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1 second
c black second, e [s(ə)gɔ̃, ɔ̃d]1. adjective• chez lui, c'est une seconde nature with him it's second nature2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. masculine nouna. ( = adjoint) second in command ; ( = marin) first matec. ► en second• officier or capitaine en second first mate4. feminine nouna. ( = unité de temps) second• (attends) une seconde ! just a second!• avec elle, tout doit être fait à la seconde with her, things have to be done instantly• je n'y crois pas une seconde ! I don't believe a word of itc. (classe de) seconde ≈ fifth form (in secondary school) (Brit), ≈ tenth grade (in high school) (US) → LYCÉEc black d. ( = vitesse) second gear• être en/passer la or en seconde to be in/change into second gear━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *
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seconde səgɔ̃, ɔ̃d adjectif1) ( dans une séquence) seconddans un second temps, nous étudierons... — subsequently, we will study...
2) ( dans une hiérarchie) secondjouer un second rôle — Théâtre to play a supporting role
jouer les second rôles — fig to play second fiddle
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nom masculin, fémininle second, la seconde — gén the second one
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nom masculin1) ( adjoint) second-in-command2) ( étage) second floor GB, third floor US3) ( dans un duel) second
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en second locution adverbiale [arriver, partir] secondpasser en second — [travail, amis] to come second
* * *s(ə)ɡɔ̃, ɔ̃d second, -e1. adj1) (= deuxième) second2)2. nm1) (= étage) second floor Grande-Bretagne third floor USAElle habite au second. — She lives on the second floor.
2) (= seconde place)3) (= assistant) second in command4) NAVIGATION first mate* * *A adj1 ( dans une séquence) second; seconde partie/fois second part/time; chapitre second chapter two; en seconde lecture at a second reading; en second lieu secondly; dans un second temps, nous étudierons… subsequently, we will study…; c'est à prendre au second degré it is not to be taken literally; le second Empire the Second Empire;2 ( dans une hiérarchie) second; second violon second violin; officier en second second officer; être commandant en second to be second in command; voyager en seconde classe to travel second class; billet de seconde classe second-class ticket; elle est arrivée en seconde position she came second; de second ordre second-rate; politicien de second plan minor politician; faire passer qch au second plan to make sth take second place; de second choix of inferior quality; jouer un second rôle Théât to play a supporting role; jouer les second rôles fig to play second fiddle; les causes secondes the secondary causes;3 ( autre) second; ma seconde patrie my second home; c'est une seconde Marie Curie she is a second Marie Curie; avoir le don de seconde vue to have second sight.B nm,f le second, la seconde gén the second one; ( enfant) the second child; le second de la liste the second one on the list; mon second est… ( dans une charade) my second is…C nm1 ( adjoint) second-in-command;2 ( étage) second floor GB, third floor US; au second on the second floor GB, on the third floor US; les gens du second the people on the second floor;3 ( dans un duel) second.E seconde nf1 ⇒ La vitesse ( unité de temps) second; 11 mètres par seconde 11 metresGB per ou a second; à la seconde près to the nearest second;2 ( court laps de temps) second; je reviens dans une seconde I'll be back in a second ou sec○; en une fraction de seconde in a split second;4 Transp billet de seconde standard ticket GB, second-class ticket; voyager en seconde to travel standard ou second class;5 Aut second gear; passer en or la seconde to change into second;6 Mus second.second avènement Bible Second Coming; second de cordée second man (in a climbing party); second couteau Cin, Théât cameo role; second maître Mil Naut ≈ petty officer GB, ≈ petty officer first class US; second marché secondary market.( féminin seconde) [səgɔ̃, ɔ̃d] adjectif1. [dans l'espace, le temps] seconden second lieu secondly, in the second place2. [dans une hiérarchie] second[éclairagiste, maquilleur] assistant (modificateur)3. [autre - chance, jeunesse, vie] secondseconde vue clairvoyance, second sighta seconde a double point, a''————————, seconde [səgɔ̃, ɔ̃d] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [dans l'espace, le temps] secondje lis le premier paragraphe, et toi le second I read the first paragraph, and you the second one ou the next one2. [dans une hiérarchie] secondarriver le second [dans une course, une élection] to come second————————nom masculin2. [dans une charade]mon second est... my second is...seconde nom fémininpasse en seconde change into ou to second gear2. TRANSPORTS [classe] second class[billet] second-class ticketles secondes, les wagons de seconde second-class carriages————————secondes nom féminin plurielen second locution adjectivaleen second locution adverbiale -
2 premier
premier, -ière1 [pʀəmje, jεʀ]1. adjective• arriver/être premier to arrive/be firstc. ( = de base) [échelon, grade] bottom ; [ébauche, projet] first• quel est votre premier prix pour ce type de voyage ? what do your prices start at for this kind of trip?d. ( = originel, fondamental) [cause, donnée, principe] basic ; [objectif] primary ; [état] initial, original2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. (dans le temps, l'espace) first• parler/passer/sortir le premier to speak/go/go out first• elle fut l'une des premières à... she was one of the first to...b. (dans une hiérarchie, un ordre) il a été reçu dans les premiers he was in the top fewc. (dans une série, une comparaison) Pierre et Paul sont cousins, le premier est médecin Peter and Paul are cousins, the former is a doctor3. masculine nouna. first• c'est leur premier ( = enfant) it's their first child• mon premier est... (charade) my first is in...► en premier [arriver, parler] first• pour lui, la famille vient toujours en premier his family always comes first4. compounds* * *
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- ière pʀəmje, ɛʀ adjectif1) ( dans le temps) first2) ( dans l'espace) first3) ( dans une série) first‘livre premier’ — ‘book one’
Napoléon Ier — Napoleon I, Napoleon the First
4) ( dans une hiérarchie) [artiste, écrivain, puissance] leading; [élève, étudiant] topêtre premier — [élève, étudiant] to be top; [coureur] to be first
nos premiers prix or tarifs — ( pour voyages) our cheapest holidays GB ou package tours US; ( pour billets) our cheapest tickets
5) ( originel) [impression] first, initial; [éclat] initial; [aspect] original6) ( essentiel) [qualité] prime; [objectif, conséquence] primary7) Philosophie [terme, notion, donnée] fundamental; [vérité, principe] first
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( dans le temps) first2) ( dans une énumération) firstle premier de mes fils — ( sur deux fils) my elder son; ( sur plus de deux fils) my eldest son
3) ( dans un classement)arriver le premier — [coureur] to come first
être le premier de la classe — [élève] to be top of the class
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nom masculin1) ( dans un bâtiment) first floor GB, second floor US2) ( jour du mois) first3) ( arrondissement) first arrondissement
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en premier locution adverbiale
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de première (colloq) locution adjective first-ratec'est de première — it's first-class ou first-rate
Phrasal Verbs:* * *pʀəmje, jɛʀ (-ière)1. adj1) (dans le temps) firstC'est notre premier jour de vacances depuis Noël. — It's our first day off since Christmas.
C'est la première fois que je viens ici. — It's the first time I've been here.
du premier coup — at the first attempt, at the first go
Il est arrivé premier. — He came first., He was the first to arrive.
2) (du bas) (branche, marche, grade) lowest, bottomau premier étage — on the first floor Grande-Bretagne on the second floor USA
3) (en importance) firstde premier ordre — first-class, first-rate
de première qualité; de premier choix — best quality, top quality
4) (= fondamental) basic5)le Premier ministre — the Prime Minister, the Premier, the Premier of Queensland, the Queensland Premier
2. nm1) (= premier étage) first floor Grande-Bretagne second floor USA2) (= personne)3) (= jour)4)3. nf1) (= personne)2) AUTOMOBILES (= vitesse) first, first gear3) CHEMINS DE FER, AVIATION (= classe) first class4) ÉDUCATION (= classe) Year 12sixth year of secondary school (age 16-17)5) [spectacle] THÉÂTRE first night, CINÉMA première6) (chose faite pour la première fois) first* * *A adj1 ( qui commence une série) [habitant, emploi, automobile, symptôme] first; Adam fut le premier homme Adam was the first man; c'est la première fois que je viens ici this is the first time I've been here; la première et la dernière fois the first and last time; les premiers temps de the initial period of; (dans) les premiers temps tout allait bien at first things went well;2 ( qui précède dans l'espace) [porte, rue, visage, carrefour] first; les trois premières rues the first three streets; les premières marches (de l'escalier) the first few steps;3 ( dans une série) [numéro, chapitre, mot, candidat] first; première personne du singulier/du pluriel first person singular/plural; le premier janvier/juin the first of January/of June; article premier du code pénal first article of the penal code; ‘livre premier’ ‘book one’; Napoléon Ier Napoleon I ou the First; Elisabeth Ire Elizabeth I ou the First;4 ( par sa supériorité) [artiste, écrivain, producteur, puissance] leading; [élève, étudiant] top; le premier producteur mondial de vin the world's leading wine producer; être premier [élève, étudiant] to be top; [coureur] to be first; il est premier en physique he's top in physics; terminer or arriver premier [coureur] to come first; une affaire de première importance/urgence a matter of the utmost importance/urgency; article de première nécessité an absolutely essential item;5 ( par son infériorité) [billet, ticket, place] cheapest; nos premiers prix or tarifs ( pour voyages) our cheapest holidays GB ou package tours US; ( pour billets) our cheapest tickets;6 ( originel) [impression] first, initial; [vivacité, éclat] initial; [aspect] original; recouvrer sa santé première to recover one's health;B nm,f1 ( qui se présente d'abord) first; vous êtes le premier à me le dire you are the first to tell me; il est toujours le premier à se plaindre he's always the first to complain; sortir le premier to go out first; arriver le premier, arriver les premiers to arrive first; les premiers arrivés seront les premiers servis first come, first served;2 ( dans une énumération) first; je préfère le premier I prefer the first one; le premier de mes fils ( sur deux fils) my elder son; ( sur plus de deux fils) my eldest son;3 ( dans un classement) arriver le premier [coureur] to come first; être le premier de la classe [élève] to be top of the class; il est le premier en latin he's top in Latin.C nm1 ( dans un bâtiment) first floor GB, second floor US; monter/descendre au premier to go up/to go down to the first GB ou second US floor; habiter au premier to live on the first GB ou second US floor;2 ( jour du mois) first; être payé tous les premiers du mois to be paid on the first of every month; le premier de l'an New Year's Day;3 ( arrondissement) first arrondissement; habiter dans le premier to live in the first arrondissement;4 ( dans une charade) first; mon premier est my first is.D en premier loc adv faire qch en premier to do sth first; faire passer son travail en premier to put one's work first; recourir à l'arme nucléaire en premier to resort to nuclear weapons in the first instance; citons en premier le livre de notre collègue first of all there's our colleague's book; il faut en premier baisser l'impôt sur les bénéfices first of all it is necessary to reduce taxes on profits.E première nf1 (événement important, exploit) first; première mondiale world first;4 Aut first (gear); être en première to be in first (gear); passer la première to go into first (gear); rouler en première to drive in first (gear);5 ○ Rail, Aviat first class; voyager en première to travel first class; un billet de première a first-class ticket;6 ( couturière dirigeant un atelier) head seamstress;7 ( en alpinisme) first ascent; premier solitaire first solo-ascent;8 ( dans une chaussure) insole.premier âge [produits, vêtements] for babies up to six months ( après n); premier clerc chief clerk; premier communiant boy making his first communion; premier de cordée leader; premier danseur leading dancer; premier jet first ou rough draft; premier maître intermediate rank between chief petty officer and fleet chief petty officer GB, ≈ master chief petty officer US; premier ministre prime minister; premier secrétaire (d'un parti, organisme) first secretary; premier venu just anybody; elle s'est jetée dans les bras du premier venu she threw herself into the arms of the first man to come along; premier violon Mus first violin, leader; première classe Mil ≈ private; première communiante Relig girl making her first communion; première communion Relig first communion; première épreuve Imprim first proof; première nouvelle! that's the first I've heard about it; premiers secours first aid ¢.ⓘ Premier ministre The chief minister of the government, appointed by the Président de la République and responsible for the overall management of government affairs.1. (souvent avant le nom) [initial] earlyles premiers temps at the beginning, early on2. [proche] neareston s'est arrêtés dans le premier hôtel venu we stopped at the first hotel we came to ou happened to come to4. [dans une série] firstà la première heure first thing, at first lightdans un premier temps (at) first, to start with, to begin withil a fait ses premières armes à la "Gazette du Nord" he cut his teeth at the "Gazette du Nord"j'ai fait mes premières armes dans le métier comme apprenti cuisinier I started in the trade as a cook's apprenticepremier jet (first) ou rough ou initial drafta. [personnes et matériel] emergency servicesb. [soins] first aida. [généralement] first partb. [au spectacle] opening act5. [principal] mainde (toute) première nécessité/urgence (absolutely) essential/urgentc'est vous le premier intéressé you're the main person concerned ou the one who's got most at stakesortir premier d'une Grande école to be first on the pass list (in the final exam of a Grande école)l'idée première était de... the original idea was to...8. [spontané] firstson premier mouvement his first ou spontaneous impulse9. (après le nom) [fondamental] firstMATHÉMATIQUES [nombre] prime[polynôme] irreducibleprincipe premier first ou basic principle10. [moindre]et ta récitation, tu n'en connais pas le premier mot! you haven't a clue about your recitation, have you?la robe coûte 400 euros et je n'en ai pas le premier sou the dress costs 400 euros and I haven't a penny (UK) ou cent (US) to my name11. GRAMMAIREpremière personne du singulier/pluriel first person singular/pluralvoir aussi link=pluriel pluriel12. CUISINEcôte/côtelette première prime rib/cutlet————————, première [prəmje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [personne]elle est la première de sa classe/au hit-parade she's top of her class/the charts2. [chose]3. [celui-là]plantez des roses ou des tulipes, mais les premières durent plus longtemps plant roses or tulips, but the former last longervoir aussi link=cinquième cinquième————————nom masculin1. [dans une charade]3. [dans des dates]Aix, le premier juin Aix, June 1stle premier avril April Fool's ou All Fools Dayle premier janvier ou de l'an New Year's Day————————première nom féminin2. [exploit]être/passer en première to be in/to go into firstbillet/wagon de première first-class ticket/carriage8. IMPRIMERIE [épreuve] first proof[édition - d'un livre] first edition ; [ - d'un journal] early edition9. [d'une chaussure] insole————————de première locution adjectivale————————en premier locution adverbialepremier de cordée nom masculin————————premier degré nom masculin2. [phase initiale] first step3. (figuré)————————premier prix nom masculin1. COMMERCE lowest ou cheapest pricedans les premiers prix at the cheaper ou lower end of the scale2. [récompense] first prize -
3 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) ta/holde som gisselanta--------behøve--------bringe--------fjerne--------fordre--------forlange--------godta--------kåre--------overveie--------ta--------trenge--------utbytteIsubst. \/teɪk\/1) det å ta2) fangst, (jakt)bytte3) (billett)inntekter4) ( film) opptak (det som filmes på én gang)5) (bånd)opptak6) ( medisin) vaksinasjon som slår an7) ( typografi) del, avsnitt, stykkeII1) ta, gripe, ta tak i2) ta med (seg), bære, flytte, frakte, overbringe, gå med• could you take this letter to her?3) føre, lede, følge, kjøre, ta med4) innta, ta, legge beslag på• can I take this seat?5) notere, skrive ned, skrive opp6) (film, radio e.l.) ta opp, spille inn7) innta, svelge, spise, drikke8) ta imot, akseptere, gå med på, være fornøyd med• will you take £5000 for the car?9) kjøpe, leie10) abonnere på, holde11) behøve(s), trengs, legge beslag på, bruke(s), kreve(s)12) ta på seg, påta seg13) tåle, orke, holde ut14) oppfatte, forstå, ta, tro, mene, anse• how old do you take him to be?15) (sport, spill) vinne, ta hjem, ta, komme på• the cafe takes £10,000 a week17) fatte, få, finne, ha, kjenne, føle18) romme, (kunne) ta, ha plass for, ha plass til19) holde, forrette, ta, undervise i, lære, studere• can you take German with them?20) ( hverdagslig) ligge med, ha samleie med21) virke, lykkes, ta, slå an, slå rot (botanikk), nappe (om fisk), bre seg (om ild)give and take se ➢ give, 2give or take se ➢ give, 2take (somebody) about vise (noen) omkring, føre (noen) rundt (omkring)take after slekte på, lignetake against (begynne å) fatte uvilje mot, begynne å misliketake along ta med (seg)take a vow avlegge en ed, avlegge et løftetake away ta bort, fjerneføre borttrekke fra, subtraheretake back ta tilbake, gi tilbake, levere tilbakeføre tilbake, forflytte tilbake (i tid)take cover søke dekningtake down rive (ned), demontereskrive ned, skrive opp, notere, ta referat av kue, slå nedtake from forringe, minske, redusere, sette nedtake in ( om å drive losji) ta imot, haden gamle damen tok imot losjerende omfatte, inkludere, ta med( hverdagslig) stikke innom, besøke, gå på( om klær som er for vide) sy inn, legge inn, ta inn forstå, fatte, få overblikk over, legge merke tillure, narre, føre bak lyset, bedra( hverdagslig) ta med til politistasjonen, arresteretake it easy! ta det rolig!, ta det med ro!take it out of somebody gjøre noen sliten, utmatte noentake off ( også take oneself off) dra, reise, gi seg i vei, forsvinne, gå sin vei ( luftfart) ta av, lette, gå opp ( sport) ta sats, satse ( handel) få vind i seilene, gå bra komme i skuddet, bli populærtake on slå an, slå igjennom, bli populær( hverdagslig) ta på vei, bli opprørt, hisse seg opptake one's time ta tiden til hjelp, ta den tiden en trengertake out ta ut, ta vekk, fjernetegne, ta ut, skaffe seg, løsetake over overta, tiltreoverta ledelsen, overta makten( finans) kjøpe opp, legge under seg, overta aksjemajoriteten itake over from avløse, tiltre etter, ta over ettertake size... bruke størrelse...take somebody apart (hverdagslig, også overført) gi noen en skikkelig omgang, flå noen levende, hudflette noentake somebody down (a peg or two) jekke noen ned et hakk, sette noen på plasstake somebody off ( britisk) parodiere noen, herme etter noen føre noen bort, kjøre noen av stedtake somebody on ansette noen, ta inn noenvi ansetter flere arbeidere hver vår stille opp mot, spille mottake somebody up hjelpe noen fremtake somebody up on something akseptere (et tilbud \/ en utfordring) fra noen protestere på noe som noen har sagttake somebody up short avbryte noen bråtttake something hard ta noe hardt, ta noe tungttake something off ta noe av, fjerne noe( om tid) ta fri( om pris) slå av (på), redusere• she took £10 off the pricetake something on påta seg noe, ta på seg noebli noe, anta noe, begynne å få noelegge seg til noeta opp noe, ta noe om bord, fylle på med noetake something out on someone la noe gå ut over noentake something up with someone ta noe opp med noen, drøfte en sak med noentake to begynne med, slå seg påsette seg inn i, lære seghenfalle til• don't you take to drinking!(begynne å) like, fatte sympati for, fatte interesse forflykte til, ta sin tilflukt til• when the bombers came, the children took to the jungleda bombeflyene kom, flyktet barna inn i jungelentake up ta opp, løfte opp fortsette (med)ta, oppta, legge beslag påakseptere, anta, ta, gå med påbegynne med, slå seg påabsorbere, suge opp, ta til seg tiltre, begynne i( om klær som er for lange) legge opp ta på, ta med, la stige påta seg av, hjelpe fremavbryte (for å protestere eller irettesette)take up with somebody slå seg i lag med noen, begynne å omgås noenwell taken ( om utsagn) berettiget, akseptert, godkjent -
4 primero
adj.first, prime, foremost.adv.first, in the first place, firstly, for one thing.* * *► adjetivo1 first► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 first1 (en primer lugar) first\a primeros de mes/año at the beginning of the month/yearlo primero es lo primero first things first Table 1 NOTA Before singular masculine nouns the form primer is used /Table 1————————► adverbio1 (en primer lugar) first* * *1. (f. - primera)adj.1) first2) former3) prime2. (f. - primera)noun3. adv.* * *primero, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing primer)1) [en el espacio] [página, planta] first; [fila] front, firstvivo en el primer piso — I live on the first o (EEUU) second floor
una foto en primera página — a front-page photo, a photo on the front page
perdone, pero yo estaba primero — excuse me, but I was first
plana 1), plano 2., 3)para mí primero están mis estudios — my studies take priority o come first
2) [en el tiempo] [día, semana, fase] first; [época, poemas] early; [síntoma] first, early•
en los primeros años del siglo — in the early years of the century•
a primera hora (de la mañana) — first thing in the morninghora 2), b), guerra 1)en primer lugar, tú no deberías haber dicho nada — in the first place, you shouldn't have said anything
3) (=principal) [deber, objetivo] main, primaryartículos de primera necesidad — basic essentials, staple items
un puerto de primera categoría — (Ciclismo) a first-category climb
bailarín, dama, mandatario, ministro, piedra•
primer espada — (Taur) principal bullfighter2.SM / F firstsoy el primero de la lista — I'm top of the list, I'm first on the list
quedó entre los diez primeros — he was in o among the first ten
bueno 1., 9), vista 1., 6), d), primeraes la primera de la clase — she is the best in the class, she is top of the class
3. SM1)• a primeros (de mes) — at the beginning of the month
2) (tb: primer plato) starter, first course¿qué van a tomar de primero? — what will you have as a starter o for the first course?
4. ADV1) (=en primer lugar) firstprimero iremos a comprar y luego al cine — first, we'll do the shopping and then go to the cinema
2) [indicando preferencia] sooner, ratherprimero se queda en casa que pedir dinero — she'd sooner o rather stay at home than ask for money
¡primero morir! — I'd rather die!
* * *I1) (en el espacio, el tiempo) firstvivo en el primer piso — I live on the second (AmE) o (BrE) first floor
en primer lugar... — first (of all),..., firstly,...
sus primeros poemas — her early o first poems
1o de julio — (read as: primero de julio) 1st July, July 1st (léase: July the first)
Olaf I — (read as: Olaf primero) Olaf I (léase: Olaf the First)
2) (en calidad, jerarquía)de primera categoría — first-class, first-rate
de primera — first-class, first-rate
3) (básico, fundamental)IIlo primero es... — the most important thing is...
1) ( en el tiempo) first2) ( en importancia)* * *= early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], first (1st), foremost, first ever, topmost [top most], top-of-mind.Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.Ex. The first objective, however, is best satisfied by the second policy.Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.Ex. In April 1993 the first ever computer crime legislation came into existence in Hong Kong.Ex. Thus each heap was delivered to the warehouseman with the final impressions of both formes on the topmost sheet.Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.----* alumno de primer año = first grader.* alumno de primer curso = first grader.* alumno de primero = first grader.* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.* asiento de primera fila = ringside seat, ringside ticket.* atacar primero = preemptive strike.* botiquín de primeros auxilios = first-aid kit.* butaca de primera fila = ringside seat, ringside ticket.* cabo primero = lance corporal.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.* como primera elección = as a first preference.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.* correo de primera clase = first class post.* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de primera = best-quality, top-notch, blue chip [blue-chip], prime, tip-top, first-rate.* de primera calidad = premium, premier.* de primera clase = first class, first-rate, tip-top.* de primera línea = first-line.* de primera magnitud = fully blown.* de primera mano = at first hand, first-hand [firsthand], first-person.* de primera persona = first-person.* de primeras = at first sight, on the face of it, at first glance, first-blush, up-front [up front].* de primer grado = in the first degree.* de primer nivel = first-level.* de primer orden = first-order [1st-order], world-class, blue chip [blue-chip].* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.* desde el primer día = from day one.* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* durante los primeros años = during the early years.* el primer intento = the first time around.* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.* el primero mencionado = former.* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios = first aider.* en el primer caso = in the former case.* en los primeros años de = early in.* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.* en primera instancia = in the first instance.* en primera línea = in the front line, first-line, on the front line.* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.* experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience.* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.* inicial del primer nombre de pila = first initial.* ir primero = lead + the way.* la primera tentativa = the first time around.* la primera vez = the first time around.* lo primero = for one, first off.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.* Posesivo + primeros pinitos = Posesivo + first steps.* primera cita = first date.* primera comunión = first communion.* primera división = premiership.* Primera División, la = First Division, the.* Primera Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).* Primera Enmienda, la = First Amendment, the.* primera época, la = early days, the.* primera escena, la = opening scene, the.* primera etapa = early days.* Primera Guerra Mundial = First World War (World War I), World War I [First World War].* primera impresión = first impression.* primera infancia = babyhood, early childhood.* primera línea = front-line [front line], front-line, forefront.* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.* primera manga = first leg, away game.* primera medida = initial step.* primer antepasado = primogenitor.* primer año de carrera = freshman year.* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.* primera parada = first stop.* primera persona = first person.* primera plana = front page [front-page].* primera posición = pole position, pole start.* primera posición de salida = pole start.* primera prensada = first cold press.* primera referencia = first stop.* primera reunión = starter meeting.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* primeras palabras = opening statement.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* primer aviso = smoke signal.* primer curso = first grade.* primer escalafón laboral = entry position.* primer heredero = heir apparent [heiress apparent].* primer indicio = smoke signal.* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.* primer meridiano = prime meridian.* primer ministro = Premier, prime minister.* primer molar = six-year molar.* primer molar permanente = first molar.* primero en hacer Algo = first mover.* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.* primero entre pares = first among equals.* primero, lo = first thing, the.* primero que nada = first off.* primeros auxilios = first-aid.* primeros impresos = early imprints.* primero y principal = first and foremost.* primer paso = stake in the ground.* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.* primer plano = close up, foreground, limelight, centre stage, forefront.* primer plato = side entrée.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.* primer recurso = first recourse.* primer y segundo plato = main dish.* proceso en primera instancia = proceeding in the first instance.* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.* sala de primeros auxilios = emergency room.* sargento primero = lance sergeant.* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* situado en primer lugar = top-ranked, top-rated.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la maña = an early morning + Nombre.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* visión de primera fila = ringside seat, ringside view.* * *I1) (en el espacio, el tiempo) firstvivo en el primer piso — I live on the second (AmE) o (BrE) first floor
en primer lugar... — first (of all),..., firstly,...
sus primeros poemas — her early o first poems
1o de julio — (read as: primero de julio) 1st July, July 1st (léase: July the first)
Olaf I — (read as: Olaf primero) Olaf I (léase: Olaf the First)
2) (en calidad, jerarquía)de primera categoría — first-class, first-rate
de primera — first-class, first-rate
3) (básico, fundamental)IIlo primero es... — the most important thing is...
1) ( en el tiempo) first2) ( en importancia)* * *= early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], first (1st), foremost, first ever, topmost [top most], top-of-mind.Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
Ex: The first objective, however, is best satisfied by the second policy.Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.Ex: In April 1993 the first ever computer crime legislation came into existence in Hong Kong.Ex: Thus each heap was delivered to the warehouseman with the final impressions of both formes on the topmost sheet.Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.* alumno de primer año = first grader.* alumno de primer curso = first grader.* alumno de primero = first grader.* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.* asiento de primera fila = ringside seat, ringside ticket.* atacar primero = preemptive strike.* botiquín de primeros auxilios = first-aid kit.* butaca de primera fila = ringside seat, ringside ticket.* cabo primero = lance corporal.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead.* como primera elección = as a first preference.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.* correo de primera clase = first class post.* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de primera = best-quality, top-notch, blue chip [blue-chip], prime, tip-top, first-rate.* de primera calidad = premium, premier.* de primera clase = first class, first-rate, tip-top.* de primera línea = first-line.* de primera magnitud = fully blown.* de primera mano = at first hand, first-hand [firsthand], first-person.* de primera persona = first-person.* de primeras = at first sight, on the face of it, at first glance, first-blush, up-front [up front].* de primer grado = in the first degree.* de primer nivel = first-level.* de primer orden = first-order [1st-order], world-class, blue chip [blue-chip].* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.* desde el primer día = from day one.* desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* durante los primeros años = during the early years.* el primer intento = the first time around.* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.* el primero mencionado = former.* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios = first aider.* en el primer caso = in the former case.* en los primeros años de = early in.* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.* en primera instancia = in the first instance.* en primera línea = in the front line, first-line, on the front line.* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.* experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience.* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.* inicial del primer nombre de pila = first initial.* ir primero = lead + the way.* la primera tentativa = the first time around.* la primera vez = the first time around.* lo primero = for one, first off.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.* Posesivo + primeros pinitos = Posesivo + first steps.* primera cita = first date.* primera comunión = first communion.* primera división = premiership.* Primera División, la = First Division, the.* Primera Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1) = AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).* Primera Enmienda, la = First Amendment, the.* primera época, la = early days, the.* primera escena, la = opening scene, the.* primera etapa = early days.* Primera Guerra Mundial = First World War (World War I), World War I [First World War].* primera impresión = first impression.* primera infancia = babyhood, early childhood.* primera línea = front-line [front line], front-line, forefront.* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.* primera manga = first leg, away game.* primera medida = initial step.* primer antepasado = primogenitor.* primer año de carrera = freshman year.* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.* primera parada = first stop.* primera persona = first person.* primera plana = front page [front-page].* primera posición = pole position, pole start.* primera posición de salida = pole start.* primera prensada = first cold press.* primera referencia = first stop.* primera reunión = starter meeting.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* primeras palabras = opening statement.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* primer aviso = smoke signal.* primer curso = first grade.* primer escalafón laboral = entry position.* primer heredero = heir apparent [heiress apparent].* primer indicio = smoke signal.* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.* primer meridiano = prime meridian.* primer ministro = Premier, prime minister.* primer molar = six-year molar.* primer molar permanente = first molar.* primero en hacer Algo = first mover.* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.* primero entre pares = first among equals.* primero, lo = first thing, the.* primero que nada = first off.* primeros auxilios = first-aid.* primeros impresos = early imprints.* primero y principal = first and foremost.* primer paso = stake in the ground.* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.* primer plano = close up, foreground, limelight, centre stage, forefront.* primer plato = side entrée.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.* primer recurso = first recourse.* primer y segundo plato = main dish.* proceso en primera instancia = proceeding in the first instance.* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.* sala de primeros auxilios = emergency room.* sargento primero = lance sergeant.* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* situado en primer lugar = top-ranked, top-rated.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la maña = an early morning + Nombre.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* visión de primera fila = ringside seat, ringside view.* * *adjective / pronounen primer lugar vamos a analizar … first (of all) o firstly, we are going to analyze …las diez primeras páginas the first ten pagessus primeros poemas her early o first poems1º de julio/octubre (read as: primero de julio/octubre) 1st July/October, July/October 1stOlaf Iº (read as: Olaf primero) Olaf I (léase: Olaf the First)estaba sentado en (la) primera fila he was sitting in the front rowen las primeras horas de la madrugada de ayer in the early hours of yesterday morningmañana a primera hora first thing tomorrowsoy el primero en reconocerlo I am the first to admit itCompuestos:hacer la primeroa comunión to take one's first communionmaestro de primeroa enseñanza elementary o primary school teacherfeminine early childhoodfeminine foundation stonefeminine front pagesalió en primeroa plana en todos los periódicos it made front-page news o the headlines in all the newspapers, it was on the front page of all the newspapersmasculine New Year's Daympl first aiden primer plano ( Art) in the foregroundmasculine first course, starterB(en calidad, jerarquía): un artículo de primerísima calidad a top-quality product, a product of the very finest o highest qualityde primera categoría first-class, first-ratees el primero de la clase he is top of the classes el primer atleta del país he is the country's top athletela primera empresa mundial en el campo de la electrónica the world's leading electronics companyde primera ‹comida/cantante› first-class, first-ratesólo vendemos productos de primera we sell only products of the finest o highest qualityun corte de carne de primera a prime cut of meatCompuestos:● primer actor, primera actrizfeminine First Lady● primer bailarín, primera bailarina● primer magistrado, primera magistrada● primer mandatario, primera mandataria( period) masculine, feminine head of statela entrevista entre ambos primeros mandatarios the meeting between the two heads of stateel primer mandatario estadounidense the president of the United States● primer ministro, primera ministramasculine, feminine Prime Ministermasculine and feminine First Secretarymasculine and feminine concertmaster ( AmE), leader (of the orchestra)los primeros violines the first violinsC(básico, fundamental): nuestro primer objetivo es … our primary objective is …artículos de primera necesidad basic necessitieslo primero es asegurarnos de que no corren peligro the essential o most important thing is to make sure they are not in any dangerA (en el tiempo) first¿por qué no haces primero los deberes? why don't you do your homework first?B(en importancia): estar primero to come firstpara mí primero está mi familia as far as I'm concerned my family comes firstprimero está la obligación y después la diversión business before pleasureC(para expresar preferencia): primero se queda sin comer que pedirle dinero she would sooner o rather go hungry than ask him for money* * *
primero◊ -ra adjetivo/pronombre primer is used before masculine singular nouns
1 (en el espacio, el tiempo) first;◊ el primer piso the second (AmE) o (BrE) first floor;
en primer lugar … first (of all), …, firstly, …;
1o de julio (read as: primero de julio) 1st July, July 1st (léase: July the first);
Olaf I (read as: Olaf primero) Olaf I (léase: Olaf the First);
a primeras horas de la madrugada in the early hours of the morning;
primera plana front page;
primeros auxilios sustantivo masculino plural
first aid;
primer plano (Fot) close-up (shot)
2 (en calidad, jerarquía):
de primera (categoría) first-class, first-rate;
es el primero de la clase he is top of the class;
primer ministro Prime Minister
3 (básico, fundamental):
artículos de primera necesidad basic necessities;
lo primero es … the most important thing is …
■ adverbio
1 ( en el tiempo) first
2 ( en importancia):
primero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (en el espacio, en el tiempo) first
primera fila, front row
en los primeros años, in the early years
2 (en calidad, en categoría) first: es el primer actor de la compañía, he's the company's top actor
3 (en importancia) basic, primary
un artículo de primera necesidad, an essential item
II adverbio (orden) first: primero, iremos al supermercado, first, we'll go to the supermarket
♦ Locuciones: a primeros, at the beginning of
a la primera de cambio, as soon as one has the opportunity, given half a chance: no está a gusto en la empresa, así que se irá a la primera de cambio, he's not happy at his company, so he plans to leave as soon as he has the chance
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, unexpectedly
lo primero es lo primero, first things first
' primero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- más
- originaria
- originario
- primer
- primera
- residir
- sucesión
- trigésima
- trigésimo
- ante
- estudio
- luego
- mayo
- ocurrir
- vigésimo
English:
after
- born
- come
- first
- former
- go before
- initial
- intro
- leader
- LIFO
- original
- premier
- prime
- raise
- stationary
- to
- year
- consult
- head
- lieutenant
- May
- payable
- pioneer
- put
- space
- start
- the
* * *primero, -a Primer is used instead of primero before singular masculine nouns (e.g. el primer hombre the first man).♦ núm adj1. [en orden] first;el primer capítulo, el capítulo primero chapter one;los primeros diez párrafos, los diez párrafos primeros the first ten paragraphs;a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning;en primera fila in the front row;en primer lugar, abre la caja first (of all), open the box;en primera página on the front pageprimeros auxilios first aid;prestar primeros auxilios a alguien to give sb first aid;Dep la primera base [posición] first base; Dep primera base [jugador] first base;primera comunión first communion;hacer la primera comunión to celebrate one's first communion;primera división first division;Dep primer equipo first team; Mil primera línea front line;estar en primera línea [de batalla] to be on the front line;[entre los mejores] to be amongst the best;primer plano close-up;en primer plano in the foreground;primer plato first course, starter2. [en importancia, calidad] main;la primera empresa del sector the leading company in the sector;el primer tenista del país the country's top tennis player;uno de los primeros objetivos del gobierno one of the government's main aims;el primer actor the leading man;la primera actriz the leading lady;productos de primera calidad top-quality products;productos de primera necesidad basic necessities;lo primero the most important o main thing;lo primero es lo primero first things firstprimer bailarín leading dancer;primera bailarina prima ballerina;primera dama Teatro leading lady;Pol [esposa del presidente] first lady; Taurom primer espada principal bullfighter;primer ministro prime minister;RP primera magistratura presidency;primer violín first violin♦ núm nm,fel primero fue bueno the first one was good;llegó el primero he came first;¿quién es el primero de la cola? who's first?;es el primero de la clase he's top of the class;él fue el primero en venir he was the first (person o one) to come;no eres el primero que me pregunta eso you're not the first person to ask me that2. [mencionado antes]vinieron Pedro y Juan, el primero con… Pedro and Juan arrived, the former with…♦ adv1. [en primer lugar] first;primero déjame que te explique una cosa let me explain something to you first;usted estaba primero you were in front of me o first;Amprimero que nada first of all2. [indica preferencia]primero… que… rather… than…;primero morir que traicionarle I'd rather die than betray him♦ nm1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor2. [curso universitario] first year;estudiantes de primero first years;estoy en primero I'm a first year3. [curso escolar] = first year of primary school, US ≈ first grade5. [en frases]a primeros de mes/año at the beginning of the month/year;a primeros de junio at the beginning of June, in early June;de primero [de primer plato] for starters* * *I adj firstII m, primera f first (one);a primeros de enero at the beginning of January;el primero de mayo the first of May;ser el primero de la clase be top of the classIII pron:IV adv1 en posición first2 ( primeramente) first of all* * *primero adv1) : first2) : rather, sooner1) : first2) : top, leading3) : fundamental, basic4)de primera : first-rateprimero, -ra n: first* * *primero1 adj pron1. (en orden) first2. (en categoría) topa primeros de... at the beginning of...primero2 adv first -
5 señor
adj.mister, Mr., Mr.m.1 gentleman, lord, gent.2 sir, mister.3 Lord.4 master.* * *► adjetivo1 (noble) distinguished, noble2 familiar fine► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 (amo - hombre) master; (- mujer) mistress4 (tratamiento - hombre) sir; (- mujer) madam, US ma'am■ buenos días, señora good morning, madam5 (ante apellido - hombre) Mr; (- mujer) Mrs■ el Sr. Rodríguez Mr Rodríguez7 (en carta - hombre) Sir; (- mujer) Madam1 RELIGIÓN the Lord1 good Lord!\ser todo un señor / ser toda una señora to be a real gentleman / be a real lady¡señoras y señores! ladies and gentlemen!el señor de la casa / la señora de la casa the gentleman of the house / the lady of the houseNuestro Señor / Nuestra Señora Our Lord / Our Ladyseñor feudal feudal lord* * *noun m.1) gentleman2) sir3) owner, master4) mister5) lord* * *señor, -a1. ADJ1) * [antes de sustantivo] [uso enfático] great big *2) (=libre) free, at libertyeres muy señor de hacerlo si quieres — you're quite free o at liberty to do so if you want
2. SM / F1) (=persona madura) man o más frm gentleman/ladyha venido un señor preguntando por ti — there was a man o más frm a gentleman here asking for you
2) (=dueño) [de tierras] owner; [de criado, esclavo] master/mistress¿está la señora? — is the lady of the house in?
3) [fórmula de tratamiento]a) [con apellido] Mr/Mrslos señores Centeno y Sánchez tuvieron que irse antes — frm Messrs Centeno and Sánchez had to leave early frm
b) * [con nombre de pila]buenos días, señor Mariano — [a Mariano Ruiz] good morning, Mr Ruiz
la señora María es de mi pueblo — [hablando de María Ruiz] Mrs Ruiz is from my village
c) [hablando directamente] sir/madamno se preocupe señor — don't worry, sir
¿qué desea la señora? — [en tienda] can I help you, madam?; [en restaurante] what would you like, madam?
¡oiga, señora! — excuse me, madam!
¡señoras y señores! — ladies and gentlemen!
d) [con nombre de cargo o parentesco]sí, señor juez — yes, my Lord
e) frm [en correspondencia]señor director — [en carta a periódico] Dear Sir
4) [uso enfático]pues sí señor, así es como pasó — yes indeed, that's how it happened
señora¡no señor, ahora no te vas! — oh no, you're not going anywhere yet!
5) [en letrero]3. SM1) ( Hist) lord2) (Rel)* * *I- ñora adjetivo (delante del n) (fam) ( uso enfático)II- ñora1)a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman; (f) ladyte busca un señor — there's a man o gentleman looking for you
señoras — ladies, women
b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman; (f) lady2) (dueño, amo)el señor/la señora de la casa — the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)
el señor de estas tierras — (Hist) the lord of these lands
3) (Relig)a) Señor masculino LordDios, nuestro Señor — the Lord God
b) Señora femenino5) ( tratamiento de cortesía)a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr; (f) Mrsb) (uso popular, con nombres de pila)la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel — ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López
c) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos)Señor Director — (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)
d) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre)perdón, señor/señora ¿tiene hora? — excuse me, could you tell me the time?
¿se lleva ésa, señora? — will you take that one, Madam? (frml)
muy señor mío/señores míos — (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs
Teresa Chaves - ¿señora o señorita? — Teresa Chaves - Miss, Mrs or Ms?
los señores han salido — Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home
e) ( uso enfático)¿y lo pagó él?-sí señor — you mean he paid for it-he did indeed
no señor, no fue así — no that is certainly not what happened
•• Cultural note:no señor, no pienso ir — there's no way I'm going
Señor/Señora/SeñoritaTitles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of don/doña: Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón. The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta. Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers* * *= master, Mr (Mister), gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.].Ex. But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex. These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.----* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* señor feudal = suzerain.* * *I- ñora adjetivo (delante del n) (fam) ( uso enfático)II- ñora1)a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman; (f) ladyte busca un señor — there's a man o gentleman looking for you
señoras — ladies, women
b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman; (f) lady2) (dueño, amo)el señor/la señora de la casa — the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)
el señor de estas tierras — (Hist) the lord of these lands
3) (Relig)a) Señor masculino LordDios, nuestro Señor — the Lord God
b) Señora femenino5) ( tratamiento de cortesía)a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr; (f) Mrsb) (uso popular, con nombres de pila)la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel — ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López
c) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos)Señor Director — (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)
d) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre)perdón, señor/señora ¿tiene hora? — excuse me, could you tell me the time?
¿se lleva ésa, señora? — will you take that one, Madam? (frml)
muy señor mío/señores míos — (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs
Teresa Chaves - ¿señora o señorita? — Teresa Chaves - Miss, Mrs or Ms?
los señores han salido — Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home
e) ( uso enfático)¿y lo pagó él?-sí señor — you mean he paid for it-he did indeed
no señor, no fue así — no that is certainly not what happened
•• Cultural note:no señor, no pienso ir — there's no way I'm going
Señor/Señora/SeñoritaTitles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of don/doña: Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón. The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta. Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers* * *= master, Mr (Mister), gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.].Ex: But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* señor feudal = suzerain.* * *1 ( delante del n) ( fam)(uso enfático): ha conseguido un señor puesto she's got herself a really good jobfue una señora fiesta it was some party o quite a party! ( colloq)2(libre): eres muy señor de hacer lo que quieras you're completely free to do as you likeAte busca un señor there's a man o gentleman looking for youla señora del último piso the lady who lives on the top floorpeluquería de señoras ladies' hairdresser'sla señora de la limpieza the cleaning lady[ S ] señoras ladies, womentiene 20 años pero se viste muy de señora she's only 20 but she dresses a lot olderes todo un señor he's a real gentlemantiene ínfulas de gran señora she gives herself airs and graces, she fancies herself as some sort of lady ( BrE)Compuesto:feminine companionB(dueño, amo): el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house ( frml)los vasallos debían fidelidad a sus señores ( Hist) the vassals owed allegiance to their lordsCompuesto:masculine feudal lordC ( Relig)1recibir al Señor to receive the body of ChristDios, nuestro Señor the Lord GodNuestro Señor Jesucristo our Lord Jesus Christnuestro hermano que ahora descansa or duerme en el Señor our brother who is now at peace2D1saludos a tu señora give my regards to your wifela señora de Jaime está muy enferma Jaime's wife is very ill2buenas tardes, Señor López good afternoon, Mr LópezSeñora de Luengo, ¿quiere pasar? would you go in please, Mrs/Ms Luengo?¿avisaste a la señora (de) Fuentes? did you tell Mrs/Ms Fuentes?los señores de Paz Mr and Mrs Pazya tenemos en nuestras manos los documentos enviados por los señores Gómez y López ( frml); we have now received the documents from Messrs. Gómez and López ( frml)2(uso popular, con nombres de pila): ¿cómo está, Señora Cristina? ≈ how are you Mrs Fuentes?, ≈ how are you, Mrs F? ( colloq)la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel no está ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López is not at home3 ( frml)(con otros sustantivos): el señor alcalde no podrá asistir the mayor will not be able to attendla señora directora está ocupada the director is busysalude a su señor padre/señora madre de mi parte ( ant); please convey my respects to your father/mother ( dated)4 ( frml)(sin mencionar el nombre): perdón, señor/señora, ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?pase señor/señora come in, pleaseseñoras y señores ladies and gentlemen¿se lleva ésa, señora? will you take that one, Madam? ( frml)muy señor mío/señores míos ( Corresp) Dear Sir/SirsTeresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz are not at home¿el señor/la señora va a cenar en casa? will you be dining in this evening, sir/madam? ( frml)5(uso enfático): ¿y lo pagó él? — pues sí, señor you mean he paid for it? — he did indeed o ( colloq) he sure didno, señor/señora, no fue así oh, no! that's not what happenedno, señor, no pienso prestárselo there's no way I'm going to lend it to him* * *
Multiple Entries:
Señor
señor
señor◊ - ñora sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
(f) lady;
(f) lady;
2 (dueño, amo):◊ el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)
3 (Relig)a)◊ Señor sustantivo masculino
Lordb)◊ Señora sustantivo femenino: Nuestra Sseñora de Montserrat Our Lady of Montserrat
4
5 ( tratamiento de cortesía)
(f) Mrs;
b) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos):
Sseñor Director (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)c) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre):◊ perdón, señor ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?;
muy señor mío/señores míos (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs;
Teresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?;
los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home
señor sustantivo masculino
1 (hombre) man, gentleman
2 sir (en inglés británico indica una posición social inferior) señor, se le ha caído la cartera, excuse me, you have dropped your wallet 3 señoras y señores, ladies and gentlemen
4 (tratamiento) Mr: ha llegado el Sr. Gómez, Mr Gómez is here
el señor presidente está reunido, the President is in a meeting
5 (en correspondencia) estimado señor, Dear Sir
6 Hist lord
7 Rel El Señor, the Lord
8 (persona respetable) es todo un señor y no hace caso de habladurías, he doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to idle chatter, he's a real gentleman
9 familiar (grande, importante) el joven principiante se ha convertido en un señor actor, the inexperienced young actor has become a star
Recuerda que no se usa Mr o Mrs solo con el nombre de pila, excepto cuando un "criado" está hablando con su "señor". En todo caso debes decir Mr Miguel más el apellido o Mr más el apellido. La misma regla se aplica también a Mrs y Ms.
' señor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- ama
- amo
- audiencia
- caballero
- de
- don
- estimada
- estimado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- N. S.
- señora
- señorita
- señorito
- Sr.
- el
- encantado
- mío
- parte
- rogar
English:
dear
- esquire
- follow-up
- gent
- lord
- master
- mister
- Mr
- Mrs
- Ms
- outstanding
- sir
- worship
- Epiphany
- gentleman
- squire
* * *señor, -ora♦ adj1. [refinado] noble, refined[excelente] wonderful, splendid;tienen una señora casa/un señor problema that's some house/problem they've got♦ nm1. [tratamiento] [antes de apellido, nombre, cargo] Mr;el señor López Mr López;los señores Ruiz Mr and Mrs Ruiz;¿están los señores (Ruiz) en casa? are Mr and Mrs Ruiz in?;dile al señor Miguel que gracias say thanks to Miguel from me;¡señor presidente! Mr President!;el señor director les atenderá enseguida the manager will see you shortly2. [tratamiento] [al dirigir la palabra] Sir;pase usted, señor do come in, do come in, Sir;¡oiga señor, se le ha caído esto! excuse me! you dropped this;señores, debo comunicarles algo gentlemen, there's something I have to tell you;¿qué desea el señor? what would you like, Sir?;sí, señor yes, Sir;Muy señor mío, Estimado señor [en cartas] Dear Sir;Muy señores míos [en cartas] Dear Sirs3. [hombre] man;llamó un señor preguntando por ti there was a call for you from a man;el señor de la carnicería the man from the butcher's;en el club sólo dejaban entrar a (los) señores they only let men into the club;un señor mayor an elderly gentleman;señores [en letrero] men, gents4. [caballero] gentleman;es todo un señor he's a real gentleman;vas hecho un señor con ese traje you look like a real gentleman in that suit5. [dueño] owner;Formal¿es usted el señor de la casa? are you the head of the household?7. [noble, aristócrata] lordHist señor feudal feudal lord;señor de la guerra warlordNuestro Señor Our Lord;¡Señor, ten piedad! Lord, have mercy upon us!9. [indica énfasis]sí señor, eso fue lo que ocurrió yes indeed, that's exactly what happened;¡sí señor, así se habla! excellent, that's what I like to hear!;no señor, estás muy equivocado oh no, you're completely wrong;a mí no me engañas, no señor you can't fool ME♦ interjGood Lord!;¡Señor, qué manera de llover! Good Lord, look how it's raining!* * *m Lord* * *1) : gentleman m, man m, lady f, woman f, wife f2) : Sir m, Madam festimados señores: Dear Sirs3) : Mr. m, Mrs. f4) : lord m, lady fel Señor: the Lord* * *señor n¿quién es ese señor? who's that man?2. (con apellido) Mr3. (de cortesía) sirsí, señor yes, sir -
6 principal
adj.1 main, principal.lo principal es… the main thing is…puerta principal front door2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.m.first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).* * *► adjetivo1 main, chief1 (piso) first floor, US second floor* * *adj.1) principal2) main3) foremost4) major* * *1. ADJ1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious2. SM1) (=persona) head, chief, principal2) (Econ) principal, capital3) (Teat) dress circle4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)* * *Iadjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> mainel papel principal — the main part o leading role
IIlo principal es que... — the main thing is that...
a) (Fin) principal, capitalb) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)* * *= capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.----* actividad principal = core activity.* actor principal = lead character, leading man.* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* administrador principal = top administrator.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* carretera principal = major road.* comida principal = main meal.* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* director principal = senior director.* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.* el principal = the number one.* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.* guía principal = guiding principle.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* motivo principal = prime cause.* papel principal = title role.* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.* personaje principal = lead character.* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* plato principal = entrée, main entrée.* ponencia principal = keynote presentation.* primero y principal = first and foremost.* principal razón = prime cause.* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* programa principal = Core Programme.* protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.* protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* recurso principal = primary resource.* semiprincipal = semi-main.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* * *Iadjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> mainel papel principal — the main part o leading role
IIlo principal es que... — the main thing is that...
a) (Fin) principal, capitalb) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)* * *= capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.* actividad principal = core activity.* actor principal = lead character, leading man.* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* administrador principal = top administrator.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* carretera principal = major road.* comida principal = main meal.* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* director principal = senior director.* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.* el principal = the number one.* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.* guía principal = guiding principle.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* motivo principal = prime cause.* papel principal = title role.* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.* personaje principal = lead character.* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* plato principal = entrée, main entrée.* ponencia principal = keynote presentation.* primero y principal = first and foremost.* principal razón = prime cause.* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* programa principal = Core Programme.* protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.* protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* recurso principal = primary resource.* semiprincipal = semi-main.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* * *‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› mainel papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romeroel personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the endlo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himselflo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health1 ( Fin) principal, capital* * *
principal adjetivo
main;
‹ papel› leading ( before n);◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…
principal adjetivo main, principal
' principal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
central
- constreñir
- dirección
- director
- directora
- eclipsar
- maestra
- maestro
- mayor
- nudo
- puerta
- requerir
- sita
- sito
- soler
- subdirector
- subdirectora
- mayordomo
- mayoritario
- plato
- portón
- protagonista
English:
already
- anchor
- attraction
- averse
- bed
- body
- bomb
- bread-and-butter
- by
- central
- chief
- dash
- deputy
- dinner
- do
- enjoy
- flagship
- foremost
- head
- high
- high road
- imagine
- irony
- lead
- lead off from
- lead story
- leading
- leading lady
- leading man
- main
- mainland
- mainstay
- master
- mind
- objective
- on
- opposed
- premier
- primary
- prime
- principal
- road
- runaway
- title role
- trunk road
- upstage
- course
- limb
- major
- rat
* * *♦ adj1. [más importante] main, principal;me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;puerta principal front door;lo principal the main thing2. [oración] main♦ nm1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor2. Fin principal* * *I adj main, principal;lo principal the main o most important thingII m second floor, Brfirst floor* * *principal adj1) : main, principal2) : foremost, leadingprincipal nm: capital, principal* * *principal1 adj mainprincipal2 n first floor -
7 passer
passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
1.
1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
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se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
8 pierwszy
pierwsze piętro — first floor (BRIT), second floor (US)
pierwsza wojna światowa — the First World War, World War One
pierwsza w prawo/lewo — the next on the right/left
pierwszy lepszy pot — any old one
po pierwsze — first, firstly
pierwszy raz lub po raz pierwszy — for the first time
na pierwszy rzut oka — at first glance lub sight, on the face of it
z pierwszej ręki — (wiadomość, informacja) first-hand; (słyszeć, dowiedzieć się) at first hand
* * *a.1. first; pierwsza rocznica first anniversary; pierwsza klasa szkoln. first grade; zwł. Br. first form; pierwszy raz first time; pierwsze piętro second floor; Br. first floor; pierwszy września the first of September; pierwsza wojna światowa hist. World War One, the First World War; pierwsza pomoc first aid; pierwsze śniadanie breakfast; forma w pierwszej osobie liczby pojedynczej gram. first person singular; pisać w pierwszej osobie write in the first person; równanie pierwszego stopnia mat. linear equation; pierwszy oficer żegl. first mate, first officer; Pierwsza Dama polit. First Lady; pierwsze skrzypce muz. first violin; pierwszy bieg mot. first gear; stawiać pierwsze kroki take one's l. the first steps; zrobić pierwszy krok make the first move; pierwszy lepszy l. z brzegu any (old) one, whichever, random; na pierwszy rzut oka at first glance, on the face of it; w pierwszej chwili at first, in the first moment; z pierwszej ręki firsthand; relacja z pierwszej ręki inside story; po pierwsze firstly, first of all, first and foremost; grać pierwsze skrzypce play the first fiddle; posłać kogoś na pierwszy ogień send sb to the frontline; miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia love at first sight; pierwsze wrażenie first impression; ciekawość – pierwszy stopień do piekła curiosity killed the cat; kto pierwszy, ten lepszy first come, first served; pierwsze koty za płoty the first try doesn't count, the first attempt is just for practice.2. (= taki, przed którym nie było innych podobnych) first, fresh, new; nie pierwszej młodości past one's prime, well on in years; nie pierwszej czystości soiled; przełamać pierwsze lody break the ice; zaspokoić pierwszy głód take the edge off one's appetite; pani pierwsza! after you!3. (= zasadniczy, główny) main, chief, primary, principal; pierwszy plan film foreground; artykuły pierwszej potrzeby necessities; liczba pierwsza mat. prime number; wysuwać coś na pierwszy plan put sth first.4. (= najlepszy) top, finest, first-rate; wagon pierwszej klasy kol. first-class car; zająć pierwsze miejsce zwł. sport come in first, be the first; pierwsza liga sport first league; lody – pierwsza klasa! pot. delicious ice-cream!; pierwsza nagroda first prize.mifirst ( day of a month); umówić się z kimś na pierwszego czerwca arrange a meeting with sb on the first of June; skończyć pracę do pierwszego finish work by the first.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pierwszy
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1. adjective, adverb(before all others in place, time or rank: the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.) primero
2. adverb(before doing anything else: `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!) primero
3. noun(the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc: the first to arrive.) primero- firstly- first aid
- first-born
- first-class
- first-hand
- first-rate
- at first
- at first hand
- first and foremost
- first of all
first1 adj primerofirst2 adv1. primerohe came first in the race llegó el primero en la carrera / ganó la carrerayou play later, first you must finish your lunch podrás jugar luego, primero acaba de comer2. por primera veztr[fɜːst]1 primero,-a■ what was your first job? ¿cuál fue tu primer trabajo?■ who was the first man on the moon? ¿quién fue el primer hombre que pisó la luna?■ for the first time in my life... por primera vez en mi vida...■ my first reaction was to... mi reacción inicial fue...1 (before anything else) primero■ when you get up, what do you do first? al levantarte, ¿qué es lo primero que haces?■ first, I have to go to the bank primero, tengo que ir al banco2 (for the first time) por primera vez■ when we first met, he hated me cuando nos conocimos, me odiaba3 (in first place) primero, en primer lugar■ there are several reasons: first,... hay varias razones: en primer lugar,...4 (in preference to) antes■ he said he'd die first dijo que antes, preferiría morir1 la primera vez■ it's a first for me too! ¡es la primera vez para mí también!1 el primero, la primera, lo primero1 (first-class degree) ≈ sobresaliente nombre masculino (título universitario que corresponde a la nota más alta)2 (gear) primera\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat first al principioat first sight a primera vistafirst come, first served el que llega primero tiene prioridadfirst of all en primer lugarfirst thing a primera hora (de la mañana)first things first lo primero es lo primerofrom the first desde el principiofrom first to last de principio a fin, desde el principio hasta el finalfirst aid primeros auxilios nombre masculino pluralfirst class primera clase nombre femeninoFirst Communion primera comunión nombre femeninoFirst Lady Primera Damafirst lieutenant teniente nombre masculino de navíofirst mate primer oficial nombre masculinofirst name nombre nombre masculino de pilafirst night estrenofirst offender delincuente nombre masculino sin antecedentesfirst person SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL primera personaFirst World War Primera Guerra Mundialfirst ['fərst] adv1) : primerofinish your homework first: primero termina tu tareafirst and foremost: ante todofirst of all: en primer lugar2) : por primera vezI saw it first in Boston: lo vi por primera vez en Bostonfirst adj1) : primerothe first time: la primera vezat first sight: a primera vistain the first place: en primer lugarthe first ten applicants: los diez primeros candidatos2) foremost: principal, primerofirst tenor: tenor principalfirst n1) : primero m, -ra f (en una serie)2) : primero m, primera parte f4)at first : al principioadj.• delantero, -a adj.• original adj.• primer adj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.adv.• primera velocidad adv.• primero adv.n.• primero s.m.
I fɜːrst, fɜːst1)Henry I — (léase: Henry the First) Enrique I (read as: Enrique primero)
who's going to be first? — ¿quién va a ser el primero?
our horse was first — nuestro caballo llegó en primer lugar or el primero
b) (in seniority, standing) primerothe first eleven/fifteen — (BrE) el equipo titular
she's first in line to the throne — está primera or es la primera en la línea de sucesión al trono
2) ( elliptical use)he'll be arriving on the first (of the month) — llegará el primero or (Esp tb) el uno (del mes)
he fell at the first — cayó en la primera valla (or el primer obstáculo etc)
he/she was the first to arrive — fue el primero/la primera en llegar
the first she knew about it was when... — la primera noticia que tuvo de ello fue cuando...
3) (in phrases)from the first — desde el principio, desde el primer momento
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1)a) ( ahead of others) primerowhich comes first, your family or your career? — ¿para ti qué está primero, tu familia o tu carrera?
I always put my children first — para mí antes que nada or primero están mis hijos
first come, first served: tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis — se adjudicará(n) las entradas por riguroso orden de solicitud (or llegada etc)
b) (before other actions, events) primero, en primer lugarfirst, I want to thank everyone for coming — en primer lugar or primero quiero agradecerles a todos que hayan venido
c) ( beforehand) antes, primerod) ( for the first time) por primera veze) ( rather) antesform a coalition? I'd resign first — ¿formar una coalición? antes (que eso) renuncio!
2) (in phrases)first of all — en primer lugar, antes que nada
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a) first (gear) ( Auto) (no art) primera fb) (original idea, accomplishment) primicia f[fɜːst]1.ADJ primero; (before m sing n) primerI was first! — ¡yo iba or estaba primero!
the first three correct answers win a prize — las tres primeras respuestas correctas se llevan un premio
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at first — al principioinstance 1., 2), thing 2)to win first place — (in competition) conseguir el primer puesto, ganar
2. ADV1) (in place, priority) primerofirst one, then another — primero uno, después otro
we arrived first — fuimos los primeros en llegar, llegamos los primeros
women and children first! — ¡las mujeres y los niños primero!
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first of all — ante todo, antes que nada•
to come first — (in race) ganar, llegar el primero; (=have priority) estar primero, tener prioridadthe customer/your homework must come first — el cliente es lo primero/tus deberes son lo primero
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first and foremost — ante todo, antes que nada•
you go first! — ¡tú primero!, ¡pasa tú!•
head first — de cabeza•
you have to put your children's needs first — primero están las necesidades de tus hijosfree tickets, on a first-come-first-served basis — entradas gratis, por riguroso orden de llegada
2) (in time) (=before anything else) primero, antes de nadafirst, I need a drink — primero or antes de nada or antes que nada, necesito una copa
first, I don't like it, second, I haven't got the money — lo primero: no me gusta, lo segundo: no dispongo del dinero
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first off * — primero de todo, antes de nada3) (=for the first time) por primera vez4) (=rather) primero, anteslet him in this house? I'd kill him first! — ¿dejarle pisar esta casa? ¡primero or antes lo mato!
I'd die first! — ¡antes me muero!
3.PRONthe first of January — el primero de enero, el uno de enero
it's the first I've heard of it — ahora me entero, no lo sabía
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he came in an easy first — llegó el primero con ventaja•
from the (very) first — desde el principio•
to be the first to do sth — ser el primero en hacer algothey were the first to arrive — fueron los primeros en llegar, llegaron los primeros
4. N1) (Aut) primera f2) (Brit) (Univ) ≈ sobresaliente mhe got a first in French — ≈ se ha licenciado en francés con una media de sobresaliente
See:see cultural note DEGREE in degree5.CPDfirst-aidfirst aider N — socorrista mf
first base N — (Baseball) primera base f
first blood N —
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to draw first blood — anotar el primer tanto•
first blood to sb — primer tanto para algnfirst cousin N — primo(-a) m / f hermano(-a)
first degree N — licenciatura f
first edition N — primera edición f ; [of early or rare book] edición f príncipe
first family N (US) [of president] —
first form or year N — (Scol) primer curso de secundaria
first-year student — (Univ) estudiante mf de primer año (de carrera universitaria)
first gear N — (Aut) primera f
first grade N — (US) primero m de primaria; first-grade
first hand N —
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at first hand — directamente- see sth at first handfirst lady N — (US) primera dama f
first language N — (=mother tongue) lengua f materna; [of country] lengua f principal
first lieutenant N — (US) (Aer) teniente mf ; (Brit) (Naut) teniente mf de navío
first light N — amanecer m, alba f
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at first light — al amanecer, al albafirst mate N — primer oficial m, primera oficial f
first minister N — (in Scotland) primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f
first name N — nombre m (de pila)
first night N — (Theat) estreno m
first offender N — (Jur) delincuente mf sin antecedentes penales
first officer N — primer oficial m, primera oficial f
first performance N — (Theat, Mus) estreno m
first person N — (Ling) primera persona f
first person plural N (Gram) —
first school N — (Brit) escuela para niños entre cinco y nueve años
first secretary, First Secretary N — (in Wales) primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f de Gales
first violin N — primer violín m, primera violín f
First World N —
First World War N —
First World War battlefield N — campo m de batalla de la Primera Guerra Mundial
first year N (Scol) — = first form
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I [fɜːrst, fɜːst]1)Henry I — (léase: Henry the First) Enrique I (read as: Enrique primero)
who's going to be first? — ¿quién va a ser el primero?
our horse was first — nuestro caballo llegó en primer lugar or el primero
b) (in seniority, standing) primerothe first eleven/fifteen — (BrE) el equipo titular
she's first in line to the throne — está primera or es la primera en la línea de sucesión al trono
2) ( elliptical use)he'll be arriving on the first (of the month) — llegará el primero or (Esp tb) el uno (del mes)
he fell at the first — cayó en la primera valla (or el primer obstáculo etc)
he/she was the first to arrive — fue el primero/la primera en llegar
the first she knew about it was when... — la primera noticia que tuvo de ello fue cuando...
3) (in phrases)from the first — desde el principio, desde el primer momento
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1)a) ( ahead of others) primerowhich comes first, your family or your career? — ¿para ti qué está primero, tu familia o tu carrera?
I always put my children first — para mí antes que nada or primero están mis hijos
first come, first served: tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis — se adjudicará(n) las entradas por riguroso orden de solicitud (or llegada etc)
b) (before other actions, events) primero, en primer lugarfirst, I want to thank everyone for coming — en primer lugar or primero quiero agradecerles a todos que hayan venido
c) ( beforehand) antes, primerod) ( for the first time) por primera veze) ( rather) antesform a coalition? I'd resign first — ¿formar una coalición? antes (que eso) renuncio!
2) (in phrases)first of all — en primer lugar, antes que nada
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a) first (gear) ( Auto) (no art) primera fb) (original idea, accomplishment) primicia f -
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first [fɜ:st]premier ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) tout de suite ⇒ 1 (b) le premier ⇒ 2 (a), 3 d'abord ⇒ 2 (b) pour la première fois ⇒ 2 (c) première ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (f)(a) (in series) premier;∎ the first few days les deux ou trois premiers jours;∎ the first six months les six premiers mois;∎ Louis the First Louis Premier ou Ier;∎ one hundred and first cent unième;∎ to be first in the queue être le (la) premier(ère) de la queue;∎ I'm first je suis ou c'est moi le premier;∎ she was first in English Literature elle était première en littérature anglaise;∎ she's in first place (in race) elle est en tête;∎ to win first prize gagner le premier prix;∎ this is the first time I've been to New York c'est la première fois que je viens à New York;∎ Cars first gear première f (vitesse f);∎ put the car into first gear passe la première (vitesse);∎ British first year University première année f; School sixième f;∎ British a first-year university student un étudiant de première année à l'université;∎ I learnt of it at first hand je l'ai appris de la bouche de l'intéressé/l'intéressée, c'est lui-même/elle-même qui me l'a appris;∎ I learned of her resignation at first hand c'est elle-même qui m'a appris sa démission;∎ I haven't (got) the first idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;∎ I don't know the first thing about cars je n'y connais absolument rien en voitures;∎ I'll pick you up first thing (in the morning) je passerai te chercher demain matin à la première heure;∎ I'm not at my best first thing in the morning je ne suis pas au mieux de ma forme très tôt le matin;∎ there's a first time for everything il y a un début à tout;∎ to be the first person to do sth être le (la) premier(ère) à faire qch(b) (immediately) tout de suite;∎ first thing after lunch tout de suite après le déjeuner;∎ literary she's past her first youth elle n'est plus de la première jeunesse(c) (most important → duty, concern) premier;∎ the first priority la priorité des priorités;∎ to put first things first commencer par le commencement;∎ first things first! prenons les choses dans l'ordre!;∎ to go back to first principles repartir sur des bases saines2 adverb(a) (before the others → arrive, leave, speak) le (la) premier(ère), en premier;∎ I saw it first! c'est moi qui l'ai vu le (la) premier(ère) ou en premier!;∎ you go first vas-y en premier;∎ ladies first les dames d'abord;∎ women and children first les femmes et les enfants d'abord;∎ Administration last in, first out dernier entré, premier sorti;∎ her career comes first sa carrière passe d'abord ou avant tout;∎ I've never come first with you, have I? tu ne m'as jamais fait passer avant le reste, n'est-ce pas?;∎ to put one's family first faire passer sa famille d'abord ou avant tout;∎ proverb first come first served les premiers arrivés sont les premiers servis;∎ tickets were handed out on a first come first served basis les billets ont été distribués par ordre d'arrivée(b) (firstly, before anything else) d'abord;∎ first, I want to say thank you tout d'abord, je voudrais vous remercier, je voudrais d'abord vous remercier;∎ first prepare the meat préparez d'abord la viande;∎ I need to go to the lavatory first il faut d'abord que j'aille aux toilettes;∎ what should I do first? qu'est-ce que je dois faire en premier?;∎ first hear the arguments, then make up your mind écoutez d'abord les arguments, ensuite vous vous déciderez;∎ she says first one thing then another elle dit d'abord une chose, et puis une autre;∎ I'm a mother first and a wife second je suis une mère avant d'être une épouse∎ we first met in London nous nous sommes rencontrés à Londres;∎ when I first knew him quand je l'ai connu(d) (sooner, rather)∎ I'd die first plutôt mourir;∎ familiar I'll see him damned first or in hell first j'aimerais bien voir ça3 noun∎ the first le (la) premier(ère);∎ he was among the first to realise il a été parmi les premiers à s'en rendre compte;∎ we were the very first to arrive nous sommes arrivés les tout premiers;∎ she was the first in our family to go to university c'était la première de la famille à aller à l'université;∎ he came in an easy first (in race) il est arrivé premier haut la main(b) (achievement) première f;∎ that's a notable first for France c'est une grande première pour la France∎ the first we heard/knew of it was when... nous en avons entendu parler pour la première fois/l'avons appris quand...;∎ it's the first I've heard of it! première nouvelle!∎ the first of May/the month le premier mai/du mois∎ he got a first in economics ≃ il a eu mention très bien en économie;∎ she got a double first in French and Russian ≃ elle a eu mention très bien en français et en russe∎ in first en première;∎ to put the car into first se mettre en première, passer la première∎ first of exchange première f de changeau débutd'abord et surtoutavant touttout d'abord, pour commencerfamiliar pour commencer□du début à la findès le débutd'abord;∎ apply in the first instance to the personnel department adressez d'abord votre demande au service du personnel(a) (referring to a past action) d'abord;∎ why did you do it in the first place? et puis d'abord, pourquoi as-tu fait cela?;∎ I don't understand why he married her in the first place d'abord, je ne comprends pas ce qui a bien pu le pousser à se marier avec elle(b) (introducing an argument) d'abord;∎ in the first place... and in the second place d'abord... et ensuite►► first aid1 noun(UNCOUNT) (technique) secourisme m; (attention) premiers soins mpl;∎ does anyone know any first aid? quelqu'un s'y connaît-il en secourisme?;∎ to give/to receive first aid donner/recevoir les premiers soins(class, manual) de secourisme;first aid box trousse f à pharmacie;first aid certificate brevet m de secourisme;first aid kit trousse f à pharmacie;British first aid post, first aid station poste m de secours;American the First Amendment le premier amendement (de la Constitution des États-Unis garantissant les libertés individuelles du citoyen américain, notamment la liberté d'expression);first cousin cousin(e) m,f germain(e);British first eleven (in soccer, cricket) = les onze meilleurs joueurs sélectionnés pour former l'équipe la plus forte dans un club;American the First Family (presidential family) la famille présidentielle; (in a State) la famille du gouverneur;Sport first half première mi-temps f;First Lady (in US) = femme du président des États-Unis;∎ figurative the first lady of rock/of the detective novel la grande dame du rock/du roman policier;first language langue f maternelle;first love premier amour m;Nautical first mate second m;Politics First Minister (of Scottish Parliament) Premier ministre m;first name prénom m;∎ to be on first name terms with sb appeler qn par son prénom;Theatre first night première f;Law first offender délinquant(e) m,f primaire;Nautical first officer second m;Theatre first performance première f;Grammar first person première personne f;∎ in the first person à la première personne;first principle principe m fondamental ou de base;Finance first quarter (of financial year) premier trimestre m;first refusal préférence f;∎ to give sb first refusal on sth donner la préférence à qn pour qch;∎ I promised Nadine first refusal j'ai promis à Nadine que je lui donnerais la préférence;Cinema first showing première exclusivité f;American the First State = surnom donné au Delaware;Sport first string les meilleurs joueurs mpl (d'une équipe);Sport first team (équipe f) première f;Music first violin (person, instrument) premier violon m;the First World les pays mpl industrialisés;the First World War la Première Guerre mondiale -
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1. prepositionin the fields — auf den Feldern
shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet
in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen
3) (with respect to)a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1); itself 1)
4) (as a proportionate part of)eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient
be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein
be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein
there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß
what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)
there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]
there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)
7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben
8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)he's in politics — er ist Politiker
9)be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein
in this way — auf diese Weise; so
a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt
this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau
draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)
in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.
in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern
4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends
in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990
12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren
13) (within the ability of)have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]
I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut
there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)
14)15)2. adverbin doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)
‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"
he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da
3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen
4) (inward) innen5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode6) (elected)be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein
8)somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil
we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)
9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein
3. attributive adjectivebe [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
(fashionable) Mode-the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)
4. nounin joke — Insiderwitz, der
* * *(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) in Stücke* * *in[ɪn]I. PREPOSITIONthe butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im KühlschrankI live \in New York/Germany ich lebe in New York/Deutschlandhe read it \in the paper er hat es in der Zeitung gelesensoak it \in warm water lassen Sie es in warmem Wasser einweichenI've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rückenwho's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichtsdown below \in the valley unten im Tal\in a savings account auf einem Sparkontoto lie in bed/the sun im Bett/in der Sonne liegento ride \in a car [im] Auto fahrento be \in hospital im Krankenhaus seinto be \in prison im Gefängnis seinto be \in a prison in einem Gefängnis sein (als Besucher)\in the street auf der StraßeI just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getanhe went \in the rain er ging hinaus in den Regenslice the potatoes \in two schneiden Sie die Kartoffel einmal durchto get \in the car ins Auto steigento invest \in the future in die Zukunft investierento invest one's savings \in stocks seine Ersparnisse in Aktien anlegento get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen, in Schwierigkeiten geratenis Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem Collegehe was a singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Bandthere are 31 days in March der März hat 31 Tageget together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich, in Gedanken sind wir bei dirhe cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzenhe always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel\in anger im Zorndark \in colour dunkelfarbigdifference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied mto be \in [no] doubt [nicht] zweifeln [o im Zweifel sein]\in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung\in horror voller Entsetzen\in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeitto be \in a hurry es eilig habento be \in love [with sb] [in jdn] verliebt seinto fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verliebento live \in luxury im Luxus lebento be \in in a good mood guter Laune sein\in private vertraulichto put sth \in order etw in Ordnung bringen\in a state of panic in Panik\in secret im Geheimen, heimlichto tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen, in + datit was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogento pay \in cash [in] bar bezahlento pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlento write \in ink/pencil mit Tinte/Bleistift schreibento paint \in oils in Öl malen\in writing schriftlichMozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll\in English/French/German auf Englisch/Französisch/Deutschto listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hörento speak \in a loud/small voice mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechento talk \in a whisper sehr leise reden, mit Flüsterstimme sprechen, in + dathe's getting forgetful \in his old age er wird vergesslich auf seine alten Tageshe assisted the doctor \in the operation sie assistierte dem Arzt bei der Operation\in 1968 [im Jahre] 1968\in the end am Ende, schließlichto be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel seinto be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein\in March/May im März/Mai\in the morning/afternoon/evening morgens [o am Morgen] /nachmittags [o am Nachmittag] /abends [o am Abend]\in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern\in spring/summer/autumn/winter im Frühling/Sommer/Herbst/Winterdinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertigI'll be ready \in a week's time in einer Woche werde ich fertig seinhe learnt to drive \in two weeks in [o innerhalb von] zwei Wochen konnte er Auto fahrento return \in a few minutes/hours/days in einigen Minuten/Stunden/Tagen zurückkommen\in record time in Rekordzeitshe hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehörtI haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemachtI haven't seen her \in years ich habe sie seit Jahren nicht gesehenthe house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen12. (job, profession)he's \in computers er hat mit Computern zu tunshe's \in business/politics sie ist Geschäftsfrau/Politikerinshe works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlagto enlist \in the army sich akk als Soldat verpflichtenhe was all \in black er war ganz in Schwarzyou look nice \in green Grün steht dirthe woman \in the hat die Frau mit dem Hutthe man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzugto be \in disguise verkleidet sein\in the nude nacktto sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbadento be \in uniform Uniform tragen14. (result) als\in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss\in exchange als Ersatz, dafür\in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit\in that... ( form) insofern alsI was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte\in attempting to save the child, he nearly lost his own life bei dem Versuch, das Kind zu retten, kam er beinahe selbst um\in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job\in saying this, I will offend him wenn ich das sage, würde ich ihn beleidigen\in doing so dabei, damittemperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen werden sich morgen um 25 Grad bewegenhe's about six foot \in height er ist ungefähr zwei Meter großa novel \in 3 parts ein Roman in 3 Teilenpeople died \in their thousands die Menschen starben zu Tausendento be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen\in total insgesamtthe potatoes are twenty pence \in the pound die Kartoffeln kosten zwanzig Pence pro Pfundshe has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu dreione \in ten people jeder zehnteto interfere \in sb's business sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischento share \in sb's success an jds Erfolg teilnehmen19. after nshe underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändertshe had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidungto have confidence \in sb jdm vertrauen, Vertrauen zu jdm haben20. (in a person)▪ \in sb mit jdmwe're losing a very good sales agent \in Kim mit Kim verlieren wir eine sehr gute Verkaufsassistentinit's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügento not have it \in oneself to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tunthese themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor22.▶ \in all insgesamtthere were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt▶ all \in all alles in allemall \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen, war es ein gutes Jahr▶ \in between dazwischen▶ there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied▶ to be \in and out of sth:she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im KrankenhausII. ADVERBcome \in! herein!\in with you! rein mit dir!he opened the door and went \in er öffnete die Tür und ging hineinshe was locked \in sie war eingesperrtcould you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche hereinholen?she didn't ask me \in sie hat mich nicht hereingebetenthe sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hineinto bring the harvest \in die Ernte einbringenthe train got \in very late der Zug ist sehr spät eingetroffenthe bus is due \in any moment now der Bus müsste jetzt jeden Moment kommenis the tide coming \in or going out? kommt oder geht die Flut?we watched the ship come \in wir sahen zu, wie das Schiff einlief6.▶ day \in, day out tagein, tagausIII. ADJECTIVEis David \in? ist David da?I'm afraid Mr Jenkins is not \in at the moment Herr Jenkins ist leider gerade nicht im Hause formto have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringendoor \in Eingangstür f\in-tray AUS, BRIT\in-box AM Behälter m für eingehende Post▪ to be \in in [o angesagt] seinto be the \in place to dance/dine ein angesagtes Tanzlokal/Restaurant seinwhen does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?the application must be \in by May 31 die Bewerbung muss bis zum 31. Mai eingegangen seinthe ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch!9.you'll be \in for it if... du kannst dich auf was gefasst machen, wenn...▶ to be [well] \in with sb bei jdm gut angeschrieben seinshe just says those things to get \in with the teacher sie sagt so was doch nur, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machenIV. NOUNhe wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte2. AM POL▪ the \ins die Regierungspartei3.▶ to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen* * *[ɪn]1. PREPOSITIONWhen in is the second element of a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, hand in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, in the end, weak in, wrapped in, look up the other word.it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto
he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche
in here/there — hierin/darin, hier/da drin (inf); (with motion) hier/da hinein or rein (inf)
in the street — auf der/die Straße
to stay in the house — im Haus or (at home) zu Hause or zuhause (Aus, Sw) bleiben
in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis
in Germany/Switzerland/the United States — in Deutschland/der Schweiz/den Vereinigten Staaten after the superlative, in is sometimes untranslated and the genitive case used instead.
the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste
2) people beiyou can find examples of this in Dickens —
he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...
3) dates, seasons, time of day in (+dat)in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag
in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag
in the daytime — tagsüber, während des Tages
in the evening — abends, am Abend
in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit
4) time of life in (+dat)in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter
5) interval of time in (+dat)in a week( 's time) — in einer Woche
in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich
6) numbers, quantities zuto count in fives —
in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen
in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad
in part — teilweise, zum Teil
7)he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn
8)manner, state, condition
to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechento speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen
to speak in German —
the background is painted in red — der Hintergrund ist rot( gemalt) or in Rot gehalten
to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen
to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben
9) clothes in (+dat)in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig
she was dressed in silk —
10)substance, material
upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogento write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben
in marble — in Marmor, marmorn
a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet
11)blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blinda rise in prices — ein Preisanstieg m, ein Anstieg m der Preise
12)occupation, activity
he is in the army — er ist beim Militärhe is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)
13)__diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ichin trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch
in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser
but in saying this —
he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen
the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...
2. ADVERBWhen in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come in, live in, sleep in, look up the verb.da; (at home also) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw)there is nobody in — es ist niemand da/zu Hause to be in may require a more specific translation.
he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen
we are in for rain/a cold spell — uns (dat) steht Regen/eine Kältewelle bevor
he's in for it! — der kann sich auf was gefasst machen (inf), der kann sich freuen (iro) __diams; to have it in for sb (inf) es auf jdn abgesehen haben (inf) __diams; to be in on sth an einer Sache beteiligt sein; on secret etc über etw (acc) Bescheid wissen
he likes to be in on things — er mischt gern (überall) mit (inf) __diams; to be (well) in with sb sich gut mit jdm verstehen
3. ADJECTIVE(inf) in inv (inf)long skirts are in — lange Röcke sind in (inf) or sind in Mode
the in thing — das, was zurzeit in ist (inf) or Mode ist
the in thing is to... — es ist zurzeit in (inf) or Mode, zu...
4. the insPLURAL NOUN1) = details __diams; the ins and outs die Einzelheiten plto know the ins and outs of sth —
I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid
2) POL US* * *in [ın]A präp1. (räumlich, auf die Frage: wo?) in (dat), innerhalb (gen), an (dat), auf (dat):in England (London) in England (London); → blind A 1 a, country A 5, field A 1, room A 2, sky A 1, street A 1, etc3. bei (Schriftstellern):4. (auf die Frage: wohin?) in (akk):put it in your pocket steck es in die Tasche5. (Zustand, Beschaffenheit, Art und Weise) in (dat), auf (akk), mit:in G major MUS in G-Dur; → arm2 Bes Redew, brief B 1, case1 A 2, cash1 A 2, doubt C 1, C 3, dozen, English B 2, group A 1, manner 1, ruin A 2, short C 2, tear1 1, word Bes Redew, writing A 4, etcbe in it beteiligt sein, teilnehmen;he isn’t in it er gehört nicht dazu;a) es lohnt sich nicht,7. (Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung) in (dat), bei, mit, auf (dat):8. (im Besitz, in der Macht) in (dat), bei, an (dat):a) in oder binnen zwei Stunden,b) während zweier Stunden;in 1985 1985; → beginning 1, daytime, evening A 1, flight2, October, reign A 1, time Bes Redew, winter A 1, year 1, etc13. (Hinsicht, Beziehung) in (dat), an (dat), in Bezug auf (akk):the latest thing in das Neueste in oder an oder auf dem Gebiet (gen); → equal A 10, far Bes Redew, itself 3, number A 2, that3 4, width 1, etc15. (Mittel, Material, Stoff) in (dat), aus, mit, durch:in black boots in oder mit schwarzen Stiefeln;16. (Zahl, Betrag) in (dat), aus, von, zu:seven in all insgesamt oder im Ganzen sieben;there are 60 minutes in an hour eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten;one in ten Americans einer von zehn Amerikanern, jeder zehnte Amerikaner;B adv1. innen, drinnen:in among mitten unter (akk od dat);know in and out jemanden, etwas ganz genau kennen, in- und auswendig kennen;be in for sth etwas zu erwarten haben;now you are in for it umg jetzt bist du dran:a) jetzt kannst du nicht mehr zurückhe is in for a shock er wird einen gewaltigen Schreck oder einen Schock bekommen;I am in for an examination mir steht eine Prüfung bevor;a) eingeweiht sein in (akk),b) beteiligt sein an (dat);be in with sb mit jemandem gutstehen;3. hinein:4. da, (an)gekommen:5. zu Hause, im Zimmer etc:Mrs Brown is not in Mrs. Brown ist nicht da oder zu Hause;he has been in and out all day er kommt und geht schon den ganzen Tag6. POL an der Macht, an der Regierung, am Ruder umg:8. SCHIFFa) im Hafenb) beschlagen, festgemacht (Segel)c) zum Hafen:on the way in beim Einlaufen (in den Hafen)C adj1. im Innern oder im Hause befindlich, Innen…2. POL an der Macht befindlich:in party Regierungspartei f3. nach Hause kommend:the in train der ankommende Zug4. an in restaurant ein Restaurant, das gerade in ist;the in people die Leute, die alles mitmachen, was gerade in istD s1. pl POL US Regierungspartei f2. Winkel m, Ecke f:a) alle Winkel und Ecken,know all the ins and outs of sich ganz genau auskennen bei oder in (dat), in- und auswendig kennen (akk)* * *1. preposition1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet
2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mita change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also herself 1); itself 1)
eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient
5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein
there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]
there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)
7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)9)be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein
10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)in this way — auf diese Weise; so
this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau
draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)
11) (while, during)in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.
in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern
4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends
in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990
12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren
have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]
14)15)2. adverbin doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)
‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"
2) (at home, work, etc.)3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen
4) (inward) innen5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode6) (elected)be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein
8)somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil
we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)
9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein
3. attributive adjectivebe [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
(fashionable) Mode-the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)
4. nounin joke — Insiderwitz, der
* * *adj.hinein adj. prep.an präp.auf präp.in präp. -
12 move
move [mu:v]mouvement ⇒ 1 (a) déménagement ⇒ 1 (b) changement d'emploi ⇒ 1 (c) pas ⇒ 1 (d) tour ⇒ 1 (e) déplacer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) bouger ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) transférer ⇒ 2 (b) déménager ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (f) émouvoir ⇒ 2 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (f) céder ⇒ 2 (g) partir ⇒ 3 (d) jouer ⇒ 3 (e) se déplacer ⇒ 3 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (h)1 noun(a) (movement) mouvement m;∎ with one move she was by his side en un éclair, elle fut à ses côtés;∎ one move out of you and you're dead! un seul geste et tu es mort!;∎ he made a move to take out his wallet il s'apprêta à sortir son portefeuille;∎ the police were watching her every move la police surveillait ses moindres gestes;∎ to make a move (leave) y aller, bouger;∎ it's late, I ought to be making a move il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille ou que je parte;∎ she made a move to leave elle se leva pour partir;∎ familiar to get a move on se grouiller;∎ familiar get a move on! grouille-toi!, active!(b) (change of home, premises) déménagement m;∎ how did the move go? comment s'est passé le déménagement?;∎ we're considering a move to bigger premises nous envisageons d'emménager dans des locaux plus spacieux(c) (change of job) changement m d'emploi;∎ after ten years in the same firm she felt it was time for a move après dix ans dans la même société elle avait le sentiment qu'il était temps de changer d'air ou d'horizon(d) (step, measure) pas m, démarche f;∎ she made the first move elle a fait le premier pas;∎ she wondered when he would make his move elle se demandait quand il allait se décider;∎ don't make a move without contacting me ne fais rien sans me contacter;∎ familiar to make a move on sb faire des avances à qn;∎ the new management's first move was to increase all salaries la première mesure de la nouvelle direction a été de relever tous les salaires;∎ at one time there was a move to expand à un moment, on avait envisagé de s'agrandir;∎ what do you think their next move will be? selon vous, que vont-ils faire maintenant?;∎ they made an unsuccessful move to stop the war ils firent une tentative infructueuse pour arrêter la guerre;∎ the government has made moves towards resolving the problem le gouvernement a pris des mesures pour résoudre le problème∎ it's my move c'est à moi (de jouer);∎ Chess white mates in two moves les blancs font mat en deux coups;∎ white always has first move c'est toujours les blancs qui commencent;∎ in chess the first thing to learn is the moves la première chose à apprendre aux échecs, c'est la façon dont les pièces se déplacent sur l'échiquier ou le déplacement des pièces sur l'échiquier∎ this key moves the cursor towards the right cette touche déplace le curseur vers la droite;∎ move the lever to the left poussez le levier vers la gauche;∎ we moved all the chairs indoors/outdoors nous avons rentré/sorti toutes les chaises;∎ move your chair closer to the table rapproche ta chaise de la table;∎ we've moved the couch into the spare room nous avons mis le canapé dans la chambre d'amis;∎ move all those papers off the table! enlève tous ces papiers de la table!, débarrasse la table de tous ces papiers!;∎ don't move anything on my desk ne touche à rien sur mon bureau;∎ I can't move my leg je n'arrive pas à bouger la jambe;∎ can you move your leg (out of the way), please est-ce que tu peux pousser ta jambe, s'il te plaît?;∎ move your head to the left inclinez la tête vers la gauche;∎ he moves his lips when he reads il remue les lèvres en lisant;∎ Chess she moved a pawn elle a joué un pion;∎ familiar move it! grouille-toi!(b) (send elsewhere → prisoner, troops etc) transférer;∎ move all these people out of the courtyard faites sortir tous ces gens de la cour;∎ she's been moved to the New York office/to accounts elle a été mutée au bureau de New York/affectée à la comptabilité;∎ he asked to be moved to a room with a sea view il a demandé qu'on lui donne une chambre avec vue sur la mer;∎ troops are being moved into the area des troupes sont envoyées dans la région;∎ he's decided to move his family to England (he is in England) il a décidé de faire venir sa famille en Angleterre; (he is elsewhere) il a décidé d'envoyer sa famille en Angleterre(c) (change time or date of) déplacer;∎ the meeting has been moved to Friday (postponed) la réunion a été remise à vendredi; (brought forward) la réunion a été avancée à vendredi(d) (to new premises, location)∎ the company that moved us la firme qui s'est chargée de ou qui a effectué notre déménagement;∎ to move house déménager(e) (affect, touch) émouvoir;∎ I was deeply moved j'ai été profondément ému ou touché;∎ to move sb to anger provoquer la colère de qn;∎ to move sb to tears émouvoir qn (jusqu')aux larmes;∎ to move sb to pity exciter la pitié de qn(f) (motivate, prompt) pousser, inciter;∎ to move sb to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch;∎ what moved you to change your mind? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait changer d'avis?∎ nothing will move him il est inflexible;∎ the Prime Minister will not be moved le Premier ministre ne cédera pas d'un pouce;∎ we shall not be moved! nous ne céderons pas!∎ to move an amendment proposer un amendement;∎ I move that we vote on it je propose que nous procédions au vote∎ we must move these goods quickly nous devons vendre ces marchandises rapidement∎ to move one's bowels aller à la selle(a) (shift, change position) bouger;∎ don't move! ne bougez pas!;∎ I'm sure the curtains moved je suis sûr d'avoir vu les rideaux bouger;∎ something moved in the bushes quelque chose a bougé dans les buissons;∎ I was so scared I couldn't move j'étais pétrifié (de terreur);∎ the train was so crowded, I could barely move le train était tellement bondé que je pouvais à peine bouger ou faire un mouvement;∎ you can't move for furniture in their flat il y a tellement de meubles dans leur appartement qu'il n'y a pas la place de se retourner;∎ the handle won't move la poignée ne bouge pas;∎ she wouldn't move out of my way elle ne voulait pas s'écarter de mon chemin;∎ could you move so that we can get in? pourriez-vous vous pousser que nous puissions entrer?;∎ the dancers move so elegantly les danceurs évoluent avec beaucoup de grâce(b) (be in motion → vehicle)∎ the line of cars was moving slowly down the road la file de voitures avançait lentement le long de la route;∎ wait till the car stops moving attends que la voiture soit arrêtée;∎ I jumped off while the train was still moving j'ai sauté avant l'arrêt du train;∎ the truck started moving backwards le camion a commencé à reculer∎ the guests moved into/out of the dining room les invités passèrent dans/sortirent de la salle à manger;∎ the depression is moving westwards la dépression se déplace vers l'ouest;∎ the demonstrators were moving towards the embassy les manifestants se dirigeaient vers l'ambassade;∎ the hands of the clock moved inexorably towards midnight les aiguilles de l'horloge s'approchaient inexorablement de minuit;∎ small clouds moved across the sky de petits nuages traversaient le ciel;∎ the earth moves round the sun la Terre tourne autour du Soleil;∎ figurative public opinion is moving to the left/right l'opinion publique évolue vers la gauche/droite;∎ to move in high circles fréquenter la haute société∎ it's getting late, I ought to be or get moving il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille ou que je parte∎ you can't move until you've thrown a six on ne peut pas jouer avant d'avoir fait sortir ou d'avoir amené un six;∎ Chess white to move and mate in three les blancs jouent et font mat en trois coups;∎ Chess pawns can't move backwards les pions ne peuvent pas reculer(f) (to new premises, location) déménager;∎ when are you moving? quand est-ce que vous déménagez?;∎ when are you moving to your new apartment? quand est-ce que vous emménagez dans votre nouvel appartement?;∎ she's moving to San Francisco elle va habiter (à) San Francisco;∎ the company has moved to more modern premises la société s'est installée dans des locaux plus modernes(g) (change job, profession)∎ he's moved to a job in publishing il travaille maintenant dans l'édition(h) (develop, progress) avancer, progresser;∎ things have started moving now les choses ont commencé à avancer;∎ to get things moving faire avancer les choses∎ that car can really move! cette voiture a quelque chose dans le ventre!;∎ she's really moving now maintenant elle fonce vraiment(j) (take action) agir;∎ if you want to succeed now is the time to move si vous voulez réussir, il vous faut agir maintenant ou dès à présent;∎ the town council moved to have the school closed down la municipalité a pris des mesures pour faire fermer l'école;∎ I'll get moving on it first thing tomorrow je m'en occuperai demain à la première heure∎ they won't move on the question of compensation ils ne céderont ou ne fléchiront pas sur la question des compensations∎ the new model isn't moving very quickly le nouveau modèle ne se vend pas très vite∎ have your bowels moved today? êtes-vous allé à la selle aujourd'hui?∎ to be on the move être en déplacement;∎ he's a travelling salesman, so he's always on the move c'est un représentant de commerce, voilà pourquoi il est toujours en déplacement ou il est toujours par monts et par vaux;∎ the enemy forces on the move les colonnes ennemies en marche ou en mouvement;∎ I've been on the move all day je n'ai pas arrêté de la journée;∎ we're a firm on the move nous sommes une entreprise dynamiquese déplacer, bouger;∎ I can hear somebody moving about upstairs j'entends des bruits de pas là-haut;∎ it's hard to move about on crutches c'est dur de se déplacer avec des béquillesdéplacer;∎ they keep moving her around from one department to another ils n'arrêtent pas de la faire passer d'un service à l'autre(a) (to make room) se déplacer, se pousser;∎ move along and let the old lady sit down poussez-vous un peu pour laisser la vieille dame s'asseoir∎ I ought to be moving along il faut que je m'en aille;∎ the policeman told us to move along le policier nous a dit de circuler;∎ move along please! circulez, s'il vous plaît!∎ moving along to my next question pour passer à ma question suivante;∎ the procession moved along painfully slowly le cortège avançait ou progressait terriblement lentement(bystanders, busker) faire circuler(a) (go in opposite direction) s'éloigner, partir;∎ he held out his arms to her but she moved away il lui tendit les bras mais elle s'éloigna;∎ the train moved slowly away le train partit lentement(b) (change address) déménager;∎ her best friend moved away sa meilleure amie a déménagééloigner(a) (back away) reculer(b) (return to original position) retourner;∎ they've moved back to the States ils sont retournés habiter ou ils sont rentrés aux États-Unis(b) (return to original position) remettre;∎ you can change the furniture around as long as you move it back afterwards vous pouvez déplacer les meubles à condition de les remettre ensuite à leur place ou là où ils étaient(a) (from higher level, floor, position) descendre;∎ School he moved down a class on l'a fait descendre d'une classe;∎ the team moved down to the fourth division l'équipe est descendue en quatrième division(b) (make room) se pousser;∎ move down, there's plenty of room inside poussez-vous, il y a de la place à l'intérieur∎ move down the bus, please avancez jusqu'au fond de l'autobus, s'il vous plaît(from higher level, floor, position) descendre;∎ School he was moved down a class on l'a fait passer dans la classe inférieure;∎ move this section down mettez cette section plus basavanceravancer;∎ she moved the clock forward one hour elle a avancé l'horloge d'une heure➲ move in(a) (into new home, premises) emménager;∎ his mother-in-law has moved in with them sa belle-mère s'est installée ou est venue habiter chez eux(b) (close in, approach) avancer, s'approcher;∎ the police began to move in on the demonstrators la police a commencé à avancer ou à se diriger vers les manifestants;∎ the camera then moves in on the bed la caméra s'approche ensuite du lit∎ another gang is trying to move in un autre gang essaie de mettre la main sur l'affaire;∎ the unions moved in and stopped the strike les syndicats prirent les choses en main et mirent un terme à la grève;∎ the market changed when the multinationals moved in le marché a changé quand les multinationales ont fait leur apparition(a) (install → furniture) installer;∎ the landlord moved another family in le propriétaire a loué à une autre famille(b) (send → troops) envoyer;∎ troops were moved in by helicopter les troupes ont été transportées par hélicoptères'éloigner, partir;∎ the train finally moved off le train partit ou s'ébranla enfin➲ move on(a) (proceed on one's way) poursuivre son chemin;∎ we spent a week in Athens, then we moved on to Crete on a passé une semaine à Athènes avant de partir pour la Crète;∎ a policeman told me to move on un policier m'a dit de circuler(b) (progress → to new job, new subject etc)∎ she's moved on to better things elle a trouvé une meilleure situation;∎ after five years in the same job I feel like moving on après avoir occupé le même emploi pendant cinq ans, j'ai envie de changer d'air;∎ technology has moved on since then la technologie a évolué depuis;∎ can we move on to the second point? pouvons-nous passer au deuxième point?(bystanders, busker) faire circuler➲ move out(a) (of home, premises) déménager;∎ when are you moving out of your room? quand est-ce que tu déménages de ou tu quittes ta chambre?;∎ his girlfriend has moved out sa petite amie ne vit plus avec lui∎ the troops will be moved out les troupes se retireront;∎ people were moved out of their homes to make way for the new road les gens ont dû quitter leur maison pour permettre la construction de la nouvelle route(a) (make room) se pousser;∎ move over and let me sit down pousse-toi pour que je puisse m'asseoir(b) (stand down → politician) se désister;∎ it's time he moved over to make way for a younger man il serait temps qu'il laisse la place à un homme plus jeune∎ we're moving over to mass production nous passons à la fabrication en série➲ move up(a) (to make room) se pousser;∎ move up and let me sit down pousse-toi pour que je puisse m'asseoir∎ School to move up a class passer dans la classe supérieure;∎ you've moved up in the world! tu en as fait du chemin!∎ our battalion's moving up to the front notre bataillon monte au front∎ shares moved up three points today les actions ont gagné trois points aujourd'hui(a) (to make room) pousser, écarter(b) (to higher level, floor, position) faire monter;∎ School he's been moved up a class on l'a fait passer dans la classe supérieure;∎ move this section up mettez cette section plus haut∎ another division has been moved up une autre division a été envoyée sur place -
13 first
first [fɜ:st]1. adjective• first things first! les choses importantes d'abord !2. adverba. ( = at first) d'abord ; ( = firstly) premièrement ; ( = in the beginning) au début ; ( = as a preliminary) tout d'abordb. ( = for the first time) pour la première foisc. ( = in preference) plutôt• I'd die first! plutôt mourir !3. noun• another first for Britain ( = achievement) une nouvelle première pour la Grande-Bretagne• first in, first out premier entré, premier sorti• the first I heard of it was when... la première fois que j'en ai entendu parler, c'est quand...c. (British) ( = degree) he got a first ≈ il a eu sa licence avec mention très bien4. compoundspremier-né m, première-née f• on the first floor (British) au premier (étage) ; (US) au rez-de-chaussée ► first form noun (British) ≈ (classe f de) sixième f• he's a first-generation American c'est un Américain de la première génération ► first grade noun (US) cours m préparatoire► first lieutenant noun (British) (in navy) lieutenant m de vaisseau ; (US) (in air force) lieutenant m• to do a first-rate job faire un excellent travail ► First Secretary noun (in Wales) chef du gouvernement régional gallois► first year noun (at university) première année f ; ( = student) étudiant (e) m(f) de première année* * *[fɜːst] 1.1) (of series, group) premier/première m/f ( to do à faire)2) ( of month)4) ( initial moment)the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife — c'est par une lettre de sa femme que j'ai appris qu'il était mort
5) ( beginning) début m6) ( new experience) première fa first for somebody/something — une première pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
8) GB University ( degree) ≈ mention f très bien (à la licence)2.1) (of series, group) premier/-ière (before n)the first three pages or the three first pages — les trois premières pages
2) ( in phrases)at first glance ou sight — à première vue
3) ( slightest)3.1) ( before others) [arrive, leave] le premier/la premièreto come first — Games, Sport terminer premier/première (in à); fig [career, family] passer avant tout
2) ( to begin with) d'abordfirst she tells me one thing, then something else — elle commence par me dire une chose puis elle me dit le contraire
there are two reasons: first... — il y a deux raisons: d'abord...
3) ( for the first time) pour la première fois4) ( rather) plutôt•• -
14 primo
1. adj firstprimo piano m first floorin prima visione film just out2. m, prima f firstai primi del mese at the beginning of the monthsulle prime in the beginning, at first3. m gastronomy first course, starter* * *primo agg.num.ord.1 first: il primo mese dell'anno, giorno della settimana, the first month of the year, day of the week; è il suo primo figlio, he's her first son; il suo primo libro è stato un successo, his first book was a success; è sul primo scaffale a destra, it's on the first shelf on the right; è sul primo scaffale in alto, in basso, it's on the top, the bottom shelf // Atto I, Scena II, Act one, Scene two // Carlo primo, Elisabetta prima, re Enrico primo, Charles the First, Elizabeth the First, King Henry the First // di prima mano, firsthand // di prim'ordine, first-class (o first-rate): un mascalzone di prim'ordine, a first-class scoundrel // un diamante, una perla di prim'acqua, di prima purezza, a diamond, a pearl of the first water // in primo luogo, in the first place (o first of all) // in un primo tempo, at first // per prima cosa, first thing: fallo per prima cosa domani, do it first thing tomorrow; per prima cosa gli ho chiesto..., first I asked him... // sulle prime, at first // è la prima e l'ultima volta che ti do retta, this is the first and last time I'll pay attention to you2 ( principale, più importante) chief, principal, main; ( migliore) best: i primi cittadini del paese, the leading (o first) citizens of the country; appartiene a una delle prime famiglie della città, he belongs to one of the most prominent families in town; è uno dei primi ristoranti, it's one of the best restaurants; ecco la ragione prima per cui non vengo, that's the main (o chief o principal) reason why I don't come // (teatr.): prima donna, leading lady; ( d'opera) prima donna; prima parte, lead; leading rôle (anche fig.) // primo violino, violoncello, first violin (o leader), first cello // Primo Ministro, Prime Minister (o Premier)3 ( iniziale; più lontano nel tempo) early, first: i primi Cristiani, the early Christians; i primi giorni della rivoluzione, the early days of the revolution; la prima infanzia, giovinezza, early childhood, youth; le prime leggende, the earliest (o first) legends; le prime ore del mattino, the early hours of the morning; la prima parte dell'anno, del secolo, the early part of the year, of the century; fin dalla sua prima infanzia, from a very early age; nei primi mesi dell'anno, in the early months of the year; i nostri primi poeti, our early poets; uno dei primi Vittoriani, an early Victorian // di primo mattino, pomeriggio, early in the morning, in the afternoon4 ( prossimo) next: glielo porterò la prima volta che andrò da lui, I'll take it to him the next time I go to his house; ho perso il treno delle dieci; prenderò il primo treno in partenza, I have missed the ten o'clock train; I'll get the next one.primo s.m.1 ( primo di una graduatoria o serie) first: chi è arrivato ( per) primo?, who arrived first?; chi è il primo?, who is first?; ti riceverò per primo domani, I'll see you first tomorrow // primo venuto, just anybody: non si deve accordare fiducia al primo venuto, you can't trust just anybody (o strangers); non sono il primo venuto, I'm not just anybody (o a stranger) // il primo che capita, (just) anyone; lo venderò al primo che capita, I'll sell it to the first person who comes along2 (il primo citato, nominato) ( tra due) the former; ( tra molti) the first: Piero e Giovanni sono amici; il primo è avvocato, il secondo dottore, Peter and John are friends; the former is a lawyer, the latter is a doctor; ''Preferisci Virgilio, Orazio o Lucrezio?'' ''Preferisco il primo'', ''Do you prefer Virgil, Horace or Lucretius?'' ''I prefer the first''3 ( più importante; migliore) the best; the top: è dei primi, he is one of the best; essere il primo della classe, to be top of the form4 ( il primo giorno) the first; pl. first days: il primo di febbraio, di marzo, 1st February, 1st March; ci rivedremo ai primi di dicembre, we'll meet again at the beginning of December; il pagamento va effettuato entro i primi di aprile, payment is due within the first days of April // ai primi dell'Ottocento, in the early nineteenth century5 ( primo piatto) first course: prendo solo un primo, I'll just have a first course; come primi oggi abbiamo..., the first course today includes...6 ( minuto primo) minute: 2 ore, 20 primi e 10 secondi, two hours, twenty minutes and ten seconds.primo avv. first: quell'appartamento non mi piace, primo perché è troppo grande e poi perché è rumoroso, I don't like that flat, first because it's too big and then because it's noisy.* * *['primo] primo (-a)1. aggin prima pagina Stampa; i suoi primi quadri — his early paintings
2) (in un ordine) firstessere primo in classifica — (squadra) to be top of the league, (disco) to be number one in the charts
sul primo scaffale in alto/in basso — on the top/bottom shelf
di prim'ordine o prima qualità — first-class, first-rate
3) (prossimo) first, nextprendi la prima (strada) a destra — take the first o next (street) on the right
4) (principale) main, principal5)per prima cosa — firstlyin primo luogo — in the first place, first of all
in un primo tempo o momento — at first
2. sm/f3. sm(gen) first, (piano) first floor Brit, second floor Am, Culin first course* * *['primo] 1.1) (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) formerle -e tre pagine — the first three pages, the three first pages
"libro primo" — "book one"
arrivare primo — (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first
il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex
- a pagina — front page
2) (nel tempo) earlynel primo pomeriggio — in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon
un Picasso -a maniera — an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work
3) (prossimo) first, nextprendere il primo treno, volo — to leave on the first train, flight
5) ling.-a persona singolare, plurale — first person singular, plural
7) telev.8) in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place9) sulle prime at first, initially10) in primo piano in the foreground2.mettere qcs. in primo piano — to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (in una successione) first; (tra due) formerfu tra i -i ad arrivare — he was one of o among the first to arrive
il primo dei miei figli — (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son
2) (in una classifica) first3) (giorno iniziale) firstai — -
4) (minuto primo) minute5) (prima portata) first course6) telev. (canale) channel one7) per primo first3.avverbio firstci sono due ragioni: primo... — there are two reasons: first...
non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia — I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it
primo attore — teatr. principal
primo ministro — prime minister, premier
primo violino — first o lead violin
* * *primo/'primo/ ⇒ 261 (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) former; le -e tre pagine the first three pages, the three first pages; i -i gradini della scala the first few steps of the stairs; "libro primo" "book one"; arrivare primo (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first; essere tra i -i tre to be in the top three; il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex; per la -a volta for the first time; non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che I warned him not for the first time; lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta I first met him in Oxford; per -a cosa domani telefono I'll ring first thing tomorrow; - a pagina front page; finire in -a pagina to hit the headlines; essere una notizia da -a pagina to be front page news2 (nel tempo) early; nel primo pomeriggio in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon; i -i romanzi dell'autore the author's early novels; un Picasso -a maniera an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work; nei -i tempi andava tutto bene at first things went well; nei -i anni '60 in the early 60's3 (prossimo) first, next; scendere alla -a fermata to get off at the next stop; prendere il primo treno, volo to leave on the first train, flight4 (per superiorità) il primo produttore mondiale di vino the world leading wine producer5 ling. -a persona singolare, plurale first person singular, plural6 (nelle parentele) cugino primo first cousin7 telev. il primo canale channel one8 in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place; in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo I wish I hadn't told her to begin with9 sulle prime at first, initially10 in primo piano in the foreground; mettere qcs. in primo piano to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus(f. -a)1 (in una successione) first; (tra due) former; sei il primo a dirmelo you are the first to tell me; fu tra i -i ad arrivare he was one of o among the first to arrive; preferisco il primo I prefer the first one; il primo dei miei figli (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son2 (in una classifica) first; essere il primo della classe to be top of the class3 (giorno iniziale) first; il primo (di) maggio the first of May; ai- i del mese at the beginning of the month; il primo dell'anno New Year's Day4 (minuto primo) minute5 (prima portata) first course6 telev. (canale) channel one7 per primo first; arrivare per primo to get there firstIII avverbiofirst; ci sono due ragioni: primo... there are two reasons: first...; non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like itprimo attore teatr. principal; primo ballerino principal dancer; - a comunione First Communion; primo ministro prime minister, premier; primo violino first o lead violin. -
15 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado
2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha
3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente
4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir
5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
right1 adj1. correctocan you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es2. derechoright2 adv1. bien2. a la derechaturn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha3. justo / exactamenteright3 n1. derecha2. bien3. derechotr[raɪt]1 (not left) derecho,-a2 (correct) correcto,-a3 (just) justo,-a4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha2 (correctly) bien, correctamente3 (exactly) justo4 (well) bueno, bien■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama1 (not left) derecha2 (entitlement) derecho1 corregir2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleadoright away en seguidato be right tener razónto get it right acertarto put right arreglar, corregirright and wrong el bien y el malright angle ángulo rectoright wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecharight ['raɪt] vt1) fix, restore: repararto right the economy: reparar la economía2) straighten: enderezarright adv1) : biento live right: vivir bien2) precisely: precisamente, justoright in the middle: justo en medio3) directly, straight: derecho, directamentehe went right home: fue derecho a casa4) immediately: inmediatamenteright after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo5) completely: completamentehe felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo6) : a la derechato look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecharight adj1) upright: bueno, honradoright conduct: conducta honrada2) correct: correctothe right answer: la respuesta correcta3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debidothe right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo4) straight: rectoa right line: una línea recta5) : derechothe right hand: la mano derecha6) sound: bienhe's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabezaright n1) good: bien mto do right: hacer el bien2) : derecha fon the right: a la derecha4) entitlement: derecho mthe right to vote: el derecho a votarwomen's rights: los derechos de la mujer5)the Right : la derecha (en la política)adj.• acertado, -a adj.• ajustado, -a adj.• correcto, -a adj.• debido, -a adj.• derecho, -a adj.• diestro, -a adj.• enderezado, -a adj.• exacto, -a adj.• justo, -a adj.• lícito, -a adj.adv.• a la derecha adv.• bien adv.• justo adv.• mismo adv.interj.• cabal interj.n.• derechazo s.m.• derecho s.m.• justicia s.f.• privilegio s.m.• razón s.f.v.• adrizar v.• enderezar v.• endrezar v.
I raɪt1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correctoare we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?
are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?
did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?
do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?
do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?
2) ( not mistaken)to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien
how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!
to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien
to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!
3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiadowere the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?
if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio
4) (just, moral) (pred)to be right — ser* justo
to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf
5) (pred)a) ( in order)it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa
b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor
7) ( Math)right angle — ángulo m recto
right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo
8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho
II
1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamenteI had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado
nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien
to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)
2)a) (all the way, completely)they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento
b) ( directly)it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices
he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo
c) ( immediately)3) <turn/look> a la derecha
III
1)a) c u ( entitlement) derecho mright to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf
in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?
b) rights pl derechos mplto be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho
2) u c ( what is correct)to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal
to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto
to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo
3)a) u ( opposite the left) derecha fthe one on the right — el/la de la derecha
to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha
on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha
b) ( right turn)take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha
to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha
4) u ( Pol)
IV
a) ( set upright) enderezar*b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar
V
interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)[raɪt]1. ADJ1) (=morally good, just) justoit is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte
it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación
it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!
I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes
would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?
it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa
to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente
doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella
2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportunoto choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo
that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!
I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta
you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo
I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene
•
the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo
•
Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido idealhe knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes
•
I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado•
if the price is right — si el precio es razonable•
he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años•
to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas•
we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo3) (=correct) correcto, exactoright first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!
"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!
that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero
she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?
you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?
and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!
am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?
•
right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!•
I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de díayou didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos
let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!
we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien
•
is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?•
are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas
if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error
to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error
•
is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?
•
it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco•
the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela•
is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo
is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?
do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?
- get on the right side of sb4) (=in the right)•
to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo ciertoyou're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón
how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!
•
to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ningunoyou were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él
•
am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis
5) (=in order)I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre
•
it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final•
to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el talleryou've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo
it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón
that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo
- be/feel as right as rain6) (=not left) derechoI'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo
7) (Math) [angle] recto8) (Brit)* (as intensifier) (=complete)she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *
Charlieyou're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
2. ADV1) (=directly, exactly)•
right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)•
it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos•
he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calleshe's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada
•
he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero•
to go right on — seguir todo derechoright on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!
•
she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo•
it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente•
I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar•
come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!3) (=completely)•
their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calleshe was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final
•
to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo•
there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo•
he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo4) (=correctly) bien, correctamenteyou did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos
if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria
it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!
5) (=fairly)•
to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn•
don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te correspondeserve•
to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien7) (=not left) a la derecha•
eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!•
to turn right — torcer a la derechaleft II, 1., 1)right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
8) (as linker)right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?
right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!
9) (in titles)3. N1) (=what is morally right, just)•
by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí•
to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo ciertowrong 3.to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo
2) (=prerogative) derecho mthey have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad
people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee
what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?
who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?
•
as of right — por derecho propio•
by right of — por or en razón deby what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)•
to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio•
insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales•
they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto•
to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derechoyou'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar
•
women's rights — derechos de la mujerall rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos
4) (=not left) derecha f•
reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda•
to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha•
our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha•
on or to my right — a mi derecha5) (Pol)to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn
he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo
6) (=right turn)to take or make a right — girar a la derecha
7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f4.VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar•
he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota•
to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño5.CPDright angle N — ángulo m recto
to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)
right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho
right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho
rights issue N — emisión f de acciones
right-to-liferight to life N — derecho m a la vida
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo
right turn N —
to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha
right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha
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I [raɪt]1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correctoare we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?
are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?
did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?
do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?
do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?
2) ( not mistaken)to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien
how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!
to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien
to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!
3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiadowere the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?
if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio
4) (just, moral) (pred)to be right — ser* justo
to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf
5) (pred)a) ( in order)it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa
b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor
7) ( Math)right angle — ángulo m recto
right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo
8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho
II
1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamenteI had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado
nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien
to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)
2)a) (all the way, completely)they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento
b) ( directly)it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices
he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo
c) ( immediately)3) <turn/look> a la derecha
III
1)a) c u ( entitlement) derecho mright to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf
in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?
b) rights pl derechos mplto be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho
2) u c ( what is correct)to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal
to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto
to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo
3)a) u ( opposite the left) derecha fthe one on the right — el/la de la derecha
to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha
on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha
b) ( right turn)take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha
to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha
4) u ( Pol)
IV
a) ( set upright) enderezar*b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar
V
interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam) -
16 down
I.II.❢ Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc).When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres ; down in Brighton = à Brighton. For examples and further usages, see the entry below.A adv1 ( from higher to lower level) to go ou come down descendre ; to fall down tomber ; to sit down on the floor s'asseoir par terre ; to pull down a blind baisser un store ; I'm on my way down je descends ; I'll be right down je descends tout de suite ; down! ( to dog) couché! ; ‘down’ ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’ ; read down to the end of the paragraph lire jusqu'à la fin du paragraphe ;2 ( indicating position at lower level) down below en bas ; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas ; the noise was coming from down below le bruit venait d'en bas ; they could see the lake down below ils voyaient le lac en contrebas ; down there là-bas ; ‘where are you?’-‘down here!’ ‘où es-tu?’-‘ici!’ ; to keep one's head down garder la tête baissée ; the blinds were down les stores étaient baissés ; a sports car with the hood down une voiture de sport avec la capote baissée ; several trees were blown down plusieurs arbres ont été abattus par le vent ; a bit further down un peu plus bas ; their office is two floors down leur bureau est deux étages plus bas ; it's on the second shelf down c'est au deuxième rayon en partant du haut ; the coal lies 900 metres down le charbon se trouve neuf cents mètres plus bas ; it's down at the bottom of the lake c'est tout au fond du lac ; the telephone lines are down les lignes téléphoniques sont coupées ;3 ( from upstairs) is Tim down yet? est-ce que Tim est déjà descendu? ;4 ( indicating direction) to go down to Nice/Brighton descendre à Nice/Brighton ; to go down to London aller à Londres ; down in Brighton à Brighton ; they've gone down to the country for the day ils sont allés passer la journée à la campagne ; they moved down here from Scotland a year ago ils ont quitté l'Écosse pour venir s'installer ici il y a un an ; they live down south ○ ils habitent dans le sud ;5 (in a range, scale, hierarchy) children from the age of 10 down les enfants de moins de dix ans ; everybody from the Prime Minister down tout le monde depuis le Premier Ministre ; everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant tout le monde, de la châtelaine au domestique le plus humble ; from the sixteenth century down to the present day du seizième siècle à nos jours ;6 (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc) hotel bookings are down by a half this year les réservations dans les hôtels ont baissé de moitié par rapport à l'année dernière ; this year's profits are well down on last year's les bénéfices de cette année sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière ; I'm £10 down il me manque 10 livres sterling ; tourism is down 40% this year le tourisme a chuté de 40% cette année ;7 (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process) to get one's weight down maigrir ; we managed to get the price down to £200 nous avons réussi à faire baisser le prix à 200 livres sterling ; in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages finalement elle a réussi à réduire l'article à cinq pages ; I'm down to my last fiver ○ /cigarette il ne me reste plus que cinq livres sterling/qu'une cigarette ; he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes il l'a décrite très précisément, jusqu'à la couleur de ses yeux ; ‘dollar fever down on Wall St’ journ ‘la spéculation sur le dollar en baisse à Wall Street’ ; that's seven down, three to go! en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire! ;8 ( in writing) to put sth down (on paper ou in writing) mettre qch par écrit ; it's set down here in black and white c'est écrit ici noir sur blanc ;9 (on list, programme, schedule) to put sb's name down for sth inscrire qn pour qch ; you're down to speak next c'est toi qui es le prochain à intervenir ; I've got you down for next Thursday ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain ;10 ( incapacitated) to be down with the flu/with malaria avoir la grippe/la malaria ;11 Sport ( behind) to be two sets/six points down [tennis player] avoir deux sets/six points de retard ; the team is down 12-6 l'équipe est menée 12 à 6 ;12 ( as deposit) to pay £40 down payer 40 livres sterling comptant ;13 ( downwards) he was lying face down il était couché, le visage face au sol ; the bread fell with the buttered side down la tartine est tombée avec la face beurrée sur le sol.B prep1 ( from higher to lower point) they came running down the hill ils ont descendu la colline en courant ; tears ran down his face les larmes coulaient le long de ses joues ; did you enjoy the journey down? est-ce que tu as fait bon voyage? ; she's gone down town elle est allée en ville ;2 ( at a lower part of) they live down the road ils habitent un peu plus loin dans la rue ; it's down the corridor to your right c'est dans le couloir sur la droite ; it's a few miles down the river from here c'est à quelques kilomètres en aval de la rivière ; the kitchen is down those stairs la cuisine est en bas de cet escalier ;3 ( along) to go down the street descendre la rue ; a dress with buttons all down the front une robe boutonnée sur le devant ; he looked down her throat il a regardé au fond de sa gorge ; to look down a tunnel/telescope regarder dans un tunnel/télescope ;4 ( throughout) down the ages ou centuries au cours des siècles, à travers les siècles.C adj1 ○ ( depressed) déprimé ; to feel down avoir le cafard ○, être déprimé ;3 Comput en panne.D ○ vtr1 abattre, terrasser [person] ; descendre [plane] ;2 ( drink) he downed his beer il a descendu ○ son verre de bière.to have a down on sb, to be down on sb ○ avoir une dent contre qn, en vouloir à qn ; you don't hit a man when he's down Prov on ne frappe pas un homme à terre ; it's down to you to do it c'est à toi de le faire ; it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant ; down with tyrants/the king! à bas les tyrans/le roi! -
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up❢ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc).A adj1 ( out of bed) she's up elle est levée ; they're often up early/late ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard ; we were up very late last night nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir ; they were up all night ils ont veillé toute la nuit ; she was up all night waiting for them elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre ; I was still up at 2 am j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin ; John isn't up yet John n'est pas encore levé ; we arrived before anyone was up quand nous sommes arrivés, personne n'était encore levé or tout le monde dormait encore ;2 (higher in amount, level) sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%) les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%) ; shares/numbers of students are up les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse ; tourism/production is up (by) 5% le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5% ; his temperature is up 2 degrees sa température a augmenté de 2° ; oranges/carrots are up again le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau ; sales/prices are 10% up on last year les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier ; I came out of the deal £5,000 up j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire ;3 ○ ( wrong) what's up? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? ; is there something up? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas? ; there's something up il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; there's something up with him/your dad il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien ; what's up with the TV? qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé? ; what's up with your arm? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras? ; there's something up with the brakes il y a un problème avec les freins ; there's something up with my back mon dos me fait mal ;4 (erected, affixed) the notice/the photograph is up on the board l'annonce/la photographie est affichée sur le panneau ; is the tent up? est-ce que la tente est déjà montée? ; the building will be up in three months time le bâtiment sera terminé dans trois mois ; how long have those curtains been up? depuis quand est-ce que ces rideaux sont pendus or là? ; he had his hand up for five minutes il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes ;5 ( open) he had his umbrella up il avait son parapluie ouvert ; the hood GB of the car was up la capote de la voiture était fermée ; the blinds were up les stores étaient levés ; when the switch/lever is up the machine is off si le bouton/levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée ; when the barrier is up you can go through quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer ;6 ( finished) ‘time's up!’ ‘le temps est épuisé!’ ; his leave/military service is almost up son congé/service militaire est presque terminé ; when the four days/months were up à la fin des quatre jours/mois ; it's all up ○ with this government c'est la fin du gouvernement ; it's all up ○ with him il est fini ○ ;7 ( facing upwards) ‘this side up’ (on parcel, box) ‘haut’ ; he was lying/floating face up il était allongé/flottait sur le dos ; the bread landed with the buttered side up la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut ;8 ( rising) the river is up la rivière est en crue ; the wind is up le vent est fort ; his colour's up il est tout rouge ; his blood's up fig la moutarde lui monte au nez ;9 ( pinned up) her hair was up elle avait les cheveux relevés ;10 ( cheerful) he's up at the moment il est en forme en ce moment ;12 ( in upward direction) the up escalator l'escalator® qui monte ;13 ( on trial) to be up before a judge passer devant le tribunal ; he's up for murder/fraud il est accusé de meurtre/fraude ;B adv1 ( high) up here/there là-haut ; up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline ; up in the tree/the clouds dans l'arbre/les nuages ; up at the top of the house tout en haut de la maison ; up on top of the mountain au sommet de la montagne ; up in London à Londres ; up to/in Scotland en Écosse ; up to Aberdeen à Aberdeen ; up North au nord ; four floors up from here quatre étages au-dessus ; I live two floors up j'habite au deuxième étage ; he lives ten floors up from her il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle ; on the second shelf up sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas ; I'm on my way up je monte ; I'll be right up je monte tout de suite ; he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage ; it needs to be a bit further up ( picture etc) il faut le mettre un peu plus haut ; all the way up jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet ;2 ( ahead) d'avance ; to be four points up (on sb) avoir quatre points d'avance (sur qn) ; they were two goals up ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance ; she's 40-15 up ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15 ;3 ( upwards) t-shirts from £2 up des t-shirts à partir de deux livres ; from (the age of) 14 up à partir de 14 ans ; everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up tout le monde dans l'entreprise, de la femme de ménage au patron ;4 (at, to high status) to be up with ou among the best/the leaders faire partie des meilleurs/des leaders ; up the workers! vive les travailleurs! ; ‘up with Manchester United’ ‘vive Manchester United’.C prep1 (at, to higher level) up the tree dans l'arbre ; up a ladder sur une échelle ; the library is up the stairs la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier ; he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant ; the road up the mountain la route qui gravit la montagne ; the spider crawled up my back l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos ; the pipe runs up the front of the house le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison ;2 ( in direction) the shops are up the road les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue ; she lives up that road there elle habite dans cette rue ; he lives just up the road il habite juste à côté ; the boathouse is further up the river le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière ; his office is up the corridor from mine son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien ; he walked up the road singing il a remonté la rue en chantant ; the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue ; I saw him go up that road there je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue ; she's got water up her nose elle a de l'eau dans le nez ; he put it up his sleeve il l'a mis dans sa manche ;E up against prep phr lit up against the wall contre le mur ; fig to be up ou come up against difficulties/opposition rencontrer des difficultés/de l'opposition ; they're up against a very strong team ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte ; it helps to know what you are up against il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat ; we're really up against it on a vraiment des problèmes.F up and about adv phr ( out of bed) debout, réveillé ; ( after illness) to be up and about again être de nouveau sur pied.1 ( to and fro) to walk ou pace up and down aller et venir, faire les cent pas ; he was walking up and down the garden il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin ; they travelled up and down the country ils ont sillonné le pays ; she's been up and down all night ( in and out of bed) elle n'a pas arrêté de se lever pendant la nuit ; he's a bit up and down at the moment fig ( depressed) il n'a pas le moral en ce moment ; ( ill) il n'est pas en forme en ce moment ;2 ( throughout) up and down the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région.H up and running adj phr, adv phr to be up and running [company, project] bien marcher ; [system] bien fonctionner ; to get sth up and running faire marcher or fonctionner qch.I up for prep phr he's up for election il se présente aux élections ; the subject up for discussion/consideration is… le sujet qu'on aborde/considère est…1 ( to particular level) jusqu'à ; up to here jusqu'ici ; up to there jusque là ; I was up to my knees in water j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ;2 ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de ; up to 20 people/50 dollars jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars ; up to 500 people arrive every day près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours ; reductions of up to 50% des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50% ; tax on profits of up to £150,000 les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling ; to work for up to 12 hours a day travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour ; a hotel for up to 500 people un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes ;3 ( until) jusqu'à ; up to 1964 jusqu'en 1964 ; up to 10.30 pm jusqu'à 22 h 30 ; up to now jusqu'à maintenant ; up to chapter two jusqu'au chapitre deux ;4 ( good enough for) I'm not up to it ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable ; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force ; I'm not up to going to London/going back to work je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler ; I'm not up to writing a book je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre ; the play wasn't up to much la pièce n'était pas formidable ; this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude ;5 ( expressing responsibility) it's up to you/him to do c'est à toi/lui de faire ; ‘shall I leave?’-‘it's up to you!’ ‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’-‘c'est à toi de décider!’ ; if it were up to me/him si ça dépendait de moi/de lui ;6 ( doing) what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fait? ; what are those children up to? qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent ○ ces enfants? ; they're up to something ils mijotent ○ quelque chose.L ○ vi ( p prés etc - pp-) he upped and left/hit him tout d'un coup il s'est levé et il est parti/l'a frappé ; she upped and married someone else elle a épousé quelqu'un d'autre sans attendre.the company is on the up and up ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise ; to be one up on sb faire mieux que qn ; to be up for it ○ être partant ○ ; to be (well) up on s'y connaître en [art, history etc] ; être au courant de [news, developments, changes] ; the ups and downs les hauts et les bas (of de) ; up yours ◑ ! va te faire foutre ◑ ! -
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prep.1 of.el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' cares de ella it's hersla pata de la mesa the table legLa casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]2 from (procedencia, distancia).salir de casa to leave homesoy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbaode la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment3 (made) of (materia).un vaso de plástico a plastic cupun reloj de oro a gold watch4 about (asunto).hablábamos de ti we were talking about youlibros de historia history books5 as.trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman6 from (time) (since).trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to fivede madrugada early in the morninga las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoontrabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day7 with (causa, modo).morirse de hambre to die of hungerllorar de alegría to cry with joyde una patada with a kickde una sola vez in one gode tres en tres three at a time8 if.de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sundayde no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it9 to.Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.f.1 letter d.2 SD, standard deviation.3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.* * *de————————de1 (posesión, pertenencia) of2 (procedencia, origen) from3 (descripción) with■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl4 (tema) of, on, about5 (materia) made of, of6 (contenido) of7 (uso) for8 (oficio) by, as9 (modo) on, in, as10 (tiempo) at, by, in■ de día by day, during the day12 (precio) at13 (medida) measuring14 (causa) with, because of, of15 (agente) by16 (con superlativo) in, of17 (suposición) if18 (en una aposición) of* * *prep.1) of2) from3) in, at4) than5) by* * *PREPOSITION1) [relación] ofla carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia
2) [pertenencia]la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez
3) [característica, material]este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model
ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat
4) [contenido]una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass
5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] fromde... a...los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best
6) [causa]7) [manera]de... en...8) (=respecto de)estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better
9) [tema] aboutun libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology
10) [uso]11) [cantidad, medida, valor]12) [con horas y fechas]a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.
son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.
el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)
13) [tiempo]14) [proporción]15) [uso partitivo] of¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *
16) [autoría] byun libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's
17) [como complemento agente] byel rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage
18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro
19) [en comparaciones] thanmás/menos de siete — more/less than seven
más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people
20) [con superlativos] inel más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world
21) + infinser de ({+ infin}8})sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information
22) [dependiente de formas verbales]de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...
¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?
se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch
23) [uso condicional] ifde haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come
de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so
* * *I1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house
no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs
su padre de usted — (frml) your father
es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family
2)a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) ofb) ( con apellidos)[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena
los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz
las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)
c) ( en exclamaciones)ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)
3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) fromes de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá
la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period
de... a... — from... to...
4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
5) (expresando causa, modo)de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time
de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one
6)a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?
la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat
b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
8)a) (al definir, especificar)¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?
es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce
b) ( sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?
9) ( con sentido ponderativo)lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!
qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!
10)a) ( con cifras)pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) thancuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100
pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo
un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo)12) ( en calidad de) as13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party
14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by15) ( con sentido condicional)a)de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered
b)ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)
IIes de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...
* * *= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.----* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.* de... a = through.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de abolengo = well-born.* de abordo = in-flight.* de absorción = absorptive.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de acceso público = publicly accessible.* de acceso rápido = fast-access.* de acceso restringido = closed access.* de acción = action-centered.* de acompañante = in tow.* de actitud = attitudinal.* de actuación = for action.* de actualidad = topical.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de adaptación = adaptive.* de †frica = African.* de Africa occidental = West African.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de Alaska = Alaskan.* de Albania = Albanian.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcohol = spirit-based.* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de alta energía = high energy.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta productividad = high-performance.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* de aluvión = alluvial.* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.* de archivo = archival, archive.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* de arranque = bootable.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.* de asesoramiento = consultative.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* de aspecto digno = dignified.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de atención básica = preattentive.* de atención primaria = preattentive.* de atrás = rear.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de aupa = royal.* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.* de autogestión = self-managing.* de autoprotección = self-protective.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* de balde = for free.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* de bienvenida = salutatory.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* de bodas = bridal.* de Boole = Boolean.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* de bronce = brass.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de cajón = no-brainer.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* de campo = free-range.* de campos fijos = fixed-field.* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* de castigo = punitive.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* de cerámica = ceramic.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* de civil = in plain clothes.* de clasificación = classificatory.* de clausura = cloistered.* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.* de cobre = cupric.* de cojones = badass.* de colegas = collegial, buddying.* de Colombia = Colombian.* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.* de color de bronce = brassy.* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].* de colorines = brightly coloured.* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.* de color rojo = red-coloured.* de color rosa = rose-coloured.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* de cómo = as to how.* de compañeros = collegial.* de complicidad = knowing.* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.* de conceptos = concept-based.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* de confirmación = confirmatory.* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.* de conífera = coniferous.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* de consumo = consumptive.* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* de contrabando = bootleg.* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.* de Corea = Korean.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* de corral = free-range.* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* de coste cero = zero-cost.* de costumbre = usual, usually.* de creación = authorial.* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.* de Crimea = Crimean.* de cristal = glass.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* de Cuba = Cuban.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de derechas = right-wing.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de desarrollo = developmental.* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.* de desconexión = cut-off.* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.* de desecho = discarded.* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].* de desguace = written-off.* de despedida = valedictory.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de diámetro = in diameter.* de diario = everyday.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de diesel = diesel-powered.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* de difícil solución = intractable.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de dolor = in pain.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de dos en dos = two at a time.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de dos niveles = two-tier.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* de dos patas = two-legged.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* de dos pies = two-legged.* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.* de duelo = in mourning.* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad escolar = school-age.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* de ello = thereof, therefrom.* de ellos = theirs.* de embalsamar = embalming.* de emisor a receptor = downstream.* de encaje = lacy.* de enmienda = amendatory.* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.* de entonces = of the day.* de entreguerras = interwar.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de entretenimiento = recreational.* de envergadura = heavy lifting.* de época = vintage.* de epopeya = epic.* de esa época = of the period.* de escándalo = outrageous.* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de Estonia = Estonian.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.* de evaluación = evaluative.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de expansión = expanded.* de explotación = exploitative.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* de fabricación casera = homemade.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de fácil manejo = liftable.* de facto = de facto.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de felpa = plush.* de fiar = legit.* de fichas = card-based.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* de final de año = end-year.* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de formación = formative.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.* de forma concisa = concisely.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma opcional = optionally.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma provocativa = provocatively.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma residual = residually.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de fotograma completo = full-frame.* de fotograma doble = half-frame.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* de fuera = outside, off-side.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* de fuerza = forceful.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de gala = gala.* de Galileo = Galilean.* de Gambia = Gambian.* de gas = gas-powered.* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.* de geofísica = geophysical.* de gestión = managerial, back-office.* de gestión del museo = curatorial.* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* de grado básico = junior grade.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de granja = free-range.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.* de guasa = teasingly.* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.* de habla alemana = German-speaking.* de habla francesa = French-speaking.* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* de hierbas = herbal.* de hierro = iron, ferric.* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.* de hoja caduca = deciduous.* de hoja perenne = evergreen.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de Homero = Homeric.* de hongos = fungal.* de horticultura = horticultural.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* de huelga = striking.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* de igual a igual = as a peer.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de igual longitud = of equal length.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de imitación = copycat.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.* de incalculable valor = priceless.* de incógnito = incognito.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].* de inmediato = immediately.* de inspiración = inspirational.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* de investigación = exploratory.* de isótopos = isotopic.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de Kenia = Kenyan.* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].* de la adolescencia = teenage.* de la alcaldía = mayoral.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de la cara = facial.* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* de la cóclea = cochlear.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* de la comedia = comedic.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* de la duramadre = dural.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de la embajada = ambassadorial.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la fóvea = foveal.* de la gama alta = high-end.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de la gama inferior = low-end.* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].* de la malaria = malarial.* de la mama = mammary.* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* de la marina = marine.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.* * *I1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house
no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs
su padre de usted — (frml) your father
es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family
2)a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) ofb) ( con apellidos)[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena
los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz
las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)
c) ( en exclamaciones)ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)
3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) fromes de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá
la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period
de... a... — from... to...
4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
5) (expresando causa, modo)de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time
de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one
6)a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?
la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat
b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
8)a) (al definir, especificar)¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?
es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce
b) ( sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?
9) ( con sentido ponderativo)lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!
qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!
10)a) ( con cifras)pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) thancuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100
pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo
un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo)12) ( en calidad de) as13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party
14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by15) ( con sentido condicional)a)de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered
b)ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)
IIes de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...
* * *= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.* de... a = through.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de abolengo = well-born.* de abordo = in-flight.* de absorción = absorptive.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de acceso público = publicly accessible.* de acceso rápido = fast-access.* de acceso restringido = closed access.* de acción = action-centered.* de acompañante = in tow.* de actitud = attitudinal.* de actuación = for action.* de actualidad = topical.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de adaptación = adaptive.* de frica = African.* de Africa occidental = West African.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de Alaska = Alaskan.* de Albania = Albanian.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcohol = spirit-based.* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de alta energía = high energy.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta productividad = high-performance.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* de aluvión = alluvial.* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.* de archivo = archival, archive.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* de arranque = bootable.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.* de asesoramiento = consultative.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* de aspecto digno = dignified.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de atención básica = preattentive.* de atención primaria = preattentive.* de atrás = rear.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de aupa = royal.* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.* de autogestión = self-managing.* de autoprotección = self-protective.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* de balde = for free.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* de bienvenida = salutatory.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* de bodas = bridal.* de Boole = Boolean.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* de bronce = brass.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de cajón = no-brainer.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* de campo = free-range.* de campos fijos = fixed-field.* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* de castigo = punitive.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* de cerámica = ceramic.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* de civil = in plain clothes.* de clasificación = classificatory.* de clausura = cloistered.* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.* de cobre = cupric.* de cojones = badass.* de colegas = collegial, buddying.* de Colombia = Colombian.* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.* de color de bronce = brassy.* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].* de colorines = brightly coloured.* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.* de color rojo = red-coloured.* de color rosa = rose-coloured.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* de cómo = as to how.* de compañeros = collegial.* de complicidad = knowing.* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.* de conceptos = concept-based.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* de confirmación = confirmatory.* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.* de conífera = coniferous.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* de consumo = consumptive.* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* de contrabando = bootleg.* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.* de Corea = Korean.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* de corral = free-range.* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* de coste cero = zero-cost.* de costumbre = usual, usually.* de creación = authorial.* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.* de Crimea = Crimean.* de cristal = glass.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* de Cuba = Cuban.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de derechas = right-wing.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de desarrollo = developmental.* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.* de desconexión = cut-off.* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.* de desecho = discarded.* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].* de desguace = written-off.* de despedida = valedictory.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de diámetro = in diameter.* de diario = everyday.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de diesel = diesel-powered.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* de difícil solución = intractable.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de dolor = in pain.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de dos en dos = two at a time.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de dos niveles = two-tier.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* de dos patas = two-legged.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* de dos pies = two-legged.* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.* de duelo = in mourning.* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad escolar = school-age.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* de ello = thereof, therefrom.* de ellos = theirs.* de embalsamar = embalming.* de emisor a receptor = downstream.* de encaje = lacy.* de enmienda = amendatory.* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.* de entonces = of the day.* de entreguerras = interwar.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de entretenimiento = recreational.* de envergadura = heavy lifting.* de época = vintage.* de epopeya = epic.* de esa época = of the period.* de escándalo = outrageous.* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de Estonia = Estonian.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.* de evaluación = evaluative.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de expansión = expanded.* de explotación = exploitative.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* de fabricación casera = homemade.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de fácil manejo = liftable.* de facto = de facto.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de felpa = plush.* de fiar = legit.* de fichas = card-based.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* de final de año = end-year.* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de formación = formative.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.* de forma concisa = concisely.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma opcional = optionally.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma provocativa = provocatively.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma residual = residually.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de fotograma completo = full-frame.* de fotograma doble = half-frame.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* de fuera = outside, off-side.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* de fuerza = forceful.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de gala = gala.* de Galileo = Galilean.* de Gambia = Gambian.* de gas = gas-powered.* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.* de geofísica = geophysical.* de gestión = managerial, back-office.* de gestión del museo = curatorial.* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* de grado básico = junior grade.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de granja = free-range.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.* de guasa = teasingly.* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.* de habla alemana = German-speaking.* de habla francesa = French-speaking.* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* de hierbas = herbal.* de hierro = iron, ferric.* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.* de hoja caduca = deciduous.* de hoja perenne = evergreen.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de Homero = Homeric.* de hongos = fungal.* de horticultura = horticultural.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* de huelga = striking.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* de igual a igual = as a peer.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de igual longitud = of equal length.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de imitación = copycat.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.* de incalculable valor = priceless.* de incógnito = incognito.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].* de inmediato = immediately.* de inspiración = inspirational.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* de investigación = exploratory.* de isótopos = isotopic.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de Kenia = Kenyan.* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].* de la adolescencia = teenage.* de la alcaldía = mayoral.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de la cara = facial.* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* de la cóclea = cochlear.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* de la comedia = comedic.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* de la duramadre = dural.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de la embajada = ambassadorial.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la fóvea = foveal.* de la gama alta = high-end.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de la gama inferior = low-end.* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].* de la malaria = malarial.* de la mama = mammary.* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* de la marina = marine.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili* * *de1A(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's houseel rey de Francia the king of Franceel cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthdayel cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleaguesno es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirssu padre de usted ( frml); your fatherun amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son'ses un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friendun estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year studentel nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandsonla mesa de la cocina the kitchen tablela correa del perro the dog's leashun avión de Mexair a Mexair planela tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lidlas calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streetsla subida de los precios the rise in pricesal término de la reunión at the end of the meetingBla ciudad de Lima the city of Limael aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airportel mes de enero the month of Januaryel imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brotherel bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her2(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)C(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocenalos señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabadolas señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]DA1(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bankes de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotálo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the librarylo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floormis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from Americahe recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Juliaun hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wifeal salir de la tienda as he left the storeDE … A …:de aquí a tu casa from here to your house2 (en el tiempo) fromun amigo de la infancia a childhood frienddata del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th centuryla literatura de ese período the literature of o from that periodlo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosalesde un día para otro from one day to the nextDE … A …:está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and fivede aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yetB(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old ageverde de envidia green with envyestaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so mucheso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so littleA(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patienceun chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad tasteobjetos de mucho valor objects of great valueun pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?tiene cara de aburrido he looks boredese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mothertienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled childuna botella de un litro a liter bottleun niño de tres meses a three-month-old childdéme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilola chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coatla señora de azul the lady in blueun hombre de pelo largo a man with long hairun anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]B(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany tableuna inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injectionel complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dishson de plástico they're (made of) plasticun curso de secretariado a secretarial coursenos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagneuna colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stampsun millón de dólares a million dollarsC(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!D(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get itaprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom buttonE1(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 studentspagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kiloun número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 293(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blowsubió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a timede a poco (CS); little by little, gradually4(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/foursentraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente2 m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]F (en calidad de) asestá de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private schoolle ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editorhace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the playle habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to manG1(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty facees corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shoulderedes sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide2(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a childH(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad moodestamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]I(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brushel trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silverlo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glassesdales algo de comer give them something to eat¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novelseguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the familyuna casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by treesviene acompañado de arroz it is served with riceacompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wifeA1 (sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mineel mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez childrenun cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink2(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of allla ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the worldB(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at nightduerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at nightsalieron de madrugada they left very early in the morningA DE + INF:de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlierde no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be consideredde continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persistsB SER DE + INF(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …no son de fiar they are not to be trustedes de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of noteCde2* * *
Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)
dé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
2
‹información/idea› to give
3
4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;
dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to himb) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;
1
‹ dividendos› to pay;
b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;
venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);
¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
( como castigo) to smack sb;
el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …
5 [sol/luz]:
la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;
dárselas de listo to act smartb) (golpearse, pegarse):
se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1a) (pertenencia, posesión):
el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;
una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your houseb) (material, contenido, composición):
una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollarsc) (causa, modo):
dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3a) (cualidades, características):
objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blueb) (al definir, especificar):
tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4a) ( con cifras):◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;
pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29c) ( con un superlativo):
la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;
dé madrugada early in the morning
5
hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the playb) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):
estamos dé fiesta we're having a partyc) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):
copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see◊ dar
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time
'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test
* * *1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;es de ella it's hers;la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;el padre de la niña the girl's father;el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;un equipo de segunda división a second division team;la comida del gato the cat's food;el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;la pata de la mesa the table leg;una subida de precios a price rise;los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro2. [procedencia, distancia] from;salir de casa to leave home;soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;el rey de España the king of Spain;tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona3. [en razonamiento]de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't workel túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagenala señora de verde the lady in green;el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;¿de qué tamaño? what size?;un político de fiar a trustworthy politician6. [materia] (made) of;un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;un reloj de oro a gold watch;una mesa de madera a wooden tableun plato de lentejas a plate of lentils8. [precio]he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stampropa de deporte sportswear;una máquina de escribir a typewriter;una máquina de coser a sewing machine;esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes10. [asunto] about;hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;libros de historia history books11. [en calidad de] as;trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade12. [tiempo] [desde] from;[durante] in;trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;de madrugada early in the morning;a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;es de día it's daytime;de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;un compañero del colegio a friend from school;Urugde mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;Urugde noche at night;Urugayer salimos de noche we went out last night13. [causa] with;morirse de hambre to die of hunger;llorar de alegría to cry with joy;temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much14. [manera, modo] with;de una patada with a kick;rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;de una sola vez in one go;lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;CSurde fácil manejo user-friendly;ponerse de rodillas to kneel down15. [con valor partitivo] of;uno de los nuestros one of ours;varios de nosotros several of us;¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?17. [en valoración]lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgaryo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her19. [en comparaciones][con superlativos]más/menos de… more/less than…;el mejor de todos the best of all;el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;la buena de Susana good old Susana;¡pobre de mí! poor me!22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable eveninghas de gastar menos you should spend less24. (antes de complemento agente)una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)la fila de delante the front row♦ de no loc conjAm otherwise;dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you* * *deprp1 origen from;de Nueva York from New York;de … a from … to2 posesión of;el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car3 material (made) of;un anillo de oro a gold ring4 contenido of;un vaso de agua a glass of water5 cualidad:una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman6 causa with;temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear7 hora:de noche at night, by night;de día by daytrabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;de niño as a child9 agente by;de Goya by Goya10 condición if;de haberlo sabido if I’d known11 en aposición:la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima* * *de prep1) : ofla casa de Pepe: Pepe's houseun niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy2) : fromes de Managua: she's from Managuasalió del edificio: he left the building3) : in, ata las tres de la mañana: at three in the morningsalen de noche: they go out at night4) : thanmás de tres: more than threedé dar* * *de prep1. (posesión de alguien) 's2. (posesión de algo) of3. (materia)4. (contenido) of5. (materia, tema)6. (origen, procedencia) from7. (descripción) with / in8. (agente) by10. (con números, una parte) than / of -
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m.1 service.hubo que recurrir a los servicios de un abogado we had to use the services of a lawyerservicio discrecional private serviceservicio a domicilio home delivery serviceservicio de habitaciones room serviceservicio de inteligencia intelligence serviceservicio militar military serviceservicios mínimos skeleton serviceservicio de paquetería parcel serviceservicio posventa after-sales serviceservicio público public serviceservicio secreto secret servicelos servicios sociales the social services2 service (funcionamiento).entrar en servicio to come into service3 duty (turno).estar de servicio to be on duty4 servants (servidumbre).servicio doméstico domestic help5 toilet (WC) (peninsular Spanish).¿dónde están los servicios? where are the toilets?, where's the bathroom? (United States)6 services (economics).7 serve, service (sport).8 favor, favour, service, accommodation.9 rest room, restroom, toilet room, bathroom.10 utility, public utility.11 usefulness, workability, service, helpfulness.12 table setting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: serviciar.* * *1 (gen) service3 (juego, conjunto) set4 (favor) service, favour (US favor)5 DEPORTE service, serve\entrar en servicio to come into serviceestar al servicio de alguien to be at somebody's serviceestar de servicio to be on dutyhacer servicio / prestar servicio to do a favour (US favor)hacer un flaco servicio familiar to do more harm than goodponer en servicio to put into operationprestar servicio to serveservicio incluido service charge includedservicio a domicilio home delivery serviceservicio de urgencias emergency serviceservicio militar military serviceservicios públicos public services, utilities* * *noun m.1) service2) serve•* * *SM1) (=ayuda, atención)a) [a empresa, país] service•
al servicio de, un agente secreto al servicio de la Corona — a secret agent in the service of the Crown•
estar de servicio — to be on dutyestar de servicio de guardia — (Mil) to be on guard duty
b) [a cliente] serviceservicio a domicilio — we deliver, home delivery service
c) [de tren, autobús] serviceservicio a bordo — [en avión] in-flight services pl ; [en barco, tren] services on board pl
servicio de información, servicio de inteligencia — intelligence service
servicio de orden — [en manifestación] stewards pl, marshals pl
servicio de préstamo a domicilio — lending facility, home lending service
estación 1)servicios mínimos — minimum service sing, skeleton service sing
2) (=funcionamiento)•
estar en servicio — to be in service•
entrar en servicio — to come o go into service•
fuera de servicio — out of service•
poner en servicio — to put into serviceestá previsto poner en servicio una segunda pista de aterrizaje — there are plans to open a second runway, there are plans to put a second runway into operation o service
3) (=beneficio) servicees un abrigo viejo, pero me hace mucho servicio — it's an old coat, but I get a lot of use out of it
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hacer un flaco servicio a algn — to do sb a disservice4) (Mil) (tb: servicio militar) military service5) [en un hospital] department"servicio de pediatría" — "paediatric department"
servicio de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department
6) pl servicios (Econ) public services7) (=retrete público) toilet, washroom (EEUU), restroom (EEUU)¿dónde están los servicios? — where are the toilets?
8) [en la mesa]a) [para cada comensal]faltan dos servicios — we are two places o settings short
b) (=juego) setservicio de café — coffee set, coffee service
servicio de té — tea set, tea service
9) (=servidumbre) (tb: servicio doméstico) (=personas) servants pl ; (=actividad) service, domestic service•
escalera de servicio — service staircase•
puerta de servicio — tradesman's entrance10) (Tenis) serve, serviceromper el servicio de algn — to break sb's serve o service
11) (Rel) service12) (Econ) [de una deuda] servicing13) LAm [de un automóvil] servicele toca el servicio a los 3.000km — it's due (for) a service after 3000km
* * *1)a) ( acción de servir) serviceservicio permanente or de 24 horas — round-the-clock o 24-hour service
b) ( favor) favor*, serviceme prestó un servicio inestimable — she did me a really good turn o a very great service
c) servicios masculino plural ( asistencia) services (pl)2)a) ( funcionamiento) service, usehan puesto en servicio el nuevo andén — the new platform is now in use o is now open
¿cuándo entra en servicio la nueva estación depuradora? — when is the new purifying plant coming into operation o service?
b) ( sistema) service3)a) ( en hospital) departmentservicio de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department
b) servicios masculino plural (Econ) public services (pl)4) (en restaurante, hotel)a) ( atención al cliente) serviceb) ( propina) service (charge)5) ( servidumbre)habitación or cuarto de servicio — servant's quarters (frml), maid's room
6) (Mil) service7) ( retrete) restroom (AmE), bathroom (esp AmE), toilet (esp BrE)8)a) ( juego de loza)servicio de té — tea service o set
b) ( juego de cubiertos) set of cutlery; ( cubierto para cada comensal)9) ( en tenis) service, serve10) (Relig) service11) (AmL) (Auto) service* * *1)a) ( acción de servir) serviceservicio permanente or de 24 horas — round-the-clock o 24-hour service
b) ( favor) favor*, serviceme prestó un servicio inestimable — she did me a really good turn o a very great service
c) servicios masculino plural ( asistencia) services (pl)2)a) ( funcionamiento) service, usehan puesto en servicio el nuevo andén — the new platform is now in use o is now open
¿cuándo entra en servicio la nueva estación depuradora? — when is the new purifying plant coming into operation o service?
b) ( sistema) service3)a) ( en hospital) departmentservicio de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department
b) servicios masculino plural (Econ) public services (pl)4) (en restaurante, hotel)a) ( atención al cliente) serviceb) ( propina) service (charge)5) ( servidumbre)habitación or cuarto de servicio — servant's quarters (frml), maid's room
6) (Mil) service7) ( retrete) restroom (AmE), bathroom (esp AmE), toilet (esp BrE)8)a) ( juego de loza)servicio de té — tea service o set
b) ( juego de cubiertos) set of cutlery; ( cubierto para cada comensal)9) ( en tenis) service, serve10) (Relig) service11) (AmL) (Auto) service* * *servicio11 = toilet, washroom, bathroom, restroom [rest room], lavatory, public toilet, little boys room, little girls room, loo.Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, toilet provision, fire regulations and exits are all well covered in considerable detail.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.Ex: This article presents a brief guide to collection development in the area of renovating kitchens and bathrooms = This artículo presenta una guía breve para el desarrollo de la colección en los temas relacionados con la reforma de cocinas y cuartos de baño.Ex: Airport restrooms have become popular meeting places for men looking for sexual trysts with other men.Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.Ex: This paper presents arguments for and against libraries in the USA having condom dispensing machines in their public toilets.Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex: When I went to the little boys/ girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex: Early on on a Friday night and three of the loos were out of order, the floor was covered in a layer of rancid water and it stank to high heaven.* servicios de señoras = women's room.servicio22 = capability, facility, feature, service, servicing, utility, service charges, service facility.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
Ex: Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.Ex: Electronic Maildrop is an online document ordering feature, where documents can be ordered from various suppliers.Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.Ex: There was also the difficulty that inter-departmental servicing was not undertaken in a co-operative, sharing, spirit.Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.Ex: The author offer guidelines for managers and policy makers to aid the process of planning the establishment of data service facilities in a library.* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.* adscripción en comisión de servicios = secondment.* agencia de servicios = service agency.* al servicio de = at the service of.* al servicio de la nación = uniformed.* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* bibliotecario de servicios técnicos = technical services librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad = community services librarian.* bibliotecario en servicios mínimos = duty librarian.* bienes y servicios = goods and services.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* calidad de los servicios = service quality.* calidad del servicio = service quality.* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.* callejón de servicio = service road.* cambiar de servicio = churn.* cambio de servicio = churn.* carta de servicios = service offer.* centrado en el servicio = service-focused.* cobro de servicios = fee services.* cobro por servicios = fee services, fee for services.* cobro por servicios prestados = fee for services.* comercializar un servicio = market + service, broker + service.* conceder comisión de servicios = second.* Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (LISC) = Library and Information Services Council (LISC).* contratar los servicios de Alguien = enrol [enroll -USA].* convocatoria de oferta de servicios = invitation to tender (ITT).* dar servicio = service.* dar un servicio = do + service.* dedicado al servicio = service-oriented.* departamento de servicios técnicos = technical services department.* de servicio = on duty, on call.* de servicio a la sociedad = public-spirited.* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.* dirigir un servicio = run + service.* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).* empresa de servicios = service organisation, service agency, service company.* empresa de servicios de información = information broker, broker, information broking.* empresa de servicio social = social utility.* empresa de servicios públicos = public utility, utility company.* en comisión de servicios = seconded.* estación de servicio = gas station, petrol station, service station, gasoline station.* estando de servicio = while on the job.* ética de servicio = service ethic.* externalización de servicios = outsourcing [out-sourcing], externalisation of services.* falto de servicios = underserved.* fuera de servicio = off-duty, decomissioned, out of commission.* función de servicio = service function.* hueco de servicio = service core.* impuesto de bienes y servicios = goods and services tax.* industria de servicios = service industry.* industria de servicios financieros, la = financial services industry, the.* instalar un servicio = mount + service.* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.* libre de servicio = off-duty.* montar un servicio = mount + service.* oferta de servicios = service provision, service offer.* oficial de servicio = duty officer.* ofrecer servicio = service.* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.* orientado hacia el servicio = service orientated, service-focused.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* período de servicio = tour of duty.* personal de servicios = service worker.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* prestación de servicios = service delivery.* prestar un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, render + service, give + service to, deliver + service, deliver + value, produce + the goods, do + service.* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* profesional dedicado al servicio = service professional.* profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población = service professional.* profesión dedicada al servicio = service profession.* profesión dedicada al servicio de otros = helping profession.* profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población = service profession.* promover un servicio = launch + service.* proveedor de servicios = service supplier, service provider.* proveedor de servicios de Internet = Internet provider.* Proveedor de Servicios de Internet (ISP) = ISP (Internet Service Provider).* punto de servicio = service point.* responsable del servicio de emergencias = emergency official.* responsable del servicio de referencia = reference administrator.* separación de servicios = unbundling.* servicio a domicilio = home delivery.* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.* servicio a uno mismo = self-service.* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.* servicio bibliográfico = bibliographic service, bibliographic utility.* servicio bibliotecario = library facility, library service.* servicio bibliotecario mediante pago = fee-based library service.* servicio bibliotecario penintenciario = prison library service.* servicio central = main site service.* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.* servicio comercial = commercial service, commercial vendor, charged service.* servicio comunitario = community service.* servicio de acceso público = public delivery service.* servicio de acompañante = escort service.* servicio de actualización permanente = current awareness, current-awareness service.* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.* servicio de aduanas = customs and excise agency.* servicio de alerta = alert service.* servicio de aparcacoches = valet parking.* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.* servicio de asesoramiento = consulting service, counselling service, advisory service.* servicio de asesoramiento jurídico = legal aid service.* servicio de asistencia = provider service.* servicio de atención = advisory service.* servicio de atención al cliente = customer service, service department.* servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil = drive-through (drive-thru).* servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono = call centre.* servicio de atención de día = day care.* servicio de autobuses = bus service.* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.* servicio de búsqueda = search service.* servicio de canguros = baby-sitting service.* servicio de catalogación = cataloguing service.* servicio de compañía = escort service.* servicio de compra por televisión = teleshopping service.* servicio de compras = acquisition(s) service.* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.* servicio de correo = mail service.* servicio de correo electrónico = electronic mail service.* servicio de correos = postal service.* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.* servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.* servicio de directorios = directory service.* servicio de distribución = host service.* servicio de documentación = documentation service.* servicio de emergencia = emergency service.* servicio de entrega de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* servicio de envío = turnaround.* Servicio de Envío de Artículos Originales (OATS) = Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS).* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach service, library extension work, extension service, outreach programme, reach out.* servicio de fotocopia = copying facilities.* servicio de fotocopias = photocopying service.* servicio de fotodocumentación = photocopying service.* servicio de habitaciones = room service.* servicio de impresión = offline print facility.* servicio de indización = indexing service.* servicio de indización de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals indexing service.* servicio de indización y resumen = indexing and abstracting service.* servicio de información = alerting device, information service, information delivery service, information utility.* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.* servicio de información electrónica = electronic information service.* servicio de información en línea = online information service.* servicio de información local = local information service.* servicio de información sectorial = sectoral information service.* servicio de informática = computing service.* servicio de inteligencia = intelligence community, intelligence agency.* servicio de jurado = jury duty.* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.* servicio de limpieza = janitorial services.* servicio de mantenimiento técnico = support service.* servicio de mensajería = courier service.* servicio de microfilmación = microfilm service, microfilming service.* servicio de noticias = news service.* servicio de novedades = news alerts.* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* servicio de preparación = training facility.* servicio de préstamo = lending service, loaner service.* servicio de préstamo a domicilio = home lending service.* servicio de préstamo de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlending service.* servicio de recuperación en línea = online retrieval service.* servicio de referencia = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service.* Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador (MARS) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).* servicio de referencia bibliotecario = library reference service.* servicio de referencia electrónica = electronic reference service [e-reference service].* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.* servicio de registros MARC, el = MARC service, the.* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.* servicio de restauración = caterer.* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.* servicio de salud pública = health service.* servicio de seguridad = security service.* servicio de suministro de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* servicio de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone service, mobile phone service.* servicio de transferencia de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* servicio de única ventanilla = one-stop service.* servicio doméstico = cleaning lady, domestic service, housekeeper.* servicio en la Guardia Nacional = National Guard duty.* servicio en línea = online service.* servicio especial de autobuses = bus shuttle service, bus shuttle, shuttle bus service, shuttle bus.* servicio especial de transporte = shuttle, shuttle service.* servicio exhaustivo = service in-depth.* servicio extra = frill.* servicio funerario = funeral service.* servicio gratis = frill.* servicio gratuito = free service.* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service, 24 hour(s) service.* servicio médico = medical care, medical aid, medical assistance.* servicio meteorológico = meteorological service.* servicio metereológico = weather bureau, weather service.* servicio militar = military service, soldiering.* servicio militar obligatorio = conscription, compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.* servicio nacional = domestic service.* servicio no incluido = hidden extra.* servicio postal = postal service, postal delivery service.* servicio postventa = after-sales service.* servicio público = amenity, public service, public utility, utility service.* servicio regional de sanidad = hospital board.* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.* servicio religioso = ceremonial service.* servicio remoto = remote service.* servicios a lectores = readers' services.* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.* servicio sanitario = health service.* servicios automatizados = automation capabilities.* servicios básicos = amenities.* servicios bibliotecarios = library provision.* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.* servicios complementarios = added-value services.* servicios de asistencia = remedial services.* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.* servicios de autopista = highway facilities.* servicios de cafetería = food services.* servicios de documentos secundarios = secondary services.* servicios de emergencia = emergency assistance.* servicios de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach.* servicios de información = Information and Referral services.* servicios de información bibliográfica = bibliographical services.* servicios de información y referencia = I&R services (Information and Referral).* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).* servicios de trenes = rail facilities.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* servicio social = social service.* servicio social sustitutorio = community service.* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.* servicios para adultos = adult services.* servicios sociales = human services, welfare services.* Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca (LRTS) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).* servicio técnico = technical service, technical support, tech support.* servicio telefónico = telephone service.* servicio universal = universal service.* servicio valioso = yeoman service.* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.* suplemento por servicio = service charges.* suspender un servicio = withdraw + service.* tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.* tipo de servicio = style of service.* trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.* vender un servicio = market + service.* vía de servicio = service road.* * *A1 (acción de servir) servicea partir del próximo lunes estaremos a su servicio en nuestro nuevo local from next Monday we will be open for business at our new premisesdurante la guerra prestó servicio como médico en el frente during the war he served as a doctor at the frontle regalaron un reloj cuando cumplió 20 años de servicio he was given a watch when he completed 20 years' serviceestoy de servicio I'm on dutyun policía libre de servicio an off-duty policeman[ S ] servicio permanente or de 24 horas round-the-clock o 24-hour service2 (favor) favor*, serviceal despedirte te hizo un gran servicio he did you a great service o favor by firing you ( colloq)me prestó un servicio inestimable recomendándome para el trabajo she did me a really good turn o a very great service by recommending me for the jobme ofreció sus servicios muy amablemente he kindly offered me his servicespasó a prestar sus servicios como asesor legal he went on to work as a legal adviserrecurrieron a los servicios de un abogado conocido they sought the advice of a well-known lawyerles agradecemos los servicios prestados we would like to thank you for all your work o helpCompuestos:(home) delivery servicecustomer servicesupport servicescatering service(de datos, detalles) information service; ( Mil) intelligence serviceintelligence servicecleaning service ( BrE)stewards (pl), marshals (pl)prevention servicesecurity servicetrain service≈ coastguard servicediplomatic service( Esp) memorandumafter-sales servicepublic servicesecret servicempl news services (pl)mpl minimum o skeleton servicesocial services (pl)B1 (funcionamiento) service, usehan puesto en servicio el nuevo andén the new platform is now in use o is now open¿cuándo entra en servicio la nueva estación depuradora? when is the new purifying plant coming into operation o service?han suspendido el servicio hasta nuevo aviso (the) service has been interrupted until further notice[ S ] fuera de servicio out of service2 (sistema) serviceservicio de teléfonos telephone serviceservicio de trenes train servicetodos los servicios all the main servicesel servicio de la línea 19 es pésimo the number 19 is a terrible serviceC1 (en un hospital) departmentservicio de ginecología gynecology departmentservicio de urgencias accident and emergency department, casualty department ( BrE)es jefe del servicio de cirugía he is the chief surgeonuna empresa del sector servicios a company in the public service sectorD (en un restaurante, hotel)1 (atención) serviceuna excelente carta y un servicio esmerado an excellent menu and impeccable service2 (propina) service, service charge[ S ] servicio e impuestos incluidos tax and service includedno nos han cobrado el servicio they haven't charged for serviceE(servidumbre): sólo hablan de los problemas del servicio all they talk about is the problems of having servantsse quedaron sin servicio they were left without any domestic helpescalera de servicio service staircaseentrada de servicio tradesmen's entrancehabitación or cuarto de servicio servant's quarters (pl) ( frml), maid's roomCompuesto:siempre ha trabajado en servicio doméstico he has always worked in domestic service, he has been in service all his lifelas habitaciones destinadas al servicio doméstico the servants' quartersF ( Mil) serviceestar en servicio to be in serviceCompuestos:active servicemilitary serviceaquí no hay servicio militar obligatorio there is no compulsory military service hereG¿los servicios, por favor? can you tell me where the washrooms are, please?, can you tell me where the ladies'/gents' is please? ( BrE)2 (orinal) chamber potH1 (de cubiertos) set of cutlery o flatware ( AmE)(de loza): servicio de café coffee setservicio de té tea service o seteste juego no tiene servicio de pescado there are no fish knives in this canteen o set2 (individual) piecevajilla de doce servicios twelve-piece dinner serviceI (en tenis) service, serveservicio de Fortín Fortín to servetiene que mejorar su servicio she needs to work on her serveK ( Agr) serviceL ( Relig) service* * *
servicio sustantivo masculino
1
estar de servicio [policía/bombero] to be on duty;
servicio público public service;
servicios informativos broadcasting services (pl)
c)
me ofreció sus servicios he offered me his services
2 ( funcionamiento) service, use;
han puesto en servicio el nuevo andén the new platform is now in use o is now open
3 ( en hospital) department;
4 (en restaurante, hotel)
5 ( servidumbre):
cuarto de servicio servant's quarters ;
(frml), maid's room;
( personas) servants (pl), domestic staff
6 (Mil) service;
7 ( retrete) restroom (AmE), bathroom (esp AmE), toilet (esp BrE)
8 ( en tenis) service, serve
9 (Relig) service
(AmL) (Auto) service
servicio sustantivo masculino
1 service
estar de servicio, to be on duty
servicio a domicilio, delivery service
servicio doméstico, domestic service
servicio militar, military service
fuera de servicio, out of order
2 (utilidad) use: esa mesita me hace mucho servicio, this table is very useful
3 (conjunto) en esta mesa falta un servicio, we need to set another place at the table
servicio de café, coffee service
4 (cuarto de baño) toilet sing, US rest room sing
' servicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acto
- área
- bloquear
- camarera
- camarero
- cerrar
- correo
- dirigirse
- disposición
- encargar
- exenta
- exento
- guardia
- incluida
- incluido
- informatización
- inteligencia
- juventud
- parque
- postventa
- posventa
- prestar
- prestación
- supresión
- suprimir
- apto
- asegurar
- asistencia
- atender
- calidad
- circular
- cubierto
- cumplir
- doméstico
- empleada
- entrega
- estación
- exprés
- favor
- funcionamiento
- funcionar
- interrumpir
- muchacha
- operar
- postal
- puente
- puerta
- puesta
- recluta
- reparto
English:
after-sales
- agent
- answering service
- around-the clock
- auxiliary
- bargain for
- bargain on
- bed
- bog
- break
- breakdown
- charge
- commission
- conscription
- dissatisfaction
- disservice
- duty
- excuse
- foreign service
- gent
- ground
- health service
- inclusive
- INS
- intelligence
- lousy
- mail
- National Health Service
- off-duty
- on
- pay
- privatize
- public convenience
- reinstate
- room service
- run
- secret service
- serve
- service
- service charge
- shuttle
- skeleton
- support
- toilet-train
- toilet-training
- tour
- unit
- use
- utility
- amenity
* * *servicio nm1. [prestación, asistencia, sistema] service;se ha suspendido el servicio en la línea 1 de autobús the number 1 bus isn't running today;hubo que recurrir a los servicios de una agencia inmobiliaria we had to use the services of Br an estate agent o US a real estate office;el servicio postal/hospitalario the postal/hospital service;lleva muchos años al servicio de la empresa she has worked for the company for several years;estamos a su servicio para lo que necesite we are at your service if you need anything;nos ha ofrecido sus servicios he has offered us his services;por los servicios prestados for services rendered;Servicio de Administración Tributaria Br ≈ the Inland Revenue, US ≈ the IRS;servicio de asistencia técnica technical support;servicio de atención al cliente customer service department;servicios bancarios banking services;servicio discrecional private service;servicio a domicilio home delivery service;servicios financieros financial services;servicio de habitaciones room service;servicios informativos [de cadena de radio, televisión] news service;servicio de inteligencia intelligence service;servicio en línea on-line service;servicio de mensajería courier service;servicio militar military service;hacer el servicio militar to do one's military service;servicios mínimos [en huelga] skeleton service;servicio de paquetería parcel service;servicio posventa after-sales service;servicio de prensa press department;servicio público public service;servicio religioso religious service;servicio secreto secret service;servicios sociales social services;servicio técnico technical assistance;servicio de veinticuatro horas round-the-clock service2. [funcionamiento] service;entrar en servicio to come into service;estar fuera de servicio [máquina] to be out of order3. [servidumbre] servants;el servicio está fatal hoy en día you just can't find the staff these daysservicio doméstico domestic help4. [turno] duty;estar de servicio to be on dutyservicio activo [en el ejército] active service o duty5. [en tenis, squash] serve, service;primer/segundo servicio first/second serve o service;al servicio, Ríos Ríos to serve;mantener el servicio to hold one's serve6. [cubierto] place setting7. [juego de tazas, platos]servicio de café/té coffee/tea set;servicio de mesa dinner service8. [en restaurante] [atención al cliente] service;[recargo] service charge;dan un servicio pésimo the service is awful;el servicio está incluido service is included;servicio no incluido service is not included9.servicios [sector terciario] services;una empresa de servicios a services company;el sector servicios the services sector¿dónde están los servicios? where are the toilets?, US where's the bathroom?;el servicio de señoras/caballeros the ladies/gents* * *m1 service;estar al servicio de be at the service of;hacer un buen servicio a alguien do s.o. a great service;estar de servicio be on duty;libre de servicio off duty2:servicios pl restroom sg, Br toilets3 ( funcionamiento):fuera de servicio TÉC out of order;poner en servicio put into service* * *servicio nm1) : service2) saque: serve (in sports)3) servicios nmpl: restroom* * *servicio n1. (en general) service2. (aseo) toilet3. (en tenis) serve / service4. (asistente) domestic help -
20 lie
lie [laɪ]mentir ⇒ 1 (a) se coucher ⇒ 1 (b) reposer ⇒ 1 (c) être classé ⇒ 1 (d) se trouver ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (g) rester ⇒ 1 (f) mensonge ⇒ 3 (a) configuration ⇒ 3 (b) position ⇒ 3 (c)(a) (tell untruth) mentir;∎ he lied about his age il a menti sur son âge;∎ "it wasn't me", she lied "ce n'était pas moi", dit-elle en mentant;∎ to lie through one's teeth mentir effrontément;∎ figurative the camera never lies une photo ne ment pas(b) (person, animal → recline) se coucher, s'allonger, s'étendre; (→ be in lying position) être couché (à plat);∎ to lie on one's back/side être couché sur le dos/côté;∎ to be lying ill in bed être (malade et) alité;∎ she lay on the beach all day elle est restée allongée sur la plage toute la journée;∎ she was lying on the couch elle était couchée ou allongée sur le divan;∎ we found him lying dead nous l'avons trouvé mort;∎ he lay helpless on the floor il gisait là sans pouvoir bouger;∎ lie still! ne bouge pas!;∎ I like lying in bed on Sunday mornings j'aime rester au lit ou faire la grasse matinée le dimanche matin;∎ they lay sound asleep ils dormaient profondément, ils étaient profondément endormis;∎ she lay awake for hours elle resta plusieurs heures sans pouvoir s'endormir;∎ to lie in wait for sb guetter l'arrivée de qn∎ he or his body lies in the village graveyard il ou son corps repose au cimetière du village;∎ he will lie in state at Westminster Abbey son corps sera exposé solennellement à l'abbaye de Westminster;∎ here lies John Smith (on gravestone) ci-gît John Smith(d) (team, competitor → rank) être classé, se classer;∎ France lies second, after Italy la France est classée deuxième, après l'Italie;∎ she was lying fourth (in race) elle était en quatrième position(e) (thing → be, be placed) être, se trouver;∎ the papers lay on the table les papiers étaient sur la table;∎ a folder lay open on the desk before her un dossier était ouvert devant elle sur le bureau;∎ a pile of ammunition lay ready des munitions étaient là, prêtes à servir;∎ I found your watch lying on the floor j'ai trouvé ta montre qui traînait par terre;∎ several boats lay in the harbour plusieurs bateaux étaient mouillés dans le port;∎ thick fog lay over the plain un brouillard épais recouvrait la plaine;∎ snow lay (thick) on the ground il y avait une (épaisse) couche de neige;∎ the castle now lies in ruins le château est aujourd'hui en ruines;∎ figurative all her hopes and dreams lay in ruins tous ses espoirs et ses rêves étaient anéantis ou réduits à néant;∎ the obstacles that lie in our way les obstacles qui bloquent notre chemin(f) (thing → remain, stay) rester;∎ the jewel lay hidden for many years le bijou est resté caché pendant de nombreuses années;∎ our machines are lying idle nos machines sont arrêtées ou ne tournent pas;∎ the money is just lying in the bank doing nothing l'argent dort à la banque;∎ the snow didn't lie la neige n'a pas tenu∎ Texas lies to the south of Oklahoma le Texas se trouve ou s'étend au sud de l'Oklahoma;∎ these hills lie between us and the sea ces collines sont entre nous et la mer;∎ the valley lay at our feet la vallée s'étendait à nos pieds;∎ a vast desert lay before us un immense désert s'étendait devant nous∎ they didn't know what lay ahead of them ils ne savaient pas ce qui les attendait;∎ who knows what may lie in store for us qui sait ce qui nous attend ou ce que l'avenir nous réserve(i) (answer, explanation, duty etc)∎ the problem lies in getting them motivated le problème, c'est de réussir à les motiver;∎ where do our real interests lie? qu'est-ce qui compte vraiment pour nous?;∎ the fault lies with you c'est de votre faute;∎ responsibility for the strike lies with the management la responsabilité de la grève incombe à la direction;∎ the onus of proof lies with them c'est à eux qu'il incombe de fournir la preuve;∎ my talents do not lie in that direction je n'ai pas de dispositions ou de talent pour cela∎ she lied her way into the building elle a pénétré dans l'immeuble grâce à quelques mensonges;∎ he always lies his way out of difficulties il se sort toujours des difficultés en mentant3 noun∎ to tell lies dire des mensonges, mentir;∎ a pack of lies un tissu de mensonges;∎ literary to give the lie to sth démentir qch;∎ it was in June, no, I tell a lie, in July c'était en juin, non, je me trompe, en juillet;∎ there are lies, damned lies and statistics on fait dire ce que l'on veut aux chiffres∎ he's got a bad lie c'est une balle difficile►► lie detector détecteur m de mensonges;∎ to take a lie detector test passer au détecteur de mensonges∎ I lay about all weekend doing nothing j'ai traîné tout le week-end à ne rien faire∎ don't leave your things lying about ne laisse pas traîner tes affaires∎ he lay back in his armchair il s'est renversé dans son fauteuil;∎ figurative just lie back and take it easy! repose-toi un peu!;∎ when you've finished you'll be able to lie back and take things easy quand tu auras fini tu pourras te reposerse cacher derrière;∎ what can lie behind this unexpected decision? qu'est-ce qui peut bien se cacher derrière cette décision soudaine?;∎ deep insecurity lay behind his apparently successful life sa vie, en apparence réussie, cachait une profonde insécuritése coucher, s'allonger, s'étendre;∎ go and lie down for an hour va t'allonger une heure;∎ to lie down on the ground se coucher ou s'allonger par terre;∎ to take sth lying down accepter qch sans réagir ou sans broncher;∎ I won't take this lying down! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça!(a) (stay in bed) faire la grasse matinéeNautical rester au largeNautical se tenir ou (se) mettre à la cape(person) rester au lit, garder le lit; (machine) ne pas tourner, être arrêté; (car) rester au garageⓘ Lie back and think of England Peu de gens savent que la phrase à l'origine de cette formule ("allonge-toi et pense à l'Angleterre") fut prononcée par Lady Hillingdon en 1912, mais elle n'en évoque pas moins dans l'esprit de tous l'époque victorienne et son idéologie. En fait la phrase exacte était I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs, and think of England ("je m'allonge sur mon lit, je ferme les yeux, j'écarte les jambes, et je pense à l'Angleterre"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette phrase dans son contexte d'origine à propos d'une femme qui accepte à contrecoeur d'avoir des rapports sexuels, et de manière générale pour parler d'une attitude caractérisée par un certain stoïcisme, comme dans l'example I know life's tough for you at the moment working out there in the Antarctic but you'll just have to lie back and think of England ("je sais que la vie n'est pas facile pour toi qui travailles là-bas dans l'Antarctique, mais il faut que tu prennes ton mal en patience").
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