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1 sale
sale [seɪl]1. noun• they are having a sale in aid of the blind on organise une vente (de charité) en faveur des aveugles► for sale• "for sale" « à vendre »• "not for sale" « cet article n'est pas à vendre »• our house is up for sale notre maison est en vente► on sale (British = being sold) en vente ; (US = on special offer) en promotion2. compounds• his sales pitch was persuasive il a très bien vanté le produit ► sales rep (inf), sales representative noun VRP m* * *[seɪl] 1.1) ( selling) vente fon sale — GB en vente; US en solde
to go on sale — GB être mis en vente; US être mis en solde
in the sale(s) — GB
on sale — US en solde
3) ( by salesman) vente f2.sales plural noun1) ( amount sold) ventes fpl2) ( career) commerce m3) ( department) service m des ventes4) ( event)the sales — les soldes fpl
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2 aid
aid [eɪd]1. nouna. ( = help) aide fb. ( = helper) aide mfc. (usually plural) ( = equipment, apparatus) aide f[+ person] aider ; [+ progress, recovery] contribuer à3. compounds* * *[eɪd] 1.1) ( help) aide fwith the aid of — à l'aide de [tool etc]; avec l'aide de [person]
2) ( charitable support) aide f ( from de; to, for à)in aid of — au profit de [charity etc]
3) ( equipment) aide f2.aid agency — organisation f humanitaire
3.aid worker — employé/-e m/f d'une organisation humanitaire
transitive verb aider [person] ( to do à faire); faciliter [digestion, recovery]4.1)2) Jur -
3 aid
1. transitive verb1)2) (promote) fördern2. nouncome/go to the aid of somebody — jemandem zu Hilfe kommen
with the aid of something/somebody — mithilfe einer Sache (Gen.) /mit jemandes Hilfe; mithilfe von etwas/jemandem
in aid of somebody/something — zugunsten von jemandem/etwas
* * *[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) die Hilfe2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) helfen* * *[ˌeɪaɪˈdi:]n abbrev of artificial insemination by donor künstliche Befruchtung [o fachspr artifizielle Insemination] durch Spendersperma* * *[eɪd]1. n1) no pl (= help) Hilfe f(foreign) aid — Entwicklungshilfe f
with the aid of his uncle/a screwdriver — mithilfe or mit Hilfe seines Onkels/eines Schraubenziehers
a sale in aid of the blind —
what's all this wiring in aid of? (inf) — wozu sind all diese Drähte da or gut?
2) (= useful person, thing) Hilfe f (to für); (= piece of equipment, audio-visual aid etc) Hilfsmittel nt; (= hearing aid) Hörgerät nt; (= teaching aid) Lehrmittel nt3)See:= aide2. vtunterstützen, helfen (+dat)to aid and abet sb (Jur) — jdm Beihilfe leisten; (after crime) jdn begünstigen
See:* * *aid [eıd]A v/t1. unterstützen, jemandem helfen, beistehen, Beistand leisten, behilflich sein (with, in bei; to do zu tun):aided by mit Unterstützung von (od gen);aid and abet JURa) Beihilfe leisten (dat),b) begünstigen ( → B);aided eye bewaffnetes Auge2. die Verdauung etc fördernB v/i helfen (with, in bei):aiding wind Rückenwind m;a) Beihilfe f,b) Begünstigung f (nach der Tat)C s1. Hilfe f (to für), Hilfeleistung f (with, in bei), Unterstützung f, Beistand m:he came to her aid er kam ihr zu Hilfe;a) zum Besten (gen), zugunsten von (od gen),b) zur Erreichung von (od gen);what is all this in aid of? Br umg wozu soll das alles gut sein?;3. Hilfsmittel n, -gerät n* * *1. transitive verb1)aid somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen[, etwas zu tun]
2) (promote) fördern2. nouncome/go to the aid of somebody — jemandem zu Hilfe kommen
with the aid of something/somebody — mithilfe einer Sache (Gen.) /mit jemandes Hilfe; mithilfe von etwas/jemandem
in aid of somebody/something — zugunsten von jemandem/etwas
2) (source of help) Hilfsmittel, das (to für)* * *n.Beihilfe -n f.Hilfe -n f.Hilfsmittel n.Mithilfe -n f. v.helfen v.(§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen) -
4 AID
1. transitive verb1)2) (promote) fördern2. nouncome/go to the aid of somebody — jemandem zu Hilfe kommen
with the aid of something/somebody — mithilfe einer Sache (Gen.) /mit jemandes Hilfe; mithilfe von etwas/jemandem
in aid of somebody/something — zugunsten von jemandem/etwas
* * *[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) die Hilfe2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) helfen* * *[ˌeɪaɪˈdi:]n abbrev of artificial insemination by donor künstliche Befruchtung [o fachspr artifizielle Insemination] durch Spendersperma* * *[eɪd]1. n1) no pl (= help) Hilfe f(foreign) aid — Entwicklungshilfe f
with the aid of his uncle/a screwdriver — mithilfe or mit Hilfe seines Onkels/eines Schraubenziehers
a sale in aid of the blind —
what's all this wiring in aid of? (inf) — wozu sind all diese Drähte da or gut?
2) (= useful person, thing) Hilfe f (to für); (= piece of equipment, audio-visual aid etc) Hilfsmittel nt; (= hearing aid) Hörgerät nt; (= teaching aid) Lehrmittel nt3)See:= aide2. vtunterstützen, helfen (+dat)to aid and abet sb (Jur) — jdm Beihilfe leisten; (after crime) jdn begünstigen
See:* * *AID abk3. artificial insemination donor (artificial insemination by donor)* * *1. transitive verb1)aid somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen[, etwas zu tun]
2) (promote) fördern2. nouncome/go to the aid of somebody — jemandem zu Hilfe kommen
with the aid of something/somebody — mithilfe einer Sache (Gen.) /mit jemandes Hilfe; mithilfe von etwas/jemandem
in aid of somebody/something — zugunsten von jemandem/etwas
2) (source of help) Hilfsmittel, das (to für)* * *n.Beihilfe -n f.Hilfe -n f.Hilfsmittel n.Mithilfe -n f. v.helfen v.(§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen) -
5 profit
profit [pʀɔfi]masculine nouna. ( = gain) profitb. ( = avantage) benefit• tirer profit de [+ leçon, affaire] to benefit fromc. (locutions)► à profit• mettre à profit [+ idée, invention] to turn to account ; [+ temps libre] to make the most of► au profit de for ; ( = pour aider) in aid of* * *pʀɔfinom masculin1) ( avantage) benefit, advantagetirer profit de — to make the most of, to take advantage of
faire du profit — (colloq) [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value
ce manteau m'a fait du profit — (colloq) I've had a lot of wear out of this coat
abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire — to drop coal in favour [BrE] of nuclear energy
mettre à profit — to make the most of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [something] to good account [situation]; to make good use of [idée, résultat]
2) ( gains) profit••il n'y a pas de petits profits — Proverbe look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Proverbe GB, a dollar is a dollar US
* * *pʀɔfi nm1) (= avantage)mettre à profit [occasion] — to take advantage of, [connaissance, capacité] to turn to good account
2) COMMERCE, FINANCE profitLa société a fait des profits importants. — The company made significant profits.
profits et pertes COMMERCE — profit and loss
* * *profit nm1 ( avantage) benefit, advantage; faire qch avec profit to benefit from doing sth; vous consulterez ce guide avec profit you'll find this guide very useful; il a appliqué avec profit les nouvelles méthodes he's made good use of the new methods; tirer profit de to make the most of, to take advantage of; il a tiré profit de mes conseils he put my advice to good use; il n'a pas su tirer profit de ce qui lui est arrivé il y a deux ans he didn't learn from what happened to him two years ago; faire son profit de qch to use sth to one's advantage, to make use of sth; faire du profit○ [nourriture] to go a long way; [objet, appareil] to be good value; ce manteau m'a fait du profit○ I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; être d'un grand profit à qn to be of great benefit ou value to sb, to benefit sb greatly; ce stage linguistique leur a été d'un grand profit that language course has been of great benefit ou value to them, they got a lot out of that language course; pour le plus grand profit de to the great benefit of; trouver (son) profit à faire to find it to one's advantage to do; s'il le fait c'est qu'il y trouve son profit he's doing it because he gets something out of it; organiser un concert au profit des handicapés/de la recherche sur le cancer to organize a concert in aid of the handicapped/of cancer research; accusé d'espionnage au profit d'un pays étranger accused of spying for a foreign country; la réforme s'est faite au profit des grands propriétaires the reform benefited land owners; abandonner le charbon au profit du nucléaire to drop coal in favourGB of nuclear energy; le candidat de la majorité a perdu des voix au profit des écologistes the ruling party's candidate lost votes to the ecologists; tourner au profit de qn to work in sb's favourGB; mettre à profit to make the most of, to take advantage of [temps libre, stage]; to turn [sth] to good account ou to one's advantage [situation]; to make good use of [idée, découverte, résultat];2 Écon ( gains) profit; dégager des profits, faire des profits to make a profit; réaliser 10 millions de profit to make a profit of 10 million; profits illicites/illimités illicit/unlimited profits; profits pétroliers oil revenues; être une source de profit pour to be a source of wealth for.il n'y a pas de petits profits Prov look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves Prov GB, a penny saved is a penny earned Prov GB, a dollar is a dollar US.[prɔfi] nom masculinmettre quelque chose à profit to take advantage of ou to make the most of somethingil y a trouvé son profit, sinon il ne l'aurait pas fait he got something out of it otherwise he wouldn't have done itfaire ou réaliser des profits to make profits ou a profitle profit réalisé sur la vente de la propriété the return on ou the revenue from the sale of the propertyprofit brut/net gross/net profit————————au profit de locution prépositionnelleà son/mon seul profit for his/my sole benefit -
6 fly
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plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•
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past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) volar, pilotar2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) huir, salir de, abandonar3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) volar, pasar volando•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying
fly1 n moscafly2 vb1. volar2. ir en avión / volar3. correr / ir volandotr[flaɪ]————————tr[flaɪ]1 volar■ we will be flying at an altitude of 9,000 metres volaremos a una altitud de 9.000 metros2 (go by plane) ir en avión3 (flag, hair) ondear4 (sparks) saltar5 (rush, move quickly) irse volando, irse a toda prisa6 (time) volar, pasar volando7 (flee) huir■ when the police arrived, the thieves had flown cuando llegó la policía los ladrones habían huido1 (plane) pilotar■ can you fly a plane? ¿sabes pilotar un avión?2 (send by plane) transportar3 (travel over) sobrevolar4 (kite) hacer volar5 (flag) enarbolar, izar1 (of tent) doble techo1 (on trousers) bragueta f sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fly in the face of something burlarse de algoto fly into a rage / fly into a temper ponerse furioso,-a, montar en cólera, subirse por las paredesto fly off the handle perder los estribosto let fly at somebody arremeter contra alguiento go flying caerseto send somebody flying mandar a alguien por los airesfly sheet doble techo————————tr[flaɪ]1 mosca\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to hurt a fly ser incapaz de matar una moscathere are no flies on...... no se chupa el dedoto drop/fall like flies caer como moscasfly spray spray nombre masculino matamoscas, matamoscas nombre masculino, insecticida nombre masculino1) : volar (dícese de los pájaros, etc.)2) travel: volar (dícese de los aviones), ir en avión (dícese de los pasajeros)3) float: flotar, ondear4) flee: huir, escapar5) rush: correr, irse volando6) pass: pasar (volando)how time flies!: ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!7)to fly open : abrir de golpefly vt: pilotar (un avión), hacer volar (una cometa)1) : mosca fto drop like flies: caer como moscas2) : bragueta f (de pantalones, etc.)n.• bragueta (Textil) s.f.• mosca s.f. (A flag)v.(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = enarbolar v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = dirigir un avión v.• pilotear un avión v.• volar v.
I flaɪ1)a) ( insect) mosca fhe/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca
the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)
there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto
to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas
b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)fly fishing — pesca f con mosca
2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)
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1.
1)a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando
b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en aviónto fly out — salir* ( en avión)
we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
to be flying high — estar* volando alto
c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamearwith her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento
2)b)to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien
to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera
c) (move, be thrown) volar*I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado
to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)
d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*
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vt1)a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)b) ( carry) \<\<cargo\>\> transportar ( en avión); \<\<person\>\> llevar ( en avión)c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolarthe ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño
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adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado
I [flaɪ]1. N1) (=insect) mosca f3) flies (Theat) peine msing, telar msing4) (=carriage) calesa f5)- do sth on the fly2.CPDfly button N — botón m de la bragueta
II [flaɪ] (pt flew) (pp flown)1. VI1) (=be airborne) [plane, bird, insect] volar; [air passengers] ir en avión"how did you get here?" - "I flew" — -¿cómo llegaste aquí? -en avión
do you fly often? — ¿viajas mucho en avión?
we were flying at 5,000ft — volábamos a 5.000 pies de altura
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to fly into Gatwick airport — llegar (en avión) al aeropuerto de Gatwick•
the plane flew over London — el avión sobrevoló Londresto be flying high —
birdwe were flying high after our success in the championship — estábamos como locos tras el éxito en el campeonato
2) (=fly a plane) pilotar un avión, volarto learn to fly — aprender a pilotar un avión or a volar
to fly blind — (lit) volar a ciegas or guiándose solo por los instrumentos; (fig) ir a ciegas
3) (=flutter, wave) [flag] ondearflag4) (=move quickly)my hat flew into the air — se me voló el sombrero, el sombrero salió volando
rumours are flying around the office that... — por la oficina corre el rumor de que...
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to go flying, the vase went flying — el jarrón salió por los aires or salió volando•
to let fly — (fig) (verbally) empezar a despotricar; (physically) empezar a repartir golpes or tortazos; (Ftbl) (=shoot) dispararto let fly at sb — (verbally) empezar a despotricar contra algn, arremeter contra algn; (physically) arremeter contra algn, empezar a dar golpes or tortazos a algn
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he/the ball came flying past me — él/la pelota pasó volando junto a mí•
the blow sent him flying — el golpe hizo que saliera despedidosparkshe kicked off her shoes and sent them flying across the room — de una patada se quitó los zapatos y los mandó volando al otro lado de la habitación
5) (=rush) ir volando, ir corriendoI must fly! — ¡me voy volando or corriendo!, ¡me tengo que ir volando or corriendo!
she flew upstairs to look for it — subió volando or a toda prisa a buscarlo
to fly to sb's aid or assistance — ir volando a socorrer a algn
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to fly at sb — (physically) lanzarse sobre algn, arremeter contra algn; (fig) ponerse furioso con algnthe dog flew at him and bit him — el perro se lanzó or se abalanzó sobre él y le mordió
- fly in the face of sthhandleshe has a reputation for flying in the face of authority — tiene fama de ir en contra de la autoridad
6) (=pass quickly) [time] pasar or irse volando•
the years flew by — los años pasaron volando2. VT1) [+ aircraft] pilotar, pilotear (esp LAm); [+ passenger] llevar en avión; [+ goods] transportar en avión; [+ distance] recorrer (en avión); [+ flag] enarbolarwhich routes does the airline fly? — ¿qué rutas cubre la aerolínea?
2) (=flee) [+ country] abandonar, huir de- fly the nest- fly the coop- fly away- fly in- fly off- fly out
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[flaɪ]ADJ (esp Brit) avispado, espabilado* * *
I [flaɪ]1)a) ( insect) mosca fhe/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca
the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)
there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto
to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas
b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)fly fishing — pesca f con mosca
2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)
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1.
1)a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando
b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en aviónto fly out — salir* ( en avión)
we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
to be flying high — estar* volando alto
c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamearwith her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento
2)b)to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien
to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera
c) (move, be thrown) volar*I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado
to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)
d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*
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vt1)a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)b) ( carry) \<\<cargo\>\> transportar ( en avión); \<\<person\>\> llevar ( en avión)c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolarthe ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño
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adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado
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