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101 cut
cut [kʌt]couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)(a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux(d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!(h) (switch off) couper;∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;∎ to cut prices casser les prix;∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas□ ;∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute□∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;∎ to cut school sécher les cours∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach(p) (record, track) graver, faire∎ to cut the cards couper∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur□ ;∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas□ ;∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser(a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six(c) (hurtfully) faire mal(d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage(f) (in cards) couper;∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;∎ cut! coupez!3 noun∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres(b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant(f) (deletion) coupure f;∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film(g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe►► cut glass cristal m taillé;Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille(a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis(c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime➲ cut back∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour(expenditure) réduire;∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch➲ cut in(a) (interrupt) interrompre;∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger(b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées(e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi➲ cut out∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part➲ cut up(b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle□ ;∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté□∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!□∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule -
102 drum
1) металлическая бочка (ёмкостью 0,2082 куб м)2) стандартный бак (для смазочных материалов и др. нефтепродуктов)4) барабан; цилиндр5) капитель ( обычно коринфская)•-
air-purge drum
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answerback drum
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anvil drum
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bailing drum
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ball drum
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barking drum
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barrel drum
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beaded drum
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beater drum
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belt drum
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bimetallic drum
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boiler drum
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boom cable drum
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boot drum
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brake drum
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breaker drum
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cable drum
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capstan drum
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carding drum
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centrifugal drum
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chain drum
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classifying drum
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cleaning drum
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coating drum
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coiling drum
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coke drum
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collapsible drum
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coloring drum
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column drum
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control drum
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conveyor tension drum
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curing drum
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cutter drum
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deep-cutting drum
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deflection drum
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descaling drum
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dewatering drum
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die-cut drum
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digital drum
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dome drum
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double spiral vane drum
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drawing drum
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drawworks drum
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drier drum
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drying drum
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dust-wetting drum
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dyeing drum
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electrostatic drum
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fan drum
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fiber drum
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film drum
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film-pulled drum
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finishing drum
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finned brake drum
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flash drum
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freezing drum
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friction drum
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front floating brake drum
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full aperture drum
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fully-open-top drum
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funnel drum
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germinating drum
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glazing drum
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granulating drum
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grating drum
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grinding drum
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grooved drawworks drum
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grooved drum
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guide drum
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half-micum drum
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hauling drum
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head drum
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heavy gage drum
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hoist drum
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horizontal type drum
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idle drum
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indicator card drum
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inking drum
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inner drum
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knockout drum
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large pick drum
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lead drum
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lens drum
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lifting drum
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light gage drum
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load cable drum
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load drum
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locked-seam roller hoop drum
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log haul drum
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loose drum
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lower stationary drum
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L-ring drum
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magnetic drum
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main hoisting drum
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main steam drum
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measuring drum
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memory drum
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metal drum
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micum drum
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mirror drum
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mixing drum
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moistening drum
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motorized conveyor drum
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multichannel deceleration drum
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narrow web drum
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nodulizing drum
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outer drum
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paper drum
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pattern drum
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pay-out drum
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peg-type pattern drum
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plain brake drum
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pocket-making drum
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polygon mirror drum
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printing drum
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print drum
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raw drum
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rear floating brake drum
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receiver drum
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recording drum
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reflux drum
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ribbed brake drum
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roasting drum
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rolling hoop drum
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rope drum
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rubber fabric drum
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rubber drum
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run-down drum
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sandline drum
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scanner drum
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screening drum
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screen drum
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selecting drum
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selenium drum
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settling drum
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sheet reversing drum
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sheet transfer drum
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shelling drum
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single spiral vane drum
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slide drum
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small-scale micum drum
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snap-closed drum
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soak drum
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soaking drum
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sound drum
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spar drum
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spirally wound board drum
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split drum
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spool drum
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sprocket drum
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steam drum
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steaming drum
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storage drum
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straight wound board drum
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stuffing drum
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suction drum
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sulfide drum
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Sundgren drum
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surge drum
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tailing drum
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tail drum
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takeup drum
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tight-head drum
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tire-building drum
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tool drum
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traction drum
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trimming drum
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triple spiral vane drum
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tumbling drum
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type drum
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upper drum
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vertical type drum
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video head drum
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warping drum
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washing drum
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water drum
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wet cutting drum
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wheel brake drum
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wide-necked drum
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wide-neck drum
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winding drum
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wire drum
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103 wire
1) проволока
2) игольчатый чесальный
3) провод
4) проволочный
5) <commun.> депеша
6) донесение
7) монтировать
8) соединять проводами
9) передавать по проводам
10) металлический
– address wire
– antenna wire
– bake wire
– bank wire
– barbed wire
– bare wire
– base wire
– bell wire
– binding wire
– block wire
– bond wire
– braided wire
– contact wire
– current-carrying wire
– drawing-in wire
– drive wire
– drop wire
– enameled wire
– feed wire
– filament wire
– fish wire
– grid wire
– ground wire
– hard-drawn wire
– heavy-gage wire
– heavy-gauge wire
– holding wire
– hookup wire
– hot wire
– hot-drawn wire
– ignition wire
– inhibit wire
– installation wire
– insulated wire
– jumper wire
– lead wire
– lead-in wire
– light-gauge wire
– Litz wire
– litzendraht wire
– magnet wire
– needle wire
– neutral wire
– number wire
– office wire
– open wire
– order wire
– piano wire
– pilot wire
– pin wire
– plus wire
– point wire
– resistor wire
– retrieving wire
– return wire
– ring wire
– rinse wire
– safety wire
– score a wire
– score wire
– sense wire
– serving wire
– shielded wire
– shot wire
– signal wire
– size wire
– sleeve wire
– slide wire
– snake wire
– solid wire
– stranded wire
– strip wire
– take wire
– third wire
– tip wire
– transmit by wire
– uninsulated wire
– wire antenna
– wire binding
– wire bunch
– wire card
– wire cathode
– wire cloth
– wire coil
– wire connection
– wire core
– wire cutters
– wire fault
– wire filament
– wire finder
– wire gage
– wire gauge
– wire glass
– wire gun
– wire installation
– wire lens
– wire lug
– wire nail
– wire nozzle
– wire pulling
– wire rod
– wire rope
– wire saw
– wire shears
– wire stripper
– Wollaston wire
wire drawing die — <metal.> инструмент волочильный
wire strain gage — <tech.> тензометр проволочный
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104 hemp
noun1) (Bot., Textiles) Hanf, der2) (drug) Haschisch, das od. der* * *[hemp](a plant from which is obtained) a coarse fibre used to make rope, bags, sails etc and the drug cannabis (hashish or marijuana). der Hanf* * *[hemp]\hemp fibre Hanffaser f* * *[hemp]n2) (= drug) Hanf m3) (= fibre) Hanf(faser f) m* * *hemp [hemp] s1. BOT Hanf m:hemp agrimony Wasserhanf;hemp nettle (Gemeine) Hanfnessel;2. Hanf(faser) m(f):hemp comb Hanfhechel f3. aus Hanf gewonnenes Narkotikum, besonders Haschisch n4. obs Henkerseil n, Strick m* * *noun1) (Bot., Textiles) Hanf, der2) (drug) Haschisch, das od. der* * *n.Hanf nur sing. m. -
105 kink
<tech.gen> (sharp bend; in wire, paper, metal sheet, tube, pipe, curve) ■ Knick m<qualit.mat> (e.g. in hoses, pipes) ■ Knickstelle fvi <tech.gen> (e.g. rope) ■ Schleifen bilden vivt <tech.gen> ■ abknicken vi/vtvt <tech.gen> (e.g. wire, hose) ■ knicken vt -
106 suelto
adj.1 loose, not firm, unattached, untied.2 separate, detached.m.1 loose change, small change, change.2 short article in newspaper.past part.past participle of spanish verb: solver.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soltar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no sujeto) loose2 (desatado) undone, untied3 (no envasado o empaquetado) loose4 (desaparejado) odd5 (dinero) in change6 (en libertad) free; (huido) at large7 (disgregado) scattered8 (con diarrea) loose9 (prenda) loose, loose-fitting10 figurado (estilo etc) flowing, easy11 figurado (atrevido) daring1 (en prensa) item, short article2 (cambio) change, small change, loose change\estar muy suelto,-a en algo figurado to be good at something————————1 (en prensa) item, short article2 (cambio) change, small change, loose change* * *(f. - suelta)adj.1) loose2) odd* * *1. ADJ1) (=libre) [gen] free; [criminal] free, out; [animal] loose2) (=desatado) [cordones] undone, untied; [cabo, hoja, tornillo] loose3)4) [prenda de vestir] loose, loose-fittingiba con el pelo suelto — she had her hair down o loose
5) [vientre] loose6)suelto de lengua — (=parlanchín) talkative; (=respondón) cheeky; (=soplón) blabbing; (=obsceno) foul-mouthed
7) (=separado) [trozo, pieza] separate, detached; [ejemplar, volumen] individual, odd; [calcetín] oddno se venden sueltos — they are not sold singly o separately
es un trozo suelto de la novela — it's a separate extract from the novel, it's an isolated passage from the novel
8) (Com) (=no envasado) loose9) [movimiento] (=libre) free, easy; (=ágil) quick10) (=fluido) [estilo] fluent; [conversación] easy, easy-flowingestá muy suelto en inglés — he is very good at o fluent in English
11) [moralmente] free and easy12) (Literat) [verso] blank2. SM1) (=cambio) loose change, small change2) (=artículo) item, short article, short report* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) <animal/perro>b) <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting, fullc) (separado, aislado)ejemplares sueltos — individual o single issues
no los vendemos sueltos — <yogures/sobres> we don't sell them individually o separately; <caramelos/tornillos> we don't sell them loose
2) <tornillo/tabla> loose; < cordones> loose, untiedesta hoja está suelta — this page has come loose o fallen out
3)a) < dinero> ( fraccionado)¿tienes mil pesetas sueltas? — do you have a thousand pesetas in change?
b) <lenguaje/estilo> fluent; < movimientos> fluidc) (euf) < vientre> looseII* * *= detachable, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], odd, loose fitting, stray, on the loose, at large, loose fit.Ex. Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex. For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.Ex. If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.Ex. The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.Ex. The article is entitled 'Librarian at large'.Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.----* cabos sueltos = loose ends.* cabo suelto = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* catálogo de hojas sueltas = sheaf catalogue.* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.* dar rienda suelta a = vent.* dinero suelto = change, loose change.* hojas sueltas = looseleaf [loose-leaf].* hoja suelta = broadsheet, sheaf, flysheet, handout [hand-out].* manual de hojas sueltas = loose-leaf manual.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* pintura suelta = flaky paint.* pliego suelto = broadside, sheet-book.* sueltos por ahí = hanging about.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) <animal/perro>b) <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting, fullc) (separado, aislado)ejemplares sueltos — individual o single issues
no los vendemos sueltos — <yogures/sobres> we don't sell them individually o separately; <caramelos/tornillos> we don't sell them loose
2) <tornillo/tabla> loose; < cordones> loose, untiedesta hoja está suelta — this page has come loose o fallen out
3)a) < dinero> ( fraccionado)¿tienes mil pesetas sueltas? — do you have a thousand pesetas in change?
b) <lenguaje/estilo> fluent; < movimientos> fluidc) (euf) < vientre> looseII* * *= detachable, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], odd, loose fitting, stray, on the loose, at large, loose fit.Ex: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.
Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.Ex: If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.Ex: The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.Ex: The article is entitled 'Librarian at large'.Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.* cabos sueltos = loose ends.* cabo suelto = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* catálogo de hojas sueltas = sheaf catalogue.* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.* dar rienda suelta a = vent.* dinero suelto = change, loose change.* hojas sueltas = looseleaf [loose-leaf].* hoja suelta = broadsheet, sheaf, flysheet, handout [hand-out].* manual de hojas sueltas = loose-leaf manual.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* pintura suelta = flaky paint.* pliego suelto = broadside, sheet-book.* sueltos por ahí = hanging about.* * *A1 ‹animal/perro›el perro está suelto en el jardín the dog's loose in the gardenel asesino anda suelto the murderer is on the loose2 ‹vestido/abrigo› loose, loose-fitting, fulldéjate el pelo suelto leave your hair loose o downes un traje suelto de cintura it is a loose-waisted dress3(separado, aislado): ejemplares sueltos individual o single issuesno los vendemos sueltos ‹yogures/sobres› we don't sell them individually o separately;‹caramelos/tornillos› we don't sell them loose[ S ] pares sueltos loose pairsencontré un pendiente/calcetín suelto I found an odd earring/sockB ‹tornillo/tabla› loose; ‹cordones› loose, untiedlas tapas del libro están sueltas the cover of the book is coming offesta hoja está suelta this page has come loose o fallen outla anoté en un papel suelto I wrote it on an odd scrap of paperechar una gota de aceite para que el arroz quede suelto add a drop of oil to stop the rice sticking together o to keep the grains separateC1 ‹dinero›(fraccionado): ¿tienes seis euros sueltos? do you have six euros in change?no tengo nada suelto I don't have any (loose) change2 ‹lenguaje/estilo› fluentes muy suelto para bailar he moves very well on the dance floor, he's a good dancer3 ( euf); ‹vientre/tripa› loosebailar suelto to dance without holding on to one's partner1 (Esp, Méx) (monedas) change, small changeno tengo suelto I don't have any (loose) change2 (en un periódico) short item* * *
Del verbo soltar: ( conjugate soltar)
suelto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
soltar
suelto
soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
b) ( aflojar):◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually
‹ embrague› to let out
‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
suelto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹ cordones› loose, untiedb) ( libre):
el asesino anda suelto the murderer is on the loose
◊ déjate el pelo suelto leave your hair loose o downd) ( separado):◊ ejemplares sueltos individual o single issues;
no los vendemos sueltos ‹yogures/sobres› we don't sell them individually o separately;
‹caramelos/tornillos› we don't sell them loose
2a) ( fraccionado):
diez euros sueltos ten euros in change
‹ movimientos› fluid
suelto 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp, Méx) ( monedas) (small) change
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
suelto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sujeto, con libertad de movimiento) loose
(un animal) el perro estaba suelto en el jardín, the dog was loose in the garden
(libre, huido) el ladrón aún anda suelto, the burglar is still at large o free
(los cordones) undone
(el pelo) lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair loose
2 (estilo, lenguaje) loose, fluent
3 (ropa) loose, loose-fitting
4 Med estar suelto de vientre, to have diarrhoea 5 dinero suelto, loose o small change
6 (por separado) separate: se venden sueltos, they are sold separately
7 (sin envasar, sin empaquetar) venden té suelto, tea is sold loose
II m (dinero, moneda fraccional) loose o small change
' suelto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- dinero
- llevar
- suelta
- cambio
- feria
- melena
- menudo
- morralla
- pelo
- sencillo
- vuelta
English:
baggy
- detached
- flowing
- large
- loose
- unattached
- change
- free
- hang
- small
- stray
* * *suelto, -a♦ adj1. [animal, criminal] loose;las vacas pastaban sueltas por el prado the cows grazed freely in the meadow;andar suelto [animal] to be on the loose;[criminal] to be at large2. [tornillo, cuerda] loose;[cordones] undone;deja el cinturón un poco más suelto loosen your belt a little3. [vestido] loose, loose-fitting;la falda me queda muy suelta the skirt is very loose on me4. [separado] separate;[desparejado] odd;no los vendemos sueltos we don't sell them separately;guardo algunos números sueltos de esa revista I've kept a few odd numbers of that magazine5. [no envasado] loose;venden los tornillos sueltos they sell the screws loose o singly6. [dinero]¿tienes 25 céntimos sueltos? have you got 25 cents in loose change?7. [arroz] fluffy8. [lenguaje, estilo] fluent, fluid9. [desenvuelto] comfortable, at ease♦ nm1. [calderilla] loose change;¿llevas suelto? do you have any change?2. [en periódico] short item* * *I adj1 ( libre) loose, free;estar oir suelto be o go free;andar suelto be at large2 ( separado):un pendiente suelto a single o an odd earringII m loose change* * *suelto, -ta adj: loose, free, unattachedsuelto nm: loose change* * *suelto1 adj1. (no sujeto, no atado) loose2. (desparejado) oddsuelto2 n loose change / changelo siento, no llevo suelto sorry, I haven't got any change -
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attache [ata∫]feminine nounb. ( = lien) tie* * *ataʃ* * *ataʃ1. nf1) (= fixation) clip, fastenerpoint d'attache [bateau] — mooring
3) fig (affective) tie2. attaches nfpl(affectives) ties* * *attache nf1 gén tie; ( ficelle) string; ( corde) rope; ( courroie) strap; être à l'attache [animal] to be tied up; [bateau] to be moored;2 Anat ( articulation) joint; ( de muscle) point of attachment; avoir des attaches fines to have delicate ankles and wrists;3 ( lien) tie; il n'a aucune attache nulle part he has no ties anywhere; il a des attaches en Normandie he has ties in Normandy.attache parisienne paper fastener.[ataʃ] nom féminin1. [lien - généralement] tie ; [ - en cuir, en toile] strap ; [ - en ficelle] string ; [ - d'un vêtement] clip, fastener ; [ - d'un rideau] tie-backa. [sans partenaire] an unattached manb. [sans relations] a man without family or friendstous les ans ils séjournaient à Monteau, ils s'y étaient fait des attaches they went back to Monteau every year, they'd made friends there————————attaches nom féminin pluriel————————à l'attache locution adjectivale[chien, cheval] tied up -
108 attaché
attache [ata∫]feminine nounb. ( = lien) tie* * *ataʃ* * *ataʃ1. nf1) (= fixation) clip, fastenerpoint d'attache [bateau] — mooring
3) fig (affective) tie2. attaches nfpl(affectives) ties* * *attache nf1 gén tie; ( ficelle) string; ( corde) rope; ( courroie) strap; être à l'attache [animal] to be tied up; [bateau] to be moored;2 Anat ( articulation) joint; ( de muscle) point of attachment; avoir des attaches fines to have delicate ankles and wrists;3 ( lien) tie; il n'a aucune attache nulle part he has no ties anywhere; il a des attaches en Normandie he has ties in Normandy.attache parisienne paper fastener.mal attaché poorly attached, loose————————, attachée [ataʃe] nom masculin, nom fémininattaché militaire/d'ambassade military/embassy attaché -
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[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *I [hæŋ]nounnačin kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomento get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kajII [hæŋ]1.transitive verbobesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);2.intransitive verbviseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvihang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, čewell, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitkito hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebatito hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati seto hang o.s. — obesiti seto let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri mirusleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupajtime hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se -
110 give
give [gɪv]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what are you going to give her? (as present) qu'est-ce que tu vas lui offrir ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► give + noun may be translated by a verb alone.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• can you give me a bed for the night? pouvez-vous me loger pour la nuit ?► to be given ( = receive)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In French the recipient is not made the subject of a passive construction.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• one must give and take il faut faire des concessions► give or take...• a hundred people, give or take a few à peu près cent personnesb. ( = cause, cause to feel) faire• I was given to understand that... on m'avait laissé entendre que...• it gives me great pleasure to introduce... c'est avec grand plaisir que je vous présente...c. ( = pass on) OK, I'll give him the message d'accord, je lui ferai la commissiond. ( = put through to) passer• could you give me Mr Smith/extension 231? pouvez-vous me passer M. Smith/le poste 231 ?• give yourself time to think about it before you decide prends le temps de réfléchir avant de te décider• give me time! attends un peu !• I can't give you any longer, you must pay me now je ne peux plus vous accorder de délai, il faut que vous payiez maintenantf. ( = utter) [+ sigh, cry] pousserg. ( = pay) payer ; ( = offer) donner• what did you give for it? combien l'avez-vous payé ?• I'd give a lot/anything to know je donnerais gros/n'importe quoi pour savoir• what will you give me for it? combien m'en donnez-vous ?• I'll give him something to cry about! (inf) je lui apprendrai à pleurer !i. ► to give way ( = yield) [person] céder ( to sth à qch ) ; ( = stand back) s'écarter ; ( = agree) finir par donner son accord ; [car, traffic] céder le passage ; ( = collapse) [bridge, ceiling, floor] s'effondrer ; [ground] se dérober ; [cable, rope] céder ; [legs] fléchir• "give way" « cédez le passage »• "give way to traffic from the right" « priorité à droite »a. ( = collapse) céderb. ( = yield) [cloth, elastic] se détendre3. noun4. compoundsb. [+ names, details] donner ; [+ secrets] révéler• to give o.s. away se trahir[+ object, freedom] rendre► give in[+ essay, exam paper, key] rendre ; [+ manuscript, report] remettre► give off separable transitive verb[+ heat, gas, smell] dégager► give outa. [+ books, food] distribuerb. [+ information, details] donner• don't give up! tenez bon !a. ( = renounce) [+ interests] abandonner ; [+ seat, territory] céder ; [+ habit, idea, hope, claim] renoncer à ; [+ job] quitter ; [+ business] se retirer deb. ( = stop) arrêterc. ( = deliver, hand over) to give o.s. up se rendre• she gave the baby up for adoption elle a fait adopter le bébé► give up on inseparable transitive verba. ( = renounce) [+ idea] renoncer àb. ( = stop expecting) [+ visitor] ne plus attendre ; ( = lose faith in) perdre espoir en* * *[gɪv] 1.noun élasticité f2.1) ( hand over) gen donner (to à); offrir [present, drink, sandwich] (to à)to give somebody something — gen donner quelque chose à quelqu'un; (politely, as gift) offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un
give it me! —
what wouldn't I give for...! — je donnerais cher pour...!
2) ( cause to have)to give somebody something —
to give something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un [headache, nightmares, advice, information]; transmettre or passer quelque chose à quelqu'un [disease]
3) (provide, produce) donner [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; apporter [heat, light, nutrient]; faire [total]4) (allow, accord) accorder [custody, grant]; laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [seat]to give somebody something — donner or accorder quelque chose à quelqu'un [time, time period]
she can sing, I'll give her that — elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça
it's original, I'll give you that — c'est original, je te l'accorde
5) Medicineto give somebody something —
to give something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un [treatment, medicine]; greffer quelque chose à quelqu'un [organ]; poser quelque chose à quelqu'un [device]; faire quelque chose à quelqu'un [injection, massage]
to give somebody something — passer quelque chose à quelqu'un [number, department]
3.give me the sales manager, please — passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît
1) ( contribute) donner, faire un don‘please give generously’ — ‘merci (de vos dons)’
2) ( bend) [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser; [shelf, floorboard] fléchir; [branch] ployer; [leather, fabric] s'assouplir3) (yield, break) = give way4) ( yield) [person, side] céder•Phrasal Verbs:- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way••don't give me that! — (colloq) ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires!
if this is the big city, give me a village every time — (colloq) si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages
‘I give you the bride and groom!’ — ‘je bois à la santé des mariés!’
I'll give you something to complain about! — (colloq) je vais t'apprendre à te plaindre!
to give it all one's got — (colloq) (y) mettre le paquet
to give somebody what for — (colloq) passer un savon à quelqu'un (colloq)
what gives? — (colloq) qu'est-ce qui se passe?
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111 line
line [laɪn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nounb. ( = boundary) frontière fc. ( = wrinkle) ride ff. (for phone) ligne f• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son textei. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qnk. ( = route) ligne fl. ( = track) voie f• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieuxq. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctionss. (in battle) ligne f• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeuhe was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenusa. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer3. compounds• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f► line upa. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queueb. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le présidenta. [+ people, objects] alignerb. ( = find) (inf)• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?* * *[laɪn] 1.1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait ma straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe
the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB
2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée fin straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites
to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement
3) fig4) ( queue) file fto stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue
to form a line — [people] faire la queue
5) ( on face) ride f6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)7) ( boundary) frontière fthere's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas
8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne fto get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher
11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f12) ( in genealogy) lignée fa line from — une citation de [poem etc]
to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte
14) ( conformity)to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents
you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!
15) (colloq) ( piece of information)16) ( stance)17) ( type of product) gamme f18) Militaryenemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies
19) ( equator)20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)2.in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]3.transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]Phrasal Verbs:- line up••all along the line —
somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part
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1. I1) set off running пуститься бежать; run and fetch the doctor сбегай за врачом; when I called he came running когда я позвал его, он тут же прибежал /примчался/; the enemy ran противник бежал; he dropped his gun and ran он бросил ружье и пустился наутек; I must run мне надо бежать /срочно идти/2) a ball (a sledge, etc.) runs мяч и т.д. катится; a wheel (a spindle, etc.) runs колесо вращается /вертится/3) water (blood, etc.) runs вода и т.д. течет /льется/; the pus was running сочился гной; the ice cream (the jelly, the coating, etc.) is beginning to run мороженое и т.д. потекло; the candle ran свеча оплыла; the butter ran масло растаяло; this ink does not run эти чернила не расплываются; colours are guaranteed not to run прочность красок гарантируется; I'm afraid the colours ran when I washed that skirt к сожалению, юбка в стирке полиняла; wash this towel separately the dye runs стирай это полотенце отдельно run оно линяет || let water run спустить воду4) the tap (the barrel, the vessel, the kettle, etc.) runs кран и т.д. течет; who has left the tap running? кто оставил кран открытым /не закрыл кран/?; this pen runs ручка течет /сажает кляксы/; his nose is running у него течет из носу, у него насморк; his eyes are running у него слезятся глаза; we laughed till our eyes ran мы смеялись до слез; an ulcer (a wound, a sore, etc.) that runs язва и т.д., которая гноится5) trains (buses, boats, ships, etc.) run поезда и т.д. ходят; trams are not running трамваи не ходят6) a motor (a machine, the works, etc.) runs мотор и т.д. работает; the lift is not running лифт не работает; leave the engine running не выключай мотор; the plant has ceased running завод встал /остановился/; the clock (the watch) runs часы идут /ходят/7) time runs время летит /мчится/8) several days running несколько дней подряд; he hit the target seven times running он попал в цель семь раз подряд9) the agreement (the contract, the lease of the house, etc.) has two more years to run срок соглашения и т.д. действует еще два года10) my stocking has run у меня на чулке спустилась петля; stockings guaranteed not to run чулки с неспускающимися петлями2. II1) run in some manner run run fast (slowly, noiselessly, etc.) бегать быстро и т.д.; the horse runs well лошадь хорошо бежит /идет/, у лошади хороший ход; run somewhere run about бегать повсюду, суетиться, сновать взад и вперед; let the dogs run about пусть собаки побегают /порезвятся/; the children are running about дети играют /резвятся/; chickens run about as soon as they are out of the shell стоит только цыплятам вылупиться, как они начинают бегать; run up /upstairs/ (down/downstairs/) бегать вверх (вниз) [по лестнице]; run upstairs and get the iodine сбегай наверх и принеси йод; run at some time I must run now мне пора бежать /уходить/2) run in some manner the river runs quietly (smoothly, sluggishly, etc.) река течет спокойно и т.д.; the current is running strong сейчас сильное течение; the tide is running strong вода сильно поднимается (при приливе), blood ran in torrents кровь лилась ручьями; his ideas ran freely его мысли текли свободно; run somewhere the water has run out вся вода вытекла3) run at some time these pens (such taps, etc.) often run эти ручки и т.д. часто текут4) run at some time these trains (the steamers, the buses, etc.) run daily /every day/ (every ten minutes, etc.) эти поезда и т.д. ходят ежедневно и т.д.; the traffic runs day and night движение на улице не прекращается ни днем ни ночью; the 9 o'clock train is not running today девятичасовой поезд сегодня отменен /не ходит/5) run in some manner an engine (a sewing-machine, etc.) runs smoothly (well, badly, efficiently, etc.) мотор и т.д. работает ритмично и т.д.; the саг is running nicely машина идет хорошо; the printing-press doesn't run properly печатный станок плохо работает; the drawer doesn't run easily ящик открывается /выдвигается/ с трудом; how does your new watch runrun? как идут ваши новые часы?6) run for some time is the film still running? этот фильм еще идет?7) run somewhere the road (the boundary, the forest, etc.) runs east (north and south, up, etc.) дорога и т.д. идет /тянется/ на восток и т.д.; the river runs south река течет на юг; new streets will run here здесь пройдут /будут проложены/ новые улицы8) run in some manner months (years, days, etc.) run fast быстро проходит месяц за месяцем; time runs fast время летит быстро; his life runs smoothly (quietly, etc.) жизнь его течет спокойно /гладко/ и т.д.; how time runs! как бежит /летит/ время!9) run for some time this law (this bill) will run much longer этот закон (этот билль) будет действовать значительно дольше; run at /in/ some place regions (places, offices, etc.) where these rules do not run районы и т.д., где не действуют эти правила /на которые не распространяются эти правила/; this writ doesn't run here здесь это постановление /распоряжение/ не действует / не имеет силы/10) run in some manner the letter (the note, the clause, the contract, etc.) ran thus... письмо и т.д. гласило следующее...; so the story ran вот что говорилось в рассказе; this is how the tune runs вот как звучит эта мелодия; I don't remember how the first line runs я не помню первую строку11) run somewhere the ship /the boat/ ran aground корабль сел на мель; the boat ran ashore лодка врезалась в берег12) run at some time silk stockings often (sometimes) run на шелковых чулках часто (иногда) спускаются петли; run in some manner these stockings run easily на этих чулках очень легко спускаются петли; эти чулки быстро рвутся13) run in some manner all my arrangements ran smoothly все шло, как было обусловлено; is everything running well in your office? на работе у вас все в порядке?, дела на работе идут нормально?3. III1) run smth. run a mile (six miles. etc.) пробежать милю и т.д., участвовать в беге на одну милю и т.д.; run a distance бежать на какую-л. дистанцию; run a race участвовать в забеге /в скачках/; the children ran races дети бегали наперегонки2) run smth. run errands /messages/ быть посыльным; быть на посылках; I want you to run an errand я хочу послать тебя с поручением3) run smb., smth. run a fox (a hare, a stag, etc.) гнать /преследовать лису/ и т.д.; run a false scent идти по ложному следу; run cattle (horses, etc.) гнать скот и т.д.; run logs сплавлять /гнать/ лес /бревна/4) run smth. run extra (special) trains пускать дополнительные (специальные) поезда5) run smth. run cargoes (a cargo of coffee, etc.) перевозить /транспортировать/ грузы и т.д.; run arms (drugs, liquor, narcotics. etc.) нелегально /контрабандой/ ввозить в страну оружие и т.д.6) run smth., smb. run a blockade прорвать /прорваться через/ блокаду; run the rapids пройти /преодолеть/ пороги; run the guard проскользнуть /пройти незамеченным/ мимо охраны7) run smth. run a саг (a bus, a taxi, etc.) водить машину и т.д.; he runs a blue Volga он ездит на голубой "Волге"; run the engine запускать мотор /двигатель/; run a tractor (a sewing-machine, a ferry, etc.) работать на тракторе и т.д.; can you run a washing-machine? вы умеете обращаться со стиральной машиной?; run a bath наполнить ванну8) run some time the play ran one hundred nights пьеса выдержала сто представлений9) run smth. this cinema runs a series of Italian films в этом кинотеатре идет показ итальянских фильмов10) run some distance the river (the road, etc.) run 200 miles река (дорога и т.д.) тянется на 200 миль11) || run its course идти своим чередом; the illness must run its course болезнь должна идти своим ходом; the war was running its course война все продолжалась12) run smth. run a business (a bus company, a factory, etc.) управлять предприятием и т.д.; run a theatre (a newspaper, a youth club, etc.) руководить театром и т.д.; run a shop (a hotel, etc.) заведовать магазином и т.д.; run a competition (a match, a race, etc.) проводить соревнования и т.д.; run the external affairs of a country направлять внешнюю политику государства, руководить внешней политикой страны; run a new system of payment осуществлять /внедрять/ новую систему оплаты; run smb.'s house вести чье-л. хозяйство; she runs the household она ведет хозяйство; весь дом на ней; run the show cool. заправлять чем-л.; who is running the show? кто здесь главный?; run one's life (one's fortune) самому строить свою жизнь (свое счастье); run experiments ставить /проводить/ опыты; run a blood test сделать анализ крови13) run smb. run a candidate выставлять чью-л. кандидатуру, выдвигать кого-л. кандидатом14) semiaux run smth. run debts залезать в /делать/ долги; run a temperature температурить15) id run smth. run a risk (the risk of discovery, the risk of losing one's job, a danger, the danger of being fired, the chance of being suspect of theft, etc.) подвергаться риску и т.д.; run chances положиться на счастье4. IV1) run smth. т some time this bus (a car, ale.) runs 40 miles (an hour, etc.) автобус и т.д. делает сорок миль в час и т.д.; we ran 20 knots a day мы делали двадцать узлов в день2) run smb. in some manner run smb. (too) fast гнать кого-л. (очень) быстро; run smb. somewhere run a horse up and down прохаживать лошадь [взад и вперед]; run the gun out выкапывать орудие; run the car downhill (uphill) ехать на машине с горы (в гору)3) run smth. at some time run a bus every three minutes отправлять автобус каждые три минуты; run cars day and night держать машины на линии круглые сутки, обеспечивать работу у машин круглосуточно4) run smb. somewhere run smb. home отвозить кого-л. домой; run smb. out выгнать кого-л.5) run smth. for (in) some time run the machine (the press, etc.) 24 hours a day работать на машине и т.д. двадцать четыре часа в сутки /круглосуточно/; run 500 barrels of oil daily (1000 bottles of milk a day, etc.) выпускать 500 бочек масла и т.д. в день6) run smth. at some time run a film often (twice a week, six times, etc.) демонстрировать /показывать/ фильм часто и т.д.; I'll run the first part of the film through again я прокручу еще раз первую часть фильма7) run smth. at some time interviews (oral examinations, the programme, etc.) ran twenty minutes behind интервью и т.д. началось на двадцать минут позже; the rehearsal (the meeting, etc.) can ten minutes earlier репетиция и т.д. началась на десять минут раньше8) run smth. somewhere run a ship aground посадить корабль на мель; run a boat (a ship) ashore направить лодку корабль) к берегу5. V1) run smb. some distance run a fox (a hare, etc.) five miles (a long distance, the length of the field, etc.) преследовать /гнать/ лису и т.д. пять миль и т.д.2) run smb. some sum of money the dress (this picture, this boat, the new house, this car, etc.) will run you a considerable sum of money это платье и т.д. будет вам дорого стоить6. VIsemiaux run smb. to some state run smb. breathless гонять кого-л. до изнеможения || run smb. close (hard) не уступать кому-л., быть чьим-л. опасным противником /соперником/; run smth. close быть почти равным чему-л.; run it fine иметь (времени, денег) в обрез7. XI1) be run after she is much run after a) с ней многие ищут знакомства; б) за ней многие ухаживают; I hate to feel that I am being run after терпеть не могу, когда за мной бегают2) || be run off one's feet coll. сбиться с ног; I was run off my feet that day я набегался за день3) be run into smth. molten metal is run into moulds расплавленный металл разливают в формы4) be run at some time sleepingcars (express trains, these boats, etc.) are run twice a week (on week days, etc.) поезда со спальными вагонами и т.д. ходят два раза в неделю и т.д.; be run somewhere these trains are run between X and Y эти поезда курсируют между X и Y5) be run on smth. trains (buses, etc.) are run on electricity (on coal, on steam, etc.) поезда и т.д. работают на электричестве и т.д.; be run at smth. be run at some cost обходиться в определенную сумму (об эксплуатации машины и т.п.); this car can be run at a small cost расходы на эксплуатацию этой машины очень невелика6) be run on smth. this book is to be run on good paper эта книга будет издана на хорошей бумаге7) be run through he was run through and through ему было нанесено множество колотых ран; be run through by smth. he was run through by a bayonet его пронзили штыком, его закололи штыком8) be run at some time the race (the match, the competition, etc.) will be run tomorrow (next week, etc.) скачки и т.д. состоятся /будут проводиться/ завтра и т.д.; the cup will be run for today сегодня состоятся соревнования на кубок /состоится розыгрыш кубка/; be run in some condition the Derby was run in a snowstorm (in rain, etc.) дерби проводилось во время сильного снегопада /вьюги/ и т.д.; be run as (on) smth. this business (it, this scheme, etc.) is run /is being run/ as a commercial enterprise /on a commercial basis/ это дело и т.д. ведется на коммерческой основе; be run by smb. he is (hard) run by his wife (by his secretary, etc.) он под башмаком у своей жены и т.д.; the school is run by a committee школа управляется советом8. XIIIrun to do smth. run to catch the train (to meet us, to see what is going on, etc.) бежать /торопиться/, чтобы успеть на писал и т.д.; she ran to help us она бросилась нам на помощь9. XV1) run in some state run free /loose/ бегать на свободе; let the dog run loose дай собаке побегать на воле2) run in some order run second (third, etc.) a) бежать вторым и т.д.; б) идти /прийти/ вторым и т.д.; my horse ran last моя лошадь пришла последней /заняла последнее место/3) abs run parallel идти /бежать/ параллельно /бок о бок/ || run foul of smth. налететь на что-л.; run foul of a hidden reef налететь на скрытый риф; run foul of the law нарушить закон; run foul of smb. вызвать чье-л. недовольство; the ships ran foul of each other корабли столкнулись [в море]4) semiaux run to some state run low /short/ a) понижаться, опускаться; б) иссякать; our provisions /our supplies, our stock, our stores /are running low /short/ наши запасы кончаются /на исходе/; I am running short of time у меня остается мало времени; run dry высыхать, пересыхать; the well ran dry колодец высох; the river ran dry река пересохла; my imagination ran dry моя фантазия иссякла, мое воображение истощилось; run cold похолодеть; my blood ran cold у меня кровь застыла в жилах; run hot нагреваться; wait till the water runs hot at the tap подожди, пока из крана пойдет горячая вода; run clear быть чистым; rivers run clear вода в реках частая; run high a) подниматься; б) возрастать; the sea runs high море волнуется; the waves run high волны вздымаются; the tide runs high /strong/ прилив нарастает, вода прибывает; feelings /passions/ run high страсти бушуют; the debates ran high споры разгорелись; the prices run high цены растут; run strong набирать силу; run mad сходить с ума; run wild не знать удержу; she lets her children run wild она оставляет детей без присмотра; the garden ran wild сад запущен; we are letting the flowers run wild за цветами у нас никто не ухаживает; his imagination ran wild у него разыгралось воображение; run a certain size apples (pears, potatoes, etc.) run big (small, etc.) this year яблоки и т.д. в этом году крупные и т.д.10. XVI1) run about (across, around, up, down, in, etc.) smth. run about the streets (about the fields, about the garden, in the pastures, in the yard, etc.) бегать по улицам и т.д.; run across the road (across the street, across the square, etc.) перебегать дорогу и т.д.; run down the road (down the street, down the hill, down the path, down the mountain, down the lane, etc.) бежать вниз по дороге и т.д.; run along the wall (along the bank of the river, etc.) бежать вдоль стены и т.д.; run up the path (up the mountain, etc.) бежать вверх по тропинке и т.д.; run out of the house (out of the room, etc.) выбежать из дома и т.д.; run into a room вбежать в комнату; run through the garden (through the yard, through the village, etc.) пробегать через сад и т.д.; every morning he ran around the garden to keep in condition каждое утро он бегал по саду, чтобы быть в форме; run to /towards/ smth., smb. run towards the door (to the coming visitors, to her son, etc.) подбежать /броситься/ к двери и т.д.; run before (behind, past, by, etc.) smb. run before the crowd (behind the marchers, by her past the waiting people, etc.) бежать впереди толпы и т.д.; he ran past her without saying "hello" он пробежал мимо и даже не поздоровался; run before the wind идти по ветру2) run after smb., smth. run after the burglar (after the thief, after a rabbit, etc.) гнаться за грабителем и т.д.; don't bother running after the bus, you'll never catch it какой толк бежать за автобусом, все равно его не догонишь; run after him, he's left his wallet behind догони его, он забыл свой бумажник; who's running after you? кто за вами гонится?; I can't keep running after you all day! coll. я не могу бегать за тобой весь день!; run from smth., smb. run from the village (from the enemy, from danger, etc.) бежать из деревни и т.д.; run to (for) smth., smb. run to smb.'s help поспешить кому-л. на помощь; run to the post-office сбегать на почту; run for the doctor (for the police, etc.) сбегать за врачом и т.д.; run for a prize бежать на приз; run to smb. for help бежать к кому-л. за помощью; run to his mother (to his parents, etc.) with every little problem бегать к матери и т.д. с каждой мелочью; run in smth. run in a race участвовать в забеге /в соревнованиях по бегу/ || run for one's life colt. бежать во весь дух; run for it coll, бежать что есть мочи3) run after smb. coll. she runs after every good-looking man in the village она бегает за каждым красивым парнем в деревне; you shouldn't run after him не надо вешаться ему на шею, run after the great увлекаться великими людьми: run after smth. coll. he runs after the country club set он стремится попасть в круг членов загородного клуба; run after new theories увлекаться новыми веяниями4) run along (over, past, on, etc.) smth. run along the highway (along the streets, over the hill, over slippery roads, through the city, etc.) двигаться /мчаться, нестись/ по шоссе и т.д.; cars run along these roads по этим дорогам движутся автомобили; sledges run well over frozen snow сани хорошо скользят по мерзлому снегу, the train ran past the signal поезд проскочил светофор; the ball ran past the hole шарик прокатился мимо лунки; the ball ran over the curb and into the street мяч перекатился через обочину и попал /выкатился/ на дорогу; run on snow (on macadam roads, etc.) передвигаться /катиться, скользить/ по снегу и т.д.; trains run on rails поезда ходят по рельсам; the table runs on wheels стол передвигается на колесиках; file drawers run on ball bearings каталожные ящики двигаются /выдвигаются, ходят/ на подшипниках; the fire ran along the ground огонь побежал по земле the fire ran through the-building огонь охватил все здание; run at some speed run at a very high speed (at full speed, at 60 miles an hour, etc.) двигаться с очень большой скоростью и т.д. the train ran at an illegal speed поезд шел с превышением предела скорости5) run at smb. run at the enemy (на)броситься на врага6) run down ( along, into, to, from, at, etc.) smth. run down the wind screen (down the rain-pipe, down the slope, down smb.'s face, down her cheeks,.etc.) катится /стекать/ по ветровому стеклу и т.д.; the rapids run over the rocks на камнях вода образовывает пороги; run over the table (over the floor, etc.) растекаться или рассыпаться по столу и т.д.; wax ran down the burning candle воск оплывал и стекал по горящей свече; the river runs into the ocean (into the sea, etc.) река впадает в океан и т.д.; water is running into the bath в ванну наливается вода; water runs from a tap (from a cistern from a cask, etc.) из крана и т.д. бежит /льётся вода; sweat was running from his forehead (from his face) у него по лбу (по лицу) струился пот; blood ran from a wound (from a cut, etc.) из раны и т.д. потекла кровь; tears ran from her eyes у нее из глаз катились слезы; he is running at the nose (at the mouth) у него течет из носу (изо рта); I felt tile blood running to my head я чувствовал, как кровь бросилась мне в голову; good blood runs in his veins в его жилах течет хорошая кровь; the colours (the dyes) run in the washing при стирке краски линяют; run with smth. run with sweat взмокнуть от пота, обливаться потом; his eyes ran with tears у него глаза наполнились слезами; the floor (the streets, etc.) ran with water (with blood, with wine, etc.) пол и т.д. был залит водой и т.д.; run off smb. water ran off him с него стекала вода id run off smb. as /like/ water off a duck's back = как с гуся вода; her words (scoldings, admonitions, etc.) ran off him like water off a duck's back на все ее слова и т.д. он не обращал ни малейшего внимания7) run to (between) smth. a morning train runs to Paris (to the south, to this city, etc.) в Париж и т.д. ходит утренний поезд; trains (boats, buses, etc.) run between the capitals of these countries (between these towns, between London and the coast. etc.) между столицами этих стран и т.д. ходят /курсируют/ поезда и т.д.8) run on (off) smth. cars run on gasoline автомобили работают на бензине; the apparatus runs off the mains аппаратура работает от сети9) run for some time the play ran for 200 nights (for a year) пьеса выдержала двести спектаклей (шла целый год); the picture runs for 3 hours фильм идет три часа; the interval sometimes runs to as much as half an hour антракт иногда длится полчаса; run at some place the play (the film) is now running at the Lyceum пьеса сейчас идет в театре "Лицеум"10) run across ( along, through, over, up, etc.) smth. the road (the path, etc.) runs across the plain (along the river, along the shore, through the wood, over a hill, up the mountain, close to the village, right by my house, at right angles to the highway, etc.) дорога и т.д. проходит по равнине и т.д.; a corridor runs through the house по всей длине дома тянется коридор; shelves run round the walls (round the room) по всем стенам (по всей комнате) идут полки; a fence runs round the house дом обнесен забором: ivy runs all over the wall (up the side of the house, upon other plants, etc.) плющ вьется по всей стене и т.д.; vine.runs over the porch крыльцо увито виноградом; a scar runs across his left cheek через всю его левую щеку проходит шрам; run from smth. to smth. the chain of mountains runs from north to south горная цепь тянется с севера на юг; shelves run from floor to ceiling полки идут от пола до потолка; this road runs from the village to the station эта дорога идет от деревни к станции; run for some distance the river ( the unpaved section, the path, etc.) runs for 200 miles (for eight miles, etc.) река и т.д. тянется на двести миль и т.д.11) run in smth. what sizes do these dresses run in? каких размеров бывают в продаже эти платья?; run in certain numbers иметь определенные номера; on this side house numbers run in odd numbers по этой стороне [улицы] идут нечетные номера домов12) run over smth. his fingers ran over the strings (over the piano, over the keys, etc.) он пробежал пальцами по струнам и т.д.; run over one's pockets ощупать свой карманы; run over the seams of the boat осмотреть /ощупать/ швы лодки13) run down ( over, through, etc.) smth. a cheer ran down the line (down the ranks of spectators) возгласы одобрения /крики ура/ прокатились по строю (по рядам зрителей); a murmur (a whisper) ran through the crowd по толпе пробежал /прокатился/ ропот (шепот); the news ran all over the town новость облетела весь город; rumours ran through the village (through the town, etc.) no деревне и т.д. прошли /разнеслись/ слухи; a thought (an idea, etc.) ran in /through/ his head /his mind/ у него в голове пронеслась /промелькнула/ мысль и т.д.; this idea run-s through the whole book эта идея проходит через /пронизывает/ всю книгу; the song (the old tune, his words, a snatch of their conversation, etc.) kept running in my mind /through my head/ эта песенка и т.д. неотвязно звучала у меня в ушах; his influence runs through every department его влияние чувствуется /ощущается/ во всех отделах; run up /down/ smth. a cold shiver ran up /down/ his spine холодная дрожь пробежала у него по спине; a sharp pain ran up /down/ his arm (his spine, his leg, etc.) он почувствовал острую боль в руке и т.д.14) run into smth. days ran into weeks дни складывались в недели; one year ran into the next шел год за годом15) run (up)on smth. the talk (the whole argument, etc.) ran on this point (on this subject, upon the past, on this problem, on the matter, on the same event, on the recent occurrence, etc.) разговор и т.д. вертелся вокруг этого вопроса и т.д.; the conversation ran on politics разговор шел о политике; the boy's thoughts /mind/ kept running on the same theme (on food, on the event, etc.) мальчик все время думал об одном и том же и т.д. || run along familiar lines касаться привычных тем, думать или говорить традиционно16) run for some time the law (the contract, the lease, etc.) runs for 3 years этот закон и т.д. имеет /сохраняет/ силу в течение трех лет; your interest runs from January 1st to December 31 вам начисляются проценты с первого января по тридцать первое декабря17) run out of smth. we have run out of sugar (out of provisions, out of food, out of petrol, out of tobacco, out of bread, etc.) у нас кончился сахар и т.д.18) run over (through, down) smth. run over one's notes (over these proofs, over the story, through one's mail, through the main points of the subject, down the list of names, etc.) просмотреть /пробежать глазами/ свои заметки и т.д.; her eyes ran over the room она окинула комнату беглым взглядом; his eyes ran down the front row and stopped suddenly он глазами пробежал по первому ряду, и вдруг его взгляд на ком-то задержался; don't run through your work so fast не делайте свою работу в спешке19) run over/through/ smth. just run over /through/ my lines with me before the rehearsal begins повторите со мной роль до начала репетиции; we'll run over that song again мы еще раз пропоем эту песенку; she ran over his good points она перечислила его достоинства; run through the scene оживить в своей памяти эту сцену20) run in (on, etc.) smth. the account (the story, the article, etc.) ran in all the papers сообщение и т.д. было напечатано /опубликовано/ во всех газетах; this item ran under a sensational heading эта информация была напечатана под сенсационным заголовком; political cartoons run on the editorial page политические карикатуры печатаются /помещаются/ на той же полосе, где и передовая статья || run in certain words быть сформулированным определённым образом; the order ran in these words приказ был сформулирован именно следующими словами21) run into /through /smth. the book (his novel, etc.) ran into /through/ 5 editions (10 impressions, thousands of copies, etc.) эта книга выдержала пять изданий и т.д.22) run through smth. run through a fortune (through the money he won, through his winnings, etc.) растратить /растранжирить/ наследство и т.д.; he ran through his father's money very quickly он очень быстро промотал отцовские деньги; money runs through his fingers [like water through a sieve], he runs through money quickly деньги у него не задерживаются; we run through a lot of sugar in a week мы расходуем много сахара за неделю23) run in (to) some amount his income (her bank account, their inheritance, etc.) runs to ten or twelve thousand pounds его доходы и т.д. исчисляются в десять-двенадцать тысяч фунтов; our hotel bill ran to t 500 наш счет за гостиницу достиг суммы в пятьсот фунтов /равняется пятистам фунтам/; the losses run into five figures убытки выражаются в пятизначных числах; a boat like that runs into a lot of money (to a pretty penny) такая лодка стоит больших денег (станет в копеечку); prices run from 50 pence to a pound цены колеблются от пятидесяти пенсов до одного фунта; my money won't run to a car на машину у меня не хватит денег; we can't run to a holiday abroad this year в этом году мы себе не можем позволить провести отпуск за границей; the story (the manuscript, etc.) runs to 16 pages (to three volumes, etc.) рассказ и т.д. занимает шестнадцать страниц и т.д.; her letter ran to a great length она написала очень длинное письмо24) run against (into, on, at, etc.) smth. run against /into/ a tree (into a wall, into a bank of soft mud, at the railing, etc.) налететь на дерево и т.д., врезаться в дерево и т.д.; run against a rock (on a mine, etc.) наскочить на скалу и т.д.; run into a patch of thick mist (into a gale, into a storm, etc.) попасть в густой туман и т.д.25) run into (across, etc.) smb. run into each other (into an old classmate, into an old friend, etc.) случайно встретить друг друга и т.д.; run across smb. in the street столкнуться с кем-л. на улице; when did you last run across him? когда вы с ним последний раз виделись?; you never know whom you'll run into at a party никогда не знаешь, кого встретишь на вечеринке26) run into (across) smth. run into danger (into trouble, into mischief, etc.) попасть в опасное положение и т.д.; run into difficulties очутиться в затруднительном положении; run into debts залезть в долга; run across one of his earliest recordings (across the first edition of this book in a second-hand bookshop, etc.) натолкнуться на /случайно найти/ одну из его ранних записей и т.д.; he ran across her name in the phone book он случайно встретил /увидел/ ее имя в телефонной книге; run against smth. this runs against my interests это идет вразрез с моими интересами27) run for smth. run for parliament (for office, for the presidency, for governor, etc.) баллотироваться в члены парламента и т.д.; run in smth. run in an election баллотироваться на выборах; how many candidates is the Liberal Party running in the General Election? сколько кандидатов выставляет либеральная партия на выборах?; run against smb. whom will the Republicans run against the Democratic candidate? кого выставят республиканцы против кандидата от демократической партии?28) aux run in smth. musical talent (courage, broadmindedness, red hair, etc) runs in the family (in the blood) музыкальность и т.д. - их семейная черта (у них в крови); run to smth. run to sentiment /to sentimentality/ (to fat, etc.) быть склонным /расположенным/ к сентиментальности и т.д.; they run to big noses (to red hair, to being overweight, etc.) in that family в их семье у всех большие носы и т.д.; the novel runs to long descriptions в романе слишком много затянутых описаний11. XIX11) run like smb., smth. run like a deer /like a hare, like the devil, like hell, like blazes, like anything/ бежать во весь опор /что есть мочи/2) run like smth. news (rumours) run like wildfire (like lightning) новости (слухи) распространяются как лесной пожар (с быстротой молнии)12. XX31) run in some manner run as hard as one can бежать во весь опор2) || run as follows гласить следующее; the conversation ran as follows... разговор был такой...13. XXI11) run smth. in (over) smth. run two miles in six minutes проехать две мили за шесть минут; run a race over a mile бежать на дистанцию в одну милю;2) run smb. across (out of, etc.) smth. run a horse across a field погонять лошадь по полю; run oneself out of breath бежать так, что начинаешь задыхаться3) run smb., smth. (in)to (off, out of, etc.) smth. run a fox to cover /to earth/ загнать лису в нору; they ran him off his property его согнали с собственной земля; run smb. out of the country выдворить кого-л. из страны; run a саг into a garage (a ship into harbour, a cart into the yard, etc.) завезти машину в гараж и т.д.4) run smth. in (to) smth. run some water into glasses (milk into casks, lead into moulds, etc.) наливать воду в стаканы и т.д.; run bullets into a mould отливать пули; run oil in a still рафинировать масло; run smth. for smb., smth. run a hot tub for smb. сделать для кого-л. горячую ванну; run the water for a tub наполнять ванну водой5) run smth. to smth. run ships (trains, etc.) to London водить корабли и т.д. в Лондон; run smth. between smth. run trains (buses, etc.) between these towns пускать поезда и т.д. между этими городами; run a ferry between these villages соединить эти деревни паромом; run smth. from smth. to smth. run trains ( line of mail-boats, etc.) from the capital to other cities пускать поезда и т.д. из столицы в другие города; run smth. during smth. run extra trains during rush hours пускать дополнительные поезда в часы пик6) run smth., smb. across (into, to, etc.) smth. run guns (narcotics, drugs, etc.) across the border (into the country) провозить /переправлять/ оружие и т.д. [контрабандой] через границу (в какую-л. страну); run smb. up to town отвозить кого-л. в город7) run smth. at smth. run a factory at a loss иметь от фабрики один убытки; run a саг at small cost тратить на содержание машины немного денег; run smth. off smth. she runs her electric sewing-machine off the mains ее электрическая швейная машина работает от сети; run smth., smb. in smth. run a car (a bicycle, etc.) in a race участвовать в автогонках и т.д.; he runs horses in races a) он жокей; б) он держит конюшню /скаковых лошадей/8) run smth. across (around, from... to, etc.) smth. run a partition across a room разгородить комнату перегородкой; run a rope across the street натянуть канат через улицу; run a fence around the lot обнести участок забором; run a telephone cable from one place to another проложить /провести/ телефонный кабель от одного пункта в другой, соединять два пункта телефонным кабелем9) run smth. against (over, through, etc.) smth. run one's fingers (one's hand) against a door (over a surface, over the seams of the boat, etc.) провести пальцами (рукой) по двери и т.д.; ощупать дверь и т.д.; run a comb through one's hair расчесать волосы гребнем; run one's hand over one's hair пригладить волосы ладонью; run one's fingers over the strings of a harp (over the keys of a piano, etc.) пробежать пальцами по струнам арфы и т.д.; run one's eyes over a page (over a letter, etc.) пробежать глазами страницу и т.д.; run one's finger down the list просмотреть список, водя по строчкам пальцем; run one's pencil through these names (through a word, etc.) зачеркнуть эти фамилии и т.д. карандашом; run a line on a map (over a surface, etc.) провести /прочертить/ линию на карте и т.д.10) run smth. behind smth. run a few minutes behind schedule (behind time) не укладываться в расписание (во времени); if we run ten minutes behind schedule the whole evening's viewing will be thrown out of gear если расписание сдвинется больше, чем на десять минут, то программа всего вечера будет нарушена; the programmes are running 10 minutes behind schedule наши программы сегодня запаздывают на десять минут11) run smb., smth. through smth. run the actors through their parts заставить актеров повторить свои роли или партии; I'd like to run you through that scene я бы хотел, чтобы вы еще раз провели эту сцену12) run smth. to smth. run tile rumour to its source выяснить источник слухов; run a quotation to earth выяснить, откуда взята цитата13) run smth. on smth. run the story (this account, the article, this cartoon, etc.) on page one напечатать рассказ и т.д. на первой странице14) run smth., smb. into (on) smth., smb. run a саг into a tree (into a wall, into a post, etc.) врезаться машиной в дерево и т.д.; run a ship on a rock разбить корабль о скалу; run the troops into an ambush загнать или заманить войска в засаду; he ran me into a сор из-за него я налетел на полицейского; run smb. into a corner загнать кого-л. в угол; run smth. against smth. run one's head against a wall стукнуться /удариться/ головой о стену; run one's nose against a post (against a wall, etc.) разбить нос о столб и т.д.15) run smth. into (through) smth., smb. run a nail into a board забить /загнать/ гвоздь в доску; run a splinter into one's toe (into one's foot, into one's finger, etc.) занозить палец и т.д.; run a thorn (a needle) into one's finger загнать шип (иголку) в палец; run a knife into a loaf разрезать буханку хлеба ножом; run a thread through an eyelet (a rope through a loop) продеть нитку в иголку (веревку в петлю); run a sword through one's enemy пронзить /проколоть/ своего противника шпагой; run smb. through with smth. run a man through with a sword проткнуть кого-л. шпагой16) || run a stocking on smth. рвать чулок обо что-л.; run a stocking on a nail разодрать чулок о гвоздь17) run smth. for smb. who runs his house for him? кто ведет у него хозяйство?18) run smb. (in)to smth. run smb. into expense ввести кого-л. в расход; run smb. into debts заставить кого-л. влезть в долги; run oneself to death до смерти забегаться || this ran me clean off my legs я из-за этого столько бегал, что теперь ног под собой не чую19) aux run smth. on (at) smth. I can't afford to run a car on my salary на свою зарплату я не могу содержать машину; run 60 head of cattle on this ranch держать на ранчо шестьдесят голов скота; run an account at the grocery иметь счет у бакалейщика14. XXV1) run if... (when..., etc.) you'll have to run if you want to catch the train тебе придется бежать, если ты хочешь успеть на поезд; he used to run when he was at college когда он был студентом, он занимался бегом2) run when the colour of the dress ran when it was washed платье полиняло в стирке3) run that... the story (the rumour) runs that... по рассказам (по слухам)... -
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1 nAGRIC hueso m, pepita fCONST núcleo m, alma f, of building interior mELEC ENG of a wire rope, cable conductor de cable eléctrico multifilar m, conductor de cable eléctrico monofilar m, alma f, of fibre-optic cable conductor interno aislado m, magnetic memory núcleo de memoria m, magnetic, relay soporte de cátodo mGEOL, GEOPHYS testigo m, núcleo mHYDROL muro de impermeabilización mMINE testigo m (Esp), muestra f (AmL)OPT núcleo m, alma fPACK núcleo mPAPER mandril mPART PHYS núcleo m, núcleo atómico mPETR TECH núcleo m (AmL), testigo m (Esp)SPACE centro m, núcleo mTELECOM alma f, núcleo mTEXTIL núcleo mTV, WATER TRANSP of rope alma f2 vtGEOL, PETR TECH testificarPROD ahuecar con macho, in castings ahuecar, formar con un macho -
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A n2 ( tie) ( in match) match m nul ; it was a draw ( in match) ils ont fait match nul ; ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;3 ( attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;1 ( on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map ( giving directions) faire un plan ; ( in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;3 ( pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer ≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;4 ( derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;5 ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;6 ( attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;7 Fin ( take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; ( receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;8 Games ( choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;16 † ( run) faire couler [bath].1 ( make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;2 ( move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes ( in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; ( in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger ; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;3 gen, Sport ( in match) [teams] faire match nul ; ( finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y ( in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; ( in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;4 ( choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;6 [tea] infuser.to be quick/slow on the draw ○ ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.■ draw apart:▶ draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.■ draw aside:▶ draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;▶ draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.■ draw away:▶ draw away [vehicle, train, person] ( move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; ( move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;▶ draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;▶ draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].■ draw back:▶ draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;▶ draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;▶ draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.■ draw down:▶ draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].■ draw in:▶ draw in1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;▶ draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;3 ( suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;4 ( attract) attirer [people, funds].■ draw off:▶ draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].■ draw on:▶ draw on ( approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; ( pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;▶ draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;▶ draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].■ draw out:▶ draw out1 ( leave) [train, bus] partir ; the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare ; a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi ;▶ draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;3 ( cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; ( unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;4 ( extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; ( using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;▶ draw [sb] out ( make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.■ draw up:▶ draw up [sth], draw [sth] up1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;2 ( pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;3 ( bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;4 ( gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;▶ draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur. -
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A n1 on the loose [prisoner, criminal, animal] qui s'est échappé ; [troublemakers] déchaîné ; there's a killer/lion on the loose il y a un tueur/lion qui s'est échappé ; there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town il y a une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville ; he is still on the loose il est toujours en liberté or en cavale ○ ;B adj1 lit ( not firm or tight) [knot, lace, screw] desserré ; [nail, handle] branlant ; [joint] lâche ; [component, section] mal fixé ; [button] qui se découd ; [thread] décousu ; [tooth] qui se déchausse ; to come ou work loose [knot, screw] se desserrer ; [brick, handle] être branlant ; [nail] lâcher ; [tooth] se déchausser ; to work [sth] loose desserrer [rope, knot, screw, fixture] ; dégager [nail, post] ; desceller [brick, bar] ; to hang loose [hair] être dénoué ; [rope, reins, thread] pendre ; hang loose ○ ! US détends-toi! ; loose connection Elec faux contact ;2 ( free) [animal] échappé ; the bull's loose le taureau s'est échappé ; to break loose [animal] s'échapper (from de) ; fig rompre (from avec) ; to cut sb loose détacher qn ; to roam ou run loose courir en liberté ; to let ou set ou turn loose libérer [animal, prisoner] ; he let the dogs loose on me il a lâché les chiens sur moi ; I wouldn't let her loose on a classroom je ne la laisserais pas seule face à une classe ; I wouldn't let first year students loose on Joyce! je ne ferais pas lire Joyce aux étudiants de première année! ; to let loose with criticism/insults critiquer/insulter sans retenue ;3 Comm ( not packed) [tea, tobacco, sweets, vegetables] en vrac ; we sell envelopes loose nous vendons les enveloppes au détail ; just put the apples in the bag loose mettez donc les pommes à même le sac or directement dans le sac ; loose change petite monnaie ;4 ( that has come apart) [card, page] volant ; [stone, fragment] détaché ; a loose sheet of paper une feuille volante ; these pages have come loose ces pages se sont détachées ; loose rust/paint rouille/peinture friable ; ‘loose chippings’ GB, ‘loose gravel’ US ( roadsign) ‘attention gravillons’ ;5 ( not close-fitting) [dress, jacket, trousers] ample ; [fold, waistband] large ; [collar] lâche ; ( flaccid) [skin] flasque ; [muscle] détendu ;6 ( not compacted) [soil] meuble ; [link, weave] lâche ; [structure] lâche ; [association, alliance] vague ; to have loose bowels avoir la diarrhée ; loose maul ( in rugby) mêlée ouverte ;7 ( not strict or exact) [translation, version] assez libre, approximatif/-ive ; [wording] imprécis ; [interpretation] assez libre, large ; [guideline] vague ; [discipline, style] relâché ; loose talk propos mpl inconsidérés ;9 ( spare) [cash, funds] disponible.1 ( release) libérer ;2 ( shoot) tirer [arrow].to be at a loose end GB, to be at loose ends US être désœuvré, ne pas trop savoir quoi faire ; to tie up the loose ends régler les derniers détails ; to have a loose tongue ne pas savoir tenir sa langue.▶ loose off [sth], loose [sth] off décharger [gun] ; tirer [arrow, shot] ; décocher [abuse, insults]. -
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loose [lu:s](a) (not tightly fixed → nail) mal enfoncé; (→ screw, bolt) desserré; (→ button) qui pend, mal cousu; (→ knot) qui se défait; (→ floor tile) décollé; (→ shelf) mal fixé; (→ handle, brick) branlant; (→ floorboard) disjoint; (→ slate) mal fixé; (→ tooth) qui bouge;∎ your button's loose ton bouton est décousu;∎ he prised a brick loose il a réussi à faire bouger une brique;∎ remove all the loose plaster enlève tout le plâtre qui se détache;∎ the steering seems loose il y a du jeu dans la direction;∎ to work loose (nail) sortir; (screw, bolt) se desserrer; (knot) se défaire; (tooth, slate) bouger; (button) se détacher;∎ the wind blew some slates loose le vent a déplacé quelques ardoises;∎ British to have a loose cough avoir une toux grasse(b) (free, unattached) libre;∎ tie the loose end of the rope to the post attache le bout libre de la corde au poteau;∎ she picked up all the loose newspapers elle a ramassé tous les journaux qui traînaient;∎ a loose sheet of paper une feuille volante;∎ the cutlery was loose in the drawer les couverts étaient en vrac dans le tiroir;∎ her hair hung loose about her shoulders ses cheveux flottaient librement sur ses épaules;∎ several pages have come loose plusieurs pages se sont détachées;∎ I got one hand loose j'ai réussi à dégager une de mes mains;∎ if I manage to tear myself loose si je réussis à me libérer ou à me dégager;∎ he decided to cut loose from his family il a décidé de couper les ponts avec sa famille;∎ all the cows were loose in the village toutes les vaches se promenaient ou étaient en liberté dans les rues du village;∎ a lion got loose from the zoo un lion s'est échappé du zoo;∎ he set or let or turned a mouse loose in the kitchen il a lâché une souris dans la cuisine;∎ figurative he let loose a torrent of abuse il a lâché un torrent d'injures∎ loose coal charbon m en vrac;∎ loose cheese fromage m à la coupe;∎ I always buy vegetables loose j'achète mes légumes au poids(d) (slack → grip, hold) mou (molle); (→ skin, flesh) flasque; (→ bowstring, rope, knot) lâche; figurative (→ discipline) relâché;∎ she tied the ribbon in a loose bow elle noua le ruban sans le serrer;∎ his arms hung loose at his sides il avait les bras ballants;∎ to have a loose tongue ne pas savoir tenir sa langue(e) (not tight-fitting → dress, jacket) ample, flottant;∎ this skirt is much too loose at the waist cette jupe est bien trop large à la taille(f) (weak → connection, link) vague;∎ they have loose ties with other political groups ils sont vaguement liés à d'autres groupes politiques∎ a loose political grouping un regroupement politique peu organisé(h) (imprecise, broad → thinking, application) peu rigoureux; (→ translation, terminology) approximatif;∎ we can make a loose distinction between the two phenomena nous pouvons faire une vague distinction entre les deux phénomènes∎ to have loose bowels avoir la diarrhée∎ to keep or to stay loose rester cool;∎ familiar hang or stay loose! relax!, du calme!∎ I have a few loose ends to tie up j'ai encore quelques petits détails à régler;2 noun∎ (in rugby) in the loose dans la mêlée ouverte∎ she loosed her tongue or fury upon me elle s'est déchaînée contre moi∎ figurative he loosed a volley of threats/abuse at her il s'est répandu en menaces/invectives contre elle(c) (undo → knot) défaire; (→ hair) détacher; (unfasten → boat, raft) démarrer, détacher; (→ sail) déferler∎ a gang of hooligans on the loose une bande de jeunes voyous qui rôdent;∎ there was a gunman on the loose in the neighbourhood il y avait un homme armé qui rôdait dans le quartier;∎ humorous her husband's on the loose tonight son mari est en vadrouille ce soir►► loose change petite monnaie f;Electricity loose connection mauvais contact m;British loose cover (for armchair, sofa) housse f;loose insert (in newspaper, magazine) encart m libre;loose living débauche f, vie f dissolue;Finance loose money argent m disponible, liquidités fpl;loose talk des propos mpl lestes(with gun) tirer;∎ he loosed off into the crowd il tira au hasard dans la foule;∎ American figurative to loose off at sb (with insults, criticism etc) se déchaîner contre qn, s'en prendre violemment à qn -
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stretch [stretʃ]1 noun(a) (expanse → of land, water) étendue f;∎ this stretch of the road is particularly dangerous in the winter cette partie de la route est très dangereuse en hiver;∎ a new stretch of road/motorway un nouveau tronçon de route/d'autoroute;∎ a long straight stretch une longue route en ligne droite;∎ it's a lovely stretch of river/scenery cette partie de la rivière/du paysage est magnifique;∎ Horseracing & figurative to go into the final or finishing or home stretch entamer la dernière ligne droite(b) (period of time) période f;∎ for a long stretch of time pendant longtemps;∎ for long stretches at a time there was nothing to do il n'y avait rien à faire pendant de longues périodes;∎ to do a stretch of ten years in the army passer dix ans dans l'armée;∎ familiar he did a stretch in Dartmoor il a fait de la taule à Dartmoor;∎ familiar he was given a five-year stretch (in prison) il a écopé de cinq ans(c) (act of stretching) étirement m;∎ he stood up, yawned and had a stretch il se leva, bâilla et s'étira;∎ to give one's legs a stretch se dégourdir les jambes;∎ do a couple of stretches before breakfast faites quelques étirements avant le petit déjeuner;∎ Music stretch of the fingers (at the piano) écart m des doigts;∎ by no stretch of the imagination même en faisant un gros effort d'imagination;∎ he's the better writer by a long stretch c'est de loin le meilleur écrivain;∎ not by a long stretch! loin de là!(d) (elasticity) élasticité f;∎ there isn't much stretch in these gloves ces gants ne sont pas très souples;∎ there's a lot of stretch in these stockings ces bas sont très élastiques ou s'étirent facilement;∎ with two-way stretch (of elastic fabric) extensible dans les deux sens(a) (pull tight) tendre;∎ stretch the rope tight tendez bien la corde;∎ a cable was stretched across the ravine on avait tendu un câble à travers le ravin;∎ they stretched a net over the pit ils ont tendu un filet au-dessus de la fosse;∎ Art to stretch the canvas on the frame tendre la toile sur le châssis∎ to stretch sth out of shape déformer qch;∎ don't pull your socks like that, you'll stretch them ne tire pas sur tes chaussettes comme ça, tu vas les déformer(c) (extend, reach to full length) étendre;∎ stretch your arms upwards tendez les bras vers le haut;∎ he stretched his arm through the broken window il allongea le bras à travers le carreau cassé;∎ if I stretch up my hand I can reach the ceiling si je tends la main je peux toucher le plafond;∎ to stretch one's neck to see sth tendre le cou pour voir qch;∎ to stretch oneself s'étirer;∎ the bird stretched its wings l'oiseau déploya ses ailes;∎ figurative to stretch one's wings (become more independent) voler de ses propres ailes; (seek out new challenges) aller de l'avant(d) (force, bend → meaning) forcer; (→ rules) tourner, contourner, faire une entorse à; (→ principle) faire une entorse à; (→ imagination) faire un gros effort de;∎ you're really stretching my patience ma patience a des limites;∎ to stretch the truth exagérer;∎ they have stretched their authority a bit too far ils ont un peu abusé de leur autorité;∎ that's stretching it a bit! il ne faut pas exagérer!;∎ it would be stretching a point to call him a diplomat dire qu'il est diplomate serait exagérer ou aller un peu loin;∎ I suppose we could stretch a point and let him stay je suppose qu'on pourrait faire une entorse au règlement et lui permettre de rester(e) (budget, income, resources, supplies → get the most from) tirer le maximum de; (→ overload) surcharger, mettre à rude épreuve;∎ our resources are stretched to the limit nos ressources sont exploitées ou utilisées au maximum;∎ I can't stretch my income that far mon salaire ne me permet pas de faire de telles dépenses;∎ we should be able to stretch the food until the weekend nous devrions pouvoir faire durer les provisions jusqu'au week-end;∎ our staff are really stretched today le personnel travaille à la limite de ses possibilités aujourd'hui;∎ to be fully stretched (machine, engine) tourner à plein régime; (factory, economy) fonctionner à plein régime; (resources, services) être sollicité à fond; (person, staff) faire son maximum;∎ the job won't stretch you enough le travail ne sera pas assez stimulant pour vous;∎ she believes young people need to be stretched elle pense qu'il faut être exigeant avec les jeunes pour qu'ils donnent le meilleur d'eux-mêmes(f) (ligament, muscle) étirer∎ this fabric tends to stretch ce tissu a tendance à s'étirer;∎ the shoes will stretch with wear vos chaussures vont se faire ou s'élargir à l'usage;∎ my pullover has stretched out of shape mon pull s'est déformé(b) (person, animal → from tiredness) s'étirer; (→ on ground, bed) s'étendre, s'allonger; (→ to reach something) tendre la main;∎ she stretched lazily elle s'étira nonchalamment;∎ he had to stretch to reach it (reach out) il a dû tendre le bras pour l'atteindre; (stand on tiptoe) il a dû se mettre sur la pointe des pieds pour l'atteindre;∎ she stretched across me to get the salt elle a passé le bras devant moi pour attraper le sel;∎ can you stretch over and get me the paper? pouvez-vous tendre le bras et me passer le journal?;∎ he stretched up to touch the cupboard il s'est mis sur la pointe des pieds pour atteindre le placard(c) (spread, extend → in space, time) s'étendre;∎ the forest stretches as far as the eye can see la forêt s'étend à perte de vue;∎ the road stretches away into the distance la route s'étend au lointain;∎ the road stretched across 500 miles of desert la route parcourait 800 km de désert;∎ the rope stretched across the ravine le corde allait d'un côté à l'autre du ravin;∎ minutes stretched into hours les minutes devenaient des heures;∎ our powers don't stretch as far as you imagine nos pouvoirs ne sont pas aussi étendus que vous l'imaginez(d) (money, resources)∎ my salary won't stretch to a new car mon salaire ne me permet pas d'acheter une nouvelle voiture;∎ my resources won't stretch to that mes moyens (pécuniaires) ne vont pas jusque-là(a) (in a row) d'affilée;∎ we worked for five hours at a stretch nous avons travaillé cinq heures d'affilée(b) (with much effort) à la limite, à la rigueur;∎ we could finish by Monday at a stretch à la limite ou à la rigueur, on pourrait finir pour lundi;∎ we could fit six people in the car at a stretch à la rigueur, on pourrait tenir à six dans la voiture∎ to be at full stretch (factory, machine) fonctionner à plein régime ou à plein rendement; (person) se donner à fond, faire son maximum;∎ we were working at full stretch nous travaillions d'arrache-pied;∎ even at full stretch, we can't meet the delivery date même en tournant à plein régime, nous ne pouvons pas respecter les délais de livraison►► stretch class cours m de stretching;stretch fabric Stretch ® m;stretch limo limousine f à la carrosserie allongée(a) (pull tight) tendre;∎ the sheets had been stretched out on the line to dry on avait étendu les draps sur le fil à linge pour qu'ils sèchent;∎ the plastic sheet was stretched out on the lawn la bâche en plastique était étalée sur la pelouse∎ she stretched out her hand towards him/for the cup elle tendit la main vers lui/pour prendre la tasse;∎ she lay stretched out in front of the television elle était allongée par terre devant la télévision∎ she has to stretch her thesis out a bit for publication il faut qu'elle étoffe un peu sa thèse pour la publier(d) (make last → supplies, income) faire durer(a) (person, animal) s'étendre, s'allonger;∎ they stretched out on the lawn in the sun ils se sont allongés au soleil sur la pelouse∎ a nice long holiday stretched out before them ils avaient de longues vacances devant eux -
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/rʌn/ * danh từ - sự chạy =at a run+ đang chạy =on the run all day+ chạy ngược, chạy xuôi suốt ngày, bạn rộn suốt ngày =to be on the run+ chạy đi, chạy trốn, chuồn =to break into a run+ bắt đầu chạy =to keep the enemy on the run+ truy kích (đuổi theo) quân địch =to go for a short run before breakfast+ chạy một quâng ngắn trước khi ăn sáng - cuộc hành trình ngắn, cuộc đi tham quan ngắn; cuộc đi dạo, cuộc đi chơi =a run up to town+ cuộc đi thăm tỉnh ngắn ngày - chuyến đi; quâng đường đi (xe lửa, tàu thuỷ...) =it is only a 30 minute's run to our place+ đến chỗ chúng tôi ở chỉ mất 30 phút - sự hoạt động, sự vận hành, sự chạy (máy móc...); thời gian vận hành - sự giảm nhanh, sự tụt nhanh, sự hạ nhanh, sự sụp đổ nhanh =the temperature came down with a run+ độ nhiệt giảm nhanh =run of ground+ sự lở đất, sự sụp đất - thời gian liên tục, hồi, cơn, loạt =a long run of power+ sự nắm quyền trong một thời gian dài =a run of luck+ hồi đó =the play has a run of 50 nights+ vở kịch được diễn đi diễn lại trong một thời gian liên tục năm mươi đêm liền - tầng lớp đại đa số, loại bình thường; hạng bình thường =the commom run of men; the run of mankind+ những người bình thường =the run of the mill+ những sản phẩm bình thường của nhà máy - loại, hạng, thứ (hàng hoá) - đàn (cá...), bầy (súc vật...) - sân nuôi (gà, cịt...), cánh đồng cỏ (nuôi cừu...), bâi rào kín (để chăn nuôi) - dấu vết quâng đường thường lui tới (của một thú rừng...) - máng dẫn nước - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) ngòi, lạch, nước, dòng suối - hướng; chiều hướng, xu thế =the run of the mountains is N.E.+ dây núi chạy theo hướng đông bắc =the run of public opinion+ chiều hướng của dư luận - nhịp điệu (của một câu thơ...) - dải liên tục, đường dây liên tục, dòng mạch chạy dài =a run of gold+ mạch mỏ vàng chạy dài =run of tide+ dòng thuỷ triều - sự đổ xô tới; nhu cầu lớn, sự đòi hỏi nhiều (một thứ hàng gì...) =a run on the bank+ sự đổ xô tới đòi rút tiền ở nhà ngân hàng ra =the book has a considerable run+ quyển sách bán được rất chạy (được nhiều người hỏi mua) - sự cho phép tự do sử dụng =to have the run of somebody's books+ được phép tự do sử dụng sách của ai - (hàng không) sự bay theo đường thẳng với một tốc độ cố định (trước khi hoặc lúc ném bom) - (ngành mỏ) mặt nghiêng, mặt dốc - (hàng hải) phần đáy đuôi tàu (đáy tàu về phía bánh lái) - (âm nhạc) Rulat !in the long run - (xem) long !to keep the run of something - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nắm được diễn biến của việc gì, nắm được việc gì !to lose the run of something - không nắm được diễn biến của việc gì, không nắm được việc gì !to make a run of it - chạy trốn, trốn thoát !out of the common run - khác thường, không bình thường =to put the run the somebody+ buộc ai phải chạy trốn !to take (have) the run for one's money - được hưởng những sự vui thích xứng với đồng tiền bỏ ra; được vui thích bõ công khó nhọc !with a run !by the run - rất nhanh, nhanh vùn vụt - ngay lập tức, không chậm trễ * nội động từ ran, run - chạy =to run dowen a slope+ chạy xuống con đường dốc =a cold shiver ran down gis spine+ cơn rùng mình ớn lạnh chạy suốt dọc theo xương sống anh ta - chạy vội, vội vã =to run to meet somebody+ vội vã đến gặp ai =to run to help somebody+ chạy vội đến giúp ai - chạy trốn, tẩu thoát =to run for one's life+ chạy trốn bán sống bán chết =to run for it+ (thông tục) chạy trốn =to cut and run+ (từ lóng) chuồn, tẩu - chạy đua =to run in a race+ chạy đua =to run second+ chạy về thứ nhì - chạy, vận hành, hoạt động (máy móc, nhà máy...) =to leave the engine of the motorcar running+ để cho động cơ ô tô chạy - trôi đi, lướt đi, trượt đi, chạy lướt, lăn mau... =the pen runs on the paper+ ngòi bút chạy lướt trên trang giấy =time runs fast+ thời gian trôi nhanh =how his tongue runs!+ mồm nó cứ nói lem lẻm suốt đi! =his life runs smoothly+ cuộc đời anh ta cứ êm dềm trôi đi =the rope runs freely in the pulley+ cái dây thừng trượt đi một cách dễ dàng trên ròng rọc - xoay quanh (một cái trục...; một vấn đề...) =that is the point on which the whole argument runs+ đó là điểm mà tất cả cuộc tranh luận xoay quanh - bỏ khắp, mọc lan ra (cây) - chạy dài, chạy quanh =the road runs across a plain+ con đường chạy qua cánh đồng =the moutain range runs North and South+ dây núi chạy dài từ phía bắc đến phía nam =the fence runs round the house+ hàng rao bao quanh ngôi nhà - được viết, được thảo, được kể, có nội dung (thư, văn kiện, câu chuyện...) =the letter runs as follows+ bức thư được viết như sau =the story runs in these words+ câu chuyện được kể như thế này - tiếp tục tồn tại, tiếp diễn trong một quãng thời gian liên tục, kéo dài =the play has been running for six months+ vở kịch được diễn đi diễn lại sáu tháng liền - có giá trị, có hiệu lực =the contract runs for seven years+ bản giao kèo có giá trị trong bảy năm - ám ảnh, vương vấn =the tune is still running in my head+ điệu nhạc đó cứ vương vấn mãi trong óc tôi - lưu luyến, truyền mãi, còn mãi mãi =it runs in the family+ cái đó truyền mâi trong gia đình - lan nhanh, truyền đi =the news ran like wild fire+ tin tức lan đi rất nhanh - hướng về, nghĩ về =the eyes run over something+ đưa mắt nhìn (hướng về) cái gì =to run back over the past+ nghĩ về quá khứ - chạy trên tuyến đường (xe khách, tàu chở khách...) =the boat runs between Hanoi and Namdinh+ con tàu chạy trên tuyến đường Hà nội Nam định - nhoè (mực); thôi (màu), phai, bạc (màu) - chảy =blood runs in veins+ máu chảy trong mạch máu =the tide runs strong+ thuỷ triều chảy mạnh =pus is running+ mủ chảy =nose runs+ mũi chảy nước =eyes run+ chảy nước mắt - đầm đìa, lênh láng, dầm dề =to be running with sweat+ đầm đìa mồ hôi =to be running with blood+ máu đổ lênh láng - rỉ rò (chùng, chậu...) - lên tới, đạt tới =rice runs five tons a hectare this year+ năm nay lúa đạt năm tấn một hecta - trở nên, trở thành, có xu thế, có chiều hướng =potatoes run big this year+ khoai tây năm nay to củ =to run mad+ hoá điên =to run to extremes+ đi đến chỗ quá khích, đi đến chỗ cực đoan - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tuột =silk stockings sometimes run+ bít tất tơ đôi khi bị tuột sợi - ngược nước để đẻ (cá) - ứng cử =to run for parliament+ ứng cử vào nghị viện =to run for president+ ứng cử tổng thống * ngoại động từ - chạy (một quâng đường...) - chạy đua, chạy thi, cho (ngựa) chạy đua =to run a horse+ cho ngựa chạy đua =to run a race+ chạy đua - cho chạy =to run a ship to...+ cho tàu chạy tới... =to run a machine+ cho máy chạy =to run a car into a garage+ đánh ô tô vào nhà để xe - vượt qua; chọc thủng, phá vỡ =to run rapids+ vượt tác ghềnh =to run to a blockade+ tránh thoát vòng vây - cầu, phó mặc (may rủi...) =to chance+ cầu may - theo, đi theo =to let things run their cours+ cứ để cho mọi việc tiến hành theo lệ thường của nó =to run a scent+ theo vết (thú săn) - đuổi theo, rượt theo (thú săn...) =to run to earth+ đuổi (chồn...) vào tận hang - cho chảy; đổ (kim loại...) vào khuôn =to run the water off+ cho nước chảy đi =to run metal into mould+ đổ kim loại vào khuôn - chỉ huy, điều khiển, quản lý, trông nom =to run a hotel+ quản lý một khách sạn =to run a factory+ điều khiển một nhà máy =to run the show+ điều khiển mọi việc - xô vào, lao vào, đụng vào =to run one's head against the wall+ lao đầu vào tường - đâm vào, chọc vào =to run one's sword through somebody; to run somebody through with one's sword+ đâm lưỡi kiếm xuyên qua người ai - luồn =to run a rope through a ring+ luồn sợi dây thừng qua cái vòng - đưa lướt đi =to run one's hand over something+ đưa tay lướt trên vật gì =to run one's fingers through one's hair+ đưa ngón tay lên vuốt tóc - đổ tràn trề, đổ chứa chan, đổ lai láng, chảy đầm đìa, chảy ròng ròng =to run wine+ đổ rượu tràn trề =to run blood+ đổ máu lênh láng - cho ra đồng cỏ (vật nuôi) - buôn lậu =to run arms+ buôn lậu khí giới - khâu lược (cái áo...) - gạch, vẽ (một đường...); đặt (đường dây điện thoại...) - để cho chất đống (nợ nầm...) - đem (so sánh...) =to paralled; to run a simile+ đem so sánh, đem đối chiếu - đề cử, giới thiệu; ủng hộ (một người ra ứng cử) =to run a candidate+ giới thiệu người ứng cử; ủng hộ một người ứng cử -
119 lose
I Adj.3. fig. (locker, unverbindlich) Kontakt etc.: loose; in loser Folge sporadically, at (varying) intervals4. altm., fig. (zügellos) loose; (boshaft) malicious; hum. (schelmisch) naughty, mischievous; du Lose / Loser! hum. naughty girl / boy!; loses Maul oder Mundwerk oder lose Zunge umg. loose ( oder nasty, malicious) tongue; lose Reden führen geh. indulge in loose talk; lose Sitten loose moralsII Adv. loosely; die Haare lose tragen wear one’s hair down; etw. lose verkaufen sell s.th. loose ( oder unpacked)* * *unstuck; slack; loose; unfastened* * *lo|se ['loːzə]1. adj (lit, fig)loose; (= nicht gespannt) Seil slack; (= schelmisch) Streich mischievousetw lóse verkaufen — to sell sth loose
See:→ Zunge2. advlooselylóse sitzen — to be loose
* * *1) loosely3) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) loose4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) loose5) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) slack* * *lo·se[ˈlo:zə]1. (locker, unverbunden) looseein \loser Knopf a loose buttonein \loses Seil a slack ropeeine \lose Verbindung a loose connection2. (unverpackt, einzeln) loose\lose Ware items sold loose\lose Manuskriptseiten loose pages of a manuscriptsein Geld \lose in der Tasche haben to have loose change in one's pocketein \loses Mundwerk haben to be cheeky, to have a big mouthein \loses Mädchen a loose woman* * *1.1) (nicht fest, auch fig.) loose2) (nicht verpackt) loose <sugar, cigarettes, sweets, sheets of paper, nails, etc.>; unbottled < drink>3) (ugs.): (leichtfertig)er ist ein loseer Vogel — he is a bit of a lad
2.einen losen Mund haben — be a cheeky or impudent so-and-so (coll.)
adverbial (auch fig.) looselylose herunterhängen — hang down loosely or loose
* * *A. adjlose Blätter loose leaves;lose Teile separate parts3. fig (locker, unverbindlich) Kontakt etc: loose;in loser Folge sporadically, at (varying) intervalsdu Lose/Loser! hum naughty girl/boy!;lose Reden führen geh indulge in loose talk;lose Sitten loose moralsB. adv loosely;die Haare lose tragen wear one’s hair down;etwas lose verkaufen sell sth loose ( oder unpacked)* * *1.1) (nicht fest, auch fig.) loose2) (nicht verpackt) loose <sugar, cigarettes, sweets, sheets of paper, nails, etc.>; unbottled < drink>3) (ugs.): (leichtfertig)4) (ugs.): (vorlaut, frech) cheeky; impudent2.einen losen Mund haben — be a cheeky or impudent so-and-so (coll.)
adverbial (auch fig.) looselylose herunterhängen — hang down loosely or loose
* * *(scharfe) Zunge f.loose (sharp)tongue n. -
120 wrap
<tech.gen> (of belt or chain drives, video heads) ■ Umschlingung f<med.tech> (elastic bandage) ■ Bandage fvt <tech.gen> (with twine, rope, cable, wire) ■ umschlingen vtvt <el.join> ■ lötlos verdrahten vt
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