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headlong hill

1 headlong

['hedlɔŋ] 1. прил.
1) головой вперёд (о падении вниз, нырянии)

headlong leaps of waters — прыжки в воду головой вперёд

2) безудержный; импульсивный; бурный

headlong stream — стремительное течение

Syn:

impetuous

3) безрассудный, необдуманный, неосторожный, опрометчивый

headlong ire — безрассудный гнев

Syn:

reckless

4) уст. крутой; обрывистый; вертикальный, отвесный

headlong hill — крутой холм

Syn:

precipitous
2. нареч.
1) вниз головой, головой вперёд (при падении, нырянии)

headlong into the waters — головой в воду

2) стремительно, бешено; на полной скорости

On the night of 14/15 April 1912, the "unsinkable" passenger liner Titanic, steaming at high speed on her maiden transatlantic voyage, ran headlong into an iceberg. — В ночь с четырнадцатого на пятнадцатое апреля 1912 года "непотопляемый" пассажирский лайнер "Титаник", совершавший свой первый рейс через Атлантический океан, на полной скорости врезался в айсберг.

Syn:

headforemost

Англо-русский современный словарь > headlong
2 hauteur

hauteur [ˈotœʀ]

feminine noun

   a. ( = taille) height ; [de son] pitch

• un mur d'une hauteur de 4 mètres a wall 4 metres high

• il l'a lâché d'une hauteur de 150 mètres he dropped it from a height of 150 metres

• « hauteur maximum 3 mètres » "headroom 3 metres"

• tomber de toute sa hauteur [personne] to fall headlong

• perdre de la hauteur to lose height

• prendre de la hauteur to gain height ; (figurative) to distance o.s.

• à hauteur des yeux at eye level

• à hauteur de 10 000 € up to €10,000

► à la hauteur

• arriver à la hauteur de qn to draw level with sb

• nous habitons à la hauteur de la mairie we live up by the town hall

• un accident à la hauteur de Tours an accident near Tours

• être à la hauteur de la situation to be equal to the situation

• il s'est vraiment montré à la hauteur (inf) he proved he was up to it (inf)

• il ne se sent pas à la hauteur (inf) he doesn't feel up to it (inf)

   b. ( = colline) hill

• gagner les hauteurs to make for the hills

   c. ( = arrogance) parler avec hauteur to speak haughtily

* * *
’otœʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( dimension verticale) height

prendre de la hauteur — lit [avion, oiseau] to climb

dans le sens de la hauteur — upright

à hauteur d'homme — at about the height of a person

à hauteur des yeux — at eye level

2) ( profondeur) depth

hauteur d'eau — Nautisme depth of water

3) Sport

le saut en hauteur — high jump

4) (de robe, jupe) length

5) ( éminence) hill

gagner les hauteurs — to reach high ground

il y a encore de la neige sur les hauteurs — there is still some snow on the upper slopes

les hauteurs de la ville — the upper part of the town

6) Mathématique height

7) ( qualité morale) nobility

8) péj ( arrogance) haughtiness

9) ( en acoustique) pitch

10) ( d'astre) altitude

2.

à la hauteur de locution

1) ( au niveau)

arriver à la hauteur de — to come up to

raccourcir une jupe à la hauteur des genoux — to shorten a dress to knee-level

2) ( à côté)

arriver à la hauteur de — to draw level with

un déraillement s'est produit à la hauteur de Rouen — there was a derailment near Rouen

3) fig

être à la hauteur — to measure up

être à la hauteur de quelqu'un — to match up to somebody

être à la hauteur de sa tâche — to be equal to one's job

être à la hauteur des espérances de quelqu'un — to live up to somebody's hopes

être à la hauteur du talent de quelqu'un — [scénario] to do justice to somebody's talent

4) (en valeur, quantité)

à (la) hauteur de 10% — up to 10%

••

tomber de toute sa hauteur — to fall headlong

se dresser de toute sa hauteur — [personne] to draw oneself up to one's full height; [animal] to stand on its hind legs

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'otœʀ nf
1) (dimension) height

à hauteur de (une certaine somme ou quantité) — up to

à hauteur des yeux — at eye level

à la hauteur de (sur un plan horizontal) — level with, (= à côté de) by, figequal to

à la hauteur de la tâche — equal to the task

être à la hauteur fig — to be up to it, to be equal to the task

2) péjoratif haughtiness

3) (terrain élevé) hill

sur les hauteurs — on the hills

* * *

hauteur

A nf

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( dimension verticale) height; une tour d'une hauteur de 30 m a tower 30 metres^GB high; le bâtiment a 15 m de hauteur the building is 15 m high; un mur de 3 m de hauteur a 3 m wall; tableaux suspendus à des hauteurs différentes pictures hung at different heights ou levels; perdre de la hauteur to lose height; prendre de la hauteur lit [avion, oiseau] to climb, to gain height; hauteur libre or maximum 5 m Aut max headroom 5 m; à hauteur d'homme at about the height of a person; à hauteur d'yeux or des yeux at eye level;

2 ( profondeur) (d'eau, de rivière) depth; hauteur d'eau Naut depth of water; d'une hauteur d'eau de 10 m 10 m deep;

3 Sport la hauteur, le saut en hauteur high jump; il est bon en hauteur he's good at the high jump;

4 Cout (de robe, jupe) length; acheter 2 hauteurs de tissu pour faire une robe to buy 2 dress lengths of material; dans le sens de la hauteur length-wise;

5 ( éminence) hill; chapelle située sur une hauteur chapel on a hill; gagner les hauteurs to reach high ground; il y a encore de la neige sur les hauteurs there is still some snow on the mountain tops; habiter sur les hauteurs de la ville to live in the upper part of the town;

6 Math ( de triangle) altitude; (de trapèze, cylindre) height;

7 ( qualité morale) nobility; hauteur d'âme nobility of spirit; hauteur de conception/d'idées lofty conception/ideas;

8 péj ( arrogance) haughtiness; parler/répondre avec hauteur to speak/reply haughtily; regard/refus plein de hauteur haughty look/refusal;

9 ( en acoustique) pitch;

10 Astron altitude; prendre la hauteur d'une étoile to measure the altitude of a star.

B à la hauteur loc

1 ( au niveau) suspendre un tableau à la hauteur des autres to hang a picture level with ou at the same height as the others; arriver à la hauteur de to come up to; raccourcir une jupe à la hauteur des genoux to shorten a dress to knee-level;

2 ( à côté) arriver à la hauteur de to draw level with; quand son bateau est arrivé à la hauteur du nôtre when his boat drew level with ours; un déraillement s'est produit à la hauteur de Rouen there was a derailment near Rouen;

3 fig être à la hauteur to measure up; être à la hauteur de qn to match up to sb; être à la hauteur de sa tâche/ses responsabilités to be up to ou equal to one's job/one's responsibilities; être à la hauteur des espérances/attentes de qn to live up to sb's hopes/expectations; être à la hauteur du talent de qn [scénario, sujet] to do justice to sb's talent; l'interprétation n'était pas à la hauteur de la qualité du texte the acting didn't do justice to the quality of the text; être à la hauteur de la situation/des circonstances to be equal to the situation/the circumstances;

4 (en valeur, quantité) à (la) hauteur de 5 000 €/10% up to 5,000 €/10%; contribuer à qch à hauteur de 10% to take a stake of up to 10% in sth.

Composés

hauteur d'appui Constr, Archit chest height; à hauteur d'appui at chest height ( épith); hauteur sous plafond height from floor to ceiling.

Idiomes

tomber de toute sa hauteur to fall headlong; se dresser de toute sa hauteur [personne] to draw oneself up to one's full height; [animal] to stand on its hind legs.

[ʼotɶr] nom féminin

1. [mesure verticale] height

il est tombé de toute sa hauteur he fell headlong

de faible hauteur low

la pièce fait trois mètres de hauteur (sous plafond) the ceiling height in the room is three metres ||

CONSTRUCTION height

COUTURE length ||

GÉOMÉTRIE

la hauteur d'un triangle the perpendicular height of a triangle

2. [altitude] height, altitude

prendre de la hauteur to gain altitude ou height

n'étant plus mandaté, je me permets de voir les choses avec (une certaine) hauteur as I'm no longer in office, I can afford to look upon things with a certain detachment

3. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE height, pitch

4. (soutenu) [noblesse] nobility

5. [arrogance] haughtiness, arrogance

6. SPORT

la hauteur the high jump

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hauteurs nom féminin pluriel

heights

il y a de la neige sur les hauteurs there's snow on the higher slopes

l'aigle s'envola vers les hauteurs the eagle soared high up (into the sky ou air)

à hauteur de locution prépositionnelle

[jusqu'à]

à hauteur des yeux at eye level

à hauteur d'homme about six feet off the ground

vous serez remboursé à hauteur de 4 000 euros you'll be reimbursed up to 4,000 euros

à la hauteur locution adjectivale

(familier)

tu ne t'es pas montré à la hauteur you weren't up to it ou equal to the task

elle a été (tout à fait) à la hauteur she coped beautifully

à la hauteur de locution prépositionnelle

1. [à côté de]

arrivé à sa hauteur, je m'aperçus qu'il parlait tout seul when I was ou drew level with him, I noticed he was talking to himself

elle habite à la hauteur de l'église she lives near the church ou up by the church

arrivés à la hauteur du cap when we were in line with ou when we were off the cape

il y a des embouteillages à la hauteur de l'échangeur de Rocquencourt there are traffic jams at the Rocquencourt interchange

2. [digne de] worthy of

une carrière à la hauteur de ses ambitions a career commensurate with her ambitions

être à la hauteur d'une situation to be equal to ou up to a situation

en hauteur locution adverbiale

1. [debout] upright

mettez-le en hauteur put it on its end

2. [dans un endroit élevé]

range ces cartons en hauteur put these boxes up out of the way

ça ne vous ennuie pas d'habiter en hauteur? doesn't living high up bother you?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > hauteur
3 tumba

f.

1 grave, tomb.

a tumba abierta (informal) at breakneck speed

ser (como) una tumba (informal) to be as silent as the grave

2 knocking-down.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.

* * *

tumba

► nombre femenino

1 tomb, grave

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a tumba abierta at full speed

ser una tumba figurado not to breathe a word

* * *

noun f.

1) grave

2) tomb

* * *
I
SF (=sepultura) tomb, grave

- hablar a tumba abierta

- llevar a algn a la tumba

- ser como una tumba
II
SF

1) LAm (=tala) felling of timber, clearing of ground; (=tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (=claro) forest clearing

2) (=sacudida) shake, jolt

3) (=voltereta) somersault

4) Cono Sur (=carne) boiled meat of poor quality
III
SF Caribe, Cono Sur (=tambor) African drum

* * *

femenino ( excavada) grave; ( construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)

ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion

* * *

= tomb, grave.

Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.

Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.

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* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.

* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.

* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.

* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* ser una tumba = lips + seal.

* * *

femenino ( excavada) grave; ( construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)

ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion

* * *

= tomb, grave.

Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.

Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.

* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.

* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.

* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.

* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* ser una tumba = lips + seal.

* * *

tumba

feminine

(excavada) grave; (construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba ( fam hum); these kids will be the death of me ( colloq hum)

lanzarse a tumba abierta ( period): el ciclista se lanzó a tumba abierta por la pendiente the cyclist launched himself headlong down the hill

se lanzó a la campaña a tumba abierta she threw herself wholeheartedly into the campaign

ser (como) una tumba ( fam); to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut

cavar

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Del verbo tumbar: ( conjugate tumbar)

tumba es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tumba
tumbar
tumba sustantivo femenino ( excavada) grave;
( construida) tomb
tumbar ( conjugate tumbar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer caer) to knock down;

◊ lo tumbó en el primer asalto he knocked him down in the first round;

un olor que te tumbaba a smell that knocked you backward(s)
b) (AmL) ‹ árbol› to fell, cut down;

‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down
tumbarse verbo pronominal
to lie down
tumba sustantivo femenino grave, tomb
la tumba de Cromwell, Cromwell's tomb
♦ Locuciones: cavar su propia tumba, to dig one's own grave
ser una tumba, to keep one's mouth shut
tumbar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer caer de un golpe) to knock down
2 (acostar) to lie down
3 fam (suspender) me tumbaron en matemáticas, I failed maths
' tumba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- losa
- revolverse
- fosa
- lápida
- sepultura
English:
grave
- hill
- mark
- stone
- tomb
- vault
- wreath
- drape
- file
- seal

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tumba nf

1. [sepultura] grave, tomb;

Comp

a tumba abierta [a toda velocidad] (at) full tilt, flat out;
[sin cautela] all out;
se lanzó a tumba abierta a defender los derechos de los sospechosos he went all out to defend the suspects' rights;

en la entrevista hace una confesión a tumba abierta she confesses everything openly in the interview;

Comp

ser una tumba: soy una tumba I won't say a word

2. Col, Cuba [tala] felling

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tumba

f tomb, grave;

revolverse en su tumba fig turn in one’s grave;

estar con un pie en la tumba have one foot in the grave;

lanzarse a tumba abierta go headlong;

ser una tumba fig keep one’s mouth shut

* * *

tumba nf

1) sepulcro: tomb

2) fosa: grave

3) : felling of trees

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tumba n

1. (fosa) grave

colocó flores en la tumba she placed some flowers on the grave

2. (mausoleo) tomb

la tumba de Tutankamon Tutankhamen's tomb

ser una tumba not to say a word

Spanish-English dictionary > tumba
4 Tarpeia

Tarpēius, i, m.; Tarpēia, ae, f., a Roman proper name; so esp.,
1.
Sp. Tarpeius, the father of Tarpeia, who opened the citadel to the Sabines, Liv. 1, 11; Val. Max. 9, 6, 1.—
2.
Tarpeia, a Roman maiden, who treacherously opened the citadel to the Sabines, and for her reward was killed by the weight of their arms, which they cast upon her, Flor. 1, 1; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 2; cf. Liv. 1, 11, 6 sqq.; Ov. M. 14, 776.—Hence,
A.
Tarpēius, a, um, adj., Tarpeian:
mons,
the Tarpeian Rock, the name of a rock on the Capitoline Hill, from which criminals were thrown headlong, Varr. L. L. 5, § 41 Müll.; Liv. 1, 55;
called also, saxum,
id. 6, 20; Tac. A. 6, 19; Fest. p. 343 Müll.:
rupes,
Tac. H. 3, 71; and absol.:
in Tarpeio fodientes,
Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15:
ad Tarpeium raptus (Metellus),
id. 7, 44, 45, § 143:
arx,
the citadel on the Capitoline Hill, Prop. 4, (5), 4, 29; Ov. M. 15, 866:
pater,
Capitoline Jupiter, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 7; cf.
fulmina,
Juv. 13, 78;
and dei,
who were worshipped on the Capitoline Hill, Luc. 8, 863:
coronae,
given to victors in the Capitoline games, Mart. 9, 41, 1; cf.
frons,
id. 9, 4, 8;
and quercus,
id. 4, 54, 1:
lex,
named after a certain Tarpeius, Cic. Rep. 2, 35, 60; Fest. p. 237 Müll.:
pudicitia,
of a Tarpeia, Prop. 1, 16, 2.—
B.
Tarpēiānus, a, um, adj., Tarpeian:
haedus,
of the Tarpeian Hill, Apic. 8, 6 and 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Tarpeia
5 Tarpeianus

Tarpēius, i, m.; Tarpēia, ae, f., a Roman proper name; so esp.,
1.
Sp. Tarpeius, the father of Tarpeia, who opened the citadel to the Sabines, Liv. 1, 11; Val. Max. 9, 6, 1.—
2.
Tarpeia, a Roman maiden, who treacherously opened the citadel to the Sabines, and for her reward was killed by the weight of their arms, which they cast upon her, Flor. 1, 1; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 2; cf. Liv. 1, 11, 6 sqq.; Ov. M. 14, 776.—Hence,
A.
Tarpēius, a, um, adj., Tarpeian:
mons,
the Tarpeian Rock, the name of a rock on the Capitoline Hill, from which criminals were thrown headlong, Varr. L. L. 5, § 41 Müll.; Liv. 1, 55;
called also, saxum,
id. 6, 20; Tac. A. 6, 19; Fest. p. 343 Müll.:
rupes,
Tac. H. 3, 71; and absol.:
in Tarpeio fodientes,
Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15:
ad Tarpeium raptus (Metellus),
id. 7, 44, 45, § 143:
arx,
the citadel on the Capitoline Hill, Prop. 4, (5), 4, 29; Ov. M. 15, 866:
pater,
Capitoline Jupiter, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 7; cf.
fulmina,
Juv. 13, 78;
and dei,
who were worshipped on the Capitoline Hill, Luc. 8, 863:
coronae,
given to victors in the Capitoline games, Mart. 9, 41, 1; cf.
frons,
id. 9, 4, 8;
and quercus,
id. 4, 54, 1:
lex,
named after a certain Tarpeius, Cic. Rep. 2, 35, 60; Fest. p. 237 Müll.:
pudicitia,
of a Tarpeia, Prop. 1, 16, 2.—
B.
Tarpēiānus, a, um, adj., Tarpeian:
haedus,
of the Tarpeian Hill, Apic. 8, 6 and 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Tarpeianus
6 Tarpeius

Tarpēius, i, m.; Tarpēia, ae, f., a Roman proper name; so esp.,
1.
Sp. Tarpeius, the father of Tarpeia, who opened the citadel to the Sabines, Liv. 1, 11; Val. Max. 9, 6, 1.—
2.
Tarpeia, a Roman maiden, who treacherously opened the citadel to the Sabines, and for her reward was killed by the weight of their arms, which they cast upon her, Flor. 1, 1; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 2; cf. Liv. 1, 11, 6 sqq.; Ov. M. 14, 776.—Hence,
A.
Tarpēius, a, um, adj., Tarpeian:
mons,
the Tarpeian Rock, the name of a rock on the Capitoline Hill, from which criminals were thrown headlong, Varr. L. L. 5, § 41 Müll.; Liv. 1, 55;
called also, saxum,
id. 6, 20; Tac. A. 6, 19; Fest. p. 343 Müll.:
rupes,
Tac. H. 3, 71; and absol.:
in Tarpeio fodientes,
Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15:
ad Tarpeium raptus (Metellus),
id. 7, 44, 45, § 143:
arx,
the citadel on the Capitoline Hill, Prop. 4, (5), 4, 29; Ov. M. 15, 866:
pater,
Capitoline Jupiter, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 7; cf.
fulmina,
Juv. 13, 78;
and dei,
who were worshipped on the Capitoline Hill, Luc. 8, 863:
coronae,
given to victors in the Capitoline games, Mart. 9, 41, 1; cf.
frons,
id. 9, 4, 8;
and quercus,
id. 4, 54, 1:
lex,
named after a certain Tarpeius, Cic. Rep. 2, 35, 60; Fest. p. 237 Müll.:
pudicitia,
of a Tarpeia, Prop. 1, 16, 2.—
B.
Tarpēiānus, a, um, adj., Tarpeian:
haedus,
of the Tarpeian Hill, Apic. 8, 6 and 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Tarpeius
7 προπίπτω

προπίπτω, [tense] fut. - πεσοῦμαι: [tense] aor. προὔπεσον:—

A fall or throw oneself forward, as in rowing, προπεσόντες ἔρεσσον Od.9.490
, 12.194; π. ἡ κοιλία εἰς τὸ στόμα Arist.HA 507a29
; of suppliants, fall prostrate, E. Supp.63 (lyr.); fall first, in battle, Plb.1.58.8.

II rush forward, rush headlong, ἐν νάπει S.OC 157
(lyr.); ἐς γαῖαν Theoc.24.113
; burst forth, π. ἡ λίμνη Str.16.2.44
.

2 metaph., rush headlong, Hyp.Fr. 161; εἰς ἄκαιρον γέλωτα, εἰς κίνδυνον, D.S.13.83, 20.88; to be precipitate, come to a hasty decision, OGI315.56(Epist.Attali, ii B.C.): c. inf., π. πλημμελῆσαι M.Ant.1.17
: abs., form a hasty judgement, Stoic term, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.291; π. πρὸ καταλήψεως Stoic.3.147
, cf. Arr.Epict. 2.1.10, etc.; make a slip of the tongue, κἂν-πέσωσιν.. τάχιστα διορθοῦσθαι Phld.Rh.1.186S.

III move forwards, advance before the rest, Plb.1.20.15; οἱ προπίπτοντες, opp. οἱ ἀναχωροῦντες, Id.28.3.4; project, of a hill, προπεπτωκυῖα ὀφρύς Id.7.17.1
; of an animal's snout, ῥύγχη προπέπτωκε Str.17.3.4
; - πεπτωκότες τοῖς μετώποις Id.11.11.8
; τὸ προπῖπτον [τοῦ δόρατος] the projecting part, Ascl.Tact.5.1: c. gen., project beyond, τὰ μέσα.. προπέπτωκε τῶν κεράτων Plb.3.115.7
, etc.; κλῖμαξ π. τῶν ἐμβόλων Id.8.4.4
; ἡ σάρισσα δέκα πήχεις π. πρὸ τῶν σωμάτων Id.18.29.4
; ἡ ἄκρα ἔξω τῶν στηλῶν π. Str.2.5.33
.

2 Medic., of prolapse, ἕδρα -πεσοῦσα Dsc.2.164
; μήτρα προπίπτει Sor. 2.84
.

IV metaph., occur, be presented to sense, Demetr.Lac.Herc. 1013.7; π. σημεῖα they appear, S.E.M.8.219 ( προσπ- Bekker): hence, to be obvious, ὅσα π. τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων Plu.2.800b
.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > προπίπτω
8 tepe

"1. hill. 2. top, top part: ağacın tepesinde at/in the top of the tree/on top of the tree. 3. crown, topmost part (of one´s head). 4. crest, crown (of a bird). 5. math. vertex. 6. colloq. the space right beside one: Tepemde dikilme öyle! Don´t stand here breathing down my neck! - altını the gold coins ornamenting a woman´s headdress. - aşağı 1. upside down. 2. headlong, headfirst. -si aşağı gitmek to experience hard times, go downhill, hit the skids; to fail miserably, fall flat on one´s face. -si atmak to lose one´s temper, blow one´s stack. -den bakmak /a/ to view with scorn or disdain, look down on, look down one´s nose at. -sine binmek/çıkmak /ın/ to bedevil (someone) a lot, badger or bug (someone) to death. -sinde bitmek /ın/ 1. to bedevil (someone) a lot, harass, badger, or bug (someone) to death. 2. to appear suddenly before (someone) or at (someone´s) side. -sinde boza pişirmek /ın/ to make (someone) very uncomfortable; to crack the whip over (someone´s) head; to make it rough for (someone). - deliği/mazgalı machicolation. -sine dikilmek /ın/ (suddenly to go up to someone and) to plant oneself right beside or squarely before (him/her). -sinde havan dövmek /ın/ 1. (for people upstairs) to disturb (people downstairs) by making noise, try to bring the ceiling down on (those living downstairs). 2. stubbornly to refuse to let (someone) forget something, continually to remind (someone) of something. 3. constantly to pester (someone) about something. -den inme 1. (an order) which comes from a high official, which comes from one of the big guns. 2. very sudden and unexpected. -sinden (aşağı) kaynar su/sular dökülmek to be left aghast, be stunned, be knocked or thrown for a loop (by an unpleasant event). - saçı scalp lock. -den tırnağa (kadar) from head to toe, from head to foot. -si üstü 1. upside down. 2. headlong, headfirst."

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > tepe
9 górka

- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl; -ek; f

hill

pod górkę — uphill

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górka

f.

Gen.pl. -ek

1. (= pagórek) hill, hillock; górka rozrządowa kol. hump; iść pod górkę go uphill; (pobiec) z górki na pazurki go headlong down the hill; mieć pod górkę pot. have a difficult time, do sth the hard way; teraz mamy już z górki żart. it's all downhill from here, the rest is gravy, now comes the easy part.

2. (= strych) loft, attic.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > górka
10 haut

haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]

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1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. plural masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. adverb

6. compounds

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1. <

   a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall

• un mur haut de 3 mètres a wall 3 metres high

• une pièce haute de plafond a room with a high ceiling

• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.

• c'est du plus haut comique it's highly amusing

• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourful

• la haute couture haute couture

• haut personnage high-ranking person

• la mer est haute the tide is in

• pousser des hauts cris to make a terrible fuss

• athlète de haut niveau top athlete

• discussions au plus haut niveau top-level discussions

   b. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

   c. (Geography) le Haut Rhin the Upper Rhine

2. <

   a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high

• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?

   b. ( = partie supérieure) top

• le haut du visage the top part of the face

• « haut » "this way up"

   c. ( = vêtement) top

• je cherche un haut assorti à ce pantalon I'm looking for a top to go with these trousers

   d. (locutions)

► au plus haut

• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak

• le prix de l'or était au plus haut the price of gold had reached a peak► de haut

• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things

• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth

• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards

• regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down

• couvert de graffitis de haut en bas covered in graffiti from top to bottom

• ça se lit de haut en bas it reads vertically

• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top

• les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms

• les voisins du haut the neighbours upstairs

• du haut d'un arbre from the top of a tree

• parler du haut d'un balcon to speak from a balcony► d'en haut

• les chambres d'en haut the upstairs bedrooms

• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs

• il habite en haut he lives upstairs

• il habite tout en haut he lives right at the top

• écris l'adresse en haut à gauche write the address in the top left-hand corner

• son manteau était boutonné jusqu'en haut his coat was buttoned right up to the top

• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of

• en haut de l'échelle sociale high up the social ladder

3. <

hauts

• des hauts et des bas ups and downs

4. <

haute

• la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

• les gens de la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

5. <

   a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high

• mettez vos livres plus haut put your books higher up

• c'est lui qui saute le plus haut he can jump the highest

• haut les mains ! hands up!

   b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloud

• penser tout haut to think aloud

• mettez la radio plus haut turn up the radio

• haut et fort loud and clear

   c. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notes

• chanter trop haut to sing sharp

   d. (socialement) des gens haut placés people in high places

   e. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above

• comme je l'ai dit plus haut as I said previously

6. <

► haut commandement high command

► le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés the UN High Commission for Refugees

► haut débit broadband

► haut lieu

• un haut lieu de la musique a Mecca for music

• en haut lieu in high places ► haute trahison high treason

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1.

haute ’o, ’ot adjectif

1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tall

attention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep

2) ( situé en altitude) high

la partie haute d'un mur — the top part of a wall

l'étagère la plus haute — the top shelf

une robe à taille haute — a high-waisted dress

3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched

parler à haute voix — to speak loudly

lire à haute voix — to read out loud

au plus haut point — immensely

4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking

haut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council

haute surveillance — close supervision

5) Géographie upper

la haute Égypte — Upper Egypt

6) Histoire

de la plus haute antiquité — from earliest antiquity

le haut Moyen Âge — the early Middle Ages

2.

adverbe

1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high

un personnage haut placé — a person in a high position

de haut — from above

2) ( dans le temps) far back

3) ( dans un texte)

plus haut — above

colle-le plus haut sur la page — stick it higher up on the page

4) ( fort) loudly

dire quelque chose bien haut — to say something loud(ly)

mettre la radio plus haut — to turn the radio up

tout haut — out loud

parler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously

n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre — never to raise one's voice

3.

nom masculin

1) ( partie élevée) top

le haut du visage — the top part of the face

le haut du corps — the top half of the body

l'étagère du haut — the top shelf

les pièces du haut — the upstairs rooms

prendre quelque chose par le haut — to get hold of the top of something

parler du haut d'un balcon — to speak from a balcony

2) ( hauteur)

faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high

4.

en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above

passer par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road

les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs

5.

hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heights

Phrasal Verbs:

- haut en couleur

- haut fait

- haut fonctionnaire

- haut lieu de

- haute mer

- hautes eaux

- hautes sphères

- hautes terres

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marcher la tête haute — to walk with one's head held high

voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things

tomber de haut — to be dumbfounded

regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas — to look somebody up and down

avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

haut les mains! — hands up!

l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down

prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé

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'o, 'ot haut, -e
1. adj

1) (situation) high

en haute montagne — in the high mountains

plus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above

2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high

haut de 10 mètres — 10 metres high

3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitched

à haute voix — aloud, out loud

4) (autres locutions)

en haut lieu — in high places

haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA

2. adv

1) [situé, placé] high

en haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs

La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.

en haut de — at the top of

Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.

tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump

prendre qch de haut — to react haughtily to sth

traiter qn de haut — to treat sb with disdain

2) (de manière résolue)

dire qch bien haut — to say sth loud and clear

parler haut — to have a loud voice

3) (de manière intelligible)

dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud

penser tout haut — to think aloud

4)

haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *

3. nm

1) (partie supérieure) top

Le haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.

du haut de — from the top of

2) (hauteur)

de 3 m de haut — 3 m high

un mur de trois mètres de haut — a wall 3 metres high

3) (autres locutions)

de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom

des hauts et des bas fig — ups and downs

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haut, haute

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metres^GB high, a ten-metre^GB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;

2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;

5 Géog upper; la haute Égypte Upper Egypt; le haut Nil the Upper Nile;

6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.

B adv

1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;

2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;

3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;

4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.

C nm

1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;

2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metres^GB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.

D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.

E hauts nmpl Géog heights; les hauts de Meuse the heights of the Meuse.

F haute○ nf upper crust○; fréquenter les gens de la haute to rub shoulders with the upper crust.

Composés

haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourful^GB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centre^GB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.

Idiomes

marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.

( féminin haute) [ʼo, ʼot] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [ʼot]) adjectif

1. [de grande dimension] high, tall

les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple

les pièces sont hautes de plafond the rooms have high ceilings

BOTANIQUE [tige, tronc] tall

[qui a poussé] high

2. [d'une certaine dimension]

la maison est haute de trois mètres the house is three metres high

3. [situé en hauteur] high

le soleil est haut dans le ciel the sun is high (up) in the sky

la partie haute de l'arbre the top of the tree

le Haut Nil the upper (reaches of the) Nile

4. [extrême, intense] high

c'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importance

à haut risque high-risk

haute fréquence high frequency

haute technologie high technology

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high, top (avant nom)

de haut niveau top-level, high-level

des gens de haut niveau high-fliers

de hauts dignitaires eminent dignitaries

la haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressing

la haute cuisine haute cuisine

de hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studies

les hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servants

les hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries

6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] high

d'une haute intelligence highly intelligent

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem

7. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

8. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE high

9. HISTOIRE

le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

10. (littéraire) [noble] lofty, high-minded

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adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] high

levez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up

2. [dans le temps] far (back)

[dans un livre]

voir plus haut see above

3. [fort, avec puissance]

(tout) haut aloud

parlez plus haut speak up, speak louder

dites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud

4. MUSIQUE high

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high

être haut placé to be highly placed, to hold high office

des amis haut placés friends in high places

nous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard

6. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

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nom masculin

1. [partie supérieure] top

[sur une caisse, un emballage]

‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’

2. [vêtement & gén] top

[de robe] bodice

3. [hauteur]

un mur d'un mètre de haut a one metre (high) wall

tomber de tout son haut

a. [chuter] to fall headlong

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

c. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

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hauts nom masculin pluriel

1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights

2. (locution)

avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs

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haute nom féminin

(familier)

la haute the upper crust

les gens de la haute upper crust people

de haut locution adverbiale

1. [avec détachement] casually, unconcernedly

prendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment

2. [avec mépris]

prendre quelque chose de haut to be high and mighty about something

regarder quelqu'un de haut to look down on somebody

traiter quelqu'un de haut to treat somebody high-handedly

3. (locution)

tomber de haut

a. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

de haut en bas locution adverbiale

1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom

2. [avec mouvement, vers le bas] from top to bottom, downwards

3. [avec mépris]

regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and down

d'en haut locution adverbiale

1. [depuis la partie élevée] from above

d'en haut on voit la mer you can see the sea from up there

2. (figuré) from on high

le bon exemple doit venir d'en haut people in positions of authority must give the lead

du haut locution adjectivale

les gens du haut

a. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)

b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairs

les chambres du haut the upstairs bedrooms

du haut de locution prépositionnelle

1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of

2. (figuré)

il nous regarde du haut de sa grandeur he looks down his nose at us

en haut locution adverbiale

1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs

2. [dans la partie élevée] at the top

nous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road

3. [en l'air] up in the sky

en haut de locution prépositionnelle

at the top of

tout en haut d'une colline high up on a hill

regarde en haut de l'armoire look on top of the wardrobe

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > haut

11 Down

1. n геогр. Даун

2. n спуск, падение

ups and downs — подъёмы и спуски

down stairs — лестница для спуска

laying down of pages — спуск полос

obvious fall down — очевидное падение

swooping down — нападающий; нападение

walking down — спускающийся с; спуск с

3. n неудача; крах

ups and downs — взлёты и падения

falling down — неудача

4. n ухудшение; снижение, понижение

a down in the business cycle — спад в экономическом цикле

swept down — резко шел на снижение

coming down — снижающийся; снижение

round down — округлять с понижением

going down — снижающийся; снижение до

cutting down momentum — снижение темпа

5. n разг. пристрастие, неприязнь; нападки

6. n амер. спорт. объявление мяча вне игры

to tear down a notice — сорвать объявление

to clamp down on gambling — пресекать, азартные игры

7. n разг. депрессант; успокаивающий наркотик,

warm down set — успокаивающая серия

8. a направленный вниз; опущенный; спускающийся, нисходящий

down leap — прыжок вниз

up, down and thwart — вверх, вниз и поперёк

rip down — срывать, сдирать; сдёргивать вниз

spiral down — снижаться по нисходящей спирали

sweep down — падать камнем, устремляться вниз

up and down arrows — стрелки "вверх" и "вниз"

9. a идущий на убыль, падающий, ухудшающийся

the down trend of business — спад деловой активности

the gong was calling us down — звук гонга сзывал нас вниз

we are now closing down — наша передача подходит к концу

she turned me down flat — она категорически мне отказала

she sank down on the steps — она опустилась на ступеньки

you must glue down the envelope — надо заклеить конверт

10. a идущий или связанный с движением от центра или из столицы

down traffic — движение транспорта от центра к окраинам

hands down — руки вниз

top down — сверху вниз

down arrow — стрелка вниз

curl down — выгибание вниз

train down — сбрасывать вес

11. a амер. идущий к центру города

down line — путь для поездов, идущих к центру города

drive down — выезжать за город

either up or down — как вверх так и вниз

rain was sluicing down — дождь лил как из ведра

to settle down in a town — поселиться в городе

cotton is down a cent — хлопок понизился в цене на цент

12. a одноколейный

down road — одноколейный путь

13. a бездеятельный; нездоровый, прикованный к постели

down calver — корова перед отёлом

to shake down on the floor — постелить на полу

14. a упавший духом, впавший в уныние

he feels a bit down — он немного приуныл

the fog shut down rapidly — всё быстро заволокло туманом

all our plans broke down — все наши планы провалились

write down two ones — напишите две единицы

crack! down it came! — трах!, всё рухнуло!

down the red lane! — вот и проглотили!

15. a амер. разг. наличный

down money — наличные деньги

money down — наличные

down money — наличные деньги

pay down — платить наличными

cash down — за наличный расчёт

down payment — платеж наличными

16. a полигр. пошедший в печать

all the way down — на всю глубину

to press down a seam — разгладить шов

17. a эл. плохо заряженный; севший

laden down — осевший

18. v разг. опускать, спускать; сбивать, сбрасывать

his horse downed him three times — лошадь трижды сбрасывала его

to beat down a price — сбивать цену

to force down prices — сбивать цены

to haul down a flag — спускать флаг

to send prices down — сбивать цены

knocked down the price — сбивать цену

19. v разг. спускаться, опускаться

hoist down — опускать

put down — опускать, класть

let down — опускать, спускать

bowse down — спускать на талях

draw down — спускать, опускать

20. v разг. сбить или вынудить к посадке

beat down — сбить; свалить с ног, столкнуть

they broke the door down — они сбили дверь

to hit a man when he is down — бить лежачего

to kick a man when he is down — бить лежачего

up or down arrow — стрелка "вверх" или "вниз"

21. v разг. снижать; уменьшать

be down — снижаться

drift down — снижаться

be all down — снижаться

looked down — снижаться

damping down — уменьшающий

22. v разг. глотать

to down medicine — проглотить лекарство

gulp down — проглатывать, глотать

to choke down tears — глотать слёзы

23. v разг. одолевать, подчинять; укрощать, усмирять

to down opposition — подавить оппозицию

knuckle down — уступать, подчиняться

24. v разг. кончать, разделываться

run down — останавливаться; кончаться

25. v разг. набрасываться, нападать, накидываться на; атаковать

down position — положение «на полу»

she did me down — она облапошила меня

fall down to — падать до; спускаться до

dot down — кратко записывать; набрасывать

she shone everybody down — она затмила всех

26. n пушок; пух

eider down — гагачий пух

goose down — гусиный пух

down jacket — стёганая куртка на гусином пуху

27. n начёс; ворс

28. n безлесная возвышенность; невысокое обнажённое плато

29. n известковые холмы

North Downs — Северный Даунс

to run down a hill — сбежать с холма

to roll down the hill — скатываться с холма

30. n дюна

31. n «даун»

Синонимический ряд:

1. ailing (adj.) ailing; ill; sick

2. complete (adj.) complete; completed; concluded; done; ended; finished; terminated; through

3. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; disheartened; dispirited; doleful; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; gloomy; heartsick; heartsore; heavy-hearted; hipped; low; low-spirited; melancholic; melancholy; mopey; sad; saddened; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; unhappy; woebegone

4. off (adj.) dull; off; slack; slow; sluggish; soft

5. comedown (noun) comedown; descent; discomfiture

6. dispirited (noun) blue; dejected; depressed; discouraged; disheartened; dispirited

7. floss (noun) floss; flue; fluff; fur; fuzz; lint; pile

8. fluffy feathers (noun) feathers; fluffy feathers; hair; insulation; wisp

9. defeat (verb) best; defeat; outdo; worst

10. fell (verb) bowl down; bowl over; bring down; chop down; cut down; deck; drop; fell; flatten; floor; ground; hit; knock down; knock out; knock over; level; mow down; prostrate; shoot down; tackle; throw down; trip; tumble

11. kill (verb) carry off; cut off; destroy; dispatch; finish; kill; lay low; put away; scrag; slay; take off

12. overcome (verb) conquer; hurdle; lick; master; overcome; surmount; throw

13. overthrow (verb) overpower; overthrow; overturn; put down; seize; subdue; upset; vanquish

14. take (verb) gulp; ingest; swallow; take

15. below (other) below; depressed; floored; under; underneath

16. completely (other) completely; fully; through-and-through

17. from higher to lower (other) bottomward; declining; descending; downhill; downward; downwardly; downwards; forward; from higher to lower; headlong; lower; netherwards; to the floor; to the ground

18. poor (other) below par; inferior; lowly; poor; sad; sick; worse

19. seriously (other) actively; earnestly; for real; seriously

Антонимический ряд:

cheerful; disgorge; healthy

English-Russian base dictionary > Down

12 head

hed
1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma

2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head

head¹ n

1. cabeza

mind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!

get that idea out of your head quítate esa idea de la cabeza

2. cabecera

the head of the table la cabecera de la mesa

3. jefe / director

the head of the company el director de la compañía

to keep your head mantener la calma

to lose your head perder la calma

head² vb

1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza

the prince headed the procession el príncipe iba a la cabeza de la procesión

2. cabecear / dar de cabeza

the forward headed the ball into the goal el delantero cabeceó el balón y lo metió en la portería

to head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...

I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casa

head

tr[hed]

noun

1 (gen) cabeza; (mind) mente nombre femenino

■ my head was spinning la cabeza me daba vueltas

2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino

3 (of bed, table) cabecera

4 (of page) principio

5 (on beer) espuma

6 (cape) cabo, punta

7 (of school, company) director,-ra

8 (cattle) res nombre femenino

■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado

9 (coin) cara

10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella

adjective

1 principal, jefe

■ he's the head gardener es el jardinero jefe

transitive verb

1 (company, list etc) encabezar

■ she heads the list of winners ella encabeza la lista de ganadores

2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear

■ he headed the ball into the net metió un gol de un cabezazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabeza

heads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?

off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entrada

on your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!

per head por barba, por cabeza

■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barba

to be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguien

to be off one's head estar chiflado,-a

to bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguien

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendados

to have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los números

to have a head for heights no padecer vértigo

to keep one's head above water mantenerse a flote

to keep one's head mantener la calma

to laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadas

two heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que dos

head teacher director,-ra

head start ventaja

head office oficina central

head ['hɛd] vt

1) lead: encabezar

2) direct: dirigir

head vi

: dirigirse

head adj

main: principal

the head office: la oficina central, la sede

head n

1) : cabeza f

from head to foot: de pies a cabeza

2) mind: mente f, cabeza f

3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)

4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)

5) : cara f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

6) : cabeza f

500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado

$10 a head: $10 por cabeza

7)

to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico

head

adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• cabecera s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cabezuela s.f.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• encabezamiento s.m.

• mayor s.m.

• mollera s.f.

• principal s.m.

• testa s.f.

head (s.o.) off (On the road, etc.)

expr.

• atajar v.

• cortarle el paso expr.

v.

• cabecear v.

• descabezar v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• mandar v.

hed
I

noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

[hed]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cabeza f

• my head aches — me duele la cabeza

• the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)

• he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la pared

the government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis

• from head to foot — de pies a cabeza

• to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballo

to give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn

• wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza

success has gone to his head — el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

• head of hair — cabellera f

• to go head over heels — caer de cabeza

to fall head over heels in love with sb — enamorarse perdidamente de algn

• to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido

• to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza

• to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza

• he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato

• to stand on one's head — hacer el pino

I could do it standing on my head * — lo podría hacer con los ojos cerrados

• she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana

• from head to toe — de pies a cabeza

• I ought to bang or knock your heads together — os voy a dar un coscorrón a los dos *

• he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró

- I can't get my head around that

- have one's head up one's arse or ass

- bite sb's head off

- put or lay one's head on the block

- get one's head down

to go over sb's head —

they went over my head to the manager — pasaron por encima de mí y fueron directamente al gerente

- hold one's head up high

with head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida

- laugh one's head off

- stand or turn sth on its head

- on your own head be it!

- want sb's head on a plate

- turn one's head the other way

- heads will roll

- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand

- scream/shout one's head off

- I can't make head nor or or tail of it

I can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice

- turn heads

she had the kind of looks that turn heads — tenía ese tipo de belleza que llama la atención

- keep one's head above water
acid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)
2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza f

use your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!

you never know what's going on in his head — nunca sabes lo que le está pasando por la cabeza

it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado

it was the first thing that came into my head — fue lo primero que me vino a la cabeza

• it was above their heads — no lo entendían

• it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada

• it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera

• you need your head examining or examined — tú estás mal de la cabeza

• to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números

• I have no head for heights — tengo vértigo

• to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental

he added it all up in his head — lo sumó todo mentalmente

• he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...

I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...

who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?

don't put ideas into his head — no le metas ideas en la cabeza

• I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza

• it was over their heads — no lo entendían

it went way over my head — no entendí nada

• I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución

• to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia

• don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas

- keep one's head

- lose one's head

- be/go off one's head

you must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!

- be out of one's head

- he's got his head screwed on

- be soft or weak in the head

- go soft in the head

- all that flattery will turn his head

- two heads are better than one

3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / f

• head of department — (in school, firm) jefe(-a) m / f de departamento

head of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés

• head of (the) household — cabeza mf de familia

• head of state — (Pol) jefe(-a) m / f de Estado

4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima f

at the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de

to be at the head of the class — ser el mejor de la clase

to be at the head of the league — ir a la cabeza de la liga

to be at the head of the list — encabezar la lista

to be at the head of the queue — ser el primero en la cola

to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa

5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f

• a head of celery/ garlic — una cabeza de apio/ajo

• a head of lettuce — una lechuga

6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza f

reading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación

7) (=culmination)

• this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico

• to come to a head — [situation] alcanzar un punto crítico

8) heads (on coin) cara f

it came down heads — salió cara

heads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)

to toss heads or tails — echar a cara o cruz

- heads I win, tails you lose

9) (no pl) (=unit)

20 head of cattle — 20 cabezas de ganado (vacuno)

£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona

10) (Naut) proa f

head to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento

11) (Geog) cabo m

12) (=pressure)

head of steam — presión f de vapor

head of water — presión f de agua

13) (=height) [of water]

there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño

14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento m

this comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...

2. VT

1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar

2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear

3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir

4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear

to head the ball — cabecear (el balón)

5) [+ chapter] encabezar

3.

VI

where are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?

he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste

he headed up the hill — se dirigió hacia la cima de la colina

they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad

4.

CPD

head boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)

head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras

head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f

head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina

head chef N — chef mf, jefe(-a) m / f de cocina

head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f

head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f

head cold N — resfriado m (de cabeza)

head count N — recuento m de personas

to take a head count — hacer un recuento de personas

head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros

head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)

head height N — altura f de la cabeza

• at head height — a la altura de la cabeza

head injury N — herida f en la cabeza

head lice NPL — piojos mpl

head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza

• to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algn

head nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

head office N — sede f central

head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)

head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv

head start N — ventaja f

a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida

to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)

he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos

even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win — ni empezando con ventaja podría ganar

head teacher N — director(a) m / f

head waiter N — maître m

head wound N — herida f en la cabeza

- head back

- head down

- head for

- head off

- head out

- head up

* * *
[hed]
I

noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

English-spanish dictionary > head

13 अतट _ataṭa

अतट a. [न. ब.]

-1 Having no shore or beach; +preci- pitate, steep

-टः 1 A precipice, a steep crag.

-2 N. of a hill.

-3 The lower part of the earth.

-Comp -प्रपातः a steep precipice; a fall headlong form a precipice; a precipitate fall; मनोरथानामतटप्रपातः Ś.6.1. of my hopes there is a precipitate fall. (Some read the line -as मनोरथा नाम तटप्रपातः and take it to mean 'verily our desires are like the crumblings of river banks'.)

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अतट _ataṭa

14 πρανής

πρᾱν-ής, ές, [dialect] Ion. [full] πρηνής (also in Arist.Mete. 350a11, Spir. 484b29, Fr. 106, J.AJ18.3.1, 19.8.2, Plu.2.680a, Tim.11, Gal.UP2.2, 7.22, PMag.Par.1.194, etc.), gen. έος, [dialect] Att. [var] contr. οῦς:—of posture,

A with the face downwards, lying on the front, falling forwards, opp. ὕπτιος, πρηνεῖς τε καὶ ὕπτιοι ἔκπεσον ἵππων Il.11.179
; ἐκ δίφροιο.. ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς ἐν κονίῃσιν ἐπὶ στόμα 6.43
, cf. 2.418, 4.544, Hes.Sc. 365; πρηνὴς ἐπὶ γαίῃ κεῖτο ταθείς Il.21.118
; mostly with Verbs of falling, πρηνὴς κάππεσε, ἤριπε, ἐλιάσθη, 16.413, 5.58, 15.543; πρηνέα.. τανύσσας [Ἕκτορα] 23.25;
κατὰ πρηνὲς βαλέειν Πριάμοιο μέλαθρον
headlong down,
2.414
; π. γενόμενος Act.Ap.1.18
(fort. = πρησθείς becoming distended); ἐπὶ τὸ πρηνὲς ῥέπειν incline towards pronation, Hp.Fract. 1; ἐς τὸ π. Id.Mochl.8
; of the arm and hand, with the palm downwards, v.l. in Fract.2; opp. ὕπτιος, Arist.Spir. l.c., Plu.Tim.11; of ἀστράγαλοι, ὀρθοὶ πίπτοντες ἢ πρηνεῖς Id.2.680a
, cf. Poll.7.204; of seeds, hollow side downwards, Thphr.HP2.6.1; of a ship, bottom upwards, implied in Plu.Tim.l.c.

II of parts of animals or man, that part which is uppermost and visible when the animal or man is in the πρανής position (the normal one for a quadruped), the back part, τὰ τετράποδα.. ἐν τοῖς ὑπτίοις οὐκ ἔ χει τὰς τρίχας, ἀλλ' ἐν τοῖς πρανέσι μᾶλλον· οἱ δ' ἄνθρωποι τοὐναντίον ἐν τοῖς ὑπτίοις μᾶλλον ἢ ἐν τοῖς πρανέσιν Arist.PA 658a17
, cf. HA 498b20, 519a21, 540a2, GA 717b30.

2 of leaves and of the hand, the back or 'wrong' side, τὰς ἶνας καὶ τὰς φλέβας ἐν τοῖς π. ἔχουσιν ὥσπερ ἡ χείρ Thphr. HP1.10.2
(misunderstood as the opposite by Plin.HN16.88), cf. 3.14.2.

III of the sides of hills,
πρὸς ἄναντες καὶ κατὰ πρανοῦς καὶ πλάγια ἐλαύνειν
down hill, X.Eq.3.7
, cf. An.1.5.8, 4.8.28, Plu.Sull.18; κατὰ τὰ π. X.Eq.8.6
; τὸ π., opp. τὸ ὄρθιον, ibid., cf. Cyr.2.2.24.

2 convex, Arist.Mete. 350a11.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > πρανής

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