked, pronounced

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1.

ADJ marked

con marcado acento argentino — with a marked Argentinian accent

ese vestido le hacía las caderas muy marcadas — that dress accentuated her hips o made her hips stand out

su visita tiene un marcado significado político — his visit has a strong political significance

2. SM

1) [de pelo] set

2) [de ganado] branding

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I
- da adjetivo marked

una marcada preferencia — a distinct o marked preference

un marcado acento escocés — a marked o pronounced Scottish accent
II
masculino

a) ( del pelo) set

b) ( de reses) branding

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= marking, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], marked, pronounced.

Ex. Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the etchical and technical implications of such a course of action.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

Ex. Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.

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* abdominales marcados = six-pack abs.

* abdominal marcado = ripped ab.

* en marcado contraste = in stark contrast.

* en marcado contraste con = in marked contrast to/with.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* marcado + Adjetivo = strong + Adjetivo.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* marcado con hoyos = pockmarked.

* marcado con un asterisco = starred.

* marcado por el acné, marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.

* marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.

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I
- da adjetivo marked

una marcada preferencia — a distinct o marked preference

un marcado acento escocés — a marked o pronounced Scottish accent
II
masculino

a) ( del pelo) set

b) ( de reses) branding

* * *

= marking, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], marked, pronounced.

Ex: Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the etchical and technical implications of such a course of action.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

Ex: Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.

* abdominales marcados = six-pack abs.

* abdominal marcado = ripped ab.

* en marcado contraste = in stark contrast.

* en marcado contraste con = in marked contrast to/with.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* marcado + Adjetivo = strong + Adjetivo.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* marcado con hoyos = pockmarked.

* marcado con un asterisco = starred.

* marcado por el acné, marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.

* marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.

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marcado¹ -da

adjective

marked

un marcado optimismo a marked degree of optimism, marked optimism

una marcada preferencia a distinct o marked o definite preference

un marcado acento escocés a marked o pronounced Scottish accent

marcado²

masculine

1 (del pelo) set

lavado y marcado shampoo and set

2 (de reses) branding

Compuesto:

marcado por tono

tone dialing*

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Del verbo marcar: ( conjugate marcar)

marcado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
marcado
marcar
marcado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

marked;
un marcado acento escocés a marked o pronounced Scottish accent
marcado 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( del pelo) set

b) ( de reses) branding

marcar ( conjugate marcar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( con señal) ‹ropa/página/baraja› to mark;

‹ ganado› to brand
b) [experiencia/suceso] ( dejar huella) to mark

2
a) (indicar, señalar) to mark;

◊ el precio va marcado en la tapa the price is marked on the lid;

el reloj marca las doce en punto the time is exactly twelve o'clock
b) ( hacer resaltar) ‹cintura/busto› to accentuate

c) (Mús):

◊ marcado el compás/el ritmo to beat time/the rhythm

3 ‹ pelo› to set
4 (Telec) to dial
5 (Dep)
a) ‹gol/tanto› to score

b) ‹ jugador› to mark

verbo intransitivo
1 (Dep) to score
2 (Telec) to dial
marcarse verbo pronominal:
◊ marcadose el pelo ( refl) to set one's hair;

( caus) to have one's hair set
marcar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to mark: su muerte me marcó profundamente, I was deeply marked by her death
las piedras marcan la linde, the stones mark the boundary
2 (resaltar) este vestido me marca las caderas, this dress shows off my hips
ese gesto marca la importancia del tratado, that gesture stresses the importance of the treaty
3 Tel to dial: marque el 123 321, dial 123321
4 (una hora, grados, etc) to indicate, show, mark: el metrónomo marca el compás, the metronome marks the time
5 Dep (un tanto) to score
(a otro jugador) to mark
6 (un peinado) to set: ¿lavar y marcar?, wash and set?
' marcado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deterioro
- itinerario
- marcar
English:
bold
- decided
- distinct
- marked
- pronounced
- set
- sharp
- strong
- thick
- hypertext markup language

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marcado, -a

♦ adj
[pronunciado] marked;
tiene un marcado acento mexicano he has a strong Mexican accent

♦ nm

1. [señalado] marking

2. [peinado] set

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marcado

adj marked

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marcado, -da adj

: marked

un marcado contraste: a marked contrast

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marcado adj (acento) strong

Spanish-English dictionary > marcado
9 preciso

adj.

1 precise, accurate, correct, exact.

2 precise, demanding great precision, persnickety, probing.

3 necessary, required.

4 exact, meticulous.

5 accurate, precise.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: precisar.

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preciso

► adjetivo

1 precise, exact, accurate

2 (necesario) necessary

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en el preciso momento que at the precise moment that, just as

ser preciso to be necessary, be essential

■ es preciso que acabes ya you must finish now

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(f. - precisa)

adj.

1) necessary

2) accurate, precise

3) exact

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ADJ

1) (=exacto) precise

una descripción precisa — a precise description

hemos recibido instrucciones precisas — we have received precise instructions

un reloj muy preciso — a very precise o accurate watch

2) (=justo)

en aquel preciso momento — at that precise o very moment

tengo el tiempo preciso para comer y ducharme — I have just enough time to eat and shower

3) (=necesario) necessary

las cualidades precisas — the necessary qualities

cuando sea preciso — when it becomes necessary

si es preciso iré yo mismo — I'll go by myself if necessary

es preciso tener coche — it is essential to have a car

es preciso que lo hagas — you must do it

no es preciso que vengas — there's no need for you to come

- ser un Don Preciso

4) [estilo, lenguaje] concise

5) Caribe [persona] conceited

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) (exacto, claro) precise

¿me puede dar datos más precisos? — can you give me more detailed information

b) (delante del n) ( como intensificador) very

en este preciso momento — right now, this very minute

en el preciso momento en que salía — just as he was going out

en este preciso lugar — in this very spot

2) ( necesario) necessary

si es preciso — if necessary, if need be

ser preciso + INF — to be necessary to + inf

no es preciso entregarlo hoy — it doesn't have to be handed in today

fue preciso darle un sedante — he had to be given a sedative

es preciso que la veas — you must see her

no es preciso que vayamos todos — there's no need for all of us to go

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= accurate, precise, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], undeviating, coextensive [co-extensive].

Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex. This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.

Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.

Ex. Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.

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* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de manera precisa = precisely.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* hacer más preciso = tightening up.

* muy preciso = much needed [much-needed].

* regla muy precisa = finely graduated scale.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) (exacto, claro) precise

¿me puede dar datos más precisos? — can you give me more detailed information

b) (delante del n) ( como intensificador) very

en este preciso momento — right now, this very minute

en el preciso momento en que salía — just as he was going out

en este preciso lugar — in this very spot

2) ( necesario) necessary

si es preciso — if necessary, if need be

ser preciso + INF — to be necessary to + inf

no es preciso entregarlo hoy — it doesn't have to be handed in today

fue preciso darle un sedante — he had to be given a sedative

es preciso que la veas — you must see her

no es preciso que vayamos todos — there's no need for all of us to go

* * *

= accurate, precise, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], undeviating, coextensive [co-extensive].

Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.

Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.

Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de manera precisa = precisely.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* hacer más preciso = tightening up.

* muy preciso = much needed [much-needed].

* regla muy precisa = finely graduated scale.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* * *

preciso -sa

adjective

A

1 (exacto, detallado) precise

¿me puede dar datos más precisos? can you give me more detailed information o more precise details?

necesitamos instrucciones más precisas we need more precise o more accurate o clearer instructions

se expresó con un lenguaje preciso y llano he expressed himself in precise, simple terms

2 ( delante del n) (como intensificador) very

¿tiene que ser en este preciso momento? does it have to be right this minute? o right now? o this very minute?

en el preciso momento en que salía just as he was going out

en este preciso lugar in this very spot

3

( Col fam) (seguro): preciso que salgo y suena el teléfono I bet the phone rings as soon as I go out ( colloq)

B (necesario) necessary

si es preciso se pide un préstamo if necessary we can ask for a loan

si es preciso tendremos que contárselo if need be we'll have to tell him

haré lo que sea preciso I will do whatever is necessary o whatever I have to

factores que hacen precisa la planificación de la economía factors which make economic planning necessary o a necessity

ser preciso + INF to be necessary to + INF

no es preciso entregarlo hoy it doesn't have to be handed in today, it's not necessary to hand it in today

fue preciso darle un sedante he had to be given a sedative

ser preciso + SUBJ:

es preciso que te vayas inmediatamente you must go right away, it is essential that you leave immediately

será preciso que vayas a buscarlo it will be necessary for you to go and find him, you will have to go and find him

no es preciso que estemos todos con ella there's no need for all of us to be with her, we needn't all be with her

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Del verbo precisar: ( conjugate precisar)

preciso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

precisó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
precisar
preciso
precisar ( conjugate precisar) verbo transitivo
1 ( determinar con exactitud) to specify
2 ( necesitar) to need
preciso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1
a) (exacto, claro) precise

b) ( delante del n) ( como intensificador) very;

◊ en este preciso momento this very minute, right now;

en el preciso momento en que salía just as he was going out;
en este preciso lugar in this very spot
2 ( necesario) necessary;
◊ si es preciso if necessary, if need be;

ser preciso hacer algo to be necessary to do sth;
es preciso que la veas you must see her;
no es preciso que vayamos todos there's no need for all of us to go
precisar verbo transitivo
1 (determinar) to specify
2 (necesitar) to require, need
preciso,-a adjetivo
1 (exacto) precise, accurate: en ese preciso momento se fue la luz, at that very moment the light went off
2 (claro) precise, clear
3 (necesario) necessary, essential: no es preciso que vayas, there's no need for you to go
' preciso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chabolismo
- concreta
- concreto
- determinada
- determinado
- en
- fiel
- fraude
- justa
- justo
- precisa
- resaltar
- revigorizar
English:
edge
- exact
- necessary
- outlay
- plan
- precise
- sketchy
- specific
- fine
- loose
- process
- reintegrate

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preciso, -a adj

1. [exacto] precise;

nos dio instrucciones precisas she gave us precise instructions;

llegaste en el momento preciso en el que me marchaba you arrived exactly as I was leaving;

en este preciso instante no puedo atender la llamada I can't take the call right now;

el accidente ocurrió en este preciso lugar the accident happened right here o on this very spot

2. [necesario]
carecen de los medios precisos they lack the necessary means;

ser preciso (para algo/hacer algo) to be necessary (for sth/to do sth);

fue preciso llamar a los bomberos the fire brigade had to be called;

es preciso que vengas you must come;

no es preciso que madrugues there's no need for you to get up early;

será preciso que obtengan un permiso it will be necessary for them to get a permit;

cuando sea preciso when necessary;

si es preciso, llámame call me if necessary;

si es preciso, contrataremos a un consultor if necessary, we will hire a consultant

3. [conciso] exact, precise;

utiliza un lenguaje muy preciso he uses very precise language

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preciso

adj precise, accurate;

ser preciso be necessary

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preciso, -sa adj

1) exacto: precise

2) : very, exact

en ese preciso instante: at that very instant

3) necesario: necessary

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preciso adj

1. (exacto) accurate

es un reloj muy preciso it's a very accurate watch

2. (determinado) precise

en ese preciso instante at that precise moment

ser preciso must / have to

es preciso que me ayudes you must help me

no es preciso cocerlo you don't need to cook it

Spanish-English dictionary > preciso
10 penetrante

adj.

1 acute (intenso) (dolor).

2 sharp, penetrating (sagaz).

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penetrante

► adjetivo

1 penetrating

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adj.

sharp, acute

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ADJ

1) [herida] deep

2) [arma] sharp; [frío, viento] biting; [sonido] piercing; [vista] acute; [aroma] strong; [mirada] sharp, penetrating

3) [genio, mente] keen, sharp; [ironía] biting

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adjetivo

1)

a) <mirada/voz> penetrating, piercing; < olor> pungent, penetrating; < sonido> piercing

b) <viento/frío> bitter, biting

2) <inteligencia/mente> sharp, incisive; <humor/ironía> sharp, cutting

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= penetrating, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, lancinating, piercing, pungent, high-pitched, penetrative, tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.

Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.

Ex. She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.

Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.

Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.

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* de un modo penetrante = piercingly.

* dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* viento penetrante = biting wind.

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adjetivo

1)

a) <mirada/voz> penetrating, piercing; < olor> pungent, penetrating; < sonido> piercing

b) <viento/frío> bitter, biting

2) <inteligencia/mente> sharp, incisive; <humor/ironía> sharp, cutting

* * *

= penetrating, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, lancinating, piercing, pungent, high-pitched, penetrative, tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.

Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.

Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.

Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.

Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.

* de un modo penetrante = piercingly.

* dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* viento penetrante = biting wind.

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penetrante

adjective

A

1 ‹mirada/voz› penetrating, piercing

2 ‹olor› pungent, penetrating; ‹sonido› piercing

3 ‹viento/frío› bitter, biting

B

1 ‹inteligencia/mente› sharp, incisive

2 ‹humor/ironía› sharp, cutting

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penetrante adjetivo
1
a) ‹mirada/voz› penetrating, piercing;

‹ olor› pungent, penetrating;
‹ sonido› piercing
b) ‹viento/frío› bitter, biting

2 ‹inteligencia/mente/ironía› sharp
penetrante adjetivo
1 (mirada, voz) penetrating
2 (dolor) piercing
3 (olor) pungent
4 (herida) deep
5 (frío) bitter, biting
6 (mente, observación) incisive, sharp, acute
' penetrante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
refinada
- refinado
English:
incisive
- keen
- keenly
- penetrating
- pervasive
- piercing
- searching
- intent
- obtrusive
- tang

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penetrante adj

1. [intenso] [dolor] acute;
[olor] sharp; [frío] biting; [mirada] penetrating; [voz, sonido] piercing
2. [sagaz] sharp, penetrating

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penetrante

adj

1 mirada penetrating

2 sonido piercing

3 frío bitter

4 herida deep

5 análisis incisive

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penetrante adj

1) : penetrating, piercing

2) : sharp, acute

3) : deep (of a wound)

Spanish-English dictionary > penetrante
11 agudo

adj.

1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.

2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.

3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.

4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.

5 witty, clever.

6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.

7 acute.

8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.

Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...

m.

high-pitch note, treble.

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agudo

► adjetivo

1 (afilado) sharp

2 (dolor) acute

3 figurado (ingenioso) witty; (mordaz) sharp

4 figurado (sentido) sharp, keen

5 (voz) high-pitched

6 (sonido) treble, high

7 LINGÚÍSTICA (palabra) oxytone; (acento) acute

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(f. - aguda)

adj.

1) sharp, acute

2) high, high-pitched

3) clever, witty

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ADJ

1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed

2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute

3) [ángulo] acute

4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching

5) (=gracioso) witty

6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <filo/punta> sharp

b) < ángulo> acute

2)

a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high

b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp

c) < crisis> severe

d) <aumento/descenso> sharp

3)

a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd

b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty

c) <sentido/instinto> sharp

4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.

Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.

Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.

Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.

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* acento agudo = acute.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.

* infección aguda = acute infection.

* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.

* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <filo/punta> sharp

b) < ángulo> acute

2)

a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high

b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp

c) < crisis> severe

d) <aumento/descenso> sharp

3)

a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd

b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty

c) <sentido/instinto> sharp

4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.

Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.

Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.

Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.

* acento agudo = acute.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.

* infección aguda = acute infection.

* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.

* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

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agudo -da

adjective

A

1 ‹filo/punta› sharp

2 ‹ángulo› acute

B

1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high

2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp

3 ‹crisis› severe

4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

un agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rate

C

1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching

2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharp

D

1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable

2 ‹acento› acute

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agudo
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹filo/punta› sharp

b) ‹ ángulo› acute

2
a) ‹voz/sonido› high-pitched;

‹ nota› high
b) ‹ dolor› ( duradero) intense, acute;

( momentáneo) sharp
c) ‹ crisis› severe

d) ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

3
a) ( perspicaz) ‹ persona› quick-witted, sharp;

‹ comentario› shrewd
b) ( gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

c) ‹sentido/instinto› sharp

agudo,-a adjetivo
1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
(sonido) treble, high
3 (ingenioso) witty
4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
' agudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- fina
- fino
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- lista
- listo
- sagaz
- estridente
- ladino
- pinchazo
- pitido
- quejido
English:
acute
- crack
- high
- high-pitched
- keen
- piping
- quick
- quick-witted
- raging
- sharp
- shrill
- witty
- yap

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agudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [filo, punta] sharp

2. [vista, olfato] keen

3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute

4. [dolor] intense;

sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm

5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched

6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;
[ingenio] keen, sharp
7. [ingenioso] witty;

estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;
Irónico
¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;
[cuando algo es evidente] very observant!
8. Gram [palabra] stressed on the last syllable

9. Gram [tilde] acute

♦ nm

agudos [sonidos] treble

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agudo

adj

1 acute

2 ( afilado) sharp

3 sonido high-pitched

4 ( perspicaz) sharp

5 LING

:

acento agudo acute accent

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agudo, -da adj

1) : acute, sharp

2) : shrill, high-pitched

3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd

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agudo adj

1. (en general) sharp

este cuchillo tiene la punta muy aguda this knife has a very sharp point

2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched

un silbato agudo a high pitched whistle

3. (ángulo, dolor) acute

un ángulo agudo an acute angle

sintió un dolor agudo she felt an acute pain

4. (comentario) witty [comp. wittier; superl. wittiest]

nos hizo reír con sus respuestas agudas he made us laugh with his witty replies

5. (sentido) keen

un olfato agudo a keen sense of smell

6. (palabra)

"sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá"

tener la vista más aguda que un lince to have eyes like a hawk

Spanish-English dictionary > agudo
12 reanudar

v.

to resume.

Silvia reinició su amistad con Ricardo Silvia reinitiated her friendship with Richard.

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reanudar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to renew, resume, re-establish

2 (conversaciones, negociaciones) to resume; (clases) to start again; (amistad) to renew; (paso, marcha) to set off again on

► verbo pronominal reanudarse

1 to start again, resume

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verb

to resume

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1.

VT [+ diálogo, viaje] to resume

reanudaron su amistad tras una larga separación — they resumed their friendship after a long separation, they took up their friendship again after a long separation

han reanudado las negociaciones — they have resumed the talks

2.

See:

reanudarse

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1.
verbo transitivo (frml) <conversaciones/negociaciones/viaje> to resume; < hostilidades> to renew, resume

reanudarán las clases mañana — they go back to school tomorrow

reanudaron el viaje — they resumed their journey
2.
reanudarse v pron to resume

* * *

= restart, resume, reinstitute.

Ex. The system restarts the previously discontinued search, instead of just using the incomplete results.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. The move came on the heels of Russia's decision to reinstitute bomber missions over the North Sea after a 17-year hiatus.

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* reanudar las operaciones = be back in business.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (frml) <conversaciones/negociaciones/viaje> to resume; < hostilidades> to renew, resume

reanudarán las clases mañana — they go back to school tomorrow

reanudaron el viaje — they resumed their journey
2.
reanudarse v pron to resume

* * *

= restart, resume, reinstitute.

Ex: The system restarts the previously discontinued search, instead of just using the incomplete results.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: The move came on the heels of Russia's decision to reinstitute bomber missions over the North Sea after a 17-year hiatus.

* reanudar las operaciones = be back in business.

* * *

reanudar [A1 ]

vt

( frml); ‹conversaciones/negociaciones› to resume

reanudará las clases en septiembre he starts classes again o goes back to school in September

han decidido reanudar las relaciones diplomáticas they have decided to resume diplomatic relations

reanudaron las hostilidades tras una breve tregua hostilities were renewed o resumed after a brief ceasefire

reanudaron el viaje al amanecer they resumed their journey at dawn, they set off again at dawn

■ reanudarse

v pron

to resume

el servicio se reanudará el jueves the service will resume on Thursday

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reanudar ( conjugate reanudar) verbo transitivo (frml) ‹conversaciones/negociaciones/viaje› to resume;
‹ hostilidades› to renew, resume;
‹amistad/relación› to renew, revive
reanudarse verbo pronominal
to resume
reanudar verbo transitivo to resume, renew: tras la interrupción, reanudó el discurso, he continued with his speech after the interruption
' reanudar' also found in these entries:
English:
recommence
- renew
- rerun
- restart
- resume
- roll back
- take up
- reopen
- take

* * *

reanudar

♦ vt
[conversación, actividad] to resume; [amistad] to renew
♦ See also the pronominal verb reanudarse

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reanudar

v/t resume

* * *

reanudar vt

: to resume, to renew

♦ See also the reflexive verb reanadarse

* * *

reanudar vb to renew / to resume

Spanish-English dictionary > reanudar
13 áspero

adj.

1 rough, tart, abrasive, coarse.

2 gruff, abrasive, brusque.

3 harsh-sounding, rasping, raucous, harsh.

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áspero

► adjetivo

1 (cosa) rough, coarse

2 figurado (persona) surly

3 (clima, tiempo) harsh

* * *

(f. - áspera)

adj.

1) rough

2) coarse

3) harsh

* * *

ADJ

1) [al tacto] rough; [terreno] rough, rugged; [filo] uneven, jagged, rough

2) [al gusto] sour, tart

3) [clima] harsh; [trato] rough

4) [voz] rough, rasping; [tono] surly, gruff; [temperamento] sour; [disputa etc] bad-tempered

* * *

- ra adjetivo

1)

a) <superficie/piel> rough

una tela áspera — a coarse material

b) < terreno> uneven, rough

2)

a) < sabor> sharp

b) <voz/sonido/clima> harsh

3)

a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surly

b) < discusión> acrimonious

* * *

= sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], acidulous, angular, acrid, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], abrasive, rough and rugged, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.], unpolished.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.

Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.

Ex. Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.

Ex. It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.

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* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.

* sabor áspero = off-flavour.

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* * *

- ra adjetivo

1)

a) <superficie/piel> rough

una tela áspera — a coarse material

b) < terreno> uneven, rough

2)

a) < sabor> sharp

b) <voz/sonido/clima> harsh

3)

a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surly

b) < discusión> acrimonious

* * *

= sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], acidulous, angular, acrid, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], abrasive, rough and rugged, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.], unpolished.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.

Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.

Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.

Ex: Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.

Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.

* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.

* sabor áspero = off-flavour.

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* * *

áspero -ra

adjective

A

1 ‹superficie/piel› rough

una tela áspera or de tacto áspero a coarse material, a material which is rough to the touch

2 ‹terreno› uneven, rough

B

1 ‹sabor› sharp

2 ‹voz/sonido› harsh, rasping

3 ‹clima› harsh

C

1 (en el trato) abrupt, surly

2 ‹discusión› acrimonious

* * *

áspero
◊ -ra adjetivo

1 ‹superficie/piel› rough;
‹ tela› coarse
2
a) ‹ sabor› sharp

b) ‹voz/sonido/clima› harsh

3
a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surly

b) ‹ discusión› acrimonious

áspero,-a adjetivo
1 (al tacto) rough
2 fig (de carácter) surly
3 (tiempo) harsh: un viento áspero recorría la meseta, a harsh wind blew over the meseta
' áspero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
áspera
- tacto
- rasguñar
- raspar
- raspón
English:
abrupt
- coarse
- gruff
- harsh
- rasping
- raw
- rough
- roughen
- rugged
- tart
- abrasive
- hacking
- wiry

* * *

áspero, -a adj

1. [rugoso] rough

2. [terreno] rugged, rough

3. [sabor] sharp, sour

4. [clima] harsh

5. [voz] rasping, harsh

6. [persona, carácter] abrupt, surly;

una áspera disputa [entre grupos] a bitter dispute

* * *

áspero

adj

1 superficie rough

2 sonido harsh

3 persona abrupt

* * *

áspero, -ra adj

: rough, coarse, abrasive

♦ ásperamente adv

* * *

áspero adj rough

tenía las manos ásperas he had rough hands

Spanish-English dictionary > áspero
14 definido

adj.

defined, clear-cut, distinct, bounded.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: definir.

* * *

definido

► participio pasado

1→ link=definir definir

► adjetivo

1 defined, definite

* * *

(f. - definida)

adj.

definite

* * *

ADJ

1) [línea] clearly defined; [preferencia] definite, clear

bien definido — well defined, clearly defined

definido por el usuario — (Inform) user-defined

2) [carácter] tough, manly

3) (Ling) definite

* * *

- da adjetivo <carácter/ideas> clearly-defined, well-defined; < opinión> clearly-defined

líneas muy definidas — sharp lines

* * *

= definite, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], stated, bounded, defined.

Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

Ex. This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.

Ex. The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.

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* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, articulated, clear-cut.

* claramente definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clear-cut.

* definido con precisión = closely defined.

* definido por el usuario = user-defined.

* definido por uno mismo = self-defined.

* definido recientemente = newly defined [newly-defined].

* poco definido = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* recién definido = newly defined [newly-defined].

* * *

- da adjetivo <carácter/ideas> clearly-defined, well-defined; < opinión> clearly-defined

líneas muy definidas — sharp lines

* * *

= definite, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], stated, bounded, defined.

Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.

Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.

* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, articulated, clear-cut.

* claramente definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clear-cut.

* definido con precisión = closely defined.

* definido por el usuario = user-defined.

* definido por uno mismo = self-defined.

* definido recientemente = newly defined [newly-defined].

* poco definido = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* recién definido = newly defined [newly-defined].

* * *

definido -da

adjective

‹carácter/ideas› clearly-defined, well-defined

no tiene una opinión definida al respecto he doesn't have a very clearly-defined o a definite opinion about it

líneas muy definidas sharp lines

una cara de rasgos muy definidos a face with very well-defined o very strong features

artículo

* * *

Del verbo definir: ( conjugate definir)

definido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
definido
definir
definido
◊ -da adjetivo

clearly-defined
definir ( conjugate definir) verbo transitivo
to define
definido,-a adjetivo
1 (proyecto, idea, imagen) clear
(referido a las siluetas) sharp
2 Ling definite
definir verbo transitivo to define

' definido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
definida
- nítida
- nítido
- otra
- otro
- a
English:
concrete
- grey area
- tentative
- undefined
- clean
- clear-cut
- definite
- distinct
- indistinct
- sharp

* * *

definido, -a adj

1. [límite, idea] (clearly) defined

2. [trazo, línea] sharp, well-defined

3. Gram
artículo definido definite article

* * *

definido

adj GRAM definite

* * *

definido, -da adj

: definite, well-defined

Spanish-English dictionary > definido
15 pensar en Algo/Alguien

(v.) = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

* * *

(v.) = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Spanish-English dictionary > pensar en Algo/Alguien
16 pronunciado

adj.

1 pronounced, bold, marked.

2 steep.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pronunciar.

* * *

pronunciado

► participio pasado

1→ link=pronunciar pronunciar

► adjetivo

1 (marcado) marked, pronounced

* * *

(f. - pronunciada)

adj.

1) pronounced

2) marked

* * *

ADJ [acento] pronounced, strong; [curva] sharp; [facciones] marked, noticeable; [pendiente] steep; [tendencia] marked, noticeable

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) < curva> sharp, pronounced; < pendiente> steep, pronounced

b) <facciones/rasgos> pronounced, marked

c) < tendencia> marked, noticeable

* * *

= hyperbolic, pronounced, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], rich [richer -comp., richest -sup.], steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.].

Ex. The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford.

Ex. Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.

Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

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* acento muy pronunciado = heavy accent.

* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.

* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* no pronunciado = undelivered.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) < curva> sharp, pronounced; < pendiente> steep, pronounced

b) <facciones/rasgos> pronounced, marked

c) < tendencia> marked, noticeable

* * *

= hyperbolic, pronounced, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], rich [richer -comp., richest -sup.], steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.].

Ex: The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford.

Ex: Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.

Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

* acento muy pronunciado = heavy accent.

* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.

* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* no pronunciado = undelivered.

* * *

pronunciado -da

adjective

1 ‹curva› sharp, pronounced; ‹pendiente› steep, pronounced

2 ‹facciones/rasgos› pronounced, marked

3 ‹tendencia› marked, noticeable

* * *

Del verbo pronunciar: ( conjugate pronunciar)

pronunciado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pronunciado
pronunciar
pronunciado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹ curva› sharp, pronounced;

‹ pendiente› steep, pronounced
b) ‹facciones/rasgos› pronounced, marked

c) ‹ tendencia› marked, noticeable

pronunciar ( conjugate pronunciar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (Ling) to pronounce

b) ‹ discurso› to deliver, give

2 ( resaltar) to accentuate
pronunciarse verbo pronominal
1 ( dar una opinión) pronunciadose a favor/en contra de algo to declare oneself to be in favor of/against sth
2 ( acentuarse) to become more marked, become more pronounced
pronunciar verbo transitivo
1 (una palabra) to pronounce
2 (un discurso) to deliver, give
3 (una sentencia) to pronounce
' pronunciado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picada
- sigla
English:
brogue
- pronounced
- wrongly

* * *

pronunciado, -a adj

1. [facciones] pronounced

2. [curva] sharp;
[pendiente, cuesta] steep
3. [tendencia] marked

* * *

pronunciado, -da adj

1) : pronounced, sharp, steep

2) : marked, noticeable

Spanish-English dictionary > pronunciado
17 volver a adoptar

(v.) = resume

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

* * *

(v.) = resume

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Spanish-English dictionary > volver a adoptar
18 en

en [ɑ̃]

━━━━━━━━━

1. preposition

2. pronoun

━━━━━━━━━

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► Lorsque en fait partie d'une locution comme en retard, en tout, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (lieu: situation) in

• vivre en France/Normandie to live in France/Normandy

• il habite en banlieue/ville he lives in the suburbs/the town

• être en ville to be in town

• il voyage en Grèce/Corse he's travelling around Greece/Corsica

   b. (lieu: mouvement) to

• aller or partir en Angleterre/Normandie to go to England/Normandy

• aller en ville to go (in)to town

   c. (temps) in

• en été in summer

• en mars 1999 in March 1999

• en soirée in the evenings

• il peut le faire en trois jours he can do it in three days

• en semaine during the week

   d. (moyen de transport) by

• en taxi by taxi

• en train by train

• en avion by plane

• ils y sont allés en voiture they went by car

• faire une promenade en bateau to go for a trip in a boat

• ils sont arrivés en voiture they arrived in a car

• aller à Londres en avion to fly to London

   e. ( = chez) ce que j'aime en lui, c'est son courage what I like about him is his courage

• on voit en lui un futur champion du monde they see him as a future world champion

   f. ( = habillé de) in

• être en blanc to be dressed in white

• la femme en manteau de fourrure the woman in the fur coat

• être en chaussettes to be in one's stockinged feet

• il était en pyjama he was in his pyjamas

   g. (description, composition) in

• en cercle in a circle

• une pièce en trois actes a play in three acts

• ça se vend en boîtes de douze they are sold in boxes of twelve

• c'est écrit en anglais it's written in English

• nous avons le même article en vert we have the same item in green

• le plat est en argent the dish is made of silver

• l'escalier sera en marbre the staircase will be made of marble

• c'est en quoi ? (inf) what's it made of?

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► En anglais, un nom en apposition remplace souvent l'adjectif pour décrire la matière dont quelque chose est fait.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• une bague en or a gold ring

• une jupe en soie a silk skirt

► en + comparatif

• c'est son frère en mieux he's like his brother, only better

• je veux la même valise en plus grand I want the same suitcase only bigger

   h. ( = comme un) agir en tyran to act like a tyrant

• en bon politicien, il... being the skilled politician he is, he...

• je le lui ai donné en souvenir I gave it to him as a souvenir

   i. ( = dans le domaine de) en politique in politics

• ce que je préfère en musique, c'est... what I like best in the way of music is...

• être bon en géographie to be good at geography

• être nul en maths to be hopeless at maths

• diplôme en droit/histoire law/history degree

   j. (mesure) in

• compter en euros to calculate in euros

   k. ► en + participe présent

• parler en mangeant to talk while eating

• il s'est coupé en essayant d'ouvrir une boîte he cut himself trying to open a tin

• j'ai écrit une lettre en vous attendant I wrote a letter while I was waiting for you

• fermez la porte en sortant shut the door when you go out

• elle est arrivée en chantant she was singing when she arrived

• il m'a regardé en fronçant les sourcils he looked at me with a frown

• « non » dit-il en haussant les épaules "no", he said with a shrug

• endormir un enfant en le berçant to rock a child to sleep

• monter en courant to run up

• entrer en courant to run in

• il a fait une folie en achetant cette bague it was very extravagant of him to buy this ring

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► Lorsque en exprime une cause, il est traduit par by.

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• en disant cela, il s'est fait des ennemis he made enemies by saying that

2. <

   a. (lieu) quand va-t-il à Nice ? -- il en revient when is he off to Nice? -- he's just come back

   b. (cause) je suis si inquiet que je n'en dors pas I am so worried that I can't sleep

• nous en avons beaucoup ri we had a good laugh about it

• en mourir to die of it

   c. (quantitatif) of it

• voulez-vous des pommes ? il y en a encore would you like some apples? there are still some left

• le vin est bon mais il n'y en a pas beaucoup the wine is good but there isn't much of it

• si j'en avais if I had any

• il n'y en a plus (NonC) there isn't any left ; (pluriel) there aren't any left

   d. (objet) rendez-moi mon stylo, j'en ai besoin give me back my pen - I need it

• qu'est-ce que tu en feras ? what will you do with it (or them)?

• il s'en souviendra de cette réception he'll certainly remember that party

• tu en as eu de beaux jouets à Noël ! what lovely toys you got for Christmas!

• c'est une bonne classe, les professeurs en sont contents they are a good class and the teachers are pleased with them

• je t'en donne 100 € I'll give you 100 euros for it

• il en aime une autre he loves somebody else

   e. ► en être

• en être à la page 19 to be on page 19

• où en est-il dans ses études ? how far has he got with his studies?

• il en est à sa troisième année de médecine he is in his third year in medicine

• l'affaire en est là that's how the matter stands

• elle, mentir ? elle en est incapable she couldn't lie if she tried

• je ne sais plus où j'en suis I'm completely lost

• où en sommes-nous ? (livre, leçon) where have we got to? ; (situation) where do we stand?

• j'en suis à me demander si j'ai bien fait I'm beginning to wonder if I did the right thing

* * *
œɛn
nom féminin

1) abbr école

2) abbr éducation

* * *

abr nf Éducation nationale

See:

éducation

* * *

en ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( lieu) ( où l'on est) in; ( où l'on va) to; ( mouvement vers l'intérieur) into; vivre en France/province/ville to live in France/the provinces/town; voyager en Chine to travel in China; aller en Allemagne to go to Germany; monter en voiture to get into a car; aller en ville to go into town; le train va entrer en gare the train is about to enter the station; se promener en ville to stroll around town;

2 ( temps) ( époque) in; ( moment déterminé) in; ( en l'espace de) in; en hiver/1991 in winter/1991; je prendrai mes vacances en septembre I'm taking my vacation in September; il a fait ce travail en dix jours he completed the work in ten days; en semaine, il mange à la cantine during the week he eats in the canteen;

3 ( moyens de transport) by; voyager en train/avion/voiture/bateau to travel by train ou rail/plane ou air/car/boat; je suis venu en taxi I came by taxi; aller à Marseille en avion/voiture to fly/to drive to Marseilles; nous avons fait un tour en barque we went out in a rowing-boat; descendre la rivière en aviron to row down the river;

4 (manière, état) elle était tout en vert/blanc she was all in green/white; il est toujours en manteau/cravate he always wears a coat/tie; un ouvrage en vers/français/trois volumes a work in verse/French/three volumes; elle était très en forme/beauté she was looking very fit/beautiful;

5 ( comme) ( en qualité de) as; ( de la même manière que) like; je vous parle en ami/connaisseur I'm speaking (to you) as a friend/connoisseur; j'ai eu ce livre en cadeau/récompense/souvenir I was given this book as a present/prize/souvenir; il nous considèrent en ennemis they see us as enemies; il me traite en ennemie he treats me like an enemy; agir en traître/dictateur to act like a traitor/dictator, to act in a treacherous/dictatorial way;

6 ( transformation) into; ils se séparèrent en plusieurs groupes they broke up into several groups; traduire en anglais to translate into English; changer des euros en dollars to change euros into dollars;

7 ( matière) made of; c'est en quoi? what is it made of?; c'est en or/plastique it's (made of) gold/plastic; c'est en bois it's made of wood, it's wooden; une montre en or a gold watch ; une veste en laine a woollen^GB jacket; le cadre est en alliage the frame is alloy, it's an alloy frame;

8 ( pour indiquer une variante) son fils, c'est lui en miniature his son is just like him only smaller, his son is a smaller version of him; je voudrais le même en plus grand I'd like the same only bigger; je voudrais la même en bleu I'd like the same in blue;

9 (indique le domaine, la discipline) in; en politique/affaires il faut être rusé in politics/business you have to be clever; idée fondamentale en droit français fundamental idea in French law; en théorie, c'est exact in theory, it's correct; licencié en droit bachelor of law; docteur en médecine doctor of medicine; être bon en histoire to be good at history;

10 (mesures, dimensions) in; compter en secondes/années to count in seconds/years; les draps se font en 90 et en 140 the sheets are available in single and double; le mur fait trois mètres en hauteur et six en longueur the wall is three metres^GB high and six metres^GB long; en profondeur, il y a assez d'espace pour la bibliothèque mais pas en hauteur the space is deep enough for the bookshelves but not high enough; en largeur, il y a la place pour une piscine mais pas en longueur widthwise, there's (enough) room for a swimming pool but not lengthwise.

B pron

1 ( le moyen) si les abricots sont abîmés, fais-en de la confiture if the apricots are bruised make jam with them; prends cette couverture et couvre-t'en take this blanket and cover yourself with it; il sortit son épée et l'en transperça he took out his sword and ran him through;

2 ( la cause) ça l'a tellement bouleversé qu'il en est tombé malade it distressed him so much that he fell ill GB ou became sick US; il a eu un cancer et il en est mort he got cancer and died; elle a eu un accident de voiture et elle en est restée paralysée/infirme she had a car accident which left her paralysed^GB/disabled;

3 ○( emphatique) tu en as un beau chapeau! what a nice hat you've got!; eh bien! on s'en souviendra de ce dimanche! well, we won't forget this Sunday in a hurry!; je n'en veux pas de tes excuses○! I'm not interested in your excuses; et moi, je n'en ai pas des soucis, peut-être! do you think I haven't got worries too!; j'en connais qui seraient contents I know some who would be pleased.

[ɑ̃] préposition

A.[DANS LE TEMPS] [indiquant - le moment] in ; [ - la durée] in, during

en soirée in the evening

en deux heures c'était fini it was over in two hours

en 40 ans de carrière... in my 40 years in the job...

B.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [indiquant - la situation] in ; [ - la direction] to

se promener en forêt/en ville to walk in the forest/around the town

faire une croisière en Méditerranée to go on a cruise around the Mediterranean

aller en Espagne to go to Spain

partir en forêt to go off into the forest

2. (figuré)

en moi-même, j'avais toujours cet espoir deep down ou in my heart of hearts, I still had that hope

trouver en soi la force de faire quelque chose to find in oneself the strength to do something

ce que j'apprécie en lui what I like about him

C.[INDIQUANT LE DOMAINE]

1. [pour des connaissances]

bon en latin/physique good at Latin/physics

je ne m'y connais pas en peinture I don't know much about painting

il fait de la recherche en agronomie he's doing research in agronomy

2. [dans une situation]

je suis malheureux en amour I'm unlucky in love

en cela ou ce en quoi il n'a pas tort and I have to say he's right ou not wrong there

D.[INDIQUANT LA COMPOSITION] [pour des objets]

chaise en bois/fer wooden/iron chair

c'est en quoi? (familier) what's it made of?

E.[INDIQUANT LA MANIÈRE, LE MOYEN]

1. [marquant l'état, la forme, la manière]

être en colère/en rage to be angry/in a rage

être en forme to be on (good) form

le pays est en guerre the country is at war

se conduire en gentleman to behave like a gentleman

en véritable ami, il m'a prévenu good friend that he is ou being a true friend, he warned me

je suis venu en ami I came as a friend

il m'a envoyé ces fleurs en remerciement he sent me these flowers to say thank you

peint en bleu painted blue

je la préfère en vert I prefer it in green

il était en pyjama he was in his pyjamas, he had his pyjamas on

couper quelque chose en deux to cut something in two ou in half

en (forme de) losange diamond-shaped

j'ai passé Noël en famille I spent Christmas with my family

faire quelque chose en cachette/en vitesse/en douceur to do something secretly/quickly/smoothly

du sucre en morceaux sugar cubes

une rue en pente a street on a slope ou a hill

2. [introduisant une mesure] in

je veux le résultat en dollars I want the result in dollars

un tissu en 140 de large 140 cm wide material

auriez-vous la même robe en 38 ? do you have the same dress in a 38 ?

3. [indiquant une transformation] into

l'eau se change en glace water turns into ice

se déguiser en fille to dress up as a girl

4. [marquant le moyen]

j'y vais en bateau I'm going by boat

ils ont fait le tour de l'île en voilier they sailed round the island (in a yacht)

en voiture/train by car/train

avoir peur en avion to be scared of flying

payer en liquide to pay cash

F.[AVEC LE GÉRONDIF]

1. [indiquant la simultanéité]

il est tombé en courant he fell while running

nous en parlerons en prenant un café we'll talk about it over a cup of coffee

c'est en le voyant que j'ai compris when I saw him I understood

rien qu'en le voyant, elle se met en colère she gets angry just seeing him, the mere sight of him makes her angry

tout en marchant, elles tentaient de trouver une réponse while walking ou as they walked, they tried to find an answer

2. [indiquant la concession, l'opposition]

en étant plus conciliant, il ne changeait toujours pas d'avis whilst ou although he was more conciliatory, he still wouldn't change his mind

3. [indiquant la cause, le moyen, la manière]

il marche en boitant he walks with a limp

il est parti en courant he ran off

retapez en changeant toutes les majuscules type it out again and change all the capitals

ce n'est pas en criant que l'on résoudra le problème shouting won't solve the problem

4. [introduisant une condition, une supposition] if

en prenant un cas concret, on voit que... if we take a concrete example, we can see that...

en supposant que... supposing that...

G.[INTRODUISANT LE COMPLÉMENT DU VERBE] in

croire en quelqu'un/quelque chose to believe in somebody/something

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[ɑ̃] pronom

A.[COMPLÉMENT DU VERBE]

1. [indiquant le lieu]

il faudra que tu ailles à la poste — j'en viens you'll have to go to the post office — I've just got back from ou just been there

2. [indiquant la cause, l'agent]

on en meurt you can die of ou from it

je n'en dors plus it's keeping me awake at nights

elle était tellement fatiguée qu'elle en pleurait she was so tired (that) she was crying

3. [complément d'objet]

voilà des fraises/du lait, donne-lui-en here are some strawberries/here's some milk, give him some

passe-moi du sucre — il n'en reste plus give me some sugar — there's none left

si tu n'aimes pas la viande/les olives, n'en mange pas if you don't like meat/olives, don't eat any

tous les invités ne sont pas arrivés, il en manque deux all the guests haven't arrived yet, two are missing

tu en as acheté beaucoup you've bought a lot (of it/of them)

tu n'en as pas dit assez you haven't said enough

4. [avec une valeur emphatique]

tu en as de la chance! you really are lucky, you are!

5. [complément d'objet indirect] about it

ne vous en souciez plus don't worry about it any more

6. [comme attribut]

les volontaires ? — j'en suis! any volunteers ? — me!

B.[EN COMPLÉMENT]

1. [du nom ou du pronom]

j'en garde un bon souvenir I have good memories of it

écoute ces voix et admires-en la beauté listen to these voices and admire their beauty

2. [de l'adjectif]

sa maison en est pleine his house is full of it/them

tu en es sûr ? are you sure (of that) ?

C.[LOCUTIONS] [locutions verbales]

il en va de même pour lui the same goes for him

s'en prendre à quelqu'un to blame ou to attack somebody

il n'en croit pas ses oreilles/yeux he can't believe his ears/eyes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > en

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1) take smb., smth. by (in, between, with, etc.) smth. take a child by the hand (him by the sleeve, an axe by the handle, a pen in one's hand, a stick between one's finger and thumb, coal with a pair of tongs, a butterfly with one's fingers, etc.) взять ребенка за руку и т.д.; take a man by the throat схватить /взять/ человека за горло; take a baby in one's arms взять ребенка на руки; he took a girl (me, his son, etc.) in his arms он обнял девушку и т.д.; take the stick between one's knees зажать палку между колен; take one's head between one's hands обхватить голову руками; take the trunk on one's back взвалить сундук себе на спину; take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила; take smth. from (from under, out of, etc.) smth. take a book from the table (a corkscrew from the shelf, etc.) взять книгу со стола и т.д.; take some paper from /out of/ a drawer (the fruit out of a bag, a handkerchief out of /from/ one's pocket, the pins out of one's hair, a cigarette out of the box, one's hands out of one's pockets, etc.) вытаскивать /вынимать/ бумагу из ящика и т.д.: take a box from under a chair вытаскивать ящик из-под стула; the dog took the food from my hand собака ела /брала пищу/ у меня из рук; take your hand off my shoulder (your foot off my toe, etc.) уберите руку с моего плеча и т.д.; can you take the spot out of these pants? можно вывести это пятно с брюк?; it took all the fun out of the game это испортило все удовольствие от игры; take smth. from smb. take a bone from a dog (the knife from the baby, the record from him, etc.) отбирать /отнимать/ кость у собаки и т.д. || take smb. under one's wing взять кого-л. под свое крылышко /под свою защиту/

2) || take smb. in marriage жениться на ком-л. или выйти замуж за кого-л.; take a widow in marriage жениться на вдове, взять в жены вдову

3) take smb., smth. with smb. take one's son (an assistant, a doctor, some money, a book, an overnight bag, etc.) with one захватить /взять с собой/ своего сына и т.д.; take me with you возьмите меня с собой; take letters with one (one's lunch with one, provisions with one, etc.) взять /захватить/ эти письма с собой и т.д.; take an umbrella with you прихватите [с собой] зонтик; take smth. to some place take the dishes to the kitchen (these letters to the post, the parcel to his house, etc.) относить тарелки на кухню и т.д.; take smth. to smb. take flowers to sick friends (your message to her, a book to your teacher, etc.) относить цветы больным друзьям и т.д.; take the news to him сообщить ему эту новость; take the matter to a lawyer пойти с этим делом к юристу; take smb. to smth. take the children to the cinema (one's wife to the theatre, etc.) сводить детей в кино и т.д.; take a friend to lunch угостить друга завтраком; take a girl to a dance сводить девушку на танцы; take smb. for smth. take a dog for a walk вывести собаку на прогулку

4) take smth. from smb., smth. take presents from boy-friends (flowers from them, assistance from the government, etc.) принимать подарки от поклонников и т.д.

5) take smth. for smth. take the blame for his failure (for her mistake, etc.) принять на себя вину за его провал и т.д.; take smth. upon oneself he takes a great deal upon himself он очень много на себя берет; take smth. for (of) smth. upon oneself take the responsibility for his safety (the office of president, the duties of a teacher, etc.) upon oneself взять на себя ответственность за его безопасность и т.д.; take it upon oneself to do smth. take it upon oneself to speak to them (to give orders, to say that, to speak to him personally, etc.) взять на себя /согласиться/ поговорить с ними и т.д.; take smth. with smth. take his remark (their advice, a compliment, etc.) with a smile (with a frown, with a laugh, etc.) встречать /реагировать на/ его замечание и т.д. улыбкой и т.д. || take smth. in bad part /in the wrong way/ принимать /истолковывать/ что-л. превратно; take smth. in good part не обижаться на что-л.; take smb. into one's confidence довериться кому-л.; take smb. into the secret доверить /поверить/ кому-л. тайну

6) || take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in smth. встать на чью-л. сторону в чем-л.; take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in an argument /in a controversy/ (in a quarrel, in a fight, etc.) встать на чью-л. сторону в споре и т.д.; take advantage of smth. воспользоваться чем-л.; take advantage of smb.'s offer (of his presence, of her position, etc.) воспользоваться чьим-л. предложением и т.д.; take advantage of smb.'s trust (of her love', etc.) злоупотреблять чьим-л. доверием и т.д.

7) take smth. for smth., smb. take a hall for a meeting (this room for my cousin, this suite for my friend, this building for a hospital, etc.) снимать зал для собрания /под собрание/ и т.д.; take smth. in some place take a house in the country (rooms in the suburbs, etc.) снимать дом загородом и т.д.; take smth. for some time take a cottage (a room, a house, etc.) for the summer (for a year, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дачу и т.д. на лето и т.д.

8) take smb. into smth. take your brother into the business взять вашего брата компаньоном в наше дело; take her into service брать ее на службу; take them into our firm принять их [на службу] в нашу фирму

9) take smth. in smth. take a job in the city (a job in an office, etc.) наняться на работу в городе и т.д.; take a post in the firm занять какую-л. должность в фирме

10) take smth. to (at, in, etc.) some place take a car to the ferry (a freighter to Europe, a train to Boston, etc.) поехать машиной до переправы и т.д.; take a plane to the North полететь самолетом на север; take a train at (in) N сесть на поезд в N

11) take smth. for smth. take 25 dollars for the use of his car брать двадцать пять долларов за пользование машиной; will you take a check for the bill? можно уплатить вам по счету чеком?; what will you take for it? сколько вы за это хотите?; the man won't take a cent less for the car он не согласен уступить за машину ни цента

12) take smb. on (in, across, over, etc.) smth. the blow took him on the nose (across the face, over the head, in the stomach, etc.) удар пришелся ему по носу и т.д.

13) take smth. by smth. take a fortress (a place, a town, etc.) by force (by storm, by a ruse, by a clever manoeveur, etc.) захватить крепость и т.д. силой и т.д. || take smb. by surprise захватить кого-л. врасплох; take smb. in the act поймать /застать/ кого-л. на месте преступления

14) take smth. from (off, out of) smth. take two from seven (one number from another, a sum out of one's income, etc.) вычесть два из семи и т.д.; this make-up took ten years off her age благодаря косметике она выглядит на десять лет моложе; they took it out of his pay они удержали это из его зарплаты; take 20 per cent off the price снизить цену на двадцать процентов; take a turn off the programme снять выступление /номер/, исключить выступление /номер/ из программы; take the dead leaves and branches off a plant обобрать сухие листья и ветви с растения; take the lid off the saucepan (a saucepan off the fire, etc.) снимать крышку с кастрюли и т.д.; take smb. off smth. take him off his work отстранять его от работы; take her off the assignment отобрать у нее это поручение; take them off the list вычеркнуть их из списка || take smth., smb. off smb.'s hands избавлять кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; I'll take it off your hands at t 10 я куплю это у вас за десять фунтов

15) take smth. in smth. take the first prize in a competition (the highest mark in a subject, the first prize in Latin, first class honours in the tripos examination, etc.) получить первый приз на соревнованиях и т.д.; take the first place in a chess tournament занять первое место в шахматном турнире; take smth. at some place take one's degree at Oxford получать степень в Оксфорде; take i 100 at Ascot выиграть сто фунтов на скачках в Аскете

16) || take a liking /а fancy/ to smth., smb. проникнуться добрыми чувствами к кому-л., чему-л.; he took a liking to this house (to this village, to a picture, etc.) ему понравился этот дом и т.д.; he took a liking to my sister ему приглянулась моя сестра; take a dislike to smb., smth. невзлюбить кого-л., что-л.; she took a dislike to me я ей не понравился; take an interest in smb., smth. заинтересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; take an interest in politics (in one's work, in one's neighbours, etc.) интересоваться политикой и т.д., проявлять интерес к политике и т.д.

17) || take time over smth. не спешить делать что-л.; take one's time over the job не спеша выполнять работу; he took an hour over his dinner он обедал целый час

18) take smth. in smth. most nouns take-s in the plural большинство существительных образуют множественное число с помощью '-s'

19) take a certain size in smth. take tens in boots (sixes in gloves, etc.) носить десятый размер обуви и т.д.

20) take smth. in (at) some place take one's meals in a hotel (at a restaurant, etc.) питаться в гостинице и т.д.; take the waters at a spa лечиться водами на курорте; take smth. with (in) smth. take cream with one's coffee (sugar in one's tea, etc.) пить кофе со сливками и т.д.; take smth. for smth. take an aspirin for a headache (some new medicine for one's liver, pills for insomnia, etc.) принимать аспирин от головной боли и т.д.; take smth. after (before, with) smth. take one tablet after each meal (a spoonful before dinner, a pill with milk, etc.) принимать по одной таблетке после каждой еды и т.д.

21) take smth. to (at, for, etc.) smth. take tickets to the theatre (a box at the opera, seats for Hamlet, etc.) брать /покупать/ билеты в театр и т.д.

22) take smb. in smth. take smb. in a new dress (in cap and gown, in a swim-suit, etc.) сфотографировать /снять/ кого-л. /, сделать чей-л. снимок/ в новом платье и т.д.; take smth. from smth. take a print from a negative отпечатать фотографию с негатива

23) take smb., smth. for smb., smth. take you for someone else (him for an Englishman, the painting for a genuine Rembrandt, everything for truth, etc.) принимать вас за кого-то другого и т.д.; what do you take me for? за кого вы меня принимаете?; do you take me for a fool? вы что, меня дураком считаете?; take smb., smth. at (on) smth. they take the total population of the country at two and a half million они считают /полагают/, что население страны равно двум с половиной миллионам человек; I suppose we must take it at that я полагаю, мы должны поставить на этом точку; I take it on your say-so я соглашаюсь с этим, потому что вы так говорите /доверяю вам/

24) take some subject's) in (at) smth. take as many subjects as possible in one's university days в студенческие годы изучать как можно больше дисциплин; she took four courses in her freshman year на первом курсе она изучала четыре предмета; she took French at school французский язык она изучала в школе; take smth. for (as) smth. I shall take this topic for my composition я возьму эту тему для сочинения; he took China as his subject oil выбрал Китай в качестве темы || take smth. in the examination сдавать экзамен по какому-л. предмету; take French in the exam держать экзамен по французскому языку

25) take smb. in smth. take children in German давать детям уроки немецкого языка; take him in Latin заниматься с ним по латыни /латынью/

26) take smth. during /at/ smth. take notes during /at/ a lecture вести конспект во время лекции, записывать лекцию; take smth. of smth. take notes of all he says (of all that passes, etc.) записывать все, что он говорит и т.д.; take minutes of the proceedings веста протокол заседания; take smth. on (in, by, from) smth. take a broadcast on tape (an film, etc.) записывать передачу на магнитную ленту и т.д.; take the minutes of a meeting in /by/ shorthand стенографировать протокол; take smth. from dictation писать что-л. под диктовку; take a letter from dictation писать письмо под диктовку

27) take smth. from smth., smb. take its title from the name of the hero (a name from the place of battle, its name from the inventor, etc.) называться /получить название/ по имени героя и т.д.; take a passage from a book (a whole passage straight from Dickens, a quotation from his novel, etc.) взять отрывок из книги и т.д.; we take our numbers from the Arabs (our letters from the Romans, etc.) наша система цифр идет от /заимствована у/ арабов и т.д.

28) take smb. in smth. the cold took me in the chest у меня [от простуды] заложило грудь

29) take smth. to smth. take the next turning (road, street, etc.) to the left (to the right) свернуть налево (направо) у следующего поворота и т.д.; take the road to London (to the North, etc.) поехать по дороге [, ведущей] в Лондон и т.д.

30) take smb. (in)to (through, across, etc.) some place take the man to the hospital (your friend to the station, the box to the hotel, her into the country, etc.) отправить /отвезти/ человека в больницу и т.д. ; they took him into a small room (into prison, into a cell, etc.) ere отвели или поместили в маленькую комнату и т.д.; the road (this path, the street, etc.) will take you to the river (to the village, through the centre of the town, etc.) эта дорога и т.д. приведет вас к реке и т.д.; the bus will take you into town (to London, etc.) этот автобус привезет /доставит/ вас в город и т.д.; only a tram will take you across the bridge через мост можно проехать только трамваем; take him over the house (the visitors round a museum, etc.) водить его по дому /показывать ему дом/ и т.д.; the work (business, etc.) took us to Paris эта работа и т.д. привела нас в Париж; take smb. into custody взять кого-л. под стражу; take smb. to smb. take a son to his mother отвести сына к матери; take smb. out of smth. take her out of the room выведите ее из комнаты; take him out of my way уберите его с моей дороги; take smth. from (out of, etc.) smth. take the case from court to court передавать дело из одного суда в другой; take the case out of court забрать дело из суда

31) take smb. through smth. take the boy through a book (through the first two chapters, through his first job, etc.) помочь мальчику прочесть книгу и т.д.; take smb. through college помочь кому-л. [деньгами] окончить колледж; save enough money to take you through college скопить достаточную сумму [денег], чтобы заплатить за обучение в колледже

32) aux || take pride in smth. гордиться чем-л.; take pride in his schoolwork (in one's appearance, in one's house and garden, etc.) гордиться своей работой или своими успехами в школе и т.д.; take credit for smth. приписывать себе /ставить себе в заслугу/ что-л.; he took credit for my work он приписал себе мои достижения; take offence at smth. обижаться /сердиться/ на что-л.; take offence at his remarks /at what he said/ сердиться на его замечания; take part in smth. принимать участие в чем-л.; take part in an enterprise (in the demonstration, in smb.'s sorrows, etc.) принимать участие в предприятии и т.д.; take pity on smb. пожалеть кого-л.; сжалиться над кем-л.; take pity on the poor man (on the losers, on the boy, etc.) пожалеть несчастного человека и т.д.; take notice of smb., smth. обратить внимание на кого-л., что-л.; don't take notice of him не обращайте на него внимания; take charge of smth., smb. принимать на себя ответственность за что-л., кого-л., take charge of the luggage (of the house, of the children, etc.) заняться багажом и т.д.; who is taking charge of the work while you are away? кто руководит работой в ваше отсутствие?; take care of smth., smb. (по)заботиться о чем-л., ком-л.; he will take care of that matter (of the account, etc.) он займется этим вопросом и т.д.; she will take саге of the baby она присмотрит за ребенком; take possession of smth. завладеть чем-л.; take hold of smth., smb. ухватиться за что-л., кого-л.; take hold of the rope (of the rail, of her arm, of the man, etc.) ухватиться за веревку и т.д.; take smb., smth. in hand взять кого-л., что-л. в руки; he took himself firmly in hand он взял себя в руки, он овладел собой; take smth., smb. into consideration /into account/ принимать что-л., кого-л. во внимание; take all these facts (the circumstances, her request, etc.) into consideration /into account/ принять во внимание /учесть/ все эти факты и т.д.; take it into one's head to do smth. (that...) coll. забрать себе в голову сделать что-л. (, что...)

33) aux take smth. in (at, after, on, etc.) smth. take a seat in the rear сесть /занять место/ позади /сзади/; take a swing at the ball замахнуться для удара по мячу; take a nap after dinner вздремнуть после обеда; take an oath on smth. поклясться в чем-л. || take a glance round one бросить взгляд вокруг, оглядеться; take leave of smb. попрощаться с кем-л.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > take13

20 sorgenvoll

I Adj. full of worries; sorgenvolle Miene worried look

II Adv. anxiously, worriedly; sorgenvoll in die Zukunft blicken view the future with (great) concern

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sọr|gen|voll
1. adj
Blick, Miene worried; Leben full of worries
2. adv
sagen worried, with worry
sorgenvoll seufzen — to give a worried sigh

..., seufzte er sorgenvoll —..., he said with a worried sigh

etw sorgenvoll betrachten — to view sth with concern

einer Sache sorgenvoll entgegensehen — to await sth with concern

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sor·gen·voll

I. adj

1. (besorgt) worried

mit \sorgenvoller Stirn with a worried frown

2. (viele Probleme bietend) full of worries [or troubles] pred

II. adv worriedly, anxiously

er sah mich \sorgenvoll an he looked at me anxiously

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1.
Adjektiv worried; anxious
2.
adverbial worriedly; anxiously

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sorgenvoll

A. adj full of worries;

sorgenvolle Miene worried look

B. adv anxiously, worriedly;

sorgenvoll in die Zukunft blicken view the future with (great) concern

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1.
Adjektiv worried; anxious
2.
adverbial worriedly; anxiously

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adj.

full of cares expr.

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