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1 let's be realistic
Общая лексика: давайте подойдём к вопросу практически -
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1) (showing things as they really are: a realistic painting.) realista2) (taking a sensible, practical view of life: I'd like to think we'd sell five of these a day, but it would be more realistic to say two.) realistarealistic adj realistatr[rɪə'lɪstɪk]1 realistarealistic [.ri:ə'lɪstɪk] adj: realistaadj.• realista adj.'riːə'lɪstɪk, ˌriə'lɪstɪkb) (Art, Lit) realista[rɪǝ'lɪstɪk]ADJ [person, approach, painting] realista; [price] razonable* * *['riːə'lɪstɪk, ˌriə'lɪstɪk]b) (Art, Lit) realista -
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[rıəʹlıstık] a1. реалистический, реалистичныйrealistic attitude - реальный /реалистический/ подход
2. практический, прагматический3. лит., иск.1) реалистический2) натуралистический -
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რეალისტური●●let's be realistic მოდი, საქმეს რეალურად შევხედოთ -
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rɪəˈlɪstɪk прил.
1) реалистичный;
жизненный, реалистический Is it realistic to expect such results? ≈ Реалистично ли ожидать таких результатов?
2) практический, прагматический, практичный, трезвый, утилитарный realistic politics ≈ трезвая политика Syn: practical, sober
3) относящийся к реалистической философии реалистический, реалистичный - * planning реалистическое планирование - * attitude реальный /реалистичный/ подход - his view of life is very * он смотрит на жизнь без иллюзий практический, прагматический - let's be * давайте подойдем к вопросу практически (литературоведение) (искусство) реалистический - * novel реалистический роман натуралистический - * description натуралистическое описание realistic практический, трезвый;
realistic politics трезвая политикаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > realistic
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(n.) = clincherEx. Then he delivered the clincher, 'Let's be realistic about this; there are those in town who feel there are too many professionals on the staff and consequently the person occupying this position will not be a professional librarian'.* * *(n.) = clincherEx: Then he delivered the clincher, 'Let's be realistic about this; there are those in town who feel there are too many professionals on the staff and consequently the person occupying this position will not be a professional librarian'.
Spanish-English dictionary > comentario final que zanja una cuestión
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7 realistka
m reali|sta, realistka f 1. Literat., Szt. realist 2. (osoba trzeźwo myśląca) realist- bądź realistą! get real! pot.; try to be realistic!- bądźmy realistami! let’s be realistic!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > realistka
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m reali|sta, realistka f 1. Literat., Szt. realist 2. (osoba trzeźwo myśląca) realist- bądź realistą! get real! pot.; try to be realistic!- bądźmy realistami! let’s be realistic!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > reali|sta
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9 cud
miracle; ( zjawisko) wonderjakim cudem? — pot how come?
* * *mipl. -a (= zjawisko nadnaturalne, t. rel.) miracle; przen. (= zdumiewające zjawisko, rzecz, osoba) wonder, marvel, miracle, prodigy; czynić cuda l. dokonywać cudów t. przen. work l. perform l. accomplish miracles; przen. work marvels, do l. work wonders; siedem cudów świata the seven wonders of the world; cud boski God's miracle; cud inżynierii marvel of engineering; cud natury wonder of nature; cud piękności marvelous beauty; cud gospodarczy economic miracle; to cud, że... it's a miracle that...; opowiadać cuda iron. tell fairy stories; dokonywać l. dokazywać cudów do l. work wonders l. miracles ( za pomocą czegoś with sth); ósmy cud świata żart. l. iron. cat's whiskers l. pyjamas; wiara czyni cuda faith works wonders; wyrabiać l. wyczyniać cuda (= robić coś dziwnego l. nadzwyczajnego) do magic tricks ( z czymś with sth); (= płatać figle) play pranks; nie ma cudów (= bądźmy realistami) let's face it; let's be realistic; pot. (= nie ma obawy) never fear; nie ma cudów, musi się udać I'm sure it can't go wrong; cuda niewidy iron. the most incredible things; int. (and) pigs might fly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cud
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10 давайте подойдём к вопросу практически
General subject: let's be realisticУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > давайте подойдём к вопросу практически
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11 realista
adj.1 realistic.2 royalist.f. & m.1 realist (art).2 royalist.* * *► adjetivo1 (de la monarquía) royalist1 (de la monarquía) royalist————————► adjetivo1 (de la realidad) realistic1 (de la realidad) realist* * *1. adj.1) realistic2) royalist2. noun mf.1) realist2) royalist* * *1.ADJ realistic2.SMF realist* * *Iadjetivo ( pragmático) realistic; (Art, Lit, Fil) realistIImasculino y femenino realist* * *= realistic, down-to-earth, realist, hardheaded [hard-headed], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex. Figure 166 on page 152 shows the outline of a realistic holdings pyramid.Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.Ex. This is the life for us, this is the critique -- and only this -- which will make us a profession of realists and not fugitives.Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.----* de manera realista = realistically.* poco realista = unrealistic, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* ser realista = get real.* * *Iadjetivo ( pragmático) realistic; (Art, Lit, Fil) realistIImasculino y femenino realist* * *= realistic, down-to-earth, realist, hardheaded [hard-headed], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex: Figure 166 on page 152 shows the outline of a realistic holdings pyramid.
Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.Ex: This is the life for us, this is the critique -- and only this -- which will make us a profession of realists and not fugitives.Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.* de manera realista = realistically.* poco realista = unrealistic, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* ser realista = get real.* * *A1 (pragmático) ‹persona/actitud› realisticB (monárquico) royalistA1 (persona pragmática) realist3 ( Fil) realistB (monárquico) royalist* * *
realista adjetivo ( pragmático) realistic;
(Art, Lit, Fil) realist
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
realist
realista
I adjetivo
1 (con sentido práctico) realistic: él es un soñador, pero su novia es más realista, he's a romantic but his girlfriend is more down-to-earth
2 Arte realist
el arte realista del siglo XIX, nineteenth-century realist art
II mf realist
' realista' also found in these entries:
English:
down-to-earth
- hard-headed
- lifelike
- matter-of-fact
- realistic
- realistically
- true
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- authentic
- down
- hard
- realist
* * *♦ adj1. [pragmático] realistic2. [en arte, literatura] realist4. Filosofía realist♦ nmf1. [pragmático] realist2. [en arte, literatura] realist4. Filosofía realist* * *I adj realisticII m/f realist* * *realista adj1) : realistic2) : realist3) : royalistrealista nmf1) : realist2) : royalist* * *realista adj realistic -
12 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
13 concretar
v.1 to specify, to state exactly.María concretó sus planes ante ellos Mary specified her plans before them.2 to summarize (reducir a lo esencial).3 to concretize, to concrete, to make concrete, to summarize.Ella concretó medidas de seguridad She concretized security measures.4 to get to the point, to come to point, to come to the point.María concretó y terminó la junta Mary came to the point and finished the...* * *1 (precisar) to specify, state explicitly2 (hora, precio) to fix, set3 (resumir) to sum up4 (limitar) to limit, confine1 (limitarse) to limit oneself (a, to), confine oneself (a, to), keep (a, to)2 (materializarse) to materialize; (tomar forma) to take shape; (realizarse) to become realized, come true* * *1. VT1) (=precisar) to specify; (=concertar) to settlelos expertos prepararán un documento que concretará los términos del acuerdo — experts are to draw up a document which will specify the terms of the agreement
el portavoz no quiso concretar más datos — the spokesman declined to go into details o to be more specific
en la reunión no concretamos nada — we didn't settle (on) anything specific at the meeting, nothing specific came out of the meeting
pusieron una fecha tope para concretar los acuerdos — they gave a deadline for the details of the agreement to be settled
llámame para concretar los detalles — call me to fix o settle the details
2) (=resumir) to sum up3) (=materializar)a) LAm [+ sueños, esperanzas]la publicación de sus poemas vino a concretar uno de sus grandes deseos — the publication of his poems was the realization of one of his dearest wishes
b) Chile [+ oferta, donación] to materialize4) Chile (Constr) to concrete2. VI1) (=puntualizar)2) (Ftbl) (=marcar)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( concertar) <fecha/precio> to fix, setb) (precisar, definir) to be specific aboutno fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer — he was unable to be specific about what he wants to do
c) ( materializar) <oferta/esperanzas> to realize, fulfill*; < sueños> to realize, make... come true2) (Chi) (Const) to concrete2.concretar vi3.bueno, concretemos — right, let's get things clear
concretarse v pron cambios/amenazas to become a reality; sueños to be realized, come true* * *= pin down, firm up, nail down.Ex. I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.Ex. 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.Ex. The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.----* concretarse = materialise [materialize, -USA].* sin concretar = to be decided.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( concertar) <fecha/precio> to fix, setb) (precisar, definir) to be specific aboutno fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer — he was unable to be specific about what he wants to do
c) ( materializar) <oferta/esperanzas> to realize, fulfill*; < sueños> to realize, make... come true2) (Chi) (Const) to concrete2.concretar vi3.bueno, concretemos — right, let's get things clear
concretarse v pron cambios/amenazas to become a reality; sueños to be realized, come true* * *= pin down, firm up, nail down.Ex: I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.
Ex: 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.Ex: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.* concretarse = materialise [materialize, -USA].* sin concretar = to be decided.* * *concretar [A1 ]vtA1 (concertar) ‹fecha/precio› to fix, setconcretar los términos del contrato to agree on the terms of the contract2(precisar, definir): no fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer he was unable to be specific about o define exactly what he wants to dohablamos mucho y largo, pero no concretamos nada we talked a great deal, but we didn't settle on anything definite o decide anything concrete o specific3 (materializar) ‹esperanzas› to realize, fulfill*; ‹sueños› to realize, make … come truenunca concretó su donación ( Chi); his donation never materialized■ concretarvia ver si concretas get to the pointbueno, concretemos, ¿quién se lo va a decir? right, let's get things clear, who's going to tell him?está bien, pero llámame para concretar that's fine, but give me a call to arrange the details«cambios/hechos/amenazas» to become a reality; «sueños» to be realized, come true; «esperanzas» to be realized o fulfilled*sus ideas se concretan plásticamente en los bronces expuestos her ideas are given concrete representation in the bronzes on showla reunión con ella nunca llegó a concretarse the meeting with her never took place o happenedla ayuda que nos habían prometido nunca llegó a concretarse the help they had promised us never materialized o was never forthcoming* * *
concretar ( conjugate concretar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo:
llámame para concretar give me a call to arrange the details
concretarse verbo pronominal
to become a reality
concretar verbo transitivo
1 (precisar un tema, un punto) to specify
2 (concertar una fecha, hora) to fix
' concretar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinar
- matizar
English:
fix up
* * *♦ vt1. [precisar] to specify, to state exactly;todavía no han concretado su oferta they haven't made a firm offer yet;¿podrías concretar a qué te refieres? could you be more specific about what you're referring to?, could you explain exactly what you're referring to?;sin concretar las cifras, prometió ayudas a la región he promised aid for the region, although without mentioning specific figures2. [concertar] to settle on;finalmente concretaron una fecha para el inicio de las negociaciones they finally fixed o agreed on a starting date for the negotiations3. [reducir a lo esencial] to summarize* * *v/t1 specify* * *concretar vt1) : to pinpoint, to specify2) : to fulfill, to realize -
14 dejarse caer
v.1 to let oneself fall, to jump to the floor, to let oneself fall down, to let oneself fall to the floor.2 to be dropped, to be intentionally dropped.* * *to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop in* * *(v.) = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, moseyEx. 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'.Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity.Ex. It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes.* * *(v.) = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, moseyEx: 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity.Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes. -
15 sentiment
sentiment [sɑ̃timɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = émotion) feeling• sentiment de pitié/culpabilité/haine feeling of pity/guilt/hatredb. ( = conscience) avoir le sentiment que quelque chose va arriver to have a feeling that something is going to happen ; (formule de politesse) transmettez-lui nos meilleurs sentiments give him our best wishesc. ( = opinion) feeling• quel est votre sentiment ? what are your feelings?* * *sɑ̃timɑ̃nom masculin1) gén feeling2) ( inclination) feeling, sentiment soutles beaux or bons sentiments — fine sentiments
sentiments affectueux or amicaux — best wishes
veuillez croire à mes sentiments les meilleurs — ( à une personne non nommée) yours faithfully; ( à une personne nommée) yours sincerely
* * *sɑ̃timɑ̃ nm1) (= émotion) feelingfaire du sentiment péjoratif — to be sentimental
partir d'un bon sentiment; procéder d'un bon sentiment — to be well-intentioned
2) (= conscience, impression)avoir le sentiment de (suivi d'un nom) J'ai le sentiment d'une profonde injustice. — I feel there's been a great injustice done.
Tous ont le sentiment d'une victoire méritée. — They all feel it was a well-deserved victory., (suivi d'un verbe)
Ils ont le sentiment d'avoir été trompés. — They feel they've been wronged.
avoir le sentiment que — to feel (that), to have the feeling that
Nous avons eu le sentiment que le résultat en soi n'avait pas d'importance. — We felt that the result was not important in itself.
recevez mes sentiments respectueux (le nom du destinataire est inconnu) — yours faithfully, (le nom du destinataire est mentionné) yours sincerely
* * *sentiment nm1 ( sensation) feeling; éprouver un sentiment d'injustice/de lassitude to have a feeling of injustice/of tiredness;2 ( sensibilité) feeling; il est incapable de sentiment he's incapable of feeling ou emotion; avec beaucoup de sentiment [chanter, jouer] with great feeling; agir par sentiment plus que par raison to be guided by one's feelings rather than by reason; faire du sentiment to sentimentalize; tu ne m'auras pas au sentiment○! you won't get round GB ou around US me like that!; n'essaie pas de me le faire au sentiment○ don't try to get round GB ou around US me; il ne fait pas de sentiment en affaires he doesn't let sentiment get in the way of business; pas de sentiment, soyons réalistes! let's put feelings aside and be realistic!;3 ( connaissance intuitive) le sentiment de la nature/beauté a feeling for nature/beauty; le sentiment religieux religious feeling; avoir le sentiment de sa force/faiblesse to have a sense of one's own strength/weakness; j'ai le sentiment de comprendre I feel that I understand; j'ai le sentiment d'être suivi/qu'on m'observe I've got the feeling (that) I'm being followed/that I'm being watched; j'ai le sentiment qu'il va pleuvoir I've got a feeling it's going to rain; donner le sentiment de faire/qu'on fait to give the impression of doing/that one does;4 ( inclination) feeling, sentiment sout; cacher ses sentiments to hide one's feelings; sentiments généreux generous feelings; sentiments nobles noble sentiments; les beaux or bons sentiments fine sentiments; être animé de bons/mauvais sentiments to have good/bad intentions; prendre qn par les sentiments to appeal to sb's better nature;5 ( opinion) feeling; le sentiment général est que the general feeling is that; sentiment sur feeling about ou on; donner son sentiment sur qch to state one's feelings about sth;6 ( dans les formules épistolaires) sentiments affectueux or amicaux best wishes; veuillez croire à mes sentiments dévoués or les meilleurs ( à une personne non nommée) yours faithfully; ( à une personne nommée) yours sincerely.[sɑ̃timɑ̃] nom masculin1. [émotion] feelingle sentiment religieux religious feeling ou fervour[sensiblerie] (silly) sentimentalism3. [opinion] feeling4. [conscience]avoir le/un sentiment de to have the/a feeling of————————sentiments nom masculin pluriel1. [disposition]faire appel aux bons sentiments de quelqu'un to appeal to somebody's better ou finer feelingsramener quelqu'un à de meilleurs sentiments to bring somebody round to a more generous point of view2. [dans la correspondance] -
16 globo
m.1 the globe (la Tierra).globo terráqueo o terrestre globe2 balloon.globo aerostático hot-air balloonglobo sonda weather balloon3 round glass lampshade.4 sphere (esfera).5 lob, pop fly.* * *1 (esfera) globe, sphere2 (tierra) globe3 (de aire) balloon4 (pantalla de lámpara) globe, glass lampshade6 (de tebeo) speech balloon7 (en tenis) lob\globo aerostático hot air balloon, hydrogen balloonglobo celeste globeglobo dirigible airshipglobo ocular eyeballglobo terráqueo / globo terrestre globe* * *noun m.1) balloon2) globe* * *SM1) [de aire] balloonglobo de barrera, globo de protección — barrage-balloon
globo dirigible — airship, dirigible
globo sonda (Pol) —
lanzar un globo sonda sobre la posibilidad de convocar un referéndum — to test the political waters regarding the possibility of a referendum
2) (=esfera) globe, sphereglobo del ojo, globo ocular — eyeball
globo terráqueo, globo terrestre — globe
3) [en un cómic] balloon4) [de chicle] bubble5) ** [con drogas]6) (Ftbl, Tenis) lob7) ** (=preservativo) condom, rubber **, safe (EEUU) **9)en globo — = globalmente
* * *1)a) (Jueg) balloonestar como un globo — (fam) to be like a barrel (colloq)
b) ( de chicle) bubblec) ( en comics) speech balloon o bubbled) ( de lámpara) globe2) (Aviac, Meteo) balloon3) ( mundo) world, globe (journ)globo terráqueo or terrestre — globe
4) (Dep) ( en béisbol) fly; ( en tenis) lob; ( en rugby) up-and-under5) (Esp fam) ( preservativo) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)* * *= globe, balloon.Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex. 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.----* globo aerostático = hot-air balloon.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* globo, el = globe, the.* globo ocular = eyeball.* globo publicitario = advertising balloon.* * *1)a) (Jueg) balloonestar como un globo — (fam) to be like a barrel (colloq)
b) ( de chicle) bubblec) ( en comics) speech balloon o bubbled) ( de lámpara) globe2) (Aviac, Meteo) balloon3) ( mundo) world, globe (journ)globo terráqueo or terrestre — globe
4) (Dep) ( en béisbol) fly; ( en tenis) lob; ( en rugby) up-and-under5) (Esp fam) ( preservativo) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)* * *el globo(n.) = globe, theEx: South Asia must make efforts to reach other parts of the globe in order to make the information age truly viable.
= globe, balloon.Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.* globo aerostático = hot-air balloon.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* globo, el = globe, the.* globo ocular = eyeball.* globo publicitario = advertising balloon.* * *A1 ( Jueg) balloonechar globos ( Col); to daydream2 (de chicle) bubble3 (en comics) speech balloon o bubbleCompuesto:tool tip4 (de una lámpara) spherical glass lampshade, globeCompuesto:eyeballCompuestos:hot-air ballooncaptive balloonweather balloonobservation balloonC2 (bola del mundo) tbglobo terráqueo or terrestre globe2anda con un globo tremendo she's in a really foul o bad mood3(de alcohol, drogas): anoche ibas con un globo impresionante you were high as a kite last night ( colloq), you were really out of your head last night (sl)* * *
globo sustantivo masculino
1a) (Aviac, Jueg, Meteo) balloon;◊ globo aerostático/sonda hot-air/observation balloon
d)
2 ( mundo) world;
tb
globo sustantivo masculino
1 (con aire) balloon
2 (esfera) globe
globo terráqueo, (mapa esférico) globe
(Tierra) the Globe
pez globo, globe-fish
3 (lámpara, tulipa esférica) globe, glass lampshade
4 Anat globo ocular, eyeball
' globo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achatamiento
- aeronave
- elevarse
- hinchar
- inflar
- lastre
- ocular
- pinchar
- reventar
- reventarse
- soplar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- ascender
- barquilla
- desinflar
- elevar
- estallar
- ir
English:
balloon
- bubble
- burst
- deflate
- eyeball
- globe
- inflated
- let down
- pop
- pump up
- weather balloon
- eye
- hot
- lob
* * *globo nm1. [Tierra] globe, Earthglobo terráqueo globe;globo terrestre globe2. [aeróstato] balloon;Colechar globos to ponderglobo aerostático hot-air balloon;globo sonda weather balloon;Figlanzar un globo sonda to fly a kite3. [juguete] balloon[en rugby] up-and-under5. [lámpara] round glass lampshade6. [en cómic] speech bubble, balloonInformát globos de ayuda balloon help8. [de chicle] bubble;hacer globos to blow bubblescoger un globo to get high* * *m2 terrestre globe3 DEP lob* * *globo nm1) : globe, sphere2) : balloon3)globo ocular : eyeball* * *globo n balloon -
17 repetido
adj.repeated, duplicate, duplicated, twice-told.past part.past participle of spanish verb: repetir.* * *1→ link=repetir repetir► adjetivo1 repeated\repetidas veces repeatedly, countless times* * *(f. - repetida)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=reiterado) repeated2) (=numeroso) numerousrepetidas veces — repeatedly, over and over again
3) [sello] duplicate* * *1) <sello/disco>2) (delante del n) <casos/avisos/intentos> repeated (before n)se lo había dicho en repetidas ocasiones — I'd told him again and again o time and again
* * *= persistent, recurrent, recurring, repeated.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. One of the major recurrent problems with volunteer and part-time abstractors is maintaining deadlines; delays in some of the documents covered by the service are almost inevitable.Ex. After the probationary period, performance evaluations are administered on a recurring basis.Ex. Reengineering involves eliminating repeated work spending less time with administrative tasks.----* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* título repetido = running title.* * *1) <sello/disco>2) (delante del n) <casos/avisos/intentos> repeated (before n)se lo había dicho en repetidas ocasiones — I'd told him again and again o time and again
* * *= persistent, recurrent, recurring, repeated.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: One of the major recurrent problems with volunteer and part-time abstractors is maintaining deadlines; delays in some of the documents covered by the service are almost inevitable.Ex: After the probationary period, performance evaluations are administered on a recurring basis.Ex: Reengineering involves eliminating repeated work spending less time with administrative tasks.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* título repetido = running title.* * *repetido -daA ‹sello/disco›éste lo tengo repetido I have two of these, I have this one twiceB ( delante del n) ‹oportunidades/veces›se lo había dicho repetidas veces or en repetidas ocasiones I'd told him again and again o time and again, I'd told him on countless o numerous occasionsrepetidos intentos de fuga/suicidio repeated escape/suicide attempts* * *
Del verbo repetir: ( conjugate repetir)
repetido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
repetido
repetir
repetido adjetivoa) ‹sello/disco›:
repetir ( conjugate repetir) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿me lo puedes repetido? could you repeat it, please?;
¡que no te lo tenga que volver a repetido! don't let me have to tell you again!
‹ programa› to repeat, rerun;
‹experimento/curso/asignatura› to repeat
verbo intransitivo
1 ( volver a comer) to have a second helping, to have seconds (colloq)
2 [pimientos/pepinos] to repeat;
3 (Educ) to repeat a year/course
repetirse verbo pronominal
[ persona] to repeat oneself
repetido,-a adjetivo
1 tengo este libro repetido, (dos ejemplares) I've got two copies of this book
(varios ejemplares, sin determinar el número) several
2 (varios) several: nos hemos visto en repetidas ocasiones, we have met several times
repetir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un gesto, acción, juicio, palabras) to repeat
2 (un trabajo) to do again: tendrás que repetir la redacción, you'll have to redo your composition
3 (volver a servirse algún alimento) to have a second helping: repetí arroz dos veces, I had three helpings of rice
4 Educ to repeat
II verbo intransitivo
1 Educ to repeat a year
2 (volver a servirse el plato) to have a second helping
3 (un alimento) el ajo me repite, garlic repeats on me
' repetido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
continua
- continuo
- repetida
English:
repeated
* * *repetido, -a adj1. [reiterado] repeated;se lo he dicho repetidas veces I've told him time and again, I've told him repeatedly* * *adj repeated;repetidas veces over and over again;lo tengo repetido I have two of these* * *repetido, -da adj1) : repeated, numerous2)repetidas veces : repeatedly, time and again* * *repetido adj repeated -
18 взгляд
view, glance, point of view, look• Бросим краткий взгляд на... - Let us look briefly at...• Важно иметь реальный взгляд на... - It is essential to have a realistic view of...• Возможно, что полезно бросить взгляд на... - It is probably useful to look at...• Давайте бросим взгляд на... - Let us take a look at...• На первый взгляд кажется, что... - At first sight it appears that...• На первый взгляд это кажется безнадежно сложным. - At first sight this seems hopelessly complicated.• На первый взгляд могло бы показаться, что... - At first sight, it might appear that...• На первый взгляд это могло бы показаться несколько странным, потому что... - At first sight this may seem somewhat surprising because...• Принятый в данной книге взгляд состоит в том, что... - The viewpoint adopted in this book is that...• С первого взгляда могло бы показаться, что... - It would seem at first sight that...• С первого взгляда мы могли бы ожидать... - At first sight we might expect...• Эта статья предлагает новый взгляд на... - This paper provides a new viewpoint on...• Эти результаты также поддерживают тот взгляд, что... - The results also lend support to the view that... -
19 ser realista
v.to be realistic, to have one's feet on the ground.* * *= get realEx. The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.* * *= get realEx: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.
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20 believe
bɪˈli:v гл.
1) верить we soon believe what we desire ≈ мы охотно принимаем желаемое за действительное believe it or not ≈ хотите верьте, хотите нет to believe firmly, sincerely, strongly ≈ свято верить во что-л., быть твердо убежденным в чем-л. mistakenly believe ≈ ошибочно верить чему-л./во что-л. To believe in or on God, expresses not belief only, but that belief resting in God, trusting itself and all its concerns with Him. ≈ Понятие 'верить в Бога' включает в себя не только веру, но и посвящение ему себя и своих помыслов.
2) доверять To believe God is to believe what God says, to be true. ≈ Верить Богу - значит верить в то, что он говорит правду.
3) придавать большое значение I believe in early rising. ≈ Я считаю очень полезным вставать рано.
4) думать, полагать I believe so ≈ кажется, так;
по-моему, так;
да (в ответе) I believe not ≈ думаю, что нет;
едва ли ∙ believe in believe of you'd better believe it амер.;
разг. ≈ можете быть уверены make believe ≈ делать вид, притворятьсяверить;
- to * a rumour поверить слуху;
- I * you я вам верю;
- I made him * it я убедил его в этом;
- you'd better * it (разговорное) можете быть уверены доверять;
- to * smb. implicitly всецело доверять кому-л.;
- to * smb.'s word верить кому-л. на слово;
- a man who deserves to be *d человек, который заслуживает доверия (in, on) (религия) веровать, верить;
- to * in God веровать в бога;
- to * in spiritualism верить в спиритизм (in) верить;
возлагать надежды;
- to * in human nature верить в человека;
- I * in early rising я считаю, что рано вставать полезно;
- I * in getting plenty of exercise я придаю большое значение физкультуре;
- I * in you я верю вам, ч считаю вас честным человеком;
я верю в вас, я возлагаю на вас большие надежды;
- he did not * in women он был нелестного мнения о женщинах думать, полагать, считать;
- I * you are right мне кажется, что вы правы;
people *d the Earth to be flat люди думали, что земля плоская;
- I * so думаю, что так;
правильно, верно;
- will they be ready tomorrow? - I * so Будут они завтра готовы? - Кажется, будут;
- the plan is *d to be realistic план считается реальным;
полагают, что план осуществим;
- I * him to be alive я думаю, что он жив;
он, по всей вероятности, жив;
- he is *d to be in Paris думают, что он в Париже;
- we * him to be the man for the job мы считаем, что для этой работы он очень подходит;
- I'd * absolutely anything of that man от этого человека можно всего ожидать иметь какое-л. мнение;
- to * meanly of smb., smth. (устаревшее) быть плохого мнения о своем ближнем > to make * делать вид, притворяться;
воображать;
> let's make * we're pirates давай играть в пиратовbelieve верить;
we soon believe what we desire мы охотно принимаем желаемое за действительное;
believe it or not хотите верьте, хотите нет ~ верить ~ доверять;
I believe you я вам верю, доверяю;
I believe in you я в вас верю ~ доверять ~ думать, полагать;
I believe so кажется, так;
по-моему, так;
да (в ответе) ;
I believe not думаю, что нет;
едва ли;
you'd better believe it амер. разг. можете быть уверены ~ придавать большое значение;
I believe in early rising я считаю очень полезным вставать раноbelieve верить;
we soon believe what we desire мы охотно принимаем желаемое за действительное;
believe it or not хотите верьте, хотите нет~ придавать большое значение;
I believe in early rising я считаю очень полезным вставать рано~ доверять;
I believe you я вам верю, доверяю;
I believe in you я в вас верю~ думать, полагать;
I believe so кажется, так;
по-моему, так;
да (в ответе) ;
I believe not думаю, что нет;
едва ли;
you'd better believe it амер. разг. можете быть уверены~ думать, полагать;
I believe so кажется, так;
по-моему, так;
да (в ответе) ;
I believe not думаю, что нет;
едва ли;
you'd better believe it амер. разг. можете быть уверены~ доверять;
I believe you я вам верю, доверяю;
I believe in you я в вас верюto make ~ делать вид, притворятьсяbelieve верить;
we soon believe what we desire мы охотно принимаем желаемое за действительное;
believe it or not хотите верьте, хотите нет
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