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1 live

I 1. [liv] verb
1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) viver

2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) sobreviver

3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) morar

4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) viver

5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) viver

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- - lived
- living 2. noun
(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) sustento

- living-room
- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective
1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) vivo

2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) directo

3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) activo

4) (burning: a live coal.) aceso
2. adverb
((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) ao vivo

- lively
- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire
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live¹

[laiv] adj 1 vivo. 2 ativo, esperto, aceso, pronto para agir. 3 ao vivo (transmissão). 4 carregado com eletricidade (como um fio). 5 que não explodiu ainda (como uma granada). 6 vivo, brilhante (cor). 7 fig eficaz, cheio de energia, de interesse atual. 8 em estado natural. • adv ao vivo.

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live²

[liv] vt+vi 1 viver, existir. 2 subsistir. 3 morar, habitar. 4 ganhar a vida. she lives by sewing / ela ganha a vida costurando. 5 gozar a vida. 6 nutrir-se. to live and let live ser tolerante, cuidar da própria vida e deixar os outros em paz. to live away viver alegre e despreocupadamente. to live by/on one’s wits viver de expedientes. to live down fazer esquecer um delito por uma vida impecável. to live from hand to mouth ter apenas o suficiente para as necessidades indispensáveis à vida. to live in morar no emprego. to live it up viver à larga, viver de forma intensa. to live off viver à custa de. to live on viver de. to live out a) sobreviver. b) morar fora do emprego. to live through superar, sobreviver. to live to a great age atingir uma idade avançada. to live up to a) viver à altura de. b) cumprir o prometido, corresponder às expectativas.

English-Portuguese dictionary > live
2 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

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de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

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de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

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prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

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PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

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I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

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= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

de¹

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

* * *

Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

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de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

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de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

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de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

Spanish-English dictionary > de
3 à

A [α]

1. masculine noun

( = lettre) de A à Z from A to Z

• prouver or démontrer qch par A + B to prove sth conclusively

2. feminine noun

( = autoroute) l'A10 the A10 motorway (Brit) or highway (US)

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1.

A a, ɑ nom masculin invariable ( lettre) a, A

vitamine A — vitamin A

de A à Z — from A to Z

le bricolage de A à Z — the A to Z of DIY

démontrer quelque chose à quelqu'un par A plus B — to demonstrate something conclusively to somebody

2.

A nom féminin (abbr = autoroute) motorway GB, freeway US

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a (= a)
1. nm inv

(lettre) A, a

A comme Anatole — A for Andrew Grande-Bretagne A for Able USA

de a à z — from a to z

prouver qch par a + b — to prove sth conclusively

2. abr

See:

anticyclone,

are

1) (= ampère) amp

2) (= autoroute) M Grande-Bretagne

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a, A

A nm inv ( lettre) a, A; vitamine A vitamin A; de A à Z from A to Z; le bricolage de A à Z the A to Z of DIY; démontrer/prouver qch par A plus B à qn to demonstrate/prove sth conclusively to sb.

B A nf Transp (abbr = autoroute) prendre l'A5 take the (motorway GB or freeway US) A5.

Composé

a commercial at sign.

[a] (contraction de à avec le devant consonne ou h aspiré au, contraction de à avec les aux [o]) préposition

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [indiquant la position] at

[à l'intérieur de] in

[sur] on

il habite à la campagne he lives in the country

elle habite au Canada she lives in Canada

il est à l'hôpital he's in hospital (UK) ou in the hospital (US)

elle travaille à l'hôpital she works at the hospital

il fait 45ºC au soleil it's 45ºC in the sun

quand on est à 2 000 m d'altitude when you're 2,000 m up

elle attendait à la porte she was waiting at ou by the door

au mur/plafond on the wall/ceiling

c'est au rez-de-chaussée it's on the ground floor

j'ai une ampoule au pied I've got a blister on my foot

je l'ai entendu à la radio I heard it on the radio

à ma droite on ou to my right

vous tournez à gauche après le feu you turn left after the traffic lights

la gare est à 500 m d'ici the station is 500 m from here

2. [indiquant la direction] to

aller à Paris/aux États-Unis/à la Jamaïque to go to Paris/to the United States/to Jamaica

aller au cinéma to go to the cinema

3. [indiquant la provenance, l'origine]

puiser de l'eau à la fontaine to get water from the fountain

retenir l'impôt à la source to deduct tax at source

remonter à l'origine d'une affaire to get to the root of a matter

B.[DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [indiquant un moment précis] at

[devant une date, un jour] on

[indiquant une époque, une période] in

à 6 h at 6 o'clock

il ne rentrera qu'à 8 h he won't be back before 8

à Noël at Christmas

à l'aube/l'aurore/midi at dawn/daybreak/midday

le 12 au soir on the evening of the 12th

à mon arrivée on my arrival

à ma naissance when I was born

à l'automne in (the) autumn (UK), in the fall (US)

au XVII^e siècle in the 17th century

vous allez quelque part à Noël? are you going somewhere for Christmas?

2. [indiquant un délai]

nous sommes à deux semaines de Noël there are only two weeks to go before Christmas, Christmas is only two weeks away

il me tarde d'être à dimanche (familier) I can't wait till Sunday

à demain/la semaine prochaine/mardi see you tomorrow/next week/(on) Tuesday

C.[MARQUANT LE MOYEN, LA MANIÈRE]

1. [indiquant le moyen, l'instrument, l'accompagnement]

peindre à l'eau/à l'huile to paint in watercolours/oils

marcher au fuel to run off ou on oil

cousu à la main hand-sewn

jouer quelque chose à la guitare to play something on the guitar

cuisiner au beurre to cook with butter

aller à pied/à bicyclette/à cheval to go on foot/by bicycle/on horseback

2. [indiquant la manière]

à voix haute out loud

je l'aime à la folie I love her to distraction

nous pourrions multiplier les exemples à l'infini we could cite an infinite number of examples

à toute vitesse at full speed

au rythme de deux par semaine at the rate of two a week

à jeun on ou with an empty stomach

faire quelque chose à la russe/turque to do something the Russian/Turkish way

un film policier à la Hitchcock a thriller in the style of ou à la Hitchcock

D.[MARQUANT L'APPARTENANCE]

encore une idée à Papa! (familier) another of Dad's ideas!

je veux une chambre à moi I want my own room ou a room of my own

c'est un ami à moi qui m'a parlé de vous (familier) it was a friend of mine who told me about you

E.[INDIQUANT L'ATTRIBUTION, LA DESTINATION]

je suis à vous dans une minute I'll be with you in a minute

c'est à moi de jouer/parler it's my turn to play/to speak

ce n'est pas à moi de le faire it's not up to me to do it

à M. le directeur [dans la correspondance] to the manager

à notre fille bien-aimée [sur une tombe] in memory of our beloved daughter

à toi pour toujours yours for ever

F.[INTRODUISANT UNE ÉVALUATION, UN RAPPORT DISTRIBUTIF]

1. [introduisant un prix]

un livre à 20 euros a book which costs 20 euros, a book worth 20 euros

‘tout à 2 euros’ ‘everything 2 euros’

2. [indiquant un rapport, une mesure]

vendus à la douzaine/au poids/au détail sold by the dozen/by weight/individually

les promotions s'obtiennent au nombre d'années d'ancienneté promotion is in accordance with length of service

3. [introduisant un nombre de personnes]

ils ont soulevé le piano à quatre it took four of them to lift the piano

à deux, on aura vite fait de repeindre la cuisine between the two of us, it won't take long to repaint the kitchen

nous travaillons à sept dans la même pièce there are seven of us working in the same room

ils sont venus à plusieurs several of them came

4. [indiquant une approximation]

je m'entraîne trois à cinq heures par jour I practise three to five hours a day

j'en ai vu 15 à 20 I saw 15 or 20 of them

G.[MARQUANT DES RAPPORTS DE CAUSE OU DE CONSÉQUENCE]

1. [indiquant la cause]

à ces mots, il s'est tu on hearing these words, he fell silent

on l'a distribué à sa demande it was given out at his request

2. [indiquant la conséquence]

il lui a tout dit, à ma grande surprise he told her everything, much to my surprise

à la satisfaction générale to the satisfaction of all concerned

3. [d'après]

je l'ai reconnu à sa voix/démarche I recognized (him by) his voice/walk

à sa mine, on voit qu'il est en mauvaise santé you can tell from the way he looks that he's ill

à ce que je vois/comprends from what I see/understand

à ce qu'elle dit, le mur se serait écroulé according to her ou to what she says, the wall collapsed

H.[SUIVI DE L'INFINITIF]

1. [indiquant l'hypothèse, la cause]

tu vas te fatiguer à rester debout you'll get tired standing up

à t'entendre, on dirait que tu t'en moques listening to you, I get the feeling that you don't care

à bien considérer les choses... all things considered...

2. [exprimant l'obligation]

la somme est à régler avant le 10 the full amount has to ou must be paid by the 10th

c'est une pièce à voir absolument this play is really worth seeing

les vêtements à laver/repasser the clothes to be washed/ironed

3. [exprimant la possibilité]

il n'y a rien à voir/à manger there's nothing to see/to eat

4. [en train de]

il était assis là à bâiller he was sitting there yawning

5. [au point de]

ils en sont à se demander si ça en vaut la peine they've got to the stage of wondering whether or not it's worth the effort

I.[MARQUANT LA CARACTÉRISATION, LE BUT]

l'homme au pardessus the man in ou with the overcoat

une chemise à manches courtes a short-sleeved shirt, a shirt with short sleeves

un pyjama à fleurs/rayures flowery/stripy pyjamas

des sardines à l'huile sardines in oil

glace à la framboise raspberry ice cream

tasse à thé tea cup

machine à coudre sewing machine

‘bureau à louer’ ‘office for rent’

J.[SERVANT DE LIEN SYNTAXIQUE]

1. [introduisant le complément du verbe]

parler à quelqu'un to talk to somebody

téléphoner à quelqu'un to phone somebody

aimer à faire quelque chose (littéraire) to like to do something, to like doing something

il consent à ce que nous y allions he agrees to our going

dire à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to tell somebody to do something

rendre quelque chose à quelqu'un to give something back to somebody, to give somebody something back

2. [introduisant le complément d'un nom]

l'appartenance à un parti membership of a party

son dévouement à notre cause her devotion to our cause

3. [introduisant le complément de l'adjectif]

c'est difficile à dessiner it's difficult to draw

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > à
4 tack

[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) søm; -søm; stift; -stift

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) rimpe

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) krydsning

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) retning
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) sømme; ri

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) krydse

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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) søm; -søm; stift; -stift

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) rimpe

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) krydsning

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) retning
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) sømme; ri

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) krydse

English-Danish dictionary > tack
5 shape

shape [ʃeɪp]

forme ⇒ 1 (a)-(f) silhouette ⇒ 1 (b) façonner ⇒ 2 (a) influencer ⇒ 2 (b) prendre forme ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (outer form) forme f;

∎ what shape is it? de quelle forme est-ce?;

∎ the room was triangular in shape la pièce était de forme triangulaire ou avait la forme d'un triangle;

∎ a sweet in the shape of a heart un bonbon en forme de cœur;

∎ the house/garden is an odd shape la maison/le jardin a une drôle de forme;

∎ they were the same shape ils étaient de la même forme, ils avaient la même forme;

∎ each pebble is a different shape chaque caillou a une forme différente;

∎ they come in all shapes and sizes il y en a de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles;

∎ to change shape changer de forme;

∎ she moulded the clay into shape elle façonna l'argile;

∎ he bent/beat the copper into shape il plia/martela le cuivre;

∎ my hat was knocked out of shape mon chapeau a été déformé;

∎ my pullover has lost its shape or is out of shape mon pull s'est déformé

(b) (figure, silhouette) forme f, silhouette f;

∎ vague shapes could be seen in the mist on distinguait des formes vagues dans la brume

(c) (abstract form or structure) forme f;

∎ the shape of our society la structure de notre société;

∎ she plans to change the whole shape of the company elle a l'intention de modifier complètement la structure de l'entreprise;

∎ the new technologies have changed the shape of our lives les nouvelles technologies ont changé la façon dont nous vivons;

∎ the shape of things to come ce qui nous attend, ce que l'avenir nous réserve;

∎ to take shape prendre forme ou tournure;

∎ her plan was beginning to take shape son projet commençait à se concrétiser ou à prendre forme;

∎ to give shape to sth donner forme à qch

(d) (guise) forme f;

∎ help eventually arrived in the shape of her parents ce sont ses parents qui finirent par arriver pour lui prêter secours;

∎ progress, in the shape of motorways/supermarkets le progrès que représentent les autoroutes/les supermarchés;

∎ wealth in the shape of a large house la richesse symbolisée par la possession d'une grande maison;

∎ he can't take alcohol in any shape or form il ne supporte l'alcool sous aucune forme

(e) (condition) forme f;

∎ to be in good shape (person) être en forme; (business, economy) marcher bien;

∎ to be in bad shape (person) ne pas être en forme; (business, economy) être mal en point;

∎ I'm rather out of shape je ne suis pas très en forme;

∎ I need to get (back) into shape j'ai besoin de me remettre en forme;

∎ the economy is in poor shape at the moment l'économie est mal en point actuellement;

∎ to keep oneself or to stay in shape garder la forme, rester en forme;

∎ what sort of shape was he in? dans quel état était-il?, comment allait-il?;

∎ she was in pretty bad shape (very ill, badly injured) elle était mal en point ou dans un sale état;

∎ he's in no shape to be doing this kind of work! il n'est pas en état de faire ce genre de travail!;

∎ familiar to knock or to lick sth into shape mettre qch au point^□ ;

∎ familiar I'll soon knock or lick them into shape! (soldiers) j'aurai vite fait de les dresser, moi!; (team) j'aurai vite fait de les remettre en forme, moi!

(f) (mould → gen) moule m; (→ for hats) forme f

2 transitive verb

(a) (mould → clay) façonner, modeler; (→ wood, stone) façonner, tailler;

∎ she shaped the clay into rectangular blocks elle a façonné l'argile en blocs rectangulaires;

∎ he shaped a pot from the wet clay il a façonné un pot dans l'argile;

∎ the paper had been shaped into a cone le papier avait été plié en forme de cône

(b) (influence → events, life, future) influencer, déterminer;

∎ to shape sb's character former ou façonner le caractère de qn;

∎ the war shaped her perception of the army la guerre a influencé sa perception de l'armée

(c) (plan → essay) faire le plan de; (→ excuse, explanation, statement) formuler

(d) Sewing ajuster;

∎ the jacket is shaped at the waist la veste est ajustée à la taille

3 intransitive verb

(develop → plan) prendre forme ou tournure;

∎ things are shaping well les choses se présentent bien ou prennent une bonne tournure;

∎ how is he shaping as a teacher? comment se débrouille-t-il dans l'enseignement?

➲ shape up intransitive verb

(a) (improve) se secouer;

∎ you'd better shape up, young man! il est temps que tu te secoues, jeune homme!;

∎ familiar shape up or ship out! secouez-vous sinon c'est la porte!;

∎ familiar shape up and look smart! grouille-toi!

(b) American (get fit again) retrouver la forme

(c) (progress, develop → plans, situation) prendre (une bonne) tournure;

∎ the business is beginning to shape up les affaires commencent à bien marcher;

∎ our plans are shaping up nicely nos projets prennent une bonne tournure;

∎ the new team is shaping up well la nouvelle équipe commence à bien fonctionner;

∎ they are shaping up into a good orchestra ils commencent à former un bon orchestre;

∎ how is she shaping up as a translator? comment se débrouille-t-elle ou comment s'en sort-elle en tant que traductrice?;

∎ she isn't shaping up too badly elle ne se débrouille ou ne s'en sort pas trop mal

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6 tack

I [tæk]
nome

1) (nail) chiodo m., bulletta f.

2) AE (drawing pin) puntina f. (da disegno)

3) (approach) approccio m., tattica f.

4) mar. bordata f.

on the port tack — con le mure a babordo

5) equit. bardatura f., finimenti m.pl.

6) sart. (stitch) punto m. di imbastitura
II 1. [tæk]
verbo transitivo

1) (nail)

to tack sth. to — inchiodare o attaccare qcs. a [ wall]

to tack sth. down — fissare qcs. con dei chiodi

2) sart. imbastire
2.
verbo intransitivo [ sailor] fare una virata di bordo; [ yacht] virare di bordo

- tack on

- tack up

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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) bulletta, puntina

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) imbastitura

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordata

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) direzione
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) fissare; imbastire

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordeggiare

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[tæk]
1. n

1) (nail) bulletta, (for upholstery) borchia, Am fam, (also: thumbtack) puntina da disegno

a hammer and some tacks — un martello e dei chiodi

to get down to brass tacks — venire al sodo

2) (Naut: course) bordo

to be on the port/starboard tack — avere le mura a sinistra/dritta

to change tack — virare di bordo, fig cambiare linea di condotta

to be on the right/wrong tack fig — essere sulla buona strada/sulla strada sbagliata

to try a different tack fig — prendere le cose per un altro verso

3) (stitch) punto d'imbastitura

4) (for horse) selleria, equipaggiamento

2. vt

1) (nail) imbullettare

2) Sewing imbastire

(fig: add) to tack sth on to (the end of) sth — (of letter, book) aggiungere qc alla fine di qc

I'll tack on a couple of paragraphs — aggiungerò un paio di paragrafi

3. vi

(Naut: change direction) virare di bordo (in prua), (go zigzag) bordeggiare

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tack (1) /tæk/
n.

1 bulletta; chiodino; puntina (da disegno, ecc.)

2 ( nel cucito) punto lungo: to take out the tacks, togliere i punti lunghi; togliere l'imbastitura

3 (naut.) mura ( cavo per orientare la vela)

4 (naut.) bordata; virata

5 movimento a zigzag ( sulla terra)

6 (fig.) linea di condotta; strada; via; rotta, direzione; pista (fig.): to be on the right [wrong] tack, essere sulla strada buona [aver sbagliato strada]; (fig.) essere sulla pista giusta [sbagliata]; We must change tack, dobbiamo mutar rotta

7 [u] adesività, viscosità ( d'una vernice rappresa)

8 (fam.) alimenti; cibo

9 (polit.) codicillo, articolo aggiunto

● tack claw, estrattore di bullette □ (mecc.) tack-driver, macchina per piantare bullette; bullettatrice □ tack-hammer, martelletto da tappezziere □ tack puller, estrattore per bullette □ (metall.) tack weld, saldatura a punti; puntatura □ (fig.) to get down to brass tacks, venire al sodo □ (naut.) on the opposite tack, di controbordo □ (naut.) to be on the port tack, essere con le mure a sinistra □ (naut.) to be on the starboard tack, essere con le mure a dritta □ (naut.) to steer on the starboard tack [on the port tack], virare a dritta [a sinistra].
tack (2) /tæk/
n. [u]

(equit.) bardatura; finimenti.
tack (3) /tæk/
n. [u] ( USA)

1 pacchianeria; volgarità

2 oggetti pacchiani; ciarpame.
(to) tack /tæk/
A v. t.

1 ( anche to tack down, up) fissare con bullette (o con chiodini); imbullettare: to tack a stairway carpet down, fissare a terra una guida con bullette; to tack (up) a notice, attaccare un avviso (con le puntine)

2 imbastire; attaccare ( un nastro, ecc.) con punti lunghi

3 (polit.) aggiungere: to tack an amendment to a finance bill, aggiungere un emendamento a un disegno di legge finanziaria

4 (naut.) far virare di bordo (in prua), far bordeggiare ( una nave)

B v. i.

1 ( anche to tack about) (naut.) virare di bordo (in prua); cambiare le mure; bordeggiare

2 ( in genere) procedere a zigzag

3 (fig.) cambiare condotta (o tattica) all'improvviso

● to tack on, aggiungere; attaccare; ( sartoria) attaccare, imbastire: to tack the collar on to a jacket, imbastire il colletto su una giacca; to tack on a joke to one's speech, finire un discorso con una barzelletta.

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I [tæk]
nome

1) (nail) chiodo m., bulletta f.

2) AE (drawing pin) puntina f. (da disegno)

3) (approach) approccio m., tattica f.

4) mar. bordata f.

on the port tack — con le mure a babordo

5) equit. bardatura f., finimenti m.pl.

6) sart. (stitch) punto m. di imbastitura
II 1. [tæk]
verbo transitivo

1) (nail)

to tack sth. to — inchiodare o attaccare qcs. a [ wall]

to tack sth. down — fissare qcs. con dei chiodi

2) sart. imbastire
2.
verbo intransitivo [ sailor] fare una virata di bordo; [ yacht] virare di bordo

- tack on

- tack up

English-Italian dictionary > tack
7 set

set

A n

1 ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m ; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f ; ( of cutlery) service m ; ( of encyclopedias) collection f ; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série f ; a set of china un service de table ; a new/clean set of clothes des vêtements neufs/propres ; they're sold in sets of 10 ils sont vendus par lots de 10 ; a set of bills Comm, Fin un jeu de connaissements ; a set of fingerprints des empreintes fpl digitales ; a set of stairs un escalier ; a set of traffic lights des feux mpl (de signalisation) ;

2 (kit, game) a backgammon/chess set un jeu de jacquet/d'échecs ; a magic set une mallette de magie ;

3 ( pair) a set of sheets une paire de draps ; a set of footprints l'empreinte des deux pieds ; a set of false teeth un dentier ; my top/bottom set ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier ; one set of grandparents lives in Canada deux de mes grands-parents habitent au Canada ; both sets of parents agreed with us ses parents comme les miens étaient d'accord avec nous ;

4 Sport ( in tennis) set m ; ‘set to Miss Wilson’ ‘set Mademoiselle Wilson’ ;

5 ( television) poste m ; TV set, television set poste de télévision ;

6 ( group) ( social) monde m ; ( sporting) milieu m ; aristocratic/literary set monde aristocratique/littéraire ; the racing/yachting set le milieu des courses/du yachting ; the smart ou fashionable set les gens à la mode ; he's not part of our set il ne fait pas partie de notre groupe ;

7 ( scenery) Theat décor m ; Cin, TV plateau m ; on the set Cin, TV sur le plateau ;

8 Math ensemble m ;

9 GB Sch (class, group) groupe m ; to be in the top set for maths être dans le groupe des meilleurs en maths ;

10 ( hair-do) mise f en plis ; to have a shampoo and set se faire faire un shampooing et une mise en plis ;

11 Mus concert m ;

12 ( position) ( of sails) réglage m ; you could tell by the set of his jaw that he was stubborn ça se voyait à sa tête qu'il était têtu ;

13 ( direction) sens m ; the set of the tide/wind le sens de la marée/du vent ;

14 ( of badger) terrier m ;

15 Hort plante f à repiquer ;

16 Hunt ( of hound) arrêt m.

B adj

1 ( fixed) ( épith) [pattern, procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé ; [time, price] fixe ; [menu] à prix fixe ; [formula] toute faite ; [idea] arrêté ; I had no set purpose in arranging the meeting je n'avais pas d'objectif précis quand j'ai organisé cette réunion ; set phrase, set expression expression f consacrée, locution f figée ; to be set in one's ideas ou opinions avoir des idées bien arrêtées ; to be set in one's ways avoir ses habitudes ; the weather is set fair le temps est au beau fixe ;

2 ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé ;

3 Sch, Univ ( prescribed) [book, text] au programme ; there are five set topics on the history syllabus il y a cinq sujets au programme d'histoire ;

4 ( ready) ( jamais épith) prêt (for pour) ; to be (all) set to leave/start être prêt à partir/commencer ; they're set to win/lose tout laisse à croire qu'ils vont gagner/perdre ;

5 ( determined) to be (dead) set against sth/doing être tout à fait contre qch/l'idée de faire ; he's really set against my resigning/marrying il est tout à fait contre ma démission/mon mariage ; to be set on sth/on doing tenir absolument à qch/à faire ;

6 ( firm) [jam, jelly, honey] épais/épaisse, consistant ; [cement] dur ; [yoghurt] ferme.

C vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)

1 (place, position) placer [chair, ornament] (on sur) ; poster [guard, sentry] ; monter, sertir [gem] (in dans) ; to set sth against a wall mettre qch contre un mur [bike, ladder] ; to set sth before sb lit placer qch devant qn [food, plate] ; fig présenter qch à qn [proposals, findings] ; to set sth in the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol [stake] ; to set sth into sth encastrer qch dans qch ; to set sth straight lit ( align) remettre qch droit [painting] ; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans qch [papers, room] ; to set sth upright redresser qch ; a house set among the trees une maison située au milieu des arbres ; to set matters ou the record straight fig mettre les choses au point ; a necklace set with rubies un collier incrusté de rubis ; his eyes are set very close together ses yeux sont très rapprochés ;

2 ( prepare) mettre [table] ; tendre [trap] ; set three places mets trois couverts ; to set the stage ou scene for sth fig préparer le lieu de qch [encounter, match] ; the stage is set for the final tout est prêt pour la finale ; to set one's mark ou stamp on sth laisser sa marque sur qch ;

3 (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target] ; lancer [fashion, trend] ; donner [tone] ; établir [precedent, record] ; to set a good/bad example to sb montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à qn ; to set one's sights on viser [championship, job] ;

4 ( adjust) mettre [qch] à l'heure [clock] ; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm] ; programmer [timer, video] ; to set the oven to 180° mettre le four sur 180° ; to set the controls to manual passer au mode manuel ; to set the video to record the film programmer le magnétoscope pour enregistrer le film ; to set the alarm for 7 am mettre le réveil pour 7 heures ; set your watch by mine règle ta montre sur la mienne ; I set the heating to come on at 6 am j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures ; to set the counter back to zero remettre le compteur à zéro ;

5 ( start) to set sth going mettre qch en marche [machine, motor] ; to set sb laughing/thinking faire rire/réfléchir qn ; to set sb to work doing charger qn de faire ; the noise set the dogs barking le bruit a fait aboyer les chiens ;

6 (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay] ; poser [problem] ; créer [crossword puzzle] ; to set an exam préparer les sujets d'examen ; to set a book/subject for study mettre un texte/un sujet au programme ; to set sb the task of doing charger qn de faire ;

7 Cin, Literat, Theat, TV situer ; to set a book in 1960/New York situer un roman en 1960/à New York ; the film/novel is set in Munich/in the 1950's le film/roman se passe à Munich/dans les années 50 ;

8 Mus to set sth to music mettre qch en musique [libretto, lyrics] ;

9 Print composer [text, type] (in en) ;

10 Med immobiliser, éclisser spec [bone, broken leg] ;

11 ( style) to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn ; to have one' s hair set se faire faire une mise en plis ;

12 ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete] ;

13 ( esteem) to set sb above/below sb placer qn au-dessus/en dessous de qn ;

14 GB Sch grouper [qn] par niveau [pupils].

D vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)

1 [sun] se coucher ;

2 ( harden) [jam, concrete] prendre ; [glue] sécher ;

3 Med [fracture, bone] se ressouder.

E v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set) to set oneself sth se fixer qch [goal, target].

Idioms

to be well set-up ○ ( financially) avoir les moyens ○ ; ( physically) [woman] être bien balancé ○ ; to make a (dead) set at sb ○ GB se lancer à la tête de qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ set about:

▶ set about [sth] se mettre à [work, duties] ; to set about doing commencer à faire ; to set about the job ou task ou business of doing commencer à faire ; I know what I want to do but I don't know how to set about it je sais ce que je veux faire mais je ne sais pas comment m'y prendre ;

▶ set about [sb] ○ attaquer qn (with avec) ;

▶ set [sth] about faire courir [rumour, story] ; to set it about that… faire courir le bruit que…

■ set against:

▶ set [sb] against monter qn contre [person] ; to set oneself against sth s'opposer à qch ;

▶ set sth against sth ( compare) confronter qch à qch ; you have to set his evidence against what you already know vous devez examiner son témoignage à la lumière de ce que vous savez déjà ; the benefits seem small, set against the risks par rapport aux risques les bénéfices semblent maigres.

■ set apart:

▶ set [sb/sth] apart distinguer [person, book, film] (from de).

■ set aside:

▶ set [sth] aside, set aside [sth]

1 ( put down) poser [qch] de côté [book, knitting] ;

2 ( reserve) réserver [area, room, time] (for pour) ; mettre [qch] de côté [money, stock] ;

3 ( disregard) mettre [qch] de côté [differences, prejudices] ;

4 Admin, Jur ( reject) rejeter [decision, request, verdict] ; casser [judgment, ruling].

■ set back:

▶ set [sth] back

1 ( position towards the rear) reculer [chair, table] ; the house is set back from the road la maison est située un peu en retrait de la route ;

2 ( adjust) retarder [clock, watch] ;

▶ set back [sth], set [sth] back ( delay) retarder [production, recovery, work] ;

▶ set [sb] back ○ coûter les yeux de la tête à ○ ; that car must have set you back a bit cette voiture a dû te coûter les yeux de la tête ; it set me back 2,000 dollars ça m'a coûté 2 000 dollars.

■ set by:

▶ set [sth] by, set by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté.

■ set down:

▶ set [sb/sth] down déposer [passenger] ; poser [suitcases, vase] ;

▶ set down [sth], set [sth] down

1 ( establish) fixer [code of practice, conditions, criteria] ;

2 ( record) enregistrer [event, fact] ; to set down one' s thoughts (on paper) consigner ses pensées par écrit ;

3 ( land) poser [helicopter].

■ set forth:

▶ set forth ( leave) se mettre en route ;

▶ set forth [sth] exposer [findings, facts] ; présenter [argument].

■ set in:

▶ set in [infection, gangrene] se déclarer ; [complications] survenir ; [winter] arriver ; [depression, resentment] s'installer ; the rain has set in for the afternoon la pluie va durer toute l'après-midi ;

▶ set [sth] in Sewing rapporter [sleeve].

■ set off:

▶ set off partir (for pour) ; to set off on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set off to do partir faire ; he set off on a long description/story il s'est lancé dans une longue description/histoire ;

▶ set [off] sth, set [sth] off

1 ( trigger) déclencher [alarm] ; faire partir [firework] ; faire exploser [bomb] ; déclencher [riot, row, panic] ;

2 ( enhance) mettre [qch] en valeur [colour, dress, tan] ;

3 Fin to set sth off against profits/debts déduire qch des bénéfices/des dettes ;

▶ set [sb] off faire pleurer [baby] ; she laughed and that set me off elle a ri et ça m'a fait rire à mon tour ; don't mention politics, you know it always sets him off ne parle pas de politique tu sais bien que quand il est parti on ne peut plus l'arrêter.

■ set on:

▶ set on [sb] attaquer qn ;

▶ set [sth] on sb lâcher [qch] contre qn [dog] ; to set sb onto sb ou sb's track mettre qn sur la piste de qn.

■ set out:

▶ set out ( leave) se mettre en route (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; we set out from Paris/the house at 9 am nous avons quitté Paris/la maison à 9 heures ; to set out on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set out to do ( intend) [book, report, speech] avoir pour but de faire ; [person] chercher à faire ; ( start) commencer à faire ;

▶ set [sth] out, set out [sth]

1 ( spread out) disposer [goods] ; disposer [food] ; étaler [books, papers] ; disposer [chairs] ; préparer [board game] ; disposer [chessmen] ; organiser [information] ;

2 (state, explain) présenter [conclusions, ideas, proposals] ; formuler [objections, terms].

■ set to s'y mettre.

■ set up:

▶ set up ( establish oneself) [business person, trader] s'établir ; to set up on one's own s'établir à son compte ; to set up (shop) as a decorator/caterer s'établir en tant que décorateur/traiteur ; to set up in business monter une affaire ;

▶ set [sth] up, set up [sth]

1 ( erect) monter [stand, stall] ; assembler [equipment, easel] ; déplier [deckchair] ; ériger [roadblock] ; dresser [statue] ; to set up home ou house s'installer ; to set up camp installer un campement ;

2 ( prepare) préparer [experiment] ; Sport préparer [goal, try] ;

3 (found, establish) créer [business, company] ; implanter [factory] ; former [support group, charity] ; constituer [committee, commission] ; ouvrir [fund] ; lancer [initiative, scheme] ;

4 ( start) provoquer [vibration] ; susciter [reaction] ;

5 ( organize) organiser [conference, meeting] ; mettre [qch] en place [procedures] ;

6 Print composer [page] ;

▶ set [sb] up

1 ( establish in business) she set her son up (in business) as a gardener elle a aidé son fils à s'installer comme jardinier ;

2 (improve one's health, fortune) remettre [qn] sur pied ; there's nothing like a good vacation to set you up rien de tel que de bonnes vacances pour vous remettre sur pied ; that deal has set her up for life grâce à ce contrat elle n'aura plus à se soucier de rien ;

3 ○ GB ( trap) [police] tendre un piège à [criminal] ; [colleague, friend] monter un coup contre [person] ;

4 Comput installer, configurer ;

▶ set [oneself] up

1 Comm she set herself up as a financial advisor elle s'est mise à son compte comme conseiller financier ; to set oneself up in business se mettre à son compte ;

2 ( claim) I don't set myself up to be an expert je ne prétends pas être expert ; she sets herself up as an authority on French art elle prétend faire autorité en matière d'art français.

■ set upon:

▶ set upon [sb] attaquer qn.

Big English-French dictionary > set
8 tack

tæk
1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tachuela

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) hilván

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada, viraje

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumbo, dirección

2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) clavar con tachuelas

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) dar bordadas, virar

tack

tr[tæk]

noun

1 (nail) tachuela

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL bordada, viraje nombre masculino

3 (approach) táctica

4 SMALLSEWING/SMALL hilván nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (secure) clavar con tachuelas

2 SMALLSEWING/SMALL hilvanar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL dar bordadas, virar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to change tack cambiar de táctica

tack ['tæk] vt

1) : sujetar con tachuelas

2)

to tack on add: añadir, agregar

tack n

1) : tachuela f

2) course: rumbo m

to change tack: cambiar de rumbo

tack

n.

• bordada s.f.

• bordo s.m.

• broca s.f.

• clavillo s.m.

• hilván s.m.

• línea de conducta s.f.

• saetín s.m.

• tachuela s.f.

• tachón s.m.

• virada s.f. (Sailing)

v.

• virar v.

v.

• amurar v.

• bastear v.

• bordear v.

• clavar con tachuelas v.

• hilvanar v.

tæk
I

noun

1) c

a) ( nail) tachuela f

to get down to brass tacks — (colloq) ir* al grano

b) ( thumbtack) (AmE) tachuela f, chincheta f (Esp), chinche f (AmC, Méx, RPl), chinche m (Andes)

2) c

a) ( Naut) bordada f

b) ( direction)

to change tack — cambiar de enfoque or táctica or política

3) c ( stitch) (BrE) puntada f; ( seam) hilván m

4) u ( Equ) arreos mpl, aperos mpl (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( nail) \<\<carpet\>\> clavar con tachuelas

b) (pin, fasten) \<\<notice/list\>\> clavar con tachuelas (or chinchetas etc)

2) ( stitch) (BrE) hilvanar

2.

vi ( Naut) dar* bordadas

Phrasal Verbs:

- tack down

- tack on

[tæk]
1. N

1) (=nail) tachuela f ; (US) (also: thumbtack) chincheta f, chinche m or f ; brass

2) (Naut) (=course) bordada f ; (=turn) virada f

3) (fig) rumbo m, dirección f

- change tack

- try a different tack

- be on the right tack

- be on the wrong tack

4) (Sew) hilván m

5) (for horse) arreos mpl

6) * (=cheap shoddy objects) baratijas fpl, chucherías fpl, horteradas fpl (Sp) *

2. VT

1) (=nail) clavar con tachuelas

2) (Sew) (also: tack up) hilvanar

3.

VI (Naut) dar bordadas; (=change course) virar, cambiar de bordada

- tack down

- tack on

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[tæk]
I

noun

1) c

a) ( nail) tachuela f

to get down to brass tacks — (colloq) ir* al grano

b) ( thumbtack) (AmE) tachuela f, chincheta f (Esp), chinche f (AmC, Méx, RPl), chinche m (Andes)

2) c

a) ( Naut) bordada f

b) ( direction)

to change tack — cambiar de enfoque or táctica or política

3) c ( stitch) (BrE) puntada f; ( seam) hilván m

4) u ( Equ) arreos mpl, aperos mpl (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( nail) \<\<carpet\>\> clavar con tachuelas

b) (pin, fasten) \<\<notice/list\>\> clavar con tachuelas (or chinchetas etc)

2) ( stitch) (BrE) hilvanar

2.

vi ( Naut) dar* bordadas

Phrasal Verbs:

- tack down

- tack on

English-spanish dictionary > tack
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tæk 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) nellik-/pumpespiker

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) tråklesting

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) baug

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) kurs
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) stifte, feste med småspiker

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) baute, krysse

feste
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tråkle

I
subst. \/tæk\/

1) stift, liten spiker (med stort hode), tegnestift (amer.)

2) ( tekstil) tråklesting, nest

3) provisorisk festing (av noe)

4) (sjøfart, på seil) hals, halsbarm

5) ( sjøfart og overført) kurs, retning

• he has taken the wrong tack

han har slått inn på feil kurs

6) metode, taktikk, fremgangsmåte

• you have to try another tack

du må gå frem på en annen måte

7) (sjøfart, vending opp mot vinden) baut, stagvending

• the ship made a tack

skipet gikk baut

8) ( sjøfart) slag (under krysning)

9) klebrighet, bindeevne

• it feels like the tack of wet paint

det føles klebrig som våt maling

10) seletøy, ridetøy

be on the port\/starboard tack seile for babords\/styrbords halser

hang by a tack henge i en tråd
II
subst. \/tæk\/

( hverdagslig) mat
III
subst. \/tæk\/

skrap, smørje
IV
verb \/tæk\/

1) spikre, stifte, feste med stift

2) tråkle, neste

3) ( sjøfart) stagvende, krysse, baute

4) ( overført) endre kurs, forandre taktikk

5) ( om lov e.l.) tilføye, legge til, hefte på

tack about ( sjøfart) stagvende, gå over stag krysse, baute

tack on tråkle fast, neste fast ( overført) legge til, føye til, henge på

• it was tacked on later

det ble føyd til senere

tack to port seile for babords halser

English-Norwegian dictionary > tack
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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) (blá)saumur

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) þræðing

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) það að sigla beitivind

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) stefna
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) festa með saumi/tittum/teiknibólum; þræða saman

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) sigla beitivind

English-Icelandic dictionary > tack
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ragadósság, taktika, eljárásmód, rajzszeg, szeg to tack: odaszögez, irányt változtat, taktikát változtat
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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) (széles fejű) rövid szeg(ecs)

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) fércelés

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) irányhelyzet

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) irány
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) odaszögez

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) ferdéz; lavíroz

English-Hungarian dictionary > tack
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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) tacha

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) alinhavo

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bordada

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) rumo
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pregar

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) bordejar

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tack¹

[tæk] n 1 tacha, preguinho de cabeça larga. 2 alinhavo. 3 Naut curso de um navio em relação à posição das velas. 4 Naut movimento em ziguezague, cruzeiro. 5 curso de ação, direção, conduta. 6 escota, corda, cabo. • vt 1 pregar com tachas. 2 alinhavar. 3 ajuntar, adicionar, incluir. 4 Naut cruzar, manobrar, mudar de rumo ou curso. 5 fig mudar de conduta ou política. on the wrong tack no caminho errado. to be on the port (starboard) tack ter o vento de bombordo (estibordo). to change tack tomar nova direção, mudar o curso. to get down to brass tacks chegar ao ponto essencial da questão, encarar os fatos. to go off on a new tack tomar outro rumo.

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tack²

[tæk] n alimento, comida, especialmente em forma de pão. hard tack biscoito de marinheiro. soft tack filão de pão.

English-Portuguese dictionary > tack
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n. geçici olarak tutturma, raptiye, iri başlı küçük çivi, besin, yiyecek, yol, yöntem, geminin rüzgâra göre yaptığı yön değişikliği, rüzgâra karşı volta vurma
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v. raptiyelemek, teyellemek, tutturmak, çakmak, katmak, eklemek, birleştirmek, gemiyi çevirmek, rüzgâra karşı volta vurmak

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1. çivile (v.) 2. çivi (n.)
* * *
[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) raptiye

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) teyel

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) gemi rotası

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) gidiş, yol
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) raptiyelemek

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) orsalamak, orsa etmek

English-Turkish dictionary > tack
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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) risalni žebljiček

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) začasen šiv

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) laviranje

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) smer
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pritrditi z žebljički

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) lavirati

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I [tæk]
noun

žebljiček s ploščato glavico, risalni žebljiček; klinček, kvačica; dolg (začasen) šiv; marine vrv za zvitje jadra; spodnji kraj jadra; vsaka spremenjena smer v cikcakasti vožnji jadrnice, laviranje, figuratively kurz; postopck, smer, pot (politike, akcije), taktika; lepljivost, viskoznost (barve, laka); parliament dodatna klavzula, dodatek predlogu

a new tack — figuratively nov kurz

thumb-tack — adjective risalni žebljiček

the boat is on tixe starboard (port) tack — čoln (jadro, ladja) dobiva veter z desne (leve) strani

to be on the right (wrong) tack — biti na pravi (napačni) poti

to change one's tacks — iti v drugo smer, ubrati drug kurz, privzeti druge mere

to come down to the brass tacks figuratively razpravljati o bistvu zadeve

to get a new tack — najti novo sredstvo

to try another tack — poskusiti novo pot (smer, taktiko)
II [tæk]
transitive verb

pritrditi, pričvrstiti, pribiti (z žebljički); začasno zašiti z dolgimi šivi; dodati, priključiti, prilepiti, privezati (on, to na, k); technical začasno zalotati; intransitive verb v cikcaku jadrati proti vetru; nenadoma spremeniti smer vožnje, (nenadoma) spremeniti svoj kurz, lavirati, iti po drugi poti, spremeniti taktiko

to tack a rug — pritrditi predposteljnik
III [tæk]
noun

(zaničevalno)jedača; hrana

soft tack — mehek, bel kruh; dobra hrana

English-Slovenian dictionary > tack
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• trenssi

• nupi

• nupinaula

• kiinnittää nauloilla

• harsimapistos

• harsinta

marine

• halssi

• harsia

• nasta

• salpa

• mattonaula

• suunta

• luovi

marine

• luovia

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tæk 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) mattonaula

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) harsima

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) luovinta

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) suunta
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) naulata, harsia

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) luovia

English-Finnish dictionary > tack
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1. noun
1) (small nail) kleiner Nagel

2) (temporary stitch) Heftstich, der

3) (Naut.): (direction of vessel; also fig.) Kurs, der

on the right/wrong tack — (fig.) auf dem richtigen/falschen Weg od. Kurs

change one's tack, try another tack — (fig.) einen anderen Kurs einschlagen
2. transitive verb
1) (stitch loosely) heften

2) (nail) festnageln
3. intransitive verb
(Naut.) kreuzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92410/tack_on">tack on

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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) der Reißnagel

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) der Heftstich

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) das Lavieren

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) der Kurs
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) heften

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) lavieren

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tack

[tæk]

I. n

1. (nail) kurzer Nagel; (pin) Reißzwecke f BRD, Reißnagel m

a box of \tacks eine Schachtel Reißzwecken [o Reißnägel

2. no pl (riding gear) Sattel- und Zaumzeug nt

3. NAUT Schlag m fachspr

4. (approach, policy) Weg m, Richtung f

to try a different \tack eine andere Richtung einschlagen fig

5. (loose stitch) Heftstich m, Fadenschlag m SCHWEIZ

6. SCOT LAW Pachtvertrag m

II. vt

1. (nail down)

▪ to \tack sth etw festnageln

2. (sew loosely)

▪ to \tack sth etw anheften

to \tack the hem den Saum heften

3. LAW

to \tack a mortgage eine nachrangige mit einer vorrangigen Hypothek vereinen

III. vi NAUT wenden, kreuzen fachspr

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I [tk]
1. n

1) (= nail) kleiner Nagel; (esp with small head) Stift m; (for shoes) Tä(c)ks m; (esp US = drawing pin) Reiß- or Heftzwecke f, Reißnagel m

2) (Brit SEW) Heftstich m

3) (NAUT: course) Schlag m; (fig) Richtung f, Weg m

to be on the port/starboard tack — auf Backbord-/Steuerbordbug segeln

they are on a new/different tack (fig) — sie haben eine neue/andere Richtung eingeschlagen

to be on the right/wrong tack (fig) — auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein, richtig-/falschliegen (inf)

to try another tack (fig) — es anders versuchen

4) (NAUT: zigzag) Aufkreuzen nt

to make a tack toward(s) land — landwärts kreuzen

5) (for horse) Sattel- und Zaumzeug nt

2. vt

1) (with nail) annageln (to an +dat or acc); (with clip, pin) feststecken (to an +dat)

2) (Brit SEW) heften

3. vi

1) (NAUT) aufkreuzen

to tack to port — mit Backbordbug kreuzen

2) (Brit SEW) heften
II
n
(NAUT: biscuits) Schiffszwieback m III
n (inf)

See:

= tackiness

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tack¹ [tæk]

A s

1. (Nagel)Stift m, Reißnagel m, Zwecke f

2. auch tacking stitch (Näherei) Heftstich m

3. (An)Heften n

4. SCHIFF

a) Halse f

b) Haltetau n

5. SCHIFF Schlag m, Gang m (beim Lavieren oder Kreuzen):

be on the port tack nach Backbord lavieren

6. SCHIFF Lavieren n (auch fig)

7. Zickzackkurs m (zu Lande)

8. fig Kurs m, Weg m, Richtung f:

be on the wrong tack auf dem Holzweg sein;

try another tack es anders versuchen

9. PARL Br Zusatzantrag m, -artikel m

10. a) Klebrigkeit f

b) Klebkraft f

11. Reiten: Sattelzeug n

B v/t

1. heften (to an akk):

tack on(to) anheften (an akk, dat)

2. auch tack down festmachen, einen Teppich etc festnageln

3. tack together aneinanderfügen, (miteinander) verbinden (a. fig), zusammenheften:

tack mortgages WIRTSCH Br Hypotheken verschiedenen Ranges zusammenschreiben;

tack securities JUR Br Sicherheiten zusammenfassen

4. ([on]to) anfügen (an akk), hinzufügen (dat, zu):

tack a rider to a bill POL Br eine (aussichtsreiche) Vorlage mit einem Zusatzantrag koppeln

5. TECH heftschweißen

6. SCHIFF ein Schiff

a) durch den Wind wenden

b) lavieren

C v/i

1. SCHIFF

a) wenden

b) lavieren:

tack down wind in den Wind halsen

2. a) einen Zickzackkurs verfolgen

b) fig lavieren, seinen Kurs (plötzlich) ändern

tack² [tæk] umg Nahrung f, besonders Fraß m pej: → hardtack

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1. noun
1) (small nail) kleiner Nagel

2) (temporary stitch) Heftstich, der

3) (Naut.): (direction of vessel; also fig.) Kurs, der

on the right/wrong tack — (fig.) auf dem richtigen/falschen Weg od. Kurs

change one's tack, try another tack — (fig.) einen anderen Kurs einschlagen
2. transitive verb
1) (stitch loosely) heften

2) (nail) festnageln
3. intransitive verb
(Naut.) kreuzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- tack on

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n.

Stift -e m. v.

heften v.

English-german dictionary > tack
17 shape

shape [∫eɪp]

1. noun

forme f

• what shape is the room? de quelle forme est la pièce ?

• of all shapes and sizes de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles

• his nose is a funny shape son nez a une drôle de forme

• this jumper has lost its shape ce pullover s'est déformé

• in the shape of a cross en forme de croix

• I can't stand racism in any shape or form je ne peux pas tolérer le racisme sous quelque forme que ce soit

• that's the shape of things to come cela donne une idée de ce qui nous attend

• to take shape [object being made] prendre forme ; [project] prendre tournure

• to be in good shape [person] être en forme ; [business] marcher bien

• in poor shape [person, business] mal en point

• she's in really bad shape elle ne va vraiment pas bien

• to be out of shape ( = misshapen) être déformé ; ( = unfit) ne pas être en forme

• to knock into shape [+ assistant, soldier] former

• to knock sth into shape [+ economy, system] remettre qch sur pied

• to get into shape retrouver la forme

• to keep o.s. in good shape se maintenir en forme

• a shape loomed up out of the darkness une forme surgit de l'obscurité

2. transitive verb

[+ clay, wood] façonner ; [+ stone] tailler ; [+ statement, explanation] formuler

• he shaped the clay into a bowl il a façonné un bol dans l'argile

• to shape sb's ideas/character former les idées/le caractère de qn

• to shape sb's life/the course of events avoir une influence déterminante sur la vie de qn/la marche des événements

► shape up intransitive verb progresser

• our plans are shaping up well nos projets sont en bonne voie

• things are shaping up well les choses prennent tournure

• how is he shaping up? comment se débrouille-t-il ?

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[ʃeɪp] 1.
noun

1) (of object, building etc) forme f; ( of person) silhouette f

a square shape — une forme carrée

what shape is it? — de quelle forme est-ce?

to be an odd shape — avoir une drôle de forme

to be the right shape — [object] avoir la forme qu'il faut; [person] avoir la silhouette qu'il faut

to be round in shape — avoir la forme d'un rond

it's like a leaf in shape — de forme cela ressemble à une feuille

in the shape of — en forme de [star, cat]

to mould something into shape — donner forme à quelque chose en le modelant

to keep one's shape — [person] garder sa ligne

to take shape — [sculpture, building] prendre forme

to lose its shape — [garment] se déformer

to bend something out of shape — gauchir quelque chose

in all shapes and sizes — de toutes les formes et de toutes les tailles

2) ( optimum condition) forme f

to be out of shape — ne pas être en forme

to get in shape — se mettre en forme

to knock something into shape — mettre quelque chose au point or en état [project, idea, essay]

3) fig (character, structure) gen forme f; ( of organization) structure f

to take shape — [plan, project, idea] prendre forme; [events] prendre tournure

the likely shape of currency union — la forme que prendra probablement l'union monétaire

my contribution took the shape of helping... — j'ai contribué en aidant...

developments which have changed the shape of our lives — des développements qui ont changé notre mode de vie

the shape of things to come — ce que sera l'avenir

tips in any shape or form are forbidden — les pourboires de toutes sortes sont interdits

I don't condone violence in any shape or form — je n'approuve pas la violence, sous quelque forme que ce soit

4) ( guise)

in the shape of — sous (la) forme de [money etc]; en la personne de [policeman etc]

5) ( vague form) forme f, silhouette f

6) Culinary ( mould) moule m
2.
transitive verb

1) (fashion, mould) [person] modeler [clay]; sculpter [wood]; [wind] façonner, sculpter [rock]; [hairdresser] couper [hair]

shape the dough into balls — faites des boules avec la pâte

to shape the cardboard into a triangle — faire un triangle dans le carton

2) fig [person, event] influencer; ( stronger) déterminer [future, idea]; modeler [character]; [person] formuler [policy, project]

to play a part in shaping the country's future — avoir un rôle dans la détermination de l'avenir du pays

3) ( in sewing) ( fit closely) ajuster [garment]

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- shape up

English-French dictionary > shape
18 tack

[tæk] 1. n
pinezka f
2. vt
( nail) przypinać (przypiąć perf) (pinezkami); ( stitch) fastrygować (sfastrygować perf)
3. vi ( NAUT)
halsować

to change tack ( fig) — zmieniać (zmienić perf) kurs

to tack sth on to (the end of) sth — dołączać (dołączyć perf) coś do czegoś

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[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) gwoździk

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) fastryga

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) hals

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) tok, przebieg
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) przybijać, fastrygować

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) halsować

English-Polish dictionary > tack
19 tack

[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) nagla ar platu galviņu

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) diegšanas dūriens

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) halze

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) kurss; virziens; līnija
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) piesist ar naglu

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) lavierēt; mainīt kursu

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nagla ar platu galviņu; piespraude; smailnagla; halze; līnija, kurss; piediegšana, sadiegšana; labojums, papildinājums; lipīgums; piesist ar naglu, piespraust ar piespraudi; lavierēt; mainīt kursu; pievienot; piediegt, sadiegt; izdarīt labojumu

English-Latvian dictionary > tack
20 tack

[tæk] 1. noun
1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) vinutė, smeigtukas

2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) dygsnis, daigstymas

3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) halsas

4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) kryptis, vaga
2. verb
1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) prismeigti, sudaigstyti

2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) plaukti prieš vėją kaitaliojant kryptį

English-Lithuanian dictionary > tack

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