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they pinned him down

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1 pin down

(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) abligar a uno a que concrete; hacer que se comprometa

pin down (In a fight)

expr.

• inmobilizar v.

v + o + adv, v + adv + o

1) ( prevent from moving)

they pinned him down — (se echaron sobre él y) lo inmovilizaron

2)

a) ( define) \<\<cause/identity\>\> definir, precisar

something's wrong with me, but I can't pin it down — algo tengo, pero no sabría decir exactamente qué

b) ( force to state position)

it's useless trying to pin politicians down — es inútil intentar que los políticos se definan

I managed to pin him down to a definite date — conseguí que se comprometiera para una fecha concreta

VT + ADV

1) (=fasten or hold down) sujetar

he pinned me down by my wrists — me sujetó por las muñecas

I was pinned down by a fallen tree — quedé atrapado bajo un árbol caído

2) (fig)

a) (=oblige to be specific)

to pin sb down — hacer que algn concrete

she is really hard to pin down — es difícil hacerla concretar

the minister refused to be pinned down on the timing of the reforms — el ministro no quiso comprometerse a dar fechas específicas para las reformas

you can't pin him down to a date — es imposible lograr que nos dé una fecha concreta

b) (=identify) [+ problem] identificar; [+ concept] precisar, definir; [+ reason] dar con; [+ date] precisar

the idea is rather hard to pin down — es un concepto difícil de precisar or definir

there's something wrong but I can't pin it down — algo va mal pero no sé exactamente qué

3) (Mil) [+ troops] atrapar

our men were pinned down by artillery fire — nuestros hombres se vieron atrapados por fuego de artillería

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v + o + adv, v + adv + o

1) ( prevent from moving)

they pinned him down — (se echaron sobre él y) lo inmovilizaron

2)

a) ( define) \<\<cause/identity\>\> definir, precisar

something's wrong with me, but I can't pin it down — algo tengo, pero no sabría decir exactamente qué

b) ( force to state position)

it's useless trying to pin politicians down — es inútil intentar que los políticos se definan

I managed to pin him down to a definite date — conseguí que se comprometiera para una fecha concreta

English-spanish dictionary > pin down
2 sujetar

v.

1 to hold in place (agarrar) (para mantener en su sitio).

sujeta la cuerda al poste tie the rope to the post

sujetar con clavos/cola to fasten with nails/glue

sujeta los papeles con un clip fasten the papers together with a paper clip

intentó escapar, pero la sujetaron firmemente she tried to escape, but they kept a firm grip on her

si no lo llegan a sujetar, la mata if they hadn't held him back, he would have killed her

María sujeta la cuerda Mary holds the rope.

2 to hold.

3 to fasten, to anchor, to attach, to bind.

María sujetó los barriles Mary fastened the barrels.

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sujetar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar) to fix, secure, hold

2 (agarrar, sostener) to hold, hold on to

3 (para que no escape) to hold down

4 (papeles) to fasten; (pelo) to hold in place

5 figurado (dominar, someter) to control, restrain

6 figurado (atar) to tie down

► verbo pronominal sujetarse

1 (agarrarse) to hold on, hold tight

■ sujétate, que el autobús corre mucho hold tight, the bus is going really fast

2 figurado (someterse) to subject oneself (a, to)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sujetar con clavos to nail down

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verb

1) to hold

2) attach, fasten, secure

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=agarrar) to hold

sujeta esto un momento — hold this a moment

dos policías lo sujetaban contra la pared — two policemen pinned o held him against the wall

lo tuvieron que sujetar entre tres personas para que no huyera — he had to be held back o restrained by three people to stop him escaping

2) (=afianzar)

lo sujeté con un esparadrapo — I fixed it with some sticking-plaster

sujeta bien la ropa, que no se la lleve el viento — peg the clothes (up) properly so the wind doesn't blow them away

hay que sujetar bien a los niños dentro del coche — children should be properly strapped in o properly secured when travelling by car

• sujetar algo a, se sujeta a la pared por medio de argollas — it is fixed o attached o secured to the wall through rings

• sujetar algo con, sujetar algo con clavos — to nail sth down

sujetar algo con grapas — to staple sth

sujetar algo con tornillos — to screw sth down

enrolló el mapa y lo sujetó con una goma — she rolled up the map and fastened o secured it with a rubber band

sujetó las facturas con un clip — she clipped the invoices together

3) (=contener) [+ rebelde] to subdue, conquer; [+ rival, animal enfurecido] to keep down

es muy rebelde y sus padres no lo pueden sujetar — he's very rebellious - his parents can't control him

lograron sujetar las aspiraciones de los sindicatos — they succeeded in keeping the aspirations of the unions under control

vive sin ataduras que la sujeten — she has nothing to tie her down, she has no ties to bind her

mis deberes como político me sujetan aquí — my duties as a politician bind me here

2.

See:

sujetarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mantener sujeto) to hold

sujétalo mientras se pega — hold it in place while it sticks

sujétalo bien, que no se escape — hold it tight, don't let it go

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran — we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other

sujétalo mientras llamo a la policía — keep hold of him while I call the police

b) ( sostener) to hold

sujétame los paquetes — hold on to the packages for me

c) (fijar, trabar)

sujeta los documentos con un clip — fasten the documents together with a paper clip

sujetó el dobladillo con alfileres — she pinned up the hem

2) ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
2.
sujetarse v pron

1)

a) ( agarrarse)

sujetarse A algo — to hold on to something

b) (trabar, sostener)

se sujetaba los pantalones con la mano — he held his trousers up with his hand

se sujetó la falda con un imperdible — she fastened her skirt with a safety pin

se sujetó el pelo en un moño — she put o pinned her hair up in a bun

2) ( someterse)

sujetarse A algo — a ley/reglas to abide by something

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= lock in + place, hold in + place, fasten together, clamp, fasten, grip, secure, clip, cinch, rein in.

Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex. It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.

Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex. Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex. The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

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* sujetar abarcando = brace.

* sujetar con algo pesado = weight down.

* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.

* sujetar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

* sujetar fuertemente = keep + a tight hold on.

* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.

* sujetarse a = hold on to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mantener sujeto) to hold

sujétalo mientras se pega — hold it in place while it sticks

sujétalo bien, que no se escape — hold it tight, don't let it go

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran — we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other

sujétalo mientras llamo a la policía — keep hold of him while I call the police

b) ( sostener) to hold

sujétame los paquetes — hold on to the packages for me

c) (fijar, trabar)

sujeta los documentos con un clip — fasten the documents together with a paper clip

sujetó el dobladillo con alfileres — she pinned up the hem

2) ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
2.
sujetarse v pron

1)

a) ( agarrarse)

sujetarse A algo — to hold on to something

b) (trabar, sostener)

se sujetaba los pantalones con la mano — he held his trousers up with his hand

se sujetó la falda con un imperdible — she fastened her skirt with a safety pin

se sujetó el pelo en un moño — she put o pinned her hair up in a bun

2) ( someterse)

sujetarse A algo — a ley/reglas to abide by something

* * *

= lock in + place, hold in + place, fasten together, clamp, fasten, grip, secure, clip, cinch, rein in.

Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.

Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

* sujetar abarcando = brace.

* sujetar con algo pesado = weight down.

* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.

* sujetar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

* sujetar fuertemente = keep + a tight hold on.

* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.

* sujetarse a = hold on to.

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sujetar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(mantener sujeto): las cuerdas que sujetan las maletas a la baca the ropes which hold the suitcases on the roof rack

una cinta roja le sujetaba el pelo her hair was tied back with a red ribbon

para sujetarlo mientras se pega to hold it in place while it sticks

sujétalo bien, que no se te escape hold it tight, don't let it go

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other

yo lo derribé y ellos lo sujetaron I knocked him over and they held him down

sujétalo mientras llamo a la policía keep hold of him o hold on to him while I call the police

2 (sostener) to hold

sujétame los paquetes mientras abro la puerta hold o keep hold of o hold on to the packages for me while I open the door

3

(fijar, trabar): sujeta los documentos con un clip fasten the documents together with a paper clip, clip the documents together

sujetó los papeles con una goma elástica she put a rubber band around the papers

sujetó el dobladillo con alfileres she pinned up the hem

sujeta la cuerda al árbol tie the rope to the tree

sujetar las tablas al bastidor con los tornillos screw the boards to the frame, use the screws to fix the boards to the frame

B (dominar) to subdue, conquer

■ sujetarse

v pron

A

1 (agarrarse) sujetarse A algo to hold on TO sth

2

(trabar, sostener): sujétate ese mechón con una horquilla use a clip to hold your hair back off your face

se sujetó la falda con una cuerda she tied up o fastened her skirt with a piece of string

se sujetó el pelo en un moño she put o tied o pinned her hair up in a bun

B (someterse, ajustarse) sujetarse A algo to abide BY sth

hay que sujetarse a lo que dice la ley you have to abide by what the law says

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sujetar ( conjugate sujetar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( mantener sujeto) to hold;

◊ sujétalo bien, que no se escape hold it tight, don't let it go;

tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other
b) ( sostener) to hold;

◊ sujétame los paquetes hold on to the packages for me

c) (fijar, trabar — con clip) to fasten … together;

(— con alfileres) to pin … together
2 ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
sujetarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( agarrarse) sujetarse A algo to hold on to sth

b) (trabar, sostener):

◊ se sujetaba los pantalones con la mano he held his trousers up with his hand;

se sujetó la falda con un imperdible she fastened her skirt with a safety pin
2 ( someterse) sujetarse A algo ‹a ley/reglas› to abide by sth
sujetar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to hold: sujétalo fuerte, hold it tight
¿puedes sujetarme la escalera?, can you hold the ladder for me?
(retener) to hold down
(fijar) to fasten, fix
2 (controlar, someter) to restrain, keep in check
' sujetar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- aguantar
- asegurar
- clavar
- clip
- normalizar
- prender
- sustentar
- tener
- tirante
- trincar
- atorar
- corchete
- goma
- gomita
- peineta
- sostener
English:
anchor
- attach
- clamp
- clasp
- clip
- fasten
- fasten on to
- fix
- hold down
- lash down
- pin
- pin down
- pin up
- place
- screw down
- secure
- strap down
- strap in
- tie down
- bolt
- hold
- keep
- peg
- steady
- strap
- weight

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sujetar

♦ vt

1. [agarrar] [para mantener en su sitio] to hold in place;
[sobre una superficie, con un peso] to hold down; [para que no se caiga] to hold up;
sujeta la cuerda al poste tie the rope to the post;

sujetar con clavos/cola to fasten with nails/glue;

sujeta los papeles con un clip fasten the papers together with a paper clip;

le sujetó el pelo con una goma she tied his hair back with an elastic band;

intentó escapar, pero la sujetaron firmemente she tried to escape, but they kept a firm grip on her;

si no lo llegan a sujetar, la mata if they hadn't held him back, he would have killed her

2. [sostener] to hold;

sujétame esta bolsa un momento hold this bag for a moment, will you?

3. [someter] to control

♦ See also the pronominal verb sujetarse

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sujetar

v/t

1 ( fijar) hold (down), keep in place

2 ( sostener) hold

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sujetar vt

1) : to hold on to, to steady, to hold down

2) fijar: to fasten, to attach

3) dominar: to subdue, to conquer

♦ See also the reflexive verb sujetarse

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sujetar vb

1. (coger) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

¿me sujetas el bolso? can you hold my bag, please?

2. (fijar) to fasten

hay que sujetar estos papeles you must fasten these papers together

lo sujetó a la nevera con un imán she stuck it on the fridge with a magnet

sujetó la moqueta con unos clavos he nailed the carpet down

Spanish-English dictionary > sujetar
3 confess

§ აღიარება, გამოტყდომა; აღსარების თქმა

§ აღიარება (აღიარებს), გამოტყდომა

he confessed to his crime მან თავისი დანაშაული აღიარა // დანაშაულში გამოტყდა

I must confess I don’t like your city უნდა გამოვტყდე, თქვენი ქალაქი არ მომწონს

we pinned him down so that at last he confessed all ისე მოვამწყვდიეთ ჩიხში, რომ ბოლოს ყველაფერში გამოტყდა

they tortured him until he confessed აწამეს, სანამ არ გამოტყდა

they forced him to confess აიძულეს, გამომტყდარიყო

English-Georgian dictionary > confess
4 pegar

v.

1 to stick.

Ella pega el afiche She sticks the poster.

2 to hit.

pega a su mujer/a sus hijos he beats his wife/children

3 to give (propinar) (bofetada, paliza).

pegar un golpe a alguien to hit somebody

pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot somebody

Ella le pegó una tremenda paliza She gave him a good thrashing.

4 to suit, to go with (corresponder a, ir bien a).

no le pega ese vestido that dress doesn't suit her

no le pega ese novio that boyfriend isn't right for her

5 to paste (computing).

6 to go together, to match.

pegar con to go with

7 to beat down (sol).

8 to glue, to adhere, to bond, to paste.

Ella pega las hojas She glues the sheets.

9 to infect with.

Yo le pegué a Ricardo un catarro I infected Richard with a cold.

10 to sew on.

Ella pega botones She sews on buttons.

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pegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to stick; (con pegamento) to glue, stick with glue; (con cola) to paste, stick with paste

■ pega estos sellos en el álbum stick these stamps in your album

■ han pegado un póster en la puerta they've stuck up a poster on the door

2 (coser) to sew on

■ pégame este botón sew this button on for me

3 (contagiar) to give

■ me has pegado la gripe you've given me your flu

4 (acercar) to move close to

■ pega la estantería a la pared move the bookcase against the wall

5 INFORMÁTICA to paste

► verbo intransitivo

1 (combinar) to match

■ esta blusa no pega con la falda this blouse doesn't go with the skirt

► verbo pronominal pegarse

1 (quemarse) to stick

■ se me ha vuelto a pegar el arroz the rice has stuck again

2 (persona) to latch onto

■ a mí siempre se me pegan los chiflados I always seem to attract loonies

■ se me pegó un tío en el pub y no hubo forma de deshacerme de él a bloke latched onto me in the pub and I couldn't get rid of him

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no pegar ni con cola (no entonar) to be totally wrong, look totally out of place 2 (ser increíble) to be impossible to believe

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pegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (golpear) to hit

■ mamá, Pablo me ha pegado mum, Pablo hit me

■ pega a su mujer he beats his wife

■ estos niños siempre se están pegando these kids are always fighting

2 (dar) to give

■ ¡vaya susto me has pegado! you didn't half scare me!

■ deja ya de pegar gritos stop shouting

■ lleva toda la mañana pegando saltos de alegría she's been jumping for joy all morning

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener fuerza) to beat down

■ ¡cómo pega el sol hoy! it's a real scorcher today!

2 (beber) to knock back

■ le gusta pegarle al whisky ¿eh? he likes knocking back the whisky, doesn't he

► verbo pronominal

1 (tropezar) to bump ( con, into)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dále que te pego over and over again, on and on

no pegar golpe not to do a blessed thing

no pegar ojo not to sleep a wink

pegar fuerte (golpear) to hit hard 2 (tener éxito) to be all the rage

pegarle fuego a algo to set fire to something

pegarle un tiro a alguien to shoot somebody

pegarle una paliza a alguien to beat somebody up

pegarse la vida padre familiar to live the life of Riley

pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself

pegársela (caerse) to fall over, fall down 2 (tener un accidente) to have an accident

pegársela a alguien (engañar) to do the dirty on somebody 2 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

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verb

1) to hit, strike

2) glue, stick

3) paste

4) attach

•

- pegarse

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1. VT

1) (=adherir)

a) [gen] to stick; [con cola] to glue, stick; [+ cartel] to stick up; [+ dos piezas] to fix together; (Inform) to paste

tengo que pegar las fotos en el álbum — I have to stick the photos into the album

pegar un sello — to stick a stamp on

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

- no pegar sello

b) (=coser) [+ botón] to sew on

2) (=golpear) [gen] to hit; (=dar una torta a) to smack

Andrés me ha pegado — Andrés hit me

hazlo o te pego — do it or I'll hit you

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

dicen que pega a su mujer — they say he beats his wife

3) * (=dar)

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

¡qué susto me has pegado! — what a fright you gave me!

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him
fuego 1)
4) (=arrimar)

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar el oído a la puerta — to put one's ear to the door

- pegar el oído o la oreja

5) * (=contagiar) to give (a to)

me has pegado la gripe — you've given me the flu

él me pegó la costumbre — I picked up the habit off him

6)

- pegarla

7) Méx (=atar) to tie, fasten (down); [+ caballo] to hitch up

8) Caribe [+ trabajo] to start

2. VI

1) (=adherir) to stick; (Inform) to paste

2) (=agarrar) [planta] to take (root); [remedio] to take; [fuego] to catch

3)

pegar contra algo — to hit sth

pegamos contra un muro — we hit a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

la flecha pegó en el blanco — the arrow hit the target

la pelota pegó en el árbol — the ball hit the tree

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

las ramas pegan en los cristales — the branches beat against the windows

el sol pega en esta ventana — the sun beats down through this window

el piano pega en la pared — the piano is touching the wall

4) * (=armonizar) to go well, fit; [dos colores] to match, go together

es un ingrediente que no pega — it's an ingredient which does not go well with other dishes

este sillón no pega aquí — this armchair doesn't look right here

la cita no pega — the quotation is out of place

pegarle a algn: no le pega nada actuar así — it's not like him to act like that

pegar con algo — to match sth, go with sth

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

5) * (=ser fuerte) to be strong

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

a estas horas el sol pega fuerte — the sun is really hot at this time of day

6) * (=tener éxito)

ese autor está pegando — that author's a big hit

esta canción está pegando muy fuerte — this song is rocketing up the charts

los jóvenes vienen pegando (fuerte) — the younger generation's coming up fast

7) * (=creer)

me pega que...: me pega que no vendrá — I have a hunch that he won't come

8)

pegarle a algo — * to be a great one for sth *

pegarle a la bebida — to be a heavy drinker

9) Caribe, Méx * (=trabajar duro) to slog away *

3.

See:

pegarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <bofetada/patada> to give

le pegó una paliza terrible — he gave him a terrible beating

le pegaron un tiro — they shot her

b) <grito/chillido> to let out

les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron — she shouted at them and they shut up

pegar un salto de alegría — to jump for joy

pegarle un susto a alguien — to give somebody a fright

c) (fam) < repaso>

pégale un repaso a este capítulo — look over this chapter again

le pegué una miradita — I had a quick look at it

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick; ( con cola) to glue, stick

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

b) ( coser) <mangas/botones> to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move... closer

pega el coche un poco más a la raya — move the car a little closer to the line

pegó el oído a la pared — he put his ear to the wall

3) (fam) ( contagiar) < enfermedad> to give

me pegó la gripe — he gave me the flu

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)
2.
pegar vi

1)

a) ( golpear)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

a mí no me vas a pegar! — don't you dare hit me!

si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego — if you do that again, I'll smack you

le pega a su mujer — he beats his wife

la pelota pegó en el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) producto/moda to take off; artista to be very popular

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

c) (fam) ( ser fuerte) viento to be strong

cómo pegaba el sol! — the sun was really beating down!

este vino pega — this wine's strong

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together

pegar CON algo — to go with something

no pega con el vestido — it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

esos colores no pegan ni con cola — those colors don't go together at all

este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola — this picture looks really out of place here
3.
pegarse v pron

1)

a) ( golpearse)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

me pegué un golpe en la pierna — I hit my leg

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

b) (recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2) < susto> to get

qué susto me pegué! — what a fright I got!

pegarse un tiro — to shoot oneself

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

3)

a) ( adherirse) to stick

se me pegó el arroz — the rice stuck

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegarse a alguien — latch on to somebody

b) ( contagiarse) enfermedad to be infectious

eso se pega — you can easily catch it; (+ me/te/le etc)

se te va a pegar mi catarro — you'll catch my cold

se le pegó la costumbre de... — she got into the habit of...

se le ha pegado el acento mexicano — he's picked up a Mexican accent

* * *

¹ = plaster, affix, attach, glue, fasten together, stick, paste together, cement.

Ex. Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. The binding type specifies the type of binding ( glued, sewn).

Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex. Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.

Ex. The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.

Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.

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* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.

* copiar y pegar = copy and paste.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* goma de pegar = rubber solution.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

* pegar a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.

* pegarse = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off on.

* pegarse a = stick to, have + a rub-off effect on.

* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.

* pegar sobre = paste onto.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <bofetada/patada> to give

le pegó una paliza terrible — he gave him a terrible beating

le pegaron un tiro — they shot her

b) <grito/chillido> to let out

les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron — she shouted at them and they shut up

pegar un salto de alegría — to jump for joy

pegarle un susto a alguien — to give somebody a fright

c) (fam) < repaso>

pégale un repaso a este capítulo — look over this chapter again

le pegué una miradita — I had a quick look at it

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick; ( con cola) to glue, stick

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

b) ( coser) <mangas/botones> to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move... closer

pega el coche un poco más a la raya — move the car a little closer to the line

pegó el oído a la pared — he put his ear to the wall

3) (fam) ( contagiar) < enfermedad> to give

me pegó la gripe — he gave me the flu

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)
2.
pegar vi

1)

a) ( golpear)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

a mí no me vas a pegar! — don't you dare hit me!

si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego — if you do that again, I'll smack you

le pega a su mujer — he beats his wife

la pelota pegó en el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) producto/moda to take off; artista to be very popular

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

c) (fam) ( ser fuerte) viento to be strong

cómo pegaba el sol! — the sun was really beating down!

este vino pega — this wine's strong

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together

pegar CON algo — to go with something

no pega con el vestido — it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

esos colores no pegan ni con cola — those colors don't go together at all

este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola — this picture looks really out of place here
3.
pegarse v pron

1)

a) ( golpearse)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

me pegué un golpe en la pierna — I hit my leg

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

b) (recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2) < susto> to get

qué susto me pegué! — what a fright I got!

pegarse un tiro — to shoot oneself

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

3)

a) ( adherirse) to stick

se me pegó el arroz — the rice stuck

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegarse a alguien — latch on to somebody

b) ( contagiarse) enfermedad to be infectious

eso se pega — you can easily catch it; (+ me/te/le etc)

se te va a pegar mi catarro — you'll catch my cold

se le pegó la costumbre de... — she got into the habit of...

se le ha pegado el acento mexicano — he's picked up a Mexican accent

* * *

pegar²

² = hit, spank, smack, whip, beat, belt, whack.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.

Ex: Parents who endorse the use of non-coercive management techniques smack their children as well.

Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.

Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.

Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.

Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head'.

* pegar chillidos = shriek.

* pegar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar.

* pegar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* pegar fuerte = hit + hard, pack + a wallop.

* pegar gritos = shriek, shout.

* pegarse una hostia = come + a cropper.

* pegar un estirón = shoot up.

* pegar un puñetazo = sock.

* pegar un repullo = give + a start, startle.

* pegar un respingo = give + a start, startle.

* pegar un susto = spook.

¹ = plaster, affix, attach, glue, fasten together, stick, paste together, cement.

Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: The binding type specifies the type of binding ( glued, sewn).

Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex: Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.

Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.

Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.

* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.

* copiar y pegar = copy and paste.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* goma de pegar = rubber solution.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

* pegar a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.

* pegarse = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off on.

* pegarse a = stick to, have + a rub-off effect on.

* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.

* pegar sobre = paste onto.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* * *

pegar [A3 ]

vt

A

1 (propinar) ‹bofetada/paliza/patada› to give

le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating

le pegué una patada en la rodilla I gave him a kick on the knee, I kicked him on the knee

te voy a pegar un coscorrón I'm going to clout you o give you such a clout! ( colloq)

le pegaron un tiro they shot her

2 ‹grito/salto›

pegó un chillido she let out a scream, she screamed

les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron she shouted at them and they shut up

pegó un salto de alegría he jumped for joy

pegó media vuelta y se fue he turned around and walked away

3 ‹susto› to give

¡qué susto me pegaste! you gave me a terrible fright!

4 ( fam) ‹repaso›

pégale un repaso a este capítulo look over this chapter again

le pegué una miradita I had a quick look at it

B

1 (adherir) to stick; (con cola) to glue, stick; (con engrudo) to paste, stick

pegué los sellos en el sobre I stuck the stamps on the envelope

¿cómo pego la suela? how can I stick the sole?

vamos a pegar todos los pedazos we're going to glue o stick all the pieces back together

pegó un póster en la pared she stuck ( o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

2 (coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew … on

ni siquiera sabe pegar un botón he can't even sew a button on

3 (arrimar, acercar) to move … closer

pega el coche un poco más a la raya move the car a little closer to the line

pegó el oído a la pared he put his ear to the wall

4 ( Inf) to paste

C ( fam) (contagiar) ‹enfermedad› to give

no te acerques, que te pego la gripe don't come near me, I'll give you my flu o you'll get my flu

pegarla ( RPl fam); to be dead on ( AmE colloq), to be spot on ( BrE colloq)

la verdad es que la pegamos con su regalo we really were dead on o spot on with her gift

con este espectáculo sí la vamos a pegar we're going to have a big hit with this show ( colloq)

pegar su chicle con algn ( Méx arg); to score with sb (sl)

■ pegar

vi

A

1

(golpear): pegarle a algn to hit sb; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb

dicen que le pega a su mujer they say he beats his wife

si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego if you do that again, I'll smack you

¡a mí no me vas a pegar! don't you dare hit me!

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost

pegarle a algo ( fam): ¡cómo le pegan al vino! they sure like their wine ( colloq), they certainly knock back the wine ( colloq)

ahora le pega al canto ( Chi); she's into singing at the moment ( colloq)

2 ( fam) (hacerse popular) to take off

si el producto no pega, quebramos if the product doesn't take off o catch on, we'll go under

una artista que pega en el extranjero an artist who's very popular abroad

su último disco está pegando fuerte her latest record is a big hit ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (ser fuerte) «viento» to be strong

¡cómo pegaba el sol! the sun was really beating down!, the sun was really hot!

este vino pega muchísimo this wine's really strong, this wine goes to your head

B

1 (adherir) to stick

2 (armonizar) to go together

estos colores no pegan these colors* don't go together

pegar CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no pegan con el vestido those shoes don't go (well) with the dress

esa mesa no pega con los demás muebles that table doesn't fit in with o go with the rest of the furniture

el vino blanco no pega con la carne white wine doesn't go with meat

no pegar ni con cola or no pegar ni juntar ( fam): esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors* don't go together at all

este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola this picture looks really out of place here

no pegamos ni juntamos en este ambiente we stick out like a sore thumb in a place like this

C ( Chi fam) (dirigirse) pegar PARA algo; to head o make FOR sth

pegó para su casa she made o headed for home

■ pegarse

v pron

A

1

(golpearse): me pegué con la mesa I bumped into the table, I knocked myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head

me pegué un golpe muy fuerte en la pierna I hit my leg really hard

se cayó de la bicicleta y se pegó un porrazo ( fam); she fell off her bike and gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela ( Esp fam); to have a crash

pegársela a algn ( Esp fam); (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq); (traicionar) to double-cross sb, do the dirty on sb ( colloq)

2 ( recípr) (darse golpes) to hit each other

estos niños siempre se están pegando these kids are always hitting each other o fighting

B

1 ‹susto›

¡qué susto me pegué cuando la vi! I got such a fright when I saw her

2 ‹tiro›

se pegó un tiro en la sien he shot himself in the head

¡es para pegarse un tiro! it's enough to drive you crazy o mad!

3 ( fam)

(tomarse, darse): me voy a pegar una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

tuvimos que pegarnos una corrida para no perder el tren we had to run to catch the train

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda we had an amazing meal last night ( colloq)

¡me voy a pegar unas vacaciones …! I'm going to give myself o have myself a good vacation

4 ( Esp fam) (pasar) to spend

me pegué el día entero estudiando I spent the whole day studying

me pegué cuatro días sin salir de casa I didn't leave the house for four days, I went (for) four days without leaving the house ( colloq)

C

1 (adherirse) to stick

no consigo que este sobre se pegue I can't get this envelope to stick

se me ha pegado el arroz the rice has stuck

mi madre se pega al or del teléfono y no para de hablar once my mother gets yakking on the phone there's no stopping her ( colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre she kept her finger on o she leaned on the doorbell

se me pega y después no se qué hacer para deshacerme de él he latches on to me and then I can't get rid of him

2

«costumbre/enfermedad» (contagiarse) (+ me/te/le etc): en Inglaterra se le pegó la costumbre de tomar té in England she got into the habit of drinking tea

se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent

no te acerques, que se te va a pegar el catarro don't come too close or you'll catch my cold

* * *

pegar ( conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹bofetada/patada› to give;

◊ le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating;

le pegaron un tiro they shot her
b) ‹grito/chillido› to let out;

◊ pegar un salto de alegría to jump for joy;

pegarle un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2
a) ( adherir) to stick;

( con cola) to glue, stick
b) ( coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move … closer

3 (fam) ( contagiar) ‹ enfermedad› to give;
◊ me pegó la gripe he gave me the flu

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( golpear): pegarle a algn to hit sb;

(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ le pega a su mujer he beats his wife;

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) [producto/moda] to take off;

[ artista] to be very popular
2
a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together;

pegar CON algo to go with sth;
◊ no pega con el vestido it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

pegarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( golpearse):

◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head
b) ( recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2 ‹ susto› to get;
◊ pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself

3 ( contagiarse) [ enfermedad] to be infectious;
◊ eso se pega you can easily catch it;

se te va a pegar mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
' pegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartel
- cascar
- frenazo
- hebra
- ojo
- respingo
- reventón
- sacudir
- zurrar
- acertar
- culo
- dar
- estirón
- golpear
- maltratar
- rebote
- salto
- sonar
English:
affix
- beat
- beat down
- believe in
- belt
- bond
- give
- glue
- gum
- hang
- hit
- paste
- punch
- put up
- scare
- sellotape
- sew on
- shoot
- slap
- slug
- smack
- stick
- stick together
- strike
- tape
- wallop
- alone
- attach
- crack
- even
- go
- jolt
- superglue
- wink

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pegar

♦ vt

1. [adherir] to stick;
[con pegamento] to glue; [póster, cartel] to fix, to put up; [botón] to sew on;
pegó la suela al zapato he stuck the sole on the shoe

2. [arrimar]
pegar algo a o [m5] contra algo to put o place sth against sth;

no pegues la silla tanto a la pared don't put the chair so close up against the wall;

pega el coche un poco más a la acera move the car in a bit closer to the Br pavement o US sidewalk

3. [golpear] to hit;

el balón me pegó en la cara the ball hit me in the face;

pega a su mujer/a sus hijos he beats his wife/children

4. [dar] [bofetada, paliza, patada] to give;

pegó un golpe sobre la mesa he banged the table;

pegar un golpe a alguien to hit sb;

pegar un susto a alguien to give sb a fright;

pegar un disgusto a alguien to upset sb;

pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot sb

5. [realizar, producir]
pegar un bostezo to yawn;

pegar un grito to cry out, to let out a cry;

no arreglas nada pegando gritos it's no use shouting;

pegar un respingo to (give a) start;

pegaban saltos de alegría they were jumping for joy;

pegar un suspiro to (give a) sigh;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth

6. [contagiar]
pegar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to pass sth on to sb;

le pegó el sarampión a su hermano she gave her brother measles

7. [corresponder a, ir bien a] to suit;

no le pega ese vestido that dress doesn't suit her;

esta corbata pega con esa camisa this tie goes with that shirt;

no le pega ese novio that boyfriend isn't right for her

8. Informát to paste

9. Fam [tener el hábito de]
le pega mucho al vino he likes his wine

10. RP Fam
pegarla [acertar] to be spot on;

la pegamos con esa idea we were spot on with that idea

♦ vi

1. [adherir] to stick

2. [golpear] to hit;

la lluvia pegaba en la ventana the rain was driving against the windowpane;

una bala pegó contra el techo a bullet hit the ceiling;

la pelota pegó en el larguero the ball hit the crossbar

3. [armonizar] to go together, to match;

no pegan nada they don't go together o match at all;

no pega mucho un bingo en este barrio a bingo hall doesn't really fit o looks rather out of place in this part of town;

pegar con to go with;

un color que pegue (bien) con el rojo a colour that goes (well) with red

4. Fam [ser fuerte] [sol] to beat down;
[viento, aire] to be strong; [vino, licor, droga] to be strong stuff, to pack a punch;
el aire pega de costado there's a strong side wind;

¡cómo pega el sol! it's absolutely scorching!

5. [estar al lado]
pegar a o [m5] con to be right next to;

el restaurante pega con a la estación the restaurant's right next to the station

6. Fam [tener éxito, estar de moda] to be in;

este grupo está pegando mucho últimamente this group is massive at the moment;

una nueva generación de tenistas viene pegando fuerte a new generation of tennis players is beginning to come through

♦ See also the pronominal verb pegarse

* * *

pegar

I v/t

1 ( golpear) hit

2 ( adherir) stick, glue

3 bofetada, susto, resfriado give;

pegar un grito shout, give a shout;

no me pega la gana Méx I don’t feel like it

II v/i

1 ( golpear) hit

2 ( adherir) stick

3 del sol beat down

4 ( armonizar) go (together)

* * *

pegar {52} vt

1) : to glue, to stick, to paste

2) : to attach, to sew on

3) : to infect with, to give

me pegó el resfriado: he gave me his cold

4) golpear: to hit, to deal, to strike

me pegaron un puntapié: they gave me a kick

5) : to give (out with)

pegó un grito: she let out a yell

pegar vi

1) : to adhere, to stick

2)

pegar en : to hit, to strike (against)

3)

pegar con : to match, to go with

♦ See also the reflexive verb pegarse

* * *

pegar vb

1. (adherir) to stick [pt. & pp. stuck]

pegaron el cartel en la pared they stuck the poster on the wall

2. (golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

no pegues a tu hermana don't hit your sister

3. (acercar) to put against [pt. & pp. put]

no pegues la silla a la pared don't put the chair against the wall

4. (contagiar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

creo que me has pegado la gripe I think you've given me your flu

5. (armonizar) to go

esa corbata no pega con la camisa that tie doesn't go with your shirt

pegar un tiro to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

pegar un susto to give a fright [pt. gave; pp. given]

pegar un grito to shout

pegar una torta to slap [pt. & pp. slapped]

Spanish-English dictionary > pegar
5 pin

pin
1. noun
1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) alfiler

2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) insignia, pin, alfiler

2. verb
1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) prender, sujetar

2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) inmovilizar

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- pincushion
- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles

pin¹ n alfiler

she used pins to hold the dress together utilizó alfileres para prender el vestido

pin² vb prender / sujetar

she pinned the dress together prendió el vestido con alfileres

El pasado y el participio pasado de pin se escribe pinned; el gerundio se escribe pinning

Multiple Entries: PIN pin
PIN sustantivo masculino PIN
pin sustantivo masculino ( broche) pin ' pin' also found in these entries: Spanish: alfiler - chapa - chincheta - clavarse - clavo - espiga - estaquilla - horquilla - imperdible - oro - pasador - prender - rodillo - rollo - trifásica - trifásico - aguja - boliche - bolo - chinche - cifrar - clavija - clip - gancho - macho - mosca - muerto - número - palote - PIN - pino - pinza - seguro - sujetar English: drawing pin - linchpin - pin - pin down - pin on - pin up - rolling pin - safety pin - work in - badge - bobby - dig - drawing - hair - head - PIN - pinup - safety - ten - tie

pin

tr[pɪn]

noun

1 (gen) alfiler nombre masculino

2 (badge, brooch) insignia, pin nombre masculino, alfiler nombre masculino

3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (peg, dowel) clavija, espiga; (cotter pin) chaveta; (bolt) perno

4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL clavo

5 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL polo

■ a two-pin plug una clavija de dos patillas, una clavija bipolar

6 (on grenade) anilla

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in bowling) bolo; (in golf) banderín nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp pinned, ger pinning)

1 (garment, hem, seam) prender (con alfileres); (papers etc together) sujetar (con un alfiler); (notice on board etc) clavar (up, -); (hair) recoger (up,-)

2 (person) inmovilizar; (arms) sujetar

plural noun pins

1 familiar (legs) patas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

you could've heard a pin drop se podía oír el vuelo de una mosca

not to care two pins / not give two pins importarle a uno un bledo, importarle a uno un pepino

pins and needles hormigueo

pin money dinero para gastos personales

pin ['pɪn] vt, pinned ; pinning

1) fasten: prender, sujetar (con alfileres)

2) hold, immobilize: inmovilizar, sujetar

3)

to pin one's hopes on : poner sus esperanzas en

pin n

1) : alfiler m

safety pin: alfiler de gancho

a bobby pin: una horquilla

2) brooch: alfiler m, broche m, prendedor m

3) or bowling pin : bolo m

PIN (abbrev. for: personal identification number)

n.

• código secreto (Tar jeta de crédito) (•Banca•) s.m.

pɪn
noun (= personal identification number) PIN m

[pɪn]
1. N

1) (Sew) alfiler m; (also: safety pin) imperdible m, seguro m (CAm, Mex); (also: hairpin) horquilla f; (also: hatpin) alfiler m (de sombrero); (=brooch) alfiler m; (also: drawing pin) chincheta f, chinche m or f (LAm); (also: clothes pin) (US) pinza f (de la ropa)

pins and needles — hormigueo msing

- be on pins and needles

- you could have heard a pin drop

- like a new pin

- for two pins I'd knock his head off

- it doesn't matter two pins to me
bobby pin, lapel, panel 3.
2) (Tech) [of metal] clavija f; [of wood] espiga f, clavija f; (=bolt) perno m; (=cotter) chaveta f

3) (Elec) [of plug] polo m

three-pin plug — clavija f de tres polos, clavija f tripolar

4) (Med) (in limb) clavo m

5) (on grenade) anilla f

6) (Bowls) bolo m; (Golf) banderín m

7) pins hum * (=legs) patas * fpl, bielas ** fpl

2. VT

1) [+ fabric, seam, hem] prender or sujetar con alfileres

there was a note pinned on or to the door — había una nota clavada en la puerta

to pin a medal to sb's uniform — prender una medalla al uniforme de algn

she had pinned her hair into a bun — se había hecho un moño con horquillas

2) (Tech) (with bolt) sujetar (con perno)

3) (fig)

to pin one's hopes on sth/sb — cifrar or depositar sus esperanzas en algo/algn

the Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election — los demócratas tienen cifradas sus esperanzas en las próximas elecciones

you can't pin the blame on me — no podéis cargarme con la culpa

they're trying to pin the murder on us — tratan de culparnos del asesinato

there was nothing they could pin on him — no podían acusarlo or culparlo de nada

4) (=immobilize)

two men pinned him to the floor — dos hombres lo sujetaron en el suelo

his arms were pinned to his sides — llevaba los brazos sujetos a los costados

they pinned me against the wall — me sujetaron contra la pared

3.

CPD

pin money N — dinero m para gastos menores

pin table N — millón m, flíper m

- pin back

- pin down

- pin on

- pin together

- pin up

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[pɪn]
noun (= personal identification number) PIN m

English-spanish dictionary > pin
6 pin

1. [pın] n
1. 1) булавка

to put /to stick/ (in) a pin - заколоть, приколоть

2) шпилька (тж. hair pin); заколка (тж. bobby pin)

3) брошка; брошь

4) значок

fraternity pin - амер. значок студенческой организации

5) кнопка (канцелярская, чертёжная)

6) прищепка ( бельевая; тж. clothes pin)

to fix smth. with a pin - повесить на прищепках, прищепить ( бельё)

7) редк. гвоздь

2. 1) тех. палец; штифт; шпилька; шплинт; чека

2) тех. шкворень, ось; цапфа; шейка; цевка; пята

3) эл. штырь, штырёк; контакт; ножка цоколя

3. pl разг. ноги

he is quick on his pins - он быстро бегает

he is weak on his pins - он плохо держится на ногах

4. 1) кегля

2) pl игра в кегли

5. бочонок в 41/2 галлона

pin of beer - бочонок пива

6. (сокр. от rolling pin) скалка

7. вязальная спица (тж. knitting pin)

8. муз. колок

9. английская булавка

10. 1) мор. кофель-нагель (тж. belaying pin)

2) уключина

11. 1) рабочая часть ключа (обычно полая, вставляемая в замок)

2) стержень замка

12. стр.

1) шип

2) соединение «ласточкин хвост»

13. спец. пробойник

14. флажок с номером ( гольф)

15. мед. скоба

16. спец. пик; вершина

17. спец. измерительный стержень

18. степень; уровень

19. выступающая бедренная кость

20. бот. нарост

21. удержание противника на лопатках ( борьба)

22. зашпиливание, пришпиливание; скалывание, прикалывание

23. мелочь; пустяк, ерунда

such advice isn't worth a pin - этот совет гроша ломаного не стоит

24. тепловыделяющий элемент ( ядерного реактора), твэл (тж. fuel pin)

25. шахм. связка

♢ for two pins I'd punch his face - сл. ≅ да я ему просто так /за здорово живёшь/ морду набью

as neat as a (new) pin - чистенький, аккуратный; новенький; ≅ с иголочки

pins and needles - пощипывание в конечностях ( после онемения)

he had pins and needles in his foot [arm] - он отсидел ногу [отлежал руку]

to be on pins and needles - - сидеть как на иголках, быть как на угольях

I don't care /give/ a pin /two pins/ - мне наплевать

not worth a pin - ≅ выеденного яйца /гроша ломаного/ не стоит

not a pin to choose between them - ≅ один другого стоит; два сапога пара; из одного теста сделаны; одного поля ягода

to keep in the pin - сл. воздерживаться от пьянства, не пить

to let loose a pin - сл. запить, начать пьянствовать

to put in the pin - сл. а) бросить пить; б) покончить с чем-л.

to pull the pin - амер. сл. а) бросить работу; б) уехать из города; в) бросить жену, семью или друзей

to knock smb. off his pins - ошеломить /потрясти, ошарашить/ кого-л.

to stick pins into smb. - разжигать /раздражать, сердить, заводить/ кого-л.; докучать кому-л.

to be down a pin - а) быть в дурном настроении; б) болеть, хворать

one could hear a pin drop - ≅ слышно было, как муха пролетит

pin's head = pinhead I

pin's head point /matter/ - пустяковое дело

no larger than a pin's head - ≅ не больше макового зёрнышка

to look for a pin's head in a cartload of hay - ≅ искать иголку в стоге сена

to find a pin's head - ≅ найти иголку в стоге сена

he that will steal a pin will steal a pound - посл. ≅ кто украдёт иголку, украдёт и кошёлку
2. [pın] a
1. относящийся к булавке, шпильке и пр. [см. pin I 1]

2. спец. мелкозернистый ( о коже)
3. [pın] v
1. прикалывать ( часто pin up); скреплять, скалывать ( часто pin together)

to pin the paper to the board - приколоть /прикрепить/ объявление к доске

to pin up a notice [a picture on the wall] - повесить объявление [картину на стену]

to pin up one's hair [a stray wisp of hair] - заколоть волосы [выбившуюся прядь волос]

to pin cloth together - сколоть /заколоть булавками/ материю

to pin papers together - сколоть /скрепить/ бумаги

to pin clothes to a line - прикрепить бельё к верёвке прищепками

to pin a shawl over one's shoulders - заколоть накинутую на плечи шаль

2. прикалывать, пробивать

to pin insects [flowers] - накалывать насекомых [цветы] (в коллекции, гербарий)

to pin holes in metal plates - пробивать отверстия в металлических пластинках

3. 1) придавить, прижать (тж. pin down)

to pin smb.'s arms to his sides - а) прижать руки к бокам; обхватить; б) связать кого-л.; связать кому-л. руки

he was pinned down by a fallen beam - его придавило упавшим бревном

he caught me by the elbows and pinned me up against the wall - он схватил меня за локти и прижал к стене

the policeman pinned his arms to his sides - полицейский скрутил его

2) спорт. положить на обе лопатки

4. крепко схватить

to pin smb. by the throat - схватить кого-л. за горло

5. 1) поймать на слове; припереть к стене; связать обещанием (обыкн. pin down)

without pinning oneself down to anything - а) ничем себя не связывая; оставляя себе полную свободу действий; б) в самых общих чертах

to pin smb. down to his word [promise] - заставить кого-л. сдержать своё слово [выполнить обещание]; поймать кого-л. на слове

to pin smb. down to facts - а) заставить кого-л. придерживаться фактов; б) поставить кого-л. перед фактами

to pin oneself (down) to do smth. - обещать /обязаться/ что-л. сделать

to pin smb. down to do smth. - обязать /заставить/ кого-л. сделать что-л.

we tried to pin him down for a definite answer - мы пытались добиться от него конкретного ответа

you can never pin him down to any job - ты никогда не заставишь его работать

2) точно определить; установить

we have pinned down the important principle - мы вывели /выработали/ важный принцип

3) разг. подхватить; найти, поймать (кого-л.)

I'll pin you down in the café - я найду нас в кафе; встретимся в кафе

4) воен. накрыть противника огнём

to pin down the enemy - заставить противника залечь

5) pass воен. находиться под огнём

to be pinned down by fire - залечь под огнём противника

6. запереть, загнать

to pin a man [a piece] - запереть шашку [фигуру] (шашки, шахматы)

the cattle were pinned - стадо загнали в загон

7. разг. стянуть; стащить

I'm sure they intended fo pin my money - я уверен, что они собирались стащить у меня деньги

8. разг. схватить; сцапать

he was pinned by the police for the hold-up - его взяли за ограбление

9. обыкн. pass амер. унив. жарг. (решить) обручиться с девушкой ( дав ей значок своей студенческой организации)

she was pinned by Tom - они с Томом решили обручиться

10. амер. груб. кадриться; клеиться

11. амер. сл. просекать; знать, куда клонит собеседник

12. амер. разг.

1) знать; признавать

2) разглядывать, изучать

13. (on) разг.

1) возлагать (ответственность, вину); пришивать (дело, преступление)

to pin smth. on smb. - возлагать на кого-л. вину за что-л.

the police could not pin the crime on him - полиция не смогла доказать, что преступление совершил он

2) возлагать надежду; доверяться

to pin one's faith on smb., smth. - слепо полагаться на кого-л., что-л.; слепо верить кому-л.

he pinned his hopes on a miracle - он надеялся только на чудо

♢ to pin one's ears back - слушать

pin your ears back - слушайте хорошенько

to pin smb.'s ears back - амер. сл. наказать кого-л.; расправиться с кем-л.

НБАРС > pin
7 colgar

v.

1 to hang.

El juez colgó a Ricardo The judge executed Richard by hanging.

2 to hang up, to put the phone down.

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line, please

María cuelga su ropa en la percha Mary hangs up her clothes on the hanger.

María colgó furiosa Mary hung up furious.

Missy colgó el auricular Missy hung up the receiver.

3 to give up.

colgar los estudios to abandon one's studies

colgar los hábitos to leave the priesthood, to give up the cloth; to give up one's job (figurative) (renunciar)

4 to put on a coat-hanger.

Pedro cuelga su saco siempre Peter puts his coat on a coat-hanger always.

5 to hang up on.

María le colgó a Pedro Mary hung up on Peter.

6 to put up.

Missy colgó un cuadro de ella Missy put up a painting of hers.

7 to abandon.

Ella colgó su carrera por su hijo She abandoned her career for her son.

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COLGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables; g changes to gu before e)

Present Indicative

cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, colgamos, colgáis, cuelgan.

Past Indicative

colgué, colgaste, colgó, colgamos, colgasteis, colgaron.

Present Subjunctive

cuelgue, cuelgues, cuelgue, colguemos, colguéis, cuelguen.

Imperative

cuelga (tú), cuelgue (él/Vd.), colguemos (nos.), colgad (vos.), cuelguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to hang

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1. VT

1) (=colocar pendiendo) [+ cuadro, diploma] to hang, put up; [+ colada, banderines] to hang out; [+ cartel, letrero, lámpara, cortina] to put up; [+ ropa] [en armario] to hang up; [para secar] to hang out

cuelga el abrigo en la percha — hang your coat on the hook

cada día cuelgan el cartel de "no hay billetes" — every day the "tickets sold out" sign goes up

le colgó un collar al o del cuello — he put o hung a necklace around her neck

- colgar las botas

- colgar los estudios

- colgar los hábitos

- colgar los libros

- colgar la raqueta

- colgar el uniforme

2) (=ahorcar) to hang

¡que lo cuelguen! — hang him!, string him up! *

3) [+ teléfono] to put down

colgar a algn — to hang up on sb, put the phone down on sb

colgó el teléfono — he hung up

dejar el teléfono mal colgado — to leave the phone off the hook

4) (=atribuir) [+ apodo, mote] to give

le colgaron el mote de "el lobo" — they nicknamed him "el lobo"

enseguida te cuelgan la etiqueta de envidioso — they label you as jealous straight away

colgar la culpa a algn — to pin the blame on sb
sambenito 1)
2. VI

1) [cuadro, lámpara] to hang

• colgar de — [+ techo] to hang from; [+ pared] to hang on

hay telarañas colgando del techo — there are cobwebs hanging from the ceiling

lo encontraron con la jeringuilla aún colgando del brazo — he was found with the syringe still hanging from his arm

de la pared colgaba un espejo — there was a mirror hanging on the wall

llevar algo colgado a o del cuello — to wear sth round one's neck

2) (=caer suelto) [rizos, tirabuzones] to hang down

le colgaban dos ricitos sobre la frente — she had two little curls hanging down over her forehead

la ropa le colgaba por todas partes — his clothes were hanging off him

3) [al teléfono] to hang up

han colgado — they've hung up, they've put the phone down

no cuelgue, por favor — please, hold the line

3.

See:

colgarse
COLGAR ¿"Hanged" o "hung"? ► Cuando colgar significa ahorcar, hang es un verbo regular y hanged es tanto el pasado como el participio: Le colgaron al amanecer He was hanged at dawn ► En el resto de los casos hang es irregular, y hung es la forma tanto de pasado como de participio: He colgado el cuadro en mi habitación I've hung the picture in my room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cuadro> to hang, put up; < lámpara> to put up

está colgando la ropa — she's hanging the washing out

colgar algo de algo — to hang something on something

2) ( ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 — he was hanged in 1807

3) <teléfono/auricular> to put down

tienen el teléfono mal colgado — their phone is off the hook
2.
colgar vi

1) ( pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado — my dress is hanging down on one side

2) (Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor — hold the line please, please hold

me colgó — he hung up on me
3.
colgarse v pron (refl)

1) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

2) (agarrarse, suspenderse)

colgarse de algo: no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there; se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss; se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono — (fam) she spent all afternoon on the phone

3)

a) (Chi) (Telec)

se colgaron al satélite — they linked up with the satellite

b) (Chi, Méx) (Elec)

colgarse del suministro eléctrico — to tap into the electricity supply

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= hang, suspend, dangle, hang up.

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. Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.

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* colgar Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* colgar Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo en la web = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* colgar con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* colgar del techo = hang overhead.

* colgar el teléfono = hang up.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* que cuelga = hanging.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cuadro> to hang, put up; < lámpara> to put up

está colgando la ropa — she's hanging the washing out

colgar algo de algo — to hang something on something

2) ( ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 — he was hanged in 1807

3) <teléfono/auricular> to put down

tienen el teléfono mal colgado — their phone is off the hook
2.
colgar vi

1) ( pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado — my dress is hanging down on one side

2) (Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor — hold the line please, please hold

me colgó — he hung up on me
3.
colgarse v pron (refl)

1) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

2) (agarrarse, suspenderse)

colgarse de algo: no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there; se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss; se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono — (fam) she spent all afternoon on the phone

3)

a) (Chi) (Telec)

se colgaron al satélite — they linked up with the satellite

b) (Chi, Méx) (Elec)

colgarse del suministro eléctrico — to tap into the electricity supply

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= hang, suspend, dangle, hang up.

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: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.

* colgar Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* colgar Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo en la web = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* colgar con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* colgar del techo = hang overhead.

* colgar el teléfono = hang up.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* que cuelga = hanging.

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colgar [A8 ]

vt

A ‹cuadro› to hang, put up; ‹lámpara› to put up

colgó el abrigo detrás de la puerta he hung his coat up behind the door

está en el jardín, colgando la ropa she's in the garden, hanging the washing out

colgaron banderas en todas las calles they put flags up in every street

colgar algo DE algo to hang sth ON sth

cuelga el calendario de ese clavo hang the calendar on that nail

B (ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 he was hanged in 1807

C ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down

cuelga este teléfono cuando yo coja el otro put this phone down when I've picked up the other one

tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hook

D ( Internet) ‹fotos/archivo de sonido› to post

■ colgar

vi

A (pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one side o is hanging unevenly

llevas un hilo colgando de la chaqueta there's a loose thread hanging off o from your jacket

una araña de cristal colgaba del centro de la habitación a crystal chandelier hung from the center of the room

adelgazó mucho y ahora le cuelgan las carnes she lost a lot of weight and now her skin just hangs off her

lleva dos asignaturas colgando ( arg); he has two retakes to do, he has two exams to make up

hilo

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please o please hold

me ha colgado he's hung up on me, he's put the phone down on me

C ( Inf) to post

■ colgarse

v pron

( refl)

A (ahorcarse) to hang oneself

B (agarrarse, suspenderse) colgarse DE algo:

te he dicho mil veces que no te cuelgues de ahí I've told you a thousand times not to hang off there

no te cuelgues de mí, estoy cansada don't cling on o hang on to me, I'm tired

se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss

se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono ( fam); she spent all afternoon on the phone

C ( Chi)

1 ( Telec):

se colgaron al satélite they linked up with the satellite

varios canales se colgaron de la transmisión several channels took the broadcast

2 ( Elec):

se cuelgan del suministro eléctrico they tap into the electricity supply

D ( Inf) to hang

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colgar ( conjugate colgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ cuadro› to hang, put up;

‹ lámpara› to put up;
‹ ropa lavada› to hang (out);
colgar algo de algo to hang sth on sth;
◊ el abrigo estaba colgado de un gancho the coat was hanging on a hook

b) ( ahorcar) to hang

c) ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down;

◊ tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hook

verbo intransitivo
a) ( pender) to hang;

◊ colgaba del techo it was hanging from the ceiling;

el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one side
b) (Telec) to hang up;

◊ no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please, please hold;

me colgó he hung up on me
colgarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1
a) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

b) (agarrarse, suspenderse):

◊ no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there;

no te cuelges de mí don't cling on to me;
se pasa colgada del teléfono (fam) she spends her time on the phone
2 (Chi, Méx) (Elec):
◊ colgarse del suministro eléctrico to tap into the electricity supply

colgar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuadro) to hang (up)
(tender la ropa) to hang (out)
2 (suspender) to fail
3 (ahorcar) to hang
4 (el teléfono) to hang up o put down
II verbo intransitivo
1 to hang [de, from]
2 Tel (cortar la comunicación) to hang up
' colgar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorcarse
- chinchorro
- hilo
- sambenito
- suspender
- colgado
- hamaca
English:
dangle
- hang
- hang up
- line
- put up
- replace
- ring off
- sling
- string up
- put
- ring
- shoulder
- string

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colgar

♦ vt

1. [suspender] to hang;

colgó el cuadro she hung (up) the picture;

colgó la camisa en la percha he hung the shirt on the coat hanger;

colgaron el anuncio en el tablón they put the notice on the board;

cuelga el reloj de ese clavo hang the clock on that nail

2. [ahorcar] to hang;

lo colgaron por asesino he was hanged for murder

3. [teléfono]
colgar el teléfono to hang up;

me colgó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

4. [abandonar] to give up;

colgar los hábitos to give up the cloth, to leave the clergy;
[renunciar] to give up one's job;
colgar las botas to hang up one's boots;

colgar los estudios to abandon one's studies;

colgar los guantes to hang up one's gloves

5. [imputar]
colgar algo a alguien to pin the blame for sth on sb;

le colgaron un robo que no había cometido they pinned a robbery on him that he hadn't committed

6. [endilgar]
le colgaron ese apodo en la escuela he got that nickname at school;

le colgaron el sambenito de despistado he got a name for being absent-minded

7. Informát [ordenador, computador] to crash

♦ vi

1. [pender] to hang (de from);
hay un cable que cuelga there's a cable hanging loose

2. [tela, prenda de vestir] to hang down;

el abrigo cuelga por atrás the coat hangs down at the back

3. [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb colgarse

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colgar

I v/t

1 hang

2 TELEC put down

3

:

colgar los estudios give up one’s studies

II v/i

1 hang (de from)

2 TELEC hang up;

¡no cuelgue! hold the line!

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colgar {16} vt

1) : to hang (up), to put up

2) ahorcar: to hang (someone)

3) : to hang up (a telephone)

4) fam : to fail (an exam)

♦ See also the reflexive verb colgarse

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colgar vb

1. (en general) to hang [pt. & pp. hung]

colgó el abrigo en el perchero he hung his coat on the coat stand

cuelga la camisa en el armario hang your shirt up in the wardrobe

quiero colgar este cuadro en la pared I want to hang this picture on the wall

2. (teléfono) to hang up

me ha colgado he hung up on me

no cuelgues hold the line

colgar las botas to retire

Spanish-English dictionary > colgar
8 apretar

v.

1 to press (oprimir) (botón, tecla).

me aprietan las botas my boots are too tight

La enfermera apretó la herida The nurse pressed the wound.

2 to grit (juntar) (dientes).

La niña aprieta los dientes al dormir The girl grits her teeth when sleeping.

3 to squeeze.

apretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's hand

María apretó la mostaza Mary squeezed the mustard.

4 to press.

lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer

5 to get worse, to intensify (calor, lluvia).

6 to tighten.

El mecánico aprieta duramente el tornillo The mechanic tightens the screw.

7 to pinch.

Me aprietan los zapatos My shoes pinch.

Ricardo apretó su nariz Richard pinched her nose.

8 to be too tight.

Esta faja aprieta This belt is too tight.

9 to press down, to push down.

Ricardo apretó el botón para iniciar Richard pressed down the button to start.

10 to be too tight for.

Me aprieta la ropa My clothes are too tight for me.

11 to be most intense, to be more intense.

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apretar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (estrechar) to squeeze, hug

2 (tornillo) to tighten; (cordones, nudo) to do up tight

3 (comprimir) to compress, press together, pack tight

4 (activar) to press, push

■ si aprietas este botón sonará la alarma if you press this button the alarm will go off

5 figurado (acosar) to keep on at; (presionar) to put pressure on, pressurize

► verbo intransitivo

1 figurado (aumentar) to increase, get worse

■ el calor aprieta it's getting hotter and hotter

2 (prendas) to fit tight, be tight on

■ esta falda me aprieta this skirt is too tight on me

3 (esforzarse) to work hard

■ tendrás que apretar en tus estudios you'll have to study a lot harder, you'll have to pull your socks up

► verbo pronominal apretarse

1 (apiñar) to narrow, tighten

2 (agolparse) to crowd together; (acercarse) to squeeze up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

apretar a correr to start running

apretar el paso to quicken one's pace

apretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's hand

apretar el gatillo to pull the trigger

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verb

1) to press

2) tighten

3) squeeze

4) pinch, be too tight

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1. VT

1) [+ tapa, tornillo, nudo] to tighten

2) (=pulsar) [+ interruptor, pedal, tecla] to press; [+ gatillo] to squeeze, pull

aprieta el botón derecho del ratón — press the right-hand button on the mouse

apretar el acelerador — to put one's foot down (on the accelerator), depress the accelerator frm

3) (=apretujar)

a) [+ objeto] to squeeze, grip; [para que no caiga] to clutch

apretó bien los papeles en la cartera — he packed o squeezed the papers into the briefcase

apretaba entre sus manos un ramo de flores — he was clutching a bunch of flowers in his hands

con un puro apretado entre los dientes — with a cigar between his teeth

hay que apretar el compost con los dedos — you have to press the compost down with your fingers

• apretar los dientes — to grit one's teeth, clench one's teeth

• apretar la mano a algn — to shake sb's hand

• apretar el puño — to clench one's fist

b) [+ persona] [contra pared, suelo] to pin, press; [con los brazos] to clasp, clutch

me apretaba con todo su cuerpo contra la pared — he pinned o pressed me against the wall with his whole body

la apretó con fuerza entre sus brazos — he clasped o clutched her tightly in his arms

4) (=presionar)

• apretar a algn — to put pressure on sb

nos aprieta mucho para que estudiemos — he puts a lot of pressure on us to study, he pushes us to study hard

- apretar las clavijas o las tuercas a algn

5)

• apretar el paso — to quicken one's pace

6)

aprieta mucho la letra cuando escribe — he bunches up the words when he writes

7) (Mil) [+ asedio] to step up, intensify; [+ bloqueo] to tighten

2. VI

1) (=oprimir) [zapatos] to be too tight, pinch one's feet; [ropa] to be too tight

estos zapatos aprietan — these shoes are too tight, these shoes pinch my feet

este vestido me aprieta en la cintura — this dress is too tight for me around the waist
zapato
2) (=aumentar) [dolor, frío] to get worse; [viento] to intensify

es media mañana y el hambre aprieta — it's half way through the morning and I'm beginning to feel hungry

cuando el frío aprieta — when the cold gets worse, when it gets really cold

donde más aprieta el calor — where the heat is at its worst

3) (=presionar) to put on the pressure, pile on the pressure *

la oposición aprieta cada vez más — the opposition are putting on more and more pressure

si le aprietan un poco más, confesará — if they put a bit more pressure on him, he'll confess

• apretar con el enemigo — to close with the enemy
Dios 3)
4) (=esforzarse)

si apretáis un poco al final, aprobaréis — if you make an extra effort at the end, you'll pass

5)

• apretar a hacer algo, si aprieta a llover — if it starts to rain heavily

apretamos a correr — we broke into a run

6)

¡aprieta! — nonsense!, good grief!

7) Chile (=irse con prisa)

apretemos que viene la profesora — let's run for it, the teacher's coming

fueron los primeros en salir apretando después del golpe — they were the first ones to make a getaway after the coup

8) ** [al defecar] to push

3.

See:

apretarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeeze

b) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tighten

apretó bien la tapa — he screwed the lid on tightly

aprieta el puño — clench your fist

apreté los dientes — I gritted my teeth

c)

apretar el paso or la marcha — to quicken one's pace o step

2)

a) ( apretujar)

apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast

me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

b) ( presionar) to put pressure on
2.
apretar vi

1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight

el vestido le aprieta — the dress is too tight for her

2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)

3) ( ser fuerte)

cómo aprieta el calor! — it's incredibly hot!

cuando el hambre aprieta... — when people are in the grip of hunger...

4)

a) ( esforzarse) to make an effort

b) profesor/jefe to be demanding

apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run
3.
apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together

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= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.

Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex. Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.

Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex. This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.

Ex. This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.

Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex. A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.

Ex. The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

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* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.

* apretar fuerte = bear down on.

* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.

* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeeze

b) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tighten

apretó bien la tapa — he screwed the lid on tightly

aprieta el puño — clench your fist

apreté los dientes — I gritted my teeth

c)

apretar el paso or la marcha — to quicken one's pace o step

2)

a) ( apretujar)

apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast

me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

b) ( presionar) to put pressure on
2.
apretar vi

1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight

el vestido le aprieta — the dress is too tight for her

2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)

3) ( ser fuerte)

cómo aprieta el calor! — it's incredibly hot!

cuando el hambre aprieta... — when people are in the grip of hunger...

4)

a) ( esforzarse) to make an effort

b) profesor/jefe to be demanding

apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run
3.
apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together

* * *

= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.

Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex: Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.

Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex: This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.

Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.

Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.

Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.

* apretar fuerte = bear down on.

* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.

* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

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apretar [A5 ]

vt

A

1 ‹botón› to press, push; ‹acelerador› to put one's foot on, press, depress ( frml); ‹gatillo› to pull, squeeze

2 ‹nudo/venda› to tighten; ‹tapa/tornillo› to tighten

apretó bien la tapa he screwed the lid on tightly

aprieta el puño clench your fist

apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

clavija, tornillo

3

apretar el paso or la marcha to quicken one's pace o step

4 ‹letra› to squeeze together ( AmE), to squeeze up ( BrE)

apretar los puntos to knit tightly

B

1

(apretujar): apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast

llevaba el osito apretado entre sus brazos she was clutching the teddy bear in her arms

me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

2 (presionar) to put pressure on

el profesor nos apretó mucho en los últimos meses in the last few months the teacher put a lot of pressure on us o pushed us really hard

■ apretar

vi

A «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight

el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her o is very tight on her

la falda me aprieta en las caderas the skirt is too tight around the hips

¡cómo me aprietan estos zapatos! these shoes are so tight!, these shoes really pinch my feet!

ver tb zapato

B (hacer presión) to press down ( o in etc)

C

(ser fuerte): a las tres de la tarde cuando el calor aprieta at three o'clock when the heat is at its most intense

a primeras horas de la mañana el frío aprieta (Chi, Méx); in the early hours of the morning you really feel the cold

cuando el hambre aprieta, la gente come cualquier cosa when people are in the grip of hunger they will eat anything

D

1 (esforzarse) to make an effort

vas a tener que apretar en la física you're going to have to knuckle down o make more of an effort in physics

2 «profesor/jefe» to be demanding dios

E

( Chi fam) (irse): todos apretaron a la salida everyone made a dash for o ran for the door ( colloq)

tuvimos que salir apretando we had to make a run for it ( colloq)

apretar a correr ( fam); to break into a run, start running

■ apretarse

v pron

to squeeze o squash together, to squeeze o squash up ( BrE) cinturón

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apretar ( conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ botón› to press, push;

‹ acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹ gatillo› to pull, squeeze
b) ‹nudo/tapa/tornillo› to tighten;

‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;
◊ apreté los dientes I gritted my teeth

2
a) ( apretujar):

◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;

me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
b) ( presionar) to put pressure on

verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;
◊ el vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her

2 ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
' apretar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- estrujar
- aprieta
- estrechar
- fuerte
- gatillo
- oprimir
- puño
English:
clench
- grip
- loosely
- pack
- pack down
- pinch
- press
- pull
- push
- screw up
- squeeze
- tighten
- wedge
- which
- accelerate
- foot
- loosen
- screw
- speed
- tooth

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apretar

♦ vt

1. [oprimir] [botón, tecla] to press;
[gatillo] to pull, to squeeze; [acelerador] to step on;
el zapato me aprieta my shoe is pinching;

me aprietan las botas my boots are too tight

2. [nudo, tuerca, cinturón] to tighten;

Comp
Fam
apretar las clavijas o [m5] los tornillos a alguien to put the screws on sb

3. [juntar] [dientes] to grit;
[labios] to press together; [puño] to clench;
tendrás que apretar la letra you'll have to squeeze your handwriting up

4. [estrechar] to squeeze;
[abrazar] to hug;
no me aprietes el brazo, me estás haciendo daño stop squeezing my arm, you're hurting me;

la apretó contra su pecho he held her to his chest;

apretar la mano a alguien to shake sb's hand

5. [acelerar]
apretar el paso o [m5] la marcha to quicken one's pace;

como no apretemos el paso, no llegaremos nunca if we don't hurry up, we'll never get there

6. [exigir] to tighten up on;
[presionar] to press;
apretar la disciplina to tighten up on discipline;

lo apretaron tanto que acabó confesando they pressed him so hard that he ended up confessing;

no me gusta que me aprieten en el trabajo I don't like to feel pressurized in my work;

lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer

7. [ropa, objetos] to pack tight

♦ vi

1. [calor, lluvia] to get worse, to intensify;

salgo de casa a las dos, cuando más aprieta el calor I leave home at two o'clock, when the heat is at its worst;

en agosto ha apretado mucho el calor it got a lot hotter in August;

cuando la necesidad aprieta, se agudiza el ingenio people become more resourceful when they really have to

2. [zapatos] to pinch;
[ropa] to be too tight
3. [esforzarse] to push oneself;

tienes que apretar más si quieres aprobar you'll have to pull your socks up if you want to pass

4. Fam
apretar a correr to run off;

el ladrón apretó a correr the thief ran off

♦ See also the pronominal verb apretarse

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apretar

I v/t

1 botón press;

apretó contra el pecho la fotografía/el niño she held the photograph/the child close, she pressed the photograph/the child to her breast;

apretar los puños clench one’s fists;

apretar los dientes grit one’s teeth

2 ( pellizcar, pinzar) squeeze

3 tuerca tighten

4

:

apretar el paso quicken one’s pace

II v/i

1 de ropa, zapato be too tight

2

:

apretar a correr start to run, start running

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apretar {55} vt

1) : to press, to push (a button)

2) : to tighten

3) : to squeeze

apretar vi

1) : to press, to push

2) : to fit tightly, to be too tight

los zapatos me aprietan: my shoes are tight

* * *

apretar vb

1. (botón) to press

aprieta este botón press this button

2. (gatillo) to pull

apretó el gatillo he pulled the trigger

3. (tornillo, cinturón, nudo) to tighten

¿has apretado los tornillos? have you tightened the screws?

4. (exigir) to be strict with / to push hard

el profesor nos aprieta mucho the teacher is very strict with us

5. (quedar estrecho ropa) to be too tight

este pantalón me aprieta these trousers are too tight for me

6. (esforzarse) to work harder

tendrás que apretar más si quieres aprobar you'll have to work harder if you want to pass

7. (aumentar calor) to increase

el calor está apretando it's getting hotter and hotter

apretar la mano a alguien to shake someone's hand

Spanish-English dictionary > apretar
9 pin

pɪn
1. сущ.
1) а) булавка, кнопка, шпилька, прищепка;
редк. гвоздь a pin pricks ≈ булавка колется bobby pin ≈ заколка для волос drawing pin ≈ чертежная или канцелярская кнопка safety pin ≈ английская булавка straight pin ≈ острая булавка (в отличие от английской) б) брошка, значок
2) а) кегля б) тех. пробойник, палец, штифт, болт, шкворень, ось, цапфа, шейка, чека, шплинт в) электр., комп. штырь, вывод, пин г) муз. колок д) скалка
3) а) шпиль б) мн. разг. ноги
4) бочонок объемом в 4 с половиной галлона ∙
2. гл.
1) а) прикалывать( обыкн. pin up;
to, on), прикреплять, скреплять, скалывать( обыкн. pin together) to pin up a notice on the wall ≈ приколоть записку к стене to pin papers together ≈ скрепить документы Be careful with that collar, it's just pinned to the dress. ≈ Будь осторожнее с этим вортничком, он всего лишь приколот к платью. б) прокалывать, протыкать, пробивать to pin holes in metal plates ≈ пробить дырки в металлических пластинках
2) перен. придавить, прижать;
загнать в угол, связать( кого-л.) The crash pinned the driver against the wheel. ≈ В результате аварии водителя бросило на руль. pin down to ∙ pin down pin on to pin one's ears back ≈ слушать внимательно Pin back your ears, people, this is quite a story! ≈ Народ, слушайте внимательно, это такая байка! to pin smb.'s ears back амер.;
сл. ≈ наказать кого-л.;
расправиться с кем-л. булавка - to put /to stick/ (in) a * заколоть, приколоть шпилька (тж. hair *) ;
заколка (тж. bobby *) брошка;
брошь значок - fraternity * (американизм) значок студенческой организации кнопка (канцелярская, чертежная) прищепка (бельевая;
тж. clothes *) - to fix smth. with a * повесить на прищепках, прищемить( белье) (редкое) гвоздь (техническое) палец;
штифт;
шпилька;
шплинт;
чека (техническое) шкворень, ось;
цапфа;
шейка;
цевка;
пята (электротехника) штырь, штырек;
контакт;
ножка цоколя (разговорное) ноги - he is quick on his *s он быстро бегает - he is weak on his *s он плохо держится на ногах кегля игра в кегли бочонок в 4,5 галлона - * of beer бочонок пива (cокр. от rolling pin) скалка вязальная спица (тж. knitting *) (музыкальное) колок английская булавка (морское) кофель-нагель (тж. belaying *) уключина рабочая часть ключа (обычно полая, вставляемая в замок) стержень замка (строительство) шип( строительство) соединение "ласточкин хвост" (специальное) пробойник флажок с номером (гольф) (медицина) скоба( специальное) пик;
вершина( специальное) измерительный стержень степень;
уровень выступающая бедренная кость (ботаника) нарост удержание противника на лопатках (борьба) зашпиливание, пришпиливание;
скалывание, прикалывание мелочь;
пустяк, ерунда - such advice isn't worth a * этот совет гроша ломаного не стоит тепловыделяющий элемент( ядерного реактора), твэл (тж. fuel *) (шахматное) связка > for two *s I'd punch his face (сленг) да я ему просто так /за здорово живешь/ морду набью > as neat as a (new) * чистенький, аккуратный;
новенький;
с иголочки > *s and needles пощипывание в конечностях (после онемения) > he had *s and needles in his foot он отсидел ногу > to be on *s and needles сидеть как на иголках, быть как на угольях > I don't care /give/ a * /two *s/ мне наплевать > not worth a * выеденного яйца /гроша ломаного/ не стоит > not a * to choose between them один другого стоит;
два сапога пара;
из одного теста сделаны;
одного поля ягода > to keep in the * (сленг) воздерживаться от пьянства, не пить > to let loose a * (сленг) запить, начать пьянствовать > to put in the * (сленг) бросить пить;
покончить с чем-л. > to pull the * (американизм) (сленг) бросить работу;
уехать из города;
бросить жену, семью или друзей > to knock smb. off his *s ошеломить /потрясти, ошарашить/ кого-л. > to stick *s into smb. разжигать /раздражать, сердить, заводить/ кого-л.;
докучать кому-л. > to be down a * быть в дурном настроении;
болеть, хворать > one could hear a * drop слышно было, как муха пролетит > *'s head point /matter/ пустяковое дело > no larger than a *'s head не больше макового зернышка > to look for a *'s head in a cartload of hay искать иголку в стоге сена > to find a *'s head найти иголку в стоге сена > he that will steal a * will steal a pound (пословица) кто украдет иголку, украдет и кошелку относящийся к булавке, шпильке и пр.( специальное) мелкозернистый( о коже) прикалывать (часто * up) ;
скреплять, скалывать (часто * together) - to * the paper to the board приколоть /прикрепить/ объявление к доске - to * up a notice повесить объявление - to * up one's hair заколоть волосы - to * cloth together сколоть /заколоть булавками/ материю - to * papers together сколоть /скрепить/ бумаги - to * clothes to a line прикрепить белье к веревке прищепками - to * a shawl over one's shoulders заколоть накинутую на плечи шаль прикалывать, пробивать - to * insects накалывать насекомых (в коллекции, гербарий) - to * holes in metal plates пробивать отверстия в металлических пластинках придавить, прижать (тж. * down) - to * smb.'s arms to his sides прижать руки к бокам;
обхватить;
связать кого-л.;
связать кому-л. руки - he was *ned down by a fallen beam его придавило упавшим бревном - he caught me by the elbows and *ned me up against the wall он схватил меня за локти и прижал к стене - the policeman *ned his arms to his sides полицейский скрутил его (спортивное) положить на обе лопатки крепко схватить - to * smb. by the throat схватить кого-л. за горло поймать на слове;
припереть к стене;
связать обещанием (обыкн. * down) - without *ing oneself down to anything ничем себя не связывая;
оставляя себе полную свободу действий;
в самых общих чертах - to * smb. down to his word заставить кого-л. сдержать свое слово;
поймать кого-л. на слове - to * smb. down to facts заставить кого-л. придерживаться фактов;
поставить кого-л. перед фактами - to * oneself (down) to do smth. обещать /обязаться/ что-л. сделать - to * smb. down to do smth. обязать /заставить/ кого-л. сделать что-л. - we tried to * him down for a definite answer мы пытались добиться от него конкретного ответа - you can never * him down to any job ты никогда не заставишь его работать точно определить;
установить - we have *ned down the important principle мы вывели /выработали/ важный принцип( разговорное) подхватить;
найти, поймать (кого-л.) - I'll * you down in the cafe я найду вас в кафе;
встретимся в кафе (военное) накрыть противника огнем - to * down the enemy заставить противника залечь( военное) находиться под огнем - to be *ned down by fire залечь под огнем противника запереть, загнать - to * a man запереть шашку (шашки) - the cattle were *ned стадо загнали в загон( разговорное) стянуть;
стащить - I'm sure they intended to * my money я уверен, что они собирались стащить у меня деньги( разговорное) схватить;
сцапать - he was *ned by the police for the holdup его взяли за ограбление( американизм) (университетское) (жаргон) (решить) обручиться с девушкой (дав ей значок своей студенческой организации) - she was *ned by Tom они с Томом решили обручиться (американизм) (грубое) кадриться;
клеиться( американизм) (сленг) просекать;
знать, куда клонит собеседник( американизм) (разговорное) знать;
признавать( американизм) (разговорное) разглядывать, изучать (on) (разговорное) возлагать (ответственность, вину) ;
пришивать( дело, преступление) - to * smth. on smb. возлагать на кого-л. вину за что-л. - the police could not * the crime on him полиция не смогла доказать, что преступление совершил он (on) (разговорное) возлагать надежду;
доверяться - to * one's faith on smb., smth. слепо полагаться на кого-л., что-л.;
слепо верить кому-л. - he *ned his hopes on a miracle он надеялся только на чудо > to * one's ears back слушать > * your ears back слушайте хорошенько > to * smb.'s ears back (американизм) (сленг) наказать кого-л., расправиться с кем-л. pins and needles колотье в конечностях (после онемения) ;
to be on pins and needles сидеть как на иголках ~ pl разг. ноги;
he is quick on his pins он быстро бегает;
he is weak on his pins он плохо держится на ногах ~ pl разг. ноги;
he is quick on his pins он быстро бегает;
he is weak on his pins он плохо держится на ногах I don't care a ~ мне наплевать;
not a pin to choose between them они похожи как две капли воды ~ эл. штырь;
вывод;
in (a) merry pin в веселом настроении I don't care a ~ мне наплевать;
not a pin to choose between them они похожи как две капли воды not worth a row of ~s никуда не годится;
you might have heard a pin fall = слышно было, как муха пролетит pin бочонок в 4 1/2 галлона ~ брошка, значок ~ булавка;
шпилька;
прищепка;
кнопка;
редк. гвоздь to ~ (smth.) (on smb.) возлагать (на кого-л.) вину (за что-л.) ~ вчт. вывод ~ кегля ~ муз. колок ~ вчт. контакт ~ pl разг. ноги;
he is quick on his pins он быстро бегает;
he is weak on his pins он плохо держится на ногах ~ тех. палец;
штифт, болт;
шкворень, ось;
цапфа;
шейка;
чека;
шплинт ~ пригвождать ~ прижимать( к стене и т. п.;
against) ;
to pin down (to a promise) связывать( обещанием) ~ прикалывать (обыкн. pin up;
to, on) ;
скреплять булавкой (обыкн. pin together) ~ пробойник ~ прокалывать;
пробивать ~ скалка ~ шпиль ~ вчт. штекер ~ штифт ~ эл. штырь;
вывод;
in (a) merry pin в веселом настроении ~ штырь ~ прижимать (к стене и т. п.;
against) ;
to pin down (to a promise) связывать( обещанием) to ~ one's faith (on smb., smth.) слепо полагаться( на кого-л., что-л.) pins and needles колотье в конечностях (после онемения) ;
to be on pins and needles сидеть как на иголках split ~ тех. шплинт not worth a row of ~s никуда не годится;
you might have heard a pin fall = слышно было, как муха пролетит

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pin
10 concretar

v.

1 to specify, to state exactly.

María concretó sus planes ante ellos Mary specified her plans before them.

2 to summarize (reducir a lo esencial).

3 to concretize, to concrete, to make concrete, to summarize.

Ella concretó medidas de seguridad She concretized security measures.

4 to get to the point, to come to point, to come to the point.

María concretó y terminó la junta Mary came to the point and finished the...

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concretar

► verbo transitivo

1 (precisar) to specify, state explicitly

■ concretar los planes to specify the plans

2 (hora, precio) to fix, set

■ aún no puedo concretar una fecha i can't set a date yet

3 (resumir) to sum up

■ concretemos let's sum up

4 (limitar) to limit, confine

■ concretó su actuación a cantar los éxitos he limited his performance to just singing the hits

► verbo pronominal concretarse

1 (limitarse) to limit oneself (a, to), confine oneself (a, to), keep (a, to)

■ me concreté a decir lo que sabía I confined myself to just saying what I knew

2 (materializarse) to materialize; (tomar forma) to take shape; (realizarse) to become realized, come true

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1. VT

1) (=precisar) to specify; (=concertar) to settle

los expertos prepararán un documento que concretará los términos del acuerdo — experts are to draw up a document which will specify the terms of the agreement

el portavoz no quiso concretar más datos — the spokesman declined to go into details o to be more specific

en la reunión no concretamos nada — we didn't settle (on) anything specific at the meeting, nothing specific came out of the meeting

pusieron una fecha tope para concretar los acuerdos — they gave a deadline for the details of the agreement to be settled

llámame para concretar los detalles — call me to fix o settle the details

2) (=resumir) to sum up

has concretado mi pensamiento en unas pocas palabras — you've summed up my thoughts in a few words

3) (=materializar)

a) LAm [+ sueños, esperanzas]

la publicación de sus poemas vino a concretar uno de sus grandes deseos — the publication of his poems was the realization of one of his dearest wishes

b) Chile [+ oferta, donación] to materialize

4) Chile (Constr) to concrete

2. VI

1) (=puntualizar)

concretemos — let's be more specific

2) (Ftbl) (=marcar)

no lograron concretar ante puerta — they were unable to make any impression in front of goal

3.

See:

concretarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( concertar) <fecha/precio> to fix, set

concretar los términos del contrato — to agree on the terms of the contract

b) (precisar, definir) to be specific about

no fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer — he was unable to be specific about what he wants to do

no concretamos nada — we didn't settle on anything definite

c) ( materializar) <oferta/esperanzas> to realize, fulfill*; < sueños> to realize, make... come true

2) (Chi) (Const) to concrete
2.
concretar vi

a ver si concretas — try and be more specific

bueno, concretemos — right, let's get things clear

llámame para concretar — give me a call to arrange the details
3.
concretarse v pron cambios/amenazas to become a reality; sueños to be realized, come true

la reunión nunca llegó a concretarse — the meeting never took place

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= pin down, firm up, nail down.

Ex. I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.

Ex. 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.

Ex. The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.

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* concretarse = materialise [materialize, -USA].

* sin concretar = to be decided.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( concertar) <fecha/precio> to fix, set

concretar los términos del contrato — to agree on the terms of the contract

b) (precisar, definir) to be specific about

no fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer — he was unable to be specific about what he wants to do

no concretamos nada — we didn't settle on anything definite

c) ( materializar) <oferta/esperanzas> to realize, fulfill*; < sueños> to realize, make... come true

2) (Chi) (Const) to concrete
2.
concretar vi

a ver si concretas — try and be more specific

bueno, concretemos — right, let's get things clear

llámame para concretar — give me a call to arrange the details
3.
concretarse v pron cambios/amenazas to become a reality; sueños to be realized, come true

la reunión nunca llegó a concretarse — the meeting never took place

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= pin down, firm up, nail down.

Ex: I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.

Ex: 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.

Ex: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.

* concretarse = materialise [materialize, -USA].

* sin concretar = to be decided.

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concretar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (concertar) ‹fecha/precio› to fix, set

concretar los términos del contrato to agree on the terms of the contract

2

(precisar, definir): no fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer he was unable to be specific about o define exactly what he wants to do

hablamos mucho y largo, pero no concretamos nada we talked a great deal, but we didn't settle on anything definite o decide anything concrete o specific

3 (materializar) ‹esperanzas› to realize, fulfill*; ‹sueños› to realize, make … come true

nunca concretó su donación ( Chi); his donation never materialized

B ( Chi) ( Const) to concrete

■ concretar

vi

a ver si concretas get to the point

bueno, concretemos, ¿quién se lo va a decir? right, let's get things clear, who's going to tell him?

está bien, pero llámame para concretar that's fine, but give me a call to arrange the details

■ concretarse

v pron

«cambios/hechos/amenazas» to become a reality; «sueños» to be realized, come true; «esperanzas» to be realized o fulfilled*

sus ideas se concretan plásticamente en los bronces expuestos her ideas are given concrete representation in the bronzes on show

la reunión con ella nunca llegó a concretarse the meeting with her never took place o happened

la ayuda que nos habían prometido nunca llegó a concretarse the help they had promised us never materialized o was never forthcoming

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concretar ( conjugate concretar) verbo transitivo
a) ( concertar) ‹fecha/precio› to fix, set

b) (precisar, definir) to be specific about;

◊ no concretamos nada we didn't settle on anything definite

verbo intransitivo:
◊ a ver si concretas try and be more specific;

llámame para concretar give me a call to arrange the details
concretarse verbo pronominal
to become a reality
concretar verbo transitivo
1 (precisar un tema, un punto) to specify
2 (concertar una fecha, hora) to fix

' concretar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinar
- matizar
English:
fix up

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concretar

♦ vt

1. [precisar] to specify, to state exactly;

todavía no han concretado su oferta they haven't made a firm offer yet;

¿podrías concretar a qué te refieres? could you be more specific about what you're referring to?, could you explain exactly what you're referring to?;

sin concretar las cifras, prometió ayudas a la región he promised aid for the region, although without mentioning specific figures

2. [concertar] to settle on;

finalmente concretaron una fecha para el inicio de las negociaciones they finally fixed o agreed on a starting date for the negotiations

3. [reducir a lo esencial] to summarize

♦ See also the pronominal verb concretarse

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concretar

v/t

1 specify

2 ( hacer concreto) realize

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concretar vt

1) : to pinpoint, to specify

2) : to fulfill, to realize

♦ See also the reflexive verb concretarse

Spanish-English dictionary > concretar
11 ezarri

[from *e-r(a)-arr-i (causative of "jarri")] iz. bet io. gaixo \ezarria gravely ill du/ad.

1.

a. to put, place, lay down; teilatua ezartzeko in order to lay the tile down; koroa buruan \ezarri zioten they placed the crown on his head

b. ( eskuak) to lay (- (e)an, gainean: on)

c. ( liburua mahaian, e.a.) to lay, place

d. ( instalatu) to install; telefonoa \ezarri to install a telephone

e. ( harriak eraztunean, e.a.) to set

2.

a. ( izena) to give; Josiah izena \ezarri zioten they gave him the Josiah

b. ( lanpostura) to name; gobernadore \ezarri dute (s)he has been named governor

3.

a. ( p.) to place (in a job), find a {post || job} for

b. ( soldaduak) to station, post, place

4. Fin.

a. ( eskaria) to place

b. ( dirua) to deposit

c. ( diru enpresa batean) to place (- (e)an: in), invest ( -(e)an: in), sink (- (e)an: into) ; zertan \ezarri zuen dirua? what did he invest his money in?

5. ( bota)

a. ( norbaitek bestea lurrera) to knock down, throw down; lurrera \ezarri zuen he knocked him to the ground

b. ( ardoa, e.a.) to put; ardoari ura \ezarri to water down the wine; ez diot kafeari azukrerik ezartzen I don't put any sugar in my coffee

6. ( norbaitek jasanarazi)

a. ( zergak) to put, impose (- (e)an: on)

b. ( egitekoa, eginbeharra, zigorra) to impose (- (e)an: on) ; Hego Afrikari diru-zigorrak \ezarri zizkioten sanctions were imposed on South Africa; i-i heriotz-zigorra \ezarri to impose the death penalty on sb

c. ( inposatu) to impose; \ezarri dizkiguten diktadoreak dictators that they have imposed upon us; errusiera bortxaz ezartzen violently imposing Russian; 100 euroko isuna \ezarri zioten he was fined 100 euros | they imposed a 100 euro fine on him

d. preso \ezarri zuten they took him prisoner

7.

a. ( eratu) to set up, establish

b. ( neurriak) to take; langabeziaren aurka \ezarri diren neurriak measures which have been taken against unemployment

8. ( moldatu) to adapt, settle down; zuk ez zenuke \ezarriko you wouldn't adapt

9. ( errua, hobena) to put; Xabierri errua \ezarri zioten they put the blame on Xabier; errugabeari \ezarri diote delitua they pinned the crime on the innocent one

10. ( koplak) to compose

11. ( xaxatu) to sic (- (r)i: on) da/ad.

1. ( pausatu) to perch; txoriaadarrean \ezarri zen the bird perched on the branch

2. ( elurra lurrean, e.a.) to take hold, cover

3. zoriona ez da ondasunetan ezartzen happiness does not rest on riches

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > ezarri
12 precisar

v.

1 to fix, to set.

2 to need, to require.

Ella precisa un oboe She needs an oboe.

Nos precisa un coche We need a car.

3 to specify, to describe in detail, to go into detail in, to go into detail on.

Ella precisó las instrucciones She specified the instructions.

4 to need to, to must, to require to.

Ella precisa viajar hoy She needs to travel today.

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precisar

► verbo transitivo

1 to say exactly

■ no sabría precisar cuántos entraron I couldn't say exactly how many came in

2 (necesitar) to need

■ 'Se precisa cocinero' "Cook wanted"

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be necessary

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verb

1) to require, need

2) specify

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1. VT

1) (=necesitar) to need, require

no precisa lavado — it needs no washing, it doesn't require washing

el jefe precisa tu ayuda — the boss needs your help

no precisamos que el candidato tenga experiencia — we do not require that the candidate should be experienced

se precisan mensajeros — messengers required, messengers wanted

2) (=especificar) to specify

no precisó a qué hora llegaría — he didn't specify when he would arrive

aún no han precisado los detalles del contrato — they have not specified the details of the contract yet

¿puedes precisar un poco más? — can you be a little more specific?

precisó que no se trataba de un virus — he said specifically that it was not a virus

2.

VI

precisar de algo — to need o require sth

no precisamos de sus servicios — we do not need o require your services

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verbo transitivo

1) ( determinar con exactitud) to specify

la hora está todavía sin precisar — the time has not yet been fixed o specified

2) ( necesitar) to need

no precisa plancha — no ironing needed

precisamos secretarias bilingües — bilingual secretaries required

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= pin down, point out, qualify, fine tune [fine-tune], set + the record straight.

Ex. I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.

Ex. By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.

Ex. This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.

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* precisar una búsqueda = focus + Posesivo + search.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( determinar con exactitud) to specify

la hora está todavía sin precisar — the time has not yet been fixed o specified

2) ( necesitar) to need

no precisa plancha — no ironing needed

precisamos secretarias bilingües — bilingual secretaries required

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= pin down, point out, qualify, fine tune [fine-tune], set + the record straight.

Ex: I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.

Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.

Ex: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.

* precisar una búsqueda = focus + Posesivo + search.

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precisar [A1 ]

vt

A (determinar con exactitud) to specify

sin precisar ninguna fecha without specifying any date

la hora está todavía sin precisar the time has not yet been fixed o specified

no se ha precisado de cuántos casos se trata there has been no indication of the precise number of cases

B (necesitar) to need

se precisan más medios y un presupuesto mayor more resources and a higher budget are needed

[ S ] precisamos secretarias bilingües bilingual secretaries required

no precisa plancha no ironing needed

no se lo puedo prestar porque lo preciso I can't lend it to you because I need it myself

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precisar ( conjugate precisar) verbo transitivo
1 ( determinar con exactitud) to specify
2 ( necesitar) to need
precisar verbo transitivo
1 (determinar) to specify
2 (necesitar) to require, need
' precisar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concretar
- matizar
- determinar
English:
demand
- pin down
- specify

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precisar

♦ vt

1. [determinar] to fix, to set;
[aclarar] to specify exactly;
el lugar está sin precisar the location has not yet been fixed o specified;

no puedo precisar cuándo I can't say exactly when

2. [necesitar] to need, to require;

se precisa una gran habilidad much skill is needed o required;

empresa informática precisa ingeniero [en anuncio] engineer required by computer firm

♦ vi

precisar de to need;

el equipo precisa de su actuación the team needs him to play

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precisar

v/t

1 ( aclarar) specify

2 ( necesitar) need

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precisar vt

1) : to specify, to determine exactly

2) necesitar: to need, to require

precisar vi

: to be necessary

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precisar vb (requerir) to need / to require

este trabajo precisa mucha concentración this work requires a lot of concentration

Spanish-English dictionary > precisar
13 to

to [tu:, unstressed tə]

à ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e), 1B (b), 1D (a), 1D (l) en ⇒ 1A (c) jusqu'à ⇒ 1A (d), 1B (b) contre ⇒ 1A (e) pour ⇒ 1C (f), 1C (g), 1D (b) de ⇒ 1D (i)

1 preposition

A.

(a) (indicating direction)

∎ to go to school/the cinema aller à l'école/au cinéma;

∎ let's go to town allons en ville;

∎ he climbed to the top il est monté jusqu'au sommet ou jusqu'en haut;

∎ she ran to where her mother was sitting elle a couru (jusqu')à l'endroit où sa mère était assise;

∎ we've been to it before nous y sommes déjà allés;

∎ the vase fell to the ground le vase est tombé par ou à terre;

∎ I invited them to dinner je les ai invités à dîner;

∎ he returned to his work il est retourné à son ou il a repris son travail;

∎ let's go to Susan's allons chez Susan;

∎ to go to the doctor or doctor's aller chez le médecin;

∎ he pointed to the door il a pointé son doigt vers la porte;

∎ the road to the south la route du sud;

∎ our house is a mile to the south notre maison est à un mile au sud;

∎ it's 12 miles to the nearest town (from here) nous sommes à 12 miles de la ville la plus proche; (from there) c'est à 12 miles de la ville la plus proche;

∎ what's the best way to the station? quel est le meilleur chemin pour aller à la gare?;

∎ she turned his photograph to the wall elle a retourné sa photo contre le mur;

∎ I sat with my back to her j'étais assis lui tournant le dos;

∎ tell her to her face dites-le-lui en face

(b) (indicating location, position) à;

∎ the street parallel to this one la rue parallèle à celle-ci;

∎ she lives next door to us elle habite à côté de chez nous;

∎ to one side d'un côté;

∎ to the left/right à gauche/droite;

∎ the rooms to the back les chambres de derrière;

∎ to leave sth to one side laisser qch de côté

(c) (with geographical names)

∎ to Madrid à Madrid;

∎ to Le Havre au Havre;

∎ to France en France;

∎ to Argentina en Argentine;

∎ to Japan au Japon;

∎ to the United States aux États-Unis;

∎ I'm off to Paris je pars à ou pour Paris;

∎ the road to Chicago la route de Chicago;

∎ on the way to Milan en allant à Milan, sur la route de Milan;

∎ planes to and from Europe les vols à destination et en provenance de l'Europe

(d) (indicating age, amount or level reached) jusqu'à;

∎ the snow came (up) to her knees la neige lui arrivait aux genoux;

∎ unemployment is up to nearly 9 percent le (taux de) chômage atteint presque les 9 pour cent;

∎ they cut expenses down to a minimum ils ont réduit les frais au minimum;

∎ she can count (up) to one hundred elle sait compter jusqu'à cent;

∎ it's accurate to the millimetre c'est exact au millimètre près;

∎ it weighs 8 to 9 pounds ça pèse entre 8 et 9 livres;

∎ moderate to cool temperatures des températures douces ou fraîches;

∎ to live to a great age vivre jusqu'à un âge avancé

(e) (so as to make contact with) à, contre;

∎ she pinned the brooch to her dress elle a épinglé la broche sur sa robe;

∎ they sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic ils étaient coincés pare-chocs contre pare-chocs;

∎ they danced cheek to cheek ils dansaient joue contre joue;

∎ he clutched the baby to his chest il a serré l'enfant contre lui

B.

(a) (before the specified hour or date)

∎ it's ten minutes to three il est trois heures moins dix;

∎ we left at a quarter to six nous sommes partis à six heures moins le quart;

∎ it's twenty to il est moins vingt;

∎ how long is it to dinner? on dîne dans combien de temps?;

∎ there are only two weeks to Christmas il ne reste que deux semaines avant Noël

(b) (up to and including) (jusqu')à;

∎ from Tuesday night to Thursday morning du mardi soir (jusqu')au jeudi matin;

∎ from morning to night du matin au soir;

∎ from March to June de mars (jusqu')à juin;

∎ a nine-to-five job des horaires mpl de fonctionnaire;

∎ it was three years ago to the day since I saw her last il y a trois ans jour pour jour que je l'ai vue pour la dernière fois;

∎ to this day jusqu'à ce jour, jusqu'à aujourd'hui;

∎ he was brave (up) to the last il a été courageux jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la fin;

∎ from day to day de jour en jour;

∎ I read it from beginning to end je l'ai lu du début (jusqu')à la fin;

∎ from bad to worse de mal en pis;

∎ I do everything from scrubbing the floor to keeping the books je fais absolument tout, depuis le ménage jusqu'à la comptabilité

C.

(a) (before infinitive)

∎ to talk parler;

∎ to open ouvrir;

∎ to answer répondre

(b) (after verb)

∎ she lived to be a hundred elle a vécu jusqu'à cent ans;

∎ we are to complete the work by Monday nous devons finir le travail pour lundi;

∎ she went on to become a brilliant guitarist elle est ensuite devenue une excellente guitariste;

∎ I finally accepted, (only) to find that they had changed their mind lorsque je me suis décidé à accepter, ils avaient changé d'avis;

∎ she turned round to find him standing right in front of her lorsqu'elle s'est retournée, elle s'est retrouvée nez à nez avec lui;

∎ he left the house never to return to it again il quitta la maison pour ne plus y revenir;

∎ he dared to speak out against injustice il a osé s'élever contre l'injustice;

∎ you can leave if you want to vous pouvez partir si vous voulez;

∎ why? - because I told you to pourquoi? - parce que je t'ai dit de le faire;

∎ would you like to come? - we'd love to voulez-vous venir? - avec plaisir ou oh, oui!;

∎ you ought to vous devriez le faire;

∎ we shall have to il le faudra bien, nous serons bien obligés

(c) (after noun)

∎ I have a lot to do j'ai beaucoup à faire;

∎ I have a letter to write j'ai une lettre à écrire;

∎ that's no reason to leave ce n'est pas une raison pour partir;

∎ I haven't got money to burn je n'ai pas d'argent à jeter par les fenêtres;

∎ the first to complain le premier à se plaindre;

∎ the house to be sold la maison à vendre;

∎ there was not a sound to be heard on n'entendait pas le moindre bruit;

∎ he isn't one to forget his friends il n'est pas homme à oublier ses amis;

∎ that's the way to do it voilà comment il faut faire

(d) (after adjective)

∎ I'm happy/sad to see her go je suis content/triste de la voir partir;

∎ pleased to meet you enchanté (de faire votre connaissance);

∎ difficult/easy to do difficile/facile à faire;

∎ it was strange to see her again c'était bizarre de la revoir;

∎ she's too proud to apologize elle est trop fière pour s'excuser;

∎ he's old enough to understand il est assez grand pour comprendre

(e) (after "how", "which", "where" etc)

∎ do you know where to go? savez-vous où aller?;

∎ he told me how to get there il m'a dit comment y aller;

∎ can you tell me when to get off? pourriez-vous me dire quand je dois descendre?;

∎ she can't decide whether to go or not elle n'arrive pas à décider si elle va y aller ou non

(f) (indicating purpose) pour;

∎ I did it to annoy her je l'ai fait exprès pour l'énerver;

∎ to answer that question, we must… pour répondre à cette question, il nous faut…

(g) (introducing statement) pour;

∎ to be honest/frank pour être honnête/franc;

∎ to put it another way en d'autres termes

(h) (in exclamations)

∎ oh, to be in England! ah, si je pouvais être en Angleterre!;

∎ and to think I nearly married him! quand je pense que j'ai failli l'épouser!

(i) (in headlines)

∎ unions to strike les syndicats s'apprêtent à déclencher la grève;

∎ Russia to negotiate with Baltic States la Russie va négocier avec les pays Baltes

D.

(a) (indicating intended recipient, owner) à;

∎ I showed the picture to her je lui ai montré la photo;

∎ I showed it to her je le lui ai montré;

∎ show it to her montrez-le-lui;

∎ the person I spoke to la personne à qui j'ai parlé;

∎ that book belongs to her ce livre lui appartient;

∎ be kind to him/to animals soyez gentil avec lui/bon envers les animaux;

∎ what's it to him? qu'est-ce que cela peut lui faire?;

∎ it doesn't matter to her ça lui est égal;

∎ did you have a room to yourself? avais-tu une chambre à toi ou pour toi tout seul?;

∎ to keep sth to oneself garder qch pour soi;

∎ I said to myself je me suis dit;

∎ he is known to the police il est connu de la police

(b) (in the opinion of) pour;

∎ $2 is a lot of money to some people il y a des gens pour qui 2 dollars représentent beaucoup d'argent;

∎ it sounds suspicious to me cela me semble bizarre;

∎ it didn't make sense to him ça n'avait aucun sens pour lui

(c) (indicating intention)

∎ with a view to clarifying matters dans l'intention d'éclaircir la situation;

∎ it's all to no purpose tout cela ne sert à rien ou est en vain

(d) (indicating resulting state)

∎ the light changed to red le feu est passé au rouge;

∎ the noise drove him to distraction le bruit le rendait fou;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie avait fait place à la neige;

∎ her admiration turned to disgust son admiration s'est transformée en dégoût;

∎ (much) to my relief/surprise/delight à mon grand soulagement/mon grand étonnement/ma grande joie;

∎ (much) to my horror, I found the money was missing c'est avec horreur que je me suis rendu compte que l'argent avait disparu;

∎ the meat was done to perfection la viande était cuite à la perfection;

∎ smashed to pieces brisé en mille morceaux;

∎ moved to tears ému (jusqu')aux larmes;

∎ he was beaten to death il a été battu à mort;

∎ they starved to death ils sont morts de faim;

∎ the court sentenced him to death le juge l'a condamné à mort;

∎ she rose rapidly to power elle est arrivée au pouvoir très rapidement;

∎ she sang the baby to sleep elle a chanté jusqu'à ce que le bébé s'endorme

(e) (as regards)

∎ the answer to your question la réponse à votre question;

∎ a hazard to your health un danger pour votre santé;

∎ what's your reaction to all this? comment réagissez-vous à tout ça?;

∎ no one was sympathetic to his ideas ses idées ne plaisaient à personne;

∎ what would you say to a game of bridge? que diriez-vous d'un bridge?, si on faisait un bridge?;

∎ that's all there is to it c'est aussi simple que ça;

∎ there's nothing to it il n'y a rien de plus simple;

∎ there's nothing or there isn't a lot to these cameras ils ne sont pas bien compliqués, ces appareils photos;

∎ Commerce to translating annual report: $300 (on bill) traduction du rapport annuel: 300 dollars;

∎ to services rendered (on bill) pour services rendus

(f) (indicating composition or proportion)

∎ there are 16 ounces to a pound il y a 16 onces dans une livre;

∎ there are 6 francs to the dollar un dollar vaut 6 francs;

∎ there are 25 chocolates to a box il y a 25 chocolats dans chaque ou par boîte;

∎ one cup of sugar to every three cups of fruit une tasse de sucre pour trois tasses de fruits;

∎ three is to six as six is to twelve trois est à six ce que six est à douze;

∎ Milan beat Madrid by 4 (points) to 3 Milan a battu Madrid 4 (points) à 3;

∎ I'll bet 100 to 1 je parierais 100 contre 1;

∎ the odds are 1000 to 1 against it happening again il y a 1 chance sur 1000 que cela se produise à nouveau;

∎ the vote was 6 to 3 il y avait 6 voix contre 3

(g) (per)

∎ how many miles do you get to the gallon? ≃ vous faites combien de litres au cent?

(h) (indicating comparison)

∎ inferior to inférieur à;

∎ they compare her to Callas on la compare à (la) Callas;

∎ that's nothing (compared) to what I've seen ce n'est rien à côté de ce que j'ai vu;

∎ inflation is nothing (compared) to last year l'inflation n'est rien à côté de ou en comparaison de l'année dernière;

∎ as a cook she's second to none comme cuisinière on ne fait pas mieux;

∎ to prefer sth to sth préférer qch à qch

(i) (of) de;

∎ the key to this door la clé de cette porte;

∎ he's secretary to the director/to the committee c'est le secrétaire du directeur/du comité;

∎ she's assistant to the president c'est l'adjointe du président;

∎ the French ambassador to Algeria l'ambassadeur français en Algérie;

∎ ambassador to the King of Thailand ambassadeur auprès du roi de Thaïlande;

∎ she's interpreter to the president c'est l'interprète du président;

∎ Susan, sister to Mary Susan, sœur de Mary;

∎ he's been like a father to me il est comme un père pour moi

(j) (in accordance with)

∎ to his way of thinking, to his mind à son avis;

∎ to hear him talk, you'd think he was an expert à l'entendre parler, on croirait que c'est un expert;

∎ to my knowledge, she never met him elle ne l'a jamais rencontré (pour) autant que je sache;

∎ it's to your advantage to do it c'est (dans) ton intérêt de le faire;

∎ the climate is not to my liking le climat ne me plaît pas;

∎ add salt to taste salez selon votre goût ou à volonté;

∎ she made out a cheque to the amount of £15 elle a fait un chèque de 15 livres

(k) (indicating accompaniment, simultaneity)

∎ we danced to live music nous avons dansé sur la musique d'un orchestre;

∎ in time to the music en mesure avec la musique

(l) (in honour of) à;

∎ let's drink to his health buvons à sa santé;

∎ (here's) to your health! à la vôtre!;

∎ (here's) to the bride! à la mariée!;

∎ to my family (in dedication) à ma famille;

∎ his book is dedicated to his mother son livre est dédié à sa mère;

∎ a monument to the war dead un monument aux morts

E.

(a) (indicating addition)

∎ add flour to the list ajoutez de la farine sur la liste;

∎ add 3 to 6 additionnez 3 et 6, ajoutez 3 à 6;

∎ in addition to Charles, there were three women en plus de Charles, il y avait trois femmes

(b) Mathematics

∎ to the power… à la puissance…;

∎ 2 to the 3rd power, 2 to the 3rd 2 (à la) puissance 3

2 adverb

(a) (closed) fermé;

∎ the wind blew the door to un coup de vent a fermé la porte

(b) (back to consciousness)

∎ to come to revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance

(c) Nautical

∎ to bring a ship to mettre un bateau en panne

3 to and fro adverb

∎ to go to and fro aller et venir, se promener de long en large; (shuttle bus etc) faire la navette;

∎ to swing to and fro se balancer d'avant en arrière

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[pɪn]
1. n

(gen), (as ornament) spillo, (safety pin) spillo di sicurezza, Tech perno, (in grenade) spoletta, Med chiodo, (Elec: of plug) spinotto, Bowling birillo

fastened with a pin — fissato (-a) con uno spillo

as neat as a (new) pin — (room) lucido (-a) come uno specchio, (person) impeccabile

you could have heard a pin drop — non si sentiva volare una mosca

for two pins I'd have hit him! fam — per poco non l'avrei picchiato!

2. vt

1) (with drawing pin) attaccare con una puntina, (sewing) attaccare con gli spilli

they pinned a notice on the board — hanno appuntato un avviso in bacheca

2) fig

to pin sb against a wall — mettere qn con le spalle al muro

to pin sb's arms to his sides — immobilizzare le braccia di qn contro i fianchi

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- pin down

- pin on

- pin up

English-Italian dictionary > pin ***
15 на высоте

I
(быть, оказаться и т. п.) be up-to the mark; be at one's best; be equal to smth.; rise (be equal) to the occasion; cf. come up to scratch

Она поняла, что не дождётся от него ни утешения, ни уступок. Он хотел, чтобы она была "на высоте", и молча, твёрдо ждал, пока она возьмёт себя в руки. (Г. Николаева, Жатва) — She realized that she could expect from him neither comfort nor indulgence. He wanted her 'to come up to scratch, and waited silently and firmly until she had pulled herself together.

...вновь наши пехотинцы оказываются на высоте. Они отсекли автоматчиков от танков и прижали своим огнём к земле. (М. Шумилов, Стойкость, мужество, отвага) —...again our infantrymen were up to the mark. They severed the submachine-gunners from their armour and pinned them down.
II
( чего) (быть, оказаться и т. п.) rise to the demands of smth.; be at the tip-top of smth.

Повар Григорий Иваныч, бывший воронежский дворовый, оказался на высоте своего призвания. Он накормил нас превосходно. (А. Чехов, Письмо Е. Я. Чеховой, 20 июня 1890) — The cook, Grigory Ivanich, who had been a house-serf at Voronezh, turned out to be at the tip-top of his profession. He fed us magnificently.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на высоте
16 up

I [ʌp]
avverbio

1) (high)

up here — quassù

up there — lassù

up in the tree — in cima all'albero

up on the top shelf — sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the clouds — tra le nuvole

up in London — (su) a Londra

up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima

2) (ahead) avanti

to be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)

they were two goals up — erano in vantaggio di due reti

he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15

3) (upwards)

t-shirts from Ј2 up — magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 7 up — dai 7 anni in su

4) (at, to high status)

to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!

5) up above sopra; relig. lassù

up above sth. — sopra qcs

6) up against

up against the wall — contro il muro

to be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema

7) up for

he's up for election — si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion — l'argomento su cui si discuterà

8) up to fino a

up to here — fino a qui

up to there — fino là

I was up to my knees in water — l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari

reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%

up to 9 pm — fino alle 9 di sera

up to now — fino ad ora

I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo

the play wasn't up to much — lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard — quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare

"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"

if it were up to me — se dipendesse da me

what is he up to? — cosa sta facendo?

they're up to something — stanno combinando qualcosa

9) up and down

to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
II [ʌp]
preposizione

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — sull'albero

up a ladder — su una scala

up the stairs — in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs — corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain — la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

2) (in direction)

the shops are up the road — i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

he lives up that road there — abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road — abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

he walked up the road singing — camminava per la strada cantando

she's got water up her nose — le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve — se l'è infilato nella manica

3) up and down (to and fro)

he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)

up and down the country — per tutta la nazione

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up yours! — pop. fottiti!
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Note:

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.)
III [ʌp]
aggettivo

1) (out of bed)

she's up — è alzata

they're often up early — si alzano spesso presto

we were up very late last night — siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

2) (higher in amount, level)

shares are up — le azioni sono in rialzo

production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges are up again — le arance sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso

3) colloq. (wrong)

what's up? — cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up with him? — cosa gli prende?

there's something up — c'è qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV? — cos'ha il televisore?

there's something up with the brakes — i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

is the tent up? — è montata la tenda?

the building will soon be up — il palazzo sarà presto finito

he had his hand up for five minutes — ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5) (open)

he had his umbrella up — aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up — la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up — le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off — quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

6) (finished)

"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"

his leave is almost up — la sua licenza è quasi terminata

it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato

7) (facing upwards)

"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"

face up — a faccia in su

8) (rising)

the river is up — il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up — si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up — è tutto rosso

his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa

9) (pinned up)

her hair was up — aveva i capelli tirati su

10) (cheerful)

he's up at the moment — adesso come adesso è molto allegro

11) (being repaired)

the road is up — la strada è in riparazione

"road up" — "lavori in corso"

12) (in upward direction)

the up escalator — la scala mobile che sale

13) (on trial)

to be up before a judge — comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for fraud — è accusato di truffa

14) (in tennis, badminton)

not up! — fallo!

15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

16) up and running

to be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante

to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs

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to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
IV [ʌp]
nome

the ups and downs — gli alti e bassi

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the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
V 1. [ʌp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) aumentare [price, wages]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

he upped and left — all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

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(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) appannarsi, annebbiarsi

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I [ʌp]
avverbio

1) (high)

up here — quassù

up there — lassù

up in the tree — in cima all'albero

up on the top shelf — sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the clouds — tra le nuvole

up in London — (su) a Londra

up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima

2) (ahead) avanti

to be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)

they were two goals up — erano in vantaggio di due reti

he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15

3) (upwards)

t-shirts from Ј2 up — magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 7 up — dai 7 anni in su

4) (at, to high status)

to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!

5) up above sopra; relig. lassù

up above sth. — sopra qcs

6) up against

up against the wall — contro il muro

to be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema

7) up for

he's up for election — si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion — l'argomento su cui si discuterà

8) up to fino a

up to here — fino a qui

up to there — fino là

I was up to my knees in water — l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari

reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%

up to 9 pm — fino alle 9 di sera

up to now — fino ad ora

I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo

the play wasn't up to much — lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard — quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare

"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"

if it were up to me — se dipendesse da me

what is he up to? — cosa sta facendo?

they're up to something — stanno combinando qualcosa

9) up and down

to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
II [ʌp]
preposizione

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — sull'albero

up a ladder — su una scala

up the stairs — in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs — corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain — la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

2) (in direction)

the shops are up the road — i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

he lives up that road there — abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road — abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

he walked up the road singing — camminava per la strada cantando

she's got water up her nose — le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve — se l'è infilato nella manica

3) up and down (to and fro)

he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)

up and down the country — per tutta la nazione

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up yours! — pop. fottiti!
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Note:

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.)
III [ʌp]
aggettivo

1) (out of bed)

she's up — è alzata

they're often up early — si alzano spesso presto

we were up very late last night — siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

2) (higher in amount, level)

shares are up — le azioni sono in rialzo

production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges are up again — le arance sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso

3) colloq. (wrong)

what's up? — cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up with him? — cosa gli prende?

there's something up — c'è qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV? — cos'ha il televisore?

there's something up with the brakes — i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

is the tent up? — è montata la tenda?

the building will soon be up — il palazzo sarà presto finito

he had his hand up for five minutes — ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5) (open)

he had his umbrella up — aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up — la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up — le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off — quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

6) (finished)

"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"

his leave is almost up — la sua licenza è quasi terminata

it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato

7) (facing upwards)

"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"

face up — a faccia in su

8) (rising)

the river is up — il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up — si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up — è tutto rosso

his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa

9) (pinned up)

her hair was up — aveva i capelli tirati su

10) (cheerful)

he's up at the moment — adesso come adesso è molto allegro

11) (being repaired)

the road is up — la strada è in riparazione

"road up" — "lavori in corso"

12) (in upward direction)

the up escalator — la scala mobile che sale

13) (on trial)

to be up before a judge — comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for fraud — è accusato di truffa

14) (in tennis, badminton)

not up! — fallo!

15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

16) up and running

to be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante

to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs

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to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
IV [ʌp]
nome

the ups and downs — gli alti e bassi

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the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
V 1. [ʌp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) aumentare [price, wages]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

he upped and left — all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

English-Italian dictionary > up
17 volcar

v.

1 to knock over.

2 to empty out.

3 to overturn.

La explosión volcó los coches The explosion overturned the cars.

4 to transpose, to translate.

5 to dump.

El sistema volcó los datos The system dumped the data.

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volcar

Conjugation model [ TROCAR], like link=trocar trocar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (coche etc) to turn over, overturn

2 MARÍTIMO to capsize

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to turn over, knock over, upset

2 (vaciar) to empty out, pour out

3 figurado (hacer cambiar de parecer) to make change one's mind

4 figurado (molestar) to annoy, irritate, upset

5 figurado (turbar la cabeza) to make feel dizzy

► verbo pronominal volcarse

1 (objeto) to fall over, tip over; (coche) to turn over, overturn; (barco) to capsize

2 figurado (entregarse) to do one's utmost

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verb

1) to overturn

2) topple

3) upset

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1. VT

1) (=tirar) [+ vaso] to upset, knock over; [+ contenido] to empty out, tip out; [+ carga] to dump; [+ coche, camión] to overturn; [+ barco] to overturn, capsize

2)

estar volcado a un cometido — to be dedicated to a task

3)

volcar a algn † — (=marear) to make sb dizzy, make sb's head swim; (=convencer) to force sb to change his mind

4) † (=irritar) to irritate, exasperate; (=desconcertar) to upset; (=embromar) to tease

2.

VI [coche, camión] to overturn

3.

See:

volcarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tumbar) to knock over

b) < carga> to tip, dump

c) < molde> to turn over

d) ( vaciar) to empty (out)

e) (Inf) to dump

2) (poner, depositar)

volcar algo en alguien/algo: volcó todas sus esperanzas en él she pinned all her hopes on him; vuelca toda su energía en el trabajo — she puts all her energy into her work
2.
volcar vi automóvil/camión to overturn, turn over; embarcación to capsize
3.
volcarse v pron

1)

a) vaso/botella to get knocked o tipped over

b) volcar verbo intransitivo

2)

a) (entregarse, dedicarse)

volcarse en/a algo — to throw oneself into something

se volcaron a la tarea — they threw themselves into the task

b) ( lanzarse)

el pueblo se volcó a las calles — the people poured onto the streets

3) ( desvivirse)

volcarse para or por + inf — to go out of one's way to + inf

se vuelca por hacer que te sientas cómodo — she goes out of her way to make you feel at home

volcarse con alguien: se volcaron conmigo — they bent over backwards to make me feel welcome

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= dump, upset, overturn, capsize, tip over.

Ex. A very basic point will be to ensure that, if graphs, charts, etc. are needed in printed form, they can be passed easily (' dumped') from the screen to the printer.

Ex. As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.

Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex. In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.

Ex. These five photographs show houses tipped over or destroyed by the 1913 flood.

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* volcarse = topple over, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, keel over.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tumbar) to knock over

b) < carga> to tip, dump

c) < molde> to turn over

d) ( vaciar) to empty (out)

e) (Inf) to dump

2) (poner, depositar)

volcar algo en alguien/algo: volcó todas sus esperanzas en él she pinned all her hopes on him; vuelca toda su energía en el trabajo — she puts all her energy into her work
2.
volcar vi automóvil/camión to overturn, turn over; embarcación to capsize
3.
volcarse v pron

1)

a) vaso/botella to get knocked o tipped over

b) volcar verbo intransitivo

2)

a) (entregarse, dedicarse)

volcarse en/a algo — to throw oneself into something

se volcaron a la tarea — they threw themselves into the task

b) ( lanzarse)

el pueblo se volcó a las calles — the people poured onto the streets

3) ( desvivirse)

volcarse para or por + inf — to go out of one's way to + inf

se vuelca por hacer que te sientas cómodo — she goes out of her way to make you feel at home

volcarse con alguien: se volcaron conmigo — they bent over backwards to make me feel welcome

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= dump, upset, overturn, capsize, tip over.

Ex: A very basic point will be to ensure that, if graphs, charts, etc. are needed in printed form, they can be passed easily (' dumped') from the screen to the printer.

Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.

Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex: In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.

Ex: These five photographs show houses tipped over or destroyed by the 1913 flood.

* volcarse = topple over, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, keel over.

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volcar [A9 ]

vt

A

1 (tumbar) ‹botella/vaso› to knock over; ‹leche/tinta› to spill, knock over

2 ‹carga› to tip, dump

3 ‹molde› to turn over, tip over

4 (vaciar) to empty, empty out

volcó el contenido de la caja sobre la mesa he emptied (out) the contents of the box onto the table, he tipped the contents of the box out onto the table

5 ( Inf) to dump

B (poner, depositar) volcar algo EN algn/algo:

había volcado todas sus esperanzas en su hijo she had pinned all her hopes on her son

volcó toda su energía en su trabajo she threw herself wholeheartedly into her work, she put all her energy into her work

volcó todo su capital en el proyecto he poured all his capital into the project

■ volcar

vi

«automóvil/camión» to overturn, turn over; «embarcación» to capsize

■ volcarse

v pron

A

1 «vaso/botella» to get knocked o tipped over

2 «camión» to overturn, turn over

B «persona» (entregarse, dedicarse) volcarse EN/ A algo; to throw oneself INTO sth

se volcaron a la tarea de la reconstrucción del país they threw themselves into o devoted themselves to the task of rebuilding the country

el pueblo se volcó a las calles the people took to the streets

la prensa se volcó en duras críticas contra ellos the press piled o heaped severe criticism on them

C (esforzarse, desvivirse) volcarse PARAor POR + INF to go out of one's way to + INF, do one's utmost to + INF

se volcó para conseguírnoslo he did his utmost o went out of his way to get it for us

se vuelca por hacer que te sientas cómodo she goes out of her way to make you feel at home

volcarse CON algn:

se volcaron conmigo they leaned over backwards o went out of their way to make me feel welcome, they were extremely kind to me

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volcar ( conjugate volcar) verbo transitivo
a) ( tumbar) to knock over

b) ‹ carga› to tip, dump

c) ( vaciar) to empty (out)

d) (Inf) to dump

verbo intransitivo [automóvil/camión] to overturn, turn over;
[ embarcación] to capsize
volcarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [vaso/botella] to get knocked o tipped over

b) See Also→

◊ volcar verbo intransitivo

2 (entregarse, dedicarse) volcarse a algo ‹ a tarea› to throw oneself into sth
3 ( desvivirse) volcarse para or por hacer algo to go out of one's way to do sth;
volcarse con algn:
◊ se volcaron conmigo they bent over backwards to make me feel welcome

volcar
I verbo transitivo
1 to knock over: el perro volcó el tiesto, the dog knocked the flowerpot over
2 (vaciar) to empty (out)
3 (descargar) to dump
4 Inform to dump
II vi (un automóvil, remolque, etc) to turn over, overturn
(un barco) to capsize
' volcar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zozobrar
English:
capsize
- dump
- keel over
- knock over
- overturn
- tip over
- topple
- upset
- keel
- over
- spill
- tip

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volcar

♦ vt

1. [tirar] [botella, jarrón] to knock over;
[carretilla] to tip (up); [leche, vino] to spill
2. [vaciar] [bolso, recipiente] to empty (out);
[contenido] to empty out
♦ vi
[coche, camión] to overturn; [barco] to capsize
♦ See also the pronominal verb volcarse

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volcar

I v/t

1 knock over

2 ( vaciar) empty

3 barco, coche overturn

II v/i de coche, barco overturn

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volcar {82} vt, pl volcanes

1) : to upset, to knock over, to turn over

2) : to empty out

3) : to make dizzy

4) : to cause a change of mind in

5) : to irritate

volcar vi

1) : to overturn, to tip over

2) : to capsize

♦ See also the reflexive verb volcarse

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volcar vb

1. (tirar) to knock over

he volcado el azucarero I've knocked the sugar bowl over

2. (vaciar) to empty [pt. & pp. emptied]

volcó la caja sobre la mesa she emptied the box onto the table

3. (dar una vuelta) to overturn

el coche volcó the car overturned

Spanish-English dictionary > volcar
18 arrancar

v.

1 to uproot (sacar de su sitio) (árbol).

arrancar a alguien de un sitio (figurative) to shift somebody from somewhere

2 to start (poner en marcha) (coche, máquina).

El carro no arranca The car won't start.

3 to set off.

4 to pull out, to break off, to break away, to pluck.

Juana arrancó las hierbas Johanna pulled out the weeds.

5 to start up, to boot up, to boot, to get started.

Ricardo arrancó el auto sin problemas Richard started the car up without trouble

6 to begin, to start.

Arrancamos el año con optimismo We began the year with optimism.

7 to blow off.

El huracán arrancó las plantas The hurricane blew off the plants.

8 to avulse, to pull off forcibly.

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arrancar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (árbol) to uproot; (flor) to pull up

2 (plumas, cejas) to pluck; (cabello, diente) to pull out; (con violencia - página) to tear out

3 (arrebatar) to snatch, grab

■ me arrancó el bolso he snatched my bag

4 (obtener - aplausos, sonrisa) to get; (- confesión, información) to extract

5 (rescatar) to rescue, save

■ intentaron arrancarle de la droga they tried to get him off drugs

6 (coche) to start

► verbo intransitivo

1 (partir) to begin, start

2 (salir) to go, leave

3 (coche) to start; (tren) to pull out

4 figurado (provenir) to stem (de, from)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arrancar a correr to break into a run

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verb

1) to pull out, tear out

2) pluck

3) snatch

4) start

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1. VT

1) (=sacar de raíz)

a) [+ planta, pelo] to pull up; [+ clavo, diente] to pull out; [+ pluma] to pluck; [+ ojos] to gouge out; [+ botón, esparadrapo, etiqueta] to pull off, tear off; [+ página] to tear out, rip out; [+ cartel] to pull down, tear down

he estado arrancando las malas hierbas del jardín — I've been pulling up the weeds in the garden

le arrancó la oreja de un mordisco — he bit off his ear

azulejos arrancados de las paredes de una iglesia — tiles that have been pulled off the walls of a church

b) [explosión, viento] to blow off

una explosión le arrancó las dos piernas — an explosion blew both his legs off

el vendaval ha arrancado varios árboles — the gale has uprooted several trees

el golpe le arrancó dos dientes — the blow knocked two of his teeth out
cuajo, raíz
c) (Med) [+ flema] to bring up

2) (=arrebatar) to snatch (a, de from)
[con violencia] to wrench (a, de from)
le arrancó al niño de los brazos — she snatched the baby from his arms

no podían arrancarle el cuchillo — they were unable to get the knife off him, they were unable to wrest o wrench the knife from him

el viento me lo arrancó de las manos — the wind blew it out of my hands, the wind snatched it from my hands más frm

3) (=provocar) [+ aplausos] to draw; [+ risas] to provoke, cause

el tenor arrancó una gran ovación — the tenor received a great ovation

hemos conseguido arrancarle una sonrisa — we managed to get a smile out of him

el beso arrancó algunos suspiros entre el público — when they kissed part of the audience let out a sigh

• arrancar las lágrimas a algn — to bring tears to sb's eyes

4) (=separar)

• arrancar a algn de — [+ lugar] to drag sb away from; [+ éxtasis, trance] to drag sb out of; [+ vicio] to wean sb off a bad habit

no había forma de arrancarla del teléfono — there was no way I could drag her away from the phone

5) (=obtener) [+ apoyo] to gain, win; [+ victoria] to snatch; [+ confesión, promesa] to extract; [+ sonido, nota] to produce

no hubo forma de arrancarle una palabra — we couldn't get a word out of him

• arrancar información a algn — to extract information from sb, get information out of sb

6) (Aut) [+ vehículo, motor] to start

un motor de los que se arrancan con manivela — an engine that you crank up

7) (Inform) [+ ordenador] to boot, boot up, start up

tengo problemas para arrancar el ordenador — I have problems starting up o booting the computer

2. VI

1) [vehículo, motor] to start

el coche no arranca — the car won't start o isn't starting

esperé hasta que arrancó el tren — I waited until the train left

2) (=moverse) to get going, get moving

¡venga, arranca! — * come on, get going o get moving!, come on, get a move on! *

3) (=comenzar) to start

¿desde dónde arranca el camino? — where does the road start?

el momento donde arrancó nuestra relación — the moment when our relationship started

• arrancar a hacer algo — to start doing sth, start to do sth

arrancó a hablar a los dos años — she started talking o to talk when she was two

arrancó a cantar/llorar — he broke o burst into song/tears

• arrancar de — to go back to, date back to

esta celebración arranca del siglo XV — this celebration dates o goes back to the 15th century

problemas que arrancan de muy antiguo — problems that go back a long way

4) (Náut) to set sail

5) (Arquit) [arco] to spring (de from)

6) Chile
* (=escapar)
salieron arrancado — they ran away

arranquemos de aquí — let's get away from here

tuvieron que arrancar del país — they had to get out of the country

- arrancar a perderse

3.

See:

arrancarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull off

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso — he snatched her bag

2) <confesión/declaración> to extract

no hay quien le arranque una palabra — no one can get a word out of him

consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa — she managed to get a smile out of him

3) <motor/coche> to start
2.
arrancar vi

1)

a) motor/vehículo to start

el tren está a punto de arrancar — the train is about to leave

no arranques en segunda! — don't try and move off in second gear!

b) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get going

no hay quien lo haga arrancar — it's impossible to get him going

c) ( empezar)

arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing

2) (provenir, proceder)

a) costumbre to originate

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV — this tradition dates from the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias — that's where all his misfortunes stem from

b) carretera to start

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away

arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
3.
arrancarse v pron

1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off

2) (Taur) to charge

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away

arrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull off

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso — he snatched her bag

2) <confesión/declaración> to extract

no hay quien le arranque una palabra — no one can get a word out of him

consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa — she managed to get a smile out of him

3) <motor/coche> to start
2.
arrancar vi

1)

a) motor/vehículo to start

el tren está a punto de arrancar — the train is about to leave

no arranques en segunda! — don't try and move off in second gear!

b) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get going

no hay quien lo haga arrancar — it's impossible to get him going

c) ( empezar)

arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing

2) (provenir, proceder)

a) costumbre to originate

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV — this tradition dates from the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias — that's where all his misfortunes stem from

b) carretera to start

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away

arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
3.
arrancarse v pron

1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off

2) (Taur) to charge

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away

arrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody

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arrancar¹

¹ = rip off, wrench, pluck up, rip + open, pluck out, strip off, winkle out, pull up, rip.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.

Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* abrir arrancando = rip + open.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.

* arrancar de = wretch from.

* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.

* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien = scalp.

* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.

* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien = scalp.

* arrancar + Nombre + de = wring + Nombre + out of/from.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arrancar una página = tear out + page.

arrancar²

² = boot, boot up, crank up.

Ex: In computer science to boot means to start up a computer system.

Ex: Since then, the computer has started to make a whirring noise everytime it is booted up.

Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.

* al arrancar = at startup.

* arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].

* arrancar + Sistema Operativo = start + Sistema Operativo.

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arrancar [A2 ]

vt

A ‹hoja de papel/página› to tear out; ‹etiqueta› to tear o rip off; ‹esparadrapo› to pull off; ‹botón› to tear o rip o pull off; ‹planta› to pull up; ‹flor› to pick; ‹diente› to pull out

arrancó la planta de raíz she pulled the plant up by the roots, she uprooted the plant

le arrancó un mechón de pelo he pulled out a clump of her hair

no le arranques hojas al libro don't tear pages out of the book

arrancó la venda he tore off the bandage

me arrancó la carta de las manos she snatched the letter out of my hands

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag, he grabbed her bag from her

cuando se apoltrona no hay quien consiga arrancarlo de casa when he gets into one of his stay-at-home moods it's impossible to drag him out

arrancar a algn de los brazos del vicio ( liter); to rescue sb from the clutches of evil ( liter)

el teléfono lo arrancó de sus pensamientos the sound of the telephone brought him back to reality with a jolt

B ‹confesión/declaración› to extract

consiguieron arrancarle una confesión they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of her

no hay quien le arranque una palabra de lo ocurrido no one can get a word out of him about what happened

por fin consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa she finally managed to get a smile out of him

C ‹motor/coche› to start; ( Inf) to boot; ( Inf) to boot (up)

■ arrancar

vi

A

1 ( Auto, Mec) «motor/vehículo» to start

el coche no arranca the car won't start

el tren está a punto de arrancar the train is about to leave

¡no arranques en segunda! don't try and move off o pull away in second gear!

2 (moverse, decidirse) ( fam):

no hay quien lo haga arrancar it's impossible to get him moving o to get him off his backside ( colloq)

tarda horas en arrancar it takes him hours to get started o to get down to doing anything ( colloq)

3 (empezar) arrancar A + INF to start to + INF, to start -ING

arrancó a llorar he burst into tears, he started crying o to cry

B (provenir, proceder)

1 «problema/crisis/creencia»: arrancar DE algo; to stem FROM sth

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV this tradition dates from o back to the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias that's where all his misfortunes stem from

2 «carretera» to start

la senda que arranca de or en este punto the path that starts from this point

3 ( Const):

el punto del cual arranca el arco the point from which the arch springs o stems

de la pared arrancaba un largo mostrador a long counter came out from o jutted out from the wall

C ( Inf) to boot up

volver* a arrancar to reboot

D «toro» to charge

E ( Chi fam) (huir) to run off o away arrancar DE algo/algn to get away FROM sth/sb

fueron los primeros en arrancar del país they were the first to get out of o skip the country ( colloq)

arrancar a perderse ( Chi fam); to be off like a shot ( colloq)

■ arrancarse

v pron

A ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out; ‹piel› to pull off; ‹botón› to pull off

B

1 ( Taur) to charge

2 ( Mús):

arrancarse por sevillanas to break into dance o into a sevillana ; sevillanas

C

1 ( Chi fam) (huir) to run away

se les arrancó el prisionero the prisoner got away from them o ran away ( colloq)

arrancarse DE algo/algn to run away FROM sth/sb

2 ( Chi fam) «precios» to shoot up ( colloq)

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arrancar ( conjugate arrancar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ hoja de papel› to tear out;
‹ etiqueta› to tear off;
‹botón/venda› to pull off;
‹ planta› to pull up;
‹ flor› to pick;
‹diente/pelo› to pull out;
◊ le arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag

2 ‹confesión/declaración› to extract
3 ‹motor/coche› to start
verbo intransitivo [motor/vehículo] to start
arrancarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out;
‹piel/botón› to pull off
2 (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
arrancar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to uproot, pull up
arrancar de raíz, to uproot
2 (una página) to tear out
(un diente) to pull out
3 fig (una confesión) to extract
4 (mover) no había manera de arrancar a Rodrigo de allí, it was impossible to pull Rodrigo away
5 Auto Téc to start
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto Téc to start
2 (empezar) to begin: estábamos tan tranquilos y de repente arrancó a llorar, everything was quiet when he suddenly started crying
' arrancar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- mala
- malo
- calentar
- cuajo
- raíz
English:
boot
- crank
- dig up
- extract
- get
- light
- pick off
- pluck
- pull away
- pull off
- pull up
- rip off
- root out
- root up
- scalp
- start
- start up
- tear
- tear away
- tear off
- tear out
- tear up
- wrench
- yank
- dig
- draw
- exact
- jump
- kick
- move
- pull
- push
- rip
- root
- strip
- up

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arrancar

♦ vt

1. [sacar de su sitio] [árbol] to uproot;
[malas hierbas, flor] to pull up; [cable, página, pelo] to tear out; [cartel, cortinas] to tear down; [muela] to pull out, to extract; [ojos] to gouge out; [botón, etiqueta] to tear o rip off;
arranqué el póster de la pared I tore the poster off the wall;

arrancar la cabellera a alguien to scalp sb;

arrancar de cuajo o [m5] de raíz [árbol] to uproot;
[brazo, pierna] to tear right off; Fig
arrancar a alguien de un sitio to shift sb from somewhere;
Fig
arrancar a alguien de las drogas/del alcohol to get sb off drugs/alcohol

2. [arrebatar]
arrancar algo a alguien to grab o snatch sth from sb;

arrancar algo de las manos de alguien to snatch sth out of sb's hands;

tenía el bolso muy bien agarrado y no se lo pudieron arrancar she was holding on very tight to her handbag and they couldn't get it off her;

el vigilante consiguió arrancarle el arma al atracador the security guard managed to grab the robber's gun;

el Barcelona consiguió arrancar un punto en su visita a Madrid Barcelona managed to take a point from their visit to Madrid;

la oposición arrancó varias concesiones al gobierno the opposition managed to win several concessions from the government

3. [poner en marcha] [coche, máquina] to start;
Informát to start up, to boot (up)
4. [obtener]
arrancar algo a alguien [confesión, promesa, secreto] to extract sth from sb;
[sonrisa, dinero, ovación] to get sth out of sb; [suspiro, carcajada] to bring sth from sb;
no consiguieron arrancarle ninguna declaración they failed to get a statement out of him

♦ vi

1. [partir] to leave;

¡corre, que el autobús está arrancando! quick, the bus is about to leave;

el Tour ha arrancado finalmente the Tour has finally got o is finally under way

2. [máquina, coche] to start;

no intentes arrancar en segunda you shouldn't try to start the car in second gear

3. [empezar] to get under way, to kick off;

ya arrancó la campaña electoral the election campaign is already under way;

el festival arrancó con un concierto de música clásica the festival got under way o kicked off with a classical music concert;

empataron al poco de arrancar la segunda mitad they equalized shortly after the second half had got under way o kicked off

4. Fam
arrancar a hacer algo [persona] to start doing o to do sth;

arrancó a llorar de repente she suddenly started crying, she suddenly burst into tears

5. [provenir]
la tradición arranca de la Edad Media the tradition dates back to the Middle Ages;

el río arranca de los Andes the river has its source in the Andes;

todos los problemas arrancan de una nefasta planificación all the problems stem from poor planning

♦ See also the pronominal verb arrancarse

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arrancar

I v/t

1 planta, página pull out

2 vehículo start (up)

3 ( quitar) snatch;

le arrancaron el bolso they snatched her purse

II v/i

1 de vehículo, máquina start (up)

2 INFOR boot (up)

3

:

arrancar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth

4 Chi ( huir) run away

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arrancar {72} vt

1) : to pull out, to tear out

2) : to pick, to pluck (a flower)

3) : to start (an engine)

4) : to boot (a computer)

arrancar vi

1) : to start an engine

2) : to get going

♦ See also the reflexive verb arrancarse

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arrancar vb

1. (sacar) to pull out

el dentista me ha arrancado un diente I've had a tooth out

2. (página) to tear out [pt. tore; pp. torn]

arrancó una hoja del libro she tore a page out of the book

3. (planta) to pull up

han arrancado todas las plantas all the plants have been pulled up

4. (arrebatar) to snatch

me arrancó el libro de las manos he snatched the book out of my hands

5. (motor, coche) to start

el motor no arranca the engine won't start

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19 up

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 adj

1 ( 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 ;

11 ( being repaired) the road is up la route est en travaux ; ‘Road up’ ( on sign) ‘Travaux’ ;

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 ;

14 Sport (in tennis, badminton) not up! faute! ;

15 ○ GB ( ready) tea up! le thé est prêt!

B adv

1 ( 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 prep

1 (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 ;

3 ○ GB (at, to) he's up the pub il est au pub.

D up above adv phr, prep phr gen au-dessus ; Relig au ciel ; up above sth au-dessus de qch.

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.

G up and down adv phr, prep phr

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…

J up to prep phr

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.

K vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) ( increase) augmenter [price, interest rate, wages].

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.

Idioms

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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up [ʌp]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. noun

4. adjective

5. intransitive verb

6. transitive verb

7. compounds

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1. preposition

• to be up a tree/up a ladder être dans un arbre/sur une échelle

• up north dans le nord

2. adverb

   a. (indicating direction, position) up there là-haut

• he lives five floors up il habite au cinquième étage

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• the ladder was up against the wall l'échelle était (appuyée) contre le mur

• up at the top of the tree en haut de l'arbre

• he's up from Birmingham il arrive de Birmingham

• he threw the ball up in the air il a jeté le ballon en l'air

• up in the mountains dans les montagnes

• up in Scotland en Écosse

• he's up in Leeds for the weekend il est monté à Leeds pour le week-end

• the monument is up on the hill le monument se trouve en haut de la colline

   b. (indicating advantage) Chelsea were three goals up Chelsea menait par trois buts

   c. (set structures)

► to be up against sth

• to be up against difficulties se heurter à des difficultés

• he's up against stiff competition il est confronté à des concurrents redoutables

• we're really up against it ça ne va pas être facile► up and down

• people up and down the country are saying... partout dans le pays les gens disent...

• he walked up and down (the street) il faisait les cent pas (dans la rue)► to be up for sth

• are you up for it? (inf) ( = willing) tu es partant ? (inf) ; ( = fit) tu te sens d'attaque (inf) ?► up to ( = as far as) jusqu'à

• up to now jusqu'à maintenant

• up to here jusqu'ici

• up to there jusque-là

• to be up to one's knees in water avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

• to count up to 100 compter jusqu'à 100

• what page are you up to? à quelle page en êtes-vous ?► to be up to sth ( = capable of)

she's not up to the job elle n'est pas à la hauteur

• is he up to doing research? est-il capable de faire de la recherche ?

• it isn't up to his usual standard ( = equal to) il peut faire bien mieux que cela► to feel or be up to sth ( = strong enough for)

I just don't feel up to it je ne m'en sens pas le courage

• he really isn't up to going back to work yet il n'est vraiment pas en état de reprendre le travail► to be up to sth (inf) ( = doing)

what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ? (inf)

• he's up to something il manigance quelque chose

• what have you been up to? qu'est-ce que tu as fabriqué ? (inf)

• he's up to no good il mijote (inf) un mauvais coup► to be up to sb ( = depend on)

it's up to you to decide c'est à vous de décider

• shall I do it? -- it's up to you je le fais ? -- à vous de voir

• if it were up to me... si ça ne tenait qu'à moi...

3. noun

► ups and downs (in life, health) des hauts mpl et des bas mpl

• his career had its ups and downs sa carrière a connu des hauts et des bas

4. adjective

   a. ( = out of bed) to be up être levé

• get up! debout !

• he's always up early il se lève toujours de bonne heure

• I was up late last night je me suis couché tard hier soir

• he was up all night writing the essay il a passé toute la nuit sur cette dissertation

• she was up all night because the baby was ill elle n'a pas fermé l'œil de la nuit parce que le bébé était malade

   b. ( = raised) the blinds were up les stores n'étaient pas baissés

• "this side up" (on parcel) « haut »

• hands up, everyone who knows the answer levez le doigt si vous connaissez la réponse

• hands up! (to gunman) haut les mains !

   c. ( = installed, built)

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• we've got the curtains/pictures up at last nous avons enfin posé les rideaux/accroché les tableaux

   d. ( = increased) to be up [prices, salaries] avoir augmenté (by de)

• petrol is up again l'essence a encore augmenté

• it is up on last year ça a augmenté par rapport à l'an dernier

   e. ( = finished) his leave is up sa permission est terminée

• time's up! c'est l'heure !

   f. ( = wrong) (inf) what's up? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a qui ne va pas ?

• what's up with the car? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec la voiture ?

• what's up with your leg? qu'est-ce qui t'est arrivé à la jambe ? (inf)

• there's something up with Paul il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond (inf) chez Paul

   g. (set structures)

► up and about

• she was up and about at 7 o'clock elle était debout dès 7 heures► to be up and down

• he was up and down all night il n'a pas arrêté de se lever toute la nuit

• he's been rather up and down recently il a eu des hauts et des bas récemment► up and running ( = functioning) opérationnel

• to get sth up and running mettre qch en route

5. intransitive verb

• one day he just upped and left (inf) un jour il est parti comme ça (inf)

6. transitive verb

( = raise) (inf) [+ prices, wages] augmenter

7. compounds

► up-and-coming adjective [politician, businessman, actor] qui monte

► up-to-the-minute adjective [news] dernier

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Note: 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)
[ʌp] 1.
adjective

1) ( out of bed)

she's up — elle est levée

they're often up early — ils se lèvent souvent tôt

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

I was still up at 2 am — j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin

2) (higher in amount, level)

sales/prices are up (by 10%) — les ventes/les prix ont augmenté (de 10%)

shares/numbers are up — les actions sont/le nombre est en hausse

production is up (by) 5% — la production a augmenté de 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — sa température a augmenté de 2°

sales are 10% up on last year — les ventes ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier

3) (colloq) ( wrong)

what's up? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what's up with him? — qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive?

there's something up — il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

what's up with the TV? — qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé?

there's something up with the brakes — il y a un problème avec les freins

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'annonce est affichée sur le panneau

is the tent up? — est-ce que la tente est déjà montée?

the building will soon be up — le bâtiment sera bientôt terminé

he had his hand up for five minutes — il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes

5) ( open)

she had her umbrella up — elle avait son parapluie ouvert

the hood of the car was up — la capote de la voiture était fermée

the blinds were up — les stores étaient levés

when the lever is up the machine is off — si le 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 is almost up — son congé est presque terminé

it's all up (colloq) with him — il est fini (colloq)

7) ( facing upwards)

‘this side up’ — (on parcel, box) ‘haut’

she was floating face up — elle 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

her blood's up — fig la moutarde lui monte au nez

9) ( pinned up)

her hair was up — elle avait les cheveux relevés

10) ( cheerful)

to be up — être en forme

11) ( being repaired)

the road is up — la route est en travaux

12) ( in upward direction)

the up escalator — l'escalier mécanique qui monte

13) ( on trial)

to be up before a judge — passer devant le tribunal

he's up for murder — il est accusé de meurtre
2.
adverb

1) ( high)

up here/there — là-haut

up on the wardrobe — sur l'armoire

up in the tree/the clouds — dans l'arbre/les nuages

up on top of the mountain — au sommet de la montagne

up to/in London — à Londres

up to/in Scotland — en Écosse

up North — au Nord

four floors up from here — quatre étages au-dessus

I live two floors up — j'habite au deuxième étage

the second shelf up — 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

all the way up — jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

2) ( ahead) d'avance

to be four points up (on somebody) — avoir quatre points d'avance (sur quelqu'un)

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

4) ( to high status)

up the workers! — vive les travailleurs!
3.
preposition

1) (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

2) ( in direction)

it's up the road — c'est 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

his office is up the corridor from mine — son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien

he walked up the road — il a remonté la 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
4.
up above adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase gen au-dessus; Religion au ciel

up above something — au-dessus de quelque chose
5.
up against prepositional phrase

up against the wall — contre le mur

to be ou come up against opposition — rencontrer 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
6.
up and about adverbial phrase ( out of bed) debout, réveillé; ( after illness)

to be up and about again — être de nouveau sur pied
7.
up and down adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

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

2) ( throughout)

up and down the country — dans tout le pays
8.
up and running adjectival phrase, adverbial phrase

to be up and running — [company, project] bien marcher; [system] bien fonctionner

to get something up and running — faire marcher or fonctionner quelque chose
9.
up for prepositional phrase

he's up for election — il se présente aux élections

the subject up for discussion is... — le sujet qu'on aborde est...
10.
up to prepositional phrase

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 50 dollars — jusqu'à 50 dollars

up to 500 people — près de 500 personnes

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 150000 livres sterling

to work for up to 12 hours a day — travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour

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

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 — je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres

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 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 him to do — c'est à lui de faire

it's up to you! — c'est à toi de décider!

if it were up to me — si ça dépendait de moi

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 (colloq) ces enfants?

they're up to something — ils mijotent (colloq) quelque chose
11.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) ( increase) augmenter
12.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

he upped and left — tout d'un coup il s'est levé et est parti

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the company is on the up and up — ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

to be one up on somebody — faire mieux que quelqu'un

to be (well) up on — s'y connaître en [art, history etc]; être au courant de [news, developments]

the ups and downs — les hauts et les bas (of de)

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