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sort [sɔ:t]1 noun∎ a hat with a sort of veil un chapeau avec une sorte ou une espèce ou un genre de voile;∎ it's a strange sort of film c'est un drôle de film;∎ it's a different sort of problem c'est un autre type de problème;∎ the trees formed a sort of arch les arbres formaient comme une arche;∎ I've got a sort of feeling about what the result will be j'ai comme un pressentiment sur ce que sera le résultat;∎ I think that he's some sort of specialist or that he's a specialist of some sort je crois que c'est un genre de spécialiste;∎ she's not the sort (of woman) to let you down elle n'est pas du genre à vous laisser tomber;∎ this or familiar these sort of people les gens de cette espèce, ces gens-là;∎ they're not our sort (of people) nous ne sommes pas du même monde;∎ I know your sort! les gens de ton espèce, je les connais!;∎ there's too much of this sort of thing going on il se passe trop de choses de ce genre;∎ good luck, and all that sort of thing! bonne chance, et tout et tout!;∎ what sort of fish are we having? qu'est-ce qu'on mange comme poisson?;∎ what sort of washing machine have you got? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme (marque de) machine à laver?;∎ what sort of dog is that? qu'est-ce que c'est comme chien ou comme race de chien?;∎ what sort of woman is she? quel genre de femme est-ce?;∎ what sort of girl do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;∎ what sort of way is that to speak to your grandmother? en voilà une façon de parler à ta grand-mère!;∎ what sort of day did you have? comment s'est passée ta journée?;∎ that's my sort of holiday voilà des vacances comme je les aime;∎ all sorts of people des gens de toutes sortes;∎ you get all sorts at these parties on rencontre toutes sortes de gens dans ces soirées;∎ there are all sorts of materials to choose from on peut choisir parmi toutes sortes de matériaux;∎ I've heard all sorts of good things about you j'ai entendu dire beaucoup de bien de vous;∎ to be out of sorts (a little unwell) ne pas être dans son assiette; (in a bad mood) être de mauvaise humeur;∎ something of the sort or of that sort quelque chose de pareil ou de semblable ou dans ce genre-là;∎ I said nothing of the sort! je n'ai rien dit de pareil ou de tel!;∎ you were drunk last night - I was nothing of the sort! tu étais ivre hier soir - absolument pas! ou mais pas du tout!;∎ proverb it takes all sorts (to make a world) il faut de tout pour faire un monde∎ she's a good or decent sort (young woman) c'est une brave fille; (older woman) c'est une brave femme;∎ he's not a bad sort ce n'est pas le mauvais cheval∎ the program will do an alphabetical sort le programme exécutera un tri alphabétique;∎ sort routine routine f de tri;∎ familiar I've had a sort through all the winter clothes j'ai trié tous les vêtements d'hiver□∎ to sort mail trier le courrier;∎ I've sorted the index cards into alphabetical order j'ai classé ou trié les fiches par ordre alphabétique;∎ they were sorting the shirts according to colour ils triaient les chemises selon leur couleur;∎ sort the cards into two piles répartissez les cartes en deux piles;∎ sort the letters into urgent and less urgent répartissez les lettres entre celles qui sont urgentes et celles qui le sont moins;∎ help me sort the good fruit from the bad aidez-moi à séparer les bons fruits des mauvais;∎ Computing to sort sth in ascending/descending order trier qch par ordre croissant/décroissant∎ they served us champagne of sorts or of a sort ils nous ont servi une espèce de champagne;∎ a peace/solution of sorts un semblant de paix/de solution;∎ they live in a home of sorts ils habitent dans une maison, si on peut appeler ça une maison∎ familiar I sort of expected it to rain je m'attendais un peu à ce qu'il pleuve□ ;∎ I'm sort of glad that I missed them je suis plutôt content de les avoir ratés;∎ it's sort of big and round c'est du genre grand et rond;∎ it's sort of heavy c'est un peu lourd, c'est plutôt lourd□ ;∎ he sort of apologized d'une certaine façon, il s'est excusé□ ;∎ did you hit him? - well, sort of tu l'as frappé? - en quelque sorte, oui□(a) (separate) séparer;∎ to sort out the foreign stamps from the British ones séparer les timbres étrangers des timbres britanniques(b) (select and set aside) trier;∎ I've been sorting out some books for you to take j'ai trié quelques livres pour que tu les emportes;∎ we've already sorted out the likely candidates from the rest nous avons déjà trié les candidats intéressants (et les autres)(c) (tidy up, put in order → papers, clothes, room, cupboard) ranger; (→ finances, ideas) mettre en ordre;∎ give me a few minutes to get (myself) sorted out or to sort myself out donnez-moi quelques minutes pour m'organiser;∎ she needs to get her personal life sorted out il faut qu'elle règle ses problèmes personnels(d) (settle, resolve → problem, dispute) régler, résoudre;∎ I'm glad that bit of bother has been sorted out je suis content que ce petit problème ait été réglé;∎ they still haven't sorted out the mistake in my tax demand ils n'ont toujours pas réglé cette erreur dans ma feuille d'impôts;∎ everything's sorted out now tout est arrangé ou réglé maintenant;∎ once the initial confusion had sorted itself out une fois que la confusion du début se fut dissipée;∎ things will sort themselves out in the end les choses finiront par s'arranger;∎ familiar two aspirins ought to sort out that headache deux aspirines devraient avoir raison de ce mal de tête□(e) (establish, clarify)∎ have you sorted out how to do it? est-ce que tu as trouvé le moyen de le faire?;∎ she couldn't sort out what they wanted elle n'arrivait pas à savoir au juste ce qu'ils voulaient;∎ I'm trying to sort out what's been going on j'essaie de savoir ou de comprendre ce qui s'est passé;∎ you've got to sort out your priorities il faut que tu définisses ce qui prime pour toi∎ we still have to sort out a date for the next meeting il nous faut encore arranger ou choisir une date pour la prochaine réunion;∎ I'll go and sort the tickets out je vais m'occuper des billets;∎ to sort out the details faire le nécessaire;∎ to sort out a room for sb préparer une chambre pour qn∎ he's very depressed, you should try to sort him out il est très déprimé, tu devrais essayer de l'aider à s'en sortir□ ;∎ she needs time to sort herself out il lui faut du temps pour régler ses problèmes□∎ just wait till he gets home, I'll sort him out! attends un peu qu'il rentre à la maison, je vais lui régler son compte!►► Banking sort code code m guichettrier;∎ I've been sorting through the old magazines j'ai trié les vieux magazines -
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v.1 to end, to finish.terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?terminar con to put an end to (pobreza, corrupción)terminar de hacer algo to finish doing somethingElla termina la obra She finishes the play.Ya terminé I already finishedLa película acabó The film finished.María terminó a Ricardo Mary finished=ruined Richard.2 to finish, to split up.¡hemos terminado! it's over!3 to finish off, to complete, to culminate, to end off.María terminó la gira Mary finished off the tour.4 to end up, to wind up, to end up by.María terminó pintando Mary ended up painting.María terminó muy cansada Mary ended up all in.5 to break up.* * *1 (acabar) to finish, complete2 (dar fin) to end1 (acabar) to finish, end2 (acabar de) to have just (de, -)3 (final de una acción, de un estado) to end up4 (eliminar) to put an end ( con, to)7 (enfermedad) to come to the final stage1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over2 (agotarse) to run out\terminar bien to have a happy endingterminar mal (historia) to have an unhappy ending 2 (personas - relación) to end up on bad terms 3 (- destino) to come to a sticky end* * *verb1) to end2) conclude3) complete4) finish5) expire* * *1.VT to finish2. VI1) [persona]a) [en una acción, un trabajo] to finish¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?
¿quieres dejar que termine? — would you mind letting me finish?
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terminar de hacer algo — to finish doing sth, stop doing sthcuando termine de hablar — when he finishes o stops speaking
terminó de llenar el vaso con helado — he topped o filled the glass up with ice-cream
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no termino de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did itno me cae mal, pero no termina de convencerme — I don't dislike him, but I'm not too sure about him
b) [de una forma determinada] to end upterminó diciendo que... — he ended by saying that...
c)• terminar con, han terminado con todas las provisiones — they've finished off all the supplies
hace falta algo que termine con el problema del paro — we need something to put an end to the problem of unemployment
he terminado con Andrés — I've broken up with o finished with Andrés
¡estos niños van a terminar conmigo! — these children will be the death of me!
d)• terminar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth
2) [obra, acto] to end¿cómo termina la película? — how does the film end?
¿a qué hora termina la clase? — what time does the class finish o end?
3) [objeto, palabra]•
terminar en algo — to end in sthtermina en vocal — it ends in o with a vowel
4) (Inform) to quit3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex. Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex. Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.----* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.
Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *terminar [A1 ]vt‹trabajo/estudio› to finish¿has terminado el libro que te presté? have you finished the book I lent you?no han terminado las obras they haven't finished o completed the workterminó el viaje en La Paz he ended his journey in La Paz, his journey finished in La Pazterminó sus días en Sicilia he ended his days in Sicilydieron por terminada la sesión they brought the session to a closeeste año no pudimos terminar el programa we didn't manage to get through o finish o complete the syllabus this yeartermina esa sopa inmediatamente finish up that soup at oncepuedes terminarlo, nosotros ya comimos you can finish it off, we've already had some■ terminarviA «persona»1 (de hacer algo) to finishtermina de una vez hurry up and finishterminar DE + INF to finish -INGestoy terminando de leerlo I'm reading the last few pages, I'm coming to the end of it, I've nearly finished reading itdéjame terminar de hablar let me finish (speaking)salió nada más terminar de comer he went out as soon as he'd finished eating2 (en un estado, una situación) to end upterminé muy cansada I ended up feeling very tiredva a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad endterminar DE algo:terminó de camarero en Miami he ended up (working) as a waiter in Miamiterminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -INGterminará aceptando or por aceptar la oferta she'll end up accepting the offer, she'll accept the offer in the endB1 «reunión/situación» to end, come to an endal terminar la clase when the class ended, at the end of the classllegamos cuando todo había terminado we arrived when it was all overel caso terminó en los tribunales the case ended up in courtesto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyla historia termina bien the story has a happy endinglas huellas terminan aquí the tracks end o stop herey para terminar nos sirvieron un excelente coñac and to finish we had an excellent brandy2 (rematar) terminar EN algo to end IN sthpalabras que terminan en consonante words that end in a consonantzapatos terminados en punta pointed shoes o shoes with pointed toes1(agotar, acabar): terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera they polished off everything in the fridgeterminó con su salud it ruined his healthocho años de cárcel terminaron con él eight years in prison destroyed himuna solución que termine con el problema a solution that will put an end to the problem2 (pelearse) terminar CON algn to finish WITH sbha terminado con el novio she's finished with o split up with her boyfriendD (llegar a) terminar DE + INF:no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convincedno terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about itA «azúcar/pan» to run outel café se ha terminado we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out(+ me/te/le etc): se me terminó la lana azul I've run out of blue woolse nos han terminado, señora we've run out (of them), madam o we've sold out, madamB «curso/reunión» to come to an end, be overotro año que se termina another year comes to an end o another year is overse terminó la discusión, aquí el que manda soy yo that's the end of the argument, I'm in charge hereC ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off* * *
terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish;
‹casa/obras› to finish, complete;
‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to;
terminar la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona]
terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;
va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end;
terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving
2
esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyb) ( rematar) terminar EN algo to end in sth;
c) ( llegar a):
no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
3
‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sthb) terminar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to kill sb
terminarse verbo pronominal
1 [azúcar/pan] to run out;
2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over
3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it
(dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer?
(acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end
' terminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
egresar
- emplear
- enterrar
- fijarse
- frenesí
- gastar
- parar
- rematar
- sin
- ventilarse
- zanjar
- acabar
- completar
- concluir
- faltar
- hasta
- medio
- mucho
- para
- pelear
- por
- último
English:
break up
- cease
- charge off
- clock
- close
- complete
- cooperation
- crop up
- drink up
- eat up
- end
- end up
- expire
- finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish with
- get through
- graduate
- knock off
- leeway
- near
- stop
- time limit
- vain
- wind up
- and
- break
- concentrate
- conclude
- draw
- drink
- eat
- finished
- get
- leave
- nowhere
- round
- see
- undone
- unfinished
- wind
* * *♦ vt[acabar] to finish;termina la cerveza, que nos vamos finish your beer, we're going;terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco;está sin terminar it isn't finished;RP Fam¡terminala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [acabar] to end, to finish;[tren, autobús, línea de metro] to stop, to terminate;¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?;todo ha terminado it's all over;deja que termine, déjame terminar [al hablar] let me finish;terminar con la pobreza/la corrupción to put an end to poverty/corruption;¿has terminado con las tijeras? have o are you finished with the scissors?;han terminado con toda la leche que quedaba they've finished off o used up all the milk that was left;terminar con algo/alguien [arruinar, destruir] to destroy sth/sb;[matar] to kill sth/sb;terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;terminamos de desayunar a las nueve we finished having breakfast at nine;terminar en [objeto] to end in;termina en punta it ends in a point;las sílabas que terminan en vocal syllables that end in a vowel;para terminar, debo agradecer… [en discurso] finally, I would like to thank…3. [en cierto estado o situación] to end up;terminamos de mal humor/un poco deprimidos we ended up in a bad mood/(feeling) rather depressed;terminó loco he ended up going mad;vas a terminar odiando la física you'll end up hating physics;este chico terminará mal this boy will come to a bad end;este asunto terminará mal no good will come of this matter;terminó de camarero/en la cárcel he ended up as a waiter/in jail;la discusión terminó en pelea the argument ended in a fight;terminar por hacer algo to end up doing sth4. [llegar a]no termino de entender lo que quieres decir I still can't quite understand what you mean;no terminábamos de ponernos de acuerdo we couldn't quite seem to come to an agreement;no termina de gustarme I'm not crazy about it* * *I v/t end, finishII v/i1 end, finish;terminar con algo/alguien finish with sth/s.o.;terminar de hacer algo finish doing sth2 ( parar) stop3:terminar por hacer algo end up doing sth* * *terminar vt1) concluir: to end, to conclude2) acabar: to complete, to finish offterminar vi1) : to finish2) : to stop, to end* * *terminar vb1. (en general) to finish2. (al final) to end up -
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1. i:vən adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) uniforme, constante2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) liso, llano3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) regular4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) par5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) empatado6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) constante, tranquilo
2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) igualar2) (to make smooth or level.) allanar, nivelar•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up
II i:vən adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ni siquiera2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) todavía más, aún más•- even if- even so
- even though
even1 adj1. llano / liso / plano2. uniforme / regular / constante3. igualado / empatadonow we're even! ¡ya estamos en paz!even2 adv1. hasta / incluso / aunthe weather is always bad, even in summer siempre hace mal tiempo, incluso en verano2. aún / todavíaMonday was cold, but today it's even colder el lunes hizo frío, pero hoy hace más aún3. ni siquieraeven though aunque / a pesar de quetr['iːvən]1 (level, flat) llano,-a, plano,-a; (smooth) liso,-a2 (regular, steady) uniforme, regular, constante3 (evenly balanced) igual, igualado,-a4 (equal in measure, quantity, number) igual■ add even amounts of milk and water añadir igual cantidad de leche y agua, añadir leche y agua a partes iguales5 (number) par6 (placid - character) apacible, tranquilo,-a; (- voice) imperturbable7 (on the same level as) a nivel ( with, de)1 hasta, incluso, aun■ it's always sunny, even in winter siempre hace sol, incluso en invierno■ it's open every day, even on Sundays abren cada día, incluso los domingos2 (with negative) siquiera, ni siquiera3 (before comparative) aun, todavía1 (level) nivelar, allanar2 (score) igualar; (situation) equilibrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLeven as mientras, justo cuandoeven if aun si, aunqueeven now incluso ahora, aun ahoraeven so incluso así, aun así, a pesar de esoeven then incluso entonces, aun entonceseven though aunque, aun cuandoto be even with somebody estar en paz con alguiento break even cubrir gastosto get even with somebody desquitarse con alguien■ I'll get even with you! ¡me las pagarás!even chances cincuenta por ciento de posibilidadeseven ['i:vən] vt1) level: allanar, nivelar, emparejar2) equalize: igualar, equilibrareven vito even out : nivelarse, emparejarseeven adv1) : hasta, inclusoeven a child can do it: hasta un niño puede hacerlohe looked content, even happy: se le veía satisfecho, incluso felizhe didn't even try: ni siquiera lo intentóeven better: aún mejor, todavía mejor4)even if : aunque5)even so : aun así6)even though : aun cuando, a pesar de queeven adj1) smooth: uniforme, liso, parejo2) flat: plano, llano3) equal: igual, igualadoan even score: un marcador igualado4) regular: regular, constantean even pace: un ritmo constante5) exact: exacto, justo6) : pareven number: número par7)to be even : estar en paz, estar a mano8)to get even : desquitarse, vengarseadj.• exacto, -a adj.• igual adj.• imparcial adj.• liso, -a adj.• llano, -a adj.• par (Matemática) adj.• parejero, -a adj.• parejo, -a adj.• plano, -a adj.• uniforme adj.adv.• aun adv.• aún adv.• hasta adv.• incluso adv.• siquiera adv.conj.• aun conj.v.• allanar v.• igualar v.
I 'iːvən1)a) hasta, inclusoeven now, five years later — incluso ahora, cuando ya han pasado cinco años
b) (with neg)c) (with comparative) aún, todavíathe next day was even colder — al día siguiente hizo aún or todavía más frío
2) (in phrases)even if — aunque (+ subj)
even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you — aunque lo supiera, no te lo diría
even though — aun cuando, a pesar de que
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1)a) (flat, smooth) <ground/surface> plano; < coat of paint> uniformeb) (regular, uniform) <color/lighting> uniforme, parejo (AmL); < breathing> acompasado, regular; < temperature> constante2) ( equal) < distribution> equitativo, igualafter four rounds they're even — tras cuatro vueltas están or van igualados or empatados
so now we're even o so that makes us even — así que estamos en paz or (AmL tb) a mano
to break even — recuperar los gastos, no tener* ni pérdidas ni beneficios
to get even with — desquitarse, vengarse*
I'll get even with her — me las pagará
3) ( divisible by two) < number> par
III
1) ( level) \<\<surface\>\> allanar, nivelar2) ( make equal) \<\<score\>\> igualar; \<\<contest/situation\>\> equilibrar•Phrasal Verbs:- even out- even up['iːvǝn]1. ADJ1) (=smooth, flat) [surface, ground] planoto make sth even — nivelar algo, allanar algo
2) (=uniform) [speed, temperature, progress] constante; [breathing] regular; [distribution, colour, work] uniformekeel3) (=equal) [quantities, distances] igual; [distribution] equitativo•
to break even — llegar a cubrir los gastos•
he has an even chance of winning the election — (Brit) tiene las mismas posibilidades de ganar las elecciones que de perderlas, tiene un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades de ganar las elecciones•
to get even with sb — ajustar cuentas con algnI'll get even with you for that! — ¡me las pagarás por eso! *
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that makes us even — (in game) así quedamos empatados; (regarding money) así quedamos en paz or (LAm) a mano•
they are an even match — (in sports, games) los dos son igual de buenos; (fig) no le tiene nada que envidiar el uno al otro•
I'll give you even money that Arsenal will win — (Brit) para mí que Arsenal tiene las mismas posibilidades de ganar que de perder•
our score is even — estamos igualados or empatados•
to be even with sb — (in game) estar igualado con algn; (regarding money) estar en paz or (LAm) a mano con algn- give sb an even breakeven-handed, even-stevens4) (=calm)even-tempered5) (=not odd) [number] par2. ADV1) hasta, inclusoI have even forgotten his name — hasta or incluso he olvidado su nombre
even on Sundays — hasta or incluso los domingos
even the priest was there — hasta or incluso el cura estaba allí
pick them all, even the little ones — recógelos todos incluso los pequeños
even I know that! — ¡eso lo sé hasta yo!
2) (with compar adj or adv) aún, todavíaeven faster — aún or todavía más rápido
even better — aún or todavía mejor
even more easily — aún or todavía más fácilmente
even less money — aún or todavía menos dinero
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not even... — ni siquiera...don't even think about it! — ¡ni lo pienses!
•
without even reading it — sin leerlo siquiera4) (in phrases)•
even as, even as he spoke the door opened — en ese mismo momento se abrió la puertaeven as he had wished it — frm exactamente como él lo había deseado
even if you tried — aunque lo intentaras, incluso si lo intentaras, así lo procuraras (LAm)
•
not... even if, not even if, he won't talk to you even if you do go there — no hablará contigo aunque vayas allíI couldn't be prouder, not even if you were my own son — no me sentiría más orgulloso, aunque fuera mi propio hijo
even now, you could still change your mind — todavía estás a tiempo de cambiar de idea
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even so — aun asíeven so he was disappointed — aun así, quedó decepcionado
yes but even so... — sí, pero aun así...
he didn't listen, even though he knew I was right — no me hizo caso, aunque sabía que tenía razón
he never gets depressed, even when things go badly — nunca se deprime, incluso or ni siquiera cuando las cosas andan mal
we were never in love, not even when we got married — nunca estuvimos enamorados, ni siquiera cuando nos casamos
3. VT1) (=smooth, flatten) [+ surface, ground] nivelar, allanar2) (=equalize) igualar•
to even the score — (lit) igualar el marcadorhe was determined to even the score — (=get revenge) estaba decidido or empeñado a desquitarse
4.evensNPL (esp Brit)the bookmakers are offering evens — los corredores de apuestas ofrecen el doble de la cantidad aportada
- even out- even up* * *
I ['iːvən]1)a) hasta, inclusoeven now, five years later — incluso ahora, cuando ya han pasado cinco años
b) (with neg)c) (with comparative) aún, todavíathe next day was even colder — al día siguiente hizo aún or todavía más frío
2) (in phrases)even if — aunque (+ subj)
even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you — aunque lo supiera, no te lo diría
even though — aun cuando, a pesar de que
II
1)a) (flat, smooth) <ground/surface> plano; < coat of paint> uniformeb) (regular, uniform) <color/lighting> uniforme, parejo (AmL); < breathing> acompasado, regular; < temperature> constante2) ( equal) < distribution> equitativo, igualafter four rounds they're even — tras cuatro vueltas están or van igualados or empatados
so now we're even o so that makes us even — así que estamos en paz or (AmL tb) a mano
to break even — recuperar los gastos, no tener* ni pérdidas ni beneficios
to get even with — desquitarse, vengarse*
I'll get even with her — me las pagará
3) ( divisible by two) < number> par
III
1) ( level) \<\<surface\>\> allanar, nivelar2) ( make equal) \<\<score\>\> igualar; \<\<contest/situation\>\> equilibrar•Phrasal Verbs:- even out- even up -
24 over
inv, pred1) ( across) hinüber;come \over here komm hierher;let's go \over there where the children are komm, gehen hinüber zu den Kindern;she brought some flowers \over to her neighbour sie brachte ein paar Blumen hinüber zu ihrer Nachbarin/ihrem Nachbarn;why don't you come \over for dinner on Thursday? kommt doch am Donnerstag zum Abendessen zu uns;to go \over to the enemy zum Feind überlaufen;( towards speaker) herüber;\over here hier herüber;they walked \over to us sie liefen zu uns herüber;he is flying \over from the States tomorrow er kommt morgen aus den Staaten 'rüber ( fam)she is coming \over from England for the wedding sie kommt aus England herüber für die Hochzeit;( on the other side) drüben;I've got a friend \over in Munich ein Freund von mir lebt in München;\over there dort drüben;to move [sth] \over [etw] [beiseite] rücken2) ( another way up)the dog rolled \over onto its back der Hund rollte sich auf den Rücken;to turn \over umdrehen;to turn a page \over [eine Seite] umblättern;\over and \over [immer wieder] um sich akk selbst;the children rolled \over and \over down the gentle slope die Kinder kugelten den leichten Abhang hinunter3) ( downwards)to fall \over hinfallen;to knock sth \over etw umstoßen4) ( changing hands)could you two change \over, please würdet ihr beiden bitte die Plätze tauschen;pass it \over here when you've finished reiche es [mir] herüber, wenn du fertig bist;to hand \over prisoners of war Kriegsgefangene übergeben;to swap sth \over ( Brit) etw umtauschen5) ( finished)to be \over vorbei [o aus] sein;the game was \over by 5 o'clock das Spiel war um 5 Uhr zu Ende;it's all \over between us zwischen uns ist es aus;that's all \over now das ist jetzt vorbei, damit ist es jetzt aus;to be all \over bar the shouting so gut wie gelaufen sein ( fam)to get sth \over with etw abschließen;to get sth \over and done with etw hinter sich akk bringen6) ( remaining) übrig;left \over übrig gelassen;there were a few sandwiches left \over ein paar Sandwiches waren noch übrig7) (thoroughly, in detail)to talk sth \over etw durchsprechen;to think sth \over etw überdenkenall \over alles noch einmal;I'll make you write it all \over ich lasse dich alles noch einmal schreiben;\over and \over immer [o wieder und] wieder9) ( to another speaker)and now it's \over to John Regis for his report wir geben jetzt weiter an John Regis und seinen Bericht;now we're going \over to Wembley for commentary zum Kommentar schalten wir jetzt hinüber nach Wembley\over and out Ende [der Durchsage] ( fam)this shirt cost me \over £50! dieses Hemd hat mich über £50 gekostet!;don't fill the water \over the line das Wasser nicht über die Linie auffüllen;people who are 65 and \over Menschen, die 65 Jahre oder älter sindPHRASES:to give \over die Klappe halten (sl)to hold sth \over etw verschieben prepthe bridge \over the motorway die Brücke über der Autobahn;she put a new tablecloth \over the table sie breitete eine neue Tischdecke über den Tisch;he spilled wine \over his shirt er goss sich Wein über sein Hemd;she leaned \over the table to get the bottle sie lehnte über den Tisch um die Flasche zu greifen;drive \over the bridge and then turn left fahren sie über die Brücke und dann links abbiegen;from the top of the tower you could see for miles \over the city von dem Aussichtsturm konnte man über Meilen über die Stadt sehen;I looked \over my shoulder ich schaute über meine Schulter;he looked \over his newspaper er guckte über die Zeitungonce we were \over the bridge als wir über die Brücke hinüber waren;the village is just \over the next hill das Dorf liegt hinter dem nächsten Hügel;the diagram is \over the page das Diagramm ist auf der nächsten Seite;they live just \over the road from us sie wohnen auf der anderen Straßenseite von unshe sat there, bent \over his books er saß da, über seine Bücher gebeugt;we're lucky to have a roof \over our heads wir haben Glück, dass wir ein Dach überm Kopf haben;his jacket was hanging \over the back of his chair seine Jacke hing über seine Rückenlehne;( moving above) über +akk;a flock of geese passed \over eine Schar von Gänsen flog über uns hinweg;to jump \over sth über etw akk springenall \over überall in +dat;all \over Britain überall in Großbritannien;all \over the world in der ganzen Welt;we travelled all \over the country wir sind durch das ganze Land gereist;she had blood all \over her hands sie hatte die Hände voller Blut;you've got mustard all \over your face du hast Senf überall im Gesicht, du hast das ganze Gesicht voller Senf;to show sb \over the house jdm das Haus zeigenmuch has happened \over the last six months vieles ist passiert in den letzten sechs Monaten;\over the years he became more and more depressed mit den Jahren wurde er immer deprimierter;shall we talk about it \over a cup of coffee? sollen wir das bei einer Tasse Kaffee besprechen?;gentlemen are asked not to smoke \over dinner die Herren werden gebeten, während des Essens nicht zu rauchen;I was in Seattle \over the summer ich war im Sommer in Seattle;he was stuck \over a difficult question er war bei einer schweren Frage stecken geblieben;she fell asleep \over her homework sie nickte bei ihren Hausaufgaben ein6) (more than, longer than) über +dat;he values money \over anything else für ihn geht Geld über alles andere;they are already 25 million dollars \over budget sie haben das Budget bereits um 25 Millionen Dollar;he will not survive \over the winter er wird den Winter nicht überstehen;\over and above über +dat... hinaus;she receives an extra allowance \over and above the usual welfare payments sie bekommt über den üblichen Sozialhilfeleistungen hinaus eine zusätzliche Beihilfe;\over and above that darüber hinaus7) ( through)he told me \over the phone er sagte es mir am Telefon;we heard the news \over the radio wir hörten die Nachricht im Radiohe has authority \over thirty employees er hat Autorität über dreißig Mitarbeiter;her husband always did have a lot of influence \over her ihr Mann hat schon immer einen großen Einfluss auf sie gehabt;the victory \over the French at Waterloo der Sieg über die Franzosen bei Waterloo;she has a regional sales director \over her sie hat einen regionalen Verkaufsdirektor über ihr;a colonel is \over a sergeant in the army in der Armee steht ein Oberst über einem Sergeantthere's no point in arguing \over it es hat keinen Sinn, darüber zu streiten;she was puzzling \over the political cartoon sie rätselte über die Karikatur;don't fret \over him - he'll be alright mach dir keine Sorgen um ihn - es wird ihm schon gut gehen;there was public outcry \over the death of a young teenager es herrschte öffentliche Empörung über den Tod eines Teenagerscould you go \over my essay again? kannst du nochmal meinen Aufsatz durchschauen;she checked \over the list once more sie sah sich noch einmal die Liste durch;he always had to watch \over his younger brother er musste öfters auf seinen jüngeren Bruder aufpassenlet's go \over this one more time lass es uns noch einmal durchsprechen;we've been \over this before - no TV until you've done your homework das hatten wir doch alles schon - kein Fernsehen bis du deine Hausaufgaben gemacht hastis he \over the flu yet? hat er seine Erkältung auskuriert?;he's not fully recovered but he's certainly \over the worst er hat sich zwar noch nicht gänzlich erholt, aber er hat das Schlimmste überstanden;to be/get \over sb über jdm hinweg sein/kommen48 \over 7 is roughly 7 48 durch 7 ist ungefähr 7;2 \over 5 is the same as 40% zweifünftel entsprechen 40% -
25 before
bi'fo:
1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes (de)2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) delante (de), antes (de/que)3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que
2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) antes
3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes (de que)before1 adv1. anterior2. anteshas this ever happened before? ¿es la primera vez que pasa esto?3. yabefore2 conj antes de que / antes debefore3 prep1. antes dethe day before yesterday anteayer / antes de ayer2. delante detr[bɪ'fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (earlier) antes de3 (rather than) antes que4 (ahead) por delante5 (first) primero1 (earlier than) antes de + inf, antes de que + subj2 (rather than) antes de + inf■ he would starve before he asked them for money preferiría morir de hambre antes de pedirles dinero1 (earlier) antes2 (previous) anterior3 (already) ya4 (position) delante, por delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas never before como nuncaBefore Christ antes de Cristobefore God ante Diosbefore long dentro de pocolong before mucho antes denot long before poco antes depride comes before a fall un exceso de orgullo conduce a la caídato put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejadothe one before el anterior, la anteriorbefore [bɪ'for] adv1) : antesbefore and after: antes y después2) : anteriorthe month before: el mes anteriorbefore conj: antes quehe would die before surrendering: moriría antes que rendirsebefore prep1) : antes debefore eating: antes de comer2) : delante de, anteI stood before the house: estaba parada delante de la casabefore the judge: ante el juezadv.• antes adv.• delante adv.conj.• antes de que conj.prep.• ante prep.• antes de prep.• delante de prep.
I bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)1) ( preceding in time) antes de2)a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)b) (in rank, priority)
II
a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)b) ( rather than) antes queshe would die before... — prefería morir antes que...
III
the day/year before — el día/año anterior
have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?
[bɪ'fɔː(r)] When before is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come before, go before, look up the verb.not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior
1. PREP1) (in time, order, rank) antes debefore long — (in future) antes de poco; (in past) poco después
before going, would you... — antes de marcharte, quieres...
income before tax — renta f bruta or antes de impuestos
profits before tax — beneficios mpl preimpositivos
2) (in place) delante de; (=in the presence of) ante, delante de, en presencia de3) (=facing)the question before us — (in meeting) el asunto que tenemos que discutir
the problem before us is... — el problema que se nos plantea es...
4) (=rather than)death before dishonour! — ¡antes la muerte que el deshonor!
2. ADV1) (time) antesbefore, it used to be different — antes, todo era distinto
2) (place, order) delante, adelante3.CONJ (time) antes de que; (rather than) antes queBEFORE
Time
Adverb ► When bef ore is an {adverb}, you can usually translate it using antes:
Why didn't you say so before? ¿Por qué no lo has dicho antes?
I had spoken to her before Había hablado con ella antes ► But the bef ore in never before and ever before is often not translated:
I've never been to Spain before Nunca he estado en España
I had never been to a police station before Nunca había estado (antes) en una comisaría
It's not true that the working class is earning more money than ever before No es cierto que la clase obrera gane más dinero que nunca ► The day/night/ week {etc} before should usually be translated using el día/la noche/ la semana {etc} anterior:
The night before, he had gone to a rock concert La noche anterior había ido a un concierto de rock ► In more formal contexts, where bef ore could be substituted by previously, anteriormente is another option:
As I said before... Como he dicho antes or anteriormente... ► When bef ore is equivalent to already, translate using ya ( antes) or, in questions about whether someone has done what they are doing now before, using ¿es la primera vez que...?:
"How about watching this film?" - "Actually, I've seen it before" -¿Vemos esa película? -Es que ya la he visto
I had been to Glasgow a couple of times before Ya había estado (antes) en Glasgow un par de veces
Have you been to Spain before? ¿Has estado ya en España? or ¿Es la primera vez que vienes a España? ► Translate ((period of time)) + bef ore using hacía + ((period of time)):
They had married nearly 40 years before Se habían casado hacía casi 40 años NOTE: H acía i s invariable in this sense.
Preposition ► When bef ore is a {preposition}, you can usually translate it using antes de:
Please ring before seven Por favor, llama antes de las siete
Shall we go for a walk before dinner? ¿Nos vamos a dar un paseo antes de cenar? ► But use ant es que with names of people and personal pronouns when they stand in for a verb:
If you get there before me or before I do, wait for me in the bar Si llegas antes que yo, espérame en el bar ► Translate bef ore + ((-ing)) using antes de + ((infinitive)):
He said goodbye to the children before leaving Se despidió de los niños antes de irse
Conjunction ► When bef ore is a {conjunction}, you can usually translate it using antes de que + ((subjunctive)):
I'll ask Peter about it before he goes away on holiday Se lo preguntaré a Peter antes de que se vaya de vacaciones
We reached home before the storm broke Llegamos a casa antes de que empezara la tormenta ► If the subject of both clauses is the same, ant es de + ((infinitive)) is usually used rather than antes de que:
Give me a ring before you leave the office Llámame antes de salir de la oficina This construction is also sometimes used in colloquial Spanish when the subjects are different:
Before you arrived she was very depressed Antes de llegar tú, estaba muy deprimida For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) ( preceding in time) antes de2)a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)b) (in rank, priority)
II
a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)b) ( rather than) antes queshe would die before... — prefería morir antes que...
III
the day/year before — el día/año anterior
have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?
not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior
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26 dejarse
1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to* * *1) to leave2) forget3) grow* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=abandonarse) to let o.s. goempezó a dejarse después de tener su primer hijo — she started to let herself go after she had her first child
2) (=olvidar) to leave3) (=dejar crecer) to growdejarse las uñas largas/el pelo largo — to grow long nails/hair
4) (=permitir)+ infindejarse convencer — to allow o.s. to be persuaded
vencer 2., 1)-¿está bien la película? -se deja ver — "is the film any good?" - "it's watchable"
5) (=poderse)+ infin6) dejarse de (=terminar de)¡déjate de tonterías! — stop messing about o being silly!
¡déjate de andar y vamos a coger el coche! — forget about walking, let's take the car!
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■dejarse verbo reflexivo
1 (olvidar) me he dejado el monedero en casa, I've left my purse at home
2 (parar) déjate de tonterías, stop that nonsense
3 ( dejar + infinitivo) se dejó caer en la cama, he flopped down on the bed
no se deja deslumbrar, she's not easily impressed
♦ Locuciones: dejarse barba, to grow a beard
dejarse caer, (aparecer de vez en cuando) to drop round
dejarse llevar por, to be influenced by: no te dejes llevar por la ira, don't act on your anger
no seas tan tímido, déjate llevar, don't be so shy, just let yourself go
' dejarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- tintero
- tirarse
- vencer
- aparecer
- barba
- corriente
- crecer
- dejar
- vender
English:
carry away
- fine
- flop
- grow
- leave
- leave on
- panic
- depressed
- go
- grim
- mustache
- ride
* * *vprse dejaron ganar they lost on purpose;Amno te dejes stand up for yourself;no te dejes tomar el pelo don't let them make fun of you;le quisimos ayudar, pero no se dejó we wanted to help him, but he wouldn't let us3. [no cortarse]dejarse (la) barba/(el) bigote to grow a beard/moustache;dejarse el pelo largo to grow one's hair long¡déjate de holgazanear y ponte a trabajar! stop lazing around and do some work!;¡déjate de tonterías! don't talk nonsense!5. [descuidarse] to let oneself go;se ha dejado mucho desde que perdió el trabajo she's really let herself go since she lost her job6. Compdejarse caer por: se dejó caer por la fiesta, aunque no había sido invitado he turned up at the party even though he hadn't been invited;a lo mejor nos dejamos caer por vuestra casa este fin de semana we may drop by your house this weekend;dejarse llevar to get carried away;me dejé llevar por la emoción del momento I got carried away with the excitement of the moment;se deja llevar por sus impulsos she allows her impulses to get the better of her;dejarse ver to be seen;se dejan ver mucho por lugares de moda they are often to be seen o they like to be seen in the most fashionable places* * *v/r1 let o.s. go;dejarse llevar let o.s. be carried along2:déjate de lloros/de quejas stop crying/complaining3:ya se deja sentir el invierno it’s getting a bit wintry;¡qué poco te dejas ver! we hardly ever see you!* * *vr1) : to let oneself bese deja insultar: he lets himself be insulted2) : to forget, to leaveme dejé las llaves en el carro: I left the keys in the car3) : to neglect oneself, to let oneself go4) : to grownos estamos dejando el pelo largo: we're growing our hair long* * * -
27 up
up❢ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc).A adj1 ( out of bed) she's up elle est levée ; they're often up early/late ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard ; we were up very late last night nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir ; they were up all night ils ont veillé toute la nuit ; she was up all night waiting for them elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre ; I was still up at 2 am j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin ; John isn't up yet John n'est pas encore levé ; we arrived before anyone was up quand nous sommes arrivés, personne n'était encore levé or tout le monde dormait encore ;2 (higher in amount, level) sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%) les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%) ; shares/numbers of students are up les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse ; tourism/production is up (by) 5% le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5% ; his temperature is up 2 degrees sa température a augmenté de 2° ; oranges/carrots are up again le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau ; sales/prices are 10% up on last year les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier ; I came out of the deal £5,000 up j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire ;3 ○ ( wrong) what's up? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? ; is there something up? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas? ; there's something up il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; there's something up with him/your dad il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien ; what's up with the TV? qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé? ; what's up with your arm? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras? ; there's something up with the brakes il y a un problème avec les freins ; there's something up with my back mon dos me fait mal ;4 (erected, affixed) the notice/the photograph is up on the board l'annonce/la photographie est affichée sur le panneau ; is the tent up? est-ce que la tente est déjà montée? ; the building will be up in three months time le bâtiment sera terminé dans trois mois ; how long have those curtains been up? depuis quand est-ce que ces rideaux sont pendus or là? ; he had his hand up for five minutes il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes ;5 ( open) he had his umbrella up il avait son parapluie ouvert ; the hood GB of the car was up la capote de la voiture était fermée ; the blinds were up les stores étaient levés ; when the switch/lever is up the machine is off si le bouton/levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée ; when the barrier is up you can go through quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer ;6 ( finished) ‘time's up!’ ‘le temps est épuisé!’ ; his leave/military service is almost up son congé/service militaire est presque terminé ; when the four days/months were up à la fin des quatre jours/mois ; it's all up ○ with this government c'est la fin du gouvernement ; it's all up ○ with him il est fini ○ ;7 ( facing upwards) ‘this side up’ (on parcel, box) ‘haut’ ; he was lying/floating face up il était allongé/flottait sur le dos ; the bread landed with the buttered side up la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut ;8 ( rising) the river is up la rivière est en crue ; the wind is up le vent est fort ; his colour's up il est tout rouge ; his blood's up fig la moutarde lui monte au nez ;9 ( pinned up) her hair was up elle avait les cheveux relevés ;10 ( cheerful) he's up at the moment il est en forme en ce moment ;12 ( in upward direction) the up escalator l'escalator® qui monte ;13 ( on trial) to be up before a judge passer devant le tribunal ; he's up for murder/fraud il est accusé de meurtre/fraude ;B adv1 ( high) up here/there là-haut ; up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline ; up in the tree/the clouds dans l'arbre/les nuages ; up at the top of the house tout en haut de la maison ; up on top of the mountain au sommet de la montagne ; up in London à Londres ; up to/in Scotland en Écosse ; up to Aberdeen à Aberdeen ; up North au nord ; four floors up from here quatre étages au-dessus ; I live two floors up j'habite au deuxième étage ; he lives ten floors up from her il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle ; on the second shelf up sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas ; I'm on my way up je monte ; I'll be right up je monte tout de suite ; he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage ; it needs to be a bit further up ( picture etc) il faut le mettre un peu plus haut ; all the way up jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet ;2 ( ahead) d'avance ; to be four points up (on sb) avoir quatre points d'avance (sur qn) ; they were two goals up ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance ; she's 40-15 up ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15 ;3 ( upwards) t-shirts from £2 up des t-shirts à partir de deux livres ; from (the age of) 14 up à partir de 14 ans ; everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up tout le monde dans l'entreprise, de la femme de ménage au patron ;4 (at, to high status) to be up with ou among the best/the leaders faire partie des meilleurs/des leaders ; up the workers! vive les travailleurs! ; ‘up with Manchester United’ ‘vive Manchester United’.C prep1 (at, to higher level) up the tree dans l'arbre ; up a ladder sur une échelle ; the library is up the stairs la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier ; he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant ; the road up the mountain la route qui gravit la montagne ; the spider crawled up my back l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos ; the pipe runs up the front of the house le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison ;2 ( in direction) the shops are up the road les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue ; she lives up that road there elle habite dans cette rue ; he lives just up the road il habite juste à côté ; the boathouse is further up the river le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière ; his office is up the corridor from mine son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien ; he walked up the road singing il a remonté la rue en chantant ; the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue ; I saw him go up that road there je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue ; she's got water up her nose elle a de l'eau dans le nez ; he put it up his sleeve il l'a mis dans sa manche ;E up against prep phr lit up against the wall contre le mur ; fig to be up ou come up against difficulties/opposition rencontrer des difficultés/de l'opposition ; they're up against a very strong team ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte ; it helps to know what you are up against il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat ; we're really up against it on a vraiment des problèmes.F up and about adv phr ( out of bed) debout, réveillé ; ( after illness) to be up and about again être de nouveau sur pied.1 ( to and fro) to walk ou pace up and down aller et venir, faire les cent pas ; he was walking up and down the garden il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin ; they travelled up and down the country ils ont sillonné le pays ; she's been up and down all night ( in and out of bed) elle n'a pas arrêté de se lever pendant la nuit ; he's a bit up and down at the moment fig ( depressed) il n'a pas le moral en ce moment ; ( ill) il n'est pas en forme en ce moment ;2 ( throughout) up and down the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région.H up and running adj phr, adv phr to be up and running [company, project] bien marcher ; [system] bien fonctionner ; to get sth up and running faire marcher or fonctionner qch.I up for prep phr he's up for election il se présente aux élections ; the subject up for discussion/consideration is… le sujet qu'on aborde/considère est…1 ( to particular level) jusqu'à ; up to here jusqu'ici ; up to there jusque là ; I was up to my knees in water j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ;2 ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de ; up to 20 people/50 dollars jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars ; up to 500 people arrive every day près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours ; reductions of up to 50% des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50% ; tax on profits of up to £150,000 les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling ; to work for up to 12 hours a day travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour ; a hotel for up to 500 people un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes ;3 ( until) jusqu'à ; up to 1964 jusqu'en 1964 ; up to 10.30 pm jusqu'à 22 h 30 ; up to now jusqu'à maintenant ; up to chapter two jusqu'au chapitre deux ;4 ( good enough for) I'm not up to it ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable ; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force ; I'm not up to going to London/going back to work je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler ; I'm not up to writing a book je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre ; the play wasn't up to much la pièce n'était pas formidable ; this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude ;5 ( expressing responsibility) it's up to you/him to do c'est à toi/lui de faire ; ‘shall I leave?’-‘it's up to you!’ ‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’-‘c'est à toi de décider!’ ; if it were up to me/him si ça dépendait de moi/de lui ;6 ( doing) what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fait? ; what are those children up to? qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent ○ ces enfants? ; they're up to something ils mijotent ○ quelque chose.L ○ vi ( p prés etc - pp-) he upped and left/hit him tout d'un coup il s'est levé et il est parti/l'a frappé ; she upped and married someone else elle a épousé quelqu'un d'autre sans attendre.the company is on the up and up ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise ; to be one up on sb faire mieux que qn ; to be up for it ○ être partant ○ ; to be (well) up on s'y connaître en [art, history etc] ; être au courant de [news, developments, changes] ; the ups and downs les hauts et les bas (of de) ; up yours ◑ ! va te faire foutre ◑ ! -
28 dull
dʌl
1. прил.
1) а) тупой, глупый He was rather a dull child, usually called uncommonly stupid. ≈ Он был туповатый ребенок, обычно его называли "экстраординарно глупым". б) скучный, надоедливый, вязнущий в зубах, занудный I have already said too much on so dull a subject. ≈ Я уже слишком много распространялся о таком скучном предмете. dull beggar dull fish Syn: tedious, uninteresting, uneventful Ant: exhilarating, enlivening ∙ Syn: obtuse, stupid, inapprehensive, fatuous, foolish
2) а) незаточенный, тупой Time wielding the dull axe of decay. ≈ Время, в руках у которого тупой топор разложения. Syn: blunt Ant: sharp б) тупой, притупленный dull of hearing dull pain в) непроворный, неуклюжий;
имеющий замедленную реакцию I got a dull and ill paced horse. ≈ Лошадь у меня была неуклюжая, походка у нее была не поставлена. Syn: insensible, obtuse, senseless, inanimate, inert, sluggish, inactive, heavy, drowsy
3) о свете, цвете а) тусклый, неясный, слабый, серый dull sight б) пасмурный On the 19th we had a dull sunshine. ≈ 19го солнце светило не ахти. Syn: cheerless, gloomy, overcast ∙ Syn: obscure, dim, indistinct, muffled, flat, insipid
4) а) понурый, унылый, безрадостный, грустный, хмызный When other people were merry, Mrs. Varden was dull. ≈ Хотя все веселились, миссис Варден была грустна. Syn: listless, depressed, б) вялый, идущий плохо( о делах) This being the dull season, we arranged terms at about half price. ≈ Сезон был непродажный, поэтому мы договорились за полцены. Syn: sluggish, stagnant в) плохо продающийся, не имеющий спроса( о товаре) Syn: sluggish, stagnant
2. гл.
1) а) притуплять(ся) (об острых поверхностях, чувствах) Without dulling their responsiveness to each new impression. ≈ Без того, чтобы притупилась их способность живо реагировать на новые впечатления. Weep, weeping dulls the inward pain. ≈ Рыдай, слезы притупляют внутреннюю боль. Your sword is dulled with carnage, I am told. ≈ Говорят, ты зарезал стольких, что затупился твой меч. dull the edge of one's appetite б) оглушить, оглоушить, огорошить He stood completely dulled. ≈ Он стоял как обухом ударенный. Syn: stupefy
2) становиться вялым, скучным, тусклым
3) лишать яркости, ясности;
тускнеть, затуманиваться A sort of mist dulling the rich colours of the glen. ≈ Что-то вроде тумана мешало видеть богатство цветов в долине во всей его красе. Syn: tarnish тупой, бестолковый, тупоумный - * brain /intelligence/ тупоумие - * curiosity тупое любопытство - * with drinking отупевший от пьянства - * with old age плохо соображающий от старости - to be * at mathematics туго соображать по математике - it was * to have brought him here было глупо привозить его сюда неповоротливый, тяжелый, медлительный;
вялый - * style of the team неизобретательный стиль игры (этой) команды подавленный;
печальный, хмурый, невеселый - * mood невеселое настроение - I feel * у меня плохое настроение унылый, печальный, приводящий в уныние;
безрадостный - * landscape унылый пейзаж хмурый, пасмурный (о погоде и т. п.) - * day пасмурный день скучный, наводящий скуку;
монотонный - * book скучная книга - a thoroughly * evening убийственно скучный вечер - it is deadly * here здесь страшная скукотища;
жить здесь - скука смертная невкусный, пресный - the hospital food is pretty * в больнице готовят невкусно тупой, неотточенный - * razor тупая бритва( техническое) засалившийся (о шлифовальном круге) тусклый, неяркий;
блеклый;
матовый - * light тусклый свет - * colour неяркий цвет - * mirror тусклое зеркало - paper with a * finish несатинированная бумага - the fire is getting * огонь /костер/ угасает притупленный, приглушенный;
неясный, смутный - * sound глухой звук тупой (о боли) слабый, плохой, неясный - * hearing глуховатость - * sight слабое зрение - * of hearing /of ear/ тугой на ухо - * of eye подслеповатый - * sense of touch притупленное осязание безжизненный, бесчувственный, тусклый ( о взгляде) нечувствительный - * to grief безразличный к горю вялый (о торговле и т. п.) ;
бездеятельный - * season мертвый сезон - business is * произошел спад деловой активности не имеющий спроса, неходкий ( о товаре) (горное) плохо проветриваемый (о руднике) делать тупым, вялым;
утомлять затуплять, делать тупым (нож и т. п.) притуплять;
уменьшать - to * smb.'s senses притуплять чьи-л. чувства - to * the edge of appetite испортить аппетит - to * the edge of hunger заглушать голод - sorrow is *ed with the passage of time со временем горе притупляется - time *s the memory of the war со временем память о войне стирается делать смутным, неясным;
делать тусклым, блеклым наводить мат, делать матовым, матировать тускнеть, становиться матовым - the varnish *s лак тускнеет( редкое) хмуриться, делаться пасмурным (о погоде) dull бездеятельный ~ безжизненный ~ безрадостный, унылый, понурый ~ вялый (о торговле) ~ вялый ~ истощенный ~ медлительный ~ не имеющий спроса ~ неходкий, не имеющий спроса (о товаре) ~ неходкий (о товаре) ~ неясный;
dull sight слабое зрение ~ неясный ~ пасмурный ~ притуплять(ся) ;
делать(ся) тупым, тусклым, вялым, скучным;
to dull the edge of one's appetite заморить червячка ~ скучный;
монотонный;
dull beggar( или fish) скучный человек ~ слабый ~ смутный ~ тупой, неотточенный ~ тупой;
притупленный;
dull pain тупая боль;
dull of hearing тугой на ухо ~ тупой;
глупый ~ тусклый ~ тупой;
притупленный;
dull pain тупая боль;
dull of hearing тугой на ухо ~ тупой;
притупленный;
dull pain тупая боль;
dull of hearing тугой на ухо ~ неясный;
dull sight слабое зрение ~ притуплять(ся) ;
делать(ся) тупым, тусклым, вялым, скучным;
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29 dash
1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbdash down/up [the stairs] — [die Treppe] hinunter-/hinaufstürzen
1) (shatter)dash something [to pieces] — etwas [in tausend Stücke] zerschlagen od. zerschmettern
2) (fling) schleudern; schmettern3) (frustrate)3. noun1)make a dash for something — zu etwas rasen (ugs.)
make a dash for freedom — plötzlich versuchen, wegzulaufen
2) (horizontal stroke) Gedankenstrich, der3) (Morse signal) Strich, der4) (small amount) Schuss, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/119798/dash_away">dash away- dash off* * *[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) stürzen2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) schleudern3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) vereiteln2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) der Sprung2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) der Schuß4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) der Schwung•- dashing- dash off* * *[dæʃ]I. n<pl -es>it was a mad \dash wir mussten uns total abhetzen famto make a \dash for the door/exit zur Tür/zum Ausgang stürzenshe made a \dash for it sie rannte, so schnell sie konnte3. (little bit) kleiner Zusatz, kleine Beimengunga \dash of cinnamon/nutmeg/pepper eine Messerspitze Zimt/Muskat/Pfefferto add a \dash of colour to a dish einem Gericht einen Farbtupfer hinzufügena \dash of salt eine Prise Salza \dash of originality ein Hauch m von Originalität, eine gewisse Originalitäta \dash of rum ein Schuss m Rumdots and \dashes Morsezeichen pl\dash it! (bother!) verflixt!, Mist!III. viI've got to \dash ich muss mich sputen famwe \dashed along the platform and just managed to catch the train wir rannten den Bahnsteig entlang und haben den Zug gerade noch erwischtto \dash out of the room aus dem Zimmer stürmenIV. vthe \dashed his hand against a rock er schlug sich die Hand an einem Felsen aufto \dash sth to pieces etw zerschmettern [o in tausend Stücke schlagen2. (destroy)▪ to be \dashed zerstört [o vernichtet] werdenhis spirits were \dashed by the ridicule of his classmates der Spott seiner Klassenkameraden hat ihn völlig geknicktto \dash sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zunichtemachen* * *[dʃ]1. n1) (= sudden rush) Jagd fhe made a dash for the door/across the road — er stürzte auf die Tür zu/über die Straße
she made a dash for it — sie rannte, so schnell sie konnte
to make a dash for freedom —
his dash for freedom was unsuccessful — sein Versuch, in die Freiheit zu entkommen, war vergeblich
it was a mad dash to the hospital — wir/sie etc eilten Hals über Kopf zum Krankenhaus
2) (= hurry) Hetze f4)(= small amount)
a dash of — etwas, ein bisschen; (of vinegar, spirits) etwas, ein Schuss m; (of seasoning etc) etwas, eine Prise; (of lemon) ein Spritzer mor color (US) — ein Farbtupfer m
6) (in morse) Strich m2. vt1) (= throw violently) schleudernhe dashed his head on the floor when he fell —
2) (= discourage) sb's hopes zunichtemachen3)See:= darn3. vi1) (= rush) sausen (inf)to dash into/across a room — in ein Zimmer/quer durch ein Zimmer stürzen or stürmen
to dash away/back/up — fort-/zurück-/hinaufstürzen
4. interj* * *dash [dæʃ]A v/t1. schlagen, heftig stoßen, schmettern:dash to pieces in Stücke schlagen, zerschlagen, zerschmettern2. schleudern, schmeißen umg, schmettern, knallen umg:a) zu Boden schmettern oder schleudern,b) fig jemandes Hoffnungen etc zunichtemachen3. überschütten, begießen, an-, bespritzen4. spritzen, klatschen, gießen, schütten:dash water in sb’s face;6. fig zerschlagen, zerstören, zunichtemachen:dash sb’s hopes7. niederdrücken, deprimieren8. verwirren, aus der Fassung bringenB v/i1. stürmen, (sich) stürzen:dash off davonjagen, -stürzen2. (dahin-)stürmen, (-)jagen, (-)rasen3. (heftig) aufschlagen, klatschen, prallen:dash to pieces (in 100 Stücke) zerspringen ( against the stone floor auf dem Steinfußboden)C s1. Schlag m:at one dash mit einem Schlag (a. fig)3. Schuss m, Zusatz m, Spritzer m:wine with a dash of water Wein mit einem Schuss Wasser;a dash of salt eine Prise Salz;4. Anflug m (of von Traurigkeit etc)6. a) (Feder)Strich mb) (Gedanken)Strich m, Strich m für etwas Ausgelassenes7. MUSa) Staccatokeil mc) Plicastrich m (Ligatur)8. (An)Sturm m, Vorstoß m, Sprung m, stürmischer Anlauf:9. Schwung m, Schmiss m, Elan m10. Eleganz f, glänzendes Auftreten:cut a dash eine gute Figur abgeben, Aufsehen erregen* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbdash down/up [the stairs] — [die Treppe] hinunter-/hinaufstürzen
1) (shatter)dash something [to pieces] — etwas [in tausend Stücke] zerschlagen od. zerschmettern
2) (fling) schleudern; schmettern3) (frustrate)3. noun1)make a dash for something — zu etwas rasen (ugs.)
make a dash for freedom — plötzlich versuchen, wegzulaufen
2) (horizontal stroke) Gedankenstrich, der3) (Morse signal) Strich, der4) (small amount) Schuss, derPhrasal Verbs:- dash off* * *n.Elan nur sing. m.Gedankenstrich m.Querstrich m. v.rasen v.schleudern v.schmettern v. -
30 wretched wretch·ed adj
['rɛtʃɪd]1) (house, conditions) misero (-a), disgraziato (-a), (life) gramo (-a), (pittance) misero (-a), (unhappy, depressed) infelice, tristeI feel wretched — (fam: ill) sto malissimo
the outlook for these wretched people is grim — le prospettive per questi disgraziati sono ben tristi
2) (fam: very bad: weather, behaviour) pessimo (-a), atroce, (holiday) orrendo (-a), orribile, (results) pessimo (-a), (child) pestifero (-a)I feel wretched about it — (fam: conscience-stricken) mi sento un verme
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[dʌl] 1. прил.1) тупой, глупыйSyn:Ant:2) скучный, надоедливый, занудныйdull beggar / fish — зануда
Syn:Ant:3) незаточенный, тупойSyn:Ant:4) притуплённый, приглушённый5) неповоротливый, неуклюжийI got a dull and ill paced horse. — Лошадь у меня была неуклюжая, с неровным шагом.
Syn:6) тусклый, неяркий, слабыйdull light — тусклый, слабый свет
The sky was a dull grey now. — Небо стало матово серым.
7) пасмурный, хмурыйIt'll be dull today. — Сегодня будет пасмурно.
Syn:8) понурый, унылый, безрадостный, грустныйWhen other people were merry, Mrs. Varden was dull. — Когда все веселились, миссис Варден грустила.
Syn:9) вялый, неактивныйThis being the dull season, we arranged terms at about half price. — Это был мёртвый сезон, поэтому мы договорились за полцены.
Syn:10) плохо продающийся, не имеющий спроса ( о товаре)Syn:••(as) dull as dishwater / ditchwater брит.; разг. — смертельно скучный
2. гл.there's never a dull moment шутл. — скучать не приходится, некогда
1) притуплять; уменьшатьWeep, weeping dulls the inward pain. — Плачь, слёзы притупляют внутреннюю боль.
2) затуплять, делать тупым (нож и т. п.)Your sword is dulled with carnage, I am told. — Говорят, ты зарезал стольких, что затупился твой меч.
3) оглушить, огорошитьHe stood completely dulled. — Он стоял как обухом ударенный.
Syn:to dull the sound of smb.'s footsteps — глушить звук чьих-л. шагов
5) делать вялым; утомлять6) лишать яркости, ясностиSyn:7) тускнеть, блёкнуть, затуманиваться••
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