lessons in first aid

first aid

A n

1 ¢ gen premiers soins mpl ; to give sb first aid donner les premiers soins à qn ;

2 ( as skill) secourisme m ; lessons in first aid des leçons de secourisme.

B first-aid modif [equipment, room, station] de secours ; [training] de secourisme.

1 short course (curso).

2 series of lectures (conferencias).

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► nombre masculino

1 short course, training course

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cursillo de conferencias course of lectures

cursillo de reciclaje refresher course

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SM (=curso) short course; (=conferencias) short series of lectures

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a) ( curso corto) short course

b) ( ciclo de conferencias) series of lectures

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a) ( curso corto) short course

b) ( ciclo de conferencias) series of lectures

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1 (curso corto) short course

cursillo de verano summer course

cursillos de baile flamenco flamenco classes

cursillo de natación swimming lessons

2 (ciclo de conferencias) series of lectures

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a) ( curso corto) short course;

◊ cursillo de natación swimming lessons

b) ( ciclo de conferencias) series of lectures

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cursillo nm

1. [curso] short course;

un cursillo de socorrismo/de esquí a first-aid/skiing course;

un cursillo de formación a training course

2. [conferencias] series of lectures

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m short course

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cursillo n course

- udzielić komuś informacji/wskazówek to give sb information/some hints, to provide sb with information/some hints

- udzielać (komuś) wyjaśnień/odpowiedzi to provide (sb with) explanations/answers

- udzielić komuś nagany to reprimand sb

- udzielić komuś rady/złej rady to give sb advice/bad advice, to advise/misadvise sb

- udzielić komuś napomnienia a. pouczenia to caution sb

- udzielić komuś głosu to give sb the floor

- udzielić komuś wywiadu to give a. grant sb an interview

- udzielać komuś lekcji to give sb (private) lessons

- udzielać komuś swojego poparcia to endorse sb, to give sb one’s support

- udzielić komuś pełnomocnictwa to authorize sb

- udzielić komuś urlopu to give a. grant sb leave

- udzielić komuś gościny to offer sb one’s hospitality

- udzielić komuś schronienia to give sb shelter, to provide sb with shelter

- udzielić komuś pierwszej pomocy to give sb first aid

- udzielić komuś pomocy medycznej to treat sb

- udzielać komuś absolucji a. rozgrzeszenia to absolve sb

- udzielić komuś sakramentu to administer a sacrament to sb

- udzielić komuś ślubu to marry sb, to preside over sb’s wedding

- jej nastrój/smutek/entuzjazm udzielił się mężowi her mood/sadness/enthusiasm infected her husband

- udzielać się społecznie a. publicznie to be active in community life

- udzielać się towarzysko to have an active social life

1) give in some manner. give generously /unsparingly, abundantly/ щедро и т. д. давать /дарить, одаривать/; give grudgingly нехотя делать подарки

2) give in some manner this chair (the mattress, the bed, etc.) gives comfortably (a lot) этот стул и т. д. приятно (сильно) проминается; the springs won't give enough /much/ пружины довольно тугие; the горе has given a good deal веревка сильно растянулась /ослабла/; give for some time the frost did not give all day мороз не отпускал весь день

1) give food (medicine, L 3, etc.) давать еду и т. д., give presents дарить /делать/ подарки; give a grant давать дотацию /пособие/; give a scholarship предоставлять стипендию; give a medal награждать медалью; give alms подавать милостыню

2) give a message передавать записку /сообщение/; give one's regards передать привет

3) give a large crop (10 per cent profit, etc.) приносить / давать/ большой урожай и т. д.; give fruit плодоносить; give milk давать молоке; give heat излучать тепло; the lamp gives a poor light лампа светит тускло /дает, излучает тусклый свет/; his work gives good results его работа дает хорошие результаты; two times two /two multiplied by two/ gives four дважды два give четыре

4) give facts (news, details, the following figures, etc.) приводить /сообщать/ факты и т. д.; give an example /an instance/ приводить /давать/ пример: the dictionary doesn't give this word в словаре нет этого слова; the list gives ten names в списке [приведено /указано/] / список содержит/ десять имен; he gave a full account of the event он все рассказал /дал полный отчет/ об этом событии; he gave no particulars он не сообщил никаких подробностей; give a portrait (a character, the scenery of the country, etc.) нарисовать портрет и т. д.; in his book he gives a description of their customs в своей книге он описывает их нравы; give evidence /testimony/ давать показания; give one's name and address дать /назвать/ свой фамилию и адрес

5) the thermometer gives forty degrees термометр показывает сорок градусов; the barometer gives rain барометр пошел на дождь; give no sign of life не подавать признаков жизни; give no sign of recognition a) не подать виду, что узнал; б) не узнать; give no sign of embarrassment нисколько не смутиться

6) give a dinner (a dinner party, a ball, a party, a concert, a performance, etc.) давать /устраивать/ обед и т. д.

7) give lessons (instruction, exact information, etc.) давать уроки и т. д., give smth. in smth. give lessons in mathematics (instruction in golf, etc.) давать уроки по математике и т. д.; give smth. on smth. give lectures on psychology (on biology, on various subjects, etc.) читать лекции по психологии и т. д., give a lecture прочитать лекцию, выступить с лекцией; give a song (one of Beethoven's sonatas, a concerto, etc.) исполнять песню и т. д., give a recital (a recitation) выступать с сольным концертом (с художественным чтением)

8) give one's good wishes желать всего доброго / хорошего/; give one's blessing давать свое благословение: give a toast провозглашать тост; give smb.'s health /the health of smb./ поднимать тост за чье-л. здоровье

9) give a point in the argument уступить по одному какому-л. вопросу в споре; give way /ground/ отступать, сдавать [свои] позиции; the army (our troops, the crowd, etc.) gave way армия и т. д. отступила; the door (the axle, the railing, etc.) gave way дверь и т. д. подалась; the bridge (the ice, the floor, the ground, etc.) gave way мост и т. д. провалился; the rope /the line/ gave way веревка лопнула; my legs gave way у меня подкосились ноги; his health is giving way его здоровье пошатнулось; his strength is giving way силы оставляют его; if he argues don't give way если он будет спорить, не уступайте

10) give a decision сообщать решение; give judg (e)ment выносить приговор; give notice а) предупреждать о предстоящем увольнении; б) уведомлять

11) semiaux give a look /а glance/ взглянуть, бросить взгляд; give a jump /а leap/ (под)прыгнуть, сделать прыжок; give a push (a pull) толкнуть (потянуть); give a kick ударить ногой, лягнуть; give a smile улыбнуться; give a kiss поцеловать; give a loud laugh громко засмеяться /рассмеяться/; give a cry /а shout/ издавать крик; give a sigh вздохнуть; give a groan застонать; give a sob всхлипнуть; give a start вздрогнуть; give a nod кивнуть; give a shake [of one's head] отрицательно покачать головой; give an injection делать укол; give a shrug of the shoulders пожать плечами; give a wave of the hand махнуть рукой; give a blow ударить; give a rebuff давать отпор; give a beating задать порку, избить; give chase пускаться в погоню; give a wag of the tail вильнуть хвостом; give an order (a command, instructions, etc.) отдавать приказ /распоряжение/ и т. д.; give an answer /а reply/ давать ответ, отвечать; give help оказывать помощь; give the alert объявлять тревогу; give a warning делать предупреждение; give advice советовать, давать совет; give a suggestion предлагать, выдвигать предложение; give a promise (one's word, one's pledge, etc.) давать обещание и т. д.; give shelter давать /предоставлять/ убежище; give a volley дать залп; the gun gave a loud report раздался громкий ружейный выстрел; give offence обижать, наносить обиду; give battle давать бой; give a chance (an opportunity, power, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ возможность и т. д.

1) give back the books you borrowed (my pen, my newspaper, etc.) возвращать книги, которые вы взяли и т. д.; give smth. in some manner give money generously (grudgingly, freely, etc.) щедро и т. д. давать деньги; regularly give presents регулярно делать подарки

2) give smth. at some time give a message immediately немедленно передать записку

3) give smth. at some time give profit (10 per cent, etc.) regularly (annually, etc.) регулярно и т. д. приносить прибыль и т. д.

4) give smth. in some manner give an extract in full (at length, in detail, etc.) приводить отрывок полностью и т. д.

5) semiaux give smth. in some manner give aid willingly охотно оказывать помощь; give one's answers loudly (distinctly, etc.) давать ответы /отвечать/ громко и т. д.

1) give smb. smth. give me your pencil (him this book, her your hand, me a match, the child a glass of milk, the boy his medicine, etc.) дайте мне ваш карандаш и т. д., give smb. a present сделать кому-л. подарок; give him watch (her a ring, etc.) подарить ему часы и т. д.; give her a bunch of flowers преподнести ей букет цветов; what has he given you? что он вам подарил /преподнес/?; give him a letter from his mother (her a note from me, etc.) передавать ему письмо от матери и т. д.; give an actor a role (him a job, etc.) предлагать /давать/ актеру роль и т. д.; give smb. the place of honour отвести кому-л. почетное место; give me long distance дайте мне междугородную; I give you my word (my promise, my consent, etc.) 'даю вам слово и т. д.; give smb. smth. for smth. give smb. a watch for a present преподнести кому-л. часы в качестве подарка; give women equal pay with men for their work оплачивать труд женщин наравне с трудом мужчин; give smb. smth. in smth. give them parts in his new play распределять между ними роли в его новой пьесе; give smb. smb. she gave him a beautiful baby boy она родила ему прекрасного мальчика

2) give smb. smth. give him the message (me the letter, etc.) передавать ему записку и т. д.; give smb. one's love (one's compliments, one's kind regards, etc.) передавать кому-л. привет и т. д.; give him my thanks передайте ему мою благодарность; I give you my very best wishes желаю вам всего самого лучшего

3) give smb. smth. give smb. an illness (measles, a sore throat, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; you've given me your cold вы заразили меня насморком, я от вас заразился насморком

4) give smb., smth. smth. give us warmth and light (us fruit, people meat, us milk, us wool and leather, etc.) давать нам тепло и свет и т. д.; give men pleasure (him joy, the children enjoyment, her satisfaction, etc.) доставлять людям удовольствие и т. д.; give smb. [much] pain (much trouble, sorrow, etc.) причинять кому-л. боль и т. д.; too much noise gives me a headache от сильного шума у меня начинается головная боль; give smb. courage (me patience, him strength, her more self-confidence, etc.) придавать кому-л. мужество и т. д.; that gave me the idea of travelling это навело меня на мысль о путешествии; give smth. flavour придавать чему-л. вкус

5) give smb. smth. give the commission an account of his trip (us a good description of the man, him wrong information, him good proof, etc.) давать комиссии отчет /отчитываться перед комиссией/ о своей поездке и т. д.; give me your opinion сообщите мне свое мнение; give us human nature truthfully (the reader a true picture of his age, etc.) описать /воссоздать/ для нас подлинную картину человеческой природы и т. д.

6) give smb. smth. give the child a name дать ребенку имя; give smth. smth. give the book a strange title дать книге странное заглавие /название/; this town gave the battle its name эта битва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла

7) give smb. smth. give smb. lessons (music lessons, lessons in French, consultations, instruction, etc.) давать кому-л. уроки и т. д., give smb. a concerto (a play, etc.) исполнить для кого-л. концерт и т. д.; give us Bach (us another song, etc.) исполните нам /для нас/ Баха и т. д.; who will give us a song? кто вам споет? || give smb. an example служить кому-л. примером; give the other boys an example подавать другим мальчикам пример

8) give smb. smth. give smb. good morning (him good day, us good evening, etc.) пожелать кому-л. доброго утра и т. д., give smb. one's blessing благословлять кого-л.; give smb. smth., smb. give them our country (our host, the Governor, etc.) предложить им выпить за нашу страну и т. д.

9) give smb. smth. give smb. six months' imprisonment (five years, two years of hard labour, etc.) приговорить кого-л. к пяти месяцам тюремного заключения и т. д.

10) semiaux give smb., smth. smth. give smb. a look (a fleeting glance, etc.) бросить на кого-л. взгляд и т. д.; give smb. a smile улыбнуться кому-л.; give smb. a kiss поцеловать кого-л.; give smb. a blow нанести кому-л. удар, стукнуть кого-л.; give smb. a push толкнуть кого-л.; give smb. a kick лягнуть, ударить кого-л. ногой; give smb. a nod кивнуть кому-л. [головой]; give smb. a beating избить /поколотить/ кого-л.; give one's hat a brush почистить шляпу; give a blackboard a wipe стереть с доски; give smb.'s hand a squeeze сжать или пожать кому-л. руку; give them our support (him help, him a hand, them every assistance, etc.) оказать им поддержку и т. д.; give the matter every care внимательно отнестись к вопросу; give smb. a warning предупреждать кого-л.; give smb. an order (instructions, etc.) отдать кому-л. приказ и т. д.; give smb. an answer /а reply/ давать кому-л. ответ, отвечать кому-л.; my old coat gives me good service мое старое пальто все еще служит мне; give me a chance (him another opportunity, etc.) предоставьте мне возможность и т. д.

1) give smth. to do smth. give a signal to start (notice to leave, etc.) давать сигнал к отправлению и т. д.; give a push to open the door толкнуть дверь, чтобы она открылась; give a lot to know it (anything to know what happened, the world to have it, the world to secure such a thing, etc.) многое отдать, чтобы узнать это и т. д. || give smb. to understand дать кому-л. понять

2) give smb. smth. to do give him a book to read (me something to eat, her a glass of water to drink, him the right to complain, him a week to make up his mind, us an hour to get there, myself time to think it over, etc.) дать ему прочесть книгу и т. д.; give a porter one's bags to carry (a groom one's horse to hold, etc.) попросить носильщика отнести вещи и т. д.; give him a letter to mail дать /велеть/ ему отправить письмо; give her a message to deliver дать ей записку для передачи

1) be given smth. he was given a job (quarters, a rest, etc.) ему дали /предложили/ работу и т. д., he was given a book (a watch, L 50, a ring, etc.) ему подарили книгу и т. д.; be given to smb., smth. a book (a watch, etc.) was given to him ему подарили книгу и т. д., he was given a contract с ним заключили контракт; be given in some manner our services are given free of charge мы оказываем услуги бесплатно; invitations are given gratuitously (periodically, willingly, etc.) приглашения рассылаются бесплатно и т. д., be given somewhere articles (books, etc.) must be given back статьи и т. д. должны быть возвращены

2) be given to smb. of all the books that have been given to the public on the problem из всех выпущенных по данному вопросу книг

3) || semiaux I was given to understand that... мне дали понять, что...

4) be given to smth. be given to idleness (to luxury and pleasure, to drink, to these pursuits, etc.) иметь склонность к безделью и т. д., he is much given to music он увлекается музыкой; be given in so me manner I am not given that way у меня не такой склад /характер/; be given to doing smth. be given to drinking (to day-dreaming, to lying, to contradicting, to swearing, to shooting and hunting, etc.) любить выпить, иметь пристрастие к выпивке и т. д.; he is given to stealing он нечист на руку; he is given to boasting он хвастлив || semiaux (not) be given to smb. to do smth. it is not given to him to understand it (to appreciate beauty, to express his thoughts eloquently, to become famous, etc.) ему не дано понять это и т. д.

5) be given somewhere the figures (the data, the results, etc.) are given below ( above) цифры и т. д. приведены ниже (выше); as given below (above) как показано /сказано/ ниже (выше); the word (this phrase, etc.) is not given in the dictionary словарь не дает /не приводит/ этого слова и т. д., be given in some manner the prices are given separately цены даются отдельно; this is given as a hypothesis это приводится в виде гипотезы

6) be given smth. he was given the name of John его назвали Джоном; be given in some manner the subtitle is given rather grandiloquently дан очень пышный подзаголовок

7) be given at some place the opera (the play, etc.) was first given in Paris (on this stage, etc.) эта опера и т. д. была впервые поставлена в Париже и т. д.; be given at some time the play is to be given again next month пьеса вновь пойдет /пьесу снова покажут/ в следующем месяце

8) be given smth. be given six years' imprisonment (a severe punishment, a stiff sentence, a reprieve, etc.) получить шесть лет тюрьмы и т. д.; be given for (against) smb. the decision (the judg(e)ment, etc.) was given for (against) the defendant ( the plaintiff, etc.) решение и т. д. было вынесено в пользу (против) обвиняемого и т. д.

1) give to /for/ smth., smb. give to the Red Cross (to charity, to the poor, for the relief of the victims of the flood, etc.) жертвовать [средства] в пользу Красного Креста и т. д.

2) give under smth. the fence (the beam, etc.) may give under the weight забор и т. д. может рухнуть под такой тяжестью; the earth /the soil/ (the marshy ground, etc.) gave under the vehicle под тяжестью машины почва и т. д. осела; the step gave under his feet ступенька сломалась у него под ногами; the lock gave under hard pushing мы напирали на дверь, пока замок не сломался; give on smth. we can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points успешные переговоры невозможны [до тех пор], пока каждая сторона не пойдет на определенные уступки

3) give (up)on (into, onto) smth. the window ( the door, the gate, etc.) gives (up)on the street (on the garden, on the side street, into /on(to)/ the yard, on the sea, etc.) окно и т. д. выходит на улицу и т. д., the road gave onto the highway дорога выходила на шоссе

1) give smth. to smb., smth. give a book to each of the boys (food to the hungry, medicine to a patient, money to a beggar, etc.) давать каждому мальчику по книге и т. д.; money to the Red Cross (all his books to the library, his collection to the college, etc.) передать /( пожертвовать/ деньги Красному Кресту и т.

2) give smth. to smb. give the command of the regiment to him поручить ему командование полком; give my love /my kind regards, my compliments/ to her (to your family, etc.) передавать ей и т. д. привет; give smb., smth. into smb., smth. give the children into smb.'s hands (into smb.'s care, into smb.'s charge, etc.) передавать детей в чьи-л. руки и т. д., поручать детей кому-л. и т. д., give the thief into the hands of the police передать вора в руки полиции; give the prisoner into custody отдать заключенного под стражу

3) give smth. to smth., smb. give perfume to the linen (an edge to the appetite, brilliance to the thing, etc.) придавать белью аромат и т. д.; give a disease to smb. (a cold to the boy, measles to a whole school, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; give motion to the wheel привести колесо в движение; give currency to smth. пускать что-л. в обращение; give currency to rumours распускать слухи; his novel gave currency to this phrase после выхода в свет его романа это выражение стало крылатым; give rise to smth. породить /вызвать/ что-л.; his behaviour gave rise to rumours его поведение дало повод разговорам

4) give smth. for smth. give five pounds for the hat (as much as L 3 for this book, a good price for the car, etc.) (заплатать пять фунтов за шляпу и т. д.; how much /what/ did you give for that? сколько вы за это заплатили?; give prizes /premiums/ for the best exhibits выдавать призы за лучшие экспонаты; give smth. to smb. give good wages to the workers хорошо платить рабочим

5) give smth. to smth., smb. give one's free time to golf (one's mind to scientific research, one's attention to study, one's heart to art, one's energy to political affairs, one's love to her, etc.) отдавать все свое свободное время игре в гольф и т. д.; give one's life to science (to the cause of peace, to study, to one's duty, etc.) отдать /посвятить/ свой жизнь науке и т. д.

6) give smth. with smth. give the story with many unnecessary particulars (a description with many side remarks, evidence with no trace of bias, etc.) рассказать эту историю со многими ненужными подробностями и т. д.; give the scenery with great fidelity описывать /воспроизводить/ пейзаж с большой точностью; give smth. for smth. give his reasons for his absence (for the delay, for her lateness, etc.) объяснять свое отсутствие и т. д.

7) give smth. at smth. the bulletin gives the population of the country at 90 millions (the average number of attempts at 3, the number of instances at 8, etc.) в бюллетене указывается, что население этой страны ранки девяноста миллионам и т. д.; give smth. in smth. give 30° in the shade (in the sun) показывать /регистрировать/ тридцать градусов в тени (на солнце)

8) give smth. to smth. the city gave its name to the battle эта ботва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла; the largest city gave its name to the province эта область названа по самому большому городу

9) give smth. for smb. give a dinner (a party, etc.) for 20 guests давать обед и т. д. на двадцать человек /персон/

10) give smth. to smb. give instruction to a class of adults (lessons to children, interviews to journalists, etc.) давать уроки группе взрослых и т. д., give a talk to the recruits провести беседу с новобранцами

11) give smth. to smb. give three hearty cheers to the winners встречать победителей троекратным "ура"

12) || give way to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; give way to а саг (to traffic coming in from the right, to the man, etc.) пропускать автомобиль и т. д., давать дорогу автомобилю и т. д.; give way to despair впасть в отчаяние; give way to temptation (to grief, etc.) поддаться соблазну и т. д.; give way to emotions уступить чувствам, быть не в состоянии справиться со своими чувствами; give way to tears не сдержать слезы, расплакаться; give way to his whims (to him, to these impudent demands, etc.) уступать его капризам и т. д., give way to anger не сдержать гнева, дать волю гневу; give place to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; spring gave place to summer на смену весне пришло лето

13) semiaux give smth., to smb., smth. give a blow to smb. нанести кому-л. удар; give a signal to the guard подавать сигнал часовому; give a turn to a key in the lock повернуть ключ в замке; give help to the needy оказывать помощь нуждающимся; give an order to the servants (a command to the soldiers. etc.) отдать распоряжение слугам и т. д.; give an answer to the man ответить этому человеку; give encouragement to the boy ободрить /подбодрить/ мальчика; give chase to a ship [начать] преследовать корабль

1 tale.

cuento de hadas fairy tale

el cuento de la lechera (informal) wishful thinking

cuento popular folk tale

2 short story.

3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).

cuento chino tall story, whopper

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (relato) story, tale

2 LITERATURA short story

3 familiar (chisme) gossip

4 familiar (embuste) fib, story

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¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?

dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibs

ir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebody

no hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatched

tener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fuss

traer algo a cuento figurado to bring something up

venir a cuento to be pertinent

cuento chino tall story

cuento de hadas fairy tale

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1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, tale

- aplicarse el cuento

- es el cuento de nunca acabar

2) * (=mentira)

- tener más cuento que siete viejas

- vivir del cuento

3) [otras locuciones]

4) frm (=cómputo)

SM [de bastón] point, tip

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1)

a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, tale

b) ( chiste) joke, story

- cuento corto

- cuento de hadas

2)

a) (fam) ( chisme)

b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)

c) (fam) ( exageración)

- cuento chino

- cuento del tío

- cuento de viejas

3) ( número)

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= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.

Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".

Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.

Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.

Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.

Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.

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* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.

* contar un cuento = tell + story.

* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].

* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.

* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].

* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.

* cuento escrito = written story.

* cuento infantil = picture book.

* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].

* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].

* lectura de cuentos = story reading.

* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].

* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.

* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.

* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.

* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.

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1)

a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, tale

b) ( chiste) joke, story

- cuento corto

- cuento de hadas

2)

a) (fam) ( chisme)

b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)

c) (fam) ( exageración)

- cuento chino

- cuento del tío

- cuento de viejas

3) ( número)

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= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.

Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".

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1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, tale

escritor de cuentos a short-story writer

libro de cuentos book of short stories

el cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hood

cuéntame un cuento tell me a story

aplícate el cuento ( fam); take note

contar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)

el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to this

traer algo a cuento to bring sth up

venir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevant

sin venir a cuento for no reason at all

2 (chiste) joke, story

¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?

short story

fairy story, fairy tale

1 ( fam)

(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)

siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybody

comer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!

2 ( fam) (mentira, excusa) story ( colloq)

no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories

hacerle al cuento ( Méx fam); to pretend, put sb on ( AmE colloq), have sb on ( BrE colloq)

3 ( fam)

(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you

¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)

( fam):

eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)

yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)

(CS fam): el cuento del tío a con trick

me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)

( fam); old wives' tale

(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable

contar

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

◊ eran 6 sin cuento al conductor there were 6 of them not counting the driver;

◊ no se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyone;

◊ cuento con los dedos to count on one's fingers;

◊ contar con

a) ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on;

◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;

b) ( prever) to expect;

◊ no contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad

c) (frml) ( tener) to have;

◊ cuenta con 10 años de experiencia she has 10 years of experience

a) (frml) ( estar incluido):

◊ me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters;

◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)

a) ( narración corta) short story;

◊ cuéntame un cuento tell me a story;

b) ( chiste) joke, story

c) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq);

◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o stories

d) (fam) ( exageración):

◊ todo ese llanto es puro cuento all that crying is just put on;

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♦ ver contar

♦ nm

1. [narración] short story;

un libro de cuentos a storybook;

contar un cuento to tell a story;

venir a cuento to be relevant;

sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;

y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;

aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;

ir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;

ser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless business

es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky

2. Fam [mentira, exageración] story, lie;

¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;

ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;

venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;

hacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;

tener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;

vivir del cuento to live by one's wits

lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;

a mí no me vengas con cuentos chinos don't give me that (US rubbish o US bull)

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1 (short) story;

cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;

ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales

2 ( pretexto) excuse;

tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;

vivir del cuento fam live off other people

venir a cuento be relevant;

eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;

traer a cuento bring up

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cuento nm

1) : story, tale

cuento de hadas : fairy tale

sin cuento : countless

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cuento n

1. (en general) story [pl. stories] / tale

2. (en literatura) short story

1. mainly; 2. chiefly; 3. largely; 4. primarily; 5. principally; 6. essentially; 7. mostly; 8. above all; 9. first and foremost

Русское главным образом может относиться к разного рода ситуациям, независимо от степени важности, первоочередности, предпочтительности выделяемого действия, события, предмета и т. п. В отличие от русского, его английские соответствия различают все эти аспекты ситуаций.

1. mainly — главным образом, в основном, большей частью (подчеркивает и выделяет наиболее важное лицо, событие, причину): History lessons in his youth, he said, had been mainly a question of reciting dates and the names of kings. — Он говорил, что в его время уроки истории состояли в основном из заучивания дат и имен королей. It is good mainly because it means I can get what 1 want. — Это все хорошо главным образом потому, что я могу получить то, что мне надо. Her illness is caused mainly by worry and stress. — Ее болезнь вызвана большей частью беспокойством и стрессовой ситуацией.

2. chiefly — большей частью, в основном, главным образом (выделяет основную часть, главную причину, указывает на наличие и других важных составляющих ситуации): His work consists chiefly of interviewing people in the street. — Его работа состоит по большей части в интервьюировании людей на улице/ Его работа состоит в основном в том, что он берет интервью у людей на улице. I lived abroad for years, chiefly in Italy. — Я годами жил за границей, главным образом в Италии. How quickly you recover from the operation chiefly depends on your general state of health. — Как быстро вы поправитесь после операции, зависит главным образом от общего состояния вашего здоровья.

3. largely — главным образом, особенно, по большей части (выделяет особый характер утверждения, особенную причину, указывает на справедливость утверждения): His success is largely due to his hard work. — Своим успехом он обязан в основном своему упорному труду./Своим успехом он обязан по большей части своему упорному труду./Своим успехом он обязан главным образом своему упорному труду. This part of the country is largely a desert. — Эта часть страны по большей части пустыня. Most of the obstacles to women's equality have been largely removed. — Большая часть препятствий на пути женского равноправия уже снята/ Основная часть препятствий на пути женского равноправия устранена. They have stayed together largely because of the children. — Они не развелись в основном из-за детей.

4. primarily — главным образом, в первую очередь, в основном ( подчеркивает важность и первоочередность чего-либо): Foreign aid is intended primarily for children victims of the earthquake. — Иностранная помощь предназначается в первую очередь детям, пострадавшим от землетрясения./Иностранная помощь предназначается главным образом для детей пострадавших от землетрясения.

5. principally — главным образом, особенно, в основном (выделяет одну причину или ситуацию из ряда других, как наиболее важную): Men can usually run faster than women primarily because they have greater muscular strength. — Мужчины часто бегают быстрее женщин главным образом потому, что обладают большей мускульной силой./Мужчины часто бегают быстрее женщин в основном потому, что сильнее физически. Most linguists would say they were concerned primarily with the structure of languages. — Большинство лингвистов могло бы сказать, что они занимаются главным образом структурой языков./Большинство лингвистов могло бы сказать, что они в основном занимаются структурой языков. Although research is important, the university exists primarily for the students. — Хотя исследования и важны, университет существует в основном ради студентов./Хотя исследовательская работа и важна, университет существует главным образом ради студентов. The issue was not primarily a political one but essentially moral. — Этот вопрос носил в основном моральный, а не политический характер./Этот вопрос был главным образом моральный, а не политический./Этот вопрос был по сути моральный, а не политический.

6. essentially — главным образом, в сущности, по сути (указывает на и выделяет самые важные, сущностные, существенные аспекты ситуации, определяемого действия, события, объекта; может стоять в начале предложения и относиться ко всему предложению, в таких случаях оно отделяется запятой): Eisenhower was essentially moderate in politics. — Эйзенхауэр по сути был умеренным в политике. Essentially, the plan is worthwhile, but some changes will have to be made. — По сути своей план хорош, но некоторые изменения все же надо внести./ В основном план хорош, но некоторые изменения все же надо внести./В основе своей план хорош, но некоторые изменения все же надо внести.

7. mostly — главным образом, в основном, в большинстве случаев (определяет наиболее частые, типичные аспекты ситуации): I mostly worked as a researcher, writer and a teacher. — Я работал в основном как научный работник, писатель и учитель. More immigrants arrived, mostly Europeans. — Среди прибывших иммигрантов в основном европейцы./Среди прибывших иммигрантов больше европейцев./Среди прибывших иммигрантов главным образом европейцы.

8. above all — главным образом, более всего, кроме всего прочего, помимо всего прочего (выделяет одну причину, обстоятельство или объект, как наиболее важные среди остальных): We must, above all, pay attention to the problem of homeless. — Самой важной проблемой, на которую мы должны обратить внимание, является проблема бездомных. Above all, the government did not want a high rate of inflation. — Более всего правительство пыталось избежать быстрого роста/высокой степени инфляции.

9. first and foremost — гнуть, гнуться, сгибаться, сгибать, изгибаться, наклонять, наклоняться (глагол to bend дает общее название действия, без уточнения того, как оно произведено; направление сгибания передается сочетаниями с наречиями и предлогами): to bend smth — согнуть/гнугь что-либо; to bend the wire into a ring — согнуть проволоку в кольцо; to bend down — нагнуться; to bend over smb. smth — склониться над кем-либо, чем-либо; to bend one's head — наклонить голову I can't bend easily. — Мне трудно наклоняться. Can you bend down and touch your toes without bending your knees. — Ты можешь нагнуться и дотронуться до пальцев ног, не сгибая колен? The road bends to the right. — Дорога поворачивает направо. His back bent with years. — Он ссутулился/сгорбился с годами. Can you bend the wire under the board? — Ты можешь загнуть проволоку за доску? Не bend under the burden. — Он согнулся под тяжестью ноши.

2. to fold — складывать, сгибать (под углом), загибать, складываться: to fold (down) the corner of a page — загнуть угол страницы; to fold one's arms on/upon the chest — сложить руки на груди; to fold a letter (a shirt, a newspaper) — сложить письмо (рубашку, газету); to fold clothes — складывать одежду The bed folds away conveniently for storage. — Кровать удобно складывается для хранения.

3. to twist — сгибать, сгибаться ( поворачиваясь), скручивать, крутить, выкручивать, извиваться, виться ( змейкой): to twist one's ankle — подвернуть ногу; to twist a thread (rope) — скрутить нитку (веревку); to twist one's handkerchief— крутить носовой платок/скручивать носовой платок; to twist smb's arm — выкручивать кому-либо руку; to twist linen — выжимать белье/выкручивать белье; to twist a piece of wire into a loop — согнуть кусок проволоки в петлю Smb's belt has twisted. — Ремень перекрутился. She twisted her handkerchief nervously. — Она нервно скручивала платочек. The pig's tail was twisted into a corkscrew. — Хвостик свиньи был закручен штопором. The road twists a good deal. — Дорога сильно петляет.

4. to stoop — пригибаться, пригнуться, сутулиться, нагнуться, горбиться (особенно для того, чтобы что-либо поднять или сделать что-либо, чему мешает большой рост): to stoop to pick up a handkerchief — нагнуться, чтобы поднять платок Не had to stoop to get into the саг. — Ему пришлось пригнуться, чтобы сесть в машину. Don't stoop, sit straight. — He горбись, сиди прямо. She stooped and patted the little dog. — Она наклонилась и потрепала собачку.

5. to crouch — пригнуться, присесть ( на корточки), припасть К земле, присесть (описывает такое положение согнутого тела, которое позволяет спрятаться, или казаться меньше ростом, или быть готовым к прыжку): a tiger crouching for a spring — тигр, сжавшийся перед прыжком/тигр, припавший к земле перед прыжком There were six people crouching round the camp fire. — Вокруг костра на корточках сидели шесть человек. The old lady crouched before the fireplace. — Старушка присела у камина./Старушка присела у очага.

6. to curl up — загибать, свернуться комочком, свернуться калачиком, согнуться, скручивать, скручиваться (сидя или лежа, прижав согнутые в локтях и коленях руки и ноги так, чтобы почувствовать тепло, уют, комфорт): to curl up the comers of a book — загибать уголки книги She curled up in the armchair. — Она свернулась калачиком в кресле. I was so tired all I wanted to do was to curl up in the armchair and watch TV. — Я так устал, что хотел только устроиться уютно в кресле и смотреть телевизор. The cat curled up on the carpet. — Кот свернулся клубочком на ковре. The frost made the leaves curl up. — Листья свернулись от мороза.

7. to flex — сгибать, гнуть, сгибать и разгибать (взад и вперед, особенно в тех случаях, когда чувствуешь онемение какого-либо органа тела): to flex one's muscles — разминаться (перед работой) Не stood up flexed his powerful shoulders and pulled on his coat. — Он встал, распрямил свои могучие плечи и надел пиджак. The babies' natural position is with two arms bent in the elbows and their legs flexed. — Естественное положение младенца — согнутые ручки и ножки.

8. to warp — гнуть, гнуться, коробиться, прогнуться, деформироваться, искривляться (в отличие от вышеприведенных глаголов, глагол to warp относится только к неодушевленным предметам, обозначает потерю формы под влиянием высокой температуры или нажима): Seasoned timber does not warp. — Выдержанное дерево не коробится. The door is warped and it won't close properly. — Дверь покоробилась и плохо закрывается. The sun warped the boards. — Солнце покоробило доски. As the planks dry they warp slightly. — Когда доски высыхают, они слегка коробятся. The covers of the book are warped. — Переплет покоробился.

9. to bow/to make a bow — поклониться, нагнуться в поклоне, отвесить поклон, кланяться (поклон или сгибание тела до пояса или наклон головы вперед в знак благодарности, согласия или разрешения): to bow smb into the room — с поклоном ввести кого-либо в комнату: to bow one's thanks — поклониться в знак благодарности; to bow one's assent — кивнуть в знак согласия Не stood up, bowed and left the room, — Он встал, поклонился и вышел из комнаты. Не bowed to us as he passed. — Проходя мимо, он поклонился нам.

SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering

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Although known as Clement in his professional life, his baptism at Asby and his death were registered under the name of Joseph Clemmet. He worked as a slater until the age of 23, but his interest in mechanics led him to spend much of his spare time in the local blacksmith's shop. By studying books on mechanics borrowed from his cousin, a watchmaker, he taught himself and with the aid of the village blacksmith made his own lathe. By 1805 he was able to give up the slating trade and find employment as a mechanic in a small factory at Kirkby Stephen. From there he moved to Carlisle for two years, and then to Glasgow where, while working as a turner, he took lessons in drawing; he had a natural talent and soon became an expert draughtsman. From about 1809 he was employed by Leys, Mason \& Co. of Aberdeen designing and making power looms. For this work he built a screw-cutting lathe and continued his self-education. At the end of 1813, having saved about £100, he made his way to London, where he soon found employment as a mechanic and draughtsman. Within a few months he was engaged by Joseph Bramah, and after a trial period a formal agreement dated 1 April 1814 was made by which Clement was to be Chief Draughtsman and Superintendent of Bramah's Pimlico works for five years. However, Bramah died in December 1814 and after his sons took over the business it was agreed that Clement should leave before the expiry of the five-year period. He soon found employment as Chief Draughtsman with Henry Maudslay \& Co. By 1817 Clement had saved about £500, which enabled him to establish his own business at Prospect Place, Newington Butts, as a mechanical draughtsman and manufacturer of high-class machinery. For this purpose he built lathes for his own use and invented various improvements in their detailed design. In 1827 he designed and built a facing lathe which incorporated an ingenious system of infinitely variable belt gearing. He had also built his own planing machine by 1820 and another, much larger one in 1825. In 1828 Clement began making fluted taps and dies and standardized the screw threads, thus anticipating on a small scale the national standards later established by Sir Joseph Whitworth. Because of his reputation for first-class workmanship, Clement was in the 1820s engaged by Charles Babbage to carry out the construction of his first Difference Engine.

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1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) ouvir

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ouvir

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) ouvir (falar)

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[hiə] vt (ps and pp heard) 1 ouvir, escutar. 2 dar ouvidos, prestar atenção. 3 atender. 4 examinar, interrogar. 5 saber, ficar informado, ter notícia ( about sobre, of, from de). I heard of it / eu soube disso. I heard from him / tive notícias dele. I will not hear of it / não quero saber nada disso. hear me out! deixe-me acabar de falar! I heard him his lessons eu o fiz recitar as lições.

1 corsa: She had a shower after her run, ha fatto una doccia dopo la corsa; to go for a run, andare a correre; I try to go for a run three times a week, cerco di andare a correre tre volte la settimana; at a run, di corsa; to break into a run, mettersi a correre; The soldiers went past at a run, i soldati sono passati di corsa; to take the dog for a run, portare il cane a correre; far fare una corsa al cane

2 ( sport: atletica) corsa; corsa a piedi: a five kilometre run, una corsa di cinque kilometri; a cross-country run, una corsa campestre; the mile run, la corsa del miglio

3 ( di mezzo di trasporto) linea ( di servizio); viaggio; rotta: The ferry was on the Calais-Dover run, il traghetto faceva servizio tra Calais e Dover; There will be more planes on the Milan-London run, ci saranno più aerei sulla rotta Milano-Londra

4 viaggio, giro (in macchina): Let's go for a run in the car, andiamo a fare un giro in macchina; Who's doing the school run tomorrow?, chi porta i bambini a scuola domani?

5 periodo; serie; ( poesia) ritmo: a run of good luck, un periodo di fortuna; una serie fortunata; unbeaten run, serie utile ( senza avere subito sconfitte); Chelsea's successful run ended on Saturday with a defeat at home, la serie ininterrotta di vittorie del Chelsea si è conclusa sabato con una sconfitta in casa; the run of the metre, il ritmo del verso

6 (teatr., cinem.) tenitura; periodo di programmazione; permanenza in cartellone: The play had a long run in the West End, la commedia è rimasta a lungo in cartellone nella West End (a Londra); The show's run has been extended by three months, la programmazione dello spettacolo è stata prolungata di tre mesi

7 (ind.) produzione; quantità prodotta

8 (polit., ecc.) corsa (fig.); tentativo di ottenere (qc.): to make a run for the Presidency, essere in corsa per la presidenza; Her withdrawal has given her opponent a clear run, il suo ritiro ha lasciato campo libero al suo avversario; to have a practice run, fare una serie di prove

9 (fin.) corsa (fig.); assalto (fig.): a run on the dollar, una corsa all'acquisto di dollari; un assalto al dollaro; a run on the bank, una corsa agli sportelli; un assalto alla banca ( da parte dei clienti)

10 ( sci) pista; ( anche) discesa, manche: first run, prima manche; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- The lower runs were a bit slushy, la neve sulle piste più basse era sciolta; ski run, pista di sci

11 ( baseball) «run» (punto ottenuto raggiungendo la «casa base») ( cricket) «run» ( punto ottenuto correndo tra due basi): ( baseball) to make a home run, fare un fuoricampo ( punto ottenuto quando il battitore manda la palla fuori dalla recinzione); ( cricket) to score a «run», mettere a segno un «run»

12 zona recintata; recinto: cattle run, zona recintata per il bestiame; chicken run, recinto per polli; sheep run, recinto per le pecore

13 lunghezza; tratto: a five-hundred-foot run of pipe, un tratto di tubatura di cinquecento piedi ( circa 150 metri); cinquecento piedi di tubatura

14 – the run, la media: He is different from the ordinary run of mankind, è un uomo che si distingue dalla media della gente

15 [u] libero accesso (o uso): The dogs have the run of the house, i cani hanno libero accesso alla casa; to give sb. the run of one's house, mettere la propria casa a disposizione di q.; The tenants have the run of the estate, gli inquilini hanno libero uso della proprietà

16 ( di una calza: spec. USA) smagliatura

17 ( di vernice) goccia (colata): Remove any runs before the paint dries, rimuovere le gocce (colate) prima che la vernice sia asciutta

18 ( a carte) sequenza di carte dello stesso seme ( di solito, più di cinque; cfr. straight, B, def. 4)

19 (comput.) elaborazione; esecuzione; ( anche) ciclo di operazioni

20 (zool.) branco ( di pesci che risalgono un fiume); risalita ( dei pesci): a run of salmon, un branco di salmoni

21 canaletto in cui scorre l'acqua; ruscelletto; abbeveratoio; vasca

22 (mus.) volata

23 (aeron.) corsa a terra; rullaggio

24 (mecc.) corsa: (autom.) the run of a piston, la corsa di un pistone

25 (aeron. mil.) missione; passaggio ( sull'obiettivo); ( anche) (= run-in, run-up) rotta d'approccio, volo d'avvicinamento al bersaglio ( di bombardiere)

26 (costr. navali, naut.) stellato di poppa

27 (geogr., USA) corso d'acqua; torrente

28 ( editoria, = print run) tiratura: a print run of 10,000, una tiratura di 10.000 esemplari

29 (edil.) pedata ( di un gradino)

30 ( raro) rampa ( di scale)

31 (autom., ciclismo, ecc.) andamento ( di una curva)

32 ( bob) pista

33 ( canottaggio) distanza coperta da una vogata; ( anche) manche

34 (equit.) trotto veloce; galoppo

35 ( golf) distanza coperta dalla palla sul terreno

36 ( vela) distanza percorsa in una bordata; tratto di rotta

37 – (pl.) (fam.) the runs, la diarrea; la sciolta (fam.)

● (fam.) run-around, atteggiamento dilatorio (o evasivo): to get the run-around, essere tenuto sulla corda, essere menato per il naso; to give sb. the run-around, menare q. per il naso; tenere sulla corda q. □ run-down ► run-down e rundown □ (comput.) run time, tempo di esecuzione ( di un programma): run time error, errore in fase di esecuzione □ ( sport) against the run of play, inaspettatamente; nonostante il predominio degli avversari: Arsenal scored against the run of play, l'Arsenal ha segnato nonostante la partita fosse in mano agli avversari □ (comput.) at run time, in fase di esecuzione; all'esecuzione □ (fam.) fun run, corsa podistica a scopo di beneficenza □ to go on the run, darsi alla fuga (o alla latitanza, alla macchia) □ (fig.) to have had a (good) run for one's money, avere avuto delle belle soddisfazioni: I've had a good run for my money, but now it's time for the younger generation to take over, ho avuto le mie belle soddisfazioni, ma è ora di lasciare il posto ai giovani □ in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) a lungo termine; nel lungo periodo □ in the short run, a breve scadenza; (econ.) a breve termine; nel breve periodo □ to make a run for it, tentare la fuga □ on the run, in fuga; in movimento; in corsa: The robbers are still on the run, i rapinatori sono ancora in fuga (o latitanti); They had the enemy on the run, hanno messo il nemico in fuga; I have been on the run all day, sono stato in movimento (o ho corso) tutto il giorno; He made the pass on the run, ha passato la palla in volata □ to take a run at st., fare una corsa verso qc.; She took a run at the fence and jumped straight over, è corsa verso la recinzione e l'ha superata con un salto.

A p. p. di to run

B a.

(nelle seguenti loc.)

● run-of-the mill, comune; dozzinale □ ( di un inserto pubblicitario) run of paper, collocato sulla pagina ( di un giornale) a discrezione della direzione □ run on, (tipogr.) stampato di seguito; ( poesia: di un verso) la cui ultima parola si lega strettamente al verso successivo; che ha l'enjambement.

(pass. ran, p. p. run)

A v. i.

1 correre; fare una corsa: Walk, don't run!, cammina, non correre!; A man came running along the street, un uomo è venuto di corsa per la strada; They ran across the road, hanno attraversato la strada di corsa; Let's run down to the beach, facciamo una corsa alla spiaggia!; It was starting to rain so we ran back inside, stava cominciando a piovere, quindi siamo rientrati di corsa; The boy ran into the house, il ragazzo è corso dentro casa; They ran to my aid, sono corsi in mio aiuto; We ran to see what was happening, siamo corsi a vedere cosa stava succedendo; Sarah ran into the room, Sarah è corsa nella stanza; She ran to meet him, gli è corsa incontro; The children are running about in the park, i bambini scorrazzano nel parco; The guard dog ran at me, il cane da guardia mi è corso contro; to run downstairs [upstairs], scendere [salire] le scale di corsa; to run counter to st., andare contro qc.; to run for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; to run for cover (o shelter) correre al riparo; (fam.) Run and get your bag, fila a prendere la borsa; (fam.) Run to the newsstand and get me a paper, will you?, per favore, fa' un salto all'edicola e prendimi un giornale; (fam.) to run all out (o flat out) correre a tutto spiano; to run at full speed, correre a tutta velocità (fam.: a tutta birra)

2 ( sport) correre; partecipare a una corsa: I used to run when I was at school, da studente correvo nella squadra di atletica; He's running in the half marathon, corre nella mezza maratona; I run every day except Sunday, corro tutti i giorni tranne la domenica

3 ( di strada, muro: di solito to run along, through, ecc.) correre; andare ( in un certo senso): The road runs along a ridge, la strada corre lungo un crinale; A path ran through the forest, un sentiero attraversava la foresta; A high wall runs along the edge of the estate, un alto muro costeggia i confini della proprietà

4 ( di macchina, ecc.) funzionare, andare; ( di motore) essere in moto (o acceso): Does the heating run on oil or gas?, il riscaldamento va a gasolio o a gas?; Our new car runs on LPG, la nostra nuova macchina va a GPL; The engine isn't running properly, il motore non funziona bene; Don't leave the engine running, non lasciare il motore acceso; (comput.) The program will run on PC or Mac, il programma funziona sia su PC che su Mac

5 ( di veicoli) (andare a) finire: I left the handbrake off and the car ran down the slope, non ho messo il freno a mano e l'auto è finita giù per la discesa; The truck ran onto the pavement, il camion è andato a finire sul marciapiedi

6 ( di treni, di navi) viaggiare; andare: Trains to the airport run every hour, i treni per l'aeroporto partono (o passano) ogni ora; The ferry runs between the two ports, il traghetto fa la spola tra i due porti; The ship ran into port, la nave è entrata in porto; to run late [on time], viaggiare con un ritardo [in orario]; The train was running ten minutes late, il treno viaggiava con dieci minuti di ritardo; to run on rails, andare su rotaie

7 scorrere: In northern Italy most streams run into the Po River, nell'Italia settentrionale la maggior parte dei corsi d'acqua defluisce nel Po; Tears were running down her cheeks, le scorrevano lacrime sul viso; Wait till the water runs hot, aspetta che scorra l'acqua calda; Don't leave the tap running!, non lasciare aperto il rubinetto!; ( dell'acqua corrente) to run cold, venire fredda ( a forza di scorrere); They were running with sweat, erano in un bagno di sudore

8 (fig.) trascorrere; passare: Those summer days ran swiftly, quei giorni d'estate trascorrevano in fretta

9 (lett.) spirare: A gentle breeze ran through the tall trees, una lieve brezza spirava fra gli alberi alti

10 ( di pensiero, ecc.) ricorrere; ritornare: The tune was running in my head all day, quel motivo mi è frullato in testa tutto il giorno; The idea kept running through my mind, quell'idea mi ricorreva (o mi si presentava) sempre alla mente; Lara's theme had been running through my head all day long, era tutto il giorno che mi frullava nella testa il motivo di Lara

11 ( di mormorio, diceria: di solito to run down, among, ecc.) diffondersi; circolare: A murmur ran among the crowd, un mormorio si è diffuso tra la folla; Rumours ran through the village, correvano (o circolavano) delle voci per il paese

12 ( di sensazione: di solito to run down, through, ecc.) –: A thrill ran through her at the sound of his voice, un brivido di eccitazione l'ha percorsa quando ha sentito la sua voce; A shiver ran down his back, un brivido di freddo gli è corso lungo la schiena

13 decorrere; essere pagabile da ( una certa data): ( banca, ecc.) Interest runs from January 1st, gli interessi decorrono dal 1В° di gennaio

14 ( di prezzo, inflazione, ecc.) aver raggiunto; essere: Inflation is running at 4%, l'inflazione ha raggiunto il 4%; The price of oil is running between $80 and $90 a barrel, il prezzo del petrolio è attualmente compreso tra gli 80 e i 90 dollari al barile; The debt was running at an enormous figure, il debito ammontava a una cifra enorme

15 durare; (leg.) essere valido (o in vigore): The lease had ten years to run, il contratto di affitto aveva una durata di dieci anni; It's a long film: it runs for three hours, è un film lungo: dura tre ore; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- The lessons run till Christmas, le lezioni si tengono fino a Natale; The contract runs until 2015, il contratto è valido fino al 2015

16 (polit., ecc.) concorrere; candidarsi: He is going to run for Parliament, intende candidarsi per la Camera dei Comuni; Do you think she'll run?, pensi che si candiderà?; He ran against his old allies, si è candidato contro i suoi ex alleati

17 ( sport) arrivare ( primo, secondo, ecc.): He ran second, è arrivato secondo ( nella corsa); My horse ran last, il mio cavallo è arrivato ultimo

18 fondersi; sciogliersi: It was so hot that butter started to run, era così caldo che il burro cominciava a sciogliersi

19 ( di colore, vernice) stingere; colare: The colours ran in the wash and everything came out pink, i colori hanno stinto nel lavaggio e tutto è diventato rosa; My mascara is running, il mio mascara sta colando; The ink ran all over the page, l'inchiostro si è sparso su tutta la pagina

20 ( delle calze) sfilarsi; smagliarsi

21 gocciolare; colare: The boy's nose was running, il bambino aveva il naso che colava

22 (teatr., cinem.) essere in programmazione; tenere il cartellone: Agatha Christie's «Mousetrap» has been running for many years in London, la «Trappola per topi» di Agatha Christie tiene il cartellone da molti anni a Londra

23 ( radio, TV) essere trasmesso; andare in onda: The series runs for six weeks from next Sunday, la serie va in onda per sei settimane a partire da domenica

24 (fig.) andare; svolgersi: After a period of strikes, everything is running smoothly at the factory, dopo un periodo di scioperi, tutto sta andando bene in fabbrica

25 ( di una malattia, di una caratteristica, ecc.) essere ereditaria ( in una famiglia, ecc.): Madness runs in his family, c'è un ramo di pazzia nella sua famiglia

26 ( di scritta, testo) dire; fare: The song runs like this, la canzone fa così; The message ran: «meet me outside in half an hour», il messaggio diceva: «vediamoci fuori tra mezzora»

27 (zool.) ( di selvatici) migrare ( in cerca d'acqua, di pascoli, ecc.)

28 ( di salmoni, ecc.) risalire un fiume

B v. t.

1 dirigere; gestire ( anche comm.): to run a business, dirigere un'azienda; to run the country, governare il paese; to run a shop, gestire un negozio; His mother-in-law runs the household, è sua suocera che dirige la casa; Who is running the contest?, chi organizza la gara?; to run a drugs racket, controllare un racket di droga

2 ( sport) fare ( una corsa): to run the mile in five minutes, correre il miglio in cinque minuti; to run a race, fare una corsa ( a piedi)

3 mettere in funzione ( una macchina, ecc.): Did you run the dishwasher?, hai messo in funzione (fam.: attaccato) la lavastoviglie?

4 ( di solito to run through, along, down, ecc.) passare ( una mano, un dito, ecc.): She ran her fingers through her hair, si è passata le dita nei capelli; She ran a finger along the shelf, ha passato un dito sullo scaffale; to run one's fingers over the keyboard, far scorrere le dita sulla tastiera ( di un pianoforte); to run one's forefinger down a column of figures, controllare una colonna di cifre scorrendole con l'indice

5 far scorrere: to run water into the bath tub, far scorrere l'acqua nella vasca da bagno; to run the water until it's hot, far scorrere l'acqua finché non viene calda; Run the tap for a few minutes, fai scorrere l'acqua dal rubinetto per qualche minuto; to run (sb. ) a bath, fare scorrere l'acqua per il bagno (a q.)

6 (trasp.) fare andare, effettuare corse di ( autobus, treni, ecc.): to run a special train, mettere un treno straordinario; to run extra trains, far viaggiare treni straordinari; effettuare corse straordinarie ( di metropolitana)

7 accompagnare in macchina; dare un passaggio a: to run sb. home [into town], accompagnare q. a casa [in centro] in macchina; I'll run you to the station, ti do un passaggio fino alla stazione

8 pubblicare: to run a story [an advertisement], pubblicare una storia [un annuncio pubblicitario]; All the main newspapers ran the story, tutti i principali quotidiani hanno riportato la vicenda

9 candidare; presentare come candidato: The party is running over 100 candidates at the next elections, il partito presenta più di 100 candidati alle prossime elezioni

10 (comput.) eseguire; lanciare: to run a program, eseguire un programma

11 ( di solito to run through, under, behind, ecc.) far passare; infilare: They ran the cables through the wall, hanno fatto passare i cavi attraverso il muro; to run a thorn into one's finger, conficcarsi una spina nel dito; to run one's sword into sb., trafiggere q. con la spada

12 far correre; ( sport) iscrivere a una corsa: to run a horse, far correre un cavallo; to run a horse in the Derby, iscrivere un cavallo al Derby

13 inseguire ( selvaggina, spec. a cavallo)

14 colare; versare: to run water into a glass, versare acqua in un bicchiere

15 contrabbandare: to run arms [liquor], contrabbandare armi [liquori]

● (fig.) to come running, essere a disposizione; correre: She comes running every time he calls, corre ogni volta che la chiama □ (naut.) to run before the storm, fuggire la tempesta □ (naut.) to run before the wind, navigare col vento in poppa □ (mil.) to run a blockade, forzare un blocco □ to run a boat down to the water, calare in acqua una barca □ to run a car, mantenere un'automobile: I can't afford to run a car, non posso permettermi (di mantenere) una macchina □ to run cattle, mandare bestiame al pascolo □ to run sb. close, ( sport) incalzare q. alle spalle, tallonare q.; ( sport) piazzarsi alle spalle di q.; (fig.) non essere da meno di q. □ ( anche fig.) to run dry, esaurirsi; prosciugarsi □ to run errands (o messages), fare commissioni; fare ambasciate; fare il fattorino □ to run one's eyes over st., dare un'occhiata (o una scorsa) a qc. □ to run for it, scappare correndo a più non posso □ (fam.) to run it fine, farcela a stento; cavarsela per un pelo (o per un soffio) □ (naut.) to run foul (o afoul) ( with), entrare in collisione (con) □ to be running high –: Tensions were running high, c'era parecchia tensione □ to be running late [early, on time, behind], essere in ritardo [in anticipo, in orario, indietro]: I'm running late, so I'll see you at the restaurant, sono in ritardo, quindi ci vediamo al ristorante; The project was starting to run seriously behind, il progetto cominciava a prendere parecchio ritardo □ to run for one's life, correre per salvarsi la vita □ to run sb. 's life, dirigere la vita di q.: Don't try and run my life!, non cercare di dirigere la mia vita! □ (fin.: di un'azienda) to run at a loss, essere in passivo □ to be running low, diventare scarso: Our food supplies are running low, le nostre provviste di viveri sono diventate scarse □ to be running low on, rimanere con poco: My computer is running low on disk space, al mio computer rimane poco spazio sull'hard disk □ (fig.) to run a mile, scappare a gambe levate: She'd run a mile if he asked her to marry him, se le chiedesse di sposarla, scapperebbe a gambe levate □ ( sport: della palla, di un giocatore) to run out of bounds, uscire dal campo di gioco □ to run out of control, sfuggire di mano; ( di una persona, una situazione, ecc.) diventare ingovernabile □ ( sport: della palla) to run out of play, andare fuori campo □ to run sb. out of town, cacciare q. dalla città □ (fam.) to run sb. ragged, fare a pezzi q., stracciare q. (gli avversari, i nemici) □ to run the rapids, scendere le rapide ( in barca) □ (fam.) to run a red light, passare col rosso ( a un semaforo) □ to run rife, abbondare; ( di una malattia) essere diffusa; ( di una notizia) circolare; ( di una diceria) correre □ to run rings around sb., superare di gran lunga q. □ to run a risk, correre un rischio: He runs the risk of losing his home, corre il rischio di perdere la casa □ to run riot = to run wild ► sotto □ (naut.: del capitano) to run a ship to Boston, portare una nave a Boston □ to run short, finire, venire a mancare: Petrol is running short, sta finendo la benzina □ to run short of, rimanere a corto di: I ran short of money, sono rimasto a corto di soldi □ (fam.) to run the show, comandare; tenere le fila; ( sport) arbitrare in modo plateale □ ( sci) to run slalom gates, fare (o superare) le porte dello slalom □ to run a tab at the bar, pagare tutte le consumazioni alla fine □ (fam.) to run a temperature, avere la febbre □ to run tests [a check], fare degli esami [un controllo]: The doctors are running some tests on him, i medici gli stanno facendo degli esami □ to be up and running, funzionare bene: The new computer system is up and running, il nuovo sistema informatico funziona bene □ to run wild, ( di piante) inselvatichire, inselvatichirsi; (fig.: di persone, dell'immaginazione) scatenarsi □ ( sport) to run with the ball, ( baseball, rugby, ecc.) correre con la palla in mano; ( calcio) correre con la palla al piede □ to try to run before one can walk, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi □ His blood ran cold, gli si è gelato il sangue nelle vene □ This story will run and run, questa storia andrà avanti all'infinito □ Things must run their course, le cose devono seguire il loro corso □ (antiq.) His life has only a few hours to run, gli restano poche ore di vita.