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1 school dinners

школьные обеды

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > school dinners
2 school

school [sku:l]

1 noun

(a) (educational establishment) école f, établissement m scolaire; (secondary school → to age 15) collège m; (→ 15 to 18) lycée m; (classes) école f, classe f, classes fpl, cours mpl;

∎ to go to school aller à l'école ou au collège ou au lycée;

∎ to be at or in school être à l'école ou en classe;

∎ to go back to school (after illness) reprendre l'école; (after holidays) rentrer;

∎ to send one's children to school envoyer ses enfants à l'école;

∎ parents have a duty to send their children to school les parents ont le devoir d'envoyer leurs enfants à l'école ou de scolariser leurs enfants;

∎ what are you going to do when you leave school? qu'est-ce que tu comptes faire quand tu auras quitté l'école ou fini ta scolarité?;

∎ I was at school with him j'étais en classe avec lui, c'était un de mes camarades de classe;

∎ he's still at school il va encore à l'école;

∎ to go skiing/sailing with the school ≃ aller en classe de neige/de mer;

∎ television for schools télévision f scolaire;

∎ there's no school today il n'y a pas (d')école ou il n'y a pas classe aujourd'hui;

∎ school starts at nine (primary) l'école ou la classe commence à neuf heures; (secondary) les cours commencent à neuf heures;

∎ school starts back next week c'est la rentrée (scolaire ou des classes) la semaine prochaine;

∎ see you after school on se voit après l'école ou la classe;

∎ the whole school is or are invited toute l'école est invitée;

∎ figurative the school of life l'école f de la vie;

∎ I went to the school of hard knocks j'ai été à rude école

(b) (institute) école f, académie f

(c) University (department) département m, institut m; (faculty) faculté f; (college) collège m; American (university) université f;

∎ London School of Economics = institut d'études économiques de l'université de Londres;

∎ she's at law school elle fait des études de droit, elle fait son droit

(d) (of art, literature) école f;

∎ figurative a doctor of the old school un médecin de la vieille école ou de la vieille garde;

∎ the Florentine/classical school l'école florentine/classique

(e) (training session) stage m;

∎ a two-day school for doctors un stage de deux jours pour les médecins

(f) (in Oxford and Cambridge)

∎ schools (examination hall) salle f d'examens; (examinations) examens mpl de la licence

(g) History

∎ the Schools l'École f, la scolastique

(h) (of fish, porpoises) banc m

2 compound-forming noun

(trip, doctor) scolaire;

∎ I'm not allowed to stay up late on school nights je n'ai pas le droit de me coucher tard quand il y a école le lendemain;

∎ British to do the school run emmener les enfants à l'école (à tour de rôle)

3 transitive verb

(a) (train → person) entraîner; (→ animal) dresser;

∎ to be schooled in monetary/military matters être rompu aux questions monétaires/militaires;

∎ she schooled herself to listen to what others said elle a appris à écouter (ce que disent) les autres;

∎ she is well schooled in diplomacy elle a une bonne formation diplomatique

(b) (send to school) envoyer à l'école, scolariser

►► school age âge m scolaire;

school attendance (going to school) scolarisation f; (not being absent) présence f à l'école;

school board conseil m d'établissement;

Radio & Television schools broadcasting émissions fpl scolaires;

school buildings bâtiments mpl scolaires;

school bus car m de ramassage scolaire;

school of dance, dancing school académie f ou école f de danse;

school day journée f scolaire ou d'école;

school dinners repas mpl servis à la cantine (de l'école);

school district = aux États-Unis, autorité locale décisionnaire dans le domaine de l'enseignement primaire et secondaire;

school fees frais mpl de scolarité;

school friend camarade mf de classe ou d'école, familiar copain (copine) m,f de classe ou d'école;

British school governor membre m du conseil de gestion de l'école;

school holiday jour m de congé scolaire;

∎ tomorrow is a school holiday il n'y a pas école ou classe ou cours demain;

∎ during the school holidays pendant les vacances ou congés scolaires;

school hours heures fpl de classe ou d'école;

∎ in school hours pendant les heures de classe;

∎ out of school hours en dehors des heures de classe;

school magazine journal m de l'école;

school of medicine faculté f de médecine;

school milk = lait offert aux élèves dans le primaire;

school of motoring auto-école f, école f de conduite;

school of music (gen) école f de musique; (superior level) conservatoire m;

school report bulletin m scolaire;

school of thought école f de pensée; figurative théorie f;

∎ one school of thought argues that this is due to genetic factors il existe une théorie selon laquelle ceci a une origine génétique;

school tie = cravate propre à une école et faisant partie de l'uniforme;

school uniform uniforme m scolaire;

school year année f scolaire;

∎ my school years ma scolarité, mes années fpl d'école;

∎ the school year runs from September to July l'année scolaire dure de septembre à juillet

✾ Play 'The School for Scandal' Sheridan 'L'École de la médisance'

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3 comida escolar

f.

school dinner, school lunch.

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(n.) = school lunch, school dinner

Ex. A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.

Ex. This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.

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(n.) = school lunch, school dinner

Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.

Ex: This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.

Spanish-English dictionary > comida escolar
4 almuerzo escolar

m.

school lunch.

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(n.) = school lunch, school dinner

Ex. A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.

Ex. This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.

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(n.) = school lunch, school dinner

Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.

Ex: This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.

Spanish-English dictionary > almuerzo escolar
5 mediopensionista

f. & m.

day student, day pupil.

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mediopensionista

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 day student

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SMF day pupil, day student

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I
adjetivo day (before n)
II
masculino y femenino day pupil ( who has school lunch)

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I
adjetivo day (before n)
II
masculino y femenino day pupil ( who has school lunch)

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mediopensionista¹

adjective

day ( before n)

mediopensionista²

masculine and feminine

day pupil ( who has school lunch)

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mediopensionista

♦ adj

= who has school dinners

♦ nmf

= child who has school dinners

Spanish-English dictionary > mediopensionista
6 demi-pension

demi-pension [d(ə)mipɑ̃sjɔ̃]

feminine noun

(à l'hôtel) half-board (Brit) ; (à l'école) half-board

• être en demi-pension [élève] to take school lunches

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d(ə)mipɑ̃sjɔ̃
nom féminin (régime, prix) half board

être en demi-pension — ( à l'hôtel) to stay half board; ( à l'école) to have school lunches

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d(ə)mipɑ̃sjɔ̃ nf
half-board

Cet hôtel propose des tarifs raisonnables en demi-pension. — This hotel has reasonable rates for half-board.

être en demi-pension ÉDUCATION — to take school dinners

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demi-pension nf

1 (régime, prix) half board; être en demi-pension ( à l'hôtel) to stay half board; ( à l'école) to have school lunches;

2 ( hôtel) hotel offering half board;

3 ( pour un cheval) half-livery.

[dəmipɑ̃sjɔ̃] ( pluriel demi-pensions) nom féminin

[à l'hôtel] half-board

être en demi-pension ÉDUCATION to have school lunches ou dinners

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > demi-pension
7 demi-pensionnaire

demi-pensionnaire [d(ə)mipɑ̃sjɔnεʀ]

masculine noun, feminine noun

day pupil

• être demi-pensionnaire to take school lunches

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pl demi-pensionnaires d(ə)mipɑ̃sjɔnɛʀ nom masculin et féminin École pupil who has school lunches

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d(ə)mipɑ̃sjɔnɛʀ nmf
ÉDUCATION pupil who takes school dinners

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demi-pensionnaire, pl demi-pensionnaires nmf Scol pupil who has school lunches.

[dəmipɑ̃sjɔnɛr] ( pluriel demi-pensionnaires) nom masculin et féminin

pupil who has school dinners

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > demi-pensionnaire
8 media pensión

f.

half board.

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media pensión

half board

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femenino ( en hoteles) half board; ( en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medio medio pupils who have school dinners

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(adj.) = half board

Ex. Price per person sharing a double room (half board): EUR 575 incl. VAT.

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femenino ( en hoteles) half board; ( en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medio medio pupils who have school dinners

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(adj.) = half board

Ex: Price per person sharing a double room (half board): EUR 575 incl. VAT.

Spanish-English dictionary > media pensión
9 cantine

cantine [kɑ̃tin]

feminine noun

a. ( = réfectoire) canteen

• manger à la cantine to eat at the canteen ; [élève] to have school meals

b. ( = malle) tin trunk

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kɑ̃tin
nom féminin

1) ( restaurant) canteen GB, cafeteria

2) ( malle) tin trunk

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kɑ̃tin nf
1) [entreprise] canteen, (= réfectoire d'école) canteen, dining hall

manger à la cantine — to eat in the canteen

une cantine d'entreprise — a company canteen

les cantines scolaires — school canteens, school dining halls

2) (malle métallique) tin trunk

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cantine nf

1 ( restaurant) canteen GB, cafeteria; je ne mange jamais à la cantine gén I never eat in the canteen GB ou cafeteria; Scol I never have school dinner GB ou school lunch;

2 ( malle) tin trunk.

Composé

cantine ambulante Mil mobile canteen.

[kɑ̃tin] nom féminin

1. [dans une école] dining hall, canteen

[dans une entreprise] canteen

les élèves qui mangent à la cantine pupils who have school meals ou school dinners

2. [malle] (tin) trunk

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cantine
10 pensión

f.

1 pension, boarding-house, boardinghouse, inn.

2 retirement pay, retirement annuity, pension benefits.

3 alimony.

4 pension, retirement.

5 boarding school.

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pensión

► nombre femenino

1 (para jubilados) pension; (para ex cónjuge) maintenance

2 (casa de huéspedes) hostel, boarding house, guesthouse, lodgings plural

3 (cantidad que se paga) board and lodging, bed and board

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pensión completa full board

pensión vitalicia life annuity

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noun f.

1) pension

2) boarding house

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SF

1) [por vejez] pension; [por invalidez, de divorciada] allowance

cobrar la pensión — to draw one's pension

pensión alimenticia — alimony, maintenance

pensión asistencial — state pension

pensión contributiva — contributory pension

pensión de invalidez, pensión de inválidos — disability allowance

pensión de jubilación, pensión de retiro — retirement pension

pensión de viudedad — widow's/widower's pension

pensión escalada — graduated pension

pensión vitalicia — annuity

2) (=casa de huéspedes) boarding house, guest house; (Univ) lodgings pl ; And (=bar) bar, café

3) (=precio) board and lodging

media pensión — half board

pensión completa — full board

4) (Univ) scholarship; [de viaje] travel grant

5) And, Cono Sur (=preocupación) worry, anxiety; (=remordimiento) regret

6) † (=molestia) drawback, snag

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femenino

1) (Servs Socs) ( por haber trabajado) retirement pension; ( por contribuciones de familiar) widow's/orphan's pension

cobrar la pensión — to draw one's pension

- pensión alimenticia

- pensión de invalidez

- pensión de viudedad or viudez

- pensión vitalicia

2)

a) ( casa - de huéspedes) guesthouse, rooming house (AmE), boarding house (BrE); (- para estudiantes) student hostel

b) ( alojamiento) accommodations (pl) (AmE), lodging, accommodation (BrE); medio I

- pensión completa

3) (Col) ( mensualidad) tuition (AmE), school fees (pl) (BrE)

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femenino

1) (Servs Socs) ( por haber trabajado) retirement pension; ( por contribuciones de familiar) widow's/orphan's pension

cobrar la pensión — to draw one's pension

- pensión alimenticia

- pensión de invalidez

- pensión de viudedad or viudez

- pensión vitalicia

2)

a) ( casa - de huéspedes) guesthouse, rooming house (AmE), boarding house (BrE); (- para estudiantes) student hostel

b) ( alojamiento) accommodations (pl) (AmE), lodging, accommodation (BrE); medio I

- pensión completa

3) (Col) ( mensualidad) tuition (AmE), school fees (pl) (BrE)

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pensión¹

¹ = pension, alimony, old-age pension.

Ex: Such libraries now offer advice on benefits, employment, careers, housing, pensions, consumer affairs and other similar matters, or put people in touch with other sources.

Ex: Alimony payments are taxable to the wife & deductible by the husband.

Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* pensión alimenticia = alimony.

* pensión de menores = child support.

* pensión de viuda = widow's pension.

* pensión de viudedad = widow's pension, widower's pension.

* pensión de viudo = widower's pension.

* pensión por incapacidad = disability pension.

* pensión por invalidez = disability pension.

* pensión por vejez = old-age pension.

* pensión por viudez = widower's pension, widow's pension.

* plan de pensiones = pension plan, retirement plan.

* recibir una pensión = draw + a pension.

pensión²

² = guesthouse [guest house], boarding house, bed and breakfast (B&B).

Ex: The aim is to establish a central library with a network of branches in guest houses and other places of accommodation.

Ex: A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference.

Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.

* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.

* media pensión = half board.

* pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.

* pensión para vagabundos = flophouse.

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pensión

feminine

A ( Servs Socs) (por haber trabajado) retirement pension; (por contribuciones de un familiar) widow's/orphan's pension

cobrar la pensión to draw one's pension

Compuestos:

● pensión alimenticia

maintenance

● pensión de invalidez

disability (allowance) ( AmE), invalidity benefit ( BrE)

● pensión de jubilación

retirement pension

● pensión de veterano de guerra

war pension

● pensión de viudedad or viudez

widow's pension

● pensión vitalicia

annuity

B

1 (casa — de huéspedes) guesthouse, rooming house ( AmE), boarding house ( BrE); (— para estudiantes) student hostel

2 (alojamiento) accommodations (pl) ( AmE), lodging, accommodation ( BrE)

decidió dar pensión she decided to take in lodgers

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

Compuesto:

pensión completa

full board

C ( Col) (mensualidad) tuition ( AmE), school fees (pl) ( BrE)

D

( Chi fam) (melancolía): tiene pensión she's down in the dumps o feeling very low ( colloq)

dicen que murió de pensión they say he died of sorrow/of a broken heart

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pensión sustantivo femenino
1 (Servs Socs) pension;
◊ cobrar la pensión to draw one's pension;

pensión alimenticia maintenance;
pensión de invalidez disability (allowance) (AmE), invalidity benefit (BrE)
2
a) ( casa — de huéspedes) guesthouse, rooming house (AmE), boarding house (BrE);

(— para estudiantes) student hostel;
◊ pensión completa full board;

See Also→ medio 1
b) ( alojamiento) accommodations (pl) (AmE), lodging, accommodation (BrE);

3 (Col) ( mensualidad) tuition (AmE), school fees (pl) (BrE)
pensión sustantivo femenino
1 (establecimiento) boarding house, guesthouse
2 (modo de alojamiento) board: fuimos de vacaciones con pensión completa, we had full board on our holiday
3 (cantidad de dinero, renta) pension, allowance, maintenance
pensión de invalidez, invalidity benefit
' pensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- exigua
- exiguo
- huésped
- huéspeda
- jubilar
- jubilación
- patrón
- patrona
- pensionista
- plan
- retiro
- viudedad
- cobrar
- cobro
- dueño
- fonda
- medio
- pensionado
- revalorización
English:
alimony
- allowance
- bed
- board
- boarder
- boarding
- boarding house
- cash in
- disability allowance
- disability pension
- half-board
- landlady
- landlord
- maintenance
- palimony
- pay
- pension
- pension off
- pension plan
- retirement benefits
- room
- rooming-house
- scheme
- vacancy
- check
- disability
- draw
- grant
- guest
- lodging

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pensión nf

1. [dinero] pension;

cobra la pensión una vez al mes he receives his pension once a month;

no ha empezado a cobrar la pensión todavía she isn't on a pension yet

Comp
pensión alimentaria o alimenticia maintenance (allowance);
pensión asistencial = benefit paid to people with low incomes, Br ≈ income support;

pensión contributiva earnings-related pension;

pensión no contributiva non-contributory pension;

pensión del Estado state pension;

pensión de invalidez disability pension o allowance;

pensión de jubilación retirement pension;

pensión retributiva earnings-related pension;

pensión vitalicia life pension;

pensión de viudedad widow's pension

2. [de huéspedes] guest house;

media pensión [en hotel] half board, = breakfast and one other meal included;

estar a media pensión [en colegio] to have school dinners

Comp
pensión completa [en hotel] full board, = all meals included
3. Chile [melancolía]
estar con pensión to be feeling blue

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pensión

f

1 hotel rooming house, Br

guesthouse;

media pensión bed and breakfast and one main meal, Br half board

2 dinero pension

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pensión nf, pl pensiones

1) jubilación: pension

2) : boarding house

3)

pensión alimenticia : alimony

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pensión n

1. (dinero) pension

2. (hostal) boarding house / guesthouse

media pensión half board

pensión completa full board

Spanish-English dictionary > pensión
11 dinner **** din·ner n

['dɪnə(r)]
(evening meal) cena, (lunch) pranzo, (banquet) banchetto

dinner is at seven o'clock — la cena è alle sette

to have dinner — cenare

we're having people to dinner this evening — abbiamo gente a cena stasera

to go out to dinner in a restaurant/at friends — andare a cena fuori/da amici

they have dinner at school — pranzano a scuola

the dinner hour — l'intervallo del pranzo

it's half past twelve - nearly dinner time! — è mezzogiorno e mezza, è quasi ora di pranzo!

dinner's ready! — a tavola!

school dinners — refezione f scolastica

English-Italian dictionary > dinner **** din·ner n
12 hate

heit
1. verb
(to dislike very much: I hate them for their cruelty to my father; I hate getting up in the morning.) odiar, detestar, aborrecer

2. noun
1) (great dislike: a look of hate.) odio, hincha (familiar)

2) (something disliked: Getting up in the morning is one of my pet (= particular) hates.) cosa que uno más detesta, pesadilla

•

- hateful
- hatefully
- hatefulness
- hatred

hate vb odiar / detestar

El gerundio de hate se escribe hating

hate

tr[heɪt]

noun

1 odio

transitive verb

1 familiar (detest) odiar, detestar, aborrecer

■ she hates school dinners no soporta las comidas del colegio

2 familiar (regret) lamentar, sentir

■ I hate to trouble you, but... lamento molestarle, pero...

hate ['heɪt] vt, hated ; hating : odiar, aborrecer, detestar

hate n

: odio m

hate

n.

• aborrecimiento s.m.

• odio s.m.

v.

• aborrecer v.

• desamar v.

• odiar v.

I heɪt
transitive verb odiar, aborrecer*, detestar

to hate somebody FOR something/-ING — odiar a alguien por algo/+ inf

I hate people with loud voices — no soporto a la gente que habla a gritos

I hate ironing — detesto or odio planchar

I hate to disturb you, but... — perdona que te moleste, pero...

II

noun

a) u ( hatred)

hate (FOR somebody/something) — odio m (a or hacia alguien/a algo); (before n)

hate mail — cartas fpl llenas de insultos y amenazas

b) c ( object of hatred) pet II b)

[heɪt]
1.

N odio m ; pet

2.

VT odiar, detestar

to hate sb like poison — odiar a algn a muerte

I hate having to commute every day — no soporto tener que tomar el tren todos los días para ir a trabajar

he hates to be or he hates being corrected — no soporta que se le corrija or que le corrijan

I hate to see him unhappy — me duele mucho or no soporto verlo triste

I hate to say it, but... — lamento tener que decirlo, pero...

I hate to trouble you, but... — siento muchísimo molestarle, pero...

3.

CPD

hate campaign N — campaña f or operación f de acoso (y derribo)

to mount/wage a hate campaign against sb — montar/realizar una campaña or operación de acoso y derribo contra algn

hate crime N — crimen motivado por el odio racial, xenófobo, religioso u homofóbico

they are calling for action on homophobic hate crimes — piden que se tome acción contra los crímenes motivados por la homofobia

hate mail N — cartas fpl amenazantes

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I [heɪt]
transitive verb odiar, aborrecer*, detestar

to hate somebody FOR something/-ING — odiar a alguien por algo/+ inf

I hate people with loud voices — no soporto a la gente que habla a gritos

I hate ironing — detesto or odio planchar

I hate to disturb you, but... — perdona que te moleste, pero...

II

noun

a) u ( hatred)

hate (FOR somebody/something) — odio m (a or hacia alguien/a algo); (before n)

hate mail — cartas fpl llenas de insultos y amenazas

b) c ( object of hatred) pet II b)

English-spanish dictionary > hate
13 medio

adj.

1 half a, half, half an, mid.

2 average.

3 half-way, halfway.

4 one-half.

adv.

half-way, half, kind of, partially.

m.

1 means, manner, mode, way.

2 center, midway, midst.

3 medium, instrument, means.

4 environment.

5 halfback.

6 medium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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medio

► adjetivo

1 (mitad) half

■ las dos y media half past two

■ media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs

■ un año y medio a year and a half

2 (intermedio) middle

■ a media tarde in the middle of the afternoon

3 (de promedio) average

■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...

► adverbio

1 half

■ medio terminado,-a half-finished

■ he dejado los platos a medio lavar I've left the washing-up half-done

► nombre masculino medio

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural medios

1 (recursos) means

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FRASEOLOGÍA

equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrong

estar (todo) por el medio to be in the way

ponerse en medio to get in the way

por medio de through, by means of

por todos los medios by all means

quitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the way

media aritmética arithmetic mean

medio ambiente environment

medio fondo middle-distance

■ una carrera de medio fondo a middle-distance race

medios de comunicación (mass) media

medios de transporte means of transport

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medio

► nombre masculino

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural

* * *
1. (f. - media)
adj.

1) middle

2) half

3) average

4) medium
2. adv.
1) half

2) rather
3. noun m.
1) middle

2) element

3) medium

4) means

•

- medio ambiente

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=la mitad de) half

nos queda media botella — we've half a bottle left

medio limón — half a lemon

medio litro — half a litre

acudió media ciudad — half the town turned up

medio luto — half-mourning

media pensión — [en hotel] half-board

• media hora — half an hour

estuve esperando media hora — I was waiting for half an hour

el enfermo ha empeorado en la última media hora — the patient has got worse in the last half hour

una hora y media — an hour and a half

tardamos tres horas y media en llegar — we took three and a half hours to get there

son las ocho y media — it's half past eight

• media luna — (Astron) half-moon

en forma de media luna — crescent-shaped

la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
asta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)
2) (=intermedio)

la clase media — the middle class

café de media mañana — mid-morning coffee

a media tarde — halfway through the afternoon

• a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there

a medio camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — halfway between Madrid and Barcelona
plazo
3) (=promedio) average

la temperatura media — the average temperature
término 2)
4) (=normal) average

el francés medio — the average Frenchman

el hombre medio — the man in the street

5)

• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done

está escrito a medias — it's half-written

estoy satisfecho solo a medias — I am only partly satisfied

una verdad a medias — a half truth

ir a medias — to go fifty-fifty

lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] half

está medio borracha — she's half drunk

medio dormido — half asleep

es medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side

2) [con verbo, adverbio]

está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished

medio se sonrió — she gave a half-smile

lo dijo medio en broma — he was only half-joking

Ana medio se enamoró de Gonzalo — Ana kind of fell in love with Gonzalo

eso no está ni medio bien — that isn't even close to being right

3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *

fue medio difícil — it was pretty hard

3. SM

1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)

justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square

coger algo por el medio — to take sth round the middle

el justo medio — a happy medium

• de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house

quitar algo de en medio — to get sth out of the way

quitarse de en medio — to get out of the way

• de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involved

hay dificultades de por medio — there are difficulties in the way

meterse de por medio — to intervene

día (de) por medio — LAm every other day

• en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us

no dejes las cosas por en medio — don't leave your things in the middle of the floor

en medio de la plaza — in the middle of the square

en medio de tanta confusión — in the midst of such confusion

en medio de todos ellos — among all of them

• por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)

de medio a medio —

equivocarse de medio a medio — to be completely wrong

2) (Dep) midfielder

medio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half

medio centro — centre-half

medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half

3) (=método) means pl, way

lo intentaré por todos los medios (posibles) — I'll try everything possible

no hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get

poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth

• por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley system

me avisó por medio de mi vecino — she let me know through my neighbour

respira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills

lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail

medio de transporte — means of transport

4) pl los medios (tb: los medios de comunicación ó difusión) the media

los medios de comunicación de masas — the mass media

los medios informativos — the news media

5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources

es un hombre de (muchos) medios — he's a man of means

no tienen medios económicos suficientes — they do not have sufficient financial resources

6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment

7) (=círculo) circle

en los medios financieros — in financial circles

encontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu

* * *
I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

* * *
I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

* * *

medio¹

= middle, one-half (1/2).

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* clase media = middle class.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

* comprendido a medias = half-understood.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* del medio = middle.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* de media jornada = half-day [half day].

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de talla media = middle-sized.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.

* edición media = medium edition.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entre medias = in between.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.

* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.

* media hora = half-hour.

* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.

* media luz = half-light.

* media pensión = half board.

* media tinta = Mezzotint.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.

* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.

* medio día = one-half day.

* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.

* Medio Oriente = Middle East.

* medio pliego = half-sheet.

* medio sumergido = half-submerged.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.

* nacido en medio = middleborn.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* punto medio = mid-point.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

medio²

² = average, mainline, mainstream.

Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* como término medio = on average.

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* por término medio = on average.

* precio medio = average price.

* tener por término medio = average.

* término medio = compromise, balance.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

medio³

³ = instrumentality, means, vehicle.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.

* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.

* dotar de medios = resource.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.

* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.

* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* equipar de medios = resource.

* exceso de medios = overkill.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.

* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.

* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.

* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].

* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.

* medio de transmisión = conduit.

* medio físico = physical medium.

* medios = ways and means.

* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.

* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.

* medios de comunicación = news media.

* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.

* medios de producción = means of production.

* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.

* medios económicos = economic resources.

* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.

* medios oficiales = official channels.

* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.

* medios visuales = visual media.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].

* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* streaming media = streaming media.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* * *

medio¹ - dia

adjective

A ( delante del n)

(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo de harina half a kilo of flour

media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs

¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?

los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portrait

llevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hour

la última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaining

hay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow

la bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mast

la falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon

¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly lit

Compuestos:

● media lengua

feminine:

habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby language

la deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talks

● media luna feminine

A ( Astron) half-moon

en forma de medioa luna crescent-shaped

la Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile Crescent

B (de las uñas) half-moon

C ( RPl) ( Coc) croissant ( often with ham and cheese)

D

(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescent

● media manga

feminine short sleeve

llevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dress

● media naranja

masculine and feminine ( fam hum):

todavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yet

vino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)

● media pensión

feminine (en hoteles) half board

(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinners

● medias palabras

fpl:

me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many words

● media suela

feminine half sole, sole

● media volea

feminine half volley

● media voz

feminine:

a medioa voz in a low voice

hablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices

● media vuelta

feminine ( Mil) about-face ( AmE), about-turn ( BrE)

(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and left

● medio apertura

masculine and feminine fly half, outside half

● medio campo

masculine midfield

● medio del melé

masculine and feminine scrum half

● medio fondista

masculine and feminine middle-distance runner

● medio fondo

masculine middle-distance

● medio hermano, media hermana

masculine, feminine

( masculine) half-brother; ( feminine) half-sister

● medio luto

masculine half-mourning

● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupila

masculine, feminine (CS) day pupil

los medio pupilos the day pupils

● medio tiempo

( AmL) half-time

B (mediano, promedio) average

el cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexican

barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrid

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term

técnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course

la temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degrees

clase¹ (↑ clase (1)), edad, término, etc

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medios to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medios we did it between us

D

( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!

medio²

adverb

half

está medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazy

lo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half dead

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him there

me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finished

medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)

medio³

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat) (mitad) half

B

1 (centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middle

el justo medio the happy medium

quítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't see

quitar a algn de en medio ( euf); to get rid of sb ( euph), bump sb off ( colloq)

2 los medios mpl ( Taur) center* ( of the ring)

C

1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)

lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating him

hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal

como medio de coacción as a means of coercion

2 ( Art) (vehículo) tb

medio de expresión medium

3 medios mpl (recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios he spared no expense

a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited means

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do it

Compuestos:

● medio de comunicación

la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)

los medios de comunicación the media

los medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass media

● medio de difusión

medio de comunicación

● medio de transporte

means of transport

● medio impugnativo

( Méx) legal challenge

● medio informativo

medio de comunicación

● medios audiovisuales

mpl audiovisual aids (pl)

● medios de producción

mpl:

los medio de producción the means of production

D ( en locs):

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of

hay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involved

en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this mess

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion

en medio de todo all things considered

en medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this way

por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week

dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses

por medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousin

atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincers

se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system

obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contacts

de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken

le acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely right

E

1

(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles

no está en su medio he's out of his element

un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …

2 ( Biol) environment

estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat

la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

Compuesto:

medio ambiente

environment

que no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly

F (dedo) middle finger

G (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries

ni medio ( RPl fam): no se ve/no entendí ni medio you can't see/I didn't understand a thing

el que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

* * *

Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

medio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

medió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;

medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo

1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
◊ medio kilo half a kilo;

media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
◊ el ciudadano medio the average citizen;

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
◊ está medio loca she's half crazy;

todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;
◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;

quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
a) (recurso, manera) means (pl);

◊ como medio de coacción as a means of coercion;

los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transport
b)

◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

4 ( en locs)
◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5
a) (círculo, ámbito):

◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;

no está en su medio he's out of his element
b) (Biol) environment;

◊ la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment;

medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television

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medio, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual a la mitad] half;

media docena half a dozen;

media hora half an hour;

medio litro half a litre;

el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;

medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;

medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;

la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;

a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;
[en trabajo] halfway through;
a media luz in the half-light;

nos salimos a media película we left halfway through the movie o Br film;

como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;

docena y media one and a half dozen;

un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;

son las dos y media it's half past two;

son y media it's half past

Comp
Andes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;
la media luna the crescent;

la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;
Fam Fig media naranja:
mi/su/ etc[m5]. media naranja my/your/ etc other o better half;

media pensión half board;
CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;
media suela half-sole;

media volea half volley

2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;
[posición, punto] middle;
de una calidad media of average quality;

a medio plazo in the medium term;

de clase media middle-class;

a media distancia in the middle distance

Comp
medio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time
3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;
Mat mean;
el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;

a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h

4. [corriente] ordinary, average;

el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people

♦ adv

half;

medio borracho half drunk;

estaba medio muerto he was half dead;

a medio hacer half done;

han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;

aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;

pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake

♦ nm

1. [mitad] half;

uno y medio one and a half

2. [centro] middle, centre;

íbamos por el carril del medio o [m5] de en medio we were driving in the middle lane;

en medio (de) in the middle (of);

estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;

está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;

no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;

han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;

si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;

quítate de en medio get out of the way;

siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;

estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;

hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;

meterse o [m5] ponerse (de) por medio [estorbar] to get in the way;
Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;
Comp

equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;

Comp
Fam
quitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;

Comp

quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself

3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;

utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;

encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;

no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;

por medio de by means of, through;

ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;

por todos los medios by all possible means;

intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;

su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metal

Comp
los medios de comunicación the media;
medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;

los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;

los medios de difusión the media;

medio de expresión medium;

los medios de información the media;

medios de producción means of production;

medio de transporte means of transport o US transportation

4.
medios [recursos] means, resources;

no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it

5. [elemento físico] environment;

animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environment

Comp
medio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;
medio físico physical environment

6. [ámbito]
el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;

en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;

en medios bien informados in well-informed circles

7. Dep [en fútbol, hockey] midfielder;
[en rugby] halfback
Comp
medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;
medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half

8. Taurom
los medios = centre of bullring

9. Comp
CSur Fam
ni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;

no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;

por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day

* * *

medio

I adj

1 half;

las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;

a medio camino halfway

2 tamaño medium

3 (de promedio) average

4 posición middle

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 en fútbol midfielder

3 ( centro) middle;

en medio de in the middle of

4 ( manera) means;

por medio de by means of;

medios pl dinero means, resources

III adv half;

hacer algo a medias half do sth;

ir a medias go halves;

a medio hacer half done;

de medio a medio completely;

día por medio L.Am. every other day;

quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;

quitarse de en medio get out of the way

* * *

medio adv

1) : half

está medio dormida: she's half asleep

2) : rather, kind of

está medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring

medio, - dia adj

1) : half

una media hora: half an hour

medio hermano: half brother

a media luz: in the half-light

son las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty

2) : midway, halfway

a medio camino: halfway there

3) : middle

la clase media: the middle class

4) : average

la temperatura media: the average temperature

medio nm

1) centro: middle, center

en medio de: in the middle of, amid

2) ambiente: milieu, environment

3) : medium, spiritualist

4) : means pl, way

por medio de: by means of

los medios de comunicación: the media

5) medios nmpl

: means, resources

* * *

medio¹ adj

1. (mitad) half

pesa medio kilo it weighs half a kilo

tardaré media hora I'll be half an hour

un litro y medio de agua a litre and a half of water

2. (promedio, normal) average

el español medio the average Spaniard

medio² adv half

las manzanas estaban medio podridas the apples were half rotten

medio³ n

1. (centro) middle

hay una fuente en medio de la plaza there's a fountain in the middle of the square

2. (entorno) environment

los anfibios necesitan un medio húmedo amphibians need a damp environment

3. (recurso, método) means

han utilizado medios dudosos they used doubtful means

media de transporte means of transport

medio ambiente environment

medios de comunicación media

Spanish-English dictionary > medio
14 dinner

['dɪnə]
n

обед

What are we having for dinner? — Что у нас на обед?

He ate very little dinner. — Он очень мало ел за обедом.

I've cooked you a nice hot dinner. — Я приготовила тебе хороший горячий обед.

He has eaten a substantial dinner. — Он плотно пообедал.

Dinner was served/was laid in the large hall of the club. — Обед проходил в большом зале клуба.

- tasty dinner
- early dinner
- bridal dinner
- delicious dinner
- school dinners
- course dinner
- bachelor dinner
- buffet dinner
- dinner time
- dinner hour
- dinner party
- dinner service
- dinner jacket
- dinner bell
- dinner of three courses
- dinner for six
- at dinner
- for dinner
- attend dinner at the Grand Hotel
- be through with one's dinner
- change for dinner
- cook dinner
- entertain guests at dinner
- give smb a farewell dinner
- go out to dinner
- have dinner
- have a quiet dinner
- invite smb to dinner
- keep smb's dinner warm
- miss one's dinner
- lay the dinner
- rest after dinner
- save some dinner for smb
- share one's dinner with a friend
- sit down to dinner
- spoil smb's dinner
- smell dinner cooking
- stay for dinner
- take a hasty dinner
- wash down one's dinner with a glass of water
USAGE:

See breakfast, n

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > dinner
15 dinner

'dinə
noun

1) (the main meal of the day eaten usually in the evening: Is it time for dinner yet?) comida, cena

2) (a formal party in the evening, when such a meal is eaten: They asked me to dinner; He was the guest of honour at the dinner; (also adjective) a dinner party.) banquete

•

- dinner-jacket

dinner n cena

to have dinner cenar

we had chicken for dinner cenamos pollo

En algunas familias y en algunas zonas dinner significa no la cena, sino la comida que se toma al mediodía

dinner

tr['dɪnə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (at midday) comida; (in evening) cena

■ we're having a few friends round for dinner hemos invitado a unos amigos a cenar a casa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have dinner (midday) comer 2 (evening) cenar

to have done something more than you've had hot dinners haber hecho algo muchas veces

■ I've had more jobs than you've had hot dinners he tenido más trabajos que tú pelos en la cabeza

dinner dance cena con baile

dinner jacket esmoquin nombre masculino, smoking nombre masculino

dinner party cena

dinner service/set vajilla

dinner table mesa

■ don't read at the dinner table no leas en la mesa

dinner ['dɪnər] n

: cena f, comida f

dinner

n.

• cena s.f.

• comida s.f.

• comida principal s.f.

'dɪnər, 'dɪnə(r)
mass & count noun

a) ( in evening) cena f, comida f (AmL)

to eat o have dinner — cenar, comer (AmL)

to go out to dinner — salir* a cenar fuera

b) ( formal) cena f (de gala)

c) ( at midday) almuerzo m, comida f (esp Esp, Méx)

to eat o (BrE) have dinner — almorzar*, comer (esp Esp, Méx)

he's had more girlfriends than you've had hot dinners — (colloq) cambia de novia como de camisa! (fam)

['dɪnǝ(r)]
1.

N (=evening meal) cena f ; (=lunch) almuerzo m, comida f, lonche m (Mex); (=banquet) cena f de gala

to have dinner — (in the evening) cenar; (at midday) almorzar, comer

can you come to dinner? — ¿puedes venir a cenar?

we're having people to dinner — tenemos invitados para or a cenar

to go out to dinner — salir a cenar (fuera)

we sat down to dinner at 10.30 — nos sentamos a cenar a las 10.30

2.

CPD

dinner bell N — campana f de la cena

dinner dance N — cena f seguida de baile

dinner duty N — (Scol) supervisión f de comedor

dinner hour N — (=lunch hour) hora f del almuerzo

dinner jacket N — esmoquin m, smoking m

dinner knife N — cuchillo m grande

dinner lady N — empleada que da el servicio de comidas en las escuelas

dinner money N — (Brit) dinero m para la comida

dinner party N — cena f (con invitados)

dinner plate N — plato m llano

dinner roll N — panecillo m

dinner service N — vajilla f

dinner suit N — traje m de etiqueta

dinner table N — mesa f de comedor

dinner time N — hora f de cenar/comer

dinner trolley, dinner wagon N — carrito m de la comida
school I, 3.
* * *
['dɪnər, 'dɪnə(r)]
mass & count noun

a) ( in evening) cena f, comida f (AmL)

to eat o have dinner — cenar, comer (AmL)

to go out to dinner — salir* a cenar fuera

b) ( formal) cena f (de gala)

c) ( at midday) almuerzo m, comida f (esp Esp, Méx)

to eat o (BrE) have dinner — almorzar*, comer (esp Esp, Méx)

he's had more girlfriends than you've had hot dinners — (colloq) cambia de novia como de camisa! (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > dinner
16 do

du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gjøre

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gjøre, fullføre

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske, rydde

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok, holde, passe, gjøre seg

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbeide med, ta seg av, studere

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) greie seg, klare seg

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne, sette i stand

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gjøre, handle, opptre

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsake

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) gjøre, bese
2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) tilstelning, fest

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

gjøre
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lage
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utføre

I
subst. (flertall: dos eller do's) \/duː\/

( hverdagslig)

1) ( mest britisk) fest, selskap

• Stephen never came to Christmas dos

2) (barnespråk, hverdagslig) bæsj

3) (amer., hverdagslig, også 'do, kort for hairdo) frisyre, hårfasong

4) ( militærvesen) aksjon

5) (britisk, gammeldags) bedrageri, svindel, narrestrek

do's and don'ts regler for hva man bør og ikke bør gjøre, råd og advarsler

• he's full of do's and don'ts

han er nøye med hva man bør og ikke bør gjøre

fair dos\/do's like for like, rett skal være rett

make a do of something (austr.) få noe til å lykkes, få noe til å klaffe
II
subst. \/dəʊ\/ eller doh

( musikk) do
III
verb ( did - done, 3. person entall presens does)
\/duː\/, \/dʊ\/, \/də\/
1) gjøre

• do as you're told!

gjør som du blir bedt om!

• what am I to do?

hva skal jeg gjøre

• oh, do!

(bare) gjør det, du!

• please, do!

for all del, (bare) gjør det!

2) gjøre, prestere, yte, utrette, utføre

• he usually does his work well

han gjør vanligvis en god jobb

3) ( om tilvirkning) lage, male, tegne, skrive, fremstille, ta

• Jane did illustrations for a book

Jane laget illustrasjoner til en bok

• Tim did a book on his travels

Tim skrev en bok om reisene sine

• he did a portrait of me

han malte et portrett av meg

• we can do this lipstick in ten different shades

vi kan fremstille denne leppestiften i ti forskjellige sjatteringer

• I did six copies of the book

jeg tok seks kopier av boken

4) klare, få til, lykkes i, greie

• show me what you can do

vis meg hva du kan \/ hvis meg hva du duger til

• I did it this time

denne gangen klarte jeg det \/ denne gangen lyktes jeg

5) ( om arbeidsoppgave) gjøre, lage, klare, ordne, gjøre i stand, sette i stand, ta seg av, ta hånd om, stå for

• she's doing her homework

hun gjør lekser

• I do the cooking and she does the cleaning

jeg lager maten og hun tar seg av rengjøringen

• who did the drying-up?

hvem var det som tørket opp?

• first I'll do the stockings, and then I'll do the windows

først skal jeg stoppe strømper, og så skal jeg pusse vinduene

• he does the fiction for the paper

han tar seg av skjønnlitteraturen i avisen

• I did the washing-up

jeg tok oppvasken \/ jeg vasket opp

• she does dressmaking for a living

hun livnærer seg av å sy klær

• I'll do you next, sir

jeg skal hjelpe Dem etterpå

6) (om yrke, hobby eller studium) vie seg til, sysle med, arbeide med, arbeide på, gjøre, holde på med, studere, lese

• he wants to do chemistry all his life

han ønsker å jobbe med kjemi hele livet

• we are doing a dictionary

vi holder på med å lage en ordbok

• what are you doing?

hva holder du på med?

• he does French and history

han studerer fransk og historie

7) arrangere

• they do holidays

de arrangerer ferier

8) ( matlaging) anrette, lage til, tilberede, koke, steke

• I hope they do good dinners here

jeg håper de lager god mat her

• remember to do the meat with salt and pepper

husk å salte og pepre kjøttet

9) (om skuespill, opera eller rolle) oppføre, spille

• he did Hamlet

han spilte Hamlet

10) (om hastighet, distanse e.l.) tilbakelegge, gå, kjøre, løpe, gjøre (hverdagslig)

• the car has done 5000 kilometres

bilen har gått 5000 kilometer

11) (hverdagslig, om turist e.l.) se, bese, gjøre

• we did Spain in a week

vi gjorde Spania på en uke

• I did a show

jeg var og så på en (teater)forestilling

12) løse, klare, legge

• do a crossword

løse kryssord

• do a problem

løse et problem

• we can't do the size

vi har ikke størrelsen

• do a jigsaw puzzle

legge puslespill

13) (hverdagslig, om fengselsstraff) sone, sitte inne

• he did five years in prison

han satt fem år i fengsel

14) ( hverdagslig) lure, narre, svindle, snyte

15) ( slang) knulle, ta, suge (praktisere munnsex på)

16) ( hverdagslig) gi kost og losji til, ha kost og losji

• they do you very well at the hotel

det er god service på hotellet

17) greie seg, klare seg

• how is he doing at school?

hvordan går det med ham på skolen?

• how are you doing?

hvordan går det? \/ hvordan har du det?

18) ( om noe som er tilstrekkelig eller akseptabelt) være nok, greie seg, klare seg, passe, gå an

• that'll do

det er bra \/det holder \/ det klarer seg

• that'll do from you

nå klarer det seg \/ nå får det være nok \/ nå kan du holde opp

• that won't do

det går ikke \/ det duger ikke

• three pieces will do me

tre stykker greier seg for meg

• this room will do me

dette rommet passer meg

19) (slang, om narkotika) gå på, bruke

20) ( hverdagslig) ta knekken på

• that last set of tennis did me

det siste settet med tennis tok knekken på meg

21) ( slang) rane, overfalle, slå ned

22) ( om dans) danse

• let's do the rumba

nå danser vi rumba

be doing holde på med, være opptatt med, foreta seg, ha fore

• are you doing anything tonight?

har du noe fore i kveld?

foregå, hende, skje

• there is nothing doing

det skjer ingenting

• see if there is anything doing

se om det er noe å gjøre

be doing well gjøre det bra være på bedringens vei

be done for være ferdig, være fortapt, være solgt, være i alvorlige vanskeligheter

• he is done for

han er ferdig \/ han er solgt \/ han er fortapt

be done in være utmattet, være utkjørt, være helt ferdig, være drept (slang)

be done up være utkjørt, være helt ferdig

be done up in være kledd i, være iført

be\/have done with være over, være et avsluttet kapittel, være ute av verden

• let's have done with it

la oss få en slutt på det \/ vi må få saken ut av verden

• buy the car and have done with it

kjøp bilen først som sist

be hard done by bli dårlig behandlet

• he had been hard done by

han var blitt dårlig behandlet

be up and doing være i full vigør, være i full virksomhet

do a freeze ( slang) fryse seg fordervet

do and die kjempe og falle

do a slow burn ( slang) være rødglødende av sinne

do as you would be done by gjør mot andre som du vil at de skal gjøre mot deg

do away with avskaffe, bli kvitt, kvitte seg med ta livet av, avlive, rydde av veien

do by behandle

• do well by my cat!

behandle katten min pent!

do down ( hverdagslig) lure, snyte, ta ved nesen rakke ned på, tråkke på, sverte

do for duge til, passe som

• this room will do very well for a kitchen

dette rommet kommer til å passe godt som kjøkken

( hverdagslig) stelle huset for

• he does for himself

han tar seg av husholdningen selv

få tak i

• how will you do for water?

hvordan får du tak i vann?

ta knekken på, kverke, myrde, drepe, gjøre av med

do fractions ( matematikk) regne med brøk

do in ( slang) kverke, drepe, gjøre det av med ta knekken på, knekke, ruinere lure, snyte, ta ved nesen

do into oversette til, gjøre til

• I did the novel into English

jeg oversatte romanen til engelsk

• the book was done into a film

det ble laget film av boken

• it is difficult to do a novel into verse

det er vanskelig å versifisere en roman

do it ( hverdagslig) ha sex, knulle ( hverdagslig) tisse, bæsje ( overført) gjøre utslaget

• that did it

det gjorde utslaget \/ det gjorde susen

do one's best gjøre sitt beste, gjøre seg umak

• I did my best

jeg gjorde så godt jeg kunne

do one's duty gjøre sin plikt

do oneself in ta livet av seg

do oneself well være glad i å leve, nyte livet

do one's head (in) eller do one's nut in ( slang) være sint som en tyrk, miste hodet

do or die seire elle dø, vinne eller forsvinne, klare seg eller gå under

do out rydde opp, sette i stand, male (og tapetsere)

do over ( hverdagslig) pusse opp, gjøre om jule opp, banke opp, overfalle og rane (spesielt amer.) gjøre om igjen

• she has to do her article over

hun må gjøre om igjen artikkelen (sin)

do somebody a favour gjøre noen en tjeneste

do somebody credit\/honour gjøre noen ære

• it does him credit

det hedrer ham

do somebody out of something lure noen for noe, snyte noen for noe

• she did him out of his job

hun tok jobben fra ham

do something for someone gjøre noe for noen, hjelpe noen med noe

• what can I do for you?

hva kan jeg hjelpe deg med? \/ kan jeg hjelpe deg med noe?

do something in ( hverdagslig) skade, såre

• she did her back in yesterday

hun skadet ryggen sin i går

do something twice se ➢ twice

do the backstroke svømme rygg

do time ( om fengselsstraff) sitte inne

do to death ta livet av

do to others as you would have them do to you gjør mot andre som du vil at de skal gjøre imot deg, vær mot andre som du vil at de skal være med deg

do up gjøre i stand, sette i stand, reparere gjøre om, pusse opp

• the house needs doing up

huset trenger en oppussing

pakke inn

• do up a parcel

pakke en pakke

knappe, hekte, kneppe igjen

• she did up all the buttons

hun kneppet igjen alle knappene

• this dress does up at the back

denne kjolen kneppes i ryggen

( hverdagslig) ruinere

do up one's face sminke seg

do up one's hair sette opp håret

do well trives, ha det bra

• roses do well in a clay soil

roser trives godt i leirholdig jord

• they are not doing very well

de har det ikke så bra

klare seg godt

• she is doing well

hun klarer seg bra \/ det går bra for henne

• the business is doing well

det går bra med forretningene

do well by somebody behandle noen pent

• she did well by him

hun behandlet ham pent

do well for oneself gjøre det godt

• he is doing very well for himself

det går veldig bra for ham \/ han gjør det godt \/ han klarer seg bra

do well to do something eller do wisely to do something gjøre klokt i å gjøre noe

• he would do well to go

det ville være klokt av ham å gå

do with gjøre med

• what am I to do with him?

hva skal jeg gjøre med ham?

• everything to do with this

alt som har med dette å gjøre

(kunne) klare seg med, greie seg med, trenge, behøve, tenke seg

• I can do with two

jeg klarer meg med to

• I could do with a drink

nå hadde det vært godt med en drink

do with oneself foreta seg, sysselsette seg med

• I didn't know what to do with myself

jeg visste ikke hva jeg skulle foreta meg

være fra seg

• I didn't know what to do with myself for joy

jeg var fra meg av glede

do without klare seg uten, unnvære

• we'll have to do without

vi får klare oss uten

• we can do without strikes

vi er bare glad til om vi slipper streiker \/ vi greier oss godt uten streiker

easy does it rolig nå, ta det rolig

free to do something fri til å gjøre noe

have to do with ha å gjøre med, angå

• he has to do with all sorts of people

han har å gjøre med alle typer mennesker

• it has nothing to do with you

det har ingenting med deg å gjøre \/ det angår ikke deg

• this has a great deal to do with his behaviour

dette har mye å gjøre med oppførselen hans

how do you do? ( ved presentasjon) god dag, hvordan står det til?, hvordan har du det?

make do with greie seg med, klare seg med

make it do! ( også) det får holde!, det får være nok!

make something do få noe til å holde, klare seg med noe

• we have to make the money do

vi må klare oss med de pengene som er

nothing doing! ( hverdagslig) ikke prøv deg!, aldri i livet!

so said, so done se ➢ say, 2

when (after) all is said and done se ➢ say, 2
IV
hjelpeverb \/duː\/, \/dʊ\/, \/də\/

1) i spørsmål og negative setninger

• do you know him?

kjenner du ham?

• so you want to be a doctor, do you?

så du vil altså bli lege, du?

• you saw it, didn't you?

du så det, ikke sant?

• did you like it?

likte du det?

• do I get off here?

skal jeg gå av her?

• doesn't he know it?

vet han det ikke?

• I did not dance

jeg danset ikke

• don't go!

ikke gå!

2) ved henvisning tilbake til et tidligere nevnt verb

• he didn't go, nor did I

han gikk ikke, og det gjorde ikke jeg heller

• she speaks Norwegian better than she does English

hun snakker norsk bedre enn engelsk

3) forsterkende

• I do wish I could help you

jeg skulle virkelig ønske jeg kunne hjelpe deg \/ om jeg bare kunne hjelpe deg

• he promised to come and he did come

han lovte at han skulle komme, og det gjorde han også

• but I did see him

men jeg så ham jo (faktisk)

• I did see him, but...

jeg så ham nok, men...

• do come!

for all del, bare kom! \/ kom nå!

4) i setninger innledet med nektende eller forsterkende adverb

• only then did he come

først da kom han

• rarely does it happen that

det skjer sjelden at

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17 repas

repas [ʀ(ə)pα]

masculine noun

meal

• repas d'affaires ( = déjeuner) business lunch ; ( = dîner) business dinner

• repas de midi/du soir midday/evening meal

• repas de noces wedding reception

• repas de Noël Christmas dinner

• repas scolaire school lunch

• il prend tous ses repas au restaurant he always eats out

• faire trois repas par jour to have three meals a day

• repas complet three-course meal

• médicament à prendre à chaque repas medicine to be taken with meals

• à l'heure du repas

• aux heures des repas at mealtimes

• manger en dehors des repas or entre les repas to eat between meals

* * *
ʀ(ə)pɑ
nom masculin invariable meal

repas de noces — wedding breakfast

repas d'affaires — ( à midi) business lunch; ( le soir) business dinner

‘téléphoner aux heures des repas’ — ‘please call at mealtimes’

* * *
ʀ(ə)pɒ nm
meal

à l'heure des repas — at mealtimes

le repas de midi — lunch

le repas du soir — dinner

* * *

repas nm inv meal; faire un bon repas to have a good meal; repas de famille family meal; manger/boire en dehors des repas or entre les repas to eat/drink between meals; médicament à prendre pendant les repas medicine to be taken with meals; repas à la carte à la carte meal; repas de midi/du soir midday/evening meal; repas de noces wedding breakfast; repas de Noël Christmas dinner; repas d'affaires ( à midi) business lunch; ( le soir) business dinner; le repas des anciens meal in honour^GB of local senior citizens; il m'a téléphoné à l'heure du repas he phoned me while I was eating; téléphoner aux heures des repas please call at mealtimes.

[rəpa] nom masculin

1. [généralement] meal

[d'un nourrisson, d'un animal] feed (UK), feeding (US)

faire un bon repas to have a square ou good meal

prendre ses repas à la cantine

a. [de l'école] to have school lunches ou dinners (UK)

b. [de l'usine] to eat in the (works) canteen

à l'heure des repas at mealtimes

repas à la carte à la carte meal

repas livrés à domicile meals on wheels

repas de midi lunch, midday (UK) ou noon (US) meal

repas de noces wedding meal

repas du soir dinner, evening meal

2. (comme adjectif; avec ou sans trait d'union)

plateau-repas lunch ou dinner tray

ticket-repas luncheon voucher (UK), meal ticket (US)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > repas
18 dinner

dinner ['dɪnə(r)]

1 noun

(a) (evening meal) dîner m; Belgian, French Canadian & Swiss souper m; (very late) souper m;

∎ to be at dinner être en train de dîner;

∎ they were just getting up from dinner ils sortaient à peine de table;

∎ ask her round for dinner next week invite-la à venir dîner la semaine prochaine;

∎ she's having guests to dinner elle a des invités à dîner;

∎ they went out to dinner (in restaurant) ils ont dîné au restaurant ou en ville; (at friends) ils ont dîné chez des amis;

∎ dinner's on the table or ready! le dîner est prêt!, c'est prêt!, à table!;

∎ she rang the dinner bell elle a sonné pour annoncer le dîner;

∎ did you have a good dinner? avez-vous bien mangé ou dîné?;

∎ did you give the cat its dinner? avez-vous donné à manger au chat?;

∎ a formal dinner un grand dîner ou dîner officiel;

∎ British familiar he's had more girlfriends than I've had hot dinners il a eu je ne sais combien de petites amies^□

(b) Irish, Scottish & North of England (lunch) déjeuner m

2 compound-forming noun

(fork, knife) de table

►► dinner dance dîner m dansant;

School dinner duty service m de réfectoire;

dinner hour (at work) heure f du déjeuner; (at school) pause f de midi;

dinner jacket smoking m;

British dinner lady = employée d'une cantine scolaire;

British dinner money argent m pour la cantine;

dinner party dîner m (sur invitation);

∎ we're having or giving a dinner party nous avons du monde à dîner, nous donnons un dîner;

dinner plate (grande) assiette f;

dinner roll petit pain m;

dinner service, dinner set service m de table;

dinner table table f de salle à manger;

∎ at or over the dinner table pendant le dîner, au dîner;

dinner trolley chariot m à repas

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19 ♦ dinner

♦ dinner /ˈdɪnə(r)/
n. [cu]

1 (in GB) pasto principale; ( se è a mezzogiorno) pranzo; ( se è la sera) cena: Dinner's ready!, la cena è pronta (o il pranzo è pronto)!; What did you have for dinner?, cos'hai mangiato a cena (o a pranzo)?; What's for dinner?, cosa c'è per cena (o per pranzo)?; I phoned when they were having dinner, ho telefonato mentre erano a tavola; to cook dinner, preparare la cena; to have (o to eat) dinner, pranzare (o cenare); to go out to (o for) dinner, andare fuori a cena (o a pranzo); to invite (o to ask) sb. to dinner, invitare q. a cena (o a pranzo); Christmas [Sunday] dinner, pranzo natalizio [domenicale]; school dinner, pranzo consumato a scuola; candlelit dinner, cena a lume di candela NOTA D'USO: - to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-

2 pranzo ufficiale: to give a dinner for (o in honour of) sb., dare un pranzo in onore di q.

● dinner bell, campanello che annuncia l'ora del pranzo □ dinner dance, pranzo con ballo □ (antiq.) dinner dress, abito da mezza sera, da cocktail □ dinner jacket, smoking □ ( nelle scuole) dinner lady, addetta al servizio mensa ( a scuola) □ dinner party, pranzo ( con invitati); (collett.) i convitati □ dinner money, soldi per la mensa ( a scuola) □ dinner service (o dinner set), servizio ( di posate) da tavola □ dinner table, tavola apparecchiata: He doesn't know how to behave at the dinner table, non sa comportarsi a tavola □ dinner time, ora di pranzo □ dinner wagon, portavivande; carrello a più ripiani □ (fam. GB) He's written more books than you've had hot dinners, ha scritto un numero incredibile di libri.

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