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  • 101 arremeter contra

    v.
    to come against, to charge against, to charge at, to charge into.
    Los soldados acometieron el fuerte The soldiers rushed against the fort.
    * * *
    (v.) = lambast [lambaste], flail away at, hit out (at/against), take + a swipe at, swipe, lam, lam into, lay into, lash out at/against/on, have + a go at, go to + town on, lash out (on), take + a swat at
    Ex. Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.
    Ex. His novels flailed away at ignorance and indecency and his editorials were partisan, personal, fervent, and emotional.
    Ex. She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
    Ex. Republicans have been taking a swipe at Canada by saying that the country doesn't do much when it comes to global problems.
    Ex. This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him.
    Ex. Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.
    Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
    Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
    Ex. McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist.
    Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
    Ex. He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
    Ex. The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.
    Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    * * *
    (v.) = lambast [lambaste], flail away at, hit out (at/against), take + a swipe at, swipe, lam, lam into, lay into, lash out at/against/on, have + a go at, go to + town on, lash out (on), take + a swat at

    Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.

    Ex: His novels flailed away at ignorance and indecency and his editorials were partisan, personal, fervent, and emotional.
    Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
    Ex: Republicans have been taking a swipe at Canada by saying that the country doesn't do much when it comes to global problems.
    Ex: This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him.
    Ex: Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.
    Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
    Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
    Ex: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist.
    Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
    Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
    Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.
    Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.

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  • 102 महा _mahā

    1
    महा A cow.
    2
    महा The substitute of महत् at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. (Note: The number of compounds of which महा is the first mem- ber is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum. The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below.)
    -Comp. -अक्षः an epithet of Śiva. ˚पटलिक a chief keeper of archives.
    -अङ्ग a. huge, bulky.
    -(ङ्गः) 1 a camel.
    -2 a kind of rat.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -अञ्जनः N. of a mountain.
    -अत्ययः a great danger or calamity.
    -अध्वनिक a. 'having gone a long way', dead.
    -अध्वरः a great sacrifice.
    -अनसम् 1 a heavy carriage.
    -2 cooking utensils. (
    -सी) a kitchen-maid. (
    -सः, -सम्) a kitchen; सूपानस्य करिष्यामि कुशलो$स्मि महानसे Mb.4.2.2.
    -अनिलः a whirl- wind; महानिलेनेव निदाघजं रजः Ki.14.59.
    -अनुभाव a.
    1 of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; ग्रहीतुमार्यान् परिचर्यया मुहुर्महानु- भावा हि नितान्तमर्थिनः Śi.1.17; Ś.3.
    -2 virtuous, righteous, just.
    (-वः) 1 a worthy or respectable person.
    -2 (pl.) people of a religious sect in Mahārāṣtra founded by Chakradhara in the 13th century.
    -अन्तकः 1 death.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -अन्धकारः 1 thick darkness.
    -2 gross (spiritual) ignorance.
    -अन्ध्राः (pl.) N. of a people and their country.
    -अन्वय, -अभिजन a. nobly-born, of noble birth. (
    -यः, -नः) noble birth, high descent.
    -अभिषवः the great extraction of Soma.
    -अमात्यः the chief or prime minister (of a king).
    -अम्बुकः an epithet of Śiva.
    -अम्बुजम् a billion.
    -अम्ल a. very sour. (
    -म्लम्) the fruit of the tamarind tree. अरण्यम् a great (dreary) forest, large forest.
    -अर्घ a. very costly, costing a high price; महार्घस्तीर्थानामिव हि महतां को$प्यतिशयः U.6.11. (
    -र्घः) a kind of quail.
    -अर्घ्य a.
    1 valuable, precious.
    -2 invaluable; ines- timable; see महार्ह below.
    -अर्चिस् a. flaming high.
    -अर्णवः 1 the great ocean.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 rich.
    -2 great, noble, dignified.
    -3 important, weighty.
    -4 significant.
    -अर्बुदम् one thousand millions.
    -अर्ह a.
    1 very valuable, very costly; महार्हशय्यापरिवर्तनच्युतैः स्वकेशपुष्पैरपि या स्म दूयते Ku.5.12.
    -2 invaluable, inestimable; महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि Rām.6.19. 2. (
    -र्हम्) white sandal-wood.
    -अवरोहः the fig-tree.
    -अशनिध्वजः a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; जहार चान्येन मयूरपत्रिणा शरेण शक्रस्य महाशनि- ध्वजम् R.3.56.
    - अशन a. voracious, gluttonous; Mb. 4.
    -अश्मन् m. a precious stone, ruby.
    -अष्टमी the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā; आश्विने शुक्लपक्षस्य भवेद् या तिथिरष्टमी । महाष्टमीति सा प्रोक्ता......
    -असिः a large sword.
    -असुरी N. of Durgā.
    -अह्नः the afternoon.
    -आकार a. extensive, large, great.
    -आचार्यः 1 a great teacher.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -आढ्य a. wealthy, very rich. (
    -ढ्यः) the Kadamba tree.
    -आत्मन् a.
    1 high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; अयं दुरात्मा अथवा महात्मा कौटिल्यः Mu.7; द्विषन्ति मन्दाश्चरितं महात्मनाम् Ku.5.75; U.1.49; प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम् Bh.1.63.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent; किमाचाराः किमाहाराः क्व च वासो महात्मनाम् Mb.3. 1.4.
    -3 mighty (महाबल); अथायमस्यां कृतवान् महात्मा लङ्केश्वरः कष्टमनार्यकर्म Rām.5.9.74. (-m.)
    1 the Supreme Spirit; युगपत्तु प्रलीयन्ते यदा तस्मिन् महात्मनि Ms.1.54.
    -2 the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sāṅkhyas. (महात्मवत् means the same as महात्मन्).
    -आनकः a kind of large drum.
    -आनन्दः, -नन्दः 1 great joy or bliss.
    -2 espe- cially, the great bliss of final beatitude.
    (-न्दा) 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha.
    -आपगा a great river.
    -आयुधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -आरम्भ a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. (
    -म्भः) any great enterprize.
    -आलयः 1 a temple in general.
    -2 a sanctuary, an asylum.
    -3 a great dwelling.
    -4 a place of pilgrimage.
    -5 the world of Brahman.
    -6 the Supreme Spirit.
    -7 a tree &c. sacred to a deity.
    -8 N. of a particular dark fortnight.
    -9 पितृश्राद्ध in the month of Bhādra- pada. (
    -या) N. of a particular deity.
    - आशय a. high- souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble; दैवात् प्रबुद्धः शुश्राव वराहो हि महाशयः Ks; राजा हिरण्यगर्भो महाशयः H.4; see महात्मन्.
    (-यः) 1 a noble-minded or magnanimous person; महाशयचक्रवर्ती Bv.1.7.
    -2 the ocean.
    -आस्पद a.
    1 occupying a great position.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -आहवः a great or tumultuous fight.
    -इच्छ a.
    1 magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; मही महेच्छः परिकीर्य सूनौ R.18.33.
    -2 having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; विद्यावतां महेच्छानां...... नाश्रयः पार्थिवं विना Pt.1.37.
    -इन्द्रः 1 'the great Indra', N. of Indra; इयं महेन्द्रप्रभृतीनधिश्रियः Ku.5.53; R.13.2; Ms.7.7.
    -2 a chief or leader in general.
    -3 N. of a mountain range; पतिर्महेन्द्रस्य महोदधेश्च R.6.54;4.39,43. ˚चापः rain-bow. ˚नगरी N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. ˚मन्त्रिन् m. an epithet of Bṛihaspati. ˚वाहः the elephant Airāvata; महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा Mb.9.17.52.
    -इभ्य a. very rich.
    -इषुः a great archer; अधिरोहति गाण्डीवं महेषौ Ki.13.16.
    -इष्वासः a great archer, a great warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भामार्जुनसमा युधि Bg.1.4.
    -ईशः, -ईशानः N. of Śiva; महेशस्त्वां धत्ते शिरसि रसराजस्य जयिनीम् Udb. ˚बन्धुः the Bilva tree.
    -ईशानी N. of Pārvatī.
    -ईश्वरः 1 a great lord, sovereign; महेश्वरस्त्र्यम्बक एव नापरः R.; गोप्तारं न निधीनां कथयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः Pt.2.74.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 a god (opp. प्रकृति).
    -5 the Supreme Being (परमात्मा); मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम् Śvet. Up.4.1. ˚सखः N. of Kubera; यया कैलासभवने महेश्वरसखं बली Mb.9.11.55.
    (-री) 1 N. of Durgā.
    -2 a kind of bell-metal.
    -उक्षः (for उक्षन्) a large bull; a full grown or strong bull; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R.3.32;4.22;6.72; Śi.5.63.
    -उत्पलम् a large blue lotus. (
    -लः) the Sārasa bird.
    -उत्सवः 1 a great festival or occasion of joy; नयनविषयं जन्मन्येकः स एव महोत्सवः Māl.1.36.
    -2 the god of love.
    -उत्साह a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering; अहं च कर्णं जानामि...... सत्यसंधं महोत्साहं...... Mb.3.91.2.
    (-हः) 1 perseverance.
    -2 great pride; ये जात्यादिमहो- त्साहान्नरेन्द्रान्नोपयान्ति च । तेषामामरणं भिक्षा प्रायश्चितं विनिर्मितम् ॥ Pt.1.38.
    -उदधिः 1 the great ocean; महोदधेः पूर इवेन्दु- दर्शनात् R.3.17.
    -2 an epithet of Indra. ˚जः a conch- shell, shell.
    - उदय a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity.
    (-यः) 1 (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; नन्दस्त्वतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोकपालमहोदयम् Bhāg.1.28.1; अपवर्ग- महोदयार्थयोर्भुवमंशाविव धर्मयोर्गतौ R.8.16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (c) greatness, pre-eminence.
    -2 final beatitude.
    -3 a lord, master.
    -4 N. of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App.
    -5 N. of the capital of Kanouja.
    -6 sour milk mixed with honey.
    -7 = महात्मन् q. v.; संसक्तौ किमसुलभं महोदयानाम Ki.7.27. ˚पर्वन् a time of union of the middle of श्रवण नक्षत्र and the end of व्यतिपात (generally in the month of माघ or पौष at the beginning of अमावास्या).
    - उदर a. big-bellied, corpulent.
    -(रम्) 1 a big belly.
    -2 dropsy.
    -उदार a.
    1 very generous or magnanimous.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -उद्यम a. = महोत्साह q. v; महोद्यमाः कर्म समा- रभन्ते.
    -उद्योग a. very industrious or diligent, hard- working.
    -उद्रेकः a particular measure (= 4 प्रस्थs).
    -उन्नत a. exceedingly lofty. (
    -तः) the palmyra tree.
    -उन्नतिः f. great rise or elevation (fig. also), high rank.
    -उपकारः a great obligation.
    -उपाध्यायः a great preceptor, a learned teacher.
    -उरगः a great serpent; वपुर्महोरगस्येव करालफणमण्डलम् R.12.98.
    -उरस्क a. broad-chested. (
    -स्कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -उर्मिन् m. the ocean; ततः सागरमासाद्य कुक्षौ तस्य महोर्मिणः Mb.3.2.17.
    -उल्का 1 a great meteor.
    -2 a great fire-brand.
    -ऋत्विज् m. 'great priest', N. of the four chief sacri- ficial priests.
    -ऋद्धि a. very prosperous, opulent. (-f.) great prosperity or affluence.
    -ऋषभः a great bull.
    -ऋषिः 1 a great sage or saint; यस्मादृषिः परत्वेन महांस्त- स्मान्महर्षयः; (the term is applied in Ms.1.34 to the ten Prajāpatis or patriarchs of mankind, but it is also used in the general sense of 'a great sage').
    -2 N. of Sacute;iva.
    -3 of Buddha.
    -ओघ a. having a strong current.
    -घः a very large number; शतं खर्व- सहस्राणां समुद्रमभिधीयते । शतं समुद्रसाहस्रं महौघमिति विश्रुतम् ॥ Rām.6.28.37.
    -ओष्ठ (महोष्ठ) a. having large lips. (
    -ष्ठः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -ओजस् a. very mighty or powerful, possessed of great splendour or glory; महौजसा मानधना धनार्चिताः Ki.1.19. (-m.) a great hero or warrior, a champion. (-n.) great vigour.
    -ओजसम् the discus of Viṣṇu (सुदर्शन). (
    -सी) N. of plant (Mar. कांगणी).
    -ओदनी Asparagus Racemosus (Mar. शतावरी).
    -ओषधिः f.
    1 a very efficacious medicinal plant, a sovereign drug.
    -2 the Dūrvā grass.
    -3 N. of various plants ब्राह्मी, श्वेतकण्टकारी, कटुका, अतिविष &c. ˚गणः a collection of great or medicinal herbs:-- पृश्निपर्णी श्यामलता भृङ्गराजः शतावरी । गुड्चा सहदेवी च महौषधिगणः स्मृतः ॥ cf. also सहदेवी तथा व्याघ्री बला चातिबला त्वचा । शङ्खपुष्पी तथा सिंही अष्टमी च सुवर्चला ॥ महौषध्यष्टकं प्रोक्तं....
    -औषधम् 1 a sovereign remedy, panacea.
    -2 ginger.
    -3 garlic.
    -4 a kind of poison (वत्सनाभ).
    -कच्छः 1 the sea.
    -2 N. of Varuṇa.
    -3 a mountain.
    -कन्दः garlic.
    -कपर्दः a kind of shell.
    -कपित्थः 1 the Bilva tree.
    -2 red garlic.
    -कम्बु a. stark naked. (
    -म्बुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर a.
    1 large-handed.
    -2 having a large revenue.
    -कर्णः an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर्मन् a. doing great works. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कला the night of the new moon.
    -कल्पः a great cycle of time (1 years of Brahman); Bhāg.7.15.69.
    -कविः 1 a great poet, a classical poet, such as कालिदास, भवभूति, बाण, भारवि &c.
    -2 an epithet of Śukra.
    -कषायः N. of a plant (Mar. कायफळ).
    -कान्तः an epithet of Śiva. (
    -ता) the earth.
    -काय a. big-bodied, big, gigantic, bulky.
    (-यः) 1 an elephant.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 of a being attending on Śiva (= नन्दि).
    -कारुणिक a. exceedingly compassionate.
    -कार्तिकी the night of full-moon in the month of Kārtika.
    -कालः 1 a form of Śiva in his character as the destroyer of the world; महाकालं यजेद्देव्या दक्षिणे धूम्रवर्णकम् Kālītantram.
    -2 N. of a cele- brated shrine or temple of Śiva (Mahākāla) (one of the 12 celebrated Jyotirliṅgas) established at Ujjayinī (immortalized by Kālidāsa in his Meghadūta, which gives a very beautiful description of the god, his temple, worship &c., together with a graphic picture of the city; cf. Me.3-38; also R.6.34); महाकालनिवासिनं कालीविलासिनमनश्वरं महेश्वरं समाराध्य Dk.1.1.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -4 N. of a kind of gourd.
    -5 N. of Śiva's servant (नन्दि). ˚पुरम् the city of Ujjayinī. ˚फलम् a red fruit with black seeds; पक्वं महाकालफलं किलासीत् N.22.29.
    -काली an epithet of Durgā in her terrific form.
    -काव्यम् a great or classical poem; (for a full description of its nature, contents &c., according to Rhetoricians see S. D.559). (The number of Mahākāvyas is usually said to be five:-- रघुवंश, कुमारसंभव, किरातार्जुनीय, शिशुपालवध and नैषधचरित or six, if मेघदूत-- a very small poem or खण़्डकाव्य-- be added to the list. But this enumeration is apparently only traditional, as there are several other poems, such as the भट्टिकाव्य, विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित, हरविजय &c. which have an equal claim to be considered as Mahākāvyas).
    -कीर्तनम् a house.
    -कुमारः the eldest son of a reigning prince, heir-apparent.
    -कुल, -कुलीन a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born. (
    -लम्) a noble birth or family, high descent.
    -कुहः a species of parasitical worm.
    -कृच्छ्रम् a great penance.
    -केतुः N. of Śiva.
    -केशः, -कोशः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a large sheath.
    -क्रतुः a great sacrifice; e. g. a horse-sacrifice; तदङ्गमग्ऱ्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोरमुं तुरङ्गं प्रतिमोक्तुमर्हसि R.3.46.
    -क्रमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -क्रोधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -क्षत्रपः a great satrap.
    -क्षीरः sugar-cane.
    -क्षीरा f. a She-buffalo; Nighaṇṭaratnākara.
    -खर्वः, -र्वम् a high number (ten billions ?).
    -गजः a great elephant; see दिक्करिन्.
    -गणपतिः a form of the god Gaṇeśa.
    -गदः fever.
    -गन्ध a. exceedingly fragrant. (
    -न्धः) a kind of cane. (
    -न्धम्) a kind of sandal- wood. (
    -न्धा) N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -गर्तः, -गर्भः -गीतः N. of Śiva.
    -गर्दभगन्धिका N. of a plant, भारङ्गी.
    -गल a. longnecked.
    -गवः Bos gavaeus.
    -गुण a. very efficacious, sovereign (as a medicine); त्वया ममैष संबन्धः कपिमुख्य महागुणः Rām.5.1.12. (
    -णः) a chief quality, cardinal virtue.
    -गुरुः a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; पिता माता तथाचार्यो महागुरुरिति स्मृतः).
    -गुल्मा the Soma plant.
    -गृष्टिः f. a cow with a large hump.
    -ग्रहः 1 an epithet of Rāhu.
    -2 the sun; महाग्रहग्राहविनष्टपङ्कः Rām.5.5.6.
    -ग्रामः N. of the ancient capital of Ceylon, the modern Māgama.
    -ग्रीवः 1 a camel.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -ग्रीविन् m. a camel.
    -घूर्णा spirituous liquor.
    -घृतम् ghee kept for a long time (for medicinal purposes).
    -घोष a. noisy, loud-sounding. (
    -षम्) a market, fair. (
    -षः) a loud noise, clamour.
    -चक्रम् the mystic circle in the शाक्त ceremonial.
    -चक्रवर्तिन् m. a universal monarch.
    -चण्डा N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -चपला a kind of metre.
    -चमूः f. a large army.
    -छायः the fig-tree.
    -जङ्घः a camel.
    -जटः an epithet of Śiva.
    -जटा 1 a great braid of hair.
    -2 the matted hair of Śiva.
    -जत्रु a. having a great collar-bone. (
    -त्रुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -जनः 1 a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः Mb.3.313. 117; आगम्य तु ततो राजा विसृज्य च महाजनम् 6.98.25.
    -2 the populace, mob; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति Ku.5.7.
    -3 a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नोन्नतिकारकः । पद्मपत्रस्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ताफलश्रियम् Pt.3.6.
    -4 the chief of a caste or trade.
    -5 a merchant, tradesman.
    -जवः an antelope.
    -जातीय a.
    1 rather large.
    -2 of an excellent kind.
    -जालिः, -ली N. of a plant (Mar. सोनामुखी)
    -जिह्वः an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्ञानिन् m.
    1 a very learned man.
    -2 a great sage.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -ज्यैष्ठी the day of fullmoon in the month of Jyeṣṭha; ताभिर्दृश्यत एष यान् पथि महाज्यैष्ठीमहे मन्महे N.15.89; पूर्णिमा रविवारेण महाज्यैष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता Agni P.121.63.
    -ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्वरः great affliction.
    -ज्वाल a. very brilliant or shining.
    (-लः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 a sacrificial fire.
    -डीनम् a kind of flight; 'यानं महाडीनमाहुः पवित्रामूर्जितां गतिम्' Mb.8.41.27 (com.).
    -तपस् m.
    1 a great ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -तलम् N. of one of the seven lower regions; see पाताल.
    -तारा N. of a Buddhist goddess.
    -तिक्तः the Nimba tree.
    -तिथिः the 6th day of a lunation.
    -तीक्ष्ण a. exceedingly sharp or pungent. (
    -क्ष्णा) the marking- nut plant.
    -तेजस् a.
    1 possessed of great lustre or splendour.
    -2 very vigorous or powerful, heroic. (-m.)
    1 a hero, warrior.
    -2 fire.
    -3 an epithet of Kārtikeya. (-n.) quick-silver.
    -त्याग, -त्यागिन् a. very generous. (-m.) N. of Śiva.
    -दंष्ट्रः a species of big tiger.
    -दन्तः 1 an elephant with large tusks.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -दण्डः 1 a long arm.
    -2 a severe punishment.
    -दम्भः an epithet of Śiva.
    -दशा the influence exercised (over a man's destiny) by a predominant planet.
    -दानम् the gift of gold equal to one's own weight; अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि महादानस्य लक्षणम्.
    -दारु n. the devadāru tree.
    -दुर्गम् a great calamity; Pt.
    -दूषकः a kind of grain.
    -देवः N. of Śiva.
    (-वी) 1 N. of Pārvatī.
    -2 the chief queen.
    -द्रुमः the sacred fig-tree.
    -द्वारम् a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.
    -धन a.
    1 rich.
    -2 expensive, costly; हेमदण्डैर्महाधनैः Rām.7. 77.13.
    (-नम्) 1 gold.
    -2 incense.
    -3 a costly or rich dress.
    -4 agriculture, husbandry.
    -5 anything costly or precious.
    -6 great booty.
    -7 a great battle (Ved.).
    -धनुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -धातुः 1 gold.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 lymph.
    -4 N. of Meru.
    -धी a. having a great understanding.
    -धुर्यः a full-grown draught ox.
    -ध्वजः a camel.
    -ध्वनिक a. dead.
    -नग्नः an athlete; Buddh.
    -नटः an epithet of Śiva; महानटः किं नु...... तनोति...... साम्प्रतमङ्गहारम् N.22.7; महानटबाहुनेव बद्धभुजाङ्केन Vās.
    -नदः a great river.
    -नदी 1 a great river, such as Gaṅgā, Kṛiṣṇā; मन्दरः पर्वतश्चाक्षो जङ्घा तस्य महानदी Mb.8.34.2; संभूयाम्भोधिमभ्येति महानद्या नगापगा Śi.2.1.
    -2 N. of a river falling into the bay of Bengal.
    -नन्दा 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 N. of a river.
    -3 ninth day of the bright half of the month of Māgha; माघमासस्य या शुक्ला नवमी लोकपूजिचा । महानन्देति सा प्रोक्ता....
    -नरकः N. of one of the 21 hells.
    -नलः a kind of reed.
    -नवमी the ninth day in the bright half of Āśvina, sacred to the worship of Durgā ततो$नु नवमी यस्मात् सा महानवमी स्मृता.
    -नाटकम् 'the great drama', N. of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D.:-- एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकैर्युतम् । अङ्कैश्च दशभिर्धीरा महानाटकमूचिरे ॥
    -नाडी sinew, tendon.
    -नादः 1 a loud sound, uproar.
    -2 a great drum.
    -3 a thunder-cloud.
    -4 a shell.
    -5 an elephant.
    -6 a lion.
    -7 the ear.
    -8 a camel.
    -9 an epithet of Śiva. (
    -दम्) a musical instrument.
    -नाम्नी 1 N. of a परिशिष्ट of Sāmaveda.
    -2 (pl.) N. of 9 verses of Sāmaveda beginning with विदा मघवन् विदा.
    -नायकः 1 a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls.
    -2 a great head or chief.
    -नासः an epithet of Śiva.
    -निद्र a. fast asleep. (
    -द्रा) 'the great sleep', death.
    -निम्नम् intestines, abdomen.
    -नियमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -निर्वाणम् total extinction of individuality (according to the Buddhists).
    -निशा 1 the dead of night, the second and third watches of the night; महानिशा तु विज्ञेया मध्यमं प्रहरद्वयम्
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -नीचः a washerman.
    -नील a. dark-blue. (
    -लः) a kind of sapphire or emerald; इन्द्रनीलमहानीलमणिप्रवरवेदिकम् Rām.5.9.16; महा- महानीलशिलारुचः Śi.1.16;4.44; R.18.42; Kau. A.2.11. 29. ˚उपलः a sapphire.
    -नृत्यः, -नेत्रः an epithet of Śiva.
    -नेमिः a crow.
    -न्यायः the chief rule.
    -पक्ष a.
    1 having many adherents.
    -2 having a large family or retinue; महापक्षे धनिन्यार्थे निक्षेपं निक्षिपेद् बुधः Ms.8.179.
    (-क्षः) 1 an epithet of Garuḍa.
    -2 a kind of duck. (
    -क्षी) an owl.
    -पङ्क्तिः, -पदपङ्क्तिः a kind of metre.
    -पञ्चमूलम् the five great roots:-- बिल्वो$ग्निमन्थः श्योनाकः काश्मरी पाटला तथा । सर्वैस्तु मिलितैरेतैः स्यान्महापञ्चमूलकम् ॥
    -पञ्चविषम् the five great or deadly poisons:-- शृङ्गी च कालकूटश्च मुस्तको वत्सनाभकः । शङ्खकर्णीति योगो$यं महापञ्चविषाभिधः ॥
    -पटः the skin.
    -पथः 1 chief road, principal street, high or main road; संतानकाकीर्णमहापथं तत् Ku.7.3.
    -2 the passage into the next world, i. e. death.
    -3 N. of certain mountain-tops from which devout persons used to throw themselves down to secure entrance into heaven.
    -4 an epithet of Śiva.
    -5 the long pilgrimage to mount Ke- dāra.
    -6 the way to heaven.
    -7 the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in the pilgrimage to Kedāra.
    -पथिक a.
    1 undertaking great journeys.
    -2 one receiving Śulka (toll) on the high way; cf. Mb.12.76.6 (com. महापथिकः समुद्रे नौयानेन गच्छन् यद्वा महापथि शुल्कग्राहकः)
    -पद्मः 1 a particular high number.
    -2 N. of Nārada.
    -3 N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera.
    -4 N. of the southernmost elephant supporting the world.
    -5 an epithet of Nanda.
    -6 a Kinnara attendant on Kubera.
    (-द्मम्) 1 a white lotus.
    -2 N. of a city. ˚पतिः N. of Nanda.
    -पराकः a. a particular penance; Hch.
    -पराङ्णः a late hour in the afternoon.
    -पवित्रः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पशुः large cattle; महापशूनां हरणे... दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् Ms.8.324.
    -पातः a long flight; Pt.2.58.
    -पातकम् 1 a great sin, a heinous crime; ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः । महान्ति पातकान्याहुस्तत्संसर्गश्च पञ्चमम् ॥ Ms.1154.
    -2 any great sin or transgression.
    -पात्रः a prime minister.
    -पादः an epithet of Śiva.
    -पाप्मन् a. very sinful or wicked.
    -पुराणम् N. of a Purāṇa; महापुराणं विज्ञेयमेकादशकलक्षणम् Brav. P.
    -पुंसः a great man.
    -पुरुषः 1 a great man, an eminent or distinguished personage; शब्दं महापुरुषसंविहितं निशम्य U. 6.7.
    -2 the Supreme Spirit.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पौरुषिकः a worshipper of Viṣṇu; तदहं ते$भिधास्यामि महापौरुषिको भवान् Bhāg.2.1.1.
    -पुष्पः a kind of worm.
    -पूजा great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions.
    -पृष्ठः a camel.
    -पोटगलः a kind of large reed.
    -प्रजापतिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -प्रतीहारः a chief door-keeper.
    -प्रपञ्चः the great universe.
    -प्रभ a. of great lustre. (
    -भः) the light of a lamp.
    -प्रभुः 1 a great lord.
    -2 a king, sovereign.
    -3 a chief.
    -4 an epithet of Indra.
    -5 of Śiva
    -6 of Viṣṇu.
    -7 a great saint or holy man.
    -प्रलयः 'the great dissolution', the total annihilation of the universe at the end of the life of Brahman, when all the lokas with their inha- bitants, the gods, saints &c. including Brahman himself are annihilated; महाप्रलयमारुत...... Ve.3.4.
    -प्रश्नः a knotty question.
    -प्रसादः 1 a great favour.
    -2 a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदकं च निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं च विशेषतः । महाप्रसाद इत्युक्त्वा ग्राह्यं विष्णोः प्रयत्नतः
    -प्रस्थानम् 1 departing this life, death.
    -2 setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा Rām.2.47.7 (com. महाप्रस्थानं मरणदीक्षा- पूर्वकमुत्तराभिमुखगमनम्); Mb.1.2.365.
    -प्राणः 1 the hard breathing or aspirate sound made in the pronunciation of the aspirates.
    -2 the aspirated letters themselves (pl.); they are:-- ख्, घ्, छ्, झ्, ठ्, ढ्, थ्, ध्, फ्, भ्, श्, ष्, स्, ह्.
    -3 a raven.
    -प्राणता possession of great strength or essence; अन्यांश्च जीवत एव महाप्राणतया स्फुरतो जग्राह K.
    -प्रेतः a noble departed spirit.
    -प्लवः a great flood, deluge;... क्षिप्तसागरमहाप्लवामयम् Śi.14.71.
    -फल a.
    1 bearing much fruit.
    -2 bringing much reward.
    (-ला) 1 a bitter gourd.
    -2 a kind of spear.
    (-लम्) 1 a great fruit or reward.
    -2 a testicle.
    -फेना the cuttle-fish bone.
    -बन्धः a peculiar position of hands or feet.
    -बभ्रुः a kind of animal living in holes.
    -बल a. very strong; नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद्राज्यं महाबलः Rām
    (-लः) 1 wind, storm.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -3 a solid bamboo.
    -4 a palm.
    -5 a crocodile.
    -बला N. of a plant; महाबला च पीतपुष्पा सहदेवी च सा स्मृता Bhāva. P. (
    -लम्) lead. ˚ईश्वरः N. of a Liṅga of Śiva near the modern Mahābaleśwara.
    -बाध a. causing great pain or damage.
    -बाहु a. long-armed, powerful. (
    -हुः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -बि(वि)लम् 1 the atmosphere.
    -2 the heart.
    -3 a water-jar, pitcher.
    -4 a hole, cave.
    -बिसी a variety of skin (चर्म), a product of द्वादशग्राम in the Himālayas.
    -बी(वी)जः an epithet of Śiva.
    -बी (वी)ज्यम् the perinæum.
    -बुध्न a. having a great bottom or base (as a mountain).
    -बुशः barley.
    -बृहती a kind of metre.
    -बोधिः 1 the great intelligence of a Buddha.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -ब्रह्मम्, -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit.
    -ब्राह्मणः 1 a great or learned Brāhmaṇa.
    -2 a low or contemptible Brāhmaṇa.
    -भटः a great warrior; तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितम् Bhāg.
    -भद्रा N. of the river Gaṅgā.
    -भाग a.
    1 very fortunate or blessed, very lucky or prosperous.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, glo- rious; उभौ धर्मौ महाभागौ Mb.12.268.3; महाभागः कामं नरपतिरभिन्नस्थितिरसौ Ś.5.1; Ms.3.192.
    -3 very pure or holy, highly virtuous; पतिव्रता महाभागा कथं नु विचरिष्यति Mb.4.3.16.
    -भागता, -त्वम्, -भाग्यम् 1 extreme good fortune, great good luck, prosperity.
    -2 great excel- lence or merit.
    -भागवतम् the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas. (
    -तः) a great worshipper of Viṣṇu.
    -भागिन् a. very fortunate or prosperous.
    -भाण्डम् a chief treasury.
    -भारतम् N. of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 Parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word भारत also); महत्त्वाद्भारतत्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते
    -भाष्यम् 1 a great commentary.
    -2 particularly, the great commentary of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini.
    -भासुरः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -भिक्षुः N. of Śākyamuni.
    -भीता a kind of sensitive plant (लाजाळू).
    -भीमः an epithet of king Śantanu.
    -भीरुः a sort of beetle or fly.
    -भुज a. long-armed, powerful.
    -भूतम् a great or primary element; see भूत; तस्यैतस्य महाभूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदः Up.; तं वेधा विदधे नूनं महाभूतसमाधिना R.1. 29; Ms.1.6.
    (-तः) 1 the Supreme Being.
    -2 a great creature.
    -भोगः 1 a great enjoyment.
    -2 a great coil or hood; great winding.
    -3 a serpent. (
    -गा) an epi- thet of Durgā.
    -मणिः 1 a costly or precious jewel; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महामणिरिव क्षीणो$पि नालक्ष्यते Ś.6.5.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -मति a.
    1 high-minded.
    -2 clever. (
    -तिः) N. of Bṛihaspati or Jupiter.
    -मत्स्यः a large fish, sea-monster.
    -मद a. greatly intoxicated. (
    -दः) an elephant in rut.
    -मनस्, -मनस्क a.
    1 high-minded, noble- minded, magnanimous; ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः Mb.4.1.7.
    -2 liberal.
    -3 proud, haughty. (-m) a fabulous animal called शरभ q. v.
    -मन्त्रः 1 any sacred text of the Vedas.
    -2 a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.
    -मन्त्रिन् m. the prime-minister, premier.
    -मयूरी N. of Buddhist goddess.
    -मलहारी a kind of Rāgiṇi.
    -महः a great festive procession; Sinhās.
    -महस् n. a great light (seen in the sky).
    -महोपाध्यायः 1 a very great preceptor.
    -2 a title given to learned men and reputed scholars; e. g. महामहो- पाध्यायमल्लिनाथसूरि &c.
    -मांसम् 'costly flesh', especially human flesh; न खलु महामांसविक्रयादन्यमुपायं पश्यामि Māl.4; अशस्त्रपूतं निर्व्याजं पुरुषाङ्गोपकल्पितम् । विक्रीयते महामांसं गृह्यतां गृह्यतामिदम् 5.12 (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).
    -माघी the full-moon day in the month of Māgha.
    -मात्र a.
    1 great in measure, very great or large.
    -2 most excellent, best; वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह Mb.1.221.27; 5.22.37.
    (-त्रः) 1 a great officer of state, high state- official, a chief minister; (मन्त्रे कर्मणि भूषायां वित्ते माने परिच्छदे । मात्रा च महती येषां महामात्रास्तु ते स्मृताः); Ms. 9.259; गूढपुरुषप्रणिधिः कृतमहामात्रापसर्पः (v. l. महामात्यापसर्पः) पौरजानपदानपसर्पयेत् Kau. A.1.13.9; Rām.2.37.1.
    -2 an elephant-driver or keeper; मदोन्मत्तस्य भूपस्य कुञ्जरस्य च गच्छतः । उन्मार्गं वाच्यतां यान्ति महामात्राः समीपगाः ॥ Pt.1.161.
    -3 a superintendent of elephants.
    (-त्री) 1 the wife of a chief minister.
    -2 the wife of a spiritual teacher.
    -मानसी N. of a Jain goddess.
    -मान्य a. being in great honour with; मकरन्दतुन्दिलानामरविन्दानामयं महामान्यः Bv.1.6.
    -मायः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -माया 1 worldly illusion, which makes the material world appear really existent.
    -2 N. of Durgā; महामाया हरेश्चैषा यया संमोह्यते जगत् Devīmāhātmya.
    -मायूरम् a particular drug. (
    -री) N. of an amulet and a goddess; Buddh.
    -मारी 1 cholera, an epidemic.
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -मार्गः high road, main street. ˚पतिः a superintendent of roads.
    -मालः N. of Śiva.
    -माहेश्वरः a great worshipper of Maheśvara or Śiva.
    -मुखः a crocodile.
    -मुद्रा a parti- cular position of hands or feet (in practice of yoga).
    -मुनिः 1 a great sage.
    -2 N. of Vyāsa.
    -3 an epithet of Buddha.
    -4 of Agastya.
    -5 the coriander plant. (
    -नि n.)
    1 coriander seed.
    -2 any medicinal herb or drug.
    -मूर्तिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -मूर्धन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -मूलम् a large radish. (
    -लः) a kind of onion.
    -मूल्य a. very costly. (
    -ल्यः) a ruby.
    -मृगः 1 any large animal.
    -2 an elephant,
    -3 the fabulous animal called शरभ.
    -मृत्युः, -मेधः N. of Śiva.
    -मृत्युंजयः a kind of drug.
    -मृधम् a great battle.
    -मेदः the coral tree; महामेदाभिधो ज्ञेयः Bhāva. P.
    -मेधा an epithet of Durgā.
    -मोहः great infatuation or confusion of mind. (ससर्ज) महामोहं च मोहं च तमश्चाज्ञानवृत्तयः Bhāg.3.12.2. (
    -हा) an epithet of Durgā.
    -यज्ञः 'a great sacrifice', a term applied to the five daily sacrifices or acts of piety to be performed by a house-holder; अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम् । होमो दैवो (or देवयज्ञः) बलिर्भौतो (or भूतयज्ञः) नृयज्ञो$तिथिपूजनम् ॥ Ms.3.7,71, (for explanation, see the words s. v.).
    -2 N. of Viṣṇu.
    -यमकम् 'a great Yamaka', i. e. a stanza all the four lines of which have exactly the same words, though different in sense; e. g. see Ki.15.52, where विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः has four different senses; cf. also बभौ मरुत्वान् विकृतः समुद्रः Bk.1.19.
    -यशस् a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.
    -यात्रा 'the great pilgrimage', the pilgrimage to Benares.
    -यानम् N. of the later system of Buddhist teaching, firstly promul- gated by Nāgārjuna (opp. हीनयान).
    -याम्यः an epi- thet of Viṣṇu.
    -युगम् 'a great Yuga', consisting of the four Yugas of mortals, or comprising 4,32, years of men.
    -योगिन् m.
    1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -3 a cock.
    -योनिः f. excessive dilation of the female organ.
    -रक्तम् coral.
    -रङ्गः a large stage.
    -रजतम् 1 gold; उच्चैर्महारजतराजिविराजितासौ Śi.4.28.
    -2 the thorn-apple.
    -रजनम् 1 safflower.
    -2 gold.
    -3 turmeric; तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपं यथा महारजनं वासः Bṛi. Up.2.3.6.
    -रत्नम् 1 a precious jewel; वज्रं मुक्ता प्रवालं च गोमेदश्चेन्द्रनीलकः ॥ वैडूर्यः पुष्करागश्च पाचिर्माणिक्यमेव च । महारत्नानि चैतानि नव प्रोक्तानि सूरिभिः ॥ Śukra.4.155-56.
    -रथः 1 a great chariot.
    -2 a great warrior or hero; द्रुपदश्च महारथः Bg.1.4; कुतः प्रभावो धनंजयस्य महारथजयद्रथस्य विपत्तिमुत्पादयितुम् Ve.2; दशरथः प्रशशास महारथः R.9.1; Śi.3.22; (a महारथ is thus defined:-- एको दशसहस्राणि योधयेद्यस्तु धन्विनाम् ॥ शस्त्रशास्त्र- प्रवीणश्च विज्ञेयः स महारथः ॥).
    -3 desire, longing; cf. मनोरथ.
    -रवः a frog.
    -रस a. very savoury.
    (-सः) 1 a sugar- cane.
    -2 quicksilver.
    -3 a precious mineral.
    -4 the fruit of the date tree.
    -5 any one of the eight substan- ces given below:-- दरदः पारदं शस्ये वैक्रान्तं कान्तमभ्रकम् । माक्षिकं विमलश्चेति स्युरेते$ष्टौ महारसाः ॥ (
    -सम्) sour ricewater.
    -राजः 1 a great king, sovereign or supreme ruler; पञ्चाशल्लक्षपर्यन्तो महाराजः प्रकीर्तितः Śukra.1.184.
    -2 a respect- ful mode of addressing kings or other great personages (my lord, your majesty, your highness); इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धो$स्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः Mb.
    -3 a deified Jaina teacher.
    -4 a fingernail. ˚अधिराजः a universal emperor, para- mount sovereign. ˚चूतः a kind of mango tree.
    -राजिकः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -राजिकाः (m. pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 22 or 236 in number.).
    -राज्यम् the rank or title of a reigning sovereign.
    -राज्ञी 1 the reigning or chief queen, principal wife of a king.
    -2 N. of Durgā.
    -रात्रम् midnight, dead of night.
    -रात्रिः, -त्री f.
    1 see महाप्रलय; ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च महाकल्पो भवेन्नृप । प्रकीर्तिता महारात्रिः.
    -2 midnight.
    -3 the eighth night in the bright half of Āśvina.
    -राष्ट्रः 'the great kingdom', N. of a country in the west of India, the country of the Marāṭhās.
    -2 the people of Mahārāṣṭra; the Marāṭhās (pl.). (
    -ष्ट्री) N. of the principal Prākṛita; dialect, the language of the people of the Mahārāṣṭra; cf. Daṇḍin:-- महाराष्ट्राश्रयां भाषां प्रकृष्टं प्राकृतं विदुः Kāv.1.34.
    -रिष्टः a kind of Nimba tree growing on mountains.
    -रुज्, -ज a. very painful.
    -रुद्रः a form of Śiva.
    -रुरुः a species of antelope.
    -रूप a. mighty in form.
    (-पः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 resin.
    -रूपकम् a kind of drama.
    -रेतस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -रोगः a dangerous illness, grievous malady; (these are eight:-- उन्मादो राजयक्ष्मा च श्वासस्त्वग्दोष एव च । मधुमेहश्चाश्मरी च तथो- दरभगन्दरौ ॥).
    -रौद्र a. very dreadful. (
    -द्री) an epithet of Durgā.
    -रौरवः N. of one of the 21 hells; Ms.4.88-9.
    -लक्ष्मी 1 the great Lakṣmī, or Śakti of Nārāyaṇa; सेवे सैरिभमर्दिनीमिह महालक्ष्मीं सरोजस्थिताम्.
    -2 a young girl who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival.
    -लयः 1 a great world destruction.
    -2 the Supreme Being (महदादीनां लयो यस्मिन्).
    -लिङ्गम् the great Liṅga or Phallus. (
    -ङ्गः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -लोलः a crow.
    -लोहम् a magnet.
    -वंशः N. of a wellknown work in Pali (of the 5th century).
    -वक्षस् m. epithet of Śiva.
    -वनम् a large forest in Vṛindāvana.
    -वरा Dūrvā grass.
    -वराहः 'the great boar', an epithet of Viṣṇu in his third or boar incarnation.
    -वर्तनम् high wages;
    -वल्ली 1 the Mādhavī creeper.
    -2 a large creeping plant.
    -वसः the porpoise.
    -वसुः silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -वाक्यम् 1 a long sentence.
    -2 any continuous composition or literary work.
    -3 a great proposition, principal sentence; such as तत्त्वमसि, ब्रह्मैवेदं सर्वम् &c.
    -4 a complete sentence (opp. अवान्तरवाक्य q. v.); न च महावाक्ये सति अवान्तरवाक्यं प्रमाणं भवति ŚB. on MS.6.4.25.
    -वातः a stormy wind, violent wind; महावाता<?>तैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः Mk.5.22.
    -वादिन् m. a great or powerful disputant.
    -वायुः 1 air (as an element).
    -2 stormy wind, hur- ricane, tempest.
    -वार्तिकम् N. of the Vārtikas of Kātyāyana on Pāṇini's Sūtras.
    -विडम् a kind of factitious salt.
    -विदेहा N. of a certain वृत्ति or condition of the mind in the Yoga system of philosophy.
    -विद्या the great lores; काली तारा महाविद्या षोडशी भुवनेश्वरी । भैरवी छिन्नमस्ता च विद्या धूमवती तथा । बगला सिद्धविद्या च मातङ्गी कमला- त्मिका । एता दश महाविद्याः... ॥
    -विपुला a kind of metre.
    -विभाषा a rule giving a general option or alternative; इति महाविभाषया साधुः.
    -विभूतिः an epithet of Śiva.
    -विषः a serpent having two mouths.
    -विषुवम् the vernal equinox. ˚संक्रान्तिः f. the vernal equinox (the sun's entering the sign Aries).
    -विस्तर a. very extensive or copious.
    -वीचिः N. of a hell.
    -वीरः 1 a great hero or warrior.
    -2 a lion.
    -3 the thunderbolt of Indra.
    -4 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -5 of Garuḍa.
    -6 of Hanumat.
    -7 a cuckoo.
    -8 a white horse.
    -9 a sacrificial fire.
    -1 a sacrificial vessel.
    -11 a kind of hawk. ˚चरितम् N. of a celebrated drama by Bhavabhūti.
    -वीर्य a. of great valour, very powerful.
    (-र्यः) 1 N. of Brah- man.
    -2 the Supreme Being. (
    -र्या) the wild cotton shrub.
    -2 an epithet of संज्ञा, the wife of the sun.
    -वृषः a great bull.
    -वेग a.
    1 very swift or fleet.
    (-गः) 1 great speed, excessive velocity.
    -2 an ape.
    -3 the bird Garuḍa.
    -वेघः a particular position of hands or feet (in the practice of Yoga).
    -वेल a. billowy.
    -व्याधिः f.
    1 a great disease.
    -2 a very bad kind of leprosy (black leprosy).
    -व्याहृतिः f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस् and स्वर्.
    -व्रत a. very devotional, rigidly observing vows.
    (-तम्) 1 a great vow, a great reli- gious observance; a vow for not taking even water for a month; महाव्रतं चरेद्यस्तु Mb.12.35.22 (com. महाव्रतं मासमात्रं जलस्यापि त्यागः).
    -2 any great or funda- mental duty; प्राणैरपि हिता वृत्तिरद्रोहो व्याजवर्जनम् । आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतम् Mv.5.59; क्रतौ महाव्रते पश्यन् ब्रह्मचारी- त्वरीरतम् N.17.23.
    -व्रतिन् m.
    1 a devotee, an ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -शक्तिः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Kārtikeya.
    -शङ्कुः the sine of the sun's eleva- tion.
    -शङ्खः 1 a great conch-shell; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं Bg.1.15; महाशङ्खमयी माला ताराविद्याजपे प्रिया Tantra.
    -2 the temporal bone, forehead.
    -3 a human bone.
    -4 a particular high number.
    -5 one of Kubera's treasures.
    -शठः a kind of thorn-apple.
    -शब्द a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.
    -शल्कः a kind of sea- crab or prawn; Ms.3.272.
    -शालः a great householder.
    -शालिः a kind of large and sweetsmelling rice.
    -शाल्वणम् ('great fomentation') N. of a remedy; Suśr.
    -शासन a.
    1 exercising great power.
    -2 whose commands are great; त्रैलोक्यघिपतित्वमेव विरसं यस्मिन् महा- शासने Bh.3.8.
    (-नम्) 1 the knowledge of Brahma as expounded in the Upaniṣadas.
    -2 great order of government.
    -शिरस् m. a kind of serpent.
    -शिवरात्रिः N. of a festival on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha,
    -शुक्तिः f. a pearl-shell.
    -शुक्ला an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -शुभ्रम् silver.
    -शूद्रः (-द्री f.)
    1 a Sūdra in a high position.
    -2 a cowherd.
    -3 an upper servant. (
    -द्री) a female cow-keeper. (
    -द्रा) a Śudra woman in a high position.
    -शून्यम् a particular mental condi- tion of a Yogin.
    -शृङ्गः 1 a species of stag.
    -2 the शरभ animal.
    -श्मशानम् an epithet of Benares.
    -श्यामा the Sissoo tree. (Mar. शिसवी).
    -श्रमणः 1 an epithet of Buddha.
    -2 a Jain monk.
    -श्लक्ष्णा sand.
    -श्वासः a kind of asthma.
    -श्वेता 1 an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -2 of Durgā.
    -3 white sugar.
    -संहिता great combi- nation.
    -संक्रान्तिः f. the winter solstice.
    -सती a very chaste woman.
    -सत्ता absolute existence.
    -सत्यः an epithet of Yama.
    -सत्त्व a.
    1 noble.
    -2 very strong or powerful.
    -3 just, righteous.
    (-त्त्वः) 1 a large animal.
    -2 N. of Sākyamuni.
    -3 an epithet of Kubera.
    -संधिविग्रहः the office of the minister of peace and war.
    -सन्नः an epithet of Kubera.
    -सन्निः m. (in music) a kind of measure.
    -समुद्रः the great ocean.
    -सर्गः a great or completely new creation (after a complete destruction of the world).
    -सर्जः the bread- fruit or jack-tree.
    -साधनभागः a great executive officer.
    -सांतपनः a kind of very rigid penance; see Ms.11. 218.
    -सांधिविग्रहिकः a minister of peace and war.
    -सामन्तः a great vassal.
    -सामान्यम् the widest genera- lity.
    -सारः a kind of Khadira tree.
    -सारथिः an epithet of Aruṇa.
    -साहसम् great violence or outrage, great audacity.
    -साहसिकः a dacoit, highwayman, a daring robber.
    -सिंहः the fabulous animal called Śarabha.
    -सिद्धिः f. a kind of magical power.
    -सुखम् 1 great pleasure.
    -2 copulation. (
    -खः) a Buddha.
    -सुगन्धम् a fragrant unguent.
    -सुगन्धिः a kind of antidote.
    -सुधा silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -सुभिक्षम् good times.
    -सूक्तः the composer of the great Sūktas or hymns of the 1th Maṇḍala of the Ṛigveda.
    -सूक्ष्मा sand.
    -सूतः a mili- tary drum.
    -सेनः 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya; महासेन- प्रसूतिं तद्ययौ शरवणं महत् Rām.7.16.1.
    -2 the commander of a large army. (
    -ना) a great army.
    -स्कन्धः a camel.
    -स्थली the earth.
    -स्थानम् a great position.
    -स्नेहः a combination of the 4 kinds of fat.
    -स्मृतिः the Ṣaḍaṅgas and Smṛitis; महास्मृतिं पठेद्यस्तु तथैवानुस्मृतिं शुभाम् Mb.12.2.3.
    -स्रोतस् n. the bowels.
    -स्रग्विन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -स्वनः a kind of drum.
    -हंसः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -हविस् n. clarified butter.
    -हस्तः an epithet of Śiva.
    -हासः a loud or boisterous laughter, cachinnation.
    -हिमवत् m. N. of a mountain.
    -ह्रस्वा N. of a plant (Mar. कुहिली).

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  • 103 handful

    ['hændfʊl]
    1) (fistful) manciata f., pugno m.
    2) (small number) (of people) pugno m., manipolo m.; (of buildings, objects, works) gruppetto m.
    3) colloq. (troublesome person, animal)

    to be a handful — [ child] essere una peste; [ horse] essere indomabile; [ dog] essere molesto

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    1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) manciata, pugno
    2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) manipolo, gruppetto
    3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) birichino
    * * *
    handful /ˈhændfʊl/
    n.
    1 manciata ( anche fig.): a handful of beans, una manciata di fagioli; (polit.) a handful of votes, una manciata di voti
    2 manipolo; pugno ( d'uomini); gruppetto: a handful of people, un gruppetto di persone
    3 (fam.) persona indisciplinata, irrequieta; birichino; diavoletto: DIALOGO → - Talking about children- He's a right handful, è una vera peste.
    * * *
    ['hændfʊl]
    1) (fistful) manciata f., pugno m.
    2) (small number) (of people) pugno m., manipolo m.; (of buildings, objects, works) gruppetto m.
    3) colloq. (troublesome person, animal)

    to be a handful — [ child] essere una peste; [ horse] essere indomabile; [ dog] essere molesto

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  • 104 at

    [æt, ət] prep
    \at sth, at the baker's beim Bäcker;
    she's standing \at the bar sie steht an der Theke;
    my number \at the office is 2154949 meine Nummer im Büro lautet 2154949;
    the man who lives \at number twelve der Mann, der in Nummer zwölf wohnt;
    I'd love to stay \at home ich möchte gerne zu Hause bleiben;
    John's \at work right now John ist gerade bei der Arbeit;
    \at the top of the stairs am oberen Treppenende;
    sb \at the door ( sb wanting to enter) jd an der Tür;
    \at sb's feet neben jds Füßen
    2) ( attending)
    \at sth, \at the party/ festival auf [o bei] der Party/dem Festival;
    we spent the afternoon \at the museum wir verbrachten den Nachmittag im Museum;
    \at school auf [o in] der Schule;
    \at university auf [o an] der Universität;
    \at work auf [o bei] der Arbeit;
    \at the institute am Institut;
    while he was \at his last job, he learned a lot in seiner letzten Stelle hat er eine Menge gelernt
    \at sth;
    he was defeated \at this election er wurde bei dieser Wahl geschlagen;
    what are you doing \at Christmas? was macht ihr an Weihnachten?;
    \at the weekend am Wochenende;
    \at night in der Nacht, nachts;
    our train leaves \at 2:00 unser Zug fährt um 2:00 Uhr;
    \at daybreak im Morgengrauen;
    \at nightfall bei Einbruch der Nacht;
    \at midnight um Mitternacht;
    I'm busy \at present [or the moment] ich habe im Moment viel zu tun;
    I can't come to the phone \at the moment ich kann gerade nicht ans Telefon kommen;
    I'm free \at lunchtime ich habe in der Mittagspause Zeit;
    we always read the kids a story \at bedtime wir lesen den Kindern zum Schlafengehen immer eine Geschichte vor;
    \at the age of 60 im Alter von 60;
    most people retire \at 65 die meisten Leute gehen mit 65 in Rente;
    \at the beginning/ end am Anfang/Ende;
    \at this stage of research bei diesem Stand der Forschung;
    \at a time auf einmal, gleichzeitig;
    just wait a second - I can't do ten things \at a time eine Sekunde noch - ich kann nicht tausend Sachen auf einmal machen;
    his death came \at a time when the movement was split sein Tod kam zu einem Zeitpunkt, als die Bewegung auseinanderbrach;
    \at the time zu dieser Zeit, zu diesem Zeitpunkt;
    \at the same time ( simultaneously) zur gleichen Zeit, gleichzeitig;
    they both yelled “no!” \at the same time beide schrieen im gleichen Moment „nein!“;
    ( on the other hand) auf der anderen Seite;
    I like snow - \at the same time, however, I hate the cold ich mag Schnee - andererseits hasse ich die Kälte;
    \at no time [or point] [or stage] nie[mals]
    he can see clearly \at a distance of 50 metres er kann auf eine Entfernung von 50 Metern noch alles erkennen;
    learners of English \at advanced levels Englischlernende mit fortgeschrittenen Kenntnissen;
    he denied driving \at 120 km per hour er leugnete, 120 km/h schnell gefahren zu sein;
    he drives \at any speed he likes er fährt so schnell er will;
    \at 50 kilometres per hour mit [o bei] 50 km/h;
    the horse raced to the fence \at a gallop das Pferd raste im Galopp auf den Zaun zu;
    the children came \at a run die Kinder kamen alle angelaufen;
    \at £20 für 20 Pfund;
    I'm not going to buy those shoes \at $150! ich zahle für diese Schuhe keine 150 Dollar!;
    \at that price, I can't afford it für diesen Preis kann ich es mir nicht leisten;
    the bells ring \at regular intervals die Glocken läuten in regelmäßigen Abständen;
    inflation is running \at 5% die Inflation liegt im Moment bei 5%;
    \at least ( at minimum) mindestens;
    clean the windows \at least once a week! putze die Fenster mindestens einmal pro Woche!;
    ( if nothing else) zumindest;
    \at least you could say you're sorry du könntest dich zumindest entschuldigen;
    they seldom complained - officially \at least sie haben sich selten beschwert - zumindest offiziell;
    \at [the] most [aller]höchstens;
    I'm afraid we can only pay you £5 an hour at [the] most ich befürchte, wir können Ihnen höchstens 5 Pfund in der Stunde zahlen
    I love watching the animals \at play ich sehe den Tieren gerne beim Spielen zu;
    everything is \at a standstill alles steht still;
    the country was \at war das Land befand sich im Krieg;
    she finished \at second place in the horse race sie belegte bei dem Pferderennen den zweiten Platz;
    to be \at an advantage/ a disadvantage im Vorteil/Nachteil sein;
    to be \at fault im Unrecht sein;
    \at first zuerst, am Anfang;
    \at first they were happy together anfangs waren sie miteinander glücklich;
    \at last endlich, schließlich + superl
    she's \at her best when she's under stress sie ist am besten, wenn sie im Stress ist;
    he was \at his happiest while he was still in school in der Schule war er noch am glücklichsten;
    \at large in Freiheit;
    there was a murderer \at large ein Mörder war auf freiem Fuß
    I was so depressed \at the news ich war über die Nachricht sehr frustriert;
    we are unhappy \at the current circumstances die gegenwärtigen Umstände machen uns unglücklich ( fam);
    don't be angry \at her! ärgere dich nicht über sie!;
    I'm amazed \at the way you can talk ich bin erstaunt, wie du reden kannst after vb
    many people in the audience were crying \at the film viele Leute im Publikum weinten wegen des Films;
    they laughed \at her funny joke sie lachten über ihren komischen Witz;
    she shuddered \at the thought of flying in an airplane sie erschauderte bei dem Gedanken an einen Flug in einem Flugzeug;
    her pleasure \at the bouquet was plain to see ihre Freude über den Blumenstrauß war unübersehbar
    I'm here \at your invitation ich bin auf Ihre Einladung hin gekommen;
    \at your request we will send extra information auf Ihre Bitte hin senden wir Ihnen zusätzliche Informationen;
    \at that daraufhin
    8) after vb ( in ability to) bei +dat;
    he excels \at estimating the seriousness of the offers er tut sich beim Einschätzen der Ernsthaftigkeit der Angebote hervor after adj
    he's very good \at getting on with people er kann sehr gut mit Menschen umgehen;
    she's good \at maths but bad \at history sie ist gut in Mathematik, aber schlecht in Geschichte;
    he is poor \at giving instructions er kann keine guten Anweisungen geben after n
    he's a failure \at love er kennt sich kaum in der Liebe aus
    9) after vb ( repeatedly do) an +dat;
    the dog gnawed \at the bone der Hund knabberte an dem Knochen herum;
    she clutched \at the thin gown sie klammerte sich an den dünnen Morgenmantel;
    if you persevere \at a skill long enough, you will master it wenn man eine Fertigkeit lange genug trainiert, beherrscht man sie auch;
    to be \at sth mit etw dat beschäftigt sein;
    he's been \at it for at least 15 years er macht das jetzt schon seit 15 Jahren
    they smiled \at us as we drove by sie lächelten uns zu, als wir vorbeifuhren;
    he glanced \at his wife before he answered er warf seiner Frau einen Blick zu, bevor er antwortet;
    she hates it when people laugh \at her sie hasst es, ausgelacht zu werden;
    the kids waved \at their father die Kinder winkten ihrem Vater zu;
    some dogs howl \at the moon manche Hunde heulen den Mond an;
    the policeman rushed \at him der Polizist rannte auf ihn zu;
    the policy aimed \at reducing taxation die Politik hatte eine Steuerreduzierung zum Ziel;
    what are you hinting \at? was hast du vor?;
    to go \at sb jdn angreifen
    \at a rough guess, I'd say the job will take three or four weeks grob geschätzt würde ich sagen, die Arbeit dauert drei bis vier Wochen
    PHRASES:
    to be \at the end of one's rope mit seinem Latein am Ende sein;
    \at hand in Reichweite;
    we have to use all the resources \at hand wir müssen alle verfügbaren Ressourcen einsetzen;
    to be \at one's wit's end mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein;
    \at all überhaupt;
    she barely made a sound \at all sie hat fast keinen Ton von sich gegeben;
    I haven't been well \at all recently mir ging es in letzter Zeit gar nicht gut;
    I don't like him \at all ich kann ihn einfach nicht ausstehen;
    did she suffer \at all? hat sie denn gelitten?;
    nothing/nobody \at all gar [o überhaupt] nichts/niemand;
    I'm afraid I've got nothing \at all to say ich befürchte, ich habe gar nichts zu sagen;
    there was nobody at home \at all when I called dort war niemand zu Hause, als ich anrief;
    not \at all ( polite response) gern geschehen, keine Ursache;
    ( definitely not) keineswegs, überhaupt [o durchaus] nicht;
    I'm not \at all in a hurry - please don't rush ich habe es wirklich nicht eilig - renne bitte nicht so;
    to get \at sth auf etw hinaus wollen [o abzielen];
    \at that noch dazu;
    where it's \at (fam: fashionable) wo etw los ist;
    New York is where it's \at, stylewise in New York ist modemäßig richtig was los ( fam)

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  • 105 عربة

    عَرَبَة \ sleigh: a carriage in which people ride over snow; it has no wheels and is pulled by a horse. \ See Also مَرْكَبَة جَلِيد \ عَرَبَة (تجرها الخُيُول)‏ \ carriage: a wheeled vehicle drawn by horses, in former times. trolley: a light table on small wheels, for carrying food, etc., around in hospitals, restaurants, the home, etc.. vehicle: sth. that carries people or goods on land, esp. on the public roads (car, cart, bus, lorry, bicycle, etc.). waggon, wagon: a four-wheeled cart (pulled by horses) for carrying goods. \ عَرَبَة إسعاف \ ambulance: a vehicle to take people who are sick or hurt to hospital. \ عَرَبَة أطفال \ pram, baby carriage: a 4-wheeled vehicle in which a baby is pushed along. \ عَرَبَة بِضَاعة (في قِطار)‏ \ van: esp. a railway vehicle with a box-like body, for carrying travellers’ belongings, etc.. \ عَرَبَة شَحْن (في قطار)‏ \ freight car: a railway vehicle for carrying goods. \ عَرَبَة قِطار \ carriage: a railway vehicle for people: Sit in the third carriage from the front of the train. coach, car: a railway carriage. \ عَرَبَة مَقْطُورَة \ trailer: a vehicle (with no engine) that can be fixed to the back of a lorry or car. \ عَرَبَة نَقْل \ cart: a vehicle for goods, pulled by a horse or other animal. truck: a vehicle with an open top, for carrying heavy goods, by road or by rail: a coal truck. \ عَرَبَة نوم (في قِطار)‏ \ sleeper: (also sleeping car) a railway carriage with beds. \ عَرَبة نوم \ car, automobile, auto: (in compounds) a kind of railway carriage: a dining-car; a sleeping-car. \ See Also أكل( أكل)، إلخ \ عَرَبَةُ يَد \ barrow: a small cart with two wheels that can be pushed by a person. handcart: a cart that is pushed or pulled by a person.

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  • 106 gift

    ɡift
    1. noun
    1) (something given willingly, eg as a present: a birthday gift.) presente, regalo, obsequio
    2) (a natural ability: She has a gift for music.) don, talento

    2. verb
    (to give or present as a gift: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.) obsequiar, regalar
    - gift of the gab
    gift n
    1. regalo / obsequio
    2. talento / don
    tr[gɪft]
    1 (present) regalo, obsequio
    3 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL ofrenda
    4 SMALLLAW/SMALL donación nombre femenino
    5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (bargain) ganga
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to have the gift of the gab tener un pico de oro
    gift shop tienda de artículos de regalo
    gift ['gɪft] n
    1) talent: don m, talento m, dotes fpl
    2) present: regalo m, obsequio m
    n.
    • don s.m.
    • donativo s.m.
    • dote s.m.
    • dádiva s.f.
    • obsequio s.m.
    • oferta s.f.
    • ofrenda s.f.
    • regalo s.m.
    • talento s.m.
    v.
    • dotar v.
    gɪft
    1) ( present) regalo m, obsequio m (frml)

    it was a gift — me lo regalaron, es un regalo

    a gift from the gods — un regalo del cielo

    never look a gift horse in the mouth — a caballo regalado no le mires el diente or no se le miran los dientes; (before n) < shop> de novedades, de artículos para regalo

    2) ( talent) don m

    to have a gift for something/-ING: she has a gift for poetry tiene talento para la poesía; he has a gift for making people laugh tiene el don de saber hacer reír a la gente; to have the gift of the gab o (AmE also) the gift of gab — (colloq) tener* mucha labia (fam), tener* un pico de oro (fam)

    [ɡɪft]
    1. N
    1) (=present) regalo m, obsequio m frm; (Comm) (also: free gift) obsequio m ; (Jur) donación f

    it's a gift! * — (=very cheap) ¡es una ganga!; (=very easy) es pan comido, ¡está tirado! *

    2) (=talent) don m, talento m
    gab
    3) (=power to give)

    the office is in the gift of... — el cometido está en manos de...

    2.
    VT dar, donar; (Sport) [+ goal] regalar
    3.
    CPD

    gift certificate N (US) — = gift token

    gift coupon N — cupón m de regalo

    gift shop, gift store (US) N — tienda f de regalos

    gift shop — artículos mpl de regalo

    gift tax N — impuesto m sobre donaciones

    gift token, gift voucher N — vale-obsequio m

    * * *
    [gɪft]
    1) ( present) regalo m, obsequio m (frml)

    it was a gift — me lo regalaron, es un regalo

    a gift from the gods — un regalo del cielo

    never look a gift horse in the mouth — a caballo regalado no le mires el diente or no se le miran los dientes; (before n) < shop> de novedades, de artículos para regalo

    2) ( talent) don m

    to have a gift for something/-ING: she has a gift for poetry tiene talento para la poesía; he has a gift for making people laugh tiene el don de saber hacer reír a la gente; to have the gift of the gab o (AmE also) the gift of gab — (colloq) tener* mucha labia (fam), tener* un pico de oro (fam)

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  • 107 kick

    kik
    1. verb
    1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) dar un puntapié, golpear con el pie, dar una patada a
    2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) dar un culetazo

    2. noun
    1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) puntapié, patada
    2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) culetazo
    3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) diversión, emoción
    •
    - kick off
    - kick up
    kick1 n
    1. patada / puntapié
    the car wouldn't start so he gave it a kick el coche no arrancaba, así que le dio una patada
    2. coz
    3. sensación / emoción
    kick2 vb
    1. dar una patada
    she kicked me! ¡me ha dado una patada!
    2. dar patadas / patalear
    she kicked and punched, but she couldn't get free daba patadas y puñetazos, pero no consiguió liberarse
    3. dar coces
    tr[kɪk]
    1 (by person) puntapié nombre masculino, patada
    ■ if the door won't open, give it a kick si no se abre la puerta, dale una patada
    2 (sp) golpe nombre masculino, tiro
    5 (new interest) moda, manía
    6 (of drink) fuerza
    7 (of gun) culatazo
    1 (hit ball) dar un puntapié a, golpear, golpear con el pie; (score) marcar
    2 (hit person) dar una patada a; (move legs) patalear
    3 (by animal) dar coces a, cocear
    1 (gun) dar un culatazo
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    a kick in the teeth una patada en el estómago
    to kick a habit quitarse un vicio
    to kick one's heels rascarse la barriga
    to kick oneself darse contra la pared
    to kick somebody when they are down ensañarse con alguien
    to kick the bucket familiar estirar la pata
    to kick up a fuss / kick up a stink familiar armar un lío, armar un jaleo
    kick ['kɪk] vi
    1) : dar patadas (dícese de una persona), cocear (dícese de un animal)
    2) protest: patalear, protestar
    3) recoil: dar un culatazo (dícese de un arma de fuego)
    kick vt
    : patear, darle una patada (a alguien)
    kick n
    1) : patada f, puntapié m, coz f (de un animal)
    2) recoil: culatazo m (de un arma de fuego)
    3) : fuerza f
    a drink with a kick: una bebida fuerte
    kick (From a gun, etc.)
    n.
    • coz s.f.
    n.
    • culatazo s.m.
    • estímulo s.m.
    • patada s.f.
    • pernada s.f.
    • puntapié s.m.
    • puntera s.f.
    v.
    • acocear v.
    • chutear v.
    • cocear v.
    • dar un puntapié v.
    • patalear v.
    • pernear v.
    kɪk
    I
    1) c
    a) ( by person) patada f, puntapié m; ( by horse) coz f
    b) ( in swimming) patada f
    c) ( of gun) culatazo m
    2) (colloq)
    a) c (thrill, excitement) placer m
    c) c (fad, phase)

    II
    1.
    a) \<\<person\>\> dar* patadas, patalear; \<\<swimmer\>\> patalear; \<\<horse\>\> cocear, dar* coces
    b) \<\<dancer\>\> levantar una pierna
    c) \<\<gun\>\> dar* una coz or un culatazo or una patada

    2.
    vt
    1) \<\<ball\>\> patear, darle* una patada or un puntapié a

    he kicked the door open/shut — abrió/cerró la puerta de una patada

    to kick oneself — darse* con la cabeza contra la pared

    to kick somebody when he's/she's down — pegarle* a alguien en el suelo

    2) ( stop) (colloq) \<\<habit\>\> dejar; \<\<heroin\>\> desengancharse de
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    [kɪk]
    1. N
    1) (gen) patada f, puntapié m; (Sport) puntapié m, tiro m; (by animal) coz f

    • what he needs is a good kick up the backside * — lo que necesita es una buena patada en el trasero *

    • to give sth/sb a kick — dar una patada a algo/algn

    • he got or took a kick on the leg — le dieron una patada en la pierna

    • to take a kick at goal — tirar a puerta

    • it was a kick in the teeth for him * — (fig) le sentó como una patada (en la barriga) *

    2) [of firearm] culatazo m
    3) * [of drink] fuerza f
    4) * (=thrill)

    • I get a kick out of seeing her happy — me encanta verla feliz

    • to do something for kicks — hacer algo solo para divertirse or por pura diversión

    5) * (=craze)
    2. VT
    1) [+ ball etc] dar una patada or un puntapié a; [+ goal] marcar; [+ person] dar una patada a; [animal] dar una coz a

    • he kicked the stone away — apartó la piedra de una patada

    • to kick one's legs in the air — agitar las piernas

    • I could have kicked myself * — ¡me hubiera dado de tortas! *

    • to kick sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio de una patada

    • she kicked the door shut — cerró la puerta de una patada

    - kick the bucket
    - kick ass or butt
    - kick a man when he's down
    heel
    2) (fig)
    * (=give up)

    • to kick a habit — dejar un hábito

    • I've kicked smoking — ya no fumo

    3. VI
    1) [person] dar patadas or puntapiés; [baby] patalear; [animal] dar coces, cocear

    • to kick at — dar patadas a

    • she dragged the child off kicking and screaming — se llevó al niño a rastras

    2) (gun) dar un culetazo, recular
    4.
    CPD

    kick turn N — (Ski) cambio m brusco de marcha

    * * *
    [kɪk]
    I
    1) c
    a) ( by person) patada f, puntapié m; ( by horse) coz f
    b) ( in swimming) patada f
    c) ( of gun) culatazo m
    2) (colloq)
    a) c (thrill, excitement) placer m
    c) c (fad, phase)

    II
    1.
    a) \<\<person\>\> dar* patadas, patalear; \<\<swimmer\>\> patalear; \<\<horse\>\> cocear, dar* coces
    b) \<\<dancer\>\> levantar una pierna
    c) \<\<gun\>\> dar* una coz or un culatazo or una patada

    2.
    vt
    1) \<\<ball\>\> patear, darle* una patada or un puntapié a

    he kicked the door open/shut — abrió/cerró la puerta de una patada

    to kick oneself — darse* con la cabeza contra la pared

    to kick somebody when he's/she's down — pegarle* a alguien en el suelo

    2) ( stop) (colloq) \<\<habit\>\> dejar; \<\<heroin\>\> desengancharse de
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    Phrasal Verbs:

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  • 108 bajar

    v.
    1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).
    2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).
    bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could
    bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)
    bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs
    bajar (a) por algo to go out and get something
    bajar corriendo to run down
    3 to reduce.
    bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat
    4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).
    5 to download (informal) (computing).
    6 to fall, to drop.
    este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down
    bajó la Bolsa share prices fell
    las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen
    7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.
    Bajó el calor The heat descended.
    El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.
    8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.
    Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.
    9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.
    Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.
    10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.
    Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.
    11 to go down, to descend.
    Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.
    12 to have less.
    Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.
    13 to walk down, to descend.
    Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.
    * * *
    1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down
    ■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?
    ■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit
    3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down
    4 (reducir en intensidad) to lower; (voz) to lower; (sonido, luz, gas) to turn down
    ■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you
    ■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you
    ■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot
    5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down
    6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down
    7 (en informática) to download
    1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down
    ■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!
    ■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?
    ■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down
    2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down
    3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down
    4 (marea) to go out
    5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)
    1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down
    2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)
    3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over
    \
    bajarse la cabeza to bow one's head
    no bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...
    * * *
    verb
    3) fall
    •
    - bajarse
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down

    ¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?

    ¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here

    ¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?

    2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower
    3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lower

    bajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down

    bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head

    4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lower
    5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn down

    baja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing

    ¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!

    6)

    bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs

    7) (=perder) to lose
    8) (Inform) to download
    9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate
    10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *
    11) And ** (=matar) to do in **
    2. VI
    1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down

    ¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!

    2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get out

    bajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of

    3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go down
    4)

    • bajar de (=perder) —

    5)

    • no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —

    6) [regla] to start
    3.
    See:
    BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

    espérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down

    ¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?

    bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf

    b) ( apearse)

    bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

    c) (Dep) equipo to go down
    2)
    a) marea to go out
    b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

    le ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down

    c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminish
    d) menstruación to start
    2.
    bajar vt
    1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down
    2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower
    3) (Inf) to download
    4)
    a)

    bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth

    ¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?

    b)

    bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

    5)
    a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open
    b) < cremallera> to undo
    6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down
    3.
    bajarse verbo pronominal
    1) ( apearse)

    bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

    2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down
    * * *
    = come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.
    Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
    Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
    Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
    Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
    Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.
    Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
    Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.
    Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.
    Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.
    Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.
    Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.
    Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.
    Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.
    Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
    ----
    * bajar a = head down to.
    * bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.
    * bajar de categoría = demote.
    * bajar de precio = come down in + price.
    * bajar el listón = lower + the bar.
    * bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.
    * bajar el precio = lower + price.
    * bajar la calidad = lower + standards.
    * bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.
    * bajar la moral = lower + morale.
    * bajar la ventana = wind down + window.
    * bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.
    * bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.
    * bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
    * bajar los precios = roll back + prices.
    * bajar mucho = go + way down.
    * bajarse de = get off.
    * bajarse de las nubes = get real.
    * bajarse del tren = get off + the train.
    * hacer bajar = force down.
    * no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.
    * precio + bajar = price + fall.
    * que baja los humos = humbling.
    * subir y = move up and/or down.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

    espérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down

    ¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?

    bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf

    b) ( apearse)

    bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

    c) (Dep) equipo to go down
    2)
    a) marea to go out
    b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

    le ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down

    c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminish
    d) menstruación to start
    2.
    bajar vt
    1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down
    2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower
    3) (Inf) to download
    4)
    a)

    bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth

    ¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?

    b)

    bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

    5)
    a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open
    b) < cremallera> to undo
    6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down
    3.
    bajarse verbo pronominal
    1) ( apearse)

    bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

    2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down
    * * *
    = come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.

    Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

    Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
    Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
    Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
    Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.
    Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
    Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
    Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.
    Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.
    Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.
    Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.
    Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.
    Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.
    Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
    * bajar a = head down to.
    * bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.
    * bajar de categoría = demote.
    * bajar de precio = come down in + price.
    * bajar el listón = lower + the bar.
    * bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.
    * bajar el precio = lower + price.
    * bajar la calidad = lower + standards.
    * bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.
    * bajar la moral = lower + morale.
    * bajar la ventana = wind down + window.
    * bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.
    * bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.
    * bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
    * bajar los precios = roll back + prices.
    * bajar mucho = go + way down.
    * bajarse de = get off.
    * bajarse de las nubes = get real.
    * bajarse del tren = get off + the train.
    * hacer bajar = force down.
    * no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.
    * precio + bajar = price + fall.
    * que baja los humos = humbling.
    * subir y = move up and/or down.

    * * *
    bajar [A1 ]
    vi
    A
    1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come down
    yo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairs
    espérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down
    ¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?
    bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INF
    bajó a saludarnos he came down to say hello
    todavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yet
    ha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes
    2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sth
    me caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the bus
    yo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the car
    no sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own
    3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated
    4
    «río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) high
    B
    1 «marea» to go out
    2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go down
    han bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharply
    no le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down
    3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fall
    el dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightly
    nuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreased
    los precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%
    los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in price
    ha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badly
    su popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recently
    seguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
    ha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation
    4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start
    5
    ( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepy
    al escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …
    ■ bajar
    vt
    A ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
    bajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hill
    B
    1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
    bajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame
    2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take down
    me ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down
    ¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?
    hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basement
    bajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sth
    bájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)
    bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse
    3 ‹persiana/telón› to lower
    ¿me bajas la cremallera? will you undo my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip for me?
    le bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injection
    tengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem down
    baja la ventanilla open the window
    C ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn down
    bájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume down
    baja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas down
    baja la voz lower your voice
    lo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demoted
    D ( Inf) to download
    estoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer
    A (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sth
    me bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop
    ¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!
    B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull down
    C
    1 (Arg, Col arg) (liquidar) to rub out (sl)
    2 ( Arg arg) (tener relaciones sexuales con) to score with (sl)
    * * *

     

    bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
    1
    a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

    ( acercándose) to come down;
    ◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

    ya bajo I'll be right down
    b) ( apearse) bajar de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

    ‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
    ‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
    c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

    2

    b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

    [ hinchazón] to go down;
    [ temperatura] to fall, drop
    c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

    [ calidad] to deteriorate;
    [ popularidad] to diminish;

    verbo transitivo
    1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
    2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
    3
    a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

    ‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
    ( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
    b) bajar a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

    4
    a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

    ‹ ventanilla› to open

    5 ‹ precio› to lower;
    ‹ fiebre› to bring down;
    ‹ volumen› to turn down;
    ‹ voz› to lower
    bajarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
    ‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
    ‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
    ‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
    2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
    ‹ falda› to pull down
    bajar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
    3 (un telón) to lower
    (una persiana) to let down
    (la cabeza) to bow o lower
    4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
    (la voz) to lower
    5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
    6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
    7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
    2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
    (de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
    3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
    ' bajar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abaratarse
    - basura
    - descender
    - guardia
    - irse
    - a
    - bandera
    - hundir
    - mirada
    - poder
    - vista
    - volumen
    English:
    boil over
    - bow
    - bring down
    - climb down
    - come down
    - decline
    - decrease
    - deflate
    - descend
    - dip
    - down
    - downgrade
    - downstairs
    - draw
    - drop
    - fall
    - force down
    - get down
    - get off
    - go below
    - go down
    - guard
    - hang
    - heave
    - inflammation
    - jump down
    - jump off
    - let down
    - let off
    - lift down
    - lower
    - mark down
    - move down
    - pull down
    - relegate
    - send down
    - slide down
    - slip
    - slip down
    - spiral down
    - steeply
    - subside
    - swoop
    - take down
    - turn down
    - walk down
    - wind down
    - bring
    - can
    - come
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;
    [telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;
    he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;
    ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;
    [al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs
    2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;
    bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation
    3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;
    bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;
    bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could
    4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;
    [precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;
    bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;
    bajar el tono to lower one's voice;
    bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;
    bajar los bríos o [m5] humos a alguien to take sb down a peg or two
    5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote
    6. Fam Informát to download
    7. Carib Fam [pagar] to cough up, to pay up
    ♦ vi
    1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;
    [de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;
    bajar de [de coche] to get out of;
    [de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;
    es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;
    bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;
    bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop
    2. [descender] to go/come down;
    ¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;
    tenemos que bajar a sacar la basura we have to go down to put the Br rubbish o US trash out;
    bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;
    bajar corriendo to run down;
    bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the Br lift o US elevator;
    bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;
    bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;
    ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;
    bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;
    el río baja crecido the river is high;
    está bajando la marea the tide is going out;
    el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation
    3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;
    [fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;
    los precios bajaron prices dropped;
    bajó la gasolina the price of Br petrol o US gasoline fell;
    el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;
    bajó la Bolsa esp Br share o esp US stock prices fell;
    las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C esp Br share o esp US stock prices have fallen;
    han bajado las ventas sales are down;
    este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;
    el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;
    no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hours
    4. Fam [ir, venir] to go/come down;
    bajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;
    ¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?
    5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 voz, precio lower;
    bajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;
    bajar algo de arriba get sth down
    2 TV, radio turn down
    3 escalera go down
    4 INFOR download
    II v/i
    1 go down
    2 de intereses fall, drop
    * * *
    bajar vt
    1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down
    2) reducir: to reduce (prices)
    3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)
    4) : to go down, to descend
    5)
    bajar de categoría : to downgrade
    bajar vi
    1) : to drop, to fall
    2) : to come down, to go down
    3) : to ebb (of tides)
    * * *
    bajar vb
    1. (ir abajo) to go down
    2. (descender) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to go down
    3. (salir de un coche) to get out
    ¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!
    4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off
    5. (llevar abajo) to get down / to take down [pt. took; pp. taken]
    ¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?
    6. (traer abajo) to bring down [pt. & pp. brought]
    ¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?
    7. (voz, vista) to lower
    8. (cabeza) to bow
    9. (volumen) to turn down
    baja la música, por favor turn the music down, please

    Spanish-English dictionary > bajar

  • 109 race

    I 1. [reis] noun
    (a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) dirka
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) dirkati
    2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) tekmovati
    3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) drveti
    •
    - racecourse
    - racehorse
    - racetrack
    - racing-car
    - a race against time
    - the races     II [reis]
    1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasa
    2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) izvor
    3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa
    •
    - racialism
    - racialist
    - the human race
    - of mixed race
    * * *
    I [réis]
    noun
    tek, tekanje; figuratively potek, tek (časa, stvari, življenja itd.); hitra struja, tok reke, brzica; American rečno korito, jez, kanal; mlinski žleb, rake; sport dirka, tekma, tekmovanje (tekačev, konj, jadrnic itd.); figuratively tekmovanje, boj, borba
    race boat sport tekmovalni čoln
    race driver — voznik dirkalnega avtomobila, avtomobilski dirkač
    motor-race — avtomobilska, motorna dirka
    mill-race — mlinski žleb, rake
    to go to the races — iti, hoditi na dirke
    II [réis]
    intransitive verb
    dirkati, drveti, teči, hiteti; jadrati; meriti se v teku, v hitrosti ( with z), tekmovati ( with z), teči za stavo; iti s polno paro, z vso brzino (vijak, propeler itd.); redno prisostvovati konjskim dirkam, biti vnet gledalec konjskih dirk
    a racing man — ljubitelj konjskega športa.
    the blood raced to his head — kri mu je planila v glavo; transitive verb pognati v dir, v tek; dreviti; meriti se, tekmovati v teku itd. s kom; jahati (konja) v dirki; dohiteti
    III [réis]
    noun
    rasa; pleme, pasma; poreklo, rod; zoology & botany vrsta, razred; rod, vrsta ljudi z neko skupno potezo; rasna lastnost
    race suicide — rasni samomor (zaradi nazadovanj rojstev itd.)
    IV [réis]
    noun
    koren (ingverja)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > race

  • 110 तुरग


    turá-ga
    m. « going quickly», a horse MBh. I Pañcat. Ṡak. etc.. ;

    (hence) the number 7 Chandaḥs. VII, 1 Sch. ;
    the mind, thought L. ;
    (ī) f. a mare Ṡatr. XIV ;
    = - ga-gandhā L. ;
    - kāntā f. « horse-loved», a mare, - tā-mukha m. « mare's mouth», submarine fire ( vaḍabā-mukha) Ṡiṡ. III, 33 ;
    - kriyā-vat mfn. occupied with horses Dhūrtas. I, 12 ;
    - gandhā f. Physalis flexuosa L. ;
    - dānava orﾠ - daitya, « horsetitan», Keṡin Hariv. 4281 ff. ;
    - nīla-tāla m. N. of a gesture PSarv. ;
    - paricāraka m. = - rahsha Kād. V, 804 ;
    - priya m. « liked by horses», barley L. ;
    - brahmacaryaka n. sexual restraint of horses, compulsory celibacy L. ;
    - mukha m. « horse-faced», a Kiṃnara, III, 1474 ;
    - medha m. a horse-sacrifice R. VI BhP. IX ;
    - raksha m. « horse-guardian», a groom VarBṛS. XV ;
    - ratha m. a cart drawn by horses Hcat. I, 5, 836 ;
    - līlaka m. N. of a time (in music);
    - vāhyālī f. a riding-school Kād. III, 499 (v.l. - raṉg-);
    -gâ̱nana m. pl. « horse-faced»
    N. of a people VarBṛS. XIV, 25 ;
    -gâ̱roha m. a horseman, XV, 26 ;
    - gôpacāraka m. = - ga-raksha X, 3.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > तुरग

  • 111 stable

    I 1. ['steɪbl]
    1) (building) stalla f.
    2) equit. scuderia f.
    3) fig. (of companies, publications) gruppo m.; (of people) gruppo m., équipe f.; (of racing cars) scuderia f.
    2.
    nome plurale stables (anche riding stables) scuderia f.sing.
    3.
    1) (steady) [economy, situation] stabile; [ relationship] stabile, solido; [ job] stabile, fisso; [ medical condition] stabile, stazionario
    2) (psychologically) equilibrato
    3) chim. fis. stabile
    II ['steɪbl]
    verbo transitivo (put in stable) mettere in una stalla [ horse]; (keep in stable) tenere in una stalla [ horses]
    * * *
    I ['steibl] adjective
    1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.)
    2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.)
    3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.)
    4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.)
    •
    - stabilize
    - stabilise
    - stabilization
    - stabilisation     II ['steibl] noun
    1) (a building in which horses are kept.)
    2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.)
    * * *
    I 1. ['steɪbl]
    1) (building) stalla f.
    2) equit. scuderia f.
    3) fig. (of companies, publications) gruppo m.; (of people) gruppo m., équipe f.; (of racing cars) scuderia f.
    2.
    nome plurale stables (anche riding stables) scuderia f.sing.
    3.
    1) (steady) [economy, situation] stabile; [ relationship] stabile, solido; [ job] stabile, fisso; [ medical condition] stabile, stazionario
    2) (psychologically) equilibrato
    3) chim. fis. stabile
    II ['steɪbl]
    verbo transitivo (put in stable) mettere in una stalla [ horse]; (keep in stable) tenere in una stalla [ horses]

    English-Italian dictionary > stable

  • 112 kick

    1. noun
    1) [Fuß]tritt, der; (Footb.) Schuss, der

    give somebody a kick — jemandem einen Tritt geben od. versetzen

    give somebody a kick in the pants — (fig. coll.) jemandem Feuer unterm Hintern machen (salopp)

    a kick in the teeth — (fig.) ein Schlag ins Gesicht

    2) (Sport): (burst of speed) Spurt, der
    3) (coll.): (sharp effect, thrill) Kitzel, der; (of wine) Feuer, das

    he gets a kick out of it — er hat Spaß daran; es macht ihm Spaß

    4) (recoil of gun) Rückstoß, der
    2. intransitive verb
    1) treten; [Pferd:] ausschlagen; [Baby:] strampeln; [Tänzer:] das Bein hochwerfen
    2) (show opposition) sich zur Wehr setzen (at, against gegen)
    3. transitive verb
    1) einen Tritt geben (+ Dat.) [Person, Hund]; treten gegen [Gegenstand]; kicken (ugs.), schlagen, schießen [Ball]

    kick the door open/shut — die Tür auf-/zutreten

    he kicked the ball straight at me — er kickte den Ball genau in meine Richtung

    kick somebody in the teeth — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen

    I could kick myself! — (coll.) ich könnte mir od. mich in den Hintern beißen (salopp)

    2) (coll.): (abandon) ablegen [schlechte Angewohnheit]; aufgeben [Rauchen]
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/40689/kick_about">kick about
    * * *
    [kik] 1. verb
    1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) treten
    2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) zurückstoßen
    2. noun
    1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) der Tritt
    2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) der Rückstoß
    3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) mächtiger Spaß
    •
    - kick about/around
    - kick off
    - kick up
    * * *
    [kɪk]
    I. n
    1. (with foot) [Fuß]tritt m, Stoß m; (in sports) Schuss m; of a horse Tritt m
    that horse has quite a \kick when nervous dieses Pferd kann ganz schön ausschlagen, wenn es nervös ist
    to need a \kick up the arse [or backside] [or pants] einen [kräftigen] Tritt in den Hintern nötig haben fam
    to take a \kick at a ball einen Ball treten [o fam kicken]
    a \kick in the teeth ein Schlag m ins Gesicht fig
    to give sth a \kick gegen etw akk treten
    to take a \kick at sb/sth jdm/etw einen [Fuß]tritt versetzen
    2. (exciting feeling) Nervenkitzel m, Kick m fam
    to do sth for \kicks etw wegen des Nervenkitzels tun
    he gets a \kick out of that das macht ihm einen Riesenspaß
    she gets her \kicks by bungee jumping sie holt sich ihren Kick beim Bungeespringen fam
    to have a \kick eine berauschende Wirkung haben
    watch out for the fruit punch, it's got a real \kick sei mit dem Früchtepunsch vorsichtig, der hat es in sich
    the cocktail doesn't have much \kick der Cocktail ist nicht sehr stark
    3. (trendy interest) Fimmel m fam, Tick m fam
    health food/fitness \kick Reformkost-/Fitnesstick m
    he's on a religious \kick er ist [gerade] auf dem religiösen Trip fam
    to have a \kick about sth an etw dat etwas auszusetzen haben
    5. (gun jerk) Rückstoß m
    II. vt
    ▪ to \kick sb/sth jdn/etw [mit dem Fuß] treten
    to \kick a ball einen Ball schießen [o fam kicken]
    to \kick a goal BRIT ein Tor schießen nt
    to \kick oneself ( fig) sich akk in den Hintern m beißen fig fam
    2. (put)
    to \kick sth into high gear etw auf Hochtouren bringen
    to \kick sth up a notch (stereo) etw ein wenig lauter stellen; (ride) etw ein wenig beschleunigen
    to \kick an accent einen Akzent ablegen
    to \kick drinking/smoking das Trinken/Rauchen aufgeben
    to \kick drugs von Drogen runterkommen fam
    to \kick a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben
    she used to be a heavy smoker but she \kicked the habit last year sie war eine starke Raucherin, aber letztes Jahr hat sie damit aufgehört
    4.
    ▶ to \kick sb's ass AM (fam!) jdm eine Abreibung verpassen fam
    ▶ to \kick some ass AM (fam!) Terror machen fam
    ▶ to \kick ass AM (fam!) haushoch gewinnen
    ▶ to \kick the bucket ( fam) abkratzen sl, ins Gras beißen fam
    ▶ to \kick sb when he/she is down jdm den Rest geben fam
    ▶ to be \kicking one's heels BRIT ungeduldig warten
    ▶ to \kick sth into touch etw auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben
    ▶ to be \kicked upstairs durch Beförderung kaltgestellt werden fam
    III. vi
    1. (with foot) treten; horse ausschlagen; (in a dance) das Bein hochwerfen
    ▪ to \kick at sb/sth nach jdm/etw treten
    2. esp AM (complain) meckern, SCHWEIZ a. maulen fam, ÖSTERR a. raunzen fam
    ▪ to \kick about sth über etw akk meckern [o ÖSTERR a. raunzen] fam, an etw dat herummeckern fam
    to \kick against sb sich akk gegen jdn auflehnen, gegen jdn aufmucken fam
    3.
    ▶ to be alive [or about] and \kicking ( fam) gesund und munter [o quicklebendig] sein; ( fig)
    traditional jazz is still alive and \kicking der klassische Jazz ist immer noch quicklebendig
    ▶ to \kick against the pricks widerborstig sein, wider den Stachel löcken BRD geh
    ▶ to \kick and scream about sth sich akk heftig und lautstark über etw akk beschweren
    * * *
    [kɪk]
    1. n
    1) (= act of kicking) Tritt m, Stoß m, Kick m (inf)

    to take a kick at sb/sth — nach jdm/etw treten

    to give sth a kick — einer Sache (dat) einen Tritt versetzen

    he gave the ball a tremendous kick —

    to get a kick on the leg — einen Tritt ans Bein bekommen, gegen das or ans Bein getreten werden

    what he needs is a good kick up the backside or in the pants (inf) — er braucht mal einen kräftigen Tritt in den Hintern (inf)

    2) (inf

    = thrill) she gets a kick out of it — es macht ihr einen Riesenspaß (inf); (physically) sie verspürt einen Kitzel dabei

    just for kicks — nur aus Jux und Tollerei (inf)

    3) no pl (inf: power to stimulate) Feuer nt, Pep m (inf)
    4) (of gun) Rückstoß m
    2. vi
    (person) treten; (= struggle) um sich treten; (baby, while sleeping) strampeln; (animal) austreten, ausschlagen; (dancer) das Bein hochwerfen; (gun) zurückstoßen or -schlagen, Rückstoß haben; (inf engine) stottern (inf)
    3. vt
    1) (person, horse) sb treten, einen Tritt versetzen (+dat); door treten gegen; football kicken (inf); object einen Tritt versetzen (+dat), mit dem Fuß stoßen

    to kick sb in the head/stomach — jdm gegen den Kopf/in den Bauch treten

    to kick the bucket (inf) — abkratzen (inf), ins Gras beißen (inf)

    I could have kicked myself (inf) — ich hätte mich ohrfeigen können, ich hätte mir in den Hintern beißen können (inf)

    2) (inf

    = stop) to kick heroin — vom Heroin runterkommen (inf)

    * * *
    kick [kık]
    A s
    1. (Fuß)Tritt m (auch fig), Stoß m (mit dem Fuß):
    give sb, sth a kick einen Tritt geben oder versetzen (dat);
    give sb a kick in the arse (US ass) vulg jemandem einen Arschtritt geben umg;
    get more kicks than halfpence mehr Prügel als Lob ernten;
    get the kick umg (raus)fliegen (entlassen werden); → pants 1, tooth A 1
    2. a) Fußball: Schuss m: → corner kick, free kick 1, penalty kick 1
    b) Rugby: Tritt m: → free kick 2, penalty kick 2
    3. Schwimmsport: Beinschlag m
    4. Leichtathletik: US Spurt(kraft) m(f)
    5. Stoß m, Ruck m
    6. a) Rückstoß m (einer Schusswaffe)
    b) (Tennis) Kick m (hoher Absprung)
    7. ELEK US
    a) (Strom)Stoß m, Impuls m
    b) Ausschlag m (eines Zeigers etc)
    8. Stoßkraft f
    9. umg
    a) anregende oder berauschende Wirkung, (einer Droge) Kick m:
    that cocktail has got a kick in it der Cocktail hat es (aber) in sich umg
    b) US Schwips m:
    he’s got a kick er hat einen sitzen umg
    10. umg Schwung m, Elan m:
    he has no kick left er hat keinen Schwung mehr;
    give a kick to etwas in Schwung bringen, einem Theaterstück etc Pfiff verleihen;
    a novel with a kick ein Roman mit Pfiff
    11. umg
    a) Kick m, (Nerven)Kitzel m, prickelndes Gefühl
    b) Spaß m, Vergnügen n:
    for kicks zum Spaß;
    he just lives for kicks er lebt nur zu seinem Vergnügen;
    get a kick out of doing sth sich einen Spaß daraus machen, etwas zu tun;
    driving a car gives him a kick, he gets a kick out of driving a car das Autofahren macht ihm einen Riesenspaß oder verschafft ihm einen Kick
    12. umg
    a) Abneigung f:
    have a kick against sth gegen etwas sein
    b) Beschwerde f ( against gegen jemanden, über etwas)
    c) oft pl Grund m zur Beschwerde:
    you’ve got no kicks at all du hast keinerlei Grund, dich zu beklagen oder zu beschweren
    13. sl he’s on a new kick every week er steht jede Woche auf etwas anderes;
    she’s on a health-food kick at the moment zurzeit hat sie es mit Biokost
    14. US umg
    a) Tasche f
    b) Geldbeutel m:
    he was without a dime in his kick er hatte keinen Pfennig in der Tasche
    B v/t
    1. (mit dem Fuß) stoßen, treten, einen (Fuß)Tritt geben oder versetzen (dat):
    kick open eine Tür etc auftreten;
    kick sb’s shin, kick sb on the shin jemanden gegen das Schienbein treten;
    kick sb downstairs jemanden die Treppe hinunterstoßen;
    kick sb upstairs fig jemanden durch Beförderung kaltstellen umg;
    kick sb when he is down fig jemandem noch einen Fußtritt geben, wenn er schon am Boden liegt;
    I could have kicked myself ich hätte mich ohrfeigen oder mir in den Hintern beißen können ( for telling him dass oder weil ich es ihm gesagt hatte);
    kick sb off the park (Fußball) Br umg jemanden zusammentreten; → arse A 1, ass2, bucket A 1, heel1 Bes Redew, tooth A 1
    2. Fußball: ein Tor schießen, den Ball auch treten, spielen, schlagen
    3. umg von einer Droge, Gewohnheit etc loskommen
    C v/i
    1. a) (mit dem Fuß) stoßen, treten ( beide:
    at nach): → prick A 6
    b) um sich treten
    c) strampeln
    d) das Bein hochwerfen
    e) ausschlagen (Pferd etc): → trace2 1
    2. hochspringen, -prallen (Ball)
    3. zurückstoßen, einen harten etc Rückschlag oder Rückstoß haben:
    4. AUTO umg schalten:
    he kicked into second er schaltete in den zweiten Gang
    5. AUTO umg stottern (Motor)
    6. umg
    a) meutern (against, at gegen)
    b) sich beschweren ( about über akk)
    7. kick about ( oder around) umg sich herumtreiben in (dat)
    8. kick about ( oder around) umg herumliegen in (dat) (Gegenstand)
    9. → kick off A 3
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) [Fuß]tritt, der; (Footb.) Schuss, der

    give somebody a kick in the pants — (fig. coll.) jemandem Feuer unterm Hintern machen (salopp)

    a kick in the teeth — (fig.) ein Schlag ins Gesicht

    2) (Sport): (burst of speed) Spurt, der
    3) (coll.): (sharp effect, thrill) Kitzel, der; (of wine) Feuer, das

    he gets a kick out of it — er hat Spaß daran; es macht ihm Spaß

    4) (recoil of gun) Rückstoß, der
    2. intransitive verb
    1) treten; [Pferd:] ausschlagen; [Baby:] strampeln; [Tänzer:] das Bein hochwerfen
    2) (show opposition) sich zur Wehr setzen (at, against gegen)
    3. transitive verb
    1) einen Tritt geben (+ Dat.) [Person, Hund]; treten gegen [Gegenstand]; kicken (ugs.), schlagen, schießen [Ball]

    kick the door open/shut — die Tür auf-/zutreten

    kick somebody in the teeth — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen

    I could kick myself! — (coll.) ich könnte mir od. mich in den Hintern beißen (salopp)

    2) (coll.): (abandon) ablegen [schlechte Angewohnheit]; aufgeben [Rauchen]
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Fußtritt -e m.
    Stoß ¨-e m. (horse) v.
    ausschlagen (Pferd) v. v.
    einen Fußtritt geben ausdr.
    treten v.
    (§ p.,pp.: trat, ist/hat getreten)

    English-german dictionary > kick

  • 113 ring

    I 1. noun
    1) Ring, der
    2) (Horse Racing, Boxing) Ring, der; (in circus) Manege, die
    3) (group) Ring, der; (gang) Bande, die; (controlling prices) Kartell, das
    4) (circle) Kreis, der

    make or run rings [a]round somebody — (fig.) jemanden in die Tasche stecken (ugs.)

    2. transitive verb
    1) (surround) umringen; einkreisen [Wort, Buchstaben usw.]
    2) (Brit.): (put ring on leg of) beringen [Vogel]
    II 1. noun
    1) (act of sounding bell) Läuten, das; Klingeln, das

    there's a ring at the door — es hat geklingelt

    2) (Brit. coll.): (telephone call) Anruf, der
    3) (resonance; fig.): (impression) Klang, der; (fig.)
    2. intransitive verb,
    1) (sound clearly) [er]schallen; [Hammer:] [er]dröhnen
    2) (be sounded) [Glocke, Klingel, Telefon:] läuten; [Kasse, Telefon, Wecker:] klingeln

    the doorbell rang — die Türklingel ging; es klingelte

    3) (ring bell) läuten ( for nach)
    4) (Brit.): (make telephone call) anrufen
    5) (resound)

    ring in somebody's ears — jemandem in den Ohren klingen

    ring true/false — (fig.) glaubhaft/unglaubhaft klingen

    6) (hum) summen; (loudly) dröhnen
    3. transitive verb,
    rang, rung
    1) läuten [Glocke]

    ring the [door]bell — läuten; klingeln

    it rings a bell — (fig. coll.) es kommt mir [irgendwie] bekannt vor

    2) (Brit.): (telephone) anrufen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/62450/ring_back">ring back
    * * *
    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) der Ring
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) der Ring
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) der Ring
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) der Ring
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) der Ring
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) umringen
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) umkreisen
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) beringen
    •
    - ring binder
    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) klingeln
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) anrufen
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) läuten
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingen
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) erklingen, erschallen
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) erschallen
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) das Klingeln
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) der Anruf
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) der Klang
    •
    - ring a bell
    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true
    * * *
    ring1
    [rɪŋ]
    I. n
    1. (jewellery) Ring m
    diamond \ring Diamantring m
    2. (circular object) Ring m
    metal/onion \ring Metall-/Zwiebelring m
    3. ASTRON Ring m
    the \rings of Saturn die Ringe des Saturn
    4. (marking) Rand m
    the wet glass left a \ring on the table das nasse Glas hinterließ einen Rand auf dem Tisch
    to have \rings around one's eyes Ringe unter den Augen haben
    5. BRIT (cooking device) Kochplatte f, Herdplatte f
    6. (arena) Ring m
    boxing \ring Boxring m
    circus \ring Manege f
    7. + sing/pl vb (circle of people) Kreis m
    8. + sing vb (circle of objects) Kreis
    to sit in a \ring around sb im Kreis um jdn herumsitzen
    9. + sing/pl vb (clique) Ring m, Kartell nt, Syndikat nt; (at an auction) Händlerring m bei einer Auktion
    drug/spy \ring Drogen-/Spionagering m
    10. CHEM ringförmige atomare Struktur
    11. (circular course) Kreis m
    they ran around in a \ring sie liefen [o rannten] im Kreis herum
    12. STOCKEX (trading floor) Börsenstand m
    13. COMPUT (data list) Ring m; (topology of network) Ringtopologie f
    14.
    ▶ to run \rings [a]round sb jdn in die Tasche stecken fam
    II. vt
    1. usu passive (surround)
    ▪ to \ring sb/sth jdn/etw umringen
    armed police \ring the hijacked plane bewaffnete Polizisten kreisen das entführte Flugzeug ein
    the harbour is \ringed by rocks and reefs der Hafen ist von Felsen und Riffen umgeben
    ▪ to \ring sth etw einkreisen
    to \ring a bird einen Vogel beringen
    to \ring a bull/a pig einen Stier/ein Schwein mit einem Nasenring versehen
    4. (falsify) Chassis- oder Motornummer f an etw dat betrügerisch verändern
    ring2
    [rɪŋ]
    I. n
    1. (act of sounding bell) Klingeln nt kein pl
    to give a \ring klingeln
    he gave a \ring at the door er klingelte [o läutete] an der Tür
    2. (sound made) Klingeln nt kein pl, Läuten nt kein pl
    there was a \ring at the door es hat geklingelt [o geläutet
    3. usu sing esp BRIT (telephone call)
    to give sb a \ring jdn anrufen
    the \ring of iron on stone das Klirren von Eisen auf Stein
    5. usu sing (quality) Klang m
    your name has a familiar \ring Ihr Name kommt mir bekannt vor
    his story had the \ring of truth seine Geschichte hörte sich glaubhaft an
    6. (set of bells) Glockenspiel nt; of a church Läut[e]werk nt
    II. vi
    <rang, rung>
    1. (produce bell sound) telephone klingeln, läuten; (cause bell sound) klingen
    2. (summon) läuten
    ▪ to \ring for sth nach etw dat läuten
    3. (have humming sensation) klingen
    my ears are still \ringing from the explosion mir klingen noch die Ohren von der Explosion
    to \ring with [or to] a sound von einem Klang widerhallen
    the room rang with laughter der Raum war von Lachen erfüllt; ( fig)
    his voice rang with anger seine Stimme bebte vor Zorn
    5. (appear)
    to \ring false/true unglaubhaft/glaubhaft klingen [o SCHWEIZ a. tönen]
    to \ring hollow hohl klingen [o SCHWEIZ a. tönen] pej
    6. esp BRIT (call on telephone) anrufen
    to \ring for an ambulance/a taxi einen Krankenwagen/ein Taxi rufen
    to \ring home zu Hause anrufen
    ▪ to \ring back zurückrufen
    7.
    ▶ sth \rings in sb's ears [or head] etw klingt jdm im Ohr
    III. vt
    <rang, rung>
    to \ring a bell eine Glocke läuten
    to \ring the alarm Alarm auslösen
    2. (of a church)
    to \ring the hour die Stunde schlagen
    to \ring a peal die Glocken läuten
    ▪ to \ring sb jdn anrufen
    ▪ to \ring sb back jdn zurückrufen
    4.
    ▶ to \ring a bell Assoziationen hervorrufen
    the name rang a bell der Name kam mir irgendwie bekannt vor
    ▶ to \ring the changes [on sth] für Abwechslung [bei etw dat] sorgen
    * * *
    I [rɪŋ]
    1. n
    1) Ring m; (for swimmer) Schwimmring or -reifen m
    2) (= circle) Ring m; (in tree trunk) Jahresring m

    to have ( dark) rings round or under one's eyes —

    3) (= group POL) Gruppe f; (of dealers, spies) Ring m
    4) (= enclosure at circus) Manege f; (at exhibition) Ring m; (HORSE RACING) Buchmacherring m; (= boxing ring) (Box)ring m
    2. vt
    (= surround) umringen; (in game: with hoop) einen Ring werfen über (+acc); (= put ring on or round) item on list etc einkreisen, einen Kreis machen um; (esp Brit) bird beringen II vb: pret rang, ptp rung
    1. n
    1) (sound) Klang m; (= ringing) (of bell, alarm bell) Läuten nt; (of electric bell, alarm clock, phone) Klingeln nt; (of crystal) Klang m

    to hear a ring at the door —

    2) (esp Brit TELEC) Anruf m
    3) (fig) Klang m
    4)

    (= set) ring of bells — Glockenspiel nt

    2. vi
    1) (= make sound) klingen; (bell, alarm bell) läuten; (electric bell) läuten, klingeln; (alarm clock, phone) klingeln; (= make metallic sound swords etc) klirren; (crystal) klingen; (hammers) schallen

    the bell rang for dinner —

    to ring for sth —

    you rang, sir? — (gnädiger Herr,) Sie haben geläutet?

    3) (= sound, resound words, voice) tönen, schallen; (music, singing) erklingen (geh), tönen

    to ring false/true — falsch/wahr klingen

    my ears are ringing —

    3. vt
    1) bell läuten

    that/his name rings a bell (fig inf) — das/sein Name kommt mir bekannt vor

    he/it rings my bell ( US inf ) — den/das find ich gut (inf)

    to ring the changes ( lit : on bells ) — (etw) im Wechsel läuten; (fig) alle Variationen durchspielen

    * * *
    ring1 [rıŋ]
    A s
    1. allg Ring m ( auch BOT, CHEM und fig):
    rings of smoke Rauchringe oder -kringel;
    ring of atoms PHYS Atomring;
    ring of forts Festungsgürtel m, -ring;
    at the rings (Turnen) an den Ringen;
    form a ring einen Kreis bilden (Personen);
    have (livid) rings round one’s eyes (dunkle) Ringe um die Augen haben;
    make ( oder run) rings (a)round sb fig jemanden in die Tasche stecken;
    the Ring (of the Nibelungen) MUS der Ring (des Nibelungen)
    2. TECH
    a) Ring m, Glied n (einer Kette)
    b) Öse f, Öhr n
    3. MATH Ring(fläche) m(f)
    4. ASTRON Hof m
    5. (Kräusel)Locke f
    6. a) Manege f
    b) Boxen: Ring m:
    the ring weitS. das (Berufs)Boxen, der Boxsport;
    enter the ring against in den Ring steigen gegen;
    the third man in the ring der dritte Mann im Ring
    c) fig besonders POL Arena f:
    be in the ring for kämpfen um
    a) Buchmacherplatz m
    b) koll (die) Buchmacher pl
    8. WIRTSCH
    a) (Spekulations) Ring m, Aufkäufergruppe f
    b) Ring m, Kartell n, Syndikat n
    9. a) (Verbrecher-, Spionage- etc) Ring m
    b) POL Clique f
    10. ARCH
    a) Bogenverzierung f
    b) Riemchen n (an Säulen)
    11. Teller m (am Skistock)
    B v/t
    1. a) meist ring about ( oder around, round) umringen, umgeben, umkreisen, einkreisen
    b) Vieh umreiten, zusammentreiben
    2. einen Ring bilden aus
    3. beringen, einem Tier einen Ring durch die Nase ziehen
    4. Zwiebeln in Ringe schneiden
    5. einen Baum ringeln
    C v/i
    1. sich im Kreis bewegen
    2. JAGD kreisen (Falke etc)
    ring2 [rıŋ]
    A s
    1. Geläute n:
    a) Glockenklang m, -läuten n
    b) Glockenspiel n (einer Kirche)
    2. Läuten n, Klingeln n (Rufzeichen)
    3. besonders Br umg Anruf m:
    give sb a ring jemanden anrufen
    4. Erklingen n, Ertönen n, Schall m
    5. Klingen n, Klang m (einer Münze, der Stimme etc):
    the ring of truth fig der Klang der Wahrheit;
    have the ring of truth (authenticity) wahr (echt) klingen;
    that has a familiar ring to me das kommt mir (irgendwie) bekannt vor;
    a) hohl klingen (Versprechen etc),
    b) unglaubwürdig klingen (Protest etc)
    B v/i prät rang [ræŋ], pperf rung [rʌŋ]
    1. läuten, klingen (Glocke), klingeln (Glöckchen), (Boxen) ertönen (Gong):
    a) klingeln, läuten,
    b) fig um Einlass bitten;
    ring for sb nach jemandem klingeln
    2. oft ring out erklingen, (er)schallen, (er)tönen (auch Schuss)
    3. klingen (Münze etc):
    my ears ring mir klingen die Ohren
    4. auch ring again fig widerhallen ( with von), nachklingen:
    his words rang true seine Worte klangen wahr oder echt; → hollow C
    5. TEL besonders Br anrufen
    C v/t
    1. eine Glocke läuten:
    a) auch ring the doorbell klingeln, läuten
    b) fig → bell1 A 1, change C 3
    2. ein Instrument, fig jemandes Lob etc erklingen oder erschallen lassen
    3. eine Münze klingen lassen
    4. → ring up B 1, B 2
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) Ring, der
    2) (Horse Racing, Boxing) Ring, der; (in circus) Manege, die
    3) (group) Ring, der; (gang) Bande, die; (controlling prices) Kartell, das
    4) (circle) Kreis, der

    make or run rings [a]round somebody — (fig.) jemanden in die Tasche stecken (ugs.)

    2. transitive verb
    1) (surround) umringen; einkreisen [Wort, Buchstaben usw.]
    2) (Brit.): (put ring on leg of) beringen [Vogel]
    II 1. noun
    1) (act of sounding bell) Läuten, das; Klingeln, das
    2) (Brit. coll.): (telephone call) Anruf, der
    3) (resonance; fig.): (impression) Klang, der; (fig.)
    2. intransitive verb,
    1) (sound clearly) [er]schallen; [Hammer:] [er]dröhnen
    2) (be sounded) [Glocke, Klingel, Telefon:] läuten; [Kasse, Telefon, Wecker:] klingeln

    the doorbell rang — die Türklingel ging; es klingelte

    3) (ring bell) läuten ( for nach)
    4) (Brit.): (make telephone call) anrufen

    ring true/false — (fig.) glaubhaft/unglaubhaft klingen

    6) (hum) summen; (loudly) dröhnen
    3. transitive verb,
    rang, rung
    1) läuten [Glocke]

    ring the [door]bell — läuten; klingeln

    it rings a bell — (fig. coll.) es kommt mir [irgendwie] bekannt vor

    2) (Brit.): (telephone) anrufen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Klang ¨-e m.
    Kreis -e m.
    Ring -e m. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: ringed) (•§ p.,p.p.: rang, rung•)
    = klingeln v.
    klingen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: klang, geklungen)
    läuten v.

    English-german dictionary > ring

  • 114 scratch

    1. transitive verb
    1) (score surface of) zerkratzen; verkratzen; (score skin of) kratzen

    scratch the surface [of something] — [Geschoss usw.:] [etwas] streifen

    he has only scratched the surface [of the problem] — er hat das Problem nur oberflächlich gestreift

    2) (get scratch on)

    scratch oneself/one's hands — etc. sich schrammen/sich (Dat.) die Hände usw. zerkratzen od. [zer]schrammen od. ritzen

    3) (scrape without marking) kratzen; kratzen an (+ Dat.) [Insektenstich usw.]

    scratch oneself/one's arm — etc. sich kratzen/sich (Dat.) den Arm usw. od. am Arm usw. kratzen; abs. [Person:] sich kratzen

    scratch one's head — sich am Kopf kratzen

    scratch one's head [over something] — (fig.) sich (Dat.) den Kopf über etwas (Akk.) zerbrechen

    you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — (fig. coll.) eine Hand wäscht die andere (Spr.)

    4) (form) kratzen, ritzen [Buchstaben etc.]; kratzen, scharren [Loch] (in in + Akk.)
    5) (erase from list) streichen ( from aus); (withdraw from competition) von der Starter- od. Teilnehmerliste streichen [Rennpferd, Athleten]
    2. intransitive verb
    2) (scrape) [Huhn:] kratzen, scharren
    3. noun
    1) (mark, wound; coll.): (trifling wound) Kratzer, der (ugs.); Schramme, die
    2) (sound) Kratzen, das (at an + Dat.); Kratzgeräusch, das
    3)

    have a [good] scratch — sich [ordentlich] kratzen

    4)

    start from scratch — (fig.) bei Null anfangen (ugs.)

    be up to scratch — [Arbeit, Leistung:] nichts zu wünschen übrig lassen; [Person:] in Form od. (ugs.) auf Zack sein

    4. adjective
    (collected haphazardly) bunt zusammengewürfelt
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/110204/scratch_about">scratch about
    * * *
    [skræ ] 1. verb
    1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) zerkratzen
    2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) kratzen
    3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) ritzen
    4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) auskratzen
    5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) zurückziehen
    2. noun
    1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) der Kratzer, das Kratzen
    2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) der Kratzer
    3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) normale Startbedingungen (pl.)
    •
    - scratchy
    - scratchiness
    - scratch the surface
    - start from scratch
    - up to scratch
    * * *
    [skrætʃ]
    I. n
    <pl -es>
    1. (cut on skin) Kratzer m, Schramme f
    to be covered in \scratches völlig zerkratzt [o verschrammt] sein
    2. (mark on surface) Kratzer m, Schramme f
    3. no pl (to relieve itching) Kratzen nt
    to have [or give oneself] a scratch sich akk kratzen
    4. no pl (acceptable standard)
    to not be up to \scratch zu wünschen übrig lassen
    to bring sth/sb up to \scratch etw/jdn auf Vordermann [o sl Zack] bringen fam
    to come up to \scratch den Anforderungen entsprechen, nichts zu wünschen übrig lassen
    5. (beginning state)
    to learn sth from \scratch etw von Grund auf lernen
    to start [sth] from \scratch [mit etw dat] bei null anfangen, ganz von vorne anfangen
    to bake/cook sth from \scratch etw selber [o nach Hausmacherart] [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ nach Hausfrauenart] backen/kochen
    6. COMPUT Arbeitsbereich m
    II. adj attr, inv
    1. (hastily got together) improvisiert
    a \scratch team eine zusammengewürfelte Mannschaft
    2. (without handicap) ohne Vorgabe nach n
    III. vt
    1. (cut slightly)
    ▪ to \scratch sth etw zerkratzen [o zerschrammen]
    ▪ to \scratch sb jdn kratzen
    2. (mark by scraping)
    ▪ to \scratch sth etw verkratzen [o zerkratzen]
    people have been \scratching their names on this rock for years seit Jahren schon ritzen die Leute ihren Namen in den Stein
    the dog \scratched a small hole in the ground der Hund scharrte ein kleines Loch in den Boden
    3. (relieve an itch)
    ▪ to \scratch oneself sich akk kratzen
    ▪ to \scratch sth an etw dat kratzen [o fam herumkratzen]
    to \scratch one's arm sich akk am Arm kratzen
    to \scratch one's head sich akk am Kopf kratzen; ( fig) sich dat den Kopf zerbrechen
    4. (exclude from competition)
    to \scratch sb from a list jdn aus einer [Starter]liste streichen
    to \scratch a horse from a race ein Pferd aus dem Rennen nehmen
    to \scratch sb from a team [or side] jdn aus der Mannschaft nehmen
    5. (erase, remove)
    ▪ to \scratch sth etw streichen
    you can \scratch that idea diese Idee kannst du vergessen
    to \scratch sb's name off a list jds Namen aus einer Liste streichen
    6. AM ( fam: cancel)
    ▪ to \scratch sth etw aufgeben [o fam abblasen
    7. (write hastily)
    ▪ to \scratch sth etw [hin]kritzeln
    ▪ to \scratch sth on sth etw auf etw akk kritzeln
    8.
    ▶ you \scratch my back and I'll \scratch yours eine Hand wäscht die andere prov
    ▶ \scratch a... and you'll find a... [underneath] in jedem/jeder... steckt ein/eine..., hinter jedem/jeder... verbirgt sich ein/eine...
    \scratch a rabid nationalist and you're likely to find a racist underneath in jedem fanatischen Nationalisten steckt mit ziemlicher Sicherheit ein Rassist
    IV. vi
    1. (use claws, nails) kratzen; bird, chicken scharren
    she \scratched at me with her nails sie ging mit den Fingernägeln auf mich los
    2. (relieve an itch) sich akk kratzen
    3. (cause itchy feeling) kratzen
    4. BRIT (write badly) pen, nib kratzen
    5. (withdraw from race) zurücktreten, nicht antreten
    6. MUS scratchen
    * * *
    [skrtʃ]
    1. n
    1) (= mark) Kratzer m
    2)

    (= act) to give a dog a scratch — einen Hund kratzen

    to have a scratch —

    3) (= sound) Kratzen nt no pl
    4)

    to start from scratch — (ganz) von vorn(e) anfangen; (Sport) ohne Vorgabe anfangen

    to start sth from scratch — etw ganz von vorne anfangen; business etw aus dem Nichts aufbauen

    to learn a language/a new trade from scratch — eine Sprache/einen neuen Beruf ganz von Anfang an or von Grund auf erlernen

    to be or come up to scratch (inf) — die Erwartungen erfüllen, den Anforderungen entsprechen

    he/it is not quite up to scratch yet (inf) — er/es lässt noch zu wünschen übrig

    2. adj attr
    1) meal improvisiert; crew, team zusammengewürfelt
    2) (= with no handicap) ohne Vorgabe
    3. vt
    1) (with nail, claw etc) kratzen; hole scharren; (= leave scratches on) zerkratzen

    the spots will get worse if you scratch them — die Pickel werden nur schlimmer, wenn du (daran) kratzt

    if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours (fig) — eine Hand wäscht die andere

    2)

    to scratch sb/sb's name off a list — jdn/jds Namen von or aus einer Liste streichen

    3) (SPORT ETC: withdraw) streichen; horse zurückziehen
    4. vi
    1) (= make scratching movement/noise) kratzen; (in soil etc) scharren; (= scratch oneself) sich kratzen
    2)

    (= become scratched) the new paint will scratch easily/won't scratch — die neue Farbe bekommt leicht Kratzer/bekommt keine Kratzer

    3) (MUS) scratchen
    4) (SPORT) zurücktreten
    * * *
    scratch [skrætʃ]
    A s
    1. Kratzer m, Schramme f ( beide auch MED):
    without a scratch ohne eine Schramme
    2. Gekritzel n
    3. have a scratch sich kratzen
    4. Kratzen n, kratzendes Geräusch:
    by a scratch of the pen obs mit einem Federstrich
    5. SPORT
    a) auch scratch line Startlinie f
    b) (Golf) Handicap n 0
    c) (Golf) Scratchspieler(in):
    start from scratch fig ganz von vorne oder umg bei Null anfangen;
    be up to scratch fig den Anforderungen entsprechen, die Erwartungen erfüllen (Leistung etc), in Form sein (Person);
    not be up to scratch fig einiges zu wünschen übrig lassen (Leistung etc); nicht in Form oder auf der Höhe sein (Person);
    bring up to scratch fig jemanden in Form bringen; eine Firma etc auf Zack bringen umg
    a) Zufallstreffer m
    b) Fehlstoß m
    7. besonders US sl Knete f (Geld)
    8. pl (als sg konstruiert) VET Mauke f
    B adj
    1. zu Entwürfen (gebraucht):
    a) bes US Notiz-, Schmierblock m,
    b) COMPUT Notizblock(speicher) m;
    scratch paper US Konzept-, Schmierpapier n
    2. SPORT ohne Vorgabe (Rennen etc):
    scratch player (Golf) Scratchspieler(in):
    3. besonders SPORT (bunt) zusammengewürfelt (Mannschaft etc)
    C v/t
    1. a) jemanden kratzen (Katze etc), etwas ver-, zerkratzen:
    scratch off abkratzen (von);
    scratch one’s initials on seine Initialen (ein)ritzen in (akk);
    scratch one’s arm on a nail sich den Arm an einem Nagel aufreißen;
    scratch sb’s eyes out jemandem die Augen auskratzen;
    a) etwas streifen (Geschoss etc),
    b) fig etwas nur oberflächlich behandeln;
    scratch together ( oder up) Geld etc zusammenkratzen, eine Mannschaft etc auf die Beine bringen;
    scratch a living sich gerade so über Wasser halten
    c) an einem Insektenstich etc kratzen
    2. kratzen, ein Tier kraulen:
    scratch a dog’s neck einem Hund den Hals kraulen;
    scratch one’s head sich den Kopf kratzen (aus Verlegenheit etc);
    scratch sb’s back
    a) jemanden am Rücken kratzen,
    b) fig jemandem um den Bart gehen;
    you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours fig eine Hand wäscht die andere
    3. (hin)kritzeln
    4. scratch out aus-, durchstreichen
    5. a) SPORT ein Pferd etc, auch eine Nennung zurückziehen
    b) einen Plan etc fallen lassen
    6. POL US
    a) Wahlstimmen in der Hauptsache einer Partei geben
    b) Kandidaten streichen:
    scratch a ticket eine Parteiwahlliste durch Streichungen abändern
    D v/i
    1. kratzen (auch Schreibfeder etc):
    the dog was scratching at the door (to be let in) der Hund kratzte an der Tür(, weil er hereinwollte)
    2. sich kratzen
    3. (auf dem Boden) scharren ( for nach)
    4. scratch along ( oder through) umg sich gerade so durchschlagen, über die Runden kommen ( beide:
    on mit)
    5. SPORT (seine Meldung) zurückziehen
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (score surface of) zerkratzen; verkratzen; (score skin of) kratzen

    scratch the surface [of something] — [Geschoss usw.:] [etwas] streifen

    he has only scratched the surface [of the problem] — er hat das Problem nur oberflächlich gestreift

    scratch oneself/one's hands — etc. sich schrammen/sich (Dat.) die Hände usw. zerkratzen od. [zer]schrammen od. ritzen

    3) (scrape without marking) kratzen; kratzen an (+ Dat.) [Insektenstich usw.]

    scratch oneself/one's arm — etc. sich kratzen/sich (Dat.) den Arm usw. od. am Arm usw. kratzen; abs. [Person:] sich kratzen

    scratch one's head [over something] — (fig.) sich (Dat.) den Kopf über etwas (Akk.) zerbrechen

    you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — (fig. coll.) eine Hand wäscht die andere (Spr.)

    4) (form) kratzen, ritzen [Buchstaben etc.]; kratzen, scharren [Loch] (in in + Akk.)
    5) (erase from list) streichen ( from aus); (withdraw from competition) von der Starter- od. Teilnehmerliste streichen [Rennpferd, Athleten]
    2. intransitive verb
    2) (scrape) [Huhn:] kratzen, scharren
    3. noun
    1) (mark, wound; coll.): (trifling wound) Kratzer, der (ugs.); Schramme, die
    2) (sound) Kratzen, das (at an + Dat.); Kratzgeräusch, das
    3)

    have a [good] scratch — sich [ordentlich] kratzen

    4)

    start from scratch — (fig.) bei Null anfangen (ugs.)

    be up to scratch — [Arbeit, Leistung:] nichts zu wünschen übrig lassen; [Person:] in Form od. (ugs.) auf Zack sein

    4. adjective
    (collected haphazardly) bunt zusammengewürfelt
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Kratzer - m.
    Ritze -n f.
    Schramme -n f. v.
    kratzen v.
    löschen v.
    ritzen v.
    verkratzen v.

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    [ɒn, Am ɑ:n] prep
    1) ( on top of) auf +dat with verbs of motion auf +akk;
    there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher;
    he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach raus;
    to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen [o aufsitzen];
    \on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat;
    look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!
    2) ( from) auf +dat with verbs of motion auf +akk;
    she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine;
    several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen;
    to hang a picture \on the wall ein Bild an die Wand hängen;
    a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronenleuchter hing von der Decke
    3) ( clothing) an +dat;
    with shoes \on your feet mit Schuhen an deinen Füßen;
    the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Hochzeitsring am Ringfinger
    4) ( in area of) an +dat, auf +dat;
    our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street;
    \on the hill/ mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg;
    they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand;
    the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel;
    her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss;
    \on her estate auf ihrem Gut;
    on the border an der Grenze;
    \on the corner an der Ecke;
    they waited for their train \on platform three sie warteten auf Bahnsteig drei auf ihren Zug;
    \on track two an Gleis zwei;
    our house is the first \on the left unser Haus ist das erste auf der linken Seite;
    \on the balcony auf dem Balkon
    5) ( hurt by) an +dat;
    I hit my head \on the shelf ich stieß mir den Kopf am Regal an;
    she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen;
    he cut his foot \on some glass er schnitt sich den Fuß an Glas auf
    6) ( supported by) auf +dat;
    to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen;
    he was lying \on his back er lag auf seinem Rücken
    7) ( in possession of) bei +dat;
    to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben;
    have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du noch eine Zigarette für mich?;
    I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei
    8) ( marking surface of) auf +dat;
    how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?;
    a scratch \on her arm ein Kratzer an ihrem Arm;
    a smile \on her face ein Lächeln in ihrem Gesicht
    9) ( about) über +akk;
    a debate \on the crisis eine Debatte über die Krise;
    to comment \on the allegations Vorwürfe kommentieren;
    he advised her \on her taxes er gab ihr Ratschläge für ihre Steuern;
    I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen after pron
    to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben;
    do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand? after n
    a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane;
    he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll;
    essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen
    10) ( based on) auf +akk... hin;
    he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin;
    he swore \on his word er gab ihr sein Wort;
    \on account of sb/ sth wegen jdm/etw;
    they cancelled all flights \on account of the weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen dem Wetter ab;
    \on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich;
    dependent/reliant \on sb/ sth abhängig von jdm/etw;
    to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren;
    to rely/depend \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen;
    he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte;
    to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren
    11) ( as member of) in +dat;
    have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?;
    how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?;
    whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?;
    a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift;
    to work \on a farm auf einem Bauernhof arbeiten
    12) after vb ( against) auf +akk;
    the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los;
    the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn;
    her eyes were fixed \on his dark profile sie fixiert mit ihren Augen sein düsteres Profil;
    to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen after n
    the attack \on the village der Angriff auf das Dorf;
    they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt;
    there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten;
    to place a limit \on the number of items die Anzahl der Positionen begrenzen;
    he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war
    13) ( through device of) an +dat;
    he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon;
    they weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl;
    Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug;
    \on the piano auf dem [o am] Klavier;
    we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit
    14) ( through medium of) auf +dat;
    which page is that curry recipe \on? auf welcher Seite ist das Curry-Rezept?;
    I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich;
    to edit sth \on the computer etw im [o auf dem] Computer bearbeiten;
    to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein;
    to come out \on video als Video herauskommen;
    I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film;
    what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?;
    the jazz \on radio der Jazz im Radio;
    I heard the story \on the news today ich hörte die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten
    15) ( during) auf +dat;
    \on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt
    16) ( travelling with) in +dat;
    I love travelling \on buses/ trains ich reise gerne in Bussen/Zügen;
    we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren auf der Fähre nach Frankreich;
    he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen;
    \on foot/ horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd
    17) ( on day of) an +dat;
    many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen;
    what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?;
    we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln;
    my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag;
    I'm free \on Saturday morning ich habe am Samstagvormittag nichts vor;
    I always go shopping \on Wednesday morning ich gehe jeden Mittwochvormittag einkaufen;
    \on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli
    18) ( at time of) bei +dat;
    \on his mother's death beim Tod seiner Mutter;
    \on your arrival/ departure bei Ihrer Ankunft/Abreise;
    \on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!;
    trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde;
    the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr;
    \on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich;
    \on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt;
    \on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof
    19) ( engaged in) bei +dat;
    we were on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42;
    he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen;
    \on business geschäftlich, beruflich;
    to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten
    to be \on sth etw nehmen;
    to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen;
    my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika;
    to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen
    21) ( paid by) auf +dat;
    they bought that TV \on credit sie kauften diesen Fernseher auf Kredit;
    we bought the furniture \on time wir kauften die Möbel auf Raten;
    ( Brit)
    she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, das der National Health Service die Kosten übernimmt ( fam);
    this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich;
    the drinks are \on me die Getränke gehen auf meine Rechnung
    22) ( added to) zusätzlich zu +dat;
    a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung
    23) ( connected to) an +dat;
    dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden;
    \on the phone (Aus, Brit) telefonisch [o am Telefon] erreichbar;
    we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon
    24) ( according to) auf +dat;
    \on the list auf der Liste;
    a point \on the agenda ein Punkt auf der Tagesordnung;
    to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden;
    \on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt;
    \on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr
    25) ( burdening) auf +dat;
    it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken;
    she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen;
    that lie has been \on his conscience er hatte wegen dieser Lüge ein schlechtes Gewissen
    26) ( sustained by) mit +dat, von +dat;
    does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?;
    what do mice live \on? wovon leben Mäuse?;
    he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln;
    I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche;
    people \on average salaries Menschen mit Durchschnittseinkommen;
    they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen;
    to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben;
    to go \on the dole stempeln gehen;
    to be \on sth (Brit, Aus) etw verdienen
    to go \on strike streiken;
    to set sth \on fire etw anzünden;
    crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu;
    to be \on sth ( undertake) etw machen;
    I'll be away \on a training course ich mache einen Ausbildungslehrgang;
    he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau;
    we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir gehen in zwei Wochen in Urlaub;
    I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht;
    to be \on the go ( Brit) ( fig) auf Trab sein;
    did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?
    I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort;
    the productivity figures are down \on last week's die Produktivitätszahlen sind dieselben wie letzte Woche;
    to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein;
    my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde
    to frown \on sth etw missbilligen;
    they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis;
    to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren;
    he cheated \on her twice er betrog sie zweimal after adj
    she was bent \on getting the job sie war entschlossen, die Stelle zu bekommen;
    don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm! after n
    criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben
    30) after vb ( as payment for) für +akk;
    I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben after n
    we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient;
    how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?
    this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir;
    the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma
    \on sb ohne jds Verschulden;
    she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte;
    the fire went out \on me das Feuer ging ohne ihr Zutun aus
    to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern;
    to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen
    the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen;
    wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border in Wellen überquerten die Flüchtlinge die Grenze
    35) (Aus, Brit) sports ( having points of)
    Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben
    PHRASES:
    to have blood \on one's hands Blut an den Händen haben;
    \on the board in Planung;
    to be \on sb's case [to do sth] (Am) jdn nerven [, damit er/sie etw tut] ( fam)
    \on the fly schnell;
    to be out \on a limb alleine dastehen;
    \on the shelf auf der langen Bank ( fig)
    we've had to put that project \on the shelf wir mussten das Projekt auf die lange Bank schieben ( fig)
    \on side loyal;
    to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben;
    \on a whim spontan, aus einer Laune heraus;
    to border \on sth an etw akk grenzen;
    to be \on it ( Aus) ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen ( fam), sich dat die Kanne geben;
    what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch ganz dicht? ( fam) adv
    1) ( in contact with) auf;
    make sure the top's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist;
    they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht;
    to screw sth \on etw anschrauben;
    I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest
    2) ( on body) an;
    put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!;
    with nothing \on nackt;
    to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen;
    to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren
    to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen;
    to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen;
    if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!;
    \on and \on immer weiter;
    the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf;
    we talked \on and \on wir redeten pausenlos
    4) ( in forward direction) vorwärts;
    would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?;
    time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht;
    from that day \on von diesem Tag an;
    they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt;
    later \on später;
    what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?;
    to move \on ( move forward) weitergehen;
    to urge sb \on jdn anspornen;
    I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte
    to be \on auf dem Programm stehen;
    are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?;
    what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?;
    there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film
    6) ( scheduled) geplant;
    is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?;
    I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor;
    I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen
    7) ( functioning) an;
    the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen;
    is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?;
    to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen;
    to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen;
    the \on switch der Einschalter;
    to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten;
    could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?
    8) ( aboard)
    the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on das Pferd galoppierte davon, sobald sie darauf saß;
    to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen
    you're \on! du bist dran!
    to be \on Dienst haben, im Dienst sein
    to be \on gut drauf sein ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    head \on frontal;
    side \on (Aus, Brit) seitlich;
    the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto;
    this way \on (Aus, Brit) auf diese Weise;
    it might fit better if you put it this way \on es passt vielleicht besser, wenn du es so anziehst;
    to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein;
    to be not \on (Brit, Aus) ( fam) nicht in Ordnung sein;
    \on and off;
    off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu;
    sideways \on (Aus, Brit) seitlich;
    to be well \on spät sein;
    to be \on (Am) aufpassen;
    to hang \on warten;
    to be \on about sth (Aus, Brit) dauernd über etw akk reden;
    I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nicht, wovon sie es dauernd hat ( fam)
    to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen;
    she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen;
    to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen;
    to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitz gekriegt haben ( fam)
    you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! ( fam) adj
    inv, attr (Am) ( good) gut;
    this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

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    back [bæk]
    vers l'arrière ⇒ 1 (a) re + verbe ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) de derrière ⇒ 2 (a) arrière ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (g) dos ⇒ 3 (a)-(c), 3 (e), 3 (f) fond ⇒ 3 (d) reculer ⇒ 4 (a), 5 (a) financer ⇒ 4 (b) parier sur ⇒ 4 (c)
    (a) (towards the rear) vers l'arrière, en arrière;
    ∎ he stepped back il a reculé d'un pas, il a fait un pas en arrière;
    ∎ I pushed back my chair j'ai reculé ma chaise;
    ∎ she tied her hair back elle a attaché ses cheveux;
    ∎ he glanced back il a regardé derrière lui;
    ∎ house set or standing back from the road maison écartée du chemin ou en retrait
    ∎ to come back revenir;
    ∎ to go back (return) retourner;
    ∎ to go or turn back (retrace footsteps) rebrousser chemin;
    ∎ American familiar to go back on sb (betray) doubler qn;
    ∎ we went back home nous sommes rentrés (à la maison);
    ∎ my headache's back j'ai de nouveau mal à la tête, mon mal de tête a recommencé;
    ∎ they'll be back on Monday ils rentrent ou ils seront de retour lundi;
    ∎ I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite;
    ∎ I'll be back (threat) vous me reverrez;
    ∎ we expect him back tomorrow il doit rentrer demain;
    ∎ as soon as you get back dès votre retour;
    ∎ is he back at work? a-t-il repris le travail?;
    ∎ he's just back from Moscow il arrive ou rentre de Moscou;
    ∎ we went to town and back nous avons fait un saut en ville;
    ∎ he went to his aunt's and back il a fait l'aller et retour chez sa tante;
    ∎ the trip to Madrid and back takes three hours il faut trois heures pour aller à Madrid et revenir;
    ∎ meanwhile, back in Washington entre-temps, à Washington;
    ∎ back home, there's no school on Saturdays chez moi ou nous, il n'y a pas d'école le samedi;
    ∎ Commerce the back-to-school sales les soldes fpl de la rentrée
    ∎ she wants her children back elle veut qu'on lui rende ses enfants;
    ∎ he went back to sleep il s'est rendormi;
    ∎ business soon got back to normal les affaires ont vite repris leur cours normal;
    ∎ miniskirts are coming back (in fashion) les minijupes reviennent à la mode
    ∎ six pages back six pages plus haut;
    ∎ back in the 17th century au 17ème siècle;
    ∎ as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;
    ∎ back in November déjà au mois de novembre;
    ∎ familiar ten years back il y a dix ans□
    (e) (in reply, in return)
    ∎ you should ask for your money back vous devriez demander un remboursement ou qu'on vous rembourse;
    ∎ I hit him back je lui ai rendu son coup;
    ∎ if you kick me I'll kick you back si tu me donnes un coup de pied, je te le rendrai;
    ∎ she smiled back at him elle lui a répondu par un sourire;
    ∎ to write back répondre (par écrit);
    ∎ to get one's own back (on sb) prendre sa revanche (sur qn);
    ∎ that's her way of getting back at you c'est sa façon de prendre sa revanche sur toi
    (a) (rear → door, garden) de derrière; (→ wheel) arrière (inv); (→ seat) arrière (inv), de derrière;
    ∎ the back legs of a horse les pattes fpl arrière d'un cheval;
    ∎ back entrance entrée f située à l'arrière;
    ∎ the back room is the quietest la pièce qui donne sur l'arrière est la plus calme;
    ∎ the back page of the newspaper la dernière page du journal;
    ∎ to put sth on the back burner remettre qch à plus tard
    (b) (quiet → lane, road) écarté, isolé
    (c) (overdue) arriéré
    (d) Linguistics (vowel) postérieur
    3 noun
    ∎ back pain mal m de dos;
    ∎ to have a back problem avoir des problèmes de dos;
    ∎ she carried her baby on her back elle portait son bébé sur son dos;
    ∎ I fell flat on my back je suis tombé à la renverse ou sur le dos;
    ∎ we lay on our backs nous étions allongés sur le dos;
    ∎ my back aches j'ai mal au dos;
    ∎ the cat arched its back le chat a fait le gros dos;
    ∎ I only saw them from the back je ne les ai vus que de dos;
    ∎ she sat with her back to the window elle était assise le dos tourné à la fenêtre;
    ∎ sitting with one's back to the light assis à contre-jour;
    ∎ he was sitting with his back to the wall il était assis, dos au mur;
    ∎ figurative to have one's back to the wall être au pied du mur;
    ∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn; figurative abandonner qn;
    ∎ when my back was turned quand j'avais le dos tourné;
    ∎ you had your back to me tu me tournais le dos;
    ∎ they have the police at their backs (in support) ils ont la police avec eux; (in pursuit) ils ont la police à leurs trousses;
    ∎ with an army at his back (supporting him) soutenu par une armée;
    ∎ to do sth behind sb's back faire qch dans le dos de qn;
    ∎ he laughs at you behind your back il se moque de vous quand vous avez le dos tourné ou dans votre dos;
    ∎ to talk about sb behind their back dire du mal de qn dans son dos;
    ∎ the decision was taken behind my back la décision a été prise derrière mon dos;
    ∎ he went behind my back to the boss il est allé voir le patron derrière mon dos ou à mon insu;
    ∎ to be flat on one's back (bedridden) être alité ou cloué au lit;
    ∎ familiar get off my back! fiche-moi la paix!;
    ∎ mind your backs! attention, s'il vous plaît!;
    ∎ the rich live off the backs of the poor les riches vivent sur le dos des pauvres;
    ∎ to put sb's back up énerver qn;
    ∎ to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch;
    ∎ familiar that's it, put your back into it! allez, un peu de nerf!;
    ∎ to put one's back out se faire mal au dos;
    ∎ I'll be glad to see the back of her je serai content de la voir partir ou d'être débarrassé d'elle
    (b) (part opposite the front → gen) dos m, derrière m; (→ of coat, shirt, door) dos m; (→ of vehicle, building, head) arrière m; (→ of train) queue f; (→ of book) fin f;
    ∎ to sit in the back (of car) monter à l'arrière;
    ∎ to sit at the back (of bus) s'asseoir à l'arrière;
    ∎ the carriage at the back of the train la voiture en queue de ou du train;
    ∎ at the back of the book à la fin du livre;
    ∎ the garden is out or round the back le jardin se trouve derrière la maison;
    ∎ the dress fastens at the back or American in back la robe s'agrafe dans le dos;
    ∎ there was an advert on the back of the bus il y avait une publicité à l'arrière du bus;
    ∎ familiar she's got a face like the back of a bus elle est moche comme un pou
    (c) (other side → of hand, spoon, envelope) dos m; (→ of carpet, coin, medal) revers m; (→ of fabric) envers m; (→ of page) verso m; Finance (→ of cheque) dos m, verso m;
    ∎ I know this town like the back of my hand je connais cette ville comme ma poche;
    ∎ familiar you'll feel the back of my hand in a minute! tu vas en prendre une!
    (d) (farthest from the front → of cupboard, room, stage) fond m;
    ∎ back of the mouth arrière-bouche f;
    ∎ back of the throat arrière-gorge f;
    ∎ we'd like a table at the or in the very back nous voudrions une table tout au fond;
    ∎ familiar in the back of beyond en pleine brousse, au diable vauvert;
    ∎ it was always there at the back of his mind that… l'idée ne le quittait pas que…;
    ∎ it's something to keep at the back of your mind c'est quelque chose à ne pas oublier;
    ∎ I've had it or it's been at the back of my mind for ages j'y pense depuis longtemps, ça fait longtemps que ça me travaille
    (e) (binding) dos m
    (f) (of chair) dos m, dossier m
    (g) Sport arrière m;
    ∎ (full) back arrière m;
    ∎ right/left back arrière m droit/gauche
    (a) (move backwards → bicycle, car) reculer; (→ horse) faire reculer; (→ train) refouler;
    ∎ I backed the car into the garage j'ai mis la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière;
    ∎ she backed him into the next room elle l'a fait reculer dans la pièce d'à côté
    (b) Commerce (support financially → company, venture) financer, commanditer; Finance (→ loan) garantir;
    ∎ Finance to back a bill avaliser ou endosser un effet
    (c) (encourage → efforts, person, venture) encourager, appuyer, soutenir; Politics (→ candidate, bill) soutenir;
    ∎ we backed her in her fight against racism nous l'avons soutenue dans sa lutte contre le racisme;
    (d) (bet on) parier sur, miser sur;
    ∎ Sport to back a winner (horse, team) parier ou miser sur un gagnant; Finance & Commerce (company, stock) bien placer son argent; figurative jouer la bonne carte;
    ∎ figurative to back the wrong horse parier ou miser sur le mauvais cheval
    (e) Textiles (strengthen, provide backing for → curtain, material) doubler; (→ picture, paper) renforcer
    (f) Music (accompany) accompagner
    (g) Nautical (sail) masquer
    (a) (go in reverse → car, train) faire marche arrière; (→ horse, person) reculer;
    ∎ the car backed into the driveway la voiture est entrée en marche arrière dans l'allée;
    ∎ I backed into my neighbour's car je suis rentré dans la voiture de mon voisin en reculant;
    ∎ I backed into a corner je me suis retiré dans un coin
    (b) (wind) tourner en sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre
    ∎ to go back and forth (person) faire des allées et venues; (machine, piston) faire un mouvement de va-et-vient;
    ∎ his eyes darted back and forth il regardait de droite à gauche
    devant derrière, à l'envers;
    ∎ you've got your pullover on back to front tu as mis ton pull devant derrière
    American derrière
    ►► Technology back boiler = ballon d'eau chaude situé derrière un foyer;
    Press back copy vieux numéro m;
    Australian & New Zealand back country campagne f, arrière-pays m inv;
    back door (of building) porte f de derrière; Finance financement m déguisé;
    ∎ figurative to get in through or by the back door être pistonné;
    (a) (of car, bus) arrière m; (of train) queue f
    (b) North of England (autumn) arrière-saison f, automne m;
    ∎ the back end of the year l'arrière-saison;
    Linguistics back formation dérivation f régressive;
    American back haul = trajet de retour d'un camion;
    Finance back interest arrérages mpl, intérêts mpl arriérés;
    Press back issue vieux numéro m;
    Golf the back nine les neuf derniers trous mpl;
    Press back number vieux numéro m;
    Banking back office back-office m;
    back office staff personnels mpl de back-office;
    Commerce back orders commandes fpl en souffrance;
    back page dernière page f;
    Football back pass passe f en retrait;
    back passage Anatomy rectum m; (alley) ruelle f;
    back pay rappel m de salaire;
    Cinema & Theatre back projection rétroprojection f;
    back rent arriéré m de loyer;
    back road petite route f;
    back room (in house) pièce f de derrière; (in shop) arrière-boutique f; (for research) laboratoire m de recherche secret;
    back seat siège m arrière;
    ∎ figurative to take a back seat (job, project) passer au second plan; (person) s'effacer;
    back shift (people) = équipe du soir;
    ∎ I hate the back shift je déteste être du soir;
    ∎ to work or be on the back shift être (de l'équipe) du soir;
    Linguistics back slang ≃ verlan m;
    back straight ligne f (droite) d'en face;
    back street petite rue f;
    ∎ I grew up in the back streets of Chicago j'ai été élevé dans les mauvais quartiers de Chicago;
    Horseracing back stretch (on race course) ligne f d'en face;
    American familiar back talk impertinence□ f, insolence□ f;
    Finance back taxes arriéré m d'impôts
    (a) (car) faire marche arrière
    (b) (person) (se) reculer;
    ∎ she backed away from him elle a reculé devant lui;
    ∎ figurative they have backed away from making a decision ils se sont abstenus de prendre une décision
    (accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière;
    ∎ he finally backed down on the issue of membership il a fini par céder sur la question de l'adhésion
    (a) (withdraw) reculer;
    ∎ familiar figurative back off, will you! fiche-moi la paix!, lâche-moi les baskets!
    (b) American (accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière
    (have back facing towards) donner sur (à l'arrière);
    ∎ the house backs onto the river l'arrière de la maison donne sur la rivière
    (a) (car) sortir en marche arrière; (person) sortir à reculons
    (b) figurative (withdraw) se dérober, tirer son épingle du jeu;
    ∎ don't back out now! ne faites pas marche arrière maintenant!;
    ∎ they backed out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire;
    ∎ to back out of a contract se rétracter ou se retirer d'un contrat;
    ∎ he's trying to back out (of it) il voudrait se dédire
    ➲ back up
    (a) (car) faire marche arrière
    (b) (drain) se boucher; (water) refouler
    (a) (car, horse) faire reculer; (train) refouler
    (b) (support → claim, story) appuyer, soutenir; (→ person) soutenir, épauler, seconder;
    ∎ to back sb up in an argument donner raison à qn;
    ∎ her story is backed up by eye witnesses sa version des faits est confirmée par des témoins oculaires;
    ∎ he backed this up with a few facts il a étayé ça avec quelques faits
    (c) Computing (data, file) sauvegarder
    ∎ traffic is backed up for 5 miles ≃ il y a un embouteillage sur 8 km
    Computing sauvegarder
    ✾ Film 'Back to the Future' Zemeckis 'Retour vers le futur'

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    break [breɪk]
    casser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) briser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (i), 1 (j) fracturer ⇒ 1 (b) enfoncer ⇒ 1 (e) violer, enfreindre ⇒ 1 (f) rompre ⇒ 1 (h) couper ⇒ 1 (h) ruiner ⇒ 1 (k) amortir ⇒ 1 (l) se casser ⇒ 2 (a) se briser ⇒ 2 (a) se fracturer ⇒ 2 (b) cassure, brisure ⇒ 3 (a) fissure, fente ⇒ 3 (b) ouverture ⇒ 3 (c) interruption ⇒ 3 (d) pause ⇒ 3 (e) évasion ⇒ 3 (f) chance ⇒ 3 (g) changement ⇒ 3 (h)
    (pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])
    (a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) casser, briser; (→ branch, lace, string, egg, toy) casser;
    ∎ break the stick in two cassez le bâton en deux;
    ∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux;
    ∎ to get broken se casser;
    ∎ to break a safe forcer un coffre-fort;
    ∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;
    ∎ figurative to break bread with sb partager le repas de qn;
    ∎ figurative to break sb's heart briser le cœur à qn;
    ∎ Ross broke her heart Ross lui a brisé le cœur;
    ∎ it breaks my heart to see her unhappy ça me brise le cœur de la voir malheureuse;
    ∎ figurative to break the ice rompre ou briser la glace
    (b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;
    ∎ to break one's leg se casser ou se fracturer la jambe;
    ∎ to break one's neck se casser ou se rompre le cou;
    ∎ the fall broke his back la chute lui a brisé les reins;
    ∎ familiar figurative they broke their backs trying to get the job done ils se sont éreintés à finir le travail;
    ∎ familiar we've broken the back of the job nous avons fait le plus gros du travail;
    ∎ familiar I'll break his neck if I catch him doing it again! je lui tords le cou si je le reprends à faire ça!;
    ∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)
    (c) (render inoperable → appliance, machine) casser;
    ∎ you've broken the TV tu as cassé la télé
    (d) (cut surface of → ground) entamer; (→ skin) écorcher; Law (seals → illegally) briser; (legally) lever;
    ∎ the seal on the coffee jar was broken le pot de café avait été ouvert;
    ∎ the skin isn't broken la peau n'est pas écorchée;
    ∎ to break new or fresh ground innover, faire œuvre de pionnier;
    ∎ scientists are breaking new or fresh ground in cancer research les savants font une percée dans la recherche contre le cancer
    ∎ the river broke its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit;
    ∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;
    ∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface
    (f) Law (violate → law, rule) violer, enfreindre; (→ speed limit) dépasser; (→ agreement, treaty) violer; (→ contract) rompre; (→ promise) manquer à; Religion (→ commandment) désobéir à; (→ Sabbath) ne pas respecter;
    ∎ she broke her appointment with them elle a annulé son rendez-vous avec eux;
    ∎ he broke his word to her il a manqué à la parole qu'il lui avait donnée;
    ∎ Law to break parole = commettre un délit qui entraîne la révocation de la mise en liberté conditionnelle;
    ∎ Military to break bounds violer la consigne
    (g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law
    ∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);
    ∎ to break camp lever le camp;
    ∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert
    (h) (interrupt → fast, monotony, spell) rompre; Electricity (→ circuit, current) couper; Typography (→ word, page) couper;
    ∎ we broke our journey at Brussels nous avons fait une étape à Bruxelles;
    ∎ a cry broke the silence un cri a déchiré ou percé le silence;
    ∎ the plain was broken only by an occasional small settlement la plaine n'était interrompue que par de rares petits hameaux;
    ∎ Military to break step rompre le pas
    (i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;
    ∎ the new offer broke the deadlock la nouvelle proposition a permis de sortir de l'impasse;
    ∎ he's tried to stop smoking but he can't break the habit il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer mais il n'arrive pas à se débarrasser ou se défaire de l'habitude;
    ∎ to break sb of a habit corriger ou guérir qn d'une habitude;
    ∎ to break oneself of a habit se corriger ou se défaire d'une habitude
    (j) (wear down, destroy → enemy) détruire; (→ person, will, courage, resistance) briser; (→ witness) réfuter; (→ health) abîmer; (→ alibi) écarter;
    ∎ torture did not break him or his spirit il a résisté à la torture;
    ∎ this scandal could break them ce scandale pourrait signer leur perte;
    ∎ the experience will either make or break him l'expérience lui sera ou salutaire ou fatale
    (k) (bankrupt) ruiner;
    ∎ her new business will either make or break her sa nouvelle affaire la rendra riche ou la ruinera;
    ∎ to break the bank (exhaust funds) faire sauter la banque;
    ∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!
    (l) (soften → fall) amortir, adoucir;
    ∎ we planted a row of trees to break the wind nous avons planté une rangée d'arbres pour couper le vent
    (m) (reveal, tell) annoncer, révéler;
    ∎ break it to her gently annonce-le lui avec ménagement
    (n) (beat, improve on) battre;
    ∎ to break a record battre un record;
    ∎ the golfer broke 90 le golfeur a dépassé le score de 90
    (o) (solve → code) déchiffrer
    ∎ to break sb's service (in tennis) prendre le service de qn;
    ∎ Hingis was broken in the fifth game Hingis a perdu son service dans le cinquième jeu
    (q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;
    ∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?
    (r) (horse) dresser
    (t) Nautical (flag) déferler
    ∎ to break wind lâcher un vent
    (a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) se casser, se briser; (→ branch, stick) se casser, se rompre; (→ lace, string, egg, toy) se casser;
    ∎ to break apart se casser ou se briser (en morceaux);
    ∎ the plate broke in two l'assiette s'est cassée en deux;
    ∎ to break into pieces se casser en morceaux;
    ∎ figurative her heart broke elle a eu le cœur brisé
    (b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;
    ∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;
    ∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?
    (c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;
    ∎ the dishwasher broke last week le lave-vaisselle est tombé en panne la semaine dernière
    (d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser, se dissiper; Military (→ troops) rompre les rangs; (→ ranks) se rompre
    ∎ to break free se libérer;
    ∎ the ship broke loose from its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres
    (f) (fail → health, person, spirit) se détériorer;
    ∎ the witness broke under questioning le témoin a craqué au cours de l'interrogatoire;
    ∎ she or her spirit did not break elle ne s'est pas laissée abattre;
    ∎ their courage finally broke leur courage a fini par les abandonner
    (g) (take a break) faire une pause;
    ∎ let's break for coffee arrêtons-nous pour prendre un café
    (h) (arise suddenly → day) se lever, poindre; (→ dawn) poindre; Press & Television (→ news) être annoncé; (→ scandal, war) éclater
    (i) (move suddenly) se précipiter, foncer
    (j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater
    (k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;
    ∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait
    (l) (wave) déferler;
    ∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers
    ∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux
    (n) American familiar (happen) se passer□, arriver□ ;
    ∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer
    (o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer
    (p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;
    ∎ break! break!, stop!
    (q) Sport (ball) dévier
    (r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit
    ∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais
    3 noun
    (a) (in china, glass) cassure f, brisure f; (in wood) cassure f, rupture f; Medicine (in bone, limb) fracture f; figurative (with friend, group) rupture f; (in marriage) séparation f;
    ∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;
    ∎ the break with her husband was a painful experience ça a été très pénible pour elle quand elle s'est séparée de son mari;
    ∎ her break with the party in 1968 sa rupture avec le parti en 1968;
    ∎ to make a clean break with the past rompre avec le passé
    (b) (crack) fissure f, fente f
    (c) (gap → in hedge, wall) trouée f, ouverture f; Geology (→ in rock) faille f; (→ in line) interruption f, rupture f; Typography (→ in word) césure f; (→ in pagination) fin f de page;
    ∎ a break in the clouds une éclaircie
    (d) (interruption → in conversation) interruption f, pause f; (→ in payment) interruption f, suspension f; (→ in trip) arrêt m; (→ in production) suspension f, rupture f; (→ in series) interruption f; Literature & Music pause f; (in jazz) break m;
    ∎ guitar break (in rock) (courte) improvisation f de guitare;
    ∎ Electricity a break in the circuit une coupure de courant;
    ∎ Radio a break for commercials, a (commercial) break un intermède de publicité; Television un écran publicitaire, une page de publicité;
    ∎ Television a break in transmission une interruption des programmes (due à un incident technique)
    (e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;
    ∎ let's take a break on fait une pause?;
    ∎ we worked all morning without a break nous avons travaillé toute la matinée sans nous arrêter;
    ∎ he drove for three hours without a break il a conduit trois heures de suite;
    ∎ you need a break (short rest) tu as besoin de faire une pause; (holiday) tu as besoin de vacances;
    ∎ an hour's break for lunch une heure de pause pour le déjeuner;
    ∎ lunch break pause f de midi;
    ∎ do you get a lunch break? tu as une pause à midi?;
    ∎ a weekend in the country makes a pleasant break un week-end à la campagne fait du bien;
    ∎ familiar give me a break! (don't talk nonsense) dis pas n'importe quoi!; (stop nagging) fiche-moi la paix!
    (f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;
    ∎ Law jail break évasion f (de prison);
    ∎ she made a break for the woods elle s'est élancée vers le bois;
    ∎ to make a break for it prendre la fuite
    (g) familiar (opportunity) chance□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;
    ∎ you get all the breaks! tu en as du pot!;
    ∎ to have a lucky break avoir de la veine;
    ∎ to have a bad break manquer de veine;
    ∎ this could be your big break ça pourrait être la chance de ta vie;
    ∎ she's never had an even break in her life rien n'a jamais été facile dans sa vie;
    ∎ give him a break donne-lui une chance; (he won't do it again) donne-lui une seconde chance
    (h) (change) changement m;
    ∎ a break in the weather un changement de temps;
    ∎ the decision signalled a break with tradition la décision marquait une rupture avec la tradition
    (i) (carriage) break m
    ∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube
    ∎ to have a service break or a break (of serve) (in tennis) avoir une rupture de service (de l'adversaire);
    ∎ to have two break points (in tennis) avoir deux balles de break;
    ∎ he made a 70 break (in snooker, pool etc) il a fait une série de 70
    ►► Computing break character caractère m d'interruption;
    Computing break key touche f d'interruption
    (a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;
    ∎ I broke away from the crowd je me suis éloigné de la foule;
    ∎ he broke away from her grasp il s'est dégagé de son étreinte
    (b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;
    ∎ a group of MPs broke away from the party un groupe de députés a quitté le parti;
    ∎ as a band they have broken away from traditional jazz leur groupe a (complètement) rompu avec le jazz traditionnel
    (c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton
    détacher;
    ∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs
    (in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service
    (a) (vehicle, machine) tomber en panne;
    ∎ the car has broken down la voiture est en panne
    (b) (fail → health) se détériorer; (→ authority) disparaître; (→ argument, system, resistance) s'effondrer; (→ negotiations, relations, plan) échouer;
    ∎ radio communications broke down le contact radio a été coupé;
    ∎ their marriage is breaking down leur mariage se désagrège
    ∎ to break down in tears fondre en larmes
    (d) (divide) se diviser;
    ∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties
    (e) Chemistry se décomposer;
    ∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch
    (a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;
    ∎ we must break down old prejudices il faut mettre fin aux vieux préjugés
    (b) (analyse → idea, statistics) analyser; (→ reasons) décomposer; (→ account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (→ bill, estimate) détailler; (→ substance) décomposer;
    ∎ the problem can be broken down into three parts le problème peut se décomposer en trois parties
    literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement
    (a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;
    ∎ a month should be enough to break you in to the job un mois devrait suffire pour vous faire ou vous habituer au métier
    (b) (clothing) porter (pour user);
    ∎ I want to break these shoes in je veux que ces chaussures se fassent
    (c) (knock down → door) enfoncer
    (a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction
    (b) (speaker) interrompre;
    ∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch
    (a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;
    ∎ they broke into the safe ils ont fracturé ou forcé le coffre-fort;
    ∎ they've been broken into three times ils se sont fait cambrioler trois fois
    ∎ the audience broke into applause le public s'est mis à applaudir;
    ∎ to break into a run/sprint se mettre à courir/à sprinter;
    ∎ the horse broke into a gallop le cheval a pris le galop
    (c) (conversation) interrompre
    (d) (start to spend → savings) entamer;
    ∎ I don't want to break into a £20 note je ne veux pas entamer un billet de 20 livres
    (e) Commerce (market) percer sur;
    ∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais
    (a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;
    ∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)
    (b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;
    ∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;
    ∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;
    ∎ to break off for ten minutes prendre dix minutes de pause;
    ∎ to break off for lunch s'arrêter pour déjeuner
    ∎ she's broken off with him elle a rompu avec lui
    (a) (separate) détacher, casser;
    ∎ to break sth off sth casser ou détacher qch de qch
    (b) (end → agreement, relationship) rompre;
    ∎ they've broken off their engagement ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles;
    ∎ to break it off (with sb) rompre (avec qn);
    ∎ Italy had broken off diplomatic relations with Libya l'Italie avait rompu ses relations diplomatiques avec la Libye
    (door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir□, déboucher□ ;
    ∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure
    (a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher
    ∎ to break out in spots or in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons;
    ∎ to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer;
    ∎ she broke out in a cold sweat elle s'est mise à avoir des sueurs froides
    (c) (escape) s'échapper;
    ∎ to break out from or of prison s'évader (de prison);
    ∎ we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux
    (bottle, champagne) ouvrir
    (sun) percer;
    ∎ I broke through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;
    ∎ the troops broke through enemy lines les troupes ont enfoncé les lignes ennemies;
    ∎ she eventually broke through his reserve elle a fini par le faire sortir de sa réserve
    percer; figurative & Military faire une percée;
    ∎ figurative his hidden feelings tend to break through in his writing ses sentiments cachés tendent à transparaître ou percer dans ses écrits
    (a) (divide up → rocks) briser, morceler; Law (→ property) morceler; (→ soil) ameublir; (→ bread, cake) partager;
    ∎ she broke the loaf up into four pieces elle a rompu ou partagé la miche en quatre;
    ∎ illustrations break up the text le texte est aéré par des illustrations
    (b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer
    (c) (end → fight, party) mettre fin à, arrêter; Commerce & Law (→ conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; Commerce (→ company) scinder; Politics (→ coalition) briser, rompre; Administration (→ organization) dissoudre; (→ empire) démembrer; (→ family) séparer;
    ∎ his drinking broke up their marriage le fait qu'il buvait a brisé ou détruit leur mariage
    (d) (disperse → crowd) disperser;
    ∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!
    (e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;
    ∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée
    ∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!
    (a) (split into pieces → road, system) se désagréger; (→ ice) craquer, se fissurer; (→ ship) se disloquer;
    ∎ the ship broke up on the rocks le navire s'est disloqué sur les rochers
    (b) (come to an end → meeting, party) se terminer, prendre fin; (→ partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (→ talks, negotiations) cesser;
    ∎ when the meeting broke up à l'issue ou à la fin de la réunion;
    ∎ their marriage broke up leur mariage n'a pas marché
    (c) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre;
    ∎ she broke up with her boyfriend elle a rompu avec son petit ami;
    ∎ they've broken up ils se sont séparés
    (d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer
    ∎ we break up for Christmas on the 22nd les vacances de Noël commencent le 22;
    ∎ when do we break up? quand est-ce qu'on est en vacances?
    (g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire
    (a) (end association with → person, organization) rompre avec;
    ∎ the defeat caused many people to break with the party la défaite a poussé beaucoup de gens à rompre avec le parti
    (b) (depart from → belief, values) rompre avec;
    ∎ she broke with tradition by getting married away from her village elle a rompu avec la tradition en ne se mariant pas dans son village

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  • 118 jump

    jump [dʒʌmp]
    saut ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) bond ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) hausse ⇒ 1 (b) obstacle ⇒ 1 (c) prise ⇒ 1 (e) sauter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 3 (a), 3 (d) faire sauter ⇒ 2 (b) bondir ⇒ 3 (a) sursauter ⇒ 3 (b) monter en flèche ⇒ 3 (c)
    1 noun
    (a) (leap, bound) saut m, bond m;
    ∎ she got up with a jump elle se leva d'un bond;
    ∎ figurative we need to keep one jump ahead of the competition nous devons garder une longueur d'avance sur nos concurrents;
    ∎ familiar to have the jump on sb avoir pris une longueur d'avance sur qn dès le départ;
    ∎ familiar to get the jump on sb devancer qn□ ;
    ∎ American familiar to be on the jump être pressé ou débordé;
    ∎ familiar go take a jump! va te faire voir (ailleurs)!, va te faire cuire un œuf!
    (b) (sharp rise) bond m, hausse f;
    ∎ there has been a sudden jump in house prices il y a eu une flambée des prix de l'immobilier;
    ∎ inflation took a sudden jump last month l'inflation a subitement augmenté le mois dernier
    (c) Horseriding (fence, obstacle) obstacle m
    (d) Computing saut m
    (e) (in board games) prise f (de pion)
    (a) (leap over) sauter;
    ∎ to jump a fence sauter ou franchir un obstacle;
    ∎ American to jump rope sauter à la corde;
    ∎ to jump a piece (in draughts) prendre un pion;
    ∎ figurative he jumped all the others in his field il a dépassé tout le monde dans sa spécialité
    (b) (horse) faire sauter;
    ∎ she jumped her horse over the stream elle a fait sauter ou franchir le ruisseau à son cheval
    (c) (omit, skip) sauter;
    ∎ to jump a line sauter une ligne
    (d) familiar (attack) sauter sur□, agresser□ ;
    ∎ two men jumped him in the park deux hommes lui ont sauté dessus dans le parc
    (e) familiar (leave, abscond from)
    ∎ to jump bail ne pas comparaître au tribunal□ (après avoir été libéré sous caution);
    ∎ also figurative to jump ship quitter le navire□ ;
    ∎ American the fugitive jumped town le fugitif a réussi à quitter la ville□
    ∎ to jump the queue ne pas attendre son tour, resquiller;
    ∎ she jumped the lights elle a grillé ou brûlé le feu (rouge)
    (g) esp American familiar to jump a train (not buy ticket for) voyager sans billet□
    ∎ he jumped a (mining) claim (took illegally) il s'est approprié une concession (minière)□
    (a) (leap) sauter, bondir;
    ∎ they jumped across the crevasse ils ont traversé la crevasse d'un bond;
    ∎ to jump back faire un bond en arrière;
    ∎ can you jump over the hedge? peux-tu sauter par-dessus la haie?;
    ∎ he jumped up, he jumped to his feet il se leva d'un bond;
    ∎ to jump to the ground sauter à terre;
    ∎ the frog jumped from stone to stone la grenouille bondissait de pierre en pierre;
    ∎ to jump for joy sauter de joie;
    ∎ she was jumping up and down with rage elle trépignait de rage;
    ∎ familiar jump to it! grouille!;
    ∎ familiar to jump down sb's throat (reply sharply to) rabrouer qn, rembarrer qn; (criticize) engueuler qn;
    ∎ American familiar to jump all over sb passer un savon à qn, engueuler qn;
    ∎ let's wait and see which way she jumps attendons de voir sa réaction, attendons de voir comment elle va réagir
    (b) (make a sudden movement → person) sursauter, tressauter; (→ record player needle, chisel, drill) sauter;
    ∎ the noise made her jump le bruit l'a fait sursauter;
    ∎ when the phone rang his heart jumped il tressaillit en entendant la sonnerie du téléphone;
    ∎ this record jumps ce disque saute;
    ∎ we nearly jumped out of our skins (from surprise) nous avons failli sauter au plafond; (from fear, shock) ça nous a fait un de ces coups
    (c) (rise sharply) monter ou grimper en flèche;
    ∎ prices jumped dramatically in 1974 les prix ont grimpé de façon spectaculaire en 1974
    (d) (go directly) sauter;
    ∎ he jumped from one topic to another il passait rapidement d'un sujet à un autre;
    ∎ to jump to conclusions tirer des conclusions hâtives;
    ∎ she immediately jumped to the conclusion that he was being unfaithful elle en a immédiatement conclu qu'il la trompait;
    ∎ I jumped to the third chapter je suis passé directement au troisième chapitre;
    ∎ the film then jumps to the present puis le film fait un saut jusqu'au présent;
    ∎ Computing to jump from one Web page to another passer d'une page Web à une autre
    (e) familiar (be lively) être très animé□ ;
    ∎ by nightfall the joint was jumping à la tombée de la nuit, ça chauffait dans la boîte
    ►► Sport jump ball (in basketball) entre-deux m inv;
    Cinema jump cut faux m raccord, saut m de montage;
    British jump jet Aviation avion m à décollage vertical;
    British jump leads câbles mpl de démarrage;
    American jump rope corde f à sauter;
    British jump seat strapontin m;
    jump shot (in basketball) tir m en suspension
    (a) (boat) monter à bord de
    (b) (campaign, bandwagon) se joindre à
    (a) (get on boat) embarquer
    (b) (join campaign, bandwagon)
    ∎ they've been campaigning for years but few people have jumped aboard ça fait des années qu'ils font campagne, mais ils ont fait peu d'adeptes;
    ∎ the anti-gun lobby received a boost when the State Governor jumped aboard le lobby qui fait campagne contre les armes à feu a été très aidé par l'adhésion du gouverneur
    sautiller; figurative (story, film) partir dans toutes les directions
    (offer, chance, suggestion) sauter sur, saisir;
    ∎ he jumped at the chance to go abroad il sauta sur l'occasion de partir à l'étranger
    (a) (into vehicle) monter; (into water, hole, ditch) sauter;
    ∎ go on, jump in! vas-y, monte!;
    ∎ if you want a lift, jump in! si tu veux que je te dépose, monte!;
    ∎ figurative to jump in at the deep end se jeter tête baissée dans les problèmes
    ∎ he jumped in to defend her il est intervenu pour la défendre, il est venu à sa rescousse□
    sauter dans;
    ∎ she jumped into her car elle a sauté dans sa voiture;
    ∎ to jump into bed with sb coucher avec qn tout de suite
    (a) (leap → from wall) sauter ( from de); (get off → from bicycle, bus, train, horse) descendre
    (b) Horseriding faire un barrage
    (leap from → wall) sauter de; (get off from → bicycle, bus, train, horse) descendre de;
    ∎ he jumped off the train (leapt from) il a sauté du train; (got off from) il est descendu du train;
    ∎ he jumped off the bridge il s'est jeté du haut du pont
    ➲ jump on
    (a) (bicycle, horse) sauter sur; (bus, train) monter dans; (person) sauter sur
    ∎ the boss jumps on every little mistake aucune faute n'échappe au patron;
    ∎ familiar to jump on sb (reprimand) passer un savon à qn
    (on to bicycle, horse) sauter dessus; (on to bus, train) monter
    (from hiding place) sortir d'un bond ( from de); (from high place) sauter; (from vehicle) descendre (of or from de);
    ∎ I'll jump out at the traffic lights je vais descendre au feu rouge;
    ∎ to jump out of bed sauter (à bas) du lit;
    ∎ to jump out of the window sauter par la fenêtre;
    ∎ to jump out of the bushes/one's hiding place bondir d'entre les buissons/de sa cachette;
    ∎ why did he jump out of the window? pourquoi a-t-il sauté par la fenêtre?;
    ∎ figurative the answer suddenly jumped out at me la réponse m'a subitement sauté aux yeux

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  • 119 pull

    pull [pʊl]
    fait de tirer ⇒ 1 (a) traction ⇒ 1 (b) résistance ⇒ 1 (c) attrait ⇒ 1 (d) influence ⇒ 1 (e) tirer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 3 (a) traîner ⇒ 2 (a) arracher ⇒ 2 (d) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (e) réussir ⇒ 2 (f)
    1 noun
    (a) (tug, act of pulling)
    ∎ to give sth a pull, to give a pull on sth tirer (sur) qch;
    ∎ give it a hard or good pull! tirez fort!;
    ∎ give it one more pull tire encore un coup;
    ∎ we'll need a pull to get out of the mud nous aurons besoin que quelqu'un nous remorque ou nous prenne en remorque pour nous désembourber;
    ∎ with a pull the dog broke free le chien tira sur sa laisse et s'échappa;
    ∎ she felt a pull at or on her handbag elle a senti qu'on tirait sur son sac à main;
    (b) (physical force → of machine) traction f; (→ of sun, moon, magnet) (force f) d'attraction f;
    ∎ the winch applies a steady pull le treuil exerce une traction continue;
    ∎ the gravitational pull is stronger on Earth la gravitation est plus forte sur Terre;
    ∎ we fought against the pull of the current nous luttions contre le courant qui nous entraînait
    (c) (resistance → of bowstring) résistance f;
    ∎ adjust the trigger if the pull is too stiff for you réglez la détente si elle est trop dure pour vous
    (d) (psychological, emotional attraction) attrait m;
    ∎ the pull of city life l'attrait m de la vie en ville;
    ∎ he resisted the pull of family tradition and went his own way il a résisté à l'influence de la tradition familiale pour suivre son propre chemin
    (e) familiar (influence, power) influence□ f, piston m;
    ∎ to have a lot of pull avoir le bras long;
    ∎ he has a lot of pull with the Prime Minister il a beaucoup d'influence sur le Premier ministre;
    ∎ his money gives him a certain political pull son argent lui confère une certaine influence ou un certain pouvoir politique;
    ∎ his father's pull got him in son père l'a pistonné
    ∎ it'll be a long pull to the summit la montée sera longue (et difficile) pour atteindre le sommet;
    ∎ it will be a hard pull upstream il faudra ramer dur pour remonter le courant;
    ∎ it's going to be a long uphill pull to make the firm profitable ça sera difficile de remettre l'entreprise à flot
    (g) (in rowing → stroke) coup m de rame ou d'aviron;
    ∎ with another pull he was clear of the rock d'un autre coup de rame, il évita le rocher
    (h) (at cigar) bouffée f; (at drink, bottle) gorgée f;
    ∎ to take a pull at or on one's beer boire ou prendre une gorgée de bière;
    ∎ to take a pull at or on one's cigarette/pipe tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe
    (i) (usu in cpds) (knob, handle) poignée f; (cord) cordon m; (strap) sangle f
    (j) (snag → in sweater) accroc m;
    ∎ my cardigan has a pull in it j'ai fait un accroc à mon cardigan
    (k) Typography épreuve f
    ∎ to be on the pull (man) chercher à lever une nana; (woman) chercher à lever un mec
    (a) (object → yank, tug) tirer; (→ drag) traîner; (person) tirer, entraîner;
    ∎ she pulled my hair elle m'a tiré les cheveux;
    ∎ to pull the blinds baisser les stores;
    ∎ to pull the British curtains or
    ∎ American drapes tirer ou fermer les rideaux;
    ∎ we pulled the heavy log across to the fire nous avons traîné la lourde bûche jusqu'au feu;
    ∎ pull the lamp towards you tirez la lampe vers vous;
    ∎ he pulled his chair closer to the fire il approcha sa chaise de la cheminée;
    ∎ she pulled the hood over her face elle abaissa le capuchon sur son visage;
    ∎ he pulled his hat over his eyes il enfonça ou rabattit son chapeau sur ses yeux;
    ∎ he pulled the steering wheel to the right il a donné un coup de volant à droite;
    ∎ to pull a drawer open ouvrir un tiroir;
    ∎ she came in and pulled the door shut behind her elle entra et ferma la porte derrière elle;
    ∎ pull the rope taut tendez la corde;
    ∎ pull the knot tight serrez le nœud;
    ∎ pull the tablecloth straight tendez la nappe;
    ∎ he pulled the wrapping from the package il arracha l'emballage du paquet;
    ∎ he pulled the sheets off the bed il enleva les draps du lit;
    ∎ she pulled her hand from mine elle retira (brusquement) sa main de la mienne;
    ∎ she pulled the box from his hands elle lui a arraché la boîte des mains;
    ∎ he was pulling her towards the exit il l'entraînait vers la sortie;
    ∎ he pulled her closer (to him) il l'a attirée plus près de lui;
    ∎ the current pulled us into the middle of the river le courant nous a entraînés au milieu de la rivière;
    ∎ he pulled himself onto the riverbank il se hissa sur la berge;
    ∎ figurative the sound of the doorbell pulled him out of his daydream le coup de sonnette l'a tiré de ou arraché à ses rêveries;
    ∎ figurative he was pulled off the first team on l'a écarté ou exclu de la première équipe;
    ∎ British familiar pull the other one (it's got bells on)! mon œil!, à d'autres!;
    ∎ to pull to bits or pieces (toy, appliance) démolir, mettre en morceaux; (book, flower) déchirer; figurative (book, play, person) démolir
    (b) (operate → lever, handle) tirer;
    ∎ pull the trigger appuyez ou pressez sur la détente
    (c) (tow, draw → load, trailer, carriage, boat) tirer, remorquer;
    ∎ carts pulled by mules des charrettes tirées par des mules;
    ∎ a suitcase with wheels that you pull behind you une valise à roulettes qu'on tire ou traîne derrière soi;
    ∎ the barges were pulled along the canals les péniches étaient halées le long des canaux
    (d) (take out → tooth) arracher, extraire; (→ weeds) arracher; (→ weapon) tirer, sortir;
    ∎ he pulled a dollar bill from his wad/wallet il a tiré un billet d'un dollar de sa liasse/sorti un billet d'un dollar de son portefeuille;
    ∎ he pulled a gun on me il a braqué un revolver sur moi;
    ∎ to pull a cork déboucher une bouteille;
    ∎ to have a tooth pulled se faire arracher une dent;
    ∎ it was like pulling teeth c'était pénible comme tout;
    ∎ getting him to talk is like pulling teeth! il faut lui arracher les mots de la bouche!;
    ∎ familiar can you pull that file for me? pourriez-vous me sortir ce dossier?□
    (e) (strain → muscle, tendon) se déchirer;
    ∎ she pulled a muscle elle s'est déchiré un muscle, elle s'est fait un claquage;
    ∎ a pulled muscle un claquage;
    ∎ my shoulder feels as if I've pulled something j'ai l'impression que je me suis froissé un muscle de l'épaule
    (f) familiar (bring off) réussir□ ;
    ∎ she has pulled several daring financial coups elle a réussi plusieurs opérations financières audacieuses;
    ∎ he pulled a big bank job in Italy il a réussi un hold-up de première dans une banque italienne;
    ∎ to pull a trick on sb jouer un tour à qn□ ;
    ∎ what are you trying to pull? qu'est-ce que tu es en train de combiner ou manigancer?□ ;
    ∎ don't try and pull anything! n'essayez pas de jouer au plus malin!;
    ∎ don't ever pull a stunt like that again ne me/nous/ etc refais jamais un tour comme ça□ ;
    ∎ to pull a fast one on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;
    ∎ American I pulled an all-nighter j'ai bossé toute la nuit
    ∎ to pull a horse retenir un cheval;
    ∎ also figurative to pull one's punches retenir ses coups, ménager son adversaire;
    ∎ figurative she didn't pull any punches elle n'y est pas allée de main morte
    (h) (in golf, tennis → ball) puller;
    ∎ to pull a shot puller
    (i) (in rowing → boat) faire avancer à la rame;
    ∎ he pulls a good oar c'est un bon rameur;
    ∎ the boat pulls eight oars c'est un bateau à huit avirons
    (k) Computing extraire
    (l) (gut → fowl) vider
    (m) familiar (withdraw) retirer□ ;
    ∎ people complained and they had to pull the commercial ils ont dû retirer la pub suite à des plaintes
    (n) familiar (attract → customers, spectators) attirer□ ;
    ∎ the festival pulled a big crowd le festival a attiré beaucoup de monde;
    ∎ how many votes will he pull? combien de voix va-t-il récolter?□
    (o) British (serve → draught beer) tirer;
    ∎ he pulls pints at the Crown il est barman au Crown
    (p) familiar (sexual partner) lever, emballer
    (a) (exert force, tug) tirer;
    ∎ pull harder! tirez plus fort!;
    ∎ to pull on or at a rope tirer sur un cordage;
    ∎ the bandage may pull when I take it off le pansement risque de vous tirer la peau quand je l'enlèverai;
    ∎ the steering pulls to the right la direction tire à droite;
    ∎ Cars the 2-litre model pulls very well le modèle 2 litres a de bonnes reprises;
    ∎ figurative they're pulling in different directions ils tirent à hue et à dia
    (b) (rope, cord)
    ∎ the rope pulled easily la corde filait librement
    (c) (go, move)
    ∎ pull into the space next to the Mercedes mettez-vous ou garez-vous à côté de la Mercedes;
    ∎ he pulled into the right-hand lane il a pris la file de droite;
    ∎ pull into the garage entrez dans le garage;
    ∎ when the train pulls out of the station quand le train quitte la gare;
    ∎ she pulled clear of the pack elle s'est détachée du peloton;
    ∎ he pulled clear of the traffic and sped on il est sorti du flot de la circulation et a accéléré;
    ∎ he pulled sharply to the left il a viré brutalement sur la gauche;
    ∎ the lorry pulled slowly up the hill le camion gravissait lentement la côte
    (d) (strain, labour → vehicle) peiner; (→ horse) tirer sur le mors;
    ∎ the engine's pulling le moteur fatigue ou peine
    (e) familiar (exert influence, give support)
    ∎ the head of personnel is pulling for you or on your behalf vous avez le chef du personnel derrière vous□
    (f) (snag → sweater) filer;
    ∎ my sweater's pulled in a couple of places mon pull a plusieurs mailles filées
    (g) (row) ramer;
    ∎ to pull for shore ramer vers la côte;
    ∎ to pull with a long stroke ramer à grands coups d'aviron
    ∎ did you pull last night? t'as levé une nana/un mec hier soir?
    ►► American pull date date f limite de vente;
    Marketing pull strategy stratégie f pull;
    pull tab (on can) anneau m, bague f
    (handle roughly → person) malmener; (→ object) tirer dans tous les sens, tirailler;
    ∎ stop pulling me about! mais lâche-moi donc!
    prendre de l'avance;
    ∎ to pull ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn
    (load, vehicle) tirer; (person) entraîner;
    ∎ he was pulling the suitcase along by the strap il tirait la valise derrière lui par la sangle;
    ∎ she pulled me along by my arm elle m'entraînait en me tirant par le bras
    (a) (take to pieces → machine, furniture) démonter;
    ∎ now you've pulled it all apart, are you sure you can fix it? maintenant que tu as tout démonté, es-tu sûr de pouvoir le réparer?
    (b) (destroy, break → object) mettre en morceaux ou en pièces; (→ clothing) déchirer; (body, flesh) déchiqueter;
    ∎ the wreck was pulled apart by the waves les vagues ont disloqué l'épave;
    ∎ tell him where it's hidden or he'll pull the place apart dites-lui où c'est (caché) sinon il va tout saccager
    (c) (criticize → essay, performance, theory) démolir; (→ person) éreinter
    (d) (separate → fighters, dogs) séparer; (→ papers) détacher, séparer
    (e) (make suffer) déchirer
    (furniture) se démonter, être démontable;
    ∎ the shelves simply pull apart les étagères se démontent sans outils
    (a) (cart, toy, suitcase) tirer derrière soi
    (b) (make turn) tourner, faire pivoter;
    ∎ he pulled the horse around il fit faire demi-tour à son cheval
    (a) (strain at, tug at) tirer sur;
    ∎ the dog pulled at the leash le chien tira sur la laisse;
    ∎ we pulled at the rope nous avons tiré sur la corde;
    ∎ I pulled at his sleeve je l'ai tiré par la manche;
    ∎ each pulled at an oar chacun tirait sur un aviron;
    ∎ the wind pulled at her hair le vent faisait voler ses cheveux
    (b) (suck → pipe, cigar) tirer sur;
    ∎ (→ bottle) he pulled at his bottle of beer il a bu une gorgée de bière
    (withdraw → covering, hand) retirer; (grab) arracher;
    ∎ she pulled her hand away elle retira ou ôta sa main;
    ∎ he pulled me away from the window il m'éloigna de la fenêtre;
    ∎ she pulled the book away from him elle lui arracha le livre
    (a) (withdraw → person) s'écarter;
    ∎ I put out my hand but she pulled away j'ai tendu la main vers elle mais elle s'est détournée;
    ∎ he had me by the arm but I managed to pull away il me tenait par le bras mais j'ai réussi à me dégager
    (b) (move off → vehicle, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler;
    ∎ the boat pulled away from the bank le bateau quitta la rive;
    ∎ the train pulled away from the station le train a quitté la gare;
    ∎ as the train began to pull away alors que le train s'ébranlait
    (c) (get ahead → runner, competitor) prendre de l'avance;
    ∎ she's pulling away from the pack elle prend de l'avance sur le peloton, elle se détache du peloton
    ∎ he pulled his hand back il retira ou ôta sa main;
    ∎ she pulled back the curtains elle ouvrit les rideaux;
    ∎ pull the lever back tirez le levier (vers l'arrière);
    ∎ he pulled me back from the railing il m'a éloigné de la barrière;
    ∎ to pull sb/a company back from the brink faire refaire surface à qn/une entreprise, tirer qn/une entreprise d'affaire
    (b) (withdraw → troops) retirer
    (a) (withdraw → troops, participant) se retirer;
    ∎ it's too late to pull back now il est trop tard pour se retirer ou pour faire marche arrière maintenant;
    ∎ they pulled back from committing themselves fully ils ont renoncé à s'engager complètement
    ∎ to pull back involuntarily avoir un mouvement de recul involontaire
    (c) (jib → horse, person) regimber
    (a) (lower → lever, handle) tirer (vers le bas); (→ trousers, veil) baisser; (→ suitcase, book) descendre; (→ blind, window) baisser;
    ∎ pull the blind/the window down baissez le store/la vitre;
    ∎ with his hat pulled down over his eyes son chapeau rabattu sur les yeux;
    ∎ she pulled her skirt down over her knees elle ramena sa jupe sur ses genoux;
    ∎ I pulled him down onto the chair je l'ai fait asseoir sur la chaise;
    ∎ he's pulling the whole team down il fait baisser le niveau de toute l'équipe;
    ∎ my marks in the oral exam will pull me down mes notes à l'oral vont baisser ou descendre ma moyenne
    (b) (demolish → house, wall) démolir, abattre;
    ∎ they're pulling down the whole neighbourhood ils démolissent tout le quartier;
    ∎ figurative it'll pull down the government ça va renverser le gouvernement
    (c) familiar (weaken → of illness) affaiblir□, abattre□ ; (depress) déprimer□, abattre□
    (d) American familiar (earn) gagner□, se faire
    (e) Computing (menu) dérouler
    (blind) descendre
    ➲ pull in
    (a) (line, fishing net) ramener;
    ∎ they pulled the rope in ils tirèrent la corde à eux;
    ∎ to pull sb in (into building, car) tirer qn à l'intérieur, faire entrer qn; (into water) faire tomber qn à l'eau
    (b) (stomach) rentrer;
    ∎ to pull oneself in rentrer son ventre
    (c) (attract → customers, investors, investment) attirer;
    ∎ the show's really pulling them in le spectacle attire les foules
    (d) familiar (earn → of person) gagner□, se faire; (→ of business) rapporter□
    (e) familiar (arrest) arrêter□, embarquer;
    ∎ they pulled him in for questioning ils l'ont arrêté pour l'interroger
    (f) (stop → horse) retenir, tirer les rênes de;
    ∎ to pull one's car in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;
    ∎ to be pulled in for speeding être arrêté pour excès de vitesse
    (vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ park) se garer; (→ move to side of road) se rabattre; (arrive → train) entrer en gare;
    ∎ I pulled in for petrol je me suis arrêté pour prendre de l'essence;
    ∎ the car in front pulled in to let me past la voiture devant moi s'est rabattue pour me laisser passer;
    ∎ pull in here arrête-toi là;
    ∎ to pull in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;
    ∎ the express pulled in two hours late l'express est arrivé avec deux heures de retard
    (a) (clothes, boots, ring) enlever, retirer; (cover, bandage, knob, wrapping) enlever; (page from calendar, sticky backing) détacher;
    ∎ to pull the sheets off the bed retirer ou enlever les draps du lit;
    ∎ I pulled her hat off je lui ai enlevé son chapeau; (more violently) je lui ai arraché son chapeau
    (b) familiar (accomplish → deal, stratagem, mission, shot) réussir□ ; (→ press conference, negotiations) mener à bien□ ; (→ plan) réaliser□ ; (→ prize) décrocher, gagner□ ;
    ∎ the deal will be difficult to pull off cette affaire ne sera pas facile à négocier;
    ∎ will she (manage to) pull it off? est-ce qu'elle va y arriver?;
    ∎ he pulled it off il a réussi
    ∎ to pull sb off branler qn;
    ∎ to pull oneself off se branler
    (a) (move off) démarrer; (after halt) redémarrer
    (b) (stop) s'arrêter; (leave main road) quitter la route;
    ∎ he pulled off onto a side road il bifurqua sur une petite route;
    ∎ there's no place to pull off il n'y a pas de place pour s'arrêter
    ∎ the lid simply pulls off il suffit de tirer pour enlever le couvercle;
    ∎ the top pulls off to reveal… le dessus se retire et on peut voir…
    ➲ pull on
    (clothes, boots, pillow slip) mettre, enfiler
    (a) (tug at → rope, handle etc) tirer sur
    (b) (draw on → cigarette, pipe) tirer sur
    (a) (remove → tooth, hair, weeds) arracher; (→ splinter, nail) enlever; (→ plug, cork) ôter, enlever; (produce → wallet, weapon) sortir, tirer;
    ∎ she pulled a map out of her bag elle a sorti une carte de son sac;
    ∎ he pulled a page out of his notebook il a déchiré une feuille de son carnet;
    ∎ pull the paper gently out of the printer retirez doucement le papier de l'imprimante;
    ∎ to pull a nail out of a plank arracher un clou d'une planche;
    ∎ the tractor pulled us out of the mud/ditch le tracteur nous a sortis de la boue/du fossé;
    ∎ to pull the country out of recession (faire) sortir le pays de la récession;
    ∎ to pull sb out of a tight spot tirer qn d'un mauvais pas;
    ∎ familiar to pull out all the stops (to do sth) faire le maximum (pour faire qch)
    (b) (draw towards one → drawer, leaf of table, shelf) tirer; (unfold) déplier;
    ∎ pull the bed out from the wall écartez le lit du mur;
    ∎ he pulled a chair out from under the table il a écarté une chaise de la table
    (c) (withdraw → troops, contestant) retirer;
    ∎ the battalion was pulled out of the border area le bataillon a été retiré de la région frontalière;
    ∎ he threatened to pull the party out of the coalition il menaça de retirer le parti de la coalition
    (d) Computing (select, produce → data) sortir
    (a) (withdraw → troops, ally, participant) se retirer; (→ company from project, buyer) se désister; (→ company from place) quitter une/la région/ville/ etc;
    ∎ when they pulled out of Vietnam quand ils se sont retirés du Viêt-nam;
    ∎ she's pulling out of the election elle retire sa candidature;
    ∎ they've pulled out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire
    (b) (move off → car, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler; (move out to overtake) déboîter;
    ∎ she was pulling out of the garage elle sortait du garage;
    ∎ he pulled out to overtake il a déboîté pour doubler;
    ∎ a truck suddenly pulled out in front of me soudain, un camion m'a coupé la route;
    ∎ to pull out into traffic s'engager dans la circulation;
    ∎ Aviation to pull out of a dive sortir d'un piqué, se rétablir
    ∎ to pull out of a recession/a crisis sortir de la récession/d'une crise
    (d) (be extendible or detachable → drawer) s'ouvrir; (→ handle) s'allonger; (→ map) se déplier;
    ∎ the sofa pulls out into a bed le canapé se transforme en lit;
    ∎ the shelves pull out on peut retirer les étagères;
    ∎ the table top pulls out c'est une table à rallonges
    ∎ pull the chair over to the window amenez la chaise près de la fenêtre;
    ∎ she pulled the dish over and helped herself elle a tiré le plat vers ou à elle et s'est servie
    (b) (make fall → pile, person, table) faire tomber, renverser;
    ∎ watch out you don't pull that lamp over fais attention de ne pas faire tomber cette lampe
    (c) (usu passive) (stop → vehicle, driver) arrêter;
    ∎ I got pulled over for speeding je me suis fait arrêter pour excès de vitesse
    (vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ move to side of road) se ranger, se rabattre;
    ∎ pull over and let the fire engine past rangez-vous ou rabattez-vous sur le côté et laissez passer les pompiers
    (b) (revive) ranimer;
    ∎ a drop of brandy will pull her round un peu de cognac la remettra ou remontera
    (regain consciousness) revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance; (recover) se remettre
    (a) (draw through → rope, thread) faire passer;
    ∎ pull the needle through to the other side faites sortir l'aiguille de l'autre côté
    (b) (help survive or surmount) tirer d'affaire;
    ∎ he says his faith pulled him through il dit que c'est sa foi qui lui a permis de s'en sortir
    (recover) s'en sortir, s'en tirer
    (shut → door, gate) fermer
    (a) (place together, join) joindre
    (b) (organize → demonstration, rescue team) organiser; (prepare) préparer;
    ∎ I've pulled together a few suggestions j'ai préparé ou noté quelques propositions
    (c) to pull oneself together se reprendre, se ressaisir;
    ∎ pull yourself together! ressaisissez-vous!, ne vous laissez pas aller!
    (a) (on rope) tirer ensemble; (on oars) ramer à l'unisson;
    ∎ pull together! (in rowing) avant partout!
    (b) (combine efforts, cooperate) concentrer ses efforts, agir de concert;
    ∎ we've all got to pull together on this one il faut que nous nous y mettions tous ensemble, il faut que nous nous attelions tous ensemble à la tâche
    ➲ pull up
    (a) (draw upwards → trousers, sleeve, blanket, lever) remonter; (→ blind) hausser, lever; (→ skirt) retrousser, relever; (hoist oneself) hisser;
    ∎ they pulled the boat up onto the beach ils ont tiré le bateau sur la plage;
    ∎ she pulled herself up onto the ledge elle s'est hissée sur le rebord;
    ∎ to pull one's socks up tirer ou remonter ses chaussettes; familiar figurative se remuer, s'activer
    (b) (move closer → chair) approcher;
    ∎ I pulled a chair up to the desk j'ai approché une chaise du bureau;
    ∎ why don't you pull up a chair and join us? prenez donc une chaise et joignez-vous à nous!;
    ∎ he pulled the crate up to the scales il a traîné la caisse jusqu'à la balance
    (c) (uproot → weeds) arracher; (→ bush, stump, tree) arracher, déraciner; (rip up → floorboards) arracher
    (d) (stop → person, vehicle, horse) arrêter; (check → person) retenir;
    ∎ to be pulled up (by the police) se faire arrêter (par un agent);
    ∎ his warning pulled me up short je me suis arrêté net lorsqu'il m'a crié de faire attention;
    ∎ he was about to tell them everything but I pulled him up (short) il était sur le point de tout leur dire mais je lui ai coupé la parole
    (e) familiar (improve → score, mark) améliorer□ ; (→ average) remonter□ ;
    ∎ his good marks in maths pulled him up again ses bonnes notes en maths ont remonté sa moyenne
    (f) British familiar (rebuke) réprimander□, enguirlander;
    ∎ he was pulled up for being late il s'est fait enguirlander pour être arrivé en retard;
    ∎ if your work is sloppy, they'll pull you up on it si ton travail est bâclé, tu vas te faire taper sur les doigts
    (a) (stop) s'arrêter;
    ∎ as I was pulling up at the red light alors que j'allais m'arrêter au feu rouge;
    ∎ pull up at or outside the main entrance arrêtez-vous devant l'entrée principale;
    ∎ to pull up short s'arrêter net ou brusquement
    (b) familiar (ease up) se détendre□, se relâcher□
    (c) (draw even) rattraper;
    ∎ to pull up with sb rattraper qn;
    ∎ Sun Boy is pulling up on the outside! Sun Boy remonte à l'extérieur!
    (d) (improve → student, athlete, performance) s'améliorer

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    عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة)‏ \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن)‏ \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ)‏ \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى)‏ \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب)‏ \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل)‏ \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle.

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