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the ship touched (the) bottom

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1 bottom

bottom ['bɒtəm]

1 noun

(a) (lowest part → of garment, heap) bas m; (→ of water) fond m; (→ of hill, stairs) bas m, pied m; (→ of outside of container) bas m; (→ of inside of container) fond m; (→ of chair) siège m, fond m; Nautical (→ of ship) carène f;

∎ at the bottom of my bag au fond de mon sac;

∎ at the bottom of the staircase au pied ou bas de l'escalier;

∎ at the bottom of page one au bas de la page un, en bas de page un;

∎ to send a ship to the bottom envoyer un bâtiment par le fond;

∎ the ship sank to the bottom le navire a coulé;

∎ the ship touched (the) bottom le navire a touché le fond;

∎ figurative I believe, at the bottom of my heart, that... je crois, au fond de moi-même, que...;

∎ he thanked them from the bottom of his heart il les a remerciés du fond du cœur;

∎ my reasoning knocked the bottom out of his argument mon raisonnement a démoli son argument;

∎ the bottom fell out of the grain market le marché des grains s'est effondré;

∎ the bottom dropped out of her world when he died lorsqu'il est mort, pour elle le monde s'est effondré;

∎ to put sth bottom up(wards) mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ familiar bottoms up! cul sec!;

∎ Sport at the bottom of the fifth (inning) (in baseball) à la fin de la cinquième manche

(b) (last place)

∎ he's (at the) bottom of his class il est le dernier de sa classe;

∎ you're at the bottom of the list vous êtes en queue de liste;

∎ you have to start at the bottom and work your way up vous devez commencer au plus bas et monter dans la hiérarchie à la force du poignet

(c) (far end) fond m, bas m;

∎ at the bottom of the street/garden au bout de la rue/du jardin

(d) figurative (origin, source) base f, origine f;

∎ I'm sure she's at the bottom of all this je suis sûr que c'est elle qui est à l'origine de cette histoire;

∎ I intend to get to the bottom of this affair j'entends aller au fin fond de cette affaire ou découvrir le pot aux roses

(e) (buttocks) derrière m, fesses fpl

(f) (of two-piece garment) bas m;

∎ pyjama bottoms bas m de pyjama;

∎ bikini bottom bas m de maillot de bain

(g) (in billiards, snooker)

∎ to put bottom on a ball faire de l'effet à revenir ou de l'effet rétrograde

(h) British Cars (gear) première f

2 adjective

∎ it's on the bottom shelf il se trouve sur l'étagère du bas;

∎ the bottom book in the pile le livre qui est en bas de la pile;

∎ the bottom half of the chart la partie inférieure du tableau;

∎ the bottom half of the class/list la deuxième moitié de la classe/liste;

∎ the bottom floor le rez-de-chaussée;

∎ the bottom stair (going up) la marche du bas, la première marche; (going down) la dernière marche;

∎ Sport the bottom end of the table le bas de la table;

∎ British she's collecting things for her bottom drawer elle réunit des choses pour son trousseau

3 intransitive verb

Nautical (ship) toucher le fond

4 at bottom adverb

au fond;

∎ at bottom, their motives are purely mercenary au fond, leurs intentions sont purement intéressées

►► bottom feeder Ichthyology poisson m de fond; figurative pejorative (unsuccessful person) raté(e) m,f; (team, company) ratés mpl;

British Cars bottom gear première f (vitesse f);

American Geography bottom land or bottom lands terre f ou plaine f alluviale;

Accountancy & Finance bottom line résultat m net, solde m final, résultat m financier;

∎ all he's interested in is the bottom line la seule chose qui l'intéresse c'est de faire de l'argent;

∎ figurative the bottom line is we can't afford it le fait est que nous ne pouvons pas nous le permettre;

American Cookery bottom round gîte m à la noix

➲ bottom out intransitive verb

Finance (prices) atteindre son niveau plancher; Economics (recession, inflation, unemployment) atteindre son plus bas niveau

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2 bottom

§ ძირი, ფსკერი

§

1 ქვედა

the bottom shelf ქვედა თარო

2 ფსკერი

at the bottom of the sea ზღვის ფსკერზე

the ship went to the bottom გემი ჩაიძირა

in the bottom of the glass ჭიქის ფსკერზე

at / from the bottom of one's heart გულის სიღრმეში / სიღრმიდან

at bottom ბუნებით, გულით

at bottom he is a kind man ბუნებით / გულით კეთილი კაცია

to be at the bottom of sth რაღაცის წამომწყებად, მოთავედ ყოფნა; რაღაცაში გარეული იყო

I think Peter is at the bottom of all this მე მგონი, პეტრეა ქველაფრის ამის წამომწყები / მოთავე // მე ვფიქრობ, ამ საქმეში პეტრეს ხელი ურევია

3 ძირი, ქვედა ნაწილი

the bottom of a dish / ship / mountain თეფშის / გემის / მთის ძირი

I must get to the bottom of this matter ამ საქმეს ძირამდე უნდა ჩავწვდე

bottoms up! ბოლომდე შევსვათ! // სასმისები დავცალოთ!

4 ბოლო

at the bottom of the page / table (წიგნის) გვერდის / მაგიდის ბოლოში

●●last month dollar touched bottom გასულ თვეს დოლარის კურსი უმდაბლეს წერტილამდე დაეცა

my feet are touching the bottom ფეხებით ფსკერს ვწვდები

in one's heart of hearts // at the bottom of one's heart გულის სიღრმეში

I'd bet my bottom dollar that... ყველაფერს გეფიცები, რომ…

her bottom waggles when she walks სიარულის დროს საჯდომს/უკანა ტანს არხევს

English-Georgian dictionary > bottom
3 bottom

['botəm]
noun

1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) fundo

2) (the part of the body on which a person sits.) traseiro

•

- bottomless
- be at the bottom of
- get to the bottom of
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bot.tom

[b'ɔtəm] n 1 fundo, parte mais baixa, grau mais baixo. 2 superfície inferior. 3 leito, fundo de rio, mar etc. the ship sank to the bottom / o navio foi ao fundo. 4 bottoms baixada, margem baixa que acompanha um rio. 5 coll nádegas, traseiro. like a baby’s bottom / (liso) como as nádegas de um bebê. 6 assento (de cadeira). 7 força, capacidade de resistência. 8 base, fundamento, alicerce. 9 Naut quilha, casco de navio. 10 parte mais importante, essência, âmago. 11 origem, causa. 12 borra, sedimento. • vt+vi 1 pôr assento. 2 compreender plenamente. 3 assentar sobre base ou fundamento, basear. 4 alcançar o fundo, tocar no fundo. • adj 1 do fundo, relativo ao fundo. 2 mais baixo, inferior. 3 fundamental, básico. at bottom fig na realidade, no fundo. at the bottom of it pensando bem. bottoms up! vamos virar os copos! bottom up(wards) Naut com a quilha para cima. double bottomed com fundo duplo. every tub must stand on its own bottom cada um por si. from the bottom of my heart do fundo do meu coração. he was wet from top to bottom ele estava completamente molhado. to bottom on/up basear-se em. to search to the bottom of a thing investigar as origens de uma coisa. we touched bottom a) tocamos no fundo. b) fig chegamos ao nível mais baixo.

English-Portuguese dictionary > bottom
4 touch

1. I
abs

our hands touched наши руки встретились; the two ships touched пароходы подошли друг к другу и стали борт о борт; our two estates touch наши усадьбы расположены рядом /граничат друг с другом, соприкасаются/
2. III
1) touch smth., smb. touch those books (my papers, the bell, etc.) дотрагиваться до этих книг и т.д., притрагиваться к этим книгам и т.д. ; please don't touch anything пожалуйста, ни к чему не прикасайтесь /ничего не трогайте/; what is the child crying for? I didn't touch him почему ребенок плачет, я его не трогал /и пальцем не тронул/?; touch one's hat приподнять /снять/ шляпу (в знак приветствия)touch glasses чокнуться бокалами; touch the strings (the harp, the guitar, etc.) тронуть струны и т.д. ; touch the keys of the piano пробежать пальцами по клавишам рояля; I haven't touched the piano for months я уже много месяцев не подхожу к роялю /к фортепьяно/; [not] to touch food (his dinner, beer, liquor or tobacco, etc.) [не] притрагиваться /не прикасаться/ к пище и т.д.

2) touch smth. touch the water (the surface, the sky, the clouds, etc.) касаться воды и т.д., доставать до воды и т.д.; the water Is not deep, I can just touch the bottom тут мелко, я достаю дно /до дна/; he is so tall his head nearly touches the top of the door он такой высокий, что чуть не задевает головой притолоку; your sleeve is touching the butter у вас рукав попал в масло

3) touch smth. his garden touches the lake его сад граничит с озером /подходит прямо к озеру/; just where the sea touches the land там, где сходятся море и суша; the price touched 99, then fell цена дошла до девяносто девяти и потом упала; the thermometer touched 50° термометр показывал пятьдесят градусов; his income touched t 1000 a year его доход достиг тысячи фунтов в год

4) touch smth. the ship touched a rock (a reef, a mine, etc.) корабль налетел на скалу и т.д.

5) touch smb., smth. his story (their sympathy, her tears, etc.) touched me (the old lady, etc.) его история и т.д. тронула /растрогала/ меня и т.д.; touch smb.'s heart (smb.'s emotions, smb.'s soul, etc.) трогать чье-л. сердце и т.д.; touch smb.'s pride (smb.'s self-esteem, smb.'s vanity, smb.'s sense of duty, etc.) задевать чью-л. гордость и т.д.

6) touch smth., smb. touch many subjects (a score of topics, the question, etc.) касаться многих тем и т.д., слегка затрагивать многие темы и т.д. ; he did not touch this point он не касался этого вопроса; touch all of us (only you, smb. touch interests, etc.) касаться /затрагивать/ всех нас и т.д.; the new law doesn't touch my case (me) новый закон на мой случай (на меня) не распространяется; the quarrel touches only us ссора касается только нас

7) touch smth. touch port (land) заходить в порт (приставать к берегу)

8) touch smth., smb. coll. a style that cannot touch that of Shakespeare стиль, который не может сравниться со стилем Шекспира; there is nothing to touch a hot bath when you are tired нет лучшего средства от усталости, чем горячая ванна; nothing can touch it ничего лучше этого нет /не придумаешь/; there is nobody to touch him никто не может с ним сравниться

9) touch smth. no file can touch this metal (this steel) никакой /ни один/ напильник не возьмет этот металл (эту сталь); nothing will touch these stains эти пятна ничем не выведешь
3. IV
1) touch smb., smth. in some manner touch smb., smth. respectfully (timidly, cautiously, affectionately, fearfully, etc.) почтительно и т.д. дотрагиваться до кого-л., чего-л., касаться кого-л., чего-л.

2) touch smb. in some manner -smb. deeply (slightly, greatly, profoundly, etc.) глубоко и т.д. трогать /волновать/ кого-л.; touch smb. to the quick /home/ задевать кого-л. за живое

3) touch smb., smth. to some extent of that which touches us most we know last мы узнаем последними о том, что нас больше всего касается; what you say does not touch the question at all то, что вы говорите, не имеет никакого отношения к данному вопросу

4) touch smth. some time the ship touched shore several times during the cruise пароход несколько раз делал остановки во время плавания
4. VII
touch smth. to do smth. touch the pan to see whether it is hot (the surface to make sure it is smooth, etc.) дотрагиваться /притрагиваться/ к сковородке [для того], чтобы проверить, горячая она или нет и т.д.
5. XI
1) be touched by /with/ smth. fruit (leaves, plants, flowers, etc.) are touched by /with/ frost фрукты и т.д. тронул мороз; be touched with gray (with blue, etc.) иметь серый и т.д. оттенок; his locks are scarcely touched with gray в его кудрях лишь слегка пробивается седина; clouds touched with rose облака с розоватым отсветом id be touched [in one's mind] быть не в своем уме; he is touched [in his mind] у него "не все дома"

2) be touched by smth. the paintings were not touched by the fire картины не пострадали от огня /от пожара/

3) be touched in some manner be greatly (deeply, etc.) touched быть очень и т.д. растроганным /взволнованным/; be touched with smth. he was deeply touched with pity (with remorse, etc.) у него возникло глубокое чувство жалости и т.д.; be touched to smth. be touched to tears растрогаться /быть растроганным/ до слез

4) be touched upon only a few general considerations can be touched upon можно остановиться только на нескольких общих соображениях; it is briefly /lightly, slightly/ touched upon этот вопрос обсуждался мимоходом; be touched upon somewhere the problem will be touched upon in another chapter этот вопрос будет освещен /затронут/ в другой главе; matters touched upon in the book вопросы, затронутые в книге
6. XV
touch as possessing some quality touch rough (smooth, cold, etc.) быть шершавым и т.д. на ощупь
7. XVI
1) touch at (on, etc.) smth. the two rocks touch at the bases две скалы соприкасаются у основания; two spheres can touch only at points два шара (соприкасаются в отдельных точках; the ship touched on the bar when leaving пароход попал на отмель при отплытии

2) touch (up)on smth. touch on these questions (on other points, on the major aspects of the controversy, upon the problem, on the Far East, etc.) касаться этих вопросов и т.д., останавливаться на этих вопросах и т.д..; he is reading all current publications touching on his field of research он следит за всем, что выходит по его специальности; the most that can be done here is to touch upon the most salient features самое большее, что можно здесь сделать, это остановиться на наиболее важных характеристиках /чертах/ [чего-л.]

3) touch at /on/ smth. touch at a port (at a small place, at Japan, at Gibraltar, etc.) заходить в порт и т.д.; I touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts я останавливался в тех нескольких городах /заезжал в те несколько городов/, которые расположены на побережье; the ship touched at that port to take in coal пароход зашел в этот порт, чтобы погрузить уголь
8. XXI1
1) touch smb. on smth. touch smb. on the shoulder (on the arm, etc.) трогать кого-л. за плечо и т.д., касаться чьего-л. плеча и т.д.; touch smth., smb. with smth. touch the surface with one's hand (the post with one's umbrella, the wire with one's stick, the table with smb.'s stick, the toy with one's finger, etc.) трогать /прикасаться, дотрагиваться/ рукой до поверхности и т.д., касаться рукой поверхности и т.д.; touch one's cheeks with rouge румянить щеки; touch one's horse with the spur пришпоривать коня; touch one's horse with the whip подхлестывать коня; touch smth. to smth., smb. touch one's stick to the wire дотрагиваться /касаться/ палкой проволоки /провода/; touch one's hat to smb. приветствовать кого-л., приподняв шляпу; touch the /one's/ hand to the hat отдавать честь /козырять/ кому-л.

2) touch smb. to (with, on) smth. touch smb. to tenderness (with remorse, with pity for the poor, etc.) вызывать у кого-л. чувство нежности и т.д.; touch smb. to the heart трогать кого-л. до глубины души; touch smb. to the quick /on a tender, on a raw/ place /spot/ задевать кого-л. за живое; touch smth. in smth. touch a deep chord in smb.'s heart вызвать глубокий отклик в чьей-л. душе

3) touch smb., smth. for /in/ smth. no one can touch him for speed (for purity of style, in mathematics, in comedy, in this game, etc.) никто не может сравниться с ним в скорости и т.д.; he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire он утверждал, что ничто так не веселит душу, как огонь в камине

4) touch smb. for some money coll. touch smb. for a dollar (for a quarter, for a fiver, for i 1, etc.) выпрашивать /выклянчивать, выманивать/ у кого-л. доллар и т.д.
9. XXII
touch smth. for doing smth. there are few things to touch sea air for bracing you up мало, что может сравниться с морским воздухом, когда нужно взбодриться; there is nothing to touch mountain air for giving you an appetite ничто так не развивает аппетит, как горный воздух

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > touch
5 tocar fondo

v.

1 to hit rock bottom, to bottom out, to touch bottom.

2 to run aground, to bog, to strand.

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tocar fondo

(barco) to touch bottom 2 figurado to reach rock bottom

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to reach o hit rock bottom

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(v.) = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom

Ex. 'The Gathering Storm' is a beautifully composed and photographed production concentrating on the years in the 1930s when Churchill's career hit rock-bottom.

Ex. In 1998, film production levels reached rock-bottom.

Ex. The dramatic decrease in the readability of chemistry papers in the past 100 years now appears to have bottomed out.

Ex. This fell fast over the years until it touched rock bottom at minus four percent in 2004.

Ex. However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.

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(v.) = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom

Ex: 'The Gathering Storm' is a beautifully composed and photographed production concentrating on the years in the 1930s when Churchill's career hit rock-bottom.

Ex: In 1998, film production levels reached rock-bottom.

Ex: The dramatic decrease in the readability of chemistry papers in the past 100 years now appears to have bottomed out.

Ex: This fell fast over the years until it touched rock bottom at minus four percent in 2004.

Ex: However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.

Spanish-English dictionary > tocar fondo
6 touch

touch [tʌtʃ]

toucher ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (h), 2 (a), 2 (e), 2 (g) contact ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (g) effleurement ⇒ 1 (b) touche ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (i) coup ⇒ 1 (e) pointe ⇒ 1 (f) toucher à ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (d) jouxter ⇒ 2 (c) émouvoir ⇒ 2 (e) concerner ⇒ 2 (g) se toucher ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b)

(pl touches)

1 noun

(a) (sense) toucher m;

∎ sense of touch sens m du toucher;

∎ soft to the touch doux au toucher

(b) (physical contact) toucher m, contact m; (light brushing) effleurement m, frôlement m;

∎ she felt the touch of his hand elle a senti le frôlement de sa main;

∎ she felt a touch on her shoulder elle sentit qu'on lui touchait l'épaule;

∎ the machine works at the touch of a button il suffit de toucher un bouton pour mettre en marche cet appareil

(c) (style) touche f;

∎ this painting has the Hopper touch on reconnaît dans ce tableau la patte de Hopper;

∎ the pianist has a light touch ce pianiste a le toucher léger;

∎ figurative to give sth a personal touch ajouter une note personnelle à qch;

∎ to have the right touch with sb/sth savoir s'y prendre avec qn/qch;

∎ the house needed a woman's touch il manquait dans cette maison une présence féminine;

∎ the cook has lost his touch le cuisinier a perdu la main

(d) (detail)

∎ to put the final or finishing touches to sth apporter la touche finale à qch;

∎ that logo in the bottom corner is a nice touch c'est une bonne idée d'avoir mis ce logo dans le coin en bas

(e) (slight mark) coup m;

∎ with a touch of the pen d'un coup de stylo;

∎ to add a few touches to a picture faire quelques retouches à un tableau

(f) (small amount, hint) pointe f, note f;

∎ a touch of garlic une pointe ou un soupçon d'ail;

∎ a touch of madness un grain de folie;

∎ there's a touch of spring in the air ça sent le printemps;

∎ he answered with a touch of bitterness il a répondu avec une pointe d'amertume;

∎ I got a touch of sunstroke j'ai eu une petite insolation;

∎ I've got a touch of flu je suis un peu grippé, j'ai une petite grippe;

∎ to add a touch of class to sth rendre qch plus distingué;

∎ there was a touch too much pepper in the soup le potage était un petit peu trop poivré

(g) (contact)

∎ to be/to keep in touch with sb être/rester en contact avec qn;

∎ I'll be in touch! je te contacterai!;

∎ keep or stay in touch! donne-nous de tes nouvelles!;

∎ to get in touch with sb contacter qn;

∎ you can get in touch with me at this address vous pouvez me joindre à cette adresse;

∎ he put me in touch with the director il m'a mis en relation avec le directeur;

∎ she is or keeps in touch with current events elle se tient au courant de l'actualité;

∎ I'll keep in touch with developments je me tiendrai au courant de la situation;

∎ I am out of touch with her now je ne suis plus en contact avec elle;

∎ she is out of touch with politics elle ne suit plus l'actualité politique;

∎ they lost touch long ago ils se sont perdus de vue il y a longtemps;

∎ he has lost touch with reality il a perdu le sens des réalités;

∎ the President has lost touch with the electorate le Président a perdu le contact avec son électorat

(h) (of an instrument) toucher m; (of a typewriter) frappe f;

∎ a keyboard with a light touch un clavier à frappe légère

(i) Sport touche f;

∎ to kick the ball into touch mettre le ballon en touche;

∎ the ball landed in touch le ballon est sorti en touche;

∎ figurative to kick sth into touch mettre qch au rencart;

∎ British familiar figurative to kick sb into touch mettre qn sur la touche

(j) (idiom) familiar

∎ to be an easy or soft touch être un pigeon ou une poire

2 transitive verb

(a) (make contact with) toucher;

∎ to touch lightly frôler, effleurer;

∎ his arm touched hers son bras a touché le sien;

∎ to touch sb on the shoulder toucher qn à l'épaule;

∎ she touched it with her foot elle l'a touché du pied;

∎ he loved to touch her hair il adorait lui caresser les cheveux;

∎ a smile touched her lips un sourire effleura ses lèvres;

∎ he touched his hat to her il a porté la main à son chapeau pour la saluer;

∎ since they met, her feet haven't touched the ground depuis leur rencontre, elle est sur un nuage;

∎ can you touch the bottom? as-tu pied?;

∎ the boat touched land le bateau a accosté;

∎ the law can't touch him la loi ne peut rien contre lui

(b) (handle) toucher à;

∎ don't touch her things ne dérangez pas ses affaires;

∎ I didn't touch it! je n'y ai pas touché!;

∎ don't touch anything until I get home ne touchez à rien avant mon retour;

∎ he swears he never touched her il jure qu'il ne l'a jamais touchée;

∎ I didn't touch him! je n'ai pas touché à un cheveu de sa tête!;

∎ nobody will touch him these days personne ne veut plus rien avoir à faire avec lui;

∎ stolen, are they, sorry, can't touch them elles sont volées, hein, désolé, je ne veux rien avoir à faire avec ça;

∎ if it's against the law, we won't touch it si c'est illégal, nous ne nous en mêlerons pas

(c) (adjoin) jouxter;

∎ Alaska touches Canada l'Alaska et le Canada sont limitrophes

(d) (usu neg) (eat, drink) toucher à;

∎ I never touch meat je ne mange jamais de viande;

∎ she didn't touch her vegetables elle n'a pas touché aux légumes

(e) (move emotionally) émouvoir, toucher;

∎ he touched the right note il a touché la corde sensible;

∎ he was very touched by her generosity il a été très touché par sa générosité;

∎ his remark touched a (raw) nerve sa réflexion a touché un point sensible;

∎ British to touch sb to the quick toucher qn au vif

(f) (damage)

∎ fruit touched by frost fruits abîmés par le gel;

∎ the fire didn't touch the pictures l'incendie a épargné les tableaux;

∎ the war didn't touch this area cette région a été épargnée par la guerre

(g) (concern) concerner, toucher;

∎ the problem touches us all ce problème nous concerne tous

(h) (usu neg) familiar (rival) valoir^□, égaler^□ ;

∎ nothing can touch butter for cooking rien ne vaut la cuisine au beurre;

∎ no professor can touch him c'est un professeur sans égal^□

(i) American (dial)

∎ touch 645 faites le 645

(j) (idiom) familiar

∎ to touch sb for a loan taper qn;

∎ to touch sb for a fiver taper qn de cinq livres

3 intransitive verb

(a) (be in contact) se toucher

(b) (adjoin → properties, areas) se toucher, être contigus

(c) (handle)

∎ do not touch! (sign) défense de toucher

(d) Nautical

∎ the ship touches at Hong Kong le navire fait escale à Hong Kong

►► American touch football = sorte de football sans tacles;

touch hole (in cannon) lumière f;

touch judge (in rugby) juge m de touche;

touch kick (in rugby) coup m de pied en touche;

touch rugby = sorte de rugby sans placage;

touch screen écran m tactile;

touch screen computer ordinateur m à écran tactile

➲ touch down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane, spacecraft → on land) atterrir; (→ on sea) amerrir

(b) (in rugby) marquer un essai

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (in rugby) to touch the ball down marquer un essai

➲ touch off separable transitive verb

(explosive) faire exploser, faire détoner; figurative déclencher, provoquer;

∎ the ruling touched off widespread rioting cette décision a provoqué une vague d'émeutes

➲ touch on inseparable transitive verb

aborder;

∎ his speech barely touched on the problem of unemployment son discours a à peine effleuré le problème du chômage

➲ touch up separable transitive verb

(a) (painting, photograph) faire des retouches à, retoucher; (paintwork) refaire;

∎ to touch up one's make-up rafraîchir son maquillage

(b) British very familiar (sexually) peloter;

∎ to touch oneself up se toucher

✾ Film 'A Touch of Evil' Welles 'La Soif du mal'

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7 touch

/tʌtʃ/ * danh từ - sự sờ, sự mó, sự đụng, sự chạm - xúc giác - nét (vẽ); ngón (đàn); bút pháp, văn phong =a bold touch+ một nét vẽ bạo =to add a few finishing touches+ hoàn chỉnh, thêm vào một vài nét hoàn chỉnh - một chút, một ít =a touch of jealousy+ hơi ghen =a touch of salt+ một chút muối =a touch of indigestion+ hơi bị đầy bụng - sự tiếp xúc, sự giao thiệp; quan hệ; sự dính líu, sự dính dáng =to keep in touch with+ giữ quan hệ với; có dính líu với =to be out of touch with+ không có quan hệ với, mất liên lạc với =to lose touch with+ mất liên lạc với, tiếp xúc đến - (thể dục,thể thao) đường biên (bóng đá) - (âm nhạc) lối bấm phím - (y học) phép thăm bệnh bằng cách sờ - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) sự thử thách, sự thử; đá thử =to put to the touch+ đem thử thách =true as touch+ rất chính xác * ngoại động từ - sờ, mó, đụng, chạm - đạt tới, đến =I can touch the ceiling+ tôi có thể với tới trần =the thermometer touched 37 o; yesterday+ hôm qua nhiệt biểu lên tới 37 o =to touch bottom+ xuống dốc đến cùng cực =to touch the spot+ (thông tục) gãi đúng chỗ ngứa - gần, kề, sát bên, liền =his garden touches ours+ vườn của anh ta sát liền ngay với vườn của chúng tôi - đả động đến, nói đến, đề cập đến, nói chạm đến =to touch [on] a subject in the conversation+ đả động đến một vấn đề trong khi nói chuyện - gõ nhẹ, đánh nhẹ (chuông), gảy (đàn); bấm (phím đàn) =to touch the piano+ bấm phím đàn pianô - đụng vào, dính vào, mó vào, vầy vào, vọc vào =please do not touch my papers+ xin đừng mó vào giấy tờ của tôi - có liên quan, có quan hệ với, dính dáng, dính líu =the question touched your interests+ vấn đề có dính líu đến quyền lợi của anh =what happens to him doesn't touch me at all+ những việc xảy đến với nó không có liên quan gì tới tôi cả - đụng đến, ăn, uống, dùng đến =he promises not to touch alcohol+ hắn hứa là không đụng đến một giọt rượu - làm cảm động, làm mủi lòng, gợi mối thương tâm, làm xúc động =his grief touched us deeply+ nỗi đau buồn của anh ta làm chúng tôi vô cùng xúc động - làm mếch lòng, làm phật lòng, chạm lòng tự ái, xúc phạm =that touched him home+ điều đó làm anh ta hết sức phật lòng; điều đó chạm lòng tự ái của anh ta - có ảnh hưởng, có tác dụng =nothing you can say will touch him+ tất cả những điều anh có thể nói sẽ chả có tác dụng gì đối với nó - làm hư nhẹ, gây thiệt hại nhẹ, làm hỏng nhẹ =the frost has touched the vines+ sương giá làm hư hại nhẹ những giàn nho - sánh kịp, bằng, tày =nobody can touch him in causticity+ không ai có thể sánh kịp ông ta về lối châm biếm chua cay - (hàng hải) cặp, ghé (bến...) =the ship touched Colombo+ con tàu cặp bến Cô-lom-bô - (từ lóng) gõ, vay =he touched me for 10 d+ nó gõ tôi lấy mười đồng, nó vay tôi mười đồng * nội động từ - chạm nhau, đụng nhau =do the báll touch?+ những quả bóng có chạm nhau không? - gần sát, kề nhau !to touch at - (hàng hải) cặp, ghé, đỗ vào (bến...) =to touch at a port+ cặp bến !to touch down - (thể dục,thể thao) chạm đường biên ngang - (hàng không) hạ cánh !to touch in - vẽ phác, phác hoạ =to touch in the eyebrows of the portrait+ vẽ phác đôi lông mày của bức chân dung !to touch off - cắt đứt (đường dây điện thoại, sự liên lạc bằng điện thoại) - vẽ phác, phác hoạ - bắn, nổ, xả, nhả (đạn) - gây ra, phát động (phong trào phản đối...) !to touch on (upon) - bàn đến, đả động đến, nói đến, đề cập đến =to touch on (upon) a subject+ đề cập đến một vấn đề !to touch up - tô, sửa qua =to touch up a drawing+ sửa qua bức vẽ - quất roi vào (ngựa...) !to touch with - nhuốm, đượm, ngụ =praise touched with jealousy+ lời khen ngợi thoáng ngụ ý ghen tuông

English-Vietnamese dictionary > touch
8 clear

kliə
1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparente

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) despejado

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) claro, nítido

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) despejado

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) tranquilo

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) claro

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) despejado, libre (de)

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) libre (de)

2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) quitar; despejar; aclarar

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) absolver

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) despejarse

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) salvar

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear

clear¹ adj

1. claro / evidente

it is clear that something is wrong es evidente que algo está mal

you must never do that again, is that clear? no debes volver a hacer eso, ¿queda claro?

2. claro

a clear voice una voz clara

3. transparente

clear water agua transparente

4. despejado

the sky is clear el cielo está despejado

5.

the road is clear, now you can cross no viene ningún coche, ya puedes cruzar

clear² vb quitar / recoger / despejar

clear the table, please recoge la mesa, por favor

clear

tr[klɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (glass, plastic, liquid) transparente; (sky, day, etc) despejado,-a; (skin, complexion) bueno,-a

■ you can see the Pyrenees on a clear day cuando el día es claro, se ven los Pirineos

2 (not blocked - road, desk) despejado,-a; (free - time) libre

■ the roads are clear today las carreteras están despejadas hoy

■ we had a clear view of the stage pudimos ver muy bien el escenario

3 (picture, outline) nítido,-a

4 (voice, sound, speaker) claro,-a

■ in a clear voice con voz clara

5 (understandable - explanation, instruction, ideas) claro,-a

■ is that clear? ¿está claro?, ¿queda claro?

■ she made it quite clear that we were not to leave the house dejó bien claro que no podíamos salir de la casa

6 (not confused - thinking, mind) lúcido,-a, claro,-a

■ I need to keep a clear head necesito estar despejado

7 (obvious, evident) claro,-a, patente; (certain) claro,-a

■ it's a clear case of bribery es un caso claro de soborno

■ it's quite clear what has happened está muy claro lo que ha pasado

■ she's not clear about what she wants to do no tiene muy claro lo que quiere hacer

8 (complete - day) entero,-a; (- profit) neto,-a; (- majority) amplio,-a

■ he earns a clear £250 a week saca £250 netas por semana

adverb

1 (clearly - speak) claramente; (hear) perfectamente, bien

2 (not touching) a distancia

■ he jumped well clear of the bar saltó muy por encima de la barra

■ she parked clear of the kerb aparcó a bastante distancia del bordillo

transitive verb

1 (table) quitar; (floor, road) despejar; (pipe, drain) desatascar; (building, room - of people) desalojar, despejar, desocupar; (house, room - of furniture) vaciar

■ they cleared the pavement of snow limpiaron la acera de nieve

■ this will clear your nose esto te despejará la nariz

■ I like to clear my desk before I leave me gusta acabar todo el trabajo antes de marcharme

■ the rain has really cleared the air la lluvia ha limpiado el aire muchísimo

■ can you clear a space for the salad? ¿puedes hacer sitio para la ensalada?

2 (accused person) absolver, descargar, exculpar; (one's name) limpiar

3 (approve - plans) aprobar; (authorize) autorizar, dar el visto bueno a; (plane) dar autorización

■ you'd better clear it with Pat first más vale que se lo preguntes a Pat primero

4 (debt) liquidar, saldar; (earn - money) sacar; (- cheque) conformar, dar por bueno

5 (obstacle) salvar

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) despejar

intransitive verb

1 (sky, weather) despejarse; (fog) disiparse; (water) aclararse; (skin) mejorar

2 (cheque) ser compensado,-a

3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL (screen) borrarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as clear as a bell muy claro

as clear as day más claro que el agua

as clear as mud nada claro

'Keep clear' "Vado permanente"

'Reduced to clear' "Rebajado por liquidación"

'Stand clear' "Apártense"

to be in the clear familiar (from danger) estar fuera de peligro 2 (from suspicion) estar fuera de toda sospecha

to clear customs pasar por la aduana

to clear one's throat aclararse la garganta, carraspear

to clear the air (argument) aclarar las cosas

to clear the way abrir camino

to have a clear conscience tener la conciencia tranquila

to keep/stay/steer clear of something/somebody evitar algo/a alguien, apartarse de algo/alguien

to make oneself clear explicarse

clear soup consomé nombre masculino

clear ['klɪr] vt

1) clarify: aclarar, clarificar (un líquido)

2) : despejar (una superficie), desatascar (un tubo), desmontar (una selva)

to clear the table: levantar la mesa

to clear one's throat: carraspear, aclararse la voz

3) exonerate: absolver, limpiar el nombre de

4) earn: ganar, sacar (una ganancia de)

5) : pasar sin tocar

he cleared the hurdle: saltó por encima de la valla

6)

to clear up resolve: aclarar, resolver, esclarecer

clear vi

1) disperse: irse, despejarse, disiparse

2) : ser compensado (dícese de un cheque)

3)

to clear up : despejar (dícese del tiempo), mejorarse (dícese de una enfermedad)

clear adv

: claro, claramente

clear adj

1) bright: claro, lúcido

2) fair: claro, despejado

3) transparent: transparente, translúcido

4) evident, unmistakable: evidente, claro, obvio

5) certain: seguro

6) unobstructed: despejado, libre

clear n

1)

in the clear : inocente, libre de toda sospecha

2)

in the clear safe: fuera de peligro

clear (Obvious)

adj.

• abierto, -a adj.

• declarado, -a adj.

• distinto, -a adj.

• evidente adj.

• expreso, -a adj.

• manifiesto, -a adj.

• palpable adj.

• visible adj. (Obvious)

n.

• patente s.m.

adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• descampado, -a adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• despejado, -a adj.

• exento, -a adj.

• gráfico, -a adj.

• libre adj.

• limpio, -a adj.

• lúcido, -a adj.

• nítido, -a adj.

• perspicuo, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• terminante adj. (A field, etc.)

expr.

• limpiar v. (Weather)

n.

• despejarse (el cielo) s.m.

v.

• aclarar v.

• clarificar v.

• descombrar v.

• desembarazar v.

• desobstruir v.

• desocupar v.

• despejar (Informática) v.

• escombrar v.

• franquear v.

• limpiar v.

• redondear v.

klɪr, klɪə(r)
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

[klɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar clearer) (superl clearest)
1) (=unambiguous) [meaning, explanation] claro

• a clear case of murder — un caso claro de homicidio

• now let's get this clear... — vamos a dejar esto claro...

• to make it clear that... — dejar claro or bien sentado que...

to make o.s. clear — explicarse claramente

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico bien?

• he's a clear thinker — tiene la mente lúcida or despejada

2) (=obvious) [motive, consequence] claro, evidente

it is (absolutely) clear to me that... — no me cabe (la menor) duda de que...

• it became clear that... — empezó a verse claro que...

• it's not clear whether... — no está claro sí...

- as clear as crystal

- as clear as day

- as clear as mud

3) (=certain) [understanding, proof] seguro, cierto

he was perfectly clear that he did not intend to go — dijo claramente or tajantemente que no pensaba ir

are we clear that we want this? — ¿estamos seguros de que queremos esto?

• I'm not very clear about this — no tengo una idea muy clara de esto

• I'm not clear whether... — no tengo claro sí...

4) (=transparent) [water, glass] claro, transparente

a clear soup — una sopa clara

5) [sky, weather] despejado; [air] puro

on a clear day — en un día despejado

6) (=bright) [light, colour] claro

clear blue eyes — ojos azul claro
light I, 1., 1)
7) [photograph, outline] claro, preciso; [complexion] terso

to have a clear head — tener la cabeza despejada

8) (=distinct) [sound, impression, voice] claro

as clear as a bell —

I could hear his voice as clear as a bell — oía su voz como si estuviera a mi lado, oía su voz con toda claridad

9) (=unobstructed) [road, space] libre, despejado

• all clear! — ¡vía libre!, ¡adelante!

• to get a clear look at sb/sth — poder ver algn/algo bien

• to be clear of sth — (=free of) estar libre de algo; (=away from) estar lejos de algo

• we had a clear view — teníamos una buena vista, se veía bien

10) (=untroubled) [conscience] limpio, tranquilo

11) (after deductions)

a clear profit — una ganancia neta

£3 clear profit — una ganancia neta de 3 libras

12)

• a clear majority — una mayoría absoluta

• to win by a clear margin — ganar por un amplio margen

• a clear winner — un ganador absoluto

13) (=complete)

three clear days — tres días enteros

14) (=without commitments) [day, afternoon] libre; [diary] despejado

2. ADV

1) see loud

2) (=completely)

he jumped clear across the river — atravesó el río limpiamente de un salto

you could hear it clear across the valley — se oía claramente desde el otro lado del valle

3) (=free)

• to get clear away — escaparse sin dejar rastro alguno

to get clear of — (=get rid of) deshacerse de

when we get clear of London — (=away from) cuando estemos fuera de Londres

• to keep clear of sb/sth, keep clear of the wall — no te acerques a la pared

I decided to keep clear of him — decidí evitarle

keep clear of my daughter! — ¡no te acerques a mi hija!, ¡mantente alejado de mi hija!

• to stand clear of sth — mantenerse apartado de algo

stand clear of the doors! — ¡apártense de las puertas!

4) (Brit)
(Sport) (=ahead)
to be seven metres/seconds/points clear of sb — estar siete metros/segundos/puntos por delante de algn
steer I, 1., 1)
5) (=net)

he'll get £250 clear — sacará 250 libras netas

6) (esp US)

clear to sth — (=as far as) hasta algo

they went clear to Mexico — llegaron hasta Méjico

3. N

1)

to be in the clear — (=out of debt) estar libre de deudas; (=free of suspicion) quedar fuera de toda sospecha; (=free of danger) estar fuera de peligro

2)

message in clear — mensaje m no cifrado

4. VT

1) (=remove obstacles etc from) [+ place, surface] despejar; [+ road, railway track] dejar libre, despejar; [+ site] desmontar; [+ woodland] despejar, desbrozar; [+ court, hall] desocupar, desalojar (de público etc); [+ pipe] desatascar; [+ postbox] recoger las cartas de

• to clear one's conscience — descargar la conciencia

• to clear one's head — despejar la cabeza

• to clear sth of sth — despejar algo de algo

• to clear a space for sth/sb — hacer sitio para algo/algn

• to clear the table — recoger or quitar la mesa

• to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

• to clear the way for sth — (fig) dejar el camino libre para algo

- clear the air

2) [+ liquid] aclarar, clarificar; (Med) [+ blood] purificar

3) (Sport) [+ ball] despejar

4) (=get over) [+ fence etc] salvar, saltar por encima de; (=get past) [+ rocks etc] pasar sin tocar

the plane just cleared the roof — el avión no tocó el tejado por poco, el avión pasó casi rozando el tejado

to clear two metres — [jumper] saltar dos metros

this part has to clear that by at least one centimetre — entre esta pieza y aquella tiene que haber un espacio de un centímetro al menos

5) (=declare innocent etc) [+ person] absolver, probar la inocencia de

he was cleared of murder — fue absuelto de asesinato

to clear o.s. of a charge — probar su inocencia de una acusación

6) (=authorize)

you will have to be cleared by Security — será preciso que le acredite la Seguridad

the plan will have to be cleared with the director — el plan tendrá que ser aprobado por el director

7)

to clear a cheque — (=accept) aceptar or dar el visto bueno a un cheque; (=double check) compensar un cheque

8) (Comm etc) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ profit] sacar (una ganancia de); [+ goods etc] liquidar

he cleared £50 on the deal — sacó 50 libras del negocio

he clears £250 a week — se saca 250 libras a la semana

we have just about cleared our costs — nos ha llegado justo para cubrir los gastos

half-price to clear — liquidación a mitad de precio

9) (Comput) despejar

5. VI

1) (=improve) [weather] (also: clear up) despejarse; [sky] despejarse; [fog] disiparse

2) [liquid] aclararse, clarificarse

3) [cheque] ser compensado

4) (Sport) despejar

6.

CPD

clear round N — (Showjumping) ronda f sin penalizaciones

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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[klɪr, klɪə(r)]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) < sky> despejado, claro; < day> despejado; <liquid/glass> transparente

clear soup — consomé m

to have a clear conscience — tener* la conciencia tranquila or limpia

she has very clear skin — tiene muy buen cutis

to keep a clear head — mantener* la mente despejada

2) ( distinct) <outline/picture> nítido, claro; < voice> claro

3)

a) (plain, evident)

it's a clear case of suicide — es un caso evidente or claro de suicidio

the Bears are clear favorites — los Bears son, sin lugar a dudas, el equipo favorito

it became clear that... — se hizo evidente or patente que...

b) <explanation/instructions> claro

is that clear? — ¿está or queda claro?

let's get this clear — entendámonos bien

do I make myself clear? — ¿me explico?, ¿está claro?

4) (free, unobstructed) <space/road> despejado

keep clear — no obstruya el paso

all clear! — el campo está libre!

5) ( entire)

we've got two clear days — tenemos dos días enteros

he makes a clear $450 a week — saca 450 dólares netos or limpios a la semana

6)

to be in the clear — ( free - from danger) estar* fuera de peligro; (- from debt) estar* libre de deudas; (- from suspicion) estar* libre de toda sospecha

7) ( in showjumping) < round> sin faltas

II

adverb

1) (beyond, outside)

once you're clear of the town — una vez que hayas salido de la ciudad

stand clear of the doors — manténganse alejados de las puertas

he leapt clear of the oncoming car — se apartó de un salto del coche que venía

the curtains should hang clear of the radiators — las cortinas no deben tocar los radiadores

2) ( as intensifier)

the cargo sank clear to the bottom — la carga se fue a pique hasta el fondo

he fell clear through the ceiling — se cayó y atravesó el techo

3)

to keep/stay/steer clear (of something) — ( lit) mantenerse* alejado (de algo)

keep clear! — no se acerquen!

I advised her to steer clear of him — le aconsejé que no tuviera nada que ver con él

4) ( distinctly) loud II

III
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (make free, unobstructed) \<\<room\>\> vaciar*; \<\<surface\>\> despejar; \<\<drain/pipe\>\> desatascar*, destapar (AmL); \<\<building\>\> desalojar; \<\<land\>\> despoblar de árboles, desmontar

to clear the table — levantar or (Esp tb) quitar la mesa

to clear one's throat — carraspear, aclararse la voz

to clear a space for something — hacer* sitio or lugar para algo

an agreement that clears the way for increased trade — un acuerdo que abre camino para un mayor intercambio comercial

police cleared the area — la policía evacuó la zona

let's clear all this paper off the desk — quitemos todos estos papeles del escritorio; air I 1)

b) ( Comput) \<\<screen\>\> despejar; \<\<data\>\> borrar

2) \<\<fence/ditch\>\> salvar, saltar por encima de

the plane just cleared the trees — el avión pasó casi rozando los árboles

to clear customs — pasar por la aduana

3) ( free from suspicion)

he was cleared of all charges — lo absolvieron de todos los cargos

she is determined to clear her name — está decidida a limpiar su nombre

4)

a) ( authorize) autorizar*, darle* el visto bueno a

you'll have to clear that with Tom — tendrás que obtener autorización or el visto bueno de Tom

b) ( Fin) compensar

5)

a) ( settle) \<\<debt/account\>\> liquidar, saldar

b) ( earn) sacar*

c) ( sell off) \<\<stock\>\> liquidar

reduced to clear — (BrE) rebajas por liquidación

6) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> despejar

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<sky/weather\>\> despejarse; \<\<water\>\> aclararse

her head began to clear — se le empezó a despejar la cabeza

b) ( disperse) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> levantarse, disiparse; \<\<traffic/congestion\>\> despejarse

2) ( Fin) \<\<check\>\> ser* compensado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

English-spanish dictionary > clear
9 toucher

toucher [tu∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. (pour sentir, prendre) to touch ; (pour palper) to feel

• il me toucha l'épaule he touched my shoulder

• « prière de ne pas toucher » "please do not touch"

• pas touche ! (inf) hands off! (inf)

• il n'a pas touché un verre de vin depuis son accident he hasn't touched a drop of wine since his accident

• je n'avais pas touché une raquette depuis six mois I hadn't picked up a racket for six months

   b. ( = entrer en contact avec) to touch

• il ne faut pas que ça touche (le plafond) it mustn't touch (the ceiling)

• l'avion toucha le sol the plane touched down

   c. ( = être proche de) to adjoin ; [affaire] to concern

• son jardin touche le nôtre his garden adjoins ours

• une personne qui vous touche de près someone close to you

   d. ( = atteindre) [+ adversaire, objectif] to hit ; [+ public] to reach

• touché d'une balle en plein cœur hit by a bullet in the heart

• deux immeubles ont été touchés par l'explosion two buildings were hit by the explosion

• touché ! (bataille navale) hit!

• il voudrait toucher un public plus large he'd like to reach a wider audience

   e. ( = recevoir) [+ prime, allocation, traitement] to get ; [+ chèque] to cash ; [+ tiercé, gros lot] to win

• toucher le chômage (inf) to be on the dole (inf)

• il a fini le travail mais n'a encore rien touché he's finished the work but he hasn't been paid yet

   f. ( = émouvoir) [drame, deuil] to affect ; [scène attendrissante] to touch ; [critique, reproche] to have an effect on

• cette tragédie les a beaucoup touchés this tragedy affected them greatly

• rien ne le touche there is nothing that can move him

• votre cadeau nous a vivement touchés we were deeply touched by your gift

   g. ( = concerner) to affect

• ce problème ne nous touche pas this problem doesn't affect us

• le chômage touche surtout les jeunes unemployment affects the young especially

2. indirect transitive verb

• toucher à to touch ; [+ réputation] to question ; ( = modifier) [+ règlement, loi, tradition] to meddle with ; [+ mécanisme] to tamper with ; ( = concerner) [+ intérêts] to affect ; [+ problème, domaine] to have to do with ; ( = aborder) [+ période, but] to approach ; [+ sujet, question] to broach

• n'y touche pas ! don't touch!

• « prière de ne pas toucher aux objets exposés » "please do not touch the exhibits"

• toucher à tout [enfant] to be into everything ; [amateur curieux] to try one's hand at everything

• elle n'a pas touché à son déjeuner she didn't touch her lunch

• il n'a jamais touché à un fusil he's never handled a gun

• s'il touche à cet enfant, gare à lui ! if he touches that child, he'd better watch out!

• touche pas à ma bagnole ! (inf) hands off my car!

• la réforme touche au statut des salariés the reform affects the status of employees

• on peut rénover sans toucher à la façade it's possible to renovate without touching the façade

• c'est parfait, n'y touche pas it's perfect, don't change a thing

• tout ce qui touche à l'enseignement everything to do with teaching

• vous touchez là à une question délicate that is a very delicate matter you have raised

• nous touchons au but we're nearing our goal

• l'hiver/la guerre touche à sa fin or son terme winter/the war is drawing to a close

3. reflexive verb

► se toucher

   a. (mutuellement) to touch

• nos deux jardins se touchent our two gardens are adjacent (to each other)

   b. (réfléchi) il se toucha le front he touched his forehead

   c. ( = se masturber) (inf) to play with o.s. (inf)

4. masculine noun

touch ; ( = impression produite) feel

• doux au toucher soft to the touch

• cela a le toucher de la soie it feels like silk

• on reconnaît la soie au toucher you can tell silk by the feel of it

• avoir un bon toucher de balle to have a nice touch

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1. tuʃe
verbe transitif

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher (de la main) — to touch [objet, surface, personne]

toucher du bois — ( par superstition) to touch wood

toucher le front de quelqu'un — to feel somebody's forehead

toucher quelque chose du doigt — lit, fig to put one's finger on something

2) ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]

toucher le sol — [animal, sauteur, avion] to land

3) ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]

si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur — if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall

4) ( attendrir) to touch [personne]

ça me touche beaucoup — I am very touched

5) ( affecter) [changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région]

6) ( être contigu à) [pays, maison, usine] to be next to

7) ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent]; to cash [chèque]; to get [retraite]; to win [lot]

8) ( joindre)

toucher quelqu'un — to get hold of somebody

9) ( atteindre)

toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs — to have an audience of three million

toucher sept millions de lecteurs — to have a readership of seven million

2.

toucher à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher à — to touch [objets]

toucher à tout — lit to be into everything; fig to be a jack of all trades

il ne touche plus à un fusil — he won't go near a rifle anymore

avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin — (colloq) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one

2) ( concerner)

toucher à — to concern

la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes — the reform concerns youth employment

3) ( porter atteinte à)

toucher à — to infringe on [droit, privilège]

4) ( modifier)

toucher à — to change

on ne peut toucher aux coutumes — tradition is sacrosanct

5) ( aborder)

vous touchez à un sujet délicat — you're getting on to a delicate subject

3.

se toucher verbe pronominal [maisons, jardins] to be next to each other

II tuʃe
nom masculin

1) ( sens)

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

doux au toucher — soft to the touch

2) Médecine digital examination

3) Musique ( d'un pianiste) touch

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tuʃe
1. nm

(= sens, faculté) touch

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

au toucher — to the touch

2. vt

1) (= entrer en contact avec, manipuler) [objet, substance] to touch

prière de ne pas toucher — please don't touch

2) (= palper) to feel

Ce pull a l'air doux. Je peux toucher? — That sweater looks soft. Can I feel it?

3) (= atteindre) (d'un coup de feu) to hit

La balle l'a touché en pleine poitrine. — The bullet hit him right in the chest.

4) (= affecter) [gentillesse, compliment] to touch, [deuil, malheur] to affect

Leurs attentions l'ont beaucoup touché. — Their kind attentions touched him deeply.

sa mort m'a beaucoup touché — his death hit me hard

5) (= concerner) to affect, to concern

Ces nouvelles réformes ne nous touchent pas. — The new reforms don't affect us.

6) (= recevoir) [récompense, argent] to receive, to get, [salaire] to draw, to get, [chèque] to cash

Il a touché une grosse somme d'argent. — He received a large sum of money.

7) (= aborder) [problème, sujet] to touch on

je vais lui en toucher un mot — I'll have a word with him about it

8) (= contacter) to reach, to contact

3. vi

toucher à

1) (= manipuler) to touch

Ne touche pas à mes livres! — Don't touch my books!

2) (= modifier) to tamper with, to meddle with

Quelqu'un a touché au dispositif de sécurité. — Someone has tampered with the safety device.

3) (= traiter de, concerner) to deal with, to concern

Cet article touche à des sujets d'actualité. — This article deals with topical issues.

4) (= atteindre) [but, date] to reach

toucher au but — to near one's goal

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

5) (= être contigu à) [frontière, mur] to be next to

Leur jardin touche au nôtre. — Their garden is next to ours.

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toucher verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( sens) le toucher touch, the sense of touch; reconnaître des objets au toucher to identify objects by touch; un tissu doux au toucher a fabric which is soft to the touch;

2 Méd digital examination; toucher rectal digital examination of the rectum;

3 Mus ( d'un pianiste) touch.

B vtr

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher (de la main) to touch [objet, surface, personne]; ‘prière de ne pas toucher’ ‘please do not touch’; ne touche pas, pas touche○! don't touch!; toucher le bras/l'épaule/le dos de qn to touch sb's arm/shoulder/back, to touch sb on the arm/shoulder/back; toucher du bois ( par superstition) to touch wood; je touche du bois, mais je ne suis jamais malade I never get ill, touch wood!; toucher le front de qn to feel sb's forehead; toucher qch du doigt lit, fig to put one's finger on sth;

2 ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]; toucher le sol [animal, sauteur, avion] to land;

3 ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]; si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall; ne pas toucher une or la balle○ not to get near the ball; ‘touché!’ ( en escrime) ‘touché!’; ( à la bataille navale) ‘hit!’; toucher qn à la tête/poitrine to hit sb in the head/chest; touché dans le dos il s'est effondré he was hit in the back and slumped down;

4 ( attendrir) to touch [personne] ; ça me touche beaucoup I am very touched; j'ai été très touchée de ta visite or que tu viennes me voir I was very touched by your visit;

5 ( affecter) [événement, changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région, ville]; rien ne la touche nothing affects her; la récession touche tout le monde the recession affects everybody; le chômage touche 15% de la population active unemployment affects 15 per cent of the working population; la région la plus touchée par l'ouragan the area hardest hit by the hurricane;

6 ( être contigu à) [pays] to be next to, to border (on); [maison, usine] to be next to, to adjoin [bâtiment, parc]; leur terrain touche le nôtre their land is next to ou adjoins ours;

7 ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent, indemnités, dividendes]; to cash [chèque, mandat]; to get [retraite]; to win [tiercé, loterie]; il a touché une grosse somme à son départ he got a lot of money when he left; elle ne va toucher aucune indemnité she won't get ou receive any compensation; ils touchent une petite retraite they get a small pension;

8 ( joindre) toucher qn to get hold of sb; il est difficile à toucher par téléphone he's difficult to get hold of on the phone;

9 Presse, Radio, TV toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs to have an audience of three million; toucher sept millions de lecteurs to have a readership of seven million.

C toucher à vtr ind

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher à to touch [objets]; ne touchez à rien don't touch anything; il n'a pas touché à son repas he didn't touch his meal; il ne touche plus à une goutte d'alcool he doesn't touch a drop of alcohol anymore; toucher à tout lit to be into everything; fig to be a jackofall trades; il ne touche plus à un fusil he won't go near a rifle anymore; ‘touche pas à mon pote○’ ‘hands off my pal○’; avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin○ he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one;

2 ( concerner) toucher à to concern; la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes the reform concerns youth employment; tout ce qui touche à la discipline/l'individu anything that relates to ou that concerns discipline/the individual; c'est un problème qui touche à l'éthique it's a question of ethics;

3 ( porter atteinte à) toucher à to infringe on [droit, liberté, privilège]; to detract from [dignité]; toucher aux principes fondamentaux de la démocratie to infringe on the fundamental principles of democracy;

4 ( modifier) to change; on ne peut toucher aux coutumes tradition is sacrosanct;

5 ( aborder) to get on to [question, problème]; vous touchez à un sujet délicat/une question fondamentale you're getting on to a delicate subject/a fundamental issue.

D se toucher vpr

1 ( se tâter) ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other; ( soi-même) to feel oneself; se toucher la tête/le bras/les pieds ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other's heads/arms/feet; ( soi-même) to feel one's head/arm/feet;

2 ◑( se masturber) to play with oneself○;

3 ( être contigu) (maisons, jardins, immeubles) to be next to each other; nos deux maisons se touchent our houses are next door to each other.

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[tuʃe] nom masculin

1. [sens] (sense of) touch

[palpation] touch

2. [sensation] feel

le toucher onctueux de l'argile the smooth feel of clay

3. [manière de toucher] touch

avoir un toucher délicat/vigoureux [généralement, MUSIQUE] to have a light/energetic touch

4. MÉDECINE (digital) palpation (terme spécialisé), examination

5. SPORT touch

il a un bon toucher de balle he's got a nice touch

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au toucher locution adverbiale

doux/rude au toucher soft/rough to the touch

c'est facile à reconnaître au toucher it's easy to tell what it is by touching it ou by the feel of it

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[tuʃe] verbe transitif

A.

1. [pour caresser, saisir] to touch

[pour examiner] to feel

ne me touche pas! get your hands off me!, don't touch me!

le parchemin s'effrite dès qu'on le touche the parchment crumbles at the first touch

toucher quelque chose du pied to touch something with one's foot

pas touche! (familier) hands off!

touchez avec les yeux! don't touch, just look!

2. [entrer en contact avec] to touch

ma main a touché sa main my hand brushed (against) his

au moment où la navette spatiale touche le sol when the space shuttle touches down ou lands

3. (familier) [joindre - suj: personne] to contact, to reach, to get in touch with

où peut-on vous toucher en cas d'urgence? where can you be contacted ou reached in an emergency?

[suj: lettre] to reach

si notre message l'avait touché if our message had got (through) to him ou reached him

4. MÉDECINE to palpate (terme spécialisé), to examine

5. NAUTIQUE [port] to put in at, to call at

[rochers, fonds] to hit, to strike

B.

1. [se servir de - accessoire, instrument] to touch

son service est si puissant que je ne touche pas une balle (familier) his serve is so powerful I can't get anywhere near the ball

2. [consommer] to touch

il n'a même pas touché son repas/la bouteille he never even touched his meal/the bottle

3. [blesser] to hit

touché à l'épaule hit in the shoulder

touché! ESCRIME touché!

touché, coulé! JEUX hit, sunk!

4. [atteindre - suj: mesure] to concern, to affect, to apply to ; [ - suj: crise, krach boursier, famine] to affect, to hit ; [ - suj: incendie, épidémie] to spread to (inseparable)

la marée noire a touché tout le littoral the oil slick spread all along the coast

reste-t-il un secteur que l'informatique n'ait pas touché? are there still any areas untouched by computerization?

les personnes touchées par l'impôt sur les grandes fortunes people in the top tax bracket

5. [émouvoir - suj: film, geste, gentillesse, spectacle] to move, to touch

ses chansons ne me touchent pas her songs leave me cold

vos compliments me touchent beaucoup I'm very touched by your kind words

ses prières avaient touché mon cœur her entreaties had moved ou stirred me

[affecter - suj: décès] to affect, to shake ; [ - suj: critique, propos désobligeants] to affect, to have an effect on

elle a été très touchée par sa disparition she was badly shaken by his death

6. (familier) [s'en prendre à - personne] to touch

7. [percevoir - allocation, honoraires, pension, salaire] to receive, to get, to draw ; [ - indemnité, ration] to receive, to get ; [ - chèque] to cash (in) (separable)

elle touche 30 000 euros par an she earns 30,000 euros a year

toucher gros (familier) to line one's pockets, to make a packet

touchez-vous les allocations familiales? do you get child benefit?

il a dû toucher pas mal d'argent (familier) he must've been slipped a tidy sum

toucher le tiercé to win the tiercé

toucher le chômage to be on the dole (UK), to be on welfare (US)

C.

1. [être contigu à] to join onto, to adjoin (soutenu), to be adjacent to (soutenu)

2. [concerner]

une affaire qui touche la Défense nationale a matter related to defence, a defence-related matter

3. [être parent avec] to be related to

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[tuʃe] verbe intransitif

1. NAUTIQUE to touch bottom

2. PÊCHE to bite

3. (très familier) [exceller]

elle touche en informatique! she's a wizard at ou she knows a thing or two about computers!

ça y est, au saxo, je commence à toucher! I'm beginning to get the hang of the sax now!

4. (locution)

touchez là! it's a deal!, (let's) shake on it!

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toucher à verbe plus préposition

1. [porter la main sur - objet] to touch

évitez de toucher aux fruits try not to handle the fruit

que je ne te reprenne pas à toucher aux allumettes! don't let me catch you playing with matches again! ; [ - adversaire, élève] to touch, to lay hands ou a finger on

si tu touches à un seul cheveu de sa tête...! if you so much as lay a finger on her...!

[porter atteinte à] to interfere with (inseparable), to harm, to touch

ils ne veulent pas vraiment toucher au gouvernement their aim isn't really to harm the government

ne touchez pas aux parcs nationaux! hands off the national parks!

2. [modifier - appareil, documents, législation] to tamper ou to interfere with

ton dessin est parfait, n'y touche plus your drawing is perfect, leave it as it is

3. [utiliser - aliment, instrument] to touch ; [ - somme d'argent] to touch, to break into

je n'ai jamais touché à la drogue I've never been on ou touched drugs

toucher à tout

a. (sens propre) to fiddle with ou to touch everything

b. (figuré) to dabble (in everything)

je touche un peu à tout

a. [artisan] I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, I do a little bit of everything

b. [artiste] I'm a man of many parts

4. [être proche de - suj: pays, champ] to adjoin (soutenu), to border (upon) ; [ - suj: maison, salle] to join on (inseparable) to, to adjoin (soutenu)

notre propriété touche aux salines our property borders on the salt marsh

[confiner à]

toucher à la perfection to be close to perfection

5. [concerner, se rapporter à - activité, sujet] to have to do with, to concern

tout ce qui touche au sexe est tabou everything connected ou to do with sex is taboo

6. [aborder - sujet, question] to bring up (separable), to come onto (inseparable), to broach

vous venez de toucher au point essentiel du débat you've put your finger on the key issue in the debate

7. (soutenu) [atteindre - un point dans l'espace, dans le temps] to reach

le navire touche au port ce soir the ship will enter ou reach harbour tonight

le projet touche à son terme the project is nearing its end

notre séjour touche à sa fin our stay is nearing its end

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [être en contact] to touch, to be in contact

[entrer en contact] to touch, to come into contact

[jardins, communes] to touch, to be adjacent (to each other), to adjoin each other (soutenu)

ils se touchèrent de l'épaule their shoulders touched

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) (euphémisme) [se masturber] to play with oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > toucher
10 touch

[tʌʧ] 1. гл.
1) (при)касаться, трогать, притрагиваться; осязать

2) притрагиваться к еде, есть

He has not touched food for two days. — Он два дня ничего не ел.

I couldn't touch anything. — Я не мог ничего есть.

3) соприкасаться

Those spheres of knowledge often touch. — Эти области знаний часто взаимодействуют друг с другом.

4)

а) граничить, находиться рядом, примыкать

A part of the road touched the river. — Часть дороги примыкала к реке.

Syn:

adjoin, border 2. 1), skirt 2.

б) ( touch on) граничить с (чем-л.), подходить близко

His actions touch on treason. — Его действия граничат с предательством.

5) касаться, слегка затрагивать (тему, вопрос)

to touch a topic — затронуть тему

I have already touched on these questions. — Я уже говорил об этом.

6)

а) трогать, волновать

б) задевать за живое ( о чувствах)

7) касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.)

How does this touch me? — Какое это имеет отношение ко мне?

8) обычно страд. быть слегка испорченным; портиться

Syn:

infect, taint 2.

9) обычно страд. слегка окрашивать; придавать какой-л. лёгкий оттенок

clouds touched with rose — розоватые облака

10) оказывать воздействие

Nothing will touch these stains. — Этих пятен ничем не выведешь.

11) нанести лёгкий удар

12) ( touch for) разг.

а) получать, добывать; выпрашивать, клянчить, занимать (деньги; особенно в долг или мошенничеством)

He touched me for a large sum of money. — Он выклянчил у меня большую сумму денег.

б) амер. воровать, красть, вынимать из кармана что-л. у кого-л.

to touch smb. for his watch — вынуть у кого-л. из кармана часы

13) получать ( жалованье)

14) сравниться; достичь такого же высокого уровня

There is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up. — Нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья.

Syn:

reach I 2., attain

15) тронуть ( струны); играть ( на музыкальном инструменте)

Having touched the piano, he was requested to sing. (J. W. Burgon) — После того, как он заиграл на фортепиано, его попросили спеть.

16) делать эскиз, набросок, технический рисунок

Syn:

mark II 2., draw 2., delineate

17) вмешиваться, влиять (на что-л.)

18) причинять боль, ранить прям. и перен.

No officer was touched. — Ни один офицер не был ранен.

Syn:

injure, hurt 2.

19) ( touch at) мор. заходить в ( порт)

Before crossing the ocean, the ship will touch at two small ports on the opposite shore. — Перед тем, как пересечь океан, корабль зайдёт в два небольших порта на другом берегу.

20) мед. пальпировать, прощупывать

21) мат. касаться, быть касательной

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- touch down
- touch in
- touch off
- touch up
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to touch one's hat to smb. — приветствовать кого-л., приподнимая шляпу

He is slightly touched. — У него не все дома.

- touch wood
- touch bottom 2. сущ.
1) прикосновение, касание

a delicate touch — нежное, осторожное прикосновение

a gentle / light / soft touch — мягкое, лёгкое прикосновение

a heavy touch — грубое прикосновение

2) осязание

sense of touch — чувство осязания

Syn:

contact 1., feel 2.

3) контакт, соприкосновение

4)

а) чуточка, щепотка

touch of household soda — щепотка питьевой соды

б) примесь, налёт, оттенок

The expression looked different. One would have said that there was a touch of cruelty in the mouth. (O. Wilde) — Выражение лица изменилось. Казалось, что в линии рта, губ была какая-то жестокость.

There was a touch of bitterness in what he said. — В его словах чувствовалась горечь.

в) лёгкий приступ ( болезни); небольшой ушиб

г) небольшое расстояние (от чего-л., до чего-л.; во временном или пространственном отношении)

Syn:

shave 1.

5)

а) штрих; характерная черта, отметина, печать

personal touch — характерные черты ( человека)

Syn:

quality 1., characteristic 2., trait

б) манера, приёмы (художника и т. п.)

6)

а) контакт, связь

Keep in close touch with me. — Поддерживайте со мной тесную связь.

in touch with smb. — в контакте с кем-л.

to get in touch with smb. — связаться с кем-л.

to lose touch with smb. — потерять связь, контакт с кем-л.

б) знание, понимание

I am out of touch with the present situation. — Я не имею представления о настоящей ситуации.

out of touch with smth. — не имея представления о чём-л.

to lose one's touch — потерять навык, мастерство; утратить былую хватку

7) подход ( к людям); такт

He has a marvellous touch in dealing with children. — Он прекрасно ладит с детьми.

8) разг. вымогательство; получение денег обманным путём

9) испытание, проба

to put / bring to the touch — подвергнуть испытанию

10) муз. туше

11) спорт.

а) площадь за боковыми линиями игрового поля ( обычно футбольного)

б) боковая линия

in touch — за боковой линией

12)

а) лёгкий удар

Syn:

hit 1., knock 1., stroke 1., blow I

б) выпад, укол, язвительное замечание

13) пальпирование, пальпация

Syn:

palpation

14) салки ( детская игра)

Syn:

touch-and-run

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a touch typist — машинистка, владеющая методом слепой печати

common touch — чувство локтя

near touch — опасность, которую едва удалось избежать

no touch to smth. — ничто по сравнению с чем-л., не выдерживает никакой критики

soft / easy touch — слабохарактерный человек; простак

- in touch
- within touch

Англо-русский современный словарь > touch
11 terra

f earth

(regione, proprietà, terreno agricolo) land

( superficie del suolo) ground

( pavimento) floor

a terra on the ground

civil aviation, nautical term scendere a terra get off

technology mettere a terra earth

cadere a o per terra fall (down)

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terra s.f.

1 ( il nostro pianeta, l'opposto di cielo) earth: la Terra ruota sul suo asse e gira intorno al Sole, the Earth rotates on its axis and revolves round the Sun; il cielo e la terra, Heaven and Earth; le gioie della terra, earthly joys; il miglior uomo sulla terra, the best man on earth // muovere cielo e terra, to move heaven and earth // queste cose non stanno né in cielo né in terra, these things are totally ridiculous (o quite unheard of)

2 ( l'opposto di acqua) land: avvistare la terra, to sight land; la nave si avvicinava alla terra, the ship was approaching land; sulla terra e sul mare, on land and on sea; battaglia di terra, land battle; trasporto via terra, land carriage; il villaggio è raggiungibile via mare, ma non ancora via terra, the village can be reached by sea, but not by land yet; non andai per terra, ma per mare, I didn't go by land, but (I went) by sea; (mar.) scendere a terra, to go ashore; viaggiare per mare e per terra, to travel by (o over) land and sea // (mar.) terra in vista!, land ho! // l'ho cercata per mare e per terra, ma non l'ho trovata, I looked for her everywhere, but I didn't find her

3 ( proprietà terriera) land; ( possedimento) estate, property, holding: una striscia, un pezzo di terra, a strip, a piece of land; possiede molte terre in Toscana, he owns a great deal of land in Tuscany; le sue terre si estendevano sino al mare, his estate stretched as far as the coast; queste sono le terre del re di Francia, these are the lands of the king of France // terra di proprietà, freehold land; terra in assegnazione, settled land; terra in locazione, leasehold land // terra di nessuno, no-man's-land

4 ( materiale terroso, terriccio) earth; ( suolo coltivabile) soil: raccolse una manciata di terra, he picked up a handful of earth; riempire un secchio di terra, to fill a bucket with earth; devo cambiare la terra al vaso di rose, I must change the earth in the rose pot; una terra fertile, a fertile soil; una terra ricca di sali minerali, a soil rich in minerals; terra grassa, loam; una zolla di terra, a clod of earth // un vaso di terra, ( terracotta) earthenware vase // terra d'ombra, umber; terra da pipe, pipeclay; terra da porcellana, kaolin; terra di Siena, sienna; terra di Siena bruciata, burnt sienna // (tecn.) terra da fonderia, foundary sand // (chim.): terre rare, rare earths; terre alcaline, alkaline earths

5 ( superficie terrestre; suolo) ground; ( pavimento) floor: un buco nella terra, a hole in the ground; cadere per terra, to fall to the ground (o floor); sdraiarsi, dormire per terra, to lie, to sleep on the ground (o floor); si sedette per terra, he sat on the ground (o floor); appoggiare qlco. per terra, to place sthg. on the ground; l'aereo si sollevò da terra, toccò terra, the plane lifted off, touched down (the ground); buttare qlcu., qlco. a terra, to throw s.o., sthg. to (o on) the ground; buttare a terra qlcu., ( demoralizzarlo) to dishearten s.o. // i prodotti della terra, agricultural produce; lavoratori della terra, farm labourers // raso terra, to the ground: volare raso terra, to fly close to the ground; tagliare un albero raso terra, to cut a three to the ground

6 ( mondo) world: su questa terra, in this world

7 ( paese, regione) land, country: l'Olanda è la terra dei mulini a vento, Holland is the land of windmills; in terre lontane, in distant lands; la terra nativa, one's native country; in terra straniera, in foreign parts; è una terra ancora da esplorare, it's an unexplored country // la Terra Promessa, the Promised Land

8 (elettr.) ( filo di) terra, ground wire; presa di terra, ground tap; mettere a terra, to put to earth.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: essere a terra, ( di pneumatico) to have a flat tyre, ( finanziariamente) to be broke (o to be on one's uppers), ( moralmente) to feel low, ( depresso) to be at rock bottom // restare a terra, ( da un mezzo) to miss (sthg.): l'autobus era affollato e sono rimasto a terra, the bus was crowded so I was left behind // tornare sulla terra, ( smettere di fantasticare) to come back to earth // tenere, rimanere con i piedi per terra, ( non fantasticare) to keep one's feet firmly on the ground; è un tipo con i piedi per terra, ( realista) he has his feet firmly on the ground // camminare a un metro da terra, ( essere molto felice) to walk on air; ( essere molto distratto) to have one's head in the clouds // terra terra, ( scadente) lacklustre; ( semplice) straightforward (o down-to-earth): fare un discorso terra terra, to make a down-to-earth speech // senza di te mi manca la terra sotto i piedi, I feel lost without you // far terra bruciata, (fig.) to make life impossible for oneself.

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['tɛrra]
1. sf

1)

la Terra — (pianeta) the earth, (fig : mondo) the world

sulla faccia della terra — on the face of the earth

i piaceri di questa terra — the pleasures of this world

2) (terreno, suolo) ground, (sostanza) soil, earth, (argilla) clay

la terra è bagnata — the ground's wet

la pioggia laverà via la terra — the rain will wash away the soil

per terra — (appoggiare, sedersi) on the ground, (cadere) to the ground

il tesoro è sotto terra — the treasure is buried

il fiume passa sotto terra — the stream runs underground

strada in terra battuta — dirt track

3) (distesa, campagna) land no pl

un pezzo di terra — (gen) a piece of land, (fabbricabile, per orto) a plot of land

una lingua di terra — a strip of land

le sue terre — (possedimento) his estate

4) (terraferma) land no pl

scendere a terra — to go ashore

via terra — (viaggiare) by land, overland

5) (paese, regione) land, country

in terra straniera — in foreign parts

la mia terra — my native land

è della mia terra — he is a fellow countryman

tattica della terra bruciata Mil — scorched earth policy

6) Elettr earth Brit, ground Am

mettere a terra — to earth o ground

7)

(fraseologia) avere una gomma a terra — to have a flat tyre

essere a terra — (fig : depresso) to be at rock bottom

terra terra — (fig : persona, argomento) prosaic, pedestrian

cercare qn/qc per mare e per terra — to look high and low for sb/sth

non sta né in cielo né in terra — it is quite unheard of

stare con i piedi per terra fig — to have both feet on the ground

2.

- terra di nessuno

- la terra promessa

- la Terra Santa

- terra di Siena

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['tɛrra] 1.
sostantivo femminile

1) astr.

la Terra — the Earth

sulla Terra — on Earth

2) (suolo) ground

essere gettato a terra — to be thrown to the ground

faccia a terra — face down

mettere a terra — (buttare giù) to knock down [ persona]; fig. (privare delle forze) to strike down

esercizi a terra — floor exercises

toccare terra — [ aereo] to touch ground, to land; [ nave] to reach o make land, to land

scendere a terra — [ passeggeri] to land

via terra — by land

di terra — [ esercito] ground(-based), land; [hostess, personale] ground

3) (materia) earth; agr. soil

terra rossa, argillosa — red, clayey earth o soil

4) (campagna) land

terra coltivata — cropland

il ritorno alla terra — the movement back to the land

lavorare la terra — to work the land

5) (terreno) land

acquistare, vendere una terra — to buy, sell a plot of land

fuori dalla mia terra! — get off my land!

6) (regione, paese) land

- e lontane — distant lands

una terra sconosciuta — an undiscovered o unknown land

in terra straniera — on foreign land o soil

7) (terraferma) (dry) land

avvistare terra — to sight land

"terra (in vista)!" — "land ahoy!" "land ho!"

8) (mondo) earth, world

abbandonare o lasciare questa terra eufem. to depart this world; scendi o torna sulla terra! — fig. come down to earth!

9) el. earth BE, ground AE

collegare o mettere a terra to earth BE, to ground AE; messa a terra — earthing BE, grounding AE

10) terra terra (concreto) [ persona] down-to-earth, practical, matter-of-fact; [ questione] practical; [atteggiamento, maniere] no-nonsense, practical; [ considerazioni] low, materialistic; (mediocre) [conversazione, persona] ordinary, pedestrian

11) a terra

avere il morale a terra — to feel very low(-spirited), to be at an all-time low, to be down in the dumps

essere, sentirsi a terra — (fisicamente) to be, feel low o run-down; (moralmente) to be, feel down o low(-spirited) o flat

essere a terra — (finanziariamente) to be broke o penniless

avere una gomma a terra — to have a flat tyre

12) in terra, per terra (stato) (sul terreno) on the ground; (sul pavimento) on the floor; (moto) (sul terreno) to the ground; (sul pavimento) to the floor
2.
aggettivo invariabile (al livello del suolo)

piano terra — ground floor BE, bottom floor BE, first floor AE

terra battuta — (nel tennis) clay

campo in terra battuta clay o hard court; terra di nessuno mil. no man's land; terra promessa Promised Land (anche fig.); terra di Siena art. sienna; -e emerse lands above sea level; -e sommerse lands below sea level; Terra Santa — Holy Land

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avere i piedi per terra — to be very down-to-earth

tenere i piedi per terra, stare coi piedi per terra — to keep both o one's feet on the ground

sentirsi mancare la terra sotto i piedi — to feel one's legs give way

fare terra bruciata — to operate a scorched earth policy

sotto terra — sottoterra

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terra

/'tεrra/

I sostantivo f.

1 astr. la Terra the Earth; sulla Terra on Earth

2 (suolo) ground; essere gettato a terra to be thrown to the ground; faccia a terra face down; mettere a terra (buttare giù) to knock down [ persona]; fig. (privare delle forze) to strike down; esercizi a terra floor exercises; toccare terra [ aereo] to touch ground, to land; [ nave] to reach o make land, to land; scendere a terra [ passeggeri] to land; via terra by land; di terra [ esercito] ground(-based), land; [hostess, personale] ground

3 (materia) earth; agr. soil; terra rossa, argillosa red, clayey earth o soil

4 (campagna) land; terra coltivata cropland; il ritorno alla terra the movement back to the land; lavorare la terra to work the land

5 (terreno) land; acquistare, vendere una terra to buy, sell a plot of land; fuori dalla mia terra! get off my land!

6 (regione, paese) land; - e lontane distant lands; una terra sconosciuta an undiscovered o unknown land; in terra straniera on foreign land o soil

7 (terraferma) (dry) land; avvistare terra to sight land; "terra (in vista)!" "land ahoy!" "land ho!"

8 (mondo) earth, world; abbandonare o lasciare questa terra eufem. to depart this world; scendi o torna sulla terra! fig. come down to earth!

9 el. earth BE, ground AE; collegare o mettere a terra to earth BE, to ground AE; messa a terra earthing BE, grounding AE

10 terra terra (concreto) [ persona] down-to-earth, practical, matter-of-fact; [ questione] practical; [atteggiamento, maniere] no-nonsense, practical; [ considerazioni] low, materialistic; (mediocre) [conversazione, persona] ordinary, pedestrian

11 a terra avere il morale a terra to feel very low(-spirited), to be at an all-time low, to be down in the dumps; essere, sentirsi a terra (fisicamente) to be, feel low o run-down; (moralmente) to be, feel down o low(-spirited) o flat; essere a terra (finanziariamente) to be broke o penniless; avere una gomma a terra to have a flat tyre

12 in terra, per terra (stato) (sul terreno) on the ground; (sul pavimento) on the floor; (moto) (sul terreno) to the ground; (sul pavimento) to the floor

II aggettivo invariabile

(al livello del suolo) piano terra ground floor BE, bottom floor BE, first floor AE

IDIOMS

avere i piedi per terra to be very down-to-earth; tenere i piedi per terra, stare coi piedi per terra to keep both o one's feet on the ground; sentirsi mancare la terra sotto i piedi to feel one's legs give way; fare terra bruciata to operate a scorched earth policy; sotto terra → sottoterra

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COMPOUNDS

terra battuta (nel tennis) clay; campo in terra battuta clay o hard court; terra di nessuno mil. no man's land; terra promessa Promised Land (anche fig.); terra di Siena art. sienna; - e emerse lands above sea level; - e sommerse lands below sea level; Terra Santa Holy Land.

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