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take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also academic.ru/34054/heart">heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) (jemanden) als Geisel festhalten

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take

[teɪk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (money received) Einnahmen pl

2. (filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

3.

▶ to be on the \take AM ( fam) korrupt sein pej, Bestechungsgelder nehmen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (accept)

▪ to \take sth etw annehmen

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben

to \take sth badly/well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2. (transport)

▪ to \take sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink rüberbringen? fam

will you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?

to \take sb to hospital/the station/home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahren

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3. (seize)

▪ to \take sth etw nehmen

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?

to \take sb by the hand/throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4. (tolerate)

▪ to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o fam vertragen

5. (hold)

▪ to \take sth etw aufnehmen

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6. (require)

▪ to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen]

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben

I \take [a] size five (in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7.

▪ it \takes... man braucht...

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...]

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8. LING

▪ to \take sth:

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9. (receive)

▪ to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10. (remove)

▪ to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen; (steal a.) etw stehlen

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch; MATH

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11. (travel by)

▪ to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen

she took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg

\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastle

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell

to \take the bus/car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12. (eat, consume)

▪ to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer

not to be \taken internally MED nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13. BRIT (rent)

to \take a flat/house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14. (let stay)

▪ to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15. (capture)

▪ to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16. (assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17. BRIT, AUS (teach)

▪ to \take sth etw unterrichten

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall fam

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18. (officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19. (have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20. (tackle)

to \take a hurdle/fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21. BRIT (sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22. (achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23. (feel)

to \take an interest in sb/sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben

to \take notice of sb/sth jdn/etw beachten

to \take offence beleidigt sein

to \take pity on sb/sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24. (earn)

▪ to \take sth etw einnehmen

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25. (write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26. (photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27. THEAT, MUS, FILM

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen

can you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?

let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an

28. (for example)

\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...

29. (assume to be)

▪ to \take sb/sth for sb/sth [or to be sb/sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw halten

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30. (understand)

to \take sb's/the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...

point \taken [habe] verstanden

if you \take my meaning BRIT wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

31.

▶ to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt

▶ what do you \take me for? wofür [o SCHWEIZ für was] hältst du mich?

▶ he's got what it \takes er bringt's fam, er kann was

▶ \take it from me das kannst du mir glauben

▶ \take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben fam

▶ to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen

▶ to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen

▶ to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2. (become)

to \take ill krank werden

3. (detract)

▪ to \take from sth etw schmälern

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

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take [teık]

A s

1. Fischerei: Fang m

2. JAGD

a) Beute f

b) Erbeutung f

3. umg Anteil m (of an dat)

4. besonders US umg Einnahme(n) f(pl)

5. Take m/n:

a) FILM Szene(naufnahme) f

b) RADIO etc Aufnahme f

6. TYPO Portion f (eines Manuskripts)

7. MED

a) Reaktion f (auf eine Impfung)

b) Anwachsen n (eines Hauttransplantats)

8. fig Reaktion f: → double take

9. besonders Br Pachtland n

10. Schach etc: Schlagen n (einer Figur)

B v/t prät took [tʊk], pperf taken [ˈteıkən]

1. allg, z. B. Abschied, Unterricht etc nehmen:

take it or leave it umg mach, was du willst;

taken all in all im Großen (u.) Ganzen;

taking one thing with the other im Großen (u.) Ganzen (siehe die Verbindungen mit den betreffenden Substantiven)

2. (weg)nehmen:

take one’s foot off the clutch AUTO den Fuß von der Kupplung nehmen;

take that silly grin off your face umg hör auf, so blöd zu grinsen!;

he took three seconds off the record SPORT er verbesserte den Rekord um drei Sekunden

3. a) nehmen, fassen, packen, ergreifen

b) SPORT einen Pass etc aufnehmen

4. Fische etc fangen

5. einen Verbrecher etc fangen, ergreifen

6. MIL gefangen nehmen, Gefangene machen

7. MIL eine Stadt, Stellung etc (ein)nehmen, auch Land erobern, ein Schiff kapern

8. jemanden erwischen, ertappen ( beide:

stealing beim Stehlen;

in a lie bei einer Lüge)

9. nehmen, sich etwas aneignen, Besitz ergreifen von, sich bemächtigen (gen); → place A 18

10. a) eine Gabe etc (an-, entgegen)nehmen, empfangen

b) eine Bestellung aufnehmen (Ober etc)

11. bekommen, erhalten, Geld, Steuern etc einnehmen, einen Preis etc gewinnen, Geld einspielen (Film): → trick A 7

12. (heraus)nehmen (from, out of aus), auch fig ein Zitat etc entnehmen ( from dat):

I take it from sb who knows ich habe (weiß) es von jemandem, der es genau weiß;

today’s text is taken from … der heutige Text stammt aus …;

take a single from an album eine Single aus einem Album auskoppeln;

be taken from … eine Auskopplung aus … sein

13. eine Speise etc zu sich nehmen, eine Mahlzeit einnehmen, Gift, eine Medizin etc nehmen

14. sich eine Krankheit holen oder zuziehen: → ill A 6

15. nehmen:

a) auswählen:

I’m not taking any sl ohne mich!

b) kaufen

c) mieten

d) eine Eintritts-, Fahrkarte lösen

e) eine Frau heiraten

f) mit einer Frau schlafen

g) einen Weg wählen

16. mitnehmen:

don’t forget to take your umbrella;

take me with you nimm mich mit;

you can’t take it with you fig im Grab nützt (dir) aller Reichtum nichts mehr, das letzte Hemd hat keine Taschen

17. (hin- oder weg)bringen, jemanden wohin führen:

business took him to London;

I took her some flowers ich brachte ihr Blumen

18. jemanden (durch den Tod) wegraffen

19. MATH abziehen ( from von)

20. jemanden treffen, erwischen (Schlag)

21. ein Hindernis nehmen

22. jemanden befallen, packen (Empfindung, Krankheit):

be taken with a disease eine Krankheit bekommen;

be taken with fear von Furcht gepackt werden

23. ein Gefühl haben, bekommen, Mitleid etc empfinden, Mut fassen, Anstoß nehmen, Ab-, Zuneigung fassen (to gegen, für):

take alarm beunruhigt sein (at über akk); → comfort B 1, courage, fancy A 7, pride A 2

24. Feuer fangen

25. eine Bedeutung, einen Sinn, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt annehmen, bekommen, einen Namen, eine Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen

26. eine Farbe, einen Geruch oder Geschmack annehmen

27. SPORT und Spiele:

a) den Ball, einen Punkt, eine Figur, einen Stein abnehmen ( from dat)

b) einen Stein schlagen

c) eine Karte stechen

d) einen Satz etc gewinnen:

he took bronze medal er gewann die Bronzemedaille

e) einen Eckstoß etc ausführen

28. JUR etc erwerben, besonders erben

29. eine Ware, Zeitung beziehen, WIRTSCH einen Auftrag hereinnehmen

30. nehmen, verwenden:

take four eggs man nehme vier Eier

31. einen Zug, ein Taxi etc nehmen, benutzen

32. eine Gelegenheit, einen Vorteil ergreifen, wahrnehmen: → chance A 5

33. (als Beispiel) nehmen

34. a) einen Platz einnehmen:

be taken besetzt sein; → seat A 4

b) seinen Platz einnehmen: → seat A 4

35. fig jemanden, das Auge, den Sinn gefangen nehmen, fesseln, (für sich) einnehmen:

be taken with ( oder by) begeistert oder entzückt sein von

36. den Befehl, die Führung, eine Rolle, eine Stellung, den Vorsitz, JUR jemandes Verteidigung übernehmen

37. eine Mühe, Verantwortung auf sich nehmen

38. leisten:

a) eine Arbeit, einen Dienst verrichten

b) einen Eid, ein Gelübde ablegen: → oath Bes Redew

c) ein Versprechen (ab)geben

39. eine Notiz, Aufzeichnungen machen, niederschreiben, ein Diktat, Protokoll aufnehmen

40. FOTO etwas aufnehmen, ein Bild machen

41. eine Messung, Zählung etc vornehmen, durchführen

42. wissenschaftlich ermitteln, eine Größe, die Temperatur etc messen, Maß nehmen: → blood pressure, temperature 2

43. machen, tun:

take a look einen Blick tun oder werfen (at auf akk)

44. eine Maßnahme ergreifen, treffen

45. eine Auswahl treffen

46. einen Entschluss fassen

47. eine Fahrt, einen Spaziergang, auch einen Sprung, eine Verbeugung, Wendung etc machen, Anlauf nehmen

48. eine Ansicht vertreten: → stand A 2, view C 7

49. a) verstehen

b) auffassen, auslegen ( beide:

as als)

c) etwas gut etc aufnehmen:

do you take me? verstehen Sie(, was ich meine)?;

I take it that … ich nehme an, dass …;

may we take it that …? dürfen wir es so verstehen, dass …?;

take sth ill of sb jemandem etwas übel nehmen; → seriously

50. ansehen, betrachten ( beide:

as als), halten ( for für):

I took him for an honest man;

what do you take me for? wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

51. sich Rechte, Freiheiten (heraus)nehmen

52. a) einen Rat, eine Auskunft einholen

b) einen Rat annehmen, befolgen

53. eine Wette, ein Angebot annehmen

54. glauben:

you may take it from me verlass dich drauf!

55. eine Beleidigung, einen Verlust etc, auch jemanden hinnehmen, eine Strafe, Folgen auf sich nehmen, sich etwas gefallen lassen:

take people as they are die Leute nehmen, wie sie (eben) sind;

take life as it comes das Leben so nehmen, wie es kommt;

I’m not taking this das lass ich mir nicht gefallen

56. etwas ertragen, aushalten:

he can take a lot er ist hart im Nehmen;

take it umg es kriegen, es ausbaden (müssen)

57. MED sich einer Behandlung etc unterziehen

58. SCHULE, UNIV eine Prüfung machen, ablegen:

take French Examen im Französischen machen; → degree 8

59. eine Rast, Ferien etc machen, Urlaub, auch ein Bad nehmen

60. Platz, Raum ein-, wegnehmen, beanspruchen

61. a) Zeit, Material etc, auch fig Geduld, Mut etc brauchen, erfordern, kosten, eine gewisse Zeit dauern:

it took a long time es dauerte oder brauchte lange;

the book takes a long time to read man braucht viel Zeit, um das Buch zu lesen;

the project took two years to plan die Planung des Projekts dauerte zwei Jahre oder nahm zwei Jahre in Anspruch;

take some minutes einige Minuten brauchen ( doing sth um etwas zu tun);

it takes a lot of courage to do a thing like that es gehört viel Mut dazu, so etwas zu tun;

it takes a man to do that das kann nur ein Mann (fertigbringen);

he took a little convincing es bedurfte (bei ihm) einiger Überredung

b) jemanden etwas kosten, jemandem etwas abverlangen:

it took him ( oder he took) three hours es kostete ihn oder er brauchte drei Stunden;

it took him a long time to get over it er brauchte lange, um darüber hinwegzukommen

62. eine Kleidergröße, Nummer haben: → size¹ A 2

63. LING

a) eine grammatische Form annehmen, im Konjunktiv etc stehen

b) einen Akzent, eine Endung, ein Objekt etc bekommen

64. aufnehmen, fassen, Platz bieten für

65. ein Gewicht tragen, aushalten

C v/i

1. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

2. BOT, MED anwachsen (Pfropfreis, Steckling, Transplantat)

3. MED wirken, anschlagen (Medikament etc)

4. umg ankommen, ziehen, einschlagen, Anklang finden (Buch, Theaterstück etc)

5. JUR das Eigentumsrecht erlangen, besonders erben, (als Erbe) zum Zuge kommen

6. sich gut etc fotografieren (lassen)

7. Feuer fangen

8. anbeißen (Fisch)

9. TECH an-, eingreifen

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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(do) one's driving test expr.

seinen Führerschein machen ausdr. (in) shorthand expr.

stenographieren v. (lift) from an album expr.

auskoppeln (Titel von einem Album) v. (the) responsibility for expr.

verantworten v. (advice) v.

befolgen (Rat) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

= einnehmen v.

ergreifen v.

nehmen v.

nehmen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)

vornehmen v.

wegnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take
3 goût

goût° [gu]

masculine noun

   a. ( = sens) taste

   b. ( = saveur) taste

• ça a bon/mauvais goût it tastes nice/nasty

• la soupe a un drôle de goût the soup tastes funny

• sans goût tasteless

• ça a un goût de fraise it tastes of strawberries

• donner du goût à qch [épice, condiment] to add flavour to sth

   c. ( = jugement) taste

• (bon) goût (good) taste

• avoir du/manquer de goût to have/lack taste

• homme/femme de goût man/woman of taste

• de bon goût tasteful

• de mauvais goût tasteless

• c'est une plaisanterie de mauvais goût this joke is in bad taste

• il y en a pour tous les goûts there's something for everybody

   d. ( = penchant) taste (de, pour for)

• salez à votre goût salt according to taste

• il a le goût du risque he likes taking risks

• faire qch par goût to do sth because one likes doing it

• prendre goût à qch to get or acquire a taste for sth

• elle a repris goût à la vie she has started to enjoy life again

• il n'avait goût à rien he didn't feel like doing anything

• à mon/son goût for my/his taste

• ce n'est pas du goût de tout le monde it's not to everybody's taste

• avoir des goûts de luxe to have expensive tastes (PROV) des goûts et des couleurs (on ne discute pas) there's no accounting for taste(s)

   e. ( = style) ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là (inf) or something of that sort

• au goût du jour in accordance with current tastes

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gu
nom masculin

1) ( sens) taste; ( appréciation) palate

agréable au goût — pleasant-tasting

2) ( saveur) taste

avoir un goût sucré — to taste sweet, to have a sweet taste

avoir un goût de brûlé/de pêche — to taste burned/of peaches

avoir mauvais goût — to taste unpleasant

avoir un petit goût — to taste a bit strange

donner du goût à quelque chose — to give something flavour [BrE]

n'avoir aucun goût — to be tasteless

3) ( discernement) taste

avoir du goût — to have taste

avoir un goût très sûr — to have unfailingly good taste

de bon/mauvais goût — in good/bad taste (après n)

d'un goût douteux — [décor, plaisanterie, scène] in dubious taste (après n)

avec/sans goût — [décorer] tastefully/tastelessly

s'habiller avec/sans goût — to have good/no dress sense

avoir le mauvais goût de faire — to be tactless enough to do

4) ( gré) liking

avoir du goût pour quelque chose — to have a liking for something

ne pas être du goût de tout le monde — [situation] not to be to everyone's liking; [décor, aliment] not to be everyone's cup of tea

je n'ai rien trouvé à mon goût — I didn't find anything I liked

je n'ai plus goût à rien — I've lost interest in everything

elle reprend goût à la vie — she's starting to enjoy life again

être au goût du jour — to be trendy

se mettre au goût du jour — to update one's image

remettre quelque chose au goût du jour — to bring something back into fashion

il a pris goût à la pêche — he's taken to fishing

faire quelque chose par goût — to do something for pleasure

5) ( préférence) taste

avoir des goûts de luxe — to have expensive tastes

chacun ses goûts — each to his own

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avoir un goût de trop peu or pas assez — to be on the stingy side

tous les goûts sont dans la nature — Proverbe it takes all sorts to make a world Proverbe

des goûts et des couleurs on ne discute pas — Proverbe there's no accounting for taste

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ɡu nm
1) [aliment] taste

avoir bon/mauvais goût [aliment] — to taste nice/nasty

Ça n'a pas de goût. — It's got no taste.

2) [personne] taste

les goûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas — there's no accounting for taste

avoir du goût — to have taste

manquer de goût — to lack taste

avoir bon goût — to have good taste

Elle a très bon goût. — She's got very good taste.

le bon goût — good taste

de bon goût — in good taste, tasteful

de mauvais goût — in bad taste, tasteless

avoir du goût pour — to have a liking for

avoir le goût du risque — to be a risk-taker

prendre goût à — to develop a taste for, to develop a liking for

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goût nm

1 Physiol ( sens) taste; ( appréciation) palate; agréable/désagréable au goût pleasant-/unpleasant-tasting; avoir le goût exercé to have a keen palate; stimuler/émousser le goût to stimulate/to dull one's sense of taste; éduquer le goût des enfants to teach children to appreciate food;

2 ( saveur) taste; avoir un goût sucré/désagréable to have a sweet/an unpleasant taste; avoir un goût de brûlé/de pêche to taste burned/of peaches; avoir un petit goût de miel to taste slightly of honey; avoir bon/mauvais goût to taste nice/unpleasant; avoir un petit goût to taste a bit strange; laisser un (mauvais) goût dans la bouche to leave a nasty taste in one's mouth; le vin a un léger goût de bouchon the wine tastes slightly corked; donner du goût à qch to give sth flavour^GB; n'avoir aucun goût to be tasteless;

3 ( discernement) taste; avoir du goût to have taste; se fier à son goût to trust to one's own taste; avoir un goût très sûr to have unfailingly good taste; avoir bon/mauvais goût to have good/bad taste; de bon/mauvais goût [décor, vêtement, plaisanterie] in good/bad taste ( après n); d'un goût douteux [décor, plaisanterie, scène] in dubious taste ( après n); les gens de goût people with good taste; c'étaient des personnes de goût they had good taste; avec/sans goût [décorer] tastefully/tastelessly; s'habiller avec/sans goût to be well-/badly-dressed; sans goût ni grâce [personne, visage] plain and ordinary; il serait de mauvais goût de faire it would be in bad taste to do; avoir le bon goût de faire to have the decency to do; avoir le bon goût de ne pas faire to have the good taste not to do; avoir le mauvais goût de faire to be tactless enough to do;

4 ( gré) liking; trop chaud à mon goût too hot for my liking; avoir du goût pour la peinture to have a liking for painting; ne pas être du goût de tout le monde [situation, réforme, proposition] not to be to everyone's liking; [décor, site, aliment, forme d'art] not to be everyone's cup of tea; je n'ai rien trouvé à mon goût chez l'antiquaire I didn't find anything I liked in the antique shop; elle ne trouve pas mon fils à son goût she doesn't like my son; mon choix n'était pas au goût de mon père my father didn't approve of my choice; je n'ai aucun goût pour la politique I have absolutely no interest in politics; je n'ai plus goût à rien I've lost interest in things; elle reprend goût à la vie she's starting to enjoy life again; avoir le goût du risque to like taking risks; avoir le goût du détail [peintre, écrivain] to like detail; [décorateur, designer] to pay attention to detail; être au goût du jour to be trendy; to be ‘in’; se mettre au goût du jour to update one's image; remettre qch au goût du jour to bring sth back into fashion; il a pris goût à la pêche/aux échecs he got to like fishing/chess; il semble prendre goût à la politique he seems to be developing a taste for politics; faire qch par goût to do sth for pleasure; dans le goût classique in the classical style; dans le goût de Picasso in the style of Picasso; quelque chose dans or de ce goût-là○ something a bit like that○; je vais te faire passer le goût de me critiquer en public○ I'll teach you to criticize me in public;

5 ( préférence) taste; je ne connais pas tes goûts I don't know your tastes; avoir des goûts simples/de luxe to have simple/expensive tastes; mes goûts littéraires/artistiques my taste in literature/art; il y en a pour tous les goûts there's something to suit all tastes; ‘c'est joli?’-‘ça dépend des goûts!’ ‘is it pretty?’-‘that's a matter of taste!’; chacun ses goûts to each his own, there's no accounting for taste.

Idiomes

avoir un goût de revenez-y [dessert, plat] to be moreish GB, to make you want seconds US; avoir un goût de trop peu or pas assez to be on the stingy side; tous les goûts sont dans la nature Prov it takes all sorts to make a world Prov; des goûts et des couleurs on ne discute pas Prov there's no accounting for taste.

[gu] nom masculin

1. [sens] taste

perdre le goût to lose one's sense of taste

2. [saveur] taste

avoir un drôle de goût to taste funny

ça a un goût de miel/moutarde it tastes of honey/mustard

ce vin a un goût de bouchon this wine is corked

ça n'a aucun goût it's tasteless, it's got no taste

ajoutez du sucre selon votre goût add sugar to taste

je vais lui faire passer le goût du mensonge I'm going to put a stop to his lying once and for all

3. [préférence] taste

un goût marqué ou particulier pour... a great liking ou fondness for...

avoir des goûts de luxe to have expensive tastes

prendre goût à quelque chose to develop a taste for something

c'est (une) affaire ou question de goût it's a matter of taste

à chacun son goût, chacun son goût each to his own

tous les goûts sont dans la nature it takes all sorts (to make a world)

des goûts et des couleurs on ne discute pas (proverbe) there's no accounting for taste

4. [intérêt] taste, liking

il faut leur donner le goût des maths we've got to give them a taste ou a liking for maths

ne plus avoir goût à quelque chose to have lost one's taste for something

faire quelque chose par goût to do something out of ou by inclination

5. [jugement esthétique] taste

les gens de goût people of taste

elle a bon/mauvais goût she has good/bad taste

elle n'a aucun goût she has no taste

une décoration de bon goût a tasteful decoration

il serait de bon goût de nous retirer ou que nous nous retirions it would be proper to take our leave

il a eu le (bon) goût de se taire he had the sense to remain silent

cette plaisanterie est d'un goût douteux that joke is in poor ou doubtful taste

une remarque de mauvais goût a remark in poor ou bad taste

6. [mode]

c'était le goût de l'époque it was the style of the time

être au goût du jour to be in line with current tastes

remettre quelque chose au goût du jour to update something

dans ce goût-là: c'était une fourrure en renard, ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là it was a fox fur, or something of the sort

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à mon goût, à son goût etc. locution adjectivale & locution adverbiale

to my/his etc. liking

le décor est tout à fait à mon goût the decor is exactly to my liking

les goûts

Dire que l'on aime quelque chose ou quelqu'un

I like French food/reading in bed at night. J'aime la cuisine française/lire au lit la nuit

I quite/really like her. Je l'aime bien/beaucoup

I (really) love opera/swimming in the sea. J'adore l'opéra/nager dans la mer

I like nothing better ou There's nothing I like more than a hot bath. Rien de tel qu'un bon bain chaud

I think he's really nice. Je le trouve très sympa

I have a soft spot for her. J'ai un faible pour elle

I have a passion for sailing. J'adore la voile

He's really into jazz familier. Il est très branché jazz

You can't beat a nice cup of tea familier. Il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'une bonne tasse de thé

Dire que l'on n'aime pas quelque chose ou quelqu'un

I don't (really) like him/rap. Je ne l'aime pas (vraiment)/Je n'aime pas (vraiment) le rap

I don't like being told what to do. Je n'aime pas qu'on me dise ce que je dois faire

The thing I don't like about him is his arrogance. Ce que je n'aime pas chez lui, c'est son arrogance

I'm not too keen on classical music UK. Je n'aime pas trop la musique classique

I hate him/football. Je le déteste/Je déteste le foot

I hate having to get up early. Je déteste me lever tôt

I can't stand (the sight of) her. Je ne peux pas la voir (en peinture)

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy. S'il y a une chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie

Walking in the rain isn't my idea of fun. Marcher sous la pluie, ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle s'amuser

He's not really into sport familier. Il n'est pas très branché sport

Camping isn't really my (kind of) thing familier. Le camping, ce n'est pas tellement mon truc

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > goût
4 place

pleis
1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sitio, lugar

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) sitio

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) lugar, sitio, local

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sitio, asiento

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar, puesto

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sitio

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) página, punto

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) función, papel, deber, obligación

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) puesto, trabajo

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) plaza

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) punto/espacio decimal

2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar, poner, situar

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) situar, recordar, identificar

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of

place¹ n

1. lugar / sitio

we visited lots of places visitamos muchos sitios

2. sitio / plaza / asiento

there are two free places over there allí hay dos sitios libres

3. casa

he's got a little place on the coast tiene una casita en la costa

in place of en vez de

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir / celebrarse

where did the battle take place? ¿dónde tuvo lugar la batalla?

place² vb poner / colocar

he placed the gun on the table puso la pistola en la mesa

to place an order hacer un pedido

El gerundio de place se escribe placing

place

tr[pleɪs]

noun

1 (particular position, part) lugar nombre masculino, sitio

■ we visited lots of different places fuimos a muchos sitios diferentes

■ this looks like the place me parece que es aquí

2 (proper position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (suitable place) lugar nombre masculino adecuado, sitio adecuado

■ put the book back in its place devuelve el libro a su sitio

■ this isn't the place to discuss business éste no es el lugar más indicado para hablar de negocios

3 (building) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (home) casa, piso

■ let's go to my place vamos a mi casa

4 (in book) página

■ I've lost my place he perdido la página

5 (seat) asiento, sitio; (at table) cubierto

■ can you save my place? ¿me guardas el sitio?

■ everybody go back to their places todo el mundo a su sitio

6 (position, role, rank) lugar nombre masculino; (duty) obligación nombre femenino

■ there will always be a place for you here siempre habrá un lugar para ti aquí

■ if I were in your place yo en tu lugar

■ it's not my place to tell you what to do yo no soy quién para decirte lo que tienes que hacer

7 (in race, contest) puesto, lugar nombre masculino, posición nombre femenino; (in queue) turno

■ our horse finished in last place nuestro caballo llegó el último

8 (job) puesto; (at university, on course) plaza; (on team) puesto

transitive verb

1 (put - gen) poner; (- carefully) colocar

■ she placed the vase on the shelf puso el florero en el estante

2 (find home, job for) colocar

3 (rank, class) poner, situar

4 (remember - face, person) recordar; (- tune, accent) identificar

■ I recognize his face, but I can't quite place him me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all over the place por todas partes, por todos lados

a place in the sun una posición destacada

in place en su sitio

in place of somebody / in somebody's place en el lugar de alguien

in the first place... en primer lugar...

out of place fuera de lugar

there's no place like home no hay nada como estar en casa

to be placed first «(second etc)» ocupar el primer (segundo etc) puesto, llegar el primero (segundo etc)

to change places with somebody cambiar de sitio con alguien

to fall into place / fit into place / slot into place encajar, cuadrar

■ things are beginning to fall into place las cosas empiezan a cuadrar

to have friends in high places tener amigos influyentes

to give place to something dar paso a algo

to go from place to place ir de un lugar a otro, ir de un sitio a otro, ir de un lado a otro

to go places llegar lejos

to hold something in place sujetar algo

to know one's place saber el lugar que le corresponde a uno

to place a bet hacer una apuesta

to place an order hacer un pedido

to place one's trust in somebody depositar su confianza en alguien

to put oneself in somebody's place ponerse en el lugar de alguien

to put somebody in his place poner a alguien en su sitio

to take place tener lugar

to take second place pasar a un segundo plano

to take the place of ocupar el sitio de, reemplazar, sustituir

decimal place SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL punto decimal

place of birth lugar nombre masculino de nacimiento

place of residence domicilio

place of worship lugar nombre masculino de culto

place mat individual nombre masculino

place name topónimo

place ['pleɪs] vt, placed ; placing

1) put, set: poner, colocar

2) situate: situar, ubicar, emplazar

to be well placed: estar bien situado

to place in a job: colocar en un trabajo

3) identify, recall: identificar, ubicar, recordar

I can't place him: no lo ubico

4)

to place an order : hacer un pedido

place n

1) space: sitio m, lugar m

there's no place to sit: no hay sitio para sentarse

2) location, spot: lugar m, sitio m, parte f

place of work: lugar de trabajo

our summer place: nuestra casa de verano

all over the place: por todas partes

3) rank: lugar m, puesto m

he took first place: ganó el primer lugar

4) position: lugar m

everything in its place: todo en su debido lugar

to feel out of place: sentirse fuera de lugar

5) seat: asiento m, cubierto m (a la mesa)

6) job: puesto m

7) role: papel m, lugar m

to change places: cambiarse los papeles

8)

to take place : tener lugar

9)

to take the place of : sustituir a

place (Computing)

n.

• ubicación (Informática) s.f.

n.

• empleo s.m.

• encargo s.m.

• local s.m.

• lugar s.m.

• paraje s.m.

• plaza s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• recinto s.m.

• sitio s.m.

v.

• asentar v.

• colocar v.

• emplazar v.

• fijar v.

• instalar v.

• localizar v.

• meter v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

• situar v.

• ubicar v.

I pleɪs
noun

1)

a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio m

she was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo

there's no place like home — no hay nada como estar en casa

from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro

this is no place for a dog — éste no es un lugar apropiado para tener un perro

there's a time and (a) place for everything — todo a su debido tiempo y en su debido lugar

to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes

all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados

to fall into place — aclararse

to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos

b) ( specific location) lugar m

place of birth — lugar de nacimiento

c) (in phrases)

in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí

d) u ( locality) lugar m

2) c

a) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar m

the hotel was a depressing place — el hotel era deprimente

they've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande

there's a good pizza place nearby — hay una buena pizzería cerca

b) ( home) casa f

my place — mi casa

we went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim

3) c

a) (position, role) lugar m

if I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú

it's not my place to interfere — yo no soy quién para meterme

I wouldn't change places with her for anything — no me cambiaría por ella por nada

nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte

to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno

to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar

b)

in place of — (as prep) en lugar de

c)

to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar

we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche

4) c

a) ( seat)

save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio

the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas

b) ( at table) cubierto m

to lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn

5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar m

he took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar

your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano

6) c (in book, script, sequence)

you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba

the audience laughed in all the right places — el público se rió cuando había que reírse

7) c

a) ( job) puesto m

to fill a place — cubrir* una vacante

b) (BrE Educ) plaza f

c) ( on team) puesto m

8) ( in argument) lugar m

in the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar

II

transitive verb

1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*

how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?

to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo

2)

a) (in hierarchy, league, race)

national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo

this victory places her among the top three — este triunfo la sitúa entre las tres primeras

the team is currently placed fourth — actualmente el equipo ocupa el cuarto puesto or lugar

b) ( in horseracing)

to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)

3)

a) (find a home, job for) colocar*

they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston

b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*

we placed an order with Acme Corp — hicimos un pedido a Acme Corp

4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)

her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico

5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*

[pleɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) lugar m, sitio m

this is the place — este es el lugar, aquí es

we came to a place where... — llegamos a un lugar donde...

• the furniture was all over the place — los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro

we're all over the place — tenemos un lío que no nos aclaramos

• in another or some other place — en otra parte

• any place will do — cualquier lugar vale or sirve

• it all began to fall into place — todo empezó a tener sentido

• when the new law/system is in place — cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigor

a blue suit, worn in places — un traje azul, raído a retazos

the snow was a metre deep in places — había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro

• this is no place for you — este no es sitio para ti

there was no place to hide — no había donde esconderse

• to run in place — (US) correr en parada

• it must be some place else — (US) estará en otra parte

• a place in the sun — (fig) una posición envidiable

2) (specific) lugar m

• place of amusement — lugar m de diversión

• place of birth — lugar m de nacimiento

• place of business — [of employment] lugar m de trabajo; (=office) oficina f, despacho m ; (=shop) comercio m

• place of refuge — refugio m, asilo m

• place of residence — domicilio m, residencia f

• place of worship — templo m, lugar m de culto

3) (=town, area) lugar m, sitio m

it's a small place — es un pueblo pequeño

• to go places — (US) (=travel) viajar, conocer mundo

he's going places * — (fig) llegará lejos

we like to go places at weekends — durante los fines de semana nos gusta salir de excursión

• from place to place — de un sitio a otro

he drifted from place to place, from job to job — iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo

4) (=house) casa f ; (=building) sitio m

his place in the country — su casa de campo

they have a new place now — tienen una nueva casa ya

we were at Peter's place — estuvimos en casa de Pedro, estuvimos donde Pedro *

come to our place — ven (a visitarnos) a casa

my place or yours? — ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?

I helped him out when he had no place to go — yo le eché una mano cuando no tenía donde ir

there's a new pizza place in town — han abierto un sitio de pizzas en el centro

I must be mad, working in this place — debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar

5) (in street names) plaza f

6) (=proper or natural place) sitio m, lugar m

does this have a place? — ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?

this isn't the place to discuss politics — no es el lugar más indicado para hablar de política

• his troops were in place — sus tropas estaban en su sitio

he checked that his tie was in place — comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata

the final arrangements are now in place — ya se han ultimado los preparativos que faltaban

everything in its place — cada cosa en su lugar

to hold sth in place — sujetar algo en su lugar

to put sth back in its place — devolver algo a su sitio

• to be out of place — estar fuera de lugar

it looks out of place here — aquí parece que está fuera de (su) lugar

that remark was quite out of place — aquella observación estaba fuera de lugar

I feel rather out of place here — me siento como que estoy de más aquí, aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar

• to laugh in or at the right place — reírse en el momento oportuno

7) (in book) página f

• to find/ lose one's place — encontrar/perder la página

• to mark one's place — poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro

8) (=seat) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) localidad f ; (at table) cubierto m ; (in queue) turno m ; (in school, university, on trip) plaza f ; (in team) puesto m

are there any places left? — ¿quedan plazas?

is this place taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

he managed to keep his place in the team — logró conservar su puesto en el equipo

a university place — una plaza en la universidad

• to change places with sb — cambiar de sitio con algn

• to give place to — dar paso a

• to lay an extra place for sb — poner otro cubierto para algn

• to lose one's place — (in queue) perder su turno

9) (=job, vacancy) puesto m

his uncle found him a place in the firm — su tío le buscó un puesto en la compañía

places for 500 workers — 500 puestos de trabajo

to seek a place in publishing — buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial

10) (=position) lugar m

it is not my place to do it — no me toca a mí hacerlo

put yourself in my place — ponte en mi lugar

if I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú

your place is to obey orders — lo tuyo es obedecer órdenes

• I wouldn't mind changing places with her! — ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!

• friends in high places — amigos mpl bien situados

• to know one's place — saber cuál es su lugar

• racism has no place here — aquí no hay sitio para el racismo

• she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people — ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico

• to take the place of sth/sb — sustituir or suplir algo/a algn

nobody could ever take his place — nadie sería capaz de sustituirlo

I was unable to go so Sheila took my place — yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí

11) (in series, rank) posición f, lugar m

• to work sth out to three places of decimals — calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales

• Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place — ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar

• she took second place in the race/Latin exam — quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latín

he didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public — delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer

for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction — para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero

- put sb in his place

12) (other phrases)

• in the first/ second place — en primer/segundo lugar

• in place of — en lugar de, en vez de

• to take place — tener lugar

the marriage will not now take place — ahora la boda no se celebrará, ahora no habrá boda

there are great changes taking place — están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios

2. VT

1) (=put) (gen) poner; (more precisely) colocar

she placed the dish on the table — puso el plato en la mesa

place the mask over your nose and mouth — colóquese la mascarilla sobre la nariz y la boca

to place a matter in sb's hands — dejar un asunto en manos de algn

the drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply — la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua

his job places heavy demands on him — su trabajo le exige mucho

unemployment places a great strain on families — el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión

2) (=give, attribute) [+ blame] echar (on a); [+ responsibility] achacar (on a); [+ importance] dar, otorgar more frm (on a)

• I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him — no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él

• they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications — le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos

• we should place no trust in that — no hay que fiarse de eso

3) (=situate) situar, ubicar

the house is well placed — la casa está bien situada

we are better placed than a month ago — estamos en mejor situación que hace un mes

he is well placed to see it all — está en una buena posición para observarlo todo

we are well placed to attack — estamos en una buena posición para atacar

how are you placed for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?

4) (Comm) [+ order] hacer; [+ goods] colocar; (Econ) [+ money, funds] colocar, invertir

goods that are difficult to place — mercancías fpl que no encuentran salida

to place an advert in a paper — poner un anuncio en un periódico

to place a contract for machinery with a French firm — firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas

to place an order (for sth) (with sb) — hacer un pedido (de algo) (a algn)
bet 3., 1)
5) (=find employment for) [agency] encontrar un puesto a, colocar; [employer] ofrecer empleo a, colocar; (=find home for) colocar

the child was placed with a loving family — el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa

6) (of series, rank) colocar, clasificar

to be placed — (in horse race) llegar colocado

they are currently placed second in the league — actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación

Vigo is well placed in the League — Vigo tiene un buen puesto en la Liga

she was placed in the top group for maths — en matemáticas la colocaron en el grupo de los mejores

7) (=recall, identify) recordar; (=recognize) reconocer; (=identify) identificar, ubicar (LAm)

I can't place her — no recuerdo de dónde la conozco, no la ubico (LAm)

3.

VI
(US) (in race, competition)
to place second — quedar segundo, quedar en segundo lugar

4.

CPD

place card N — tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa

place kick N — (Rugby) puntapié m colocado; (Ftbl) tiro m libre

place mat N — bajoplato m, salvamanteles m inv individual

place name N — topónimo m
place names (as study, in general) toponimia f
the place names of Aragon — la toponimia aragonesa

place setting N — cubierto m

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I [pleɪs]
noun

1)

a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio m

she was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo

there's no place like home — no hay nada como estar en casa

from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro

this is no place for a dog — éste no es un lugar apropiado para tener un perro

there's a time and (a) place for everything — todo a su debido tiempo y en su debido lugar

to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes

all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados

to fall into place — aclararse

to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos

b) ( specific location) lugar m

place of birth — lugar de nacimiento

c) (in phrases)

in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí

d) u ( locality) lugar m

2) c

a) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar m

the hotel was a depressing place — el hotel era deprimente

they've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande

there's a good pizza place nearby — hay una buena pizzería cerca

b) ( home) casa f

my place — mi casa

we went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim

3) c

a) (position, role) lugar m

if I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú

it's not my place to interfere — yo no soy quién para meterme

I wouldn't change places with her for anything — no me cambiaría por ella por nada

nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte

to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno

to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar

b)

in place of — (as prep) en lugar de

c)

to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar

we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche

4) c

a) ( seat)

save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio

the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas

b) ( at table) cubierto m

to lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn

5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar m

he took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar

your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano

6) c (in book, script, sequence)

you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba

the audience laughed in all the right places — el público se rió cuando había que reírse

7) c

a) ( job) puesto m

to fill a place — cubrir* una vacante

b) (BrE Educ) plaza f

c) ( on team) puesto m

8) ( in argument) lugar m

in the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar

II

transitive verb

1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*

how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?

to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo

2)

a) (in hierarchy, league, race)

national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo

this victory places her among the top three — este triunfo la sitúa entre las tres primeras

the team is currently placed fourth — actualmente el equipo ocupa el cuarto puesto or lugar

b) ( in horseracing)

to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)

3)

a) (find a home, job for) colocar*

they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston

b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*

we placed an order with Acme Corp — hicimos un pedido a Acme Corp

4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)

her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico

5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*

English-spanish dictionary > place
5 cours

cours [kuʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = leçon) class ; (University = conférence) lecture ; ( = série de leçons) course

• faire or donner un cours sur to give a class (or lecture or course) on

• il donne des cours en fac (inf) he lectures at the university

• qui vous fait cours en anglais ? who takes you for English?

• je ne ferai pas cours demain I won't be teaching tomorrow

• j'ai (un) cours d'histoire à quatorze heures I've got a history class at two o'clock

• cours accéléré crash course (de in)

• cours du soir (pl) evening classes

• cours par correspondance correspondence course

• cours de vacances summer school

• donner/prendre des cours particuliers to give/have private lessons

• cours particuliers de piano private piano lessons

   b. ( = enseignement) class

• cours préparatoire/élémentaire/moyen first/second or third/fourth or fifth year in primary school

   c. ( = établissement) school

• cours de danse dancing school

   d. [de rivière] avoir un cours rapide to be fast-flowing

• sur une partie de son cours on or along part of its course

• descendre le cours de la Seine to go down the Seine

• cours d'eau watercourse

   e. [de valeurs, matières premières] price ; [de devises] rate

• avoir cours [monnaie] to be legal tender

• ne plus avoir cours [monnaie] to be out of circulation ; [expression] to be obsolete

• cours du change foreign exchange rate

   f. ( = déroulement) course

• donner libre cours à [+ imagination] to give free rein to ; [+ joie, sentiment] to give vent to

• il donna libre cours à ses larmes he let his tears flow freely

► au cours de during

► en cours [année] current ; [affaires, essais] in progress

► en cours de in the process of

• c'est en cours de réparation/réfection it's being repaired/rebuilt

• le projet est en cours d'étude the project is under consideration

• en cours de route on the way

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kuʀ
nom masculin invariable

1) ( session d'enseignement) École lesson, class; Université class; ( magistral) lecture; ( hors cadre scolaire) class; ( en privé) lesson; ( ensemble de sessions) course

avoir cours — to have a class

suivre un cours — to do ou take a course

faire cours — to teach

qui vous fait cours en chimie? — who teaches chemistry

faire un cours sur quelque chose — ( une fois) to give a class in something; ( plusieurs fois) to teach a course in something

il nous a fait un véritable cours sur la gastronomie — he gave us a real lecture on gastronomy

donner des cours de français — ( dans l'enseignement) to teach French; ( en privé) to give French lessons

2) ( manuel) École, Université course book, textbook; ( notes) notes

3) ( établissement) school

cours de théâtre — drama school

4) Finance ( taux de négociation) (de denrée, valeur) price; ( de devise) exchange rate

avoir cours — Finance [monnaie] to be legal tender; fig [théorie, pratique] to be current; [terme] to be used

ne plus avoir cours — Finance [monnaie] to be no longer legal tender; fig [théorie, pratique] to be no longer accepted; [terme] to be no longer used

5) ( de rivière) ( parcours) course; ( débit) flow

6) ( enchaînement) (de récit, carrière, d'événements) course; ( d'idées) flow

les choses suivent leur cours — things are taking their course

la vie reprend son cours — life returns to normal

donner libre cours à — to give free rein to [imagination]; to give way to [peine]; to give vent to [colère]

au or dans le cours de — in the course of, during

en cours — [mois, semaine, année] current; [processus, projet] under way (après n); [travail, négociations, changements] in progress (après n)

en cours de journée/saison — in the course of the day/season

en cours de fabrication/rénovation — in the process of being manufactured/renovated

le pont en cours de construction — the bridge being built ou under construction

en cours de route — along the way

en cours de cuisson — during cooking

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cours d'eau

- cours élémentaire deuxième année

- cours élémentaire première année

- cours magistral

- cours moyen deuxième année

- cours moyen première année

- cours d'initiation

- cours par correspondance

- cours particulier

- cours de perfectionnement

- cours préparatoire

- cours de rattrapage

- cours de remise à niveau

- cours du soir

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kuʀ nm
1) (= leçon) class

un cours d'espagnol — a Spanish class

le cours d'anglais — the English class

Le professeur d'anglais l'a surpris en train de faire ses maths pendant son cours. — The English teacher caught him doing his maths during his class.

des cours particuliers — private lessons

2) (= série de leçons) course

un cours intensif — a crash course

3) (= cheminement) course

4) (= écoulement) flow

5) (= avenue) walk

le cours Marigny — the cours Marigny

6) COMMERCE, BOURSE, [action, dollar, devise] rate

7) (autres locutions)

donner libre cours à — to give free expression to, [imagination] to give free rein to

avoir cours [monnaie] — to be legal tender, figto be current, (à l'école) to have a class, (à l'université) to have a lecture

en cours (année) — current, (travaux) in progress

en cours de route — on the way

au cours de — in the course of, during

Il a été réveillé trois fois au cours de la nuit. — He was woken up three times during the night.

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cours nm inv

1 ( session d'enseignement) Scol lesson, class; Univ class; ( magistral) lecture; ( hors cadre scolaire) class; ( en privé) lesson; ( ensemble de sessions) course; avoir cours to have a class; je n'ai pas cours demain I haven't got any lessons ou classes tomorrow; prendre des cours de qch to take classes in sth; tu devrais prendre des cours de diction you should go to elocution classes; suivre un cours to do ou take a course; il prend des cours d'espagnol he's taking Spanish lessons; je suis un cours de secrétariat/cuisine/littérature I'm doing ou taking a secretarial/cookery/literature course; je suis les cours du professeur X I'm attending Professor X's lectures; le professeur X a publié son cours sur la traduction Professor X has published his/her course of lectures on translation; faire cours to teach; qui vous fait cours en maths? who teaches you maths GB ou math US?; faire un cours sur qch ( une fois) to give a class in sth; ( plusieurs fois) to teach a course in sth; il nous a fait un véritable cours sur la gastronomie he gave us a real lecture on gastronomy; donner des cours de français/piano ( dans l'enseignement) to teach French/piano; ( en privé) to give French/piano lessons;

2 Scol, Univ ( manuel) course book, textbook; ( notes) notes (pl);

3 ( établissement) school; cours de théâtre drama school;

4 Fin ( taux de négociation) (de denrée, valeur) price; ( de devise) exchange rate; le cours du change the exchange rate; le cours du dollar the price of the dollar; cours légal official exchange rate; les cours boursiers or de la Bourse Stock Exchange prices; le cours du marché the market price; acheter qch au cours des halles to buy sth at wholesale market price; cours d'ouverture/de clôture or fermeture opening/closing price; avoir cours Fin [monnaie] to be legal tender; fig [théorie, pratique] to be current; [terme, expression] to be used; ne plus avoir cours Fin [monnaie] to be no longer legal tender; fig [théorie, pratique] to be no longer accepted; [terme, expression] to be no longer used;

5 ( de rivière) ( parcours) course; ( débit) flow; détourner le cours d'une rivière to divert the course of a river; avoir un cours lent/rapide to flow slowly/quickly; fleuve au cours rapide fast-flowing river; descendre/remonter le cours d'une rivière to go down/to go up a river;

6 ( enchaînement) (de récit, conflit, carrière, maladie) course; ( d'idées) flow; ( d'événements) course; les choses suivent tranquillement leur cours things are quietly taking their course; le cours des choses the course of events; reprendre son cours to resume; la vie reprend son cours life returns to normal; la sonnerie interrompit le cours de mes pensées the bell interrupted my train of thought; donner libre cours à to give free rein to [imagination, fantaisie]; to give way to [peine, douleur]; to give vent to [colère, indignation]; au or dans le cours de in the course of, during; dans le cours du mois prochain in the course of next month; dans le cours du mois within the month; en cours [mois, semaine, année] current; [processus, projet] under way ( après n); [travail, négociations, changements] in progress ( après n); en cours de journée/saison/séance in the course of the day/season/session; en cours de fabrication/rénovation in the process of being manufactured/renovated; le pont en cours de construction the bridge being built ou under construction; le pont est en cours de construction the bridge is under construction ou in the process of being built; en cours de route along the way; rajoutez un peu d'eau en cours de cuisson add some water during the cooking.

Composés

cours accéléré crash course; cours de compensation Fin mark-up price; cours d'eau watercourse; cours élémentaire deuxième année, CE2 third year of primary school, age 8-9; cours élémentaire première année, CE1 second year of primary school, age 7-8; cours intensif intensive course; cours magistral Univ lecture; cours moyen deuxième année, CM2 fifth year of primary school, age 10-11; cours moyen première année, CM1 fourth year of primary school, age 9-10; cours d'initiation introductory course; cours intensif intensive course; cours par correspondance correspondence course; suivre des cours par correspondance to take a correspondence course; cours particulier(s) private tuition ¢ GB, private tutoring ¢ US (en, de in); donner/suivre des cours particuliers to give/to have private tuition ou lessons; cours de perfectionnement improvers' course; cours préparatoire, CP Scol first year of primary school, age 6-7; cours de rattrapage remedial course; cours de remise à niveau refresher course; cours du soir evening class.

[kur] nom masculin

A.[ÉCOULEMENT, SUCCESSION]

1. GÉOGRAPHIE [débit] flow

[parcours] course

avoir un cours lent to be slow-flowing

avoir un cours rapide to be fast-flowing

cours d'eau

a. [ruisseau] stream

b. [rivière] river

2. [déroulement - des années, des saisons, de pensées] course ; [ - d'événements] course, run ; [ - de négociations, d'une maladie, de travaux] course, progress

donner ou laisser (libre) cours à

a. [joie, indignation] to give vent to

b. [imagination, chagrin] to give free rein to

suivre son cours [processus] to continue

reprendre son cours: la vie reprend son cours life goes on

l'Histoire reprend son cours history must take its course

en suivant/remontant le cours du temps going forward/back in time

3. [dans des noms de rue] avenue

B.[DANS LE DOMAINE FINANCIER]

1. [de devises] rate

cours des devises ou du change foreign exchange rate ou rate of exchange

cours forcé forced currency

avoir cours

a. [monnaie] to be legal tender ou legal currency

b. [pratique] to be common

avoir cours légal to be legal tender ou a legal currency

ne plus avoir cours

a. [monnaie] to be out of circulation, to be no longer legal tender ou a legal currency

b. [pratique, théorie] to be obsolete

c. [expression, terme] to be obsolete ou no longer in use

2. [d'actions] price, trading rate

au cours du marché at the market ou trading price

au cours du jour at today's rate

cours limite limit price

premier cours, cours d'ouverture opening price

dernier cours, cours de clôture closing price

C.[DANS LE DOMAINE SCOLAIRE ET UNIVERSITAIRE]

1. ÉDUCATION [classe] class, lesson

UNIVERSITÉ class, lecture

[ensemble des leçons] course

aller en cours to go to one's class

être en cours to be in class

suivre des cours to attend a course

suivre un cours ou des cours d'espagnol to go to ou to attend a Spanish class

prendre des cours to take lessons ou a course

elle prend des cours au Conservatoire she attends the Conservatoire

j'ai cours tout à l'heure [élève, professeur] I have a class later

j'ai cours tous les jours [élève, professeur] I have classes every day

faire cours: c'est moi qui vous ferai cours cette année I'll be teaching you this year

les professeurs ne font pas cours cet après-midi there are no lessons this afternoon

tu ne vas pas me faire un cours sur la politesse? are you going to give me a lecture on how to be polite?

cours par correspondance

a. correspondence course

b. UNIVERSITÉ ≃ Open University course (UK)

cours magistral lecture

donner/prendre des cours particuliers to give/to have private tuition

cours de perfectionnement proficiency course

cours du soir evening class

2. [manuel] course, coursebook, textbook

[notes] notes

3. [degré - dans l'enseignement primaire]

cours préparatoire ≃ first-year infants class (UK), ≃ nursery school (US)

cours élémentaire ≃ second-year infants class (UK), ≃ first grade (US)

cours moyen ≃ third-year infants class (UK), ≃ second grade (US)

4. [établissement] school

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au cours de locution prépositionnelle

during, in ou during the course of

au cours des siècles over the centuries

au cours de notre dernier entretien when we last spoke

ça se décidera au cours des prochaines semaines it'll be decided in the weeks to come

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en cours locution adjectivale

[actuel]

l'année/le tarif en cours the current year/price

affaire/travail en cours business/work in hand

examen en cours examination in progress

être en cours [débat, réunion, travaux] to be under way, to be in progress

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en cours de locution prépositionnelle

in the process of

en cours de réparation in the process of being repaired, undergoing repairs

c'est en cours d'étude it's being examined

en cours de route on the way

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cours
6 master

1. feminine - mistress; noun
1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) señor, dueño; señora, dueña

2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) amo, ama

3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) maestro, profesor; maestra, profesora

4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) capitán, patrón; capitana, patrona

5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) maestro, maestra

6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) señor; señora

2. adjective
((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) maestro, experto

3. verb
1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) superar, vencer, dominar

2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) dominar, ser experto en

•

- masterful
- masterfully
- masterfulness
- masterly
- masterliness
- mastery
- master key
- mastermind
4. verb
(to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) planear, dirigir

- masterpiece
- master stroke
- master switch
- master of ceremonies

master¹ n

1. señor / amo / dueño

a dog and his master un perro y su amo

2. maestro / profesor

the physics master el profesor de física

El equivalente femenino de master es mistress

master² vb dominar

it takes years to master the technique se tarda años en dominar la técnica

Multiple Entries: master máster
máster /'master/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - ters)
1 (Audio, Vídeo) master 2 (Educ) master's degree
máster sustantivo masculino master's degree ' máster' also found in these entries: Spanish: ama - amo - dominar - jefa - jefe - maestra - maestro - capitán - llave English: destiny - hard - MA - master - master copy - master key - master plan - master's degree - MBA - MPhil - MSc - gang - head - MC - MS - school - station

master

tr['mɑːstə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (of slave, servant, dog) amo; (of household) señor nombre masculino; (owner) dueño

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (of ship) capitán nombre masculino; (of fishing boat) patrón nombre masculino

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (teacher - infant school) maestro, profesor nombre masculino; (- secondary) profesor nombre masculino

4 (expert, artist, musician, etc) maestro

5 (original copy of film, tape, etc) original nombre masculino

noun

1 Master SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (second level degree) máster nombre masculino; (holder of master's degree) máster nombre masulino o femenino; (head of certain university colleges) director,-ra

adjective

1 (expert, skilled) maestro,-a, experto,-a

1 (original) original

1 (overall, complete) total, general, global

1 (main, principal) principal, maestro,-a

transitive verb

1 (control) dominar; (overcome) superar, vencer

1 (learn - subject, skill) llegar a dominar; (- craft) llegar a ser experto,-a en

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be master of a situation ser dueño de una situación

to be master of one's own fate decidir su propio destino

to meet one's master ser vencido,-a

master bedroom dormitorio principal

master builder (skilled workman) maestro de obras 2 (self-employed builder) contratista nombre masulino o femenino

master copy original nombre masculino

master key llave nombre femenino maestra

master of ceremonies maestro de ceremonias

master plan proyecto maestro

master race (nazi) raza superior

master's degree licenciatura con tesina, master nombre masculino

master switch interruptor nombre masculino central

master ['mæstər] vt

1) subdue: dominar

2) : llegar a dominar

she mastered French: llegó a dominar el francés

master n

1) teacher: maestro m, profesor m

2) expert: experto m, -ta f; maestro m, -tra f

3) : amo m (de animales o esclavos), señor m (de la casa)

4)

master's degree : maestría f

master

adj.

• amo, -a adj.

• maestro, -a adj.

• magistral adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• amo s.m.

• capitán s.m.

• director s.m.

• dueño s.m.

• maestro s.m.

• profesor s.m.

• señor s.m.

• señorito s.m.

v.

• amaestrar v.

• domar v.

• domeñar v.

• dominar v.

• poseer v.

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

• señorear v.

• vencer v.

I 'mæstər, 'mɑːstə(r)
noun

1) ( of household) señor m, amo m; ( of animal) amo m, dueño m; ( of servant) amo m, patrón m

to be one's own master — no tener* que darle cuentas a nadie

2) ( expert)

master OF something — maestro, -tra m,f de algo, experto, -ta m,f en algo

to be a past master of something — ser* un maestro consumado en algo

3) ( Educ)

a) ( degree)

master's (degree) — master m, maestría f

Master of Arts/Science — poseedor de una maestría en Humanidades/Ciencias

b) (BrE) ( in secondary school) profesor m

4) ( Naut) capitán m

5) Master

a) ( Hist) ( as form of address used by servants) el señor; ( to younger man) señorito

b) ( on letters to young boys) Sr

6) ( for copies) (Audio, Comput, Print) original m

II

transitive verb \<\<technique/subject\>\> llegar* a dominar

III

adjective (before n, no comp)

a) ( expert)

master baker/builder — maestro m panadero/de obras

b) ( main) <switch/key> maestro

master bedroom — dormitorio m principal

c) ( original) < tape> original, matriz

master copy — original m

master plan — plan m general

['mɑːstǝ(r)]
1. N

1) [of the house] señor m, amo m ; [of dog, servant] amo m ; (in address) señor m

the master is not at home — el señor no está

the young master — el señorito

to be master in one's own house — mandar en su propia casa

to be one's own master — ser dueño de sí mismo

I am (the) master now — ahora mando yo

to be master of the situation — dominar la situación

to be master of one's fate — decidir su propio destino

- meet one's master

- serve two masters

2) (Naut) [of ship] capitán m

3) (=musician, painter etc) maestro m ; old 3.

4) (=expert) experto(-a) m / f

he is a master at (the art of) making money — es un experto en el arte de hacer dinero
past
5) † (=teacher) (primary) maestro m ; (secondary) profesor m

the music master — el profesor de música

6) (Univ)

Master of Arts/Science — (=qualification) master m en letras/ciencias; (=person) persona que posee un master en letras/ciencias

she's working for her Master's (degree) — está estudiando para sacarse el máster

See:

see cultural note DEGREE in degree

2.

VT [+ subject, situation, technique] dominar

to master the violin — llegar a dominar el violín

3.

CPD

master baker N — maestro m panadero

master bedroom N — dormitorio m principal

master builder N — maestro m de obras

master card N — carta f maestra

master class N — clase f magistral

master copy N — original m

master disk N — disco m maestro

master file N — fichero m maestro

master key N — llave f maestra

master mariner N — capitán m

master mason N — albañil mf maestro(-a)

master of ceremonies N — maestro m de ceremonias; [of show] presentador m, animador m

master of foxhounds N — cazador m mayor

Master of the Rolls N — (Brit) juez mf del tribunal de apelación

master plan N — plan m maestro, plan m rector

master sergeant N — (US) sargento mf mayor

master spy N — jefe mf de espías, controlador(a) m / f de espías

master switch N — interruptor m general

master tape N — máster m, cinta f maestra

* * *

I ['mæstər, 'mɑːstə(r)]
noun

1) ( of household) señor m, amo m; ( of animal) amo m, dueño m; ( of servant) amo m, patrón m

to be one's own master — no tener* que darle cuentas a nadie

2) ( expert)

master OF something — maestro, -tra m,f de algo, experto, -ta m,f en algo

to be a past master of something — ser* un maestro consumado en algo

3) ( Educ)

a) ( degree)

master's (degree) — master m, maestría f

Master of Arts/Science — poseedor de una maestría en Humanidades/Ciencias

b) (BrE) ( in secondary school) profesor m

4) ( Naut) capitán m

5) Master

a) ( Hist) ( as form of address used by servants) el señor; ( to younger man) señorito

b) ( on letters to young boys) Sr

6) ( for copies) (Audio, Comput, Print) original m

II

transitive verb \<\<technique/subject\>\> llegar* a dominar

III

adjective (before n, no comp)

a) ( expert)

master baker/builder — maestro m panadero/de obras

b) ( main) <switch/key> maestro

master bedroom — dormitorio m principal

c) ( original) < tape> original, matriz

master copy — original m

master plan — plan m general

English-spanish dictionary > master
7 remplacer

remplacer [ʀɑ̃plase]

➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb

   a. ( = assurer l'intérim de) to stand in for

• je me suis fait remplacer I got someone to stand in for me

   b. ( = succéder à) to replace

• son fils l'a remplacé comme directeur his son has replaced him as director

   c. ( = tenir lieu de) to replace

• le miel peut remplacer le sucre honey can be used in place of sugar

• le pronom remplace le nom dans la phrase the pronoun replaces the noun in the sentence

• rien ne remplace le vrai beurre there's nothing like real butter

   d. ( = changer) [+ employé] to replace ; [+ objet usagé] to replace

* * *
ʀɑ̃plase
verbe transitif

1) ( momentanément) to stand in for, to cover for [collègue, docteur, acteur]

elle s'est fait remplacer par un collègue — she got a colleague to stand in for her

2) ( succéder à) to replace [personne, méthode, tradition, appareil]

M. Bon remplace Mme Roux à la direction — Mr Bon is replacing ou succeeds Mrs Roux as director

3) ( changer) to replace [pièce, matériel, personne] ( par with)

remplacer un carreau — to replace a windowpane

4) ( tenir lieu de) to replace

le pronom remplace le nom — the pronoun takes the place of ou replaces the noun

on peut remplacer le vinaigre par du jus de citron — you can use lemon juice as a substitute for vinegar

* * *
ʀɑ̃plase vt
1) (qch) to replace

Il faut remplacer cette ampoule. — We need to replace this bulb.

remplacer qch/qn par — to replace sth/sb with

2) (qn) to stand in for

Il remplace le prof de maths. — He's standing in for the maths teacher.

3) (= tenir lieu de) to take the place of, to act as a substitute for

* * *

remplacer verb table: placer

A vtr

1 ( prendre momentanément la place de) to stand in for, to cover for [collègue, docteur, professeur, employé, acteur]; remplacer qn à une réunion to stand in for sb at a meeting; c'est lui qui remplace le docteur Dubois he's standing in for ou covering for Doctor Dubois; elle s'est fait remplacer par un collègue ce jour-là she got a colleague to stand in for her that day; elle a été remplacée par M. Pichon pendant son absence Mr Pichon stood in for her while she was away; est-ce que tu peux me remplacer au standard cinq minutes? can you take over from me at the switchboard for five minutes?;

2 ( succéder à) to replace, to succeed [personne]; to replace, to take over from [méthode, technologie, tradition]; M. Bon remplace Mme Roux à la direction Mr Bon is replacing ou succeeds Mrs Roux as director; remplacer qn comme patron to take over from sb as the boss; l'ancien moteur a été remplacé par un nouveau the old engine has been replaced by a new one; le disque laser remplace peu à peu le disque vinyle the compact disc is gradually taking over from ou replacing the record;

3 ( changer) to replace [pièce, matériel, personne] (par with); remplacer un carreau to replace ou change a windowpane; tous les téléphones à pièces ont été remplacés par des téléphones à cartes all the coinbox telephones have been replaced with cardphones; remplacer qn comme ministre to remove sb from the post of minister; remplacez le nom par le pronom qui convient replace the noun with the appropriate pronoun; ils m'ont remplacé ma télévision they gave me a replacement for my TV set;

4 ( tenir lieu de) to replace; le pronom remplace le nom the pronoun takes the place of ou replaces the noun; on peut remplacer le vinaigre par du jus de citron you can use lemon juice as a substitute for vinegar; ce produit n'est pas mal mais ne remplace pas le vrai sel this product isn't bad but it's no substitute for real salt.

[rɑ̃plase] verbe transitif

1. [renouveler - pièce usagée] to replace, to change

2. [mettre à la place de] to replace

3. [prendre la place de] to replace, to take the place of

dans de nombreuses tâches, la machine remplace maintenant l'homme in a lot of tasks, machines are now taking over from men

le pétrole a remplacé le charbon oil has taken the place of coal

4. [suppléer] to stand in ou to substitute for

tu dois absolument trouver quelqu'un pour le remplacer you must find someone to replace him

rien ne peut remplacer une mère there is no substitute for a mother

personne ne peut la remplacer she's irreplaceable

si vous ne pouvez pas venir, faites-vous remplacer if you can't come, get someone to stand in for you

on l'a remplacé pendant la seconde mi-temps he was taken off ou substituted during the second half

tu as l'air épuisé, je vais te remplacer you look exhausted, I'll take over from you

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se remplacer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be replaced

une sœur, ça ne se remplace pas there's no substitute for a sister

une secrétaire comme ça, ça ne se remplace pas you won't find another secretary like her

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remplacer
8 estudiar

v.

1 to study (carrera, libro, asunto).

estudia biológicas he's studying biology

después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla after studying your proposal, I've decided not to accept it

estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying

estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President

¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you a student?

Lisa estudia arduamente Lisa studies hard.

Lisa estudia todos los libros Lisa studies every book.

Lisa estudia historia americana Lisa studies American history.

2 to observe.

3 to be a student, to study.

4 to feel out, to study.

El profesor estudia sus reacciones The teacher feels out their reactions.

* * *

estudiar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to study, learn

■ estudia francés en el colegio she's learning French at school

2 (en universidad) to read, study

■ estudia medicina en Barcelona he's studying medicine at Barcelona

3 (trabajar) to work, study

■ tienes que estudiar más you have to work harder

4 (observar) to examine, observe

► verbo intransitivo

1 to study

■ estudia para maestro he's training to be a teacher

► verbo pronominal estudiarse

1 to consider

■ se está estudiando la posibilidad the possibility is being considered

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estudiar de memoria to learn by heart

* * *

verb

to study

* * *

1. VT

1) (=aprender) [+ lección, papel] to learn

estoy estudiando francés en una academia — I'm learning French at a language school

se estudió el papel en media hora — she learned her part in half an hour

tengo mucho que estudiar — I've got a lot of work o studying to do

esta tarde tengo que estudiar matemáticas — I have to do some maths this evening

2) (=cursar) to study

estudió arquitectura — he studied architecture

estoy estudiando piano — I'm studying the piano

quería que su hijo estudiase una carrera — she wanted her son to go to university o to do a degree

¿qué curso estudias? — what year are you in?

3) (=examinar) [informe, experimento] to examine, look into; [persona] to study, look into

el informe estudia los efectos de la sequía — the report examines o looks into the effects of the drought

están estudiando el comportamiento de los insectos — they are studying o looking into insect behaviour

me estudió de pies a cabeza — he looked me up and down

4) (=considerar) to consider, study

estudiaremos su oferta y ya le contestaremos — we shall consider o study your offer and get back to you

el informe está siendo estudiado — the report is being studied o is under consideration

están estudiando la posibilidad de convocar una huelga — they are looking into the possibility of calling a strike, they are considering calling a strike

2. VI

1) (=aprender) to study

tienes que estudiar más — you have to work o study harder

me tengo que ir a estudiar ahora — I must go and do some work o studying now

2) (=cursar estudios) to study

estudió con el Profesor García Montero — she studied under Professor García Montero

estudia en un colegio de monjas — she goes to a convent school

dejé de estudiar a los trece años — I left school at thirteen

estudiar para algo — to study to be sth

mi hijo estudia para abogado — my son is studying to be a lawyer

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < asignatura> to study

estudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)

estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine

¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?

b) < instrumento> to learn

2) <lección/tablas> to learn

3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study

4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider

estudiaron sus posibles causas — they looked into its possible causes
2.
estudiar vi to study

tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test

estudia en un colegio privado — he goes to a private school

debes estudiar más — you must work harder

dejó de estudiar a los 15 años — she left school at 15

estudiar para algo — to study to be something
3.
estudiarse v pron

a) (enf) < lección> to study; < papel> to learn

b) (recípr) ( observarse)

se estudiaron largo rato — they watched each other closely for a long time

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.

Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.

Ex. 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.

Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

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* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.

* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.

* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.

* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.

* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.

* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < asignatura> to study

estudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)

estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine

¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?

b) < instrumento> to learn

2) <lección/tablas> to learn

3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study

4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider

estudiaron sus posibles causas — they looked into its possible causes
2.
estudiar vi to study

tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test

estudia en un colegio privado — he goes to a private school

debes estudiar más — you must work harder

dejó de estudiar a los 15 años — she left school at 15

estudiar para algo — to study to be something
3.
estudiarse v pron

a) (enf) < lección> to study; < papel> to learn

b) (recípr) ( observarse)

se estudiaron largo rato — they watched each other closely for a long time

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.

Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.

Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.

Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.

* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.

* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.

* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.

* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.

* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

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estudiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹asignatura› to study; (en la universidad) to study, read ( frml)

estudiaba inglés en una academia I used to study English at a language school

estudia medicina en la universidad de Salamanca she's studying o doing o reading medicine at Salamanca university

¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?, what did he study at college/university?, what (subject) did he take his degree in?

2 ( Mús) ‹instrumento› to learn

B ‹lección/tablas› to learn

me tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen I have to get down to studying o ( AmE) reviewing o ( BrE) revising geography for the test

C (observar) to study

estudia el comportamiento de las aves he studies the behavior of birds

me di cuenta de que me estaba estudiando I realized that he was observing o watching o studying me

D (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study; ‹propuesta› to study, consider

están estudiando los pasos a seguir they're considering what steps to take

estudiaron las posibles causas del accidente they looked into the possible causes of the accident

■ estudiar

vi

to study

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen this weekend I have to do some work o studying for the test o I have to review ( AmE) o ( BrE) revise for the test

estudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private school

a ver si este año estudias más I hope you're going to work harder this year

tuvo que dejar de estudiar a los 15 años para ayudar a su madre she had to leave school at 15 to help her mother

estudiar PARA algo to study to be sth

estudia para economista she's studying to be an economist

no come nada, está estudiando para fideo ( hum); she doesn't eat a thing, she's in training for the slimming olympics ( hum)

■ estudiarse

v pron

1 ( enf) ‹lección› to study

se estudió el papel en una tarde he learned his part in an afternoon

2 ( recípr)

(observarse): los dos niños se estudiaron largo rato the two children watched each other closely for a long time

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estudiar ( conjugate estudiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ asignatura› to study;

( en la universidad) to study, read (frml);
◊ ¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?

b) ‹ instrumento› to learn

c) ‹lección/tablas› to learn

2 ( observar) ‹rostro/comportamiento› to study
3 (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study;
‹ propuesta› to study, consider;
‹ causas› to look into, investigate
verbo intransitivo
to study;
◊ estudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private school;

debes estudiar más you must work harder;
dejó de estudiar a los 15 años she left school at 15;
estudiar para algo to study to be sth
estudiarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹ lección› to study;

‹ papel› to learn
estudiar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to study: estudia para abogado, she's studying to become a lawyer ➣ Ver nota en study
' estudiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- chapar
- concentrarse
- cursar
- empollar
- investigar
- machacar
- mamarrachada
- repasar
- servir
- trabajar
- valer
- chancar
- duro
- empeño
- empezar
- firme
- fuerza
- haber
- hacer
- ir
- junto
- más
- matar
- tener
- tragar
- ver
English:
award
- bar
- burn
- consideration
- do
- hard
- investigate
- pore
- read
- read up
- resolve
- school
- stop
- study
- text
- think out
- train
- whatever
- work
- day
- depth
- examine
- further
- get
- kick
- look
- research
- review
- swot
- take

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estudiar

♦ vt

1. [carrera, asignatura, lección] to study;

estudia biológicas he's studying biology;

tengo que estudiar más inglés I've got to work at my English;

¿qué estudiaste en la universidad? what did you study at university?

2. [asunto] to study;
[oferta, propuesta] to study, to consider;
después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla having considered your proposal, I've decided not to accept it;

lo estudiaré y mañana te doy una respuesta I'll consider it and get back to you tomorrow;

el gobierno estudia la posibilidad de subir las pensiones the government is studying the possibility of raising pensions

3. [observar] to observe;

estuvo estudiándonos durante un rato he stayed watching us for a while;

desde allí podía estudiar todos los movimientos del animal from there I could observe all the animal's movements

♦ vi

to study;

estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying;

no puede salir, tiene que estudiar she can't come out, she's got to study;

hay que estudiar más, González you'll have to work harder, González;

estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President;

dejó de estudiar a los quince años he left school at fifteen;

estudié en los jesuitas I went to a Jesuit school;

estudia en la Universidad Centroamericana he's a student o he's studying at the University of Central America;

estudiar para médico to be studying to be a doctor;

¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you still at school?;
Esp Hum ≈ do you come here often?
♦ See also the pronominal verb estudiarse

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estudiar

v/t & v/i study

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estudiar v

: to study

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estudiar vb to study [pt. & pp. studied]

estudia biología she's studying biology

Si se estudia un idioma o un instrumento musical, se dice learn

estudio inglés I'm learning English

estudia piano she's learning the piano

estudiar de memoria to learn by heart

Spanish-English dictionary > estudiar
9 aufnehmen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (fotografieren) photograph, take a picture ( oder photo[graph]) of; (Film) shoot; auf Band, Schallplatte: record, auf (Video)Band: auch tape; wo ist das Bild aufgenommen? where was this picture ( oder photo) taken?, where did you take this picture ( oder photo)?

2. (Fährte, Witterung, Fahrgäste) pick up

3. (Nahrung) take in, digest; (Gas, Flüssigkeit) absorb; (Kraft) resist; (assimilieren) assimilate; geistig: ( auch in sich aufnehmen) assimilate, take in; (erfassen) grasp; sinnlich: auch perceive

4. vom Boden etc.: pick ( oder lift) up; (fassen) hold, take

5. (empfangen) (Gast) receive (auch fig. Nachricht etc.); jemanden freundlich aufnehmen give s.o. a warm welcome; begeistert / zurückhaltend aufnehmen fig. welcome with open arms / with reservations; unterschiedlich aufgenommen werden fig. Film etc.: get mixed reviews; (eine schlimme Nachricht etc.) gut / unterschiedlich aufnehmen fig. take s.th. well / differently; wie hat er es aufgenommen? how did he take it ( oder the news)?

6. (unterbringen) accommodate; (Flüchtlinge) take in, offer refuge; jemanden bei sich (Dat) aufnehmen take s.o. in, offer s.o. hospitality

7. (in + Akk) in einen Verein etc.: admit (to); als Schüler: enrol(l), take on, Am. auch accept; als Patient: admit; österr. als Angestellte(n): take on, Am. hire

8. (in + Akk) (Liste, Spielplan, Tagesordnung etc.) include (in), incorporate (in); ins Protokoll aufnehmen record in the minutes

9. (Tätigkeit) take up; (Betrieb) start, open up; (Verhandlungen) start; (Beziehungen) enter into relations, establish contacts; Fühlung oder Kontakt aufnehmen contact ( mit s.o.); ein Studium aufnehmen start to study; commence a course of study geh.; die Verfolgung aufnehmen take up pursuit; wieder aufnehmen (Tätigkeit, Verhandlungen, Studium etc.) take up again, start to study etc. again; (Beziehungen) re-establish; (unterbrochenen Prozess) continue, resume; den Kampf aufnehmen start fighting, mit jemandem: take s.o. on; sie kann es mit jedem aufnehmen fig. she can take anyone on; beim Kochen / Schwimmen kann er es mit jedem aufnehmen fig. he’s hard to beat when it comes to cooking / swimming

10. fig. (aufgreifen) (Thema etc.) take up; sie nimmt alles schnell auf she’s quick on the uptake

11. (Geld) borrow; (Kapital) auch take up; (Kredit) take out a loan; (Hypothek) raise, Am. auch take out ( auf + Akk on)

12. schriftlich: (Tatbestand etc.) take down; (Diktat) take (down); (Telegramm) take; (Aussage, Bestellung) take (down); (katalogisieren) catalog(ue); (Inventar) take (inventory), stocktake; jemandes Personalien aufnehmen take (down) s.o.’s details; einen Unfall aufnehmen take (down) details of an accident, make an accident report; das Protokoll aufnehmen take (down) ( oder write oder draw up) the minutes; Messdaten aufnehmen log ( oder pick up) (measuring) data; Karten aufnehmen (vermessen) survey maps

13. SPORT (Ball, Flanke) take, pick up

14. Reiten: (Pferd) collect

II vt/i Stricken: (Masche) cast on, increase; Fahrt

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(aufzeichnen) to record;

(beitreten lassen) to affiliate; to admit;

(empfangen) to receive;

(fotografieren) to photograph; to take a picture;

(hochheben) to pick up;

(leihen) to borrow; to take up;

(zu sich nehmen) to take in; to ingest

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auf|neh|men
vt sep

1) (vom Boden) to pick up; (= heben) to lift up

2) lit = empfangen fig = reagieren auf) to receive

3) (= unterbringen) to take (in); (= fassen) to take, to hold; Arbeitskräfte, Einwanderer to absorb

4) (in Verein, Orden, Schule etc) to admit (
in +acc to Aus = anstellen) to take on
5) (= absorbieren) to absorb, to take up; (= im Körper aufnehmen) to take; (fig) (= eindringen lassen) Eindrücke to take in; (= begreifen) to grasp, to take in

áúfnehmen — to take sth in

er nimmt ( alles) schnell auf — he takes things in quickly, he grasps things quickly, he's quick on the uptake

6) (= mit einbeziehen) to include, to incorporate; (in Liste, Bibliografie) to include; (fig = aufgreifen) to take up

7) (ESP FTBL) Ball to take, to receive

8) (dial) (= aufwischen) to wipe up

9) (= beginnen) to begin, to commence; Tätigkeit, Studium to take up, to begin; Verbindung, Beziehung to establish

Kontakt or Fühlung mit jdm áúfnehmen — to contact sb

See:

→ Kampf

10) Kapital to borrow; Kredit, Hypothek to take out

11) (= niederschreiben) Protokoll, Diktat to take down; Personalien to take (down); Telegramm to take

12) (= fotografieren) to take (a photograph or picture of), to photograph; (= filmen) to film, to shoot (inf)

13) (auf Tonband) to record, to tape

14) (beim Stricken) Maschen to cast on; (zusätzliche) to increase, to make

15)

es mit jdm/etw áúfnehmen können — to be a match for sb/sth, to be able to match sb/sth

es mit jdm/etw nicht áúfnehmen können — to be no match for sb/sth

an Naivität kann es keiner mit ihm áúfnehmen — where naivety is concerned there's no-one to beat him

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1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) accommodate

2) (to take in and digest: Plants assimilate food from the earth; I can't assimilate all these facts at once.) assimilate

3) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) record

4) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) receive

5) (to have enough space for: The car takes five people.) take

6) (to consider or react or behave to (something) in a certain way: He took the news calmly.) take

7) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) take in

8) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) take on

9) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) take up

10) tape-record

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auf|neh·men¹

vt irreg

1. (fotografisch abbilden)

▪ jdn/etw \aufnehmen to photograph [or take a photo[graph] of] sb/sth

diese Kamera nimmt alles sehr scharf auf this camera takes very sharply focused photo[graph]s [or pictures

2. (fotografisch herstellen)

ein Bild/Foto \aufnehmen to take a picture/photo[graph]

3. (filmen)

▪ jdn/etw \aufnehmen to film sb/sth

eine Szene \aufnehmen to film [or shoot] a scene

4. (aufschreiben)

▪ etw \aufnehmen to take [down] sth

eine Bestellung \aufnehmen to take an order

ein Diktat \aufnehmen to take a letter

jds Personalien \aufnehmen to take [down] sb's personal data

ein Polizeiprotokoll \aufnehmen to take [down] a police statement

ein Telegramm \aufnehmen to take a telegram

5. (kartographieren)

▪ etw \aufnehmen to map sth

6. (auf Tonträger festhalten)

▪ jdn/etw \aufnehmen to record sb/sth

jdn/etw auf Band/CD \aufnehmen to record sb/sth on tape/CD

7. (bespielen)

eine CD/Platte \aufnehmen to record a CD/record

auf|neh·men²

vt irreg

1. (aufheben)

▪ etw [von etw dat] \aufnehmen to pick up sth sep [off sth]

sie nahm ihr Baby auf she took [or picked] up her baby

einen Rucksack \aufnehmen to put on a backpack

2. (beginnen)

▪ etw \aufnehmen to begin [or commence] sth

eine Beziehung \aufnehmen to establish a relationship

diplomatische Beziehungen mit einem Land \aufnehmen to establish diplomatic relations with a country

den Kampf/eine Tätigkeit \aufnehmen to take up the fight/an activity

Kontakt mit [o zu] jdm \aufnehmen to establish [or make] [or get in] contact with sb

das [o sein] Studium \aufnehmen to take up one's studies

die Verfolgung \aufnehmen to give pursuit

Verhandlungen [mit jdm] \aufnehmen to enter into negotiations [with sb]

etw wieder \aufnehmen to resume sth

3. (aufgreifen)

▪ etw \aufnehmen to take up sth sep

um Ihre Worte \aufnehmen,... in your words,...

4. (unterbringen)

▪ jdn [bei sich dat] \aufnehmen to take sb in

er wurde ins [o im] Krankenhaus aufgenommen he was hospitalized [or admitted to hospital

5. (empfangen)

▪ jdn \aufnehmen to receive sb

jdn herzlich/kühl \aufnehmen to give sb a cordial/cool reception

6. (eintreten lassen)

▪ jdn [in etw akk] \aufnehmen to admit sb [to sth]

7. ÖSTERR (einstellen)

▪ jdn \aufnehmen to take on sb sep

8. (einbeziehen)

▪ etw [in etw akk] \aufnehmen to include [or incorporate] sth [in sth]

9. (Platz bieten)

▪ jdn/etw \aufnehmen to hold [or take] sb/sth

der Arbeitsmarkt nimmt keine Leute mehr auf the labour market can't absorb any more people

10. (begreifen)

▪ etw [in sich akk] \aufnehmen to grasp [or sep take in] sth

11. (absorbieren)

▪ etw \aufnehmen to absorb sth

Nahrung \aufnehmen to ingest food; Kranke to take food

12. (leihen)

▪ etw [auf etw akk] \aufnehmen to raise sth [on sth]

eine Hypothek auf ein Haus \aufnehmen to raise a mortgage on [or to mortgage] a house

13. (reagieren auf)

▪ etw \aufnehmen to receive [or take] sth

14. (beim Stricken)

Maschen \aufnehmen to cast on stitches

15. FBALL

den Ball \aufnehmen to take the ball; Torwart to get hold of the ball

16. NORDD (aufwischen)

▪ etw [mit etw dat] \aufnehmen to wipe [or mop] up sth sep [with sth]

17. (poet: umhüllen)

▪ jdn/etw \aufnehmen to swallow [up sep] sb/sth, to envelop sb/sth

18.

▶ es mit jdm/etw \aufnehmen können to be a match for sb/sth

mit dir kann ich es ohne Schwierigkeiten \aufnehmen! you're no match for me!

an Erfahrung kannst du es problemlos mit ihr \aufnehmen you've definitely got more experience than her

an Intelligenz [o was Intelligenz angeht] kannst du es locker mit ihm \aufnehmen (fam) you are certainly more intelligent than him

mit ihm kann ich es jederzeit im Trinken \aufnehmen I can beat him at drinking any time

▶ es mit jdm/etw nicht \aufnehmen können to be no match for sb/sth

mit der kannst du es nie und nimmer \aufnehmen! you're no match for her!

an Talent [o was ihr Talent angeht] kann es keiner mit ihr \aufnehmen as far as talent goes, nobody can compare with her

an Schlagfertigkeit kann es keiner mit ihr \aufnehmen no one is as quick-witted as she is

in Mathe kann es keiner seiner Mitschüler mit ihm \aufnehmen nobody in his class can beat him at maths

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (hochheben) pick up; lift up; (aufsammeln) pick up

2) (beginnen mit) open, start <negotiations, talks>; establish <relations, contacts>; take up <studies, activity, fight, idea, occupation>; start <production, investigation>

3)

es mit jemandem aufnehmen — take somebody on

es mit jemandem aufnehmen/nicht aufnehmen können — be a/no match for somebody

4) (empfangen) receive; (beherbergen) take in

in ein Krankenhaus aufgenommen werden — be admitted to a hospital

5) (beitreten lassen) admit (in + Akk. to)

jemanden als Mitglied in einen Verein aufnehmen — admit somebody as a member of a club

6) (einschließen) include

7) (fassen) take; hold

8) (erfassen) take in, absorb <impressions, information, etc.>

9) (absorbieren) absorb

10) (Finanzw.) raise <mortgage, money, loan>

11) (reagieren auf) receive

etwas positiv/mit Begeisterung aufnehmen — give something a positive/an enthusiastic reception

12) (aufschreiben) take down; take [down] <dictation, particulars>

13) (fotografieren) take a photograph of; photograph; take < picture>; (filmen) film

14) (auf Tonträger) record

15) (Handarbeit) increase < stitch>

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aufnehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (fotografieren) photograph, take a picture ( oder photo[graph]) of; (Film) shoot; auf Band, Schallplatte: record, auf (Video)Band: auch tape;

wo ist das Bild aufgenommen? where was this picture ( oder photo) taken?, where did you take this picture ( oder photo)?

2. (Fährte, Witterung, Fahrgäste) pick up

3. (Nahrung) take in, digest; (Gas, Flüssigkeit) absorb; (Kraft) resist; (assimilieren) assimilate; geistig: ( auch

in sich aufnehmen) assimilate, take in; (erfassen) grasp; sinnlich: auch perceive

4. vom Boden etc: pick ( oder lift) up; (fassen) hold, take

5. (empfangen) (Gast) receive (auch fig Nachricht etc);

jemanden freundlich aufnehmen give sb a warm welcome;

begeistert/zurückhaltend aufnehmen fig welcome with open arms/with reservations;

unterschiedlich aufgenommen werden fig FILM etc get mixed reviews;

(eine schlimme Nachricht etc)

gut/unterschiedlich aufnehmen fig take sth well/differently;

wie hat er es aufgenommen? how did he take it ( oder the news)?

6. (unterbringen) accommodate; (Flüchtlinge) take in, offer refuge;

jemanden bei sich (dat)

aufnehmen take sb in, offer sb hospitality

7. (

in +akk) in einen Verein etc: admit (to); als Schüler: enrol(l), take on, US auch accept; als Patient: admit; österr als Angestellte(n): take on, US hire

8. (

in +akk) (Liste, Spielplan, Tagesordnung etc) include (in), incorporate (in);

ins Protokoll aufnehmen record in the minutes

9. (Tätigkeit) take up; (Betrieb) start, open up; (Verhandlungen) start; (Beziehungen) enter into relations, establish contacts;

Fühlung oder

Kontakt aufnehmen contact (

mit sb);

ein Studium aufnehmen start to study; commence a course of study geh;

die Verfolgung aufnehmen take up pursuit;

wieder aufnehmen (Tätigkeit, Verhandlungen, Studium etc) take up again, start to study etc again; (Beziehungen) re-establish; (unterbrochenen Prozess) continue, resume;

den Kampf aufnehmen start fighting,

mit jemandem: take sb on;

sie kann es mit jedem aufnehmen fig she can take anyone on;

beim Kochen/Schwimmen kann er es mit jedem aufnehmen fig he’s hard to beat when it comes to cooking/swimming

10. fig (aufgreifen) (Thema etc) take up;

sie nimmt alles schnell auf she’s quick on the uptake

11. (Geld) borrow; (Kapital) auch take up; (Kredit) take out a loan; (Hypothek) raise, US auch take out (

auf +akk on)

12. schriftlich: (Tatbestand etc) take down; (Diktat) take (down); (Telegramm) take; (Aussage, Bestellung) take (down); (katalogisieren) catalog(ue); (Inventar) take (inventory), stocktake;

jemandes Personalien aufnehmen take (down) sb’s details;

einen Unfall aufnehmen take (down) details of an accident, make an accident report;

das Protokoll aufnehmen take (down) ( oder write oder draw up) the minutes;

Messdaten aufnehmen log ( oder pick up) (measuring) data;

Karten aufnehmen (vermessen) survey maps

13. SPORT (Ball, Flanke) take, pick up

14. Reiten: (Pferd) collect

B. v/t & v/i Stricken: (Masche) cast on, increase; → Fahrt

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (hochheben) pick up; lift up; (aufsammeln) pick up

2) (beginnen mit) open, start <negotiations, talks>; establish <relations, contacts>; take up <studies, activity, fight, idea, occupation>; start <production, investigation>

3)

es mit jemandem aufnehmen — take somebody on

es mit jemandem aufnehmen/nicht aufnehmen können — be a/no match for somebody

4) (empfangen) receive; (beherbergen) take in

in ein Krankenhaus aufgenommen werden — be admitted to a hospital

5) (beitreten lassen) admit (in + Akk. to)

jemanden als Mitglied in einen Verein aufnehmen — admit somebody as a member of a club

6) (einschließen) include

7) (fassen) take; hold

8) (erfassen) take in, absorb <impressions, information, etc.>

9) (absorbieren) absorb

10) (Finanzw.) raise <mortgage, money, loan>

11) (reagieren auf) receive

etwas positiv/mit Begeisterung aufnehmen — give something a positive/an enthusiastic reception

12) (aufschreiben) take down; take [down] <dictation, particulars>

13) (fotografieren) take a photograph of; photograph; take < picture>; (filmen) film

14) (auf Tonträger) record

15) (Handarbeit) increase < stitch>

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(trächtig werden) v.

to conceive v. v.

to absorb v.

to affiliate v.

to assimilate v.

to host v.

to incorporate v.

to ingest v.

to pick up v.

to record v.

to soak up v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aufnehmen
10 poco

(pl -chi) 1. adj little

con nomi plurali few

2. adv not much

con aggettivi not very, not greatly

senti un po'! just listen!

a poco a poco little by little, gradually

poco fa a little while ago

fra poco in a little while, soon

poco dopo a little while later, soon after

per poco cheap

( quasi) almost, nearly

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poco agg.indef.

1 ( con riferimento alla quantità) little, not much: bevo poco vino, I don't drink much wine; c'è poca luce qui, there isn't much light here; ci è rimasto poco pane, we haven't got much bread left; ha poca pazienza con i bambini, he hasn't got much (o he has little) patience with children; quello che guadagna è troppo poco per coprire le spese, he doesn't earn enough to cover his expenses

2 ( con riferimento all'intensità) little, not much: ha dato poca importanza alla cosa, he gave little importance to the matter; il lavoro mi dà poca soddisfazione, my work doesn't give me much satisfaction; accettare con poco entusiasmo un invito, to accept an invitation without much enthusiasm; prestai poca attenzione alle sue parole, I didn't pay much attention to what he said // ci è voluto non poco coraggio, it took a lot of courage // avere poca stima di qlcu., to have a low opinion (o not to think much) of s.o. // c'è poco sole, it isn't very sunny; c'era poca nebbia, it wasn't very foggy // ho poca memoria, I've got a poor memory; l'iniziativa ha avuto poco successo, it wasn't a very successful initiative (o the initiative didn't meet with much success)

3 ( con riferimento alla durata) little, short: mi assenterò per poco tempo, I'll be away for a short time; in poco tempo ha fatto molti progressi, he made a lot of progress in a very short time; poco tempo prima, dopo, a short time before, after; è accaduto poco tempo fa, it happened a short time ago (o not long ago) // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: poco fa, poc'anzi, a short time ago; di lì a poco, shortly after (o after a while o a little later); fra poco, very soon (o in a little while); a fra poco, see you soon; è poco che l'ho visto, I saw him a short time ago (o it isn't long since I last saw him); manca poco a Natale, it isn't long to Christmas; mi manca poco per finire, I haven't got much more to do (o I've nearly finished); ci fermeremo solo per poco, we'll only stay for a short time (o we shan't stay long) // da poco, ( poco fa) a short time ago, (riferito al pass.) a short time before, ( tempo continuato) for a short time: è uscito da poco, he's (only) just gone out; quando telefonai, erano da poco partiti, when I phoned, they had not long left (o they had only just left)

4 ( con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio): c'è poca distanza dall'albergo alla spiaggia, it isn't far from the hotel to the beach; avevamo fatto poca strada quando cominciò a piovere, we hadn't gone far when it began to rain

5 ( scarso, esiguo) scant, little: sono quadri di poco valore, they are paintings of little (o scant) value; trattare qlcu. con poco riguardo, to treat s.o. with scant (o little) respect // con poca spesa, for a small outlay (o without spending much) // a poco prezzo, at (o for) a low price, cheap // è poca cosa, it's nothing (o it's a drop in the ocean)

6 pl. few, not many; ( alcuni) a few: ho fatto pochi errori nella prova di matematica, I didn't make many mistakes in the maths test; fra pochi minuti, in a few minutes; c'erano poche persone in giro, there weren't many people about (o there were few people about); inviterò i miei genitori e pochi amici, I'll invite my parents and a few friends // mi sono rimasti solo pochi spiccioli, I haven't got much money left // molto pochi, very few; troppo pochi, too few.

poco pron.indef.

1 (very) little, not much: ''Hai del formaggio?'' ''Sì, ma ne ho poco'', ''Have you got any cheese?'' ''Yes, but not much''; ieri avevo del tempo libero, ma oggi ne ho molto poco, I had some spare time yesterday, but I've got very little (o but I haven't got much) today; (ne) capisco poco di matematica, I understand very little about mathematics; resta ben poco da fare, there's (very) little (o there isn't much) left to be done; abbiamo speso poco in quell'albergo, we didn't spend much (o we spent very little) at that hotel; un milione mi pare ( troppo) poco, a million seems too little to me; ci vuole poco per capire che è tutta una truffa, it doesn't take much to understand it's all a swindle // c'è poco da fare, da dire, there's little (o nothing) to be done, to be said; c'è poco da ridere, da scherzare, there's little (o nothing) to laugh about, to joke about // dire che ha torto è poco, it's not enough to say he's wrong // a dir poco, to say the least: saranno state a dir poco centomila persone, there must have been a hundred thousand people there, to say the least // e ti pare poco?, do you think that's nothing? // il che non è poco, which is something // per poco che sia, è sempre qualcosa, however little it is, it's still something // non te la prendere per così poco, don't let such a little (o small) thing upset you // ci voleva così poco a farmi una telefonata, it wouldn't have hurt you to give me a ring; ci vuole così poco ad accontentarlo, it takes so little to please him (o to make him happy) // una cosa da poco, a mere trifle; una moneta da poco, a small coin; è un uomo da poco, he's not up to much // per poco, ( a buon mercato) cheap: l'ho comprato per poco, I got it cheap // per poco non, ( quasi) nearly: per poco non cadevo in acqua, I (very) nearly fell in the water; ci mancò poco che non fosse squalificato, he was (very) nearly disqualified

2 pl. (very) few, not many; ( poche persone) few people; ( alcuni) a few; ( alcune persone) a few people: ''Hai molti amici?'' ''No, ne ho ( assai) pochi'', ''Have you many friends?'' ''No, very few''; pochi di noi, di loro ecc., few of us, them etc.; era conosciuto da pochi, not many people knew him (o he was little known); siamo rimasti in pochi, there were few of us left; c'eravamo noi due e pochi altri, there were the two of us and a few others

3 un poco, un po', a little, some; (con s. pl.) a few, some: un poco di pane, a little (o some) bread; c'erano un bel po' di persone, there were quite a few people there; un altro poco, some (o a little) more; costa un poco di più, it costs (o is) a little more // che po' po' di mascalzone!, what a scoundrel!; che po' po' di sfacciataggine!, what cheek!; con quel po' po' di soldi che ha!, with all the money he has! // In espressioni di tempo: un po' ( di tempo), a short time; un bel po' ( di tempo), quite a while (o quite a long time); un altro po' ( di tempo), a little (o a bit) longer; un po' ( di tempo) prima, dopo, fa, a short time before, later, ago // da un po' ( di tempo), some time ago, (riferito al pass.) some time before, ( tempo continuato), for some time: è da un po' che non lo vedo, I haven't seen him for some time; lo spettacolo era già finito da un po', the show had finished some time before

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1 little: mi contento del poco, it takes little to please me (o I'm easily satisfied); il poco che ho è tuo, the (o what) little I have is yours; farò quel poco che posso, I'll do what (o the) little I can // il poco è meglio del niente, (prov.) half a loaf is better than no bread

2 (anche f.) un, una poco di buono, (fam.) a bad lot; sono dei poco di buono, they're no good (o they're a bad lot).

poco avv.

1 (con agg. e avv. di grado positivo e con p. pres. e talvolta pp. usato come agg.) not very: poco intelligente, not very bright; poco entusiasmante, not very exciting; poco conosciuto, not very well-known; poco costoso, unexpensive; poco letto, little read; sto poco bene, I'm not very well; una zona poco abitata, a sparsely populated area; un prodotto poco richiesto, a product in small demand

2 (con agg. e avv. compar.) not much; little; ( di tempo) not long: è poco più alto di me, he's not much taller than me; è poco più che un ragazzo, he's little more than a boy; era poco più che ventenne, he was little more than twenty; si sposarono poco più tardi, they got married not long after

3 ( con verbi) little: il suo aiuto fu poco apprezzato, his help was little appreciated; studia molto poco, he studies very little; ci vede poco, he can't see very well; il primato fu superato di poco, the record was only just beaten // me ne importa poco, I don't care much; poco importa se..., it doesn't matter if... // per poco che si rifletta..., you only have to think a bit... // poco o nulla, little or nothing // né punto né poco, not at all // a poco a poco, little by little (o gradually) // press'a poco → pressappoco

4 un poco, un po', a bit: è un po' strano, it's a bit (o rather) strange // fa un po' ridere, (fam.) it makes you laugh // s'è parlato un po' di questo e un po' di quello, we spoke about this and that // un po' per..., un po' per..., what with... and: un po' per il rumore, un po' per il caldo si sentiva frastornato, what with the noise and the heat, he felt quite dizzy // senti un po', look!; vediamo un po', let's see; ma guarda un po'!, just look what's happened!; guarda un po' che cosa hai combinato!, now look what you've done!; dimmi un po' tu se non ho ragione, tell me if I'm not right (o if I'm wrong).

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['pɔko] poco -a, -chi, -che
1. avv

1) (piccola quantità) little, negazione + much

si accontenta di poco — he's easily satisfied

c'è poco da ridere — there's nothing to laugh about

guadagna poco — he doesn't earn much, he earns little

dorme troppo poco — she doesn't get enough sleep

2) (con aggettivo, avverbio) (a) little, negazione + very

sta poco bene — he's not very well

è poco più alta di lui — she's a little o slightly taller than him

è poco probabile — it's not very likely

è poco socievole — he's not very sociable

3)

(tempo) poco dopo — shortly after(wards)

il film dura poco — the film doesn't last long

poco fa — a short while o time ago

fra poco — in a little while

manca poco alla fine — it's almost o nearly finished, it's more or less finished

poco prima — shortly before

ci vediamo poco — we hardly ever see each other

4)

un po' — a little, a bit

è un po' corto — it's a little o a bit short

sono un po' stanco — I'm a bit tired

zoppica un po' — he limps a bit, he has a slight limp

arriverà fra un po' — he'll arrive shortly o in a little while

un po' prima del solito — a little earlier than usual

ha dormito un bel po' — he slept for quite a while

fammi un po' vedere — let me have a look

5)

(fraseologia) (a) poco a poco — bit by bit, little by little

a dir poco — to say the least

eravamo in 30 a dir poco — there were at least 30 of us

è una cosa da poco — it's nothing, it's of no importance

una persona da poco — a worthless individual

ha vinto di poco — he only just won

poco male — never mind, it doesn't matter

per poco non cadevo — I almost o nearly fell

2. agg indef

1) (quantità) little, negazione + (very) much, (numero) few, negazione + (very) many

poco denaro — little o not much money

poco vino — little o not much wine

poche persone — few o not many people

poche idee — few o not many ideas

c'era poca gente — there were only a few people

è un tipo di poche parole — he's a man of few words

a poco prezzo — at a low price, cheap

con poca spesa — for a small outlay

2) (in espressioni ellittiche: tempo) a short time, a little while, (quantità) (a) little

ci vediamo fra poco — see you soon o shortly

l'ha comprato per poco — he bought it cheap

ne abbiamo ancora per poco — we'll only be a little longer

basta poco per farlo contento — it doesn't take much to make him happy

3. pron

1) (a) little

c'è chi ha molto tempo e chi ne ha poco — there are those who have a lot of time and those who have little

2)

(persone) pochi, poche — few (people)

pochi la pensano come lui — few people think as he does

pochi di noi — few of us

4. sm

1) little

il poco che guadagno... — what little I earn...

vive del poco che ha — she lives on the little she has

See:

buono

2)

un po' — a little

un po' di soldi — a little money

un po' di pane — a little bread

un po' di zucchero — a little sugar

un po' di silenzio! — let's have a bit of quiet!

ha un po' di mal di testa — he has a slight headache

ha un po' di influenza — she has a touch of flu

un bel po' di denaro — quite a lot of money, a tidy sum

facciamo un po' per uno — let's do a bit each

3)

po' po'; che po' po' di coraggio! — what courage!

niente po' po' di meno che il presidente in persona! — no less than the president himself!

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1.
pl. - chi, - che ['pɔko, ki, ke] aggettivo indefinito

1) (un numero esiguo di) few, not many

- chi visitatori — not many o few visitors

troppo -che persone — too few people

troppo -chi soldi — too little money

pochissime case — very few houses

2) (una piccola quantità di) little, not much

beve poco vino — he doesn't drink much wine

spendere poco denaro — to spend little money

3) (scarso) little, not much

- che possibilità — little chance

c'è poco rumore — there's not much noise

avere -a memoria — to have a poor memory

4) (di tempo)

poco tempo fa — a short time ago, not long ago

c'è così poco tempo — there's so little time

5) (in frasi esclamative)

- che chiacchiere! — cut the cackle!
2.
pronome indefinito

1) (piccola quantità, scarsa misura)

voglio spendere poco — I don't want to spend much

"è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" — "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"

so poco di lui — I don't know much about him

ne ha letti -chi — he read few of them

ci vuole poco a... — it doesn't take much to...

c'è mancato poco — that was a close shave

2) (esiguo numero di persone) few

- chi hanno fiducia in lui — few o not many people trust him

siamo in -chi — there are only a few of us

3) (in espressioni di tempo)

manca poco alle due — it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two

ci ha impiegato poco — it didn't take him long

ci sono rimasto poco — I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time

è arrivato da poco — he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived

lavoro qui da poco — I've worked here for a short time

poco fa — a short while ago

poco prima, dopo — shortly before, afterwards

fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco — before long, soon afterwards

4) per poco, di poco

l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio — to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little

5) per poco (non) (quasi)

per poco (non) perdeva il treno — he almost missed the train

per poco non mi catturavano — I just o narrowly missed being captured

6) per poco che

per poco che sia — however little it is

7) a poco, per poco (a buon mercato) [comprare, vendere] cheap

l'ho avuto per poco — I got it cheap

8) poco da

ho poco da dire — I've got little to say

c'è poco da ridere — it's no laughing matter

c'è poco da scegliere — there's not much to choose

9) da poco

una cosa da poco — a small thing

una persona da poco — a worthless person

10) a dir poco

era sorpreso, a dir poco — he was surprised, to say the least (of it)

è a dir poco testardo! — he's nothing if not stubborn!
3.
sostantivo maschile

1) (piccola quantità) little

quel poco che ha — what little she has

quel poco che ho visto era molto bello — the little I saw was very good

2) un po' di (un poco) a little of, a bit of, some, any

voglio un po' di tè — I want a little o some tea

c'è ancora un po' di gelato? — is there any ice cream left?

bevi ancora un po' di birra! — have some more beer!

posso averne un po' di più? — can I have a little more?

un po' di tutto — a bit of everything

parlo un po' di inglese — I speak a little English

un po' di tempo fa — a little while ago

3) un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount of

un bel po' di persone — quite a few people, a lot of people

aspettò un bel po' di ore — he waited for a good few hours

un bel po' di tempo fa — a good o long while ago

4) un bel po'

per un bel po' — for a good while

camminò un bel po' — he walked quite a way

è un bel po' che non ci si vede! — long time no see!
4.
avverbio

1) (con un verbo) little, not much

parla poco — he doesn't talk much

ho dormito poco — I didn't sleep (very) much

ci vede poco — he can't see very well

2) (con un avverbio)

sta poco bene — he's not well

poco lontano da qui — not far away from here

poco male! — (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!

3) (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very

è poco educato — he's not very polite

un lavoro poco pagato — a poorly paid job

i suoi libri sono poco letti — his books are little read

un romanzo poco conosciuto — a little-known novel

4) (con forme comparative) little, not much

è poco più alto di me — he is little o not much taller than me

poco più di un'ora fa — little more than an hour ago

5) un po' (per un certo tempo)

rimani ancora un po' — stay a little longer

aspetta un po'! — wait a bit!

ci vorrà un po' — it will take some time

studio da un po' — I've been studying for some time

ci ho pensato un (bel) po' — I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità)

prendine ancora un po' — take some more; (leggermente)

un po' timido — a bit shy

ti senti un po' meglio? — are you feeling any better?

l'arrosto è un po' bruciato — the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza)

"parli tedesco?" - "un po'" — "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo)

sta un po' zitto! — just keep quiet!

vediamo un po' — let me see

(ma) pensa, guarda un po'! — fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio)

mangia un po' di più — eat a bit more

parla un po' più forte — speak little o a bit louder

fa un po' meno freddo di ieri — it's a little less cold than yesterday

6) a poco a poco little by little

7) non poco

ero non poco sorpreso — I was not a little surprised

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sapere di poco — (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull

poco o nulla — little or nothing

non ti credo neanche un po' — you don't fool me for a minute

non è poco! — that's saying a lot!

un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione — what with the depression and unemployment

un poco di buono — an ugly customer, a bad lot

una poco di buono — a slut pop.
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Note:

Poco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc

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poco

pl. - chi, - che /'pɔko, ki, ke/

Poco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc. ⇒ 31

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (un numero esiguo di) few, not many; - chi visitatori not many o few visitors; troppo -che persone too few people; troppo -chi soldi too little money; pochissime case very few houses

2 (una piccola quantità di) little, not much; beve poco vino he doesn't drink much wine; spendere poco denaro to spend little money

3 (scarso) little, not much; - che possibilità little chance; c'è poco rumore there's not much noise; avere -a memoria to have a poor memory

4 (di tempo) poco tempo fa a short time ago, not long ago; c'è così poco tempo there's so little time

5 (in frasi esclamative) -che chiacchiere! cut the cackle!

II pronome indefinito

1 (piccola quantità, scarsa misura) voglio spendere poco I don't want to spend much; "è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"; so poco di lui I don't know much about him; ne ha letti -chi he read few of them; ci vuole poco a... it doesn't take much to...; c'è mancato poco that was a close shave

2 (esiguo numero di persone) few; - chi hanno fiducia in lui few o not many people trust him; siamo in -chi there are only a few of us

3 (in espressioni di tempo) manca poco alle due it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two; ci ha impiegato poco it didn't take him long; ci sono rimasto poco I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time; è arrivato da poco he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived; lavoro qui da poco I've worked here for a short time; poco fa a short while ago; poco prima, dopo shortly before, afterwards; fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco before long, soon afterwards

4 per poco, di poco l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little

5 per poco (non) (quasi) per poco (non) perdeva il treno he almost missed the train; per poco non mi catturavano I just o narrowly missed being captured

6 per poco che per poco che sia however little it is

7 a poco, per poco (a buon mercato) [comprare, vendere] cheap; l'ho avuto per poco I got it cheap

8 poco da ho poco da dire I've got little to say; c'è poco da ridere it's no laughing matter; c'è poco da scegliere there's not much to choose

9 da poco una cosa da poco a small thing; una persona da poco a worthless person

10 a dir poco era sorpreso, a dir poco he was surprised, to say the least (of it); è a dir poco testardo! he's nothing if not stubborn!

III sostantivo m.

1 (piccola quantità) little; quel poco che ha what little she has; quel poco che ho visto era molto bello the little I saw was very good

2 un po' di (un poco) a little of, a bit of, some, any; voglio un po' di tè I want a little o some tea; c'è ancora un po' di gelato? is there any ice cream left? bevi ancora un po' di birra! have some more beer! posso averne un po' di più? can I have a little more? un po' di tutto a bit of everything; parlo un po' di inglese I speak a little English; un po' di tempo fa a little while ago

3 un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount of; un bel po' di persone quite a few people, a lot of people; aspettò un bel po' di ore he waited for a good few hours; un bel po' di tempo fa a good o long while ago

4 un bel po' per un bel po' for a good while; camminò un bel po' he walked quite a way; è un bel po' che non ci si vede! long time no see!

IV avverbio

1 (con un verbo) little, not much; parla poco he doesn't talk much; ho dormito poco I didn't sleep (very) much; ci vede poco he can't see very well

2 (con un avverbio) sta poco bene he's not well; poco lontano da qui not far away from here; poco male! (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!

3 (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very; è poco educato he's not very polite; un lavoro poco pagato a poorly paid job; i suoi libri sono poco letti his books are little read; un romanzo poco conosciuto a little-known novel

4 (con forme comparative) little, not much; è poco più alto di me he is little o not much taller than me; poco più di un'ora fa little more than an hour ago

5 un po' (per un certo tempo) rimani ancora un po' stay a little longer; aspetta un po'! wait a bit! ci vorrà un po' it will take some time; studio da un po' I've been studying for some time; ci ho pensato un (bel) po' I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità) prendine ancora un po' take some more; (leggermente) un po' timido a bit shy; ti senti un po' meglio? are you feeling any better? l'arrosto è un po' bruciato the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza) "parli tedesco?" - "un po'" "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo) sta un po' zitto! just keep quiet! vediamo un po' let me see; (ma) pensa, guarda un po'! fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio) mangia un po' di più eat a bit more; parla un po' più forte speak little o a bit louder; fa un po' meno freddo di ieri it's a little less cold than yesterday

6 a poco a poco little by little

7 non poco ero non poco sorpreso I was not a little surprised

IDIOMS

sapere di poco (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull; poco o nulla little or nothing; non ti credo neanche un po' you don't fool me for a minute; non è poco! that's saying a lot! un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione what with the depression and unemployment; un poco di buono an ugly customer, a bad lot; una poco di buono a slut pop.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > poco
11 debole

1. adj weak

( voce) weak, faint

( luce) dim

2. m weakness

avere un debole per qualcuno have a soft spot for s.o.

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debole agg. weak, feeble, faint: udito debole, weak hearing; vista debole, weak sight; memoria debole, weak memory; (med.) polso debole, feeble pulse; luce, rumore debole, faint light, noise; udimmo deboli suoni in lontananza, we heard faint sounds in the distance; essere debole di gambe, to be weak in the legs; essere troppo debole per camminare, to be too weak to walk; la sua difesa fu piuttosto debole, his defence was rather weak; Giovanni è debole in matematica, John is weak in maths; una costruzione debole, a weak construction; una protesta debole, a feeble protest // quale è il suo punto debole?, what's his weak point? // il sesso debole, (scherz.) the weaker sex // la carne è debole, the flesh is weak // (gramm.) verbi deboli, weak verbs // (fis.) interazione debole, weak interaction // (econ.): mercato debole, weak market; domanda debole, slack demand; moneta debole, weak currency

◆ s.m.

1 weak person, weakling: è un debole e suo figlio ne approfitta, he's a weak man and his son takes advantage of it

2 ( punto debole) weak point: la matematica è il suo debole, his weak point is maths

3 (fig.) ( preferenza) weakness, weak point, foible, partiality, liking: ho un debole per i gelati, i romanzi gialli, I have a weakness for (o I'm partial to) ice cream, detective stories; ho un debole per i mobili Chippendale, I am particularly fond of (o I have a predilection for) Chippendale furniture; avere un debole per qlcu., to have a weakness (o liking) for s.o.

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['debole]
1. agg

(gen) weak, feeble, (luce) dim, faint, (speranza, lamento, suono) faint, (polso) faint, weak, (argomentazioni) weak, poor

mi sento debole — I feel weak

essere debole di vista — to have weak o poor eyesight

essere debole di stomaco — to have a delicate stomach

essere debole in matematica — to be bad at mathematics

è troppo debole con lei — he's too soft with her

un debole suono — a faint sound

una luce debole — a dim light

2. sm/f

(persona) weakling

i deboli — the weak

3. sm

weakness

ha un debole per la cioccolata — he's got a weakness for chocolate

ha un debole per me — she's got a soft spot for me

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['debole] 1.
aggettivo

1) (privo di forza) weak, feeble (anche fig.)

ho la vista debole — my eyes are weak, I am weak- sighted o weak-eyed

essere debole di cuore — to have a bad o weak heart

debole di mente — eufem. weak- o feeble-minded

il sesso debole — iron. scherz. the weaker sex

2) econ. [ mercati] weak, soft

moneta debole — soft currency, token money

3) (privo di resistenza) [ struttura] weak, frail

4) (privo di intensità) [ luce] weak, dim, feeble; [ suono] weak, feeble

5) (poco convincente) [scuse, teoria] weak, feeble, flabby; [ protesta] faint

6) (carente)

è debole in francese — he's weak in o at French

punto debole — weak link o point o spot

7) (delicato) [stomaco, salute] delicate, weak

8) (privo di fermezza)

essere debole di carattere — to have a weak character, to be weak-kneed

essere debole con qcn. — to be soft on sb
2.
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (persona) weak person
3.
sostantivo maschile (inclinazione, simpatia) weakness, liking

avere un debole per qcs. — to be partial for sth.

avere un debole per qcn. — to have a soft spot for sb

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debole

/'debole/

I aggettivo

1 (privo di forza) weak, feeble (anche fig.); ho la vista debole my eyes are weak, I am weak- sighted o weak-eyed; essere debole di cuore to have a bad o weak heart; debole di mente eufem. weak- o feeble-minded; il sesso debole iron. scherz. the weaker sex

2 econ. [ mercati] weak, soft; moneta debole soft currency, token money

3 (privo di resistenza) [ struttura] weak, frail

4 (privo di intensità) [ luce] weak, dim, feeble; [ suono] weak, feeble

5 (poco convincente) [scuse, teoria] weak, feeble, flabby; [ protesta] faint

6 (carente) è debole in francese he's weak in o at French; punto debole weak link o point o spot

7 (delicato) [stomaco, salute] delicate, weak

8 (privo di fermezza) essere debole di carattere to have a weak character, to be weak-kneed; essere debole con qcn. to be soft on sb.

II m. e f.

(persona) weak person

III sostantivo m.

(inclinazione, simpatia) weakness, liking; avere un debole per qcs. to be partial for sth.; avere un debole per qcn. to have a soft spot for sb.

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