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1 indicating stop

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English-Spanish technical dictionary > indicating stop
2 indicating

indicating instrument
indicating stop
indicating thermometer

English-Spanish technical dictionary > indicating
3 Stop message

"A character-based, full-screen error message displayed on a blue background. A Stop message indicates that the Windows kernel detected a condition from which it cannot recover. Each message is uniquely identified by a Stop error code (a hexadecimal number) and a string indicating the errors symbolic name. Stop messages are usually followed by up to four additional hexadecimal numbers, enclosed in parentheses, which identify developer-defined error parameters. A driver or device may be identified as the cause of the error. A series of troubleshooting tips are also displayed, along with an indication that, if the system was configured to do so, a memory dump file was saved for later use by a kernel debugger."

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English-Arabic terms dictionary > Stop message
4 indicating light

1. индикаторная лампа; индикатор

the lamp gave an uncertain light — лампа давала тусклый свет

positioning light beam — световой индикатор позиционирования

marker beacon light — сигнальная лампа маркерного радиомаяка

ignition warning light — контрольная лампа работы генератора

amber warning light — желтая лампа аварийной сигнализации

2. индикаторная лампа; сигнальная лампа; индикатор

metal halide tube light source — металлогалогенная лампа

flourescent light starter — стартер люминесцентной лампы

door in transit light — сигнальная лампа положения двери

card feed stop light — индикатор перкращения подачи карт

instrument panel light — лампа подсвета приборной доски

English-Russian base dictionary > indicating light
5 program stop light

индикатор останова программы

light indicator — световой индикатор

logic light — индикатор логической ошибки

tape stop light — индикатор останова ленты

indicator red light — красный сигнал индикатора

indicating light — индикаторная лампа; индикатор

English-Russian base dictionary > program stop light
6 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a

2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para

8) (during the time of.) de

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de

2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)

2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass
3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way

by¹ advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenerse

he saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabra

we watched the people go by miramos pasar a la gente

three cars went by pasaron tres coches

by² prep

1. por

he was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó

it was designed by Gaudí fue diseñado por Gaudí

we get paid by the hour nos pagan por horas

eggs are sold by the dozen los huevos se venden por docenas

they won by six points ganaron por seis puntos

multiply five by three multiplica cinco por tres

eight divided by two ocho dividido por dos

you can book a room by phone puedes reservar una habitación por teléfono

2. junto a / al lado de

she was sitting by the fire estaba sentada junto al fuego

the phone is by the sofa el teléfono está al lado del sofá

she sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí

3. de

a film by Woody Allen una película de Woody Allen

he's a journalist by profession es periodista de profesión

she's German by birth es alemana de nacimiento

by day and by night de día y de noche

4. en

we went by train fuimos en tren

I'm going by car voy en coche

5. para

I need it by tomorrow lo necesito para mañana

I want you to be home by ten o'clock quiero que estés en casa para las diez

by the year 2050 para el año 2050

6. a

little by little poco a poco

step by step paso a paso

7. con

can I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?

8. a base de

I earn some money by delivering newspapers gano algo de dinero a base de repartir periódicos

by oneself solo

I did it by myself lo hice solo

by

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preposition

1 (agent) por

■ painted by Constable pintado por Constable

■ bought by a tycoon comprado por un magnate

2 (means) por

■ by air/road por avión/carretera

■ by carain en cocheen

■ by hand a mano

■ by heart de memoria

3 (showing difference) por

■ I won by 3 points gané por tres puntos

■ better by far muchísimo mejor

4 (not later than) para

■ I need it by ten lo necesito para las diez

5 (during) de

■ by day/night de día/noche

6 (near) junto a, al lado de

■ sit by me siéntate a mi lado

7 (according to) según

■ by the rules según las reglas

8 (measurements) por

■ 6 metres by 4 6 metros por 4

9 (rate) por

■ paid by the hour pagado por horas

10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por

■ 12 divided by 3 12 dividido por 3

11 (progression) a

■ day by day día a día

■ little by little poco a poco

12 (in sets) en

■ two by two de dos en dos

13 (introducing gerund)

■ you can find out by reading the papers te enterarás leyendo los periódicos

adverb

1 al lado, delante

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go by pasar delante

by and by con el tiempo

by the by a propósito

by oneself solo,-a

by ['baɪ] adv

1) near: cerca

he lives close by: vive muy cerca

2)

to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita

3)

to go by : pasar

they rushed by: pasaron corriendo

4)

to put by : reservar, poner a un lado

5)

by and by : poco después, dentro de poco

6)

by and large : en general

by prep

1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a

2) via: por

she left by the door: salió por la puerta

3) past: por, por delante de

they walked by him: pasaron por delante de él

4) during: de, durante

by night: de noche

5) (in expressions of time) : para

we'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diez

by then: para entonces

6) (indicating cause or agent) : por, de, a

built by the Romans: construido por los romanos

a book by Borges: un libro de Borges

made by hand: hecho a mano

by

adv.

• a un lado adv.

• aparte adv.

prep.

• al lado de prep.

• de prep.

• de acuerdo con prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

• según prep.

I baɪ
preposition

1)

a) ( not later than)

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

b) (during, at)

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

2)

a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto a

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

b) ( to hand) (AmE)

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

3)

a) ( past)

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

b) (via, through) por

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

5)

a) (indicating means, method)

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by carain — viajar en cocheen

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

b) (owing to, from)

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

6)

a) ( according to)

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

b) (in oaths)

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

7)

a) ( indicating rate) por

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

b) ( indicating extent of difference)

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

c) ( indicating gradual progression)

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

8) ( Math) por

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9) ( in compass directions)

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

10)

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

II

adverb

a) ( past)

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

b) (aside, in reserve)

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

c) ( to somebody's residence)

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

d) (in phrases)

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=close to) al lado de, junto a

the house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia

come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

I've got it by me — lo tengo a mi lado

"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos

the house by the river — la casa que hay junto al río

a holiday by the sea — unas vacaciones en la costa

2) (=via) por

he came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana

which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?

I went by Dover — fui por Dover

3) (=past) por delante de

she walked by me — pasó por delante de mí

he rushed by me without seeing me — pasó deprisa por delante de mí sin verme

we drove by the cathedral — pasamos con el coche por delante de la catedral

4) (=during)

by day — de día

by night — de noche

by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad

a postcard of London by night — una postal nocturna de Londres

5) (in expressions of time)

a) (=not later than) para

we must be there by four o'clock — tenemos que estar allí para las cuatro

can you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?

I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche

applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril

• by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde

it'll be ready by the time you get back — estará listo para cuando regreses

• by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabía

b) (in year, on date, on day)

by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia

by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...

by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras

by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...

by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...

6) (indicating amount or rate)

to reduce sth by a third — reducir algo en una tercera parte

to rent a house by the month — alquilar una casa por meses

letters were arriving by the sackload — las cartas llegaban a montones

it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día

• to sell sth by the dozen — vender algo por docenas

• we get paid by the hour — nos pagan por horas

• we sell by the kilo — vendemos por kilos

• we charge by the kilometre — cobramos por kilómetro

• little by little — poco a poco

• one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno

• two by two — de dos en dos

7) (indicating agent, cause) por

the thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones

surrounded by enemies — rodeado de enemigos

a painting by Picasso — un cuadro de Picasso

who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?

he had a daughter by his first wife — tuvo una hija con su primera mujer

8) (indicating transport, method etc)

• by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea

• by bus/ car — en autobús/coche

• to pay by cheque — pagar con cheque

• made by hand — hecho a mano

• by land — por tierra

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• by rail or train — en tren

• by sea — por mar

9) (with gerund)

by working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho

he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...

10) (=according to) según

by my watch it's five o'clock — según mi reloj son las cinco

by my calculations — según mis cálculos

to call sth by its proper name — llamar algo por su nombre

it's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien

if that's okay by you — si no tienes inconveniente

11) (measuring difference)

she missed the plane by a few minutes — perdió el avión por unos minutos

we beat them to Joe's house by five minutes — llegamos a casa de Joe cinco minutos antes que ellos

broader by a metre — un metro más ancho

she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano

it's too short by a metre — es un metro más corto de lo que tendría que ser

it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando

12) (in measurements, sums)

a room 3 metres by 4 — una habitación de 3 metros por 4

• to divide by — dividir por or entre

• to multiply by — multiplicar por

13)

• by oneself — solo

he was all by himself — estaba solo

I did it all by myself — lo hice yo solo

don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no los dejes solos

14) (with compass point)

north by northeast — nornordeste

south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste

15) (in oaths) por

I swear by Almighty God — juro por Dios Todopoderoso

by heaven * — por Dios

2. ADVERB

1) (=past)

a train hurtled by — pasó un tren a toda velocidad

• they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar

• she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse

2) (in set expressions)

• by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo

you'll be sorry by and by — no tardarás en arrepentirte

by and by we heard voices — al poco rato oímos unas voces

• close or hard by — muy cerca

• by and large — en general, por lo general

• to put sth by — poner algo a un lado

* * *

I [baɪ]
preposition

1)

a) ( not later than)

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

b) (during, at)

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

2)

a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto a

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

b) ( to hand) (AmE)

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

3)

a) ( past)

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

b) (via, through) por

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

5)

a) (indicating means, method)

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

b) (owing to, from)

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

6)

a) ( according to)

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

b) (in oaths)

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

7)

a) ( indicating rate) por

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

b) ( indicating extent of difference)

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

c) ( indicating gradual progression)

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

8) ( Math) por

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9) ( in compass directions)

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

10)

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

II

adverb

a) ( past)

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

b) (aside, in reserve)

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

c) ( to somebody's residence)

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

d) (in phrases)

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

English-spanish dictionary > by
7 will

Ⅰ.

will¹ [wɪl]

ⓘ GRAM On trouve généralement I/you/he/ etc will sous leurs formes contractées I'll/you'll/he'll/ etc. La forme négative correspondante est won't que l'on écrira will not dans des contextes formels.

modal auxiliary verb

(a) (indicating the future)

∎ what time will you be home tonight? à quelle heure rentrez-vous ce soir?;

∎ the next meeting will be held in July la prochaine réunion aura lieu en juillet;

∎ I will be there before ten o'clock j'y serai avant dix heures;

∎ I don't think he will or he'll come today je ne pense pas qu'il vienne ou je ne crois pas qu'il viendra aujourd'hui;

∎ do you think she'll marry him? - I'm sure she will/she won't est-ce que tu crois qu'elle va se marier avec lui? - je suis sûr que oui/non;

∎ he doesn't think he'll be able to fix it il ne pense pas pouvoir ou il ne croit pas qu'il pourra le réparer;

∎ she's sure she'll have to work next weekend elle est sûre qu'elle devra ou elle est sûre de devoir travailler le week-end prochain;

∎ while he's on holiday his wife will be working pendant qu'il sera en vacances, sa femme travaillera;

∎ when they come home the children will be sleeping quand ils rentreront, les enfants dormiront ou seront endormis

(b) (indicating probability)

∎ that'll be the postman ça doit être ou c'est sans doute le facteur;

∎ they'll be wanting their dinner ils doivent attendre ou ils attendent sans doute leur dîner;

∎ she'll be grown up by now elle doit être grande maintenant;

∎ it won't be ready yet ce n'est sûrement pas prêt

(c) (indicating resolution, determination)

∎ I'll steal the money if I have to je volerai l'argent s'il le faut;

∎ I won't go! je n'irai pas!;

∎ I won't have it! je ne supporterai ou je n'admettrai pas ça!;

∎ you must come! - I won't! il faut que vous veniez! - je ne viendrai pas!;

∎ I won't go - oh yes you will! je n'irai pas - oh (que) si!;

∎ he can't possibly win - he will! il ne peut pas gagner - mais si!

(d) (indicating willingness)

∎ I'll carry your suitcase je vais porter votre valise;

∎ who'll volunteer? - I will! qui se porte volontaire? - moi!;

∎ will you marry me? - yes, I will/no, I won't veux-tu m'épouser? - oui/non;

∎ my secretary will answer your questions ma secrétaire répondra à vos questions;

∎ our counsellors will help you to solve your financial difficulties nos conseillers vous aideront à résoudre vos difficultés financières;

∎ familiar will do! d'accord!^□

(e) (in requests, invitations)

∎ will you please stop smoking? pouvez-vous éteindre votre cigarette, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ you won't forget, will you? tu n'oublieras pas, n'est-ce pas?;

∎ you WILL remember to lock the door, won't you? tu n'oublieras pas de fermer à clef, hein?;

∎ won't you join us for lunch? vous déjeunerez bien avec nous?;

∎ if you will come with me si vous voulez bien venir avec moi

(f) (in orders)

∎ stop complaining, will you! arrête de te plaindre, tu veux!;

∎ he'll do as he's told il fera ce qu'on lui dira;

∎ you'll stop arguing this minute! vous allez arrêter de vous disputer tout de suite!;

∎ you'll be here at three soyez ici à trois heures;

∎ will you be quiet! vous allez vous taire!

(g) (indicating basic ability, capacity)

∎ the machine will wash up to 5 kilos of laundry la machine peut laver jusqu'à 5 kilos de linge;

∎ this car won't do more than 75 miles per hour ≃ cette voiture ne peut pas faire plus de 120 kilomètres à l'heure;

∎ this hen will lay up to six eggs a week cette poule pond jusqu'à six œufs par semaine

(h) (indicating temporary state or capacity)

∎ the car won't start la voiture ne veut pas démarrer;

∎ it will start, but it dies after a couple of seconds elle démarre, mais elle s'arrête tout de suite;

∎ the television won't switch on la télévision ne veut pas s'allumer

(i) (indicating habitual action)

∎ she'll play in her sandpit for hours elle peut jouer des heures dans son bac à sable

(j) (indicating obstinacy)

∎ she WILL insist on calling me Uncle Roger elle insiste pour ou elle tient à m'appeler Oncle Roger;

∎ it WILL keep on doing that ça n'arrête pas de faire ça;

∎ she WILL have the last word il faut toujours qu'elle ait le dernier mot;

∎ accidents WILL happen on ne peut pas éviter les accidents

(k) (used with "have")

∎ another ten years will have gone by dix autres années auront passé

(l) (expressing probability)

∎ she'll have finished by now elle doit avoir fini maintenant;

∎ you'll be tired vous devez être fatigué

Ⅱ.

will²

1 noun

(a) (desire, determination) volonté f;

∎ he has a weak/a strong will il a peu/beaucoup de volonté;

∎ she succeeded by force of will elle a réussi à force de volonté;

∎ a battle of wills une lutte d'influences;

∎ she no longer has the will to live elle n'a plus envie de vivre;

∎ you must have the will to win/to succeed il faut avoir envie de gagner/de réussir;

∎ it is the will of the people that… le peuple veut que…;

∎ his death was the will of God sa mort était la volonté de Dieu;

∎ Bible thy will be done que ta volonté soit faite;

∎ to have a will of iron or an iron will avoir une volonté de fer;

∎ to have a will of one's own n'en faire qu'à sa tête, être très indépendant;

∎ with the best will in the world avec la meilleure volonté du monde;

∎ proverb where there's a will there's a way quand on veut on peut

(b) Law testament m;

∎ last will and testament dernières volontés fpl;

∎ to make a will faire un testament;

∎ did he leave me anything in his will? m'a-t-il laissé quelque chose dans son testament?

2 transitive verb

(a) (using willpower)

∎ I was willing her to say yes j'espérais qu'elle allait dire oui;

∎ she willed herself to keep walking elle s'est forcée à poursuivre sa marche;

∎ I could feel the crowd willing me on je sentais que la foule me soutenait;

∎ you can't just will these things to happen on ne peut pas faire arriver ces choses par un simple acte de volonté

(b) (bequeath) léguer;

∎ she willed her entire fortune to charity elle a légué toute sa fortune à des œuvres de charité

(c) literary (wish, intend) vouloir;

∎ the Lord so willed it le Seigneur a voulu qu'il en soit ainsi;

∎ say what you will, you won't be believed quoi que vous disiez, on ne vous croira pas;

∎ you can will the struggle, but you cannot will the outcome vous pouvez décider de vous battre, mais il ne vous appartient pas de décider qui va gagner

3 intransitive verb

archaic or literary (wish) vouloir;

∎ as you will comme vous voulez

4 against one's will adverb

contre sa volonté;

∎ he left home against his father's will il est parti de chez lui contre la volonté de son père

5 at will adverb

à sa guise;

∎ they can come and go at will here ils peuvent aller et venir à leur guise ici;

∎ fire at will! feu à volonté!

6 with a will adverb

avec ardeur, avec acharnement;

∎ we set to with a will nous nous attelâmes à la tâche avec ardeur

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8 can

kæn
I negative - can't; verb
1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) poder

2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) saber

3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) poder, estar permitido

4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) poder

II
1. noun
(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) lata, bote

2. verb
(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)

- canned
- cannery

can¹ n lata

a can of beer una lata de cerveza

can² vb

1. poder

you can play with my computer game puedes jugar con mi juego de ordenador

sorry, I can't come to your party lo siento, no puedo ir a tu fiesta

can you carry this box? ¿puedes llevar esta caja?

2. saber

can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?

El pasado de can es could

can

tr[kæn]

auxiliar (pt & cond could tr[kʊd])

1 (be able to) poder

■ can you come tomorrow? ¿puedes venir mañana?

■ can we afford it? ¿nos lo podemos permitir?

■ they're doing all they can hacen todo lo que pueden

2 (know how to) saber

■ he can speak Chinese sabe hablar chino

■ can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?

■ I can't drive no sé conducir

3 (be allowed to) poder, estar permitido,-a

■ you can't smoke here no se puede fumar aquí

■ you can go now ya te puedes ir

■ female nurses couldn't wear trousers a las enfermeras no les estaba permitido llevar pantalones

4 (in requests) poder

■ can I borrow your car tonight? ¿me dejas el coche esta noche?

■ can you get that box down for me? ¿me puedes bajar esa caja?

■ can I have a cheese sandwich, please? (me pone) un bocadillo de queso, por favor

5 (with verbs of perception or mental activity)

■ she couldn't see anything no veía nada

■ I can smell burning huele a quemado

■ can you hear me? ¿me oyes?

■ I can't remember no me acuerdo

6 (possibility) poder

■ who can it be? ¿quién será?

■ smoking can cause cancer fumar puede causar cáncer

■ you can get tickets on the door se puede comprar las entradas en la taquilla

7 (expressing bewilderment, incredulity) poder

■ he can't be here already! ¡no puede ser que ya haya llegado!

■ you cannot be serious! ¡no hablarás en serio!

8 (indicating typical behaviour) poder

■ he can be very annoying sometimes a veces es muy pesado

■ it can be very cold in Madrid puede llegar a hacer mucho frío en Madrid

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can

tr[kæn]

noun

1 (tin - for food, drinks) lata, bote nombre masculino

2 (container - for oil, petrol, etc) bidón nombre masculino

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (prison) chirona, trullo

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (toilet) trono

transitive verb (pt & pp canned, ger canning)

1 (put in cans) enlatar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

can it! ¡basta ya!

to be in the can SMALLCINEMA/SMALL estar listo,-a

to carry the can cargar con las culpas, pagar el pato

to open up a can of worms destapar un escándalo

can ['kæn] v aux, past could ['kʊd] ; present s & pl can

1) : poder

could you help me?: ¿podría ayudarme?

2) : saber

she can't drive yet: todavía no sabe manejar

3) may: poder, tener permiso para

can I sit down?: ¿puedo sentarme?

4) : poder

it can't be!: ¡no puede ser!

where can they be?: ¿dónde estarán?

can ['kæn] vt, canned ; canning

1) : enlatar, envasar

to can tomatoes: enlatar tomates

2) dismiss, fire: despedir, echar

can n

: lata f, envase m, cubo m

a can of beer: una lata de cerveza

garbage can: cubo de basura

can (Container)

n.

• tarro s.m. (Modal)

v.

• poder v.

(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-) (To know how)

aux.

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar la capacidad) v.

• poder v.

(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-)

n.

• envase s.m.

• lata s.f.

v.

• conservar en latas v.

• enlatar v.

• envasar v.

I kæn
noun

1)

a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)

a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)

can opener — abrelatas m

b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basura

to carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)

2) (AmE sl)

a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)

to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)

b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)

c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)

II

transitive verb - nn-

1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de

2) (AmE colloq) ( dismiss) echar (fam), correr (fam); ( stop) (usu in impera)

can it! — basta ya!

III kæn, weak form kən
modal verb (past could)

1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

2)

a) ( with verbs of perception)

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

b) ( with verbs of mental activity)

I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

3)

a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras

b) ( in requests) poder*

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

c) ( in offers)

can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

4)

a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?

b) (in suggestions, advice)

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

c) ( in orders)

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

5)

a) ( indicating possibility) poder*

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

what can she be doing in there? — ¿qué estará haciendo ahí?, ¿qué puede estar haciendo ahí?

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

b) ( indicating characteristic)

she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could

I

[kæn]
MODAL VB (NEG cannot, can't) (condit, pt could)
1) (=be able to) poder

he can do it if he tries hard — puede hacerlo si se esfuerza

I can't or cannot go any further — no puedo seguir

• I'll tell you all I can — te diré todo lo que pueda

he will do all he can to help you — hará lo posible por ayudarte

• you can but ask — con preguntar no se pierde nada

• they couldn't help it — ellos no tienen la culpa

• "have another helping" - "I really couldn't" — -¿otra ración? -no puedo

2) (=know how to) saber

he can't swim — no sabe nadar

can you speak Italian? — ¿sabes (hablar) italiano?

3) (=may) poder

can I use your telephone? — ¿puedo usar su teléfono?

can I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have a word with you? — ¿podría hablar contigo un momento?

can't I come too? — ¿puedo ir también?

4) (with verbs of perception: not translated)

I can hear it — lo oigo

I couldn't see it anywhere — no lo veía en ninguna parte

I can't understand why — no comprendo por qué

5) (expressing disbelief, puzzlement)

that cannot be! — ¡eso no puede ser!, ¡es imposible!

he can't have said that — no puede haber dicho eso

they can't have left already! — ¡no es posible que ya se han ido!

• how could you lie to me! — ¿cómo pudiste mentirme?

how can you say that? — ¿cómo te atreves a decir eso?

• you can't be serious! — ¿lo dices en serio?

• it can't be true! — ¡no puede ser!

• what can he want? — ¿qué querrá?

• where on earth can she be? — ¿dónde demonios puede estar?

6) (expressing possibility, suggestion etc)

he could be in the library — puede que esté en la biblioteca

you could try telephoning his office — ¿por qué no le llamas a su despacho?

they could have forgotten — puede (ser) que se hayan olvidado

you could have told me! — ¡podías habérmelo dicho!

it could have been a wolf — podía ser un lobo

I reckon you could have got a job last year — creo que podías obtener un trabajo el año pasado

7) (=want to)

• I'm so happy I could cry — soy tan feliz que me dan ganas de llorar or que me voy a echar a llorar

I could have cried — me daban ganas de llorar

• I could scream! — ¡es para volverse loco!

8) (=be occasionally capable of)

she can be very annoying — a veces te pone negro

it can get very cold here — aquí puede llegar a hacer mucho frío

9) (in comparisons)

I'm doing it as well as I can — lo hago lo mejor que puedo

as cheap as can be — lo más barato posible

as big as big can be — lo más grande posible

she was as happy as could be — estaba de lo más feliz

10)

could do with: I could do with a drink — ¡qué bien me vendría una copa!

we could do with a bigger house — nos convendría una casa más grande

See:

ABLE, CAN in able

II [kæn]
1. N

1) (=container) (for foodstuffs) bote m, lata f; (for oil, water etc) bidón m

a can of beer — una lata de cerveza

- a can of worms

to open a can of worms * — abrir la caja de Pandora

- be left to carry the can

2) (esp US) (=garbage can) cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura

3) (Cine) [of film] lata f

- it's in the can

4) (US) ** (=prison) chirona * f

5) (US) ** (=toilet) wáter m

6) (US) ** (=buttocks) culo ** m

2. VT

1) [+ food] enlatar, envasar

- can it!

2) (US) * (=dismiss) [+ employee] despedir

3.

CPD

can opener N — abrelatas m inv

* * *

I [kæn]
noun

1)

a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)

a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)

can opener — abrelatas m

b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basura

to carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)

2) (AmE sl)

a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)

to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)

b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)

c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)

II

transitive verb - nn-

1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de

2) (AmE colloq) ( dismiss) echar (fam), correr (fam); ( stop) (usu in impera)

can it! — basta ya!

III [kæn], weak form [kən]
modal verb (past could)

1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

2)

a) ( with verbs of perception)

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

b) ( with verbs of mental activity)

I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

3)

a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras

b) ( in requests) poder*

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

c) ( in offers)

can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

4)

a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?

b) (in suggestions, advice)

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

c) ( in orders)

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

5)

a) ( indicating possibility) poder*

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

what can she be doing in there? — ¿qué estará haciendo ahí?, ¿qué puede estar haciendo ahí?

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

b) ( indicating characteristic)

she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could

English-spanish dictionary > can
9 stehen

n; -s, kein Pl.

1. etw. im Stehen tun do s.th. while standing (up); er macht alles im Stehen he does everything standing up; vom vielen Stehen bekommt sie Rückenschmerzen she gets back pain from all this standing ( oder because she has to stand so much); das viele Stehen ist nicht gesund all that standing doesn’t do you any good

2. zum Stehen bringen bring to a stop ( oder standstill); (Blutung etc.) stop; zum Stehen kommen come to a halt ( oder standstill)

* * *

(aufrecht stehen) to stand;

(gut aussehen) to suit; to become;

(sich befinden) to be

* * *
Ste|hen
nt -s,
no pl
1) standing

das viele Stéhen — all this standing

etw im Stéhen tun — to do sth standing up

2) (= Halt) stop, standstill

zum Stéhen bringen — to stop; Lokomotive, LKW, Verkehr, Produktion auch to bring to a standstill or halt or stop; Heer, Vormarsch auch to halt

zum Stéhen kommen — to stop; (Lokomotive, LKW, Verkehr, Produktion auch) to come to a standstill or halt or stop

* * *

1) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) become

2) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stand

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stand

4) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stand

5) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) suit

* * *

Ste·hen

<-s>

[ˈʃte:ən]

nt kein pl

▪ das \Stehen standing

gerades [o aufrechtes] \Stehen standing upright

etw im \Stehen tun to do sth standing up

im \Stehen essen to have a stand-up meal, to eat standing up

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) stand

er arbeitet stehend od. im Stehen — he works standing up

mit jemandem/etwas stehen und fallen — (fig.) stand or fall with somebody/something

das Haus steht noch — the house is still standing

2) (sich befinden) be; <upright object, building> stand

das Verb steht am Satzende — the verb comes at the end of the sentence

wo steht dein Auto? — where is your car [parked]?

Schweißperlen standen auf seiner Stirn — beads of sweat stood out on his brow

ich tue alles, was in meinen Kräften od. meiner Macht steht — I'll do everything in my power

vor dem Bankrott stehen — be faced with bankruptcy

3) (einen bestimmten Stand haben)

auf etwas (Dat.) stehen — <needle, hand> point to something

das Barometer steht tief/auf Regen — the barometer is reading low/indicating rain

die Ampel steht auf rot — the traffic lights are [on] red

es steht mir bis zum Hals[e] od. bis oben od. bis hier[hin] — I'm fed up to the back teeth with it (coll.); I'm sick to death of it (coll.)

der Wind steht günstig/nach Norden — (Seemannsspr.) the wind stands fair/is from the north

wie steht es/das Spiel? — (Sport) what's the score?

die Chancen stehen fifty-fifty — the chances are fifty-fifty

die Sache steht gut — things are going well

wie steht es mit deiner Gesundheit? — how is your health?

der Weizen steht gut — the wheat is growing well

4) (einen bestimmten Kurs, Wert haben) < currency> stand ( bei at)

wie steht das Pfund? — what is the rate for the pound?; how is the pound doing? (coll.)

die Aktie steht gut — the share price is high

5) (nicht in Bewegung sein) be stationary; <machine etc.> be at a standstill

meine Uhr steht — my watch has stopped

stehen bleiben — (anhalten) stop; < traffic> come to a standstill; (fig.) < time> stand still

wo sind wir stehen geblieben? — (fig.) where had we got to?; where were we?; (unverändert gelassen werden) stay; be left; (zurückgelassen werden) be left behind; (der Zerstörung entgehen) < building> be left standing

etwas stehen lassen — (belassen, nicht entfernen) leave something; (zurücklassen, vergessen) leave something [behind]

alles stehen und liegen lassen — drop everything

sich (Dat.) einen Bart stehen lassen — (ugs.) grow a beard; (vergessen) leave [behind]; (sich abwenden von)

jemanden stehen lassen — (sich von jemandem abwenden) walk off and leave somebody standing there

6) (geschrieben, gedruckt sein) be

was steht in dem Brief? — what does it say in the letter?

in der Zeitung steht, dass... — it says in the paper that...

7) (Sprachw.): (gebraucht werden) <subjunctive etc.> occur; be found

mit dem Dativ stehen — be followed by or take the dative

8)

zu jemandem/etwas stehen — stand by somebody/something

wie stehst du dazu? — what's your view on this?

hinter jemandem/etwas stehen — (jemanden unterstützen) be [right] behind somebody/something; support somebody/something

9)

jemandem [gut] stehen — <dress etc.> suit somebody [well]

Lächeln steht dir gut — (fig.) it suits you or you look nice when you smile

10) (sich verstehen)

mit jemandem gut/schlecht stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

11)

auf etwas (Akk.) steht Gefängnis — something is punishable by imprisonment
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein (ugs.)

1) (in bestimmten Verhältnissen leben)

sich gut/schlecht stehen — be comfortably/badly off

2) (sich verstehen)

sich gut/schlecht mit jemandem stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

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stehen; steht, stand, hat, südd, österr, schweiz auch ist gestanden

A. v/i

1. (aufrecht sein) Person, Ding: stand;

der Kleine kann schon stehen he can stand up ( oder stand on his own) already;

ich kann vor Müdigkeit kaum noch stehen I’m so tired I can hardly stand up;

plötzlich stand er vor mir suddenly he was standing there in front of me;

jemanden (einfach) stehen lassen (just) leave sb standing there;

die Flasche soll stehen the bottle is supposed to stand up;

vor Dreck stehen umg be stiff with dirt;

das Hotel soll Ende Mai stehen the hotel is supposed to be standing ( oder complete) by the end of May

2. (sich befinden) be;

wo stehen die Gläser? where are the glasses?;

unter der Dusche stehen be in the shower, be having a shower;

der Wein steht kalt the wine has been chilled;

die Pflanze steht zu dunkel that plant needs more light;

der Keller steht voll Wasser the cellar’s flooded ( oder full of water)

3. (stillstehen) stand still; Uhr etc: have stopped;

der Verkehr stand the traffic was at ( oder had come to) a standstill;

die Luft steht draußen: it’s very still ( schwül: close); drinnen: the air is thick in here;

stehen bleiben Person, beim Vortragen etc: stop (short); Uhr: stop; Maschine: auch come to a standstill (auch fig); Motor: auch stall; Herz: stop beating; Zeit: stand still;

halt, stehen bleiben (oder ich schieße)! stop (or I’ll shoot)!;

nicht stehen bleiben! move along, please!, keep moving!;

wo waren wir stehen geblieben? fig where were we?; im Buch etc: auch where did we get to?;

mir ist das Herz fast stehen geblieben my heart missed a beat;

dort scheint die Zeit stehen geblieben zu sein it’s as if time had stood still there;

das Kind ist in der Entwicklung stehen geblieben the child is (a bit) backward

4.

stehen bleiben (vergessen werden) be left behind;

ist hier ein Schirm stehen geblieben? has anyone left an umbrella here?;

stehen lassen (zurücklassen, auch vergessen) leave behind; (Essen) not touch, leave (untouched);

er hat seinen Kaffee stehen lassen auch he hasn’t drunk his coffee;

ihr könnt das Geschirr ruhig stehen lassen you can just leave the dishes;

alles stehen und liegen lassen drop everything;

habe ich hier meinen Schirm stehen lassen? did I leave my umbrella here?;

man sollte sein Auto auch mal stehen lassen you should occasionally leave your car at home

5.

stehen in (+dat) (geschrieben sein) be (written) in;

im Brief steht the letter says;

hier steht, (dass) … it says here (that) …;

wo steht das (geschrieben)? where does it say that?; fig bei Verbot etc: since when is that a crime?, says who? umg;

hier muss ein Komma stehen there should be a comma here;

nach diesem Verb steht der Konjunktiv that verb takes ( oder requires) the subjunctive;

auf einer Liste stehen be on a list;

stehen lassen (nicht streichen) leave (in); (übersehen, Fehler) overlook, miss;

stehen bleiben (nicht verändert werden) stay, be left;

bitte stehen lassen! (Tafelanschrieb etc) please leave, please don’t rub out;

das kann man so nicht stehen lassen, das kann so nicht stehen bleiben (Text, Behauptung, Formulierung etc) you can’t leave it like that;

soll das so stehen bleiben? is it supposed to stay like that?

6. umg (feststehen) be fixed, be finalized;

die Mannschaft/der Plan steht the team/plan has been finalized;

der Termin steht the date is fixed;

die Sache muss bis Ende der Woche stehen it’s got to be licked into shape by the end of the week;

steht dein Referat schon? als Entwurf: have you sketched out your paper yet?, is your paper ready in outline; fertig: have you finished your paper?

7. mit Wert-, Zahlenangabe etc:

stehen auf (+dat) Skala etc: show, be at; Aktien etc: be at;

der Zeiger steht auf null the needle is at ( oder on) zero;

das Thermometer steht auf 10 Grad the thermometer shows ( oder is pointing to) 10 degrees;

wie steht der Dollar? how high is the dollar?, what’s the dollar worth?;

der Dollar steht bei … the dollar stands at ( oder is worth) …;

höher denn je stehen Währung, Aktienkurs etc: have reached an all-time high;

zu stehen kommen auf (kosten) cost, come to

8. mit Strafe oder Belohnung:

auf Diebstahl steht eine Freiheitsstrafe theft is punishable by imprisonment;

auf die Ergreifung des Täters stehen 10 000 Euro Belohnung there’s a reward of 10,000 euros for the capture of the person who did it

9.

wo steht er politisch? what are his political leanings?;

er steht (politisch) links (politically) he’s on the left

10. umg:

auf jemanden/etwas stehen like ( oder fancy) sb/sth;

er steht auf modernen Jazz he’s into modern jazz;

sie steht auf große, dunkle Typen she goes for the tall dark type;

da steh ich nicht drauf it doesn’t turn me on

11. fig:

stehen für stand for; stellvertretend: represent;

der Name steht für Qualität the name stands ( oder is a byword) for quality;

er steht dafür, dass das Geld bezahlt wird (er garantiert dafür) he’s guaranteeing that the money will be paid, he’s acting as guarantor for the payment of the money

12. fig:

hinter jemandem stehen be behind sb;

voll hinter jemandem stehen be backing sb all the way ( oder up to the hilt);

gut/schlecht mit jemandem stehen get on/not get on (very well) with sb;

ihr Sinn steht nach Höherem she’s set her sights higher (than that);

über/unter jemandem stehen be above/below sb;

er steht über solchen Dingen he’s above that kind of thing;

du musst versuchen, über solchen Dingen zu stehen you must try not to let that kind of thing bother you

13. fig:

zu jemandem/etwas stehen stand by sb/sth;

ich stehe dazu auch I’m sticking by it, I haven’t changed my mind (on that);

wie stehst du dazu? what do you think (about it)?, what are your feelings (on the matter)?

14. fig:

unter Alkohol stehen be under the influence of alcohol, have been drinking;

unter Drogen stehen have been taking drugs, be on drugs;

vor großen Schwierigkeiten stehen face great difficulties;

vor dem Ruin stehen be on the brink of ruin;

er steht vor seiner Abschlussprüfung he’s got his final exams coming up

15. fig:

wie stehen die Dinge? how are things?;

die Sache steht gut things are looking good;

das Ganze steht und fällt mit … the whole thing stands or falls on …;

die Chancen stehen fifty-fifty the odds are even; → Aufsicht 1, Debatte, Einfluss, Sinn 3 etc

16. (kleiden)

jemandem stehen suit sb;

der Hut etc

steht dir gut that hat etc (really) suits you;

es steht dir nicht auch it’s not you

17.

sich (dat)

einen Bart stehen lassen grow a beard;

er hat sich einen Bart stehen lassen auch he’s sporting a beard

18. umg, Penis: be erect;

er stand ihm sl Penis: he had a hard-on

B. v/t (hat):

einen Sprung stehen Eiskunstlauf, Turnen land a jump;

kann er diese Weite stehen? can he make this distance (without falling)?; → Mann 5, Modell 2, Pate 1, Posten 1 etc

C. v/r (hat):

sich gut/schlecht mit jemandem stehen get on/not get on (well) with sb;

er steht sich gut he’s not doing badly

D. v/i unpers (hat, südd, österr, schweiz auch ist)

1.

wie steht es um …? (etwas, jemanden) how is/are … (getting on)?;

wie steht es um seine Doktorarbeit? what’s the position with his doctorate?;

es steht gut/schlecht um ihn things are going well/badly for him, he’s doing well/badly; Aussichten: things are looking good/bad for him;

mit i-r Gesundheit steht es schlecht she’s in a bad way (healthwise);

na, (wie geht’s,) wie steht’s? umg and how are we?;

also, wie steht’s? (wie ist der Stand der Dinge?) so, how are things?;

wie steht’s mit einem Bier? umg how about a beer?;

(und) wie steht es mit dir? umg how about you?

2. SPORT:

es steht 2:1 the score is 2-1 (

für to);

wie (viel) steht es? what’s the score?

3.

es steht zu befürchten, dass … it is to be feared that …;

es steht nicht bei mir zu (+inf) it’s not for me to (+inf), it’s not up to me to (+inf)

es steht (ganz) bei dir it’s (entirely) up to you, it’s (entirely) your decision

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) stand

er arbeitet stehend od. im Stehen — he works standing up

mit jemandem/etwas stehen und fallen — (fig.) stand or fall with somebody/something

das Haus steht noch — the house is still standing

2) (sich befinden) be; <upright object, building> stand

das Verb steht am Satzende — the verb comes at the end of the sentence

wo steht dein Auto? — where is your car [parked]?

Schweißperlen standen auf seiner Stirn — beads of sweat stood out on his brow

ich tue alles, was in meinen Kräften od. meiner Macht steht — I'll do everything in my power

vor dem Bankrott stehen — be faced with bankruptcy

3) (einen bestimmten Stand haben)

auf etwas (Dat.) stehen — <needle, hand> point to something

das Barometer steht tief/auf Regen — the barometer is reading low/indicating rain

die Ampel steht auf rot — the traffic lights are [on] red

es steht mir bis zum Hals[e] od. bis oben od. bis hier[hin] — I'm fed up to the back teeth with it (coll.); I'm sick to death of it (coll.)

der Wind steht günstig/nach Norden — (Seemannsspr.) the wind stands fair/is from the north

wie steht es/das Spiel? — (Sport) what's the score?

die Chancen stehen fifty-fifty — the chances are fifty-fifty

die Sache steht gut — things are going well

wie steht es mit deiner Gesundheit? — how is your health?

der Weizen steht gut — the wheat is growing well

4) (einen bestimmten Kurs, Wert haben) < currency> stand ( bei at)

wie steht das Pfund? — what is the rate for the pound?; how is the pound doing? (coll.)

die Aktie steht gut — the share price is high

5) (nicht in Bewegung sein) be stationary; <machine etc.> be at a standstill

meine Uhr steht — my watch has stopped

stehen bleiben — (anhalten) stop; < traffic> come to a standstill; (fig.) < time> stand still

wo sind wir stehen geblieben? — (fig.) where had we got to?; where were we?; (unverändert gelassen werden) stay; be left; (zurückgelassen werden) be left behind; (der Zerstörung entgehen) < building> be left standing

etwas stehen lassen — (belassen, nicht entfernen) leave something; (zurücklassen, vergessen) leave something [behind]

alles stehen und liegen lassen — drop everything

sich (Dat.) einen Bart stehen lassen — (ugs.) grow a beard; (vergessen) leave [behind]; (sich abwenden von)

jemanden stehen lassen — (sich von jemandem abwenden) walk off and leave somebody standing there

6) (geschrieben, gedruckt sein) be

was steht in dem Brief? — what does it say in the letter?

in der Zeitung steht, dass... — it says in the paper that...

7) (Sprachw.): (gebraucht werden) <subjunctive etc.> occur; be found

mit dem Dativ stehen — be followed by or take the dative

8)

zu jemandem/etwas stehen — stand by somebody/something

wie stehst du dazu? — what's your view on this?

hinter jemandem/etwas stehen — (jemanden unterstützen) be [right] behind somebody/something; support somebody/something

9)

jemandem [gut] stehen — <dress etc.> suit somebody [well]

Lächeln steht dir gut — (fig.) it suits you or you look nice when you smile

10) (sich verstehen)

mit jemandem gut/schlecht stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

11)

auf etwas (Akk.) steht Gefängnis — something is punishable by imprisonment
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein (ugs.)

1) (in bestimmten Verhältnissen leben)

sich gut/schlecht stehen — be comfortably/badly off

2) (sich verstehen)

sich gut/schlecht mit jemandem stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: stand, gestanden)

= to become v.

(§ p.,p.p.: became, become)

to stand v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stehen
10 Stehen

n; -s, kein Pl.

1. etw. im Stehen tun do s.th. while standing (up); er macht alles im Stehen he does everything standing up; vom vielen Stehen bekommt sie Rückenschmerzen she gets back pain from all this standing ( oder because she has to stand so much); das viele Stehen ist nicht gesund all that standing doesn’t do you any good

2. zum Stehen bringen bring to a stop ( oder standstill); (Blutung etc.) stop; zum Stehen kommen come to a halt ( oder standstill)

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(aufrecht stehen) to stand;

(gut aussehen) to suit; to become;

(sich befinden) to be

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Ste|hen
nt -s,
no pl
1) standing

das viele Stéhen — all this standing

etw im Stéhen tun — to do sth standing up

2) (= Halt) stop, standstill

zum Stéhen bringen — to stop; Lokomotive, LKW, Verkehr, Produktion auch to bring to a standstill or halt or stop; Heer, Vormarsch auch to halt

zum Stéhen kommen — to stop; (Lokomotive, LKW, Verkehr, Produktion auch) to come to a standstill or halt or stop

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1) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) become

2) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stand

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stand

4) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stand

5) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) suit

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Ste·hen

<-s>

[ˈʃte:ən]

nt kein pl

▪ das \Stehen standing

gerades [o aufrechtes] \Stehen standing upright

etw im \Stehen tun to do sth standing up

im \Stehen essen to have a stand-up meal, to eat standing up

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) stand

er arbeitet stehend od. im Stehen — he works standing up

mit jemandem/etwas stehen und fallen — (fig.) stand or fall with somebody/something

das Haus steht noch — the house is still standing

2) (sich befinden) be; <upright object, building> stand

das Verb steht am Satzende — the verb comes at the end of the sentence

wo steht dein Auto? — where is your car [parked]?

Schweißperlen standen auf seiner Stirn — beads of sweat stood out on his brow

ich tue alles, was in meinen Kräften od. meiner Macht steht — I'll do everything in my power

vor dem Bankrott stehen — be faced with bankruptcy

3) (einen bestimmten Stand haben)

auf etwas (Dat.) stehen — <needle, hand> point to something

das Barometer steht tief/auf Regen — the barometer is reading low/indicating rain

die Ampel steht auf rot — the traffic lights are [on] red

es steht mir bis zum Hals[e] od. bis oben od. bis hier[hin] — I'm fed up to the back teeth with it (coll.); I'm sick to death of it (coll.)

der Wind steht günstig/nach Norden — (Seemannsspr.) the wind stands fair/is from the north

wie steht es/das Spiel? — (Sport) what's the score?

die Chancen stehen fifty-fifty — the chances are fifty-fifty

die Sache steht gut — things are going well

wie steht es mit deiner Gesundheit? — how is your health?

der Weizen steht gut — the wheat is growing well

4) (einen bestimmten Kurs, Wert haben) < currency> stand ( bei at)

wie steht das Pfund? — what is the rate for the pound?; how is the pound doing? (coll.)

die Aktie steht gut — the share price is high

5) (nicht in Bewegung sein) be stationary; <machine etc.> be at a standstill

meine Uhr steht — my watch has stopped

stehen bleiben — (anhalten) stop; < traffic> come to a standstill; (fig.) < time> stand still

wo sind wir stehen geblieben? — (fig.) where had we got to?; where were we?; (unverändert gelassen werden) stay; be left; (zurückgelassen werden) be left behind; (der Zerstörung entgehen) < building> be left standing

etwas stehen lassen — (belassen, nicht entfernen) leave something; (zurücklassen, vergessen) leave something [behind]

alles stehen und liegen lassen — drop everything

sich (Dat.) einen Bart stehen lassen — (ugs.) grow a beard; (vergessen) leave [behind]; (sich abwenden von)

jemanden stehen lassen — (sich von jemandem abwenden) walk off and leave somebody standing there

6) (geschrieben, gedruckt sein) be

was steht in dem Brief? — what does it say in the letter?

in der Zeitung steht, dass... — it says in the paper that...

7) (Sprachw.): (gebraucht werden) <subjunctive etc.> occur; be found

mit dem Dativ stehen — be followed by or take the dative

8)

zu jemandem/etwas stehen — stand by somebody/something

wie stehst du dazu? — what's your view on this?

hinter jemandem/etwas stehen — (jemanden unterstützen) be [right] behind somebody/something; support somebody/something

9)

jemandem [gut] stehen — <dress etc.> suit somebody [well]

Lächeln steht dir gut — (fig.) it suits you or you look nice when you smile

10) (sich verstehen)

mit jemandem gut/schlecht stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

11)

auf etwas (Akk.) steht Gefängnis — something is punishable by imprisonment
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein (ugs.)

1) (in bestimmten Verhältnissen leben)

sich gut/schlecht stehen — be comfortably/badly off

2) (sich verstehen)

sich gut/schlecht mit jemandem stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

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Stehen n; -s, kein pl

1.

etwas im Stehen tun do sth while standing (up);

er macht alles im Stehen he does everything standing up;

vom vielen Stehen bekommt sie Rückenschmerzen she gets back pain from all this standing ( oder because she has to stand so much);

das viele Stehen ist nicht gesund all that standing doesn’t do you any good

2.

zum Stehen bringen bring to a stop ( oder standstill); (Blutung etc) stop;

zum Stehen kommen come to a halt ( oder standstill)

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) stand

er arbeitet stehend od. im Stehen — he works standing up

mit jemandem/etwas stehen und fallen — (fig.) stand or fall with somebody/something

das Haus steht noch — the house is still standing

2) (sich befinden) be; <upright object, building> stand

das Verb steht am Satzende — the verb comes at the end of the sentence

wo steht dein Auto? — where is your car [parked]?

Schweißperlen standen auf seiner Stirn — beads of sweat stood out on his brow

ich tue alles, was in meinen Kräften od. meiner Macht steht — I'll do everything in my power

vor dem Bankrott stehen — be faced with bankruptcy

3) (einen bestimmten Stand haben)

auf etwas (Dat.) stehen — <needle, hand> point to something

das Barometer steht tief/auf Regen — the barometer is reading low/indicating rain

die Ampel steht auf rot — the traffic lights are [on] red

es steht mir bis zum Hals[e] od. bis oben od. bis hier[hin] — I'm fed up to the back teeth with it (coll.); I'm sick to death of it (coll.)

der Wind steht günstig/nach Norden — (Seemannsspr.) the wind stands fair/is from the north

wie steht es/das Spiel? — (Sport) what's the score?

die Chancen stehen fifty-fifty — the chances are fifty-fifty

die Sache steht gut — things are going well

wie steht es mit deiner Gesundheit? — how is your health?

der Weizen steht gut — the wheat is growing well

4) (einen bestimmten Kurs, Wert haben) < currency> stand ( bei at)

wie steht das Pfund? — what is the rate for the pound?; how is the pound doing? (coll.)

die Aktie steht gut — the share price is high

5) (nicht in Bewegung sein) be stationary; <machine etc.> be at a standstill

meine Uhr steht — my watch has stopped

stehen bleiben — (anhalten) stop; < traffic> come to a standstill; (fig.) < time> stand still

wo sind wir stehen geblieben? — (fig.) where had we got to?; where were we?; (unverändert gelassen werden) stay; be left; (zurückgelassen werden) be left behind; (der Zerstörung entgehen) < building> be left standing

etwas stehen lassen — (belassen, nicht entfernen) leave something; (zurücklassen, vergessen) leave something [behind]

alles stehen und liegen lassen — drop everything

sich (Dat.) einen Bart stehen lassen — (ugs.) grow a beard; (vergessen) leave [behind]; (sich abwenden von)

jemanden stehen lassen — (sich von jemandem abwenden) walk off and leave somebody standing there

6) (geschrieben, gedruckt sein) be

was steht in dem Brief? — what does it say in the letter?

in der Zeitung steht, dass... — it says in the paper that...

7) (Sprachw.): (gebraucht werden) <subjunctive etc.> occur; be found

mit dem Dativ stehen — be followed by or take the dative

8)

zu jemandem/etwas stehen — stand by somebody/something

wie stehst du dazu? — what's your view on this?

hinter jemandem/etwas stehen — (jemanden unterstützen) be [right] behind somebody/something; support somebody/something

9)

jemandem [gut] stehen — <dress etc.> suit somebody [well]

Lächeln steht dir gut — (fig.) it suits you or you look nice when you smile

10) (sich verstehen)

mit jemandem gut/schlecht stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

11)

auf etwas (Akk.) steht Gefängnis — something is punishable by imprisonment
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein (ugs.)

1) (in bestimmten Verhältnissen leben)

sich gut/schlecht stehen — be comfortably/badly off

2) (sich verstehen)

sich gut/schlecht mit jemandem stehen — be on good/bad terms or get on well/badly with somebody

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: stand, gestanden)

= to become v.

(§ p.,p.p.: became, become)

to stand v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Stehen
11 on

on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

[ɒn] When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg have on, get on, go on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, such as broadside on, further on, look up the other word.
1. PREP

1) (indicating place, position) en, sobre

• on the ceiling — sobre el techo

• on the Continent — en Europa

• with her hat on her head — con el sombrero puesto

• on page two — en la página dos

• on the right — a la derecha

• on the high seas — en alta mar

• on all sides — por todas partes, por todos lados

• a house on the square — una casa en la plaza

• on the table — en or sobre la mesa

• a meal on the train — una comida en el tren

• hanging on the wall — colgado en la pared

2) (indicating time)

on Friday — el viernes

on Fridays — los viernes

on May 14th — el catorce de mayo

on or about the 8th — el día 8 o por ahí

on and after the 15th — el día 15 y a partir de la misma fecha

• on a day like this — (en) un día como este

on the next day — al día siguiente

on some days it is — hay días cuando lo es

• on the evening of July 2nd — el 2 de julio por la tarde

3) (=at the time of)

on seeing him — al verlo

on my arrival — al llegar, a mi llegada

on my calling to him — al llamarle yo

4) (=about, concerning) sobre, acerca de

a book on physics — un libro de or sobre física

he lectured on Keats — dio una conferencia sobre Keats

Eden on the events of 1956 — lo que dice Eden acerca de los acontecimientos de 1956

have you read Purnell on Churchill? — ¿has leído los comentarios de Purnell sobre Churchill?

have you heard the boss on the new tax? — ¿has oído lo que dice el jefe acerca de la nueva contribución?

while we're on the subject — como hablamos de esto

5) (=towards, against)

the march on Rome — la marcha sobre Roma

an attack on the government — un ataque contra el gobierno

6) (=earning, receiving)

he's on £6,000 a year — gana seis mil libras al año

• a student on a grant — un estudiante con beca

• many live on less than that — muchos viven con menos

7) (=taking, consuming)

• I'm on a milk diet — sigo un régimen lácteo

• he's back on drugs — ha vuelto a drogarse

• he's on heroin — está enganchado a la heroína

• I'm on three pills a day — tomo tres píldoras al día
live on 1.
8) (=engaged in)

I'm on a new project — trabajo sobre un nuevo proyecto

we're on irregular verbs — estamos con los verbos irregulares

• he's away on business — está en viaje de negocios

• to be on holiday — estar de vacaciones

• the company is on tour — la compañía está en gira

9) (indicating membership)

• he's on the committee — es miembro del comité

• he's on the permanent staff — es de plantilla

10) (=playing)

with Louis Armstrong on trumpet — con Louis Armstrong a la trompeta

all the children play on the piano — todos los chicos saben tocar el piano

he played it on the violin — lo tocó al violín

11) (TV, Rad)

• on the radio — en or por la radio

• on television — en or por (la) televisión

there's a good film on TV tonight — esta noche dan una buena película en la tele

• on video — en vídeo

12) (=about one's person)

I haven't any money on me — no llevo dinero encima

13) (=after, according to)

on this model — según este modelo

14) (=compared to)

prices are up on last year('s) — los precios han subido frente a los del año pasado

15) (=at the expense of)

this round's on me — esta ronda la pago yo, invito yo

the tour was on the Council — la gira la pagó el Consejo, corrió el Consejo con los gastos de la gira

- it's on the house

16) liter

woe on woe — dolor sobre dolor

snow on snow — nieve y más nieve

17) (phrases)

• on account of — a causa de

• on good authority — de buena tinta

on his authority — con su autorización

• on average — por término medio

• to swear on the Bible — prestar juramento sobre la Biblia

• on a charge of murder — acusado de homicidio

• on foot — a pie

• on horseback — a caballo

• on pain of — so pena de

• on sale — de venta

• on the telephone — por teléfono

• on time — a la hora, a tiempo
base I, 2., 2)
2. ADV

1) (=in place) [lid etc] puesto

the lid is on — la tapa está puesta

it's not on properly — no está bien puesto
screw on
2) (with clothes)

to have one's boots on — llevar las botas puestas

to have one's coat on — tener el abrigo puesto

what's she got on? — ¿qué lleva puesto?, ¿cómo va vestida?

she had not got much on — iba muy ligera de ropa

3) (indicating time)

from that day on — a partir de aquel día, de aquel día en adelante

• on and off — de vez en cuando, a intervalos

• it was well on in the evening — estaba ya muy entrada la tarde

well on in June — bien entrado junio

they talked well on into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

well on in years — entrado en años, que va para viejo
further 1., 1), later 1., 2)
4) (indicating continuation)

to go/walk on — seguir adelante

to read on — seguir leyendo

• he rambled on and on — estuvo dale que dale *, estuvo dale y dale (esp LAm)

• and so on — (=and the rest) y demás; (=etc) etcétera

• on with the show! — ¡que empiece or continúe el espectáculo!

on with the dancing girls! — ¡que salgan las bailarinas!

5) (in phrases)

• what are you on about? * — ¿de qué (me) hablas?

• he's always on at me about it * — me está majando continuamente con eso *
go on
3. ADJ

1) (=functioning, in operation)

to be on — [engine] estar encendido, estar en marcha; [switch] estar encendido or conectado; [machine] estar encendido or funcionando; [light] estar encendido, estar prendido (LAm); [TV set etc] estar encendido, estar puesto, estar prendido (LAm); [tap] estar abierto; [brake etc] estar puesto, estar echado

in the on position — [tap] abierto, en posición de abierto; (Elec) encendido, puesto, prendido (LAm)

2) (=being performed, shown)

the show is now on — ha comenzado el espectáculo

the show is on in London — se ha estrenado el espectáculo en Londres

the show was on for only two weeks — el show estuvo solamente 15 días en cartelera

what's on at the cinema? — ¿qué ponen en el cine?

what's on at the theatre? — ¿qué dan en el teatro?

"what's on in London" — "cartelera de los espectáculos londinenses"

the programme is on in a minute — el programa empieza dentro de un minuto

there's a good film on tonight — hay una película buena esta noche

3) (=taking place)

is the meeting still on tonight? — ¿sigue en pie la reunión de esta noche?, ¿se lleva a cabo siempre la reunión de esta noche? (LAm)

the deal is on — se ha cerrado el trato

4) (=arranged)

have you got anything on this evening? — ¿tienes compromiso para esta noche?

sorry, I've got something on tonight — lo siento, esta noche tengo un compromiso

5) (=performing, working)

to be on — [actor] estar en escena

you're on in five minutes — sales en cinco minutos

are you on next? — ¿te toca a ti la próxima vez?

are you on tomorrow? — (=on duty) ¿trabajas mañana?, ¿estás de turno mañana?

to have one day on and the next off — trabajar un día y el otro no

6) * (indicating agreement, acceptance)

you're on! — ¡te tomo la palabra!

are you still on for dinner tomorrow night? — ¿sigo contando contigo para cenar mañana?

that's not on — (Brit) eso no se hace, no hay derecho

4.

EXCL ¡adelante!

* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

English-spanish dictionary > on
12 ON

on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

ABBR
(Canada) = Ontario
* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

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out [aʊt]

1 adverb

A.

(a) (indicating movement from inside to outside) dehors;

∎ to go out sortir;

∎ she ran/limped/strolled out elle est sortie en courant/en boitant/sans se presser;

∎ I met her on my way out je l'ai rencontrée en sortant;

∎ out you go! sortez!, hors d'ici!, allez, hop!;

∎ the cork popped out le bouchon sauta;

∎ she took out a gun elle a sorti un révolver;

∎ I had my camera out ready j'avais sorti mon appareil;

∎ he drew out £50 (from bank) il a retiré 50 livres; (from pocket) il a sorti 50 livres;

∎ familiar I'm out of here je me casse;

∎ familiar let's get out of here allez, on se casse

(b) (away from home, office etc)

∎ Mr Powell's out, do you want to leave a message? M. Powell est sorti, voulez-vous laisser un message?;

∎ she's out a lot in the daytime elle est souvent absente pendant la journée;

∎ she's out picking mushrooms elle est sortie (pour aller) cueillir des champignons;

∎ a search party is out looking for them une équipe de secours est partie à leur recherche;

∎ to eat out aller au restaurant;

∎ it's a long time since we had an evening out ça fait longtemps que nous ne sommes pas sortis;

∎ he stayed out all night il n'est pas rentré de la nuit;

∎ the children are playing out in the street les enfants jouent dans la rue;

∎ familiar to be out to lunch (out of touch with reality) être à côté de la plaque

(c) (no longer attending hospital, school etc) sorti;

∎ she's out of hospital now elle est sortie de l'hôpital maintenant;

∎ what time do you get out of school? à quelle heure sors-tu de l'école?;

∎ he's out in September (of prisoner) il sort en septembre

(d) (indicating view from inside)

∎ he was looking out at the people in the street il regardait les gens qui passaient dans la rue;

∎ I stared out of the window je regardais par la fenêtre;

∎ the bedroom looks out onto open fields la chambre donne sur les champs

(e) (in the open air) dehors;

∎ to sleep out dormir dehors;

∎ it's cold out il fait froid dehors;

∎ it's colder inside than out il fait plus froid à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur

(f) (indicating distance from land, centre, town etc)

∎ we were two days out from Portsmouth nous étions à deux jours de Portsmouth;

∎ on the trip out à l'aller;

∎ they live a long way out ils habitent loin du centre;

∎ out in the country dans la campagne;

∎ she's out in Africa elle est en Afrique;

∎ out there là-bas

(g) (indicating extended position)

∎ she stuck her tongue out at me elle m'a tiré la langue;

∎ he lay stretched out on the bed il était allongé (de tout son long) sur le lit;

∎ hold your arms/your hand out tendez les bras/la main

B.

(a) (indicating distribution)

∎ she handed out some photocopies elle a distribué des photocopies;

∎ the letter was sent out yesterday la lettre a été postée hier;

∎ the book is out (borrowed from library) le livre est en prêt

(b) (indicating source of light, smell, sound etc)

∎ it gives out a lot of heat ça dégage beaucoup de chaleur;

∎ music blared out from the radio la radio hurlait

(c) (loudly, audibly)

∎ read out the first paragraph lisez le premier paragraphe à haute voix;

∎ I was thinking out loud je pensais tout haut

C.

(a) (indicating exclusion or rejection)

∎ keep out (sign) défense d'entrer, entrée interdite;

∎ traitors out! les traîtres, dehors!;

∎ throw him out! jetez-le dehors!

(b) (indicating abandonment of activity)

∎ get out before it's too late abandonne avant qu'il ne soit trop tard;

∎ you can count me out ne comptez plus sur moi;

∎ familiar I want out! je laisse tomber!

(c) (extinguished)

∎ put or turn the lights out éteignez les lumières;

∎ to stub out a cigarette écraser une cigarette

(d) (unconscious)

∎ to knock sb out assommer qn, mettre qn K-O;

∎ several people passed out plusieurs personnes se sont évanouies

(e) (indicating disappearance)

∎ the stain will wash out la tache partira au lavage

D.

(a) (revealed, made public)

∎ the secret is out le secret a été éventé;

∎ word is out that he's going to resign le bruit court qu'il va démissionner;

∎ the truth will out la vérité se saura;

∎ we must stop the news getting out nous devons empêcher la nouvelle de s'ébruiter;

∎ familiar out with it! alors, t'accouches?

(b) (published, on sale)

∎ is her new book/film/record out? est-ce que son nouveau livre/film/disque est sorti?;

∎ the new model will be or come out next month le nouveau modèle sort le mois prochain

(c) (with superlative) familiar (in existence) it's the best computer out c'est le meilleur ordinateur qui existe^□ ;

∎ she's the biggest liar out c'est la pire menteuse qui soit^□

E.

(of tide)

∎ the tide's on its way out la mer se retire, la marée descend

2 adjective

(a) (flowering) en fleurs;

∎ the daffodils/cherry trees are out les jonquilles/cerisiers sont en fleurs

(b) (shining)

∎ the sun is out il y a du soleil;

∎ the moon is out la lune s'est levée;

∎ the stars are out on voit les étoiles

(c) (finished)

∎ before the year is out avant la fin de l'année

(d) (on strike) en grève;

∎ the dockers have been out for a month les dockers sont en grève depuis un mois;

∎ everybody out! tout le monde en grève!

(e) Sport

∎ if you score less than 3 points you're out si on marque moins de 3 points on est éliminé;

∎ the ball was out la balle était dehors ou sortie, la balle était faute;

∎ she went out in the first round elle a été éliminée au premier tour;

∎ not out (in cricket) = encore au guichet (à la fin de l'innings, de la journée)

(f) (tide) bas;

∎ the tide's out la marée est basse

(g) (wrong)

∎ your calculations are (way) out, you're (way) out in your calculations vous vous êtes (complètement) trompé dans vos calculs;

∎ I've checked the figures but I'm still £50 out j'ai vérifié les chiffres mais il manque toujours 50 livres;

∎ it's a few inches out (too long) c'est trop long de quelques centimètres; (too short) c'est trop court de quelques centimètres;

∎ it's only a few inches out c'est bon à quelques centimètres près;

∎ the shot was only a centimetre out le coup n'a manqué le but que d'un centimètre

(h) familiar (impossible)

∎ that plan's out because of the weather ce projet est à l'eau à cause du temps

(i) familiar (unfashionable) démodé^□ ;

∎ long hair's (right) out les cheveux longs c'est (carrément) dépassé

(j) (indicating aim, intent)

∎ to be out to do sth avoir l'intention de faire qch;

∎ we're out to win nous sommes partis pour gagner;

∎ to be out to get sb en avoir après qn;

∎ to be out for sth vouloir qch;

∎ she was out for a good time elle cherchait à s'amuser;

∎ she's out for the presidency elle vise le poste de président;

∎ he's just out for himself il ne s'intéresse qu'à lui-même;

∎ he's only out for what he can get il ne cherche qu'à servir ses propres intérêts

(k) familiar (unconscious)

∎ to be out être K-O

(l) (extinguished) éteint;

∎ the fire was out le feu était éteint

(m) familiar (openly gay) qui ne cache pas son homosexualité^□, ouvertement homosexuel^□

3 noun

(a) (way of escape) échappatoire f

(b) Typography bourdon m

(c) American familiar

∎ to be on the outs être brouillé avec qn

4 exclamation

(a) (leave) dehors!

(b) Telecommunications

∎ (over and) out! terminé!

(c) Sport (in tennis) faute!, out!

5 preposition

familiar hors de;

∎ she went out that door elle est sortie par cette porte;

∎ look out the window regarde par la fenêtre

6 transitive verb

(expose) dénoncer;

∎ to out sb (reveal to be homosexual) révéler que qn est homosexuel;

∎ to out sb as a spy dénoncer qn en tant qu'espion

7 out and about adverb

∎ where have you been? - oh, out and about où étais-tu? - oh, je suis allé faire un tour;

∎ out and about in Amsterdam dans les rues d'Amsterdam

8 out of preposition

(a) (indicating movement from inside to outside) hors de;

∎ she came out of the office elle est sortie du bureau;

∎ he ran/limped/strolled out of the office il est sorti du bureau en courant/en boitant/sans se presser;

∎ to look/to fall out of a window regarder/tomber par une fenêtre;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets! sors ou ôte tes mains de tes poches!;

∎ hardly were the words out of my mouth à peine avais-je prononcé ces mots

(b) (indicating location)

∎ we drank out of china cups nous avons bu dans des tasses de porcelaine;

∎ to drink out of the bottle boire à (même) la bouteille;

∎ she works out of York elle opère à partir de York;

∎ the company is out of Oxford l'entreprise est basée à Oxford;

∎ he's out of town il n'est pas en ville;

∎ she's out of the country elle est à l'étranger;

∎ it's a long way out of town c'est loin de la ville;

∎ there was a wind out of the Southwest il y avait du vent de sud-ouest

(c) (indicating source → of feeling, profit, money etc)

∎ she did well out of the deal elle a trouvé son compte dans l'affaire;

∎ what pleasure do they get out of it? quel plaisir en tirent-ils?;

∎ you won't get anything out of him vous ne tirerez rien de lui;

∎ she paid for it out of company funds/out of her own pocket elle l'a payé avec l'argent de la société/payé de sa poche;

∎ to copy sth out of a book copier qch dans un livre

(d) (indicating raw material)

∎ it's made out of mahogany c'est en acajou;

∎ plastic is made out of petroleum on obtient le plastique à partir du pétrole;

∎ hut made out of a few old planks cabane faite de quelques vieilles planches

(e) (indicating motive) par;

∎ he refused out of sheer spite il a refusé par pur dépit;

∎ to act out of fear (habitually) agir sous l'emprise de la peur; (on precise occasion) agir sous le coup de la peur

(f) (indicating previous tendency, habit)

∎ I've got out of the habit j'en ai perdu l'habitude;

∎ try and stay out of trouble essaie d'éviter les ennuis

(g) (lacking)

∎ I'm out of cigarettes je n'ai plus de cigarettes;

∎ Commerce I am out of this item je n'ai plus cet article pour le moment;

∎ out of work au chômage

(h) (in proportions, marks etc) sur;

∎ he got nine out of ten in maths il a eu neuf sur dix en maths;

∎ ninety-nine times out of a hundred quatre-vingt-dix-neuf fois sur cent;

∎ choose one out of these ten choisissez-en un parmi les dix;

∎ three days out of four trois jours sur quatre;

∎ one out of every three un sur trois;

∎ out of all the people there, only one spoke German parmi toutes les personnes présentes, une seule parlait allemand

(i) (indicating similarity to book, film etc)

∎ it was like something out of a Fellini film on se serait cru dans un film de Fellini

(j) (indicating exclusion or rejection)

∎ he's out of the race il n'est plus dans la course;

∎ you keep out of this! mêlez-vous de ce qui vous regarde!

(k) (indicating avoidance)

∎ come in out of the rain ne reste pas dehors sous la pluie;

∎ stay out of the sun ne restez pas au soleil;

∎ is there a way out of it? y a-t-il (un) moyen d'en sortir?

(l) (indicating recently completed activity)

∎ a young girl just out of university une jeune fille tout juste sortie de l'université

(m) (in breeding)

∎ Gladiator by Monarch out of Gladia Gladiateur par ou issu de Monarch et Gladia

(n) (idiom) familiar

∎ to be out of it (unaware of situation) être à côté de la plaque; (drunk, on drugs) être raide;

∎ I felt a bit out of it (excluded) je me sentais un peu de trop

►► Accountancy out book livre m du dehors;

Computing out box (for e-mail) corbeille f de départ;

out tray corbeille f sortie

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preposition

1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus

[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

2) (expr. beginning) von

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

3) (expr. lower limit) von

blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund

from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren

from a child — (since childhood) schon als Kind

4) (expr. distance) von

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)

6) (expr. change) von

from... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

7) (expr. source, origin) aus

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

buy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]

9) (expr. giver, sender) von

take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

10) (after the model of)

painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

11) (expr. reason, cause)

she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]

13) with prep.

from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor

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[from]
preposition

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) von

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) von

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) von

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) an,von

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from

[frɒm, frəm, AM frɑ:m, frəm]

prep

1. (off) von + dat

please get me that letter \from the table gib mir bitte den Brief von dem Tisch; (out of) aus + dat

he took a handkerchief \from his pocket er nahm ein Taschentuch aus seiner Hosentasche

after vb

I'm so happy that the baby eats \from the table already ich bin so froh, dass das Baby jetzt schon am Tisch isst

2. (as seen from) von dat... [aus]

you can see the island \from here von hier aus kann man die Insel sehen; ( fig)

she was talking \from her own experience of the problem sie sprach aus eigener Erfahrung mit dem Problem

\from sb's point of view aus jds Sicht

3. after vb (as starting location) von + dat

the wind comes \from the north der Wind kommt von Norden

a flight leaving \from the nearest airport ein Flug vom nächstgelegenen Flughafen

after n

the flight \from Amsterdam der Flug von Amsterdam

the water bubbled out \from the spring das Wasser sprudelte aus der Quelle

▪ \from sth to sth (between places) von etw dat nach etw dat

my dad goes often \from Washington to Florida mein Vater reist oft von Washington nach Florida; (indicating desultoriness) von etw dat in etw dat

the woman walked \from room to room die Frau lief vom einen Raum in den anderen

4. (as starting time) von + dat

, ab + dat

the price will rise by 3p a litre \from tomorrow der Preis steigt ab morgen um 3 Pence pro Liter

\from the thirteenth century aus dem dreizehnten Jahrhundert

▪ \from sth to sth von etw dat bis etw dat

the show will run \from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. die Show dauert von 10.00 Uhr bis 14.00 Uhr

\from start to finish vom Anfang bis zum Ende

\from day to day von Tag zu Tag, täglich

her strength improved steadily \from day to day sie wurden jeden Tag ein bisschen stärker

\from hour to hour von Stunde zu Stunde, stündlich

\from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit, ab und zu

\from that day [or time] on[wards] von diesem Tag [an], seitdem

they were friends \from that day on seit diesem Tag sind sie Freunde

\from now/then on von da an, seither

as \from... esp BRIT ab... + dat

as \from 1 January, a free market will be created ab dem 1. Januar haben wir einen freien Markt

5. (as starting condition) bei + dat

prices start \from £2.99 die Preise beginnen bei 2,99 Pfund

▪ \from sth to sth von etw dat auf etw dat

the number has risen \from 25 to 200 in three years die Anzahl ist in drei Jahren von 25 auf 200 gestiegen

she translated into German \from the Latin text sie übersetzte aus dem Lateinischen ins Deutsche

things went \from bad to worse die Situation wurde noch schlimmer

\from strength to strength immer besser

she has gone \from strength to strength sie eilte von Erfolg zu Erfolg

tickets will cost \from $10 to $45 die Karten kosten zwischen 10 und 45 Dollar

\from soup to nuts alles zusammen

the whole dinner, \from soup to nuts, costs $55 das ganze Essen mit allem drum und dran kostet 55 Dollar

anything \from geography to history alles von A bis Z

6. after n (at distance to) von + dat

we're about a mile \from home wir sind ca. eine Meile von zu Hause entfernt

a day's walk \from her camping spot eine Tageswanderung von ihrem Zeltplatz

▪ \from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat

it's about two kilometres \from the airport to your hotel der Flughafen ist rund zwei Kilometer vom Hotel entfernt

7. (originating in)

▪ \from sth aus + dat

though \from working-class parents, he made it to the Fortune 500 list obwohl er als Arbeiterkind aufwuchs, ist er heute unter den 500 Reichsten der Welt

my mother is \from France meine Mutter stammt aus Frankreich

I'm \from New York ich komme aus New York

daylight comes \from the sun das Tageslicht kommt von der Sonne

8. after vb (in temporary location) von + dat

, aus + dat

he hasn't returned \from work yet er ist noch nicht von der Arbeit zurück

she called him \from the hotel sie rief mich aus dem Hotel an

after adj

they're here fresh \from the States sie sind gerade aus den USA angekommen

after n

his return \from the army was celebrated seine Rückkehr aus der Armee wurde gefeiert

▪ sb \from sth von + dat

they sent someone \from the local newspaper sie schickten jemanden von der örtlichen Zeitung

9. after vb (as source) von + dat

can I borrow $10 \from you? kann ich mir 10 Dollar von dir leihen?

the vegetables come \from an organic farm das Gemüse kommt von einem Biobauernhof

after n

▪ sth \from sb [to sb/sth] etw von jdm (für jdn/etw)

I wonder who this card is \from ich frage mich, von wem wohl diese Karte ist

this is a present \from me to you das ist ein Geschenk von mir für dich

10. (made of)

▪ \from sth aus etw dat

the seats are made \from leather die Sitze sind aus Leder

after n

in America, most people buy toys \from plastic in Amerika kaufen die meisten Leute Spielzeug aus Plastik

11. after vb (removed from) aus + dat

to extract usable fuel \from crude oil verwertbaren Brennstoff aus Rohöl gewinnen

they took the child \from its parents sie nahmen das Kind von seinen Eltern weg

after adj

he knows right \from wrong er kann gut und böse unterscheiden

sth [subtracted] \from sth MATH etw minus etw dat

three \from sixteen is thirteen sechzehn minus drei ist dreizehn

12. (considering) aufgrund + gen

, wegen + gen

to conclude \from the evidence that aufgrund des Beweismaterials zu dem Schluss kommen, dass

to make a conclusion from sth wegen einer S. gen zu einem Schluss kommen

information obtained \from papers and books Informationen aus Zeitungen und Büchern

\from looking at the clouds, I would say it's going to rain wenn ich mir die Wolken so ansehe, würde ich sagen, es wird Regen geben

13. after vb (caused by) an + dat

he died \from his injuries er starb an seinen Verletzungen

she suffers \from arthritis sie leidet unter Arthritis

▪ to do sth \from sth etw aus etw dat tun

he did it \from jealousy er hat es aus Eifersucht getan

▪ to do sth \from doing sth etw durch etw akk tun

she made her fortune \from investing in property sie hat ihr Vermögen durch Investitionen in Grundstücke gemacht

after adj

to get sick \from salmonella sich akk mit Salmonellen infizieren

after n

to reduce the risk \from radiation das Risiko einer Verstrahlung reduzieren

they got a lot of happiness \from hearing the news sie haben sich über die Neuigkeiten unheimlich gefreut

14. after vb (indicating protection) vor + dat

to guard sb \from sth jdn vor etw dat schützen

they insulated their house \from the cold sie dämmten ihr Haus gegen die Kälte

after n

they found shelter \from the storm sie fanden Schutz vor dem Sturm

15. after vb (indicating prevention) vor + dat

the truth was kept \from the public die Wahrheit wurde vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim gehalten

the bank loan saved her company \from bankruptcy das Bankdarlehen rettete die Firma vor der Pleite

he saved him \from death er rettete ihm das Leben

he has been banned \from driving for six months er darf sechs Monate lang nicht Auto fahren

▪ \from doing sth von etw dat

he boss tried to discourage her \from looking for a new job ihr Chef versuchte, sie davon abzubringen, nach einem neuen Job zu suchen

16. after vb (indicating distinction) von + dat

conditions vary \from one employer to another die Bedingungen sind von Arbeitgeber zu Arbeitgeber unterschiedlich

he knows his friends \from his enemies er kann seine Freunde von seinen Feinden unterscheiden

after adj

his opinion could hardly be more different \from mine unsere Meinungen könnten kaum noch unterschiedlicher sein

17.

▶ \from the bottom of one's heart aus tiefstem Herzen

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[frɒm]
prep

1) (indicating starting place) von (+dat); (indicating place of origin) aus (+dat)

he/the train has come from London — er/der Zug ist von London gekommen

he/it comes or is from Germany — er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland

where have you come from today? — von wo sind Sie heute gekommen?

where does he come from?, where is he from? — woher kommt or stammt er?

the train from Manchester — der Zug aus Manchester

the train from Manchester to London — der Zug von Manchester nach London

he's on the phone from London — er ruft aus London an

from house to house — von Haus zu Haus

a representative from the company — ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma

2) (indicating time, in past) seit (+dat); (in future) ab (+dat), von (+dat)... an

from last week until or to yesterday — von letzter Woche bis gestern

from... on — ab...

from now on — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

from then on — von da an; (in past also) seither

from his childhood — von Kindheit an, von klein auf

he comes from time to time — er kommt von Zeit zu Zeit

as from the 6th May — vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai

5 years from now — in 5 Jahren

3) (indicating distance) von (+dat) (... weg); (from town etc) von (+dat)... (entfernt)

the house is 10 km from the coast — das Haus ist 10 km von der Küste entfernt

to work away from home — außer Haus arbeiten

4) (indicating sender, giver) von (+dat)

tell him from me —

an invitation from the Smiths — eine Einladung von den Smiths

"from..." (on envelope, parcel) — "Absender...", "Abs...."

5) (indicating removal) von (+dat); (= out of from pocket, cupboard etc) aus (+dat)

to take/grab etc sth from sb — jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc

to steal sth from sb — jdm etw stehlen

he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile — er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg

6) (indicating source) von (+dat); (= out of) aus (+dat)

where did you get that from? — wo hast du das her?, woher hast du das?

I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy — ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy

to drink from a stream/glass — aus einem Bach/Glas trinken

quotation from "Hamlet"/the Bible/Shakespeare — Zitat nt aus "Hamlet"/aus der Bibel/nach Shakespeare

memories from his childhood — Erinnerungen aus seiner Kindheit

translated from the English — aus dem Englischen übersetzt

made from... — aus... hergestellt

7) (= modelled on) nach (+dat)

painted from life — nach dem Leben gemalt

8) (indicating lowest amount) ab (+dat)

from £2/the age of 16 (upwards) — ab £ 2/16 Jahren (aufwärts)

dresses (ranging) from £60 to £80 — Kleider pl zwischen £ 60 und £ 80

9)

(indicating escape) he fled from the enemy — er floh vor dem Feind

he got away from his pursuers — er entkam seinen Verfolgern

he ran away from home — er rannte von zu Hause weg

he escaped from prison — er entkam aus dem Gefängnis

10)

(indicating change) things went from bad to worse — es wurde immer schlimmer

he went from office boy to director — er stieg vom Laufjungen zum Direktor auf

a price increase from one euro to two euros — eine Preiserhöhung von einem auf zwei Euro

11)

(indicating difference) he is quite different from the others — er ist ganz anders als die andern

to tell black from white — Schwarz und Weiß auseinanderhalten

I like all sports, from swimming to wrestling — ich mag alle Sportarten, von Schwimmen bis Ringen

12)

(= because of, due to) to act from compassion — aus Mitleid handeln

to die from cancer — an Krebs sterben

weak from hunger — schwach vor Hunger

weak from loss of blood — vom Blutverlust geschwächt

13)

(= on the basis of) from experience — aus Erfahrung

to judge from recent reports... — nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen...

from your point of view — von Ihrem Standpunkt aus (gesehen)

to conclude from the information — aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen

from what I heard —

from what I can see... — nach dem, was ich sehen kann...

from the look of things... — (so) wie die Sache aussieht...

14) (MATH)

3 from 8 leaves 5 — 8 weniger 3 ist 5

take 12 from 18 — nimm 12 von 18 weg

£10 will be deducted from your account — £ 10 werden von Ihrem Konto abgebucht

15)

(in set phrases, see also other element) to prevent/stop sb from doing sth — jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tun

he prevented me from coming — er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen

to suffer from sth — an etw (dat) leiden

to shelter from the rain — sich vor dem Regen unterstellen

to protect sb from sth — jdn vor etw (dat) schützen

16) +adv von

from inside/underneath — von innen/unten

17) +prep

from above or over/across sth — über etw (acc) hinweg

from beneath or underneath sth — unter etw (dat) hervor

from out of sth —

from before his mother's death — aus der Zeit vor dem Tod seiner Mutter

from among the trees — zwischen den Bäumen hervor

from inside/outside the house — von drinnen/draußen

from beyond the grave — aus dem Jenseits

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from [frɒm; unbetont frəm; US frɑm; frəm] präp

1. von, aus, von … aus oder her, aus … heraus, von oder aus … herab:

from the well aus dem Brunnen;

from the sky vom Himmel;

he is ( oder comes) from London er ist oder kommt aus London;

from crisis to crisis von einer Krise in die andere

2. von, von … an, seit:

from 2 to 4 o’clock von 2 bis 4 Uhr;

from day to day von Tag zu Tag;

a month from today heute in einem Monat;

from Monday (onward[s]) Br, from Monday on US ab Montag

3. von … an:

I saw from 10 to 20 boats ich sah 10 bis 20 Boote;

good wines from £5 gute Weine von 5 Pfund an (aufwärts)

4. (weg oder entfernt) von:

ten miles from Rome 10 Meilen von Rom (weg oder entfernt)

5. von, aus, aus … heraus:

he took it from me er nahm es mir weg;

stolen from the shop (the table) aus dem Laden (vom Tisch) gestohlen;

they released him from prison sie entließen ihn aus dem Gefängnis

6. von, aus (Wandlung):

change from red to green von Rot zu Grün übergehen;

from dishwasher to millionaire vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär;

an increase from 5 to 8 per cent eine Steigerung von 5 auf 8 Prozent

7. von (Unterscheidung):

he does not know black from white er kann Schwarz und Weiß nicht auseinanderhalten, er kann Schwarz und oder von Weiß nicht unterscheiden; → academic.ru/637/Adam">Adam, different 2, tell A 8

8. von, aus, aus … heraus (Quelle):

draw a conclusion from the evidence einen Schluss aus dem Beweismaterial ziehen;

from what he said nach dem, was er sagte;

a quotation from Shakespeare ein Zitat aus Shakespeare;

he has three children from previous marriages aus früheren Ehen;

four points from four games SPORT vier Punkte aus vier Spielen

9. von, von … aus (Stellung):

from his point of view von seinem Standpunkt (aus)

10. von (Geben etc):

a gift from his son ein Geschenk seines Sohnes oder von seinem Sohn

11. nach:

painted from nature nach der Natur gemalt;

from a novel by … ( FILM, TV) nach einem Roman von …

12. aus, vor (dat), wegen (gen), infolge von, an (dat) (Grund):

he died from fatigue er starb vor Erschöpfung

13. siehe die Verbindungen mit den einzelnen Verben etc

f. abk

1. SCHIFF fathom

2. feet pl

3. LING female

4. feminine

5. following

6. foot

7. PHYS frequency

8. from

fm abk

1. fathom

2. from

fr. abk

1. fragment

2. franc

3. from

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preposition

1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus

[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

2) (expr. beginning) von

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

3) (expr. lower limit) von

blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund

from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren

from a child — (since childhood) schon als Kind

4) (expr. distance) von

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)

6) (expr. change) von

from... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

7) (expr. source, origin) aus

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

buy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]

9) (expr. giver, sender) von

take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

10) (after the model of)

painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

11) (expr. reason, cause)

she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]

13) with prep.

from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor

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prep.

aus präp.

von präp.

vor präp.

English-german dictionary > from
15 be

be [bi:]

être ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 aller ⇒ 1 (d) avoir ⇒ 1 (e) mesurer ⇒ 1 (g) coûter ⇒ 1 (j) il y a ⇒ 1 (k) voici, voilà ⇒ 1 (l) faire ⇒ 1 (n), 1 (q) aller, venir ⇒ 1 (o) Dans les question tags ⇒ 2 (j)

(pres 1st sing am [əm, stressed æm], pres 2nd sing are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pres 3rd sing is [ɪz], pres pl

are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pt 1st sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt 2nd sing were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pt 3rd sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt pl were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pp been [bi:n], cont being ['bi:ɪŋ])

ⓘ GRAM À l'oral et dans un style familier à l'écrit, le verbe be peut être contracté: I am devient I'm, he/she/it is deviennent he's/she's/it's et you/we/they are deviennent you're/we're/they're. Les formes négatives is not/are not/was not et were not se contractent respectivement en isn't/aren't/wasn't et weren't.

1 intransitive verb

(a) (exist, live) être, exister;

∎ I think, therefore I am je pense, donc je suis;

∎ to be or not to be être ou ne pas être;

∎ God is Dieu existe;

∎ the greatest scientist that ever was le plus grand savant qui ait jamais existé ou de tous les temps;

∎ there are no such things as ghosts les fantômes n'existent pas;

∎ she's a genius if ever there was one c'est ou voilà un génie si jamais il en fut;

∎ as happy as can be heureux comme un roi;

∎ that may be, but… cela se peut, mais…, peut-être, mais…

(b) (used to identify, describe) être;

∎ she is my sister c'est ma sœur;

∎ I'm Elaine je suis ou je m'appelle Elaine;

∎ she's a doctor/engineer elle est médecin/ingénieur;

∎ the glasses were crystal les verres étaient en cristal;

∎ he is American il est américain, c'est un Américain;

∎ be careful! soyez prudent!;

∎ to be frank… pour être franc…, franchement…;

∎ being the boy's mother, I have a right to know étant la mère de l'enfant, j'ai le droit de savoir;

∎ the situation being what or as it is… la situation étant ce qu'elle est…;

∎ the problem is knowing or is to know when to stop le problème, c'est de savoir quand s'arrêter;

∎ the rule is: when in doubt, don't do it la règle c'est: dans le doute abstiens-toi;

∎ seeing is believing voir, c'est croire;

∎ just be yourself soyez vous-même, soyez naturel;

∎ you be Batman and I'll be Robin (children playing) on dirait que tu es Batman et moi je suis Robin

(c) (indicating temporary state or condition)

∎ he was angry/tired il était fâché/fatigué;

∎ I am hungry/thirsty/afraid j'ai faim/soif/peur;

∎ my feet/hands are frozen j'ai les pieds gelés/mains gelées

(d) (indicating health) aller, se porter;

∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?, comment ça va?;

∎ I am fine ça va;

∎ he is not well il est malade, il ne va pas bien

(e) (indicating age) avoir;

∎ how old are you? quel âge avez-vous?;

∎ I'm twelve (years old) j'ai douze ans;

∎ it's different when you're fifty ce n'est pas pareil quand on a cinquante ans;

∎ you'll see when you're fifty tu verras quand tu auras cinquante ans

(f) (indicating location) être;

∎ the cake was on the table le gâteau était sur la table;

∎ the hotel is next to the river l'hôtel se trouve ou est près de la rivière;

∎ be there at nine o'clock soyez-y à neuf heures;

∎ where was I? où étais-je?; figurative (in book, speech) où en étais-je?

(g) (indicating measurement)

∎ the table is one metre long la table fait un mètre de long;

∎ how tall is he? combien mesure-t-il?;

∎ he is two metres tall il mesure ou fait deux mètres;

∎ the school is two kilometres from here l'école est à deux kilomètres d'ici

(h) (indicating time, date) être;

∎ it's five o'clock il est cinq heures;

∎ yesterday was Monday hier on était ou c'était lundi;

∎ today is Tuesday nous sommes ou c'est mardi aujourd'hui;

∎ what date is it today? le combien sommes-nous aujourd'hui?;

∎ it's the 16th of December nous sommes ou c'est le 16 décembre

(i) (happen, occur) être, avoir lieu;

∎ the concert is on Saturday night le concert est ou a lieu samedi soir;

∎ when is your birthday? quand est ou c'est quand ton anniversaire?;

∎ the spring holidays are in March this year les vacances de printemps tombent en mars cette année;

∎ how is it that you arrived so quickly? comment se fait-il que vous soyez arrivé si vite?

(j) (indicating cost) coûter;

∎ how much is this table? combien coûte ou vaut cette table?;

∎ it is expensive ça coûte ou c'est cher;

∎ the phone bill is £75 la facture de téléphone est de 75 livres

(k) (with "there")

∎ there is, there are il y a, literary il est;

∎ there is or has been no snow il n'y a pas de neige;

∎ there are six of them ils sont ou il y en a six;

∎ what is there to do? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire?;

∎ there will be swimming on nagera;

∎ there is nothing funny about it il n'y a rien d'amusant là-dedans, ce n'est pas drôle;

∎ there's no telling what she'll do il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'elle va faire

(l) (calling attention to)

∎ this is my friend John voici mon ami John;

∎ here are the reports you wanted voici les rapports que vous vouliez;

∎ there is our car voilà notre voiture;

∎ there are the others voilà les autres;

∎ here I am me voici;

∎ there you are! (I've found you) ah, te voilà!; (take this) tiens, voilà!;

∎ now there's an idea! voilà une bonne idée!

(m) (with 'it')

∎ who is it? - it's us! qui est-ce? - c'est nous!;

∎ it was your mother who decided c'est ta mère qui a décidé;

∎ formal it is I who am to blame c'est moi le responsable

(n) (indicating weather) faire;

∎ it is cold/hot/grey il fait froid/chaud/gris;

∎ it is windy il y a du vent

(o) (go) aller, être; (come) être, venir;

∎ she's been to visit her mother elle a été ou est allée rendre visite à sa mère;

∎ I have never been to China je ne suis jamais allé ou je n'ai jamais été en Chine;

∎ have you been home since Christmas? est-ce que tu es rentré (chez toi) depuis Noël?;

∎ has the plumber been? le plombier est-il (déjà) passé?;

∎ wait for us, we'll be there in ten minutes attends-nous, nous serons là dans dix minutes;

∎ there's no need to rush, we'll be there in ten minutes inutile de se presser, nous y serons dans dix minutes;

∎ he was into/out of the house in a flash il est entré dans/sorti de la maison en coup de vent;

∎ I know, I've been there je sais, j'y suis allé; figurative je sais, j'ai connu ça;

∎ she is from Egypt elle vient d'Égypte;

∎ your brother has been and gone votre frère est venu et reparti;

∎ someone had been there in her absence quelqu'un est venu pendant son absence;

∎ British familiar he's only been and wrecked the car! il est allé casser la voiture!;

∎ British familiar now you've been (and gone) and done it! (caused trouble, broken something) et voilà, c'est réussi!

(p) (indicating hypothesis, supposition)

∎ if I were you si j'étais vous ou à votre place;

∎ if we were younger si nous étions plus jeunes;

∎ formal were it not for my sister sans ma sœur;

∎ formal were it not for their contribution, the school would close sans leur assistance, l'école serait obligée de fermer

(q) (in calculations) faire;

∎ 1 and 1 are 2 1 et 1 font 2;

∎ what is 5 less 3? combien fait 5 moins 3?

2 auxiliary verb

(a) (forming continuous tenses)

∎ he is having breakfast il prend ou il est en train de prendre son petit déjeuner;

∎ they are always giggling ils sont toujours en train de glousser;

∎ where are you going? où allez-vous?;

∎ a problem which is getting worse and worse un problème qui s'aggrave;

∎ I have just been thinking about you je pensais justement à toi;

∎ we've been waiting hours for you ça fait des heures que nous t'attendons;

∎ when will she be leaving? quand est-ce qu'elle part ou va-t-elle partir?;

∎ what are you going to do about it? qu'est-ce que vous allez ou comptez faire?;

∎ why aren't you working? - but I AM working! pourquoi ne travaillez-vous pas? - mais je travaille!

(b) (forming passive voice)

∎ she is known as a good negotiator elle est connue pour ses talents de négociatrice;

∎ the car was found la voiture a été retrouvée;

∎ plans are being made on fait des projets;

∎ what is left to do? qu'est-ce qui reste à faire?;

∎ smoking is not permitted il est interdit ou défendu de fumer;

∎ socks are sold by the pair les chaussettes se vendent par deux;

∎ it is said/thought/assumed that... on dit/pense/suppose que...;

∎ to be continued (TV programme, serialized story) à suivre;

∎ not to be confused with à ne pas confondre avec

(c) (with infinitive → indicating future event)

∎ the next meeting is to take place on Wednesday la prochaine réunion aura lieu mercredi;

∎ he's to be the new headmaster c'est lui qui sera le nouveau directeur;

∎ she was to become a famous pianist elle allait devenir une pianiste renommée;

∎ we were never to see him again nous ne devions jamais le revoir

(d) (with infinitive → indicating expected event)

∎ they were to have been married in June ils devaient se marier en juin

(e) (with infinitive → indicating obligation)

∎ I'm to be home by ten o'clock il faut que je rentre avant dix heures;

∎ you are not to speak to strangers il ne faut pas parler aux inconnus

(f) (with infinitive → expressing opinion)

∎ you are to be congratulated on doit vous féliciter;

∎ they are to be pitied ils sont à plaindre

(g) (with infinitive → requesting information)

∎ are we then to assume that taxes will decrease? faut-il ou doit-on en conclure que les impôts vont diminuer?;

∎ what am I to say to them? qu'est-ce que je vais leur dire?

(h) (with passive infinitive → indicating possibility)

∎ bargains are to be found even in the West End on peut faire de bonnes affaires même dans le West End;

∎ she was not to be dissuaded rien ne devait ou il fut impossible de lui faire changer d'avis

(i) formal (with infinitive → indicating hypothesis)

∎ if he were or were he to die s'il venait à mourir, à supposer qu'il meure

(j) (in question tags)

∎ he's always causing trouble, isn't he? - yes, he is il est toujours en train de créer des problèmes, n'est-ce pas? - oui, toujours;

∎ you're back, are you? vous êtes revenu alors?;

∎ you're not leaving already, are you? vous ne partez pas déjà, j'espère?

(k) (in ellipsis)

∎ is she satisfied? - she is est-elle satisfaite? - oui(, elle l'est);

∎ you're angry - no I'm not - oh yes you are! tu es fâché - non - mais si!;

∎ it's a touching scene - not for me, it isn't c'est une scène émouvante - je ne trouve pas ou pas pour moi;

∎ I was pleased to see him but the children weren't (moi,) j'étais content de le voir mais pas les enfants

(l) (forming perfect tenses)

∎ we're finished nous avons terminé;

∎ Religion Christ is risen (le) Christ est ressucité;

∎ when I looked again, they were gone quand j'ai regardé de nouveau, ils étaient partis

(m) (as suffix)

∎ the husband-to-be le futur mari;

∎ the father-to-be le futur père

3 be that as it may adverb

quoi qu'il en soit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > be
16 indicar

v.

1 to indicate.

todo parece indicar que ganará el equipo visitante everything seems to indicate that the visiting team will win

me indicó con un gesto que me sentara she motioned to me to sit down

esa flecha indica a la derecha that arrow points to the right

esa luz indica que le falta agua al motor that light shows that the engine is low on water

El rótulo indica la dirección The sign indicated the way.

2 to tell, to explain to.

nos indicó el camino del aeropuerto she told us the way to the airport

3 to prescribe.

4 to suggest.

Los síntomas indican una infección the symptoms suggest an infection.

5 to indicate to, to suggest to.

El jefe indicó ir de nuevo The boss indicated to go again.

6 to hint, to denote, to cue.

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indicar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to indicate, point out

■ ¿cuánto indica la aguja? what does the gauge read?

2 (aconsejar) to advise

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

indicarle el camino a alguien to show somebody the way

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verb

1) to indicate

2) point out

3) show

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VT

1) (=señalar) to show

me indicó el camino — he showed me the way

¿me puede usted indicar dónde está el museo? — can you tell me o show me where the museum is?

indica con un rotulador rojo dónde están los errores — use a red felt-tip pen to indicate o show where the mistakes are

me indicó un punto en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out a point on the map

2) (=decir) [señal, policía] to indicate; [portavoz, fuentes] to state, point out, indicate

esta señal indica que tenemos que detenernos — this sign indicates that we have to stop

el policía nos indicó que parásemos — the policeman gestured o indicated to us to stop

según me indicaba en su carta — as you indicated in your letter

hice lo que usted me indicó — I did as you instructed

me indicó con el dedo que me callase — he gestured to me to be quiet

según indicaron fuentes policiales — as police sources have stated o pointed out o indicated

3) (=mostrar) [+ cantidad, temperatura] to show; [+ subida, victoria] to point to

el precio viene indicado en la etiqueta — the price is shown on the label

su actitud indicaba una enorme falta de interés — her attitude showed an enormous lack of interest

las previsiones del tiempo indican una subida de las temperaturas — the weather forecast points to a rise in temperatures

no hay nada que indique lo contrario — there's nothing to suggest otherwise, there is no indication to the contrary

como indica el informe — as shown in the report

todo parece indicar que van a ganar las elecciones — there is every indication o sign that they will win the election, everything points to them winning the election

como su (propio) nombre indica: la otitis, como su propio nombre indica, es una inflamación del oído — otitis, as its name suggests, is an inflammation of the ear

4) frm (=recomendar) [abogado, médico] to tell, say

haz lo que te indique el médico — do as the doctor tells you, do as the doctor says

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verbo transitivo

1) ( señalar) to indicate

hay una flecha que indica el camino — there's an arrow indicating the way

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? — could you tell me how to get there?

me indicó el lugar en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out the place on the map

todo parece indicar que... — there is every indication that...

2) ( prescribir)

nos indicó el procedimiento a seguir — she advised us of the procedure we should follow

las instrucciones que se indican al dorso — the instructions given on the back

3) (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, show

el asterisco indica que... — the asterisk indicates o shows that...

como su nombre indica, es una flor azul — as its name suggests, it's a blue flower

el precio no está indicado en el catálogo — the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue

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= bespeak, bring to + Posesivo + attention, demarcate, denote, flag, indicate, mark, note, point, point out, point to, signal, signify, prompt, mark out, suggest, betoken, illustrate, bring to + Posesivo + notice, hold + clue, mark + Nombre + down as.

Ex. I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.

Ex. Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.

Ex. The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.

Ex. The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.

Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.

Ex. The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.

Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.

Ex. In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.

Ex. An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

Ex. By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.

Ex. Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.

Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex. In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex. One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.

Ex. To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.

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* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.

* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* indicar a = point + the way to.

* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).

* indicar similitudes = point out + similarities.

* resultados + indicar = results + indicate.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( señalar) to indicate

hay una flecha que indica el camino — there's an arrow indicating the way

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? — could you tell me how to get there?

me indicó el lugar en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out the place on the map

todo parece indicar que... — there is every indication that...

2) ( prescribir)

nos indicó el procedimiento a seguir — she advised us of the procedure we should follow

las instrucciones que se indican al dorso — the instructions given on the back

3) (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, show

el asterisco indica que... — the asterisk indicates o shows that...

como su nombre indica, es una flor azul — as its name suggests, it's a blue flower

el precio no está indicado en el catálogo — the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue

* * *

= bespeak, bring to + Posesivo + attention, demarcate, denote, flag, indicate, mark, note, point, point out, point to, signal, signify, prompt, mark out, suggest, betoken, illustrate, bring to + Posesivo + notice, hold + clue, mark + Nombre + down as.

Ex: I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.

Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.

Ex: The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.

Ex: The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.

Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.

Ex: The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.

Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.

Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.

Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.

Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.

Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex: In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.

Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.

* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* indicar a = point + the way to.

* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).

* indicar similitudes = point out + similarities.

* resultados + indicar = results + indicate.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

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indicar [A2 ]

vt

A (señalar) to indicate

hay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating o showing the way

¿me podría indicar dónde está la oficina/cómo llegar allí? could you tell me where the office is/how to get there?

me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map

todo parece indicar que … all the indications are that …, there is every indication that …

no hay nada que indique lo contrario there's nothing to say you can't ( o he won't etc), there's nothing to indicate otherwise, there is no indication to the contrary ( frml)

B

(prescribir): el abogado indicó el procedimiento que había que seguir the lawyer told us the procedure we had to follow, the lawyer advised us of o indicated the procedure we had to follow

siga las instrucciones que se indican al dorso follow the instructions given on the back

C «hechos/indicios» (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, show

el asterisco indica que se trata de la versión original the asterisk indicates o shows o means that it is the original version

todo parece indicar que van a bajar los tipos de interés everything seems to point to a fall in interest rates

es, como su propio nombre indica, una flor azul it is, as its name suggests, a blue flower

el termómetro indica un ligero descenso de las temperaturas the thermometer shows a slight drop in temperature

el precio no está indicado en el catálogo the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue

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indicar ( conjugate indicar) verbo transitivo
to indicate, show;
◊ hay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating the way;

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? could you tell me how to get there?;
me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map;
todo parece indicar que … there is every indication that …;
el asterisco indica que … the asterisk indicates o shows that …
indicar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to indicate, show, point out: el reloj indicaba las dos, the clock was showing two
indícame el camino exacto a tu casa, tell me how I can get to your house
2 Med (recetar, aconsejar) to prescribe

' indicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- callar
- coger
- decir
- enferma
- enfermo
- entre
- estar
- guiar
- incluso
- mayoría
- orientar
- sobre
- ver
- dar
- denotar
- marcar
- señalar
English:
denote
- direction
- eventual
- indicate
- intimate
- notice
- observe
- point
- point out
- shall
- should
- show
- signal
- signify
- storey
- suggest
- tell
- yet
- quote
- suggestive

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indicar vt

1. [señalar] to indicate;

esa flecha indica a la derecha that arrow points to the right;

esa luz indica que le falta agua al radiador that light shows that the radiator is low on water;

me indicó con un gesto que me sentara she motioned me to sit down;

el pronóstico del tiempo indica que va a llover the weather forecast says it's going to rain;

todo parece indicar que ganará el equipo visitante everything seems to point to a win for the away team;

su nerviosismo indica que no ha estudiado his nervousness indicates o suggests that he hasn't studied;

un animal que, como su nombre indica, es salvaje an animal which, as its name suggests, is wild

2. [explicar] to tell, to explain to;

nos indicó el camino del aeropuerto she told us the way to the airport;

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar al centro? could you tell me how to get to the town centre?;

yo te indicaré lo que tienes que hacer I'll tell you o explain what you have to do

3. [prescribir]
el médico me indicó que reposara the doctor told o advised me to rest

4. [sugerir] to give an idea of, to intimate;

sólo indicaremos los resultados generales we will only give an idea of the overall results

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indicar

v/t

1 show, indicate

2 ( señalar) point out

3 ( sugerir) suggest

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indicar {72} vt

1) señalar: to indicate

2) enseñar, mostrar: to show

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indicar vb

1. (mostrar) to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

les indiqué a unos turistas dónde estaba la catedral I showed some tourists where the cathedral was

me indicaron el camino para ir a la playa they showed me the way to the beach

2. (hacer una señal) to signal [pt. & pp. signalled]

me indicó que entrara he signalled to me to go in

3. (dar instrucciones) to tell [pt. & pp. told]

el juez indicó al acusado que se pusiera en pie the judge told the accused to stand up

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[hɪə(r)] 1.
avverbio

1) (indicating place) qui, qua

stand here — stai qua

far from, near here — lontano da qui, qui vicino

two kilometres from here — a due chilometri da qua

come over here — vieni qui

up to here down to here fino a qui; I'm up here sono quassù; here lies (on tombstone) qui giace; since you were last here dall'ultima volta che sei stato qui; here and there — qui e là

2) (to draw attention)

here they are! — eccoli!

here she comes! — eccola o ecco che arriva!

here comes the bus — ecco (che arriva) l'autobus

here you are — (offering sth.) eccoti, eccotelo

my colleague here will show you — il mio collega le mostrerà

which one? this one here or that one? — quale? questo qui o quello là?

here's what you do — ecco quello che devi fare

3) (indicating presence, arrival)

she's not here right now — non è qui o non c'è in questo momento

"John?" - "here sir" — (revealing whereabouts) "John?" - "sono qui, signore"; (during roll call) "John?" - "presente"

here we are — eccoci (arrivati)

now that summer's here — adesso che è estate

here's our chance — ecco la nostra occasione

4) colloq. (emphatic)

this here contraption — questo aggeggio qua

look o see here you! — senti un po'!
2.
interiezione colloq.

here stop that! — ehi, smettila!

here goes! — pronti! cominciamo!

here's hoping — spero

here's to our success, to you! — al nostro successo, alla tua!

here there and everywhere — dappertutto

it's neither here nor there — non ha nessuna importanza

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[hiə] 1. adverb
1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) qui, qua; ecco

2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) a questo punto, qui, qua

3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) qui
2. interjection
1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) su!

2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) presente

•

- hereabouts
- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there
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[hɪə(r)] 1.
avverbio

1) (indicating place) qui, qua

stand here — stai qua

far from, near here — lontano da qui, qui vicino

two kilometres from here — a due chilometri da qua

come over here — vieni qui

up to here down to here fino a qui; I'm up here sono quassù; here lies (on tombstone) qui giace; since you were last here dall'ultima volta che sei stato qui; here and there — qui e là

2) (to draw attention)

here they are! — eccoli!

here she comes! — eccola o ecco che arriva!

here comes the bus — ecco (che arriva) l'autobus

here you are — (offering sth.) eccoti, eccotelo

my colleague here will show you — il mio collega le mostrerà

which one? this one here or that one? — quale? questo qui o quello là?

here's what you do — ecco quello che devi fare

3) (indicating presence, arrival)

she's not here right now — non è qui o non c'è in questo momento

"John?" - "here sir" — (revealing whereabouts) "John?" - "sono qui, signore"; (during roll call) "John?" - "presente"

here we are — eccoci (arrivati)

now that summer's here — adesso che è estate

here's our chance — ecco la nostra occasione

4) colloq. (emphatic)

this here contraption — questo aggeggio qua

look o see here you! — senti un po'!
2.
interiezione colloq.

here stop that! — ehi, smettila!

here goes! — pronti! cominciamo!

here's hoping — spero

here's to our success, to you! — al nostro successo, alla tua!

here there and everywhere — dappertutto

it's neither here nor there — non ha nessuna importanza

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for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

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come [kʌm]

venir ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) se produire ⇒ 1 (e) exister ⇒ 1 (h) devenir ⇒ 1 (i) en venir à ⇒ 1 (j)

(pt came [keɪm], pp come [kʌm])

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move in direction of speaker) venir;

∎ she won't come when she's called elle ne vient pas quand on l'appelle;

∎ here come the children voici les enfants qui arrivent;

∎ here he comes! le voilà qui arrive!;

∎ it's stuck - ah, no, it's coming! c'est coincé - ah, non, ça vient!;

∎ coming! j'arrive!;

∎ come here! venez ici!; (to dog) au pied!;

∎ come to the office tomorrow passez ou venez au bureau demain;

∎ he came to me for advice il est venu me demander conseil;

∎ you've come to the wrong person vous vous adressez à la mauvaise personne;

∎ you've come to the wrong place vous vous êtes trompé de chemin, vous faites fausse route;

∎ if you're looking for sun, you've come to the wrong place si c'est le soleil que vous cherchez, il ne fallait pas venir ici;

∎ come with me (accompany) venez avec moi, accompagnez-moi; (follow) suivez-moi;

∎ please come this way par ici ou suivez-moi s'il vous plaît;

∎ I come this way every week je passe par ici toutes les semaines;

∎ American come and look, come look venez voir;

∎ familiar come and get it! à la soupe!;

∎ he came whistling up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en sifflant;

∎ a car came hurtling round the corner une voiture a pris le virage à toute vitesse;

∎ to come and go (gen) aller et venir; figurative (pains, cramps etc) être intermittent;

∎ people are constantly coming and going il y a un va-et-vient continuel;

∎ fashions come and go la mode change tout le temps;

∎ after many years had come and gone après bien des années;

∎ familiar I don't know whether I'm coming or going je ne sais pas où j'en suis;

∎ you have come a long way vous êtes venu de loin; figurative (made progress) vous avez fait du chemin;

∎ the computer industry has come a very long way since then l'informatique a fait énormément de progrès depuis ce temps-là;

∎ also figurative to come running arriver en courant;

∎ we could see him coming a mile off on l'a vu venir avec ses gros sabots;

∎ figurative you could see it coming on l'a vu venir de loin, c'était prévisible;

∎ proverb everything comes to him who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre

(b) (as guest, visitor) venir;

∎ can you come to my party on Saturday night? est-ce que tu peux venir à ma soirée samedi?;

∎ I'm sorry, I can't come (je suis) désolé, je ne peux pas venir;

∎ would you like to come for lunch/dinner? voulez-vous venir déjeuner/dîner?;

∎ I can only come for an hour or so je ne pourrai venir que pour une heure environ;

∎ come for a ride in the car viens faire un tour en voiture;

∎ she's come for her money elle est venue prendre son argent;

∎ I've got people coming (short stay) j'ai des invités; (long stay) il y a des gens qui viennent;

∎ Angela came and we had a chat Angela est venue et on a bavardé;

∎ they came for a week and stayed a month ils sont venus pour une semaine et ils sont restés un mois;

∎ he couldn't have come at a worse time il n'aurait pas pu tomber plus mal

(c) (arrive) venir, arriver;

∎ to come in time/late arriver à temps/en retard;

∎ I've just come from the post office j'arrive de la poste à l'instant;

∎ we came to a small town nous sommes arrivés dans une petite ville;

∎ the time has come to tell the truth le moment est venu de dire la vérité;

∎ to come to the end of sth arriver à la fin de qch;

∎ I was coming to the end of my stay mon séjour touchait à sa fin;

∎ there will come a point when… il viendra un moment où…;

∎ when you come to the last coat of paint… quand tu en seras à la dernière couche de peinture…;

∎ (reach) her hair comes (down) to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille;

∎ the mud came (up) to our knees la boue nous arrivait ou venait (jusqu') aux genoux

(d) (occupy specific place, position) venir, se trouver;

∎ the address comes above the date l'adresse se met au-dessus de la date;

∎ my birthday comes before yours mon anniversaire vient avant ou précède le tien;

∎ a colonel comes before a lieutenant un colonel a la préséance sur un lieutenant;

∎ Friday comes after Thursday vendredi vient après ou suit jeudi;

∎ that speech comes in Act 3/on page 10 on trouve ce discours dans l'acte 3/à la page 10;

∎ the fireworks come next le feu d'artifice est après;

∎ what comes after the performance? qu'est-ce qu'il y a après la représentation?

(e) (occur, happen) arriver, se produire;

∎ when my turn comes, when it comes to my turn quand ce sera (à) mon tour, quand mon tour viendra;

∎ such an opportunity only comes once in your life une telle occasion ne se présente qu'une fois dans la vie;

∎ he has a birthday coming son anniversaire approche;

∎ there's a storm coming un orage se prépare;

∎ success was a long time coming la réussite s'est fait attendre;

∎ take life as it comes prenez la vie comme elle vient;

∎ Christmas comes but once a year il n'y a qu'un Noël par an;

∎ Bible it came to pass that… il advint que…;

∎ come what may advienne que pourra, quoi qu'il arrive ou advienne

(f) (occur to the mind)

∎ the idea just came to me one day l'idée m'est soudain venue un jour;

∎ suddenly it came to me (I remembered) tout d'un coup, je m'en suis souvenu; (I had an idea) tout d'un coup, j'ai eu une idée;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head or that came to mind j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit;

∎ the answer came to her elle a trouvé la réponse

(g) (be experienced in a specified way)

∎ writing comes naturally to her écrire lui est facile, elle est douée pour l'écriture;

∎ a house doesn't come cheap une maison coûte ou revient cher;

∎ the news came as a shock to her la nouvelle lui a fait un choc;

∎ her visit came as a surprise sa visite nous a beaucoup surpris;

∎ it comes as no surprise to learn he's gone (le fait) qu'il soit parti n'a rien de surprenant;

∎ he's as silly as they come il est sot comme pas un;

∎ they don't come any tougher than Big Al on ne fait pas plus fort que Big Al;

∎ it'll all come right in the end tout cela va finir par s'arranger;

∎ the harder they come the harder they fall plus dure sera la chute

(h) (be available) exister;

∎ this table comes in two sizes cette table existe ou se fait en deux dimensions;

∎ the dictionary comes with a magnifying glass le dictionnaire est livré avec une loupe

(i) (become) devenir;

∎ it was a dream come true c'était un rêve devenu réalité;

∎ to come unhooked se décrocher;

∎ to come unravelled se défaire;

∎ the buttons on my coat keep coming undone mon manteau se déboutonne toujours

(j) (+ infinitive) (indicating gradual action) en venir à, finir par; (indicating chance) arriver;

∎ she came to trust him elle en est venue à ou elle a fini par lui faire confiance;

∎ we have come to expect this kind of thing nous nous attendons à ce genre de chose maintenant;

∎ how did you come to lose your umbrella? comment as-tu fait pour perdre ton parapluie?;

∎ how did the door come to be open? comment se fait-il que la porte soit ouverte?;

∎ (now that I) come to think of it maintenant que j'y songe, réflexion faite;

∎ it's not much money when you come to think of it ce n'est pas beaucoup d'argent quand vous y réfléchissez

(k) (be owing, payable)

∎ I still have £5 coming (to me) on me doit encore 5 livres;

∎ there'll be money coming from her uncle's will elle va toucher l'argent du testament de son oncle;

∎ he got all the credit coming to him il a eu tous les honneurs qu'il méritait;

∎ familiar you'll get what's coming to you tu l'auras cherché ou voulu;

∎ familiar he had it coming (to him) il ne l'a pas volé

(l) (appear)

∎ a smile came to her lips un sourire parut sur ses lèvres ou lui vint aux lèvres

(m) very familiar (have orgasm) jouir

(n) (idioms)

∎ how come? comment ça?;

∎ familiar come again? quoi?;

∎ American how's it coming? comment ça va?;

∎ come to that à propos, au fait;

∎ I haven't seen her in weeks, or her husband, come to that ça fait des semaines que je ne l'ai pas vue, son mari non plus d'ailleurs;

∎ if it comes to that, I'd rather stay home à ce moment-là ou à ce compte-là, je préfère rester à la maison;

∎ don't come the fine lady with me! ne fais pas la grande dame ou ne joue pas à la grande dame avec moi!;

∎ don't come the innocent! ne fais pas l'innocent!;

∎ British familiar you're coming it a bit strong! tu y vas un peu fort!;

∎ British familiar don't come it with me! (try to impress) n'essaie pas de m'en mettre plein la vue!; (lord it over) pas la peine d'être si hautain avec moi!;

∎ the days to come les prochains jours, les jours qui viennent;

∎ the battle to come la bataille qui va avoir lieu;

∎ Religion the life to come l'autre vie;

∎ in times to come à l'avenir;

∎ for some time to come pendant quelque temps;

∎ that will not be for some time to come ce ne sera pas avant quelque temps

2 preposition

∎ (by) come tomorrow/Tuesday you'll feel better vous vous sentirez mieux demain/mardi;

∎ I'll have been here two years come April ça fera deux ans en avril que je suis là;

∎ come the revolution you'll all be out of a job avec la révolution, vous vous retrouverez tous au chômage

3 exclamation

∎ come, come!, come now! allons!, voyons!

4 noun

vulgar (semen) foutre m

➲ come about intransitive verb

(a) (occur) arriver, se produire;

∎ it came about that… il arriva ou il advint que…;

∎ how could such a mistake come about? comment une telle erreur a-t-elle pu se produire?;

∎ the discovery of penicillin came about quite by accident la pénicilline a été découverte tout à fait par hasard

(b) Nautical (wind) tourner, changer de direction; (ship) virer de bord

➲ come across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (walk, travel across → field, street) traverser;

∎ as we stood talking she came across to join us pendant que nous discutions, elle est venue se joindre à nous

(b) (create specified impression)

∎ to come across well/badly (at interview) faire une bonne/mauvaise impression, bien/mal passer; (on TV) bien/mal passer;

∎ he never comes across as well on film as in the theatre il passe mieux au théâtre qu'à l'écran;

∎ he came across as a total idiot il donnait l'impression d'être complètement idiot

(c) (be communicated effectively)

∎ the author's message comes across well le message de l'auteur passe bien;

∎ her disdain for his work came across le mépris qu'elle avait pour son travail transparaissait

(d) familiar (do as promised) s'exécuter^□, tenir parole^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

(person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (thing) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;

∎ we came across an interesting problem on a été confrontés à ou on est tombés sur un problème intéressant;

∎ she reads everything she comes across elle lit tout ce qui lui tombe sous la main

➲ come across with inseparable transitive verb

familiar (give → information) donner^□, fournir^□ ; (→ help) offrir^□ ; (→ money) raquer, se fendre de;

∎ he came across with the money he owed me il m'a filé le fric qu'il me devait;

∎ the crook came across with the names of his accomplices l'escroc a vendu ses complices

➲ come after inseparable transitive verb

(pursue) poursuivre;

∎ he came after me with a stick il m'a poursuivi avec un bâton

➲ come along intransitive verb

(a) (encouraging, urging)

∎ come along, drink your medicine! allez, prends ou bois ton médicament!;

∎ come along, we're late! dépêche-toi, nous sommes en retard!

(b) (accompany) venir, accompagner;

∎ she asked me to come along (with them) elle m'a invité à aller avec eux ou à les accompagner

(c) (occur, happen) arriver, se présenter;

∎ an opportunity like this doesn't come along often une telle occasion ne se présente pas souvent;

∎ don't accept the first job that comes along ne prenez pas le premier travail qui se présente;

∎ he married the first woman that came along il a épousé la première venue

(d) (progress) avancer, faire des progrès; (grow) pousser;

∎ the patient is coming along well le patient se remet bien;

∎ the work isn't coming along as expected le travail n'avance pas comme prévu;

∎ how's your computer class coming along? comment va ton cours d'informatique?

➲ come apart intransitive verb

(object → come to pieces) se démonter; (→ break) se casser; (project, policy) échouer;

∎ to come apart at the seams (garment) se défaire aux coutures;

∎ the book came apart in my hands le livre est tombé en morceaux quand je l'ai pris;

∎ figurative under pressure he came apart sous la pression il a craqué

➲ come around = come round

➲ come at inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ he came at me with a knife il s'est jeté sur moi avec un couteau;

∎ figurative questions came at me from all sides j'ai été assailli de questions

➲ come away intransitive verb

(a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ come away from that door! écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ I came away with the distinct impression that all was not well je suis reparti avec la forte impression que quelque chose n'allait pas;

∎ he asked her to come away with him (elope) il lui a demandé de s'enfuir avec lui; British (go on holiday) il lui a demandé de partir avec lui

(b) (separate) partir, se détacher;

∎ the page came away in my hands la page m'est restée dans les mains

➲ come back intransitive verb

(a) (return) revenir;

∎ he came back with me il est revenu avec moi;

∎ to come back home rentrer (à la maison);

∎ figurative the colour came back to her cheeks elle reprit des couleurs;

∎ we'll come back to that question later nous reviendrons à cette question plus tard;

∎ to come back to what we were saying pour en revenir à ce que nous disions

(b) (to memory)

∎ it's all coming back to me tout cela me revient (à l'esprit ou à la mémoire);

∎ her name will come back to me later son nom me reviendra plus tard

(c) (reply) répondre; American (retort) rétorquer, répliquer;

∎ they came back with an argument in favour of the project ils ont répondu par un argument en faveur du projet

(d) (recover) remonter;

∎ he came back strongly in the second set il a bien remonté au deuxième set;

∎ they came back from 3-0 down ils ont remonté de 3 à 0

(e) (become fashionable again) revenir à la mode; (make comeback) faire un come-back

➲ come before inseparable transitive verb

Law (of person) comparaître devant; (of case) être entendu par

➲ come between inseparable transitive verb

brouiller, éloigner;

∎ he came between her and her friend il l'a brouillée avec son amie, il l'a éloignée de son amie;

∎ we mustn't let a small disagreement come between us nous n'allons pas nous disputer à cause d'un petit malentendu

➲ come by

1 intransitive verb

(stop by) passer, venir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(acquire → work, money) obtenir, se procurer; (→ idea) se faire;

∎ jobs are hard to come by il est difficile de trouver du travail;

∎ how did you come by this camera/those bruises? comment as-tu fait pour avoir cet appareil-photo/ces bleus?;

∎ how did she come by all that money? comment s'est-elle procuré tout cet argent?;

∎ how on earth did he come by that idea? où est-il allé chercher cette idée?

➲ come down

1 inseparable transitive verb

(descend → ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ mountain) descendre, faire la descente de

2 intransitive verb

(a) (descend → from ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ from mountain etc) descendre, faire la descente; (plane → crash) s'écraser; (→ land) atterrir;

∎ to come down to breakfast descendre déjeuner ou prendre le petit déjeuner;

∎ come down from that tree! descends de cet arbre!;

∎ they came down to Paris ils sont descendus à Paris;

∎ hem-lines are coming down this year les jupes rallongent cette année;

∎ he's come down in the world il a déchu;

∎ you'd better come down to earth tu ferais bien de revenir sur terre ou de descendre des nues

(b) (fall) tomber;

∎ rain was coming down in sheets il pleuvait des cordes;

∎ the ceiling came down le plafond s'est effondré

(c) (reach) descendre;

∎ the dress comes down to my ankles la robe descend jusqu'à mes chevilles;

∎ her hair came down to her waist les cheveux lui tombaient ou descendaient jusqu'à la taille

(d) (decrease) baisser;

∎ he's ready to come down 10 percent on the price il est prêt à rabattre ou baisser le prix de 10 pour cent

(e) (be passed down) être transmis (de père en fils);

∎ this custom comes down from the Romans cette coutume nous vient des Romains;

∎ the necklace came down to her from her great-aunt elle tient ce collier de sa grand-tante

(f) (reach a decision) se prononcer;

∎ the majority came down in favour of/against abortion la majorité s'est prononcée en faveur de/contre l'avortement;

∎ to come down on sb's side décider en faveur de qn

(g) (be removed) être défait ou décroché;

∎ that wallpaper will have to come down il va falloir enlever ce papier peint;

∎ the Christmas decorations are coming down today aujourd'hui, on enlève les décorations de Noël;

∎ the tree will have to come down (be felled) il faut abattre cet arbre;

∎ these houses are coming down soon on va bientôt démolir ces maisons

(h) British University obtenir son diplôme

(i) familiar drugs slang redescendre

➲ come down on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (rebuke) s'en prendre à;

∎ the boss came down hard on him le patron lui a passé un de ces savons;

∎ one mistake and he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks si tu fais la moindre erreur, il te tombera sur le dos

(b) familiar (pressurize)

∎ they came down on me to sell the land ils ont essayé de me faire vendre le terrain^□

➲ come down to inseparable transitive verb

(amount) se réduire à, se résumer à;

∎ it all comes down to what you want to do tout cela dépend de ce que vous souhaitez faire;

∎ it all comes down to the same thing tout cela revient au même;

∎ that's what his argument comes down to voici à quoi se réduit son raisonnement

➲ come down with inseparable transitive verb

(become ill) attraper;

∎ he came down with a cold il s'est enrhumé, il a attrapé un rhume

➲ come forward intransitive verb

(present oneself) se présenter;

∎ more women are coming forward as candidates davantage de femmes présentent leur candidature;

∎ the police have appealed for witnesses to come forward la police a demandé aux témoins de se faire connaître

➲ come forward with inseparable transitive verb

(offer)

∎ the townspeople came forward with supplies les habitants de la ville ont offert des provisions;

∎ he came forward with a new proposal il a fait une nouvelle proposition;

∎ Law to come forward with evidence présenter des preuves

➲ come from inseparable transitive verb

venir;

∎ she comes from China elle vient ou elle est originaire de Chine;

∎ to come from a good family être issu ou venir d'une bonne famille;

∎ this word comes from Latin ce mot vient du latin;

∎ this wine comes from the south of France ce vin vient du sud de la France;

∎ this passage comes from one of his novels ce passage est extrait ou provient d'un de ses romans;

∎ that's surprising coming from him c'est étonnant de sa part;

∎ a sob came from his throat un sanglot s'est échappé de sa gorge;

∎ familiar I'm not sure where he's coming from je ne sais pas très bien ce qui le motive^□

➲ come in intransitive verb

(a) (enter) entrer; (come inside) rentrer;

∎ come in! entrez!;

∎ they came in through the window ils sont entrés par la fenêtre;

∎ come in now, children, it's getting dark rentrez maintenant, les enfants, il commence à faire nuit;

∎ British familiar Mrs Brown comes in twice a week (to clean) Madame Brown vient (faire le ménage) deux fois par semaine

(b) (plane, train) arriver

(c) (in competition) arriver;

∎ she came in second elle est arrivée deuxième

(d) (be received → money, contributions) rentrer;

∎ there isn't enough money coming in to cover expenditure l'argent qui rentre ne suffit pas à couvrir les dépenses;

∎ how much do you have coming in every week? combien touchez-vous ou encaissez-vous chaque semaine?

(e) Press (news, report) être reçu;

∎ news is just coming in of a riot in Red Square on nous annonce à l'instant des émeutes sur la place Rouge

(f) Radio & Television (begin to speak) parler;

∎ come in car number 1, over j'appelle voiture 1, à vous;

∎ come in Barry Stewart from New York à vous, Barry Stewart à New York

(g) (become seasonable) être de saison; (become fashionable) entrer en vogue;

∎ when do endives come in? quand commence la saison des endives?;

∎ leather has come in le cuir est à la mode ou en vogue

(h) (prove to be)

∎ to come in handy or useful (tool, gadget) être utile ou commode; (contribution) arriver à point;

∎ these gloves come in handy or useful for driving ces gants sont bien commodes ou utiles pour conduire

(i) (be involved) être impliqué; (participate) participer, intervenir;

∎ where do I come in? quel est mon rôle là-dedans?;

∎ this is where the law comes in c'est là que la loi intervient;

∎ he should come in on the deal il devrait participer à l'opération;

∎ I'd like to come in on this (conversation) j'aimerais dire quelques mots là-dessus ou à ce sujet

(j) (tide) monter

➲ come in for inseparable transitive verb

(be object of → abuse, reproach) subir;

∎ to come in for criticism être critiqué, être l'objet de critiques;

∎ the government came in for a lot of criticism over its handling of the crisis le gouvernement a été très critiqué pour la façon dont il gère la crise;

∎ to come in for praise être félicité

➲ come in on inseparable transitive verb

(be given a part in) prendre part à;

∎ they let him come in on the deal ils l'ont laissé prendre part à l'affaire

➲ come into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (inherit) hériter de; (acquire) entrer en possession de;

∎ to come into some money (inherit it) faire un héritage; (win it) gagner le gros lot;

∎ they came into a fortune (won) ils ont gagné une fortune; (inherited) ils ont hérité d'une fortune

(b) (play a role in) jouer un rôle;

∎ it's not simply a matter of pride, though pride does come into it ce n'est pas une simple question de fierté, bien que la fierté joue un certain rôle;

∎ money doesn't come into it! l'argent n'a rien à voir là-dedans!

➲ come of inseparable transitive verb

résulter de;

∎ what will come of it? qu'en adviendra-t-il?, qu'en résultera-t-il?;

∎ no good will come from or of it ça ne mènera à rien de bon, il n'en résultera rien de bon;

∎ let me know what comes of the meeting faites-moi savoir ce qui ressortira de la réunion;

∎ that's what comes from listening to you! voilà ce qui arrive quand on vous écoute!

➲ come off

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fall off → of rider) tomber de; (→ of button) se détacher de, se découdre de; (→ of handle, label) se détacher de; (of tape, wallpaper) se détacher de, se décoller de; (be removed → of stain, mark) partir de, s'enlever de

(b) (stop taking → drug, medicine) arrêter de prendre; (→ drink) arrêter de boire;

∎ to come off the pill arrêter (de prendre) la pilule

(c) (climb down from, leave → wall, ladder etc) descendre de;

∎ to come off a ship/plane débarquer d'un navire/d'un avion;

∎ I've just come off the night shift (finished work) je viens de quitter l'équipe de nuit; (finished working nights) je viens de finir le travail de nuit

(d) Football (field) sortir de

(e) familiar (idiom)

∎ oh, come off it! allez, arrête ton char!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rider) tomber; (button) se détacher, se découdre; (handle, label) se détacher; (stain, mark) partir, s'enlever; (tape, wallpaper) se détacher, se décoller;

∎ the handle came off in his hand la poignée lui est restée dans la main

(b) Football (leave the field) sortir

(c) (fare, manage) s'en sortir, se tirer de;

∎ you came off well in the competition tu t'en es bien tiré au concours;

∎ to come off best gagner

(d) familiar (happen) avoir lieu^□, se passer^□ ; (be carried through) se réaliser^□ ; (succeed) réussir^□ ;

∎ did the game come off all right? le match s'est bien passé?;

∎ my trip to China didn't come off mon voyage en Chine n'a pas eu lieu;

∎ his plan didn't come off son projet est tombé à l'eau

(e) Cinema & Theatre (film, play) fermer

(f) very familiar (have orgasm) décharger

➲ come on intransitive verb

(a) (follow) suivre;

∎ I'll come on after (you) je vous suivrai

(b) (in imperative) come on! (with motion, encouraging, challenging) vas-y!, allez!; (hurry) allez!; familiar (expressing incredulity) tu rigoles!;

∎ come on Scotland! allez l'Écosse!;

∎ come on in/up! entre/monte donc!;

∎ oh, come on, for goodness sake! allez, arrête!

(c) (progress) avancer, faire des progrès; (grow) pousser, venir bien;

∎ how is your work coming on? où en est votre travail?;

∎ my roses are coming on nicely mes rosiers se portent bien;

∎ her new book is coming on quite well son nouveau livre avance bien;

∎ he's coming on in physics il fait des progrès en physique

(d) (begin → illness) se déclarer; (→ storm) survenir, éclater; (→ season) arriver;

∎ as night came on quand la nuit a commençé à tomber;

∎ it's coming on to rain il va pleuvoir;

∎ I feel a headache/cold coming on je sens un mal de tête qui commence/que je m'enrhume

(e) (start functioning → electricity, gas, heater, lights, radio) s'allumer; (→ motor) se mettre en marche; (→ utilities at main) être mis en service;

∎ has the water come on? y a-t-il de l'eau?

(f) (behave, act)

∎ don't come on all macho with me! ne joue pas les machos avec moi!;

∎ familiar you came on a bit strong tu y es allé un peu fort

(g) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène; (play) être joué ou représenté;

∎ his new play is coming on on va donner sa nouvelle pièce

(h) British familiar (start menstruating) avoir ses ragnagnas

➲ come on to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (proceed to consider) aborder, passer à;

∎ I want to come on to the issue of epidemics je veux passer à la question des épidémies

(b) familiar (flirt with) draguer;

∎ she was coming on to me in a big way elle me draguait à fond

➲ come out intransitive verb

(a) (exit, go out socially) sortir;

∎ as we came out of the theatre au moment où nous sommes sortis du théâtre;

∎ would you like to come out with me tonight? est-ce que tu veux sortir avec moi ce soir?;

∎ figurative if he'd only come out of himself or out of his shell si seulement il sortait de sa coquille

(b) (make appearance → stars, sun) paraître, se montrer; (→ flowers) sortir, éclore; figurative (→ book) paraître, être publié; (→ film) paraître, sortir; (→ new product) sortir;

∎ to come out in a rash (person) se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption;

∎ his nasty side came out sa méchanceté s'est manifestée;

∎ I didn't mean it the way it came out ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire

(c) (be revealed → news, secret) être divulgué ou révélé; (→ facts, truth) émerger, se faire jour;

∎ as soon as the news came out dès qu'on a su la nouvelle, dès que la nouvelle a été annoncée

(d) (be removed → stain) s'enlever, partir; (colour → fade) passer, se faner; (→ run) déteindre;

∎ when do your stitches come out? quand est-ce qu'on t'enlève tes fils?

(e) (declare oneself publicly) se déclarer;

∎ to come out strongly (for/against) se prononcer avec vigueur (pour/contre);

∎ the governor came out against/for abortion le gouverneur s'est prononcé (ouvertement) contre/pour l'avortement;

∎ familiar to come out (of the closet) (homosexual) révéler (publiquement) son homosexualité^□, faire son come-out

(f) British (on strike) se mettre en ou faire grève

(g) (emerge, finish up) se tirer d'affaire, s'en sortir; (in competition) se classer;

∎ the government came out of the deal badly le gouvernement s'est mal sorti de l'affaire;

∎ everything will come out fine tout va s'arranger;

∎ I came out top in maths j'étais premier en maths;

∎ to come out on top gagner

(h) (go into society) faire ses débuts ou débuter dans le monde

(i) Mathematics (yield solution)

∎ this sum won't come out je n'arrive pas à résoudre cette opération

(j) Photography

∎ the pictures came out well/badly les photos étaient très bonnes/n'ont rien donné;

∎ the house didn't come out well la maison n'est pas très bien sur les photos

(k) Computing (exit) sortir;

∎ to come out of a document sortir d'un document

➲ come out at inseparable transitive verb

(amount to) s'élever à

➲ come out in inseparable transitive verb

∎ to come out in spots or a rash avoir une éruption de boutons

➲ come out with inseparable transitive verb

(say) dire, sortir;

∎ what will he come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'il va nous sortir encore?;

∎ he finally came out with it il a fini par le sortir

➲ come over

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move, travel in direction of speaker) venir;

∎ at the party she came over to talk to me pendant la soirée, elle est venue me parler;

∎ do you want to come over this evening? tu veux venir à la maison ce soir?;

∎ his family came over with the early settlers sa famille est arrivée ou venue avec les premiers pionniers;

∎ I met him in the plane coming over je l'ai rencontré dans l'avion en venant

(b) (stop by) venir, passer

(c) (change sides)

∎ they came over to our side ils sont passés de notre côté;

∎ he finally came over to their way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à leur avis

(d) (make specified impression)

∎ her speech came over well son discours a fait bon effet ou bonne impression;

∎ he came over as honest il a donné l'impression d'être honnête;

∎ he doesn't come over well on television il ne passe pas bien à la télévision;

∎ her voice comes over well sa voix passe ou rend bien

(e) familiar (feel) devenir^□ ;

∎ he came over all funny (felt ill) il s'est senti mal tout d'un coup, il a eu un malaise; (behaved oddly) il est devenu tout bizarre;

∎ to come over dizzy être pris de vertige;

∎ to come over faint être pris d'une faiblesse

2 inseparable transitive verb

affecter, envahir;

∎ a change came over him un changement se produisit en lui;

∎ a feeling of fear came over him il a été saisi de peur, la peur s'est emparée de lui;

∎ what has come over him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend?

➲ come round intransitive verb

(a) (make a detour) faire le détour;

∎ we came round by the factory nous sommes passés par ou nous avons fait le détour par l'usine

(b) (stop by) passer, venir

(c) (occur → regular event)

∎ don't wait for Christmas to come round n'attendez pas Noël;

∎ when the championships/elections come round au moment des championnats/élections;

∎ the summer holidays will soon be coming round again bientôt, ce sera de nouveau les grandes vacances

(d) (change mind) changer d'avis;

∎ he finally came round to our way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à notre avis;

∎ they soon came round to the idea ils se sont faits à cette idée;

∎ (change to better mood) don't worry, she'll soon come round ne t'en fais pas, elle sera bientôt de meilleure humeur

(e) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (get better) se remettre, se rétablir;

∎ she's coming round after a bout of pneumonia elle se remet d'une pneumonie

(f) Nautical venir au vent

➲ come through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (be communicated)

∎ his sense of conviction came through on voyait qu'il était convaincu;

∎ her enthusiasm comes through in her letters son enthousiasme se lit dans ses lettres;

∎ your call is coming through je vous passe votre communication;

∎ you're coming through loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq;

∎ figurative his message came through loud and clear son message a été reçu cinq sur cinq

(b) (be granted, approved) se réaliser;

∎ did your visa come through? avez-vous obtenu votre visa?;

∎ my request for a transfer came through ma demande de mutation a été acceptée

(c) (survive) survivre, s'en tirer

(d) American familiar (do what is expected)

∎ he came through for us il a fait ce qu'on attendait de lui^□ ;

∎ did he come through on his promise? a-t-il tenu parole?^□ ;

∎ they came through with the documents ils ont fourni les documents^□ ;

∎ he came through with the money il a rendu l'argent comme prévu^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser; figurative (penetrate) traverser;

∎ we came through marshland nous sommes passés par ou avons traversé des marais;

∎ the rain came through my coat la pluie a traversé mon manteau;

∎ water is coming through the roof l'eau s'infiltre par le toit

(b) (survive)

∎ they came through the accident without a scratch ils sont sortis de l'accident indemnes;

∎ I'm sure you will come through this crisis je suis sûr que tu te sortiras de cette crise;

∎ she came through the exam with flying colours elle a réussi l'examen avec brio

➲ come to

1 intransitive verb

(a) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi

(b) Nautical (change course) venir au vent, lofer; (stop) s'arrêter

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (concern)

∎ when it comes to physics, she's a genius pour ce qui est de la physique, c'est un génie;

∎ when it comes to paying you can't see anyone for dust quand il faut payer, il n'y a plus personne

(b) (amount to) s'élever à, se monter à;

∎ how much did dinner come to? à combien s'élevait le dîner?;

∎ her salary comes to £750 a month elle gagne 750 livres par mois;

∎ the plan never came to anything le projet n'a abouti à rien;

∎ that nephew of yours will never come to anything ton neveu n'arrivera jamais à rien

(c) figurative (arrive at, reach)

∎ now we come to questions of health nous en venons maintenant aux questions de santé;

∎ he got what was coming to him il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait;

∎ to come to a conclusion arriver à une conclusion;

∎ to come to power accéder au pouvoir;

∎ what is the world or what are things coming to? où va-t-on ?;

∎ what are things coming to when there aren't even enough hospital beds available? où va-t-on s'il n'y a pas assez de lits dans les hôpitaux?;

∎ I never thought it would come to this je ne me doutais pas qu'on en arriverait là;

∎ let's hope it won't come to that espérons que nous n'en arrivions pas là

➲ come together intransitive verb

(a) (assemble) se réunir, se rassembler; (meet) se rencontrer;

∎ the two roads come together at this point les deux routes se rejoignent à cet endroit

(b) familiar (combine successfully)

∎ everything came together at the final performance tout s'est passé à merveille pour la dernière représentation^□

➲ come under inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be subjected to → authority, control) dépendre de; (→ influence) tomber sous, être soumis à;

∎ the government is coming under pressure to lower taxes le gouvernement subit des pressions visant à réduire les impôts

(b) (be classified under) être classé sous;

∎ that subject comes under "current events" ce sujet est classé ou se trouve sous la rubrique "actualités"

➲ come up intransitive verb

(a) (move upwards) monter; (moon, sun) se lever

(b) (travel in direction of speaker)

∎ I come up to town every Monday je viens en ville tous les lundis;

∎ they came up to Chicago ils sont venus à Chicago;

∎ to come up for air (diver) remonter à la surface; figurative (take break) faire une pause;

∎ she came up the hard way elle a réussi à la force du poignet;

∎ Military an officer who came up through the ranks un officier sorti du rang

(c) (approach) s'approcher;

∎ to come up to sb s'approcher de qn, aborder qn;

∎ the students came up to him with their questions les étudiants sont venus le voir avec leurs questions;

∎ it's coming up to five o'clock il est presque cinq heures;

∎ coming up now on Channel 4, the seven o'clock news et maintenant, sur Channel 4, le journal de sept heures;

∎ familiar one coffee, coming up! et un café, un!

(d) (plant) sortir, germer;

∎ my beans are coming up nicely mes haricots poussent bien

(e) (come under consideration → matter) être soulevé, être mis sur le tapis; (→ question, problem) se poser, être soulevé; Law (→ accused) comparaître; (→ case) être entendu;

∎ that problem has never come up ce problème ne s'est jamais posé;

∎ the question of financing always comes up la question du financement se pose toujours;

∎ the subject came up twice in the conversation le sujet est revenu deux fois dans la conversation;

∎ your name came up twice on a mentionné votre nom deux fois;

∎ she comes up for re-election this year son mandat prend fin cette année;

∎ my contract is coming up for review mon contrat doit être révisé;

∎ to come up before the judge or the court (accused) comparaître devant le juge; (case) être entendu par la cour;

∎ her case comes up next Wednesday elle passe au tribunal mercredi prochain

(f) (happen unexpectedly → event) survenir, surgir; (→ opportunity) se présenter;

∎ to deal with problems as they come up traiter les problèmes au fur et à mesure;

∎ she's ready for anything that might come up elle est prête à faire face à toute éventualité;

∎ I can't make it, something has come up je ne peux pas venir, j'ai un empêchement;

∎ I'll let you know if anything comes up (if I find further information) s'il y a du nouveau, je vous tiendrai au courant; (anything that is suitable) je vous tiendrai au courant si je vois quelque chose qui vous convienne

(g) (intensify → wind) se lever; (→ light) s'allumer; (→ sound) s'intensifier;

∎ when the lights came up at the interval lorsque les lumières se rallumèrent à l'entracte

(h) (be vomited)

∎ everything she eats comes up (again) elle vomit ou rejette tout ce qu'elle mange

(i) (colour, wood etc)

∎ the colour comes up well when it's cleaned la couleur revient bien au nettoyage

(j) familiar (win) gagner^□ ;

∎ did their number come up? (in lottery) ont-ils gagné au loto?; figurative est-ce qu'ils ont touché le gros lot?

(k) familiar drugs slang (after taking drugs) décoller

➲ come up against inseparable transitive verb

(be confronted with) rencontrer;

∎ they came up against some tough competition ils se sont heurtés à des concurrents redoutables

➲ come upon inseparable transitive verb

(find unexpectedly → person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (→ object) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;

∎ we came upon the couple just as they were kissing nous avons surpris le couple en train de s'embrasser

➲ come up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ the mud came up to their knees la boue leur montait ou arrivait jusqu'aux genoux;

∎ she comes up to his shoulder elle lui arrive à l'épaule;

∎ we're coming up to the halfway mark nous atteindrons bientôt la moitié

(b) (equal)

∎ his last book doesn't come up to the others son dernier livre ne vaut pas les autres;

∎ to come up to sb's expectations répondre à l'attente de qn;

∎ the play didn't come up to our expectations la pièce nous a déçus

➲ come up with inseparable transitive verb

(offer, propose → money, loan) fournir; (think of → plan, suggestion) suggérer, proposer; (→ answer) trouver; (→ excuse) trouver, inventer;

∎ they came up with a wonderful idea ils ont eu une idée géniale;

∎ what will she come up with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore inventer?

ⓘ Come on down! Il s'agit de la formule consacrée du jeu télévisé The Price is Right (dont l'équivalent français est Le Juste prix) qui débuta en 1957 aux États-Unis, et dans les années 80 en Grande-Bretagne. L'animateur de l'émission prononçait ces paroles ("Descendez!") pour inviter les membres du public sélectionnés pour participer au jeu à venir le rejoindre sur la scène. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule plaisamment pour dire à quelqu'un d'approcher ou bien pour indiquer à quelqu'un qui doit prononcer un discours ou se produire sur scène qu'il est temps de prendre place.

ⓘ Come up and see me sometime... Cette formule fut utilisée pour la première fois par Mae West dans le film de 1933 She Done Him Wrong (dont le titre français est Lady Lou); la citation exacte était en fait Why don't you come up sometime, see me? ("Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne monterais pas un de ces jours, pour me voir?"). Il s'agit de l'archétype de l'invitation au badinage. Encore aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en imitant l'air canaille de Mae West.

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20 poner

v.

1 to put.

Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.

Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.

2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).

le pusieron Mario they called him Mario

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).

4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).

¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?

6 to set up.

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop

poner la mesa to lay the table

7 to do up.

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

8 to put in.

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business

poner algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bit

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) something

Ponga más sal Put in more salt.

9 to suppose.

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan

10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?

11 to lay (eggs) (ave).

12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.

13 to apply, to put on.

Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.

14 to lay eggs, to lay.

La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.

15 to say about.

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PONER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.

Past Indicative

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.

Future Indicative

pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán.

Conditional

pondría, pondrías, pondría, pondríamos, pondríais, pondrían.

Present Subjunctive

ponga, pongas, ponga, pongamos, pongáis, pongan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pusiera, pusieras, pusiera, pusiéramos, pusierais, pusieran;

pusiese, pusieses, pusiese, pusiésemos, pusieseis, pusiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pusiere, pusieres, pusiere, pusiéremos, pusiereis, pusieren.

Imperative

pon (tú), ponga (él/Vd.), pongamos (nos.), poned (vos.), pongan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

puesto,-a.

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verb

1) to put

2) place

3) set

4) set up, establish

5) add

6) switch on, put on

7) lay

8) install

•

- poner al día
- ponerse
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Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=colocar, situar) to put

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

• poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side

• ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back

2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

3) (=añadir) to add

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

5) (=disponer, preparar)

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

• poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table

6) (=instalar)

a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put in

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

b) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

7) (=exponer)

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

• poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right

• ponlo [más alto] — turn it up

10) (=adoptar)

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

• ¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

11) (=volver) + adj, adv to make

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!

12) (=servir)

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

14) (=exhibir)

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

15) (=enviar) to send

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

16) (=escribir) to put

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, set

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

• me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine

19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

• le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything

20) (=aportar, contribuir)
[+ dinero]
he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

21) (=invertir) to put in

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

22) (=apostar)

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

23) (=llamar) to call

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

24) (=criticar, alabar)

• te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

• ¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!

• tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you

25) (=tildar)

• poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse

26) (=suponer)

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

• pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lottery

poniendo que... — supposing that...

27)

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

28)

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

• poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro

29) [en trabajo]

• poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

30)

- ¡no pongo ni una!

31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [aves] to lay (eggs)

2) (=apostar)

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

3.

See:

ponerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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poner [ E22 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ poner (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 colocar

2 poner: anuncio, aviso

B agregar

C ropa, calzado etc

D ‹inyección/supositorio›

E poner la mesa

F

1 instalar, montar

2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc

3 poner: cerradura etc

G poner: huevos

H servir, dar

Sentido II

A

1 contribuir

2 proporcionar

B poner: atención, cuidado

C

1 imponer

2 oponer

3 adjudicar

D poner: nombre

E enviar

F escribir

G

1 expresar por escrito

2 impersonal

H exhibir, dar

I tardar

Sentido III

A en un estado, una situación

B poner: cara, voz, etc

C

1 hacer empezar

2 poner a alguien de algo

D suponer

Sentido IV

A

1 conectar, encender

2 ajustar, graduar

B poner al teléfono

■ poner (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 apostar

2 contribuir dinero

B poner: gallinas

C México: vulg

■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 colocarse

2 llegar

B ponerse: el sol

C ponerse: calzado etc

Sentido II

A en un estado, una situación

B

1 empezar

2 esforzarse, esmerarse

3 contribuir dinero

Sentido III ponerse al teléfono

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (colocar) to put

¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?

¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?

pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picture

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced class

ponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the door

pon agua a calentar put some water on to boil

2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

pusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaper

B (agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?

¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):

¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dress

D ‹inyección/supositorio› to give

el dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injection

E

poner la mesa to lay o set the table

F

1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

puso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architect

consiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o home

pusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in style

le puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment

2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

van a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers

3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

G «ave» ‹huevos› to lay

H

( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?

Sentido II

A

1 (contribuir):

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

que cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford

2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay on

la empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the company

B ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to take

pon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doing

no ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of work

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

C

1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to set

nos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questions

le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding

2

(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything

3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give

¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?

le pusieron un cero he got nought out of ten

D (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give

¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!

le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?

le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'

E (enviar) ‹telegrama› to send; ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

F (escribir) to put

no has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents in

no sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o write

puso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the list

G ( esp Esp)

1 (expresar por escrito) to say

el periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery

2 ( impersonal):

mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note says

allí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in

¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?

H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)

‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theater

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmas

I ( RPl) (tardar) to take

el avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Aires

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me pones nerviosa you're making me nervous

ya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood

¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?

lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened

¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for me

B (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›

no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like that

puso cara de enfado he looked annoyed

puso voz de asustado he sounded scared

C

1

(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a diet

poner a algn A + INF:

tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to work

lo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguez

lo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions

2 poner a algn DE algo:

la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department

lo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angel

su padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boy

siempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an example

D

(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get back

pon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours

¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200

Sentido IV

A

1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put on

pon un disco put on a record

puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

todavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet

2

(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven

¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right time

poner el motor a punto to tune up the engine

B

( Esp) (al teléfono): en seguida le pongo I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth

¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?

¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?

■ poner

vi

A

1 ( Jueg) (apostar) to put in

2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute

¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?

B «gallina» to lay

C ( Méx vulg) (copular) to score (sl)

■ ponerse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 ( refl)

(colocarse): pongámonos un rato a la sombra let's sit ( o lie etc) in the shade for a while

ponerse de pie to stand up, stand

ponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the tree

ponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountain

a ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head

2

( Esp) (llegar): en diez minutos nos ponemos allí we can be there in ten minutes

B «sol» to set

C ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on

ponte el abrigo put your coat on

no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

mi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothes

ponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadow

me puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me puse furiosa I got very angry

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it

adelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortable

no te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!

no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wild

la vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensive

B

1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -ING

se va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minute

a ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start working

se puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason

2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effort

si te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today

3

(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)

yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)

Sentido III

( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone

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poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( colocar) to put;

◊ ponlo en el suelo put it on the floor;

ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
b) ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

c) ‹ ropa› (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le puse el sombrero I put his hat on (for him)

2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4
◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table

5 (instalar, montar)
a) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

b) ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

c) ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):
◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;

¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
◊ pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
◊ pon más cuidado en la presentación take more care over the presentation

3
a) ( imponer) ‹ deberes› to give, set;

‹examen/problema› to set;
◊ le pusieron una multa he was fined

b) ( oponer) ‹ inconvenientes› to raise;

◊ me pusieron problemas para entrar they made it difficult for me to get in

c) ( adjudicar) ‹ nota› to give

4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
◊ le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;
◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;

¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
a) (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn on, switch on, put on;

‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;
◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

b) (ajustar, graduar) ‹ despertador› to set;

◊ pon la música más alta turn the music up;

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ poner a algn nervioso to make sb nervous;

poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
◊ pongámonos ahí let's stand (o sit etc) there;

ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
◊ no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ ponerse enfermo to get sick;

se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
◊ se puso a llover it started raining, it started to rain

(Esp):
◊ ponerse al teléfono to come to the phone

poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin

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poner

♦ vt

1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;

me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;

ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;

pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;

¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;

poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;

poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;

poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;

hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog

2. [ropa, zapatos, maquillaje]
poner algo a alguien to put sth on sb;

ponle este pañal al bebé put this Br nappy o US diaper on the baby

3. [servir]
¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;

póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;

¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;

póngame un kilo give me a kilo

4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;

poner algo de mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte to do my/your/ etc bit;

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;

pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;

hay que poner más cuidado con o [m5] en la ortografía you have to take more care over your spelling

5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]
poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;

le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;

ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;

lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;

el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;

llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;

pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;

me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;

poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent face

6. [calificar]
poner a alguien de algo to call sb sth;

me pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;

poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;

poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sb

7. [oponer]
poner obstáculos a algo to hinder sth;

poner pegas a algo to raise objections to sth

8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;
[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;
le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;

me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;
[conferencia] to make; Esp
¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;
Esp
no cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second

10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;
[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;
pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;

pon el telediario put the news on;

puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;

¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;

ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it

11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;

anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;

¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;

en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto

12. [montar] to set up;

poner la casa to set up home;

poner un negocio to start a business;

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;

han puesto una cocina nueva they've had a new Br cooker o US stove put in;

hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;

poner la mesa to lay the table;

pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow

13. [decorar] to do up;

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

14. [suponer] to suppose;

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;

¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days

15. Esp [decir] to say;

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?

16. [escribir] to put;

¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?

17. [huevo] to lay

18. RP [demorar] to take;

el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there

19. Fam [excitar]
esa actriz me pone that actress totally does it for me

♦ vi
[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)
♦ v impersonal
Am Fam [parecer]
se me pone que… it seems to me that…

♦ See also the pronominal verb ponerse

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poner

<part puesto> v/t

1 put;

poner en escena stage;

poner en marcha set in motion;

pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that

2 ropa put on

3 ( añadir) put in

4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on

5 la mesa set

6 ( escribir) put down

7 en periódico, libro etc say;

la crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews

8 negocio set up

9 telegrama send

10 huevos lay

11 AUTO marcha put the car in, move into

12 dinero deposit

13

:

poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;

ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;

ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.

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poner {60} vt

1) colocar: to put, to place

pon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table

2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add

3) : to put on (clothes)

4) contribuir: to contribute

5) escribir: to put in writing

no le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it

6) imponer: to set, to impose

7) exponer: to put, to expose

lo puso en peligro: she put him in danger

8) : to prepare, to arrange

poner la mesa: to set the table

9) : to name

le pusimos Ana: we called her Ana

10) establecer: to set up, to establish

puso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant

11) instalar: to install, to put in

12) (with an adjective or adverb) : to make

siempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood

13) : to turn on, to switch on

14) suponer: to suppose

pongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come

15) : to lay (eggs)

16)

poner a : to start (someone doing something)

lo puse a trabajar: I put him to work

17)

poner de : to place as

la pusieron de directora: they made her director

18)

poner en : to put in (a state or condition)

poner en duda: to call into question

poner vi

1) : to contribute

2) : to lay eggs

♦ See also the reflexive verb ponerse

* * *

poner vb

1. (colocar) to put [pt. & pp. put]

he puesto los libros en la estantería I've put the books on the shelf

2. (ropa, etc) to put on

ponle el abrigo al niño put the baby's coat on

3. (añadir) to put

¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?

¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?

4. (escribir) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written] / to put

hay que poner la dirección en el sobre you have to write the address on the envelope

5. (programar) to set [pt. & pp. set]

he puesto el despertador a las siete I've set the alarm clock for seven

6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on

pon la tele turn the TV on

no pongas la radio muy alta don't put the radio on too loud

pon otro disco put another record on

7. (establecer) to open

han puesto una tienda de ordenadores they've opened a computer shop

8. (enviar) to send [pt. & pp. sent]

voy a poner un fax I'm going to send a fax

9. (comunicar) to put through

¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?

10. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good

11. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?

esta noche no ponen nada interesante en la tele there's nothing interesting on TV tonight

12. (dar un nombre) to call

le han puesto Paula they've called her Paula

13. (imponer) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

nos ponen muchos deberes they give us a lot of homework

le han puesto una multa he was fined

me han puesto un 8 I got 8 out of 10

14. (servir) to give

¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?

me puso una tapa de aceitunas he gave me some olives

¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?

15. (aportar) to supply [pt. & pp. supplied] / to put in

yo pongo el pastel y tú traes el champán I'll supply the cake and you bring the champagne

pusimos mil pesetas cada uno we each put in a thousand pesetas

16. (suponer) to suppose / to say [pt. & pp. said]

pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say...

poner cara de sorpresa to look surprised

poner huevos to lay eggs [pt. & pp. laid]

poner nervioso a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

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