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my watch is bust

1 my watch is bust

Общая лексика: мои часы сломались

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > my watch is bust
2 bust

I n sl
1)

His new play was a complete bust — Его новая пьеса с треском провалилась

I'm a bust as a father and my son's a bust at making money — Как отец я никуда не гожусь, а мой сын никуда не годится в плане зарабатывать деньги

My whole life is a bust — У меня вся жизнь не задалась

2)

The bust was carried off without much stress — Арест был произведен без особого шума

3)

One whiff of marijuana and we get a bust — Одна затяжка марихуаны, и полиция тут как тут

The bust was made at three o'clock in the morning — Полиция совершила налет в три часа утра

The cops staged a bust on his place — Полиция устроила облаву на его квартире

4) AmE

What did I do? I went on a real bust — Ну и что я сделал? Да запил

There was a big bust at his place until two in the morning — В его доме кутили до двух часов утра

5) AmE

You think I'm gonna let a guy take a bust at me? — Ты что думаешь, я позволю себя бить?

6) AmE

The bust is gonna find you no matter where you hole up — Полиция все равно найдет тебя, где бы ты ни скрывался
II vi infml
They threw their money around and busted — Они швыряли деньгами направо и налево и обанкротились
III vt
1) infml

I busted my watch this morning — Сегодня утром я сломал свои часы

2) sl

He was busted for carrying guns — Его арестовали за незаконное ношение оружия

I was busted for having unlawful drugs — Меня арестовали за незаконное хранение наркотиков

A smokey busted him for not having a tail-light — Один полицейский арестовал его за то, что у него не горел задний свет

3) sl

The police busted the flat below and found a sizable quantity of pot — Полиция совершила налет на квартиру этажом ниже и обнаружила значительное количество марихуаны

The bacon busted his bar and put him in the slammer — Полиция устроила облаву у него в баре и посадила его в кутузку

4) sl

The brass busted her on the spot — Шеф полиции тут же понизил ее в звании

For this peccadillo he was busted and sent back to pound the beat — За этот грешок его разжаловали и отправили обратно патрулировать улицы

5) sl

I miserably busted the econ final — Я с треском провалил экзамен по экономике

6) AmE sl

If someone busts you, it isn't him that's doing it, it's the system — Если кто-то и бьет тебя, то это не он тебя бьет, тебя бьет система

And it isn't you he's busting, he's taking a crack at the principle — Он хочет сокрушить не тебя, он хочет сокрушить сам принцип

7) AmE sl

He is looking for a man who busted him — Он ищет человека, который выдал его полиции
IV adj
1) infml

I was bust at the time and went hungry — В то время я был без копейки и голодал

The business went bust — Предприятие потерпело крах

The firm has gone bust — Фирма лопнула

2) infml

My watch is bust I must take it to the repairer's — Мои часы сломались, я должен отдать их в ремонт

3) AmE sl

He is bust again — Его снова арестовали

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > bust
3 bust

I [bʌst] n
1. 1) бюст ( скульптура)

2) поясной портрет

bust shot - поясное изображение ( по телевидению)

2. 1) верхняя часть тела

2) грудь ( женщины); бюст
II
1. [bʌst] n

1. 1) = burst I 5

2) удар

to give smb. a bust on the nose - дать кому-л. по носу

2. амер. сл. халтура, серятина (о кинокартине и т. п.)

3. крах, банкротство

4. сл.

1) арест, задержание

2) полицейская облава; налёт полиции

2. [bʌst] a

1) сломанный

my watch is bust - мои часы сломались

2) обанкротившийся

to go bust - остаться без копейки, обанкротиться

bust! - пропал!, крышка!, конец!, лопнуло!

3. [bʌst] v

1. взломать

to bust the lock - взломать замок

2. сломать, разбить

the radio is busted - приёмник испорчен

3. разг.

1) разорить

2) разориться, обанкротиться

the show has busted - театральное предприятие лопнуло

4. разг. бить, ударять

5. груб. см. burst II

6. воен. жарг.

1) понизить в звании; смещать с должности

2) разжаловать в рядовые

7. разг. укрощать, объезжать ( лошадь)

8. сл. арестовать

9. разгромить ( организацию); развалить (группу и т. п.)

♢ to bust one's ass - сл. стараться изо всех сил; ≅ лезть из кожи вон

НБАРС > bust
4 bust

1. n бюст

2. n поясной портрет

bust shot — поясное изображение

3. n верхняя часть тела

4. n грудь; бюст

bust care cream — крем для ухода за кожей груди

5. a сломанный

my watch is bust — мои часы сломались

6. a обанкротившийся

to go bust — остаться без копейки, обанкротиться

7. v взломать

to bust the lock — взломать замок

8. v сломать, разбить

the radio is busted — приёмник испорчен

9. v разг. разорить

10. v разг. разориться, обанкротиться

the show has busted — театральное предприятие лопнуло

11. v разг. разг. бить, ударять

12. v воен. жарг. понизить в звании; смещать с должности

13. v воен. жарг. разжаловать в рядовые

14. v воен. жарг. разг. укрощать, объезжать

15. v воен. жарг. сл. арестовать

16. v воен. жарг. разгромить; развалить

Синонимический ряд:

1. binge (noun) bat; bender; binge; blowoff; booze; brannigan; bum; carousal; carouse; compotation; drunk; jag; orgy; ran-tan; rowdydow; soak; souse; spree; tear; toot; wassail

2. bosom (noun) bosom; breast; chest; thorax; torso

3. failure (noun) bomb; dud; failure; flop; lemon; loser

4. figurehead (noun) effigy; figurehead; head

5. raid (noun) raid

6. sculpture (noun) carving; commemoration; figure; image; model; portrait; sculpture; statue

7. box (verb) box; buffet; cuff; slap; smack; spank

8. break (verb) break; shatter; smash

9. degrade (verb) bump; declass; degrade; demerit; demote; disgrade; disrate; downgrade; put down; reduce

10. fail (verb) crash; fail; fold

11. ruin (verb) bankrupt; fold up; impoverish; pauper; pauperize; ruin

Антонимический ряд:

repair

English-Russian base dictionary > bust
5 watch

1. часы

chronometer watch — часы — хронометр

my watch is bust — мои часы сломались

the spring of a watch — пружина часов

antimagnetic watch — антимагнитные часы

he swiped my watch — он стянул мои часы

2. наблюдать

to watch a case — наблюдать за ходом дела в суде

keep watch on — контролировать; наблюдать; следить

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > watch
6 bust

̈ɪbʌst I сущ.
1) бюст( скульптурное изображение до пояса) The reward consisted in three stone busts of Hermes. ≈ Награждение состояло из трех каменных бюстов Гермеса.
2) женская грудь, бюст II
1. сущ.;
разг.
1) неудача, провал;
банкротство Syn: failure, collapse
2) неудачник;
банкрот At the age of ten I was a social bust. ≈ В десять лет я был общественным банкротом. bankrupt, broke
3) грабеж, грабеж Syn: burglary
4) кутеж a beer bust ≈ пивное сборище Syn: spree
5) удар кулаком How'd you like a bust in the nose? ≈ А не хочешь ли в нос кулаком?
6) амер.;
сл. полицейский налет, полицейская облава
2. прил.
1) сломанный
2) обанкротившийся Syn: bankrupt
2., broke
1.
3. гл.;
разг.
1) сломать;
непер. сломаться, разрушиться They busted my watch. ≈ Они сломали мои часы. Syn: burst
2. break
2., break down
2) разрушать, прекращать Better not try to bust up his happy marriage. ≈ Лучше не пытайся разрушить его счастливую семейную жизнь. Syn: break up
3) обанкротиться (тж. to go bust)
4) амер.;
разг. понижать в должности в звании Syn: demote
5) сл. арестовать They busted for carrying guns. ≈ Их арестовали за незаконное ношение оружия. Syn: arrest
2.
6) совершить налет busted the apartment ≈ совершили налет на квартиру Syn: raid
2.
7) бить, ударять Syn: hit
2., slug
2.
8) объезжать (лошадь) Syn: tame
2. ∙ bust out bust up бюст (скульптура) поясной портрет - * shot поясное изображение (по телевидению) верхняя часть тела грудь (женщины) ;
бюст (книжное) внезапное возникновение( пейзажа) - a * of mountain and plain внезапно открывшийся /возникший/ вид на гору и равнину удар - to give smb. a * on the nose дать кому-л. по носу (американизм) (сленг) халтура, серятина ( о кинокартине и т. п.) крах, банкротство ( сленг) арест, задержание( сленг) полицейская облава;
налет полиции сломанный - my watch is * мои часы сломались обанкротившийся - to go * остаться без копейки, обанкротиться - *! пропал!, крышка!, конец!, лопнуло! взломать - to * the lock взломать замок сломать, разбить - the radio is *ed приемник испорчен (разговорное) разорить( разговорное) разориться, обанкротиться - the show has *ed театральное предприятие лопнуло (разговорное) бить, ударять (грубое) см. burst (военное) (жаргон) понизить в звании;
смещать с должности( военное) (жаргон) разжаловать в рядовые( разговорное) укрощать, объезжать ( лошадь) (сленг) арестовать разгромить( организацию) ;
развалить( группу и т. п.) > to * one's ass( сленг) стараться изо всех сил;
лезть из кожи вон bust разг. банкротство, разорение ~ банкротство ~ бюст ~ женская грудь ~ запить (тж. to go on the bust) ~ диал. кутеж ~ обанкротиться (тж. to go bust) ~ падение ~ амер. разг. разжаловать, снизить в чине ~ спад ~ срыв ~ sl. схватить с поличным;
арестовать go ~ обанкротиться go ~ разориться go: to ~ bust разг. разориться;
he goes hot and cold его бросает в жар и в холод

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bust
7 bust

[bʌst] I сущ.
1) бюст ( скульптурное изображение до пояса)

The reward consisted in three stone busts of Hermes. — Наградой были три каменных бюста Гермеса.

2) женская грудь, бюст
II 1. сущ.; разг.
1) неудача, провал; банкротство

Syn:

failure, collapse

2) неудачник; банкрот

At the age of ten I was a social bust. — В десятилетнем возрасте я был изгоем.

Syn:

bankrupt, broke

3) грабёж

Syn:

burglary

4) кутёж

beer bust — пивное сборище

Syn:

spree

5) удар кулаком

How'd you like a bust in the nose? — А не хочешь ли в нос кулаком?

6) амер.; крим. полицейский налёт, полицейская облава
2. прил.
1) сломанный

2) обанкротившийся

Syn:

bankrupt, broke
3. гл.; разг.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. bust, busted
1)

а) сломать

They busted my watch. — Они сломали мои часы.

б) сломаться, разрушиться

•

Syn:

break

2) разрушать

Better not try to bust up his happy marriage. — Лучше не пытайся разрушить его счастливую семейную жизнь.

Syn:

break up

3) = go bust обанкротиться

4) амер.; разг. понижать в должности, в звании

Syn:

demote

5) разг. арестовать

They were busted for carrying guns. — Их арестовали за ношение оружия.

Syn:

arrest

6) совершить налёт

They busted the apartment. — Они совершили налёт на квартиру.

Syn:

raid

7) бить, ударять

Syn:

hit, slug

8) объезжать ( лошадь)

Syn:

tame

•

- bust out
- bust up

Англо-русский современный словарь > bust
8 calendar watch

наручные часы с календарём

pin-lever watch — штампованные часы

a 17 jewel watch — часы на 17 камнях

chronometer watch — часы - хронометр

my watch is bust — мои часы сломались

the spring of a watch — пружина часов

English-Russian base dictionary > calendar watch
9 clock watch

наручные или карманные часы с сигналом

pin-lever watch — штампованные часы

a 17 jewel watch — часы на 17 камнях

chronometer watch — часы - хронометр

my watch is bust — мои часы сломались

the spring of a watch — пружина часов

English-Russian base dictionary > clock watch
10 pin-lever watch

штампованные часы

chronometer watch — часы - хронометр

my watch is bust — мои часы сломались

the spring of a watch — пружина часов

antimagnetic watch — антимагнитные часы

he swiped my watch — он стянул мои часы

English-Russian base dictionary > pin-lever watch
11 self-luminous watch

часы со светящимся циферблатом

chronometer watch — часы - хронометр

my watch is bust — мои часы сломались

the spring of a watch — пружина часов

antimagnetic watch — антимагнитные часы

he swiped my watch — он стянул мои часы

English-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > self-luminous watch
12 наручные часы

wrist watch

мои часы сломались — my watch is bust

пружина часов — the spring of a watch

антимагнитные часы — nonmagnetic watch

механические часы — mechanical watches

он стянул мои часы — he swiped my watch

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > наручные часы
13 часы

мн. timepiece; watch; clock

заводить часы — wind a clock

часы отстают — a timepiece loses

подводить часы вперёд или назад — set the watch forward or backward

часы с 8-дневным заводом — 8-day windup clock

часы торопятся — the timepiece gains

антимагнитные часы — nonmagnetic watch

астрономические часы — astronomical clock

атомные часы — atomic clock

газовые часы — wet-gas meter

дорожные часы — travel clock

звёздные часы — sidereal clock

индикаторные часы — dial indicator

камертонные часы — tuning fork clock

кварцевые часы — quartz-crystal clock

маятниковые часы — pendulum clock

молекулярные часы — molecular clock

наручные часы — wristwatch

песочные часы — sand glass

процедурные часы — medical clock

радиомаячные часы — time-signal radio station

солнечные часы — sun-clock

судовые часы — ships clock

часы с цифровым отсчётом — digital clock

табельные часы — portal time clock

шахматные часы — chess-clock

щитовые часы — instrument-panel clock

биологической часы — biological clock

маятник часов — the ticker of a clock

мои часы сломались — my watch is bust

прерывание от часов — clock interrupt

пружина часов — the spring of a watch

Синонимический ряд:

пора (сущ.) время; миг; минута; минуту; момент; пора; пору; час

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > часы
14 палубные часы

deck watch

мои часы сломались — my watch is bust

пружина часов — the spring of a watch

антимагнитные часы — nonmagnetic watch

механические часы — mechanical watches

он стянул мои часы — he swiped my watch

Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > палубные часы
15 штурманские часы

navigation watch

мои часы сломались — my watch is bust

пружина часов — the spring of a watch

антимагнитные часы — nonmagnetic watch

механические часы — mechanical watches

он стянул мои часы — he swiped my watch

Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > штурманские часы
16 мои часы сломались

General subject: my watch is bust

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > мои часы сломались
17 péter

péter [pete]

➭ TABLE 6

1. intransitive verb

   a. [personne] (inf!) to fart (inf!)

   b. [détonation] (inf) to go off ; [tuyau, ballon] (inf) to burst ; [ficelle] (inf) to snap

• un jour ça va péter ( = mal aller) one day all hell's going to break loose (inf)

2. transitive verb

(inf)

   a. [+ ficelle] to snap

• péter la gueule à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf)

• se péter la gueule (inf!) ( = tomber) to fall flat on one's face ; ( = s'enivrer) to get plastered (inf!)

   b. (locutions) péter le feu [personne] to be full of go (inf)

• péter la santé to be bursting with health

• il pète la forme (inf) he's on top form

• ça va péter des flammes there's going to be a heck of a row (inf)

* * *
pete
1.

(colloq) verbe transitif ( casser) to bust (colloq) [appareil]; to snap [fil]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (sl) ( lâcher un pet) to fart (colloq)

2) (colloq) ( éclater) lit [ballon, tuyau] to burst; [explosif] to go off; fig to blow up

3) ( casser) [appareil, lampe] to bust (colloq); [fil] to snap; [couture] to burst

••

péter le feu — (colloq) [personne] to be full of beans (colloq)

péter la santé — (colloq) to be bursting with health

* * *
pete *
1. vi

1) (= laisser échapper un pet) to fart *

2) (= se rompre) [câble] to snap

Attention, le câble risque de péter. — Watch out, it looks like the cable's going to snap.

3) (= exploser) [pneu, ballon, sac] to burst, [bombe] to go off, to explode

L'obus a pété avec un bruit sec. — The shell went off with a bang.

2. vt

(= casser) [vitre, appareil, clef] to bust * to break

* * *

péter verb table: céder

A ○vtr ( casser) to break, to bust○ [appareil, circuit]; to snap [cordon, fil]; péter la gueule à qn◑ to beat the hell out of sb◑.

B vi

1 ◑( lâcher un pet) to fart○;

2 ○( éclater) [ballon, tuyau] to burst; [explosif] to go off; l'arme lui a pété à la figure the weapon went off in his face; faire péter une grenade/un pétard to let off a grenade/a banger GB ou firecracker US; la situation est grave, ça va péter d'un jour à l'autre fig the situation is serious, it could blow up any day now;

3 ( casser) [appareil, circuit, crayon, lampe] to break, to bust○; [cordon, fil] to snap; [bouton, couture] to burst.

C se péter◑ vpr ( se casser) [appareil, circuit, crayon, lampe] to break, to bust○; [cordon, fil] to snap; se péter la gueule ( avoir un accident) to get smashed up; ( se soûler) to get pissed◑ GB ou stoned◑ US; ( se droguer) to get high○; être pété ( soûl) to be pissed GB ou stoned US; ( drogué) to be high○.

Idiomes

envoyer qn péter○ to send sb packing○; péter le feu○ [personne] to be full of beans; ça va péter le feu○ there's going to be all hell let loose○; péter la santé○ to be bursting with health; vouloir péter plus haut que son cul◑ to be too big for one's boots; péter dans la soie◑ to live in the lap of luxury.

[pete] (familier) verbe intransitif

1. (familier) [faire un pet] to fart

péter plus haut que son cul (très familier) to be full of oneself

péter dans la soie (très familier) to be rolling in money

2. [exploser] to blow up

[casser]

la corde a pété the rope snapped

péter dans les mains de quelqu'un (figuré) [projet, affaire] to fall through

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[pete] (familier) verbe transitif

1. [casser] to break, to bust

péter la gueule à quelqu'un to smash somebody's face in

2. [être plein de]

péter la santé to be bursting with health

péter le feu to be a livewire

péter les plombs ou un boulon (familier) to lose it

3. (Belgique)

il a été pété he failed his exam

4. (locution)

péter un câble to go off the rails

péter des flammes to turn nasty

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se péter (familier) verbe pronominal intransitif

attention, ça va se péter! watch out, it's going to break!

————————

se péter (familier) verbe pronominal transitif

se péter la jambe/mâchoire to smash one's leg/jaw

se péter la gueule

a. [s'enivrer] to get pissed (très familier) ou plastered (UK)

b. [en voiture] to get smashed up

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > péter
18 joder ***

1. VT

1) (=copular) to fuck ***, screw ***

2) (=fastidiar) to piss off ***

me jode que crea que he sido yo — it pisses me off that he thinks it was me ***

me jodió mucho que perdiera Colombia — I was really pissed off when Colombia lost ***

me jode tener que pagarlo yo todo — it's a bugger having to pay for it all myself ***, it pisses me off having to pay for it all myself ***

¡deja ya de joderme de una vez! — stop bugging me! *, stop being such a pain in the arse! **

si te deniegan la prórroga esta vez, te han jodido — if they refuse you an extension this time, you've had it * o you're fucked ***

no te jode Esp —

¡no te jode! ¡ahora dice que es amigo nuestro! — can you believe it! - now he's calling himself a friend of ours

si yo tuviera un coche así también podría ir a esa velocidad,¡no te jode! — if I had a car like that I could go that fast as well, no problem o (EEUU) * no sweat

a mí también me gustaría ser rico, ¡no te jode! — I'd like to be rich too, wouldn't we all!

3) (=estropear) [+ aparato] to bust *, bugger up ***; [+ planes] to screw up **, bugger up ***

¡me has jodido el reloj! — you've bust * o buggered up *** my watch!, you've busted my watch (EEUU) *

lo que hacen es jodernos la vida al resto — what they do is fuck *** o screw * o bugger *** things up for the rest of us

- joderla

en cuanto abres la boca la jodes — as soon as you open your mouth you mess o screw * things up

¡la jodimos! — now we've blown it! *

2. VI

1) (=copular) to fuck ***, screw ***

2) (=fastidiar)

ya sé que jode tener que levantarse tan temprano — I know it's a drag * o a pain in the arse *** o ass (EEUU) *** having to get up so early

son ganas de joder — they're just trying to be awkward

- ¡no jodas!

3.

See:

joderse

Spanish-English dictionary > joder ***
19 tour

I.

tour¹ [tuʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block

   b. (Chess) castle, rook

2. compounds

► la tour de Babel the Tower of Babel

► tour de contrôle control tower

► la tour Eiffel the Eiffel Tower

► tour HLM high-rise council block (Brit), high-rise project (US)

► tour d'ivoire

• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of London

► la tour de Pise the Leaning Tower of Pisa

II.

tour² [tuʀ]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride

• allons faire un tour à pied let's go for a walk

• allons faire un petit tour à pied let's go for a walk

• faire un tour de manège to have a ride on a merry-go-round

• faire un tour en ville to go for a walk round town

• faire un tour en Italie to go for a trip round Italy

• le tour du parc prend bien une heure it takes a good hour to walk around the park

• on en a vite fait le tour [de lieu] there's not much to see ; [de livre, théorie] there isn't much to it ; [de personne] there isn't much to him (or her)

► faire le tour de [+ parc, pays, magasins] to go round ; [+ possibilités] to explore ; [+ problème] to consider from all angles

• faire le tour du cadran [aiguille] to go round the clock ; [dormeur] to sleep round the clock

• faire le tour du monde to go round the world

• la route fait le tour de leur propriété the road goes round their estate

• faire le tour du propriétaire to look round one's property

• je vais te faire faire le tour du propriétaire I'll show you round

• faire le tour des invités to do the rounds of the guests

• la plaisanterie a fait le tour de la table the joke went round the table► faire un tour de

• faire un tour d'Europe to tour Europe

• ils ont fait un tour du monde en bateau they sailed round the world

   b. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn

• c'est votre tour it's your turn

• à ton tour de jouer it's your turn ; (Chess, draughts) it's your move

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• parler à son tour to speak in turn

• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak

• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!

• nous le faisons chacun à notre tour we take it in turns

• c'est au tour de Marc de parler it's Marc's turn to speak

• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?

• votre tour viendra your turn will come

► à tour de rôle in turn

• ils sont de garde à tour de rôle they take turns being on duty► tour à tour alternately

• le temps était tour à tour pluvieux et ensoleillé the weather was alternately wet and sunny

• elle se sentait tour à tour optimiste et désespérée she felt optimistic and despairing by turns

   c. (Sport, politics) round

• au premier tour de la Coupe d'Europe in the first round of the European Cup

• élu au second tour elected in the second round

• tour de scrutin ballot

   d. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumference

• tour de tête head measurement ; (pour chapeau) hat size

• tour de cou collar size

• tour de taille waist measurement

• tour hanches hip measurement

• tour de poitrine [d'homme] chest measurement ; [de femme] bust measurement

   e. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn

• l'hélice a fait deux tours the propeller turned twice

• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute

• un 33 tours an LP

• un 45 tours a single

• un 78 tours a 78

• donner un tour de clé to turn the key

• faire un tour sur soi-même to spin round once

► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance

• il écrit des chansons à tour de bras he churns out songs one after the other

• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centre

   f. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phrase

• la situation prend un tour dramatique the situation is taking a dramatic turn

   g. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick

• tour d'adresse feat of skill

• tour de cartes card trick

• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!

• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!

• avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

   h. ( = duperie) trick

• jouer un tour à qn to play a trick on sb

• un sale tour a dirty trick (inf)

   i. ( = machine) lathe

• tour de potier potter's wheel

2. <

► tour de chant song recital

► tour de force amazing feat

► le Tour de France the Tour de France

► tour de garde spell of duty

► tour d'honneur (Sport) lap of honour

► tour d'horizon general survey

• faire un tour d'horizon de la situation to have a look at the general situation ► tour de main

• avoir un tour de main to have a knack

• en un tour de main in no time at all ► tour de manivelle turn of the handle

• le premier tour de manivelle est prévu pour octobre [de film] the cameras should begin rolling in October ► tour de piste (Sport) lap ; (dans un cirque) circuit (of the ring)

► tour de reins back strain

• attraper un tour de reins to strain one's back

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LE TOUR DE FRANCE

The famous annual cycle race takes about three weeks to complete in daily stages « étapes » of approximately 110 miles. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the « maillot jaune ». The route varies and is not usually confined only to France, but the race always ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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I tuʀ
nom masculin

1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolution

donner un tour de clé — to turn the key

faire un tour de manège — to have a go on the merry-go-round

faire un tour de valse — to waltz around the floor

faire un tour sur soi-même — [danseur] to spin around; [planète] to rotate

un (disque) 33/45/78 tours — an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78

fermer quelque chose à double tour — to double-lock something

à tour de bras — (colloq) [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left, right and centre [BrE] (colloq)

2) ( mouvement autour de)

faire le tour de quelque chose — gén to go around something; ( en voiture) to drive around something

faire le tour du monde — to go around the world

la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village — the news spread rapidly through the village

tour de circuit — lap

3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size

de 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around

tour de hanches — hip measurement

4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin

faire un (petit) tour — ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll

je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville — I went to Paris/into GB ou down US town

faire un tour chez des amis — to go over to some friends

faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush

5) ( examen) look

faire le tour d'un problème — to have a look at a problem

faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon — to have a quick overall look

faire le tour de ses ennemis — to go through one's enemies

on en a vite fait le tour — (colloq) pej there's not much to it/her/them etc

6) ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round

à qui le tour? — whose turn is it?

il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour — ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should

tour à tour — ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn

7) ( consultation électorale)

tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting

scrutin à deux tours — two-round ballot

8) (manœuvre, ruse) trick

jouer un tour à quelqu'un — to play a trick on somebody

et le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick

ça te jouera des tours — it's going to get you into trouble one of these days

tour d'adresse — feat of skill

tour de main — knack

en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash

tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force

9) (allure, aspect) turn

tour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase

le tour qu'ont pris les événements — the turn events have taken

donner un tour nouveau à quelque chose — to give a new twist to something

10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tour de chant

- tour de potier

- tour de rein

II tuʀ
nom féminin

1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US

2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle

3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tour de forage

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I tuʀ nf
1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower

2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-Bretagne

Il y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.

3) ÉCHECS castle, rook

II tuʀ nm
1) (= excursion) (à pied) stroll, walk, (en voiture) drive, run, (à bicyclette) ride

faire un tour (à pied) — to go for a walk, (en voiture) to go for a drive

Allons faire un tour dans le parc. — Let's go for a walk in the park.

Tu veux aller faire un tour à vélo? — Do you want to go for a bike ride?

2) (parcours circulaire)

faire le tour de — to go around, (à pied) to walk around, (en voiture) to drive around, fig, [sujet] to review

Le tour de l'île prend trois heures. — It takes three hours to go around the island.

faire le tour du monde — to travel around the world

3) (en visitant chaque région)

faire un tour d'Europe — to tour Europe

On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.

4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap

5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turn

c'est au tour de...; C'est au tour de Renée. — It's Renée's turn.

C'est ton tour de jouer. — It's your turn to play.

à tour de rôle; tour à tour — in turn

faire qch à tour de rôle — to take it in turns to do sth

6) (= tournure) turn

le tour des événements — the turn of events

7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn

tour de vis — turn of the screw

fermer à double tour — to double-lock the door

8) [roue] revolution

faire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice

9) (= circonférence)

de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m

tour de taille — waist measurement

tour de tête — head measurement

10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick

11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe

12) (autre locution)

à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly

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tour

A nm

1 ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; Mécan, Mes revolution; 5 000 tours (par) minute 5,000 revolutions ou revs○ per minute; l'essieu grince à chaque tour de roue the axle squeaks at every turn of the wheel; donner un tour de vis to give the screw a turn; donner un tour de clé to turn the key; être à quelques tours de roue de to be just around the corner from; faire un tour de manège to have a go on the merry-go-round; faire un tour de valse to waltz around the floor; la Terre fait un tour sur elle-même en 24 heures the Earth rotates once in 24 hours; faire un tour sur soi-même [danseur] to spin around; un (disque) 33/45/78 tours an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78; fermer qch à double tour to double-lock sth; s'enfermer à double tour fig to lock oneself away; à tour de bras○ [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left right and centre^GB○; ⇒ quart;

2 ( mouvement autour de) faire le tour de qch gén to go around sth; ( en voiture) to drive around sth; le train fait le tour du lac en deux heures the train takes two hours to go around the lake; faire le tour du monde to go around the world; la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village the news spread rapidly through the village; il a fait le tour de l'Afrique en stop he hitchhiked around Africa; faire le grand tour fig to go the long way round GB ou around US; en deuxième tour de circuit Sport on the second lap of the circuit; faire un tour d'honneur to do a lap of honour^GB; avec plusieurs tours de corde, ça tiendra with the rope wound around a few times, it'll hold; mettre trois tours de corde to wind the rope around three times; donner plusieurs tours à la pâte Culin to fold the dough several times; ⇒ cadran, propriétaire, repartir B, sang;

3 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Les tailles ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size; le tour de l'étang est couvert de jonquilles there are daffodils all around the edges of the pond; elle a le tour des yeux fardé au kohl she has kohl around her eyes; tronc de 15 mètres de tour trunk 15 metres^GB in circumference ou 15 metres around; tour de tête/cou/taille/hanches head/neck/waist/hip measurement; faire du 90 de tour de poitrine ≈ to have a 36-inch bust; ⇒ poitrine;

4 ( déplacement bref) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin; faire un (petit) tour ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll; si nous allions faire un tour? shall we go for a walk?; je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville I went to Paris/into GB ou down town; je vais faire un tour chez des amis I'm just going to pop round GB ou go over US to some friends; fais un tour à la nouvelle exposition, ça vaut le coup go and have a look round GB ou around US the new exhibition, it's worth it; faire des tours et des détours lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush;

5 ( examen bref) look; faire le tour d'un problème/sujet to have a look at a problem/subject; faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon to have a quick overall look (de at), to make a general survey (de of); faire le tour de ses ennemis/relations to go through one's enemies/acquaintances; on en a vite fait le tour○ pej (de problème, sujet, d'ouvrage) there's not much to it; ( de personne) there's not much to him/her/them etc;

6 ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round; à qui le tour? whose turn is it?; c'est ton tour it's your turn; chacun son tour each one in his turn; jouer avant son tour to play out of turn; à mon tour de faire it's my turn to do; récompensé à mon tour rewarded in my turn; attendre/passer son tour to wait/miss one's turn; c'est au tour de qn it 's sb's turn; notre équipe a été battue au second tour our team was defeated in the second round; la cuisine est nettoyée, maintenant c'est au tour du salon the kitchen is cleaned up, now for the living-room; il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should; tour à tour ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn; être tour à tour gentil et agressif to be nice and agressive by turns; il a été tour à tour patron d'entreprise, ministre et professeur d'économie he has been in turn a company boss, a minister and an economics teacher; ⇒ rôle;

7 Pol ( consultation) ballot; les résultats du premier/second tour the results of the first/second ballot; au second tour on the second ballot; scrutin à deux tours two-round ballot; tour de scrutin ballot, round of voting;

8 (manœuvre, ruse) trick; jouer un bon/mauvais/sale tour à qn to play a good/nasty/dirty trick on sb; ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory is playing tricks on me; et le tour est joué that's done the trick; un peu de peinture et le tour est joué a bit of paint will do the trick; ça te jouera des tours it's going to get you into trouble one of these days; ⇒ pendable, sac;

9 ( manipulation habile) trick; tour de cartes card trick; tour de prestidigitation conjuring trick; tour d'adresse feat of skill; tour de main knack; en un tour de main ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash; tour de force gén amazing feat; ( performance) tour de force; constituer un tour de force to be an amazing feat; réussir le tour de force de faire to achieve the amazing feat of doing; ⇒ passe-passe;

10 (allure, aspect) (de situation, relations) turn; (de création, mode) twist; tour (de phrase) Ling turn of phrase; le tour qu'ont pris les événements the turn events have taken; donner un tour nouveau à qch to give a new twist to sth; c'est un tour assez rare en français it's a somewhat unusual turn of phrase in French;

11 Tech ( machine-outil) lathe; fait au tour† [jambe, corps] shapely.

B nf

1 Archit tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US;

2 Jeux ( d'échecs) rook, castle;

3 Hist Mil ( machine de guerre) siege-tower.

Composés

tour de Babel Relig, Ling, fig Tower of Babel; tour de chant Art, Mus song recital; tour de contrôle Aviat control tower; tour Eiffel Eiffel Tower; tour de forage Tech derrick; tour de France ( de cycliste) Tour de France; ( de compagnon) journeyman's travelling^GB apprenticeship; tour de garde Mil turn of duty; tour de guet Mil watchtower; tour d'ivoire fig ivory tower; s'enfermer or se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire to shut oneself away in an ivory tower; tour de Londres Tower of London; tour mort Naut round turn; tour de Pise Leaning Tower of Pisa; tour de potier Art potter's wheel; tour de refroidissement Nucl cooling tower; tour de rein(s) Méd back strain; se donner or attraper un tour de rein(s) to strain one's back; tour de table Fin pool; faire un tour de table ( à un réunion) to sound out everybody ou to go round GB ou around US the table; après un rapide tour de table having gone round GB ou around US the table quickly (to see what people think).

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[tur] nom féminin

1. ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION tower

la tour de Babel BIBLE the Tower of Babel

tour de bureaux office (tower) block

tour de contrôle AÉRONAUTIQUE control tower

la tour Eiffel the Eiffel tower

tour de guet observation tower

tour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block

tour d'ivoire (figuré) ivory tower

la tour de Londres the Tower of London

la tour (penchée) de Pise the Leaning Tower of Pisa

immeuble tour tower block

2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]

c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house

3. JEUX castle, rook

4. CHIMIE

tour de fractionnement fractionating column

5. INDUSTRIE DU PÉTROLE

tour de forage drilling rig

II

[tur] nom masculin

A.[CERCLE]

1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference

2. [mensuration]

tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurement

prends ton tour de taille measure (round) your waist

quel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?

tour de cou collar size

il fait (un) 42 de tour de cou he takes a size 42 collar

tour de poitrine

a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou size

b. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size

tour de tête hat size

3. [parure]

tour de cou

a. JOAILLERIE choker

b. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collar

tour de lit (bed) valance

4. [circuit] tour, circuit

j'ai fait le grand tour pour venir ici I came here the long way round

faire le tour de (sens propre) : faire le tour d'un parc

a. to go round a park

b. [à pied] to walk round a park

c. [en voiture] to drive round a park

faire le tour du monde to go round the world

faire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the world

faire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the offices

faire le tour d'une question to consider a problem from all angles

j'ai fait le tour de toutes les options I've explored all the possibilities

je sais ce qu'il vaut, j'en ai vite fait le tour I know what he's worth, it didn't take me long to size him up

tour de circuit lap

le Tour de France

a. [cycliste] the Tour de France

b. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)

tour d'honneur lap of honour

tour de piste

a. SPORT [athlétisme] lap

b. ÉQUITATION round

faire un tour de piste sans faute ÉQUITATION to have a clear round

le tour du propriétaire: on a fait le tour du propriétaire we went ou looked round the property

fais-moi faire le tour du propriétaire show me round your property

j'ai fait le tour du cadran (familier) I slept round the clock

faire un tour d'horizon to deal with all aspects of a problem

5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ride

[court voyage] trip, outing (substantif non comptable)

faire un tour

a. [à pied] to go for a walk

b. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ride

c. [à vélo] to go for a ride

faire un tour en ville to go into town

nous irons faire un tour dans les Pyrénées we'll go for a trip in the Pyrenees

B.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]

1. [moment dans une succession] turn

JEUX [généralement] turn, go

[aux échecs] move

c'est (à) ton tour

a. [généralement] it's your turn ou go

b. [échecs] it's your move

à qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?

chacun son tour everyone will have his turn

laisser passer son tour to miss one's turn

attendre son tour to wait one's turn

c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the table

tu parleras à ton tour you'll have your chance to say something

nous veillons chacun à notre tour we take turns to be on watch

tour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of duty

tour de scrutin ballot

au premier tour in the first ballot ou round

2. SPORT [série de matches] round

le second tour de la coupe d'Europe the second round of the European Cup

C.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]

1. [stratagème] trick

elle prépare un mauvais tour she's up to some mischief

jouer un tour à quelqu'un to play a trick on somebody

jouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebody

ça vous jouera un mauvais ou vilain tour you'll be sorry for it!, it'll catch up with you (one day)!

ma mémoire/vue me joue des tours my memory/sight is playing tricks on me

et le tour est joué! and there you have it!

avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

2. [numéro, technique]

tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skill

tour de cartes card trick

tour de passe-passe sleight of hand

D.[ASPECT]

1. [orientation] turn

cette affaire prend un très mauvais tour this business is going very wrong

la discussion prend un très mauvais tour the discussion is taking a nasty turn

tour d'esprit turn ou cast of mind

donner le tour

a. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the better

b. [personne] to wrap up

2. LINGUISTIQUE [expression] expression, phrase

[en syntaxe] construction

un tour de phrase maladroit an awkward turn of phrase

E.[ROTATION]

1. [d'une roue, d'un cylindre] turn, revolution

[d'un outil] turn

ASTRONOMIE revolution

faire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)

il n'y a qu'un tour de clef the key's only been turned once

donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice

n'oublie pas de donner un tour de clef (à la porte) don't forget to lock the door

tour de manège ride on a roundabout (UK) ou a merry-go-round

tour de vis (turn of the) screw

2. AUTOMOBILE revolution, rev

3. MÉDECINE

tour de reins: attraper ou se donner un tour de reins to put one's back out, to rick one's back

F.technologie lathe

tour de potier potter's wheel

fait au tour (figuré) beautifully made

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à tour de bras locution adverbiale

[frapper] with all one's strength ou might

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à tour de rôle locution adverbiale

in turn

on peut le faire à tour de rôle si tu veux we can take (it in) turns if you like

tour à tour locution adverbiale

alternately, by turns

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tour de chant nom masculin

(song) recital

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tour de force nom masculin

tour de force, (amazing) feat

il a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force ou quite an achievement

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tour de main nom masculin

1. [savoir-faire] knack

avoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack

c'est un tour (de main) à prendre it's just a knack one has to pick up

2. (locution)

en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye

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tour de table nom masculin

1. ÉCONOMIE a meeting of shareholders or investors to decide a course of action

2. [débat]

faisons un tour de table I'd like each of you in turn to give his or her comments

réunir un tour de table to organize a brainstorming session

TOUR DE FRANCE

The world-famous annual cycle race starts in a different town each year, but the home stretch is always the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The widespread excitement caused by the race, along with the heroic status of many coureurs-cyclistes, reflects the continuing fondness of the French towards cycling in general.

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20 medir

v.

1 to measure (hacer mediciones).

Elsa midió la harina Elsa measured the flour.

Ricardo mide las consecuencias Richard measures=weighs the consequences.

2 to weigh up.

3 to weigh carefully (palabras).

4 to evaluate.

María midió los resultados Mary evaluated the results.

5 to take measurements.

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medir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dimensiones) to measure

2 (riesgos) to gauge, weigh up

3 (palabras) to weigh, choose carefully

4 (versos) to scan

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener una dimensión) to measure, be

■ ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?

■ mide dos metros de alto por uno de ancho it's two metres high by one metre wide

► verbo pronominal medirse

1 to measure oneself

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

medirse con alguien to measure oneself against somebody

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verb

1) to measure

2) gauge

3) weigh

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1. VT

1) (=tomar la medida de) [+ habitación, ángulo] to measure; [+ distancia, temperatura] to measure, gauge, gage (EEUU); [+ tierra] to survey, plot

medir algo por millas — to measure sth in miles

- medir a algn con la vista

- medir las calles

2) (=calcular) to weigh up

deberías medir las consecuencias de lo que dices — you should consider o weigh up the consequences of what you say

deberíamos medir los pros y los contras de esta decisión — we should weigh up the pros and cons of this decision

3) (=enfrentar)

los dos púgiles medirán sus fuerzas — the two boxers will be pitted against each other o will take each other on
rasero
4) (=moderar) [+ comentarios] to choose carefully

mide tus palabras — [aconsejando] choose your words carefully; [regañando] mind your language

5) (Literat) to scan

¿cómo se mide este verso? — how does this line scan?

2.

VI to measure, be

el tablero mide 80 por 20 — the board measures o is 80 by 20

¿cuánto mides? — how tall are you?

mido 1,80m — I am 1.80m

la caja mide 20cm de ancho — the box is 20cm wide

mide 88cm de pecho — her bust measurement is 88cms

3.

See:

medirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho — the cloth is 90 cm wide

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

medir las consecuencias de algo — to consider the consequences of something

medir los pros y los contras de algo — to weigh up the pros and cons of something

4) ( moderar)

mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully
2.
medirse v pron

1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure

2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on

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= measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

Ex. Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

Ex. The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.

Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex. The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.

Ex. The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

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* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.

* medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho — the cloth is 90 cm wide

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

medir las consecuencias de algo — to consider the consequences of something

medir los pros y los contras de algo — to weigh up the pros and cons of something

4) ( moderar)

mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully
2.
medirse v pron

1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure

2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on

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= measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.

Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex: The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.

Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.

* medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

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medir [ I14 ]

vt

A ‹habitación/ángulo› to measure; ‹distancia/temperatura/velocidad› to measure, gauge

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? can you measure me off three meters of this material?

B (tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho the cloth is 90 cm wide

la mesa mide 50 por 40 the table is 50 by 40, the table measures 50 by 40

¿cuánto mide de ancho/largo? how wide/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

medía 52 cm al nacer she measured o was 52 cm at birth

C (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

eso te pasa por no medir las consecuencias de tus actos that is what happens (to you) when you don't consider the consequences of your actions

midió cuidadosamente las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la oferta she carefully weighed up the pros and cons of the offer

D

(moderar): mediré mis palabras I'll choose my words carefully, I'll weigh my words

tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie he had to choose o measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone, he had to be as restrained as possible in what he said so as not to offend anyone

■ medirse

v pron

A ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure

me medí sin zapatos I measured myself without shoes on

mídete la cintura measure your waist

medírsele a algo/algn ( Col): me retó a cruzar el río a nado, pero no me le medí al asunto he dared me to swim across the river but I didn't take up the challenge

era capaz de medírsele a cualquier tarea she was capable of taking on o tackling any task

B (Col, Méx) (probarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to try on

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medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure
2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?;
mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ medir los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.

medirse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) to measure oneself;
‹caderas/pecho› to measure
2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide
' medir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
granel
- metro
- rasero
- regla
- tallar
- contorno
- huincha
- mida
- varilla
English:
double standards
- gauge
- measure
- measure out
- pace out
- precisely
- record
- stand
- survey
- measuring
- meter
- weigh

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medir

♦ vt

1. [hacer mediciones] to measure;

Comp

medir por el mismo rasero to treat alike

2. [verso] to scan

3. [sopesar] to weigh up;

tenemos que medir las ventajas y desventajas de este sistema we have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of this system

4. [palabras] to weigh carefully;

mide bien tus palabras cuando hables con ellos be careful what you say when you talk to them

5. [fuerzas]
los dos equipos medirán sus fuerzas en la semifinal the two sides will do battle in the semifinal

♦ vi
[tener de medida]
¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;

¿cuánto mide de largo? how long o what length is it?;

mido 1,80 I'm 6 foot (tall);

mide diez metros it's ten metres long;

el cuadro mide 30 por 90 the picture measures o is 30 by 90;

mide dos metros de ancho por cuatro de largo it's two metres wide by four metres long;

mide 90-60-90 her vital statistics are 36-24-36;

este armario mide demasiado this cupboard is too big

♦ See also the pronominal verb medirse

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medir

I v/t measure;

medir sus palabras fig weigh one’s words

II v/i

:

mide 2 metros de ancho/largo/alto it’s 2 meters wide/long/tall

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medir {54} vt

1) : to measure

2) : to weigh, to consider

medir los riesgos: to weigh the risks

medir vi

: to measure

♦ See also the reflexive verb medirse

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medir vb to measure

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