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1 drastic

adjective

drastisch; erheblich [Wandel, Verbesserung]; durchgreifend, rigoros [Mittel]; dringend [Bedarf]; einschneidend [Veränderung]; erschreckend [Mangel]

something drastic will have to be done — drastische Maßnahmen müssen ergriffen werden

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['dræstik]
adjective

(violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) drastisch

- academic.ru/86402/drastically">drastically

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dras·tic

[ˈdræstɪk]

adj drastisch

isn't that a bit \drastic? ist das nicht ein bisschen übertrieben?

\drastic action rigoroses Durchgreifen

\drastic cuts drastische Kürzungen

\drastic change radikale [o einschneidende] Veränderung

to take \drastic measures drastische Maßnahmen ergreifen

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['drstɪk]
adj
drastisch; solution radikal, drastisch; consequences schwerwiegend, schwer wiegend; surgery radikal; change, reform einschneidend, radikal; improvement einschneidend
to make drastic changes in sth — etw radikal ändern

to take drastic action or measures — drastische Maßnahmen ergreifen

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drastic [ˈdræstık]

A adj (adv drastically)

1. MED drastisch, stark (besonders Abführmittel)

2. drastisch, durchgreifend, gründlich, rigoros

B s MED Drastikum n, starkes Abführmittel

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adjective

drastisch; erheblich [Wandel, Verbesserung]; durchgreifend, rigoros [Mittel]; dringend [Bedarf]; einschneidend [Veränderung]; erschreckend [Mangel]

something drastic will have to be done — drastische Maßnahmen müssen ergriffen werden

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adj.

drastisch adj.

English-german dictionary > drastic
2 apply

1. transitive verb
1) anlegen [Verband]; auftragen [Creme, Paste, Farbe] (to auf + Akk.); zuführen [Wärme, Flüssigkeit] (to Dat.)

apply the brakes — bremsen; die Bremse betätigen

2) (make use of) anwenden

applied linguistics/mathematics — angewandte Sprachwissenschaft / Mathematik

3) (devote) richten, lenken [Gedanken, Überlegungen, Geist] (to auf + Akk.); verwenden [Zeit, Energie] (to auf + Akk.)

apply oneself [to something] — sich (Dat.) Mühe geben [mit etwas]; sich [um etwas] bemühen
2. intransitive verb
1) (have relevance) zutreffen (to auf + Akk.); (be valid) gelten

things which don't apply to us — Dinge, die uns nicht betreffen

2) (address oneself)

apply [to somebody] for something — [jemanden] um etwas bitten od. (geh.) ersuchen; (for passport, licence, etc.) [bei jemandem] etwas beantragen; (for job) sich [bei jemandem] um etwas bewerben

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verb

1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) auftragen

2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) anwenden

3) ((with for) to ask for( something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) sich bewerben (um)

4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) zutreffen

5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) gelten

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- academic.ru/3247/appliance">appliance
- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind
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ap·ply

<- ie->

[əˈplaɪ]

I. vi

1. (formally request)

▪ to \apply for sth (for a job) sich akk um etw akk bewerben; (for permission) etw akk beantragen (to bei + dat)

Tim's applied to join the police Tim hat sich bei der Polizei beworben

to \apply for a grant/job sich akk um [o für] ein Stipendium/eine Stelle bewerben

to \apply for a passport einen Pass beantragen

to \apply for a patent ein Patent anmelden

to \apply for shares BRIT FIN Aktien zeichnen

2. (submit application)

to \apply for a job eine Bewerbung einreichen

to \apply in writing sich akk schriftlich bewerben

please \apply in writing to the address below bitte richten Sie Ihre schriftliche Bewerbung an unten stehende Adresse

3. (pertain) gelten

▪ to \apply to sb/sth jdn/etw betreffen

II. vt

1. (put on)

▪ to \apply sth [to sth] etw [auf etw akk] anwenden

to \apply a bandage einen Verband anlegen

to \apply cream/paint Creme/Farbe auftragen

to \apply make-up Make-up auflegen

to \apply a splint to sth etw schienen

2. (use)

▪ to \apply sth etw gebrauchen

to \apply the brakes bremsen

to \apply force Gewalt anwenden

to \apply pressure to sth auf etw akk drücken

to \apply sanctions Sanktionen verhängen

to \apply common sense seinen gesunden Menschenverstand benutzen

3. (persevere)

▪ to \apply oneself sich akk anstrengen

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[ə'plaɪ]
1. vt
paint, ointment, lotion etc auftragen (to auf +acc), applizieren (spec); dressing, plaster anlegen, applizieren (spec); force, pressure, theory, rules anwenden (to auf +acc); knowledge, skills verwenden (to für), anwenden (to auf +acc); funds verwenden (to für), gebrauchen (to für); brakes betätigen; results, findings verwerten (to für); one's attention, efforts zuwenden ( to +dat), richten (to auf +acc); embargo, sanctions verhängen (to über +acc)
to apply oneself/one's mind (to sth) — sich/seinen Kopf (inf) (bei etw) anstrengen

that term can be applied to many things — dieser Begriff kann auf viele Dinge angewendet werden or trifft auf viele Dinge zu

2. vi

1) (= make an application) sich bewerben (for um, für)

to apply to sb for sth — sich an jdn wegen etw wenden; (for job, grant also) sich bei jdm für or um etw bewerben; (for loan, grant also) bei jdm etw beantragen

no-one applied for the reward — keiner hat sich für die Belohnung gemeldet

apply at the office/next door/within — Anfragen im Büro/nebenan/im Laden

she has applied to college/university — sie hat sich um einen Studienplatz beworben

2) (= be applicable) gelten (to für); (warning, threat, regulation) gelten (to für), betreffen (
to +acc); (description) zutreffen (to auf +acc, für)
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apply [əˈplaı]

A v/t

1. (to) auflegen, -tragen, legen (auf akk), anbringen (an, auf dat):

apply a plaster to a wound ein Pflaster auf eine Wunde kleben;

apply a varnish coating einen Lacküberzug aufbringen oder -tragen

2. die Bremsen etc betätigen:

apply the brakes auch bremsen

3. (to)

a) verwenden (auf akk, für)

b) anwenden (auf akk):

apply all one’s energy seine ganze Energie einsetzen oder aufbieten;

apply a lever einen Hebel ansetzen;

apply drastic measures drastische Maßnahmen anwenden oder ergreifen;

applied to modern conditions auf moderne Verhältnisse angewandt;

the force is applied to the longer lever arm PHYS die Kraft greift am längeren Hebelarm an

4. anwenden, beziehen ( beide:

to auf akk)

5. (to) den Sinn richten (auf akk), beschäftigen (mit)

6. a) apply o.s. sich widmen (to dat)

b) sich anstrengen

B v/i

1. (to) Anwendung finden (bei), zutreffen oder sich anwenden lassen (auf akk), passen (auf akk, zu), anwendbar sein oder sich beziehen (auf akk), gelten (für):

the law does not apply das Gesetz findet keine Anwendung oder ist nicht anwendbar;

this applies to all cases dies gilt für alle Fälle, dies lässt sich auf alle Fälle anwenden

2. sich wenden (to an akk; for wegen)

3. (for) beantragen (akk), einen Antrag stellen (auf akk), einkommen oder nachsuchen (um), (auch zum Patent) anmelden (akk):

apply for membership einen Aufnahmeantrag stellen;

apply to sb for sth bei jemandem um etwas nachsuchen;

apply for shares WIRTSCH Br Aktien zeichnen

4. sich bewerben ( for um):

apply for a job

5. bitten, ersuchen ( beide:

to akk;

for um)

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1. transitive verb
1) anlegen [Verband]; auftragen [Creme, Paste, Farbe] (to auf + Akk.); zuführen [Wärme, Flüssigkeit] (to Dat.)

apply the brakes — bremsen; die Bremse betätigen

2) (make use of) anwenden

applied linguistics/mathematics — angewandte Sprachwissenschaft / Mathematik

3) (devote) richten, lenken [Gedanken, Überlegungen, Geist] (to auf + Akk.); verwenden [Zeit, Energie] (to auf + Akk.)

apply oneself [to something] — sich (Dat.) Mühe geben [mit etwas]; sich [um etwas] bemühen
2. intransitive verb
1) (have relevance) zutreffen (to auf + Akk.); (be valid) gelten

things which don't apply to us — Dinge, die uns nicht betreffen

2) (address oneself)

apply [to somebody] for something — [jemanden] um etwas bitten od. (geh.) ersuchen; (for passport, licence, etc.) [bei jemandem] etwas beantragen; (for job) sich [bei jemandem] um etwas bewerben

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(for) v.

sich bewerben (um) v. (to) v.

anlegen v.

anwenden (auf) v.

auflegen v. v.

anlegen v.

anwenden v.

auflegen v.

verwenden v.

zutreffen v.

English-german dictionary > apply
3 step

1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/70618/step_aside">step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

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[step] 1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) der Schritt

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) der Schritt

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard( foot) steps.) der Schritt

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) der Schritt

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) die Stufe

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) der Schritt

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) der Schritt
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) schreiten

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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step¹

[step]

n no pl SPORT short for step aerobics Step-Aerobic nt o f

step²

[step]

I. n

1. (foot movement) Schritt m

they walked with hurried \steps sie gingen eiligen Schrittes

Sophie took her first \steps when she was eleven months old Sophie fing mit elf Monaten an zu laufen

to retrace one's \steps seine Schritte zurückverfolgen

to take a \step toward sb einen Schritt auf jdn zu machen

to take a \step [or \steps] towards sth ( fig) auf etw akk zusteuern

the country is taking its first tentative \steps towards democracy das Land unternimmt erste vorsichtige Schritte in Richtung Demokratie

to turn one's \steps somewhere ( liter) sich akk irgendwohin aufmachen

to be/walk in \step im Gleichschritt sein/laufen

2. (distance) Schritt m

our house is just a \step from the station unser Haus liegt nur ein paar Schritte vom Bahnhof weg

to go a few \steps ein paar Schritte gehen

3. no pl (manner of walking) Gang m

his \step was slow and heavy er ging langsam und schleppend

to watch [or mind] one's \step ( fig) aufpassen, sich akk vorsehen

4. (dance movement) [Tanz]schritt m

basic dance \step Grundschritt m

▪ in/out of \step im/aus dem Takt; ( fig) im/nicht im Einklang

to keep in \step with sth ( fig) mit etw dat Schritt halten

5. (stair) Stufe f, SCHWEIZ a. [Stegen]tritt m; of a ladder Sprosse f

“mind the \step” „Vorsicht, Stufe!“

a flight of \steps eine Treppe

the front \step die Stufe vor der Eingangstür

stone \steps Steinstufen pl

6. (stage in a process) Schritt m

a \step in the right/wrong direction ein Schritt m in die richtige/falsche Richtung

one [or a] \step at a time eins nach dem anderen

let's take things a \step at a time lass uns eins nach dem anderen erledigen

every \step of the way voll und ganz

we're behind you every \step of the way! wir stehen voll und ganz hinter dir!

to be a [or one] \step ahead [of sb] [jdm] einen Schritt voraus sein

to be a \step forward/backwards ein Fort-/Rückschritt sein

to go a \step further einen Schritt weiter gehen

\step by \step Schritt für Schritt

7. (measure, action) Schritt m, Vorgehen nt

do you think that was a wise \step? denkst du, dass das ein kluger Schritt war?

▪ to take \steps [to do sth] Schritte unternehmen[, um etw zu tun]

to take decisive \steps entschieden vorgehen

to take drastic \steps zu drastischen Mitteln greifen

8. BRIT (stepladder)

▪ \steps pl Trittleiter f

9. esp AM MUS (tone, semitone) Ton m

whole/half \step Ganz-/Halbton m

II. vi

<- pp->

1. (tread)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin treten

▪ to \step over sth über etw akk steigen

to \step on sb's foot jdm auf den Fuß treten

2. (walk)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin gehen

would you care to \step this way please, sir? würden Sie bitte hier entlanggehen, Sir?

she \stepped backwards sie machte einen Schritt zurück

they \stepped out onto the balcony sie traten auf den Balkon hinaus

to \step aside zur Seite gehen

▪ to \step into sth ( fig) sich akk in etw akk stürzen

to \step into the breach in die Bresche springen

to \step out of line sich akk danebenbenehmen fam

III. vi

1. AUTO, TRANSP (tread on)

▪ to \step on sth auf etw akk treten

to \step on the accelerator/brake aufs Gaspedal/auf die Bremse treten

\step on it gib Gas! fam

2. (take advantage of)

▪ to \step on sb jdn skrupellos ausnutzen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ ausnützen]

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[step]
1. n

1) (= pace, in dancing) Schritt m

to take a step — einen Schritt machen

step by step (lit, fig) — Schritt für Schritt

we followed his steps in the snow — wir folgten seinen Fußstapfen im Schnee

he watched my every step (fig) — er beobachtete mich auf Schritt und Tritt

to watch one's step — achtgeben; (fig also) sich vorsehen

to be or stay one step ahead of sb (fig) — jdm einen Schritt voraussein

2)

to be in step (lit) — im Gleichschritt or Tritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) im Takt sein (with mit); (fig) im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to be out of step (lit) — nicht im Tritt or im gleichen Schritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) nicht im gleichen Takt sein (with wie); (fig) nicht im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to get out of step (lit) — aus dem Schritt or Tritt kommen; (in dancing) aus dem Takt kommen; (fig) von der gemeinsamen Linie abkommen

to keep in step (lit) — Tritt halten; (fig)

to break step (lit) (fig) — aus dem Tritt kommen aus dem Schritt kommen

to fall into step (lit) — in Gleichschritt fallen( with mit); (fig) in den gleichen Takt kommen (with wie)

3) (Brit

= distance) it's (quite) a good step (to the village) — es ist ein ziemlich weiter Weg (bis zum Dorf), es ist ziemlich weit (bis zum Dorf)

it's only a few steps — es sind nur ein paar Schritte

4) (= move) Schritt m; (= measure) Maßnahme f, Schritt m

the first step is to form a committee — als Erstes muss ein Ausschuss gebildet werden

it's a great step forward — es ist ein großer Schritt nach vorn

that would be a step back/in the right direction for him —

one can't take a single step without having to consult somebody — man kann (rein) gar nichts unternehmen, ohne fragen zu müssen

to take steps to do sth — Maßnahmen ergreifen, (um) etw zu tun

to take legal steps — gerichtlich vorgehen

5) (in process, experiment) Abschnitt m, Stufe f; (in learning, course) Stufe f, Lernschritt m

6) (= stair fig in scale, hierarchy) Stufe f

steps (outdoors) — Treppe f

mind the step — Vorsicht Stufe

7) pl (Brit = stepladder also pair of steps) Tritt- or Stufenleiter f

8) (= step aerobics) Steppaerobic nt

2. vt

1) (old) dance tanzen

2) (= arrange in steps) terrassenförmig anlegen, abstufen

3)

step two paces to the left — treten Sie zwei Schritte nach links

3. vi
gehen
to step into/out of sth (house, room, puddle) — in etw (acc)/aus etw treten; train, dress in etw (acc)/aus etw steigen

to step on(to) sth (plane, train) — in etw (acc) steigen; platform, ladder auf etw (acc) steigen

to step on sth (object, toy) — auf etw (acc) treten

he stepped on my foot — er ist mir auf den Fuß getreten

to step over sb/sth — über jdn/etw steigen

please mind where you step — geben Sie acht, wo Sie hintreten

step this way, please — hier entlang, bitte!

he stepped into the road — er trat auf die Straße

he stepped into his father's job/shoes — er übernahm die Stelle seines Vaters

to step into sb's boots ( Brit Sport ) — in jds Fußstapfen treten

to step on board — an Bord gehen

to step inside — hineintreten

to step outside — hinaustreten; (for fight) (mal eben) vor die Tür gehen

step on it! — mach mal ein bisschen (schneller)! (inf); (in car) gib Gas!

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step [step]

A s

1. Schritt m (auch Geräusch und Maß):

a step forward ein Schritt vorwärts (a. fig);

step by step Schritt für Schritt (a. fig);

take a step einen Schritt machen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, wo du hintrittst! ( → A 7);

keep one step ahead fig immer einen Schritt voraus sein

2. tread in sb’s steps fig in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

3. (eiliger etc) Schritt, Gang m

4. (Tanz-) Schritt m

5. (Marschier-, Gleich-) Schritt m:

in step im Gleichschritt;

be in step with fig im Einklang stehen mit;

out of step außer Tritt;

be out of step with fig nicht im Einklang stehen mit;

break step aus dem Schritt kommen;

fall in step Tritt fassen;

keep step with Schritt halten mit (a. fig); → retrace A 1

6. (ein) paar Schritte pl, Katzensprung m:

my house is only a step (away) from the station

7. fig Schritt m, Maßnahme f:

a first step in the right direction ein erster Schritt in die richtige Richtung;

take steps Schritte oder etwas unternehmen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, was du tust! ( → A 1); → false step, legal A 4

8. fig Schritt m, Stufe f:

three-step plan Dreistufenplan m

9. (Treppen- etc) Stufe f, (Leiter-) Sprosse f:

mind the step Vorsicht, Stufe!

10. Trittbrett n (am Fahrzeug)

11. pl, auch pair of steps Br Trittleiter f

12. GEOG Stufe f, Terrasse f

13. MUS

a) (Ton-, Intervall) Schritt m

b) Intervall n

c) (Tonleiter) Stufe f

14. ELEK, TECH (Schalt-, auch Verstärker) Stufe f, Schaltschritt m

15. a) (Rang)Stufe f, Grad m

b) besonders MIL Beförderung f:

get one’s step befördert werden

B v/i

1. schreiten, treten:

step into a fortune fig unverhofft zu einem Vermögen kommen

2. (zu Fuß) gehen, treten:

step in herein!;

will you step this way, please kommen Sie bitte hier entlang;

step off aus einem Bus etc aussteigen, vom Bürgersteig etc treten

3. treten (on auf akk):

step on it umg

a) einen Zahn zulegen,

b) AUTO auf die Tube drücken; → accelerator 2, gas A 6 b, toe A 1

C v/t

1. a) einen Schritt machen:

step a pace

b) einen Tanz tanzen

2. eine Entfernung etc

a) abschreiten

b) abstecken

3. abstufen

4. mit Stufen versehen

5. TECH stufenweise ändern

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1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

* * *

n.

Ablaufschritt m.

Schritt -e m.

Sprosse f.

Stufe -n f.

Takt -e m.

Treppe -n (einzelne Stufe) f. (into) v.

treten (in) v.

English-german dictionary > step
4 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
5 cut

cut [kʌt]

(verb: preterite, past participle cut)

1. noun

   a. ( = slash, slit) coupure f ; ( = notch) entaille f

• a deep cut in the leg une profonde coupure à la jambe

• he had a cut on his chin from shaving il s'était coupé au menton en se rasant

• minor cuts and bruises des petites blessures

• the cut and thrust of politics le monde sans pitié de la politique

• the unkindest cut of all le coup le plus perfide

• he is a cut above (the others) (inf) il est meilleur que les autres

   b. ( = reduction) réduction f (in de)

• cuts (in spending) réductions fpl des dépenses

• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt

• drastic cuts coupes fpl claires

• power cut coupure f de courant

• to make cuts in a text élaguer un texte

• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défense

• to take a cut in salary subir une réduction de salaire

   c. [of meat] morceau m

   d. ( = share) (inf) part f

• they got a bigger cut than we did ils ont eu une part plus grande que la nôtre

   e. [of clothes] coupe f

   f. ( = haircut) cut (and blow-dry) coupe f (et brushing)

   g. (Computing) cut and paste couper-coller m

   h. (in films) ( = edit) coupure f ; ( = transition) passage m ( from de) (to à)

2. adjective

[flowers, grass] coupé

• he had a cut finger il avait une coupure au doigt

• he's got a cut lip il s'est coupé la lèvre

• well-cut coat manteau m bien coupé

• everything seemed cut and dried tout semblait parfaitement simple

3. transitive verb

   a. couper ; [+ meat] découper ; ( = notch) entailler

• to cut in half couper en deux

• she cut the cake in six elle a coupé le gâteau en six

• to cut in(to) pieces couper en morceaux

• to cut one's nails se couper les ongles

• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux

• to cut one's finger se couper le doigt

• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)

• to cut sb's throat égorger qn

• he is cutting his own throat il prépare sa propre ruine

• to cut sth open (with knife) ouvrir qch avec un couteau

• he cut his head open il s'est ouvert le crâne

• to cut a visit short écourter une visite

• to cut sb short couper la parole à qn

• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venu

• to cut sb free délivrer qn en coupant ses liens

• he couldn't cut it as a singer il n'a pas réussi à percer en tant que chanteur

   b. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] couper

• to cut a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch

   c. ( = mow, clip) [+ lawn, grass] tondre ; [+ hedge] tailler ; [+ corn, hay] couper

   d. ( = not to go) [+ class, school] sécher (inf) ; [+ appointment] manquer exprès

   e. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couper

   f. ( = reduce) réduire

• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %

• we cut the journey time by half nous avons réduit de moitié la durée du trajet

   g. ( = stop) couper

• to cut electricity supplies couper l'électricité

   h. [+ cards] couper

   i. [+ film] monter

   j. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-coller

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person, knife] couper

• he cut into the cake il a coupé le gâteau

• cut along the dotted line découper suivant le pointillé

• the boat cut through the waves le bateau fendait l'eau

• that argument cuts both ways c'est un argument à double tranchant

• to cut and run (inf) se carapater (inf)

   b. [material] se couper

• paper cuts easily le papier se coupe facilement

   c. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs

• if you cut through the park you'll save time si vous coupez par le parc vous gagnerez du temps

   d. (in film) they cut from the street to the shop scene ils passent de la rue à la scène du magasin

• cut! coupez !

   e. (Cards) couper

5. compounds

► cut glass noun cristal m taillé adjective

de or en cristal taillé

► cut-price, cut-rate (British) adjective à prix réduit

► cut-throat adjective

• cut-throat competition concurrence f impitoyable ► cut up (inf) adjective

(British = upset) contrarié ; (US = funny) rigolo (inf) (- ote (inf) f)

► cut across inseparable transitive verb

[problem, issue] toucher

► cut back separable transitive verb

[+ plants, shrubs] élaguer ; also cut back on [+ production, expenditure] réduire

► cut down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tree] couper

   b. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire

• to cut sb down to size (inf) remettre qn à sa place► cut down on inseparable transitive verb

[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduire

► cut in intransitive verb

(into conversation) intervenir

► cut off separable transitive verb

   a. couper ( from dans)

• to cut off sb's head décapiter qn

• to cut off one's nose to spite one's face scier la branche sur laquelle on est assis (par dépit)

   b. ( = disconnect) couper

• our water supply has been cut off on nous a coupé l'eau

• we were cut off (on phone) nous avons été coupés

• to cut sb off in the middle of a sentence interrompre qn au milieu d'une phrase

   c. ( = isolate) isoler ( sb from sth qn de qch)

• to cut o.s. off from se couper de

• he feels very cut off in the country il se sent très isolé à la campagne

• the town has been cut off by floods la ville a été isolée par des inondations

► cut out

1. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ picture, article] découper (of, from dans ) ; [+ coat, dress] tailler (of, from dans)

• to be cut out for sth avoir des dispositions pour qch

• he's not cut out to be a doctor il n'est pas fait pour être médecin

• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !

• you'll have your work cut out to persuade him to come vous aurez du mal à le persuader de venir

   b. [+ rival] supplanter

   c. ( = remove) enlever ; [+ intermediary, middleman] supprimer ; [+ light] empêcher de passer

• to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn

• cut it out! (inf) ça suffit ! (inf)

   d. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire

2. intransitive verb

[engine] caler

► cut up

1. intransitive verb

(British) to cut up rough (inf) se mettre en rogne (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper

   b. [driver] (inf) he cut me up il m'a fait une queue de poisson

   c. (inf) to be cut up about sth ( = unhappy) être affecté par qch

• he was very cut up by the death of his son la mort de son fils l'a beaucoup affecté

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[kʌt] 1.
noun

1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f

2) ( wound) coupure f

3) ( hairstyle) coupe f

a cut and blow-dry — une coupe-brushing

4) (colloq) ( share) part f

5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)

a price cut — une baisse des prix

a cut in the unemployment rate — une baisse du taux de chômage

job cuts — suppression f d'emplois

to take a cut in salary — accepter une baisse de salaire

6) ( trim)

to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]

7) Culinary morceau m

8) ( of diamond) taille f

9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f

10) Cinema ( removal of footage) coupure f; ( shot) plan m de raccord ( from de; to à)

11) ( in editing) coupure f

12) Music ( track) morceau m
2.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]

to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]

to cut something in half — couper quelque chose en deux

2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]

3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)

to cut something open — ouvrir quelque chose

4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser

to cut one's finger — se couper le doigt

5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]

to cut one's fringe — se couper la frange

to have one's hair cut — se faire couper les cheveux

6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]

7) ( liberate)

to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]

to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)

8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]

9) ( reduce) réduire

10) ( grow)

to cut a tooth — percer une dent

to cut one's teeth — faire ses dents

11) ( record) faire, graver [album]

12) Computing couper [paragraph]

cut and paste — couper-coller

13) Games couper [cards]

14) ( intersect) [line] couper

15) (colloq) ( stop)

cut the cackle — arrêtez de jacasser

cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!

16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]

17) ( snub) ignorer, snober

to cut somebody dead — ignorer complètement quelqu'un
3.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

1) (slice, make an incision) couper

to cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]

2) (move, go) couper

to cut down a side street — couper par une petite rue

to cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un

3) Cinema

to cut from A to B — passer sans transition de A à B

4) Games couper

5) fig

to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
4.
reflexive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp cut)

to cut oneself — se couper
5.
cut past participle adjective

1) (sliced, sawn) coupé

2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé

a well-cut jacket — une veste bien coupée

3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé

to have a cut finger — avoir une coupure au doigt

4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé

5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

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a cut above — supérieur

to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant

to cut both ways — être à double tranchant

to have one's work cut out — avoir du travail en perspective

English-French dictionary > cut
6 radical

'rædikəl
1. adjective
1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) radical, fundamental

2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) radical

3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radical

2. noun
(a person who wants radical political changes.) radical

- radically

radical adj n radical

radical adjetivo, masculino y femenino radical
radical
I adjetivo
1 (total, completo) radical: su carácter cambió de un modo radical, he went through a radical character change
un cambio radical, a drastic change
2 (categórico, sin término medio) hizo una crítica radical de la nueva ley, she was scathingly critical of the new law
II adjetivo & mf Pol radical
III m Mat Quím radical
radical libre, free radical Ling root ' radical' also found in these entries: Spanish: decantarse - giro - radicalizar - radicalizarse - vuelco - vuelta English: drastic - economic - extreme - radical - shake-up - sweeping - about - line - out

radical

tr['rædɪkəl]

adjective

1 radical

noun

1 radical nombre masulino o femenino

radical ['rædɪkəl] adj

: radical

♦ radically [-kli] adv

radical n

: radical mf

radical

adj.

• radical adj.

n.

• radical s.m.

I 'rædɪkəl
adjective radical; < writer> de ideas radicales, de tendencia radical

II

noun radical mf

['rædɪkǝl]
1. ADJ

1) (Pol) [idea, organization] radical; [person] radical, de ideas radicales

she's very radical — es muy radical, es de or tiene ideas muy radicales

a radical feminist — una feminista radical

2) (=extreme, major) [change, measures, surgery, reduction] radical; [advance] innovador

2.

N (Pol) radical mf ; (Bot, Chem, Ling, Math) radical m

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I ['rædɪkəl]
adjective radical; < writer> de ideas radicales, de tendencia radical

II

noun radical mf

English-spanish dictionary > radical
7 action

['ækʃn]
nome

1) U azione f.; (to deal with situation) provvedimenti m.pl., misure f.pl.

to take action — agire, prendere provvedimenti

drastic action — misure drastiche, provvedimenti drastici

the situation demands immediate action — la situazione richiede un'azione immediata

a man of action — un uomo d'azione

to put a plan into action — mettere in atto un progetto

to get into action — entrare in azione

to put sth. out of action — mettere qcs. fuori uso

to be out of action — [ machine] essere fuori uso, non funzionare; [ person] essere fuori combattimento

to be back in action — essere ritornato (in attività)

2) (deed) azione f., atto m.

actions speak louder than words — i fatti contano più delle parole

3) (fighting) azione f., combattimento m.

to see (some) action — combattere

to go into action — entrare in azione

killed in action — ucciso in combattimento

4) cinem. teatr. azione f.

action! — azione! ciac, si gira!

5) colloq. (excitement)

I don't want to miss out on the action — non voglio perdermi quello che succede

that's where the action is — è lì che c'è vita, movimento

they want a piece of the action — (want to be involved) vogliono essere coinvolti; (want some of the profits) vogliono una fetta di guadagno

6) dir. azione f. legale, processo m.

to bring an action against sb. — querelare qcn., fare causa a qcn

7) tecn. (in machine, piano) meccanismo m.

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action stations! — mil. (ai) posti di combattimento! (anche fig.)

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['ækʃən]
noun

1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) azione

2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) movimento

3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) azione giudiziaria

4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) azione, trama

5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) azione, combattimento

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- in action
- out of action
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['ækʃn]
nome

1) U azione f.; (to deal with situation) provvedimenti m.pl., misure f.pl.

to take action — agire, prendere provvedimenti

drastic action — misure drastiche, provvedimenti drastici

the situation demands immediate action — la situazione richiede un'azione immediata

a man of action — un uomo d'azione

to put a plan into action — mettere in atto un progetto

to get into action — entrare in azione

to put sth. out of action — mettere qcs. fuori uso

to be out of action — [ machine] essere fuori uso, non funzionare; [ person] essere fuori combattimento

to be back in action — essere ritornato (in attività)

2) (deed) azione f., atto m.

actions speak louder than words — i fatti contano più delle parole

3) (fighting) azione f., combattimento m.

to see (some) action — combattere

to go into action — entrare in azione

killed in action — ucciso in combattimento

4) cinem. teatr. azione f.

action! — azione! ciac, si gira!

5) colloq. (excitement)

I don't want to miss out on the action — non voglio perdermi quello che succede

that's where the action is — è lì che c'è vita, movimento

they want a piece of the action — (want to be involved) vogliono essere coinvolti; (want some of the profits) vogliono una fetta di guadagno

6) dir. azione f. legale, processo m.

to bring an action against sb. — querelare qcn., fare causa a qcn

7) tecn. (in machine, piano) meccanismo m.

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action stations! — mil. (ai) posti di combattimento! (anche fig.)

English-Italian dictionary > action
8 fall

I 1. [fɔːl]
nome

1) (of person, horse, rocks) caduta f.; (of snow, hail) caduta f., rovescio m.; (of axe, hammer) colpo m.

to have a fall — cadere, fare una caduta

2) (in quantity, quality, degree) diminuzione f., calo m.; (more drastic) crollo m. (in di)

fall in value — deprezzamento

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

3) (of leader, town) caduta f.; (of regime, monarchy) crollo m., caduta f.; (of seat) perdita f.

fall from grace o favour — caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore

4) AE (autumn) autunno m.

5) (in pitch, intonation) abbassamento m.

6) (in wrestling) schienata f.; (in judo) caduta f.
2.
nome plurale falls cascata f.sing.
II [fɔːl]
verbo intransitivo (pass. fell; p.pass. fallen)

1) (come down) [person, horse, rain, snow] cadere; [rocks, earth] franare

to fall 10 metres — cadere per 10 metri

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

2) (drop) [quality, standard] diminuire; [level, temperature, price, number] scendere, diminuire; [ morale] scendere; (more dramatically) crollare

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall below 5%, zero — scendere sotto il 5%, lo zero

3) (yield position) cadere

to fall from power — perdere il potere

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

the seat fell to Labour — il seggio è caduto in mano ai laburisti

4) eufem. (die)

to fall on the battlefield — cadere sul campo di battaglia

5) fig. (descend) [night, silence, gaze] cadere (on su); [ shadow] cadere ( over su); [blame, suspicion] ricadere, cadere (on su)

6) (occur) [ stress] cadere (on su)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Natale cade di lunedì

to fall into, outside a category — rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria

7) (be incumbent on)

it falls to sb. to do — tocca a qcn. fare

8) (throw oneself)

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

to fall to o on one's knees cadere in ginocchio; to fall at sb.'s feet, on sb.'s neck — gettarsi ai piedi, al collo di qcn

9) (become)

to fall ill — ammalarsi, cadere malato

to fall asleep — addormentarsi

to fall in love with — innamorarsi di

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- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

the bigger you are o the higher you climb, the harder you fall più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi; to stand or fall on sth. — = farsi giudicare in base a qcs., dipendere da qcs

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[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) cadere

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cadere

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) diminuire

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) cadere

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) (1) addormentarsi (2) innamorarsi

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) spettare, toccare
2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) caduta

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) precipitazione (atmosferica)

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) caduta

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) autunno

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through
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I 1. [fɔːl]
nome

1) (of person, horse, rocks) caduta f.; (of snow, hail) caduta f., rovescio m.; (of axe, hammer) colpo m.

to have a fall — cadere, fare una caduta

2) (in quantity, quality, degree) diminuzione f., calo m.; (more drastic) crollo m. (in di)

fall in value — deprezzamento

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

3) (of leader, town) caduta f.; (of regime, monarchy) crollo m., caduta f.; (of seat) perdita f.

fall from grace o favour — caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore

4) AE (autumn) autunno m.

5) (in pitch, intonation) abbassamento m.

6) (in wrestling) schienata f.; (in judo) caduta f.
2.
nome plurale falls cascata f.sing.
II [fɔːl]
verbo intransitivo (pass. fell; p.pass. fallen)

1) (come down) [person, horse, rain, snow] cadere; [rocks, earth] franare

to fall 10 metres — cadere per 10 metri

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

2) (drop) [quality, standard] diminuire; [level, temperature, price, number] scendere, diminuire; [ morale] scendere; (more dramatically) crollare

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall below 5%, zero — scendere sotto il 5%, lo zero

3) (yield position) cadere

to fall from power — perdere il potere

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

the seat fell to Labour — il seggio è caduto in mano ai laburisti

4) eufem. (die)

to fall on the battlefield — cadere sul campo di battaglia

5) fig. (descend) [night, silence, gaze] cadere (on su); [ shadow] cadere ( over su); [blame, suspicion] ricadere, cadere (on su)

6) (occur) [ stress] cadere (on su)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Natale cade di lunedì

to fall into, outside a category — rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria

7) (be incumbent on)

it falls to sb. to do — tocca a qcn. fare

8) (throw oneself)

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

to fall to o on one's knees cadere in ginocchio; to fall at sb.'s feet, on sb.'s neck — gettarsi ai piedi, al collo di qcn

9) (become)

to fall ill — ammalarsi, cadere malato

to fall asleep — addormentarsi

to fall in love with — innamorarsi di

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- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

the bigger you are o the higher you climb, the harder you fall più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi; to stand or fall on sth. — = farsi giudicare in base a qcs., dipendere da qcs

English-Italian dictionary > fall
9 radical

1. adjective
1) (thorough, drastic; also Polit.) radikal; drastisch, radikal [Maßnahme]; umwälzend [Auswirkungen]; durchgreifend [Umstrukturierung, Veränderung usw.]

a radical cure — eine Radikalkur

2) (progressive, unorthodox) radikal; revolutionär [Stil, Design, Sprachgebrauch]

3) (inherent, fundamental) grundlegend [Fehler, Unterschied]
2. noun
(Polit.) Radikale, der/die

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['rædikəl] 1. adjective
1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) fundamental

2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) drastisch

3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radikal
2. noun
(a person who wants radical political changes.) der/die Radikale

- academic.ru/59968/radically">radically

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radi·cal

[ˈrædɪk^əl]

I. adj

1. POL radikal

\radical activist radikaler Aktivist/radikale Aktivistin

\radical bookshop/newspaper radikaler Buchladen/radikale Zeitung

\radical feminist radikale Feministin

the \radical left/right die radikale [o äußerste] Linke/Rechte

\radical views radikale [o extreme] Ansichten

the \radical wing of the party der radikale Parteiflügel

2. (fundamental) fundamental, total

we need to take a \radical look at our operating procedures wir müssen unsere Vorgehensweise nochmals eingehend überprüfen

to make some \radical changes tiefgreifende [o weitreichende] Veränderungen vornehmen

\radical difference grundlegender [o fundamentaler] Unterschied

\radical measures tiefgreifende [o grundlegende] Maßnahmen

a \radical restructuring of a company eine völlige Umstrukturierung einer Firma

a \radical transformation ein grundlegender Wandel

3. MED radikal

\radical surgery Radikaloperation f

to undergo \radical surgery sich akk einer Totaloperation unterziehen

4. (sl: excellent, cool) cool sl, toll

II. n

1. (person) Radikale(r) f(m)

left-wing \radical radikale(r) Linke(r) f(m)

right-wing \radical radikale(r) Rechte(r) f(m)

2. CHEM Radikal nt

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['rdIkəl]
1. adj

1) (= basic) fundamental, Grund-; difference, error fundamental; (= extreme) change, reform radikal, grundlegend; rethinking, re-examination total; measures einschneidend, radikal; reduction radikal, fundamental, rigoros

2) (POL) person, organization, idea radikal; attitude radikal, rigoros

to effect a radical cure — eine Radikalkur machen

radical surgery — Radikalchirurgie f

3) (MATH) Wurzel-

a radical expression — eine Wurzel

4) (BOT) leaves bodenständig

2. n (POL)
Radikale(r) mf; (MATH, GRAM) Wurzel f; (in Chinese) Radikal m; (CHEM) Radikal nt
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radical [ˈrædıkl]

A adj (adv → radically)

1. (POL auch Radical) Radikal…, radikal:

radical cure Radikal-, Rosskur f;

undergo a radical change sich von Grund auf ändern

2. radikal, drastisch (Maßnahmen etc)

3. a) fundamental, grundlegend(Unterschied etc)

b) eingewurzelt, ursprünglich:

the radical evil das Grund- oder Erbübel

4. BOT, MATH Wurzel…:

radical hairs;

radical axis MATH Potenzlinie f;

radical expression MATH Wurzelausdruck m;

radical plane MATH Potenzebene f;

radical sign MATH Wurzelzeichen n

5. LING Wurzel…, Stamm…:

radical word

6. BOT grundständig (Blätter)

7. MUS Grund(ton)…:

radical bass Grundbass m;

radical cadence Grundkadenz f

8. CHEM Radikal…:

radical chain (reaction) Radikalkette f

B s

1. auch Radical POL Radikale(r) m/f(m)

2. MATH

a) Wurzel f

b) Wurzelzeichen n

3. MUS Grundton m (eines Akkords)

4. LING Wurzel(buchstabe) f(m)

5. CHEM Radikal n

6. fig Basis f, Grundlage f

R abk

1. CHEM radical

2. ELEK resistance

3. roentgen (Maßeinheit der Strahlendosis)

4. (Schach) rook

5. Royal Kgl.

rad. abk

1. radiator

2. CHEM radical

3. radius

4. radix

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1. adjective
1) (thorough, drastic; also Polit.) radikal; drastisch, radikal [Maßnahme]; umwälzend [Auswirkungen]; durchgreifend [Umstrukturierung, Veränderung usw.]

a radical cure — eine Radikalkur

2) (progressive, unorthodox) radikal; revolutionär [Stil, Design, Sprachgebrauch]

3) (inherent, fundamental) grundlegend [Fehler, Unterschied]
2. noun
(Polit.) Radikale, der/die

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(linguistics) n.

Wurzelwort n. adj.

gründlich adj.

radikal adj.

English-german dictionary > radical
10 measure

measure [ˈmeʒə^r]

1. noun

   a. mesure f ; [of alcohol] dose f

• for good measure pour faire bonne mesure

• made to measure fait sur mesure

• liquid measure mesure f de capacité pour les liquides

• it had a measure of success cela a eu un certain succès

   b. ( = gauge) to be the measure of sth donner la mesure de qch

• this exam is just a measure of how you're getting on cet examen sert simplement à évaluer votre progression

   c. ( = step) mesure f

• drastic/precautionary measures mesures fpl draconiennes/de précaution

• to take measures against prendre des mesures contre

• measures aimed at building confidence between states des mesures fpl visant à créer un climat de confiance entre États

2. transitive verb

mesurer ; [+ success, performance] évaluer

• to measure the height of sth mesurer la hauteur de qch

• to be measured for a dress faire prendre ses mesures pour une robe

• what does it measure? quelles sont ses dimensions ?

• the room measures 4 metres across la pièce fait 4 mètres de large

• to be measured against être comparé à

• to measure one's strength against sb se mesurer à qn

3. compounds

► measuring jug noun pot m gradué

► measuring tape noun centimètre m

► measure out separable transitive verb mesurer

► measure up

1. separable transitive verb

[+ wood] mesurer ; [+ person] jauger

2. intransitive verb

( = be adequate) être à la hauteur

► measure up to inseparable transitive verb

[+ task] être à la hauteur de

• he doesn't measure up to her il ne soutient pas la comparaison avec elle

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['meʒə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( unit) unité f de mesure

weights and measures — les poids mpl et mesures fpl

liquid measure — mesure f de capacité pour les liquides

it's made to measure — ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure

2) ( of alcohol) mesure f

he gave me short measure — il a triché sur la quantité

3) ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure

4) (qualified amount, extent)

a measure of success — un certain succès

a small measure of support — un soutien limité

a good ou wide measure of autonomy — une grande autonomie

in large measure — dans une large mesure

in full measure — [feel, possess, contribute] pleinement

5) ( way of estimating) ( of price rises) mesure f; (of success, anger) mesure f, indication f; (of efficiency, performance) critère m

to be the measure of — donner la mesure de

to give some measure of — donner une idée de [delight, talent]

to use something as a measure of — utiliser quelque chose pour mesurer [effects, impact]

this is a measure of how dangerous it is — ceci montre à quel point c'est dangereux

beyond measure — [change] énormément; [beautiful] extrêmement

it has improved beyond measure — il y a eu d'énormes progrès

to take the measure of somebody — jauger quelqu'un

I have the measure of them — je sais ce qu'ils valent

6) (action, step) mesure f

to take measures — prendre des mesures

safety measure — mesure de sécurité

as a precautionary measure — par mesure de précaution

as a preventive measure — à titre préventif

as a temporary measure — provisoirement
2.
transitive verb

1) ( assess size) mesurer [length, rate, person]

to measure something in — mesurer quelque chose en [metres]

to get oneself measured for — faire prendre ses mesures pour

2) ( have measurement of) mesurer

to measure four by five metres — mesurer quatre mètres sur cinq

a tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale — une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter

3) ( assess) mesurer [performance, ability] ( against à)

4) ( compare)

to measure something against — comparer quelque chose à [achievement]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

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for good measure — pour faire bonne mesure

to do things by half-measures — se contenter de demi-mesures

English-French dictionary > measure
11 propose

prə'pəuz
verb

1) (to offer for consideration; to suggest: I proposed my friend for the job; Who proposed this scheme?) foreslå

2) (to intend: He proposes to build a new house.) ha planer om, akte

3) (to make an offer of marriage: He proposed (to me) last night and I accepted him.) fri

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- proposal

foreslå
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fri

verb \/prəˈpəʊz\/

1) foreslå, legge frem forslag om

• propose drastic measures

foreslå drastiske tiltak

• I propose that we have lunch

jeg foreslår at vi spiser lunsj

2) legge frem, fremstille

• propose a plan

3) akte, ha til hensikt, tenke på, ha planer om

• I propose to start early

jeg har til hensikt å starte tidlig

4) fri

Man proposes, God disposes mennesket spår, Gud rår

propose a toast to\/for somebody \/ somebody's health utbringe en skål for noen

propose somebody for\/as something foreslå noen som noe

• Jim proposed his uncle for chairman

Jim foreslo onkelen som ordstyrer

propose to fri til

propose to oneself sette seg fore

English-Norwegian dictionary > propose
12 change

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[English Word] be changed

[Swahili Word] -badilika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] badili

[Swahili Definition] kuwa tofauti

[English Example] When she returned Matika was not like before. She had changed greatly.

[Swahili Example] Matika aliporudi hakuwa yule yule wa zamani. Alikuwa amebadilika vikubwa [Balisidya, Masomo 353]; na sasa kabadilika kabisa [Muk]

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[English Word] be changed

[Swahili Word] -badilishwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Swahili Example] [nyumba ya Bahati] haikupata kubadilishwa kitu tangu ilipojengwa na marehemu baba yake [Sul]

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[English Word] be changed

[Swahili Word] -badiliwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] badili

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[English Word] cause someone to change his views

[Swahili Word] -ongoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] chenji

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] [small] change

[Swahili Example] fedha ya chenji

[Terminology] finance

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] geuzi

[Swahili Plural] mageuzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] geuzo

[Swahili Plural] mageuzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] geua v

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] geuzo

[Swahili Plural] mageuzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] geua V

[English Example] democratic reform.

[Swahili Example] mgeuzo wa kidemokrasi

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] mageuko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] geua

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] mageuzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] geua

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] mageuzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] geua

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] mgeuzo

[Swahili Plural] mageuzo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] geua V

[English Example] democratic reform.

[Swahili Example] mgeuzo wa kidemokrasi

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] ugeufu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] ugeuko

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] ugeuzaji

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] ugeuzi

[Swahili Plural] mageuzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

[Derived Word] geuza V

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] ugeuzo

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -badili

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] change one's mind; have a change of air (rest, recuperation); change money; change clothes

[Swahili Example] change shauri; change hewa; change fedha; changenguo

[Note] Cf. badala, badilifu, badiliko, mbadilishaji, ubadilifu, ubadilishaji

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -badilisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] badili

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -geua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -geuza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] geua v

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -ghairisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -hawili

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] hawala

[Swahili Example] hawili hawala

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[English Word] change

[Swahili Word] -zinga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change (into)

[Swahili Word] -geuka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] geua v

[Swahili Example] ulimi wake ukageuka kipande cha chuma [Sul]

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[English Word] change (of conditions or customs or practices)

[Swahili Word] badiliko

[Swahili Plural] mabadiliko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] Cf. '-badili / usually plural: mabadiliko / also: badilisho

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[English Word] change (of conditions or customs or practices)

[Swahili Word] badilisho

[Swahili Plural] mabadilisho

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] Cf. '-badili / usually plural: mabadilisho / also: badiliko

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[English Word] change (of guard etc)

[Swahili Word] zamu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] change (small)

[English Plural] change

[Swahili Word] sarafu

[Swahili Plural] sarafu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] -sarifu, masurufu

[English Definition] coins of small denomination regarded collectively

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[English Word] change about (e.g. from one political party to another)

[Swahili Word] -huni

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] mhuni, uhuni

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[English Word] change color

[Swahili Word] -geuka rangi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -geuka

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[English Word] change direction

[Swahili Word] -pindua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] inversive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -pinda

[English Example] change the direction of a ship

[Swahili Example] pindua meli

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[English Word] change into

[Swahili Word] -siri

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] rare

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[English Word] change one's mind

[Swahili Word] -ghairi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change one's mind

[Swahili Word] -jipindua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua

[Swahili Definition] kugeuza au kubandilisha fikira zako

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[English Word] change one's mind

[Swahili Word] -rajua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change one's residence

[Swahili Word] -tama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] change one's ways

[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ongoa V

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[English Word] change severely

[Swahili Word] -badilibadili

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -badili

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[English Word] change somewhat

[Swahili Word] -geukageuka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] geua v

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[English Word] drastic change

[Swahili Word] pinduo

[Swahili Plural] mapinduo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] pinda V

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[English Word] go for a change of air

[Swahili Word] -punga upepo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -punga

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[English Word] radical change

[Swahili Word] mapinduzi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] something which produces a change of direction

[Swahili Word] pinduli

[Swahili Plural] mapinduli

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] pinda V

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English-Swahili dictionary > change
13 action

action [ˈæk∫ən]

1. noun

   a. action f

• to put into action [+ plan] mettre à exécution ; [+ principles, suggestion] mettre en pratique

• the time has come for action il est temps d'agir

• they want a piece of the action (inf) ils veulent être dans le coup (inf)

• to take action agir

• out of action [machine] hors service

• his illness put him out of action for six weeks sa maladie l'a mis hors de combat pendant six semaines

   b. ( = deed) acte m

• to judge sb by his actions juger qn sur ses actes

• actions speak louder than words les actes sont plus éloquents que les paroles

   c. ( = effect) effet m

   d. [of play] action f

• action! (on set) moteur !

• there's not enough action in the play la pièce manque d'action

   e. ( = legal proceedings) action f en justice

• action for damages action f en dommages-intérêts

   f. ( = military combat) combat m

• to go into action [unit, person] aller au combat ; [army] engager le combat

• killed in action tué au combat

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ idea] mettre en pratique

   b. [+ plan] mettre en œuvre

3. compounds

► action-packed adjective [film] plein d'action ; [week-end] bien rempli

► action point noun décision f, action f

► action replay noun (British) ralenti m

► action shot noun scène f d'action

► action stations plural noun postes mpl de combat

• action stations! à vos postes !

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['ækʃn]
noun

1) [U] gen action f; ( to deal with situation) mesures fpl

to take action — agir, prendre des mesures ( against contre)

drastic/immediate action — des mesures draconiennes/immédiates

a man of action — un homme d'action

to put a plan into action — mettre un projet à exécution

to put something out of action — immobiliser quelque chose

to be out of action — [machine] être en panne; [person] être immobilisé

to be back in action — être de retour

2) ( deed) acte m

actions speak louder than words — mieux vaut agir que parler

3) ( fighting) action f, combat m

to see (some) action — combattre

to go into action — aller au combat

killed in action — tué au combat

4) Cinema, Theatre action f

action! — moteur!

5) (colloq) ( excitement)

I don't want to miss out on the action — je ne veux pas rater ce qui se passe

that's where the action is — c'est là où ça bouge (colloq)

they want a piece of the action — ( want to be involved) ils ne veulent pas être en reste; ( want some of the profits) ils veulent leur part du gâteau (colloq)

6) Law action f, procès m

to bring an action against somebody — intenter une action contre quelqu'un

7) Technology (in machine, piano) mécanisme m

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action stations! — Military, fig à vos postes!

English-French dictionary > action
14 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

(verb: preterite fell, past participle fallen)

1. noun

   a. [of person, rocks] chute f ; (in price, temperature) baisse f (in de)

• to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec

   b. (US) ( = autumn) automne m

• in the fall en automne

2. plural noun

falls ( = waterfall) chute f d'eau

• the Niagara Falls les chutes du Niagara

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person, object] tomber ; [building] s'effondrer ; [temperature, price] baisser

• he fell into the river il est tombé dans la rivière

• to fall off a bike tomber de vélo

• he let the cup fall il a laissé tomber la tasse

• to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds

• he fell into bed il s'est effondré sur son lit

• his face fell son visage s'est assombri

• her hair fell to her shoulders les cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules

• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la vallée

• to fall to one's knees tomber à genoux

• he was falling over himself to be polite (inf) il était excessivement poli

• Christmas Day falls on a Sunday Noël tombe un dimanche

   b. ► to fall + adjective

• to fall ill tomber malade

• to fall pregnant tomber enceinte

• to fall asleep s'endormir

• to fall silent se taire

• his work fell short of our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente

4. compounds

► fall-back position noun position f de repli

► fall guy (inf!) noun

( = scapegoat) bouc m émissaire ; ( = easy victim) pigeon (inf) m

► fall about (inf) intransitive verb

(British) ( = fall about laughing) se tordre de rire (inf)

► fall apart intransitive verb s'effondrer ; [scheme, deal] tomber à l'eau

► fall back intransitive verb

( = retreat) reculer

• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancer

• to fall behind with one's work prendre du retard dans son travail

• she fell behind with the rent elle était en retard pour son loyer► fall down intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. ( = fail) [person] échouer

• she fell down on the last essay elle a raté la dernière dissertation

► fall for inseparable transitive verb

   a. to fall for sb tomber amoureux de qn

   b. ( = be taken in by) he really fell for it! (inf) il s'est vraiment fait avoir ! (inf)

► fall in intransitive verb

   a. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedans

   b. [troops] former les rangs

► fall into inseparable transitive verb

[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en

• to fall into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeil

• to fall into debt s'endetter

• she fell into a deep depression elle a sombré dans la dépression

• to fall into decline connaître le déclin

• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle

• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb

• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner

• public support for the project has fallen off l'opinion publique a retiré son soutien au projet

► fall on inseparable transitive verb

• to fall on hard times avoir des revers de fortune

► fall out intransitive verb

( = quarrel) se brouiller

► fall over intransitive verb tomber par terre

► fall through intransitive verb

• all their plans have fallen through tous leurs projets sont tombés à l'eau

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[fɔːl] 1.
noun

1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m

a heavy fall of rain — une grosse averse

to have a fall — faire une chute, tomber

2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)

a fall in value — une dépréciation

3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f

the government's fall from power — la chute du gouvernement

4)

fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f

5) US ( autumn) automne m

6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f

7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f
2.
falls plural noun chutes fpl
3.
intransitive verb (prét fell; pp fallen)

1) ( come down) tomber

to fall 10 metres — tomber de 10 mètres

to fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]

to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]

to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]

to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]

to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]

to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]

to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]

to fall through the air — tomber dans le vide

to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre

to fall on the floor — tomber par terre

2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser

to fall (by) — baisser de

to fall to — descendre à

to fall from — descendre de

to fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%

3) ( yield position) tomber

to fall from power — tomber

to fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]

the seat fell to Labour — le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes

4) euph ( die) tomber

5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)

suspicion fell on her husband — les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari

6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Noël tombe un lundi

to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie

7) ( be incumbent on)

it falls to somebody to do — c'est à quelqu'un de faire

8) ( throw oneself)

to fall into bed — se laisser tomber sur son lit

to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux

to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?

the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute

to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose

English-French dictionary > fall
15 fall

fall ⇒ Seasons

A n

1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;

2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;

3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;

4 fall from grace ou favour disgrâce f ; the Fall Relig la chute ;

5 US ( autumn) automne m ; in the fall of 1992 à l'automne 1992 ;

6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;

7 ( in wrestling) tombé m ; ( in judo) chute f.

B falls npl chutes fpl.

C vi ( prét fell, pp fallen)

1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;

2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;

3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;

4 euph ( die) tomber ; to fall on the battlefield tomber au champ d'honneur ;

5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;

6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;

7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;

8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;

9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;

10 Relig succomber ;

11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.

Idioms

did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ fall about ○ GB to fall about (laughing ou with laughter) se tordre ○ de rire.

■ fall apart

1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;

2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;

3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.

■ fall away

1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;

2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;

3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.

■ fall back gen reculer ; Mil se replier (to sur).

■ fall back on:

▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.

■ fall behind:

▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;

▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].

■ fall down:

▶ fall down

1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;

2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.

■ fall for:

▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;

▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].

■ fall in

1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;

2 Mil [soldier] rentrer dans les rangs ; [soldiers] former les rangs ; fall in! à vos rangs!

■ fall in with:

▶ fall in with [sth/sb]

1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;

2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;

3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].

■ fall off

1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;

2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.

■ fall on:

▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;

▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].

■ fall open [book] tomber ouvert ; [robe] s'entrebâiller.

■ fall out:

▶ fall out

1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;

2 Mil [soldiers] rompre les rangs ; fall out! rompez! ;

3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;

4 GB ( turn out) se passer ; it fell out that… il s'avéra que…

■ fall over:

▶ fall over [person] tomber (par terre) ; [object] se renverser ;

▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.

■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.

■ fall to:

▶ fall to attaquer ;

▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire.

■ fall upon = fall on.

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