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1 to bend over backwards to do something
hacer todo lo posible para hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bend over backwards to do something
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2 bend over backwards
1. try very hard очень стараться2. to make a great effort to do something стараться изо всех сил сделать что-тоI bent over backwards to help her.
She bends over backwards to please him in everything, but he doesn’t appreciate it.
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3 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) hacia atrás2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) de espaldas a3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) al revésbackwards adv1. hacia atrás2. al revéstr['bækwədz]1 hacia atrás2 (the wrong way) al revés\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbackwards and forwards de acá para alláa backwards and forwards motion un vaivénto move backwards retrocederto walk backwards andar de espaldasto fall backwards caerse de espaldasto know something backwards saber algo al dedilloto bend over backwards to do something hacer todo lo posible para hacer algoadv.• al revés adv.• atrás adv.'bækwərdz, 'bækwədz['bækwǝdz]ADV (esp Brit) = backward 2.* * *['bækwərdz, 'bækwədz] -
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bend
1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) doblar(se), curvar2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) doblegar, compeler, obligar
2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curva- bent on
bend1 n curva / ángulobend2 vb doblar / torcer / flexionartr[bend]1 (in road etc) curva2 (in pipe) ángulo1 doblar, curvar1 doblarse, combarse3 (road) torcer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bend something back doblar algo hacia atrásto bend something straight enderezar algoto bend over backwards for somebody hacer todo lo posible por alguiento be round the bend estar loco,-a perdido,-ato send somebody round the bend sacar a alguien de quicioto bend the rules for somebody hacer una excepción por alguienon bended knee arrodillado,-a'Please do not bend' (on package) "No doblar"wide bend curva abierta: torcer, doblar, curvar, flexionarbend vi1) : torcerse, agacharseto bend over: inclinarse2) turn: torcer, hacer una curvabend n1) turn: vuelta f, recodo m2) curve: curva f, ángulo m, codo mn.• anfractuosidad s.f.• comba s.f.• combadura s.f.• corvadura s.f.• curva s.f.• curvatura s.f.• gaza s.f.• recodo s.m.• recoveco s.m.• retortijón de tripas s.m.• revuelto s.m.• torno s.m.• través s.m.• viraje s.m.• vuelta s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: bent) = acodillar v.• agarbarse v.• bornear v.• cimbrar v.• combar v.• corcovar v.• declinar v.• derrengar v.• doblar v.• doblegar v.• encorvar v.• envergar v.• inclinar v.• torcer v.bend
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a) (in road, river) curva fto take a bend — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* una curva
to be round the bend — (esp BrE colloq) estar* chiflado (fam)
b) bends pl
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(past & past p bent) transitive verb1) \<\<wire/branch\>\> torcer*, curvar; \<\<back/leg\>\> doblar, flexionarbend your head back/forward — inclina or echa la cabeza hacia atrás/adelante
2) ( direct) (frml) \<\<energies/attention\>\> concentrar
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vi1)a) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> torcerse*to bend forward/backward — inclinarse hacia adelante/atrás; backward II a)
b) \<\<road/river\>\> hacer* una curva2) ( submit) ceder•Phrasal Verbs:[bend] (vb: pt, pp bent)1. N2)the bends — (Med) la enfermedad de descompresión
3) (Heraldry) banda f2. VT1) (=make curved) [+ wire] curvar, doblar; (=cause to sag) combar; [+ arm, knee] doblar; [+ sail] envergar- bend sb's ear2) (=incline) [+ body, head] inclinar3) (=direct) [+ efforts, steps etc] dirigir (to a)bent3. VI1) [branch] doblarse; [wire] torcerse; [arm, knee] doblarse; [road, river] torcer ( to the left a la izquierda)2) [person] (=stoop) inclinarse, doblarse* * *[bend]
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a) (in road, river) curva fto take a bend — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* una curva
to be round the bend — (esp BrE colloq) estar* chiflado (fam)
b) bends pl
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(past & past p bent) transitive verb1) \<\<wire/branch\>\> torcer*, curvar; \<\<back/leg\>\> doblar, flexionarbend your head back/forward — inclina or echa la cabeza hacia atrás/adelante
2) ( direct) (frml) \<\<energies/attention\>\> concentrar
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vi1)a) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> torcerse*to bend forward/backward — inclinarse hacia adelante/atrás; backward II a)
b) \<\<road/river\>\> hacer* una curva2) ( submit) ceder•Phrasal Verbs: -
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{bend}
I. 1. извивам (се), превивам (се), прегъвам (се), свивам (се), изгърбвам се
2. навеждам се (down, over), покланям се
3. подчинявам, превивам, пречупвам (воля)
to catch someone BENDing улавям някого в неизгодно/неблагоприятно положение
4. sl. извращавам, изопачавам (закои. прaвило)
5. отклонявам, насочвам в друга посока, отправям
he bent his steps from the path той се отклони от пътеката
ail eyes were bent on me всички очи бяха отправени/насочени към мен
6. правя завой
the road BENDs several times шосето завива няколко пъти
7. to BEND one's mind съередоточавам се (to върху)
8. to be bent on (doing) something решен съм на/замислил съм/наумил съм си нещо/да направя нещо
9. мор. завързвам/привързвам с възел
10. насочвам, съсредоточавам, напрягам
to BEND the ear слушам внимателно
II. 1. извивка, завой, чулка, огънато място/част
round the BEND разг. луд, побъркан
2. вид моряшки възел
3. sl. гуляй
III. 1. бom. полска степна трева, полевица (Agrostis)
2. степ* * *{bend} v (bent{bent}) 1. извивам (се): превивам (се), прегъва(2) n 1. извивка, завой: чулка, огънато място/част:bend bent n 1. бom. полска степна трева, полевица (Agrostis)* * *свивам; сгъвам; пречупвам; прегъвам; превивам; гърбя се; завой; изгърбване; извивам; криволица; навеждам; навеждане;* * *1. ail eyes were bent on me всички очи бяха отправени/насочени към мен 2. he bent his steps from the path той се отклони от пътеката 3. i. извивам (се), превивам (се), прегъвам (се), свивам (се), изгърбвам се 4. ii. извивка, завой, чулка, огънато място/част 5. iii. бom. полска степна трева, полевица (agrostis) 6. round the bend разг. луд, побъркан 7. sl. гуляй 8. sl. извращавам, изопачавам (закои. прaвило) 9. the road bends several times шосето завива няколко пъти 10. to be bent on (doing) something решен съм на/замислил съм/наумил съм си нещо/да направя нещо 11. to bend one's mind съередоточавам се (to върху) 12. to bend the ear слушам внимателно 13. to catch someone bending улавям някого в неизгодно/неблагоприятно положение 14. вид моряшки възел 15. мор. завързвам/привързвам с възел 16. навеждам се (down, over), покланям се 17. насочвам, съсредоточавам, напрягам 18. отклонявам, насочвам в друга посока, отправям 19. подчинявам, превивам, пречупвам (воля) 20. правя завой 21. степ* * *bend [bend] ( bent [bent]) I. v 1. извивам (се), превивам (се); свивам (се); изгърбвам се; bent double превит на две; to \bend o.'s brows свивам вежди, намръщвам се; to \bend over backwards престаравам се в усилията си да угодя на някого; to \bend o.'s elbow пийвам си, попийвам си; to \bend s.o.'s ears разг. продънвам ушите на някого със собствените си проблеми; 2. навеждам се; покланям се; to \bend towards навеждам се към; 3. мор. завързвам (въже, платна); 4. опъвам, обтягам ( лък); 5. подчинявам (се); пречупвам воля, превивам; to \bend o.'s neck ( back) покорявам се, превивам врат (гръб) пред; to \bend s.o. to o.'s will подчинявам някого на волята си, добивам власт; карам го да играе по моята свирка; 6. изкривявам, тълкувам превратно (закон, правило); 7. насочвам, съсредоточавам, напрягам; to \bend o.'s steps towards поемам към; to \bend o.'s energies to a task съсредоточавам силите си в дадена дейност; to be bent on наумил съм си, искам, решен съм да; 8. сменям посоката си, завивам, възвивам, криввам, правя завой; правя завой (и прен.); to \bend on o.'s attitude променям становището си (отношението си); II. n 1. извиване, извивка; завой, ъгъл, заобикалка; 2. навеждане, изгърбване; поклон, поздрав, привет, нар. метан; 3. мор. възел; 4. коляно, дъга (на тръбопровод); 5. pl разг. the \bends спазми, конвулсии (от промяна на атмосферното налягане); • round the \bend смахнат, откачен, пернат; to drive s.o. round the \bend вбесявам, дразня, лазя по нервите на някого; above o.'s \bend ам. не по силите; on the \bend по нечестен път (начин), нечестно; to go on the \bend гуляя, запивам се, пиянствам, напивам се, попийвам си. III n хералд. диагонална лента върху щит; \bend sinister диагоналната лента отляво надясно (за означаване на незаконороденост). -
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bend 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) bøye, bukte seg, svinge2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) dreie, tvinge2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) kurve, sving- bent onbøye--------fold--------kurveIsubst. \/bend\/1) bøyning, bøy, bøyd del, krumning2) ( om vei) kurve, sving3) ( sjøfart) knop, stikk4) ( lær) kjernestykkebend sinister ( heraldikk) skråbjelke\/diagonal på våpenskjold (antyder fødsel utenfor ekteskap)round the bend (hverdagslig, om person) forskrudd, galII1) bøye, bøye seg2) ( om vei) svinge, dreie, bukte seg3) ( teknikk) bøye, krumme, folde4) ( overført) bøye seg, snu om, gi etter5) ( sjøfart) påstikke, feste, beslå (seil)bend one's course\/steps towards gå i retning avbend one's mind to something konsentrere seg om noebend over backwards ( overført) anstrenge seg til det ytterstebend somebody to one's will få noen til å gjøre som man vilbend the rules tøye reglenebend to a task ta seg av en oppgavebe bent (up)on være fast bestemt påcatch somebody bending ( hverdagslig) overraske noen, overrumple noen, ta noen på sengenon bended knees på sine knær, bønnfallende -
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adverb1) nach hintenbend or fall or lean over backwards to do something — (fig. coll.) sich zerreißen, um etwas zu tun (ugs.)
2) (oppositely to normal direction) rückwärtsbackwards and forwards — (to and fro, lit. or fig.) hin und her
look backwards — an frühere Zeiten denken
5) (reverse way) rückwärts; von hinten nach vornyou're doing everything backwards — du machst ja alles verkehrt herum
* * *1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) zurück2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) rückwärts3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) rückwärts* * *back·wards[ˈbækwədz, AM -wɚdz]1. (towards the back) rückwärts, nach hintento walk \backwards and forwards hin- und hergehen2. (in reverse)to count \backwards rückwärtszählento know sth \backwards [and forwards] etw in- und auswendig kennen3. (downhill) zurückthe ball rolled \backwards der Ball rollte zurück4. (into past) zurückto look \backwards zurückblicken5.▶ to bend [or lean] over \backwards alles versuchen, sich dat einen abbrechen, sich dat ein Bein ausreißen [o ÖSTERR Haxen ausreißen] SCHWEIZ fam* * *['bkwədz]adv1) rückwärtsto walk backwards and forwards — hin und her gehen
to stroke a cat backwards — eine Katze gegen den Strich streicheln
to lean or bend over backwards to do sth (inf) — sich fast umbringen or sich (dat) ein Bein ausreißen, um etw zu tun (inf)
2) (= towards the past) zurück* * ** * *adverb1) nach hintenthe child fell [over] backwards into the water — das Kind fiel rückwärts ins Wasser
bend or fall or lean over backwards to do something — (fig. coll.) sich zerreißen, um etwas zu tun (ugs.)
2) (oppositely to normal direction) rückwärtsbackwards and forwards — (to and fro, lit. or fig.) hin und her
4) (into past)5) (reverse way) rückwärts; von hinten nach vorn* * *adv.nach hinten adv.rückwärts adv. -
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1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) baklengs, bakover, tilbake2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) baklengs3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) baklengs, bakfrabakvendtadv. \/ˈbækwədz\/ eller backwardbak(lengs), bakover, tilbakebackwards and forwards frem og tilbake, hit og ditknow something backwards kunne noe utenat, kunne noe forlengs og baklengslean\/bend\/fall over backwards for someone\/something ( overført) gjøre sitt ytterste for noe(n), gjøre alt for noe(n) -
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1. noun1) Kurve, diebe round the bend — (fig. coll.) spinnen (ugs.); verrückt sein (ugs.)
go round the bend — (fig. coll.) überschnappen (ugs.); durchdrehen (ugs.)
drive somebody round the bend — (fig. coll.) jemanden wahnsinnig od. verrückt machen (ugs.)
2)2. transitive verb,the bends — (Med. coll.) Taucherkrankheit, die
1) biegen; verbiegen [Nadel, Messer, Eisenstange, Ast]; spannen [Bogen]; beugen [Arm, Knie]; anwinkeln [Arm, Bein]; krumm machen [Finger]bend something back/forward/up/down — etwas nach hinten/vorne/oben/unten biegen; see also academic.ru/63430/rule">rule 1. 1)
2)be bent on something — auf etwas (Akk.) erpicht sein
3. intransitive verb,he bent his mind to the problem — er dachte ernst über das Problem nach
bent sich biegen; sich krümmen; [Äste:] sich neigenthe river bends/bends in and out — der Fluss macht eine Biegung/schlängelt sich
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) beugen, biegen2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) die Biegung- the bends- bent on* * *[bend]I. nto take a \bend um die Kurve fahren3.II. vi<bent, bent>1. (turn) road biegen, eine Biegung [o Kurve] machenthe road \bends round to the left die Straße biegt nach linksto \bend forwards/backwards sich akk vor-/zurückbeugento be bent double sich akk krümmen [o biegen]be careful, that wire \bends easily Vorsicht, der Draht verbiegt sich leicht; ( fig)III. vtto \bend one's arms/legs/knees seine Arme/Beine/Knie beugento \bend the law das Gesetz zu seinen Gunsten auslegento \bend the truth ( fig) die Wahrheit verdrehen▶ to \bend before the wind dem Druck nachgeben* * *[bend]1. vb pret, ptp bent2. nthere is a bend in the road — die Straße macht ( da) eine Kurve
to go/be round the bend ( Brit inf ) — durchdrehen (inf), verrückt werden/sein (inf)
2) (= knot) Stek m3. vt1) (= curve, make angular) biegen; rod, rail, pipe also krümmen; bow spannen; arm, knee also beugen; leg, arm also anwinkeln; (forwards) back also beugen, krümmen; head beugen, neigenhe can bend an iron bar with his teeth — er kann mit den Zähnen eine Eisenstange verbiegen
the bumper got bent in the crash — die Stoßstange hat sich bei dem Zusammenstoß verbogen
on bended knees — auf Knien; (fig also) kniefällig
to go down on bended knees — auf die Knie fallen; (fig also) einen Kniefall machen
2) (fig) rules, truth es nicht so genau nehmen mitto bend sb to one's will — sich (dat) jdn gefügig machen
3) (= direct) one's steps, efforts lenken, richten4. vi1) sich biegen; (pipe, rail also) sich krümmen; (forwards also, tree, corn etc) sich neigen; (person) sich beugenthis metal bends easily (a bad thing) — dieses Metall verbiegt sich leicht; (a good thing) dieses Metall lässt sich leicht biegen
the road/river bends to the left — die Straße/der Fluss macht eine Linkskurve/-biegung
3) (fig: submit) sich beugen, sich fügen (to +dat)* * *bend [bend]A s1. Biegung f, Krümmung f, (einer Straße auch) Kurve f:be round the bend umg übergeschnappt sein, spinnen;go round the bend umg überschnappen2. Knoten m, Schlinge fB v/t prät und pperf bent [bent], obs bended [ˈbendıd]1. (um-, durch-, auf)biegen, krümmen:bend at (right) angles TECH abkanten;bend on edge TECH hochkant biegen;bend out of line TECH verkanten;bend out of shape verbiegen;bend sb’s ear umg jemandem die Ohren vollquatschenbend one’s kneesa) das Knie beugen,b) fig sich unterwerfen,c) beten;on bended knee kniefällig, auf Knien;3. einen Bogen, eine Feder etc spannen4. SCHIFF festmachen5. figa) Regeln etc großzügig auslegen:bend the law sich etwas außerhalb der Legalität bewegen;bend the truth es mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau nehmenb) bend sb to one’s will sich jemanden gefügig machen;bend sb into doing sth jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun6. seine Blicke, Gedanken etc richten, auch seine Schritte lenken, seine Anstrengungen etc konzentrieren ( alle:on, to, upon auf akk):bend one’s energies on sth seine ganze Kraft auf etwas verwenden;C v/i1. sich krümmen, sich (um-, durch-, auf)biegena) sich bücken,b) sich neigen, sich nach unten biegen (Ast etc),c) sich verbeugen (to, before vor dat):bend over backward(s) to do sth umg sich fast umbringen, etwas zu tun3. eine Biegung machen (Fluss), (Straße auch) eine Kurve machen:bend left eine Linkskurve machen4. fig sich beugen (before, to dat)5. neigen, tendieren (toward[s] zu)* * *1. noun1) Kurve, diebe round the bend — (fig. coll.) spinnen (ugs.); verrückt sein (ugs.)
go round the bend — (fig. coll.) überschnappen (ugs.); durchdrehen (ugs.)
drive somebody round the bend — (fig. coll.) jemanden wahnsinnig od. verrückt machen (ugs.)
2)2. transitive verb,the bends — (Med. coll.) Taucherkrankheit, die
1) biegen; verbiegen [Nadel, Messer, Eisenstange, Ast]; spannen [Bogen]; beugen [Arm, Knie]; anwinkeln [Arm, Bein]; krumm machen [Finger]bend something back/forward/up/down — etwas nach hinten/vorne/oben/unten biegen; see also rule 1. 1)
2)3. intransitive verb,be bent on something — auf etwas (Akk.) erpicht sein
bent sich biegen; sich krümmen; [Äste:] sich neigenthe river bends/bends in and out — der Fluss macht eine Biegung/schlängelt sich
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Biegung -en f.Krümmung -en f.Kurve -n f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: bent)= anwinkeln v.biegen v.(§ p.,pp.: bog, gebogen)krümmen v.sich biegen v.verbiegen v. -
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I li:n past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) inclinarse2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) apoyarse en/contra•- leaning
II li:n adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) delgado, flaco2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) malo, escaso, pobre•- leannesslean1 adj1. magro2. delgado / flacolean2 vb1. inclinar / apoyar2. inclinarse / apoyarsetr[liːn]1 (person) delgado,-a, flaco,-a2 (meat) magro,-a1 (meat) carne nombre femenino magra————————tr[liːn]1 inclinarse2 (for support) apoyarse (on, en) ( against, contra)1 apoyar1 inclinación nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lean back reclinarse, recostarseto lean down agacharseto lean forward inclinarse hacia delanteto lean out asomarse (-, por)to lean over inclinarseto lean over backwards (to help somebody) desvivirse (por ayudar a alguien)lean ['li:n] vi1) bend: inclinarse, ladearse2) recline: reclinarse3) rely: apoyarse (en), depender (de)4) incline, tend: inclinarse, tenderlean vt: apoyarlean adj1) thin: delgado, flaco2) : sin grasa, magro (dícese de la carne)adj.• delgado, -a adj.• descarnado, -a adj.• enjuto, -a adj.• esmirriado, -a adj.• flaco, -a adj.• macilento, -a adj.• magro, -a adj.• momio, -a adj.• seco, -a adj.n.• carne magra s.f.• inclinación s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: leaned) = acodar v.• adosar v.• afirmar v.• apoyar v.• arrimar v.• entibar v.• estribar v.• inclinar v.• ladear v.• recostar v.
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1. liːna) (bend, incline)she leaned back in her chair — se echó hacia atrás or se reclinó en la silla
don't lean out of the window — no te asomes por la ventana; backward II a)
b) ( support oneself) apoyarseto lean ON something/somebody — apoyarse en algo/alguien
c) (tend, incline)to lean TO/TOWARD something: the party leans to the left el partido es de tendencia izquierdista; they are leaning toward a more conciliatory approach — se inclinan por un enfoque más conciliador
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vt apoyarPhrasal Verbs:- lean on
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a) <person/build> delgado, enjuto; < animal> flacothe company is now leaner and more efficient — la compañía ahora tiene menos personal y es más eficiente
b) < meat> magro, sin grasathe lean years — los años de escasez or de vacas flacas
I [liːn]1. ADJ(compar leaner) (superl leanest)1) (=slim) [person, body] delgado, enjuto; [animal] flacocompanies will need to be leaner in order to compete — las compañías tendrán que racionalizarse para ser más competitivas
2) (=not prosperous) [times] difícil; [harvest] pobrelean years — años mpl de vacas flacas
3) (=not fatty) [meat] magro, sin grasa4) (Aut)lean mixture — mezcla f pobre
2.N (Culin) magro m3.CPDlean manufacturing, lean production N — producción f ajustada
II [liːn] (pt, pp leaned or leant)1. VI1) (=slope) inclinarse, ladearseto lean to(wards) the left/right — (lit) estar inclinado hacia la izquierda/derecha; (fig) (Pol) inclinarse hacia la izquierda/la derecha
2) (for support) apoyarseto lean on/against sth — apoyarse en/contra algo
to lean on sb — (lit) apoyarse en algn; (fig) (=put pressure on) presionar a algn
to lean on sb for support — (fig) contar con el apoyo de algn
2.VTto lean a ladder/a bicycle against a wall — apoyar una escala/una bicicleta contra una pared
- lean out* * *
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1. [liːn]a) (bend, incline)she leaned back in her chair — se echó hacia atrás or se reclinó en la silla
don't lean out of the window — no te asomes por la ventana; backward II a)
b) ( support oneself) apoyarseto lean ON something/somebody — apoyarse en algo/alguien
c) (tend, incline)to lean TO/TOWARD something: the party leans to the left el partido es de tendencia izquierdista; they are leaning toward a more conciliatory approach — se inclinan por un enfoque más conciliador
2.
vt apoyarPhrasal Verbs:- lean on
II
a) <person/build> delgado, enjuto; < animal> flacothe company is now leaner and more efficient — la compañía ahora tiene menos personal y es más eficiente
b) < meat> magro, sin grasathe lean years — los años de escasez or de vacas flacas
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1. adjective1) rückwärts gerichtet; Rückwärts-2) (slow, retarded) zurückgeblieben [Kind]; (underdeveloped) rückständig, unterentwickelt [Land, Region]2. adverbbackward in something — in etwas (Dat.) zurückgeblieben
see academic.ru/5001/backwards">backwards* * *['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) zurück2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) zurückgeblieben3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) rückständig•- backwardness- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *back·ward[ˈbækwəd, AM -wɚd]I. adjin a \backward direction rückwärtsa \backward step ein Schritt nach hintenshe left without so much as a \backward glance sie ging, ohne sich auch nur noch einmal umzuschauen2. (slow in development) children zurückgeblieben4.▶ to not be \backward in coming forward nicht zimperlich sein* * *['bkwəd]1. adj1)backward flow of information — Rückfluss m von Daten
a backward step (fig) — ein Schritt m zurück
to be socially/economically backward — gesellschaftlich/wirtschaftlich rückständig sein
2. advSee:= backwards* * *backward [ˈbækwə(r)d]A adj (adv backwardly)1. rückwärts gerichtet, Rück(wärts)…:backward flow Rückfluss m;a backward glance ein Blick zurück oder nach hinten2. hinten gelegen, Hinter…3. a) langsam, träge:be backward in one’s duty seine Pflicht vernachlässigenb) (geistig) schwerfällig4. (in der Entwicklung etc) neg! zurück(geblieben), entwicklungsverzögert (Kind etc), unterentwickelt (auch Land etc), spät reifend (Früchte), spät eintretend (Jahreszeit)5. rückständig (Land, Person etc):be backward in one’s work mit seiner Arbeit im Rückstand sein6. zögernd, widerwilliga backward lover ein schüchterner LiebhaberB adv US1. rückwärts, zurück…, nach hinten:a) hin und her,b) vor und zurück;count backward rückwärts zählen, zurückzählen ( beide:from … to von … bis);2. rücklings, verkehrt3. zurück…, in die Vergangenheit:look backward fig zurückblicken4. zurück…, zum Schlechten:go backward fig sich verschlechtern* * *1. adjective1) rückwärts gerichtet; Rückwärts-backward movement — Rückwärtsbewegung, die
2) (slow, retarded) zurückgeblieben [Kind]; (underdeveloped) rückständig, unterentwickelt [Land, Region]2. adverbbackward in something — in etwas (Dat.) zurückgeblieben
* * *adj.nach hinten adj.rückwärts adj.zurückgeblieben (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
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'bækwəd1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) bakoverrettet, tilbake2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) tilbakestående, seint utviklet3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) underutviklet, tilbakestående•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards Iadj. \/ˈbækwəd\/1) baklengs, bakoverrettet2) underutviklet, sent utviklet, lite begavetnot backward in something ikke sjenert når det gjelder noeIIadv. \/ˈbækwəd\/se ➢ backwards -
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['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) para trás2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) atrasado3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) atrasado•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards* * *back.ward[b'ækwəd] adj 1 para trás. 2 de costas. 3 inverso, oposto. 4 em ordem inversa, de trás para diante, em sentido contrário. backward linkage / encadeadamente em ordem inversa. 5 de mal a pior, retrógrado. backward integration / integração retrógrada. 6 para o passado. 7 de desenvolvimento retardado, apalermado, obtuso. a backward child / uma criança retardada. 8 atracado, moroso. 9 tímido, acanhado, relutante. • adv (também backwards) 1 para trás. 2 de costas para a frente. 3 para o começo, ao início. 4 de modo inverso, de trás para diante. 5 para pior. 6 para o passado. 7 de regresso. backwards and forwards para lá e para cá. to know something backwards conhecer, saber, compreender perfeitamente. -
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A n1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.C vtr1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].D vi1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.■ turn against:▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].■ turn around:1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].■ turn aside se détourner (from de).■ turn away:▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.■ turn back:1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.■ turn down:▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].■ turn in:▶ turn in1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;▶ turn oneself in se livrer.■ turn off:▶ turn off1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;■ turn on:▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].■ turn out:▶ turn out1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;■ turn over:1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.■ turn up:▶ turn up1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête.
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