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101 ever
ever [ˈevər]a. ( = at any time) jamais• have you ever seen her? l'avez-vous déjà vue ?• do you ever see her? est-ce qu'il vous arrive de la voir ?• faster/more beautiful than ever plus vite/plus beau que jamaisb. ( = at all times) they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux• as if I ever would! moi, faire ça !• why ever not? mais enfin, pourquoi pas ?• ever since then they have been very careful depuis ils sont très prudents► ever so (inf) (British)• if ever you meet him... si jamais tu le rencontres...* * *['evə(r)] 1.1) ( at any time)rarely, if ever — rarement sinon jamais
hardly ever — rarement, presque jamais
she's a liar if ever I saw one ou if ever there was one! — c'est une menteuse ou je ne m'y connais pas!
2) ( when making comparisons)more beautiful than ever — plus beau/belle que jamais
there are more working women than ever before — les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler
3) (at all times, always) toujoursyours ever — ( in letter) bien à toi or à vous
4) (expressing anger, irritation)have you ever heard/seen anything like it? — as-tu jamais entendu/vu rien de pareil?
5) ( expressing surprise)why ever not? — GB pourquoi pas?
6) GB ( very)ever so — si
ever so glad — si heureux/-euse
7) (colloq) ( in exclamations)2.do I ever! — ( emphatic yes) et comment!
ever- combining form3.ever-growing ou -increasing — toujours croissant
as ever adverbial phrase comme toujours4.ever more adverbial phrase de plus en plus5.ever since adverbial phrase, conjunctional phrase depuis -
102 each
i:
1. adjective(every (thing, person etc) of two or more, considered separately: each house in this street.) cada
2. pronoun(every single one, of two or more: They each have 50 cents.) cada uno
3. adverb(to or for each one; apiece; I gave them an apple each.) cada unoeach1 adj cadaeach2 pron cada unoeach other uno a otro / mutuamentetr[iːʧ]1 cada■ each day cada día, todos los días■ each year cada año, todos los años1 cada uno,-a1 cada uno,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLeach and every one (of them) todos,-as y cada uno,-a (de ellos)each other el uno al otro, la una a la otra, mutuamenteeach to his own cada uno,-a a lo suyoeach ['i:ʧ] adv: cada uno, por personathey cost $10 each: costaron $10 cada unoeach adj: cadaeach student: cada estudianteeach and every one: todos sin excepcióneach pron1) : cada uno m, cada una feach of us: cada uno de nosotros2)each other : el uno al otro, mutuamentewe are helping each other: nos ayudamos el uno al otrothey love each other: se amanadj.• cada adj.adv.• por persona adv.pron.• cada uno pron.
I iːtʃadjective cada adj inveach one of us/them — cada uno de nosotros/ellos
II
1)a) cada uno, cada unaI'll have a little of each, please — sírveme un poco de cada uno, por favor
b)each of: each of the houses is slightly different cada una de las casas es ligeramente diferente; he questioned each of them in turn — les preguntó uno por uno
c) (after n, pron)2)each other: they hate each other se odian; they are always criticizing each other siempre se están criticando el uno al otro; ( if more than two people) siempre se están criticando unos a otros; their respect/contempt for each other su mutuo respeto/desprecio, el respeto/desprecio que sienten el uno por el otro; we read each other's books — cada uno lee los libros del otro
III
[iːtʃ]we were paid $10 each — nos pagaron 10 dólares a cada uno
1.ADJ cada2. PRON1) cada unoeach of us — cada uno de nosotros, cada quien (LAm)
he gave each of us £10 — nos dio 10 libras a cada uno
2)each other: they looked at each other — se miraron (uno a otro)
they help each other — se ayudan mutuamente or entre ellos
their houses are next to each other — sus casas están una al lado de la otra or (LAm) juntas
3.ADVthey cost £5 each — costaron 5 libras cada uno
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I [iːtʃ]adjective cada adj inveach one of us/them — cada uno de nosotros/ellos
II
1)a) cada uno, cada unaI'll have a little of each, please — sírveme un poco de cada uno, por favor
b)each of: each of the houses is slightly different cada una de las casas es ligeramente diferente; he questioned each of them in turn — les preguntó uno por uno
c) (after n, pron)2)each other: they hate each other se odian; they are always criticizing each other siempre se están criticando el uno al otro; ( if more than two people) siempre se están criticando unos a otros; their respect/contempt for each other su mutuo respeto/desprecio, el respeto/desprecio que sienten el uno por el otro; we read each other's books — cada uno lee los libros del otro
III
we were paid $10 each — nos pagaron 10 dólares a cada uno
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103 merry
'meri1) (cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc: merry children; a merry party.) alegre2) (slightly drunk: He's been getting merry on whisky.) alegre, achispado•- merrily- merriness
- merriment
- merry-go-round
- merrymaking
- merrymaker
merry adj alegre / felizMerry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad! / ¡Felices Pascuas!tr['merɪ]1 (cheerful) alegre; (amusing) divertido,-a, gracioso,-a2 familiar (slightly drunk) alegre, achispado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmerry Christmas! ¡felices Navidades!the more, the merrier cuántos más mejorto make merry divertirse♦ merrily ['mɛrəli] advadj.• alborozado, -a adj.• chancero, -a adj.• divertido, -a adj.• gaitero, -a adj.• gustoso, -a adj.• jaranero, -a adj.• jovial adj.• placentero, -a adj.• regocijado, -a adj.'meriadjective -rier, -riesta) ( joyful) alegrethe more the merrier — (set phrase) cuantos más, mejor
merry Christmas! — feliz Navidad!, felices Pascuas!
to make merry — (liter) divertirse*
b) ( unconcerned)c) ( drunk) (colloq) alegre, achispado['merɪ]ADJ (compar merrier) (superl merriest)1) (=cheerful) [laughter, face, tune] alegreMerry Christmas! — ¡Feliz Navidad!
to make merry — liter divertirse
to go one's (own) merry way —
whatever advice you give her she just goes her own merry way — iro le des el consejo que le des, ella sigue haciendo su santa voluntad *
- lead sb a merry dancehell 1., 1), more 2., 2)2) (Brit) * (=tipsy) achispado, alegreto get merry — achisparse, ponerse alegre
* * *['meri]adjective -rier, -riesta) ( joyful) alegrethe more the merrier — (set phrase) cuantos más, mejor
merry Christmas! — feliz Navidad!, felices Pascuas!
to make merry — (liter) divertirse*
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104 Ton
m; -(e)s, Töne1. (Geräusch) sound; (heller, dunkler Ton) auch tone; er hat keinen Ton gesagt oder von sich gegeben he didn’t say ( oder utter) a word; keinen Ton herausbringen (heiser sein etc.) have lost one’s voice; (gehemmt sein etc.) not open one’s mouth, not utter a word; keinen Ton mehr! not another word!2. MUS., einzelner: note, Am. auch tone; (Tonhöhe) pitch, note; (Klang) tone, sound, ring; ganzer / halber Ton whole tone / semitone; den Ton angeben give the note3. fig. in Wendungen: den Ton angeben (befehlen) call the tune; (die Atmosphäre bestimmen) set the tone; in den höchsten Tönen reden von oder loben umg. sing the praises of, praise s.o. to the skies oft iro.; große Töne spucken umg. talk big, brag; hast du oder hat man Töne? umg. would you believe it?, did you ever hear the like (of that)?; na bitte, das sind schon ganz andere Töne umg. that’s more like it, that’s what I want to hear3. nur Sg.; TV, Film: sound; Bild und Ton sind ausgefallen the sound and the picture have both gone; siehe auch anschlagen I 35. nur Sg.; (Sprechweise) tone; ich verbitte mir diesen Ton I will not be spoken to like that ( oder in that tone); ( bitte) nicht in diesem Ton! (please) don’t take that tone with me!; der Ton macht die Musik it’s not what you say but how you say it; den richtigen Ton treffen strike the right note, find the right approach, pitch it (just) right; einen anderen / schärferen Ton anschlagen take a different / more aggressive tone ( oder approach); einen unmöglichen etc. Ton am Leib haben umg. have an appalling etc. manner ( oder way of putting things)6. nur Sg.: der gute Ton good taste; zum guten Ton gehören be (a matter of) good taste ( oder good form altm. oder iro.); gegen den guten Ton verstoßen not be in good taste7. (Farbton) tone; (Nuance) auch shade; Ton in Ton Kleidung: in matching shades; einen Ton zu hell etc. a bit ( oder slightly) (too) light etc., a little on the light etc. side—* * *der Ton(Betonung) stress;(Farbton) tone; shade; hue;(Geräusch) sound; note;(Tonerde) clay* * *I [toːn]m -(e)s, -e(= Erdart) clay IIm -(e)s, -e['tøːnə]1) (= Laut) sound (AUCH RAD, FILM, COMPUT); (von Zeitzeichen, im Telefon) pip; (= Klangfarbe) tone; (MUS) tone; (= Note) notehalber Tón — semitone
ganzer Tón — tone
den Tón angeben (lit) — to give the note; (fig) (Mensch) to set the tone; (Thema, Farbe etc) to be predominant
keinen Tón herausbringen or hervorbringen — not to be able to say a word
keinen Tón sagen or von sich geben — not to make a sound
er hat keinen Tón von sich hören lassen (fig) — we haven't heard a word or a peep (inf) from him
hast du or hat der Mensch Töne! (inf) — did you ever! (inf)
jdn in (den) höchsten Tönen loben (inf) — to praise sb to the skies, to praise sb highly
3) (= Redeweise, Umgangston) tone; (= Atmosphäre) atmosphereden richtigen Tón finden — to strike the right note
ich verbitte mir diesen Tón — I will not be spoken to like that
er hat einen unverschämten Tón am Leib(e) or am Hals (inf) — he's very cheeky (Brit) or fresh (US)
einen anderen Tón anschlagen — to change one's tune
der Tón macht die Musik (prov) — it's not what you say but the way that or how you say it
der gute Tón — good form
4) (= Farbton) tone; (= Nuance) shade* * *der1) (a soft, sticky type of earth which is often baked into pottery, china, bricks etc.) clay2) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) note3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) sound4) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tone5) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tone* * *Ton1<-[e]s, -e>[to:n]m clayTon2<-[e]s, Töne>[to:n, pl tø:nə]m1. (hörbare Schwingung) soundhalber/ganzer \Ton MUS semitone/toneich will keinen \Ton mehr hören! not another sound!keinen \Ton herausbringen [o hervorbringen] to not be able to utter a word4. (Tonfall) toneeinen \Ton am Leibe haben (fam) to be [very] rudeeinen schärferen/vorsichtigeren \Ton anschlagen to strike a harsher/softer noteeinen anderen \Ton anschlagen to change one's tuneich verbitte mir diesen \Ton! I will not be spoken to like that!5. (Farbton) shade, tone\Ton in \Ton tone in tone6.▶ den \Ton angeben to set the tone▶ der gute \Ton etiquette* * *Ider; Ton[e]s, Tone clayIIder; Ton[e]s, Töne1) (auch Physik, Musik; beim Telefon) tone; (Klang) note2) (Film, Ferns. usw., Tonwiedergabe) sound3) (Sprechweise, UmgangsTon) tone4) (ugs.): (Äußerung) wordhast du/hat der Mensch [da noch] Töne? — that's just unbelievable
große Töne reden od. spucken — (ugs.) talk big
5) (FarbTon) shade; tone6) (Akzent) stress* * *Ton1 m; -(e)s, Tönevon sich gegeben he didn’t say ( oder utter) a word;keinen Ton herausbringen (heiser sein etc) have lost one’s voice; (gehemmt sein etc) not open one’s mouth, not utter a word;keinen Ton mehr! not another word!ganzer/halber Ton whole tone/semitone;den Ton angeben give the note3. fig in Wendungen:große Töne spucken umg talk big, brag;hat man Töne? umg would you believe it?, did you ever hear the like (of that)?;na bitte, das sind schon ganz andere Töne umg that’s more like it, that’s what I want to hear3. nur sg; TV, FILM sound;4. (Betonung, auch fig) accent, stress, emphasisich verbitte mir diesen Ton I will not be spoken to like that ( oder in that tone);(bitte) nicht in diesem Ton! (please) don’t take that tone with me!;der Ton macht die Musik it’s not what you say but how you say it;den richtigen Ton treffen strike the right note, find the right approach, pitch it (just) right;einen anderen/schärferen Ton anschlagen take a different/more aggressive tone ( oder approach);6. nur sg:der gute Ton good taste;gegen den guten Ton verstoßen not be in good tasteTon in Ton Kleidung: in matching shades;Ton2 m; -s, -e, meist sg; GEOL clay;in Ton modellieren model in ( oder with) clay* * *Ider; Ton[e]s, Tone clayIIder; Ton[e]s, Töne1) (auch Physik, Musik; beim Telefon) tone; (Klang) note2) (Film, Ferns. usw., Tonwiedergabe) sound3) (Sprechweise, UmgangsTon) tone4) (ugs.): (Äußerung) wordhast du/hat der Mensch [da noch] Töne? — that's just unbelievable
große Töne reden od. spucken — (ugs.) talk big
5) (FarbTon) shade; tone6) (Akzent) stress* * *¨-e (geol.) m.clay n. ¨-e m.audio n.chime n.sound n.tone n. -
105 aparentar
v.1 to look, to seem.no aparenta más de treinta she doesn't look more than thirty2 to feign.aparentó estar enfadado he pretended to be angry, he feigned angerSilvia aparentó un gran dolor de cabeza Silvia feigned a great headache.3 to show off.viste así sólo para aparentar she just dresses like that to show offRicardo aparenta cuando ve chicas Richard shows off when he sees girls.4 to feign to, to seem to.Silvia aparentó irse pero se devolvió Silvia feigned to leave but came back.El sol aparenta partirse en dos The sun seems to split in half.* * *1 (simular) to pretend, affect■ aparenta indiferencia she pretends not to care, she affects indifference2 (tener aspecto de) to look1 to show off* * *verb1) to look, seem2) feign, pretend* * *1. VT1) (=parecer) to lookno aparenta su edad o sus años — she doesn't look her age
2) (=fingir) [+ interés, sorpresa, indiferencia] to feignaparentó ignorancia de su obra — frm she feigned ignorance of his work, she pretended not to know his work
2.VI to show off* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( fingir) <indiferencia/interés> to feignb) ( parecer)2.aparenta ser el líder — he seems o appears to be the leader
aparentar via) persona to show offb) regalo/joya to look impressive* * *= feign, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, show off, pretend.Ex. 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.Ex. Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex. The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.Ex. We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( fingir) <indiferencia/interés> to feignb) ( parecer)2.aparenta ser el líder — he seems o appears to be the leader
aparentar via) persona to show offb) regalo/joya to look impressive* * *= feign, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, show off, pretend.Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.* * *aparentar [A1 ]vt1 (fingir) ‹indiferencia/entusiasmo› to feignaparentaban indiferencia they feigned indifference, they pretended to be indifferent2(parecer): no aparentas la edad que tienes you don't look your agetiene 15 pero aparenta muchos más he's 15 but he looks much olderaparenta ser el que más sabe he seems o appears to be the one who knows most■ aparentarvi1 «persona» to show offles gusta aparentar they like to show offsólo por aparentar just for show2 «regalo» to look good o impressive* * *
aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivo
b) ( parecer):
verbo intransitivo
aparentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (fingir) to affect
2 (representar, parecer) to look: no aparenta los años que tiene, she doesn't look her age
II vi (presumir) to show off
' aparentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simular
- lucir
- parecer
- representar
English:
face
- look
- pretend
- purport
- show
- carry
* * *♦ vt1. [parecer] to look, to seem;no aparenta más de treinta she doesn't look more than thirty2. [fingir] to feign;aparentó estar enfadado he pretended to be angry, he feigned anger♦ vi[presumir] to show off;viste así sólo para aparentar she just dresses like that to show off* * *v/t1 pretend;aparentar hacer algo pretend to do sth2:no aparenta la edad que tiene she doesn’t look her age* * *aparentar vt1) : to seem, to appearno aparentas tu edad: you don't look your age2) fingir: to feign, to pretend* * *aparentar vb1. (parecer) to look2. (fingir) to pretend -
106 chillar a grito pelado
(v.) = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.* * *(v.) = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee. -
107 chillar como un loco
(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.* * *(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee. -
108 desgañitarse
pron.v.to shout one's head off, to scream, to scream one's head off.* * *1 familiar to shout oneself hoarse, shout one's head off* * *verbo pronominal (fam) to shout oneself hoarse* * *= shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *verbo pronominal (fam) to shout oneself hoarse* * *= shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *desgañitarse [A1 ]* * *
desgañitarse vr fam to shout oneself hoarse
* * *desgañitarse vprto scream oneself hoarse* * *v/r famyell one’s head off fam -
109 gritar como un loco
(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.* * *(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a bansheeEx: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee. -
110 gritar desaforadamente
v.to scream.* * *(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungsEx. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *(v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungsEx: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'. -
111 predisposición
f.1 predisposal, leaning, bias, disposition.2 procatarxis.* * *1 predisposition* * *noun f.2) bias, prejudice* * *(Med) tendency, predisposition (a to)* * *1) (Med) predisposition2) ( inclinación)tienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice — they have a tendency to accept everything he says
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], disposition, readiness, willingness, partiality, preparedness, predisposition, inclination, bent of mind.Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex. A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex. Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.Ex. Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.Ex. This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.Ex. These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.----* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.* * *1) (Med) predisposition2) ( inclinación)tienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice — they have a tendency to accept everything he says
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], disposition, readiness, willingness, partiality, preparedness, predisposition, inclination, bent of mind.Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex: Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.Ex: This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.* * *A ( Med) predispositionB(inclinación): tenía una cierta predisposición en contra de ella he was slightly prejudiced against her, he had a slight prejudice against hertienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice they have a tendency to accept everything he says* * *
predisposición sustantivo femenino
1 (Med) predisposition
2 ( inclinación):
predisposición sustantivo femenino predisposition
' predisposición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disposición
- inclinación
English:
bias
- disposition
* * *no tiene predisposición para el tenis he has no aptitude for tennistiene una gran predisposición a enfermar he's very prone to getting sick, he's very susceptible to illness* * *f1 MED predisposition2 ( tendencia) tendency;una predisposición en contra de a prejudice against* * *predisposición nf, pl - ciones1) : predisposition, tendency2) : prejudice, bias -
112 vociferar
v.1 to shout.2 to vociferate, to shout, to scream, to blare.* * *1 to vociferate, shout1 to vociferate, shout* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=gritar) to yell, shout2) (=jactarse) to proclaim boastfully2.VI to yell, shout, vociferate frm* * *verbo intransitivo to shout, vociferate (frml)* * *= boom, howl, mouth off, belt out, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.Ex. And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.Ex. If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex. Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *verbo intransitivo to shout, vociferate (frml)* * *= boom, howl, mouth off, belt out, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.Ex: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.
Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.* * *vociferar [A1 ]vito shout, yell, vociferate ( frml)* * *
vociferar ( conjugate vociferar) verbo intransitivo
to shout, vociferate (frml)
vociferar verbo intransitivo to shout, scream, vociferate
' vociferar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vocear
English:
bluster
- bawl
- storm
* * *vociferar vito shout* * *v/i shout* * *vociferar vigritar: to shout, to yell -
113 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
114 Etwas
unbest. Pron.1. Unbestimmtes, nachfolgend Bestimmtes: something; verneinend, fragend oder bedingend: anything; etwas Merkwürdiges something strange, a strange thing; etwas anderes something ( fragend: anything) else; ohne etwas zu sagen without (saying) a word; etwas, das oder was ich nicht verstehe, ist... something ( oder one thing) that I don’t understand is...; da ist noch etwas(, das ich sagen möchte):... there is something else (that I should [Am. would] like to say):...; so etwas habe ich noch nie gehört I’ve never heard anything like it; so etwas kommt schon vor that kind of thing does happen; hast du etwas gegen mich? do you have ( oder have you got) anything against me?; das hat etwas für sich there’s something to be said for it; sie haben etwas miteinander umg. euph. there’s something going on between them; nein, so etwas! umg. überrascht: well, there’s a thing!, well, would you believe it!; verärgert: would you believe it!2. (ein bisschen) some; any; a little; a bit of; etwas Englisch a little English; etwas Petersilie a touch of parsley; etwas anders slightly different; lass mir noch etwas Zeit give me a little more time; ich muss mich etwas ausruhen I need to rest for a while ( oder to have a little rest); hab etwas Geduld be patient; das ist immerhin oder wenigstens etwas that’s something, at least3. (ziemlich) quite, somewhat; a little, a bit; ich bin noch nicht fertig, es ist eben etwas schwierig it is quite (Am. fairly) ( oder a little) difficult, you know4. (ein Teil von) some; nimm dir etwas davon take some; du sollst auch etwas ( davon) haben you’re going to get some too; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; sie hat etwas von einer Katze ( an sich) she’s got something catlike ( oder something of a cat) about her5. viel, Wichtiges etc.: something; es zu etwas bringen get somewhere umg., make something of o.s.; aus ihm wird noch mal etwas he’ll go a long way; das will schon etwas heißen! umg. now that really is something!, now you’re talking!; ihr Wort gilt etwas beim Vorstand what she says carries weight ( oder counts for a lot) with the management* * *a little (Adv.); some (Adv.); slightly (Adv.); somewhat (Adv.); something (Pron.); anything (Pron.); some (Pron.); aught (Pron.)* * *Ẹt|was ['ɛtvas]nt -, no plsomething* * *1) (a piece of any size: a bit of advice.) bit2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') a little3) (to a small extent: I'm still slightly worried about it.) slightly4) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) something5) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) something6) (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) somewhat7) ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) some8) (rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) sort of9) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vaguely* * *Et·was<->[ˈɛtvas]ein hartes/spitzes/... \Etwas something hard/sharp/...das gewisse \Etwas that certain something [or liter je ne sais quoi]ein winziges \Etwas a tiny little thing* * *das; Etwas, Etwas: something* * *1. Sache: thing;was ist das glitzernde Etwas da hinten? what’s that glittering thing back there?2. (kleines Tier, Baby) little thing3.* * *das; Etwas, Etwas: something* * *to be an everyday occurrence expr. (nichts) aufzuweisen haben ausdr.to have something (nothing)to show expr. adv.aught (UK) adv.something adv.somewhat adv. pron.anything pron. -
115 leise
I Adj.1. (ruhig) quiet; Ton, Stimme, Musik etc.: soft; Geräusch: faint; mit leiser Stimme in a low voice; seid bitte leise! quiet, please; not so loud, please; umg. can you turn the volume down, please; leiser stellen turn down; wir müssen leise sein we’ll have to be quiet; (leise sprechen) we’ll have to keep our voices down2. (gering) Hoffnung: faint; Bewegung, Verdacht: slight; Schlaf, Berührung, Regen, Wind: gentle; ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung I haven’t the faintest ( oder slightest) idea; nicht im Leisesten not in the slightest; ich glaube nicht im Leisesten daran, dass... I don’t believe for a moment that...II Adv.1. (ruhig) quietly; singen, klopfen etc.: softly; sprechen: auch in a low voice; sprich leise(r) not so loud, keep your voice down (a bit); leise vor sich hin murmeln mumble away to oneself; leise ( auf) treten tread softly2. (sanft, sacht) gently* * *soft (Adj.); low (Adj.); quiet (Adj.); gentle (Adj.); silently (Adv.)* * *lei|se ['laizə]1. adjauf léísen Sohlen — treading softly
... sagte er mit léíser Stimme —... he said in a low voice,... he said quietly
2) (= gering, schwach) slight, faint; Schlaf, Regen, Berührung light; Wind, Wellenschlag light, gentlenicht die léíseste Ahnung haben — not to have the slightest or faintest or foggiest (inf) (idea)
ich habe nicht die léíseste Veranlassung,... — there isn't the slightest or faintest reason why I...
2. adv(= nicht laut) quietly, softlyléíser singen — to sing more quietly
ein léíse geführtes Gespräch — a quiet talk
das Radio ( etwas) léíser stellen — to turn the radio down (slightly)
sprich doch léíser! — keep your voice down a bit
* * *1) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) low2) (in a whisper: He swore under his breath.) under one's breath* * *lei·se[ˈlaizə]I. adj1. (nicht laut) quietetw \leise stellen to turn down sth sep2. (gering) slightes fiel \leiser Regen it was raining slightlyeine \leise Ahnung/ein \leiser Verdacht a vague idea/suspicionnicht im L\leisesten not at allII. adv1. (nicht laut) quietly2. (kaum merklich) slightlyder Regen fiel \leise it was raining gently* * *1.sei leise! — be quiet!
die Musik leise[r] stellen — turn the music down
2) nicht präd. (leicht; kaum merklich) faint; slight; slight, gentle < touch>; light < rain>2.nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, nicht im leisesten ahnen — not have the faintest or slightest idea
1) quietly2) (leicht; kaum merklich) slightly; < touch, rain> gently* * *A. adjmit leiser Stimme in a low voice;leiser stellen turn down;ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung I haven’t the faintest ( oder slightest) idea;nicht im Leisesten not in the slightest;ich glaube nicht im Leisesten daran, dass … I don’t believe for a moment that …B. advsprich leise(r) not so loud, keep your voice down (a bit);leise vor sich hin murmeln mumble away to oneself;leise (auf)treten tread softly2. (sanft, sacht) gently* * *1.1) quiet; soft <steps, music, etc.>; faint < noise>die Musik leise[r] stellen — turn the music down
2) nicht präd. (leicht; kaum merklich) faint; slight; slight, gentle < touch>; light < rain>2.nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, nicht im leisesten ahnen — not have the faintest or slightest idea
1) quietly2) (leicht; kaum merklich) slightly; <touch, rain> gently* * *(Stimme) adj.low adj. -
116 noch
I Adv.1. still; immer noch oder noch immer still; noch nicht not yet; noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet; noch nie never (before); noch lange nicht umg. not by a long chalk (Am. shot); wir sind noch lange nicht fertig etc. we’re not nearly ( oder nowhere near) ready etc.2. geringen zeitlichen Abstand ausdrückend: noch am selben Tag that (very) same day; noch gestern only yesterday; heute noch (bis heute) to this day; noch jetzt even now; sie war eben oder gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago; noch im 11. Jahrhundert... as late as the 11th century...; noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th century3. begrenzten zeitlichen Rahmen ausdrückend: der Brief muss heute noch oder noch heute zur Post I etc. have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today; er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident; noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything4. (nicht mehr als): er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left; es sind ( nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilomet|res (Am. -ers) to the service station5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more; noch ( ein) mal once more, one more time, again; umg., nach Versprecher: let’s try that (one) again; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [Am. call]), umg. talk about lucky; noch dazu on top of that; dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all); noch einer one more, another one; noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece; noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please; noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please; auch das noch! that’s all I etc. needed; er hat Geld noch und noch oder nöcher umg. he’s got piles ( oder stacks) of money; es gab zu essen noch und noch oder nöcher umg. there was loads to eat; sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking; noch einmal so viel as much again; und noch etwas and another thing; noch etwas? anything else?; was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?; ( und) was noch? umg. (and) what else?; wer kommt noch? who else is coming?; noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; fehlen 1, 4, gerade II 2, 36. (möglicherweise): du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful; er landet noch im Gefängnis umg. he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful; sie wird ( schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call7. (zuvor, vorher): sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first; ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this8. (später): er wird noch kommen he will come; vielleicht kann man das noch ( ein) mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometime9. beim Komparativ einen höheren Grad ausdrückend: noch besser / mehr even better / more; noch schlauer als du even smarter than you; es klingt etc. nur noch verdächtiger even ( oder all the) more suspicious; schön I 610. einräumend: jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is; sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be; mag sie auch noch so sehr schimpfen oder wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles11. verstärkend: das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality; da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (Am. auch something for your money); da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there; der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise; noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground; man wird ( doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc. was only asking; das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that12. fragend: da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?; jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem: wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?; was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?; wann war die Party noch ( mal)? umg. when was the party again?13. (weniger als): das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars; es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes; er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cookII Konj.: sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh. she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; weder* * *nor (Konj.); even; yet; still* * *nọch [nɔx]1. advnoch nicht — still not, not yet
er ist noch nicht da — he still isn't here, he isn't here yet
immer noch, noch immer — still
sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet
er dachte noch lange an sie — it was a long time before he stopped thinking of her
ich gehe kaum noch aus — I hardly go out any more
ich möchte gern[e] noch bleiben — I'd like to stay on longer
2) (= irgendwann) some time, one dayer wird sich ( schon) noch daran gewöhnen — he'll get used to it (some time or one day)
das kann noch passieren — that just might happen, that might still happen
3)(= eben, nicht später als)
das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesdayich tue das noch heute or heute noch — I'll do it today or this very day
noch im 18. Jahrhundert — as late as the 18th century
4) (einschränkend) (only) just5)(= außerdem, zusätzlich)
wer war noch da? — who else was there?(gibt es) noch etwas? — (is there) anything else?
ich will noch etwas sagen — there's something else or another thing I want to say
noch etwas Fleisch — some more meat, a bit more meat
noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers
noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more
und es regnete auch noch or noch dazu — and on top of that it was raining
dumm und noch dazu frech — stupid and impudent with it (inf)
6) (bei Vergleichen) even, still, yetdas ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better
das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...
(und) seien sie auch noch so klein — however small they may or might be
und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...
7) (inf)wir fanden Fehler noch und nöcher (hum inf) — we found tons (inf) or loads (inf) of mistakes
sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...
2. conj(weder... noch...) nornicht X, noch Y, noch Z — not X nor Y nor Z
* * *1) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) even2) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) still3) (again: We'll play it once more.) more4) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) yet5) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) yet6) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) yet* * *[ˈnɔx]I. adv1. (außerdem, zusätzlich) in additionsie hat ein Auto und auch \noch ein Motorrad he has a car and a motorbike as well\noch ein Wort! [not] another word![sonst] \noch etwas? anything else?bitte \noch ein/zwei Bier! another beer/two more beers, please!möchten Sie \noch eine Tasse Kaffee? would you like another cup of coffee?bist du satt oder möchtest du \noch etwas essen? are you full or would you like something more to eat?mein Geld ist alle, hast du \noch etwas? I don't have any money left, do you have any?es fehlt mir \noch ein Euro I need another euroes dauert \noch zehn Minuten it'll be another ten minutes\noch einmal so lang as long againwer war \noch da? who else was there?hat er dir \noch etwas gesagt? did he tell you anything else?ich will \noch etwas sagen there's another thing I want to sayes war \noch anders it was different againdas ist nicht alles, diese Kisten kommen \noch dazu that's not everything, there are these crates tooich gebe dir \noch zwei dazu I'll give you two extraauch \noch [o \noch dazu]:er ist dumm und \noch dazu frech he's thick and cheeky into the bargainund es regnete auch \noch and on top of that it was raining▪ \noch eine(r, s) anotherhaben Sie \noch einen Wunsch? [can I get you] anything else?lass die Tür bitte auf, da kommt \noch einer leave the door open please, there's somebody else coming\noch [ein]mal [once] again, once moresie hat das \noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht she did it again/several times morenur \noch onlyich habe nur \noch fünf Euro I've only five euros lefter ist \noch da he's still heresie schläft \noch she's still asleepich möchte gerne \noch bleiben I'd like to stay on longerbleib doch \noch ein bisschen! stay a bit longer!ein \noch ungelöstes Problem an as yet unsolved problemich rauche kaum \noch I hardly smoke any moredu bist \noch zu jung you're still too youngauch wenn es nicht leichtfällt, \noch müssen wir schweigen even though it might not be easy, we have to keep quiet for now\noch nach Jahren... even years later...sie dachte \noch lange an ihn it was a long time before she stopped thinking of him\noch heute [o heute \noch] still today, even now [or today]\noch heute gibt es Leute, die alte Bräuche pflegen even today some people maintain their old customs [or traditions3. (bis jetzt)\noch immer [nicht] still [not]sie hat [bis jetzt] \noch immer gewonnen she's won every time up until nowwir wissen \noch immer nicht mehr we still don't know anything elseer ist immer \noch nicht fertig he still isn't ready, he isn't ready yetsie ist immer \noch nicht da she's still not here\noch nicht not yet, still nothalt, warte, tu das \noch nicht! stop, wait, don't do it yet!bist du fertig? — \noch nicht are you ready? — not yet\noch regnet es nicht it hasn't started raining yet\noch nichts nothing yetzum Glück ist \noch nichts davon an die Öffentlichkeit gedrungen luckily, none of this has yet become public knowledgebisher habe ich \noch nichts Definitives erfahren I haven't heard anything more definite yet\noch nie [o niemals] neverich habe \noch nie Bagels gegessen I've never eaten bagels beforedas habe ich \noch nie gehört I've never known that [before]die Sonne schien und die Luft war klar wie \noch nie the sun was shining and the sky was clearer than ever before\noch niemand [o keiner] nobody yetsie wird \noch kommen she'll come [yet]du wirst ihn [schon] \noch kennen lernen you'll get to know him yetich will \noch schnell duschen I just want to have a quick showerich mache das jetzt \noch fertig I'll just get this finishedvielleicht kann man den Karton \noch mal brauchen, ich hebe ihn jedenfalls auf I'll hang on to the box, it might come in handy some timesie wird sich [schon] \noch daran gewöhnen she'll get used to it [some time [or one day]]das kann [schon] \noch passieren that just might happen, that might still happen5. (bis zu einem Zeitpunkt) by the end ofdas Projekt dürfte \noch in diesem Jahr abgeschlossen sein the project should be finished by the end of the yeardas muss \noch vor Dienstag/Monatsende passieren that's got to happen by Tuesday/by the end of the month\noch in diesen Tagen werden wir erfahren, was beschlossen wurde we will find out what was decided in the next few daysich habe das \noch am selben Abend/Tag gemacht I did it the very same evening/day\noch bevor [o ehe] even before\noch ehe er antworten konnte, legte sie auf even before he could reply she hung up\noch heute [o heute \noch] todayich mache das \noch heute [o heute \noch] I'll do it today [or this very daygestern habe ich sie \noch gesehen I saw her only yesterday\noch gestern habe ich davon nicht das Geringste gewusst even yesterday I didn't have the slightest idea of it\noch im 20. Jahrhundert... as late as the 20th century...es ist \noch keine Woche her, dass... it is less than a week ago that...ich habe Peter \noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen I saw Peter only two days agoer war gerade \noch hier he was here only a moment ago7. (drückt etw aus, das jetzt nicht mehr möglich ist)ich habe ihn \noch gekannt I'm old enough to have known him\noch als Junge wollte er Fälscher werden (veraltend) even as a boy he wanted to become a forger8. (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not carefulwir kommen \noch zu spät we're going to be late [if we're not careful]du landest \noch im Gefängnis you'll land up in prison if you don't watch out9. (bei Vergleichen) even [more], still\noch größer/schneller even bigger/quicker, bigger/quicker stilldas ist \noch besser that's even better [or better still]sie will \noch mehr haben she wants even [or still] more\noch höhere Gebäude verträgt dieser Untergrund nicht this foundation can't support buildings that are higherseinen Vorschlag finde ich sogar \noch etwas besser I think his suggestion is even slightly better stillgeht bitte \noch etwas langsamer, wir kommen sonst nicht mit please walk a bit more slowly, we can't keep up otherwiseach, ich soll Ihnen die Leitung übergeben? das ist ja \noch schöner! (iron) oh, so you want me to hand over the management to you? that's even better!▪ ... \noch so however...er kommt damit nicht durch, mag er auch \noch so lügen he won't get away with it, however much he liesder Wein mag \noch so gut schmecken, er ist einfach zu teuer however good the wine may taste, it's simply too expensivedu kannst \noch so bitten,... you can beg as much as you like..., however much you plead...das ist im Vergleich \noch billig that's still cheap in comparisones ist immer \noch teuer genug it's still expensive enoughdas ist ja \noch mal gut gegangen it was just about all rightdas ist \noch zu tolerieren, aber auch nur gerade \noch that's just about tolerable but only justsie hat \noch Glück gehabt, es hätte viel schlimmer kommen können she was lucky, it could have been much worsewenn sie sich wenigstens \noch entschuldigt hätte if she had apologized at least12.▶ \noch und \noch [o nöcher] heaps, dozensich habe diese undankbare Frau \noch und \noch mit Geschenken überhäuft! I showered this ungrateful woman with heaps of giftser hat Geld \noch und nöcher he has oodles [and oodles] of moneyich kann dir Beispiele \noch und nöcher geben I can give you any number of examplessie hat \noch und nöcher versucht,... she tried again and again to...II. konj▪ weder... \noch neither... norer kann weder lesen \noch schreiben he can neither read nor writeweder er \noch Peter \noch Richard neither he nor Peter nor Richard▪ nicht... \noch neither... nornicht er \noch seine Frau haben eine Arbeit neither he nor his wife are in workIII. partdas ist \noch Qualität! that's what I call quality!das dauert \noch keine fünf Minuten it won't even take five minutes2. (drohend)die wird sich \noch wundern! she's in for a [bit of a] shock!das wirst du \noch bereuen! you'll regret it!hat der sie eigentlich \noch alle? is he round the twist or what?sag mal, was soll der Quatsch, bist du \noch normal? what is this nonsense, are you quite right in the head?4. (nach Vergessenem fragend)wie heißt/hieß er \noch gleich? what's/what was his name again?* * *1.ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more
ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left
es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro
3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) justich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished
4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one daydu wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet
5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful6) (drückt eine geringe zeitliche Distanz aus) onlysie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago
es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...
noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening
Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse
das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK
das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right
10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well
noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?
noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!
ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more
er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it
Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)
er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]
er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more
das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still
12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)2.wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
3.der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) norweder... noch — neither... nor
* * *A. adv1. still;noch immer still;noch nicht not yet;noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet;noch nie never (before);noch am selben Tag that (very) same day;noch gestern only yesterday;heute noch (bis heute) to this day;noch jetzt even now;gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago;noch im 11. Jahrhundert … as late as the 11th century …;noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th centurynoch heute zur Post I etc have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today;er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident;noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything4. (nicht mehr als):er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left;es sind (nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilometres (US -ers) to the service station5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more;das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [US call]), umg talk about lucky;noch dazu on top of that;dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all);noch einer one more, another one;noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece;noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please;noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please;auch das noch! that’s all I etc needed;nöcher umg there was loads to eat;sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking;noch einmal so viel as much again;und noch etwas and another thing;noch etwas? anything else?;was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?;(und) was noch? umg (and) what else?;wer kommt noch? who else is coming?;noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; → fehlen 1, 4, gerade B 2, 36. (möglicherweise):du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful;er landet noch im Gefängnis umg he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful;sie wird (schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call7. (zuvor, vorher):sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first;ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this8. (später):er wird noch kommen he will come;vielleicht kann man das noch (ein)mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometimenoch besser/mehr even better/more;noch schlauer als du even smarter than you;es klingt etc10. einräumend:jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is;sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be;wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles11. verstärkend:das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality;da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (US auch something for your money);da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there;der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise;noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground;man wird (doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc was only asking;das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that12. fragend:da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?;jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem:wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?;was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?;wann war die Party noch (mal)? umg when was the party again?13. (weniger als):das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars;es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes;er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cookB. konj:sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; → weder* * *1.1) ([wie] bisher, derzeit) stillich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left
es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro
3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) justich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished
4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one daydu wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet
5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not carefulsie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago
es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...
noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening
8) (drückt aus, dass etwas unwiederholbar ist)9) (drückt aus, dass sich etwas im Rahmen hält)Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse
das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK
das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right
10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well
noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?
noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!
ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more
er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it
Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)
er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]
er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more
das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still
12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)2.wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
3.der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) norweder... noch — neither... nor
* * *adj.another adj.still adj. adv.nor adv. -
117 tono
m.1 tone.¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!subir el tono, subir de tono to get o grow louder; (volumen, ruido) to get angrier and angrier (situación)tono de voz tone of voice2 shade, tone.tono de piel complexion3 tone.tono muscular muscle tone4 key (Music) (tonalidad).tono mayor major keytono menor minor key5 vigor, strength, vigour.6 hue, tone, shade, color.* * *1 (gen) tone2 (energía) energy\a tono con in tune with, in harmony withbajar de tono / bajar el tono to lower one's voice 2 figurado to tone downdar tono / dar buen tono figurado to give class, give prestigedarse tono figurado to put on airsde mal tono figurado vulgaren tono airado in an angry tonefuera de tono figurado inappropriate, out of placesin venir a tono figurado for no good reasonsubir de tono / subir el tono to speak louder 2 figurado to warm uptono mayor MÚSICA major keytono menor MÚSICA minor key* * *noun m.1) tone2) key, pitch3) shade* * *SM1) [de sonido] toneen tono bajo — in low tones, in a low tone
baja/sube un poco el tono del televisor — turn down/up the television a little
tono de marcar — (Telec) dialling tone, dial tone (EEUU)
tono de llamada — (Telec) ringtone
-ya me he dado cuenta -dijo, alzando el tono de voz — "I can see that," he said, raising his voice
2) [de palabras, discusión, escrito] tone¡cómo hablas en ese tono a tu padre! — how dare you speak to your father in that tone (of voice)!
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bajar el tono — to soften one's tonebajar el tono de algo — to soften the tone of sth, tone sth down
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cambiar de tono — to change one's tonecuando le dije eso se serenó y cambió de tono — when I told him that he calmed down and changed his tone o his tone changed
fue él quien cambió el tono de la conversación — it was him that changed the tone of the conversation
la reunión cambió de tono pasadas las nueve de la noche — the tone of the meeting changed after nine o'clock
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a este tono — in the same vein•
subir de tono — [discusión, conversación] to grow o become heated; [conflicto] to intensify; [quejas] to grow louderla oposición está subiendo el tono de sus ataques al gobierno — the opposition is stepping up o intensifying its attacks on the government
3)• a tono — matching
una escena final divertida, muy a tono con el resto de la película — an amusing final scene, very much in keeping with the rest of the film
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ponerse a tono — (=prepararse físicamente) to get (o.s.) into shape; (=animarse) to perk o.s. up *voy a tomarme un whisky doble, a ver si me pongo a tono — I'm going to have a double whisky to perk myself up *
4) (=clase, distinción)•
una familia de tono — a good family•
ser de buen/mal tono: ir a los balnearios era entonces una actividad de buen tono — visiting spas was quite the done thing thenes de mal tono hablar de esos temas — it is bad form to talk about such matters, it's (simply) not done to talk about such things
5) [de color] shade, toneen tonos grises y azules — in shades of grey and blue, in grey and blue tones
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tonos pastel — pastel shades, pastel tones6) (Anat, Med) tone7) (Mús) (=intervalo) tone; (=tonalidad) key; (=altura) pitch8) (Mús) (=diapasón) tuning fork; (=corredera) slide* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex. 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex. The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.----* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex: The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *tono grave serious toneen tono cariñoso in an affectionate tone of voicese lo he dicho en todos los tonos I've told him time and time again, I've tried telling him every way I can think ofen tono de reproche reproachfully—me da igual —contestó en tono despectivo it's all the same to me, she answered scornfullyno es lo que me dijo, sino el tono en que lo dijo it isn't what he said, it's the way he said it o it's the tone he usedB (tendencia, matiz) toneel tono general de la conversación fue amistoso the general tone of the conversation was friendlya tono con in keeping with, in tune withno estuvo muy a tono con la ocasión it wasn't very in keeping with the occasionpara estar a tono con los tiempos to keep up with the timesfuera de tono: su reacción estuvo bastante fuera de tono her reaction was rather out of placesiempre hace comentarios fuera de tono he's always making inopportune remarksno venir a tono to be out of placeser de buen/mal tono to be in good/bad tasteC (de un color) shadeéste es un tono de gris más oscuro this is a darker shade of graytonos pastel pastel shadessubido de tono risquéD ( Mús) keyCompuesto:tono mayor/menormajor/minor keybajar el tono (reducir el volumen) to lower the volume, turn the volume down(hablar con menos arrogancia): baja el tonito que soy tu madre don't take that tone with me, I'm your motherF (del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene or no da tono I can't get a dial tone ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tone on this phoneCompuestos:● tono de discar or marcarringing toneG (de músculos) tone* * *
tono sustantivo masculino
1
en tono de reproche reproachfully;
el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it;
el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversationb) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;
este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone;
tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE);
no venir a tono to be out of place
2 ( de color) shade;◊ subido de tono risqué
3 (Mús) key
tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch
(: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place
figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty
' tono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acre
- agradar
- aguda
- agudo
- alta
- alto
- atonía
- bajar
- clave
- grave
- inflexión
- jovial
- rebajar
- salida
- sarcástica
- sarcástico
- sorna
- suave
- suavidad
- subida
- subido
- abrupto
- ácido
- agrio
- amigable
- atenuar
- bajo
- brusco
- burlón
- cálido
- cansado
- cantarín
- cortante
- decidido
- despectivo
- destemplado
- disuasivo
- elevar
- endulzar
- familiar
- humilde
- imperativo
- impertinente
- irónico
- magistral
- pastoso
- resuelto
- sequedad
- tajante
- teatral
English:
abrupt
- bawdy
- chord
- emphatic
- friendly
- hue
- injured
- key
- measured
- menace
- off-color
- off-colour
- pitch
- pose
- shade
- subdued
- talk down
- tone
- tune
- unnatural
- urgent
- coloring
- critically
- dial
- gentle
- high
- lilt
- monotone
- name
- note
- off
- pastel
- pleasantly
- racy
- rise
- risqué
- show
- step
- talk
- tint
- valentine
* * *tono nm1. [de sonido] tone;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;dar el tono to set the tonetono continuo [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone; Andes, RP tono de discado o de discar [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;2. [de palabras, escrito, discurso] tone;el tono con el que lo dijo the tone she said it in, the tone in which she said it;¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!;habló con tono serio he spoke in a serious tone of voice;lo dijo en tono de broma she said it jokingly;la novela es de tono humorístico the novel is humorous in tone;bajar de tono to quieten down;cambiar de tono: la reunión fue cambiando de tono the tone o atmosphere of the meeting gradually changed;aquí el texto cambia de tono at this point in the text the tone changes;subir el tono, subir de tono [volumen, ruido] to get o grow louder;[situación] to get angrier;el murmullo/la protesta subió de tono the murmuring/the protests grew louder;la conversación subió de tono the conversation got more heated;subido de tono [atrevido, picante] risqué;[impertinente] impertinent3. [de color] shade, tone;en tonos ocres/pastel in ochre/pastel shades o tones;tono de piel complexion4. [de músculo] tonetono muscular muscle tone [altura] pitch; [intervalo] tone, US step tono agudo high pitch;tono grave low pitch;tono mayor major key;tono menor minor key;tono puro simple tone7. [en frases]a tono: cortinas y cojines a tono matching curtains and cushions;estar a tono con to suit;un traje/discurso a tono con las circunstancias a dress/speech appropriate to o in keeping with the circumstances;Famponerse a tono [emborracharse] to get in the mood;de buen tono elegant, tasteful;ser de buen tono to be the done thing;no es de buen tono mencionar la guerra it is not done to mention the war;de mal tono crass, vulgar;Famdarse tono to give oneself airs;fuera de tono out of place* * *m MÚS, MED, PINT tone;estar a tono con algo be in harmony with sth;ponerse a tono get into the mood* * *tono nm1) : tonetono muscular: muscle tone2) : shade (of colors)3) : key (in music)* * *tono n1. (de sonido, voz) tone2. (de color) shade -
118 номер
1. number(на кола) registration/licence number, ( табелката) number plateномер по ред (графа в списък и пр.) numberпоредни/серийни номера running numbers2. (на обувки, дрехи и пр.) size3. (на вестник, списание) issue, number5. (шега и пр.) trick(дяволия) quirk(груба шега) practical jokeизигравам/погаждам някому номер play a trick on s.o.; put up a job on s.o.; play a practical joke on s.o.ам. разг. pull a fast oneвтори път този номер не минава you shall not serve that trick twiceмръсен/гаден/кален номер a dirty/mean/nasty/shabby trickизвестни/познати ми са тия номера I know all about your/his, etc. tricksда няма никакви номера don't try any monkey-businessтази стара кола ми играе ужасни номера this old car has been giving me all sorts of troubleотбивам (си) номера do the (bare) minimum, do s.th. for show, do no more than need be, just to say we've done it, for appearance's sakeтова е последният му номер that's his latest* * *но̀мер,м., -а̀, (два) но̀мера 1. number; (на кола) registration/licence number, ( табелката) number plate; (на документ) reference number; изходящ \номер office number; \номер по ред ( графа в списък и пр.) number; по ред на \номерата everyone in his turn; поредни/серийни \номера running numbers;4. (в програма) item, number, turn (on the programme), амер. feature;5. ( шега и пр.) trick; dido; разг. wheeze; ( дяволия) quirk; ( груба шега) practical joke; ( минавка) разг. hype; без \номера none of your tricks; don’t try any funny business; втори път този \номер не минава you shall not serve that trick twice; да няма никакви \номера don’t try any monkey-business; известни/познати ми са тия \номера I know all about your/his, etc. tricks; изигравам/погаждам някому \номер play a trick on s.o.; put up a job on s.o.; play a practical joke on s.o.; амер. разг. pull a fast one; мръсен/гаден \номер a dirty/mean/nasty trick; на мен ли тия \номера this won’t go down with me; \номерът не мина този път it didn’t go down this time; разбирам \номерата му I see through him; тази стара кола ми играе ужасни \номера this old car has been giving me all sorts of trouble; тези \номера не минават you can’t get away with that, that won’t go down with me; този \номер няма да мине sl. that cat won’t jump; • отбивам (си) \номера do the (bare) minimum, do s.th. for show, do no more than need be, just to say we’ve done it, for appearance’s sake; това е последният му \номер that’s his latest.* * *number: You are under номер five in my list. - Ти си под номер пет в списъка ми.; performance; size (на дреха, обувки и пр.)* * *1. (в програма) item, number, turn (on the programme), ам. feature 2. (груба шега) practical joke 3. (дяволия) quirk 4. (на вестник, списание) issue, number 5. (на кола) registration/licence number, (табелката) number plate 6. (на обувки, дрехи и пр.) size 7. (шега и пр.) trick 8. number 9. НОМЕР по ред (графа в списък и пр.) number 10. ам. разг. pull a fast one 11. без НОМЕРа none of your tricks 12. втори път този НОМЕР не минава you shall not serve that trick twice 13. да няма никакви НОМЕРa don't try any monkey-business 14. известни/познати ми са тия НОМЕРа I know all about your/his, etc. tricks 15. изигравам/погаждам някому НОМЕР play а trick on s.o.;put up a job on s.o.;play a practical joke on s.o. 16. кой НОМЕР носите? what size do you take?what is your size? 17. кой НОМЕР обувки носите? what size do you take in shoes? 18. мръсен/гаден/кален НОМЕР a dirty/mean/nasty/shabby trick 19. на НОМЕР съм be slightly tipsy 20. отбивам (си) НОМЕРа do the (bare) minimum, do s.th. for show, do no more than need be, just to say we've done it, for appearance's sake 21. по ред на НОМЕРата everyone in his turn 22. поредни/серийни НОМЕРa running numbers 23. разбирам НОМЕРата му I see through him 24. тази стара кола ми играе ужасни НОМЕРа this old car has been giving me all sorts of trouble 25. тези НОМЕРа не минават you can't get away with that, that won't go down with me 26. това е последният му НОМЕР that's his latest 27. този НОМЕР няма да мине sl. that cat won't jump -
119 rizado
adj.1 curly, ripply, fuzzy, very curly.2 curled.m.1 curliness, curling.2 curls.past part.past participle of spanish verb: rizar.* * *1 (de pelo) curling————————1→ link=rizar rizar► adjetivo1 (pelo) curly2 MARÍTIMO choppy1 (de pelo) curling* * *(f. - rizada)adj.* * *ADJ [pelo] curly; [superficie] ridged; [terreno] undulating; [mar] choppy* * ** * *= curly, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.].Ex. In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.Ex. In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.* * ** * *= curly, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.].Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.
Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/ kinky hair that had been straightened.* * *rizado -da1 ‹pelo› curlyte queda muy bien el pelo rizado curly hair really suits you2 ‹mar› slightly choppy3 ‹superficie› crimped, ridged, crinkled* * *
Del verbo rizar: ( conjugate rizar)
rizado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
rizado
rizar
rizado
‹ mar› slightly choppy
rizar ( conjugate rizar) verbo transitivo ‹pelo/melena› to curl, perm
rizarse verbo pronominal
rizado,-a adjetivo
1 (pelo) curly
2 (mar) choppy
rizar verbo transitivo
1 (el pelo) to curl
2 (una cinta) to curl, loop
♦ Locuciones: rizar el rizo, figurado to make things even more complicated
' rizado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rizada
- chino
- crespo
- pelo
English:
curly
- fuzzy
* * *rizado, -a♦ adj1. [pelo] curly2. [mar] choppy♦ nm[en peluquería]hacerse un rizado to have one's hair curled* * *adj curly* * *rizado, -da adj1) : curly2) : ridged3) : ripply, undulating* * * -
120 touch
1. n1) дотик; торкання; доторкання, дотиканняto know smth. by touch — розпізнати щось на дотик
2) зв'язок, спілкування, контактto get in (into) touch with smb. — зв'язатися з кимсь
3) штрих; характерна риса4) художня манера, художній стиль (прийом)5) розм. особливий фасон; особлива манера (мода)6) муз. удар7) муз. туше8) присмак; відтінок, наліт9) легкий приступ (удар)10) квач (дитяча гра)11) моральний вплив; навіювання12) розм. сума13) гроші, одержані по-шахрайському; позичені грошіto come for a touch — прийти, щоб поживитися
14) проба на якість (золота тощо)15) мітка, проба, клеймо, тавро (на золоті тощо)16) пробний камінь17) мед. обмацування18) намагнічування (дотиком предмета до магніту)19) спорт. площа за боковими лініями футбольного поля20) статевий контактrum touch — а) дивна людина; б) дивна справа
2. v1) торкатися, доторкатися; чіпатиto touch a person on the arm (on the shoulder) — привернути чиюсь увагу, торкнувшись руки (плеча)
2) доторкатися (до їжі, вина тощо); їсти, пити3) відчувати на дотик, сприймати дотиком4) стикатися, прилягати, межувати5) досягати, діставати6) зрівнятися (з чимсь)7) впливати фізично9) завдавати шкоди; злегка псувати10) діяти (впливати) на психікуhe is slightly touched — він несповна розуму; у нього не всі дома
11) зворушувати, хвилювати12) сердити, роздратовувати; зачіпати за живеto touch smb. on the raw — уразити когось до глибини душі
13) злегка забарвлювати; надавати відтінку15) натякати, згадувати16) мед. обмацувати17) мат. бути дотичною19) ставити пробу (тавро, мітку); таврувати, мітити20) заштриховувати; лініювати21) змінювати, підправляти; перефарбовувати23) давати сигнал (дзвінком тощо)26) амер. красти (з кишені)27) намагнічувати (дотиком до магніту)touch down — приземлитися, торкнутися землі
touch off — а) викликати (суперечку); б) вистрелити (з гармати); в) дати відбій (по телефону)
touch on — а) торкатися, зачіпати (питання тощо); б) межувати (з чимсь); в) стосуватися (чогось)
to touch bottom — а) дійти до гранично низького рівня (про ціни); б) перен. опуститися; в) дійти до суті; в) ав., розм. розбитися
to touch the spot — а) влучити в ціль; б) відповідати своєму призначенню
* * *I n1) дотик; торканняat a touch — при ( першому) дотику
a
- of /with/ a stick — дотик паличкоюmomentary touch (of the shoulders to the mat) — короткочасне зіткнення лопаток з килимом ( спортивна боротьб)
2) дотикsoft [rough, hard, slimy]to the touch — м'який [шорсткий, твердий, слизький]на дотик
he has a delicate sense of touch — у нього дуже чутлива шкіра, у нього дуже розвинений дотик; чутливість; чуйність, такт
she has a wonderful touch with children — вона дивно тактовна з дітьми; тактильне почуття
3) зіткнення, спілкування; зв'язок, контактin touch with smb — у контакті з ким-н.
I'll be in touch — я далеко не виїду, я дам про себе знати
to get in /into/ touch with smb — зв'язатися з ким-н.
to keep in touch with smb — підтримувати зв'язок /контакт/ з ким-н.
to put smb in touch with smb — познайомити /зв'язати/ кого-н. з ким-н.
to be out of touch /to lose touch/ with smb — втратити зв'язок /не спілкуватися/ з ким-н.
to lose. touch with the older generation — втрачати контакти із старшим поколінням
have you lost touch with your friends back home — є ви втратили зв'язок з друзями на батьківщиніє; знання, розуміння, контроль
to be in touch with the situation — бути в курсі справ; знати, як йдуть справи
to keep smb in touch with smth — тримати кого-н. в курсі справ
to be out of touch with smth — бути не в курсі справ; припинити стежити за чим-н.
to be out of touch with modern methods — не знати сучасних методів, не володіти /не вміти користуватися/ сучасними методами
4) штрих; риска; детальvivid [poetic] touches in the story — живі [поетичні]деталі в розповіді
to put /to give/ the finishing /the final/ touches to smth, to add the fmal touch to smth — додавати останні штрихи до чого-н., обробляти що-н.; закінчувати /завершувати/ що-н.; характерна межа
a man with a touch of good breeding — добре вихована людина, людина з прекрасними манерами; ( художня) манера, стиль; прийом; вправність
a tennis player who has lost his touch — тенісист, що втратив свій стиль
this room needs a woman's touch — цій кімнаті не вистачає жіночої руки; у цій кімнаті не відчувається присутність жінки; особливий фасон або манера
the latest touch — останній крик моди; мyз. туше; ефект туше або удару
5) чуточка; домішка; відтінок, налітa touch of perfume — слабкий запах /аромат/ духів
a touch of irony [of bitterness, of mockery] — відтінок іронії [гіркота, насмішки]
an acid touch in smb 's voice — кисла нотка в голосі
there was a touch of frost in the air — відчувався легкий морозець, злегка морозило
ask me no more, for at a touch I yield — не просіть мене більше, ще слово -, я поступлюся; легкий напад ( хвороби); невеликий удар
a touch of rheumatism [of gout] — слабкий /невеликий/ напад ревматизму [подагра]
touch of fever — невеликий жар, температурка
6) сумаthe dinner was a guinea touch — обід обійшовся в гінею; cл. гроші, отримані у позику або ті, що випросили; гроші, отримані шахрайським шляхом
to make a touch, to put the touch (on smb) — позичити гроші (у кого-н.); виканючити /вициганити/ гроші (у кого-н.); cл. шахрайство, обман, обдурювання
its a touch — мене надули, мене обдурили
7) якісна проба (золото, срібло); влучна, клеймо, проба (на золоті, сріблі, ін. металах); проба на ступінь густини сиропу ( у цукроварінні); icт. пробний камінь8) мeд. обмацування; пальпація10) cпopт. площа, лежача за бічними лініями футбольного поляto kick the ball into touch — вибити м'яч за бічну лінію; бічна лінія
easy /soft/ touch — людина, що легко позичає гроші у борг
he's an easy /soft/ touch — у нього легко зайняти гроші: його легко надути; слабке місце, слабка ланка
he thinks you're a soft touch in the family — він думає, що ти в наший сім'ї - слабке місце
common touch, touch of elbows — відчуття ліктя
a near touch — небезпечне /ризиковане/ положення; небезпека, яку ледве вдалося уникнути
rum touch — дивна /ексцентрична/ людина; дивна справа
II advin /within/ touch — близько, під рукою; доступно, досяжно
небагато, трішкиIII vto aim a touch too low — прицілитися трохи нижче, ніж потрібно
1) торкатися, чіпатиto touch the ball — cпopт. зачепити м'яч, торкнутися м'яча
to touch a thing with the hand [with a stick] — чіпати річ рукою [палицею]
to touch the horse with the spur, to touch one's spurs to the horse — злегка пришпорити коня
to touch a person on the arm [on the shoulder] — привернути чиюсь увага, торкнувшись руки [плеча]
he touched his lute /the strings of his lute/ delicately — він ніжно торкнувся струн лютні; торкатися, стикатися
our palms touched — наші долоні торкнулися одна одну; бути якимсь на дотик
2) (зазапер. або пит.) чіпати (пальцями, руками) visitors are requested not to touch the exhibits відвідувачів просять не чіпати руками експонатиnothing must be touched until the police have come — не можна нічого чіпати до приходу поліції; торкатися (до їжі, вин; їсти, пити)
he never touches a drop — він не п'є ні краплі; чіпати, ударити
he swears he never touched the child — він присягається, що ніколи не чіпав дитини; займатися (чим-н.), робити (що-н.); брати в руки; торкатися
he had never touched a card before then — до цього він взагалі не брав в руки карт; торкатися, мати статеві відношення
I doubt if he had ever touched a woman before his marriage — сумніваюся, що він мав справу з жінками до одруження
3) стикатися, примикати, граничити4) досягати; діставатиto touch bottom — торкнутися дна [див. є]; досягати, доходити до, дорівнювати
the thermometer touched 30° yesterday — вчора термометр піднявся до 30°; he touches 6 feet він шість футів зросту
5) дорівнювати, йти в порівняння зthere is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up — немає нічого кориснішого за морське повітря для зміцнення здоров'я
6) мати відношення (до чого-н.); the question touches you nearly питання близько стосується васthe new law doesn't touch the case at all — новий закон ніяк не розповсюджується на цей випадок; цей випадок абсолютно не підходить під новий закон
7) впливати, робити впливhis war experiences seem not to have touched him at all — військові переживання не залишили ніякого сліду в його душі
alert to everything that touched his personal honour — чутливий до всього, що зачіпало його честь
Ex:this horse is slightly touched in the wind — у цього коня дихання трохи не в порядку /не все гаразд з диханням/; діяти на психікуhe is slightly touched — він трохи не в собі, у нього не всі вдомаthe fright has touched his wits — він збожеволів від переляку; легко ранити, зачепитиthis metal is so hard that a file cannot touch it — метал настільки твердий, що напилок не його бере
8)
p. p.
завдавати шкоди, збиток; злегка псувати9) чіпати, хвилюватиhis repentance touched me to the heart — його розкаяння зворушило мене до глибини душі; зачіпати за живе; сердити, дратувати
his vanity was touched no less than his sense of duty — його пихатість була зачеплена не менше, ніж його почуття боргу
to touch smb to the quick, to touch smb home, to touch smb on a raw /on a sore, on a tender/ place, to touch smb on the raw — зачепити кого-н. за живе, зачепити чиєсь хворе місце; уразити кого-н. до глибини душі
10) p. p. злегка офарблювати; додавати відтінокclouds touched with pink — рожеві хмари; підмішувати, домішувати
admiration touched with envy — захоплення, до якого домішується заздрість, захоплення з відтінком заздрості
11) ставити пробу, клеймо, мітку ( на металі)12) згадувати, натякати13) мeд. обмацувати, пальпувати14) мaт. торкатися, бути дотичною15) cпopт. завдавати удару ( фехтування)16) icт. намагнічувати ( дотик до магніт ІІ А)17) зачіпати (тему, питання)18) наносити (лінії, штрихи); змінювати, підправляти, перефарбовувати (штрихами, мазаннями)19) давати сигнал (дзвінком, сурмою)20) отримувати (платню, стипендію)21) бути наступним за чим-н. ( про масті карт)22) мop. плисти круто до вітру ( про парусники)23) to touch at a port заходити в порт (про судн; what ports did your boat touch at on your trip є у які порти заходив ваш пароплав під час подорожіє)24) to touch smb for smth випрошувати, канючити, займати, виманювати що-н. у кого-н.; he touched John for a dollar він примусив Джона розщедритися на долар; he touched me for a large sum of money він зайняв /виканючив/ у мене велику суму грошей; aмep. красти, красти, виймати з кишені що-н. у кого-н.; to touch smb for his watch вийняти у кого-н. ( з кишені)25) to touch (up) on smth these questions я вже говорив про це; впливати, робити вплив на щосьthe revolution touched on almost all aspects of human activity — революція торкнулася майже всіх аспектів людської діяльності; мати відношення до чого-н.; підходити близько, граничити з чим-н.
his actions touch on treason — його дії граничать із зрадою, його дії - майже зрада; доходити до, досягати ( про температуру)
26) to touch one's hat to smb торкнутися капелюха, підняти капелюх на знак вітання27) to touch smth to smth підносити що-н. до чого-н.to touch and go — торкнутися дна; = виграти один шанс з тисячі; ледве вдатися
to touch bottom — дійти до гранично низького рівня ( про ціни); опуститися
our hopes touched bottom — надія в нас ледве жевріла; дістатися до суті справи; aв.; жapг. розбитися; [див. I 4]
to touch the spot — попасти в ціль, відповідати своєму призначенню
a glass of iced beer touches the spot on a hot day — стакан холодного пива - незамінна річ в спекотний день; зрозуміти суть справи; знайти корінь зла
to touch wood — намагатися вмилостивити долю, стукати по дереву, щоб не накликати біду
touch woodl — не наврочте!; постукайте по дереву!
I would not touch him with a barge-pole /with a pair of tongs, амер. with a ten foot pole/ — він мені осоружний /огидливий/
to touch the wind — мop. заполіскувати ( про вітрил)
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