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into crime etc)

  • 1 enquire into

    حَقَّقَ في \ enquire into: to study the facts about: The police were enquiring into the theft of my car. investigate: to make careful inquiries; try to find out (what is happening); inquire into (a crime, sth. strange and unexplained, etc.): He heard a noise and went to investigate.

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  • 2 verleiten

    v/t lead astray; zum Verbrechen etc. verleiten tempt into crime etc.; jemanden verleiten, etw. zu tun seduce s.o. into doing s.th.; jemanden zu etw. verleiten (überreden) auch talk ( oder cajole) s.o. into doing s.th.; sich verleiten lassen (allow o.s. to) be tempted etc. (etw. zu tun into doing s.th.), succumb (to the temptation); dies verleitete mich zu der Annahme,... this led me to believe...
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    to mislead; to misguide; to tempt; to betray; to deceive
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    ver|lei|ten ptp verleitet
    vt
    1) (= verlocken) to tempt; (= verführen) to lead astray

    die Sonne hat mich verleitet, schwimmen zu gehen — the sun tempted or enticed me to go swimming

    jdn zur Sünde verléíten — to lead sb into sin

    jdn zum Stehlen/Lügen verléíten — to lead or encourage sb to steal/lie

    jdn zu einem Verbrechen verléíten — to lead or encourage sb to commit a crime

    jdn zum Ungehorsam verléíten — to encourage sb to be disobedient

    jdn dazu verléíten, die Schule zu schwänzen — to encourage sb to play truant

    2)

    (= veranlassen) jdn zu etw verléíten — to lead sb to sth

    jdn zu einem Irrtum verléíten — to lead sb to make or into making a mistake

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    1) (to give a wrong idea to: Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her.) mislead
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) surprise
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    ver·lei·ten *
    vt
    ▪ jdn [zu etw dat] \verleiten to persuade [or form induce] sb [to do sth]
    ▪ sich akk [von jdm] [zu etw dat] \verleiten lassen to let oneself be persuaded [to do sth] [by sb], to let oneself be induced [to do sth] [by sb] form
    ▪ jdn [zu etw dat] \verleiten to entice sb to do sth
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    jemanden dazu verleiten, etwas zu tun — lead or induce somebody to do something; (verlocken) tempt or entice somebody to do something

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    verleiten v/t lead astray;
    verleiten tempt into crime etc;
    jemanden verleiten, etwas zu tun seduce sb into doing sth;
    jemanden zu etwas verleiten (überreden) auch talk ( oder cajole) sb into doing sth;
    sich verleiten (allow o.s. to) be tempted etc (
    etwas zu tun into doing sth), succumb (to the temptation);
    dies verleitete mich zu der Annahme, … this led me to believe …
    * * *

    jemanden dazu verleiten, etwas zu tun — lead or induce somebody to do something; (verlocken) tempt or entice somebody to do something

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    v.
    to deceive v.
    to inveigle v.
    to misguide v.
    to tempt v.

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  • 3 sink

    1. I
    1) the ship sank корабль затонул /пошел ко дну/; wood (a rubber ball, etc.) doesn't sink дерево и т.д. в воде не тонет
    2) the foundations sink фундамент оседает; the lake has sunk уровень воды в озере упал /понизился/; the floods will sink наводнение /вода/ будет спадать; take that picture before the sun sinks сделайте этот снимок, пока не зашло солнце; her cheeks (her eyes) sank у нее запали щеки (провалились глаза)
    3) the storm (the flames, etc.) began to sink буря и т.д. начала утихать; the wind has sunk ветер стих; prices (figures of unemployment, etc.) sank цены и т.д. упали; his spirits sank он пал духом; his voice sank его голос упал /понизился/; он заговорил тихо; he is sinking он умирает; life is sinking жизнь уходит
    2. II
    1) sink in some manner sink slowly (gradually, rapidly, suddenly, imperceptibly, partially, continuously, markedly, etc.) опускаться /спускаться, понижаться/ медленно и т.д.; the ground (the land, etc.) sinks abruptly грунт резко опускается; the sun was sinking fast солнце быстро садилось; sink deep погружаться глубоко
    2) sink in some manner heavy clouds began to sink lower and lower тяжелые облака нависали все ниже и ниже; he sank deep in the armchair он опустился в глубокое кресло; он потонул в кресле; sink somewhere his head sank forward он уронил голову
    3) sink in some manner the patient is sinking fast больной быстро слабеет /теряет силы/
    3. III
    sink smth.
    1) sink a ship (the enemy warships, etc.) затопить /потопить/ корабль и т.д.
    2) sink a tube /а pipe/ прокладывать трубу; can you suggest a good place to sink a well? вы можете указать хорошее место, чтобы вырыть колодец?
    3) lack of rain sank the reservoir из-за отсутствия дождей уровень воды в резервуаре упал
    4) let us sink our differences and work together давайте забудем /похороним/ наши разногласия и будем работать вместе
    4. XVI
    1) sink in smth. sink in the water тонуть в воде; wood doesn't sink in water дерево в воде не тонет
    2) sink into (through, upon, on) smth. sink into mud (into quicksand, into bog, into a puddle, etc.) провалиться в грязь и т.д.; the house sank into the ground дом осел; his eyes have sunk into his head глаза у него провалились /ввалились/; the rain sank into the dry ground (the oil sank into the wood, etc.) дождь пропитал сухую землю и т.д., земля впитала влагу и т.д.; sink into an armchair опуститься в кресло; sink (up)on a couch (on a bed, on the ground, etc.) опускаться на диван и т.д.; his head sank on his chest он уронил голову на грудь; sink into smb.'s arms упасть кому-л. в объятия; 1 should have liked to sink into the ground /through the floor/ with shame я хотел /был готов/ провалиться сквозь землю от стыда; these words (this lesson, this warning, this impression, etc.) sank into his mind /into his memory/ ему хорошо запомнились /запали в память/ эти слова и т.д.; his kindness sank deep into my soul его доброта глубоко запала мне в душу; he sank low он низко пал; sink into oneself уйти в себя; sink to /towards/ smth. the ground sinks to the sea к морю местность понижается; the road sinks towards the river дорога спускается к реке; the moon sank to the horizon луна скаталась к горизонту; sink beyond (behind, below, under, etc.) smth. the sun sank beyond the mountain солнце закатилось за гору; the moon sank behind the clouds луна скрылась за тучами /зашла за тучи/; the moon sank below the horizon луна опустилась за горизонт; his legs sank under him у него подкашивались ноги; sink to smth. sink to one's knees опуститься на колени; sink to one's waist (to one's knees, to one's neck, etc.) in snow провалиться в снег по пояс и т.д.; the shares have sunk to nothing акции полностью обесценились; his voice sank to a whisper его голос понизился до шепота, он перешел на шепот; his courage sank to his boots у него сердце ушло в пятки
    3) sink into smth. sink into silence (into a deep sleep, into deep thought, into reverie, into nirvana, etc.) погрузиться в молчание и т.д.; sink into despair поддаваться отчаянию; sink back into apathy вновь впасть в апатию; sink into decay прийти в упадок sink into degradation начать деградировать; sink into poverty (into the depth of misery, into vice, into crime, etc.) впасть в нищету и т.д.; sink into oblivion кануть в вечность; sink into obscurity затеряться, забыться; sink into insignificance потерять значение; sink into the background (into the second place) отойти на задний (второй) план; sink into old habits опять вернуться к старым привычкам; sink back into the position of a provincial town опять вернуться на положение провинциального городка; sink in smth. sink in price (in value, etc.) упасть в цене и т.д.; sink in smb.'s opinion (in smb.'s estimation) упасть в чьем-л. мнении (потерять чье-л. уважение); sink at smth. his heart sank at the news (at the thought of failure, etc.) у него упало сердце при этом известии и т.д.
    5. XIX1
    sink like smth. sink like a stone (like lead, etc.) идти ко дну /тонуть/ как камень и т.д.
    6. XXI1
    1) sink smth. in (to) smth. sink a post into the ground вкопать /врыть/ столб в землю; sink the head of a screw in a hole утопить гайку в отверстии; sink one's teeth into smth. вонзать зубы во что-л.; the dog sank its fangs into his flesh собака вонзила свои клыки в его тело; sink smth. on smth. sink one's head on one's chest уронить голову на грудь
    2) sink smth. to smth. sink one's voice to a whisper понизить голос до шепота; sink smth. in smth. sink one's own interests in smb. else's affairs пожертвовать своими интересами ради чьих-л. дел; sink twenty dollars in a machine that we never used (an enormous sum in war, a lot of money in house-building, etc.) израсходовать /потратить, растратить/ двадцать долларов на машину, которой никогда не пользовались и т.д.; he sank all his money in it он ухлопал на это все свой деньги

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  • 4 descent

    noun
    1) (of person) Abstieg, der; (of parachute, plane, bird, avalanche) Niedergehen, das
    2) (way) Abstieg, der
    3) (slope) Abfall, der
    4) (lineage) Abstammung, die; Herkunft, die
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    [-t]
    1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) der Abstieg
    2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) die Senkung
    3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) die Abstammung
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    de·scent
    [dɪˈsent]
    n
    1. (passage down) from mountain Abstieg m kein pl; (going down) Absteigen nt, Hinuntergehen nt; (in diving) Abtauchen nt; SKI Abfahrt f, Abfahrtslauf m
    2. (landing approach) [Lande]anflug m ( into auf + dat)
    3. (slope) of road, path Abfall m
    the path made a sudden steep \descent der Weg fiel plötzlich steil ab
    4. ( fig: decline) Absinken nt; into chaos, civil war Versinken nt
    5. no pl (ancestry) Abstammung f, Herkunft f
    he's of Russian \descent er hat russische Vorfahren
    lineal \descent Abstammung f in gerader Linie, direkte Abstammung
    to claim \descent from sb behaupten, von jdm abzustammen
    to trace one's \descent seine Abstammung zurückverfolgen
    6. LAW of property Übergang m, Vererbung f
    by \descent LAW durch gesetzliche Erbfolge
    7. MIL (attack) Überfall (on auf + akk)
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    [dɪ'sent]
    n
    1) (= going down of person) Hinuntergehen nt, Absteigen nt; (from mountain, of plane, into underworld) Abstieg m; (of gymnast) Abgang m; (= slope of road) Abfall m
    2) (= ancestry) Abstammung f, Herkunft f

    he claims direct descent from... — er behauptet, direkt von... abzustammen

    3) (of property) Vererbung f, Übertragung f (to auf +acc); (of customs) Überlieferung f (to auf +acc)
    4) (MIL fig = attack) Überfall m (on auf +acc)
    5) (inf: visit) Überfall m (inf)
    6) (fig into crime etc) Absinken nt (into in +acc); (into chaos, civil war, madness) Versinken nt (into in +acc)
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    descent [dıˈsent] s
    1. Herab-, Herunter-, Hinunter-, Hinabsteigen n, Abstieg m, Tal-, Abfahrt f, (Bergbau) Einfahrt f:
    descent of the Holy Ghost BIBEL Ausgießung f des Heiligen Geistes;
    descent from the cross MAL Kreuzabnahme f
    2. FLUG
    a) Höhenaufgabe f, Sinkflug m, Niedergehen n (des Flugzeugs vor der Landung)
    b) (Fallschirm)Absprung m
    3. Abhang m, Abfall m, Senkung f, Gefälle n:
    make a sharp descent scharf abfallen
    4. (der) Weg hinunter oder herunter
    5. fig
    a) Sinken n
    b) Niedergang m, Abstieg m
    6. Deszendenz f:
    a) Abstammung f, Geburt f, Ab-, Herkunft f:
    of French descent französischer Herkunft
    b) Nachkommenschaft f
    c) absteigende Linie
    7. JUR Vererbung f, Übertragung f, Übergang m ( alle:
    to auf akk)
    8. (on, upon) Einfall m (in akk), feindliche Landung (in dat oder auf dat), Angriff m (auf akk), (auch iron) Überfall m (auf akk)
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    noun
    1) (of person) Abstieg, der; (of parachute, plane, bird, avalanche) Niedergehen, das
    2) (way) Abstieg, der
    3) (slope) Abfall, der
    4) (lineage) Abstammung, die; Herkunft, die
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    (on, upon) n.
    Angriff -e (auf) m.
    Einfall -¨e (in) m.
    Überfall -¨e (auf) m. n.
    Abfall -¨e m.
    Abhang -¨e m.
    Absprung -¨e m.
    Abstammung f.
    Abstieg -e m.
    Einfahrt -en (Bergbau) f.
    Fallen -reien n.
    Geburt -en f.
    Gefälle - n.
    Herkunft -¨e (Familie) f.
    Heruntersteigen n.
    Hinuntersteigen n.
    Landung -en f.
    Niedergang m.
    Senkung -en f.
    Sinken n.
    Vererbung f.
    Übergang -¨e m.
    Übertragung f.

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  • 5 bring

    1. III
    1) bring smth. bring one's own books (his things, smb.'s luggage, smb.'s suitcase, etc.) приносить собственные книги и т. д.; tell him to bring some extra money скажи ему, чтобы он захватил с собой еще денег; bring an answer (a message, good news, bad news, etc.) приносить /сообщать/ ответ и т. д. || bring word сообщать что-л., приносить известие о чем-л.
    2) bring smb. bring one's brother (one's wife, smb.'s friends. one's family, etc.) приходить или приезжать вместе с братом и т. д., приходить или привозить брата и т. д.
    3) bring smth. bring snow (rain, bad weather, etc.) нести с собой /приносить/ снег и т. д.; spring brings warm weather весна несет нам тепло; spring brings flowers весной появляются цветы; bring good luck (honour, fame, misfortune, etc.) приносить счастье и т. д.; hard work brings its reward усердие вознаграждается; your efforts will bring success ваши усилия увенчаются успехом; her children bring her many anxieties ее дети доставляют ей много волнений /беспокойства/; her letter brought many offers of help на ее письмо многие откликнулись с предложением о помощи
    4) bring smth. bring much money (good (dividends, L 250 a year, etc.) приносить /давать/ много денег и т. д.
    2. IV
    1) bring smth. somewhere bring his things here (his books downstairs, etc.) приносить его вещи сюда и т.д.).; bring his luggage upstairs относить его вещи наверх; bring the chairs inside внести стулья в дом: bring the hammer (the chairs, the things one borrowed. etc.) back приносить обратно /возвращать/ молоток и т. д., bring the books back when you are through верните книги, когда они будут вам больше не нужны; what shall I bring back? что [мне] привезти, когда вернусь?; bring back smb.'s answer (the message) вернуться и передать чей-л. ответ (чью-л. записку); bring one's things (the bag, the hat, etc.) down приносить свои вещи и т. д.). вниз (с верхнего этажа), спуститься и принести свои вещи и т. д.; bring out a few chairs вынести (из дома, из комнаты, на крыльцо, на улицу, в сад и т. п.) несколько стульев; bring in the lamps (another chair, tea-things, etc.) вносить лампы и т.д.).; bring supper (luggage, one's things, etc.) up приносить ужин и т. д. наверх; bring up a jug of hot water принесите мне наверх кувшин горячей воды
    2) bring smb., smth. somewhere what has brought you here? как вы сюда попали /здесь очутились/?; bring him back привозить или приводить его обратно; he has gone away from home and nothing will bring him back again он ушел из дому, и ничто не заставит его вернуться; bring the children down приводить детей [с верхнего этажа] вниз; bring the people l.the men, the visrors, etc.) in вводить или приводить людей и т. д. (в комнату, в дом); bring the prisoner in! введите заключенного!; bring her up приведите ее ко мне наверх; his remarks brought me up его замечания заставили меня вскочить [с места]
    3) bring smth. at some time how much did your fruit crop bring last year? сколько вы получили /выручили/ за фрукты в прошлом году?
    3. V
    bring smb. smth.
    1) bring me these apples (me my coat, the boy the book, them something to eat, me a jug of hot water, me up my food, etc.) принесите или привезите мне эти яблоки и т. д., you must bring him back two barrels of cider вы должны вернуть ему два бочонка сидра; bring smb. smth. as a present принести кому-л. что-л. в качестве подарка || bring smb. word of /about/ the affair сообщать кому-л. /приносить кому-л. известие/ об этом деле
    2) bring my sister luck (him honour, people misfortune, the artist fame, etc.) приносить моей сестре счастье /удачу/ и т. д.
    3) bring smb. much money (the shareholders good dividends, him L 250 a year, etc.) приносить /давать/ кому-л. много денег и т. д.).
    4. VII
    bring smb. to do smth. bring the board to pass him (them to see the wisdom of his plan, them to see my point, etc.) заставить /убедить/ комиссию пропустить его и т. д.. what brought you to do it? что заставило вас это сделать /так поступить/?
    5. VIII
    bring smb. doing smth. her cries brought the neighbours running на ее крик сбежались соседи
    6. XI
    1) be brought somewhere dinner (breakfast, wine, etc.) was brought in обед и т. д. подали /был подан/; be brought somewhere by smb. much booty was brought back by the conquerors завоеватели вернулись с богатой добычей; be brought from somewhere it has been brought from abroad это привезли /привезено/ из-за границы
    2) be brought before /to/ smth. several points were brought to our attention наше внимание обратили на несколько вопросов; three items were brought before the meeting as matters requiring immediate attention вниманию собрания были предложены три пункта, требующие безотлагательного обсуждения; the matter is being brought before the council tomorrow morning вопрос будет рассматриваться на завтрашнем утреннем заседании совета; it was brought forcibly to his notice его заставили обратить на это внимание
    3) be brought before smb., smth. he brought before the magistrate (before the assizes, before a court martial, etc.) предстать перед судьей и т. д.
    7. XVIII
    bring oneself to do smth. bring oneself to speak about it (to look at him, to take action in the matter, etc.) решиться заговорить об этом и т. д.; I cannot bring myself to believe that... не могу заставить себя поверить, что...
    8. XXI1
    1) bring smth. from smth. bring chairs from the garden (a stool from the kitchen, etc.) приносить стулья из сада и т. д.; bring the things from outside вносить вещи в помещение; bring smth. out of smth. bring smth. out of a box (out of a suitcase, out of a drawer, etc.) вытаскивать /вынимать/ что-л. из ящика и т. д.; bring smth. to (for) smb. bring these apples to me (his hat to him, etc.) принесите или привезите мне эти яблоки и т. д.; bring flowers for the girl (a chair for his mother, new books for the children, etc.) привесить для девушки /девушке/ цветы и т. д.
    2) bring smb. to some place bring smb. to a meeting (to the theatre, to a village, etc.) приводить или привозить кого-л. /приезжать или приходить вместе с кем-л./ на собрание и т. д.; why don't you bring your sister to the party? почему бы вам не привести на этот вечер сестру?; the dolphins brought him safe to land дельфины доставили (его на берег в целости и сохранности || bring smb. on one's way захватить кого-л. с собой по дороге
    3) bring smb. into smth. bring smb. into the society of interesting men (of artists, of one's colleagues, etc.) вводить кого-л. в общество интересных людей и т. д.; bring smb. into the conversation а) втянуть кого-л. в разговор, б) заговорить о ком-л. или упомянуть кого-л. в разговоре; bring smth. (in)to smth. bring smth. into action /into operation/ ввести что-л. в действие; bring new banknotes into currency пустить в обращение новые ассигнации; bring long skirt into fashion ввести длинные юбки в моду; bring smth, (in)to the service of man поставить что-л. на службу человеку; bring the new model to the test подвергнуть новую модель проверке /испытанию/
    4) bring smth. to smth. bring the evidence to their knowledge (to the public notice, to the attention of..., etc.) довести свидетельские показания до их сведения и т. д.; bring the matter to the fore выдвинуть вопрос на передний план; bring smb., smth. into smth. bring the event into the focus of public attention привлечь к этому событию всеобщее внимание; bring smb., smth. before (under, etc.) smth. bring the actor (a boot, a play, the question, the matter, etc.) before the public (under smb.'s attention, under smb.'s notice, etc.) привлечь внимание публики и т. д. к этому актеру и т д. || bring smth. to light выявить /раскрыть/ что-л.; bring the truth to light пролить свет на правду; bring an event to smb.'s mind напоминать кому-л. о каком-л. событии, воскрешать какое-л. событие в чьей-л. памяти
    5) bring smb., smth. (in)to some state bring smb. into disrepute (into unpleasant notoriety, etc.) навлекать дурную славу и т. д. на кого-л.; bring smb. (in)to disgrace опозорить кого-л.; bring smb. into danger (into difficulties, etc.) (по)ставить кого-л. в опасное и т. д., положение; bring smb. into close contact (into association, into friendly relations, etc.) with smb. устанавливать тесную связь и т. д. между кем-л. и кем-л.; bring smb. to grief довести кого-л. до беды; bring smb. to submission добиться от кого-л. подчинения /покорности/; bring smb. to ruin разорить кого-л.; bring smb. to reason /to his senses/ образумить /урезонить/ кого-л.; bring smb. to a recollection of smth. заставить кого-л. вспомнить что-л., напомнить кому-л. о чем-л.; bring smb. to life again а) приводить кого-л. в чувство (после обморока), б) воскрешать кого-л.; bring the patient to a sense of conviction that he would be cured вселить в больного чувство уверенности /уверенность/ в том, что он поправится; bring smb. to his knees поставить кого-л. на колени; bring smb. to his feet заставить кого-л. подняться или вскочить на ноги; bring smb. to the gallows /to the scaffold/ привести кого-л. на виселицу, довести кого-л. до виселицы; bring smth. to completion (to a speedy conclusion, to a successful issue, to an end, to a close, to a termination.) [быстро или успешно] завершить /закончить/ что-л., [быстро] довести что-л. до конца; bring smth. to a stop /to a halt, to a stand/ (при)остановить /прекратить/ что-л.; bring smb.'s plans (smb.'s hopes, smb.'s prospects, etc.) to nought /to nothing/ свести чьи-л. планы и т. д. на нет /к нулю/, разрушить чьи-л. планы и т. д., bring the matter (things, the affairs,. etc.) to such a pass придавать делу и т. д. такой оборот; bring smth. to perfection довести что-л. до совершенства; bring smth. to the boil /to the honing point/ довести что-л. до кипения; bring smth. into accordance with the recent advances in science (into harmony with the results of these experiments, etc.) привести что-л. в соответствие с последними достижениями науки и т. д.; bring smth. into effect реализовать что-л., провести что-л. в жизнь; bring smb. under smth. bring smb. under discipline заставить кого-л. подчиниться дисциплине; bring smb. under the power of smth., smb. (under the domination of smb., etc.) поставить кого-л. в зависимость от чего-л., кого-л. и т. д. || bring a child into the world произвести на свет /родить/ ребенка
    6) bring smth. (up)on smb. bring shame upon her (disgrace upon.the family, discredit upon him, misfortune upon oneself, etc.) навлекать на нее позор и т. д., bring suspicion upon oneself навлечь на себя подозрение; you have brought It upon yourself ты сам во всем виноват; it will bring trouble upon him у него из-за этого будут неприятности; bring smth. into smth. bring discard into a family внести в семью раздор; bring smth. to smb., smth. bring luck to my sister (honour to the family, fame to the actor, etc.) приносить сестре счастье и т. д., bring tears to smb.'s eyes вызвать у кого-л. слезы
    7) bring smth. against smb. bring an action /a suit/ against smb. возбудить против кого-л. судебное дело, подать на кого-л. в суд; bring an accusation /а charge of smth./ (a complaint, etc.) against smb. выдвигать обвинение и т. д. против кого-л.; bring evidence against smb. представить улики против кого-л.
    8) bring smth. in smth. how much did your meat bring in the market? сколько вы получили на базаре за мясо?
    9) bring smth. before smth. bring a dispute before a court передать спорное дело в суд || bring smb. to court (to trial, to justice, to judgement) for a crime /on the charge of a crime/ привлекать кого-л. к суду /отдавать кого-л. под суд, судить кого-л./ за какое-л. преступление /по обвинению в каком-л. преступлении/
    9. XXVI
    || bring word that she will expect them [вернуться и] сообщить, что она будет их ждать

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > bring

  • 6 force

    1. III
    I. force smth. force a lock (a door, a fire-proof safe, etc.) взламывать /вскрывать/ замок и т. д.; force one's way /а passage/ силой проложить себе дорогу, с трудом пройти /пробиться/; force an entrance вломиться /ворваться/ (в помещение), force a town (a fortress, a position, a palace, etc.) взять штурмом /приступом, захватить/ город и т. д.; force a river (a pass, a crossing, a mountain, etc.) форсировать реку и т. д.
    2)
    force smth. force a smile (a laugh) выжать [из себя] улыбку (смех), натянуто /принужденно/ улыбнуться (рассмеяться); force tears выдавить слезы; force an action а) заставить действовать, принудить к действиям; б) воен. навязать бой; force a confession вырвать признание, вынудить признаться; force a surrender заставить сдаться
    3)
    force smth., smb. force a machine (a car, a power-station, etc.) перегружать машину и т. д., force an engine форсировать двигатель; force a child's mind /а child's intelligence/ перегружать ум ребенка, давать слишком большую нагрузку для детского ума; force one's voice (one's top notes, one's strength, etc.) (перенапрягать голос и т. д., force a pupil а) заставлять ученика работать; б) перегружать ученика работой; force the расе ускорять темп (шага, бега и т. п.)
    4)
    force smth. force plants (lilies, fruit, strawberries, poultry, etc.) выгонять растения и т. д., ускоренно выращивать растения и т. д.; force an issue (events) форсировать решение вопроса (события)
    2. IV
    force smth., smb. somewhere force one's way in пробиваться, протискиваться, силой прокладывать себе дорогу (а дом, комнату и т. п.), force one's way out пробиваться, силой прокладывать себе дорогу (из дома, комнаты и т. п.); force smb. in вталкивать кого-л. (а комнату и т. п.), they forced her out они ее вытолкнули /вытеснили/ (из комнаты и т. п.); he forced out a few words of congratulation он выдавил /выжал/ из себя несколько слов приветствия
    3. VI
    || force smth. open вскрывать /взламывать/ что-л.
    4. VII
    force smb. to do smth. force smb. to work hard (to sign a paper, to yield, to resign, to confess, to give in, to leave the town, etc.) заставлять кого-л. много работать и т. д.; he deliberately (gradually, psychologically, etc.) forced me to do it он намеренно /нарочно/ к т. д. вынудил меня сделать это; we finally forced him to admit it в конце концов мы заставили его признать это; don't force yourself to eat if you don't want to не ешьте через силу; give it to me at once, or I will force you to отдайте это мне сейчас же, иначе я вас заставлю [это сделать]
    5. XI
    1) be forced the door (the lock, the safe, etc.) was forced open дверь и т. д. взломали, дверь и т. д. была взломана
    2) be forced if he won't act voluntarily he must be forced если он не хочет действовать добровольно, его надо заставить; be forced to do smth. the town was forced to capitulate город был вынужден сдаться; we were forced to change our tactics мы были вынуждены изменить тактику; I am forced to conclude that... я вынужден сделать вывод о том, что...; be forced to do smth. by smth. be forced by necessity (by one's sense of honour, by duty, etc.) to do smth. быть вынужденным делать что-л. в силу необходимости и т. д.; be forced out of smth. the population was cruelly forced out of their homes людей безжалостно выгоняли из домов /жилищ/; be forced upon smb., smth. the necessity of a decision was forced upon him он был поставлен перед необходимостью принять решение; his report was forced upon our attention /upon our notice/ нас заставили обратить особое внимание на его доклад
    6. XVIII
    force oneself upon smb. the truth forced itself upon her она не могла не понять правды; the facts forced themselves upon me я не мог пренебрегать фактами
    7. ХХI1
    1) force smth., smb. into (out of, etc.) smth. force an entry /an entrance, one's way/ into a building (into my dwelling, into my house, into the room, etc.) ворваться /вломиться/ в здание и т. д., force smb. into the room втолкнуть кого-л. в комнату; force smb. into the convent заставить кого-л. пойти в монастырь; force food into smb.'s mouth /down smb.'s throat/ заталкивать кому-л. пищу в рот; force water down smb.'s throat заставить кого-л. вывить воды, насильно влить веду в рот кому-л.; force air into the carburator нагнетать воздух в карбюратор; force a stick into the hole вогнать палку в отверстие; he forced a note into her hand он заставил ее взять записку; force juice out of an orange выжать сок из апельсина; force smth. out of smb.'s hand силой вырвать что-л. у кого-л. из рук; force smb. out of the room вытолкнуть кого-л. из комнаты; force one's way through a crowd пробиться сквозь толпу
    2) force smth. from smb. force a secret (a confession, facts, an avowal, etc.) from smb. вырвать у кого-л. тайну и т. д.; force tears from /out of/ smb.'s eyes заставить кого-л. заплакать, довести кого-л. до слез; force smth. (up)on smb. force a quarrel (a drink, goods, an action, one's opinion, one's ideas, one's confidence, etc.) (up)on smb. навязывать кому-л. ссору и т. д.; force a husband upon her навязывать ей мужа; force smb. into smth. force smb. into crime (into prostitution, into drug addiction, etc.) вовлечь /втянуть/ кого-л. в преступную жизнь и т. д.; force smth. between smth. force an analogy (a simile) between two things провести искусственную аналогию (искусственное сравнение) между двумя вещами
    8. XXII
    force smb. into doing smth. force smb. into accepting their offer (into entering the room, into confessing to the crime, etc.) заставить кого-л. принять предложение и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > force

  • 7 bringen

    to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take
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    brịn|gen
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    1) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) get
    2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring
    3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring
    4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold
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    brin·gen
    < brachte, gebracht>
    [ˈbrɪŋən]
    vt
    1. (tragen)
    ▪ etw \bringen to bring sth; (hinbringen a.) to take sth
    den Müll nach draußen \bringen to take/bring out sep the rubbish BRIT [or garbage]
    etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth
    ▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]
    ▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth
    sich dat etw \bringen lassen to have sth brought to one
    etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth
    ▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere
    ▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewhere
    das Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garage
    jdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinic
    die Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed
    7. (lenken)
    die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sth
    das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversation
    etw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbit
    jdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow
    ▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:
    so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for one
    der letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring
    [jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble
    [jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck
    [jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]
    Stimmung in etw akk \bringen to liven up sth sep
    jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb
    [jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]
    ▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news
    es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteem
    es zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]
    es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in life
    es zu nichts weiter als zu etw dat \bringen to not get further than sth
    es zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionaire
    es zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] president
    es weit \bringen to get far
    11. (fam: erreichen)
    der Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 km
    er brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the exam
    der Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph
    es auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age
    12. (versetzen)
    diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we started
    das bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!
    das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! fam
    jdn außer sich akk \bringen to exasperate sb
    jdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into trouble
    jdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sb
    sich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to danger
    jdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prison
    jdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to court
    jdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's control
    jdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu hum
    jdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdown
    sich akk [nicht] aus der Ruhe \bringen lassen to [not] get worked [or fam het] up
    jdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult position
    jdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despair
    jdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sb
    ▪ etw an sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth; (stehlen) to collar sth fam
    ▪ etw hinter sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth over and done with
    ▪ etw mit sich dat \bringen to cause sth; (zwangsläufig a.) to involve [or entail] sth
    ▪ etw bringt es mit sich dat, dass jd etw tut sth causes sb to do sth
    das bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...
    ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...
    ▪ jd bringt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring himself to do sth
    13. (anregen)
    etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/work
    jdn dahin [o dazu] [o so weit] \bringen, etw zu tun [o dass jd etw tut] to make sb do sth
    mit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]
    du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come along
    jdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an idea
    jdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talk
    jdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sb
    etw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop
    14. (rauben)
    ▪ jdn um etw akk \bringen to rob sb of sth; (durch eigene Schuld) to cost sb sth
    jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/job
    jdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nights
    jdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad
    15. (fam: veröffentlichen)
    ▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sth
    was bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?
    die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about it
    alle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front page
    eine Serie \bringen to run a series
    16. (fam: senden)
    ▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sth
    das Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about it
    um elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock
    17. (fam: darstellen)
    ▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb
    18. (fam: vorführen)
    ▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth
    ▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]
    jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer
    ▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring in sth sep [for sb]
    das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much money
    die Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000
    einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profit
    das bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth it
    Zinsen \bringen to earn interest
    21. (sl: können)
    sie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takes
    meinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?
    das bringt sie gut she's good at it
    das bringt er nicht he's not up to it
    na, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? fam
    der Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph
    der Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] fam
    die alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate fam
    dieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no good
    wer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!
    was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?
    eine Leistung \bringen to do a good job
    das bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no use
    das bringts nicht that's useless [or no use
    22. (fam: bewegen)
    ▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewhere
    alleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase alone
    23. (fam: machen)
    ich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!
    ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt clean
    bringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?
    24.
    ▶ einen Hammer \bringen (fam) to drop a bombshell
    ▶ einen Klops \bringen NORDD to put one's foot in it [or one's mouth] fam
    ▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!
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    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

    sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

    Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

    jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

    2) (begleiten) take

    jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

    die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

    3)

    es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

    es weit bringen — get on or do very well

    es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

    4)

    jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

    das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

    jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

    jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

    jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

    etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

    es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

    etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

    5)

    jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

    6) (veröffentlichen) publish

    alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

    7) (senden) broadcast

    das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

    eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

    das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

    einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

    das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

    das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

    10)

    das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

    11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>
    13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)
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    bringen; bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t
    1. an diesen Ort (auch fig): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch;
    bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;
    was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;
    die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;
    was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;
    an den Tag bringen fig bring sth to the light of day ( oder out into the open);
    mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;
    die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;
    das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg
    2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:
    jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;
    bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside;
    er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (US to the) hospital;
    ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;
    zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;
    jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;
    das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;
    in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;
    etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulation
    3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring;
    Glück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;
    das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;
    brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief
    4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;
    Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;
    die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;
    das bringt nichts umg that won’t get you etc anywhere, that’s no use;
    es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)
    was bringt das? umg what’s the point
    5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage;
    welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;
    bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;
    es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;
    er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;
    es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;
    bringen make it to major etc;
    bringen achieve fame and fortune;
    er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;
    es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)
    jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:
    du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass … umg you’d better watch your step or …; → zuwege
    6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)
    jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etc
    bringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;
    sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);
    ins Lot bringen sort sth out;
    in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etc
    bringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;
    jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;
    jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etc
    bringen make sb laugh/talk/be quiet ( oder shut up umg);
    etwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;
    sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);
    sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etc
    in mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;
    wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system
    7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;
    was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;
    die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;
    haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?
    8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)
    das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;
    ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;
    es bringen umg make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;
    das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;
    du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;
    (gut/schlecht sein)
    es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;
    Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;
    das bringt’s (voll) umg that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)
    9. umg (kriegen) get sb/sth somewhere;
    ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;
    ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes
    bringen change the subject to sth;
    bringen (erinnern) remind sb about sth; (anregen) make sb think about, do etc sth;
    du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;
    jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;
    11. mit präp:
    an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;
    hinter sich bringen get it over with;
    bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;
    jemanden um etwas bringen deprive sb of sth; (betrügen) do sb out of sth umg
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

    sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

    Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

    jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

    2) (begleiten) take

    jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

    die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

    3)

    es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

    es weit bringen — get on or do very well

    4)

    jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

    das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

    jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

    jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

    jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

    etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

    es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

    etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

    5)

    jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

    7) (senden) broadcast

    das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

    eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

    das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

    einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

    das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

    das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

    10)

    das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

    11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>
    12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)
    13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)
    = to bring v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: brought)
    to get v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: got)
    or p.p.: gotten•)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bringen

  • 8 drift

    1. noun
    1) (flow, steady movement) Wanderung, die
    2) (fig.): (trend, shift, tendency) Tendenz, die
    3) (flow of air or water) Strömung, die
    4) (Naut., Aeronaut.): (deviation from course) Abdrift, die (fachspr.)
    5) (of snow or sand) Verwehung, die
    6) (fig.): (gist, import) das Wesentliche

    get or catch the drift of something — etwas im Wesentlichen verstehen

    2. intransitive verb
    1) (be borne by current; fig.): (move passively or aimlessly) treiben; [Wolke:] ziehen

    drift into crime — in die Kriminalität [ab]driften

    drift into unconsciousness — in Bewusstlosigkeit versinken

    2) (coll.): (come or go casually)

    drift out — abziehen (ugs.)

    3) (form drifts) zusammengeweht werden

    drifting sand — Treibsand, der

    * * *
    [drift] 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) das Treiben
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) die Richtung
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) treiben
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) sich treiben lassen
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    - driftwood
    * * *
    [drɪft]
    I. vi
    1. (be moved) treiben; mist, fog, clouds ziehen; balloon schweben
    we let ourselves \drift downstream wir ließen uns flussabwärts treiben
    to \drift out to sea aufs offene Meer hinaustreiben
    2. (move aimlessly) [ziellos] herumwandern
    after the meeting, people \drifted away in twos and threes nach der Versammlung schlenderten die Leute in Zweier- und Dreiergrüppchen davon
    3. (progress casually) sich akk treiben lassen
    she just seems to \drift from one boyfriend to another sie scheint von einer Beziehung in die nächste zu schlittern
    the talk \drifted aimlessly from one subject to another man kam vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste
    to \drift into crime in die Kriminalität abdriften
    to \drift into a situation in eine Situation hineingeraten
    to \drift with the tide mit dem Strom schwimmen
    4. (pile up) Verwehungen bilden, angeweht werden
    snow had \drifted against the garage door vor der Garagentür war Schnee angeweht worden
    5. FIN prices leicht nachgeben, schwächer notieren
    cotton prices \drifted in the first quarter Baumwollpreise gaben im ersten Quartal leicht nach
    II. n
    1. (slow movement) Strömen nt
    the \drift of unemployed youth der Zustrom arbeitsloser Jugendlicher
    \drift from the land Landflucht f
    2. (slow trend) Tendenz f, Strömung f, Trend m
    downward \drift Abwärtstrend m
    the downward \drift in copper prices der Preisverfall bei Kupfer
    3. (mass) Wehe f, Verwehung f
    \drift of snow Schneewehe f, Schneeverwehung f
    \drift of sand Sandwehe f, Haufen m Flugsand
    4. (central meaning) Kernaussage f; (train of thought) Gedankengang m
    to catch [or follow] [or get] sb's \drift verstehen, was jd sagen will
    * * *
    [drɪft]
    1. vi
    1) (NAUT, AVIAT snow) treiben; (sand) wehen; (RAD) verschwimmen

    to drift off course —

    rally drivers have a technique of drifting round corners — Rallyefahrer haben eine Technik, sich durch Kurven tragen zu lassen

    2) (fig person) sich treiben lassen

    he drifted into marriage/crime — er schlitterte in die Ehe/in eine kriminelle Laufbahn hinein

    he was drifting aimlessly along (in life etc) — er lebte planlos in den Tag hinein, er ließ sich plan- und ziellos treiben

    2. vt
    treiben; (wind) snow also vor sich her treiben
    3. n
    1) (of air, water current) Strömung f

    the drift of the current (speed) — die (Stärke der) Strömung; (direction) die Strömung(srichtung)

    2) (= mass caused by drifting of sand, fallen snow) Verwehung f; (of leaves) Haufen m
    3) (of ship, aircraft) (Ab)drift f, Abweichung f
    4) (GEOL: deposits) Geschiebe nt
    5)

    (= tendency) the drift towards the cities — der Drang in die Städte

    6) (= general meaning of questions) Richtung f, Tendenz f

    I caught the drift of what he said — ich verstand, worauf er hinauswollte

    if you get my drift — wenn Sie mich richtig verstehen

    7) (LING) Tendenz f
    * * *
    drift [drıft]
    A s
    1. Treiben n
    2. FLUG, SCHIFF Abtrift f, Abtrieb m, (Kurs)Versetzung f
    3. Ballistik: Seitenabweichung f
    4. GEOG Drift(strömung) f (im Meer)
    5. (Strömungs)Richtung f
    6. fig
    a) Strömung f, Tendenz f, Lauf m, Richtung f:
    drift away from allmähliches Abgehen von
    b) Absicht f:
    the drift of what he said was er meinte oder sagen wollte, worauf er hinauswollte
    c) Gedankengang m:
    if I get ( oder catch) your drift wenn ich Sie richtig verstehe
    d) Sinn m, Bedeutung f
    7. etwas Dahingetriebenes, besonders
    a) Treibholz n
    b) Treibeis n
    c) Wolkenfetzen pl
    d) (Schnee) Gestöber n
    8. (Schnee) Verwehung f, (Schnee-, Sand) Wehe f
    9. → driftage 2
    10. GEOL Geschiebe n
    11. Abwanderung f:
    12. fig
    a) treibende Kraft
    b) (bestimmender) Einfluss
    13. fig (Sich)Treibenlassen n, Ziellosigkeit f
    14. TECH
    a) Lochräumer m, -hammer m
    b) Austreiber m, Dorn m
    c) Punzen m, Durchschlag m
    15. Bergbau: Strecke f, Stollen m
    B v/i
    1. auch fig getrieben werden, treiben ( beide:
    into in einen Krieg etc):
    drift apart sich auseinanderleben;
    a) abwandern,
    b) sich entfernen ( from von);
    let things drift den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen
    2. ( besonders ziellos) (herum)wandern
    3. fig sich (willenlos) treiben lassen
    4. fig gezogen werden, geraten ( beide:
    into in akk):
    he drifted into a marriage er schlitterte in eine Ehe
    5. sich häufen, Verwehungen bilden:
    drifting sand Flugsand m
    C v/t
    1. (dahin)treiben, (-)tragen
    2. wehen
    3. aufhäufen, zusammentreiben
    4. TECH ein Loch ausdornen
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (flow, steady movement) Wanderung, die
    2) (fig.): (trend, shift, tendency) Tendenz, die
    3) (flow of air or water) Strömung, die
    4) (Naut., Aeronaut.): (deviation from course) Abdrift, die (fachspr.)
    5) (of snow or sand) Verwehung, die
    6) (fig.): (gist, import) das Wesentliche

    get or catch the drift of something — etwas im Wesentlichen verstehen

    2. intransitive verb
    1) (be borne by current; fig.): (move passively or aimlessly) treiben; [Wolke:] ziehen

    drift into crime — in die Kriminalität [ab]driften

    2) (coll.): (come or go casually)

    drift out — abziehen (ugs.)

    3) (form drifts) zusammengeweht werden

    drifting sand — Treibsand, der

    * * *
    n.
    Abdrift -e f. v.
    abweichen v.
    treiben v.
    (§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben)

    English-german dictionary > drift

  • 9 turn

    1. I
    1) we all turned мы все повернулись [кругом]; he turned and went away in a rage он повернулся и в гневе пошел прочь; it is time for us to turn нам пора повернуть назад /пойти обратно/; he did not know which way /where/ то turn a) он не знал, куда повернуться; б) он не знал, к кому обратиться; the river turns and twists речка извивается /петляет/; the tide has turned начинается отлив или прилив; the wind is turning ветер меняется /меняет направление/; the weather has turned погода изменилась; I fear my luck will turn боюсь, мне изменит счастье /мне перестанет везти/
    2) the wheels turned колеса вертелись; the ball turns крутится шар; the merry-go-round turned карусель вертелась /вращалась/; this key is hard to turn этот ключ трудно повернуть; the tap won't turn кран не поворачивается
    3) my head is turning у меня кружится голова; heights always make his head turn высота всегда вызывает у него головокружение
    4) the leaves are beginning to turn листья начинают желтеть; her hair has begun to turn она начала седеть
    5) the milk has turned молоко прокисло
    6) the edge of the knife had turned лезвие ножа затупилось
    2. II
    1) turn in some manner turn abruptly (reluctantly, instinctively, wearily, insolently, etc.) резко и т.д. повернуть (ся) или свернуть; somewhere turn this way (that way, left, around, etc.) повернуть(ся) в эту сторону и т.д.; the main road turns sharp right шоссе круто уходит направо; turn homewards (west, etc.) направляться домой и т.д.; let's turn back давайте вернемся [назад]; she turned aside and began to sob она отвернулась и начала всхлипывать; turn round and let me see your face повернись и дай мне посмотреть тебе в лице; he turned round and round он все время поворачивался /крутился/; turn at tome time it is time to turn now теперь нам пора возвращаться /поворачивать назад/
    2) turn in some manner the boat (the car, the cart, etc.) turned over лодка и т.д. перевернулась; the aircraft struck the ground and turned over and over самолет врезался в землю и несколько раз перевернулся; turn head over heels перекувырнуться; the boat turned upside down лодка перевернулась /опрокинулась вверх дном/; my umbrella (my pocket, etc.) turned inside out у меня вывернулся зонтик и т.д.; the whole world turned topsy-turvy весь мир перевернулся, все в мире перевернулось
    3) turn in some manner the key (the handle, the tap, etc.) turns easily ключ и т.д. легко поворачивается
    4) turn in some manner the dancer turned quickly (awkwardly, gracefully. etc.) танцовщица быстро и т.д. кружилась
    5) turn in some manner the metal (the wood, this material, etc.) turns well (easily, quickly, etc.) этот металл и т.д. хорошо и т.д. поддается обточке
    3. III
    1) turn smb., smth. turn one's horse (one's car, the carriage, etc.) повернуть лошадь и т.д. обратно /назад/; she turned her steps она повернула назад; turn one's head обернуться, повернуть голову; turn the course of a river (the tide of events, etc.) изменить течение реки и т.д.; turn the conversation изменить тему разговора, повернуть беседу в другое русло; turn the corner а) поворачивать за угол; the саг turned the corner машина завернула за угол; б) выходить из затруднительного положения; once he has made up his mind, nothing will turn him если он что-нибудь решил, ничто не заставит его изменить своего решения
    2) turn smth. turn a page of a book (pancakes, an omelette, etc.) переворачивать страницу книги и т.д.; turn hay ворошить сено; turn soil пахать; turn a bed перетряхивать постель; turn a sheet отогнуть простыню; turn a garment (a dress, a suit, a coat, a cape, a collar, etc.) перелицовывать одежду и т.д.; turn a complete circle (a half-circle, 16 points, etc.) делать полный оборот и т.д.; turn a somersault делать сальто, кувыркаться || turn one's ankle вывихнуть /подвернуть/ ногу; turn smb.'s brain сводить кого-л. с ума; grief (overwork, etc.) has turned his brain от горя и т.д. он сошел с ума
    3) turn smth. turn a wheel вращать колесо; turn a handle крутить ручку; turn a key (the cap of a jar, the tap, the doorknob, etc.) поворачивать ключ и т.д.
    4) || turn smb.'s head вскружить кому-л. голову; success had not turned his head от успеха голова у него не закружилась; turn smb.'s stomach вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; the mere sight of food turns his stomach его воротит /мутит, тошнит/ от одного вида пищи; I'm afraid the rolling of the ship will turn my stomach боюсь, что качка на корабле вызовет у меня тошноту
    5) turn smb. turn an excellent husband (a soldier, a schoolmaster, a reporter, a poet, a Christian, etc.) стать [со временем] прекрасным мужем и т.д.; turn traitor (informer, etc.) стать предателем и т.д.
    6) || turn some colour стать какого-л. цвета, принять какую-л. окраску; turn all the colours of the rainbow окраситься во все цвета радуги; he turned colour он покраснел или побледнел
    7) turn smth. turn milk (cream) сквашивать молоко (сливки); heat has turned the milk от жары молоко скисло
    9) turn smth. turn a blow отводить удар; the metal is thick enough to turn a bullet металл достаточно прочен, чтобы пуля от него отскочила /его не пробила/
    10) turn smth. turn candlesticks (wooden vessels, brass, lead pipes, columns, etc.) вытачивать /обтачивать/ подсвечники и т.д.
    11) turn smth. turn an epigram (a couplet, a witty reply, etc.) сочинить эпиграмму и т.д.; turn a pretty compliment сделать тонкий комплимент; he has a knack for turning a phrase он очень ловко жонглирует словами; I don't know how he managed to turn the trick я не знаю, как ему удалось провернуть это дельце
    12) turn smth. turn the edge of a knife (the edge of an axe, etc.) затупить лезвие ножа и т.д.
    4. IV
    1) turn smth., smb. somewhere turn one's саг (the horse, the carriage, one's steps, etc.) back (homewards, northwards, etc.) повернуть машину и т.д. назад и т.д.; turn your eyes /your look/ this way посмотри сюда; turn smth. in some manner turn your chair so that the light is on your left поверните стул так, чтобы свет падал слева; turn the corner at full speed поворачивать за угол на полном ходу
    2) turn smth., smb. in some manner turn the pages of a book (of a magazine, etc.) thoughtlessly (absent-mindedly, idly, quickly, etc.) бездумно и т.д. переворачивать страницы книги /перелистывать книгу/ и т.Л; turn some old letters nostalgically с грустью перебирать старью письма; turn a patient (a body, etc,) easily легко перевернуть больного и т.д.; the doctor turned him over and looked at his back врач перевернул его и осмотрел его спину; turn the boy around, I want to sound him поверий мальчика, я его выслушаю; turn the handle three times (the tap one notch, etc.) повернуть ручку три раза и т.д.; turn one's pockets (a coat, one's glove, etc.) inside out выворачивать карманы и т.д. [наизнанку]; turn the boat (the pail, etc.) upside down опрокидывать лодку и т.д. вверх дном; don't turn this box upside down этот ящик нельзя кантовать; turn a room upside down перевернуть все в комнате вверх дном || turn one's ankle unexpectedly (suddenly, etc.) неожиданно и т.д. подвернуть ногу; I turned my ankle painfully я подвернул ногу и мне очень больно
    3) turn smth. in some manner you are turning my words around ты передергиваешь мои слова
    4) turn some age at some time she has not yet turned 40 ей еще нет сорока; his son just turned 4 его сыну как раз исполнилось четыре года; it has just turned two сейчас ровно два часа
    5) turn smth. somewhere turn aside a blow отвести удар
    6) turn smth. at some time I could turn a Latin verse in my day в свое время я писал стихи на латыни
    5. VI
    turn smth., smb. into some [other] state
    1) turn the light low уменьшить свет; the lamp low подвернуть лампу; fear turned him cowardly страх сделал его трусом; what turned the milk bad /sour/? от чего скисло молоко; his behaviour turns me sick от его поведения меня всего переворачивает
    2) turn a bird (prisoners, the animals, an arrow, etc.) loose выпустить птичку и т.д. на свободу; why don't you turn them free? почему ты не отпустишь их?
    3) turn the leaves red (yellow, etc.) окрашивать листья багрянцем и т.д.; the very thought turned me pale одна мысль об этом заставила меня побледнеть, я побледнел при одной мысли об этом; illness (worry, etc.) turned his hair white /grey/ он поседел от болезни и т.д.; the success of others turns him green with envy он зеленеет от зависти, когда слышит об успехах других
    6. XI
    1) be turned out of some place be turned out of the country (out of the house, etc.) быть высланным /водворенным/ из страны и т.д.; he was turned out of the hall for making too much noise его вывели /выгнали/ из зала за то, что он очень шумел; be turned from smth. he was turned from the door его прогнали от дверей
    2) be turned to for smth. this book may be turned to for accurate information (for answers, for clues, etc,) в этой книге можно найти точные сведения и т.д.
    3) be turned the dress (the suit, etc.) must be turned платье и т.д. надо перелицевать
    4) be turned by smth. be turned by steam приводиться в движение паром; be turned by gas вращаться при помощи газа; the mill wheel is being turned by water-power (by electricity, etc.) мельничное колесо приводится в движение /вращается/ силой воды и т.д.
    5) be turned (in)to smth. the drawing-room (the nursery, etc.) was turned into a study гостиная и т.д. была превращена в кабинет, из гостиной и т.д. сделали кабинет; his love was turned to hatred его любовь перешла в ненависть; it was formerly thought that common metals could be turned into gold раньше думали, что обычные металлы можно превратить в золото
    7. XII
    have smth. turned have one's coat (one's dress, etc.) turned отдать пальто и т.д. в перелицовку
    8. XIII
    turn to do smth. turn to look behind (to say smth., to pass the book to me, etc.) повернуться, чтобы посмотреть назад и т.д.
    9. XV
    turn into some state turn pale побледнеть: the leaves are beginning to turn yellow листья начинают желтеть; turn blue with cold посинеть от холода; turn green with envy позеленеть от зависти; her hair was said to have turned grey in one night говорили, что она поседела за одну ночь; this ink turns black on drying эти чернила становятся черными, когда высыхают; turn cold /colder/ холодать; the weather turned rainy (bad, stormy, etc.) погода стала дождливой и т.д.; whenever I come he turns sulky всегда, когда я прихожу, он начинает дуться; don't leave the milk on the table, it'll turn sour не оставляй молоко на столе, оно скиснет
    10. XVI
    1) turn to (off, towards, into, etc.) smth., smb. turn to the window (to the left, to the right, towards me, towards the sea, for home, etc.) повернуться к окну и т.Л; turn off the highway сворачивать с шоссе; the road turns to the north here здесь дорога уходит на север; the boat turned to windward лодка развернулась по ветру; he turned towards home он направился домой; turn into a wide road (into an alley, into the next street, etc.) свернуть на широкое шоссе и т.д.; they turned from the road into the woods они повернули с дороги в лес; turn at (in, on, etc.) smth. turn at the corner завернуть за угол, поворачивать на углу; turn in bed (in one's sleep, etc.) вертеться в постели и т.д.; the wheels won't turn in this mud в такой грязи колеса будут буксовать и не будут вращаться/; it's enough to make him turn in his grave он от этого в гробу перевернется; turn on one side while sleeping повернуться на бок во сне
    2) turn into smth. turn into a house (into the saloon at the corner, etc.) завернуть /заглянуть/ в дом и т.д.; turn into a town заехать в город
    3) turn to smth., smb. turn to the last page заглянуть на последнюю страницу; you'll find those figures if you turn to page 50 вы найдете эти цифры на странице/, если откроете страницу/ пятьдесят; my thoughts often turn to this subject мои мысли часто возвращаются к этой теме /к этому вопросу/; I shall now turn to another matter теперь я перейду к другому вопросу; I have no one to turn to мне не к кому обратиться; he is not the man you could turn to in these questions он не тот человек, к которому можно было бы обратиться с просьбой по таким вопросам; turn to smth., smb. for smth. turn to the dictionary for a word (to literature for reference, to a document for guidance, to his letter for consolation, etc.) обращаться к словари в поисках слова и т.Л; turn to his friend for help (to his mother for comfort, to his teacher for advice and guidance, to the police for protection, etc.) искать помощи у друга и т.д.; turn to the secretary for information (to his colleagues for support, etc.) обратиться к секретарю за справкой и т.д.; he turned to us for a loan он попросил нас дать ему взаймы денег
    4) turn to smth. turn to music (to the study of law, to medical practice, to journalism, to painting, to book-collecting, etc.) заняться музыкой и т.д.; turn to one's work приниматься /браться/ за работу; he is giving up the stage and turning to film work он бросает сцену и переходит на работу в кино; turn to drink начать пить; turn to crime заняться преступной деятельностью; the starling only turns to worms when there are no berries скворцы питаются червями только тогда, когда нет ягод
    5) turn on (round, etc.) smth. turn on an axle (on its axis, round the sun, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; the door turns on its hinges дверь поворачивается на петлях; he turned on his heel and walked out of the room он круто повернулся и вышел из комнаты
    6) turn with smth. his head turns with giddiness у него кружится голова; his head has turned with success успех вскружил ему голову; the weathercock turns with the wind флюгер крутится по ветру; turn at smth. his stomach turns at the sight of blood (at the mere sight of food, etc.) у него поднимается тошнота при виде крови и т.д.
    7) turn (in)to smb., smth. turn into a butterfly (into a very pleasant fellow, into vinegar, into ice, etc.) превратиться в бабочку /стать бабочкой/ и т.д.; fog sometimes turns to snow (to rain) туман иногда переходит в снег (в дождь); the water has turned to ice вода превратилась в лед; the snow had turned (in)to slush снег превратился в слякоть; can a wolf turn into a lamb? разве может волк обернуться /стать/ овечкой?; my admiration soon turned to scorn мое восхищение скоро сменилось презрением; turn from smth. (in)to smth. the wind turned from west into south-west Южный ветер сменился юго-западным; the sphere has turned from blue to red шар из голубого стал красным; turn for smth. turn for the better (for the worse) (из)меняться к лучшему (к худшему)
    8) turn (up)on smth. everything (the whole argument, the outcome, the decision, etc.) turns on his answer (on that fact, on this point, etc.) все и т.д. зависит от его ответа и т.д.; the success of the trip turns on the weather успех поездки будет зависеть от погоды; everything turned upon the result of the battle все определялось исходом боя; the conversation turned (up)on sport (upon dress, upon hunting, on a variety of subjects, etc.).разговор вертелся вокруг /касался/ спорта и т.д.; the debate did not turn upon any practical propositions обсуждение не касалось никаких практических вопросов
    9) turn on (against) smb. the dog (the lion, the big.cat, etc.) turned on its trainer (on its owner, on its keeper, on its pursuers, etc.) собака и т.д. набросилась на своего дрессировщика и т.Л; even the most friendly dog may turn on you if you tease or annoy it даже самая добродушная собака может наброситься на человека, если ее раздразнить; why have you turned on me? что ты на меня взъелся?; what a fine excuse for turn logon me прекрасный повод, чтобы наброситься на меня; he turned angrily against his relatives (against his former friends, against his opponents, etc.) он яростно ополчился на своих родственников и т.А; the newspapers turned against the Parliament газеты начали кампанию против парламента; his words (his own criticism, etc.) turned against him его слова и т.д. обернулись против него самого
    10) turn from smb. he turned from his friends oil порвал со своими друзьями; он отвернулся от своих друзей; he turned from the Democrats and joined the Republicans он порвал с демократической партией в примкнул к республиканцам
    11. XXI1
    1) turn smth., smb. to (towards, into, on, etc.) smth., smb. turn the саг to the bridge повернуть машину к месту, въехать на мост; turn one's car to the left (one's camera to the right, etc.) повернуть машину налево и т.д.; turn one's саг towards the centre of the town направиться [на машине] к центру города; turn one's horse to the hills погнать лошадь в горы; turn cows to pasture выгнать коров на пастбище; turn one's chair to the fire повернуть свое кресло к камину; plants turn blooms to the light растения поворачивают головки к свету; turn one's back to one's guests (to the audience, to the wall, etc.) повернуться /стать/ спиной к гостям и т.д.; turn the light into the dark room направить луч света в темную комнату; turn a telescope on a star (the searchlight on smb., etc.) направлять телескоп на звезду и т.д.; turn the talk into other channels перевести разговор на другую тему; turn one's eyes on the stage обратить или перевести взгляд на сцену; turn smth. with smth. he turned the blow with his arm он отвел удар рукой id turn a deaf ear to smb.'s request./to smb./ отказаться выслушать чью-л. просьбу, остаться глухим к чьей-л. просьбе
    2) turn smb. out of (from, etc.) smth. turn smb. out of his room (out of the house, out of a club, etc.) выгнать кого-л. из комнаты и т.д.; turn a beggar from one's door прогнать нищего от своих дверей
    3) turn smth. to smth., smb. turn one's thoughts (one's attention, one's mind) to one's work (to practical matters, to something more important, etc.) сосредоточить свои мысли и т.д. на работе и т.А; at last they turned their attention to her наконец они занялись ею; turn one's efforts to something more important направлять свои усилия на что-либо более важное
    4) turn smth. to smth. turn one's hand to useful work заняться полезным делом; he can turn his hand to almost anything он умеет делать почти все; he knows how to turn things to advantage /to account/ он знает, как из всего извлечь пользу; he turns even his errors to account даже из своих ошибок он извлекает пользу
    5) turn smth. on (in) smth. turn a wagon on its side опрокинуть телегу на бок; turn a chop in a pan перевернуть котлету на сковородке || turn one's ankle on the edge of the sidewalk вывихнуть ногу, споткнувшись о край тротуара
    6) turn smth. in smth. turn one's hat in one's hands (the toy in one's fingers, etc.) вертеть шляпу в руках и т.д.; turn the key in the lock поворачивать ключ в замке и т.д. id turn smb. round one's little finger вертеть кем-л. [как хочешь], помыкать кем-л.
    7) turn smth. (in)to smth. turn water into ice (defeat into victory, love to hatred, tears into laughter, etc.) превращать воду в лед и т.д.; turn a theatre into a cinema (a garden into a tennis-court, etc.) переделать /перестроить/ театр в кинозал и т.д.; turn one's land into money (one's bonds into cash, their stock into cash, etc.) обратить землю в деньги и т.д.; turn coins into paper money поменять звонкую монету на бумажные деньги; turn this piece of prose into verse переложить этот прозаический отрывок на стихи; turn this passage into Greek (a German letter into French, Latin into English, etc.) перевести этот отрывок на греческий язык и т.д.; turn smb. (in)to smb. turn her into a cinema star (the boy into a friend, our soldiers into a police force, etc.) сделать из нее кинозвезду и т.д.; turn a pessimist into an optimist превращать пессимиста в оптимиста; the fairy turned the prince into a frog фея превратила принца в лягушку id turn swords into ploughshares перековать мечи на орала
    8) turn smb., smth., against smb. turn the children against their father (everyone against the boy, his family against him, etc.) восстанавливать детей против отца и т.д.; turn friends against friends восстановить друзей друг против друга; it turns their argument against them это направляет их доводы против них самих
    9) turn smb., smth. from smth. turn smb. from his duty отвлекать кого-л. от исполнения своих обязанностей; nothing will ever turn him from his purpose ничто не заставит его изменять своему решению или отказаться от своей цели; turn a vessel from her course заставить судно отклониться от курса; turn the conversation from an unpleasant subject увести разговор от неприятной темы
    10) turn smth. out of /from/ smth. turn candlesticks out of /from/ brass вытачивать медные подсвечники
    12. XXII
    turn smb. by doing smth. the police turned the advancing crowd by firing over their heads полиция заставила наступающую толпу повернуть назад, начав стрельбу в воздух
    13. XXV
    turn when... (as if..., etc.) she turned when she saw us увидев нас, она отвернулась или свернула; he turned as if to go он повернулся, делая вид, что собирается уходить
    14. XXVI
    turn smth. when... she turns his shirt-collars when they get frayed она перевертывает воротнички его сорочек, когда они вытираются

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  • 10 committo

    com-mitto ( con-m-), mīsi, missum, 3, v. a.
    I.
    Of two or more objects, to bring, join, combine into one whole; to join or put together, to connect, unite.
    A.
    In gen. (rare; not in Cic.), constr. inter se, cum aliquā re, alicui, with in and acc., and with acc. only.
    (α).
    Inter se:

    res in ordinem digestae atque inter se commissae,

    Quint. 7, prooem. §

    1: per nondum commissa inter se munimenta urbem intravit,

    Liv. 38, 4, 8; cf. thus with inter se:

    oras vulneris suturis,

    Cels. 7, 19:

    duo verba,

    Quint. 9, 4, 33:

    easdem litteras,

    id. ib.:

    duo comparativa,

    id. 9, 3, 19.—
    (β).
    With cum:

    costae committuntur cum osse pectoris,

    Cels. 8, 1.—
    (γ).
    With dat.:

    viam a Placentiā ut Flaminiae committeret,

    Liv. 39, 2, 10:

    quā naris fronti committitur,

    is joined to, Ov. M. 12, 315:

    quā vir equo commissus erat,

    id. ib. 12, 478 (of a Centaur); cf.

    of Scylla: delphinum caudas utero commissa luporum,

    Verg. A. 3, 428:

    commissa dextera dextrae,

    Ov. H. 2, 31:

    medulla spinae commissa cerebro,

    Cels. 8, 1:

    moles, quae urbem continenti committeret,

    Curt. 4, 2, 16; Flor. 1, 4, 2 Duker.—
    (δ).
    With in and acc.:

    commissa in unum crura,

    Ov. M. 4, 580:

    committuntur suturae in unguem,

    Cels. 8, 1.—
    (ε).
    With acc. only: barbaricam pestem navibus obtulit, commissam infabre, Pac. ap. Non. p. 40, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 271 Rib.):

    commissis operibus,

    Liv. 38, 7, 10:

    fidibusque mei commissa mariti moenia,

    Ov. M. 6, 178:

    (terra) maria committeret,

    Curt. 3, 1, 13; 7, 7, 14:

    noctes duas,

    Ov. Am. 1, 13, 46; cf.: nocte commissā. Sen. Herc. Oet. 1698:

    commissa corpore toto,

    Ov. M. 4, 369; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 248, 25: cervix committitur primo [p. 380] artu, Val. Fl. 4, 310:

    domus plumbo commissa,

    patched, Juv. 14, 310.—
    B.
    In partic., to set or bring men or animals together in a contest or fight, as competitors, etc., to set together, set on (freq. in Suet.;

    elsewhere rare): pugiles Latinos cum Graecis,

    Suet. Aug. 45:

    quingenis peditibus, elephantis vicenis, tricenis equitibus hinc et inde commissis,

    id. Caes. 39; id. Claud. 34:

    camelorum quadrigas,

    id. Ner. 11; Luc. 1, 97:

    victores committe,

    Mart. 8, 43, 3; cf. id. Spect. 28, 1:

    licet Aenean Rutulumque ferocem Committas,

    i.e. you describe their contest in your poem, you bring them in contact with each other, Juv. 1, 162:

    eunucho Bromium committere noli,

    id. 6, 378:

    inter se omnes,

    Suet. Calig. 56:

    aequales inter se,

    id. Gram. 17.—
    b.
    Trop., to bring together for comparison, to compare, put together, match:

    committit vates et comparat, inde Maronem, Atque aliā parte in trutinā suspendit Homerum,

    Juv. 6, 436; cf. Prop. 2, 3, 21; Mart. 7, 24, 1.—
    2.
    Transf., of a battle, war: proelium, certamen, bellum, etc.
    a.
    To arrange a battle or contest, to enter upon, engage in, begin, join, commence, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:

    proelii committendi signum dare,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 21:

    cum proelium commissum audissent,

    id. ib. 7, 62:

    commisso ab equitibus proelio,

    id. B. C. 1, 40:

    in aciem exercitum eduxit proeliumque commisit,

    Nep. Eum. 3 fin.; id. Hann. 11, 3; id. Milt. 6, 3; Just. 2, 12, 7; 15, 4, 22; 22, 6, 6:

    postquam eo ventum est, ut a ferentariis proelium committi posset,

    Sall. C. 60, 2:

    commisso proelio, diutius nostrorum militum impetum hostes ferre non potuerunt,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 35; id. B. C. 1, 13; 2, 6 Kraner ad loc.:

    Caesar cohortatus suos proelium commisit,

    id. ib. 1, 25:

    utrum proelium committi ex usu esset, necne,

    id. ib. 1, 50; 1, 52; 2, 19; Nep. Milt. 5, 3:

    pridie quam Siciliensem pugnam classe committeret,

    Suet. Aug. 96:

    avidus committere pugnam,

    Sil. 8, 619:

    pugnas,

    Stat. Th. 6, 143:

    rixae committendae causā,

    Liv. 5, 25, 2:

    cum vates monere eum (regem) coepit, ne committeret, aut certe differret obsidionem,

    Curt. 9, 4, 27.—Of a drinking contest for a wager:

    a summo septenis cyathis committe hos ludos,

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 19:

    nondum commisso spectaculo,

    Liv. 2, 36, 1:

    musicum agona,

    Suet. Ner. 23:

    aciem,

    Flor. 4, 2, 46:

    commissum (bellum) ac profligatum conficere,

    Liv. 21, 40, 11; 8, 25, 5; 31, 28, 1 al.; cf.:

    si quis trium temporum momenta consideret, primo commissum bellum, profligatum secundo, tertio vero confectum est,

    Flor. 2, 15, 2:

    committere Martem,

    Sil. 13, 155:

    quo die ludi committebantur,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 6:

    ludos dedicationis,

    Suet. Claud. 21:

    ludos,

    Verg. A. 5, 113.—
    b.
    In gen., to maintain a contest, etc., to fight a battle, to hold, celebrate games, etc. (rare):

    illam pugnam navalem... mediocri certamine commissam arbitraris?

    Cic. Mur. 15, 33:

    levia inde proelia per quatriduum commissa,

    Liv. 34, 37, 7:

    commisso modico certamine,

    id. 23, 44, 5.—
    (β).
    Absol. (post-Aug. and rare):

    contra quem Sulla iterum commisit,

    Eutr. 5, 6; 9, 24; Dig. 9, 1, 1:

    priusquam committeretur,

    before the contest began, Suet. Vesp. 5.—
    3.
    In gen.: committere aliquid, to begin any course of action, to undertake, carry on, hold (rare):

    tribuni sanguine commissa proscriptio,

    Vell. 2, 64 fin.:

    judicium inter sicarios committitur,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 11. —In part. perf.:

    egregie ad ultimum in audacter commisso perseveravit,

    Liv. 44, 4, 11; cf. id. ib. § 8; 44, 6, 14.—
    4.
    In partic., to practise or perpetrate wrong, do injustice; to commit a crime (very freq. and class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    ut neque timeant, qui nihil commiserint, et poenam semper ante oculos versari putent, qui peccaverint,

    Cic. Mil. 23, 61; cf. Quint. 7, 2, 30:

    commississe cavet quod mox mutare laboret,

    Hor. A. P. 168:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti, Verri crimini daturus sum,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    quantum flagitii,

    id. Brut. 61, 219:

    tantum facinus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 23, 65:

    virilis audaciae facinora,

    Sall. C. 25, 1:

    majus delictum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 4:

    nil nefandum,

    Ov. M. 9, 626:

    nefarias res,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 2:

    scelus,

    id. Sull. 2, 6; Dig. 48, 9, 7:

    adulterium,

    Quint. 7, 2, 11; 7, 3, 1:

    incestum cum filio,

    id. 5, 10, 19:

    parricidium,

    id. 7, 2, 2:

    caedem,

    id. 7, 4, 43; 10, 1, 12; 5, 12, 3:

    sacrilegium,

    id. 7, 2, 18:

    fraudem,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31.— Aliquid adversus, in, erga:

    committere multa et in deos et in homines impie nefarieque,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6; cf.:

    in te,

    Verg. A. 1, 231:

    aliquid adversus populum Romanum,

    Liv. 42, 38, 3:

    aliquid erga te,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20, 3.—
    (β).
    Committere contra legem, in legem, lege, to offend, sin, commit an offence:

    quasi committeret contra legem,

    Cic. Brut. 12, 48:

    in legem Juliam de adulteriis,

    Dig. 48, 5, 39; 48, 10, 13:

    adversus testamentum,

    ib. 34, 3, 8, § 2:

    ne lege censoriā committant,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    lege de sicariis,

    Quint. 7, 1, 9. —
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    hoc si in posterum edixisses, minus esset nefarium... nemo enim committeret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 43, § 110.—
    (δ).
    With ut, to be guilty or be in fault, so that, to give occasion or cause, that, to act so as that:

    id me commissurum ut patiar fieri,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 78:

    non committet hodie iterum ut vapulet,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 5:

    ego nolo quemquam civem committere, ut morte multandus sit: tu, etiam si commiserit, conservandum putas,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 5, 15:

    committere ut accusator nominere,

    id. Off. 2, 14, 50; so Liv. 25, 6, 17:

    non committam, ut tibi ipse insanire videar,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 3; 3, 7, 3; id. Att. 1, 6, 1; 1, 20, 3; id. de Or. 2, 57, 233; id. Off. 3, 2, 6; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1, Quint. 1, 10, 30; 5, 13, 27; Cic. Leg. 1, 13, 37.—More rare in a like sense,
    (ε).
    With cur or quare:

    Caedicius negare se commissurum, cur sibi quisquam imperium finiret,

    Liv. 5, 46, 6:

    neque commissum a se, quare timeret,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 14.—
    (ζ).
    With inf.:

    non committunt scamna facere,

    Col. 2, 4, 3:

    infelix committit saepe repelli,

    Ov. M. 9, 632.—
    b.
    Poenam, multam, etc., jurid. t. t., to bring punishment upon one ' s self by an error or fault, to incur, make one ' s self liable to it:

    poenam,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 12, § 30; cf. Quint. 7, 4, 20; and:

    committere in poenam edicti,

    Dig. 2, 2, 4:

    ut illam multam non commiserit,

    Cic. Clu. 37, 103; Dig. 35, 1, 6 pr.—
    (β).
    Committi, with a definite object, to be forfeited or confiscated, as a penalty:

    hereditas Veneri Erycinae commissa,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 2, 14, § 36; so,

    commissae hypothecae,

    id. Fam. 13, 56, 2:

    commissa tibi fiducia,

    id. Fl. 21, 51:

    merces,

    Dig. 39, 4, 11, § 2:

    mancipium,

    ib. 39, 14, 6:

    praedia in publicum,

    ib. 3, 5, 12:

    hanc devotionem capitis esse commissam,

    incurred, Cic. Dom. 57, 145.—
    c.
    Also (mostly in jurid. Lat.) of laws, judicial regulations, promises, etc., that become binding in consequence of the fulfilment of a condition as the commission of a crime, etc.:

    in civitatem obligatam sponsione commissa iratis omnibus diis,

    a promise the condition of which has been fulfilled, Liv. 9, 11, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

    hanc ego devotionem capitis mei... convictam esse et commissam putabo,

    Cic. Dom. 57, 145:

    si alius committat edictum,

    transgresses, incurs its penalty, makes himself liable to, Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 11; cf.:

    commisso edicto ab alio filio, ib. lex 8, § 4: commisso per alium edicto, ib. lex 10, § 1 al.: statim atque commissa lex est,

    ib. 18, 3, 4, § 2:

    committetur stipulatio,

    ib. 24, 3, 56.
    II.
    To place a thing somewhere for preservation, protection, care, etc.; to give, intrust, commit to, to give up or resign to, to trust (syn.: commendo, trado, credo; very freq. and class.); constr. with aliquid ( aliquem) alicui, in aliquid, or absol.
    (α).
    Aliquid ( aliquem, se) alicui:

    honor non solum datus sed etiam creditus ac commissus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 35:

    nec illi (Catoni) committendum illud negotium, sed inponendum putaverunt,

    id. Sest. 28, 60:

    qui capita vestra non dubitatis credere, cui calceandos nemo commisit pedes?

    Phaedr. 1, 14, 16:

    ego me tuae commendo et committo fidei,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 47 (cf. id. And. 1, 5, 61):

    ne quid committam tibi,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 3, 21; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 15; id. And. 3, 5, 3; cf.:

    his salutem nostram, his fortunas, his liberos rectissime committi arbitramur,

    Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33; id. Att. 1, 13, 1; cf. id. ib. §

    4: tibi rem magnam,

    id. Fam. 13, 5, 1; id. Mil. 25, 68:

    quia commissi sunt eis magistratus,

    id. Planc. 25, 61:

    summum imperium potestatemque omnium rerum alicui,

    Nep. Lys. 1 fin.:

    domino rem omnem,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 67:

    caput tonsori,

    id. A. P. 301:

    ratem pelago,

    id. C. 1, 3, 11:

    sulcis semina (corresp. with spem credere terrae),

    Verg. G. 1, 223; cf.:

    committere semen sitienti solo,

    Col. 2, 8, 4:

    ulcus frigori,

    Cels. 6, 18, n. 2:

    aliquid litteris,

    Cic. Att. 4, 1, 8; so,

    verba tabellis,

    Ov. M. 9, 587:

    vivunt commissi calores Aeoliae fidibus puellae,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 11 al.:

    committere se populo, senatui, publicis praesidiis et armis (corresp. with se tradere),

    Cic. Mil. 23, 61; so,

    se urbi,

    id. Att. 15, 11, 1:

    se theatro populoque Romano,

    id. Sest. 54, 116:

    se proelio,

    Liv. 4, 59, 2:

    se pugnae,

    id. 5, 32, 4:

    se publico,

    to venture into the streets, Suet. Ner. 26:

    se neque navigationi, neque viae,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1; cf. id. Phil. 12, 10, 25; id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 31:

    se timidius fortunae,

    id. Att. 9, 6, 4:

    civilibus fluctibus,

    Nep. Att. 6, 1 al. —Prov.: ovem lupo (Gr. kataleipein oïn en lukoisi), Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 16.—
    (β).
    Aliquid ( aliquem, se) in aliquid (so esp. freq. in Liv.):

    aliquid in alicujus fidem committere,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 34; cf. Liv. 30, 14, 4:

    se in id conclave,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 23, 64:

    se in conspectum populi Romani,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 26; cf. Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C, 2:

    se in senatum,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2; id. Ac. 2, 21, 68:

    summae fuisse dementiae dubiā spe impulsum certum in periculum se committere,

    id. Inv. 2, 8, 27:

    rem in casum ancipitis eventus,

    Liv. 4, 27, 6; cf.:

    duos filios in aleam ejus casus,

    id. 40, 21, 6:

    rem in aciem,

    id. 3, 2, 12; cf.:

    se in aciem,

    id. 7, 26, 11; 23, 11, 10;

    rempublicam in discrimen,

    id. 8, 32, 4; cf.:

    rerum summam in discrimen,

    id. 33, 7, 10. —
    (γ).
    Simply alicui, or entirely absol.:

    sanan' es, Quae isti committas?

    in trusting to him, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 55:

    ei commisi et credidi, Ter, Heaut. 5, 2, 13: haec cum scirem et cogitarem, commisi tamen, judices, Heio,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 7, § 16:

    universo populo neque ipse committit neque illi horum consiliorum auctores committi recte putant posse,

    id. Agr. 2, 8, 20:

    venti, quibus necessario committendum existimabat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 25:

    sed quoniam non es veritus concredere nobis, accipe commissae munera laetitiae,

    intrusted, Prop. 1, 10, 12:

    instant enim (adversarii) et saepe discrimen omne committunt, quod deesse nobis putant,

    often hazard the most important advantage, Quint. 6, 4, 17:

    cum senatus ei commiserit, ut videret, ne quid res publica detrimenti caperet,

    Cic. Mil. 26, 70.—With de:

    iste negat se de existimatione suā cuiquam nisi suis commissurum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 137. —Hence, P. a. as subst.: commissum, i, n.
    A.
    (Acc. to I. 3.) An undertaking, enterprise:

    nec aliud restabat quam audacter commissum corrigere,

    Liv. 44, 4, 8:

    supererat nihil aliud in temere commisso, quam, etc.,

    id. 44, 6, 14.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. 4.) A transgression, offence, fault, crime:

    sacrum,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:

    nisi aut quid commissi aut est causa jurgi,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 21:

    ecquod hujus factum aut commissum non dicam audacius, sed quod, etc.,

    Cic. Sull. 26, 72; cf.

    turpe,

    Hor. C. 3, 27, 39:

    commissi praemia,

    Ov. F. 4, 590.—In plur.:

    post mihi non simili poenā commissa luetis,

    offences, Verg. A. 1, 136; so,

    fateri,

    Stat. S. 5, 5, 5:

    improba,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 304.—
    2.
    Jurid. Lat., an incurring of fines, a confiscation or confiscated property, Suet. Calig. 41:

    in commissum cadere,

    Dig. 39, 4, 16:

    causa commissi,

    ib. 39, 4, 16 al.; 19, 2, 61 fin.:

    aliquid pro commisso tenetur,

    Quint. Decl. 341.—
    C.
    (Acc. to II.) That which is intrusted, a secret, trust:

    enuntiare commissa,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 31:

    commissa celare,

    Nep. Epam. 3, 2; cf. Juv. 9, 93:

    commissa tacere,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 84:

    prodere,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 95:

    retinent commissa fideliter aures,

    id. Ep. 1, 18, 70:

    commissum teges (corresp. with arcanum scrutaberis),

    id. ib. 1, 18, 38; cf. id. A. P. 200.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > committo

  • 11 conmitto

    com-mitto ( con-m-), mīsi, missum, 3, v. a.
    I.
    Of two or more objects, to bring, join, combine into one whole; to join or put together, to connect, unite.
    A.
    In gen. (rare; not in Cic.), constr. inter se, cum aliquā re, alicui, with in and acc., and with acc. only.
    (α).
    Inter se:

    res in ordinem digestae atque inter se commissae,

    Quint. 7, prooem. §

    1: per nondum commissa inter se munimenta urbem intravit,

    Liv. 38, 4, 8; cf. thus with inter se:

    oras vulneris suturis,

    Cels. 7, 19:

    duo verba,

    Quint. 9, 4, 33:

    easdem litteras,

    id. ib.:

    duo comparativa,

    id. 9, 3, 19.—
    (β).
    With cum:

    costae committuntur cum osse pectoris,

    Cels. 8, 1.—
    (γ).
    With dat.:

    viam a Placentiā ut Flaminiae committeret,

    Liv. 39, 2, 10:

    quā naris fronti committitur,

    is joined to, Ov. M. 12, 315:

    quā vir equo commissus erat,

    id. ib. 12, 478 (of a Centaur); cf.

    of Scylla: delphinum caudas utero commissa luporum,

    Verg. A. 3, 428:

    commissa dextera dextrae,

    Ov. H. 2, 31:

    medulla spinae commissa cerebro,

    Cels. 8, 1:

    moles, quae urbem continenti committeret,

    Curt. 4, 2, 16; Flor. 1, 4, 2 Duker.—
    (δ).
    With in and acc.:

    commissa in unum crura,

    Ov. M. 4, 580:

    committuntur suturae in unguem,

    Cels. 8, 1.—
    (ε).
    With acc. only: barbaricam pestem navibus obtulit, commissam infabre, Pac. ap. Non. p. 40, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 271 Rib.):

    commissis operibus,

    Liv. 38, 7, 10:

    fidibusque mei commissa mariti moenia,

    Ov. M. 6, 178:

    (terra) maria committeret,

    Curt. 3, 1, 13; 7, 7, 14:

    noctes duas,

    Ov. Am. 1, 13, 46; cf.: nocte commissā. Sen. Herc. Oet. 1698:

    commissa corpore toto,

    Ov. M. 4, 369; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 248, 25: cervix committitur primo [p. 380] artu, Val. Fl. 4, 310:

    domus plumbo commissa,

    patched, Juv. 14, 310.—
    B.
    In partic., to set or bring men or animals together in a contest or fight, as competitors, etc., to set together, set on (freq. in Suet.;

    elsewhere rare): pugiles Latinos cum Graecis,

    Suet. Aug. 45:

    quingenis peditibus, elephantis vicenis, tricenis equitibus hinc et inde commissis,

    id. Caes. 39; id. Claud. 34:

    camelorum quadrigas,

    id. Ner. 11; Luc. 1, 97:

    victores committe,

    Mart. 8, 43, 3; cf. id. Spect. 28, 1:

    licet Aenean Rutulumque ferocem Committas,

    i.e. you describe their contest in your poem, you bring them in contact with each other, Juv. 1, 162:

    eunucho Bromium committere noli,

    id. 6, 378:

    inter se omnes,

    Suet. Calig. 56:

    aequales inter se,

    id. Gram. 17.—
    b.
    Trop., to bring together for comparison, to compare, put together, match:

    committit vates et comparat, inde Maronem, Atque aliā parte in trutinā suspendit Homerum,

    Juv. 6, 436; cf. Prop. 2, 3, 21; Mart. 7, 24, 1.—
    2.
    Transf., of a battle, war: proelium, certamen, bellum, etc.
    a.
    To arrange a battle or contest, to enter upon, engage in, begin, join, commence, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:

    proelii committendi signum dare,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 21:

    cum proelium commissum audissent,

    id. ib. 7, 62:

    commisso ab equitibus proelio,

    id. B. C. 1, 40:

    in aciem exercitum eduxit proeliumque commisit,

    Nep. Eum. 3 fin.; id. Hann. 11, 3; id. Milt. 6, 3; Just. 2, 12, 7; 15, 4, 22; 22, 6, 6:

    postquam eo ventum est, ut a ferentariis proelium committi posset,

    Sall. C. 60, 2:

    commisso proelio, diutius nostrorum militum impetum hostes ferre non potuerunt,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 35; id. B. C. 1, 13; 2, 6 Kraner ad loc.:

    Caesar cohortatus suos proelium commisit,

    id. ib. 1, 25:

    utrum proelium committi ex usu esset, necne,

    id. ib. 1, 50; 1, 52; 2, 19; Nep. Milt. 5, 3:

    pridie quam Siciliensem pugnam classe committeret,

    Suet. Aug. 96:

    avidus committere pugnam,

    Sil. 8, 619:

    pugnas,

    Stat. Th. 6, 143:

    rixae committendae causā,

    Liv. 5, 25, 2:

    cum vates monere eum (regem) coepit, ne committeret, aut certe differret obsidionem,

    Curt. 9, 4, 27.—Of a drinking contest for a wager:

    a summo septenis cyathis committe hos ludos,

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 19:

    nondum commisso spectaculo,

    Liv. 2, 36, 1:

    musicum agona,

    Suet. Ner. 23:

    aciem,

    Flor. 4, 2, 46:

    commissum (bellum) ac profligatum conficere,

    Liv. 21, 40, 11; 8, 25, 5; 31, 28, 1 al.; cf.:

    si quis trium temporum momenta consideret, primo commissum bellum, profligatum secundo, tertio vero confectum est,

    Flor. 2, 15, 2:

    committere Martem,

    Sil. 13, 155:

    quo die ludi committebantur,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 6:

    ludos dedicationis,

    Suet. Claud. 21:

    ludos,

    Verg. A. 5, 113.—
    b.
    In gen., to maintain a contest, etc., to fight a battle, to hold, celebrate games, etc. (rare):

    illam pugnam navalem... mediocri certamine commissam arbitraris?

    Cic. Mur. 15, 33:

    levia inde proelia per quatriduum commissa,

    Liv. 34, 37, 7:

    commisso modico certamine,

    id. 23, 44, 5.—
    (β).
    Absol. (post-Aug. and rare):

    contra quem Sulla iterum commisit,

    Eutr. 5, 6; 9, 24; Dig. 9, 1, 1:

    priusquam committeretur,

    before the contest began, Suet. Vesp. 5.—
    3.
    In gen.: committere aliquid, to begin any course of action, to undertake, carry on, hold (rare):

    tribuni sanguine commissa proscriptio,

    Vell. 2, 64 fin.:

    judicium inter sicarios committitur,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 11. —In part. perf.:

    egregie ad ultimum in audacter commisso perseveravit,

    Liv. 44, 4, 11; cf. id. ib. § 8; 44, 6, 14.—
    4.
    In partic., to practise or perpetrate wrong, do injustice; to commit a crime (very freq. and class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    ut neque timeant, qui nihil commiserint, et poenam semper ante oculos versari putent, qui peccaverint,

    Cic. Mil. 23, 61; cf. Quint. 7, 2, 30:

    commississe cavet quod mox mutare laboret,

    Hor. A. P. 168:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti, Verri crimini daturus sum,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    quantum flagitii,

    id. Brut. 61, 219:

    tantum facinus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 23, 65:

    virilis audaciae facinora,

    Sall. C. 25, 1:

    majus delictum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 4:

    nil nefandum,

    Ov. M. 9, 626:

    nefarias res,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 2:

    scelus,

    id. Sull. 2, 6; Dig. 48, 9, 7:

    adulterium,

    Quint. 7, 2, 11; 7, 3, 1:

    incestum cum filio,

    id. 5, 10, 19:

    parricidium,

    id. 7, 2, 2:

    caedem,

    id. 7, 4, 43; 10, 1, 12; 5, 12, 3:

    sacrilegium,

    id. 7, 2, 18:

    fraudem,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 31.— Aliquid adversus, in, erga:

    committere multa et in deos et in homines impie nefarieque,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6; cf.:

    in te,

    Verg. A. 1, 231:

    aliquid adversus populum Romanum,

    Liv. 42, 38, 3:

    aliquid erga te,

    Cic. Att. 3, 20, 3.—
    (β).
    Committere contra legem, in legem, lege, to offend, sin, commit an offence:

    quasi committeret contra legem,

    Cic. Brut. 12, 48:

    in legem Juliam de adulteriis,

    Dig. 48, 5, 39; 48, 10, 13:

    adversus testamentum,

    ib. 34, 3, 8, § 2:

    ne lege censoriā committant,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    lege de sicariis,

    Quint. 7, 1, 9. —
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    hoc si in posterum edixisses, minus esset nefarium... nemo enim committeret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 43, § 110.—
    (δ).
    With ut, to be guilty or be in fault, so that, to give occasion or cause, that, to act so as that:

    id me commissurum ut patiar fieri,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 78:

    non committet hodie iterum ut vapulet,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 5:

    ego nolo quemquam civem committere, ut morte multandus sit: tu, etiam si commiserit, conservandum putas,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 5, 15:

    committere ut accusator nominere,

    id. Off. 2, 14, 50; so Liv. 25, 6, 17:

    non committam, ut tibi ipse insanire videar,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 3; 3, 7, 3; id. Att. 1, 6, 1; 1, 20, 3; id. de Or. 2, 57, 233; id. Off. 3, 2, 6; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1, Quint. 1, 10, 30; 5, 13, 27; Cic. Leg. 1, 13, 37.—More rare in a like sense,
    (ε).
    With cur or quare:

    Caedicius negare se commissurum, cur sibi quisquam imperium finiret,

    Liv. 5, 46, 6:

    neque commissum a se, quare timeret,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 14.—
    (ζ).
    With inf.:

    non committunt scamna facere,

    Col. 2, 4, 3:

    infelix committit saepe repelli,

    Ov. M. 9, 632.—
    b.
    Poenam, multam, etc., jurid. t. t., to bring punishment upon one ' s self by an error or fault, to incur, make one ' s self liable to it:

    poenam,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 12, § 30; cf. Quint. 7, 4, 20; and:

    committere in poenam edicti,

    Dig. 2, 2, 4:

    ut illam multam non commiserit,

    Cic. Clu. 37, 103; Dig. 35, 1, 6 pr.—
    (β).
    Committi, with a definite object, to be forfeited or confiscated, as a penalty:

    hereditas Veneri Erycinae commissa,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 2, 14, § 36; so,

    commissae hypothecae,

    id. Fam. 13, 56, 2:

    commissa tibi fiducia,

    id. Fl. 21, 51:

    merces,

    Dig. 39, 4, 11, § 2:

    mancipium,

    ib. 39, 14, 6:

    praedia in publicum,

    ib. 3, 5, 12:

    hanc devotionem capitis esse commissam,

    incurred, Cic. Dom. 57, 145.—
    c.
    Also (mostly in jurid. Lat.) of laws, judicial regulations, promises, etc., that become binding in consequence of the fulfilment of a condition as the commission of a crime, etc.:

    in civitatem obligatam sponsione commissa iratis omnibus diis,

    a promise the condition of which has been fulfilled, Liv. 9, 11, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

    hanc ego devotionem capitis mei... convictam esse et commissam putabo,

    Cic. Dom. 57, 145:

    si alius committat edictum,

    transgresses, incurs its penalty, makes himself liable to, Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 11; cf.:

    commisso edicto ab alio filio, ib. lex 8, § 4: commisso per alium edicto, ib. lex 10, § 1 al.: statim atque commissa lex est,

    ib. 18, 3, 4, § 2:

    committetur stipulatio,

    ib. 24, 3, 56.
    II.
    To place a thing somewhere for preservation, protection, care, etc.; to give, intrust, commit to, to give up or resign to, to trust (syn.: commendo, trado, credo; very freq. and class.); constr. with aliquid ( aliquem) alicui, in aliquid, or absol.
    (α).
    Aliquid ( aliquem, se) alicui:

    honor non solum datus sed etiam creditus ac commissus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 35:

    nec illi (Catoni) committendum illud negotium, sed inponendum putaverunt,

    id. Sest. 28, 60:

    qui capita vestra non dubitatis credere, cui calceandos nemo commisit pedes?

    Phaedr. 1, 14, 16:

    ego me tuae commendo et committo fidei,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 47 (cf. id. And. 1, 5, 61):

    ne quid committam tibi,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 3, 21; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 15; id. And. 3, 5, 3; cf.:

    his salutem nostram, his fortunas, his liberos rectissime committi arbitramur,

    Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33; id. Att. 1, 13, 1; cf. id. ib. §

    4: tibi rem magnam,

    id. Fam. 13, 5, 1; id. Mil. 25, 68:

    quia commissi sunt eis magistratus,

    id. Planc. 25, 61:

    summum imperium potestatemque omnium rerum alicui,

    Nep. Lys. 1 fin.:

    domino rem omnem,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 67:

    caput tonsori,

    id. A. P. 301:

    ratem pelago,

    id. C. 1, 3, 11:

    sulcis semina (corresp. with spem credere terrae),

    Verg. G. 1, 223; cf.:

    committere semen sitienti solo,

    Col. 2, 8, 4:

    ulcus frigori,

    Cels. 6, 18, n. 2:

    aliquid litteris,

    Cic. Att. 4, 1, 8; so,

    verba tabellis,

    Ov. M. 9, 587:

    vivunt commissi calores Aeoliae fidibus puellae,

    Hor. C. 4, 9, 11 al.:

    committere se populo, senatui, publicis praesidiis et armis (corresp. with se tradere),

    Cic. Mil. 23, 61; so,

    se urbi,

    id. Att. 15, 11, 1:

    se theatro populoque Romano,

    id. Sest. 54, 116:

    se proelio,

    Liv. 4, 59, 2:

    se pugnae,

    id. 5, 32, 4:

    se publico,

    to venture into the streets, Suet. Ner. 26:

    se neque navigationi, neque viae,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1; cf. id. Phil. 12, 10, 25; id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 31:

    se timidius fortunae,

    id. Att. 9, 6, 4:

    civilibus fluctibus,

    Nep. Att. 6, 1 al. —Prov.: ovem lupo (Gr. kataleipein oïn en lukoisi), Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 16.—
    (β).
    Aliquid ( aliquem, se) in aliquid (so esp. freq. in Liv.):

    aliquid in alicujus fidem committere,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 34; cf. Liv. 30, 14, 4:

    se in id conclave,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 23, 64:

    se in conspectum populi Romani,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 26; cf. Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C, 2:

    se in senatum,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2; id. Ac. 2, 21, 68:

    summae fuisse dementiae dubiā spe impulsum certum in periculum se committere,

    id. Inv. 2, 8, 27:

    rem in casum ancipitis eventus,

    Liv. 4, 27, 6; cf.:

    duos filios in aleam ejus casus,

    id. 40, 21, 6:

    rem in aciem,

    id. 3, 2, 12; cf.:

    se in aciem,

    id. 7, 26, 11; 23, 11, 10;

    rempublicam in discrimen,

    id. 8, 32, 4; cf.:

    rerum summam in discrimen,

    id. 33, 7, 10. —
    (γ).
    Simply alicui, or entirely absol.:

    sanan' es, Quae isti committas?

    in trusting to him, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 55:

    ei commisi et credidi, Ter, Heaut. 5, 2, 13: haec cum scirem et cogitarem, commisi tamen, judices, Heio,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 7, § 16:

    universo populo neque ipse committit neque illi horum consiliorum auctores committi recte putant posse,

    id. Agr. 2, 8, 20:

    venti, quibus necessario committendum existimabat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 25:

    sed quoniam non es veritus concredere nobis, accipe commissae munera laetitiae,

    intrusted, Prop. 1, 10, 12:

    instant enim (adversarii) et saepe discrimen omne committunt, quod deesse nobis putant,

    often hazard the most important advantage, Quint. 6, 4, 17:

    cum senatus ei commiserit, ut videret, ne quid res publica detrimenti caperet,

    Cic. Mil. 26, 70.—With de:

    iste negat se de existimatione suā cuiquam nisi suis commissurum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 137. —Hence, P. a. as subst.: commissum, i, n.
    A.
    (Acc. to I. 3.) An undertaking, enterprise:

    nec aliud restabat quam audacter commissum corrigere,

    Liv. 44, 4, 8:

    supererat nihil aliud in temere commisso, quam, etc.,

    id. 44, 6, 14.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. 4.) A transgression, offence, fault, crime:

    sacrum,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:

    nisi aut quid commissi aut est causa jurgi,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 21:

    ecquod hujus factum aut commissum non dicam audacius, sed quod, etc.,

    Cic. Sull. 26, 72; cf.

    turpe,

    Hor. C. 3, 27, 39:

    commissi praemia,

    Ov. F. 4, 590.—In plur.:

    post mihi non simili poenā commissa luetis,

    offences, Verg. A. 1, 136; so,

    fateri,

    Stat. S. 5, 5, 5:

    improba,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 304.—
    2.
    Jurid. Lat., an incurring of fines, a confiscation or confiscated property, Suet. Calig. 41:

    in commissum cadere,

    Dig. 39, 4, 16:

    causa commissi,

    ib. 39, 4, 16 al.; 19, 2, 61 fin.:

    aliquid pro commisso tenetur,

    Quint. Decl. 341.—
    C.
    (Acc. to II.) That which is intrusted, a secret, trust:

    enuntiare commissa,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 31:

    commissa celare,

    Nep. Epam. 3, 2; cf. Juv. 9, 93:

    commissa tacere,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 84:

    prodere,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 95:

    retinent commissa fideliter aures,

    id. Ep. 1, 18, 70:

    commissum teges (corresp. with arcanum scrutaberis),

    id. ib. 1, 18, 38; cf. id. A. P. 200.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conmitto

  • 12 talk

    1. noun
    1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

    have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

    have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

    2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

    give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

    3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die
    4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

    there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

    be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein

    2. intransitive verb
    1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

    keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

    now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

    that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

    it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

    look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

    you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

    get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

    talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

    everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

    talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

    [not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

    [not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

    talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

    2) (have power of speech) sprechen
    3) (betray secrets) reden
    3. transitive verb

    talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

    2) (discuss)

    talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

    3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]
    4)

    talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

    talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/73258/talk_down">talk down
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk through
    * * *
    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) die Aussprache
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) das Gerede
    •
    - talkative
    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop
    * * *
    [tɔ:k, AM usu tɑ:k]
    I. n
    1. (discussion) Gespräch nt; (conversation) Unterhaltung f; (private) Unterredung f
    to have a \talk [with sb] [about sth] [mit jdm] [über etw akk] reden [o sprechen], ein Gespräch [mit jdm] [über etw akk] führen form; (conversation) sich akk [mit jdm] [über etw akk] unterhalten; (private) eine Unterredung [mit jdm] [über etw akk] haben
    heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache
    2. (lecture) Vortrag m
    to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten
    3. no pl (discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt fam; (things said) Worte pl
    big \talk große Töne pej fam
    idle \talk leeres Gerede fam
    to make small \talk Konversation betreiben
    4. (subject of conversation)
    ▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt
    her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels
    5. (formal discussions)
    ▪ \talks pl Gespräche pl
    peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl
    to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen
    6.
    ▶ to be all \talk [and no action], to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln]
    ▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein
    II. vi
    1. (speak) sprechen, reden; (converse) sich akk unterhalten
    ▪ to \talk about sb/sth über jdn/etw reden [o sprechen]
    what the hell are you \talking about? wovon zum Teufel sprichst du eigentlich? fam
    to \talk about sb behind his/her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o fam herziehen]
    ▪ to \talk to [or with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]
    she \talks to her mother on the phone every week sie telefoniert jede Woche mit ihrer Mutter
    ▪ to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen
    3. (speak privately or seriously) reden
    can we \talk? können wir reden?
    I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden
    4.
    ▶ you can't [or AM should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen fam
    ▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden
    ▶ to be \talking through one's hat [or BRIT also neck] (pej! fam) nur so daherreden fam
    ▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben fam
    ▶ \talking of sb/sth... esp BRIT wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]...
    III. vt
    to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen [o SCHWEIZ meist reden]
    she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch
    2. ( fam: discuss)
    to \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen
    3.
    ▶ \talk about... so was von... fam
    what a film — \talk about boring! was für ein Film — so was von langweilig! fam
    ▶ to \talk a blue streak AM ohne Punkt und Komma reden fam
    ▶ to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden fam
    ▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern
    ▶ to \talk one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden
    ▶ to be able to \talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey BRIT ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden können fam
    ▶ to \talk nonsense [or esp BRIT rubbish] ( pej) Unsinn reden
    ▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden
    ▶ to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen fam
    ▶ to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden fam, fachsimpeln fam
    ▶ to \talk turkey esp AM ( fam) offen [o fam Tacheles] reden
    * * *
    [tɔːk]
    1. n
    1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache f

    to have a talk — ein Gespräch führen/sich unterhalten/sich aussprechen (with sb about sth mit jdm über etw acc )

    to have a friendly talk with sb — sich mit jdm nett unterhalten, mit jdm plaudern; (giving advice, warning) mit jdm (mal) in aller Freundschaft reden

    I have enjoyed our talk — ich habe mich gern mit Ihnen unterhalten

    2) no pl (= talking) Reden nt, Rederei f; (= rumour) Gerede nt

    he's all talk — er ist ein fürchterlicher Schwätzer; (and no action) der führt bloß große Reden

    there is some talk of his returning — es heißt, er kommt zurück

    3) (= lecture) Vortrag m

    to give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )

    her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

    2. vi
    1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechen

    don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf)

    don't (you) talk to me like that! — wie redest du denn mit mir?

    who do you think you're talking to? — was meinst du denn, wen du vor dir hast?

    that's no way to talk to your parents —

    hey, that's no way to talk — hör mal, sag doch so was nicht!

    he sat there without talking — er saß da und sagte kein Wort

    to get/be talking to sb — mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein

    he knows/doesn't know what he's talking about — er weiß (schon)/weiß (doch) nicht, wovon er spricht, er hat (davon) ziemlich Ahnung (inf)/(doch) überhaupt keine Ahnung

    2) (= mention) sprechen, reden

    he's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will

    talking of salaries/films... — da or wo (inf) wir gerade von Gehältern/Filmen sprechen...

    talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)

    3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzen

    stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

    4) (= gossip) reden, klatschen

    everyone was talking about them — sie waren in aller Munde; (because of scandal also) alle haben über sie geredet or geklatscht

    to get oneself talked about — von sich reden machen; (because of scandal) ins Gerede kommen

    5) (= reveal secret) reden

    OK, Kowalski, talk! — O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

    6)

    we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —

    what sort of sum are we talking about? — um welche Summe geht es?

    3. vt
    1) (= speak) a language, slang sprechen; nonsense reden
    2) (= discuss) politics, cricket, business reden über (+acc) or von, sich unterhalten über (+acc)

    we're talking big money/serious crime etc here (inf) — heir gehts um große Geld/um schlimme Verbrechen etc (inf)

    let's talk business —

    See:
    → shop
    3)

    (= persuade) to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tut

    he talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu

    to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun

    4)

    (= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

    5)
    See:
    → head
    * * *
    talk [tɔːk]
    A s
    1. Reden n
    2. Gespräch n:
    a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f
    b) Unterredung f ( auch POL):
    have a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten
    3. Aussprache f
    4. RADIO etc
    a) Plauderei f
    b) Vortrag m:
    give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)
    5. Gerede n:
    a) Geschwätz n umg
    b) Klatsch m umg:
    he’s all talk er ist ein großer Schwätzer;
    he’s all talk and no action er redet (immer) nur und tut nichts;
    that was all talk das war alles nur Gerede;
    end in talk im Sand verlaufen;
    there is a lot of talk about es ist viel die Rede von;
    there is talk of his being bankrupt man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei; → big A 7, small talk
    6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:
    be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein
    7. Sprache f, Art f zu reden: → baby talk
    B v/i
    1. reden, sprechen:
    talk round sth um etwas herumreden; → big B 2, tall B, wild B
    2. reden, sprechen, plaudern, sich unterhalten ( alle:
    about, on über akk;
    of von;
    with mit):
    talk about sth auch etwas besprechen;
    he knows what he is talking about er weiß, wovon er spricht;
    talk at sb auf jemanden einreden;
    a) mit jemandem sprechen oder reden,
    b) umg jemandem die Meinung sagen, jemandem eine Standpauke halten;
    they are not talking to each other sie reden zurzeit nicht miteinander;
    talk to o.s. Selbstgespräche führen;
    talking of … da wir gerade von … sprechen;
    you can talk! umg das sagst ausgerechnet du!;
    now you are talking! umg das lässt sich schon eher hören!
    3. pej reden:
    a) schwatzen
    b) klatschen umg:
    get o.s. talked about ins Gerede kommen; → devil A 1
    C v/t
    1. Unsinn etc reden:
    talk a solution to a problem die Lösung eines Problems herbeireden;
    he was talking a lot without saying anything er redete viel, ohne etwas zu sagen; → sense A 8, wisdom 1
    2. eine Sprache sprechen:
    3. über Geschäfte etc reden oder sprechen:
    talk politics auch politisieren; → shop A 3
    4. reden:
    talk o.s. hoarse;
    talk sb into believing sth jemanden etwas glauben machen;
    talk sb into sth jemandem etwas einreden, jemanden zu etwas überreden, jemandem etwas aufschwatzen;
    talk sb out of sth jemandem etwas ausreden;
    talk one’s way out of sth sich aus etwas herausreden;
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

    have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

    have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

    2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

    give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

    3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die
    4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

    there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

    be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein

    2. intransitive verb
    1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

    keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

    now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

    that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

    it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

    look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

    you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

    get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

    talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

    everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

    talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

    [not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

    [not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

    talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

    3. transitive verb
    1) (utter, express)

    talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

    talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

    3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]
    4)

    talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

    talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Gespräch -e n. (to) v.
    reden (zu) v.
    sich unterhalten (mit) v.
    sprechen (mit) v.

    English-german dictionary > talk

  • 13 lapse

    1. noun

    a/the lapse of... — eine/die Zeitspanne von...

    2) (mistake) Fehler, der; Lapsus, der (geh.)

    lapse of memory — Gedächtnislücke, die

    3) (deviation) Verstoß, der ( from gegen)
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (fail) versagen
    2) (sink)

    lapse into — verfallen in (+ Akk.); fallen in (+ Akk.) [Schlaf, Koma]

    3) (become void) [Vertrag, Versicherungspolice usw.:] ungültig werden; [Plan, Projekt:] hinfällig werden; [Anspruch:] verfallen
    * * *
    [læps] 1. verb
    1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) ablaufen
    2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) sinken
    2. noun
    1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) das Versehen
    2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) die Zeitspanne
    * * *
    [læps]
    I. n
    1. (mistake) Versehen nt, [kleiner] Fehler, Lapsus m geh; (moral) Ausrutscher m fam, Fehltritt m
    \lapse of attention/concentration Aufmerksamkeits-/Konzentrationsmangel m
    \lapse of judgement Fehleinschätzung f
    \lapse of memory Gedächtnislücke f
    2. no pl (of time) Zeitspanne f, Zeitraum m
    after a \lapse of a few days/hours nach Verstreichen einiger Tage/Stunden
    3. LAW of a legacy Hinfälligkeit f
    II. vi
    1. (fail) attention, concentration abschweifen; quality, standard nachlassen, sich akk verschlechtern
    to \lapse into bad habits schlechte Angewohnheiten annehmen
    to \lapse into crime in die Kriminalität abrutschen
    to \lapse back into old habits in alte Angewohnheiten zurückverfallen
    2. (end) ablaufen; contract also erlöschen; subscription auslaufen
    ▪ to \lapse into sth in etw akk verfallen; (revert to)
    ▪ to \lapse [back] into sth in etw akk zurückfallen
    to \lapse into a coma/unconsciousness ins Koma/in Ohnmacht fallen
    to \lapse into one's native dialect in seinen Dialekt verfallen
    to \lapse into silence in Schweigen verfallen
    the meeting \lapsed into silence Schweigen senkte sich über die Versammlung
    4. (cease membership) austreten
    * * *
    [lps]
    1. n
    1) (= error) Fehler m; (moral) Fehltritt m, Verfehlung f

    he had a momentary lapse of concentration — seine Konzentration ließ einen Augenblick nach

    to suffer from lapses of memory or memory lapses — an Gedächtnisschwäche leiden

    2) (= decline) Absinken nt no pl, Abgleiten nt no pl

    he noticed her lapse into German — ihm fiel auf, dass sie ins Deutsche verfiel

    3) (= expiry) Ablauf m; (of claim) Verfall m, Erlöschen nt; (= cessation) Aussterben nt, Schwinden nt
    4) (of time) Zeitspanne f, Zeitraum m

    time lapse — Zeitspanne f, Zeitraum m

    there was a lapse in the conversation — es gab eine Gesprächspause

    2. vi
    1) (= make mistake) einen Fehler begehen, etwas falsch machen; (morally) fehlen (liter), einen Fehltritt begehen, unrecht tun

    to lapse from one's faith — von seinem Glauben abfallen, seinem Glauben abtrünnig werden

    2) (= decline) verfallen (into in +acc), abgleiten (from sth into sth von etw in etw acc)

    to lapse into one's old ways —

    he lapsed into German/legal jargon — er verfiel ins Deutsche/in den Anwaltsjargon

    he lapsed into a coma — er sank in ein Koma

    he/his work is lapsing — er/seine Arbeit lässt nach, mit ihm/seiner Arbeit geht es bergab

    3) (= expire) ablaufen; (claims) verfallen, erlöschen; (= cease to exist) aussterben; (friendship, correspondence) einschlafen
    * * *
    lapse [læps]
    A s
    1. Lapsus m, Versehen n, (kleiner) Fehler oder Irrtum:
    lapse of concentration momentane Konzentrationsschwäche;
    lapse of the pen Schreibfehler;
    lapse of justice Justizirrtum;
    lapse of taste Geschmacksverirrung f
    2. Vergehen n, Entgleisung f, Fehltritt m, Sünde f:
    lapse from duty Pflichtversäumnis n;
    lapse from faith Abfall m vom Glauben;
    moral lapse, lapse from virtue moralische Entgleisung oder Verfehlung;
    lapse into heresy Verfallen n in Ketzerei
    3. a) Ab-, Verlauf m, Vergehen n (der Zeit)
    b) (Frist) Ablauf m
    c) Zeitspanne f
    4. JUR
    a) Verfall m, Erlöschen n (von Rechten etc)
    b) Heimfall m (von Erbteilen etc)
    5. Verfall m, Absinken n, Niedergang m
    6. Aufhören n, Verschwinden n, Aussterben n
    7. auch lapse rate METEO vertikaler (Temperatur)Gradient
    B v/i
    1. a) vergehen, -streichen (Zeit)
    b) ablaufen (Frist)
    2. verfallen, versinken ( beide:
    into in akk):
    3. absinken, abgleiten, verfallen ( alle:
    into in akk):
    4. (moralisch) entgleisen, einen Fehltritt tun, sündigen
    5. abfallen ( from faith vom Glauben)
    6. lapse from duty seine Pflicht versäumen
    7. a) aufhören, einschlafen (Beziehungen, Unterhaltung etc)
    b) nachlassen (Konzentration etc)
    8. verschwinden, aussterben
    9. JUR
    a) verfallen, erlöschen (Anspruch, Recht etc)
    b) heimfallen (to an akk)
    * * *
    1. noun

    a/the lapse of... — eine/die Zeitspanne von...

    2) (mistake) Fehler, der; Lapsus, der (geh.)

    lapse of memory — Gedächtnislücke, die

    3) (deviation) Verstoß, der ( from gegen)
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (fail) versagen

    lapse into — verfallen in (+ Akk.); fallen in (+ Akk.) [Schlaf, Koma]

    3) (become void) [Vertrag, Versicherungspolice usw.:] ungültig werden; [Plan, Projekt:] hinfällig werden; [Anspruch:] verfallen
    * * *
    n.
    Verfehlung f. v.
    verfließen v.

    English-german dictionary > lapse

  • 14 swing

    1. I
    he let his legs swing он болтал /раскачивал/ ногами; set the bells swinging раскачивать колокола; go (come) swinging идти легким непринужденным /пружинящим/ шагом
    2. II
    swing in some manner swing gently (gracefully, playfully, lazily, noiselessly, recklessly, etc.) слегка и т.д. раскачиваться /покачиваться/; he marched, his arms swinging freely он шел свободно размахивая руками; the battle swung to and fro бой шел с переменным успехом; swing in some direction swing inwards (outwards) распахиваться (открываться) вовнутрь (наружу); the door swings back дверь захлопывается
    3. III
    1) swing smth. swing one's arms (one's fists, the basket, a cane, a club, a bat, etc.) размахивать руками и т.д.; swing one's legs болтать ногами; swing the hips (one's leg) покачивать бедрами (ногой); swing a bell раскачивать колокол
    2) swing smth. USA coll. swing a business (a deal, a contract, etc.) "провернуть" дело и т.д.; swing an election победить на выборах; swing the market резко изменять биржевую конъюнктуру
    4. IV
    swing smth. somewhere swing the cargo ashore перебросить /перенести/ груз на берег; swing a heavy load up поднять тяжелый груз
    5. XV
    swing in some state swing free свободно раскачиваться /покачиваться, болтаться/; swing open распахиваться; swing shut захлопываться; swing clear of smth. раскачиваться, не задевая чего-л.: the gate swings open easily калитка легко распахивается
    6. XVI
    1) swing by smth. swing by one arm (by one hand, by a chain, etc.) висеть /покачиваться/ на одной руке и т.д.; swing from smth. swing from a branch (from the ceiling, from a hook, from the roof, etc.) висеть /покачиваться/ на ветке и т.д.; swing in (on, round, etc.) smth. lie swinging in a hammock лежать, качаясь в гамаке; the door swung on its hinges дверь висела [, покачиваясь] на петле; swing in the wind раскачиваться /покачиваться/ на ветру; the children were swinging in the park дети качались на качелях в парке; swing round /on/ one's axis поворачиваться вокруг своей оси; the ship swings at anchor корабль покачивается на якоре; the soldiers went swinging down the street солдаты двигались /шли/ мерным шагом /маршировали/ вниз по улице
    2) swing in some direction swing to the east (to the left, etc.) [круто] повернуть на восток и т.д.; swing into smth. swing into a train (into a saddle, etc.) одним махом вскочить в поезд и т.д.; swing from smth. swing from the saddle одним махом соскочить с седла; he swung from mere indifference to outright scorn простое равнодушие сменялось у него неприкрытым презрением; swing round smth. the car swung round the corner машина резко завернула за угол
    3) swing for smth. coll. swing for murder (for it, for a crime, etc.) быть повешенным /"вздернутым"/, болтаться на виселице за убийство и т.д.
    7. XVII
    swing for doing smth. coll. you will swing for murdering him (for shooting smb., for stealing, etc.) тебя повесят /"вздернут"/ за то, что ты его убил и т.д.
    8. XVIII
    swing oneself from (along, into, etc.) smth. swing oneself from branch to branch раскачиваться и перескакивать с ветки на ветку; swing oneself along а горе (along a thin rail, etc.) перебирая руками, двигаться по канату и т.д.; swing oneself into saddle одним махом вскочить в седло
    9. XIX1
    swing like smth. swing like a pendulum раскачиваться как маятник
    10. XXI1
    swing smth. over /on/ smth. he tried to swing the bag over his shoulder он попытался закинуть мешок за спину; swing smth. into (around) smth. the driver swung the car into the driveway (around the corner) шофер резко повернул машину на подъездную дорожку (за угол); swing smth. with smth. swing a rope with one's foot (a club with one's hand, etc.) раскачивать канат ногой и т.д.; swing smth. around /about/ smth. swing a club around one's head (one's stick about one's head, etc.) вращать дубинку над головой и т.д.; swing smth. from smth. I am swinging a parcel from my finger у меня на пальце болтается сверток

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > swing

  • 15 bajada

    f.
    1 descent (descenso).
    cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down
    2 (downward) slope (pendiente).
    3 decrease, drop.
    4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: bajar.
    * * *
    1 (disminución) drop, fall
    ■ esto representa una bajada del 10% this represents a drop of 10%
    2 (descenso) descent; (de telón, barrera) lowering
    ■ mientras subía, no pensaba más que en la bajada all the while I was climbing up I could think of nothing but the descent
    3 (camino) way down
    4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill
    \
    bajada de bandera minimum fare
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) fall, drop
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=camino)

    la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river

    2) (=acción) descent

    en la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h

    3) (=disminución) fall, drop

    bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure

    4) Esp
    ** [de drogas]
    * * *
    1) ( acción) descent
    2) ( camino)

    la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

    * * *
    = depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.
    Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
    Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.
    Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
    Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
    Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
    Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
    ----
    * bajada de los precios = falling prices.
    * bajada de nivel = drawdown.
    * bajada de tensión = sag.
    * constante de bajada = slope constant.
    * lista de bajada = drop-down list.
    * menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.
    * subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.
    * * *
    1) ( acción) descent
    2) ( camino)

    la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

    * * *
    = depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

    Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

    Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.
    Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
    Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
    Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
    Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
    * bajada de los precios = falling prices.
    * bajada de nivel = drawdown.
    * bajada de tensión = sag.
    * constante de bajada = slope constant.
    * lista de bajada = drop-down list.
    * menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.
    * subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

    * * *
    A (acción) descent
    en la bajada me fallaron los frenos my brakes failed on the way down
    al atardecer emprendimos la bajada as evening fell we began the descent
    iba corriendo en bajada y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stop
    tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped
    Compuestos:
    gutter
    minimum fare
    B
    (camino): la bajada para la playa the path ( o road etc) down to the beach
    la bajada es muy empinada it's a very steep descent, the path ( o road etc) down is very steep
    * * *

    bajada sustantivo femenino
    1 ( acción) descent;

    tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped;
    bajada de bandera ( en taxi) minimum fare
    2


    b) ( camino):

    ◊ la bajada a la playa es muy empinada the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

    bajada sustantivo femenino
    1 (descenso) descent
    2 (pendiente) slope
    3 (de precios, temperaturas) drop, fall
    4 (de taxi) bajada de bandera, minimum fare 5 bajada de aguas, the drains
    ' bajada' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hundimiento
    English:
    comedown
    - decline
    - dip
    - downturn
    - drop
    - fall
    - way
    - descent
    - down
    * * *
    bajada nf
    1. [descenso] descent;
    cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down
    bajada de aguas [tubo] drainpipe;
    bajada de bandera [de taxi] minimum fare
    2. [pendiente] (downward) slope;
    está al final de la bajada de la escuela it's at the bottom of the road that leads down to the school
    3. [disminución] decrease, drop;
    una bajada de los precios [caída] a drop o fall in prices;
    [rebaja] a price cut
    * * *
    f fall, drop
    * * *
    bajada nf
    1) : descent
    2) : dip, slope
    3) : decrease, drop
    * * *
    1. (descenso) descent
    2. (pendiente) slope / road down
    3. (disminución) fall / drop

    Spanish-English dictionary > bajada

  • 16 arrastrar

    v.
    1 to drag (objeto, pies) (gen) & (computing).
    el viento arrastró las hojas the wind blew the leaves along
    El tractor arrastró el leño hacia abajo The tractor dragged the log down.
    2 to win over, to sway.
    arrastrar a alguien a algo/a hacer algo to lead somebody into something/to do something
    dejarse arrastrar por algo/alguien to allow oneself to be swayed by something/somebody
    3 to drag along the ground (rozar el suelo).
    te arrastra el vestido your dress is dragging on the ground
    El perrito arrastraba a su dueño The puppy dragged along his owner.
    4 to carry along, to suffer, to drag.
    El tractor arrastró el leño hacia abajo The tractor dragged the log down.
    Él arrastra su culpa todo el tiempo He drags along his guilt feelings always
    5 to bring along, to bring about.
    La acciones arrastran consecuencias Actions carry along consequences.
    6 to entrain.
    La reacción arrastró las partículas The reaction entrained the particles.
    7 to drag-and-drop.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to drag, pull
    2 (corriente, aire) to sweep along
    3 figurado to sway, win over, draw
    4 (traer como consecuencia) to cause, bring, lead to
    5 (tener) to have
    1 to drag, trail
    1 to drag oneself, crawl
    2 figurado (humillarse) to creep, crawl
    * * *
    verb
    1) to drag, pull
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ objeto pesado] to drag; [+ carro] to pull; [+ caravana] to tow; [+ vestido, capa] to trail (along the ground)

    arrastrar los pies — to drag one's feet, shuffle along

    2) (=transportar) [río, viento] to sweep away o along
    3) (=atraer) to draw, attract
    4) (=soportar)
    5) (=provocar) [+ dificultad, problema] to bring with it
    6) (Bridge) [+ triunfos] to draw
    2. VI
    1) [vestido, capa] to trail (along the ground), drag
    2) (Bot) to trail
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( por el suelo) to drag
    b) <remolque/caravana> to tow
    2)
    a) <problema/enfermedad>
    b) ( atraer) to draw
    3) ( en naipes) to draw
    2.
    1) mantel/cortina to trail along the ground
    2) ( en naipes) to draw trumps (o spades etc)
    3.
    arrastrarse v pron
    1) ( por el suelo) persona to crawl; culebra to slither
    2) ( humillarse) to grovel, crawl
    * * *
    = haul, lug off, sweep along, tow, drag, sweep + Nombre + away, lug.
    Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
    Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
    Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her and she towed a chair over to his desk.
    Ex. Users can either select a pull-down menu and enter search terms in a text box or highlight and drag text into the search box from other applications including electronic mail.
    Ex. The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
    Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
    ----
    * agua + arrastrar = wash away.
    * arrastrando los pies = shuffling.
    * arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.
    * arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.
    * arrastrarse = crawl.
    * arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.
    * corriente + arrastrar = wash up.
    * dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.
    * dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.
    * introducir arrastrando = haul in.
    * sacar arrastrando = haul out.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( por el suelo) to drag
    b) <remolque/caravana> to tow
    2)
    a) <problema/enfermedad>
    b) ( atraer) to draw
    3) ( en naipes) to draw
    2.
    1) mantel/cortina to trail along the ground
    2) ( en naipes) to draw trumps (o spades etc)
    3.
    arrastrarse v pron
    1) ( por el suelo) persona to crawl; culebra to slither
    2) ( humillarse) to grovel, crawl
    * * *
    = haul, lug off, sweep along, tow, drag, sweep + Nombre + away, lug.

    Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

    Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
    Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
    Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her and she towed a chair over to his desk.
    Ex: Users can either select a pull-down menu and enter search terms in a text box or highlight and drag text into the search box from other applications including electronic mail.
    Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
    Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
    * agua + arrastrar = wash away.
    * arrastrando los pies = shuffling.
    * arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.
    * arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.
    * arrastrarse = crawl.
    * arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.
    * corriente + arrastrar = wash up.
    * dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.
    * dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.
    * introducir arrastrando = haul in.
    * sacar arrastrando = haul out.

    * * *
    arrastrar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (por el suelo) to drag
    caminaba arrastrando los pies she dragged her feet as she walked
    vas a ir aunque te tenga que arrastrar you are going even if I have to drag you there
    2 ‹remolque/caravana› to tow
    3
    (llevar consigo): el río arrastraba piedras y ramas stones and branches were being swept along by the river
    la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro the current was carrying him out to sea
    4 ‹sector/mercado› to drag down
    al desplomarse en la Bolsa arrastró a todo el sector when its stock price collapsed, it dragged down the whole sector
    no hay que dejarse arrastrar por el pesimismo there's no need to give way to pessimism
    B
    1
    ‹problema/enfermedad› viene arrastrando esa tos desde el invierno that cough of hers has been dragging on since the winter, she's had that cough since the winter and she just can't shake it off
    arrastraron esa deuda muchos años they had that debt hanging over them for many years
    2 (atraer) to draw
    está arrastrando mucho público it is drawing big crowds
    se dejan arrastrar por la moda they are slaves to fashion
    arrastrar a algn A algo:
    las malas compañías lo arrastraron a la delincuencia he was led o drawn into crime by the bad company he kept
    la miseria lo arrastró a robar poverty drove him to steal
    3 ( fam) ( Elec) to use
    arrastra mucha corriente it uses a lot of power
    4 ( Inf) to drag
    arrastrar y soltar to drag and drop
    C (en naipes) to draw
    ■ arrastrar
    vi
    A «mantel/cortina» to trail along the ground
    la gabardina le arrastraba the raincoat was so long on him that it trailed along the ground
    B (en naipes) to draw trumps ( o spades etc)
    A (por el suelo) «persona» to crawl; «culebra» to slither
    llegué arrastrándome de cansancio I could hardly put one foot in front of the other by the time I got there
    se arrastró hasta el teléfono she dragged herself o crawled to the telephone
    B (humillarse) to grovel, crawl
    * * *

     

    arrastrar ( conjugate arrastrar) verbo transitivo
    1

    b) ‹remolque/caravana› to tow



    la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro the current was carrying him out to sea
    2
    a) ‹problema/enfermedad›:


    vienen arrastrando el problema desde hace años they've been dragging out the problem for years


    verbo intransitivo [mantel/cortina] to trail along the ground
    arrastrarse verbo pronominal

    [ culebra] to slither

    arrastrar verbo transitivo to pull (along), drag (along): la corriente lo arrastró mar adentro, he was swept out to sea by the current
    ' arrastrar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    grúa
    - seducir
    - barrer
    English:
    carry along
    - drag
    - draw
    - haul
    - lug
    - pull
    - pull along
    - shuffle
    - slur
    - sweep
    - trail
    - tug
    - wash
    - suck
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [objeto, persona] to drag;
    [carro, vagón] to pull; [remolque] to tow;
    el viento arrastró las hojas the wind blew the leaves along;
    Fig
    el presidente arrastró en su caída a varios ministros the president took several ministers down with him;
    la caída de la Bolsa neoyorquina arrastró al resto de mercados the crash on the New York stock exchange pulled the other markets down with it;
    arrastrar los pies to drag one's feet;
    RP Fam
    arrastrar el ala a alguien to set one's cap at sb
    2. Informát to drag;
    arrastrar y soltar to drag and drop
    3. [convencer] to win over, to sway;
    arrastrar a alguien a algo/a hacer algo to lead sb into sth/to do sth;
    dejarse arrastrar por algo/alguien to allow oneself to be swayed by sth/sb
    4. [producir] to bring;
    la guerra arrastra ya 3.000 muertos the war has already claimed 3,000 lives
    5. [atraer] to pull in;
    un cantante que arrastra muchos seguidores a singer who pulls in large crowds
    6. [soportar]
    arrastra una vida miserable she leads a miserable life;
    arrastra muchas deudas/muchos problemas he has a lot of debts/problems hanging over him;
    arrastra esa dolencia desde hace varios años she has been suffering from this complaint for several years
    7. [al hablar] to draw out;
    arrastra las erres he rolls his r's
    ♦ vi
    1. [rozar el suelo] to drag along the ground;
    te arrastra el vestido your dress is dragging on the ground;
    estas cortinas arrastran these curtains are touching the floor
    2. [en juegos de cartas]
    arrastrar con tréboles to lead with a club
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 por el suelo, INFOR drag ( por along)
    2 ( llevarse) carry away
    II v/i
    1 por el suelo trail on the ground
    2 en juegos de cartas draw trumps
    * * *
    1) : to drag, to tow
    2) : to draw, to attract
    : to hang down, to trail
    * * *
    1. (llevar por el suelo) to drag [pt. & pp. dragged]
    2. (soportar) to have
    3. (rozar el suelo) to trail on the floor

    Spanish-English dictionary > arrastrar

  • 17 въвлечен

    бивам въвлечен в (престъпление и пр.) become involved in (a crime etc.)
    бивам въвлечен във война get/drift in
    * * *
    въвлѐчен,
    мин. страд. прич. involved, inveigled; бивам \въвлечен в (за престъпление и пр.) become involved in (a crime etc.), be roped in (to с inf.; for); бивам \въвлечен във война get/drift into a war.
    * * *
    1. бивам ВЪВЛЕЧЕН в (престъпление и пр.) become involved in (a crime etc.) 2. бивам ВЪВЛЕЧЕН във война get/drift in

    Български-английски речник > въвлечен

  • 18 sink

    sink [sɪŋk]
    évier ⇒ 1 (a) lavabo ⇒ 1 (a) couler ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) faire échouer ⇒ 2 (b) oublier ⇒ 2 (c) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (d) creuser ⇒ 2 (e) investir ⇒ 2 (f) sombrer ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (f) s'enfoncer ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (f), 3 (g) baisser ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (e) s'affaiser ⇒ 3 (c) s'écrouler ⇒ 3 (d) plonger ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (e)
    (pt sank [sæŋk], pp sunk [sʌŋk])
    1 noun
    (a) (in kitchen) évier m; (in bathroom) lavabo m;
    ∎ double sink évier m à deux bacs
    (b) (cesspool) puisard m;
    ∎ figurative a sink of sin and corruption un cloaque du vice
    (c) Geology doline f
    (a) (boat, submarine) couler, envoyer par le fond;
    ∎ figurative to be sunk in thought être plongé dans ses pensées
    (b) (ruin → plans) faire échouer;
    ∎ their bid has sunk any chance of us getting the contract leur offre a réduit à néant nos chances de décrocher le contrat;
    ∎ this latest scandal looks certain to sink him ce dernier scandale va sûrement le couler;
    ∎ familiar if they don't come we're sunk! s'ils ne viennent pas, nous sommes fichus!
    (c) (forget) oublier;
    ∎ he sank his troubles in drink il noya ses soucis dans l'alcool;
    ∎ they'll have to learn to sink their differences il faudra qu'ils apprennent à oublier leurs différends
    (d) (plunge, drive → knife, spear, stake) enfoncer;
    ∎ they're sinking the piles for the jetty ils sont en train de mettre en place les pilotis de la jetée;
    ∎ the fishpond was a metal basin sunk in the ground l'étang à poissons était un bassin en métal enfoncé dans le sol;
    ∎ I sank my teeth into the peach j'ai mordu dans la pêche;
    ∎ the dog sank its teeth into my leg le chien m'enfonça ou me planta ses crocs dans la jambe
    (e) (dig, bore → well, mine shaft) creuser, forer
    (f) (invest → money) mettre, investir; (→ extravagantly) engloutir;
    ∎ we sank a fortune into this company nous avons englouti une fortune dans cette société
    (g) Sport (score → basket) marquer; (→ putt) réussir;
    ∎ to sink the ball (in snooker) couler la bille; (in basketball) réussir le tir ou le panier; (in golf) envoyer la balle dans le trou
    (h) Finance (debt) amortir
    (i) British familiar (drink down) s'envoyer, siffler;
    ∎ to sink a pint s'envoyer une pinte de bière
    (a) (below surface → boat) couler, sombrer; (→ person, stone, log) couler;
    ∎ to sink like a stone couler à pic;
    ∎ the bottle sank slowly to the bottom of the pool la bouteille a coulé lentement jusqu'au fond de la piscine;
    ∎ the prow had not yet sunk beneath the surface la proue n'était pas encore submergée;
    ∎ Atlantis sank beneath the seas l'Atlantide a été engloutie par les mers;
    ∎ to sink without (a) trace disparaître sans laisser de trace; figurative tomber dans l'oubli;
    ∎ figurative it was a case of sink or swim il a bien fallu se débrouiller;
    ∎ now it's up to them to sink or swim by themselves à eux maintenant de se débrouiller comme ils peuvent
    (b) (in mud, snow etc) s'enfoncer;
    ∎ at each step, I sank up to my knees in water à chaque pas, je m'enfonçais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux;
    ∎ the wheels sank into the mud les roues s'enfonçaient dans la boue;
    ∎ to sink into quicksand s'enliser dans des sables mouvants
    (c) (subside → level, water, flames) baisser; (→ building, ground) s'affaisser;
    ∎ Venice is sinking Venise est en train de s'affaisser;
    ∎ the sun/moon is sinking le soleil/la lune disparaît à l'horizon;
    ∎ the moon sank behind the mountains la lune a disparu derrière les montagnes;
    ∎ as I climbed, the valley sank out of sight au fur et à mesure que je grimpais, la vallée disparaissait
    (d) (sag, slump → person) s'affaler, s'écrouler; (→ hopes) s'écrouler;
    ∎ I sank back in my seat je me suis enfoncé dans mon fauteuil;
    ∎ her head sank back on the pillow sa tête retomba sur l'oreiller;
    ∎ he sank onto the bed il s'est affalé ou il s'est laissé tomber sur le lit;
    ∎ to sink to the ground s'effondrer;
    ∎ to sink to one's knees tomber à genoux;
    ∎ she sank down on her knees elle tomba à genoux;
    ∎ my heart or spirits sank when I saw I was too late j'ai perdu courage en voyant que j'arrivais trop tard;
    ∎ his heart sinks every time he gets a letter from her il a un serrement de cœur chaque fois qu'il reçoit une lettre d'elle
    (e) (decrease, diminish → wages, rates, temperature) baisser; (more dramatically) plonger, chuter; (→ voice) se faire plus bas;
    ∎ you have sunk in my estimation tu as baissé dans mon estime;
    ∎ the dollar has sunk to half its former value le dollar a perdu la moitié de sa valeur;
    ∎ profits have sunk to an all-time low les bénéfices sont au plus bas;
    ∎ her voice had sunk to a whisper (purposefully) elle s'était mise à chuchoter; (weakly) sa voix n'était plus qu'un murmure
    (f) (slip, decline) sombrer, s'enfoncer;
    ∎ to sink into apathy/depression sombrer dans l'apathie/dans la dépression;
    ∎ he sank deeper into crime il s'enfonça dans la délinquance;
    ∎ the house sank into decay and ruin la maison est tombée en ruines;
    ∎ how could you sink so low? comment as-tu pu tomber si bas?;
    ∎ to sink to new depths tomber plus bas;
    ∎ the patient is sinking fast le malade décline rapidement;
    ∎ he has sunk into a coma il est tombé dans le coma;
    ∎ I sank into a deep sleep j'ai sombré dans un sommeil profond
    (g) (penetrate → blade, arrow) s'enfoncer;
    ∎ I felt the dog's teeth sink into my arm j'ai senti les crocs du chien s'enfoncer dans mon bras
    ►► American sink board égouttoir m;
    British sink estate cité f dépotoir;
    sink tidy = rangement pour ustensiles sur un évier;
    sink unit bloc-évier m
    (a) (nail, blade) s'enfoncer
    (b) (soak → varnish, cream) pénétrer
    (c) (register → news) être compris ou assimilé; (→ allusion) faire son effet;
    ∎ I heard what you said, but it didn't sink in at the time je vous ai entendu, mais je n'ai pas vraiment saisi sur le moment;
    ∎ the implications of the epidemic have not yet sunk in on ne se rend pas encore vraiment compte ou on ne réalise pas encore quelles seront les conséquences de cette épidémie;
    ∎ I paused to let my words sink in j'ai marqué une pause pour que mes paroles fassent leur effet;
    ∎ it was beginning to sink in that things had changed je commençais/il commençait/ etc à comprendre que les choses avaient changé

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sink

  • 19 descenso

    m.
    1 descent.
    2 drop.
    ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline
    3 downhill.
    4 relegation.
    5 demotion.
    6 descensus.
    * * *
    1 (acción) descent, lowering
    2 (de temperatura) drop, fall
    3 figurado (declive) decline, fall
    4 DEPORTE (de división) relegation; (en esquí) downhill race
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) drop, fall
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de temperatura, nivel, precio, demanda] fall, drop

    un descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production

    un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils

    descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature

    2) [de un lugar a otro] descent

    la prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event

    3) [en orden, jerarquía] downgrading, demotion; (Dep) relegation
    4) (=pendiente) slope
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fall

    el descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

    b) ( desde una altura) descent

    la carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill

    2) (Dep) relegation
    * * *
    = decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.
    Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
    Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
    Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.
    Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.
    Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
    Ex. After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.
    Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
    Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.
    Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
    Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
    Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
    Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
    Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
    ----
    * descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.
    * descenso de nivel = drawdown.
    * descenso en picado = swoop.
    * experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fall

    el descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

    b) ( desde una altura) descent

    la carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill

    2) (Dep) relegation
    * * *
    = decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.

    Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

    Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
    Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.
    Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.
    Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
    Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.
    Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
    Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.
    Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
    Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
    Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
    Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
    Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
    * descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.
    * descenso de nivel = drawdown.
    * descenso en picado = swoop.
    * experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de la temperatura, del nivel) fall, drop; (de precios) fall
    el descenso del nivel de los embalses the drop in the level of the reservoirs
    ha habido un brusco descenso en los precios del crudo there has been a sharp fall in the price of crude oil
    el descenso en el número de accidentes the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
    iniciaremos el descenso en pocos minutos we shall begin our descent in a few minutes
    la carrera or prueba de descenso the downhill
    B ( Dep) relegation
    * * *

     

    descenso sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop;

    ( de precios) fall

    2 (Dep) relegation
    descenso sustantivo masculino
    1 descent: participamos en el descenso del río, we took part in the white water canoeing
    2 (de temperatura, precios) fall, drop
    3 Dep (de categoría) relegation
    ' descenso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    baja
    - bajada
    - bajón
    - abrupto
    - agudo
    - brusco
    - caída
    - notorio
    - picada
    English:
    comedown
    - descent
    - dip
    - downhill
    - downturn
    - drop
    - fall
    - swoop
    - anticlimax
    - couple
    - decline
    - decrease
    - demotion
    - dive
    * * *
    1. [de una altura] descent;
    los ciclistas iniciaron el descenso the cyclists began the descent;
    sufrieron un accidente en el descenso they had an accident on the way down
    descenso de aguas bravas white water rafting;
    2. [de precio, temperatura, nivel] fall, drop;
    el fuerte descenso de las temperaturas the sharp drop in temperatures;
    la tasa de desempleo experimentó un espectacular descenso there was a spectacular drop in the unemployment rate;
    ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline
    3. [prueba de esquí] downhill
    4. [en competición deportiva] relegation;
    estar en las posiciones de descenso to be in the relegation zone
    * * *
    m
    1 de precio etc drop; de montaña, AVIA descent;
    la prueba de descenso en esquí the downhill (race o competition)
    2 DEP relegation
    * * *
    1) : descent
    2) baja, caída: drop, fall
    * * *
    1. (de temperatura, precios, etc) drop / fall
    2. (bajada) descent

    Spanish-English dictionary > descenso

  • 20 involve

    transitive verb
    1) (implicate) verwickeln
    2) (draw in as a participant)

    involve somebody in a game/fight — jemanden an einem Spiel beteiligen/in eine Schlägerei [mit] hineinziehen

    become or get involved in a fight — in eine Schlägerei verwickelt werden

    be involved in a project — (employed) an einem Projekt mitarbeiten

    get involved with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen; (sexually, emotionally) eine Beziehung mit jemandem anfangen

    3) (include) enthalten; (contain implicitly) beinhalten
    4) (be necessarily accompanied by) mit sich bringen; (require as accompaniment) erfordern; (cause, mean) bedeuten
    * * *
    [in'volv]
    1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) einschließen
    2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) verwickeln
    •
    - academic.ru/39201/involved">involved
    - involvement
    * * *
    in·volve
    [ɪnˈvɒlv, AM -ˈvɑ:lv]
    vt
    1.
    ▪ to \involve sth (include) etw beinhalten; (encompass) etw umfassen; (entail) etw mit sich bringen, etw zur Folge haben; (mean) etw bedeuten
    criminal law \involves acts which are harmful to society das Strafrecht beschäftigt sich mit Handlungen, die sich gegen die Gesellschaft richten
    what does the work \involve? worin besteht die Arbeit?
    the operation \involves putting a tube into the heart während der Operation wird ein Röhrchen ins Herz eingeführt
    ▪ to \involve sb/sth jdn/etw betreffen
    that doesn't \involve her sie hat damit nichts zu tun
    this incident \involves us all dieser Zwischenfall geht uns alle an [o betrifft uns alle]
    the person \involved die betreffende Person
    3. (feature)
    ▪ sth \involves sb/sth jd/etw ist an etw dat beteiligt
    the accident \involved two cars an dem Unfall waren zwei Fahrzeuge beteiligt
    the crime \involved a drug dealing gang an dem Verbrechen war eine Drogenhändlerbande beteiligt
    the crime \involved two schoolgirls [as victims] zwei Schulmädchen wurden Opfer dieses Verbrechens
    ▪ to \involve sb in sth jdn an etw dat beteiligen; (unwillingly) jdn in etw akk verwickeln [o hineinziehen]
    to \involve sb in a discussion jdn an einer Diskussion beteiligen
    to \involve sb in expense jdm Kosten verursachen
    to get \involved in sth in etw akk verwickelt [o hineingezogen] werden
    I don't want to get \involved ich will damit nichts zu tun haben
    ▪ to \involve sb in doing sth:
    they \involved the staff in designing the packaging sie ließen die Belegschaft am Entwurf der Verpackung mitwirken
    you should \involve the kids more in cooking du solltest die Kinder mehr mitkochen lassen
    ▪ to \involve oneself in sth sich akk in etw dat engagieren
    he's become very \involved in the community er engagiert sich sehr in der Gemeinde
    to \involve oneself in local politics sich akk kommunalpolitisch [o in der Kommunalpolitik] engagieren
    ▪ to be \involved in sth (be busy with) mit etw dat zu tun haben, mit etw dat beschäftigt sein; (be engrossed) von etw dat gefesselt sein
    ▪ to be \involved with sb (have to do with) mit jdm zu tun haben; (relationship) mit jdm eine Beziehung haben; (affair) mit jdm ein Verhältnis haben
    * * *
    [ɪn'vɒlv]
    vt
    1) (= entangle) verwickeln (sb in sth jdn in etw acc); (= include) beteiligen (sb in sth jdn an etw dat); (= concern) betreffen

    to get involved in sth — in etw (acc) verwickelt werden; in quarrel, crime etc also in etw (acc) hineingezogen werden

    I didn't want to get involved — ich wollte damit/mit ihm etc nichts zu tun haben

    I didn't want to get too involved — ich wollte mich nicht zu sehr engagieren

    a matter of principle is involved — es ist eine Frage des Prinzips, es geht ums Prinzip

    to be/get involved with sth — etwas mit etw zu tun haben

    to be involved with sb — mit jdm zu tun haben; (sexually) mit jdm ein Verhältnis haben

    he's very involved with her —

    to get involved with sb — mit jdm Kontakt bekommen, sich mit jdm einlassen (pej)

    2) (= entail) mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben; (= encompass) umfassen; (= mean) bedeuten

    what does the job involve? —

    this problem involves many separate issues to involve considerable expense/a lot of hard work — dieses Problem umfasst viele verschiedene Punkte or schließt viele verschiedene Punkte ein beträchtliche Kosten/viel Arbeit mit sich bringen or zur Folge haben

    such a project involves considerable planning — zu so einem Projekt gehört eine umfangreiche Planung

    he doesn't understand what's involved in this sort of work — er weiß nicht, worum es bei dieser Arbeit geht

    do you realize what's involved in raising a family? — weißt du denn, was es bedeutet, eine Familie großzuziehen?

    about £1,000 was involved — es ging dabei um etwa £ 1.000

    it would involve moving to Germany — das würde bedeuten, nach Deutschland umzuziehen

    finding the oil involved the use of a special drill — um das Öl zu finden, brauchte man einen Spezialbohrer

    * * *
    involve [ınˈvɒlv; US ınˈvɑlv] v/t
    1. a) jemanden verwickeln, hineinziehen ( beide:
    in in akk):
    I don’t want to get involved ich will damit nichts zu tun haben;
    involved in an accident in einen Unfall verwickelt, an einem Unfall beteiligt;
    involved in debt verschuldet;
    be completely involved in one’s work von seiner Arbeit völlig in Anspruch genommen sein
    b) jemanden, etwas angehen, berühren, betreffen:
    the persons involved die Betroffenen;
    we are all involved (in this case) es (dieser Fall) geht uns alle an, wir sind alle davon (von diesem Fall) betroffen;
    feel personally involved sich persönlich betroffen fühlen;
    the national prestige was involved das nationale Prestige stand auf dem Spiel;
    a question of principle is involved es geht um eine prinzipielle Frage
    c) etwas in Mitleidenschaft ziehen:
    a) zu tun haben mit jemandem, etwas,
    b) enge Beziehungen haben zu jemandem:
    get involved with sb mit jemandem engen Kontakt bekommen, pej sich mit jemandem einlassen;
    involve o.s. in sich einsetzen oder engagieren für
    3. a) mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben, nach sich ziehen
    b) verbunden sein mit:
    the expense involved die damit verbundenen Kosten
    c) erfordern, nötig machen:
    taking the job would involve living abroad wenn ich die Stelle annehme, müsste ich im Ausland leben
    d) umfassen, einschließen
    4. etwas verwirren, komplizieren:
    * * *
    transitive verb
    1) (implicate) verwickeln

    involve somebody in a game/fight — jemanden an einem Spiel beteiligen/in eine Schlägerei [mit] hineinziehen

    become or get involved in a fight — in eine Schlägerei verwickelt werden

    be involved in a project — (employed) an einem Projekt mitarbeiten

    get involved with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen; (sexually, emotionally) eine Beziehung mit jemandem anfangen

    3) (include) enthalten; (contain implicitly) beinhalten
    4) (be necessarily accompanied by) mit sich bringen; (require as accompaniment) erfordern; (cause, mean) bedeuten
    * * *
    (in, with) v.
    angehen v.
    beteiligen (an) v.
    betreffen v. (to be a matter of) v.
    gehen um ausdr.
    sich drehen um ausdr.
    sich handeln um ausdr. v.
    bedeuten v.
    einschließen v.
    erfordern v.
    etwas komplizieren ausdr.
    hineinziehen v.
    involvieren v.
    mit sich bringen ausdr.
    nach sich ziehen ausdr.
    nötig machen ausdr.
    umfassen v.
    verbunden sein mit ausdr.
    verwickeln v.
    verwirren v.
    zum Gegenstand haben ausdr.
    zur Folge haben ausdr.

    English-german dictionary > involve

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