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it will be the ruin of him

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1 this will be the ruin of him

this will be the ruin of him

dit zal hem nog kapot maken

English-Dutch dictionary > this will be the ruin of him
2 ruin

ruin ['ru:ɪn]

1 noun

(a) (usu pl) (remains) ruine f;

∎ the monastery is now a ruin le monastère n'est plus qu'une ruine;

∎ the ruins of an old castle les ruines fpl d'un vieux château;

∎ to be in ruins (building, economy) être en ruine(s); (career) être fini; (hopes) être anéanti

(b) (destruction) ruine f;

∎ this spelt the ruin of our hopes c'était la fin de nos espoirs;

∎ to fall into ruin tomber en ruine(s);

∎ to go to ruin (economy, country) tomber en ruine(s); (person) sombrer;

∎ he's on the road to ruin il va ou court à la ruine ou à sa perte;

∎ to be the ruin of sb être la perte de qn;

∎ it will be the ruin of him ça le perdra;

∎ gambling has led to his ruin le jeu l'a perdu ou l'a mené à sa perte

(c) (bankruptcy) ruine f;

∎ the business was on the brink of (financial) ruin l'affaire était au bord de la ruine

2 transitive verb

(a) (destroy → health, economy, country) ruiner; (→ person, career) détruire; (damage → clothes) abîmer; (spoil → event, meal, holiday) gâcher;

∎ that's ruined our chances ça nous a fait perdre toutes nos chances;

∎ you're ruining your eyesight tu es en train de t'abîmer la vue ou les yeux;

∎ to ruin one's health se ruiner la santé;

∎ the rain ruined our trip la pluie a gâché notre voyage;

∎ you've ruined my best dress tu as abîmé ma plus jolie robe;

∎ to ruin sb's plans faire échouer les projets de qn;

∎ the injury ruined his chances of playing in the World Cup sa blessure l'a empêché de participer à la Coupe du monde;

∎ the small villages along the coast have been ruined by mass tourism les petits villages de la côte ont perdu tout leur charme à cause du tourisme de masse

(b) (bankrupt) ruiner

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ruin [ˈru:ɪn]

1. noun

a. ( = destruction) ruine f

• he was on the brink of ruin il était au bord de la ruine

• it will be the ruin of him ça le perdra

b. (gen pl = remains) ruine(s) f(pl)

• in ruins en ruine

2. transitive verb

[+ reputation, hopes] ruiner ; [+ clothes] abîmer

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['ruːɪn] 1.
noun

1) [U] ( collapse) (physical, financial) ruine f; ( moral) perte f

in a state of ruin —

in ruins — en ruines

to fall into ruin — tomber en ruines

2) ( building) ruine f

ruins — lit, fig ruines fpl (of de)
2.
transitive verb

1) ( destroy) ruiner [economy, career]

to ruin one's health — se ruiner la santé

to ruin one's eyesight — s'abîmer la vue

2) ( spoil) gâcher [holiday, meal]; abîmer [clothes]; gâter [child, pet]

it's ruining our lives — ça nous gâche la vie

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to go to rack and ruin — se délabrer

English-French dictionary > ruin
4 Ruin

m; -s, kein Pl. ruin; eines Menschen: auch undoing; vor dem Ruin stehen be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin; das ist noch sein Ruin this will be the ruin of him, this will ruin him; du bist noch mein Ruin! umg. you’ll be the end of me!

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der Ruin

ruin; downfall; bane

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Ru|in [ru'iːn]
m -s, no pl
ruin
vor dem Ruín stehen — to be on the brink or verge of ruin

jdn in den Ruín treiben — to ruin sb

seinem/dem Ruín entgegengehen — to be on the way to ruin

das ist mein Ruín! — that will be my ruin or the ruin of me

du bist noch mein Ruín! (hum inf) — you'll be the ruin of me

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der

1) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) ruin

2) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin

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Ru·in

<-s>

[ruˈi:n]

m kein pl ruin no pl

▶ jdn in den \Ruin treiben (lit u fig fam) to be the ruin of sth/sb, to drive sth/sb into the ground

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der; Ruins ruin

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Ruin m; -s, kein pl ruin; eines Menschen: auch undoing;

vor dem Ruin stehen be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin;

das ist noch sein Ruin this will be the ruin of him, this will ruin him;

du bist noch mein Ruin! umg you’ll be the end of me!

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der; Ruins ruin

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nur sing. m.

bane n.

decline n.

downfall n.

ruin n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ruin
5 ruin

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (decay) Verfall, der

go to or fall into rack and ruin — [Gebäude:] völlig verfallen; [Garten:] völlig verwahrlosen

2) no pl., no indef. art. (downfall) Ruin, der

ruin stared her in the face — sie stand vor dem Ruin

3) in sing. or pl. (remains) Ruine, die

in ruins — in Trümmern

4) (cause of ruin) Ruin, der; Untergang, der

you'll be the ruin of me — du ruinierst mich [noch]
2. transitive verb
ruinieren; verderben [Urlaub, Abend]; zunichte machen [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten usw.]

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['ru:in] 1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) die Ruine

2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) der Ruin

3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) der Ruin
2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ruinieren

2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) verderben

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ruin

[ˈru:ɪn]

I. vt (destroy)

▪ to \ruin sb/sth jdn/etw zerstören

cheap imported goods are \ruining many businesses durch billige Importware gehen viele Geschäfte zugrunde

to \ruin a child ein Kind verderben

to \ruin sb's day jdm den Tag vermiesen [o verderben]

to \ruin a dress ein Kleid ruinieren

to \ruin one's eyesight sich dat die Augen verderben

to \ruin one's future seine Zukunft ruinieren

to \ruin the harvest die Ernte kaputtmachen

to \ruin one's health seine Gesundheit ruinieren

to \ruin sb's holiday jdm den Urlaub verderben

to \ruin sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zunichtemachen

to \ruin sb's plans jds Pläne durchkreuzen

to \ruin sb's reputation jds Ruf ruinieren

II. n

1. (destroyed building) Ruine f

to fall into \ruins zu einer Ruine verfallen

2.

▪ \ruins pl of building Ruinen pl; of reputation Reste pl; of career, hopes Trümmer pl

the \ruins of Carthage die Ruinen pl von Karthago

to be [or lie] in \ruins in Trümmern liegen, eine Ruine sein; (after bombing, fire) in Schutt und Asche liegen; ( fig) zerstört sein

3. no pl (bankruptcy) Ruin m, Aus nt

to be on the edge [or brink] [or verge] of \ruin am Rande des Ruins stehen

to face [financial] \ruin vor dem [finanziellen] Ruin stehen

4. (downfall) Untergang m

alcohol was my \ruin Alkohol hat mich zerstört

the \ruin of my hopes das Ende meiner Hoffnungen

to be on the road to \ruin sich akk auf dem Weg nach unten befinden

to be in/fall into \ruin[s] vollkommen zerstört sein/werden

to lie in \ruins in Trümmern liegen; see also rack¹

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['ruːɪn]
1. n

1) no pl (of thing, person) Untergang m; (of event) Ende nt; (financial, social) Ruin m

the palace was going to ruin or falling into ruin — der Palast verfiel (zur Ruine)

ruin stared him in the face (financial/social) — er stand vor dem (finanziellen/gesellschaftlichen) Ruin

2) (= cause of ruin) Ende nt; (of person) Ruin m

the ruin of my hopes — das Ende meiner Hoffnungen

it will be the ruin of him — das wird ihn ruinieren

you will be the ruin of me — du bist mein Ruin

3) (= ruined building) Ruine f; (fig = person) Wrack nt

ruins (of building) — Ruinen pl; (of reputation, beauty) Reste pl; (of hopes, career) Trümmer pl

to be or lie in ruins (lit) — eine Ruine sein; (fig) zerstört sein; (life: financially, socially) ruiniert sein

2. vt
(= destroy) building zerstören; hopes also zunichtemachen; chances, reputation, health, sb's life also ruinieren; (financially, socially) person ruinieren, zugrunde or zu Grunde richten; (= spoil) clothes, event, enjoyment, child, horse verderben
they ruined my birthday party — sie haben (mir) die Geburtstagsfeier verdorben

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ruin [ˈrʊın; ˈruːın]

A s

1. Ruine f (auch fig):

ruin marble Florentiner Marmor m

2. pl

a) Ruinen pl, Trümmer pl

b) Ruine f:

a castle in ruins ein verfallenes Schloss, eine Burgruine;

be ( oder lie) in ruins in Trümmern liegen, fig zunichte sein (Hoffnungen, Pläne);

lay in ruins zertrümmern, in Schutt und Asche legen

3. Verfall m:

go to ruin

a) verfallen,

b) zugrunde gehen

4. (auch finanzieller) Ruin oder Zusammenbruch, Verderben n, Untergang m:

that was his ruin das hat ihm das Genick gebrochen;

drinking will be the ruin of him das Trinken wird ihn (noch) zugrunde richten;

you’ll be the ruin of me du ruinierst mich noch;

bring to ruin → B 2;

the ruin of my hopes (plans) das Ende meiner Hoffnungen (Pläne)

B v/t

1. vernichten, zerstören

2. jemanden, auch eine Sache, jemandes Gesundheit etc ruinieren, zugrunde richten, Hoffnungen, Pläne zunichtemachen, Aussichten etc verderben, jemandes Gesundheit zerrütten:

ruin one’s eyes sich die Augen verderben;

ruin good English die englische Sprache verhunzen

3. obs ein Mädchen verführen, entehren

C v/i obs oder poet zerfallen

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (decay) Verfall, der

go to or fall into rack and ruin — [Gebäude:] völlig verfallen; [Garten:] völlig verwahrlosen

2) no pl., no indef. art. (downfall) Ruin, der

ruin stared her in the face — sie stand vor dem Ruin

3) in sing. or pl. (remains) Ruine, die

in ruins — in Trümmern

4) (cause of ruin) Ruin, der; Untergang, der

you'll be the ruin of me — du ruinierst mich [noch]
2. transitive verb
ruinieren; verderben [Urlaub, Abend]; zunichte machen [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten usw.]

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n.

Ruin nur sing. m.

Ruine -n f.

Verderben n. v.

ruinieren v.

verderben v.

(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)

zugrunde richten ausdr.

English-german dictionary > ruin
6 ruin

n. ruïne, vernietiging, vernieling, verwoesting; einde, afloop; oorzaak van vernieling
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v. bederven; ruïneren; vernietigen

ruin¹

[ roe:in] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 ruïne ⇒ vervallen bouwwerk

2 ondergang ⇒ verval

3 〈 meervoud〉 ruïne ⇒ bouwval, overblijfsel

♦voorbeelden:

2 this will be the ruin of him • dit zal hem nog kapot maken

3 in ruins • vervallen, tot een ruïne geworden; 〈 figuurlijk〉ingestort, verijdeld

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ruin²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 〈 vaak passief〉 verwoesten ⇒ vernietigen

2 ruïneren ⇒ bederven

3 ruïneren ⇒ tot de ondergang brengen

English-Dutch dictionary > ruin
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{'ru:in}
I. 1. гибел, разруха, разрушение, разорение, провал (на надежди и пр.)
to bring to RUIN разорявам, погубвам
drink will be his RUIN/the RUIN of him пиянството ще го погуби
to go to RUIN разрушавам се, рухвам
2. падение, поквара, прелъстяване, обезчестяване, озлочестяване
3. обик. рl развалина, руина, останка
the city lies in RUINs градът е/лежи в развалини, градът е напълно разрушен
4. прен. развалина (за човек)
жалкa останка
5. фалит, фалиране
blue RUIN sl. долнокачествен джин
II. 1. разрушавам, унищожавам, разорявам, съсипвам, погубвам, прелъстявам, обезчестявам, озлочестявам
2. руша се, разрушавам се, загивам
3. поет. падам презглава, сгромолясвам се

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{'ru:in} n 1.гибел, разруха, разрушение; разорение; провал (на н(2) {'ru:in} v 1. разрушавам, унищожавам, разорявам; съсипвам, п

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хабя; съсипвам; опропастявам; обезчестяване; падение; провал; гибел; разрушение; разнебитвам; разорение; разорявам; разсипвам; разруха; кепазя; крушение;

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1. blue ruin sl. долнокачествен джин 2. drink will be his ruin/the ruin of him пиянството ще го погуби 3. i. гибел, разруха, разрушение, разорение, провал (на надежди и пр.) 4. ii. разрушавам, унищожавам, разорявам, съсипвам, погубвам, прелъстявам, обезчестявам, озлочестявам 5. the city lies in ruins градът е/лежи в развалини, градът е напълно разрушен 6. to bring to ruin разорявам, погубвам 7. to go to ruin разрушавам се, рухвам 8. жалкa останка 9. обик. рl развалина, руина, останка 10. падение, поквара, прелъстяване, обезчестяване, озлочестяване 11. поет. падам презглава, сгромолясвам се 12. прен. развалина (за човек) 13. руша се, разрушавам се, загивам 14. фалит, фалиране
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ruin [ruin] I. n 1. гибел, крушение, крах; разруха, разорение, разрушение; to bring to \ruin разорявам, погубвам; failure spells \ruin for us неуспехът е гибелен за нас; drink will be his \ruin (the \ruin of him) пиянството ще го погуби; 2. падение, поквара; нравствена развала, разложение; обезчестяване, озлочестяване; 3. обикн. pl развалини, останки, руини; to go to \ruin руша се, ставам на развалина; the town lies in \ruins градът е в развалини; II. v 1. разрушавам, разорявам; съсипвам, погубвам; to \ruin a girl обезчестявам момиче; to \ruin o.s. разорявам се; 2. поет. руша се, загнивам, погивам, гина.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > ruin
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'ru:in
1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruina

2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) perdición, ruina

3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruina

2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar

2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estropear

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- ruination
- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins

ruin¹ n ruina

I visited the Roman ruins visité las ruinas romanas

ruin² vb estropear / arruinar

she washed my jumper in hot water and ruined it lavó mi jersey en agua caliente y lo estropeó

ruin adjetivo (mezquino, vil) despicable, contemptible; ( avaro) miserly, mean (BrE)
ruin adjetivo
1 (despreciable, vil) mean, despicable, stingy
2 (avariento, tacaño) stingy, miserly: era ruin con su familia y generoso consigo mismo, he was stingy to his family but generous to himself ' ruin' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - abocada - abocado - arruinar - baja - bajo - cagar - cargarse - castigar - chafar - dar - desbaratar - deshacer - destrozar - dinamitar - ser - estropear - extemporánea - extemporáneo - fastidiar - jorobar - miserable - pasar - perder - perderse - polvo - ruina - salar - significar - tierra - acabar - chancho - consumir - destruir - echar - embromar - fregar - malograr - perdición - villano English: rack - ruin - ancient - break - destroy - doom - murder - wreck

ruin

tr['rʊːɪn]

noun

1 ruina

■ we saw the ruins of a monastery vimos un monasterio en ruinas

transitive verb

1 arruinar

2 (spoil) estropear

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall into ruins caer en la ruina

ruin ['ru:ən] vt

1) destroy: destruir, arruinar

2) bankrupt: arruinar, hacer quebrar

ruin n

1) : ruina f

to fall into ruin: caer en ruinas

2) : ruina f, perdición f

to be the ruin of: ser la perdición de

3) ruins npl

: ruinas fpl, restos mpl

the ruins of the ancient temple: las ruinas del templo antiguo

ruin

n.

• arruinamiento s.m.

• desbarate s.m.

• despeño s.m.

• destrozo s.m.

• perdición s.f.

• ruina s.f.

v.

• abismar v.

• arruinar v.

• derrotar v.

• derrumbar v.

• desbaratar v.

• descalabrar v.

• despedazar v.

• destroncar v.

• destruir v.

• estropear v.

• malgastar v.

• minar v.

• reventar v.

• ruinar v.

I 'ruːən, 'ruːɪn
noun

a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u ( state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

II

transitive verb

1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

['ruːɪn]
1. N

1) (=building) ruina f

the ruins of a castle — las ruinas or los restos de un castillo

to fall into ruin — convertirse en ruinas

the town lay or was in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

2) (fig) ruina f, perdición f

he faced the prospect of financial ruin — se enfrentaba a la posibilidad de la ruina económica or de acabar en la bancarrota

her hopes were in ruins — sus esperanzas estaban destruidas

my life/career is in ruins — mi vida/carrera está destruida or arruinada

drink will be his ruin or the ruin of him — el alcohol será su ruina or su perdición

the country has gone to ruin — el país se ha arruinado
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2. VT

1) (=destroy) [+ reputation, career, life] arruinar, destruir; [+ hopes] destruir, echar por tierra; [+ plans] estropear, echar por tierra

it ruined his chances of playing in the final — dio al traste con sus posibilidades de jugar en la final

2) (=spoil) [+ clothes, car] estropear, destrozar; [+ meal, event, eyesight] estropear

look at my dress, it's ruined! — mira mi vestido, ¡está destrozado!

don't eat that now, you'll ruin your appetite — no te comas eso ahora, se te quitarán las ganas de comer

their chatter ruined my enjoyment of the concert — su charla no me dejó disfrutar del concierto

3) [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) perder

what ruined him was gambling — lo que le perdió fue el juego, el juego fue su ruina

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I ['ruːən, 'ruːɪn]
noun

a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u ( state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

II

transitive verb

1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

English-spanish dictionary > ruin
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'ru:in 1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ødeleggelse, ruin

2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) undergang, ruin

3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin, undergang
2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ødelegge, ruinere

2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skjemme bort, ødelegge

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- ruination
- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins

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subst. \/ˈruːɪn\/

1) ruin(er)

• the house had been empty for years and was going to rack and ruins

huset hadde vært tomt i flere år og var nær ved å falle sammen

2) ( overført) ødeleggelse, undergang, fall, ruin

• the ruin of all my hopes

slutten på mine drømmer

• it will be the ruin of us

dette er slutten på alt

3) økonomisk ruin, konkurs

4) ( overført) vrak, ruin

• he is only a ruin of what he was

han er bare en skygge av seg selv

be\/lie in ruins ligge i ruiner

blue ruin ( slang) den rene elendighet, bare sorgen dårlig gin

bring ruin on bringe ulykke over, ruinere

bring to ruin ruinere, styrte i avgrunnen

fall into ruins falle i grus, falle i ruiner, forfalle

in ruins i ruiner ( overført) i grus, ødelagt

• his dream was in ruins

drømmen hans ble lagt i grus

mother's ruin (britisk, gammeldags, spøkefullt) gin

run to ruin eller run to earth eller run to seed eller run to waste gå under

work great ruin forårsake stor skade

• the storm had worked great ruin

stormen hadde forårsaket stor skade

work somebody's ruin\/fall føre til noens fall\/ulykke
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verb \/ˈruːɪn\/

1) knuse, ruinere, bli ruinert

• his gambling will ruin him

gamblingen kommer til å bli hans undergang

2) skade, ødelegge, spolere

• the rain ruined her hat

hatten hennes ble ødelagt av regnet

3) svike

• she was ruined by her husband

hun ble sveket av mannen sin

4) skjemme bort (barn)

ruin someone's hopes knuse håpet til noen

English-Norwegian dictionary > ruin
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1. III
1) ruin smth. ruin the crop (one's health, one's life, one's career, one's reputation, smb.'s good name, etc.) погубить урожай и т.д.; ruin one's new hat (smb.'s dress, etc.) испортить свою новую шляпу и т.д.; he ruined my new car он разбил мою новую машину; ruin a church (a city, etc.) разрушать церковь и т.д.; the frost will ruin our flowers этот мороз погубит наши цветы; the rain ruined our plans этот дождь сорвал наши планы; you will ruin your prospects if you continue to be so foolish если вы будете продолжать вести себя глупо, вы загубите свое будущее; ruin smb. ruin a girl обесчестить девушку

2) ruin smb. ruin one's family (one's father, etc.) разорить свою семью и т.д.; her extravagance ruined him его разорило ее сумасбродство
2. IV
1) ruin smth., smb. in some manner ruin smth. completely (wholly, totally, utterly, irreparably, etc.) полностью и т.д. (по)губить что-л.; ruin smb. politically погубить кого-л. в политическом отношении, погубить чью-л. политическую карьеру

2) ruin smb. in some manner ruin smb. completely (utterly, etc.) совершенно разорить кого-л. и т.д.
3. XI
1) be ruined the material is ruined этот материал совершенно испорчен; the carpet is ruined ковру конец; be ruined in smth. he is ruined in health у него плохое /испорченное/ здоровье; be ruined in some manner be ruined utterly /entirely, totally/ быть совершенно испорченным; he was ruined politically его политическая карьера была погублена; my dignity as a man is sadly ruined мое мужское достоинство серьезно пострадало /задето/

2) be ruined at some time he was ruined in the depression он разорился во время кризиса
4. XVIII
ruin oneself over smb., smth. he ruined himself over an adventuress (over this affair, etc.) эта авантюристка и т.д. разорила его; ruin oneself by doing smth. ruin oneself by speculating (by gambling, etc.) разориться на спекулятивных сделках и т.д.
5. XXII
ruin smth. by doing smth. she is ruining her health by smoking она разрушает себе здоровье курением

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > ruin
11 ruine

ruine [ʀyin]

feminine noun

( = décombres, perte de fortune) ruin

• causer la ruine de to ruin

• courir or aller à sa ruine to be on the road to ruin

• cette voiture est une vraie ruine that car will ruin me

• 50 €, c'est pas la ruine ! (inf) 50 euros won't break the bank! (inf)

► en ruine(s) in ruins

• tomber en ruine to fall in ruins

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ʀɥin
nom féminin

1) ( destruction) (de bâtiment, pays, réputation, personne, d'entreprise) ruin; ( de civilisation) collapse; ( d'espoir) death

en ruine(s) — ruined (épith)

être/tomber en ruine(s) — to be in ruins/to fall into ruin

menacer ruine — to be threatening to collapse

c'est la ruine — (colloq) fig it's exorbitant

ce n'est pas la ruine — (colloq) fig it's not that expensive

les femmes seront sa ruine — women will be the ruin of him/her

être la ruine de — to ruin

courir or aller à la ruine — [personne, entreprise] to be heading for financial ruin; [civilisation] to be heading for collapse

2) ( restes) ( bâtiment) ruin; ( personne) pej wreck

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ʀɥin
1. nf

1) [bâtiment, ville] ruin

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruin

2) (= déchéance) ruin

courir à la ruine — to be on the road to ruin

3) fig (= personne) wreck

2. ruines nfpl

ruins

les ruines de la cathédrale — the ruins of the cathedral

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ruine

A nf

1 ( de bâtiment) ruin; en ruine(s) ruined ( épith); être/tomber en ruine(s) to be in ruins/to fall into ruin; menacer ruine to be threatening to collapse;

2 ( bâtiment) ruin; ils ont acheté une ruine en France they bought a ruin in France; leur maison n'était plus qu'une ruine their house was nothing more than a ruin;

3 (de personne, d'entreprise, de pays) ruin; causer la ruine de qn/qch to ruin sb/sth, to lead to sb's ruin/to the ruin of sth; être au bord de la ruine to be on the brink of financial ruin; aller or courir à la ruine to be heading for financial ruin; c'est la ruine fig it's exorbitant; ce n'est pas la ruine fig it's not that expensive; les femmes seront sa ruine women will be the ruin of him;

4 ( de civilisation) collapse; (de réputation, d'avenir) ruin; ( d'espoir) death; être la ruine de (de civilisation, réputation, santé) to ruin; ( de crédit) to destroy; (d'avenir, espoir) to ruin, to wreck; courir or aller à la ruine [civilisation] to be heading for collapse;

5 ( personne) péj wreck.

B ruines nfpl ruins; les ruines de Carthage the ruins of Carthage; les ruines d'un empire the ruins of an empire.

[rɥin] nom féminin

1. [faillite financière] ruin

courir à la ruine to head for ruin

2. (familier) [dépense exorbitante] ruinous expense

100 euros, ce n'est pas la ruine! 100 euros won't break ou ruin you!

3. [bâtiment délabré] ruin

4. [personne usée] wreck

5. [destruction - d'une institution] downfall, ruin

(figuré) ruin

ce fut la ruine de notre mariage it wrecked ou ruined our marriage

il veut ma ruine he wants to ruin ou finish me

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ruines nom féminin pluriel

ruins

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en ruine locution adjectivale

ruined

il y a beaucoup de moulins en ruine dans la région there're a lot of ruined windmills in the area

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en ruine locution adverbiale

in ruins

tomber en ruine to go to ruin

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ruine
12 rovina

f ruin

andare in rovina go to rack and ruin

mandare in rovina ruin

rovine pl ruins

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rovina s.f.

1 ( il rovinare, caduta) collapse, fall: il terremoto provocò la rovina del vecchio edificio, the earthquake caused the old building to collapse

2 (spec. pl.) ( rudere) ruin: le rovine di un tempio, di una città, the ruins of a temple, of a town; andare, cadere in rovina, to go to ruin; la città era tutta una rovina, the town was completely in ruins

3 (fig.) ruin, downfall: il bere fu la sua rovina, drink was his downfall (o ruin); la sua rovina fu causata dal gioco, his downfall was caused by gambling; tu sarai la mia rovina, you will be my ruin (o the ruin of me); andare, cadere in rovina, to go to rack and ruin; mandare in rovina, to ruin; il paese sta andando in rovina, (fam.) the country is going to the dogs.

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[ro'vina] 1.
sostantivo femminile

1) (crollo) collapse, fall

2) (stato di distruzione) (di edificio) ruin; (di area) decay

essere in rovina — to be in ruins, to be in a state of ruin

andare, cadere in rovina — to fall into ruin o decay

3) fig. (di persona, azienda, paese) ruin

causare la rovina di qcn., qcs. — to ruin sb., sth., to lead to sb.'s ruin, to lead to the ruin of sth.

le donne saranno la sua rovina — women will be the ruin of him
2.
sostantivo femminile plurale rovine ruins

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rovina

/ro'vina/

I sostantivo f.

1 (crollo) collapse, fall

2 (stato di distruzione) (di edificio) ruin; (di area) decay; essere in rovina to be in ruins, to be in a state of ruin; andare, cadere in rovina to fall into ruin o decay

3 fig. (di persona, azienda, paese) ruin; causare la rovina di qcn., qcs. to ruin sb., sth., to lead to sb.'s ruin, to lead to the ruin of sth.; le donne saranno la sua rovina women will be the ruin of him

II rovine f.pl.

ruins.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > rovina
13 perdición

f.

1 doom, ruin, downfall, total ruin.

2 perdition, going astray.

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perdición

► nombre femenino

1 (moral) undoing, ruin

■ estas amistades lo van a llevar a la perdición those friends will be the ruin of him

2 (daño) harm, ruin

■ el tabaco es mi perdición smoking will be the end of me

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SF (Rel) perdition; (fig) undoing, ruin

fue su perdición — it was his undoing

será mi perdición — it will be the ruin of me

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femenino ruin

el alcohol será su perdición — drink will be his ruin o downfall o undoing

el chocolate es mi perdición — I just can't resist chocolate

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= downfall, undoing, perdition, labefaction.

Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.

Ex. Shakespeare thereby indicates that blind idealism, like blind cynicism, may lead the soul to perdition.

Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

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* ser la salvación o la perdición de Algo = make or break.

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femenino ruin

el alcohol será su perdición — drink will be his ruin o downfall o undoing

el chocolate es mi perdición — I just can't resist chocolate

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= downfall, undoing, perdition, labefaction.

Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.

Ex: Shakespeare thereby indicates that blind idealism, like blind cynicism, may lead the soul to perdition.

Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

* ser la salvación o la perdición de Algo = make or break.

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perdición

feminine

ruin

el alcohol será su perdición drink will be his ruin o downfall o undoing

el chocolate es mi perdición I just can't resist chocolate

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perdición sustantivo femenino
ruin
' perdición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antro
- ruina
English:
astray
- doom
- downfall
- lust
- ruin
- destruction
- down

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perdición nf

ruin, undoing;

esos amigos van a ser tu perdición those friends will be the ruin of you

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perdición

f downfall

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perdición nf, pl - ciones : perdition, damnation

Spanish-English dictionary > perdición
14 perdre

perdre [pεʀdʀ(ə)]

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1. transitive verb

   a. to lose ; ( = égarer) to mislay ; [+ habitude] to get out of ; (volontairement) to break

• il a perdu son père à la guerre he lost his father in the war

• j'ai perdu le goût de rire I don't feel like laughing any more

• n'avoir rien à perdre to have nothing to lose

• l'ouvrage n'a rien perdu de son actualité the work has lost none of its topicality

• le Président perd trois points dans le dernier sondage the President is down three points in the latest poll

• perdre sa page (en lisant) to lose one's place

• perdre du poids to lose weight

• perdre l'appétit/la mémoire/la vie to lose one's appetite/one's memory/one's life

• perdre l'équilibre to lose one's balance

• perdre espoir/patience to lose hope/patience

• il perd son pantalon his trousers are falling down

   b. ( = gaspiller) [+ temps, peine, argent] to waste ( à qch on sth ) ; ( = abîmer) [+ aliments] to spoil

• tu as du temps/de l'argent à perdre ! you've got time to waste/money to burn!

• sans perdre une minute without wasting a minute

   c. ( = manquer) [+ occasion] to miss

• il n'a pas perdu une miette de la conversation he didn't miss a single syllable of the conversation

• il ne perd rien pour attendre ! he's got it coming to him! (inf)

• rien n'est perdu ! nothing is lost!

   d. ( = porter préjudice à) to ruin

• son ambition l'a perdu ambition was his downfall

• ta bonté te perdra ! (ironic) you're too kind! (ironique)

   e. (locutions) perdre le nord (inf) to lose one's way

• il ne perd pas le nord (inf) he keeps his wits about him

• perdre les pédales (inf) ( = s'affoler) to lose one's head

• perdre ses moyens to crack up (inf)

• perdre la tête ( = s'affoler) to lose one's head ; [vieillard] to lose one's marbles (inf)

2. intransitive verb

to lose

• vous y perdez (dans une transaction) you lose by it

3. reflexive verb

► se perdre

   a. ( = s'égarer) to get lost

• se perdre dans les détails to get bogged down in details

• je m'y perds I'm all confused

   b. ( = disparaître) to disappear ; [coutume] to be dying out

• se perdre dans la foule to disappear into the crowd

   c. ( = devenir inutilisable) to be wasted ; [denrées] to go bad

• rien ne se perd nothing is wasted

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pɛʀdʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) gén to lose

perdre quelque chose/quelqu'un de vue — lit, fig to lose sight of something/somebody

il a perdu de son arrogance — he's become more humble

perdre de l'importance — to become less important

leurs actions ont perdu 9% — their shares have dropped 9%

sans perdre le sourire, elle a continué — still smiling, she went on

2) to shed [feuilles, fleurs]

ton chien perd ses poils — your dog is moulting GB ou molting US

la brosse perd ses poils — the brush is losing its bristles

3) ( manquer) to miss [chance]

tu n'as rien perdu (en ne venant pas) — you didn't miss anything (by not coming)

ne pas perdre un mot de ce que quelqu'un dit — to hang on somebody's every word

4) ( gaspiller) to waste [journée, années]

perdre son temps — to waste one's time

tu as de l'argent à perdre! — you've got money to burn!

elle a du temps à perdre — she's got nothing better to do

sans perdre un instant — immediately

5) ( mal retenir)

je perds mes chaussures — my shoes are too big

je perds mon pantalon — my trousers are falling down

6) ( ruiner) to bring [somebody] down

cet homme te perdra — that man will be your undoing

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( être perdant) to lose

j'y perds — I lose out

2) ( diminuer)

perdre en gentillesse — to be less kind

3.

se perdre verbe pronominal

1) ( s'égarer) to get lost

2) ( s'embrouiller) to get mixed up

ne vous perdez pas dans des détails — don't get bogged down in details

3) ( être absorbé)

se perdre dans ses pensées — to be lost in thought

4) ( disparaître) ( cesser d'être vu) to disappear; ( cesser d'être entendu) to be lost

5) [aliment, récolte] to go to waste

il y a des claques qui se perdent! — (colloq) somebody's looking for a good smack!

6) [tradition] to die out

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perdre la tête or la raison or l'esprit — ( devenir fou) to go out of one's mind; ( paniquer) to lose one's head

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pɛʀdʀ
1. vt

1) [objet, faculté, somme] to lose

Cécile a perdu ses clés. — Cécile has lost her keys.

Il a perdu la vue à la suite d'un accident. — He lost his sight following an accident.

On a perdu plus de 1000 euros sur ces actions. — We lost more than 1000 euros on these shares.

J'ai perdu mon chemin. — I've lost my way.

perdre qn de vue fig — to lose sight of sb

2) [match, bataille, élection] to lose

perdre un match — to lose a match

3) (= gaspiller) [temps, argent] to waste, [occasion] to waste, to miss

perdre du temps — to waste time

J'ai perdu beaucoup de temps ce matin. — I've wasted a lot of time this morning.

Nous avons perdu notre temps à cette réunion. — That meeting was a waste of time.

faire perdre du temps — to be a waste of time

C'est inutile et cela fait perdre du temps. — It's pointless and it's a waste of time.

faire perdre du temps à qn — to waste sb's time

Ne me faites pas perdre mon temps! — Don't waste my time!

4) [proche, ami] to lose

Elle a perdu son mari très tôt. — She lost her husband at a very young age.

5) (moralement) [personne] to cause the downfall of

Son goût du luxe l'a perdu. — His taste for luxury was his downfall.

6) (autre locution)

il ne perd rien pour attendre — he'll get what he deserves

tu ne perds rien pour attendre — just you wait

2. vi

1) (= être vaincu) to lose

2) (sur une vente) to lose out

3) [récipient] to leak

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perdre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( égarer) to lose; perdre un bouton à sa chemise to lose a button from one's shirt; perdre qch/qn de vue lit, fig to lose sight of sth/sb;

2 ( ne pas conserver) to lose [argent, ami, emploi, droit, place, tour, vue, voix]; perdre 1 000 euros sur une vente to lose 1,000 euros on a sale; perdre la vie/la mémoire to lose one's life/one's memory; perdre du poids/du sang to lose weight/blood; je perds mes cheveux I'm losing my hair; j'ai quelques kilos à perdre I need to lose a few kilos; tu n'as rien/tu as tout à perdre you've got nothing/you've got everything to lose; perdre le soutien/l'estime de qn to lose sb's support/respect; j'en ai perdu le sommeil/l'appétit I've lost sleep/my appetite over it; perdre patience/courage to lose patience/heart; perdre son calme to lose one's temper; il a perdu de son arrogance he's become more humble; perdre le contrôle de son véhicule to lose control of one's vehicle; perdre de l'importance to become less important; perdre toute son importance to lose all importance; leurs actions ont perdu 9% their shares have dropped 9%; sans perdre le sourire, elle a continué still smiling, she went on; ⇒ dix;

3 ( se débarrasser de) to shed [feuilles, fleurs, emplois]; ton chien perd ses poils your dog is moulting GB ou molting US; ton manteau perd ses poils your coat is shedding (its) hairs;

4 ( voir mourir) to lose [parents, ami];

5 ( ne pas remporter) to lose [élections, bataille, procès];

6 ( manquer) to miss [chance]; tu n'as rien perdu (en ne venant pas) you didn't miss anything (by not coming); tu ne les connais pas? tu n'y perds rien don't you know them? you're not missing much; ne pas (vouloir) perdre un mot de ce que qn dit to hang on sb's every word;

7 ( gaspiller) to waste [journée, mois, années]; perdre son temps to waste one's time; il n'y a pas de temps à perdre there's no time to lose; tu as de l'argent à perdre! you've got money to burn!; elle a du temps à perdre she's got nothing better to do; sans perdre un instant immediately; il est venu sans perdre une minute he didn't waste any time in coming; venez sans perdre une minute ou un instant come straight away;

8 ( ne plus suivre) to lose; perdre son chemin or sa route to lose one's way, to get lost; perdre la trace d'une bête to lose the trail of an animal;

9 ( mal retenir) je perds mon bracelet my bracelet is coming off; je perds mes chaussures my shoes are too big; je perds mon pantalon my trousers are coming down ou falling down;

10 ( ruiner) to bring [sb] down; cet homme te perdra that man will be your undoing.

B vi

1 ( être perdant) to lose; perdre aux élections to lose the election; j'y perds I lose out;

2 ( diminuer) perdre en gentillesse/crédibilité to be less kind/credible; perdre en anglais to lose ou forget (some of) one's English.

C se perdre vpr

1 ( s'égarer) to get lost;

2 ( s'embrouiller) to get mixed up; toutes ces dates, je m'y perds all these dates, I'm all mixed up ou confused; ne vous perdez pas dans des détails don't get bogged down in details; je me perdais dans mes explications I was getting bogged down in my explanation;

3 ( être absorbé) se perdre dans ses pensées to be lost in thought; se perdre dans la contemplation de qch to gaze contemplatively at sth;

4 ( disparaître) ( cesser d'être vu) to disappear; ( cesser d'être entendu) [cri, appel] to be lost; une tradition dont les origines se perdent dans la nuit des temps a tradition whose origins are lost in the mists of time;

5 ( ne pas être utilisé) [aliment, récolte] to go to waste; il y a des claques qui se perdent○! somebody's looking for a good smack!;

6 ( tomber en désuétude) [coutume, tradition] to die out; le sens littéral s'est perdu the literal meaning has been lost.

Idiome

perdre la tête or la raison or l'esprit ( devenir fou) to go out of one's mind; ( paniquer) to lose one's head.

[pɛrdr] verbe transitif

1. [égarer - clefs, lunettes] to lose, to mislay

2. [laisser tomber]

perdre de l'eau/de l'huile to leak water/oil

des sacs de sable qui perdaient leur contenu sandbags spilling their contents

la brosse perd ses poils the brush is losing ou shedding its bristles

il perd son pantalon his trousers are falling down

tu perds des papiers/un gant! you've dropped some documents/a glove!

[laisser échapper] to lose

perdre sa page to lose one's page ou place

perdre la trace de quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to lose track of somebody

perdre quelqu'un/quelque chose de vue (sens propre & figuré) to lose sight of somebody/something, to lose track of somebody/something

ne pas perdre un mot/une miette de: je n'ai pas perdu un mot/une miette de leur entretien I didn't miss a (single) word/scrap of their conversation

perdre les pédales

a. (familier) [ne plus comprendre] to be completely lost

b. [céder à la panique] to lose one's head

perdre pied (sens propre & figuré) to get out of one's depth

3. [être privé de - bien, faculté] to lose

perdre son emploi ou sa situation ou sa place to lose one's job

n'avoir rien à perdre to have nothing to lose

perdre des/ses forces to lose strength/one's strength

perdre la mémoire/l'appétit to lose one's memory/appetite

perdre la parole

a. [la voix] to lose one's voice

b. [dans une réunion] to lose the floor

perdre un œil/ses dents to lose an eye/one's teeth

perdre du sang/poids to lose blood/weight

elle a perdu les eaux MÉDECINE her waters broke

perdre le contrôle de to lose control of

perdre connaissance to pass out, to faint

perdre le goût/sens de to lose one's taste for/sense of

perdre espoir to lose hope

perdre l'habitude de (faire) to get out of the habit of (doing)

perdre patience to run out of ou to lose patience

perdre (tous) ses moyens to panic

perdre la tête ou le nord (familier) ou la boule (familier) to go mad

celui-là, il perd pas le nord! (familier) he's certainly got his head screwed on!

en perdre le boire et le manger: il en a perdu le boire et le manger it worried him so much he lost his appetite

j'y perds mon latin I'm totally confused ou baffled

4. [avoir moins]

perdre de: la tapisserie n'a rien perdu de ses couleurs the wallpaper has lost none of its colour

les actions ont perdu de leur valeur the shares have partially depreciated

elle a beaucoup perdu de son anglais she's forgotten a lot of her English

5. [être délaissé par] to lose

il a perdu toute sa clientèle he has lost all his customers

un de perdu, dix de retrouvés (familier) there's plenty more fish in the sea

6. [par décès] to lose

7. [contre quelqu'un] to lose

perdre l'avantage to lose the ou one's advantage

perdre la partie JEUX: il a perdu la partie he lost the game

perdre du terrain to lose ground

SPORT [set] to drop, to lose

8. [gâcher - temps, argent] to waste

9. (soutenu) [causer la ruine de] to ruin (the reputation of)

c'est le jeu qui le perdra gambling will be the ruin of him ou his downfall

toi, c'est la curiosité qui te perdra (humoristique) you're far too inquisitive for your own good!

10. (locution)

tu ne perds rien pour attendre! just (you) wait and see!

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[pɛrdr] verbe intransitif

1. [dans un jeu, une compétition, une lutte etc] to lose

perdre à la loterie/aux élections to lose at the lottery/polls

je vous le vends 500 euros mais j'y perds I'm selling it to you for 500 euros but I'm losing (money) on it

perdre au change (sens propre & figuré) to lose out

je n'ai pas perdu au change (sens propre & figuré) I've come out of it quite well

jouer à qui perd gagne to play (a game of) loser takes all

2. [en qualité, psychologiquement] to lose (out)

perdre à: ces vins blancs perdent à être conservés trop longtemps these white wines don't improve with age

on perd toujours à agir sans réfléchir you're bound to be worse off if you act without thinking

perdre en [avoir moins de]: le récit perd en précision ce qu'il gagne en puissance d'évocation what the story loses in precision, it gains in narrative power

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se perdre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

se perdre de vue to lose sight of each other

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se perdre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[crayon, foulard, clef] to get lost, to disappear

il y a des coups de pied au cul qui se perdent (très familier) somebody needs a good kick up the arse (UK) ou ass (US & très familier)

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se perdre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'égarer - personne] to get lost, to lose one's way ; [ - avion, bateau] to get lost

(figuré)

se perdre dans les détails to get bogged down in too much detail

se perdre dans ses calculs to get one's calculations muddled up

se perdre en conjectures to be lost in conjecture

2. [disparaître] to disappear, to become lost, to fade

ses appels se perdirent dans la foule her calls were swallowed up by the crowd

se perdre dans la nuit des temps to be lost in the mists of time

3. [devenir désuet] to become lost, to die out

la coutume s'est perdue the custom is (now) lost

4. [nourriture, récolte - par pourrissement] to rot ; [ - par surabondance] to go to waste

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > perdre
15 daran

Adv.

1. räumlich: stellen, lehnen etc.: against that oder it; sich setzen etc.: at that oder it; hängen etc.: on that oder it; befestigen etc.: to that oder it; daran fassen / riechen / schlagen touch / smell / hit it; halt dich daran fest hold on to it tight(ly); daran herumfummeln umg. fiddle about with s.th.; komm nicht daran! don’t touch it!, keep away from it!

2. fig.: daran glauben believe in it; das ändert nichts daran that doesn’t change anything (about it); im Anschluss daran following that, after that; daran schloss sich eine Rede (an) that was followed by a speech; erinnere mich bitte daran, dass... please remind me that...; ist etwas falsch daran? is something wrong with that ( oder it)?; was ist schon daran? what harm is there in that ( oder it)?; daran kann man sehen, wie etc. that goes to show how etc.; du tätest gut daran zu (+ Inf.) you would do well ( oder be well-advised) to (+ Inf.) das Beste / Schlimmste etc. daran the best / worst thing about it etc.;vgl. auch die mit daran verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive und Verben

3. (daneben) next to it; nahe oder dicht daran nearby; zu nahe daran too close (to it); daran vorbei past it; nahe daran sein zu (+ Inf.) fig. be on the point of (+ Ger.), come close to (+ Ger.), be just about to (+ Inf.) ich war nahe daran, ihn zu schlagen I nearly hit him, I was on the verge of hitting him

4. Ursache: daran leiden suffer from it; daran sterben die of it; daran ersticken choke on it; daran scheitern, dass... fail because of...; das liegt daran, dass... that’s because (of)..., that’s due to the fact that...

5. umg. dran

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at it; to it; thereby

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da|rạn [da'ran] (emph) ['daːran]
adv

1) (räumlich = an dieser Stelle, diesem Ort, Gegenstand) on it/that; schieben, lehnen, stellen against it/that; legen next to it/that; kleben, befestigen, machen, gehen to it/that; sich setzen at it/that

nahe or dicht daran — right up against it, up close against it

nahe daran sein (fig) — to be on the point of it, to be just about to

nahe daran sein, etw zu tun — to be on the point of doing sth, to be just about to do sth

zu nahe daran — too close (to it)

daran vorbei — past it

er hat dicht daran vorbeigeschossen — his shot just missed it

daran kommen or fassen/riechen/schlagen — to touch/smell/hit it/that

er hielt seine Hand daran —

die Kinder sind wieder daran gewesen (inf) — the children have been at it again

2)

(zeitlich = danach anschließend) im Anschluss daran, daran anschließend — following that/this

im Anschluss daran findet eine Diskussion statt — it/this/that will be followed by a discussion

erst fand ein Vortrag statt, daran schloss sich eine Diskussion — first there was a lecture which was followed by a discussion or and after that a discussion

3) (inf)

er ist schlecht daran (gesundheitlich, finanziell) — he's in a bad way (inf)

er ist gut daran (gesundheitlich, finanziell) — he's OK (inf)

ich weiß nie, wie ich (bei ihm) daran bin — I never know where I am with him

4) (in Verbindung mit n, adj, vb siehe auch dort) arbeiten on it/that; sterben, erinnern, Bedarf, Mangel of it/that; interessieren, sich beteiligen, arm, reich in it/that; sich klammern to it/that

daran sticken/bauen — to embroider/build it/that

was macht der Aufsatz? – ich bin zurzeit daran — how's the essay doing? – I'm (working) on it now

er war daran interessiert — he was interested in it

er war daran interessiert, es zu tun — he was interested in doing it

ich zweifle nicht daran — I don't doubt it

ich zweifle nicht daran, dass... — I don't doubt that...

erinnere mich daran — remind me about or of that

erinnere mich daran, dass ich das machen soll — remind me to do that, remind me that I must do that

daran wird er zugrunde or zu Grunde gehen — that will be the ruin of him

wir haben großen Anteil daran genommen — we sympathized deeply

wird sich etwas daran ändern? — will that change at all?

wir können nichts daran machen — we can't do anything about it

daran sieht man, wie... — there you (can) see how...

Sie würden gut daran tun, dieses Angebot anzunehmen — you would do well or would be well-advised to accept this offer

das Beste/Schönste/Schlimmste etc daran — the best/nicest/worst etc thing about it

es ist kein wahres Wort daran — there isn't a word of truth in it, not a word of it is true

See:

→ auch dran

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dar·an

[daˈran]

adv

1. (räumlich) on it/that

halt deine Hand \daran! put your hand against [or on] it

komm nicht \daran, die Farbe ist noch feucht don't touch it, the paint is still wet

etw \daran befestigen/kleben to fasten/stick sth to it

etw \daran lehnen/stellen to lean/place sth against it

\daran riechen to smell it

\daran stehen to stand next to it

nahe [o dicht] \daran right up against it, [right] up close to it

\daran vorbei past it

2. (zeitlich)

erst fand ein Vortrag statt, \daran schloss sich eine Diskussion [an] first there was a lecture, which was followed by a discussion [or and after that a discussion]

im Anschluss \daran [o \daran anschließend] following that/this

im Anschluss \daran gibt es einen Imbiss it/that/this will be followed by a snack

3. in Verbindung mit subst, adj, vb siehe auch dort (an dieser Angelegenheit/Sache)

kein Wort ist wahr \daran! there isn't a word of truth in it, not a word of it is true

es ändert sich nichts \daran it won't [or nothing will] change

denk \daran! bear it in mind

denk \daran dass du deine Schwester anrufen musst don't forget [you have] to ring your sister

\daran sieht man, dass... there you [can] see that...

\daran arbeiten/ersticken to work/choke on it

arm/reich \daran sein to be lacking/rich in it

sich akk \daran beteiligen/erinnern to take part in/remember it

das Dumme/Gute/Schöne \daran ist, dass... the stupid/good/nice thing about it is that...

kein Interesse \daran no interest in it

\daran interessiert sein to be interested in it

\daran kauen/sitzen to chew [on]/sit over it

ein Mangel \daran a lack of it

\daran sein to be working on it

iss die Wurst nicht, der Hund ist \daran gewesen (fam) don't eat that sausage, the dog has been at it

\daran sterben to die of it

\daran zweifeln to doubt it; s.a. gut, nahe

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Adverb

1) on it/them

es hängt etwas daran — something is hanging from it/them

er klammert sich daran — (auch fig.) he clings to it

daran riechen — take a sniff at it/them

dicht daran — close to it/them

nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun — be on the point of doing something

2)

daran ist nichts zu machen — there's nothing one can do about it

daran wird sich nichts ändern — nothing will alter this fact

kein Wort daran ist wahr — not a word of it is true

daran arbeiten — work on it/them

wir haben keinen Bedarf mehr daran — we no longer have any need of it/them

mir liegt viel daran — it means a lot to me

3)

ich wäre beinah[e] daran erstickt — I almost choked on it; it almost made me choke

er ist daran gestorben — he died of it

4)

im Anschluss daran fand eine Diskussion statt — after that there was a discussion

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daran adv

1. räumlich: stellen, lehnen etc: against that oder it; sich setzen etc: at that oder it; hängen etc: on that oder it; befestigen etc: to that oder it;

daran fassen/riechen/schlagen touch/smell/hit it;

halt dich daran fest hold on to it tight(ly);

daran herumfummeln umg fiddle about with sth;

komm nicht daran! don’t touch it!, keep away from it!

2. fig:

daran glauben believe in it;

das ändert nichts daran that doesn’t change anything (about it);

im Anschluss daran following that, after that;

daran schloss sich eine Rede (an) that was followed by a speech;

erinnere mich bitte daran, dass … please remind me that …;

ist etwas falsch daran? is something wrong with that ( oder it)?;

was ist schon daran? what harm is there in that ( oder it)?;

daran kann man sehen, wie etc that goes to show how etc;

du tätest gut daran zu (+inf) you would do well ( oder be well-advised) to (+inf)

das Beste/Schlimmste etc

daran the best/worst thing about it etc; → auch die mit daran verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive und Verben

3. (daneben) next to it;

nahe oder

dicht daran nearby;

zu nahe daran too close (to it);

daran vorbei past it;

nahe daran sein zu (+inf) fig be on the point of (+ger), come close to (+ger), be just about to (+inf)

ich war nahe daran, ihn zu schlagen I nearly hit him, I was on the verge of hitting him

4. Ursache:

daran leiden suffer from it;

daran sterben die of it;

daran ersticken choke on it;

daran scheitern, dass … fail because of …;

das liegt daran, dass … that’s because (of) …, that’s due to the fact that …

5. umg → dran

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Adverb

1) on it/them

es hängt etwas daran — something is hanging from it/them

er klammert sich daran — (auch fig.) he clings to it

daran riechen — take a sniff at it/them

dicht daran — close to it/them

nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun — be on the point of doing something

2)

daran ist nichts zu machen — there's nothing one can do about it

daran wird sich nichts ändern — nothing will alter this fact

kein Wort daran ist wahr — not a word of it is true

daran arbeiten — work on it/them

wir haben keinen Bedarf mehr daran — we no longer have any need of it/them

mir liegt viel daran — it means a lot to me

3)

ich wäre beinahe daran erstickt — I almost choked on it; it almost made me choke

er ist daran gestorben — he died of it

4)

im Anschluss daran fand eine Diskussion statt — after that there was a discussion

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adv.

at it expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > daran
16 ødelæggelse

destruction, havoc, ruination

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(en -r) destruction ( fx of a bridge; the destruction caused by the fire); ruin ( fx that will be the ruin of him);

(F: hærgen) devastation ( fx of occupied territory);

( skade) damage,

( stærkere, F) havoc ( fx cause damage (, havoc));

( resultatet af ødelæggelse) wreckage ( fx after the fight he came to look at the wreckage).

Danish-English dictionary > ødelæggelse
17 le donne saranno la sua rovina

le donne saranno la sua rovina

women will be the ruin of him

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→ rovina

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > le donne saranno la sua rovina
18 ruina

f.

1 ruin (quiebra).

dejar en o llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin somebody

estar en la ruina to be ruined

su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money

2 destruction.

amenazar ruina to be about to collapse (edificio)

el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him

3 wreck (person).

estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck

4 bankruptcy, crash, smashup.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ruinar.

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ruina

► nombre femenino

1 ruin, collapse

2 figurado fall, end, downfall

► nombre femenino plural ruinas

1 ruins

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amenazar ruina to be on the point of collapsing, be on the verge of collapsing

estar hecho,-a una ruina figurado to be a wreck

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noun f.

1) ruin

2) downfall, collapse

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SF

1) (Econ) ruin

estaba al borde de la ruina — he was on the brink of (financial) ruin

la empresa le llevó a la ruina — the venture ruined him (financially)

estar en la ruina — to be ruined

tanto gastar en viajes va a ser mi ruina — spending all this money on travel is going to cost me a fortune

2) [de edificio] collapse

amenazar ruina — to threaten to collapse, be about to fall down

3) [de imperio] fall, decline; [de persona] ruin, downfall

el alcohol va a ser mi ruina — alcohol will be the ruin of me, alcohol will be my downfall

esto contribuyó a su ruina política — this contributed to his political downfall

4) (=persona ajada)

estar hecho una ruina — to be a wreck, look a wreck

5) pl ruinas ruins

han descubierto unas ruinas romanas — they have discovered some Roman ruins

el castillo está en ruinas — the castle is in ruins

6) (Jur) ** bird **, prison sentence

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femenino

1)

a) ( estado)

la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

eso lo condujo a la ruina — that brought about his downfall

estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)

b) ( bancarrota) ruin

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

la compañía está en la ruina — the company has collapsed

c) (causa, origen)

el juego va a ser su ruina — gambling will be the ruin of her

este coche es una ruina — this car is costing me a fortune

2) ( acción) collapse

la casa amenaza ruina — the house is on the point of collapse

3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)

en ruina — in ruins

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= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.

Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.

Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.

Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.

Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.

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* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.

* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.

* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.

* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

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femenino

1)

a) ( estado)

la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

eso lo condujo a la ruina — that brought about his downfall

estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)

b) ( bancarrota) ruin

dejar a alguien en la ruina — to ruin somebody

la compañía está en la ruina — the company has collapsed

c) (causa, origen)

el juego va a ser su ruina — gambling will be the ruin of her

este coche es una ruina — this car is costing me a fortune

2) ( acción) collapse

la casa amenaza ruina — the house is on the point of collapse

3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)

en ruina — in ruins

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= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.

Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.

Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.

Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.

* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.

* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.

* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.

* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

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ruina

feminine

A

1

(estado, situación): la compañía está/se ha quedado en la ruina the company is in a terrible mess, the company is in dire straits

conduce al protagonista a la ruina it brings about the protagonist's downfall

tras la guerra, esta región quedó sumida en la ruina when the war ended this area was left in ruins o was devastated

los dejó en la ruina it ruined them

dejaron la economía en la ruina they left the economy in ruins

estar hecho una ruina ( fam); to be a wreck ( colloq)

2

(causa de perdición, desastre): el juego va a ser su ruina gambling will be the ruin of her

este hijo mío es una ruina this son of mine is ruining me

este coche es mi ruina this car is costing me a fortune o is going to bankrupt me ( colloq)

B (acción) collapse

la casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapse

C ruinas fpl (de un edificio, una ciudad) ruins (pl)

en ruina in ruins

la casa estaba en ruinas the house was in ruins

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ruina sustantivo femenino
a) ( bancarrota) ruin;

◊ dejar a algn en la ruina to ruin sb;

estar en la ruina [ empresario] to be ruined;

[ país] to be in financial ruin;
◊ la compañía está en la ruina the company has collapsed

b) ( perdición) downfall;

◊ el juego fue su ruina gambling was his downfall

c) ( hundimiento) collapse;

◊ la casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapse

d)

◊ ruinas sustantivo femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl);

en ruinas in ruins
ruina sustantivo femenino
1 ruin
amenazar ruina, to be about to fall down
2 (económica) ruin: la empresa está en la ruina, the company has collapsed o gone bankrupt
3 (de una persona) downfall, ruin: el juego fue su ruina, gambling was his downfall 4 estar hecho una ruina, to be a wreck
5 en ruinas, in ruins
' ruina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocada
- abocado
- buscarse
- ser
- significar
- borde
- calle
English:
destruction
- ruin
- wreck
- write-off
- down
- make

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ruina nf

1. [quiebra] ruin;

su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money;

la caída de la Bolsa causó su ruina the collapse of the Stock Exchange ruined him;

dejar en o [m5] llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin sb;

estar en la ruina to be ruined;

la epidemia ha supuesto la ruina de muchos ganaderos the epidemic has ruined many cattle farmers;

vamos a la ruina we are going to wrack and ruin

2. [destrucción] destruction;

el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him

3.
ruinas [de una construcción] ruins;

un puente en ruinas a bridge in ruins;

amenazar ruina [edificio] to be about to collapse

4. [persona] wreck;

estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck

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ruina

f

1 ( quiebra) ruin;

amenazar ruina be on the point of collapse;

llevar a alguien a la ruina bankrupt s.o.;

estar en la ruina be in dire straits

2 persona

:

estar hecho una ruina be a wreck

3 de edificio

:

ruinas pl ruins

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ruina nf

1) : ruin, destruction

2) : downfall, collapse

3) ruinas nfpl

: ruins, remains

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ruina n (edificio) ruin

todas las casas están en ruinas all the houses are in ruins

estar en la ruina (persona) to be broke (empresa) to be bankrupt

Spanish-English dictionary > ruina
19 kaputtmachen

(trennb., hat -ge-) umg.

I v/t break; heftig: (Teller etc.) auch smash; (Kleider, Gerät, Reifen etc.) ruin; fig. (Person) destroy; (Ehe) wreck; WIRTS. (Betrieb) put out of business, ruin; der ganze Stress macht ihn noch kaputt all this stress will finish him off ( oder will be the death of him)

II v/refl: sich (bei etw.) kaputtmachen wear o.s. out ( oder kill o.s.) (doing s.th.)

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to damage

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ka|pụtt|ma|chen sep (inf, fig)
1. vt
to ruin; (= erschöpfen) jdn to wear out, to knacker (Brit inf)
diese ewigen Sorgen/die Kinder machen mich kaputt — these never-ending worries/the children will be the death of me (inf)

2. vr
(= sich überanstrengen) to wear oneself out, to run oneself into the ground (inf), to knacker oneself (Brit inf)
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ka·putt|ma·chen

I. vt (fam)

1. (zerstören)

▪ [jdm] etw \kaputtmachen (Gerät, Auto) to break [sb's] sth; (Kleidungsstück, Möbelstück) to ruin [sb's] sth; (Geschirr) to smash [sb's] sth

2. (ruinieren)

▪ etw/jdn \kaputtmachen to ruin sth/sb

3. (erschöpfen)

▪ jdn \kaputtmachen to wear sb out

II. vr (fam: sich verschleißen)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \kaputtmachen to wear oneself out [or sl knacker oneself] [with sth], to slog oneself into the ground fam

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1.
(ugs.) transitives Verb break <watch, spectacles, plate, etc.>; spoil <something made with effort>; ruin <clothes, furniture, etc.>; burst < balloon>; drive <business, company> to the wall; destroy < political party>; finish < person> off
2.
reflexives Verb wear oneself out

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kaputtmachen (trennb, hat -ge-) umg

A. v/t → kaputt 1

B. v/r:

sich (bei etwas) kaputtmachen wear o.s. out ( oder kill o.s.) (doing sth)

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1.
(ugs.) transitives Verb break <watch, spectacles, plate, etc.>; spoil < something made with effort>; ruin <clothes, furniture, etc.>; burst < balloon>; drive <business, company> to the wall; destroy < political party>; finish < person> off
2.
reflexives Verb wear oneself out

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kaputtmachen
20 buscar

v.

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

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buscar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

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FRASEOLOGÍA

buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

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verb

1) to look for, seek

2) search

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1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

el terrorista más buscado del país — the most wanted terrorist in the country

"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

el acomodador me buscó un asiento al fondo — the usher found me a seat at the back

las plantas buscan la luz — plants grow towards the light

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

yo no busco la fama — I'm not looking for fame

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

voy a buscar tabaco — I'll go and get some cigarettes

- buscarla

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

- buscar la ruina a algn

este hijo mío me va a buscar la ruina — this son of mine will be the ruin of me

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

2.

VI to look

ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

busca en la página 45 — look on page 45

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

3.

See:

buscarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *

buscar [A2 ]

vt

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

B

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

C

1

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

■ buscar

vi

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

■ buscarse

v pron

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

* * *

Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo

* * *

buscar

♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

Comp

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

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CSur Fam
buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]
siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
Fam
ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

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buscar

v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

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buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

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buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

estoy buscando las llaves I'm looking for my keys

2. (consultar) to look up

búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

iré a buscarte al aeropuerto I'll pick you up at the airport

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

voy a buscar el pan I'm going to get the bread

"Se busca" "Wanted"

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar

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