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1 outside

1. noun
1) Außenseite, die

on the outside — außen

to/from the outside — nach/von außen

overtake somebody on the outside — jemanden außen überholen

2) (external appearance) Äußere, das; äußere Erscheinung

3)

at the [very] outside — (coll.) äußerstenfalls; höchstens
2. adjective
1) (of, on, nearer the outside) äußer...; Außen[wand, -mauer, -antenne, -toilette, -ansicht]

outside lane — Überholspur, die

2) (remote)

have only an outside chance — nur eine sehr geringe Chance haben

3) fremd [Hilfe]; äußer... [Einfluss]; Freizeit[aktivitäten, -interessen]

4) (greatest possible) maximal, höchst [Schätzung]

at an outside estimate — maximal od. höchstens od. im Höchstfall
3. adverb
1) (on the outside) draußen; (to the outside) nach draußen

the world outside — die Außenwelt

2)

outside of — see 4.
4. preposition
1) (on outer side of) außerhalb (+ Gen.)

2) (beyond) außerhalb (+ Gen.) [Reichweite, Festival, Familie]

it's outside the terms of the agreement — es gehört nicht zu den Bedingungen der Abmachung

3) (to the outside of) aus... hinaus

go outside the house — nach draußen gehen

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1. noun
(the outer surface: The outside of the house was painted white.) das Äußere
2. adjective
1) (of, on, or near the outer part of anything: the outside door.) Außen-...

2) (not part of (a group, one's work etc): We shall need outside help; She has a lot of outside interests.) außerhalb

3) ((of a chance etc) very small.) äußerst
3. adverb
1) (out of, not in a building etc: He went outside; He stayed outside.) draußen

2) (on the outside: The house looked beautiful outside.) außen
4. preposition
(on the outer part or side of; not inside or within: He stood outside the house; He did that outside working hours.) außen

- academic.ru/52507/outsider">outsider
- at the outside
- outside in
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out·ˈside

I. n

1. (exterior) Außenseite f; of a fruit Schale f

she was on the \outside of the clique girls ( fig) in der Clique war sie eine Außenseiterin

▪ from the \outside von außen

2. (external appearance)

▪ on the \outside äußerlich, nach außen hin

▪ by the \outside vom Äußeren her

you can never tell what he's thinking by the \outside man sieht ihm nie an, was er gerade denkt

3. (of pavement) Straßenseite f, Seite f zur Straße hin

4. (not within boundary)

▪ on the \outside draußen; (out of prison) in Freiheit

5. SPORT Außenstürmer m

6.

▶ at the \outside ( fig) im äußersten Fall

II. adj attr, inv

1. (outer) door, entrance äußere(r, s)

\outside seat Sitz m zum Gang hin

\outside wall Außenmauer f

2. (external) außen stehend, extern

the company badly needs \outside support die Firma benötigt dringend Unterstützung von außen

\outside financing externe Finanzierung, Kapitalbeschaffung f von außen

\outside placement COMM Fremdplatzierung f

the world \outside [or \outside world] die Welt draußen

3. (very slight) chance, possibility [sehr] klein, minimal

4. (highest, largest) höchste(r, s) attr, äußerste(r, s) attr

\outside price Höchstpreis m

III. adv

1. (not in building) außen, außerhalb

2. (in open air) im Freien, draußen

to go \outside nach draußen gehen

3. (sl: not imprisoned) draußen fam

IV. prep

1. (out of)

she sat on the floor \outside his room sie saß auf dem Fußboden vor seinem Zimmer

they went \outside the house sie gingen vors Haus

\outside of London außerhalb von London

2. (beyond) außerhalb

that would be \outside my job description das fiele nicht in meine Zuständigkeit

this is \outside human comprehension das übersteigt den menschlichen Verstand

3. (apart from) ausgenommen

\outside of us three außer uns dreien

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['aʊt'saɪd]
1. n

1) (of house, car, object) Außenseite f

the outside of the car is green — das Auto ist (von) außen grün

the outside of the post (Ftbl) — der Außenpfosten

to open the door from the outside —

they were smuggled in from the outside — sie wurden von draußen eingeschmuggelt

to stay on the outside of a group — sich in einer Gruppe im Hintergrund halten

people on the outside (of society) — Menschen außerhalb der Gesellschaft

to overtake on the outside (Brit) — außen überholen

judging from the outside (fig) — wenn man es als Außenstehender beurteilt

2)

(= extreme limit) at the (very) outside — im äußersten Falle, äußerstenfalls

2. adj

1) (= external) Außen-, äußere(r, s); consultant, investor, examiner, opinion extern

an outside broadcast — eine nicht im Studio produzierte Sendung

an outside broadcast from Wimbledon — eine Sendung aus Wimbledon

outside call (Telec) — externer Anruf

to get some outside help — Hilfe von außen holen

outside influences — äußere Einflüsse, Einflüsse von außen

outside seat (in a row) — Außensitz m, Platz m am Gang

outside work —

I'm doing outside work on the dictionary — ich arbeite freiberuflich am Wörterbuch mit

2) price äußerste(r, s)

at an outside estimate — maximal

3)

(= very unlikely) an outside chance — eine kleine Chance

3. adv
(= on the outer side) außen; (of house, room, vehicle) draußen
to be outside — draußen sein

to go outside — nach draußen gehen

seen from outside — von außen gesehen

put the cat outside — bring die Katze raus (inf)

I feel outside it all — ich komme mir so ausgeschlossen vor

4. prep (also outside of)

1) (= on the outer side of) außerhalb (+gen)

outside California — außerhalb Kaliforniens

outside London — außerhalb von London

visitors from outside the area — Besucher pl von außerhalb

to be outside sth — außerhalb einer Sache sein

to go outside sth — aus etw gehen

he went outside the house — er ging aus dem/vors/hinters Haus, er ging nach draußen

the noise was coming from outside the house — der Lärm kam von draußen

he is waiting outside the door — er wartet vor der Tür

the car outside the house — das Auto vorm Haus

2) (= beyond limits of) außerhalb (+gen)

it is outside our agreement —

outside the Festival — außerhalb der Festspiele

this falls outside the scope of... — das geht über den Rahmen (+gen)... hinaus

to marry outside one's religion — eine konfessionsverschiedene Ehe eingehen

babies born outside marriage — außerehelich geborene Kinder pl

sex outside marriage — Sex m außerhalb der Ehe

you'll have to do it outside office hours — Sie müssen das nach Büroschluss erledigen

3) (= apart from) außer (+dat), abgesehen von (+dat)

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outside [ˌaʊtˈsaıd]

A s

1. Außenseite f, (das) Äußere:

from the outside von außen;

judge sth from the outside etwas als Außenstehender beurteilen;

on the outside außen ( → A 2);

on the outside of

a) an der Außenseite (gen),

b) jenseits (gen);

outside of the post SPORT Außenpfosten m

2. fig (das) Äußere, (äußere) Erscheinung, Oberfläche f, (das) Vordergründige:

on the outside äußerlich, nach außen hin ( → A 1)

3. Außenwelt f

4. umg (das) Äußerste, äußerste Grenze:

at the (very) outside (aller)höchstens, äußerstenfalls

5. Straßenseite f (eines Radwegs etc)

6. SPORT Außenstürmer(in):

outside right Rechtsaußen m

7. pl Außenblätter pl (eines Ries)

B adj

1. äußer(er, e, es), Außen…, an der Außenseite befindlich, von außen kommend:

outside broadcast ( RADIO, TV) Außenübertragung f;

outside diameter äußerer Durchmesser, Außendurchmesser m;

outside influences äußere Einflüsse;

outside interference Einmischung f von außen;

outside lane SPORT Außenbahn f;

in the outside lane auf der Außenbahn;

outside lavatory Außentoilette f;

outside loop FLUG Looping m vorwärts;

outside measurements Außenmaße;

outside pressure Druck m von außen (a. fig);

outside seat Außensitz m;

outside ski Außenski m;

outside track SPORT Außenbahn f (äußerer Teil der Bahn);

outside world Außenwelt f

2. im Freien getan (Arbeit)

3. außen stehend, extern:

outside broker WIRTSCH freie(r) Makler(in);

outside capital WIRTSCH Fremdkapital n;

outside help fremde Hilfe;

outside market WIRTSCH Freiverkehr m;

an outside opinion die Meinung eines Außenstehenden;

an outside person ein Außenstehender

4. äußerst:

quote the outside prices die äußersten Preise angeben

5. außerberuflich, UNIV außerakademisch (Aktivitäten etc)

6. outside chance

a) kleine oder geringe Chance,

b) SPORT Außenseiterchance f

C adv

1. draußen, engS. auch im Freien:

he’s outside again umg er ist wieder auf freiem Fuß;

outside of

a) außerhalb (gen),

b) US umg außer, ausgenommen

2. heraus, hinaus:

come outside! komm heraus!;

outside (with you)! raus (mit dir)!

3. (von) außen, an der Außenseite:

painted red outside

D präp

1. außerhalb, jenseits (gen) (beide auch fig):

it is outside his own experience es liegt außerhalb seiner eigenen Erfahrung;

her time was just one second outside the record SPORT ihre Zeit lag nur eine Sekunde über dem Rekord

2. außer:

no one knows outside you and me

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1. noun
1) Außenseite, die

on the outside — außen

to/from the outside — nach/von außen

overtake somebody on the outside — jemanden außen überholen

2) (external appearance) Äußere, das; äußere Erscheinung

3)

at the [very] outside — (coll.) äußerstenfalls; höchstens
2. adjective
1) (of, on, nearer the outside) äußer...; Außen[wand, -mauer, -antenne, -toilette, -ansicht]

outside lane — Überholspur, die

2) (remote)

have only an outside chance — nur eine sehr geringe Chance haben

3) fremd [Hilfe]; äußer... [Einfluss]; Freizeit[aktivitäten, -interessen]

4) (greatest possible) maximal, höchst [Schätzung]

at an outside estimate — maximal od. höchstens od. im Höchstfall
3. adverb
1) (on the outside) draußen; (to the outside) nach draußen

the world outside — die Außenwelt

2)

outside of — see 4.
4. preposition
1) (on outer side of) außerhalb (+ Gen.)

2) (beyond) außerhalb (+ Gen.) [Reichweite, Festival, Familie]

it's outside the terms of the agreement — es gehört nicht zu den Bedingungen der Abmachung

3) (to the outside of) aus... hinaus

go outside the house — nach draußen gehen

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adj.

außen adj.

außer adj.

außerhalb adj.

draußen adj.

draußen adv. n.

Äußere -n n.

English-german dictionary > outside
2 step

step
1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.)

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.)

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.)

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.)

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.)

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.)

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
1. N

1) (=movement) (lit, fig) paso m; (=sound) paso m, pisada f

with slow steps — con pasos lentos

he heard steps outside — oyó pasos or pisadas fuera

• to take a step back — dar un paso atrás

• it's a big step for him — es un gran paso or salto para él

• step by step — (lit, fig) poco a poco

• to be a step closer to doing sth — estar más cerca de hacer algo

• at every step — (lit, fig) a cada paso

we'll keep you informed every step of the way — le mantendremos informado en todo momento

I'll fight this decision every step of the way — voy a oponerme a esta decisión hasta el final

• the first step is to decide... — el primer paso es decidir...

• to follow in sb's steps — seguir los pasos de algn

• it's a great step forward — es un gran paso or salto adelante

to take a step forward — dar un paso adelante

• I would go one step further and make all guns illegal — yo iría aún más lejos y prohibiría todo tipo de armas de fuego

• what's the next step? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?

• it's a step in the right direction — es un paso adelante

• a step towards peace — un paso hacia la paz

• to turn one's steps towards sth — dirigir los pasos hacia algo

• it's a step up in his career — es un ascenso en su carrera profesional

it's a bit of a step up from the house where I was born — es mucho mejor que la casa en la que nací

• to watch one's step — (lit, fig) ir con cuidado

- be one step ahead of sb

to keep one step ahead (of) — mantenerse en una posición de ventaja (con respecto a)

- it's a case of one step forward, two steps back
false 1., 1), spring 1., 4)
2) (in dancing, marching) paso m

• to break step — romper el paso

• he quickly fell into step beside me — no tardó en ajustar su paso al mío

• to be in step with sb — (lit) llevar el paso de algn

the party is in step with the country — el partido está en sintonía con el país

to be in step with public opinion — sintonizar con la opinión pública

the bright colours are perfectly in step with the current mood — los colores vivos reflejan perfectamente al clima actual

to be/keep in step (with) — (in marching) llevar el paso (de); (in dance) llevar el compás or ritmo (de)

• to be out of step — (in marching) no llevar el paso; (in dance) no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to get out of step — (in march) perder el paso; (in dance) perder el ritmo or compás

- be out of step with sth/sb

- fall or get out of step with sth/sb

3) (=distance) paso m

I'm just a step away if you need me — si me necesitas, solo estoy a un paso

the beach is just a step away (from the hotel) — la playa está a un paso (del hotel)

it's a good step or quite a step to the village * — el pueblo queda bastante lejos

4) (=footprint) huella f

5) (=measure) medida f

• to take steps — tomar medidas

we must take steps to improve things — tenemos que tomar medidas para mejorar la situación

6) (=stair) peldaño m, escalón m; (on bus) peldaño m, estribo m; (also: doorstep) escalón m de la puerta

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

I'll meet you on the library steps — quedamos en los escalones or la escalinata de la biblioteca

• a flight of stone steps — un tramo de escalera or de escalones de piedra

7) steps (=stepladder) escalera f (de mano/de tijera)

8) (in scale) peldaño m, grado m

to get onto the next step in the salary scale — ascender un peldaño or subir de grado en la escala salarial

9) (also: step aerobics) step m

10) (US) (Mus) tono m

2. VI

1) (=walk)

• to step on board — subir a bordo

• won't you step inside? — ¿no quiere pasar?

• he stepped into the room — entró en la habitación

he stepped into his slippersousers — se puso las zapatillas/los pantalones

• to step off a bus/planeain — bajarse de un autobús/aviónen

• as he stepped onto the pavement... — al poner el pie en la acera...

• as she stepped out of the car — al bajar del coche

she looked as if she had stepped out of a fairytale — parecía recién salida de un cuento de hadas

she stepped out of her dress — se quitó el vestido (por abajo)

• I had to step outside for a breath of fresh air — tuve que salir fuera a tomar el aire

• to step over sth — pasar por encima de algo

• step this way — haga el favor de pasar por aquí

- step out of line
shoe
2) (=tread)

• to step in/on sth — pisar algo

don't step in that puddle — no te metas en ese charco

step on it! * — (=hurry up) ¡date prisa!, ¡ponte las pilas! *, ¡apúrate! (LAm); (Aut) ¡acelera!

to step on the accelerator (Brit) —

step on the gas — (US) pisar el acelerador
toe
3.

CPD

step aerobics N — step m

step change N — cambio m radical

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

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I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > step
3 STEP

step
1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.)

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.)

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.)

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.)

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.)

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.)

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
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I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > STEP
4 Schritt

Imperf. schreiten

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der Schritt

footstep; footfall; gait; step; pace; stride

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Schrịtt [ʃrɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (lit, fig) step (zu towards); (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

mit schnellen/langsamen Schritten — quickly/slowly, with quick/slow steps

mit schleppenden Schritten — dragging one's feet, with dragging feet

sie näherte sich ihm mit trippelnden Schritten — she tripped towards him

einen Schritt zurücktreten — to step back

einen Schritt zur Seite gehen — to step aside or to one side

Schritt vor Schritt setzen — to put one foot in front of the other

ein paar Schritte spazieren gehen — to go for or take a short walk or stroll

einen Schritt machen or tun — to take a step

kleine or kurze/große or lange Schritte machen — to take small steps/long strides

ich habe seit Wochen keinen/kaum einen Schritt aus dem Haus getan — I haven't/have hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

die ersten Schritte machen or tun — to take one's first steps; (fig) to take the first step

den ersten Schritt tun (fig) — to make the first move

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun (fig) — to put the cart before the horse

den Schritt tun (fig) — to take the plunge

Schritte gegen jdn/etw unternehmen — to take steps against sb/sth

ein großer Schritt sein hin zu... (fig) — to be a huge step towards...

ich würde sogar noch einen Schritt weiter gehen und behaupten... — I would go even further and maintain...

im gleichen Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — in step

auf Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — wherever or everywhere one goes

Schritt für or um Schritt — step by step; (fig auch) little by little, gradually

Politik der kleinen Schritte — step-by-step or gradualistic policy

ein Schritt in Richtung Frieden — a step towards peace

2) (= Gang) walk, gait; (= Tempo) pace

Schritt halten (lit, fig) — to keep pace, to keep up

mit der Zeit Schritt halten — to keep abreast of the times

haben — to walk quickly/incredibly quickly

gemessenen/leichten/langsamen Schrittes (geh) — with measured/light/slow step(s) or tread

seinen Schritt or seine Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen (geh) —

den Schritt anhalten — to stop

3) (= Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

(im) Schritt fahren — to go at a crawl, to drive at walking speed

"Schritt fahren" — "dead slow" (Brit), "slow"

im Schritt reiten/gehen — to go at a walk

4) (Maßangabe) ≈ yard

mit zehn Schritt or Schritten Abstand — at a distance of ten paces

jdn drei Schritt(e) vom Leib halten (inf) — to keep sb at arm's length

5) (= Hosenschritt) crotch; (= Schrittweite) crotch measurement

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der

1) (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) footstep

2) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pace

3) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) step

4) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) step

5) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) step

6) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) step

7) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) step

8) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) step

9) (a long step: He walked with long strides.) stride

10) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) tread

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Schritt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃrɪt]

m

1. (Tritt) step; (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

er machte einen \Schritt zur Tür he took a step towards the door

ich gehe nur ein paar \Schritte spazieren I'm only going for a short walk

sie hat seit Wochen kaum einen \Schritt aus dem Haus getan she has hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

mit zwei \Schritten durchquerte er das Zimmer he crossed the room in two strides

sie kam mit trippelnden \Schritten auf mich zu she tripped towards me

der Schnee knirschte unter seinen \Schritten the snow crunched under his footsteps

jds \Schritte beflügeln to hasten sb's step

die Freude beflügelte meine \Schritte joy gave me wings

seine \Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

die ersten \Schritte machen [o tun] to take one's first steps

mit großen/kleinen \Schritten in big strides/small steps

lange [o große] \Schritte machen to take long [or big] strides

langsame/schnelle \Schritte machen to walk slowly/quickly

mit langsamen/schnellen \Schritten slowly/quickly

mit schleppenden \Schritten dragging one's feet

einen \Schritt zur Seite gehen/zurücktreten to step aside/back

er trat einen \Schritt von der Bahnsteigkante zurück he took a step back from the edge of the platform; s.a. Politik

2. kein pl (Gangart) walk, gait

seinen \Schritt beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

eines beschwingten \Schrittes (geh) with a spring [or bounce] in one's step

jdn am \Schritt erkennen to recognize sb by his/her walk [or gait]

einen flotten [o ziemlichen] \Schritt am Leibe haben to be walking quickly [or at a fair pace]

der hat aber auch einen \Schritt am Leibe! he seems to be in a bit of a hurry!

gemessenen/langsamen/leichten \Schrittes with measured/slow/light steps

eines würdevollen \Schrittes with dignity in one's step

3. (als Maßangabe) pace

nur ein paar \Schritte entfernt only a few yards away from us

in etwa 50 \Schritt[en] Entfernung at a distance of about 50 paces

mit 5 \Schritt[en] Abstand at a distance of five paces; (fig)

sie ist der Konkurrenz immer ein paar \Schritte voraus she is always a few steps ahead of the competition

sich dat jdn drei \Schritt[e] vom Leib halten (fig) to keep sb at arm's length

jdn einen großen [o guten] \Schritt voranbringen (fig) to take sb a lot further

einen \Schritt weiter gehen (fig) to go a step further

einen \Schritt zu weit gehen (fig) to go too far, to overstep the mark

4. kein pl (Gleichschritt)

im \Schritt gehen to walk in step

aus dem \Schritt kommen to get out of step

5. kein pl (beim Pferd) walk

sie ritt im \Schritt auf ihn zu she walked her horse towards him

im Schritt \Schritt to walk

6. kein pl MODE (Teil der Hose) crotch

7. kein pl (fam: Schritttempo) walking pace

„\Schritt fahren“ “dead slow”

8. (Maßnahme) measure, step

den ersten \Schritt [zu etw dat] tun to take the first step [in sth]; (mit etw beginnen) to take the first step; (als Erster handeln) to make the first move

gerichtliche \Schritte einleiten to initiate judicial proceedings

\Schritte [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen to take steps [against sb/sth]

\Schritte in die Wege leiten to arrange for steps [or measures] to be taken

9.

▶ \Schritt für \Schritt step by step, little by little

▶ [mit jdm/etw] \Schritt halten to keep up [with sb/sth]

mit der Zeit \Schritt halten to keep abreast of the times

▶ auf \Schritt und Tritt everywhere one goes, every move one makes

sie folgte ihm auf \Schritt und Tritt she followed him wherever she went

sie wurde auf \Schritt und Tritt von ihm beobachtet he watched her every move

▶ den zweiten \Schritt vor dem ersten tun to run before one can walk, to put the cart before the horse

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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Schritt m; -(e)s, -e

1. step (auch Tanzschritt), pace (auch als Maß); langer: stride; hörbarer: (foot)step;

mit schnellen Schritten with quick steps, briskly;

einen Schritt zur Seite tun step aside;

Schritt für Schritt step by step; fig auch little by little, gradually;

auf Schritt und Tritt (überall) at every turn;

jemandem auf Schritt und Tritt folgen dog sb’s footsteps;

es sind nur ein paar Schritte it’s not far;

wegen der paar Schritte nehme ich nicht das Auto I’m not taking the car to go those few yards;

jemandem drei Schritt vom Leibe bleiben umg give sb a wide berth

2. fig (Maßnahme) step, move, besonders pl measures;

Politik der kleinen Schritte step-by-step policy;

rechtliche Schritte erwägen/einleiten consider/take legal action;

der erste Schritt zur Besserung the first step on the road to improvement;

mit großen Schritten with giant strides ( oder steps);

den ersten Schritt tun take the first step; vor jemand anderem: make the first move;

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun put the cart before the horse;

den entscheidenden Schritt tun take the decisive step ( oder the plunge);

wir sind keinen Schritt weitergekommen we haven’t made the slightest progress ( oder any headway at all);

einen Schritt zu weit gehen overstep the mark;

ich möchte noch einen Schritt weiter gehen I’d like to go one step further; → Selbsterkenntnis

3. nur sg; (Gang) step;

jemanden am Schritt erkennen recognize sb by (the sound of) his etc step

4. nur sg; (Tempo) pace;

im Schritt at a walking pace;

Schritt fahren! dead slow;

ein Pferd (im) Schritt gehen lassen make a horse go at a walk;

einen schnellen Schritt am Leib haben umg be a fast walker;

der hat aber einen (schnellen) Schritt am Leib! auch you’ve got to run to keep up with him;

Schritt halten mit keep up ( oder keep pace) with; fig auch keep abreast of

5. meist sg; Hose, auch umg ANAT crotch;

die Hose spannt im Schritt the trousers are tight in the crotch

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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-e m.

footfall n.

footstep n.

pace n.

pas n.

step n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schritt
5 schritt

Imperf. schreiten

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der Schritt

footstep; footfall; gait; step; pace; stride

* * *
Schrịtt [ʃrɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (lit, fig) step (zu towards); (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

mit schnellen/langsamen Schritten — quickly/slowly, with quick/slow steps

mit schleppenden Schritten — dragging one's feet, with dragging feet

sie näherte sich ihm mit trippelnden Schritten — she tripped towards him

einen Schritt zurücktreten — to step back

einen Schritt zur Seite gehen — to step aside or to one side

Schritt vor Schritt setzen — to put one foot in front of the other

ein paar Schritte spazieren gehen — to go for or take a short walk or stroll

einen Schritt machen or tun — to take a step

kleine or kurze/große or lange Schritte machen — to take small steps/long strides

ich habe seit Wochen keinen/kaum einen Schritt aus dem Haus getan — I haven't/have hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

die ersten Schritte machen or tun — to take one's first steps; (fig) to take the first step

den ersten Schritt tun (fig) — to make the first move

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun (fig) — to put the cart before the horse

den Schritt tun (fig) — to take the plunge

Schritte gegen jdn/etw unternehmen — to take steps against sb/sth

ein großer Schritt sein hin zu... (fig) — to be a huge step towards...

ich würde sogar noch einen Schritt weiter gehen und behaupten... — I would go even further and maintain...

im gleichen Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — in step

auf Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — wherever or everywhere one goes

Schritt für or um Schritt — step by step; (fig auch) little by little, gradually

Politik der kleinen Schritte — step-by-step or gradualistic policy

ein Schritt in Richtung Frieden — a step towards peace

2) (= Gang) walk, gait; (= Tempo) pace

Schritt halten (lit, fig) — to keep pace, to keep up

mit der Zeit Schritt halten — to keep abreast of the times

haben — to walk quickly/incredibly quickly

gemessenen/leichten/langsamen Schrittes (geh) — with measured/light/slow step(s) or tread

seinen Schritt or seine Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen (geh) —

den Schritt anhalten — to stop

3) (= Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

(im) Schritt fahren — to go at a crawl, to drive at walking speed

"Schritt fahren" — "dead slow" (Brit), "slow"

im Schritt reiten/gehen — to go at a walk

4) (Maßangabe) ≈ yard

mit zehn Schritt or Schritten Abstand — at a distance of ten paces

jdn drei Schritt(e) vom Leib halten (inf) — to keep sb at arm's length

5) (= Hosenschritt) crotch; (= Schrittweite) crotch measurement

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der

1) (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) footstep

2) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pace

3) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) step

4) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) step

5) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) step

6) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) step

7) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) step

8) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) step

9) (a long step: He walked with long strides.) stride

10) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) tread

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Schritt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃrɪt]

m

1. (Tritt) step; (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

er machte einen \Schritt zur Tür he took a step towards the door

ich gehe nur ein paar \Schritte spazieren I'm only going for a short walk

sie hat seit Wochen kaum einen \Schritt aus dem Haus getan she has hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

mit zwei \Schritten durchquerte er das Zimmer he crossed the room in two strides

sie kam mit trippelnden \Schritten auf mich zu she tripped towards me

der Schnee knirschte unter seinen \Schritten the snow crunched under his footsteps

jds \Schritte beflügeln to hasten sb's step

die Freude beflügelte meine \Schritte joy gave me wings

seine \Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

die ersten \Schritte machen [o tun] to take one's first steps

mit großen/kleinen \Schritten in big strides/small steps

lange [o große] \Schritte machen to take long [or big] strides

langsame/schnelle \Schritte machen to walk slowly/quickly

mit langsamen/schnellen \Schritten slowly/quickly

mit schleppenden \Schritten dragging one's feet

einen \Schritt zur Seite gehen/zurücktreten to step aside/back

er trat einen \Schritt von der Bahnsteigkante zurück he took a step back from the edge of the platform; s.a. Politik

2. kein pl (Gangart) walk, gait

seinen \Schritt beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

eines beschwingten \Schrittes (geh) with a spring [or bounce] in one's step

jdn am \Schritt erkennen to recognize sb by his/her walk [or gait]

einen flotten [o ziemlichen] \Schritt am Leibe haben to be walking quickly [or at a fair pace]

der hat aber auch einen \Schritt am Leibe! he seems to be in a bit of a hurry!

gemessenen/langsamen/leichten \Schrittes with measured/slow/light steps

eines würdevollen \Schrittes with dignity in one's step

3. (als Maßangabe) pace

nur ein paar \Schritte entfernt only a few yards away from us

in etwa 50 \Schritt[en] Entfernung at a distance of about 50 paces

mit 5 \Schritt[en] Abstand at a distance of five paces; (fig)

sie ist der Konkurrenz immer ein paar \Schritte voraus she is always a few steps ahead of the competition

sich dat jdn drei \Schritt[e] vom Leib halten (fig) to keep sb at arm's length

jdn einen großen [o guten] \Schritt voranbringen (fig) to take sb a lot further

einen \Schritt weiter gehen (fig) to go a step further

einen \Schritt zu weit gehen (fig) to go too far, to overstep the mark

4. kein pl (Gleichschritt)

im \Schritt gehen to walk in step

aus dem \Schritt kommen to get out of step

5. kein pl (beim Pferd) walk

sie ritt im \Schritt auf ihn zu she walked her horse towards him

im Schritt \Schritt to walk

6. kein pl MODE (Teil der Hose) crotch

7. kein pl (fam: Schritttempo) walking pace

„\Schritt fahren“ “dead slow”

8. (Maßnahme) measure, step

den ersten \Schritt [zu etw dat] tun to take the first step [in sth]; (mit etw beginnen) to take the first step; (als Erster handeln) to make the first move

gerichtliche \Schritte einleiten to initiate judicial proceedings

\Schritte [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen to take steps [against sb/sth]

\Schritte in die Wege leiten to arrange for steps [or measures] to be taken

9.

▶ \Schritt für \Schritt step by step, little by little

▶ [mit jdm/etw] \Schritt halten to keep up [with sb/sth]

mit der Zeit \Schritt halten to keep abreast of the times

▶ auf \Schritt und Tritt everywhere one goes, every move one makes

sie folgte ihm auf \Schritt und Tritt she followed him wherever she went

sie wurde auf \Schritt und Tritt von ihm beobachtet he watched her every move

▶ den zweiten \Schritt vor dem ersten tun to run before one can walk, to put the cart before the horse

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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schritt imperf → schreiten

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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-e m.

footfall n.

footstep n.

pace n.

pas n.

step n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schritt
6 step

I 1. [step]
nome

1) (pace) passo m.

to take a step — fare un passo

to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco

2) (footsteps) passo m.

3) fig. (move) passo m.

a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro

it's a step in the right direction — è un passo nella giusta direzione

to be one step closer to victory — essere più vicino alla vittoria

the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...

promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui

4) fig. (measure) misura f., provvedimento m.; (course of action) linea f. di azione, di condotta

to take steps to do — prendere dei provvedimenti per fare

5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)

to go one step further — fare un ulteriore passo avanti

6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.

7) (in dance) passo m.

8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.

a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
2.
nome plurale steps

1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.

2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.

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one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
II [step]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) fare un passo, camminare

to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]

if you would just like to step this way — se vuole seguirmi

to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]

to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]

to step over — scavalcare [ fence]

to step out of — uscire da [house, room]

to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)

to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step in

- step up

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to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi

to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi

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[step] 1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) gradino, scalino

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) passo

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) misura, mossa
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) camminare

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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I 1. [step]
nome

1) (pace) passo m.

to take a step — fare un passo

to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco

2) (footsteps) passo m.

3) fig. (move) passo m.

a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro

it's a step in the right direction — è un passo nella giusta direzione

to be one step closer to victory — essere più vicino alla vittoria

the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...

promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui

4) fig. (measure) misura f., provvedimento m.; (course of action) linea f. di azione, di condotta

to take steps to do — prendere dei provvedimenti per fare

5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)

to go one step further — fare un ulteriore passo avanti

6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.

7) (in dance) passo m.

8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.

a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
2.
nome plurale steps

1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.

2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.

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one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
II [step]
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) fare un passo, camminare

to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]

if you would just like to step this way — se vuole seguirmi

to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]

to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]

to step over — scavalcare [ fence]

to step out of — uscire da [house, room]

to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)

to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step in

- step up

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to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi

to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi

English-Italian dictionary > step
7 step

1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/70618/step_aside">step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

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[step] 1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) der Schritt

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) der Schritt

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard( foot) steps.) der Schritt

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) der Schritt

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) die Stufe

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) der Schritt

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) der Schritt
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) schreiten

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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step¹

[step]

n no pl SPORT short for step aerobics Step-Aerobic nt o f

step²

[step]

I. n

1. (foot movement) Schritt m

they walked with hurried \steps sie gingen eiligen Schrittes

Sophie took her first \steps when she was eleven months old Sophie fing mit elf Monaten an zu laufen

to retrace one's \steps seine Schritte zurückverfolgen

to take a \step toward sb einen Schritt auf jdn zu machen

to take a \step [or \steps] towards sth ( fig) auf etw akk zusteuern

the country is taking its first tentative \steps towards democracy das Land unternimmt erste vorsichtige Schritte in Richtung Demokratie

to turn one's \steps somewhere ( liter) sich akk irgendwohin aufmachen

to be/walk in \step im Gleichschritt sein/laufen

2. (distance) Schritt m

our house is just a \step from the station unser Haus liegt nur ein paar Schritte vom Bahnhof weg

to go a few \steps ein paar Schritte gehen

3. no pl (manner of walking) Gang m

his \step was slow and heavy er ging langsam und schleppend

to watch [or mind] one's \step ( fig) aufpassen, sich akk vorsehen

4. (dance movement) [Tanz]schritt m

basic dance \step Grundschritt m

▪ in/out of \step im/aus dem Takt; ( fig) im/nicht im Einklang

to keep in \step with sth ( fig) mit etw dat Schritt halten

5. (stair) Stufe f, SCHWEIZ a. [Stegen]tritt m; of a ladder Sprosse f

“mind the \step” „Vorsicht, Stufe!“

a flight of \steps eine Treppe

the front \step die Stufe vor der Eingangstür

stone \steps Steinstufen pl

6. (stage in a process) Schritt m

a \step in the right/wrong direction ein Schritt m in die richtige/falsche Richtung

one [or a] \step at a time eins nach dem anderen

let's take things a \step at a time lass uns eins nach dem anderen erledigen

every \step of the way voll und ganz

we're behind you every \step of the way! wir stehen voll und ganz hinter dir!

to be a [or one] \step ahead [of sb] [jdm] einen Schritt voraus sein

to be a \step forward/backwards ein Fort-/Rückschritt sein

to go a \step further einen Schritt weiter gehen

\step by \step Schritt für Schritt

7. (measure, action) Schritt m, Vorgehen nt

do you think that was a wise \step? denkst du, dass das ein kluger Schritt war?

▪ to take \steps [to do sth] Schritte unternehmen[, um etw zu tun]

to take decisive \steps entschieden vorgehen

to take drastic \steps zu drastischen Mitteln greifen

8. BRIT (stepladder)

▪ \steps pl Trittleiter f

9. esp AM MUS (tone, semitone) Ton m

whole/half \step Ganz-/Halbton m

II. vi

<- pp->

1. (tread)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin treten

▪ to \step over sth über etw akk steigen

to \step on sb's foot jdm auf den Fuß treten

2. (walk)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin gehen

would you care to \step this way please, sir? würden Sie bitte hier entlanggehen, Sir?

she \stepped backwards sie machte einen Schritt zurück

they \stepped out onto the balcony sie traten auf den Balkon hinaus

to \step aside zur Seite gehen

▪ to \step into sth ( fig) sich akk in etw akk stürzen

to \step into the breach in die Bresche springen

to \step out of line sich akk danebenbenehmen fam

III. vi

1. AUTO, TRANSP (tread on)

▪ to \step on sth auf etw akk treten

to \step on the accelerator/brake aufs Gaspedal/auf die Bremse treten

\step on it gib Gas! fam

2. (take advantage of)

▪ to \step on sb jdn skrupellos ausnutzen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ ausnützen]

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[step]
1. n

1) (= pace, in dancing) Schritt m

to take a step — einen Schritt machen

step by step (lit, fig) — Schritt für Schritt

we followed his steps in the snow — wir folgten seinen Fußstapfen im Schnee

he watched my every step (fig) — er beobachtete mich auf Schritt und Tritt

to watch one's step — achtgeben; (fig also) sich vorsehen

to be or stay one step ahead of sb (fig) — jdm einen Schritt voraussein

2)

to be in step (lit) — im Gleichschritt or Tritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) im Takt sein (with mit); (fig) im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to be out of step (lit) — nicht im Tritt or im gleichen Schritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) nicht im gleichen Takt sein (with wie); (fig) nicht im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to get out of step (lit) — aus dem Schritt or Tritt kommen; (in dancing) aus dem Takt kommen; (fig) von der gemeinsamen Linie abkommen

to keep in step (lit) — Tritt halten; (fig)

to break step (lit) (fig) — aus dem Tritt kommen aus dem Schritt kommen

to fall into step (lit) — in Gleichschritt fallen( with mit); (fig) in den gleichen Takt kommen (with wie)

3) (Brit

= distance) it's (quite) a good step (to the village) — es ist ein ziemlich weiter Weg (bis zum Dorf), es ist ziemlich weit (bis zum Dorf)

it's only a few steps — es sind nur ein paar Schritte

4) (= move) Schritt m; (= measure) Maßnahme f, Schritt m

the first step is to form a committee — als Erstes muss ein Ausschuss gebildet werden

it's a great step forward — es ist ein großer Schritt nach vorn

that would be a step back/in the right direction for him —

one can't take a single step without having to consult somebody — man kann (rein) gar nichts unternehmen, ohne fragen zu müssen

to take steps to do sth — Maßnahmen ergreifen, (um) etw zu tun

to take legal steps — gerichtlich vorgehen

5) (in process, experiment) Abschnitt m, Stufe f; (in learning, course) Stufe f, Lernschritt m

6) (= stair fig in scale, hierarchy) Stufe f

steps (outdoors) — Treppe f

mind the step — Vorsicht Stufe

7) pl (Brit = stepladder also pair of steps) Tritt- or Stufenleiter f

8) (= step aerobics) Steppaerobic nt

2. vt

1) (old) dance tanzen

2) (= arrange in steps) terrassenförmig anlegen, abstufen

3)

step two paces to the left — treten Sie zwei Schritte nach links

3. vi
gehen
to step into/out of sth (house, room, puddle) — in etw (acc)/aus etw treten; train, dress in etw (acc)/aus etw steigen

to step on(to) sth (plane, train) — in etw (acc) steigen; platform, ladder auf etw (acc) steigen

to step on sth (object, toy) — auf etw (acc) treten

he stepped on my foot — er ist mir auf den Fuß getreten

to step over sb/sth — über jdn/etw steigen

please mind where you step — geben Sie acht, wo Sie hintreten

step this way, please — hier entlang, bitte!

he stepped into the road — er trat auf die Straße

he stepped into his father's job/shoes — er übernahm die Stelle seines Vaters

to step into sb's boots ( Brit Sport ) — in jds Fußstapfen treten

to step on board — an Bord gehen

to step inside — hineintreten

to step outside — hinaustreten; (for fight) (mal eben) vor die Tür gehen

step on it! — mach mal ein bisschen (schneller)! (inf); (in car) gib Gas!

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step [step]

A s

1. Schritt m (auch Geräusch und Maß):

a step forward ein Schritt vorwärts (a. fig);

step by step Schritt für Schritt (a. fig);

take a step einen Schritt machen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, wo du hintrittst! ( → A 7);

keep one step ahead fig immer einen Schritt voraus sein

2. tread in sb’s steps fig in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

3. (eiliger etc) Schritt, Gang m

4. (Tanz-) Schritt m

5. (Marschier-, Gleich-) Schritt m:

in step im Gleichschritt;

be in step with fig im Einklang stehen mit;

out of step außer Tritt;

be out of step with fig nicht im Einklang stehen mit;

break step aus dem Schritt kommen;

fall in step Tritt fassen;

keep step with Schritt halten mit (a. fig); → retrace A 1

6. (ein) paar Schritte pl, Katzensprung m:

my house is only a step (away) from the station

7. fig Schritt m, Maßnahme f:

a first step in the right direction ein erster Schritt in die richtige Richtung;

take steps Schritte oder etwas unternehmen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, was du tust! ( → A 1); → false step, legal A 4

8. fig Schritt m, Stufe f:

three-step plan Dreistufenplan m

9. (Treppen- etc) Stufe f, (Leiter-) Sprosse f:

mind the step Vorsicht, Stufe!

10. Trittbrett n (am Fahrzeug)

11. pl, auch pair of steps Br Trittleiter f

12. GEOG Stufe f, Terrasse f

13. MUS

a) (Ton-, Intervall) Schritt m

b) Intervall n

c) (Tonleiter) Stufe f

14. ELEK, TECH (Schalt-, auch Verstärker) Stufe f, Schaltschritt m

15. a) (Rang)Stufe f, Grad m

b) besonders MIL Beförderung f:

get one’s step befördert werden

B v/i

1. schreiten, treten:

step into a fortune fig unverhofft zu einem Vermögen kommen

2. (zu Fuß) gehen, treten:

step in herein!;

will you step this way, please kommen Sie bitte hier entlang;

step off aus einem Bus etc aussteigen, vom Bürgersteig etc treten

3. treten (on auf akk):

step on it umg

a) einen Zahn zulegen,

b) AUTO auf die Tube drücken; → accelerator 2, gas A 6 b, toe A 1

C v/t

1. a) einen Schritt machen:

step a pace

b) einen Tanz tanzen

2. eine Entfernung etc

a) abschreiten

b) abstecken

3. abstufen

4. mit Stufen versehen

5. TECH stufenweise ändern

* * *
1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

* * *

n.

Ablaufschritt m.

Schritt -e m.

Sprosse f.

Stufe -n f.

Takt -e m.

Treppe -n (einzelne Stufe) f. (into) v.

treten (in) v.

English-german dictionary > step
8 put

put [pʊt]

mettre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(f), 1 (i) dire ⇒ 1 (g) soumettre ⇒ 1 (h) placer ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (l) investir ⇒ 1 (k), 1 (l) miser ⇒ 1 (m)

(pt & pp put, cont putting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (into specified place or position) mettre;

∎ put the saucepan on the shelf mets la casserole sur l'étagère;

∎ she put her hand on my shoulder elle a mis sa main sur mon épaule;

∎ put the chairs nearer the table approche les chaises de la table;

∎ he put his arm around my shoulders il passa son bras autour de mes épaules;

∎ she put her arms around him elle l'a pris dans ses bras;

∎ to put one's head round the door/through the window passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre;

∎ did you put any salt in? as-tu mis du sel (dedans)?;

∎ put some more water on to boil remettez de l'eau à chauffer;

∎ he put another brick on the pile il a mis une autre brique sur la pile;

∎ to put a coin/a letter/a gun into sb's hand glisser ou mettre une pièce/une lettre/un revolver dans la main de qn;

∎ she put a match to the wood elle a allumé le bois;

∎ to put an advert in the paper mettre une annonce dans le journal;

∎ they want to put me in an old folks' home ils veulent me mettre dans une maison pour les vieux;

∎ to put a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit, coucher un enfant;

∎ to put a man on the moon envoyer un homme sur la lune;

∎ he put the telescope to his eye il a porté la longue-vue à son œil;

∎ to put honour before riches préférer l'honneur à l'argent;

∎ to put a play on the stage monter une pièce;

∎ to put a guard on the door faire surveiller la porte;

∎ figurative I didn't know where to put myself! je ne savais plus où me mettre!;

∎ put yourself in my position or place mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ to put oneself into sb's hands s'en remettre à qn;

∎ put it out of your mind or head sors-le-toi de la tête;

∎ I had long put this thought out of my mind ça faisait longtemps que je m'étais sorti cette idée de la tête;

∎ we put a lot of emphasis on creativity nous mettons beaucoup l'accent sur la créativité;

∎ don't put too much trust in what he says ne te fie pas trop à ce qu'il dit;

∎ familiar put it there! (shake hands) tope-là!, serrons-nous la pince!

(b) (push or send forcefully)

∎ he put his fist through the window il a passé son poing à travers le carreau;

∎ he put a bullet through his head il s'est mis une balle dans la tête;

∎ she put her pen through the whole paragraph elle a rayé tout le paragraphe d'un coup de stylo

(c) (impose → limit, responsibility, tax) mettre;

∎ to put a ban on sth interdire qch;

∎ it puts an extra burden on our department c'est un fardeau de plus pour notre service;

∎ the new tax will put 5p on a packet of cigarettes la nouvelle taxe augmentera de 5 pence le prix d'un paquet de cigarettes

(d) (into specified state) mettre;

∎ you're putting me in an awkward position vous me mettez dans une situation délicate;

∎ I hope I've not put you to too much trouble j'espère que je ne vous ai pas trop dérangé;

∎ music always puts him in a good mood la musique le met toujours de bonne humeur;

∎ the new rules will be put into effect next month le nouveau règlement entrera en vigueur le mois prochain;

∎ to put sb out of a job mettre qn au chômage;

∎ to put a prisoner on bread and water mettre un prisonnier au pain sec et à l'eau;

∎ the money will be put to good use l'argent sera bien employé;

∎ to put sb to sleep endormir qn;

∎ euphemism the dog had to be put to sleep il a fallu piquer le chien

(e) (write down) mettre, écrire;

∎ I forgot to put my address j'ai oublié de mettre mon adresse;

∎ what date shall I put? quelle date est-ce que je mets?

(f) (bring about)

∎ to put an end or a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch

(g) (say, express) dire, exprimer;

∎ I wouldn't put it quite like that je ne dirais pas cela;

∎ I don't know how to put it je ne sais comment dire;

∎ to put one's thoughts into words exprimer sa pensée, s'exprimer;

∎ let me put it this way laissez-moi l'exprimer ainsi;

∎ it was, how shall I put it, rather long c'était, comment dirais-je, un peu long;

∎ to put it another way,… en d'autres termes,…;

∎ he put it better than that il l'a dit ou formulé mieux que ça;

∎ you could have put that better tu aurais pu tourner cela un peu mieux;

∎ she put it politely but firmly elle l'a dit poliment mais clairement;

∎ as Churchill once put it comme l'a dit Churchill un jour;

∎ to put it briefly or simply, they refused bref ou en un mot, ils ont refusé;

∎ to put it bluntly pour parler franc;

∎ putting it in terms you'll understand… plus simplement, pour que vous compreniez…

(h) (present, submit → suggestion, question) soumettre; (→ motion) proposer, présenter;

∎ to put a proposal to the board présenter une proposition au conseil d'administration;

∎ he put his case very well il a très bien présenté son cas;

∎ I have a question to put to the Prime Minister j'ai une question à soumettre au Premier ministre;

∎ Law I put it to you that… n'est-il pas vrai que…?;

∎ I put it to the delegates that now is the time to act je tiens à dire aux délégués que c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir

(i) (class, rank) placer, mettre;

∎ I wouldn't put them in the same class as the Beatles je ne les mettrais ou placerais pas dans la même catégorie que les Beatles;

∎ I put my family above my job je fais passer ma famille avant mon travail

(j) (set to work)

∎ to put sb to work mettre qn au travail;

∎ they put her on the Jones case ils l'ont mise sur l'affaire Jones

(k) (devote → effort) investir, consacrer;

∎ to put a lot of time/energy into sth consacrer beaucoup de temps/d'énergie à qch, investir beaucoup de temps/d'énergie dans qch;

∎ she puts more into their relationship than he does elle s'investit plus que lui dans leur relation;

∎ to put a lot of work into sth/doing sth beaucoup travailler à qch/pour faire qch;

∎ Sport he put everything he had into his first service il a tout mis dans son premier service

(l) (invest → money) placer, investir;

∎ she had put all her savings into property elle avait investi ou placé toutes ses économies dans l'immobilier

(m) (bet) miser, parier;

∎ to put money on a horse miser ou parier sur un cheval;

∎ he put all his winnings on the red il misa tous ses gains sur le rouge

(n) Sport

∎ to put the shot lancer le poids

(o) Nautical

∎ to put a ship into port rentrer un bateau au port

2 intransitive verb

∎ Nautical to put to sea lever l'ancre, appareiller;

∎ they had to put back into harbour ils ont dû rentrer au port;

∎ we put into port at Bombay nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Bombay

3 noun

(a) Sport lancer m (du poids);

∎ his third put son troisième lancer

(b) Stock Exchange option f de vente, put m;

∎ put and call stellage m, double option f

►► Stock Exchange put band période f de validité d'une option de vente;

Stock Exchange put bond emprunt m à fenêtre;

Stock Exchange put option option f de vente;

Stock Exchange put warrant warrant m à la vente

➲ put about

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (spread → gossip, story) faire courir; (→ rumour) faire circuler;

∎ to put it about that… faire circuler le bruit que…;

∎ it is being put about that he intends resigning le bruit court qu'il a l'intention de démissionner

(b) Nautical

∎ to put a boat about virer de bord

(c) familiar

∎ to put it or oneself about (be promiscuous) coucher à droite à gauche

2 intransitive verb

Nautical virer de bord

➲ put across separable transitive verb

(a) (communicate → gen) faire comprendre; (→ feeling) communiquer;

∎ to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn;

∎ I don't know how to put the argument across to them je ne sais pas comment leur faire comprendre cet argument;

∎ she knows how to put her ideas across elle sait bien faire passer ses idées;

∎ she's good at putting herself across elle sait se mettre en valeur

(b) British familiar

∎ to put one across on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;

∎ don't try putting anything across on me! ne me prends pas pour un imbécile!

➲ put around separable transitive verb

= put about separable transitive verb (a)

➲ put aside separable transitive verb

(a) (book, piece of work) mettre de côté, poser

(b) (disregard, ignore) écarter, laisser de côté;

∎ let's put aside our differences of opinion for the moment laissons nos différends de côté pour le moment;

∎ put aside all gloomy thoughts oublie toutes ces pensées maussades

(c) (save, keep) mettre de côté;

∎ we have a little money put aside nous avons un peu d'argent de côté

➲ put at separable transitive verb

(estimate) estimer;

∎ they put the cost of repairs to the bridge at around $10,000 ils estiment le montant des réparations du pont à environ 10 000 dollars;

∎ I wouldn't have put her (age) at more than twenty-five je ne lui aurais pas donné plus de vingt-cinq ans;

∎ what would you put it at? quelle est votre estimation?

➲ put away separable transitive verb

(a) (tidy) ranger; (return to its place) remettre à sa place; (car) garer;

∎ put your toys away! range tes jouets!;

∎ put your money/wallet away (I'm paying) range ton argent/ton portefeuille

(b) (save) mettre de côté;

∎ I have a few pounds put away j'ai un peu d'argent de côté, j'ai quelques économies;

∎ to put something away for one's old age mettre quelque chose de côté pour sa retraite

(c) familiar (lock up → in prison) coffrer; (→ in mental home) enfermer^□

(d) familiar (eat) enfourner, s'envoyer; (drink) descendre, écluser;

∎ he can really put it away! (food) il a un sacré appétit!; (drink) qu'est-ce qu'il descend!

➲ put back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (replace, return) remettre;

∎ put that record back where you found it! remets ce disque où tu l'as trouvé!

(b) (postpone) remettre;

∎ the meeting has been put back to Thursday la réunion a été repoussée ou remise à jeudi

(c) (slow down, delay) retarder;

∎ the strike has put our schedule back at least a month la grève nous a fait perdre au moins un mois sur notre planning

(d) (turn back → clock) retarder;

∎ we put the clocks back next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'hiver;

∎ figurative this decision has put the clock back cette décision nous a ramenés en arrière

(e) familiar (drink) descendre, écluser

2 intransitive verb

∎ Nautical to put back (to port) rentrer au port

➲ put by separable transitive verb

(save → money) mettre de côté; (→ supplies) mettre en réserve;

∎ have you got anything put by? avez-vous un peu d'argent de côté?

➲ put down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (on table, floor etc) poser;

∎ put that knife down at once! pose ce couteau tout de suite!;

∎ put me down! lâche-moi!;

∎ put that down! laisse (ça)!;

∎ to put the phone down raccrocher;

∎ he put the phone down on me il m'a raccroché au nez;

∎ it's one of those books you just can't put down c'est un de ces livres que tu ne peux pas poser avant de l'avoir fini;

∎ I couldn't put it down (book) je l'ai lu d'un trait

(b) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser

(c) (write down) écrire, inscrire; (enrol, enter on list) inscrire;

∎ put down your name and address écrivez votre nom et votre adresse;

∎ she put us down as Mr and Mrs Smith elle nous a inscrits sous le nom de M. et Mme Smith;

∎ it's never been put down in writing ça n'a jamais été mis par écrit;

∎ I can put it down as expenses je peux le faire passer dans mes notes de frais

(d) (on agenda) inscrire à l'ordre du jour;

∎ to put down a motion of no confidence déposer une motion de censure

(e) (quell) réprimer, étouffer;

∎ the revolt was put down by armed police la révolte a été réprimée par les forces de police

(f) (belittle) rabaisser, critiquer;

∎ he's always putting students down il passe son temps à critiquer les étudiants;

∎ you shouldn't put yourself down tu ne devrais pas te sous-estimer

(g) British euphemism (kill)

∎ to have a cat/dog put down faire piquer un chat/chien

(h) (pay as deposit) verser;

∎ I've already put £50 down on the sofa j'ai déjà versé 50 livres pour le canapé

(i) (store → wine) mettre en cave

(j) (put to bed → baby) coucher

(k) (land → plane) poser

(l) (close → umbrella) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(land → plane, pilot) atterrir, se poser

➲ put down as separable transitive verb

classer parmi;

∎ I think they'd put me down as a mere amateur je crois qu'ils me classeraient parmi les simples amateurs

➲ put down for separable transitive verb

inscrire pour;

∎ put me down for £20 inscrivez-moi pour 20 livres;

∎ I'll put you down for Thursday at three o'clock je vous mets jeudi à trois heures;

∎ they've already put their son down for public school ils ont déjà inscrit leur fils dans une école privée

➲ put down to separable transitive verb

mettre sur le compte de;

∎ you can't put all the country's problems down to inflation vous ne pouvez pas mettre tous les problèmes du pays sur le compte de l'inflation;

∎ I put it down to her stubbornness je mets ça sur le compte de son entêtement;

∎ we'll have to put it down to experience au moins on a appris quelque chose

➲ put forth inseparable transitive verb

(a) literary (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire

(b) formal (state → argument, reason) avancer

➲ put forward separable transitive verb

(a) (suggest → proposal, idea, hypothesis) avancer; (→ candidate) proposer;

∎ she put her name forward for the post of treasurer elle a posé sa candidature au poste de trésorière;

∎ to put one's best foot forward (walk faster) presser le pas; figurative se mettre en devoir de faire de son mieux

(b) (turn forward → clock, hands of clock) avancer;

∎ we put the clocks forward next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'été

(c) (bring forward) avancer;

∎ the meeting has been put forward to early next week la réunion a été avancée au début de la semaine prochaine

➲ put in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place inside bag, container, cupboard etc) mettre dans;

∎ he put the eggs in the fridge il a mis les œufs dans le réfrigérateur;

∎ to put one's contact lenses in mettre ses lentilles de contact;

∎ to put one's head in at the window passer la tête par la fenêtre;

∎ Sport (in rugby) to put the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) (insert, include) insérer, inclure;

∎ have you put in the episode about the rabbit? as-tu inclus l'épisode du lapin?

(c) (interject) placer;

∎ her name was Alicia, the woman put in elle s'appelait Alicia, ajouta la femme

(d) (install) installer;

∎ we're having central heating put in nous faisons installer le chauffage central;

∎ the voters put the Tories in les électeurs ont mis les conservateurs au pouvoir;

∎ they've put in a new manager at the factory ils ont nommé un nouveau directeur à l'usine

(e) (devote → time) passer;

∎ I've put in a lot of work on that car j'ai beaucoup travaillé sur cette voiture;

∎ I put in a few hours' revision before supper j'ai passé quelques heures à réviser avant le dîner;

∎ to put in an hour's work faire une heure de travail;

∎ to put in a full day at the office passer toute la journée au bureau;

∎ you only get out what you put in on ne récolte que ce qu'on sème

(f) (submit → request, demand) déposer, soumettre;

∎ they put in a claim for a 10 percent pay rise ils ont déposé une demande d'augmentation de salaire de 10 pour cent;

∎ to put in an application for a job déposer sa candidature pour ou se présenter pour un emploi

2 intransitive verb

Nautical relâcher, faire relâche;

∎ we put in at Wellington nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Wellington

➲ put in for

1 separable transitive verb

présenter;

∎ we're putting him in for the 500 metres nous le présentons pour le 500 mètres;

∎ to put pupils in for an examination présenter des élèves à un examen

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to put in for sth (post) poser sa candidature pour qch; (leave, promotion) faire une demande de qch, demander qch;

∎ she put in for a transfer to Florida elle a demandé à être mutée en Floride

➲ put off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser;

∎ just put me off at the corner vous n'avez qu'à me laisser ou me déposer au coin

(b) (postpone → meeting, appointment) remettre à plus tard, repousser; (→ decision, payment) remettre à plus tard, différer; (→ work) remettre à plus tard; (→ guests) décommander;

∎ the meeting has been put off until tomorrow la réunion a été renvoyée ou remise à demain;

∎ I kept putting off telling him the truth je continuais à repousser le moment de lui dire la vérité;

∎ I can't put him off again je ne peux pas encore annuler un rendez-vous avec lui

(c) (dissuade)

∎ once he's made up his mind nothing in the world can put him off une fois qu'il a pris une décision, rien au monde ne peut le faire changer d'avis

(d) (distract) déranger, empêcher de se concentrer;

∎ he deliberately tries to put his opponent off il fait tout pour empêcher son adversaire de se concentrer;

∎ the noise put her off her service le bruit l'a gênée ou dérangée pendant son service

(e) (repel) dégoûter, rebuter;

∎ it's the smell that puts me off c'est l'odeur qui me rebute;

∎ don't be put off by his odd sense of humour ne te laisse pas rebuter par son humour un peu particulier;

∎ it put me off skiing for good ça m'a définitivement dégoûté du ski;

∎ it put me off my dinner ça m'a coupé l'appétit

(f) (switch off → television, radio etc) éteindre

2 intransitive verb

Nautical déborder du quai, pousser au large;

∎ to put off from the shore quitter la côte, prendre le large

➲ put on separable transitive verb

(a) (clothes, make-up, ointment) mettre;

∎ put your hat on mets ton chapeau;

∎ to put on one's make-up se maquiller

(b) (present, stage → play, opera) monter; (→ poetry reading, slide show etc) organiser;

∎ why can't they put something decent on for a change? (on TV, radio) ils ne pourraient pas passer quelque chose d'intéressant pour une fois?

(c) (lay on, provide → train) mettre en service;

∎ they put on excellent meals on Sundays ils servent d'excellents repas le dimanche;

∎ they have put on twenty extra trains ils ont ajouté vingt trains

(d) (gain → speed, weight) prendre;

∎ I've put on a few pounds j'ai pris quelques kilos

(e) (turn on, cause to function → light, radio, gas) allumer; (→ record, tape) mettre; (→ handbrake) mettre, serrer;

∎ put the heater on mets ou allume le chauffage;

∎ he put on some Vivaldi/the news il a mis du Vivaldi/les informations;

∎ I've put the kettle on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;

∎ to put on the brakes freiner

(f) (start cooking) mettre (à cuire);

∎ I forgot to put the peas on j'ai oublié de mettre les petits pois à cuire

(g) (bet) parier;

∎ I put £10 on the favourite j'ai parié 10 livres sur le favori

(h) (assume) prendre;

∎ to put on airs prendre des airs;

∎ he put on a silly voice il a pris une voix ridicule;

∎ to put on an act jouer la comédie;

∎ familiar don't worry, he's just putting it on ne t'inquiète pas, il fait du cinéma ou du chiqué

(i) familiar (tease) faire marcher;

∎ you're putting me on! là, tu me fais marcher!

(j) (apply → pressure) exercer

(k) (add) ajouter;

∎ the tax increase will put another 10p on a gallon of petrol l'augmentation de la taxe va faire monter le prix du gallon d'essence de 10 pence

(l) (impose) imposer;

∎ new restrictions have been put on bringing animals into the country de nouvelles restrictions ont été imposées à l'importation d'animaux dans le pays

(m) (attribute)

∎ it's hard to put a price on it c'est difficile d'en évaluer ou estimer le prix

(n) (advance → clock) avancer

(o) (on telephone)

∎ could you put him on, please? pouvez-vous me le passer, s'il vous plaît?

➲ put onto separable transitive verb

(help find) indiquer à;

∎ I'll put you onto a good solicitor je vous donnerai le nom d'un ou je vous indiquerai un bon avocat;

∎ she's put me onto quite a few bargains elle m'a indiqué plusieurs bonnes affaires;

∎ to put the police/taxman onto sb dénoncer qn à la police/au fisc;

∎ what put you onto the butler, detective inspector? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à soupçonner le maître d'hôtel, commissaire?

➲ put out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place outside) mettre dehors, sortir;

∎ have you put the dustbin out? as-tu sorti la poubelle?;

∎ I'll put the washing out (to dry) je vais mettre le linge (dehors) à sécher;

∎ to put a cow out to grass mettre une vache en pâture

(b) (remove)

∎ to put sb's eye out éborgner qn;

∎ you almost put my eye out! tu as failli m'éborgner!

(c) (issue → apology, announcement) publier; (→ story, rumour) faire circuler; (→ new record, edition, model etc) sortir; (→ appeal, request) faire; (broadcast) émettre;

∎ police have put out a description of the wanted man la police a publié une description de l'homme qu'elle recherche;

∎ to put out an SOS lancer un SOS

(d) (extinguish → fire, light, candle) éteindre; (→ cigarette) éteindre, écraser; (→ gas) fermer;

∎ don't forget to put the light out when you leave n'oubliez pas d'éteindre (la lumière) en partant

(e) (lay out, arrange) sortir;

∎ the valet had put out a suit for me le valet de chambre m'avait sorti un costume

(f) (stick out, stretch out → arm, leg) étendre, allonger; (→ hand) tendre; (→ tongue) tirer;

∎ she walked up to me and put out her hand elle s'approcha de moi et me tendit la main;

∎ she put out a foot to trip him up elle a mis un pied en avant pour le faire trébucher

(g) (dislocate)

∎ to put one's back/shoulder out se démettre le dos/l'épaule;

∎ I've put my back out je me suis déplacé une vertèbre

(h) (annoy, upset)

∎ to be put out about sth être fâché à cause de qch;

∎ he seems quite put out about it on dirait que ça l'a vraiment contrarié

(i) (inconvenience) déranger;

∎ I hope I haven't put you out j'espère que je ne vous ai pas dérangé;

∎ she's always ready to put herself out for other people elle est toujours prête à rendre service

(j) (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire

(k) (make unconscious → with drug, injection) endormir

(l) (subcontract) sous-traiter;

∎ we put most of our work out nous confions la plus grande partie de notre travail à des sous-traitants

(m) Horticulture (plant out) repiquer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Nautical prendre le large;

∎ to put out to sea faire appareiller

(b) American familiar (woman) accepter de coucher ( for avec);

∎ everyone knows she puts out tout le monde sait qu'elle est prête à coucher;

∎ did she put out? est-ce qu'elle a bien voulu coucher?;

∎ she'd put out for anybody elle coucherait avec le premier venu

➲ put over = put across

➲ put round separable transitive verb

(spread → gossip, story) faire courir

➲ put through separable transitive verb

(a) Telecommunications (connect) passer la communication à;

∎ hold on, I'll try to put you through ne quittez pas, je vais essayer de vous le/la passer;

∎ put the call through to my office passez-moi la communication dans mon bureau;

∎ I'll put you through to Mrs Powell je vous passe Mme Powell

(b) (carry through, conclude) conclure;

∎ we finally put through the necessary reforms nous avons fini par faire passer les réformes nécessaires

(c) (subject to) soumettre à;

∎ he was put through a whole battery of tests on l'a soumis à toute une série d'examens;

∎ I'm sorry to put you through this je suis désolé de vous imposer ça;

∎ have you any idea what you're putting him through? as-tu la moindre idée de ce que tu lui fais subir?;

∎ familiar to put sb through it en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn; (at interview) faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure à qn;

∎ he really put me through it il m'en a vraiment fait voir (de toutes les couleurs)

(d) (pay for)

∎ he put himself through college il a payé ses études

➲ put together separable transitive verb

(a) (place side by side → two objects) mettre côte à côte; (→ facts) rapprocher, comparer;

∎ he's more trouble than the rest of them put together il nous crée plus de problèmes à lui seul que tous les autres réunis

(b) (kit, furniture, engine) monter, assembler; (meal) préparer, confectionner; (menu) élaborer; (dossier) réunir; (proposal, report) préparer; (story, facts) reconstituer; (show, campaign) organiser, monter;

∎ to put sth (back) together again remonter qch;

∎ we're trying to put together enough evidence to convict him nous essayons de réunir assez de preuves pour le faire condamner;

∎ to put together a convincing picture of what happened reconstituer une idée convaincante de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ the programme is nicely put together ce programme est bien fait;

∎ I'll just put a few things together (in my bag) je vais faire rapidement ma valise

➲ put under separable transitive verb

(with drug, injection) endormir

➲ put up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (raise → hand) lever; (→ flag) hisser; (→ hood) relever; (→ umbrella) ouvrir; (→ one's hair, coat collar) relever;

∎ could all those going put up their hands? que tous ceux qui y vont lèvent la main;

∎ put your hands up! haut les mains!;

∎ familiar put 'em up! (in surrender) haut les mains!; (to fight) défends-toi!;

∎ I'm going to put my feet up for a few minutes je vais me reposer un peu

(b) (erect → tent) dresser, monter; (→ house, factory) construire; (→ monument, statue) ériger; (→ scaffolding) installer, monter; (→ ladder) dresser;

∎ they put up a statue to her ils érigèrent une statue en son honneur

(c) (install, put in place) mettre; (curtains) poser, accrocher; (wallpaper) poser;

∎ they've already put up the Christmas decorations ils ont déjà installé les décorations de Noël;

∎ the shopkeeper put up the shutters le commerçant a baissé le rideau de fer

(d) (send up → rocket, satellite) lancer

(e) (display → sign) mettre; (→ poster) afficher;

∎ the results will be put up tomorrow les résultats seront affichés demain

(f) (show → resistance) offrir, opposer;

∎ to put up a good show bien se défendre;

∎ to put up a struggle se défendre, se débattre

(g) (present → argument, proposal) présenter;

∎ he puts up a good case for abstention il a des arguments convaincants en faveur de l'abstention

(h) (offer for sale)

∎ to put sth up for sale/auction mettre qch en vente/aux enchères

(i) (put forward → candidate) présenter; (→ person, name) proposer (comme candidat);

∎ we are not putting up any candidates nous ne présentons aucun candidat

(j) familiar (provide → capital) fournir;

∎ who's putting the money up for the new business? qui finance la nouvelle entreprise?;

∎ we put up our own money nous sommes auto-financés

(k) (increase) faire monter, augmenter;

∎ this will put up the price of meat ça va faire augmenter ou monter le prix de la viande

(l) (give hospitality to) loger, héberger;

∎ to put sb up for the night coucher qn

(m) (urge, incite)

∎ to put sb up to (doing) sth pousser qn à (faire) qch

(n) archaic (put away → sword, pistol) rengainer

2 intransitive verb

(a) British

∎ to put up at a hotel descendre dans un hôtel;

∎ where are you putting up? où est-ce que tu loges?; (in hotel) où es-tu descendu?;

∎ I'm putting up at Gary's for the moment je loge chez Gary pour le moment

(b) (stand → in election) se présenter, se porter candidat;

∎ she put up as a Labour candidate elle s'est présentée comme candidate du parti travailliste

(c) familiar

∎ put up or shut up! assez parlé, agissez!

➲ put upon inseparable transitive verb

(usu passive) to put upon sb (abuse) abuser de qn; (exploit) exploiter qn;

∎ you shouldn't let yourself be put upon like that! tu ne devrais pas te laisser marcher sur les pieds comme ça!

➲ put up with inseparable transitive verb

supporter, tolérer;

∎ I refuse to put up with this noise any longer! je ne supporterai pas ce bruit une minute de plus!;

∎ we'll have to put up with it il faut l'accepter ou nous y résigner

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9 step

step 1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) skritt, trinn

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) skritt

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) fot(trinn), skritt

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) dansetrinn

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) (trappe)trinn

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) skritt, steg

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) skritt, forholdsregel, tiltak
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) ta et skritt, gå, komme

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

forholdsregel
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fotspor
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skritt
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trappetrinn

I
subst. \/step\/

1) skritt, steg, trinn, fjed (gammeldags)

• he walked with slow steps up the hill

han gikk med sakte skritt opp bakken

2) (lyden av) fottrinn, fotslag, trinn

• we heard steps outside

vi hørte fottrinn utenfor

3) gange, måte å gå på

• I know her by her step

jeg kjenner henne på gangen

4) fotspor

5) skritt, tiltak, foranstaltning, forholdsregel

• it is a step in the right direction

det er et skritt i riktig retning

6) trappetrinn, stigetrinn, stigbrett, stigtrinn, vogntrinn

• the bottom step is missing

det nederste trappetrinnet mangler

7) skritt, grad, hakk, trinn (på rangstigen), rang

• he rose several steps in my opinion

han steg flere hakk i min aktelse

8) ( musikk) trinn (i skala)

9) ( mineralogi e.l.) avsats, benk

10) (danse)trinn, stepp

break step bryte takten, falle ut av takten, komme ut av takten

fall into step falle inn i rytmen, komme i takt

flight of steps trapp, yttertrapp

get one's step ( militærvesen) bli forfremmet

in step i takt

keep (in) step with holde tritt med, gå i takt med

out of step i utakt, ute av rytme(n)

step by step eller by steps skritt for skritt, trinnvis

steps trapp

take steps ta\/gå til skritt, ta forholdsregler, treffe tiltak

watch\/mind one's step gå forsiktig, se seg for ( overført) være forsiktig, se\/tenke seg nøye om, gå forsiktig til verks
II
verb \/step\/

1) skritte, tre, ta et skritt, stige

• Tom stepped ashore

Tom steg i land

2) komme, gå

• Camilla stepped inside

Camilla gikk inn

3) trå, tråkke

• she stepped on a drawing pin

hun tråkket på en tegnestift

4) forsyne med trinn, avtrappe, anlegge trinnvis (i terrasser)

5) steppe, danse (steppdans)

step aside gå\/tre til siden ( overført) tre\/trekke seg tilbake

step back gå bakover ( overført) tre\/trekke seg tilbake

step down gå\/komme\/stige ned ( overført) tre\/trekke seg tilbake sette ned gradvis, minke gradvis, senke

• we have to step down production

vi må gradvis sette ned produksjonen

step forward stige\/tre frem

step in komme\/gå\/stige\/tre inn gripe inn, ta affære

step into one's heritance ta sin arv i besittelse

step it danse gå til fots

step on it! ( hverdagslig) gi mer gass!, klampen i bånn!, full spiker! skynd deg!, få opp farten!

step out gå ut(enfor) lange ut, gå fort(ere), skritte (godt) ut skritte opp

• she stepped out a distance of fifty metres

hun skrittet opp en lengde på femti meter

(amer., hverdagslig) gå ut, være ute og more seg, treffe folk

step this way! vær så god, (kom) denne veien

step up gå frem, gjøre tilnærmelser

• he is too shy to step up to a girl

han er for sjenert til å gjøre tilnærmelser ovenfor en jente

øke, øke gradvis

step up a mast sette en mast i spor(et), reise en mast

English-Norwegian dictionary > step
10 cercano

adj.

1 close, immediate, near, nearby.

2 close, dear.

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cercano

► adjetivo

1 (inmediato) near, close

■ el fin está cercano the end is near

2 (vecino) nearby, neighbouring (US neighboring)

3 (pariente) close

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FRASEOLOGÍA

el Cercano Oriente the Near East

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(f. - cercana)

adj.

close, near, nearby

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ADJ

1) [lugar] nearby

entraron en un bar cercano — they went to a nearby bar

acudió a la comisaría más cercana — he went to the nearest police station

sentía la presencia cercana de su madre — he felt the presence of his mother nearby

• cercano a — close to, near, near to

un hotel cercano al aeropuerto — a hotel close to o near (to) the airport

una cifra cercana a los tres millones de dólares — a figure close to three million dollars

2) [amigo, pariente] close

su colaborador más cercano — his closest collaborator

• cercano a — close to

según fuentes cercanas al ministerio — according to sources close to the ministry

personas cercanas a la organización terrorista — people closely linked to the terrorist organization

3) [en el tiempo]

en el futuro cercano — in the near future

cree cercana la firma del acuerdo — he believes that they are close to signing the agreement

ahora, cuando está cercano el primer aniversario de su muerte — now, as the first anniversary of her death approaches

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- na adjetivo

1)

a) ( en el espacio) nearby, neighboring*

cercano a algo — near something, close to something

los pueblos cercanos a Durango — the villages in the vicinity of o close to o near Durango

una suma cercana al millón — an amount close to o close on a million

b) ( en el tiempo) close, near

en fecha cercana — soon

cercano a algo — close to something

se sentía cercano a su fin — he felt the end was near

- Cercano Oriente

2) <pariente/amigo> close

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= adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], immediate, nearby [near-by], neighbouring [neighboring, -USA], near at hand, close at hand, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, close-by, proximate, near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.], within sight, within range.

Ex. Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.

Ex. The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.

Ex. The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.

Ex. Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.

Ex. The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.

Ex. This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.

Ex. The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.

Ex. The second phase of the study entailed interviewing at close-by universities in the Midwest.

Ex. For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.

Ex. As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.

Ex. 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.

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* cercano a = approaching, in close proximity to.

* Cercano Oriente = Near East.

* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.

* del Cercano Oriente = Near-Eastern.

* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future.

* en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.

* en un período más o menos cercano = in the near future.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* futuro cercano, el = near future, the.

* lado más cercano, el = near side, the.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* pariente cercano = close relation.

* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.

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- na adjetivo

1)

a) ( en el espacio) nearby, neighboring*

cercano a algo — near something, close to something

los pueblos cercanos a Durango — the villages in the vicinity of o close to o near Durango

una suma cercana al millón — an amount close to o close on a million

b) ( en el tiempo) close, near

en fecha cercana — soon

cercano a algo — close to something

se sentía cercano a su fin — he felt the end was near

- Cercano Oriente

2) <pariente/amigo> close

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= adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], immediate, nearby [near-by], neighbouring [neighboring, -USA], near at hand, close at hand, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, close-by, proximate, near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.], within sight, within range.

Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.

Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.

Ex: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.

Ex: Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.

Ex: The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.

Ex: This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.

Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.

Ex: The second phase of the study entailed interviewing at close-by universities in the Midwest.

Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.

Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.

Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.

* cercano a = approaching, in close proximity to.

* Cercano Oriente = Near East.

* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.

* del Cercano Oriente = Near-Eastern.

* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future.

* en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.

* en un período más o menos cercano = in the near future.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* futuro cercano, el = near future, the.

* lado más cercano, el = near side, the.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* pariente cercano = close relation.

* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.

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cercano -na

adjective

A

1 (en el espacio) nearby, neighboring* cercano A algo near sth, close TO sth

los pueblos cercanos a Durango the villages in the vicinity of o close to o near Durango

una suma cercana al millón an amount close to o close on a million

2 (en el tiempo) close, near

en fecha cercana soon

cercano A algo close TO sth

se sentía cercano a su fin he felt the end was near o close, he felt he was close to the end

Compuesto:

Cercano Oriente

masculine:

el Cercano Oriente the Near East

B ‹pariente/amigo› close

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cercano
◊ -na adjetivo

1
a) ( en el espacio) nearby, neighboring^{( conjugate neighboring)};

cercano a algo near sth, close to sth;
◊ el Ccercano Oriente the Near East

b) ( en el tiempo) close, near;

◊ en fecha cercana soon;

cercano a algo close to sth
2 ‹pariente/amigo› close
cercano,-a adjetivo
1 close, nearby
un pueblo cercano, a nearby village
2 (pariente) close
3 Cercano Oriente, Near East
' cercano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cercana
- ir
- próxima
- próximo
- vecina
- vecino
- futuro
English:
close
- early
- immediate
- near
- nearby
- nursery
- offshore
- proximate
- next

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cercano, -a adj

1. [en el espacio] nearby;

cercano a near, close to

Comp
el Cercano Oriente the Near East
2. [en el tiempo] near;

cercano a near, close to

3. [con cifras] close;

pagaron un precio cercano a los 2 millones they paid close to o nearly 2 million

4. [pariente, amigo, colaborador] close;

según fuentes cercanas a la familia real,… according to sources close to the royal family,…

5. [en contenido]
una obra más cercana a la tragedia que a la comedia a play that is closer to tragedy than to comedy

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cercano

adj nearby;

cercano a close to, near to

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cercano, -na adj

: near, close

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cercano adj

1. (en distancia) near / nearby

cercano a la estación near the station

un pueblo cercano a nearby village

2. (una persona) close

ha invitado a todos sus amigos más cercanos he's invited all his closest friends

Spanish-English dictionary > cercano
11 draw

I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

••

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) disegnare

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirare, trainare; estrarre

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) allontanarsi; avvicinarsi

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) pareggiare

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) ritirare, prelevare

6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirare

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirare
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) pareggio

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attrazione

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) estrazione

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) (l'estrarre la pistola)

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw /drɔ:/
n.

1 ( sport) pareggio, patta: The match ended in a draw, la partita è finita con un pareggio; an away draw, un pareggio fuori casa (o in trasferta); a goalless draw, un pareggio zero a zero

2 estrazione, sorteggio ( anche sport); ( anche) numeri estratti, lettere estratte: a prize draw, un'estrazione di premi; The draw for the raffle will take place at the end of the evening, l'estrazione dei premi della lotteria avrà luogo al termine della serata; the draw for the first round of the Champions League, il sorteggio per il primo turno della Champions League

3 attrazione, richiamo: Her name on a film poster was a great draw, il suo nome sulla locandina di un film era un potente richiamo

4 boccata, tirata ( di sigaretta, ecc.)

5 strattone; tirata

6 (ind. costr.) ala di ponte levatoio

7 (metall.) cricca di ritiro

8 (fig. USA) vantaggio

9 ( slang ingl.) marijuana, erba (pop.): to smoke draw, fumare l'erba; to be high on draw, essere fatto di marijuana

10 ( USA) burroncello; valletta

● (metall.) draw-bench, trafilatrice; banco di trafilatura □ (metall.) draw piece, pezzo trafilato; profilato □ (metall.) draw-plate, trafila □ (tecn.) draw-point, punta per tracciare □ draw poker, poker in cui si prendono carte ( dopo la prima distribuzione) □ to be quick on the draw, essere rapido nell'estrarre la pistola; (fig.) essere pronto a replicare (o a rimbeccare); avere la risposta pronta □ draw table (o draw-top table), tavolo allungabile □ That's the luck of the draw!, così ha voluto la sorte!; la fortuna è cieca!
♦ (to) draw /drɔ:/
(pass. drew, p. p. drawn)

A v. t.

1 tracciare, disegnare: to draw a line, tracciare una riga; He drew a line through her name [under the title], ha tracciato una riga sul suo nome [sotto il titolo]; to draw a circle, disegnare un cerchio; to draw a picture, disegnare un quadro; (fig.) descrivere una scena; I'll draw you a map, ti disegno una piantina

2 tirare: to draw the curtains, tirare le tende ( per aprirle o per chiuderle); to draw the blinds, tirare ( su o giù) le tendine; The oxen draw the plough, i buoi tirano l'aratro; to draw a bow, tendere un arco; to draw a breath, tirare un respiro; He drew a deep breath, ha tirato un profondo respiro

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali across, close, aside, ecc.) passare, avvicinare, scostare, ecc.: She drew a hand across her eyes, si è passata una mano sugli occhi; He drew his chair closer to the table, ha avvicinato la sedia al tavolo; She drew the curtains aside, ha scostato le tende; He drew her aside and asked her a few questions, l'ha presa da parte e le ha fatto alcune domande

4 estrarre, cavare: to draw a tooth, cavare (o estrarre) un dente; to draw a weapon, estrarre un'arma; to draw a sword, estrarre (o sguainare) una spada; to draw nails from a board, estrarre chiodi da un'asse; to draw water from a well, attingere acqua da un pozzo; He put his hand in his pocket and drew out a wallet, si è messo la mano in tasca e ha tirato fuori un portafoglio

5 attirare; attrarre: to draw sb. 's eye, attirare lo sguardo di q.; The event drew large crowds, l'evento ha attirato una gran folla; to draw sb.'s attention [gaze o eye], attirare l'attenzione [lo sguardo] di q.; to draw tears [applause], strappare le lacrime [gli applausi]

6 ottenere; ricevere; trarre: to draw a refusal [a response], ottenere un rifiuto [una reazione]; to draw praise [criticism], ricevere (o attirare) lodi [critiche]; The band drew whistles from the crowd, il gruppo ha ricevuto fischi dalla folla; He draws his evidence from a number of sources, trae le sue prove da numerose fonti; Walter Scott drew his inspiration from history, Walter Scott traeva ispirazione dalla storia; to draw a conclusion [a moral], trarre una conclusione [una morale]; We drew a great deal of encouragement from the preliminary results, abbiamo ricevuto molto incoraggiamento dai risultati preliminari; to draw a pension [a salary, a benefit], percepire (o prendere) una pensione [uno stipendio, un sussidio]; ( USA) to draw disability, prendere la pensione di invalidità

7 stabilire; tracciare: to draw a comparison [a parallel, an analogy] with st., tracciare un confronto [un parallelo, un'analogia] con qc.

8 (fig.: seguito da un avv., quale together, closer ecc.) avvicinare: The tragedy drew them together, la tragedia li ha avvicinati; The incident drew them even closer, l'incidente li ha ulteriormente avvicinati

9 (di solito al passivo) selezionare, ricevere (q.): Our students are drawn from all corners of the globe, riceviamo studenti da ogni angolo del mondo; They draw their recruits from the most disaffected groups in society, trovano nuovi adepti nei gruppi più scontenti della società

10 ( banca, = to draw out) prelevare ( denaro): to draw money from a bank, prelevare denaro in banca; I drew out £50 yesterday, ho prelevato ieri 50 sterline

11 (comm.) emettere; spiccare ( una tratta): to draw a cheque, emettere (fam.: staccare) un assegno; to draw a bill of exchange, spiccare una tratta (o una cambiale)

12 (di solito al passivo) indurre a parlare: They bombarded her with questions, but she refused to be drawn, l'hanno bombardata di domande, ma non si è lasciata indurre a parlare; to draw sb. on st., indurre q. a parlare di qc.; He tried to draw his opponent on the subject of tax cuts, ha cercato di indurre il suo avversario a parlare dei tagli fiscali

13 (metall.) rinvenire

14 (mecc.) imbutire; ( anche) trafilare ( un metallo): to draw gold [silver], trafilare l'oro [l'argento]

15 (chim.) estrarre

16 (med.) eliminare: to draw poison from a wound, eliminare il veleno da una ferita

17 pescare ( una carta da gioco, un biglietto della lotteria, ecc.): to draw a card from the pack, pescare una carta dal mazzo; ( poker) to draw cards, prendere carte: The mayor was asked to draw the winning ticket, hanno chiesto al sindaco di pescare il biglietto vincente

18 ( sport) pareggiare, chiudere con un pareggio: ( un incontro, una partita): to draw a game [a match], chiudere una partita con un pareggio; In the end they drew the match 2 all, alla fine, hanno pareggiato due a due

19 ( sport: di solito al passivo) sorteggiare: England were drawn in group three, l'Inghilterra è stata sorteggiata nel gruppo 3; He was drawn against Roddick, è stato sorteggiato contro Roddick

20 (stor.) sbudellare ( un condannato da vivo): He was hanged, drawn and quartered, fu impiccato; sbudellato e squartato

21 ( cucina) pulire, sventrare ( un pollo, ecc.)

22 ( nella caccia) battere ( un terreno) per fare alzare la selvaggina

23 ( nella caccia) stanare

24 spillare ( un liquido): to draw beer from a barrel, spillare birra da un barile

25 (ind. min.) estrarre, portare a giorno ( minerali, ecc.)

26 (ind. min.) disarmare ( una galleria)

27 (ind. tess.) stirare

28 (naut.: di un'imbarcazione) pescare: The boat draws two feet of water, la barca pesca due piedi

29 ( boxe) attirare ( l'avversario)

B v. i.

1 disegnare: I can't draw, non so disegnare; Jim is very good at drawing, Jim è molto bravo a disegnare

2 ( sport) fare un pareggio, pareggiare: The two teams drew, le due squadre hanno pareggiato

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali to, near, away from ecc.) muoversi verso, avvicinarsi a, allontanarsi da, ecc.: The speaker was drawing towards a conclusion, l'oratore si avviava alla conclusione; The holidays are drawing near, le vacanze si avvicinano; As we drew nearer, I could see that the building was badly damaged, man mano che ci avvicinavamo, ho potuto notare che l'edificio era seriamente danneggiato; They drew aside to let him pass, si sono scostati per lasciarlo passare; They drew apart as she entered the room, si sono allontanati l'uno dall'altra quando è entrata nella stanza; As the years went by, they were drawing even further apart, con il passare degli anni, si sono allontanati sempre di più l'uno dall'altra; At last we drew level with them, alla fine li abbiamo raggiunti; A car drew alongside, un'auto si è accostata; He drew ahead of the other runners [of his competitors], ha superato gli altri corridori [i suoi concorrenti]

4 (comm.) trarre (o spiccare) una tratta; emettere un assegno ( su una banca)

5 estrarre (o tirare) a sorte: to draw for who will go first, tirare a sorte per decidere chi sarà il primo

6 sguainare la spada

7 estrarre la pistola

8 ( di un camino, ecc.) tirare; ( del fuoco) prendere: This flue doesn't draw well, questa canna (fumaria) non tira bene

9 ( del tè) essere in infusione

10 ( nella caccia) battere il terreno ( per fare alzare la selvaggina)

● (antiq.) to draw a bath, far scorrere l'acqua per il bagno; riempire la vasca □ (fig.) to draw a blank, far fiasco; restare con un pugno di mosche; ( USA) avere un vuoto di memoria □ to draw blood, far sanguinare; (fig.) dar del filo da torcere: The dog bit her, but didn't draw blood, il cane l'ha morsa, ma non l'ha fatta sanguinare; The opposition has yet to draw blood on this issue, l'opposizione deve ancora dare del filo da torcere su questa questione □ to draw breath, prendere fiato; fermarsi per riposare □ to draw the cork from a bottle, stappare una bottiglia □ to draw a distinction (o a line), fare una distinzione: We have to draw a line between acts that are criminal and acts that are unethical, dobbiamo fare una distinzione tra atti criminali e atti contrari all'etica □ to draw one's first breath, emettere il primo vagito; nascere □ ( a carte) to draw for partners, tirare a sorte per formare le coppie di giocatori □ to draw sb. 's fire, attirare il fuoco di q.; (fig.) attirare le critiche di q. □ (pitt.) to draw from memory, disegnare a memoria □ to draw one's last breath, dare l'ultimo respiro; esalare l'anima □ (fig.) to draw a line, porre un limite; dire basta (fig.); rifiutarsi di andare oltre (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to draw a line under st., mettere una pietra sopra a qc. □ to draw the line at, non voler arrivare a ( un certo punto); rifiutarsi di: I don't mind helping him with his studies but I draw the line at writing his essay for him, lo aiuto volentieri nei suoi studi, ma mi rifiuto di scrivergli il tema □ to draw lots, tirare a sorte □ to draw a prize, vincere un premio (per es., alla lotteria); tirar su un numero vincente □ (mil.) to draw rations, ritirare le razioni di viveri □ (fig.) to draw the short straw –: I drew the short straw, mi è toccato il compito più ingrato □ ( cricket) to draw stumps, estrarre i paletti del wicket; smontare il wicket; chiudere la partita □ to draw to a halt (o to a stop), fermarsi: The train drew to a halt just outside the station, il treno si è fermato appena fuori dalla stazione □ to draw to a close (o to an end), avviarsi al termine: The evening drew to a close, la serata si avviava al termine; His period in office was drawing to an end, il suo periodo in ufficio si avviava al termine □ ( a carte) to draw trumps, tirare giù tutte le briscole (o tutti gli atout) di un avversario.

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I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

English-Italian dictionary > draw
12 bring

briŋ
past tense, past participle - brought; verb

1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) traer, llevar

2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) proporcionar, provocar, dar, causar

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- bring about
- bring back
- bring down
- bring home to
- bring off
- bring round
- bring up

bring vb traer

don't forget to bring your swimming costume no te olvides de traer el bañador

can I bring a friend? ¿puedo traer a un amigo?

El pasado y participio pasado de bring es brought

bring

tr[brɪŋ]

transitive verb (pt & pp brought tr[brɔːt])

1 traer

■ he brought his sister to the party trajo a su hermana a la fiesta

2 (lead) llevar, conducir

■ he was brought before the court fue llevado ante el tribunal

■ this path brings you to the church este camino te lleva a la iglesia

3 (be sold for) dar

■ the Van Gogh is expected to bring over four million se espera que el Van Gogh dé más de cuatro millones

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

brought forward SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL suma y sigue

to bring a charge against somebody SMALLLAW/SMALL acusar a alguien

to bring a complaint hacer una reclamación

to bring nearer / bring closer acercar

to bring nothing but trouble no hacer más que causar problemas

to bring oneself to do something armarse de suficiente valor para hacer algo

■ he couldn't bring himself to do it no pudo armarse de suficiente valor para hacerlo

to bring somebody to their senses hacer que alguien entre en razón

■ let's see if that brings you to your senses a ver si esto te hace entrar en razón

to bring something home to somebody hacer que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

to bring something into play poner algo en juego

to bring something on oneself buscárselo

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to bring something to mind recordarle algo a alguien

■ it brings his last film to mind me recuerda su última película

to bring the house down SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL hacer desternillarse de risa al público

to bring to a conclusion llevar a una conclusión

to bring to bear ejercer

bring ['brɪŋ] vt, brought ['brɔt] ; bringing

1) carry: traer

bring me some coffee: tráigame un café

2) produce: traer, producir, conseguir

his efforts will bring him success: sus esfuerzos le conseguirán el éxito

3) persuade: convencer, persuadir

4) yield: rendir, alcanzar, venderse por

to bring a good price: alcanzar un precio alto

5)

to bring to an end : terminar (con)

6)

to bring to light : sacar a la luz

bring

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: brought) = llevar v.

• traer v.

(§pres: traigo, traes...) pret: traj-•)

brɪŋ
(past & past p brought) transitive verb

1)

a) (convey, carry) traer*

bring this to the kitchen — (AmE) lleva esto a la cocina

she's bringing Lucy with her — va a venir con Lucy, va a traer a Lucy

bring your passport with you — traiga el pasaporte

that brings me to my next point:... — esto me lleva a lo siguiente:...

bring the chair inside/outside — mete (dentro) or (AmL) entra/saca la silla

bring her in — hazla pasar or entrar

b) (attract, cause to come) atraer*

what brings you here? — ¿qué te trae por aquí?

2)

a) (result in, produce) traer*

it will bring enormous benefits — va a traer or reportar enormes beneficios

these benefits bring with them certain responsibilities — estas ventajas conllevan ciertas responsabilidades

you've brought so much happiness to those poor children — les has dado tanta alegría a esos pobres niños

to bring a smile to somebody's face — hacer* sonreír a alguien

it brought tears to my eyes — hizo que se me llenaran los ojos de lágrimas

to bring something to bear: to bring pressure to bear on somebody ejercer* presión sobre alguien; he brought his experience to bear on the problem — hizo uso de toda su experiencia para resolver el problema

b) ( persuade)

I couldn't bring myself to do it — no pude hacerlo

3) ( earn) \<\<profit/return\>\> dejar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- bring about

- bring along

- bring around

- bring back

- bring down

- bring forth

- bring forward

- bring home

- bring in

- bring off

- bring on

- bring out

- bring round

- bring together

- bring up

- bring upon

[brɪŋ]
(pt, pp brought) VT
1) [person, object] [+ news, luck etc] traer; [+ person] llevar, conducir

bring it over here — tráelo para acá

bring it closer — acércalo

to bring sth to an end — terminar con algo

to bring a matter to a conclusion — concluir un asunto, llevar un asunto a su desenlace

it brought us to the verge of disaster — nos llevó al borde del desastre

I was not brought into the matter at any stage — no me dieron voz en este asunto en ningún momento
book 1., 1)
2) (=cause) traer

the hot weather brings storms — el calor trae tormenta

to bring influence/pressure to bear (on) — ejercer influencia/presión (sobre)

you bring nothing but trouble — no haces más que causarme problemas

it brought tears to her eyes — hizo que se le llenaran los ojos de lágrimas

this brought him to his feet — esto hizo que se levantara

he brought it upon himself — se lo buscó él mismo

3) (Jur) [+ charge] hacer, formular; [+ suit] entablar

no charges will be brought — no se hará ninguna acusación

the case was brought before the judge — la causa fue vista por el juez

4) (=yield) [+ profit etc] dar, producir

to bring a good price — alcanzar un buen precio

5) (=induce)

to bring sb to do sth — hacer que algn haga algo

he was brought to see his error — le hicieron ver su error

it brought me to realize that... — me hizo comprender que...

he couldn't bring himself to tell her/touch it — no se sentía con el valor suficiente para decírselo/tocarlo

- bring about

- bring along

- bring around

- bring away

- bring back

- bring down

- bring forth

- bring forward

- bring in

- bring off

- bring on

- bring out

- bring over

- bring round

- bring to

- bring together

- bring under

- bring up

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[brɪŋ]
(past & past p brought) transitive verb

1)

a) (convey, carry) traer*

bring this to the kitchen — (AmE) lleva esto a la cocina

she's bringing Lucy with her — va a venir con Lucy, va a traer a Lucy

bring your passport with you — traiga el pasaporte

that brings me to my next point:... — esto me lleva a lo siguiente:...

bring the chair inside/outside — mete (dentro) or (AmL) entra/saca la silla

bring her in — hazla pasar or entrar

b) (attract, cause to come) atraer*

what brings you here? — ¿qué te trae por aquí?

2)

a) (result in, produce) traer*

it will bring enormous benefits — va a traer or reportar enormes beneficios

these benefits bring with them certain responsibilities — estas ventajas conllevan ciertas responsabilidades

you've brought so much happiness to those poor children — les has dado tanta alegría a esos pobres niños

to bring a smile to somebody's face — hacer* sonreír a alguien

it brought tears to my eyes — hizo que se me llenaran los ojos de lágrimas

to bring something to bear: to bring pressure to bear on somebody ejercer* presión sobre alguien; he brought his experience to bear on the problem — hizo uso de toda su experiencia para resolver el problema

b) ( persuade)

I couldn't bring myself to do it — no pude hacerlo

3) ( earn) \<\<profit/return\>\> dejar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- bring about

- bring along

- bring around

- bring back

- bring down

- bring forth

- bring forward

- bring home

- bring in

- bring off

- bring on

- bring out

- bring round

- bring together

- bring up

- bring upon

English-spanish dictionary > bring
13 power

n

1) сила; мощь; способность

2) энергия

3) власть, сила

4) право, полномочия

5) держава

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to abandon power — отказываться от власти

to accord powers to smb — предоставлять полномочия кому-л.

to act outside one's powers — выходить за пределы своих полномочий

to assume power — брать власть в свои руки; приходить к власти

to attain power — добиваться власти

to be endowed with wide powers — быть облаченным широкими полномочиями

to be in a position of power — занимать руководящую должность

to bolster one's challenge to political power — усиливать свои притязания на политическую власть

to bring smb nearer to power — приближать чей-л. приход к власти

to carry smb to power — приводить кого-л. к власти

to cede power to smb — уступать власть кому-л.

to check a country's power — преграждать путь мощи какой-л. страны

to come back into power — возвращаться к власти

to come to power — приходить к власти; брать власть в свои руки

to concentrate all power in one's hands — сосредоточивать всю полноту власти в своих руках

to confirm smb in power — утверждать чье-л. назначение во главе государства

to conspire to seize power — организовывать заговор с целью захвата власти

to curb smb's powers — ограничивать чьи-л. полномочия

to delegate powers to smb — передавать / делегировать полномочия кому-л.

to demilitarize atomic power — переключать использование атомной энергии с военных на мирные цели

to dilute smb's grip on power — ослаблять чью-л. власть

to disturb the balance of power — нарушать равновесие сил

to do everything in one's legitimate power — делать все в пределах своей законной власти

to enhance the power of Parliament — усиливать власть парламента

to entrench oneself in power — закрепляться у власти

to establish power — устанавливать власть

to exclude smb from power — не допускать кого-л. к власти

to exercise power of influence — оказывать воздействие

to exhibit one's full powers — предъявлять свои полномочия

to extend one's political power — распространять свою политическую власть

to fall from power — лишаться власти

to force smb from power — смещать кого-л.; отстранять кого-л. от власти

to furnish smb with powers — предоставлять кому-л. полномочия

to gain power — захватывать власть; приходить к власти

to give smb emergency powers — предоставлять кому-л. чрезвычайные полномочия

to go beyond one's constitutional powers — превышать свои конституционные права

to hand over power to smb — передавать власть кому-л.

to have power — иметь власть

to have no legal power to do smth — не иметь законного права делать что-л.

to hold military power — контролировать вооруженные силы

to hold the reins of power — удерживать бразды правления

to indulge in an orgy of state power — упиваться государственной властью

to invest smb with extensive powers — наделять кого-л. широкими полномочиями

to jockey for power — пробиваться к власти

to keep smb out of power — не допускать кого-л. к власти

to lead one's party to power — вести свою партию к власти

to lessen smb's power — уменьшать чью-л. власть

to lodge a great deal of power in smb's hands — сосредоточивать большую власть в чьих-л. руках

to lose one's power over smb — утрачивать власть над кем-л.

to maintain an overall grip on power — прочно удерживаться у власти

to misuse one's power of veto — злоупотреблять своим правом вето

to move out of power — лишаться власти

to oust smb from power — отстранять кого-л. от власти, смещать кого-л.

to overthrow the power — свергать власть

to phase out the use of nuclear power — постепенно отказываться от использования атомной энергии

to prejudice the power — ограничивать права

to preserve one's present power and privilege — сохранять свою власть и привилегии

to put too much power into smb's hands — наделять кого-л. слишком большой властью

to reach power — достигать власти

to reduce smb's powers — ограничивать чьи-л. полномочия

to reinforce presidential power — усиливать президентскую власть

to relinquish power — отказываться от власти

to remain in power — оставаться у власти

to renew powers — возобновлять полномочия

to restore smb to power — восстанавливать кого-л. у власти

to resume power — возвращаться к власти

to return smb to power — переизбирать кого-л.

to rival smb for supreme power — бороться с кем-л. за высшую власть

to seek the removal from power of smb — добиваться отстранения от власти кого-л.

to share power with smb — разделять власть с кем-л.

to stay in power — оставаться у власти

to strap smb's buying power — ограничивать чью-л. покупательную способность

to strengthen police powers — усиливать полномочия полиции

to strip smb of all powers — лишать кого-л. всех полномочий

to struggle for power — бороться за власть

to sweep smb from / out of power — смещать кого-л.; отстранять кого-л. от власти

to take power into one's hands — брать власть в свои руки

to take over power — приходить к власти; захватывать власть

to take some power away from smb — уменьшать чью-л. власть

to tighten one's grip on power — укреплять свою власть

to transfer power to smb — передавать власть кому-л.

to trim smb's powers — ограничивать чьи-л. полномочия

to undermine smb's power — подрывать чью-л. власть

to upset the balance of power — нарушать равновесие сил

to usurp power — узурпировать власть

to vie for power — бороться за власть

to weaken one's grip on power — отказываться от монополии на власть

to win power — захватывать / завоевывать власть; приходить к власти

- ABC Power
- absolute power
- abuse of power
- accession to power

- acquisition of market power
- administering power
- administrative power
- advent of power
- allied powers
- alternation of power
- alternative sources of power
- appointive power
- arrogance of power
- assumption of power
- atomic powers
- authoritarian power
- autocratic power
- Axis Powers
- balance of power

- belligerent powers
- bid for greater powers
- bodies of power
- broad powers
- buying power
- capitalist power
- centralized power
- centrally organized political power
- change of power
- colonial power
- competitive power
- conquest of political power
- constituent power
- constitutional powers
- contender for power
- corridors of power

- creative power
- dangerous power
- de facto power
- decentralization of power

- decision-making power
- decline in purchasing power
- delegation of powers

- demonstration of power
- departure from power
- depleted power
- derogation of the powers
- detaining power
- deterrent power
- developing nuclear power
- devolution of power to the regions
- dictatorial powers
- discretionary power
- display of power
- division of power
- dual power

- economic power
- electric power
- emergency powers
- emerging nuclear power
- Entente powers
- enumerated powers
- equilibrium of power
- executive power
- exercise of the power
- extension in power
- extension of powers
- extensive powers
- extra powers
- extra-constitutional powers
- fall from power
- federally generated power
- foreign power
- full powers
- general powers
- great power
- greater powers
- greater reliance on nuclear power
- grip on power
- handover of power
- hold on power
- imperial power
- imperialist power
- implied powers
- in power
- increased powers
- increased pressure on smb to relinquish power
- industrial power
- inherent powers
- inland power
- invincible power
- jockeying for power
- judicial power
- judiciary power
- labor power
- large powers
- leading power
- legal power
- legislative power
- limited powers
- limitless power
- long run of power
- lust for power
- major power
- majority power
- mandatory powers
- maritime power
- market power
- military power
- misuse of power
- monopoly of power
- monopoly power
- motive power
- naval power
- non-nuclear power
- nuclear power
- occupying power
- official powers
- organ of state power

- outside powers
- overthrow of smb's power
- Pacific power
- party in power

- peaceful power
- peaceful transfer of power
- peace-loving power
- personal power
- plenary power
- plenipotentiary power
- political power
- popular power
- power has passed out of the hands of a party
- power is ebbing
- power of attorney
- power of influence
- power of organization
- power of recognition
- power of the law
- power of the purse
- power to sign
- powers of arrest and interrogation
- powers of internment
- powers of stop and search
- powers of the presidency
- powers that be
- powers to do smth
- principle power
- purchasing power
- push for power
- real power
- real purchasing power
- redistribution of power
- reduction in purchasing power
- reduction of smb's power
- regional power
- reins of power
- removal from power
- reserved power
- resurgence of military power
- retaliatory power
- return to power
- revolutionary power
- rise of power
- road to power
- royal power
- seizure of power

- separation of powers

- sharing of power with smb
- signatory power
- source of power
- space power
- special powers
- specific powers
- state power
- strengthening of the economic and defense power of the state
- strengthening of the power
- strong executive powers
- struggle for power
- succession to power
- supreme power
- surrender of powers to smb
- sweeping powers
- switch of power from... to...
- the dollar's holding power
- the main power behind the throne
- third power
- time in power
- too much power is invested in the president
- trading power
- transfer of power to smb
- transforming power
- transition of power
- treaty-making power
- tutelary power
- under existing powers
- unlimited power
- untrammeled power
- unwarranted power
- usurpation of power
- vast powers
- verification of powers
- vested with broad powers
- veto powers
- victorious powers
- war powers
- Western Powers
- wide powers
- with deciding voting power
- world power

Politics english-russian dictionary > power
14 close

1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau

4) (tight: a close fit.) eng

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende

- close down
- close up
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close¹

[kləʊs, AM kloʊs]

I. adj usu pred

1. (short distance) nah[e]

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub gehen!

▪ to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen

our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt

\close combat Nahkampf m

\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden

in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe

at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet]

at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

2. (near)

to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein

to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein

to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein

3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4. (intimate)

▪ to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] nahestehen

my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe

... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen

\close bond enges Band

\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit

just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten

\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin

\close friendship enge Freundschaft

\close links eine enge Verbindung

\close relatives nahe Verwandte

5. (little space between) eng

\close handwriting enge Schrift

ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten

\close ranks geschlossene Reihen

\close weave dichtes Gewebe

6. ( fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7. (almost equal) knapp

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!

the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8. (similar)

to be the \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen

\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit

to bear a \close resemblance to sb/sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein

9. (exact) genau

to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören

to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten

to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten

10. (secret) verschwiegen

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig

12. (mean) knauserig pej

13. (almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14. LING

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

15.

▶ to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen

▶ that was a \close call! das war knapp!

▶ that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!; (distance)

she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist

▶ to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen

▶ that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam

▶ to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein

II. adv (near in location) nahe; (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!

the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür

she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen

to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden

to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] nahekommen

to get \close to sb/sth jdm/etw nahekommen

to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken

on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen

▪ \close by in der Nähe

the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter

▪ from \close up aus der Nähe

▪ \close together dicht beieinander

please stand \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

▶ to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen

III. vi

1. (move nearer)

▪ to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern

2. STOCKEX (reach a price)

shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar

IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

close²

[kləʊz, AM kloʊz]

I. vt

1. (shut)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen

to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen

to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

to \close a plant/railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen

to \close ranks die Reihen schließen

the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein

to \close a road eine Straße sperren; ECON, FIN

to \close an account ein Konto auflösen

2. (bring to an end)

the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen

the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘

to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen

to \close a case LAW einen Fall abschließen

case \closed also LAW der Fall ist abgeschlossen

to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen

to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden

let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen

to \close a meeting eine Besprechung beenden

3. (make smaller)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4. ELEC

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5. COMPUT

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen

6.

▶ to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov

II. vi

1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4. (approach) sich akk nähern

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran

III. n

1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss

at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss

2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

by the \close bei Börsenschluss

3. (in cricket)

▪ the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

4. MUS Kadenz f

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I [kləʊs]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= near) nahe (
to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von)
is Glasgow close to Edinburgh? — liegt Glasgow in der Nähe von Edinburgh?

the buildings which are close to the station — die Gebäude in der Nähe des Bahnhofs or in Bahnhofsnähe

in close proximity — in unmittelbarer Nähe (
to +gen )

in such close proximity (to one another) — so dicht zusammen

you're very close (in guessing etc) — du bist dicht dran

close combat — Nahkampf m

at close quarters —

he chose the closest cake — er nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen

5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

now pay close attention to me — jetzt hör mir gut zu

you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig

7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

a close(-fought) match — ein (ganz) knappes Spiel

a close finish — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

a close election — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

it was a close thing or call — das war knapp!

the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

8)

close on — nahezu

close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

2. adv (+er)
nahe; (spatially also) dicht
close by — in der Nähe

close by us — in unserer Nähe

stay close to me — bleib dicht bei mir

close to the water/ground —

close to or by the bridge — nahe (bei) der Brücke

he followed close behind me — er ging dicht hinter mir

don't stand too close to the fire — stell dich nicht zu nahe or dicht ans Feuer

to be close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

close together — dicht or nahe zusammen

my exams were so close together — meine Prüfungen lagen so kurz hintereinander

the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

that brought the two brothers closer together — das brachte die beiden Brüder einander näher

please stand closer together — bitte rücken Sie näher or dichter zusammen

this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

what does it look like ( from) close up? —

if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

3. n
(in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
1. vt

1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

"closed" — "geschlossen"

sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

don't close your mind to new ideas — du solltest dich neuen Ideen nicht verschließen

to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

to close ranks ( Mil, fig ) — die Reihen schließen

to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

to close an application (Comput) — eine Anwendung beenden

2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen

the matter is closed — der Fall ist abgeschlossen

3) (ELEC) circuit schließen

2. vi

1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen

3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen

the battleship closed to within 100 metres — das Kriegsschiff kam bis auf 100 Meter heran

4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

5) (ST EX) schließen

the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

3. n
Ende nt, Schluss m
to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

to draw or bring sth to a close —

at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

at the close (of business) — bei Geschäfts- or (St Ex) Börsenschluss

* * *

close

A adj [kləʊs] (adv → closely)

1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu

2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben

3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden

4. verborgen, geheim

5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend

6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend

7. geizig, knaus(e)rig

8. knapp, beschränkt:

money is close das Geld ist knapp

9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen

10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)

11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:

close handwriting enge Schrift

12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)

13. kurz (Haar)

14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)

15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)

16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)

17. nah, dicht:

close combat MIL Nahkampf m;

close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;

close together dicht beieinander;

close to

a) nahe oder dicht bei,

b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),

c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,

d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;

this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;

close to tears den Tränen nahe;

a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; → bone¹ A 1, proximity, range A 5

18. eng (Freunde):

he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet

19. nah (Verwandte)

20. fig knapp:

that was close; → shave C 1, squeak C 3, squeeze C 10, thing² 3

21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:

close victory knapper Sieg;

close election knapper Wahlausgang;

close finish scharfer Endkampf

22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)

23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:

close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;

close observer scharfer Beobachter;

close questioning strenges Verhör; → inspection 1

24. streng, scharf:

close arrest strenge Haft;

close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;

in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;

keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)

25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)

26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): → punctuation 1

27. MUS eng:

close harmony enger Satz

B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:

close by

a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,

b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);

close at hand nahe bevorstehend;

close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;

fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;

come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;

cut close ganz kurz schneiden;

keep close in der Nähe bleiben;

lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;

press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;

run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;

if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; → wind¹ A 1

C s [kləʊz]

1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:

bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen

2. Schlusswort n

3. Briefschluss m

4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m

5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m

6. [kləʊs] Br

a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)

b) Gehege n

c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: → breach Bes Redew

7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse

8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof

D v/t [kləʊz]

1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: → closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank¹ A 7

2. ein Loch etc verstopfen

3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen

b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele

4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:

close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen

6. die Sicht versperren

7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen

8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:

close a case einen Fall abschließen;

close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;

close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;

close a procession einen Zug beschließen;

close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);

the subject was closed das Thema war beendet

9. WIRTSCH

a) ein Konto auflösen

b) eine Rechnung abschließen: → book A 9

10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen

11. einen Abstand verringern

12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):

close the wind an den Wind gehen

13. WIRTSCH US → close out A 2

E v/i [kləʊz]

1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)

2. geschlossen werden

3. schließen, zumachen:

the shop closes at 5 o’clock

4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)

6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)

7. heranrücken, sich nähern:

close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln

8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:

on über akk)

9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten

10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)

* * *
1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

* * *

v.

abschließen v.

schließen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)

zumachen v.

English-german dictionary > close
15 edge

e‹ 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) (ut)kant, rand

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg, odd, bitt

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) brodd; skarphet
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) kante

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) rykke, lirke, skyve forsiktig

•

- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge

kant

I
subst. \/edʒ\/

1) (på kniv, våpen e.l.) egg, skarp kant

• the knife has no edge

kniven er sløv

2) (på ski, skøyter) kant, egg, skjær

3) ( overført) skarphet, agg

• there was a certain edge to his tone

han var ganske skarp i tonen

4) sultfornemmelse

5) (ytter)kant, utkant

• the edge of the table

bordkanten

6) bredd, rand

7) ( boktrykking) snitt

• a book with gilt edges

en bok med gullsnitt

8) fordel

be on the ragged edge of være på fallittens rand ha nervene på høykant, holde på miste selvbeherskelsen

by a slight edge med svak margin

• win by a slight edge

vinne en knepen seier

do the inside\/outside edge ( på ski) svinge på innerskjæret\/ytterskjæret

give an edge to something slipe egg på noe, skjerpe noe

give somebody the edge of one's tongue snakke skarpt til noen, skjelle noen ut

have an edge over somebody (amer., hverdagslig) ha overtaket på noen, ha en fordel fremfor noen, ha et lite forsprang på noen, være noen overlegen

• she had the edge over her younger sisters

hun hadde overtaket på de yngre søstrene

not to put too fine an edge upon it enkelt uttrykt, kort sagt

on edge i helspenn, irritabel, nervøs

on the edge of på nippet til å

on the edge of one's seat ( overført) helt på tuppene, på randen av

place\/put\/set on edge stille på høykant

put an edge on\/to something slipe egg på noe, skjerpe noe

set somebody's nerves on edge gå noen på nervene

• it set my nerves on edge

det gikk meg på nervene

set somebody's teeth on edge gi noen frysninger, gi noen kuldegysninger

• that sound sets my teeth on edge

jeg får frysninger av den lyden

take the edge off ( også overført) gjøre sløv ( om sult) døyve, stille ta brodden av (et argument)
II
verb \/edʒ\/

1) kante, sette kanter på

2) slipe, sette egg på

3) ( også overført) skjerpe, gi en skarp klang

4) rykke fremover, lirke

5) fortrenge (litt etter litt), skyve til siden

• edge somebody into the background

skyve noen i bakgrunnen \/ trenge seg foran noen

6) ake seg, skyve seg

• he edged out from under the car

han akte seg ut under bilen

7) ( om ski) kante, sette på skrå

edge away trekke (eller dra) seg vekk, liste (eller snike) (seg)

• edge away from the door

edge off komme seg unna, lure seg unna

edge one's way skubbe seg fremover, bane seg vei

• she edged her way through the crowd

hun banet seg vei gjennom folkemengden

edge out ( sport) utmanøvrere, fortrenge ( sport) beseire, overvinne sno seg frem

• he was edging out in front

han snodde seg frem i teten

English-Norwegian dictionary > edge
16 вблизи

1) General subject: alongside, around, close, in the vicinity of (от чего-л.), just outside, near hand, near-hand, nearby, not a hundred miles away, close to, in close up

2) Geology: near, near by

3) Naval: by

4) Obsolete: anigh

5) Mathematics: in proximity, in the neighborhood, in the neighborhood of, not far from

6) Railway term: thereabouts

7) Architecture: at close quarters

8) Forestry: at hand

9) Drilling: nr (near)

10) Makarov: in the neighbor of (...) (...)

11) Archaic: anear

12) Gold mining: at nearby

13) Phraseological unit: bear in with (Nearer.)

14) Idiomatic expression: up-close (up-close views of rare fish; up-close glimpses of the big money; It looks very different up close)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вблизи
17 acercarse

• close in

• come close

• come closer

• come near

• come on next to

• come over here

• draw near

• draw together

• get here

• get in touch

• get outside

• get over the hump

• move nearer

• neap

• near-at-hand

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