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rains (verb)

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1 showers

ливень; душ

Синонимический ряд:

1. barrages (noun) barrages; bombardments; broadsides; bursts; cannonades; fusillades; hails; salvoes; salvos or salvoes; storms; volleys

2. bathes (verb) bathes; tubs; washes

3. peppers (verb) barrages; bombards; cannonades; peppers

4. rains (verb) heaps; lavishes; rains

English-Russian base dictionary > showers
2 rain

rein
1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) lluvia

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) lluvia

2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) llover

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) llover

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain

rain¹ n lluvia

rain never falls upwards la lluvia nunca cae hacia arriba

rain² vb llover

it's raining again está lloviendo otra vez / vuelve a llover

rain

tr[reɪn]

noun

1 lluvia

■ it looks like rain parece que va a llover

■ don't go out in the rain no salgas, que llueve

intransitive verb

1 llover

■ it's raining llueve, está lloviendo

■ arrows rained down from the walls cayó una lluvia de flechas desde la muralla

transitive verb

1 figurative use cubrir

■ she rained gifts upon them les cubrió de regalos

plural noun the rains

1 la estación f sing de las lluvias

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

come rain or shine pase lo que pase, llueva o truene

it never rains but it pours las desgracias nunca vienen solas, siempre llueve sobre mojado

to be as right as rain estar perfectamente, estar como nuevo,-a

to be rained off suspenderse por la lluvia, cancelarse por la lluvia

rain forest selva tropical

rain gauge pluviómetro

rain ['reɪn] vi

1) : llover

it's raining: está lloviendo

2)

to rain down shower: llover

insults rained down on him: le llovieron los insultos

rain n

: lluvia f

rain

adj.

• llovedizo, -a adj.

• pluvial adj.

n.

• agua s.f.

• lluvia s.f.

v.

• llover v.

I reɪn
mass & count noun lluvia f

come in out of the rain — entra, que te estás mojando

we were o we got caught in the rain — nos agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la lluvia

(a) light rain began to fall — empezó a lloviznar

the rains — (la estación de) las lluvias

(come) rain or (come) shine — ( whatever the weather) llueva o truene; ( whatever the situation) pase lo que pase

to be (as) right as rain — estar* como nuevo or como si tal cosa; (before n)

rain cloud — nube f de lluvia

II

impersonal verb llover*

when it rains, it pours o (BrE) it never rains but it pours — las desgracias nunca vienen solas

Phrasal Verbs:

- rain down

- rain out

[reɪn]
1.

N (Met) lluvia f

in the rain — bajo la lluvia

a walk in the rain — un paseo bajo la lluvia

he left his bike out in the rain — dejó la bicicleta bajo la lluvia

don't go out in the rain — no salgas, que está lloviendo

if the rain keeps off — si no llueve

it looks like rain — parece que va a llover

come in out of the rain! — ¡entra, que te vas a mojar!

the rains — la época de las lluvias

come rain or shine — (lit) llueva o haga sol; (fig) pase lo que pase
right 1., 5)
2. VI

1) (Met) llover

it's raining — está lloviendo

it rains a lot here — aquí llueve mucho

- rain on sb's parade

- it never rains but it pours

- it rains on the just as well as on the unjust

2) (fig)

ash rained from the sky — llovía ceniza

3.

VT llover

hereabouts it rains soot — por aquí llueve hollín

to rain blows on sb — llover golpes sobre algn

- it's raining cats and dogs

4.

CPD

rain barrel N — (US) tina f para recoger el agua de la lluvia

rain belt N — zona f de lluvias

rain check N — (US) (Sport) contraseña para usar otro día en caso de cancelación por lluvia

I'll take a rain check * — (fig) de momento, paso

rain cloud N — nube f de lluvia, nubarrón m

rain forest N — (also: tropical rain forest) pluviselva f, selva f tropical

rain gauge N — pluviómetro m

rain hood N — capucha f impermeable

rain shower N — chaparrón m

- rain down

- rain off

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I [reɪn]
mass & count noun lluvia f

come in out of the rain — entra, que te estás mojando

we were o we got caught in the rain — nos agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la lluvia

(a) light rain began to fall — empezó a lloviznar

the rains — (la estación de) las lluvias

(come) rain or (come) shine — ( whatever the weather) llueva o truene; ( whatever the situation) pase lo que pase

to be (as) right as rain — estar* como nuevo or como si tal cosa; (before n)

rain cloud — nube f de lluvia

II

impersonal verb llover*

when it rains, it pours o (BrE) it never rains but it pours — las desgracias nunca vienen solas

Phrasal Verbs:

- rain down

- rain out

English-spanish dictionary > rain
3 rain

1. noun
1) Regen, der

it looks like rain — es sieht nach Regen aus

come rain or shine — (fig.) unter allen Umständen

2) (fig.): (of arrows, blows, etc.) Hagel, der

3) in pl. (falls of rain)

the rains — die Regenzeit
2. impersonal intransitive verb
it is raining — es regnet

it is starting to rain — es fängt an zu regnen
3. transitive verb
prasseln od. hageln lassen [Schläge, Hiebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90676/rain_down">rain down

- rain off

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[rein] 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) der Regen

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) der Regen
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regnen

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regnen

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain
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rain

[reɪn]

I. n

1. no pl (precipitation) Regen m

\rain is forecast for tomorrow morgen soll es regnen

\rain stopped play das Spiel wurde wegen Regens abgebrochen

in case of \rain falls es regnet

gentle [or light] \rain leichter Regen, Nieselregen m

heavy \rain heftige [o starke] Regenfälle pl

pouring \rain strömender Regen

steady \rain Landregen m, Dauerregen m

torrential \rain sintflutartige Regenfälle pl

in the \rain im Regen

to be [or get] caught in the \rain in den Regen kommen

out of the \rain ins Trockene

2. (rainy season)

▪ the \rains pl Regenzeit f

3.

▶ come \rain or shine bei jedem Wetter, ob's regnet oder schneit fig, was auch geschieht

▶ to not have enough sense to come in out of the \rain strohdumm sein

▶ \rain before seven, fine before eleven BRIT ( prov) heut' Regen, morgen Sonnenschein

II. n modifier (cloud, shower, water) Regen-

III. vi impers regnen

it's \raining heavily es gießt in Strömen

▶ to \rain cats and dogs ( fam) [wie aus Kübeln] gießen fam, [wie aus Eimern] schütten fam

IV. vt ( fig)

▪ to \rain sth on sb jdn mit etw dat überhäufen fig, überschütten

he \rained blows on him er ließ die Schläge nur so auf ihn niederprasseln

to \rain abuse on sb jdn mit Beschimpfungen überhäufen

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[reɪn]
1. n

1) Regen m

in the rain — im Regen

(come) rain or shine (lit) — ob es regnet oder schneit; (fig) was auch geschieht

the rains — die Regenzeit

See:

→ right

2) (fig of arrows, bullets, blows) Hagel m

2. vi impers (lit, fig)
regnen
it is raining — es regnet

when it rains, it pours ( US prov ) — ein Unglück kommt selten allein (prov)

to rain on sb's parade ( US fig ) — jdm in die Suppe spucken (inf)

3. vt

to rain blows on sb — einen Hagel von Schlägen auf jdn niedergehen lassen

4. vt impers

it's raining cats and dogs (inf) — es gießt wie aus Kübeln, es schüttet nur so (inf)

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rain [reın]

A s

1. Regen m (auch fig):

come rain or shine

a) bei jedem Wetter,

b) fig unter allen Umständen;

be (as) right as rain umg

a) kerngesund sein,

b) keine einzige Schramme abbekommen haben (bei einem Unfall etc),

c) in Ordnung sein (Sache);

a rain of blows ein Schlaghagel;

a rain of sparks ein Funkenregen; → pour C 1

2. pl Regenfälle pl, -güsse pl:

heavy rains;

the rains die Regenzeit (in den Tropen)

3. Regen(wetter) m(n):

we had nothing but rain all day

B v/i

1. unpers regnen:

it rained all night; → pour C 1

2. fig regnen:

tears rained down her cheeks Tränen strömten über ihre Wangen;

blows rained down (up)on him Schläge prasselten auf ihn nieder oder hagelten auf ihn ein

C v/t

1. Tropfen etc niedersenden, regnen:

it has rained itself out es hat sich ausgeregnet; → cat¹ Bes Redew

2. fig (nieder)regnen oder (-)hageln lassen:

rain blows (up)on sb jemanden mit Schlägen eindecken;

rain favo(u)rs (abuse) (up)on sb jemanden mit Gefälligkeiten (Beschimpfungen) überschütten;

it rained gifts es regnete oder hagelte Geschenke

3. be rained off (US out) (Veranstaltung)

a) wegen Regens abgebrochen werden

b) wegen Regens abgesagt werden:

the game was rained off das Spiel fiel im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ins Wasser

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1. noun
1) Regen, der

it looks like rain — es sieht nach Regen aus

come rain or shine — (fig.) unter allen Umständen

2) (fig.): (of arrows, blows, etc.) Hagel, der

3) in pl. (falls of rain)

the rains — die Regenzeit
2. impersonal intransitive verb
it is raining — es regnet

it is starting to rain — es fängt an zu regnen
3. transitive verb
prasseln od. hageln lassen [Schläge, Hiebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- rain down

- rain off

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n.

Regen nur sing. m. v.

regnen v.

English-german dictionary > rain
4 rain

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[English Word] beat (rain)

[Swahili Word] -pepea mvua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] pepea

[English Example] the rain beats

[Swahili Example] mvua inapepea

[Terminology] meteorology

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[English Word] downpour of rain

[Swahili Word] mkaragazo

[Swahili Plural] mikaragazo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] fine rain

[Swahili Word] manyonyota

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] heavy rain

[English Plural] heavy rains

[Swahili Word] mvua kubwa

[Swahili Plural] mvua kubwa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] kubwa

[Terminology] meteorology

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[English Word] heavy rain

[English Plural] heavy rains

[Swahili Word] mvua kali

[Swahili Plural] mvua kali

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] mvua

[Related Words] kali

[Terminology] meteorology

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[English Word] light rain

[Swahili Word] nyunyu

[Swahili Plural] manyunyu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] light rain

[Swahili Word] urasharasha

[Swahili Plural] marasharasha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11

[Derived Word] rasha v

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[English Word] light rain (usually in August)

[English Plural] light rains

[Swahili Word] mvua ya mwaka

[Swahili Plural] mvua za mwaka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] mwaka

[Terminology] meteorology

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[English Word] rain

[English Plural] rains

[Swahili Word] mvua

[Swahili Plural] mvua

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] it is raining

[Swahili Example] mvua inanyesha

[Terminology] meteorology

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[English Word] rain

[Swahili Word] -nya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] rain

[Swahili Word] -nya mvua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] rain

[Swahili Word] -nyesha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -nya V

[English Example] When it is <b>raining</b>, I always stay at home.

[Swahili Example] Wakati mvua <b>ikinyesha</b>, mimi hukaa nyumbani.

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[English Word] rain

[Swahili Word] -nyesha mvua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] nyesha

[Terminology] meteorology

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[English Word] rain (light)

[English Plural] rains

[Swahili Word] mrasharasha

[Swahili Plural] mirasharasha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] rasharasha V

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[English Word] rain gently

[Swahili Word] -nyunya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] rain that falls at bedtime

[Swahili Word] kialio

[Swahili Plural] vialio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Swahili Example] kialio cha mvua

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[English Word] rainy season

[English Plural] rainy seasons

[Swahili Word] wakati wa mvua

[Swahili Plural] nyakati za mvua

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

[Related Words] wakati

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[English Word] the great rainy season (approx. April-May)

[Swahili Word] masika

[Part of Speech] noun

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English-Swahili dictionary > rain
5 rain

[rein] 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) dež

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) dež
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) deževati

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) deževati

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain
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I [réin]
noun

dež (& figuratively), naliv, plural deževje, nalivi

the rains — deževna doba (v tropih)

the Rains nautical deževna cona (Atlantika, ɔ°-10° sev. širine)

a rain of ashes — dež pepela

a rain of compliments (congratulations) — dež, ploha komplimentov (čestitk)

rain or shine — ob vsakem vremenu, figuratively v vseh okoliščinah, naj se zgodi, kar hoče

a heavy rain — naliv, ploha

we shall go rain or shine — šli bomo, pa naj dežuje ali sije sonce, ob vsakem vremenu

it was pouring with rain — lilo je v potokih

to stand in the rain — stati v dežju
II [réin]
intransitive verb

deževati; liti; (o nebu) poslati dež; (o solzah) teči, liti; figuratively padati, priti v gomilah, v množicah; deževati s prasketanjem ( upon na); transitive verb liti, deževati (kaj), pustiti padati (dež), figuratively prelivati (solze); metati (kamenje) ( upon na)

it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining pitch forks — lije kot iz škafa

it rained all night — vso noč je deževalo

it is likely to rain — kaže na dež, dež preti

it rained heavy drops — debele kaplje so deževale

blows rained upon him — udarci so deževali nanj

to rain stair-rods slang deževati v ravnih, vertikalnih curkih

tears rained down her cheeks — solze so ji lile po licih

her eyes rained tears — iz oči so ji lile, tekle solze

it never rains but it pours figuratively nesreča nikoli ne pride sama

it rains in — dežuje noter (v sobo)

it has rained itself out — izlilo se je

English-Slovenian dictionary > rain
6 rain

rain [reɪn]

1 noun

(a) (precipitation) pluie f;

∎ it was pouring with rain il pleuvait à verse;

∎ the rain was heavy il pleuvait beaucoup;

∎ we had some rain yesterday il a plu hier;

∎ a light rain was falling il tombait une pluie fine;

∎ come in out of the rain rentre, ne reste pas sous la pluie;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;

∎ Venice in the rain Venise sous la pluie;

∎ the rains la saison des pluies;

∎ come rain or shine (whatever the weather) qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente; (whatever the circumstances) quoiqu'il arrive;

∎ familiar don't worry, you'll be as right as rain in a minute ne t'inquiète pas, ça va passer^□

(b) figurative (of projectiles, blows) pluie f

2 intransitive verb

pleuvoir;

∎ it's raining il pleut;

∎ figurative arrows rained from the sky des flèches pleuvaient du ciel:

∎ familiar it's raining cats and dogs il pleut des cordes, il tombe des hallebardes;

∎ proverb British it never rains but it pours, American when it rains, it pours = tout arrive en même temps

3 transitive verb

faire pleuvoir;

∎ they rained blows on his head ils firent pleuvoir des coups sur sa tête

►► American rain check = bon pour un autre match (ou spectacle) donné par suite d'une annulation à cause de la pluie;

∎ familiar figurative I'll take a rain check on that ça sera pour une autre fois^□ ;

rain cloud nuage m de pluie;

rain dance danse f de la pluie;

rain gauge pluviomètre m;

rain shadow région f sous le vent (dans les montagnes)

➲ rain down

1 intransitive verb

(projectiles, blows etc) pleuvoir

2 separable transitive verb

(projectiles, blows etc) faire pleuvoir

➲ rain off separable transitive verb

British

∎ the game was rained off (cancelled) la partie a été annulée à cause de la pluie; (abandoned) la partie a été abandonnée à cause de la pluie

➲ rain out separable transitive verb

(a) (campers)

∎ to be rained out être chassé par la pluie

(b) American

∎ the game was rained out (cancelled) la partie a été annulée à cause de la pluie; (abandoned) la partie a été abandonnée à cause de la pluie

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rain
7 pour

1. transitive verb
gießen, schütten [Flüssigkeit]; schütten [Sand, Kies, Getreide usw.]; (into drinking vessel) einschenken; eingießen; (fig.) pumpen [Geld, Geschosse]

pour scorn or ridicule on somebody/something — jemanden mit Spott übergießen od. überschütten/über etwas (Akk.) spotten
2. intransitive verb
1) (flow) strömen; [Rauch:] hervorquellen ( from aus)

sweat was pouring off the runners — den Läufern lief der Schweiß in Strömen herunter

pour [with rain] — in Strömen regnen; [in Strömen] gießen (ugs.)

it never rains but it pours — (fig.) da kommt aber auch alles zusammen

2) (fig.) strömen

pour in — herein-/hineinströmen

pour out — heraus-/hinausströmen

letters/protests poured in — eine Flut von Briefen/Protesten brach herein

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/108241/pour_down">pour down

- pour forth

- pour off

- pour out

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[po:]
verb

1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) gießen, strömen

2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) in Strömen gießen

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pour

[pɔ:ʳ, AM pɔ:r]

I. vt

1. (cause to flow)

▪ to \pour sth into/onto sth etw in/auf etw akk gießen; flour, rice, paint etw in/auf etw akk schütten

\pour about two kilos of salt into the water softener dem Wasserenthärter etwa zwei Kilogramm Salz zugeben

▪ to \pour sth onto sb/oneself (accidentally) etw über jdn/sich kippen

▪ to \pour sb/oneself sth [or sth for sb/oneself] jdm/sich etw einschenken; (as refill) jdm/sich etw nachschenken

\pour yourself a drink nimm dir was zu trinken

2. ( fig: give in large amounts)

▪ to \pour sth into sth money, resources etw in etw akk fließen lassen [o fig fam pumpen]; energies etw in etw akk stecken

3.

▶ to \pour money down the drain das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen fig

▶ to \pour oil on troubled waters Öl auf die Wogen gießen fig

▶ to \pour scorn on sth/sb etw/jdn mit Spott überhäufen

to \pour scorn on an idea/a theory eine Idee/Theorie verreißen

II. vi

1. (fill glasses, cups) eingießen, einschenken

shall I \pour? soll ich einschenken?

2. (flow)

▪ to \pour into/out of sth in etw akk /aus etw dat fließen [o strömen]

the sunlight came \pouring into the room das Sonnenlicht durchströmte den Raum

donations are \pouring into the appeal office Spenden gehen in großer Zahl beim Spendenbüro ein

smoke was \pouring from a pipe Rauch quoll aus einem Rohr

to be \pouring with sweat schweißgebadet sein

3. impers (rain)

it's \pouring [with rain] es gießt in Strömen, es schüttet fam

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[pɔː(r)]
1. vt
liquid gießen; large amount also, sugar, rice etc schütten; drink eingießen, einschenken
to pour sth for sb — jdm etw eingießen or einschenken

she looks as if she's been poured into that dress! (inf) — das Kleid sitzt wie angegossen (inf)

to pour money into a project/men into a war — Geld in ein Projekt/Männer in einen Krieg pumpen (inf)

he poured all his ideas into one book — alle seine Gedanken flossen in ein Buch

2. vi

1) (lit, fig) strömen

the sweat poured off him — der Schweiß floss in Strömen an ihm herunter

books are pouring off the presses — Bücher werden in Massen ausgestoßen

cars poured off the ferry — Autokolonnen rollten von der Fähre

2)

(= rain) it's pouring (with rain) — es gießt (in Strömen), es schüttet (inf)

the rain poured down — es regnete or goss in Strömen

See:

→ rain

3) (= pour out tea, coffee etc) eingießen, einschenken; (US = act as hostess) als Gastgeberin fungieren

4)

this jug doesn't pour well — dieser Krug gießt nicht gut

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pour [pɔː(r); US auch pəʊr]

A s

1. Strömen n

2. (Regen)Guss m

3. METALL Einguss m

B v/t

1. gießen, schütten ( beide:

from, out of aus;

into, in in akk;

on, upon auf akk):

pour sth on o.s. sich mit etwas übergießen;

pour sb a cup of tea (a glass of wine) jemandem eine Tasse Tee eingießen (ein Glas Wein einschenken);

pour money into Geld pumpen in (akk) umg; → oil A 1, scorn A 2, water Bes Redew

2. auch pour forth, pour out

a) ausgießen, (aus)strömen lassen,

b) fig sein Herz ausschütten,

c) Flüche etc aus-, hervorstoßen:

be poured fließen ( into in akk);

the river pours itself into the lake der Fluss ergießt sich in den See;

pour out drinks Getränke eingießen, einschenken;

pour off abgießen; → heart Bes Redew

C v/i

1. strömen, rinnen ( beide:

into in akk;

from aus):

pour down (her)nieder-, hinunterströmen;

it is pouring with rain es gießt in Strömen;

it never rains but it pours fig es kommt immer gleich knüppeldick, engS. ein Unglück kommt selten allein

2. einschenken

3. pour forth sich ergießen, (aus)strömen ( beide:

from aus)

4. fig strömen (Menschenmenge etc):

pour in hereinströmen (a. fig Aufträge, Briefe etc);

pour out of (heraus)strömen aus

5. TECH (in die Form) gießen:

pour from the bottom (top) steigend (fallend) gießen

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1. transitive verb
gießen, schütten [Flüssigkeit]; schütten [Sand, Kies, Getreide usw.]; (into drinking vessel) einschenken; eingießen; (fig.) pumpen [Geld, Geschosse]

pour scorn or ridicule on somebody/something — jemanden mit Spott übergießen od. überschütten/über etwas (Akk.) spotten
2. intransitive verb
1) (flow) strömen; [Rauch:] hervorquellen ( from aus)

sweat was pouring off the runners — den Läufern lief der Schweiß in Strömen herunter

pour [with rain] — in Strömen regnen; [in Strömen] gießen (ugs.)

it never rains but it pours — (fig.) da kommt aber auch alles zusammen

2) (fig.) strömen

pour in — herein-/hineinströmen

pour out — heraus-/hinausströmen

letters/protests poured in — eine Flut von Briefen/Protesten brach herein

Phrasal Verbs:

- pour down

- pour forth

- pour off

- pour out

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v.

einschenken v.

gießen v.

(§ p.,pp.: goß, gegossen)

schütten v.

English-german dictionary > pour
8 rain

rein 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn(vær)

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) -regn
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne/hagle ned

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain

regn
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regne

I
subst. \/reɪn\/

regn, regnvær

• the rain was coming down in buckets

• a rain of bullets

en skur av kuler\/kuleregn

right as rain ( hverdagslig) prima, i skjønneste orden

rain or shine uansett hva slags vær det blir ( overført) uansett hva som hender

rain stopped play ( sport) spillet ble avbrutt av regn

the rains ( i tropene) regntiden
II
verb \/reɪn\/

1) regne

• it rained all day

2) (overført, falle som regn) hagle, strømme

• tears rained down her cheeks

3) la regne, øse, la hagle

be rained off\/out (amer.) innstilles på grunn av regn, regne inne

the blows rain (down) (up) on somebody slagene hagler ned over en

it never rains but it pours ( ordtak) en ulykke kommer sjelden alene, alt skjer på en gang

it's raining buckets ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregner

it's raining cats and dogs ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregner

rain gifts (up) on somebody overøse noen med gaver

English-Norwegian dictionary > rain
9 rain

[rein] 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) regn
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain
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[rein] 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) regn
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain

English-Danish dictionary > rain
10 but

1. conjunction
(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) pero

2. preposition
(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) excepto

but¹ conj

1. pero

I'd like to come to the party, but I can't me gustaría ir a la fiesta, pero no puedo

2. sino

the party's not on Saturday, but on Sunday la fiesta no es el sábado, sino el domingo

but² prep salvo / excepto / menos

everyone but me todos menos yo

I can go any day but Wednesday puedo ir cualquier día excepto el miércoles

but

tr[bʌt]

conjunction

1 pero

■ it's cold, but dry hace frío, pero no llueve

■ I'd like to, but I can't me gustaría, pero no puedo

2 (after negative) sino

■ not two, but three no dos, sino tres

3 (after negative with verb) sino que

■ she told him not to wait, but to go home le dijo que no se esperara, sino que se fuera para casa

adverb

1 (nada) más que, no... sino, solamente, sólo,

■ he spoke nothing but the truth no dijo nada más que la verdad

■ she is but three days old sólo tiene tres días

■ he spoke to her but a few days ago sólo hace un par de días que habló con ella

preposition

1 excepto, salvo, menos

■ everyone but me todos menos yo

■ I can meet you any day but Friday te puedo ver cualquier día excepto el viernes

■ he'll do anything but scrub the floor hará cualquier cosa salvo fregar el suelo

noun

1 pero

■ there are no buts about it no hay pero que valga

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but for de no ser por, si no fuera por

■ but for him, we would have failed de no ser por él, habríamos fracasado

■ but for his help we would be bankrupt si no fuera por su ayuda estaríamos en la ruina

had I but «+ pp»... si lo + imperf subj...

■ had I but known si lo hubiera sabido

there is nothing for it but to «+ inf» no hay más remedio que + inf

■ there's nothing for it but to report him no hay más remedio que denunciarlo

the last but one el/la penúltimo,-a

but ['bʌt] conj

1) that: que

there is no doubt but he is lazy: no cabe duda que sea perezoso

2) without: sin que

3) nevertheless: pero, no obstante, sin embargo

I called her but she didn't answer: la llamé pero no contestó

4) yet: pero

he was poor but proud: era pobre pero orgulloso

but prep

except: excepto, menos

everyone but Carlos: todos menos Carlos

the last but one: el penúltimo

but

adv.

• pero adv.

• sino adv.

• solamente adv.

conj.

• ahora conj.

• empero conj.

• mas conj.

• pero conj.

• sino conj.

n.

• objeción s.f.

• pero s.m.

prep.

• excepto prep.

I bʌt, weak form bət
conjunction

1)

a) ( however) pero

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)

b) ( used for introductory emphasis) pero

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

c)

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

2)

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

II

preposition

a) ( except)

everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

b)

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

III

adverb (frml)

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

IV bʌt
noun pero m

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

[bʌt]
1. CONJ

1) (contrasting) pero

she was poor but she was honest — era pobre pero honrada

I want to go but I can't afford it — quiero ir, pero no tengo el dinero

but it does move! — ¡pero sí se mueve!

2) (in direct contradiction) sino

• he's not Spanish but Italian — no es español sino italiano

he didn't sing but he shouted — no cantó sino que gritó

3) (subordinating)

• we never go out but it rains — nunca salimos sin que llueva

I never go there but I think of you — nunca voy allá sin pensar en ti

- it never rains but it pours

4) (as linker)

• but then he couldn't have known — por otro lado, no podía saber or haberlo sabido

but then you must be my cousin! — ¡entonces tú debes ser mi primo!

2.

ADV (=only) solo, sólo, solamente; (=no more than) no más que
In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.

if I could but speak to him — si solamente or solo pudiese hablar con él

• you can but try — con intentar no se pierde nada

one cannot but admire him — no se puede sino admirarle

she's but a child — no es más que una niña

• all but naked — casi desnudo

• had I but known — de haberlo sabido (yo), si lo hubiera sabido

3.

PREP (=except) menos, excepto, salvo

• anything but that — cualquier cosa menos eso

• everyone but him — todos menos él

• but for you — si no fuera por ti

• the last but one — el/la penúltimo(-a)

the last but three — el tercero antes del último

• there is nothing for it but to pay up — no hay más remedio que pagar

• who but she could have said something like that? — ¿quién sino ella podría haber dicho semejante cosa?

4.

N pero m, objeción f

• no buts about it! — ¡no hay pero que valga!

come on, no buts, off to bed with you! — ¡vale ya! no hay pero que valga, ¡a la cama!
BUT There are three main ways of translating the conjunction but: pero, sino and sino que.
Contrasting
► To introduce a contrast or a new idea, use pero:
Strange but interesting Extraño pero interesante
I thought he would help me but he refused Creí que me ayudaría, pero se negó ► In informal language, pero can be used at the start of a comment:
But where are you going to put it? Pero ¿dónde lo vas a poner? NOTE: In formal language, s in embargo or no obstante may be preferred:
But, in spite of the likely benefits, he still opposed the idea Sin embargo or No obstante, a pesar de las probables ventajas, todavía se oponía a la idea
Correcting a previous negative
► When but or but rather introduces a noun phrase, prepositional phrase or verb in the infinitive which corrects a previous negative, translate but using sino:
Not wine, but vinegar No vino, sino vinagre
They aren't from Seville, but from Bilbao No son de Sevilla, sino de Bilbao
His trip to London was not to investigate the case but to hush it up Su viaje a Londres no fue para investigar el caso sino para taparlo ► When but or but rather introduces a verb clause (or requires a verb clause in Spanish) which corrects a previous negative, translate using sino que:
He's not asking you to do what he says but (rather) to listen to him No te pide que hagas lo que él dice, sino que le escuches
Not only... but also
► When the but also part of this construction contains ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino que también or sino que además:
It will not only cause tension, but it will also damage the economy No solo or No sólo or No solamente provocará tensiones, sino que además or sino que también dañará la economía ► When the but also part does not contain ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino también or sino además:
Not only rich but also powerful No solo or No sólo or No solamente rico sino también or sino además poderoso
We don't only want to negotiate but also to take decisions No queremos solo or sóloor solamente negociar, sino también tomar decisiones For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [bʌt], weak form [bət]
conjunction

1)

a) ( however) pero

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)

b) ( used for introductory emphasis) pero

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

c)

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

2)

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

II

preposition

a) ( except)

everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

b)

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

III

adverb (frml)

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

IV [bʌt]
noun pero m

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

English-spanish dictionary > but
11 rain

I 1. [reɪn]
nome pioggia f. (anche fig.)

the rain stopped — smise di piovere

in the rain — sotto la pioggia

it looks like rain — minaccia pioggia
2.
nome plurale rains stagione f.sing. delle piogge

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come rain or shine — col bello e col cattivo tempo

to be (as) right as rain — BE [ person] stare benissimo
II 1. [reɪn]
verbo impersonale piovere
2.
verbo transitivo

to rain blows on sb. — tempestare qcn. di colpi

- rain off

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it never rains but it pours — piove sempre sul bagnato, le disgrazie non vengono mai sole

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[rein] 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) pioggia

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) pioggia
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) piovere

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) piovere

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain
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I 1. [reɪn]
nome pioggia f. (anche fig.)

the rain stopped — smise di piovere

in the rain — sotto la pioggia

it looks like rain — minaccia pioggia
2.
nome plurale rains stagione f.sing. delle piogge

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come rain or shine — col bello e col cattivo tempo

to be (as) right as rain — BE [ person] stare benissimo
II 1. [reɪn]
verbo impersonale piovere
2.
verbo transitivo

to rain blows on sb. — tempestare qcn. di colpi

- rain off

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it never rains but it pours — piove sempre sul bagnato, le disgrazie non vengono mai sole

English-Italian dictionary > rain
12 help

help
1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ayudar

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ayudar, contribuir

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ayudar (a calmar), aliviar

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ayudar, servir

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) no poder evitar

2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ayuda

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ayuda

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) criado; asistente; empleado; ayudante

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) no hay nada que hacer, no hay remedio, no hay vuelta atrás

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- helper
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out

help¹ interj ¡socorro!

help² n ayuda

do you need any help? ¿necesitas ayuda?

help³ vb ayudar

can I help you? ¿puedo ayudarte?

can't help... no poder evitar...

I couldn't help laughing no pude contener la risa

help yourself! ¡sírvete tú mismo!

help

tr[help]

noun

1 (gen) ayuda

■ I asked him for help le pedí ayuda

■ there's no help for it no hay más remedio

2 (servant) asistenta, criada

interjection

1 ¡socorro!

transitive verb

1 (gen) ayudar

■ can you help us? ¿nos puedes ayudar?

■ can I help you? ¿qué desea?, ¿le puedo servir en algo?

2 (be of use) ayudar, servir

■ his ideas didn't help us at all sus ideas no nos sirvieron de nada

3 (to relieve) aliviar

■ this ointment will help the pain esta pomada aliviará el dolor

4 (avoid) evitar

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I «(he etc)» can't help it (I can't stop myself) no puedo (puede etc) evitarlo 2 (not my fault) no es culpa mía (suya etc)

I couldn't help «+ ger» no pude por menos que + inf

■ I couldn't help wondering no pude por menos que preguntarme

it can't be helped no hay nada que hacer

to help oneself servirse a sí mismo,-a

■ help yourself! ¡sírvete tú mismo!

help ['hɛlp] vt

1) aid, assist: ayudar, auxiliar, socorrer, asistir

2) alleviate: aliviar

3) serve: servir

help yourself!: ¡sírvete!

4) avoid: evitar

it can't be helped: no lo podemos evitar, no hay más remedio

I couldn't help smiling: no pude menos que sonreír

help n

1) assistance: ayuda f

help!: ¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!

2) staff: personal m (en una oficina), servicio m doméstico

help

n.

• apoyo s.m.

• asistencia s.f.

• auxilio s.m.

• ayuda s.f.

• favor s.m.

• mano s.f.

• redención s.f.

• remedio s.m.

• socorro s.m.

• sufragio s.m.

v.

• aliviar v.

• asistir v.

• auxiliar v.

• ayudar v.

• coadyuvar v.

• servir v.

• socorrer v.

I
1. help
transitive verb

1) ( assist) ayudar

can I help you? — ( in shop) ¿qué desea?

so help me God — (frml) y que Dios me asista (frml)

to help somebody (to) + INF — ayudar a alguien a + inf

she helped the old lady across the road — ayudó a la anciana a cruzar la calle; see also help out

2) (avoid, prevent) (usu neg or interrog)

I can't help it — no lo puedo remediar

I can't help the way I look — si soy así ¿qué (le) voy a hacer?

they can't help being poor — no tienen la culpa de ser pobres

I can't help thinking that... — no puedo menos que pensar que...

are you going to visit them? - not if I can help it — ¿los vas a ir a ver? - no si lo puedo evitar

oh, well, it can't be helped — bueno, paciencia or ¿qué se le va a hacer?

3) (serve food, goods)

to help somebody TO something — servirle* algo a alguien

2.

vi \<\<person/remark\>\> ayudar; \<\<tool\>\> servir*

I was only trying to help! — sólo quería ayudar

calling her a liar didn't help much either — llamarla mentirosa tampoco sirvió de mucho

every little bit (AmE) o (BrE) every little helps — muchos pocos hacen un mucho

to help to + INF — ayudar a + inf

3.

v refl

to help oneself

1) ( assist) ayudarse (a sí mismo)

2) ( resist impulse) (usu neg) controlarse

I can't help myself — no me puedo controlar

3) ( take)

to help oneself (TO something) — \<\<to food/a drink\>\> servirse* (algo)

can I use your phone? - help yourself — ¿puedo llamar por teléfono? - estás en tu casa

help yourself to any books you want — agarra or toma or (Esp) coge los libros que quieras

he helped himself to $10 from the till — se agenció 10 dólares de la caja (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- help out

II

noun

1) u

a) ( rescue) ayuda f

don't panic: help is on the o its way — calma, que ya vienen a ayudarnos; (as interj)

help! — socorro!, auxilio!

to go for help — ir* a buscar ayuda, ir* a por ayuda (Esp)

to call for/send for help — pedir*/mandar a buscar ayuda

b) ( assistance) ayuda f

thanks for your help with the dishes — gracias por ayudarme con los platos

was that book any help? — ¿te sirvió de algo el libro?

can I be of (any) help to you? — ¿la/lo puedo ayudar (en algo)?

that's a great help! — (iro) pues vaya ayuda! (iró); (before n) <file, button> ( Comput) de ayuda

2) u ( staff) personal m; ( domestic) servicio m doméstico

[help]
1. N

1) (=assistance) ayuda f

thanks for your help — gracias por ayudarme, gracias por tu ayuda

the books were not much help — los libros no me sirvieron de mucho

• to ask (sb) for help — pedir ayuda (a algn)

• he is beyond help — ya no se puede hacer nada por él

• to call for help — (=ask for help) pedir ayuda or auxilio; (=shout for help) pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos

• to come to sb's help — acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn

• financial help — ayuda f económica

• to get help, he rushed off to get help — salió corriendo en busca de ayuda

you'll get no help from me — yo no te pienso ayudar

• to go to sb's help — acudir en ayuda or auxilio de algn

• you've been a great help to me — me has ayudado muchísimo

you're a great help! — iro ¡valiente ayuda!

• medical help — asistencia f médica

• it's no help (to say that) — no sirve de nada (decir eso)

there's no help for it but to... — no hay más remedio que + subjun

• to be of help to sb — ayudar a algn

can I be of help? — ¿puedo ayudar?

I was glad to be of help — me alegré de poder ayudar

• you should seek professional help — deberías consultar a un profesional, deberías pedir asesoramiento

• to shout for help — pedir ayuda or auxilio a gritos

• I could use some help — una ayudita no me vendría mal

• with the help of — con la ayuda de

with his brother's help — con la ayuda de su hermano

with the help of a knife — con un cuchillo, ayudándose con un cuchillo

2) (=helpers)

we're short of help in the shop — nos falta personal en la tienda

she has no help in the house — no tiene a nadie que le ayude en la casa

3) (=cleaner) asistenta f ; home 3., mother 3.

2. VT

1) (=aid, assist) ayudar

he got his brother to help him — consiguió que su hermano lo ayudara

that won't help you — eso no te va a servir de nada, eso no te va a ayudar

can I help you? — (in shop) ¿qué deseaba?, ¿en qué le puedo servir?

to help (to) do sth — ayudar a hacer algo

to help sb (to) do sth — ayudar a algn a hacer algo

to help each other/one another — ayudarse el uno al otro

• to help sb across the road — ayudar a algn a cruzar la calle

• to help sb to their feet — ayudar a algn a levantarse

• to help sb on/ off with his coat — ayudar a algn a ponerse/quitarse el abrigo

• I couldn't stand so he helped me up — no me podía poner de pie así que él me ayudó

• let me help you with that suitcase — deja que te ayude or que te eche una mano con esa maleta

- so help me God

so help me, I'll kill him! * — ¡te lo juro que lo mato! *

2) (at table)

• to help sb to soup/vegetables — servir sopa/verdura a algn

3) (=avoid) evitar

"why are you laughing?" - "I can't help it" — -¿por qué te ríes? -no lo puedo evitar

I can't help it, I just don't like him — es superior a mí, me cae mal

"it's rather late now" - "I can't help that, you should have come earlier" — -ahora es bastante tarde -no es mi culpa, tenías que haber llegado antes

it can't be helped — no hay más remedio, ¿qué se le va a hacer?

he won't if I can help it — si de mí depende, no lo hará

can I help it if it rains? — ¿es mi culpa si llueve?

don't spend more than you can help — no gastes más de lo necesario

you can't help feeling sorry for him — no puede uno (por) menos de sentir lástima por él

4)

to help o.s. —

a) (=assist o.s.) ayudarse a sí mismo

don't think about helping others, think about helping yourself — no pienses en ayudar a los demás, piensa en ayudarte a ti mismo

you won't help yourself by keeping silent — no te vas a hacer ningún favor guardando el silencio

- God helps those who help themselves

b) (=serve o.s.) servirse

help yourself! — ¡sírvete!

she helped herself to vegetables — se sirvió verdura

c) (=take sth)

"can I borrow your pen?" - "help yourself" — -¿me prestas el bolígrafo? -cógelo

d) * (=steal)

he's helped himself to my pencil — me ha mangado el lápiz *

e) (=prevent o.s.)

I screamed with pain, I couldn't help myself — grité del dolor, no lo pude evitar

3.

VI ayudar

I was only trying to help — solo intentaba ayudar

that doesn't help much — eso no sirve de mucho

it helps if you plan ahead — resulta más fácil si haces los planes por adelantado

every little helps — todo ayuda

4.

EXCL

help! — ¡socorro!, ¡auxilio!

5.

CPD

help desk N — servicio m de asistencia

help menu N — (Comput) menú m de ayuda

- help along

- help out

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1. [help]
transitive verb

1) ( assist) ayudar

can I help you? — ( in shop) ¿qué desea?

so help me God — (frml) y que Dios me asista (frml)

to help somebody (to) + INF — ayudar a alguien a + inf

she helped the old lady across the road — ayudó a la anciana a cruzar la calle; see also help out

2) (avoid, prevent) (usu neg or interrog)

I can't help it — no lo puedo remediar

I can't help the way I look — si soy así ¿qué (le) voy a hacer?

they can't help being poor — no tienen la culpa de ser pobres

I can't help thinking that... — no puedo menos que pensar que...

are you going to visit them? - not if I can help it — ¿los vas a ir a ver? - no si lo puedo evitar

oh, well, it can't be helped — bueno, paciencia or ¿qué se le va a hacer?

3) (serve food, goods)

to help somebody TO something — servirle* algo a alguien

2.

vi \<\<person/remark\>\> ayudar; \<\<tool\>\> servir*

I was only trying to help! — sólo quería ayudar

calling her a liar didn't help much either — llamarla mentirosa tampoco sirvió de mucho

every little bit (AmE) o (BrE) every little helps — muchos pocos hacen un mucho

to help to + INF — ayudar a + inf

3.

v refl

to help oneself

1) ( assist) ayudarse (a sí mismo)

2) ( resist impulse) (usu neg) controlarse

I can't help myself — no me puedo controlar

3) ( take)

to help oneself (TO something) — \<\<to food/a drink\>\> servirse* (algo)

can I use your phone? - help yourself — ¿puedo llamar por teléfono? - estás en tu casa

help yourself to any books you want — agarra or toma or (Esp) coge los libros que quieras

he helped himself to $10 from the till — se agenció 10 dólares de la caja (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- help out

II

noun

1) u

a) ( rescue) ayuda f

don't panic: help is on the o its way — calma, que ya vienen a ayudarnos; (as interj)

help! — socorro!, auxilio!

to go for help — ir* a buscar ayuda, ir* a por ayuda (Esp)

to call for/send for help — pedir*/mandar a buscar ayuda

b) ( assistance) ayuda f

thanks for your help with the dishes — gracias por ayudarme con los platos

was that book any help? — ¿te sirvió de algo el libro?

can I be of (any) help to you? — ¿la/lo puedo ayudar (en algo)?

that's a great help! — (iro) pues vaya ayuda! (iró); (before n) <file, button> ( Comput) de ayuda

2) u ( staff) personal m; ( domestic) servicio m doméstico

English-spanish dictionary > help
13 rain

rain [reɪn]

1. noun

pluie f

• in the rain sous la pluie

• heavy/light rain pluie f battante/fine

• come in out of the rain ne reste pas sous la pluie, rentre

2. transitive verb

[+ blows] faire pleuvoir

3. intransitive verb

pleuvoir

• it is raining il pleut

• it is raining heavily il pleut à verse

4. compounds

► rain belt noun zone f des pluies

► rain check (inf) noun

(US)

I'll take a rain check (on that) ça sera pour une autre fois ► rain cloud noun nuage m chargé de pluie

► rain gauge noun pluviomètre m

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[reɪn] 1.
noun Meteorology pluie f

the rain stopped — il s'est arrêté de pleuvoir

steady/driving/pouring rain — pluie régulière/battante/diluvienne

in the rain — sous la pluie

it looks like rain — le temps est à la pluie
2.
rains plural noun saison f des pluies
3.
transitive verb

to rain blows on somebody — rouer quelqu'un de coups
4.
impersonal verb

1) Meteorology pleuvoir

it's raining (hard) — il pleut (à verse)

2) fig = rain down

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rain down

- rain off

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come rain or shine — qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente

it never rains but it pours — un malheur n'arrive jamais seul

to be (as) right as rain — GB [person] se porter comme un charme

English-French dictionary > rain
14 rain

[rein] 1. noun
1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) chuva

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) chuva
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) chover

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) (fazer) chover

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- rainy
- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain
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[r'ein] n 1 chuva. 2 queda abundante de qualquer coisa. • vt+vi 1 chover. 2 cair em gotas. as right as rain coll com boa saúde, bom novamente, recuperado. heavy rain chuva pesada, forte. it looks like rain ameaça chover. it never rains but it pours uma desgraça nunca vem só. rained off cancelado por causa da chuva. rain or shine chova ou faça sol; com qualquer tempo. the rains estação chuvosa (em países tropicais). to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros. to rain down despencar, cair sobre. to rain off interromper por causa da chuva (partida esportiva). to rain out parar de chover.

English-Portuguese dictionary > rain
15 rain

1. noun

1) дождь; rain or shine при любой погоде; fig. что бы то ни было; при всех условиях; the rains период тропических дождей; to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем; to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя

2) потоки; ручьи (слез); град (ударов и т. п.)

3) mining капеж

right as rain collocation совершенно здоровый; в полном порядке

2. verb

1) (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь

2) сыпать(ся); литься; blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом

rain out

it rains cats and dogs = дождь льет как из ведра

it never rains but it pours посл.'= пришла беда отворяй ворота

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(n) дождь

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дождь

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[ reɪn] n. дождь, град, поток, потоки v. литься, сыпаться, сыпать, лить
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дождь

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1. сущ. 1) дождь 2) перен. потоки; ручьи (слез); шквал, град (большое количество) 2. гл. 1) идти, литься (о дожде) 2) прям. и перен. а) сыпаться; литься; обрушиваться градом (в большом количестве) б) сыпать

Новый англо-русский словарь > rain
16 come

come [kʌm]

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1. intransitive verb

2. modifier

3. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret came, ptp come

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1. intransitive verb

   a. venir

• come here venez ici

• no one has come personne n'est venu

• come and see me soon venez me voir bientôt

• he has come to mend the television il est venu réparer la télévision

• help came in time les secours sont arrivés à temps

• to come home rentrer (chez soi)

• coming! j'arrive !

• come again? (inf) comment ?

• I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où donner de la tête

• the pain comes and goes la douleur est intermittente

► to come + preposition

• he came after me with a gun il me poursuivait un fusil à la main

• it came as a surprise to him cela l'a surpris

• the adjective comes before the noun l'adjectif vient devant le nom

• to come behind sb/sth suivre qn/qch

• to come between two people ( = interfere) s'interposer entre deux personnes

• to come for sb/sth venir chercher qn/qch

• where do you come from? tu viens d'où ?

• he comes from Edinburgh il vient d'Édimbourg

• he has just come from Edinburgh il arrive d'Édimbourg

• they came to a crossroads ils sont arrivés à un carrefour

• I'm sorry it has come to this je suis désolé d'en être arrivé là

• if it comes to that,... dans ce cas-là...

• when it comes to... quand il s'agit de...► to come + -ing

• to come running/shouting arriver en courant/en criant► to come + adverb/adjective

• to come apart ( = fall to pieces) tomber en morceaux

• it came apart in my hands ça s'est cassé tout seul

• everything came right in the end tout s'est arrangé à la fin

   b. ( = have one's place) se trouver

• this passage comes on page 10 ce passage se trouve à la page 10

   c. ( = happen) arriver

• no harm will come to him il ne lui arrivera rien de mal

• economic recovery came slowly la reprise économique a été lente

• how do you come to be here? comment se fait-il que vous soyez ici ?

• how come? (inf) comment ça se fait ? (inf)

• how come it's so expensive? (inf) comment se fait-il que cela soit si cher ?

• come what may quoi qu'il arrive

   d. ( = result from) nothing came of it il n'en est rien sorti

• no good will come of it il n'en sortira rien de bon

   e. ( = be available) this dress comes in three sizes cette robe existe en trois tailles

• how do you like your tea? -- as it comes comment voulez-vous votre thé ? -- ça m'est égal

   f. ► to come to + infinitive ( = end up) finir par

• I have come to believe him j'ai fini par le croire

• now I come to think of it maintenant que j'y pense

   g. ( = reach orgasm) (inf!) jouir

2. modifier

► come-on (inf) noun

(gen = lure) attrape-nigaud m

• to give sb the come-on (sexual) allumer (inf) qn

3. Phrasal Verbs

► come about intransitive verb

( = happen) arriver

• how did it come about? comment est-ce arrivé ?► come across

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = cross) traverser

   b. he comes across as honest il donne l'impression d'être honnête

• his speech came across very well son discours a fait bonne impression

• his true feelings came across clearly ses vrais sentiments transparaissaient clairement

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = encounter by chance) tomber sur► come along intransitive verb

   a. venir

• come along! (allez,) venez !

• why don't you come along? pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas ?

• it was lucky you came along c'est une chance que vous soyez venu

   b. ( = progress) faire des progrès ; [plans] avancer

• he's coming along in French il fait des progrès en français► come away intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) s'en aller

• come away from there! va-t'en de là !

   b. ( = become detached) se détacher

• it came away in my hands cela m'est resté dans les mains► come back intransitive verb

[person, fashion] revenir

• he came back two hours later il est revenu deux heures plus tard

• it will come back to you eventually ( = you'll remember) ça te reviendra► come by

1. intransitive verb

passer

• he came by yesterday il est passé hier

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = obtain) se procurer► come down intransitive verb

   a. descendre

• come down from there at once! descends de là tout de suite !

• to come down in the world descendre dans l'échelle sociale

• to come down on the side of sth prendre position en faveur de qch

   b. ( = fall) [rain, curtain] tomber

• the plane came down on the motorway l'avion s'est écrasé sur l'autoroute

   c. the problem comes down to money le problème se résume à une question d'argent

• when it comes down to it au fond

   d. ( = be demolished) être démoli

   e. ( = drop) [prices] baisser

   f. ( = be transmitted) [tradition] être transmis (de père en fils)► come down with inseparable transitive verb

[+ disease] attraper

• to come down with flu attraper la grippe► come forward intransitive verb se présenter

• several witnesses have come forward plusieurs personnes se sont présentées comme témoins

• after the burglary, her neighbours came forward with offers of help après le cambriolage, ses voisins ont offert de l'aider

• to come forward with a suggestion faire une suggestion► come in intransitive verb

   a. [person] entrer ; [tide] monter

• come in! entrez !

• reports are now coming in of a terrorist attack des informations nous parviennent selon lesquelles il y aurait eu un attentat terroriste

   b. (in a race) arriver

• he came in fourth il est arrivé quatrième

   c. he has £20,000 coming in every year il touche 20 000 livres par an

• we have no money coming in at the moment nous n'avons aucune rentrée d'argent en ce moment► come in for inseparable transitive verb

[+ criticism] être l'objet de

► come into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = inherit) hériter de

• to come into some money faire un héritage

   b. ( = play a role) logic doesn't really come into it la logique n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans► come off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [button] se découdre ; [mark] partir

   b. ( = take place) avoir lieu

   c. ( = succeed) [plan] se réaliser ; [attempt, experiment] réussir

   d. (in contest, conflict) to come off best avoir le dessus

• to come off worse avoir le dessous

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. he came off his bike il est tombé de son vélo

   b. [+ drug] arrêter

   c. come off it! (inf) à d'autres ! (inf)► come on

1. intransitive verb

   a. come on, try again! allez, encore un effort !

   b. ( = progress) faire des progrès

• how are your plans coming on? où en sont vos projets ?

• my knee's coming on fine mon genou se remet bien

   c. ( = start) [night] tomber ; [illness] se déclarer ; [storm] éclater ; [seasons] arriver

• it came on to rain il s'est mis à pleuvoir

   d. [actor] entrer en scène

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = encounter by chance) tomber sur► come on to inseparable transitive verb

( = start discussing) aborder

• I'll come on to that in a moment j'aborderai cette question dans un moment► come out intransitive verb

   a. sortir ; [sun, stars] apparaître ; [truth, news, qualities] apparaître au grand jour ; [stain] partir

   b. to come out well être réussi

• the photo came out well la photo est réussie

   c. (with preposition) the total comes out at 500 le total s'élève à 500

• to come out for/against sth prendre position pour/contre qch

   d. (British) ( = come out on strike) se mettre en grève

   e. (as gay) révéler son homosexualité

• she came out as a lesbian elle a révélé son homosexualité► come out with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = say) sortir (inf)

• you never know what she's going to come out with next on ne sait jamais ce qu'elle va sortir (inf)► come over

1. intransitive verb

   a. venir

• he came over to England for a few months il est venu passer quelques mois en Angleterre

• he came over to our way of thinking il s'est rangé à notre avis

   b. ( = feel suddenly) (inf) she came over all shy elle s'est sentie toute timide

   c. ( = make impression) he came over as a decent person il a donné l'impression d'être une personne décente

2. inseparable transitive verb

[feeling] envahir

• a feeling of shyness came over her la timidité l'envahit

• what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui vous prend ?► come round intransitive verb

   a. come round to the back of the house faites le tour de la maison

• she came round to where I was sitting elle est venue jusqu'à moi

   b. ( = drop in) passer

• come round and see me one evening passez me voir un de ces soirs

   c. ( = happen) se tenir

• when the World Cup comes round again lors de la prochaine coupe du monde

   d. ( = change one's mind) changer d'avis

• perhaps in time she will come round peut-être qu'elle changera d'avis avec le temps

• he came round to our way of thinking in the end il a fini par se ranger à notre avis

   e. ( = regain consciousness) revenir à soi► come through

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = survive) s'en sortir

   b. ( = arrive) reports of fighting are coming through on raconte qu'il y a des combats

• his divorce has come through son divorce a été prononcé

   c. what came through most was her enthusiasm ce que l'on remarquait surtout, c'était son enthousiasme

   d. they came through on their promises ils ont tenu parole

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = survive) [+ illness, danger, war] survivre à► come to

1. intransitive verb

( = regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = amount to) se monter à

• how much does it come to? ça se monte à combien ?

• it comes to $20 ça fait 20 dollars en tout

• it comes to the same thing ça revient au même► come under inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = be subjected to) [+ sb's influence] tomber sous ; [+ attack, pressure] être l'objet de

   b. ( = be classified under) être classé sous

   c. ( = be the responsibility of) this comes under another department c'est du ressort d'un autre service► come up intransitive verb

   a. monter

• do you come up to York often? est-ce que vous montez souvent à York ?

• he came up to me il s'est approché de moi

• he came up to me with a smile il m'a abordé en souriant

   b. [accused] comparaître ( before devant ) ; [case] être entendu ( before par)

   c. [plant] sortir

   d. [sun] se lever

   e. ( = arise) être soulevé

• I'm afraid something's come up malheureusement j'ai un empêchement

   f. [job] se présenter► come up against inseparable transitive verb se heurter à

► come upon inseparable transitive verb tomber sur

► come up to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = reach up to) arriver à

• the water came up to his knees l'eau lui arrivait (jusqu')aux genoux

• it's just coming up to five minutes to six il est presque six heures moins cinq

   b. ( = equal) répondre à

• his work has not come up to our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente► come up with inseparable transitive verb

[+ object, money] fournir ; [+ idea] avoir ; [+ plan] imaginer

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[kʌm] 1.
exclamation

come (now)! — allons!

come, come! — allons, allons!
2.
transitive verb (prét came; pp come) ( travel) faire

to come 100 km to see — faire 100 km pour voir
3.
intransitive verb (prét came; pp come)

1) ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter, war] arriver

to come after somebody — poursuivre quelqu'un

to come by — ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane]

I came on foot/by bike — je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down — descendre [stairs, street]

to come up — monter [stairs, street]

to come from — venir de [airport, hospital]

to come into — entrer dans [house, room]

to come past — [car, person] passer

to come through — [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] traverser [window etc]

to come to — venir à [school, telephone]

to come to the door — venir ouvrir

to come running — arriver en courant

to come limping down the street — descendre la rue en boitant

when the time comes — lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do — le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming! — j'arrive!

to come and go — aller et venir

you can come and go as you please — tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go — les modes vont et viennent

come next year — l'année prochaine

come Christmas/summer — à Noël/en été

for some time to come — encore quelque temps

there's still the speech to come — il y a encore le discours

2) ( approach) s'approcher

to come and see/help somebody — venir voir/aider quelqu'un

to come to somebody for — venir demander [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [money, advice]

I could see it coming — ( of accident) je le voyais venir

don't come any closer — ne vous approchez pas (plus)

to come close ou near to doing — faillir faire

3) (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer; [cleaner] venir

I've come to do — je viens faire

I've come for the keys — je viens chercher les clés

my brother is coming for me at 10 am — mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

4) ( attend) venir

to come to — venir à [meeting, party]

5) ( reach)

to come to —

to come up/down to — [water] venir jusqu'à; [dress, curtain] arriver à

6) ( happen)

how did you come to do? — comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing — voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait

how come? — comment ça se fait?

come what may — advienne que pourra

to take things as they come — prendre les choses comme elles viennent

come to think of it — en fait

7) ( begin)

to come to believe/hate — finir par croire/détester

8) ( originate)

to come from — [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country]; [word, legend] venir de [country, language]; [substance] provenir de [raw material]; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place]; [smell, sound] venir de [place]

to come from France — [fruit, painting] provenir de France; [person] être français/-e

9) ( be available)

to come in — exister en [sizes, colours]

to come with chips — être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins — être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

10) ( tackle)

to come to — aborder [problem, subject]

I'll come to that in a moment — je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

11) ( develop)

it comes with practice — cela s'apprend avec la pratique

wisdom comes with age — la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12) ( be situated) venir

to come after — suivre, venir après

to come before — (in time, list, queue) précéder; ( in importance) passer avant

to come first/last — arriver premier/dernier

where did you come? — tu es arrivé combien? (colloq)

my family comes first — ma famille passe avant tout

don't let this come between us — on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to come between two people — s'interposer entre deux personnes

13) ( be due)

the house comes to me when they die — la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

he had it coming (to him) — (colloq) ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them — (colloq) ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14) ( be a question of)

when it comes to something/to doing — lorsqu'il s'agit de quelque chose/de faire

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Phrasal Verbs:

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come upon

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come again? — (colloq) pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going — je ne sais plus où j'en suis

he's as stupid as they come — il n'y a pas plus stupide que lui

come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right — en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock — être un choc

English-French dictionary > come
17 set

1. n комплект, набор; коллекция

in sets — в комплектах, в наборах

a set of surgical instruments — набор хирургических инструментов

a set of exchange — комплект экземпляров переводного векселя

a set of chessmen — шахматы

a set of stamps — комплект марок

a set of sails — комплект парусов

set of — комплект

set type — тип набора

soap set — набор мыла

set occurrence — набор

file set — набор файлов

2. n сервиз

a set of china — фарфоровый сервиз

a set of old Sevres — старинный севрский сервиз

coffee set — фарфоровый или фаянсовый кофейный сервиз

3. n гарнитур

a set of furniture — гарнитур мебели

twin set — гарнитур, состоящий из жакета и джемпера

operator's telephone set — гарнитура телефонистки

4. n комплект издания

a set of Pravda — комплект «Правды»

die set — комплект штампа

relay set — комплект реле

set of bases — комплект баз

shim set — комплект прокладок

valve set — комплект клапанов

5. n серия, ряд

a set of houses — ряд домов

a set of lectures — цикл лекций

a set of rules — список правил

a set of circumstances — стечение обстоятельств

set of diagrams — ряд диаграмм, снятых одновременно

set of measurements — серия измерений

to set off a charge — взорвать заряд

set of prohibitions — ряд запрещений

warm down set — успокаивающая серия

6. n совокупность

a set of observation s — совокупность наблюдений

set of events — совокупность событий

set sample — выборочная совокупность

data set — набор или совокупность данных

set of behaviors — совокупность линий поведения

input set — совокупность значений входных данных

7. n группа; состав

a set of men — группа людей

a poor set of players — плохая команда, плохие игроки

set of tracks — группа путей

set of cars — вагонный состав

set of nozzles — группа сопел

contact set — контактная группа

family set method — метод семейных групп

8. n набор, состав

a very satisfactory set of new girls — хороший новый состав учениц

code set — кодовый набор

font set — набор шрифтов

order set — набор команд

core set — основной набор

axis set — набор координат

9. n компания, круг

the political set — политические круги

gambling set — картёжники, завсегдатаи игорных домов

they have got into a bad set — они попали в плохую компанию

to set up a company — основать компанию

a member of his social set — человек его круга

to set a guard on a house — поставить охрану вокруг дома

10. n банда, шайка

a set of hooligans — банда хулиганов

11. n театр. кино декорация

set designer — художник по декорациям; художник кинофильма

standing set — одна декорация

stage set — декорации и реквизит

bit of the set — деталь декорации

whirligig set — вращающиеся декорации

12. n кино съёмочная площадка

on the set — на съёмочной площадке

film set — съёмочная площадка

13. n спец. прибор, аппарат; установка, агрегат

mental set — установка

clock set — установка часов

time set — установка времени

zero set — установка на нуль

power set — установка питания

14. n приёмник

radio set — радиоприёмник

crystal set — детекторный приёмник

short-wave set — коротковолновый приёмник

15. n фигура; последовательность фигур

a set of quadrilles — фигуры кадрили

training set — обучающая последовательность

test set — набор тестов; тестовая последовательность

16. n завивка и укладка волос

deuce set — сет при равном счёте

emergency set — запасной или аварийный агрегат

compression set — остаточная деформация при сжатии

tensile set — остаточная деформация при растяжении

tension set — остаточная деформация при растяжении

17. n сюита духовной музыки

меблированная квартира

set to music — положить на музыку

words set to music — слова, положенные на музыку

18. n дор. брусчатка, каменная шашка

granite set — гранитная брусчатка

19. n спорт. партия

game and set — гейм и партия

20. n спорт. сет

bed set — сетка батута

light set — легкий сет

set of type — сет шрифта

giant set — гигантский сет

extend a set — продлить сет

21. n спорт. спорт. расстановка игроков

22. n спорт. геол. свита

23. n спорт. горн. оклад крепи

shaft set — венец крепи

square set — венцовая крепь

set of support — секция комплектной крепи

24. n спорт. мат. множество

theory of sets — теория множеств

nonconvex set — невыпуклое множество

reducible set — приводимое множество

decidable set — разрешимое множество

dendritic set — древовидное множество

ordered set — упорядоченное множество

25. n спорт. мат. семейство

software product set — семейство программных изделий

set of curves — семейство характеристик; семейство кривых

26. n спорт. полигр. гарнитура шрифта

operators telephone set — телефонная гарнитура

27. n тк. общие очертания, линия

the set of the drapery — линия драпировки

the set of his back — линия спины

general purpose shop set — комплект инструмента и оборудования ремонтной мастерской общего назначения

28. n строение; конфигурация; сложение

a set of the features — черты лица

29. n тк. g

30. n направление

the set of a tide — направление прилива

31. n направленность; тенденция

the set of his mind is towards intolerance — он отличается нетерпимостью

32. n психол. направленность, установка

emergency generating set — аварийная генераторная установка

water sterilizing set — установка для обеззараживания воды

stand-by generating set — резервная генераторная установка

emergency lighting set — аварийная осветительная установка

flowmeter test set — установка для проверки расходомеров

33. n наклон, отклонение

a set to the right — отклонение вправо

deviation from set course — отклонение от заданного курса

34. n тк. поэт. заход, закат

at the set of sun — на заходе солнца

set agoing — пустил в ход; пущенный в ход

to set agoing — пустить в ход

35. n музыкальный вечер

36. n сад. молодой побег; завязь

a set of blackthorn — побег тёрна

37. n с. -х. посадочный материал

set slip — посадочные зажимы

square set hammer — осадочный молот

set protector — защитная втулка посадочного гнезда

38. n с. -х. охот. стойка

39. n с. -х. тех. разводка для пил, развод зубьев пилы, ширина развода

осадка

saw set — развод зубьев пилы

blade set — развод зубьев пилы

staple set — пуансон для скобок

mounting set — набор для монтажа

rivet set — обжимка для заклепок

40. n с. -х. тех. остаточная деформация

set method — метод определения остаточной деформации

permanent set — остаточная деформация

elongation set — остаточное удлинение

residual set — остаточное множество

41. n с. -х. тех. обжимка, державка

set die — обжимка

set punch — обжимка для заклепок

riveting set — обжимка для заклепок

42. n с. -х. полигр. толщина

43. a неподвижный; застывший

set smile — застывшая улыбка

set stare — неподвижный взор

set glassy eyes — остановившиеся стеклянные глаза

44. a определённый, твёрдо установленный, постоянный

set wage — твёрдый оклад, постоянная заработная плата

set price — твёрдая цена

set on edge — устанавливать на ребро; установленный на ребро

set solid — текст, набранный с постоянным интерлиньяжем

set form — установленная форма; формуляр, бланк

set torque — установленный крутящий момент

set spark — постоянный момент зажигания

45. a неизменный, постоянный; незыблемый

set pattern — штамп

set programme — постоянная программа

a very set creed — крайний догматизм

set rules — незыблемые правила

46. a шаблонный; стереотипный

set phrase — клише

47. a установленный

a set form of oath — установленная форма присяги

set objectives — установленный как цель

set limits — установленные пределы

set format — установленный формат

set limit — установленный предел

48. a заранее установленный, оговорённый

set arrangements — заранее обусловленные обязательства

at a set time — в назначенное время

at set hours — в установленные часы

set subject — обязательная тема

set speech — заранее подготовленная речь

set task — определённая задача

set time — установленное время

49. a упрямый, настойчивый; упорный

set defiance — упорное неповиновение

set rains — непрекращающиеся дожди

50. a умышленный, преднамеренный

of set purpose — с умыслом

51. a разг. готовый, горящий желанием

we were set for an early morning start — мы подготовились к тому, чтобы выступить рано утром

52. a встроенный, прикреплённый

to be keen set on — страстно желать

to be hard set — находиться в затруднительном положении

to be hard set for money — крайне нуждаться в деньгах

53. v ставить, помещать, класть; положить, поставить

to set a cup on the table — ставить чашку на стол

to set the suitcase down — опустить чемодан

to set the books back — положить книги на место

to set a chair at the table — поставить стул около стола

to set chairs for visitors — ставить стулья для гостей

to set flowers in water — ставить цветы в воду

to set a trap — поставить силки

to set poison for rats — положить отраву для крыс

to set an ambush — устроить засаду

he took off his hat and set it on the floor — он снял шляпу и положил её на пол

to set up a picture on the floor — поставить картину на пол

he set his watch by mine — он поставил свои часы по моим

to set oneself a task — поставить перед собой задачу

set the limit — устанавливать предел; положить конец

to set at nought — ни во что не ставить

54. v обыкн. помещаться, располагаться

a house set in a beautiful garden — дом, стоящий в прекрасном саду

a little town set north of London — маленький городок, расположенный к северу от Лондона

a little door set in a wall — маленькая дверь в стене

blue eyes set deep in a white face — голубые, глубоко посаженные глаза на бледном лице

set up — помещать, ставить, класть

set out — помещать, ставить, выставлять

55. v сажать, усаживать

to set a king on a throne — посадить короля на трон

56. v насаживать, надевать

to set the wheel on the axle — насадить колесо на ось

57. v вставлять

to set glass in a window — вставлять стекло

58. v направлять; поворачивать

to set a map — ориентировать карту

59. v иметь направление, тенденцию

public opinion is setting with him — общественное мнение за него, общественное мнение складывается в его пользу

set of the current — направление течения

60. v подготавливать; снаряжать; приводить в состояние готовности

to set a palette — подготовить палитру

to set a piano — настроить пианино

to set the sails — ставить паруса

to set the scene — описать обстановку

to set the stage for the application of a new method of therapy — подготовить почву для нового метода лечения

it was all set now — теперь всё было готово

it was all set for a first-class row — всё предвещало первостатейный скандал

I was all set for the talk — я готовился к этому разговору; я знал, что меня ждёт этот разговор

all set — в полной готовности

set at ready — приводить в готовность

set in order — приводить в порядок; исправлять

61. v устанавливать, определять, назначать

to set standards — устанавливать нормы

to set requirements — определять требования

to set a limit — устанавливать границы

to set a precedent — создавать прецедент

to set the style — задавать тон

to set the course — измерить дистанцию

to set a course on a chart — назначить курс корабля по карте

to set a time — назначить время

to set a wedding day — назначать день свадьбы

to set a price — назначать цену

to set a fine — установить сумму штрафа

set up with — устанавливать с

set a term — устанавливать срок

set a price — устанавливать цену

set origin — устанавливать начало

set a meeting — назначать совещание

62. v диал. ирон. часто идти, быть к лицу

do you think this bonnet sets me? — как вы думаете, идёт мне эта шляпка?

as set forth in — как изложено в

a man set in authority — лицо, облечённое властью

to set up a counter claim — предъявлять встречный иск

63. v редк. сидеть

to set well — хорошо сидеть

the jacket sets badly — жакет плохо устанавливать, регулировать

to set a tool — устанавливать резец

to set the camera lens to infinity — фото устанавливать объектив на бесконечность

64. v мор. пеленговать

65. v стр. производить кладку

set in masonry — заделанный в кладку

66. программа поиска внеземного разума

set for search — установка для поиска

PRG SET button — кнопка задания программы

set work — тренировка по упражнениям обязательной программы

Синонимический ряд:

1. express (adj.) especial; express; special; specific

2. fast (adj.) fast; secure; tenacious; tight

3. fixed (adj.) bent; certain; common; customary; decided; decisive; determined; established; firm; fixed; habitual; intent; resolute; solid; stable; stated; stipulated; usual

4. little (adj.) borne; ineffectual; limited; little; mean; narrow; paltry; small

5. predetermined (adj.) foreordained; predetermined; prefixed; prescribed; resolved

6. ready (adj.) prepared; primed; ready

7. rigid (adj.) immovable; obstinate; relentless; rigid; stiff; stubborn; unyielding

8. settled (adj.) confirmed; entrenched; ingrained; inveterate; settled

9. situated (adj.) located; placed; positioned; sited; situate; situated

10. bearing (noun) address; air; bearing; comportment; demeanor; deportment; mien; port; presence

11. collection (noun) assemblage; assortment; collection; kit; outfit; pack; series

12. gang (noun) circle; clique; crowd; gang

13. gift (noun) aptness; bump; faculty; flair; genius; gift; head; knack; nose; talent; turn

14. group (noun) array; batch; battery; body; bunch; bundle; circle; clique; clot; clump; cluster; clutch; company; coterie; crowd; faction; group; knot; lot; organisation; organization; parcel; passel; platoon; push; sect; sort; suite

15. inclination (noun) appearance; aspect; attitude; bent; direction; disposition; inclination; position

16. order (noun) category; class; classification; order

17. scenery (noun) backdrop; decoration; mise-en-scene; scene; scenery; setting; stage; stage set; stage setting

18. belong (verb) belong; fit; go

19. brood (verb) brood; cover; hatch; incubate; sit

20. call (verb) approximate; call; estimate; reckon

21. coagulate (verb) clot; coagulate; gel; gelate; gelatinize; jell; jellify; jelly

22. dictate (verb) decree; dictate; impose; lay down; ordain; prescribe

23. dictated (verb) decreed; dictated; imposed; laid down; ordained; prescribed

24. direct (verb) address; aim; aimed; cast; direct; head; incline; level; point; present; train; turn; zero in

25. establish (verb) appoint; assign; determine; establish; fix; laid; lay; place; post; spread; station; stick; stuck

26. fixed (verb) arrange; conclude; fixed; negotiate; settle

27. harden (verb) cake; concrete; congeal; dried; dry; gelled; harden; indurate; petrified; solidified; solidify; stiffen; thicken

28. incite (verb) abet; foment; incite; instigate; provoke; raise; set on; stir up; whip up

29. install (verb) adjust; attune; calibrate; frame; install; mount; order; regulate; tune

30. put (verb) locate; position; put; site; situate

31. sink (verb) decline; dip; go down; sink; wane

32. value (verb) evaluate; price; prize; rate; value

33. went (verb) bet; betted; gamble; game; play; put on; risk; stake; venture; wager; went

Антонимический ряд:

approximate; disorder; loosen; melt; mollify; mount; move; rise; run; soar; soften; stir; uncertain; unstable; variable

English-Russian base dictionary > set
18 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razón

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso

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- in case
- in case of
- in that case
II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.)

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.)

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.)

case n

1. caso

a difficult case to solve un caso difícil de resolver

2. maleta

put the cases in the boot mete las maletas en el portaequipajes

in case por si

take your umbrella in case it rains lleva el paraguas por si llueve

case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (instance, situation, circumstances) caso

■ it was a case of mistaken identity fue un caso de identificación equivocada

■ that's not the case no es así

■ in your case en tu caso

2 (problem) caso

■ an extreme case of food poisoning un caso extremo de intoxicación por alimentos

■ a hopeless case un caso perdido

■ a borderline case un caso límite

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (lawsuit) causa, litigio, pleito; (set of arguments) argumentos nombre masculino plural, razones nombre femenino plural

■ he won his case ganó el pleito

■ you have a good case tus argumentos son buenos

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL caso

5 familiar (person) caso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a case in point un buen ejemplo

as the case may be según (sea) el caso

in any case en todo caso, en cualquier caso

in case... por si..., en caso de que...

■ in case it rains por si llueve

in case of something en caso de algo

in no case bajo ninguna circunstancia, en ninguna circunstancia

in that case en ese caso

to make out a case for something exponer los argumentos en favor de algo

case history SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL historial nombre masculino clínico

case law SMALLLAW/SMALL jurisprudencia

case study estudio, trabajo

the case for the defence la defensa

the case for the prosecution la acusación nombre femenino

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case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (suitcase) maleta

2 (box) caja, cajón nombre masculino; (small, hard container) estuche nombre masculino; (soft container) funda

■ a case of wine una caja de botellas de vino

3 (in printing) caja

■ lower case caja baja, minúscula

■ upper case caja alta, mayúscula

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to case the joint slang reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un robo)

case ['keɪs] vt, cased ; casing

1) box, pack: embalar, encajonar

2) inspect: observar, inspeccionar (antes de cometer un delito)

case n

1) : caso m

an unusual case: un caso insólito

ablative case: caso ablativo

a case of the flu: un caso de gripe

2) box: caja f

3) container: funda f, estuche m

4)

in any case : de todos modos, en cualquier caso

5)

in case : como precaución

just in case: por si acaso

6)

in case of : en caso de

case

n.

• argumento convincente s.m.

• bujeta s.f.

• caja (Electrónica) s.f.

• cajón s.m.

• caso s.m.

• cápsula s.f.

• cárter s.m.

• especie s.f.

• estuche s.m.

• forro s.m.

• funda s.f.

• pleito s.m.

• vitrina s.f.

v.

• encajonar v.

• ensanchar v.

I keɪs
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

I [keɪs]
1. N

1) (Brit) (=suitcase) maleta f, valija f (S. Cone), veliz m (Mex); (=briefcase) cartera f, maletín m, portafolio(s) m (LAm); (=packing case) cajón m ; [of drink] caja f ; (for jewellery) joyero m, estuche m ; (for camera, guitar, gun etc) funda f ; (for spectacles) (soft) funda f ; (hard) estuche m ; (for watch) caja f ; (=display case) vitrina f ; [of window] marco m, bastidor m ; [of cartridge] funda f, cápsula f

2) (Typ) caja f

lower case — minúscula f

upper case — mayúscula f

2. VT

1) (=encase)

her leg was cased in plaster — tenía la pierna escayolada or enyesada

cased in concrete — revestido de hormigón

2)

to case the joint ** — estudiar el terreno para un robo

II [keɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) (also Med) caso m

it's a sad case — es un caso triste

it's a hopeless case — (Med) es un caso de desahucio

a fever case — un caso de fiebre

he's working on the train-robbery case — está investigando el caso del robo del tren

• as the case may be — según el caso

• it's a case for the police — este es asunto para la policía, esto es cosa de la policía

• it's a case of... — se trata de...

it's a clear case of murder — es un claro caso de homicidio

• a case in point — un ejemplo al respecto or que hace al caso

• if that is the case — en ese caso

2) (Jur) (gen) caso m, proceso m ; (=particular dispute) causa f, pleito m ; (=argument) argumento m, razón f

the Dreyfus case — el proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) el asunto Dreyfus

• there is no case to answer — no hay acusación para contestar

• there's a strong case for reform — hay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma

there's a case for saying that... — puede decirse razonablemente que...

there is a case for that attitude — hay argumentos en favor de esa actitud

the case for the defence — la defensa

the case for the prosecution — la acusación

• to have a good or strong case — tener buenos argumentos or buenas razones

• to make (out) a case for sth — dar razones para algo, presentar argumentos en favor de algo

to make the case for doing nothing — exponer las razones para no hacer nada

• to put or state one's case — presentar sus argumentos, exponer su caso

• to rest one's case — terminar la presentación de su alegato

3) (with "in")

(just) in case — por si acaso, por si las moscas *

in case he comes — por si viene, (en) caso de que venga

in your case — en tu caso

• in any case — de todas formas, en cualquier caso, en todo caso

• in most cases — en la mayoría de los casos

• in no case — en ningún caso, de ninguna manera

• in case of emergency — en caso de emergencia

as in the case of — como en el caso de

• in such a case — en tal caso

• in that case — en ese caso

4) (Ling) caso m

5) * (=eccentric person)

he's a case — es un tipo raro *, es un caso

6) **

• get off my case! — ¡déjame ya en paz!

• to be on sb's case — estar siempre encima de algn

to get on sb's case — meterse en la vida de algn

2.

CPD

case file N — historial m

case grammar N — gramática f de caso

case history N — (Med) historial m médico or clínico

what is the patient's case history? — ¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?

I'll give you the full case history — le contaré la historia con todos los detalles

case law N — jurisprudencia f

case study N — estudio m de casos

case system N — (Ling) sistema m de casos

* * *

I [keɪs]
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

English-spanish dictionary > case
19 get

ɡet
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner

5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender

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- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to

get vb

1. comprar

I'll get some cheese from the supermarket compraré queso en el supermercado

2. coger / tomar

he gets the five o'clock train coge el tren de las cinco

3. recibir / conseguir

we got a postcard from Helen recibimos una postal de Helen

he got a violin for Christmas le regalaron un violín para Navidad

4. llevarse

I got a surprise when I opened the door me llevé una sorpresa cuando abrí la puerta

5. hacer / ponerse

it's getting late se está haciendo tarde

he got angry se puso furioso

she soon got better enseguida se puso mejor

we're all getting older todos nos estamos haciendo más viejos

6. traer

could you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?

7. buscar / recoger

I'm going to get the car from the garage voy a buscar el coche al taller

8. llegar

what time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?

how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?

to get dressed vestirse

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old envejecer

to get ready prepararse

to get somebody to do something conseguir que alguien haga algo

she got him to help her when she moved flat consiguió que la ayudara cuando se mudó de piso

to get to know someone llegar a conocer a alguien

to get used to something acostumbrarse a algo

to get wet mojarse

El pasado y participio pasado de get es got; el gerundio se escribe getting

get

tr[get]

transitive verb (pt got tr[gɒt], pp got tr[gɒt] (|us| gotten tr['gɒtən]), ger getting)

1 obtener, conseguir

■ I want to get a job quiero conseguir un trabajo

■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche

■ he got a bank loan le concedieron un crédito bancario

■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?

2 recibir

■ I got your letter yesterday recibí tu carta ayer

■ I got a bike for my birthday me regalaron una bici para mi cumpleaños

■ I got the sack me despidieron

■ he got a life sentence for murder le echaron cadena perpetua por asesinato

■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?

3 comprar

■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?

■ I've got him a CD le he comprado un compact

■ she got herself a new dress se compró un vestido nuevo

4 traer

■ get the car traiga el coche

■ get the fire brigade llama a los bomberos

■ I've got to go and get Liam tengo que ir a buscar a Liam

5 coger

■ she got the flu cogió la gripe

■ he always gets a taxi when it rains siempre coge un taxi cuando llueve

6 captar, recibir, coger

7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer

■ get your brother to help you pídele a tu hermano que te ayude

■ get him to phone me dile que me llame

■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?

8 preparar

■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?

9 familiar entender, captar, coger

■ I don't get it no lo entiendo

10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar

■ what really gets me is his laziness lo que me fastidia es su pereza

■ this bad weather gets on my nerves este mal tiempo me pone de mal humor

11 ganar, cobrar

■ he gets a good salary gana un buen sueldo

12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir

■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?

13 conseguir, lograr

■ I can't get the car to start no consigo arrancar el coche

14 hacer algo a uno

■ she loves getting her hair done le encanta que le arreglen el pelo

■ he got his car repaired in no time le repararon el coche en un santiamén

15 dar, alcanzar

■ she got hit by a stray bullet le alcanzó una bala perdida

intransitive verb

1 ponerse, volverse

■ she gets very angry if we're late se pone furiosa si llegamos tarde

2 ir

■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?

■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?

transitive verb

1 figurative use ir, llevar

■ this isn't getting us anywhere esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte

■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?

intransitive verb

1 llegar

■ we'll get there soon pronto llegaremos

■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?

2 llegar a

■ you'll get to like it in the end acabará gustándote

■ I got to know him very well llegué a conocerlo muy bien

3 llegar a

■ we never got to visiting the museum no llegamos a visitar el museo

■ I get to travel quite a bit in my job tengo la oportunidad de viajar bastante en mi trabajo

4 empezar a

■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

get along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!

to get along without something pasar sin algo

■ we can get along without a dishwasher nos podemos pasar sin un lavaplatos

to get better mejorar

to get dark oscurecer

to get dirty ensuciarse

to get divorced divorciarse

to get down on one's knees arrodillarse

to get dressed vestirse

to get drunk emborracharse

to get into trouble meterse en un lío

to get late hacerse tarde

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old hacerse mayor, envejecer

to get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguien

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get paid cobrar

to get ready preparar, prepararse

to get rid of deshacerse de

to get tired cansarse

to get wet mojarse

to get worse empeorar

get ['gɛt] v, got ['gɑt] ; got or gotten ['gɑtə n] ; getting vt

1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir

2) receive: recibir

to get a letter: recibir una carta

3) earn: ganar

he gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora

4) fetch: traer

get me my book: tráigame el libro

5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)

6) contract: contagiarse de, contraer

she got the measles: le dio el sarampión

7) prepare: preparar (una comida)

8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacer

I got him to agree: logré convencerlo

9) (to cause to be)

to get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

10) understand: entender

now I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!

11)

to have got : tener

I've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabeza

12)

to have got to : tener que

you've got to come: tienes que venir

get vi

1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerse

to get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse

2) go, move: ir, avanzar

he didn't get far: no avanzó mucho

3) arrive: llegar

to get home: llegar a casa

4)

to get to be : llegar a ser

she got to be the director: llegó a ser directora

5)

to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar

6)

to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar

7)

to get by manage: arreglárselas

8)

to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de

9)

to get together meet: reunirse

10)

to get up : levantarse

get (s.o.) down

expr.

• desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)

v.

• comprender v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.

• alcanzar v.

• buscar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• lograr v.

• obtener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• procurar v.

• recibir v.

• sacar v.

• tomar v.

get
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

[ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener

I'll get the money somehow — conseguiré el dinero de alguna forma

he had trouble getting a hotel room — tuvo dificultades para conseguir una habitación de hotel

that's what got him the rise — eso fue lo que le consiguió el aumento

• he got it for me — él me lo consiguió

• you need to get permission off or from the owner — tienes que conseguir el permiso del dueño

I got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión

he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor

where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

• we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nada

you won't get any money out of me — no vas a sacarme dinero

what are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?

a good coach knows how to get the best out of his players — un buen entrenador sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores

she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening — disfruta mucho con la jardinería

you may get some fun out of it — puede que te resulte divertido

2) (=have) tener

I go whenever I get the chance — voy siempre que tengo ocasión

to get something to eat — comer algo

3) (=receive)

a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captar

she gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo

not everyone gets a pension — no todo el mundo cobra una pensión

I got lots of presents — me hicieron muchos regalos

I think he got the wrong impression — creo que se ha llevado una impresión equivocada

• how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?

he got 15 years for murder — le condenaron a 15 años por asesinato

• he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madre

I didn't get much from the film — la película no me dijo gran cosa

I don't get much from his lectures — saco poco provecho de sus clases
neck 1., 1)
b)
Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.
• I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta

• they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegio

• this area doesn't get much rain — en esta área no llueve mucho

• I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa

• this room gets a lot of sun — a esta habitación le da mucho el sol
fine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)
4) (=buy) comprar

I went out to get some milk — salí a comprar leche

where did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?

• I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas

5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recoger

would you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?

can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?

I'll get some lettuce from the garden — voy a coger un poco de lechuga del jardín

quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!

to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn

could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?

can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?

• to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelo

go and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane

phone me when you arrive and I'll come and get you — cuando llegues llama por teléfono y te iré a buscar or recoger

6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar

please get the doctor — por favor llame al médico

7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestar

can you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?

I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!

8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarse

she got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio

correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos

he's in it for what he can get — lo único que quiere es sacarle provecho

Jackie got good exam results — Jackie sacó buenas notas en los exámenes

he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés

I have to get my degree first — antes tengo que acabar la carrera or conseguir mi diplomatura

9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguir

he got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo

you get all sorts in this job — te encuentras con todo tipo de gente en este trabajo

you don't get bears in this country — en este país no hay osos

10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar

I'm getting the bus into town — voy a coger el autobús al centro

got you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)

got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *

• I've been trying to get him alone — he estado intentando verle a solas

• to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo

• I didn't get the details — no oí los detalles

• sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre

• did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?

• you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *

to get it from sb —

he really got it from the teacher * — el profesor le echó un rapapolvo *
bad 3., religion
11) (=reach, put through to)

get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa

• you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número

• I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana

12) * (=attack, take revenge on)

I feel like everyone is out to get me — siento que todo el mundo va contra mí

I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!

they're out to get him — van a cargárselo *

13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en

the bullet got him in the leg — la bala le dio en la pierna

it got him on the head — le dio en la cabeza

14) (=finish)

the drink will get him in the end — la bebida acabará con él al final

15) (=take, bring)

• how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?

• I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisa

get the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel

• to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana

• we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera

• we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta

• to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn

to get the children to bed — meter a los niños en la cama

• where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?

- that will get you/him nowhere

16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacer

to get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno

17) with adjective
This construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.
• he got his leg broken — se rompió la pierna

• to get one's hands dirty — ensuciarse las manos

• to get sb drunk — emborrachar a algn

• to get one's feet wet — mojarse los pies

• you're getting me worried — estás haciendo que me preocupe

18) with infinitive/present participle

to get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo

we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea

I'll get him to ring you — le diré que te llame

can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos

I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta

I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha

I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche

to get a fire going — conseguir encender un fuego

to get a conversation going — conseguir iniciar una conversación

19) ("get sth done" construction)

a) (=do oneself)

• you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas

• to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos

we got no work done that day — no hicimos nada de trabajo ese día

• when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?

• you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa forma

b) (=get someone to do)

• to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el pelo

• he knows how to get things done — sabe organizar muy bien a la gente

• to get sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo

I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana

I should get my teeth fixed — tendría que arreglarme los dientes

• we're going to get central heating put in — vamos a poner or instalar calefacción central

• I must get my car serviced — tengo que llevar el coche a una revisión

20) * (=understand) entender

I don't get you — no te entiendo

(do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *

I've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!
point 1., 7), wrong
21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

what gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón

what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia

22) * (=thrill) chiflar *

this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona

23)

• to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

I've got toothache — tengo dolor de muelas

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reach, go) llegar

how do you get there? — ¿como se llega?

he got there late — llegó tarde

how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?

how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?

• I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10

• he won't get far — no llegará lejos

• to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B

• to get home — llegar a casa

• to get to — llegar a

how do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?

I'll make sure it gets to you by tomorrow — me aseguraré de que te llegue mañana

where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?

where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?

it's a place that's difficult to get to — es un lugar de difícil acceso

not to get anywhere —

you won't get anywhere with him — no conseguirás nada con él

you won't get anywhere if you behave like that — no vas a conseguir nada comportándote así

to get nowhere —

we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio

to get somewhere —

now we're getting somewhere — ahora empezamos a hacer progresos

to get there —

"how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando

- get to sb

don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso

the whisky has got to him * — el whisky le ha afectado
lane 1., 3)
2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerse
As expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.
• it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

• how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?

how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?

• this is getting ridiculous — esto roza los límites de lo ridículo

• how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?

• to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

- get with it

you'd better get with it or we'll lose this contract * — espabílate o perderemos este contrato

See:

BECOME, GO, GET in become

3) with past participle

a) (=be)

• he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos

• we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2

• several windows got broken — se rompieron varias ventanas

• to get killed — morir, matarse

I saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron

do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!

• to get paid — cobrar

• he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casa

b) (reflexive action)

• to get shaved — afeitarse

• to get washed — lavarse

4) (=begin) with gerund empezar a + infin, ponerse a + infin

• let's get going — vamos a ponernos en marcha

get going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!

once she gets going on that subject she never stops — una vez que empieza con ese tema no para

after midnight the party really got going — después de medianoche la fiesta empezó a animarse

• let's get moving — vamos a ponernos en marcha

• we got talking — empezamos a hablar or charlar

• I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...

5) (=come)
with infinitive
to get to do sth — llegar a hacer algo

• he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro

I got to be quite good at it — llegué a hacerlo bastante bien

• when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?

• to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn

• he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos

• so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?

• I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche

• to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn

6) * (=go)

get! — ¡lárgate! *

7)

to have got to do sth — (expressing obligation) tener que hacer algo

you've got to tell the police — tienes que denunciarlo a la policía

why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get after

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on at

- get on to

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

- get up to

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[get]
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

English-spanish dictionary > get
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[help] 1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjælpe

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) hjælpe; gavne

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for
2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjælp

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) hjælp

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- helper
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
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[help] 1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjælpe

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) hjælpe; gavne

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for
2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjælp

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) hjælp

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- helper
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- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out

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