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adj.stupid.m.1 horse (animal).montar a caballo to ridea caballo on horsebackvive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brusselscaballo de batalla bone of contention; (dificultad, escollo) hobbyhorse (objetivo, obsesión)caballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de Troya Trojan Horse2 knight (piece of chess).3 smack, horse (informal) (heroína).4 stupid person.5 heroin.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA horse2 TÉCNICA horsepower3 (ajedrez) knight4 (naipes) queen\a caballo on horsebackmontar a caballo to ridea caballo entre... figurado halfway between...a caballo regalado no le mires el dentado figurado don't look a gift horse in the mouthcaballo de batalla figurado hobbyhorsecaballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de tiro cart horse* * *noun m.1) horse* * *SM1) (=animal) horsea caballo: una mujer a caballo — a woman on horseback o riding a horse
vino a caballo — he came on horseback, he rode here
una dosis de caballo — a huge dose, a massive dose
una depresión de caballo — a terrible depression, a really deep depression
a caballo entre —
Andalucía, a caballo entre oriente y occidente — Andalusia, halfway between the east and the west
vivo a caballo entre Madrid y Barcelona — I spend my time between Madrid and Barcelona, I spend half my time in Madrid, half in Barcelona
- ir a mata caballocaballo blanco — † white knight
caballo de batalla, han convertido el asunto en su caballo de batalla personal — the issue has become their hobbyhorse
esto se convirtió en el caballo de batalla de la reunión — this became the bone of contention in the meeting
caballo de guerra — warhorse, charger
caballo de manta, caballo de silla — saddle horse
caballo de tiro — carthorse, plough horse, plow horse (EEUU)
2) (Ajedrez) knight; (Naipes) equivalent of queen in the Spanish pack of cards3) (Mec) (tb: caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor) horsepower¿cuántos caballos tiene este coche? — what horsepower is this car?, what's this car's horsepower?
4) (Dep)caballo con arcos — pommel horse, side horse
caballo de saltos — vaulting horse, long horse
5) [de carpintero] sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)6) ** (=heroína) smack **, sugar *** * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.----* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *¡qué tipo más caballo! he's gorgeous! ( colloq)2 (enorme) ‹problema› huge, terribletengo un hambre caballa I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, I'm incredibly hungry¿sabes montar or ( AmL) andar a caballo? can you ride (a horse)?fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo they rode to the village (on horseback)dieron un paseo a caballo they went for a ride (on horseback), they went riding, they went horseback riding ( AmE), they went horseriding ( BrE)nos comimos una sopa la caballa de rica we had the most delicious soupa caballo entre …: temas a caballo entre la antropología y la historia subjects on the borderline between anthropology and historyla obra está a caballo entre lo documental y la ficción the play is half documentary and half fictiona caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes don't look a gift horse in the mouthCompuestos:(de una persona) hobby-horse; (en una discusión) central issuepackhorse● caballo de carreras or (CS) carreraracehorse● caballo de monta or sillasaddle horsecarthorseTrojan horseB1 (en ajedrez) knight2 (en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)Compuesto:white knightcaballo de vapor metric horsepower, horsepowerCompuestos:British horsepower, horsepowerE ( Méx) (en gimnasia) horse1 (estúpido) idiot* * *
caballo 1
caballo 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (Equ, Zool) horse;
montar or (AmL) andar a caballo to ride (a horse);
caballo de carga/de tiro packhorse/carthorse;
caballo de carreras racehorse;
a caballo entre … halfway between …;
llevar a algn a caballo to give sb a piggyback
( en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)
2 (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb
caballo sustantivo masculino
1 horse
2 Ajedrez knight
3 Naipes queen
4 argot (heroína) horse, smack
5 Fís caballos de vapor, horse power 6 caballo de batalla, sticking point, figurado hobby-horse
♦ Locuciones: llevar a alguien a caballo, to give somebody a piggyback
montar a caballo, to ride
a caballo, on horseback
(a horcajadas) astride
a caballo entre..., halfway between...
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a mata caballo/matacaballo: tuvimos que hacer las compras a matacaballo, we had to do the shopping at breakneck speed
' caballo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- baya
- bayo
- casco
- con
- desbocarse
- desbocada
- desbocado
- desmontar
- domar
- espantarse
- espuela
- freno
- guiar
- hostigar
- montar
- montada
- montado
- paseo
- pata
- reventar
- reventarse
- rienda
- sofrenar
- subirse
- trenzado
- trotar
- trote
- ventrera
- zaina
- zaino
- a
- amansar
- andar
- aparejo
- apearse
- arre
- atar
- baba
- bajar
- bien
- bozal
- brío
- brioso
- caballito
- cabecear
- cabriola
- caer
- castrar
- cola
English:
bareback
- battlefield
- bay
- bit
- blinkers
- bolt
- break
- buck
- canter
- carthorse
- come off
- control
- croup
- dappled
- draught
- fall off
- flick
- frisky
- gallop up
- gelding
- get off
- gift
- gouge out
- grey
- groom
- hack
- harness
- haul
- hitch
- hobbyhorse
- hoof
- horse
- horseback
- horsepower
- hp
- knight
- mane
- mount
- nag
- odds-on
- paw
- pony express
- ponytail
- prance
- race
- racehorse
- rear
- rein
- respectively
- ride
* * *caballo nm1. [animal] horse;a caballo on horseback;Chileestar a caballo en algo [materia] to have mastered sth;a caballo entre: estar a caballo entre dos cosas to be halfway between two things;vivir a caballo: vive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brussels;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;Fam Huma caballo regalado no le mires el diente don't look a gift horse in the mouthFig caballo de batalla [dificultad, escollo] bone of contention; [objetivo, obsesión] hobbyhorse;caballo de carga packhorse;caballo de carreras racehorse;Fig caballo ganador front runner;caballo de tiro workhorse, carthorse;Fig caballo de Troya Trojan horse2. [pieza de ajedrez] knight3. [naipe] = card in Spanish deck with picture of knight, equivalent to queen in standard deck4. Tec (metric) horsepowercaballo de fuerza (metric) horsepower;caballo de fuerza métrico metric horsepower;caballo de vapor (metric) horsepower;caballo de vapor inglés horsepower;caballo de vapor métrico metric horsepower6. Dep horsecaballo con arcos pommel horse;caballo sin arcos vaulting horse* * *m1 horse;a caballo on horseback;montar oa caballo ride (a horse);me gusta montar a caballo I like riding;ir a caballo go on horseback;a caballo entre halfway between;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;a caballo regalado no le mires el diente don’t look a gift horse in the mouth2 en ajedrez knight* * *caballo nm1) : horse2) : knight (in chess)3)caballo de vapor : horsepower* * *caballo n1. (animal, en gimnasio) horse2. (en ajedrez) knight -
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ДО СМЕРТИ PrepP Invar1. убить кого, убиться \С-391 ( adv (intensif)) used to emphasize the finality and fatal result of the actionkill s.o. ( o.s.) dead.2. ( adv (intensif) or modif) to an extreme degree: напугать (испугать, перепугать) кого - = scare (frighten) s.o. to deathscare (frighten) s.o. out of his wits scare the (living) daylights out of s.o. give s.o. the fright of his life scare the pants off s.o.напугаться (испугаться, перепугаться) \С-391 - be scared (frightened) to deathbe scared (frightened) out of one's wits be scared stiff (silly)\С-391 надоел (наскучил) кому - s.o. is sick to death of him (it etc)s.o. is sick and tired of him (it etc) s.o. is fed up to here (with him (it etc))скучно кому \С-391 = s.o. is bored to death (to tears, out of his mind, stiff)s.o. is dying of boredom- хотеть ( \С-391 хочется кому) - one ( s.o.) is (just) dying (to get (do) sth.)\С-391 не хотеть ( — не хочется кому) — one ( s.o.) would (almost) rather die (than do sth.)- любить кого -love s.o. to death (to distraction)be crazy about s.o.- не любить что (что делать) - loathe (doing) sth.not be able to stand (doing) sth. have a mortal aversion to (doing) sth.\С-391 устать (измучиться) - be dead (deathly) tiredbe dead beatзаговорить кого \С-391 - talk s.o. to deathtalk s.o. 's ear off.«Нянечка до смерти напугана случившимся» (Черненок 2). The nurse's aide is frightened out of her wits by what happened" (2a).Правда, и Зина, когда уже кончилось, болтала, что в кабинете, у камина, после того как Борменталь и профессор вышли из смотровой, её до смерти напугал Иван Арнольдович (Булгаков 11). It's true, also, that when everything was over, Zina babbled that Ivan Arnoldovich (Bormenthal) had given her the fright of her life in the office after he and the professor had left the examination room (1 la).Борисов хлопнул (гипсовый бюст) Сталина по голове и затряс рукой от боли, но тут же выражение боли на его лице сменилось выражением смертельного страха... Он раскрыл рот и смотрел на Голубева не отрываясь, словно загипнотизированный. А тот и сам до смерти перепугался. (Войнович 2)....Borisov whacked (the plaster bust of) Stalin on the head, then shook his hand in pain. Instantly, the expression of pain on his face changed into one of mortal fear....He opened his mouth and stared at Golubev as if hypnotized. Golubev, meanwhile, was scared to death himself (2a).К числу мелких литературных штампов Бунин... относил, например, привычку ремесленников-беллетристов того времени своего молодого героя непременно называть «студент первого курса»... «До смерти надоели все эти литературные студенты первого курса», - говорил Бунин (Катаев 3). Among the minor literary cliches Bunin..included, for example, the hack-writer's habit in those days of describing his hero as a "first-year student."..."I am sick to death of all these literary first-year students," Bunin would say (3a).Серафима:) Турку до смерти русского студня хочется, а не может на русском говорить (Эрдман 1). IS.:) The Turk was just dying to get some of the Russian meat-jelly but couldn't speak any Russian (1a).Даже по ушам его шапки было видно, что он до смерти не хочет ехать (Булгаков 6). The very ear flaps of his hat told me that he would almost rather die than go (6a).С тех пор как его любимая лошадь Кукла, во время войны мобилизованная для доставки боеприпасов на перевал, вдруг сама вернулась домой, до смерти замученная... он дал себе слово никогда не заводить лошадей (Искандер 5). Ever since his beloved horse Dolly had been mobilized during the war to deliver military supplies to the pass, and had suddenly come home by herself, deathly tired...he had made himself a vow never to raise horses (5a).«Дядя Сандро, может, и смог бы ее перепить, да ведь она его сначала заговорит до смерти, а там уж и перепьет!» (Искандер 5). "Maybe Uncle Sandro could outdrink her, but she'll talk him to death first and then she'll outdrink him!" (5a). -
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[PrepP; Invar]=====⇒ used to emphasize the finality and fatal result of the action:- kill s.o. < o.s.> dead.2. [adv (intensif) or modif]⇒ to an extreme degree:- scare (frighten) s.o. out of his wits;- scare the (living) daylights out of s.o.;- give s.o. the fright of his life;- scare the pants off s.o.;- s.o. is sick and tired of him (it etc;- s.o. is fed up to here (with him <it etc>);- s.o. is dying of boredom;|| до смерти хотеть < до смерти хочется кому> ≈ one (s.o.) is (just) dying (to get (do) sth.);|| до смерти не хотеть < до смерти не хочется кому> - one (s.o.) would (almost) rather die (than do sth.);- be crazy about s.o.;- not be able to stand (doing) sth.;- have a mortal aversion to (doing) sth.;- be dead beat;- talk s.o.'s ear off.♦ "Нянечка до смерти напугана случившимся" (Чернёнок 2). "The nurse's aide is frightened out of her wits by what happened" (2a).♦ Правда, и Зина, когда уже кончилось, болтала, что в кабинете, у камина, после того как Борменталь и профессор вышли из смотровой, её до смерти напугал Иван Арнольдович (Булгаков И). It's true, also, that when everything was over, Zina babbled that Ivan Arnoldovich [Bormenthal] had given her the fright of her life in the office after he and the professor had left the examination room (11a).♦...Борисов хлопнул [гипсовый бюст] Сталина по голове и затряс рукой от боли, но тут же выражение боли на его лице сменилось выражением смертельного страха... Он раскрыл рот и смотрел на Голубева не отрываясь, словно загипнотизированный. А тот и сам до смерти перепугался. (Войнович 2)....Borisov whacked [the plaster bust of] Stalin on the head, then shook his hand in pain. Instantly, the expression of pain on his face changed into one of mortal fear....He opened his mouth and stared at Golubev as if hypnotized. Golubev, meanwhile, was scared to death himself (2a).♦ К числу мелких литературных штампов Бунин... относил, например, привычку ремесленников-беллетристов того времени своего молодого героя непременно называть "студент первого курса"... "До смерти надоели все эти литературные студенты первого курса", - говорил Бунин (Катаев 3). Among the minor literary cliches Bunin...included, for example, the hack-writer's habit in those days of describing his hero as a "first-year student."..."I am sick to death of all these literary first-year students," Bunin would say (3a).♦ [Серафима:] Турку до смерти русского студня хочется, а не может на русском говорить (Эрдман 1). [S.:] The Turk was just dying to get some of the Russian meat-jelly but couldn't speak any Russian (1a).♦ Даже по ушам его шапки было видно, что он до смерти не хочет ехать (Булгаков 6). The very earflaps of his hat told me that he would almost rather die than go (6a).♦ С тех пор как его любимая лошадь Кукла, во время войны мобилизованная для доставки боеприпасов на перевал, вдруг сама вернулась домой, до смерти замученная... он дал себе слово никогда не заводить лошадей (Искандер 5). Ever since his beloved horse Dolly had been mobilized during the war to deliver military supplies to the pass, and had suddenly come home by herself, deathly tired...he had made himself a vow never to raise horses (5a).♦ "Дядя Сандро, может, и смог бы ее перепить, да ведь она его сначала заговорит до смерти, а там уж и перепьет!" (Искандер 5). "Maybe Uncle Sandro could outdrink her, but she'll talk him to death first and then she'll outdrink him!" (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до смерти
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adj.1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.m.stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid, silly► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 berk, idiot* * *1. (f. - estúpida)adj.2. (f. - estúpida)noun f.* * *estúpido, -a1.ADJ stupid2.SM / F idiot* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, sillyIIay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* como un estúpido = stupidly.* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, sillyIIay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* como un estúpido = stupidly.* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, sillyay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrongun gasto estúpido a stupid waste of moneyes estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to gomasculine, feminineidiot, foolel estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother* * *
estúpido
‹ argumento› stupid, silly;◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
idiot, fool
estúpido,-a
I adjetivo stupid
II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot
' estúpido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- estúpida
- animal
- apendejarse
- baboso
- caballo
- el
- embromar
- gafo
- huevón
- pendejo
English:
also
- believe
- bit
- bonehead
- bozo
- damn
- dopey
- equally
- foolish
- goof
- idiotic
- mindless
- obtuse
- pretty
- shame
- soft
- stupid
- that
- wonder
- inane
- jerk
* * *estúpido, -a♦ adjstupid;¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it♦ nm,fidiot;el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour* * *I adj stupidII m, estúpida f idiot* * *estúpido, -da adj: stupid♦ estúpidamente adjestúpido, -da nidiota: idiot, fool* * *estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot -
5 parecer
m.1 opinion.cambiar de parecer to change one's mind2 appearance.v.1 to look like.parece un palacio it looks like a palaceparecía un sueño it was like a dreamElla parece un payaso She looks like a clown.2 to look, to seem.pareces cansado you look o seem tiredes alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?Ella parece cansada She seems tired.3 to seem to, to appear to.Ella parece creer lo contrario She seems to believe the opposite.Le parece sentir algo She seems to feel something.* * *1 (opinión) opinion, mind■ ¿has cambiado de parecer? have you changed your mind?1 to seem, look (like)■ parece fácil it seems easy, it looks easy2 (opinar) to think■ ¿qué te parece? what do you think?3 (Used only in the 3rd pers, it does not take a subject) (aparentar) to look as if1 to be alike, look like\a lo que parece apparentlyal parecer apparentlyparecer bien to seem rightparecer mal to seem wrong¡parece mentira! I can't believe it!según parece apparently* * *1. noun m.1) opinion, view2) appearance2. verb1) to seem2) look3) appear4) think•* * *1. SM1) (=opinión) opinion, viewa mi parecer — in my opinion o view
cambiar o mudar de parecer — to change one's mind
2) † (=aspecto)de buen parecer — good-looking, handsome
2. VI1) [uso copulativo]a) [por el aspecto] + adj to look; + sustantivo to look like¡pareces una reina! — you look like a queen!
parece una foca — * she's huge o enormous *
b) (=por el carácter, el comportamiento) to seem2) [uso impersonal] (=dar la impresión de) to seemtodo parecía indicar que estaba interesado — everything seemed to point towards him being interested
aunque no lo parezca — surprising though it may seem o más frm appear
así parece — so it seems o más frm appears
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al parecer, a lo que parece — apparently, seeminglyparece que va a llover — it looks as though o as if it's going to rain, it looks like rain
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según parece — apparently, seeminglyparece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturas — it seems o más frm appears (that) it's going to get warmer
parece ser que ha habido algún problema — it seems o más frm appears (that) there has been a problem
3) [indicando opinión]parecerle a algn: ¿qué os pareció la película? — what did you think of the film?
¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado? — don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?
te llamaré luego, si te parece bien — I'll phone you later, if that's all right with o by you
¡me parece muy mal! — I think it's shocking!
vamos a la piscina, ¿te parece? — what do you say we go to the swimming pool?, what about going to the swimming pool?
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parecer que, me parece que se está haciendo tarde — it's getting rather late, I think¿te parece que está bien no acudir a una cita? — do you think it's acceptable not to turn up for an appointment?
4) † (=aparecer) to appear; [objeto perdido] to turn up¡ya pareció aquello! — so that was it!
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *parecer11 = view.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
* a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambio de parecer = change of heart, change of mind.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de pareceres similares = like-minded.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.parecer22 = loom, seem, sound (like), sound + like, strike + Pronombre Personal, look, smack of, come off as.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.* o algo parecido = in the way of.* o eso parece = or so it seems.* parece como = appear + as though.* parece que... = it seems that....* parecer + Adjetivo = appear + Adjetivo.* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.* parecer bueno = look + good.* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* parecer debatible = look + debatable.* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.* parecer estar = appear + to be.* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* parecer lógico = make + sense.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* parecer + Nombre = seem + like + Nombre.* parecer probable = seem + likely.* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* parecerse = bear + similarity, look + alike, take after.* parecerse a = look like, resemble.* parecer ser = appear + to be.* parecer una eternidad = seem like + an eternity.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.* qué te parece que... = what about....* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser parecido a = be close to.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *viA(aparentar ser): parece mucho mayor de lo que es she looks much older than she isparece muy simpática she seems very nicepareces tonto, no te enteras de nada are you stupid or something? you never know what's going onvestida así parece una artista de cine she looks like a movie star dressed like thatno pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all), it's not a good likeness of youes de plástico pero parece de cuero it's plastic but it looks like leatherB parecer + INF to seem to + INFel problema parece no tener solución there appears o seems o ( frml) would seem to be no solution to the problemparece tener más habilidad de la que creímos al principio she seems to be o it seems she is more skillful than we thought at firsttodo parece indicar que … everything seems to o appears to o ( frml) would seem to indicate that …C (expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados I thought his remarks (were) very apt, his remarks seemed very apt to meelegí la que me pareció mejor I chose the one that I thought was the best o the one that seemed the besttodo le parece mal he's never happy with anything¿qué te parecieron mis primos? what did you think of my cousins?su interpretación me pareció pobrísima I thought o felt she gave a very poor performance, to my mind her performance was very poorD1 ( en tercera persona):según parece or al pareceror a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa it looks as though everything's going smoothly, everything seems to be going smoothly¿por fin se van? — así parece or parece que sí are they finally going? — it looks like it o it would seem soaunque no lo parezca, estuve limpiando toda la mañana it might not look like it, but I spent the whole morning cleaning¿le gusta? — parece que no does he like it? — apparently notparece que no, pero cansa muchísimo you wouldn't think so, but it's very tiring2 (+ me/te/le etc):hazlo como mejor te parezca or como te parezca mejor do it however o as you think bestcomo a usted le parezca whatever you think bestcreo que deberíamos invitarlos — ¿te parece? I think we ought to invite them — do you think so?vamos a la playa ¿te parece? let's go to the beach, would you like to?, do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)podemos reunirnos mañana, si te parece bien we could meet up tomorrow if that's alright o OK with you o if that suits you¿habrán entendido? — me parece que sí do you think they understood? — I think socreo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece? I think it's alright like that, what do you think? o ( colloq) what do you reckon?E1 ( en tercera persona) parecer QUE + INDIC:parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rainparece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterdayparece (ser) que tiene razón she appears to be right, it seems she's rightparece (ser) que ha habido un malentendido there appears to have been o it seems there has been a misunderstandingparecería que ahora están dipuestos a negociar it would seem that they are now ready to negotiate2 (+ me/te/le etc):me/nos parece que tiene razón I/we think she's rightme pareció que no era necesario llamarlo I didn't think it necessary to phone him¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar a casa? what do you mean by coming home at this time?, what sort of time is this to be coming home?F ( en tercera persona)1 (+ subj):parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido el accidente it seems incredible that they survived the accidentparece mentira que ya tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe o it seems incredible that she's 20 already(+ me/te/le etc): me parece difícil que venga I think it's unlikely she'll comeme parece raro que no te lo haya comentado it seems odd o I find it odd o I think it's odd that he hasn't mentioned it to youme parece importante que ella esté presente I think it's important that she (should) be here2 (+ inf), (+ me/te/le etc):me parece importante dejar esto claro I think it's important to make this clear¿te parece bonito contestarle así a tu madre? is that any way to speak to your mother?G ( en tercera persona)1 parecer QUE + IMPERF SUBJ:parece que para él no pasaran los años he never seems to get any oldertiene 40 años — parece que tuviera muchos menos she's 40 — she looks much younger o you'd think she was much younger2 no parecer QUE + SUBJ:no parecía que la situación fuera a cambiar it didn't look as though the situation was going to changeno parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea it doesn't look as though he liked the idea much, he doesn't seem to have been very taken with the idea(+ me/te/le etc): no me parece que esté tan mal I don't think it's that bad1 (asemejarse) parecerse A algn/algo (en lo físico) to look like sb/sth, to be like sb/sth; (en el carácter) to be like sb/sthesa casa se parece bastante a la nuestra that house is rather like ours o fairly similar to oursno son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca they're not millionaires, not by any means o ( colloq) not by a long shot ( AmE) o ( BrE) chalkquien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece like breeds like2 ( recípr) to be alikeno se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alikeestos cuadros se parecen mucho these pictures are very similar1 (opinión) opiniona mi parecer in my opinionson del mismo parecer they're of the same opiniones del parecer de que el asunto debería reconsiderarse she believes o she is of the opinion that the matter should be reconsidered ( frml)ello me hizo cambiar de parecer it made me change my mind2de buen parecer ( ant); handsome* * *
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;
se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
son del mismo parecer they're of the same opinion
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
' parecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- aparentar
- emitir
- encontrar
- juicio
- mentira
- ver
- vista
- visto
- dar
- envejecer
- latir
- muñeca
- sonar
- tincar
English:
appear
- change
- cuff
- dwarf
- evidently
- feel
- look
- seem
- seemingly
- sound
- strike
- view
- apparently
- mind
- opinion
- suggestive
- tune
* * *♦ nm1. [opinión] opinion;cambiar de parecer to change one's mind♦ vi[semejar] to look like;parece un palacio it looks like a palace;parecía un sueño it was like a dream♦ v copulativoto look, to seem;pareces cansado you look o seem tired;en la tele parece más joven she looks younger on the TV;el casero parece buena persona the landlord seems nice o seems like a nice person;parece de metal it looks like it's made of metal;es alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it;¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?♦ v impersonal1. [indica opinión]me parece que… I think that…, it seems to me that…;me parece que viven juntos I think o believe they live together;me parece que no voy a aprobar I don't think I'm going to pass;me parece que sí/no I think/don't think so;el examen me pareció bastante complicado I found the exam rather difficult, I thought the exam was rather difficult;no me pareció interesante I didn't find it interesting, I didn't think it was interesting;¿qué te parece mi vestido? what do you think of my dress?;¿qué te parece si vamos a mi casa? why don't we go to my place?, what do you say we go to my place?;¿qué te parece la idea? – me parece bien/mal what do you think of the idea? – it seems OK to me/I don't think much of it;nada le parece bien she's never happy with anything;todo le parece bien he always says yes to everything;no me parece bien que llegues tan tarde I'm not pleased about you arriving so late;me parece mal que se experimente con animales I don't agree with experiments on animals;no me parece mal que venga I don't see anything wrong with her coming;haz lo que te parezca [lo que quieras] do what you like;haz lo que te parezca mejor do as you see fit, do what you think best;parece mentira que todavía no haya dimitido it's incredible that he hasn't resigned yet;es bastante caro, ¿no te parece? it's rather expensive, don't you think?;si te parece (bien) quedamos el lunes we can meet on Monday, if that's all right by you;podemos comer fuera, ¿te parece? why don't we go out for a meal?, what do you say we go out for a meal?;¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho? are you pleased with yourself o satisfied now?parece que le gusta it looks as if o it seems (that) she likes it;no parece que le guste he doesn't seem to like it, it seems (that) he doesn't like it;parece (ser) que hay un pequeño malentendido there seems to be a small misunderstanding, it seems (like) there's a small misunderstanding;ahora parece (ser) que quieren echarse atrás it now seems they want to pull out;a lo que parece, al parecer apparently;tienen mucho dinero, aunque no lo parezca it may not seem like it, but they've got a lot of money;eso parece so it seems;parece como si estuviéramos en invierno it's as if it was still winter;parece que fue ayer cuando nos conocimos it seems like only yesterday that we met;¿lo ha hecho? – parece que sí has she done it? – it seems so o it seems she has;¿te han invitado? – parece que no have they invited you? – it seems not o it doesn't seem so;parece que no, pero se tarda en llegar hasta aquí you'd be surprised how long it takes you to get here;según parece apparently* * *I m opinion, view;al parecer apparently;de buen parecer well-dressed;dar su parecer give one’s opinionII v/i seem, look;me parece que I think (that), it seems to me that;me parece bien it seems fine to me;¿qué te parece? what do you think?;si a usted le parece if you’re agreeable, if it suits you;parece que va a llover it looks like rain, it looks like it’s going to rain* * *parecer {53} vi1) : to seem, to look, to appear to beparece bien fácil: it looks very easyasí parece: so it seemspareces una princesa: you look like a princess2) : to think, to have an opinionme parece que sí: I think so3) : to like, to be in agreementsi te parece: if you like, if it's all right with you* * *parecer vb1. (tener el aspecto) to look2. (dar la impresión) to seem¿qué te parece? what do you think?4. (uso impersonal) to look / to seem -
6 pelo
m.1 hair (cabello).la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair2 fur.3 down.4 nap.5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.6 head of hair, tresses.7 thrix.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.* * *1 hair2 (de animal) coat, fur3 familiar bit\caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for itcon pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detailde medio pelo second-rateestar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince wordsno tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's foolno verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebodyponer los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on endpor los pelos by the skin of one's teethser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real mansoltarse el pelo to let one's hair downtocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebodytomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's legvenir al pelo familiar to be just the thingpelo de camello camelhair* * *noun m.1) hair2) fur3) pile* * *SM1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pilepelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)
3) [de reloj] hairspring4) [de diamante] flaw5) (=grieta) hairline crack6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade7)a pelo * —
cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback
hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex
está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on
ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked
pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey
al pelo * —
te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove
caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —
¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!
con estos pelos * —
¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!
así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off
punta 1., 2)pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam
8)un pelo * (=un poco) —
no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring
no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch
* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hairtengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cuttiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hairtiene mucho pelo he has really thick hairsiempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o looseme encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soupla falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirtel dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I needcaérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his haircomo te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detaillo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of himde medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-ratele regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ringno tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his wordsno tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for agesya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any moreponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o maduna película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling moviepor los pelos ( fam); only justse libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrestedaprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)por un pelo ( AmL); justme salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few secondspor un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in timese me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on endse me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on endtirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetchedtirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sbtomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your legme están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the datetraído por or de los pelos farfetchedel argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetchedB ( fam)no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inchno quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inchte queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for youel gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the housela perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairsun perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dogmontar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride barebackCompuestos:camelhairangora, angora woolelephant hairD (de una alfombra) pileuna alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpeteste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
peló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;
llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);
( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer
* * *pelo nm1. [cabello] hair;hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;Méx Famde pelos [muy bien] great;Chile Famechar el pelo to chill;Famestar hasta los pelos to be fed up;así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;de medio pelo second-rate;Famte voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;CSur Famponer a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;con pelos y señales with all the details;no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;Fam¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;[de perro, caballo] coat; Fampresentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;Esp muy Famfollar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair3. [de melocotón] down4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;[de alfombra] pile;pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all* * *mtiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;por un pelo just, barely;los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam2 de animal fur;montar a pelo ride bareback;tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;con pelos y señales in minute detail;hombre de pelo en pecho real man;(ni) un pelo not at all;no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam* * *pelo nm1) : hair2) : fur3) : pile, nap4)a pelo : bareback5)con pelos y señales : in great detail6)no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt7)tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg* * *pelo n1. (en general) hair2. (de animal) fur -
7 run
[rʌn] 1. гл.; прош. вр. ran; прич. прош. вр. run1)а) бежать, бегатьI've got to run for my bus. — Мне пришлось побежать, чтобы успеть на автобус.
He ran the mile in under four minutes. — Он пробежал милю меньше чем за четыре минуты.
The dog ran at the visitor and bit him. — Собака бросилась на посетителя и укусила его.
I opened the door and the cat ran in. — Я открыл дверь, и в дом забежала кошка.
He ran at me and kicked me. — Он подбежал ко мне и ударил.
Would you run up and get my glasses? — Поднимись, пожалуйста, принеси мне очки.
Lots of people ran out to see what had caused the noise. — Масса народу выбежала на улицу поглядеть, из-за чего этот шум.
Don't run away, I want to talk to you. — Погоди, я хочу с тобой поговорить.
б) бегать, передвигаться свободно, без ограниченийLet chickens run loose. — Пусть цыплята побегают на свободе.
в) быстро уходить, убегать; спасаться бегством, дезертироватьThe robbers took the money and ran. — Грабители забрали деньги и сбежали.
I should have to run the country. — Мне придётся покинуть страну.
If they run their board I shall have to pay it. — Если они сбегут, не заплатив за еду, платить придётся мне.
Syn:2)а) преследовать; гнатьб) заставлять (лошадь и т. п.) быстро бежать ( особенно при езде верхом), гнать, погонятьThe horses were run rapidly forward to the skirmish-line. — Лошадей галопом направили к линии огня.
в) загонятьto run smb. ragged / off his legs — загонять кого-л. до изнеможения
He had almost run himself to a standstill. — Он набегался так, что не мог сдвинуться с места.
You'd never believe that woman was nearly eighty, she could run us all off our feet. — Ни за что не скажешь, что этой женщине было почти восемьдесят, она нас всех могла загонять.
г) ( run out (of)) выгонять (откуда-л.)There's enough of us here to run you out. — Нас здесь вполне достаточно для того, чтобы тебя прогнать.
3)а) двигать, передвигать, заставлять скользить быстро и без трудаI cook a meal for him occasionally and I run a vacuum over the place. — Время от времени я готовлю ему еду и провожу уборку с помощью пылесоса.
б) иск. двигать, перемещать ( декорации) по сцене4)а) быстро перемещаться; двигаться, ехать ( о транспорте)б) ходить, курсировать, плавать (о поездах, судах и т. п.)to run late — опоздать, прийти не по расписанию
The shuttle runs daily from New York to Boston. — Самолёты каждый день совершают регулярные рейсы Нью-Йорк - Бостон.
The trains aren't running now. — Поезда сейчас не ходят.
Syn:5)а) плытьFar ran the naked moon. — Высоко плыла беззащитная луна.
On that day she deviated from the course of the voyage and ran for Mauritius. — В тот день корабль отклонился от намеченного пути и взял курс на остров Маврикий.
We were winning the boat race until our boat ran aground on a sandbank. — Мы шли впереди всех в лодочной гонке, пока наша лодка не налетела на мель.
б) быстро плыть, идти на нерест ( о рыбе)6)а) управлять (транспортным средством, судном и т. п.)They no longer run steamers there. — Они больше не водят здесь пароходы.
She got back after lunch and ran the car into the garage. — Она вернулась после завтрака и поставила машину в гараж.
в) держать (двигатель, машину и т. п.) работающим, действующимI can't collect you. I don't run a car. — Я не могу за тобой заехать. У меня не заводится машина.
7)а) перевозить, транспортировать; доставлять к месту назначенияThe engine runs trucks to and from the piers on the island. — На острове машина привозила и отвозила товары с пирса и на пирс.
б) = run across, = run along подвозить (кого-л.)I ran Johnson back to my house. — Я отвёз Джонсона обратно к себе домой.
Don't wait for the bus in this cold weather, I'll run you across to your mother's. — Зачем тебе ждать автобуса на холоде, давай я подброшу тебя до дома твоей матери.
There's no hurry to get there; I can run you along in the car. — Незачем спешить, я подвезу тебя на своей машине.
в) перевозить, ввозить ( контрабандный товар)8) = run over, = run up совершать краткое путешествиеDuring the last five years Fry had formed the habit of running over to Paris. — В течение последних пяти лет у Фрая выработалась привычка ненадолго ездить в Париж.
9)а) (run (up)on / against / into) налетать, наталкиваться на (что-л.); сталкиваться с (чем-л.)The boat ran (up)on the rocks. — Лодка наскочила на камни.
Guess whom I ran against in London the other day? — Угадай, с кем я на днях столкнулся в Лондоне?
б) (run against, run into) ударять, стукать обо (что-л. / кого-л.), сталкивать с (чем-л. / кем-л.)10)а) двигаться, катиться (о мяче; о костях, когда их кидают)The ball ran into the street. — Мяч выкатился на улицу.
б) ударять (по шару, особенно в бильярде), катить (шар, особенно в боулинге)He ran the ball strongly 30ft. past the hole. — Он ударил по мячу так, что тот на 30 футов перелетел через лунку.
11) проводить, пробегать (рукой, глазами и т. п.)She ran her fingers over the smooth material. — Она провела пальцами по гладкой ткани.
I caught myself running my glance round. — Я поймал себя на том, что мельком оглядываю всё вокруг.
She ran down the first page of her letter. — Она пробежала первую страницу письма.
His eye swiftly ran from line to line. — Его глаза быстро перебегали с одной строчки на другую.
Let's run through the whole play from the beginning. — Давайте посмотрим всю пьесу сначала.
Syn:12)а) вращаться, крутитьсяIn which case the wheel will have liberty to run. — В этом случае колесо сможет свободно вращаться.
Syn:б) идти, крутиться (о киноплёнке, магнитной плёнке); демонстрироваться ( о фильме)I'd been to see a film in the afternoon, and it ran longer than I expected. — Днём я пошёл посмотреть фильм, и он продолжался дольше, чем я думал.
The film began to run. — Начался фильм.
13)а) литься, струиться, течьThe stream runs down the valley. — Поток стекает в долину.
Tears ran from her eyes. — Из глаз у неё текли слёзы.
б) ( run with) сделаться мокрым от (чего-л.)The mud walls ran down with damp. — Грязные стены отсырели от влажности.
Syn:Syn:14) расплываться; линять (о рисунке и т. п.)Her red blouse ran on the lighter colored clothes in the wash. — При стирке красная блузка линяла, окрашивая более светлые вещи.
15)а) плавиться, таять, течь ( в результате таяния)The ice cream ran in the warm sun. — Мороженое на солнце растаяло.
Syn:б) соединяться (в один кусок, особенно во влажном или расплавленном состоянии), затвердевать ( комком)16)а) скользить, легко двигаться, идти гладкоThe neck-halter seems to have been tarry, and did not run. — Верёвка с петлей, похоже, не была пропитана и поэтому не скользила.
б) ( run through) проводить по (чему-л.), пропускать через (что-л.)to run a pen through smth. — зачеркнуть, перечеркнуть что-л. ручкой
Will you run a thread through an eyelet? — Продень нитку в иголку, будь так добр.
17)а) простираться, расстилаться, тянуться прям. и перен.A balustrade runs round the building. — Вокруг здания тянется балюстрада.
He was brilliantly attired in crimson pyjamas. Who would have thought his taste would run to the exotic? (S. Woods) — Он был облачён в малиновую пижаму. Кто бы мог предположить, что он дойдёт до такой экзотики?
Syn:б) тянуться, расти, обвиваться ( о растениях)18) спорт.а) соревноваться, участвовать (в соревнованиях, скачках)Syn:б) проводить (бега, гонки, скачки)The Derby has been run in a snowstorm. — Дерби проводилось во время бурана.
No person can run more than one horse for any plate. — На любые скачки на приз каждый может заявить только одну лошадь.
19) брать назад (слово, обещание и т. п.), расторгать, нарушать ( договор)The contracting party may be inclined to run from his word. — Договаривающаяся сторона, возможно, захочет взять назад своё слово.
20) ( run off) не оказывать влияния на (кого-л.)The scoldings run off him like water off a duck's back. — Его ругают, а с него всё как с гуся вода.
21)а) преим. амер. баллотироваться, выставлять (свою) кандидатуру на выборахRichard Roe will run for mayor. — Ричард Роу выставит свою кандидатуру на пост мэра.
22) амер. навязывать, расхваливать, рекламироватьI went with him to the house he was running for. — Я пошёл с ним к дому, который он так расхваливал.
A whisper ran through the crowd. — По толпе пробежал шёпот.
The news ran all over town. — Известие быстро распространилось по всему городу.
Syn:24) муз.; = run down исполнять, выводить рулады; быстро пропевать25)а) быстро вырастать, давая семенаб) отставать ( о коре деревьев)26)а) распускаться ( о петлях)Her stocking ran. — У неё на чулке спустилась петля.
27) работать, функционироватьOne of these little engines recently ran forty-seven days and nights without stoppage. — Один из этих маленьких моторчиков недавно проработал сорок семь суток без остановки.
The American university: how it runs, where it is going. — Американский университет: как он живёт, куда он движется.
28) крутиться, вертеться, постоянно возвращаться ( о мыслях)phrase running in the head — фраза, которая крутится в голове
It runs in my head that I've heard something about it. — У меня вертелось в голове, что я где-то уже об этом слышал.
My thoughts have been running upon the future. — Я всё думаю о будущем.
29)а) проходить, бежать, лететьLife ran smoothly in its ordinary grooves. — Жизнь текла гладко в своём привычном русле.
Their talks ran on for hours. — Они говорили часами.
Syn:б) кончатьсяThe night was almost run. — Ночь почти прошла.
Syn:come to an end, expire30) идти, продолжаться, длиться; быть действительным ( на определённый срок)The lease runs for five years. — Аренда действительна на пять лет.
Syn:31)а) идти (о пьесе, фильме)This film is now running at all cinemas. — Этот фильм идёт сейчас во всех кинотеатрах.
б) показывать (пьесу, фильм)32)а) иметь хождение, быть в обращении ( о деньгах)б) действовать на определённой территории, распространяться на определённой территории (о законах, воззваниях)Musical ability runs in my family. — В нашей семье ярко выражены музыкальные способности.
34)а) быть напечатанным, быть опубликованным, появитьсяThe story ran in all the papers. — История появилась во всех газетах.
Syn:б) печатать, публиковатьThe ad was run in the paper for two days. — Объявление публиковалось в газете два дня.
35) гласить (о документе, тексте и т. п.); быть выраженным ( определённым способом)I know not how his proper official title ran. — Я не знаю, каков был его официальный титул.
36) = run out, = run up достигать ( определённого) количества, стоимости, доходить, равнятьсяLast autumn arrests of illegal immigrants were running 80 a week. — Прошлой осенью число арестов нелегальных иммигрантов доходило до 80 в неделю.
The bill runs to $100. — Счёт составляет 100 долларов.
The prices run from $5 to $200. — Цены варьируются от 5 до 200 долларов.
The book ran into five editions. — Книга выдержала пять изданий.
The total area runs out at 25,000 square miles. — Вся область составляет 25000 квадратных миль.
The bill for the repairs might run up to $300. — Счёт за ремонт может составить около 300 долларов.
Syn:The members encouraged one another in running the Christian course. — Все члены поддерживали друг друга в следовании христианской религии.
38) подвергаться (опасности, риску и т. п.)We run a danger of wasting time. — Мы рискуем потерять время.
She's not afraid to run a risk. — Она не боится риска.
Syn:39)а) прорывать, преодолевать (какое-л. препятствие); пробиваться сквозь (что-л.)The escaped prisoners ran the roadblock. — Сбежавшие заключённые проскочили сквозь дорожно-пропускной пункт.
б) разг. проскочить ( на красный свет)Wilson told officers the brakes of his truck failed, causing him to run a red light at the intersection. — Уилсон сказал полицейским, что у его грузовика отказали тормоза, поэтому ему пришлось на перекрёстке проскочить на красный свет.
40)а) сшивать на скорую руку, смётыватьв) прикреплять (ленту, тесьму и т. п.), пропуская через прорези в одежде41) ( be run) быть стеснённым (в чём-л.)I shall be hard run unless I can get a certain sum of money. — У меня будут большие денежные затруднения, если я не достану определённую сумму денег.
Both author and artist were notoriously always run for time. — И писатель, и художник были известны тем, что у них всегда не хватало времени.
42) наседать, поджимать (в состязаниях, соперничестве)Gloriana would run her very close on the score of beauty. — Глориана не отставала от неё по красоте.
43) преим. амер. руководить, управлять; вести (дело, предприятие и т. п.); следить (за кем-л.), контролироватьTeach me how to run the business. — Научи меня вести дела.
Why couldn't Mother let me run my own birthday? — Почему мама не разрешает мне самому организовать свой день рождения?
Our staff are highly efficient; the place runs itself almost without our interference. — У нас высококвалифицированные служащие; предприятие работает практически без нашего вмешательства.
You're my father and all that, but I'll be damned if you run me any more. — Ты мой отец и всё такое, но будь я проклят, если я ещё хоть раз позволю тебе собой командовать.
Syn:44) ввести (кого-л.) в общество45) амер. помогать, обеспечивать средствами к существованиюI was running a small fever. — У меня была небольшая температура.
I don't like her running this temperature. — Мне не нравится, что у неё такая высокая температура.
47) = run through приводить в действие, включать ( кинокамеру)48) проводить (эксперимент, тест), проводить измерения49) амер.; австрал.; разг. дразнить, досаждать, изводить,Syn:50) разг. заявлять (о ком-л.) в полицию, передавать (кого-л.) в руки полиции51) воен. выдвигать обвинение против (кого-л.)52) подтасовывать, фальсифицироватьSyn:53)б) вести, тянуть, проводить (что-л. в определённом направлении или до определённой длины)Syn:54) прослеживать, устанавливать (параллели, сходство); проводить ( различия)55) объединять, соединятьThe events of two days have been run into one. — События двух дней были объединены в одно.
Syn:56) ( run to) тяготеть к (чему-л.), иметь склонность к (чему-л.)The writer runs to descriptive details. — Этот писатель очень любит подробно описывать детали.
57) ( run to) обращаться к (кому-л., за помощью или советом)58) ( run to) хватать, быть достаточным для (чего-л.)The money won't run to a car. — Этих денег не хватит на машину.
Syn:59) ( run with) общаться с (кем-л.); водить компанию с (кем-л.)In his younger days he ran with some very undesirable types. — В юности он общался с некоторыми очень подозрительными типами.
60) ( run across) (случайно) встретиться с (кем-л.); натолкнуться на (кого-л. / что-л.)I ran across my former teacher this afternoon. — Сегодня я встретил своего старого учителя.
I ran across an excellent book on history. — Я тут обнаружил замечательную книгу по истории.
61) ( run after) "бегать", ухаживать за (кем-л.)All the girls are running after the attractive new student. — Девушки прохода не дают этому симпатичному студенту-новичку.
62) ( run into) наезжать на (что-л.), врезаться во (что-л.)I ran into the gatepost and hurt my knee. — Я налетел на столб и повредил колено.
This lamppost looks as if it's been run into by a bus. — Этот столб выглядит так, как будто в него врезался автобус.
63) ( run into) случайно встретить (кого-л.), столкнуться с (кем-л.)Guess who I run into in the High Street this afternoon? — Знаешь, кого я сегодня встретил на Хай-Стрит?
Syn:64) ( run into) столкнуться с (чем-л. неприятным)65) ( run (up)on) касаться (какой-л. темы), вращаться вокруг (какой-л. темы)His thoughts ran upon the happy times that he had spent there. — Он вспомнил о том счастливом времени, которое провёл здесь когда-то.
66) ( run over) просматривать; повторять (что-л.)Just run over your notes before the examination. — Просто прогляди свои конспекты перед экзаменом.
67) ( run through) промотать ( деньги)How can you have run through so much money so quickly? — Как ты мог потратить так быстро так много денег?
68) (run + прил.) становиться, делатьсяThe little pond ran dry. — Маленький пруд высох.
The roads ran wild. — Дороги заросли.
Some say whiskey will run a man crazy. — Некоторые говорят, что от виски человек становится психом.
- run low- run cold
- run mad
- run hotSyn:69) держать, мыть ( под краном)70) соединять ( линией или верёвкой) две точкинакапливаться, образовываться ( о долге)It is found a great safeguard against debt not to run long accounts. — Хорошая гарантия не делать долгов - не накапливать счёта.
71)а) ( run into) втыкать, вонзать во (что-л.)б) ( run through) прокалывать, пронзать, протыкать (кого-л.)Ormonde ran two of the cowards through the body. — Ормонд пронзил тела двух трусов.
72) иметь ( определённый) склад, характер, свойство, формуHis hair was brown, with a tendency to run in ringlets. — У него были каштановые волосы, имеющие тенденцию завиваться колечками.
73)а) преим. австрал. выпускать на подножный корм (коров, овец)Syn:б) запустить (хорька, которого держат для отлова кроликов, уничтожения крыс) в нору74) диал. скисать, сквашиваться ( о молоке)Syn:75)а) истекать (чем-л.)His lips, his fangs, ran blood. — С его губ, с его клыков стекала кровь.
б) выпускатьThe drains will run the water out of the land. — Дренажные канавы осушат земли.
Syn:•- run ashore- run aground
- run foul of
- run short
- run counter
- run about
- run along
- run around
- run away
- run back
- run down
- run in
- run off
- run on
- run out
- run over
- run round
- run through
- run up••to run one's mouth / off at the mouth — амер.; разг. неумеренно болтать, пустозвонить
- run to form- run off the rails
- run for luck
- run messages
- run it close
- run it fine
- run smth. close
- run smb. close
- run too far
- run the gantlope
- run oneself into the ground
- run away with the idea 2. сущ.1)а) бег, пробег, пробежкаto keep smb. on the run — не давать кому-л. остановиться
We took a run around the track. — Мы побежали по беговой дорожке.
Syn:б) перебежка, за которую засчитывается очко ( в крикете или бейсболе)в) гон; забег ( на скачках)2) короткая поездка, небольшое путешествиеLet's take a run upstate for the day. — Давай съездим на денёк за город.
Syn:3)а) плавание, переход ( особенно между двумя портами)- run-boatб) ж.-д. пробег (паровоза, вагона)в) ж.-д. отрезок пути; прогон4) прогулка быстрым шагом; пробежка ( в современном употреблении преимущественно о прогулке собак)Syn:5)а) воен. наступательная операция, атака с моря или воздухаб) авиа заход на цельThe aircraft is seen making its second run over the target. — Видно, как самолёт делает второй заход на цель.
6) авиаа) полёт, перелёт; рейсI was on the Sydney-Melbourne run. — Я совершал перелёт из Сиднея в Мельбурн.
б) расстояние, пролетаемое самолётом7) выгрузка контрабандного товара ( доставляемого по морю), прибытие контрабандного товараKeep careful watch tonight; run expected. — Будьте на страже сегодня ночью; ожидается прибытие контрабандного товара.
8) регулярный обход, объездAt night when they had done the evening run on their traps they would return home. — Вечером после того, как они объезжали все свои ловушки, они возвращались домой.
9) амер.а) ручей, речушкаSyn:б) сток, водосливSyn:в) поток, сильный прилив10) струя песка, обвал, оползеньSyn:12) муз. рулада13) период времени, полоса (удач, неудач и т. п.)Gamblers always hope for a run of good luck. — Игроки всегда надеются, что наступит полоса удач.
We have had a long-continued run of the loveliest weather. — На длительный период установилась чудеснейшая погода.
Syn:14) геол. простирание пласта; направление рудной жилы16) амер. спустившаяся петля ( обычно на чулке)I'm darning up a run in my old ski sweater. — Я зашиваю спустившуюся петлю на старом свитере.
Syn:17) непрерывная серия, последовательность18) рыба, идущая на нерест19) подшивка ( периодических изданий)run of the Field Newspaper from 1985 — подшивка газеты "Филд" с 1985 года
21) ( the run) разг. приступ поноса22)а) фин. наплыв требований к банкам о немедленных выплатахIn July the failure of some commercial firms resulted in a run on several German banks. — В июле банкротство нескольких коммерческих фирм привело к массовому изъятию вкладов из нескольких немецких банков.
б) спрос (на какой-л. товар)The book has a considerable run. — Книга хорошо распродаётся.
в) наплыв, скопление (покупателей и т. п.)23) период, в который спектакль, фильм остаётся на сцене, идёт в прокате; период, в который выставка открыта для посетителейThis comedy has a lengthened run. — Эта комедия уже долго идёт на сцене.
The International Textile Exhibition closed yesterday after a run of something like six weeks. — Вчера закрылась международная текстильная выставка, которая работала около шести недель.
24)It was no hard run - but my 104 buckets would probably yield 40 or 50 gallons of maple sap today. — Ток был не очень обильным - однако сегодня 104 моих ведра, возможно, дали 40 или 50 галлонов кленового сока.
б) нефт. погон, фракция25)а) ход, работа, действие (машины, двигателя)б) испытание, эксперимент ( особенно с помощью автоматического оборудования)Only one experimental run to test the machinery has been made. — Для проверки оборудования было проведено только одно экспериментальное испытание.
в) информ. (однократный) проход, прогон ( программы)26) нечто среднее, стандарт; большинствоcommon / general / normal / ordinary run — обычный, средний тип, класс
We've had nothing exciting - just the usual run of applicants. — У нас не происходило ничего особенного - обычные просители.
a man of mind, above the run of men — умный человек, превосходящий большинство людей
27) выводок (о детёнышах животных, птиц)Syn:28) партия товара, класс товараThe best runs of English and foreign wheat sell at full prices. — Лучшие сорта английской и иностранной пшеницы продаются по полной цене.
29) тиражrun of 3,000 copies — тираж в 3000 экземпляров
30) тропа, проложенная животными31) нора, убежищеThe kids are building a rabbit run. — Дети строят норку для кролика.
Syn:32)Fowls are restricted to a narrow yard or run. — Домашние птицы содержатся в узком загоне или вольере.
б) австрал. (овечье) пастбищев) австрал. скотоводческая ферма33) уклон; трасса35)а) жёлоб, лоток, труба и т. п. (для воды)б) горн. бремсберг, уклон36) мор. кормовое заострение ( корпуса)37) направление; тенденция развитияWe shall find, I think, the general run of things to be such as I have represented it. — Я думаю, что мы обнаружим общую тенденцию развития такой, как я здесь представил.
Syn:38) разг. свобода, возможность пользования (чем-л.)You have the run of my office. — Вы можете свободно пользоваться моим офисом.
Then I have the run of the place entirely to myself. — Итак, это место в полном моём распоряжении.
Syn:39) амер. переселение колонистов на новые земли40) австрал.; новозел. стрижка овцы••the run of one's teeth / knife — бесплатное питание ( обычно за выполненную работу)
in the long run — в конце концов; в общем
- be on the runto get the run — преим. австрал.; разг. быть уволенным с работы
- do smth. on the run
- have smb. on the run
- get smb. on the run
- keep smb. on the run 3. прил.1) жидкий2) мор. сбежавший, дезертировавший3) идущий на нерест, нерестящийся ( о рыбе)4) шотл. туго затянутый ( об узле)5) горн. мягкий6) диал. скисший, свернувшийся ( о молоке)Syn:coagulated, clotted7) разг. контрабандный ( о товаре)Syn:8)а) растопленный9) гонимый, преследуемый; измученный погоней, выдохшийсяSyn:hunted, chased10) продолжающийся, непрерывныйSyn:11) (- run) происходящий ( определённым образом)Nothing differs more from a true-run race than the ordinary careful gallop used in training. — Настоящие скачки кардинально отличаются от обычного аккуратного галопа при тренировке.
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1. noun1) Fahrt, diea nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt
2) (street) Straße, die4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, dieexport/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die
6) (Psych.) Trieb, der7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die
2. transitive verb,front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der
1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]2) (as job)drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein
3) (compel to move) vertreibendrive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben
5) (fig.)drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben
6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben7) (cause to penetrate)drive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben
8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein
9) (incite to action) antreiben3. intransitive verb,drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden
drove, driven1) fahrenin Great Britain we drive on the left — bei uns in Großbritannien ist Linksverkehr
drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren
learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)
can you drive? — kannst du Auto fahren?
2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86427/drive_at">drive at- drive on- drive up* * *1. past tense - drove; verb2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) fahren3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) treiben5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) betreiben2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) die Fahrt2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) die Auffahrt3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) die Tatkraft4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) der Antrieb5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) der Stoß6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *[draɪv]I. nto go for a \drive eine Spazierfahrt machen, spazieren fahrento go for a \drive to the mountains/seaside in die Berge/ans Meer fahrento take sb [out] for [or on] a \drive mit jdm eine Spazierfahrt machen [o spazieren fahren]shall I take you for a \drive to the seaside? wollen wir ans Meer fahren?it is a 20-mile/20-minute \drive to the airport der Flughafen ist 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten [Autofahrt] entfernt, zum Flughafen sind es [mit dem Auto] 30 Kilometer/20 Minutena day's \drive eine Tagesfahrtto be an hour's \drive away/within an hour's \drive eine/keine Autostunde entfernt seinto be an hour's \drive from/within an hours' \drive of sth eine/keine Autostunde von etw dat entfernt sein3. (road, street) [Fahr]straße f; (lane) [Fahr]weg m; (approaching road) Zufahrt f; (car entrance) Einfahrt f; (to a large building) Auffahrt fall-wheel \drive Allradantrieb mfront-wheel \drive Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb mleft-/right-hand \drive Links-/Rechtssteuerung f6. no pl (energy) Tatkraft f, Energie f; (élan, vigour) Schwung m, Elan m, Drive m; (motivation) Tatendrang m; (persistence) Biss m famshe lacks \drive es fehlt ihr an Elanwe need a manager with \drive wir brauchen einen tatkräftigen [o dynamischen] Managerto have [no] \drive [keinen] Schwung [o Elan] habenhe has the \drive to succeed er hat den nötigen Biss, um es zu schaffen fameconomy \drive Sparmaßnahmen plto be on an economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen durchführenfund-raising \drive Spenden[sammel]aktion fto organize a \drive to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisierenrecruitment \drive Anwerbungskampagne fmembership [recruitment] \drive Mitgliederwerbeaktion f, Mitglieder-Anwerbungskampagne f9. SPORT (in golf, tennis) Treibschlag m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr, Drive m fachspr; (in badminton) Treibball m BRD, ÖSTERR fachsprdisk \drive Diskettenlaufwerk ntCD-ROM \drive CD-ROM-Laufwerk nthard \drive Festplatte fcattle \drive Viehtrieb mII. vt<drove, -n>▪ to \drive sth etw fahrento \drive a racing car einen Rennwagen steuern2. (transport)▪ to \drive sb jdn fahrento \drive sb home/to school jdn nach Hause/zur Schule fahren3. (force onward[s])4. (force, make go)the rain was \driven against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fensterthe wind drove the snow into my face der Wind wehte mir den Schnee ins Gesichtthe storm threatened to \drive us against the cliffs der Sturm drohte uns gegen die Klippen zu schleudernto \drive sb to the border/woods jdn zur Grenze/in den Wald treiben5. (expel)to be \driven from [or out of] the city/country aus der Stadt/dem Land vertrieben werden6. (compel)▪ to \drive sb/sth jdn/etw treibenhe was \driven by greed Gier bestimmte sein Handelnthe government has \driven the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürztthe scandal drove the minister out of office der Skandal zwang den Minister zur Amtsniederlegungbanning boxing would \drive the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiterbetrieben wirdto \drive sb to despair jdn zur Verzweiflung treibento \drive sb to drink jdn zum Trinker werden lassento \drive sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben▪ to \drive sb to do sth jdn dazu treiben [o bewegen] [o bringen], etw zu tunit was the arguments that drove her to leave home wegen all der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause7. (render)to \drive sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] ( fam) jdn zum Wahnsinn treiben, jdn wahnsinnig [o verrückt] machen famit's driving me mad! das macht mich noch wahnsinnig! famto \drive an animal wild ein Tier wild machen8. (hit into place)to \drive a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen9. (power)steam-\driven dampfbetrieben, dampfangetrieben10. (in golf)to \drive a ball einen Ball treiben [o fachspr driven11.▶ to \drive a hard bargain hart verhandelnyou really want £2,000 for that? you certainly \drive a hard bargain! Sie wollen tatsächlich 2.000 Pfund dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! fam▶ to \drive a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treibenIII. vi<drove, -n>1. (steer vehicle) fahrencan you \drive? kannst du Auto fahren?can you \drive home? kannst du nach Hause fahren?who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zur Zeit des Unfalls am Steuer?to learn to \drive [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein [o SCHWEIZ Fahrausweis] machenare you going by train? — no, I'm driving fahren Sie mit dem Zug? — nein, mit dem Autoto \drive on/past weiter-/vorbeifahren3. (function) fahren, laufenthe rain was driving down der Regen peitschte herabthe snow was driving into my face der Schnee peitschte mir ins Gesichtthe clouds were driving across the sky die Wolken jagten vorbei [o über den Himmel]* * *[draɪv] vb: pret drove, ptp driven1. n1) (AUT: journey) (Auto)fahrt f3) (GOLF, TENNIS) Treibschlag m4) (PSYCH ETC) Trieb m5) (= energy) Schwung m, Elan m, Tatendrang myou're losing your drive —
6) (COMM, POL ETC) Aktion fSee:→ export7) (MIL: offensive) kraftvolle Offensive8) (MECH: power transmission) Antrieb mfront-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Vorderrad-/Hinterradantrieb m
10)See:→ whist2. vt1) (= cause to move) people, animals, dust, clouds etc treibento drive a nail/stake into sth — einen Nagel/Pfahl in etw (acc) treiben
2) cart, car, train fahrenhe drives a taxi (for a living) — er ist Taxifahrer, er fährt Taxi (inf)
I'll drive you home —
4) (= provide power for, operate) motor (belt, shaft) antreiben; (electricity, fuel) betreiben; (COMPUT) steuerna car driven by electricity — ein Auto nt mit Elektroantrieb
6) (= cause to be in a state or to become) treibento drive sb to murder —
who/what drove you to do that? — wer/was trieb or brachte Sie dazu(, das zu tun)?
3. vi1) (= travel in vehicle) fahrento drive at 50 km an hour —
did you come by train? – no, we drove — sind Sie mit der Bahn gekommen? – nein, wir sind mit dem Auto gefahren
driving while intoxicated (US) — Fahren nt in betrunkenem Zustand, Trunkenheit f am Steuer
2) (= move violently) schlagen, peitschenthe rain was driving into our faces — der Regen peitschte uns (dat) ins Gesicht
* * *drive [draıv]A s1. Fahrt f, besonders Ausfahrt f, Spazierfahrt f, Ausflug m:the drive back die Rückfahrt;an hour’s drive away eine Autostunde entfernt2. a) Treiben n (von Vieh, Holz etc)b) Zusammentreiben n (von Vieh)c) zusammengetriebene Tiere pl3. JAGD Treibjagd f4. besonders Tennis, Golf: Drive m, Treibschlag m5. MIL Vorstoß m (auch fig)6. fig Kampagne f, (besonders Werbe) Feldzug m, (besonders Sammel) Aktion f7. fig Schwung m, Elan m, Dynamik f8. fig Druck m:I’m in such a drive that … ich stehe so sehr unter Druck, dass …10. a) Fahrstraße f, -weg mb) (private) Auffahrt (zu einer Villa etc)c) Zufahrtsstraße f, -weg m11. a) TECH Antrieb mb) COMPUT Laufwerk n12. AUTO (Links- etc) SteuerungB v/t prät drove [drəʊv], obs drave [dreıv], pperf driven [ˈdrıvn]1. (vorwärts)treiben, antreiben:drive all before one fig jeden Widerstand überwinden, unaufhaltsam sein2. fig treiben:drive sb to death (suicide) jemanden in den Tod (zum oder in den Selbstmord) treiben; → bend A 1, corner A 3, crazy 1, desperation 1, mad A 1, wall Bes Redew, wild A 9into in akk):4. (zur Arbeit) antreiben, hetzen:a) jemanden schinden,b) jemanden in die Enge treiben5. jemanden veranlassen (to, into zu; to do zu tun), bringen (to, into zu), dazu bringen oder treiben ( to do zu tun):be driven by hunger vom Hunger getrieben werdento, into zu;to do zu tun)7. zusammentreiben8. vertreiben, verjagen ( beide:from von)9. JAGD treiben, hetzen, jagen10. ein Auto etc lenken, steuern, fahren:drive one’s own car seinen eigenen Wagen fahrento nach)12. TECH (an)treiben:driven by steam mit Dampf betrieben, mit Dampfantrieb13. zielbewusst durchführen:drive a good bargain ein Geschäft zu einem vorteilhaften Abschluss bringen;a) hart verhandeln,b) überzogene Forderungen stellen;he drives a hard bargain auch mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen14. ein Gewerbe (zielbewusst) (be)treiben15. einen Tunnel etc bohren, vortreiben16. besonders Tennis, Golf: den Ball drivenC v/i1. (dahin)treiben, (dahin)getrieben werden:drive before the wind vor dem Wind treiben2. rasen, brausen, jagen, stürmen3. a) (Auto) fahren, chauffieren, einen oder den Wagen steuernb) kutschieren:can you drive? können Sie (Auto) fahren?;he drove into a wall er fuhr gegen eine Mauer;drive above the speed limit das Tempolimit überschreiten4. (spazieren) fahren5. sich gut etc fahren lassen:6. besonders Tennis, Golf: driven, einen Treibschlag spielen7. zielen (at auf akk): → let1 Bes Redew8. ab-, hinzielen ( beide:at auf akk):what is he driving at? worauf will er hinaus?, was meint oder will er eigentlich?9. schwer arbeiten (at an dat)* * *1. noun1) Fahrt, diea nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt
2) (street) Straße, die4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, dieexport/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die
6) (Psych.) Trieb, der7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die
2. transitive verb,front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der
1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]2) (as job)drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein
3) (compel to move) vertreibendrive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben
4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]5) (fig.)drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben
6) [Wind, Wasser:] treibendrive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben
8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein
9) (incite to action) antreiben3. intransitive verb,drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden
drove, driven1) fahrendrive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren
learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)
2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagenPhrasal Verbs:- drive at- drive on- drive up* * *(computers) n.Laufwerk -e n. n.Antrieb -e m.Aussteuerung f.Drang ¨-e m.Fahrt -en f.Fahrweg -e m.Schwung -¨e m.Steuerung f.Trieb -e m.Triebwerk n. (sink) into the ground expr.in den Boden bohren ausdr. v.(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)= ansteuern v.antreiben v.fahren v.(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)lenken v.treiben v.(§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben) -
9 drive
[draɪv] 1. гл.; прош. вр. drove, прич. прош. вр. driven1)а) ездить; ехать ( на автомобиле)We usually drive to the country on Sunday. — Мы обычно ездим за город по воскресеньям.
The guests got into their cars and drove away / off. — Гости расселись по своим машинам и разъехались.
Syn:б) везти, подвозить ( на машине)to drive smb. home — отвезти кого-л. домой
She drove me to the station. — Она подвезла меня до станции.
2) водить, вести, управлять (автомобилем, поездом и т. п.); править ( лошадьми); управлять, манипулировать (кем-л.)She drives a car skillfully. — Она прекрасно водит машину.
He drives a taxi. — Он работает таксистом.
The engine-driver drove his train at the rate of forty miles an hour. — Машинист вёл поезд со скоростью сорок миль в час.
Louie isn't an easy one to drive. — Луи не тот человек, которым легко управлять.
Syn:3)а) гнать; нести; перемещать (что-л.)A fair wind drove the ship along. — Попутный ветер подгонял корабль.
б) гнать скотв) гнать, преследоватьSwarms of mosquitoes drove us inside the house. — Тучи комаров загнали нас в дом.
г) = drive away, = drive off, = drive out прогонятьto drive away tourists / customers — отпугивать туристов, клиентов
What can I do to drive away these feelings of sadness? — Что бы такого сделать, чтобы не было так грустно?
Don't drive people who want to help you away. — Не гони людей, которые хотят помочь тебе.
The army drove off the enemy with much effort and loss of life. — Армия заставила врага отступить ценой больших усилий и потерь.
The police used horses to drive the crowds off. — Чтобы разогнать толпу, вызвали конную полицию.
This medicine will help to drive the disease off. — Это лекарство поможет справиться с болезнью.
We had to use cats to drive the rats out. — Чтобы выгнать крыс, мы завели кошек.
The cows are in the vegetable field, we shall have to drive them out. — Коровы забрели на поле, где растут овощи, их нужно выгнать оттуда.
Supermarkets are driving small shops out of business. — Супермаркеты вытесняют из торговли маленькие магазинчики.
4) нестись; мчаться; перемещатьсяBlack clouds drove across the sky. — По небу неслись чёрные тучи.
5)а) налетать, ударяться, битьсяThe waves drove against the rocks. — Волны бились о скалы.
Syn:б) наступать; устремляться вперёдSyn:6) спорт. бить по мячу ( в гольфе)7) вбивать, вколачивать; вонзатьto drive a nail home — вбить гвоздь по самую шляпку; довести что-л. до конца; убедить
The elephant drove his long tusks between the tiger's shoulders. — Слон вонзил свои длинные бивни тигру между лопаток.
8)а) проводить, прокладыватьб) горн. проходить горизонтальную выработкуHomesteaders drove timber down the river soon after. — Вскоре поселенцы сплавили лес по реке.
10) разг.; = let drive ударять, стукнуть (кого-л. / что-л.)11)а) побуждать, стимулировать; заставлятьHis pride drove him to complete the job. — Гордость заставила его закончить работу.
Hunger drove them to steal. — Голод заставил их пойти на воровство.
Syn:б) доводить (до какого-л. состояния), приводить (к какому-л. состоянию)to drive smb. to despair — доводить кого-л. до отчаяния
to drive smb. mad / crazy / insane, to drive smb. out of one's senses / mind, to drive smb. round the bend, to drive smb. up the wall — сводить кого-л. с ума
This job is enough to drive you to drink. шутл. — На этой работе сопьёшься.
The noise drove me up the wall. — От этого шума я не находил себе места.
The girl that's driving me mad is going away. (Beatles, "Help!", "Ticket to ride") — Девушка, которая сводит меня с ума, от меня уходит.
12) разг. втолковывать, вдалбливать (кому-л.)13) вести (торговлю, разговор)to speak sufficient French to drive a conversation — знать французский в такой мере, чтобы быть способным вести разговор
14) разг.The boss drives her workers hard. — Начальница здорово нагружает своих рабочих.
б) ( drive for) усердно работать, прилагать усилия (для достижения чего-л.)15) разг. тянуть, затягивать, доводить до последнего (время, дело)You had better not drive it to the last minute. — Лучше не затягивай это до последней минуты.
Syn:16) ( drive at) подразумевать, иметь в виду; клонить к (чему-л.)Syn:•- drive back
- drive in
- drive off••to drive a quill / pen — быть писателем
to drive the centre / cross / nail амер. — попасть точно в цель, попасть в «яблочко»
to drive a wedge between smb. — вбить клин между кем-л.
to drive smb. into a corner — загонять кого-л. в угол
to drive prices up / down — вызывать скачок / падение цен
- drive it home to smb.2. сущ.1) езда2) катание, прогулка (в экипаже, автомобиле)to go for / on a drive — поехать покататься
to have / take a drive — совершить прогулку на машине
Come with us for a drive in the country. — Поехали с нами покататься за город.
Syn:3) дорога, подъездная аллея ( к дому)Syn:4) дорога, по которой загоняют скот в загон5) преследование (неприятеля, зверя), гонThere were four drives, or large hunts, organized during the winter. — В течение зимы были организованы четыре крупных охоты, или гона.
7) спорт. сильный удар, драйв (в гольфе, бейсболе, теннисе, крикете)to foozle a drive разг. — запороть удар ( в гольфе)
8) воен. наступление, атака9) амер. (общественная) кампанияto put on a drive — начать кампанию, организовать кампанию
to initiate / launch a drive for smb. / smth. — начинать, инициировать кампанию в поддержку кого-л. / чего-л.
Syn:10) амер.; разг. продажа по низким ценам11) энергичные, настойчивые усилия, напористость, настойчивостьDoes she have enough drive to finish the job? — Достаточно ли у неё энергии, чтобы закончить эту работу?
Syn:12) побуждение, стимул, внутренний импульсShe has tremendous drive toward success. — У неё есть мощный стимул добиться успеха.
Syn:13) амер.; разг. возбуждение, драйв ( часто под влиянием наркотиков)Syn:14) тенденцияSyn:15) тех. передача, привод, приводной механизмfront drive, front-wheel drive авто — привод на передние колёса, передний привод
rear drive, rear-wheel drive авто — привод на задние колёса, задний привод
Syn:17) информ.; сокр. от disk drive дисковод, накопитель18) горн. штрек
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