he's my favourite singer

adjective (best-liked; preferred: his favourite city.) favorito, preferido

favourite adj preferido

tr['feɪvərɪt]

noun

1 preferido,-a, favorito,-a

adjective

1 preferido,-a, predilecto,-a, favorito,-a

favourite (UK)

• favorito, -a adj.

• predilecto, -a adj. (UK)

• favorito s.m.

• paniaguado s.m.

ADJ favorito, preferido

2. N

1) (=object) favorito(-a) m / f ; (=person) preferido(-a) m / f, favorito(-a) m / f ; (spoilt) consentido(-a) m / f ; (at court) valido m, privado m ; (=mistress) querida f

2) (in race, contest, election) favorito(-a) m / f

preferred, favorite, chosen, fancied.

past participle of spanish verb: preferir.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=preferir preferir

► adjetivo

1 favourite (US favorite)

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ADJ favourite, favorite (EEUU)

SM / F favourite, favorite (EEUU)

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- da adjetivo/masculino, femenino favorite*

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= desirable, preferred, Nombre + of choice, top-rated, top-ranked, best-loved.

Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex. The determination of authentic or preferred name should be based upon the literature of the people themselves (not upon outside sources or experts) and upon organizational self-identification.

Ex. In the future this may become the method of choice.

Ex. They have analyzed user ratings and professional testing to find top-rated shampoo brands.

Ex. In contrast, Brauen modified all of the terms but only in the top-ranked relevant documents.

Ex. Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.

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* dicho preferido = catchphrase.

* expresión preferida = catchphrase.

* frase preferida = catchphrase.

* materia preferida = pet subject.

* orden preferido = preferred order.

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- da adjetivo/masculino, femenino favorite*

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favorite*

favorite*

es el preferido de la maestra he's the teacher's favorite o ( colloq) pet

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

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♦ adj

favourite

♦ nm,f

favourite;

es el preferido de su madre he's his mother's favourite

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I part → preferir

II adj favorite, Br

favourite

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preferido, -da adj & n

: favorite

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preferido adj n favourite

- popularny/ulubiony piosenkarz a popular/favourite singer

- rockowy/popowy piosenkarz a rock/pop singer

quel, quelle [kεl]

1. adjective

   a. (interrog) (être animé) who ; (chose) what

• quel est cet auteur ? who is that author?

• quelles ont été les raisons de son départ ? what were the reasons for his leaving?

• j'ignore quel est l'auteur de ces poèmes I don't know who wrote these poems

   b. (interrog discriminatif) which

• quel acteur préférez-vous ? which actor do you prefer?

• quel est le vin le moins cher des trois ? which wine is the cheapest of the three?

   c. (excl) what

• quelle surprise ! what a surprise!

• quel courage ! what courage!

• quel imbécile je suis ! what a fool I am!

• quel (sale) temps ! what rotten weather!

   d. (relatif) (être animé) whoever ; (chose) whatever ; (discriminatif) whatever

• quelle que soit votre décision, écrivez-nous write to us whatever you decide

• quelles que soient les conséquences whatever the consequences may be

• quelle que soit la personne qui vous répondra whoever answers you

• les hommes, quels qu'ils soient all men, irrespective of who they are

2. interrogative pronoun

• de tous ces enfants, quel est le plus intelligent ? of all these children, which is the most intelligent?

• des deux solutions quelle est celle que vous préférez ? of the two solutions, which do you prefer?

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quelle kɛl déterminant interrogatif

adjectif exclamatif what

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1. adj interrogatif

1) (personne) who

2) (chose) what

3) (entre plusieurs)

4) (exclamatif)

2. adj relatif

3. pron interrogatif

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quel ⇒ Note d'usage, quelle

A dét inter quels sont les pays membres de la CEE? what are the member countries of the EEC?; je me demande quelle est la meilleure solution I wonder what the best solution is; de ces deux médicaments, quel est le plus efficace? which of these two medicines is more effective?; de tous les employés, quel est le plus compétent? of all the employees, who is the most competent?

B adj inter dans quels pays as-tu vécu? what countries have you lived in?; quels peintres appartenaient à cette école? what ou which painters belonged to this school?; de quel étage a-t-il sauté? which floor did he jump from?; de quelle couleur est ta voiture? what colour^GB is your car?; quelle heure est-il? what time is it?; à quelle heure le film commence-t-il? (at) what time does the film start?; mais quel monstre êtes-vous donc? what kind of monster are you?; quel âge as-tu? how old are you?; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he irritates me!; tu as remarqué avec quelle méchanceté elle lui a répondu? did you notice how snappily she answered him?; tout le monde sait avec quel courage vous avez accompli votre mission everybody knows how bravely you carried out your mission.

C adj excl what; quel imbécile! what an idiot!; quel homme! what a man!; quelle idée bizarre! what a weird idea!; quelle coïncidence! what a coincidence!; quel bonheur (que) de les voir enfin réunis! how delightful it is to see them together again at last!; quelle horreur! how dreadful!

D adj rel j'accepte votre proposition, quels qu'en soient les risques I accept your offer whatever the risks may be; quelles qu'aient pu être tes raisons, tu n'aurais jamais dû faire cela whatever your reasons may have been you should never have done that; quelle que soit la route que l'on prenne whatever ou whichever road we take; quel que soit l'hôtel où ils sont descendus whatever ou whichever hotel they are staying at; quel que soit le vainqueur whoever the winner may be; quel que soit l'endroit où il se sont arrêtés wherever they stopped; quelle que soit mon admiration pour lui however much I admire him, much as I admire him.

[kɛl] ( féminin quelle, pluriel masculin quels, pluriel féminin quelles) déterminant (adjectif interrogatif)

[personne] which

[animal, chose] which, what

quelle heure est-il? what's the time?, what time is it?

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[kɛl] ( féminin quelle, pluriel masculin quels, pluriel féminin quelles) déterminant (adjectif exclamatif)

quelle ne fut pas ma surprise (quand je le vis entrer)! (soutenu) imagine my surprise (when I saw him come in)!

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[kɛl] ( féminin quelle, pluriel masculin quels, pluriel féminin quelles) déterminant (adjectif relatif)

[en corrélation avec 'que' - personne] whoever ; [ - animal] whichever ; [ - chose] whichever, whatever

il se baigne quel que soit le temps he goes swimming whatever the weather

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[kɛl] ( féminin quelle, pluriel masculin quels, pluriel féminin quelles) pronom interrogatif

de tous vos matches, quel fut le plus difficile? of all the matches you've played, which (one) was the most difficult ou which was the most difficult one?

A a.

1 tutto, tutta; tutti, tutte: all day, tutto il giorno; all the year round, (per) tutto l'anno; This is all the food we have, questo è tutto il cibo che abbiamo; in all honesty, in tutta onestà; with all my heart, con tutto il cuore; all my things, tutte le mie cose; all those books, tutti quei libri; all the others, tutti gli altri; all five candidates, tutti e cinque i candidati; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- That's £2.80 all together please, sono £2,80 in tutto, prego

2 ogni: all manner of people, gente di ogni genere; beyond all doubt, fuor d'ogni dubbio

B pron.

1 tutto: All was quiet in the house, in casa tutto taceva; That's all I want, è tutto ciò che voglio; All is not lost, non tutto è perduto; You're all I have left, tu sei tutto quel che mi rimane; She has it all, ha tutto quello che si può desiderare; He jumped into the river, clothes and all, si è gettato nel fiume, vestiti e tutto; eleven in all, undici in tutto

2 tutti, tutte: They all told me the same thing, mi hanno detto tutti la stessa cosa; as you all (o all of you) know, come voi tutti (o tutti voi) sapete; We are all very glad, siamo tutti molto contenti; with us all (o with all of us) con noi tutti; con tutti noi

C avv.

1 del tutto; completamente; tutto, tutta, ecc.: all alone, tutto solo; tutto da solo; all worn out, completamente sfinito; She was dressed all in white, era vestita tutta di bianco; He's done it all by himself, l'ha fatto tutto da solo

2 (dopo un numero) ( sport) pari: three all, tre pari; tre a tre; ( tennis) thirty all, trenta pari

D n.

– one's all, il massimo ( che uno può fare); di tutto: to do one's all, fare di tutto; fare l'impossibile; to give (o to put) one's all, impegnarsi al massimo; mettercela tutta

● all and sundry, tutti; cani e porci (spreg.) □ all along, fin dal principio; fin dall'inizio, sempre: I knew it all along, lo sapevo fin dal principio; l'ho sempre saputo; He's been planning it all along, ha cominciato a progettarlo (o lo stava progettando) fin dall'inizio □ all-American, americano al cento per cento (o fino al midollo); tipicamente americano; americanissimo; ( anche) composto di soli americani; ( sport, di atleta universitario) che si è classificato come il miglior dilettante a livello nazionale □ ( USA) all around = all round ► sotto □ all at once, tutto a un tratto; di colpo: The vision disappeared all at once, la visione è sparita tutto a un tratto □ all but (+ agg.), quasi; pressoché; quasi del tutto: all but impossible, pressoché impossibile; The fog has all but lifted, la nebbia si è quasi del tutto diradata □ all one can do not to, molto difficile non (fare qc.): It was all I could do not to answer back, è stato molto difficile (o ho fatto fatica a) non ribattere □ all-clear ( sign), (segnale di) cessato allarme; (fig.) via libera, permesso di cominciare □ all-comers, tutti (quelli che vengono); chiunque venga; tutti i partecipanti; chiunque voglia partecipare: open to all-comers, aperto a tutti □ ( sport) all-comers record, miglior prestazione registrata su un territorio nazionale, o regionale, ecc. □ all-consuming, divorante; smodato □ all-day, che dura un giorno intero; che dura tutto il giorno □ all-embracing, onnicomprensivo; globale □ all-English, esclusivamente inglese; tutto d'inglesi □ to be all ears, essere tutto orecchie □ to be all eyes, essere tutt'occhi □ (fam. USA) all-fired, a. e avv., terribile; indiavolato; moltissimo: all-fired hurry, fretta indiavolata; all-fired mad, furibondo □ All Fool's Day, il primo d'aprile (giorno del «pesce d'aprile») □ (fam.) all for, decisamente a favore di; d'accordissimo con □ all get out = as all get out ► sotto □ (relig.) All Hallows, All-Hallowmass, Ognissanti □ all-important, di somma importanza; cruciale □ (fam.) all in, a. pred., stanco morto; sfinito; a pezzi □ all in, avv., all-in, a., tutto incluso; tutto compreso; complessivo: £350 all in, 350 sterline tutto compreso; all-in price, prezzo tutto compreso □ all in all, tutto sommato; tutto considerato; nel complesso □ all-in-one, tutto in uno; in un unico pezzo □ ( sport) all-in wrestling, lotta libera □ all-inclusive, comprensivo di tutto; tutto compreso: all-inclusive tour, «inclusive tour»; viaggio tutto compreso □ all-knowing, onnisciente □ all-male, per (o di) soli uomini □ all-night, che dura tutta la notte; aperto (o che funziona) tutta la notte □ ( USA) all-nighter, attività ( festa, ecc.) che dura tutta la notte; nottata ( di lavoro, studio, ecc.), tirata notturna; locale che resta aperto tutta la notte; uno che fa le ore piccole, nottambulo: to pull an all-nighter, lavorare (o studiare) tutta la notte; fare una tirata notturna □ all of, non meno di; almeno; come minimo: It'll cost you all of $80, ti costerà come minimo 80 dollari □ all of a sudden, tutt'a un tratto; improvvisamente □ all one, lo stesso; tutt'uno: It's all one to me, per me fa lo stesso (o è tutt'uno) □ all or nothing, senza via di mezzo: It's all or nothing!, o la va o la spacca!; an all-or-nothing attempt, un tentativo in cui ci si gioca tutto □ all out, avv. a tutta forza; mettendocela tutta; a più non posso; a oltranza; ( anche) completamente: to go all out for st. (o to do st.) mettercela tutta per ottenere qc. □ (fam.) all-out, a. totale; incondizionato; a oltranza; a fondo; energico; accanito: all-out attack, attacco a fondo; attacco in piena regola; all-out defence, difesa a oltranza; all-out effort, sforzo massimo; all-out support, appoggio incondizionato; all-out strike, sciopero a oltranza □ all over, dappertutto; dovunque; completamente; da cima a fondo: We looked all over for it, l'abbiamo cercato dappertutto; It's green all over, è tutto verde; all over the floor, su tutto il pavimento; all over France, dovunque in Francia; in tutta la Francia; The news was all over the town in no time, in men che non si dica la notizia fece il giro della città; all over the place (o, fam., the map, the shop), (sparso) dappertutto; in disordine; scompigliato; sconclusionato; caotico; (fam.) That's him all over!, è proprio da lui!; come lo riconosco! □ (fam.) to be all over sb., fare un sacco di feste a q.; soffocare di abbracci, ecc.; ( anche) sbaciucchiare; ( anche, sport) dominare, imporsi su □ (fam.) It's all over with him., per lui è finita; è spacciato □ all-over, su tutta la superficie; completo, integrale: an all-over pattern, un motivo che copre tutta la superficie; an all-over tan, un'abbronzatura integrale □ (polit.) all-party, di tutti i partiti; paritetico: all-party support, appoggio di tutti i partiti; all-party talks, trattative a cui partecipano tutti i partiti; all-party committee, commissione paritetica □ all-pervading, generale; generalizzato □ ( polizia, USA) all-points bulletin (abbr. APB) avviso a tutte le unità; allarme generale □ all-powerful, onnipotente; onnipossente □ all-purpose, multiuso; polivalente; per uso generale; comune: an all-purpose tool, un attrezzo multiuso; all-purpose flour, farina comune; all-purpose remedy, un rimedio generale □ all right, all-right ► all right, all-right □ (ass.) all-risk policy, polizza comprensiva di tutti i rischi □ all round, complessivamente □ all-round, eclettico; versatile; completo; polivalente; ( anche) generale, globale, a tutto campo: an all-round artist, un artista versatile; an all-round athlete, un atleta completo; all-round competence, competenza in ogni campo; all-round price, prezzo tutto incluso; prezzo globale □ all-rounder, persona eclettica, versatile; ( sport) atleta completo □ (relig.) All Saints' Day, Ognissanti □ (GB) all-seater, ( di stadio, ecc.) con solo posti a sedere □ all-seeing, onniveggente □ (fam. GB) all-singing all-dancing, multifunzionale; ( anche) spettacolare □ (relig.) All Souls' Day, il Giorno dei morti □ all-star, (cinem., TV, teatr.) composto di attori famosi; ( sport) composto di campioni: an all star cast, un cast di attori famosi □ all-terrain bicycle, mountain bike □ (trasp.) all-terrain vehicle, fuoristrada □ all the (+ compar.), tanto più; ancor più: The task is all the more difficult because…, il compito è reso ancor più difficile dal fatto che…; all the better [worse], tanto meglio [peggio]; All the more reason for coming, ragion di più per venire; all the more so because, tanto più che □ all the same, ugualmente; lo stesso; ciononostante; tuttavia; comunque: He was punished all the same, è stato punito lo stesso; All the same, you shouldn't have answered back, comunque tu non avresti dovuto replicare a quel modo □ It's all the same to me, per me è uguale (o non fa differenza) □ all the way, fino in fondo; senza riserve: I'm with you all the way, sono con te fino in fondo; to go all the way, andare fino in fondo (fig.); ( slang USA) avere rapporti sessuali completi □ all-time, di tutti i tempi; storico; massimo; assoluto: all-time high, livello massimo mai raggiunto; massimo storico; all-time record, primato assoluto; my all-time favourite singer, il mio cantante preferito in assoluto □ all told, in tutto: There were twenty, all told, ce n'erano venti in tutto □ all too, fin troppo: all too obvious, fin troppo evidente □ (aeron.) all-traffic service, servizio promiscuo □ (aeron.) all-up weight, peso lordo ( di aereo) □ (fam.) Is' all up with him, è finita per lui; non c'è più speranza per lui, è spacciato □ It's all very well, but…, d'accordo, ma…; va benissimo, ma… □ ( radio) all-wave receiver, ricevitore multibanda □ all-weather, per tutte le stagioni; (tecn.) ognitempo: (aeron.) all-weather aircraft, aereo ognitempo □ (autom., USA) all-wheel drive, trazione integrale □ ( slang USA) all wet, sbagliato; fuori strada; sballato □ all-year, che si trova (o che si può fare) tutto l'anno □ above all, soprattutto; prima di ogni altra cosa □ after all, dopo tutto; alla fin fine; in conclusione □ (fam. USA) as all get out, moltissimo; da morire; da pazzi: as furious as all get out, infuriato nero; imbufalito □ at all, (in frase neg.) affatto, assolutamente; (in frase condiz. o interr.) qualche, per caso: He is not at all clever, non è affatto intelligente; I don't agree with you at all, non sono affatto d'accordo con te; for no reason at all, senza alcun motivo; del tutto inspiegabilmente; in no time at all, immediatamente; in men che non si dica; If you have any doubts at all…, se ti venisse qualche dubbio…; If he had any sense at all…, se avesse un po' di buon senso…; Is it at all possible to…?, è per caso possibile…? □ for all, nonostante; a dispetto di; pur con: for all my efforts, a dispetto di tutti i miei sforzi; for all that, nonostante tutto □ for all I care, per quel che m'importa □ for all I know, per quel che so io; a quanto ne so io □ not all that, non così (come si potrebbe credere); non (poi) tanto: It's not all that easy, non è così facile; I am not all that old, non sono poi tanto vecchio □ (fam.) not all there, non tutto giusto; che ha qualche rotella fuor di posto; che non ci sta tutto con la testa □ of all people, of all things ► people, thing □ on all fours, a quattro zampe; carponi; gattoni □ when all is said and done, in fin dei conti; alla fin fine; tutto considerato □ (prov.) All's well than ends well, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene.

гл.; разг.

1) жаловаться, ныть

2)

а) вопить, выть, кричать

б) ( yammer for) громко требовать (кого-л. / что-л.)

3) болтать без умолку; говорить глупости, нести вздор

1 soup.

sopa de ajo garlic soup

sopa inglesa trifle (Am)

sopa instantánea instant soup

sopa juliana vegetable soup

sopa de letras alphabet soup; (alimento) wordsearch (pasatiempo)

sopa de sobre packet soup

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

2 sop, piece of soaked bread.

hacer sopas (en) to dip bread (into)

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► nombre femenino

1 (plato) soup

► nombre femenino plural sopas

1 pieces of bread soaked in a liquid, sops

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comer de la sopa boba / vivir de la sopa boba familiar to be a parasite, live off somebody

dar sopas con honda a alguien figurado to outshine somebody

estar hasta en la sopa familiar to be everywhere

estar hecho,-a una sopa / quedar hecho,-a una sopa familiar to be soaked to the skin

sopa boba food served to the poor, slops plural

sopa de ajo garlic soup

sopa de cebolla onion soup

sopa de fideos noodle soup

sopa de sobre packet soup, instant soup

sopa juliana vegetable soup

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1) (=caldo) soup

- andar a o vivir a o comer la sopa boba

- poner a algn como sopa de Pascua

2) (=pan mojado) sop

- estar hecho una sopa

- dar sopas con honda a algn

3)

4) Méx

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femenino ( caldo) soup

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= chowder, soup.

Ex. My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.

Ex. One of the first types of soups can be dated to about 6000 BC.

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* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa de fideos = noodle soup.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* sopa deshidratada = dehydrated soup.

* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.

* sopa en lata = tinned soup, canned soup.

* sopa enlatada = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

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femenino ( caldo) soup

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A (caldo) soup

sopa de verduras/cebolla vegetable/onion soup

sopa de sobre powdered soup, packaged soup ( AmE), packet soup ( BrE)

comer or vivir de la sopa boba ( Esp fam); to live at sb else's expense, live off sb

darle a algn una sopa de su propio chocolate to give sb a taste of his/her own medicine

darle sopas con honda(s) a algn ( Esp fam); to run rings around sb ( colloq), to knock spots off sb ( colloq)

hacer la sopa ( Méx); to shuffle (the dominoes)

hasta en la sopa ( fam); all over the place ( colloq)

últimamente me lo encuentro hasta en la sopa lately I've been running into him all over the place

hecho una sopa ( fam); soaked to the skin ( colloq), drenched

( RPl) trifle

julienne

B sopas fpl pieces of bread (pl) (soaked in soup, coffee etc.)

fpl bread soaked in milk with sugar and cinnamon

( Méx): ¡sopas! ( como interj) (expresando — sorpresa) wow! ( colloq), jeez ( AmE colloq) (— entusiasmo) great! ( colloq)

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◊ sopa de sobre packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

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♦ nf

1. [guiso] soup;

andar a la sopa boba to scrounge;

dar sopas con hondas a alguien to run rings round sb, Br to knock the spots off sb;

dar a alguien una sopa de su propio chocolate to give sb a taste of his/her own medicine;

estar hasta en la sopa: últimamente ese cantante está hasta en la sopa that singer has been everywhere you look, recently;

me lo encuentro hasta en la sopa I bump into him wherever I go;

estar como una sopa to be sopping wet;

no haber más que una sopa to be Hobson's choice

sopa de cebolla onion soup;

sopa de fideos noodle soup;

sopa instantánea instant soup;

sopa juliana vegetable soup;

sopa de letras [alimento] alphabet soup;

sopa de pollo chicken soup;

sopa de sobre packet soup;

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

2. [de pan] sop, piece of soaked bread;

no hagas sopas en la salsa don't dip your bread into the sauce

♦ adj

estar sopa to be crashed out;

me quedé sopa viendo la tele I crashed out in front of the TV o Br telly

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f soup;

estar hecho una sopa fam be sopping wet;

hasta en la sopa fam all over the place fam ;

dar sopas con honda fam run rings around

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sopa nf

1) : soup

estar hecho una sopa : to be soaked to the bone

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sopa n soup

1) Höhepunkt, der; Krönung, die

2) (Math.) Primzahl, die

1) (chief) Haupt-; hauptsächlich

2) (excellent) erstklassig; vortrefflich [Beispiel]; [Fleisch] erster Güteklasse

1) (equip) vorbereiten

2) grundieren [Wand, Decke]

3) füllen [Pumpe]

4) schärfen [Sprengkörper]

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1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) wichtigst

2) (best: in prime condition.) erstklassig

- academic.ru/57931/primary">primary

- primer

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I. adj attr, inv

1. (main) wesentlich, Haupt-

of \prime importance von äußerster Wichtigkeit

\prime objective oberstes Ziel

\prime suspect Hauptverdächtige(r) f(m)

2. (best) erstklassig

\prime cuts of meat Fleischstücke pl bester Qualität

a \prime example ein ausgezeichnetes [o vortreffliches] Beispiel

3. MATH

\prime factor Primfaktor m

\prime factorization Primfaktorenzerlegung f

II. n no pl

1. (time of greatest success) Blütezeit f fig

the \prime of life das beste Alter

in the \prime of one's youth in der Blüte der Jugend geh

to be in one's \prime im besten Alter sein, in der Blüte seiner Jahre stehen geh

to be past one's \prime die besten Jahre hinter sich dat haben, [schon] bessere Zeiten gesehen haben fam

2. AM FIN Primerate f, Leitzins m [für erste Adressen]

3. MATH Primzahl f

III. vt

1. (prepare)

▪ to \prime sb jdn vorbereiten

▪ to be \primed to do sth bereit [o darauf vorbereitet] sein, etw zu tun

▪ to \prime oneself to do sth sich akk darauf vorbereiten [o einstellen], etw zu tun

2. TECH, MIL

▪ to \prime sth (for exploding) etw scharf machen; (for firing) etw schussbereit machen; (undercoat) canvas, metal, wood etw grundieren

to \prime an engine Anlasskraftstoff [in einen Motor] einspritzen

to \prime a pump eine Pumpe mit Wasser füllen (um sie betriebsbereit zu machen)

3. usu passive MED, BIOL

▪ to \prime sth etw stärken

the immune system is \primed to attack diseased cells das Immunsystem ist darauf ausgerichtet, kranke Zellen anzugreifen

4. (brief)

▪ to \prime sb jdn instruieren

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1. adj

1) (= major, chief) Haupt-, wesentlich; target, objective hauptsächtlich, oberste(r, s), höchste(r, s); candidate erste(r, s); cause hauptsächlich, häufigste(r, s); requirement erste(r, s), oberste(r, s)

2) (= excellent) erstklassig, beste(r, s); example erstklassig

2. n

1)

2) (MATH) Primzahl f

3) (ECCL) Prim f

3. vt

1) gun schussfertig machen; bomb scharf machen; pump vorpumpen; carburettor Anlasskraftstoff einspritzen in (+acc)

2) surface (for painting) grundieren

3) (with advice, information) instruieren

4) person (with drink) alkoholisieren, unter Alkohol setzen

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prime [praım]

A adj (adv primely)

1. erst(er, e, es), wichtigst(er, e, es), wesentlichst(er, e, es), Haupt…:

of prime importance von höchster Wichtigkeit;

prime reason Hauptgrund m;

prime suspect Hauptverdächtigte(r) m/f(m)

2. erstklassig, vorzüglich, prima (Investition, Qualität etc):

prime bill erstklassiger Wechsel;

in prime condition in Bestzustand

3. primär, grundlegend

4. erst(er, e, es), Erst…, Ur…:

prime father Urvater m

5. MATH

a) unteilbar:

prime factor Primfaktor m;

prime number Primzahl f;

prime number theorem Primzahlsatz m;

prime power Primzahlpotenz f

b) auch prime to each other teilerfremd, ohne gemeinsamen Teiler:

31 is prime to 63 31 ist teilerfremd zu 63

B s

1. Anfang m, Beginn m:

prime of the day (year) Tagesanbruch m (Frühling m)

2. fig Blüte(zeit) f:

in the prime of youth (life) in der Blüte der Jugend (des Lebens);

in his prime in der Blüte seiner Jahre, im besten (Mannes)Alter;

in the prime of his career auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Laufbahn

3. (das) Beste, höchste Vollkommenheit

4. → prime rate

5. KATH, HIST Prim f (im klösterlichen Stundengebet die Gebetszeit zur ersten Tagesstunde)

6. MATH

a) Primzahl f

b) Primfaktor m

c) Strich m, (Zeichen n für) Bogenminute f [’]:

x prime (x’) x Strich (x’)

7. MUS

a) auch prime interval Prim(intervall) f(n), Prime f

b) auch prime tone Prim(ton) f(m), Prime f

8. Fechten: Prim f

C v/t

1. vorbereiten

2. MIL eine Waffe laden, Bomben, Munition scharf machen:

primed schuss-, zündfertig

3. MAL, TECH grundieren

4. TECH eine Pumpe anlassen, angießen:

prime the pump WIRTSCH die Wirtschaft ankurbeln

5. AUTO

a) Kraftstoff vorpumpen

b) Anlasskraftstoff in einen Motor einspritzen

6. ELEK vorspannen

7. mit Strichindex versehen

8. jemanden instruieren, vorbereiten ( for auf akk)

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1) Höhepunkt, der; Krönung, die

2) (Math.) Primzahl, die

1) (chief) Haupt-; hauptsächlich

2) (excellent) erstklassig; vortrefflich [Beispiel]; [Fleisch] erster Güteklasse

1) (equip) vorbereiten

2) grundieren [Wand, Decke]

3) füllen [Pumpe]

4) schärfen [Sprengkörper]

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wichtigst adj.

1. 1) горячий, жаркий

2) тех. накалённый, перегретый

2. 1) горячий, страстный

2) разгорячённый, возбуждённый; раздражённый

3) (on, upon) страстно увлекающийся

4) (находящийся) в состоянии творческого подъёма, вдохновения

3. горячий, напряжённый

4. спорный, вызывающий ожесточённые споры; жгучий, злободневный

5. 1) свежий, недавний; только что полученный или прибывший

2) преследующий, идущий по пятам

6. разг. близкий к цели

7. 1) острый, пряный, особ. содержащий много перца

2) жгучий

8. яркий, резкий, кричащий ( о цвете)

9. 1) сладострастный, похотливый, чувственный

2) скабрёзный, похабный

3) возбуждающий, волнующий, (сладо)страстный ( о джазе или свинге)

10. опасный, рискованный; связанный с неудобствами и т. п.

11. физ. высокорадиоактивный

12. сл. скоростной, высокоскоростной

13. постояннодействующий, поддерживаемый в постоянной готовности

14. сл.

1) (только что) украденный, незаконно приобретённый или хранимый; контрабандный

2) усиленно разыскиваемый полицией; скрывающийся от правосудия

15. сл.

1) отличный, замечательный; привлекательный

2) счастливый, удачный

3) пользующийся успехом, популярный

4) модный, быстро раскупаемый, ходовой ( о товаре)

5) смешной, нелепый

6) невероятный, невозможный

16. в грам. знач. сущ. (the hot) сл. усиленно разыскиваемый полицией

1. горячо, жарко

2. горячо, страстно

1. разогревать, подогревать, нагревать

2. разжигать, раздувать; усиливать

3. оживлять, вливать новую жизнь

1) (melody) Melodie, die

2) (correct pitch)

3) (fig.): (agreement)

4) (amount)

1) (Mus.): (put in tune) stimmen

2) (Radio, Telev.) einstellen (to auf + Akk.)

3) einstellen [Motor, Vergaser]; (for more power) frisieren [Motor, Auto]

- academic.ru/77027/tune_in">tune in

- tune up

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1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) stimmen

2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) einstellen

3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) einstellen

•

- tuneful

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[tju:n, AM esp tu:n]

I. n

1. (melody) Melodie f

signature \tune Kennmelodie f, SCHWEIZ bes Erkennungsmelodie f

theme \tune Titelmelodie f, Titelmusik f

a catchy \tune eine Melodie, die ins Ohr geht, ein Ohrwurm m

not to be able to carry a \tune [in a bucket] [total] unmusikalisch sein

to hum a \tune eine Melodie [vor sich akk hin] summen

2. no pl MUS (pitch)

▪ to be in/out of \tune richtig/falsch spielen

▪ to be in/out of \tune with sth ( fig) mit etw dat in Einklang/nicht in Einklang sein

he's in \tune with what his customers want er hat eine Antenne dafür, was seine Kunden wünschen

▪ to be in \tune with sb mit jdm auf einer Wellenlänge liegen fam

3. BRIT TECH (adjustment of car engine) Einstellung f

to give a car a \tune einen Wagen neu einstellen

4. (amount)

▪ to the \tune of £2 million in Höhe von 2 Millionen Pfund

▶ to change one's [or sing a different] \tune einen anderen Ton anschlagen fig

II. vt

1. MUS

to \tune an instrument/a piano ein Instrument/Klavier stimmen

2. RADIO

to \tune a radio ein Radio einstellen [o fachspr tunen]

she \tuned the radio to her favourite station sie stellte ihren Lieblingssender im Radio ein

3. AUTO

to \tune an engine einen Motor einstellen

III. vi [sein Instrument/die Instrumente] stimmen

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1. n

1) (= melody) Melodie f

2)

3) (AUT)

2. vt

1) (MUS) instrument stimmen

2) (RAD, TV) einstellen

3) (AUT) engine, carburettor einstellen

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tune [tjuːn; US auch tuːn]

A s

1. MUS Melodie f:

a) nach der Melodie von (od gen),

b) umg in Höhe von, in der Größenordnung von;

call the tune das Sagen haben; → change A 1, sing B 1

2. MUS Choral m, Hymne f

3. MUS (richtige, saubere) (Ein)Stimmung (eines Instruments):

keep tune Stimmung halten ( → A 4);

in tune (richtig) gestimmt;

out of tune verstimmt

4. MUS richtige Tonhöhe:

keep tune Ton halten ( → A 3);

sing in tune tonrein oder sauber singen;

play out of tune unrein oder falsch spielen

5. ELEK Abstimmung f, (Scharf)Einstellung f

6. fig Harmonie f:

in tune with in Einklang (stehend) mit, übereinstimmend mit, harmonierend mit;

be out of tune with im Widerspruch stehen zu, nicht übereinstimmen oder harmonieren mit

7. fig Stimmung f, Laune f:

not be in tune for nicht aufgelegt sein zu;

be out of tune verstimmt oder missgestimmt sein

8. fig gute Verfassung:

keep one’s body in tune sich in Form halten

B v/t

1. oft tune up

a) MUS stimmen,

b) fig abstimmen (to auf akk)

2. (to) anpassen (an akk), in Übereinstimmung bringen (mit)

3. fig bereit machen ( for für)

4. ELEK abstimmen, einstellen ( beide:

to auf akk):

tuned circuit Abstimm-, Schwingkreis m; → tune in B

C v/i

1. tönen, klingen

2. (ein Lied) singen

3. MUS stimmen

4. harmonieren ( with mit) (auch fig)

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1) (melody) Melodie, die

2) (correct pitch)

3) (fig.): (agreement)

4) (amount)

1) (Mus.): (put in tune) stimmen

2) (Radio, Telev.) einstellen (to auf + Akk.)

3) einstellen [Motor, Vergaser]; (for more power) frisieren [Motor, Auto]

- tune in

- tune up

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abstimmen v. v.

abstimmen v.

stimmen v. n.

Lied -er n.

Melodie -n f.

Stimmung -n f.

Weise -n f.

back ⇒ The human body

A n

1 Anat, Zool dos m ; to be (flat) on one's back lit être (à plat) sur le dos ; fig être au lit ; to sleep on one's back dormir sur le dos ; he was lying on his back il était allongé sur le dos ; to travel on the back of a donkey voyager à dos d'âne ; to have one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch ; with her back to the door le dos tourné vers la porte ; to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig tourner le dos à qn/qch ; as soon as my back is turned dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig faire qch dans le dos de qn ; with one's back to the engine dans le sens contraire à la marche ; to put one's back into it ○ travailler dur ; put your back into it ○ ! allons, un peu de nerf ○ ! ; he's always on my back ○ il est toujours sur mon dos ; get off my back ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ ! ; I was glad to see the back of him j'étais content de le voir partir ; to be at the back of être à l'origine de [conspiracy, proposal] ; to put sb's back up offenser qn ; to live off sb's back vivre aux crochets de qn ;

2 ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, card, envelope) dos m, verso m ; ( of fabric) envers m ; (of medal, coin) revers m ; on the back of an envelope au dos d'une enveloppe ; to sign the back of a cheque endosser un chèque ; the back of the hand le dos de la main ;

3 ( flat side) (of knife, fork, spoon) dos m ;

4 ( rear-facing part) ( of vehicle) arrière m ; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière ; (of shirt, coat) dos m ; to hang one's coat on the back of the door pendre son manteau derrière la porte ; the shelves are oak but the back is plywood les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué ; a blow to the back of the head un coup sur l'arrière de la tête ; a lump on the back of the head une bosse derrière la tête ; the knife fell down the back of the fridge le couteau est tombé derrière le réfrigérateur ; the keys were down the back of the sofa les clés avaient glissé derrière les coussins du canapé ;

5 ( area behind building) to be out back, to be in the back US ( in the garden) être dans le jardin ; ( in the yard) être dans la cour ; he's round ou in the back il est dans le jardin ; the view out back is lovely la vue que l'on a à l'arrière est très jolie ; there's a small garden out back ou round the back il y a un petit jardin derrière ; the bins are out back ou round the back les poubelles sont derrière la maison ; the steps at the back of the building l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble ;

6 Aut arrière m ; to sit in the back s'asseoir à l'arrière ; there are three children in the back il y a trois enfants à l'arrière ; to sit at the back of the plane/at the back of the bus s'asseoir à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus ;

7 ( furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge) fond m ; ( of stage) fond m ; at ou in the back of the drawer au fond du tiroir ; right at the back of the cupboard tout au fond du placard ; at the back of the audience au fond de la salle ; those at the back couldn't see ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir ; the back of the throat l'arrière-gorge f ; the back of the mouth la gorge f ;

8 (of chair, sofa) dossier m ;

9 Sport arrière m ; left back arrière gauche ;

10 ( end) fin f ; at the back of the book/file à la fin du livre/fichier ;

11 ( book spine) dos m.

B adj

1 ( at the rear) [axle, wheel, bumper] arrière ; [paw, leg] arrière ; [bedroom] du fond ; [edge] arrière ; [page] dernier/-ière (before n) ; [garden, gate] de derrière ; back tooth molaire f ;

2 ( isolated) [road] petit (before n) ; back alley ou lane ruelle f ; back country arrière-pays m.

C adv

1 ( indicating return after absence) to be back être de retour ; I'll be back in five minutes/six weeks je reviens dans cinq minutes/six semaines ; to arrive ou come back rentrer (from de) ; he's back at work il a repris le travail ; she's back in (the) hospital elle est retournée à l'hôpital ; it's good to be back home c'est agréable de rentrer chez soi or de se retrouver à la maison ; when is he due back? quand doit-il rentrer? ; to go back to reprendre [work] ; retourner en [France, China] ; retourner au [Canada, Japan] ; retourner à [Paris, museum, shop] ; the mini-skirt is back ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode ;

2 ( in return) to call ou phone back rappeler ; I'll write back (to him) je lui répondrai ; he hasn't written back yet il n'a pas encore répondu ; ‘OK,’ he shouted back ‘OK,’ a-t-il répondu en criant ; to punch sb back rendre son coup à qn ; to smile back at sb rendre son sourire à qn ; he was rude back il a été aussi impoli avec moi que je l'avais été avec lui ; ⇒ answer ;

3 (backwards, in a reverse direction) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière ;

4 ( away) we overtook him 20 km back nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km ; there's a garage 10 km back nous avons passé un garage à 10 km en arrière ;

5 ( ago) 25 years back il y a 25 ans ; a week/five minutes back il y a une semaine/cinq minutes ;

6 ( a long time ago) back in 1964/April en 1964/avril ; back before Easter/the revolution avant Pâques/la révolution ; back in the days when du temps où ; it was obvious as far back as last year/1985 that déjà l'année dernière/en 1985 il était évident que ; to go ou date back to remonter à [Roman times, 1700] ;

7 ( once again) she's back in power/control elle a repris le pouvoir/les commandes ; Paul is back at the wheel Paul a repris le volant ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back home rentrer chez soi ; to go back to bed se recoucher ;

8 ( nearer the beginning) ten lines back dix lignes plus haut ; ten pages back dix pages plus tôt or avant ;

9 ( indicating return to sb's possession) to give/send sth back rendre/renvoyer qch (to à) ; to put sth back remettre qch ; I've got my books back on m'a rendu mes livres ; to get one's money back être remboursé ; he wants his dictionary back now il veut que tu lui rendes son dictionnaire tout de suite ;

10 ( expressing a return to a former location) to travel to London and back faire l'aller-retour à Londres ; the journey to Madrid and back l'aller-retour à Madrid ; we walked there and took the train back nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer ; how long will it take to drive back? combien de temps est-ce que ça prendra pour rentrer en voiture? ;

11 ( in a different location) meanwhile, back in France, he… pendant ce temps, en France, il… ; back in the studio, recording had begun au studio, l'enregistrement avait commencé ; I'll see you back at the house/in the office je te verrai à la maison/au bureau.

D back and forth adv phr to go ou travel back and forth ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk ou go back and forth faire des allées et venues (between entre) ; to swing back and forth [pendulum] osciller ; to sway back and forth se balancer ; the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris le film se passe entre New York et Paris.

E vtr

1 ( support) soutenir [candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action] ; appuyer [application] ; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project] ; the strike is backed by the union le syndicat soutient la grève ; the junta is backed by the militia la junte est soutenue par la milice ;

2 ( finance) financer [project, undertaking] ;

3 ( endorse) garantir [currency] ; to back a bill Comm, Fin endosser, avaliser une traite ;

4 ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] (with à l'aide de) ;

5 ( reverse) faire reculer [horse] ; to back the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière ; to back sb into/against sth faire reculer qn dans/contre qch ; to back oars ou water déramer ;

6 ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner] ; to back a loser [race goer] miser sur un cheval perdant ; fig ( invest ill-advisedly) mal placer son argent ; ( support a lost cause) soutenir une cause perdue d'avance ; to back the wrong horse lit, fig miser sur le mauvais cheval ;

7 (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure] ; endosser [book] ; renforcer, entoiler [map] ; maroufler [painting] ; doubler [fabric] ;

8 Mus accompagner [singer, performer] ;

9 Naut masquer, coiffer [sail].

F vi

1 ( reverse) faire marche arrière ;

2 Naut [wind] changer de direction.

G - backed (dans composés)

1 ( of furniture) a high-/low-backed chair une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas ;

2 (lined, stiffened) canvas-/foam-backed doublé de toile/de mousse ;

3 ( supported) UN-backed soutenu par l'ONU ;

4 ( financed) government-backed financé par l'État.

to break the back of a journey/task faire le plus gros du voyage/travail. ⇒ beyond, duck, hand, own, scratch, wall.

■ back away reculer ; to back away from lit s'éloigner de [person, precipice] ; fig prendre ses distances par rapport à [issue, problem] ; chercher à éviter [confrontation].

■ back down:

▶ back down ( give way) céder ; you can't back down now tu ne peux pas céder maintenant ; to back down from chercher à éviter [confrontation] ; to back down on ou over reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations] ;

▶ back down [sth] [person] descendre [qch] à reculons [slope] ; [car] descendre [qch] en marche arrière [drive, hill].

■ back off

1 ( move away) reculer ;

2 fig ( climb down) se montrer plus coopérant ; to back off over céder sur [issue, matter].

■ back onto:

▶ back onto [sth] [house] donner sur [qch] à l'arrière [fields, railway].

■ back out:

▶ back out

1 ( come out backwards) [person] sortir à reculons ; [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière ; to back out of [person] sortir de [qch] en reculant [room] ; [car, driver] sortir de [qch] en marche arrière [garage, parking space] ;

2 ( renege on) se désister, reculer ; to back out of annuler [deal, contract] ; [competitor, team] se retirer de [event] ;

▶ back [sth] out faire sortir [qch] en marche arrière [vehicle] ; to back the car out of the garage faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière.

■ back up:

▶ back up

1 ( reverse) [driver, vehicle] reculer, faire marche arrière ; back up a few metres recule de quelques mètres ;

2 US ( block) [drains] s'obstruer ;

3 US ( tail back) [traffic] se bloquer ;

▶ back [sth] up, back up [sth]

1 ( support) [facts, evidence] confirmer [claims, case, theory] ;

2 Comput sauvegarder [data, file] ;

▶ back [sb] up soutenir [person].