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to disguise oneself (AS something)

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1 disguise

1. verb
1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) disfrazar(se)

2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) disimular, disfrazar

2. noun
1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) disfrazado

2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) disfraz

disguise¹ n disfraz

he was wearing a false beard as a disguise llevaba una barba postiza como disfraz

disguise² vb disfrazar

he disguised himself as a policeman se disfrazó de policía

El gerundio de disguise se escribe disguising

disguise

tr[dɪs'gaɪz]

noun

1 disfraz nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (person) disfrazar (as, de); (voice, handwriting) cambiar

2 (feelings, opinions) disfrazar, disimular; (mistake) ocultar

■ there's no disguising the fact that... no se puede ocultar el hecho de que...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in disguise disfrazado,-a

to diguise oneself disfrazarse

disguise [dɪ'skaɪz] vt, - guised ; - guising

1) : disfrazar, enmascarar (el aspecto)

2) conceal: encubrir, disimular

disguise n

: disfraz m

disguise

n.

• disfraz s.m.

• embozo s.m.

• rebozo s.m.

• tinte s.m.

• velo s.m.

v.

• cubrir v.

• demudar v.

• desfigurar v.

• disfrazar v.

• disimular v.

• embozar v.

• enmascarar v.

• revestir v.

I dɪs'gaɪz
transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> disfrazar*; \<\<voice\>\> cambiar

to disguise oneself (AS something) — disfrazarse* (de algo)

b) ( conceal) \<\<mistake\>\> ocultar; \<\<disapproval/contempt\>\> disimular

II

count & mass noun disfraz m

in disguise — disfrazado

[dɪs'ɡaɪz]
1.

N disfraz m

to be in disguise — estar disfrazado

2.

VT [+ person] disfrazar (as de); [+ voice] simular, cambiar; [+ feelings] ocultar, disimular; [+ bad points, error] ocultar

to disguise o.s. as — disfrazarse de

she disguised herself as a man — se disfrazó de hombre

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I [dɪs'gaɪz]
transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> disfrazar*; \<\<voice\>\> cambiar

to disguise oneself (AS something) — disfrazarse* (de algo)

b) ( conceal) \<\<mistake\>\> ocultar; \<\<disapproval/contempt\>\> disimular

II

count & mass noun disfraz m

in disguise — disfrazado

English-spanish dictionary > disguise
2 disfrazar

v.

1 to disguise.

disfrazar a alguien de to dress somebody up as

Su maquillaje disfraza su cicatriz Her makeup disguises her scar.

Su sonrisa disfraza su odio Her smile disguises her hate.

2 to disguise (disimular) (intenciones, verdad, hechos).

disfrazó la voz para que no lo reconociera he disguised his voice so she wouldn't recognize him

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disfrazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to disguise, dress up

2 (emoción) hide, conceal; (voz) disguise

► verbo pronominal disfrazarse

1 (para engañar) to disguise oneself (de, as)

2 (para una fiesta etc) to dress up (de, as)

■ se disfrazó de payaso he dressed up as a clown

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verb

1) to disguise

2) conceal

•

- disfrazarse

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to disguise (de as)

lo disfrazaron de soldado — they disguised him as a soldier

2) (=ocultar) [+ sentimiento, verdad, intención] to disguise, conceal; [+ sabor] to disguise

3) (Mil) to camouflage

2.

See:

disfrazarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a)

disfrazar a alguien de algo — ( para fiesta) to dress somebody up as something; ( par engañar) to disguise somebody as something

b) (disimular, ocultar) <sentimiento/verdad> to conceal, hide; <voz/escritura/intención> to disguise
2.
disfrazarse v pron

a) ( por diversión) to dress up

todo el mundo se disfrazó para la fiesta — everyone went to the party in costume o (BrE) fancy dress

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to dress up as something/somebody

¿de qué te disfrazaste en carnaval? — what did you go to the carnival as?

b) ( para engañar) to disguise oneself

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to disguise oneself as something/somebody, dress up as something/somebody

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= disguise, clothe, dress + Nombre + up.

Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex. The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex. The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.

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* disfrazar Algo = wrap + Nombre + up in.

* disfrazarse de = dress up as, dress as.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a)

disfrazar a alguien de algo — ( para fiesta) to dress somebody up as something; ( par engañar) to disguise somebody as something

b) (disimular, ocultar) <sentimiento/verdad> to conceal, hide; <voz/escritura/intención> to disguise
2.
disfrazarse v pron

a) ( por diversión) to dress up

todo el mundo se disfrazó para la fiesta — everyone went to the party in costume o (BrE) fancy dress

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to dress up as something/somebody

¿de qué te disfrazaste en carnaval? — what did you go to the carnival as?

b) ( para engañar) to disguise oneself

disfrazarse de algo/alguien — to disguise oneself as something/somebody, dress up as something/somebody

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= disguise, clothe, dress + Nombre + up.

Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.

* disfrazar Algo = wrap + Nombre + up in.

* disfrazarse de = dress up as, dress as.

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disfrazar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹persona›

la disfrazó para el carnaval he dressed her up for the carnival

lo disfrazaron para ocultar su identidad they disguised him in order to conceal his identity

disfrazar a algn DE algo to dress sb up/disguise sb AS sth

2 (disimular, ocultar) ‹sentimiento/verdad› to conceal, hide; ‹voz/escritura/intención› to disguise

■ disfrazarse

v pron

1 (por diversión) to dress up

a los niños les encanta disfrazarse children love dressing up o ( BrE) love putting on fancy dress

todo el mundo se disfrazó para la fiesta everyone went to the party in costume o ( BrE) fancy dress

disfrazarse DE algo/algn to dress up AS sth/sb

¿de qué te disfrazaste en carnaval? what did you dress up as for the carnival?, what did you go to the carnival as?

2 (para engañar) to disguise oneself disfrazarse DE algo/algn to disguise oneself AS sth/sb, dress up AS sth/sb

se escapó disfrazado de enfermero he escaped by disguising himself as o by dressing up as a nurse, he escaped disguised as a nurse

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disfrazar ( conjugate disfrazar) verbo transitivo
a) disfrazar a algn de algo ( para fiesta) to dress sb up as sth;

( para engañar) to disguise sb as sth
b) (disimular, ocultar) ‹sentimiento/verdad› to conceal, hide;

‹voz/escritura/intención› to disguise
disfrazarse verbo pronominal
a) ( por diversión) to dress up;

disfrazarse de algo/algn to dress up as sth/sb
b) ( para engañar) to disguise oneself;

disfrazarse de algo/algn to disguise oneself as sth/sb, dress up as sth/sb
disfrazar verbo transitivo to disguise
' disfrazar' also found in these entries:
English:
camouflage
- disguise
- dress up

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disfrazar

♦ vt

1. [para baile, fiesta] to dress up;
[para engañar] to disguise;
disfrazar a alguien de to dress sb up as;

disfrazaron a la niña de hada madrina they dressed the little girl up as a fairy godmother

2. [disimular] [intenciones] to disguise;
[sentimientos, nervios] to hide; [verdad, hechos] to disguise;
disfrazaba sus verdaderos deseos he kept what he really wanted a secret;

disfrazó la voz para que no lo reconociera he disguised his voice so she wouldn't recognize him

♦ See also the pronominal verb disfrazarse

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disfrazar

v/t para ocultar disguise (de as); para divertir dress up (de as)

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disfrazar {21} vt

1) : to disguise

2) : to mask, to conceal

♦ See also the reflexive verb disfrazarse

Spanish-English dictionary > disfrazar
3 vestir

v.

1 to dress (poner ropa).

viste al niño y vámonos dress the child o get the child dressed and let's go

vestir a alguien de algo to dress somebody up as something (disfrazar)

siempre viste muy bien she always dresses very well

La madre viste a su hijo The mother dresses her son.

2 to wear (llevar puesto).

viste unos tejanos negros he's wearing black jeans

Ella viste ropa fea She wears ugly clothes.

3 to be the done thing (estar bien visto).

4 to be smart (ser elegante) (clothes).

de vestir dressy

5 to clothe, to array, to mantle, to gown.

La amiga vistió a la novia The girlfriend clothed the bride.

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vestir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar) to wear, be dressed in

■ vestía un vestido rojo she was wearing a red dress

2 (ayudar a vestirse) to dress; (hacer vestidos) to make clothes for; (proporcionar vestido) to clothe, keep in clothes

■ la vistió su madre her mother dressed her

■ esta modista viste a muchas mujeres famosas this dressmaker makes clothes for many famous women

■ mis padres me han alimentado y me han vestido hasta que he acabado mis estudios my parents fed and clothed me until I finished my studies

3 (cubrir) to cover (de, with)

4 (paredes) to hang (de, with)

► verbo intransitivo

1 to dress

■ vestir de negro to dress in black

2 (ser elegante, lucir) to be classy, look smart

■ esa falda viste mucho that skirt is very classy

► verbo pronominal vestirse

1 (uso reflexivo) to dress oneself, get dressed

2 (comprarse la ropa) to buy one's clothes

■ se viste en Milán she buys her clothes in Milan

3 (ir vestido) to wear (de, -), dress (de, in); (disfrazarse) to disguise oneself (de, as), dress up (de, as)

■ se vistió de un traje azul he wore a blue suit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de vestir / de mucho vestir formal

el mismo que viste y calza familiar the very same, none other

vestirse de punta en blanco figurado to dress up to the nines

vestirse de verano to put on one's summer clothes

vísteme despacio que tengo prisa more haste less speed

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verb

to dress

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1. VT

1) (=poner la ropa a) [+ niño, muñeca] to dress

su madre la vistió de novia — her mother helped her dress for the wedding

- vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa
santo 2., 2)
2) (=disfrazar) to dress up

¿de qué lo vas a vestir? — what are you going to dress him up as?

3) (=hacer la ropa a)

lo viste un buen sastre — he has his clothes made at a good tailor's

la modista que la viste cobra muy barato — the dressmaker who makes her clothes is very cheap

4) (=proporcionar la ropa) [persona] to clothe; [institución, Estado] to pay for one's clothing

tengo una familia que vestir y alimentar — I have a family to feed and clothe

vestir al desnudo — (Biblia) to clothe the naked

lo viste el Ayuntamiento — the Council pays for his clothing

5) (=llevar puesto) to wear

la modelo viste un traje de noche con sombrero — the model is wearing an evening dress with a hat

6) (=revestir) [+ sillón] to cover, upholster; [+ pared] to cover, decorate

7) liter
(=disfrazar) [+ defecto] to conceal
viste de prudencia su cobardía — he conceals his cowardice behind a pretence of discretion

vistió de gravedad su rostro — he assumed o adopted a serious expression

2. VI

1) (=llevar ropa) to dress

siempre viste a la última moda — she always dresses in o wears the latest fashions

abrió la puerta a medio vestir — he opened the door only half-dressed

¿todavía estás sin vestir? — aren't you dressed yet?, haven't you got dressed yet?

vestir bien — to dress well

vestir mal — to dress badly

• vestir de, le gusta vestir de gris — he likes to wear grey

• vestir de paisano — [policía] to be in plain clothes; [soldado] to be in civilian clothes o in civvies *o in mufti *

• vestir de sport — to dress casually

• vestir de uniforme — [policía, soldado] to wear a uniform, be in uniform; [alumno] to wear a uniform

- el mismo que viste y calza

2) (=ser elegante) [traje, color] to be elegant

el negro viste mucho — black is very elegant

tener un coche así sí que viste — *owning a car like that is really flashy *

ahora lo que viste es viajar al Caribe — *the Caribbean is the trendy o the in place to go these days *

•de vestir — [ropa, zapatos] smart; [traje] formal

necesito algo un poco más de vestir — I need something a bit smarter o more formal

ese traje es de mucho vestir — that suit's too dressy *o formal

• saber vestir — to know how to dress, have good dress sense

3.

See:

vestirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <niño/muñeca> to dress

b) ( proporcionar ropa a) to clothe (frml)

los viste la abuela — their grandmother buys their clothes for them

c) ( confeccionar ropa a) modisto to dress

d) <casa/pared> to decorate

2) (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear

viste un traje verde — she is wearing a green suit
2.
vestir vi

1) persona to dress, get dressed

vestir bien/mal — to dress well/badly

vestir de algo — to wear something

el mismo que viste y calza — (fam) the very same

2) ( ser elegante)

no sabe vestir — he has no dress sense

el negro viste mucho — black looks very smart

de vestir — <traje/zapatos> smart
3.
vestirse v pron (refl)

1)

a) ( ponerse ropa) to dress, get dressed

b) ( de cierta manera)

se viste bien/mal — he dresses well/badly

se viste a la última moda — she wears the latest styles

vestirse de algo — to wear something

siempre se viste de verde — she always wears green

c) ( disfrazarse)

vestirse de algo — to dress up as something

2) (liter) ( engalanarse)

los campos se vistieron de flores — the fields were carpeted in flowers

la ciudad se vistió de gala — the city was all decked out

3) ( comprarse la ropa) to buy one's clothes

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= clothe, outfit, dress, garb.

Ex. The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex. Five-year IFLA Treasurer Derek Law of Scotland, outfitted in a kilt, said he had been boosting Glasgow for his entire term.

Ex. As investigators interviewed the owner of the beauty shop, they noticed an odd resemblance -- Koetter was dressed like the shop owner, with fake hair and clothes.

Ex. These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

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* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

* Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

* confección de prendas de vestir = dressmaking.

* desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* industria del vestir = clothing industry.

* norma de vestir = dress code.

* prenda de vestir = garment, clothing item.

* sin vestir = unclothed.

* vestir de civil = wear + plain clothes, dress in + plain clothes.

* vestir de etiqueta = dress to + kill, dress (up) to + the nines.

* vestir de gala = dress to + kill, dress (up) to + the nines.

* vestir de luto = dress in + mourning.

* vestir de paisano = dress in + plain clothes, wear + plain clothes.

* vestirse = get + dressed, tog out, tog up.

* vestirse de = dress as, dress in.

* vestirse de etiqueta = dress up.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

* vestirse elegantemente = dress up.

* vestirse muy sexi = dress to + kill.

* vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.

* zapato de vestir = dress shoe.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <niño/muñeca> to dress

b) ( proporcionar ropa a) to clothe (frml)

los viste la abuela — their grandmother buys their clothes for them

c) ( confeccionar ropa a) modisto to dress

d) <casa/pared> to decorate

2) (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear

viste un traje verde — she is wearing a green suit
2.
vestir vi

1) persona to dress, get dressed

vestir bien/mal — to dress well/badly

vestir de algo — to wear something

el mismo que viste y calza — (fam) the very same

2) ( ser elegante)

no sabe vestir — he has no dress sense

el negro viste mucho — black looks very smart

de vestir — <traje/zapatos> smart
3.
vestirse v pron (refl)

1)

a) ( ponerse ropa) to dress, get dressed

b) ( de cierta manera)

se viste bien/mal — he dresses well/badly

se viste a la última moda — she wears the latest styles

vestirse de algo — to wear something

siempre se viste de verde — she always wears green

c) ( disfrazarse)

vestirse de algo — to dress up as something

2) (liter) ( engalanarse)

los campos se vistieron de flores — the fields were carpeted in flowers

la ciudad se vistió de gala — the city was all decked out

3) ( comprarse la ropa) to buy one's clothes

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= clothe, outfit, dress, garb.

Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex: Five-year IFLA Treasurer Derek Law of Scotland, outfitted in a kilt, said he had been boosting Glasgow for his entire term.

Ex: As investigators interviewed the owner of the beauty shop, they noticed an odd resemblance -- Koetter was dressed like the shop owner, with fake hair and clothes.

Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

* Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

* confección de prendas de vestir = dressmaking.

* desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* industria del vestir = clothing industry.

* norma de vestir = dress code.

* prenda de vestir = garment, clothing item.

* sin vestir = unclothed.

* vestir de civil = wear + plain clothes, dress in + plain clothes.

* vestir de etiqueta = dress to + kill, dress (up) to + the nines.

* vestir de gala = dress to + kill, dress (up) to + the nines.

* vestir de luto = dress in + mourning.

* vestir de paisano = dress in + plain clothes, wear + plain clothes.

* vestirse = get + dressed, tog out, tog up.

* vestirse de = dress as, dress in.

* vestirse de etiqueta = dress up.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

* vestirse elegantemente = dress up.

* vestirse muy sexi = dress to + kill.

* vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.

* zapato de vestir = dress shoe.

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vestir [ I14 ]

vt

A

1 (poner la ropa a) ‹niño/muñeca› to dress

2 «modisto/sastre» ‹cliente› to dress

la viste uno de los mejores modistos de París she is dressed by one of the best designers in Paris

3 (proporcionar ropa a) to clothe ( frml)

los viste la abuela their grandmother buys their clothes for them

4 ‹casa/pared› to decorate

las cortinas realmente visten la habitación the curtains really make the room

B ( liter o period) (llevar puesto) to wear

viste un traje de chaqueta azul marino she is wearing a navy-blue suit

■ vestir

vi

A «persona» to dress, get dressed

está a medio vestir she's still getting dressed

tuvo que salir con el bebé a medio vestir he had to go out with the baby only half-dressed

viste muy bien/mal she dresses very well/badly

vestir DE algo to wear sth

vestía de uniforme he was wearing uniform, he was in uniform

siempre viste de azul she always wears blue

el mismo que viste y calza ( fam): ¿ése que viene por allí no es tu jefe? — el mismo que viste y calza isn't that your boss over there? — the very same o ( colloq) it sure is!

B

1

(ser elegante): no sabe vestir he has no dress sense

el negro viste mucho black looks very smart

que te vean en ese restaurante viste mucho that restaurant is the place to be seen

tener un coche deportivo viste mucho having a sports car really gets you noticed

2

de vestir ‹traje/pantalón/zapatos› smart

quería algo más de vestir I wanted something smarter o ( colloq) dressier

■ vestirse

v pron

( refl)

A

1 (ponerse la ropa) to dress, get dressed

¿todavía no te has vestido? aren't you dressed yet?

se vistió con lo primero que encontró she put on the first thing that came to hand

2

(de cierta manera): se viste muy bien/mal he dresses very well/badly

siempre se viste a la última moda she always wears the latest styles

vestirse DE algo to wear sth

siempre se viste de verde she always wears green

3 (disfrazarse) vestirse DE algo to dress up AS sth

se vistió de pirata he dressed up as a pirate

B ( liter)

«campo/árboles»: los campos se visten de flores en primavera in spring the fields are covered in flowers

la ciudad se vistió de gala con motivo de la visita the city was all decked out for the visit

C (comprarse la ropa) to buy one's clothes

se visten en Galerías Valencia they buy their clothes at Galerías Valencia

se viste en de la Cruz she wears (clothes by) de la Cruz

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vestir ( conjugate vestir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹niño/muñeca› to dress

b) ( proporcionar ropa a) to clothe (frml)

c) ( confeccionar ropa a) [ modisto] to dress

2 (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona] to dress;
◊ vestir bien to dress well;

vestir de algo ‹de uniforme/azul›) to wear sth;
vestir de etiqueta to wear formal dress
2 ( ser elegante):
◊ no sabe vestir he has no dress sense;

de vestir ‹traje/zapatos› smart
vestirse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( ponerse ropa) to dress, get dressed;

◊ date prisa, vístete hurry up, get dressed

b) ( de cierta manera):

◊ se viste mal he dresses badly;

se viste a la última moda she wears the latest styles;
siempre se viste de verde she always wears green
c) ( disfrazarse) vestirse de algo to dress up as sth

vestir
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a alguien) to dress
frml to clothe
2 (llevar puesto) to wear: vestía un traje gris, he was wearing a grey suit
II verbo intransitivo
1 (llevar) to dress
viste de rojo, she's wearing red
vestir bien, to dress well
(ser apropiado, elegante) to look smart
' vestir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anacrónica
- anacrónico
- buzo
- desmontable
- estrafalaria
- estrafalario
- falda
- ir
- gala
- imitar
- llevar
- poner
- prenda
- puesta
- puesto
- revés
- santa
- santo
- sucia
- sucio
- Tiro
- accesorio
- corrección
- cuello
- descuidado
- el
- elegancia
- escándalo
- estilo
- mal
- paisano
- sencillez
- viste
- visto
English:
article
- clothe
- clothing
- dress
- dress code
- dressy
- half-dressed
- item
- neatly
- rob
- shelf
- simply
- wear

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vestir

♦ vt

1. [poner ropa a] to dress;

viste al niño y vámonos dress the child o get the child dressed and let's go;

Prov

vísteme despacio que tengo prisa more haste, less speed

2. [disfrazar]
vestir a alguien de algo to dress sb up as sth

3. [llevar puesto] to wear;

el sospechoso viste unos tejanos negros the suspect is wearing black jeans

4. [diseñar ropa para] to dress, to make clothes for;

el modisto que viste a la familia real the fashion designer who dresses o makes the clothes for the royal family

5. [proporcionar ropa a] to clothe;

vestir a los pobres to clothe the poor

6. [cubrir] [casa, paredes, salón] to decorate

7. Literario [encubrir]
vestir algo de to disguise sth with

♦ vi

1. [llevar ropa] to dress;

aún estoy sin vestir I'm not dressed yet;

siempre viste muy bien she always dresses very well;

tiene gusto para vestir she has good dress sense;

vestir de algo to wear sth;

Comp

el mismo que viste y calza the very same!

2. [ser elegante] to be smart;

este abrigo/color viste mucho this coat/colour looks very smart;

de vestir [ropa, calzado] smart

3. Fam [estar bien visto]
ya no viste tanto vivir en el campo it's no longer considered so desirable to live in the country

♦ See also the pronominal verb vestirse

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vestir

I v/t dress; ( llevar puesto) wear; fig ( disimular) hide

II v/i dress;

vestir de negro wear black, dress in black;

vestir de uniforme wear a uniform;

vestir mucho de traje look good

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vestir {54} vt

1) : to dress, to clothe

2) llevar: to wear

3) adornar: to decorate, to dress up

vestir vi

1) : to dress

vestir bien: to dress well

2) : to look good, to suit the occasion

♦ See also the reflexive verb vestirse

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vestir vb

1. (poner ropa a alguien) to dress

¿has vestido ya al niño? have you dressed the baby yet?

2. (llevar) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

casi siempre viste de azul he nearly always wears blue

Spanish-English dictionary > vestir
4 Verbergen

(unreg.)

I v/t hide, eher förm. conceal ( vor + Dat from); sein Gesicht verbergen in (+ Dat) bury one’s face in; nichts zu verbergen haben have nothing to hide; siehe auch verborgen2

II v/refl hide (o.s. oder itself); (verborgen sein) be hidden

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to conceal; to cover up; to hide; to veil; to disguise; to burrow; to dissemble; to secrete;

sich verbergen

to hide

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ver|bẹr|gen ptp verbo\#rgen [fɛɐ'bɔrgn] irreg
1. vt
(+dat, vor +dat from) (lit, fig) to hide, to conceal; (vor der Polizei auch) to harbour (Brit), to harbor (US); (COMPUT ) Fenster etc to hide
sein Gesicht in den Händen verbergen — to bury one's face in one's hands

2. vr
to hide (oneself), to conceal oneself
See:

→ auch verborgen

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1) (to hide (under the ground etc): My socks are buried somewhere in this drawer.) bury

2) (to hide or keep secret: He concealed his disappointment from his friends.) conceal

3) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) disguise

4) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) hold back

5) (to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) obscure

6) (to hide: He secreted the money under his mattress.) secrete

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ver·ber·gen *

vt irreg

1. (geh: verstecken)

▪ sich akk [vor jdm] \verbergen to hide [oneself] [or conceal oneself] [from sb]

▪ jdn/etw [vor jdm] \verbergen to hide [or conceal] sb/sth [from sb]

einen Partisanen/Verbrecher [vor jdm] \verbergen to harbour [or AM -or] [or hide] [or conceal] a partisan/criminal [from sb]

2. (verheimlichen)

▪ [jdm] etw \verbergen to hide [or conceal] sth [from sb] [or keep sth from sb]

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch fig.) hide; conceal

sich verbergen — hide

2) (verheimlichen) hide

jemandem etwas verbergen, etwas vor jemandem verbergen — keep something from somebody

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Verbergen n; -s, kein pl; IT hiding

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch fig.) hide; conceal

sich verbergen — hide

2) (verheimlichen) hide

jemandem etwas verbergen, etwas vor jemandem verbergen — keep something from somebody

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(vor) v.

to conceal (from) v. v.

to burrow v.

to bury v.

to conceal v.

to dissemble v.

to hide v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hid, hidden)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Verbergen
5 verbergen

(unreg.)

I v/t hide, eher förm. conceal ( vor + Dat from); sein Gesicht verbergen in (+ Dat) bury one’s face in; nichts zu verbergen haben have nothing to hide; siehe auch verborgen2

II v/refl hide (o.s. oder itself); (verborgen sein) be hidden

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to conceal; to cover up; to hide; to veil; to disguise; to burrow; to dissemble; to secrete;

sich verbergen

to hide

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ver|bẹr|gen ptp verbo\#rgen [fɛɐ'bɔrgn] irreg
1. vt
(+dat, vor +dat from) (lit, fig) to hide, to conceal; (vor der Polizei auch) to harbour (Brit), to harbor (US); (COMPUT ) Fenster etc to hide
sein Gesicht in den Händen verbergen — to bury one's face in one's hands

2. vr
to hide (oneself), to conceal oneself
See:

→ auch verborgen

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1) (to hide (under the ground etc): My socks are buried somewhere in this drawer.) bury

2) (to hide or keep secret: He concealed his disappointment from his friends.) conceal

3) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) disguise

4) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) hold back

5) (to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) obscure

6) (to hide: He secreted the money under his mattress.) secrete

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ver·ber·gen *

vt irreg

1. (geh: verstecken)

▪ sich akk [vor jdm] \verbergen to hide [oneself] [or conceal oneself] [from sb]

▪ jdn/etw [vor jdm] \verbergen to hide [or conceal] sb/sth [from sb]

einen Partisanen/Verbrecher [vor jdm] \verbergen to harbour [or AM -or] [or hide] [or conceal] a partisan/criminal [from sb]

2. (verheimlichen)

▪ [jdm] etw \verbergen to hide [or conceal] sth [from sb] [or keep sth from sb]

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch fig.) hide; conceal

sich verbergen — hide

2) (verheimlichen) hide

jemandem etwas verbergen, etwas vor jemandem verbergen — keep something from somebody

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verbergen (irr)

A. v/t hide, eher form conceal (

vor +dat from);

sein Gesicht verbergen in (+dat) bury one’s face in;

nichts zu verbergen haben have nothing to hide; → auch verborgen²

B. v/r hide (o.s. oder itself); (verborgen sein) be hidden

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch fig.) hide; conceal

sich verbergen — hide

2) (verheimlichen) hide

jemandem etwas verbergen, etwas vor jemandem verbergen — keep something from somebody

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(vor) v.

to conceal (from) v. v.

to burrow v.

to bury v.

to conceal v.

to dissemble v.

to hide v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hid, hidden)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verbergen
6 revestir

v.

1 to cover.

2 to take on, to have (poseer) (solemnidad, gravedad).

3 to coat, to resurface, to clad, to line.

4 to imply, to entail.

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revestir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (recubrir) to cover (de, with), coat (de, with), line (de, with)

2 (disimular) to conceal, disguise

3 figurado (presentar) to take on

■ la ceremonia revistió gran solemnidad the ceremony took on great solemnity

■ la cogida no reviste gravedad the goring is not serious

► verbo pronominal revestirse

1 to arm oneself

■ revestirse de paciencia to arm oneself with patience

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verb

1) to cover, line

2) to take on

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1. VT

1) (=recubrir) [+ pared, suelo] to cover (de, con with)
[+ tubo] to sheathe (de, con in) [+ fachada] to face (de, con with, in)
revestimos el suelo con láminas de corcho — we covered the floor with cork tiles

revistieron el techo con fibra de vidrio — they lined the ceiling with fibreglass

un armazón de acero revestido de hormigón — a steel frame clad in concrete

2) frm (=presentar, tener) to have, possess

el acto revestía gran solemnidad — the ceremony was very solemn

el asunto no reviste importancia — the matter is not important

sus heridas no revisten importancia — his injuries are not serious

3) frm (=encubrir)

revistió de ingenuidad sus comentarios maliciosos — he cloaked his barbed comments with apparent innocence

4) frm [+ lenguaje, texto] to lard (de with)

revistió su discurso de frases grandilocuentes — he larded his speech with high-flown phrases

5) [sacerdote] to put on, don

2.

See:

revestirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) <pared/suelo> to cover; < cable> to sheathe, cover; < tubería> to lag

un volante revestido de cuero — a leather-covered steering wheel

paredes revestidas de madera — wood-paneled walls

una fachada revestida de mármol — a façade clad o faced with marble

revestir algo con material aislante — to line something with insulating material

2) (frml) (tener, presentar)

la ceremonia revistió gran solemnidad — the ceremony was marked by great solemnity

su estado no revestía gravedad — her condition was not serious

la situación reviste caracteres alarmantes — the situation has certain alarming aspects
2.
revestirse v pron

se revistieron de valor — they plucked up (their) courage

se revistió de paciencia — she armed herself with patience

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= coat, encase, overlay, clothe, overlie, resurface.

Ex. Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.

Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex. The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.

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* revestir con = cloak in.

* revestir de arcilla = clay.

* sin revestir = uncoated.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) <pared/suelo> to cover; < cable> to sheathe, cover; < tubería> to lag

un volante revestido de cuero — a leather-covered steering wheel

paredes revestidas de madera — wood-paneled walls

una fachada revestida de mármol — a façade clad o faced with marble

revestir algo con material aislante — to line something with insulating material

2) (frml) (tener, presentar)

la ceremonia revistió gran solemnidad — the ceremony was marked by great solemnity

su estado no revestía gravedad — her condition was not serious

la situación reviste caracteres alarmantes — the situation has certain alarming aspects
2.
revestirse v pron

se revistieron de valor — they plucked up (their) courage

se revistió de paciencia — she armed herself with patience

* * *

= coat, encase, overlay, clothe, overlie, resurface.

Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.

Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.

* revestir con = cloak in.

* revestir de arcilla = clay.

* sin revestir = uncoated.

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revestir [ I14 ]

vt

A (cubrir) ‹paredes/suelos› to cover; ‹cables› to sheathe, cover; ‹tuberías› to lag revestir algo DE or CON algo:

un volante revestido de cuero a leather-covered steering wheel

revistieron la superficie de or con asfalto they coated o covered the surface with asphalt

paredes revestidas de madera walls with wood paneling, wood-paneled walls

una fachada revestida de mármol a facade clad o faced with marble

revistieron las paredes con un material aislante they lined the walls with an insulating material

B ( frml)

(tener, presentar): la ceremonia revistió gran solemnidad it was a very solemn ceremony, the ceremony was marked by great solemnity

su estado no revestía gravedad her condition was not serious

la situación reviste caracteres alarmantes the situation has certain alarming aspects

■ revestirse

v pron

se revistieron de valor they plucked up (their) courage o they armed themselves with courage

se revistió de paciencia she armed herself with patience, she summoned up all her resources of patience

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revestir ( conjugate revestir) verbo transitivo ( cubrir) ‹pared/suelo› to cover;
‹ cable› to sheathe, cover;
‹ tubería› ( con material aislante) to lag;
◊ paredes revestidas de madera wood-paneled walls

revestir verbo transitivo
1 (como protección o adorno) to cover [de, with]
2 (presentar un aspecto, cualidad, carácter) to have: el asunto revestía gran importancia, the matter was really serious
3 (encubrir) to disguise [de, in]

' revestir' also found in these entries:
English:
clothe
- concrete
- cover
- lag
- line
- surface
- tile
- encase
- panel

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revestir

♦ vt

1. [recubrir] to cover;
[con pintura] to coat; [con forro] to line;
revistieron las paredes de corcho they put cork panels on the walls;

revistieron el patio de cemento the courtyard was cemented over

2. [poseer]
el incidente no revistió importancia the incident was not important;

la herida no reviste importancia the wound isn't serious;

el acto revistió gran solemnidad it was a very solemn occasion

3. [adornar] to dress up (de in), to adorn (de with)

4. [disfrazar] to disguise, to cover up

♦ See also the pronominal verb revestirse

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revestir

v/t

1 TÉC cover (de with)

2

:

revestir gravedad be serious;

revestir importancia be important

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revestir {54} vt

1) : to coat, to cover, to surface

2) : to conceal, to disguise

3) : to take on, to assume

la reunión revistió gravedad: the meeting took on a serious note

Spanish-English dictionary > revestir
7 masquer

masquer [maske]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

( = cacher) to mask ( à qn from sb ) ; [+ lumière] to screen ; [+ vue] to block out

• ça masque le goût du poisson it masks the fishy flavour

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maske
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( cacher) to conceal [défaut] (à from); to hide [paysage] (à from); to mask [sentiment, problème, odeur]

2) ( couvrir) to block [orifice, lumière]

3) Armée to mask [dispositif]

2.

se masquer verbe pronominal to hide [something] from oneself [vérité]

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maske vt
1) [goût] to mask, to conceal

2) [vérité, projet] to mask, to conceal

3) [porte] to hide, to conceal

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masquer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( cacher) to conceal [usure, défaut] (à from); to hide [paysage] (à from); to mask [sentiment, vérité, problème, phénomène, goût, odeur];

2 ( couvrir) to block [orifice, lumière]; to cover [lampe];

3 Mil to mask [dispositif].

B se masquer vpr ( se cacher à soi-même) to hide [sth] from oneself [vérité, sentiment].

[maske] verbe transitif

1. [dissimuler - obstacle, ouverture] to mask, to conceal ; [ - lumière] to shade, to screen (off), to obscure ; [ - difficulté, intentions, sentiments] to hide, to conceal, to disguise ; [ - saveur, goût] to mask, to disguise, to hide

le mur masque la vue the wall blocks out ou masks the view

la cuisine est masquée par ou avec un paravent the kitchen is hidden behind a partition ou is partitioned off

2. [déguiser - enfant] to put a mask on

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se masquer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[se déguiser] to put a mask on, to put on a mask

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se masquer verbe pronominal transitif

[ignorer]

se masquer quelque chose to ignore something

ne nous masquons pas les difficultés let us not blind ourselves to ou ignore the difficulties

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > masquer
8 fool

1. noun
1) Dummkopf, der (ugs.)

what a fool I am! — wie dumm von mir!

be no or nobody's fool — nicht dumm od. (ugs.) nicht auf den Kopf gefallen sein

make a fool of oneself — sich lächerlich machen

2) (Hist.): (jester, clown) Narr, der

3) (dupe)

make a fool of somebody — jemanden zum Narren halten
2. intransitive verb
herumalbern (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
1) (cheat)

fool somebody into doing something — jemanden [durch Tricks] dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

2) (dupe) täuschen; hereinlegen (ugs.)

you could have fooled me — (iron.) ach, was du nicht sagst!

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/101282/fool_about">fool about

- fool with

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[fu:l] 1. noun
(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) der Narr/die Närrin
2. verb
1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) zum Narren halten

2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) Possen treiben

•

- foolish
- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool
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fool

[fu:l]

I. n

1. (idiot) Dummkopf m

you \fool! du Idiot!

any \fool can do that jeder Idiot kann das machen pej fam

to act [or play] the \fool sich akk dumm stellen

to make a \fool of sb/oneself jdn/sich lächerlich machen

to be \fool enough to do sth dumm genug sein, etw zu tun

to be no [or no one's] [or nobody's] \fool nicht blöd sein fam

he's no \fool er ist nicht blöd fam

he's a \fool to think she still loves him er ist ein Idiot, wenn er glaubt, dass sie ihn noch immer liebt

2. (jester) [Hof]narr m

3. (dessert) cremiges Fruchtdessert

4.

▶ a \fool and his money are soon parted ( prov) Dummheit und Geld lassen sich nicht vereinen

▶ more \fool you esp BRIT selber schuld

▶ there's no \fool like an old \fool ( prov) Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht prov

▶ \fools rush in where angels fear to tread ( prov) blinder Eifer schadet nur

II. adj attr, inv esp AM ( fam) blöd fam

you've done some \fool things in your time du hast zu deiner Zeit so manchen Blödsinn getrieben

III. vt

▪ to \fool sb jdn täuschen [o zum Narren halten]

we weren't \fooled by his promises wir sind auf seine Versprechungen nicht hereingefallen

▪ to \fool oneself in doing sth sich akk in etw dat täuschen

▪ to \fool sb into doing sth jdn [durch einen Trick] dazu bringen, etw zu tun

▶ you could have \fooled me ( fam) das kannst du mir nicht weismachen

IV. vi einen Scherz machen

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I [fuːl]
1. n

1) Dummkopf m, Narr m, Närrin f

don't be a fool! — sei nicht ( so) dumm!

some fool of a civil servant — irgend so ein blöder or doofer Beamter (inf)

I was a fool not to realize —

have I been a fool! — war ich vielleicht dumm or blöd!, ich Idiot!

he was a fool not to accept — es war dumm von ihm, nicht anzunehmen

to be fool enough to... — so dumm or blöd (inf) sein, zu...

to play or act the fool — Unsinn machen, herumalbern

he made himself look a fool in front of everyone — er machte sich vor allen lächerlich

to make a fool of sb (with ridicule) — jdn lächerlich machen; (with a trick) jdn zum Besten or zum Narren haben

he made a fool of himself at the party — er hat sich bei der Party blamiert

to go on a fool's errand — einen nutzlosen Gang tun

to live in a fool's paradise — in einem Traumland leben

there's no fool like an old fool (Prov) — Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht (Prov)

fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) (Prov) — blinder Eifer schadet nur (Prov)

See:

→ more, nobody

2) (= jester) Narr m

2. adj (esp US inf)
doof (inf), schwachsinnig (inf)
3. vi
herumalbern, Blödsinn machen
to fool with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw spielen

stop fooling (around)! — lass den Blödsinn!

I was only fooling — das war doch nur Spaß

4. vt
zum Narren haben or halten; (= trick) hereinlegen (inf); (disguise, phoney accent etc) täuschen
you won't fool me so easily — so leicht können Sie mich nicht hereinlegen (inf)

I was completely fooled — ich bin vollkommen darauf hereingefallen

you had me fooled — ich habe das tatsächlich geglaubt

who are you trying to fool? — wem willst du das weismachen?

they fooled him into believing that... — sie haben ihm weisgemacht, dass...

they fooled him into believing it — er hat es ihnen tatsächlich abgenommen
II
n (Brit COOK)
Sahnespeise aus Obstpüree
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fool¹ [fuːl]

A s

1. Narr m, Närrin f, Dummkopf m:

feel like a fool sich dumm vorkommen;

make a fool of

a) lächerlich machen, blamieren,

b) → C 1;

make a fool of o.s. sich lächerlich machen, sich blamieren;

(there’s) no fool like an old fool (Sprichwort)

a) die alten Narren sind die schlimmsten,

b) Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht;

I am a fool to him ich bin ein Waisenknabe gegen ihn;

he is no fool er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen

2. HIST Hofnarr m:

play ( oder act) the fool → D 1

3. a) Betrogene(r) m/f(m)

b) Gimpel m pej, leichtgläubiger Mensch:

he is nobody’s ( oder no man’s) fool er lässt sich nichts vormachen, er ist nicht von gestern umg

4. obs Schwachsinnige(r) m/f(m), Idiot(in)

5. Närrchen n, dummes Ding

6. US umg

a) Fex m:

be a fool for verrückt sein auf (akk) oder nach

b) Kanone f, toller Kerl:

a fool for luck ein Glückspilz m

B adj besonders US umg blöd, doof

C v/t

1. zum Narren halten:

you could have fooled me umg was du nicht sagst!

2. betrügen ( out of um), täuschen, reinlegen umg, verleiten ( into doing zu tun):

he fooled her into believing that … er machte ihr weis, dass …;

you almost had me fooled ich habe dir fast geglaubt

3. fool away Zeit, Geld etc vergeuden

D v/i

1. auch fool about ( oder around) herumalbern, -kaspern

2. oft fool about ( oder around)

a) spielen ( with mit):

fool about with a woman,

b) sich herumtreiben,

c) herumtrödeln

3. US nur so tun, als ob:

he was only fooling

fool² [fuːl] s GASTR besonders Br Süßspeise aus Obstpüree und Sahne oder Eiercreme

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1. noun
1) Dummkopf, der (ugs.)

what a fool I am! — wie dumm von mir!

be no or nobody's fool — nicht dumm od. (ugs.) nicht auf den Kopf gefallen sein

make a fool of oneself — sich lächerlich machen

2) (Hist.): (jester, clown) Narr, der

3) (dupe)

make a fool of somebody — jemanden zum Narren halten
2. intransitive verb
herumalbern (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
1) (cheat)

fool somebody into doing something — jemanden [durch Tricks] dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

2) (dupe) täuschen; hereinlegen (ugs.)

you could have fooled me — (iron.) ach, was du nicht sagst!

Phrasal Verbs:

- fool about

- fool with

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n.

Depp -en m.

Dummkopf* m.

Narr -en m.

Trottel - m. v.

zum Narren halten ausdr.

English-german dictionary > fool
9 tapar

v.

1 to close (the lid of) (cerrar) (ataúd, cofre).

2 to cover.

quítate, que me tapas la tele could you move out of the way? — I can't see the TV with you in the way

me tapó los ojos he put his hands over my eyes; (con las manos) he blindfolded me (con venda)

María tapa la comida Mary covers the food.

3 to cover up.

lo tapó con una manta she put a blanket over him to keep him warm

4 to cover up.

5 to block. ( Latin American Spanish)

Las hojas taparon el caño The leaves clogged the gutter.

6 to conceal, to disguise.

María tapa la verdad Mary conceals the truth.

7 to block up, to block, to bung up.

El medicamento tapó mi nariz The medicine blocked up my nose.

8 to hide.

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tapar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cubrir) to cover; (con tapa) to put the lid on, put the top on

2 (con ropas etc) to wrap up

3 (obstruir) to obstruct; (tubería) to block

4 (ocultar) to hide; (a la vista) to block

5 figurado (encubrir) to cover up

► verbo pronominal taparse

1 (abrigarse) to wrap up

2 (la nariz) to be blocked up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

taparse los oídos to put one's fingers in one's ears

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verb

1) to cover

2) block

3) hide, keep secret

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1. VT

1) (=cubrir) [gen] to cover; [más deliberada o completamente] to cover up

un velo le tapaba parte de la cara — part of her face was covered by a veil

le tapó la boca con la mano — she covered his mouth with her hand

le taparon los ojos y se lo llevaron — he was blindfolded and taken away

mandaron tapar los desnudos de la Capilla Sixtina — they ordered the nudes of the Sistine Chapel to be covered up

2) (=cerrar) [con tapadera] [+ olla, tarro] to put the lid on; [+ botella] [gen] to put the top on; [con corcho] to put the cork in

3) [+ tubo, túnel, agujero, ranura] (=obstruir) block up; (=rellenar) to fill, fill in

4) (=abrigar) [con ropa] to wrap up; [en la cama] to cover up

tapa bien al niño, que no se enfríe — wrap the child (up) well so that he doesn't catch cold

5) (=ocultar) [+ objeto] to hide; [+ vista] to block; [+ hecho, escándalo] to cover up

los arbustos tapaban el sendero — the bushes hid the path

las nubes siguen tapando el sol — the clouds are still blocking the sun

la madre le tapa las travesuras — when he does something naughty, his mother always covers up for him

6) Chile, Méx, And [+ diente] to fill

7) LAm [+ cañería, excusado] to block

8) And (=aplastar) to crush, flatten; (=chafar) to crumple, rumple

9) And (=insultar) to abuse, insult

2.

See:

taparse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) < caja> to put the lid on; <botella/frasco> to put the top on; < olla> to cover, put the lid on

tapó al niño con una manta — she covered the child with a blanket

le tapó la boca — he put his hand over her mouth

2)

a) <agujero/hueco> to fill in; <puerta/ventana> to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) < muela> to fill

me taparon dos muelas — I had two fillings

c) <defecto/error> to cover up

3)

a) <vista/luz> to block

nos tapa todo el sol — it completely blocks out the sun

b) <salida/entrada> to block; <excusado/cañería> (AmL) to block
2.
tapar vi (Per) (Dep) to keep goal, play in goal
3.
taparse v pron

1) (refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up

se tapó la cara — he covered his face

2)

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) cañería/excusado to get blocked

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= whitewash, cover up, screen, blot out, pug.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex. He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

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* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.

* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) < caja> to put the lid on; <botella/frasco> to put the top on; < olla> to cover, put the lid on

tapó al niño con una manta — she covered the child with a blanket

le tapó la boca — he put his hand over her mouth

2)

a) <agujero/hueco> to fill in; <puerta/ventana> to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) < muela> to fill

me taparon dos muelas — I had two fillings

c) <defecto/error> to cover up

3)

a) <vista/luz> to block

nos tapa todo el sol — it completely blocks out the sun

b) <salida/entrada> to block; <excusado/cañería> (AmL) to block
2.
tapar vi (Per) (Dep) to keep goal, play in goal
3.
taparse v pron

1) (refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up

se tapó la cara — he covered his face

2)

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) cañería/excusado to get blocked

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= whitewash, cover up, screen, blot out, pug.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.

* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.

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tapar [A1 ]

vt

A (cubrir) ‹caja› to put the lid on; ‹botella/frasco› to put the top on; ‹olla› to cover, put the lid on

tapé bien el agua I put the top tightly on the water (bottle)

tapó los muebles con unas sábanas viejas she covered the furniture with some old sheets

cuélgalo ahí y así tapa la mancha hang it there, that way it'll cover (up) the stain

le tapó la boca para que no gritara he put his hand over her mouth so that she wouldn't scream

la bufanda le tapaba parte de la cara the scarf covered o hid part of his face

B

1 ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in; ‹puerta/ventana› to block up

2 (Andes, Méx) ‹muela› to fill

me taparon dos muelas I had two fillings

tengo todas las muelas tapadas all my teeth are filled

3 ‹defecto/error/crimen› to cover up

el maquillaje le tapa la cicatriz the makeup hides the scar

C

1 ‹vista/luz› to block

quítate, que me estás tapando get out of the way, you're blocking my view

el edificio de enfrente nos tapa todo el sol the building opposite us completely blocks out the sun

no me tapes la luz you're in my light

2 ‹salida/entrada› to block

3 ‹excusado/caño› ( AmL) to block

■ tapar

vi

( Per) ( Dep) to keep goal, play in goal

■ taparse

v pron

A ( refl)

(cubrirse): se tapó la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands

tápate la garganta, que vas a coger frío put something around your neck; you'll catch cold

se metió en la cama y se tapó bien he got into bed and covered himself up

si sales, tápate bien que hace frío wrap up well o warm if you're going out, it's cold

B

1 «oídos/nariz» (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

cada vez que viajo en avión se me tapan los oídos every time I fly, my ears get blocked

tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

2 ( AmL) «caño/excusado» to get blocked

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tapar ( conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo
1 ( cubrir) ‹ caja› to put the lid on;
‹botella/frasco› to put the top on;
‹ olla› to cover, put the lid on;
‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover
2
a) ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in;

‹puerta/ventana› to block up
b) (Andes, Méx) ‹ muela› to fill;

◊ me taparon dos muelas I had two fillings

c) ‹defecto/error› to cover up

3
a) ‹vista/luz› to block

b) ‹salida/entrada› to block;

‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block
taparse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up;
‹ cara› to cover
2
a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;

◊ tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) [cañería/excusado] to get blocked

tapar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) to cover
(una botella) to put the top on
(un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement
(obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up
(en la cama) to tuck in
4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb
' tapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- amordazar
- tapiar
- alcahuetear
English:
blot out
- cap
- close
- cover
- cover up
- hush up
- mask
- obstruct
- plug
- screen
- stop
- stop up
- black
- blindfold
- block
- blot
- fill
- hide
- stuff

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tapar

♦ vt

1. [cerrar] [olla] to put the lid o top on, to cover;
[caja] to put the lid o top on, to close; [ataúd, cofre, baúl] to close (the lid of); [frasco, botella] to put the top on
2. [ocultar, cubrir] to cover;
[no dejar ver] to block (out); [rellenar] to fill;
tapó el monitor con una funda she put a cover on o over the monitor;

colgaba cuadros para tapar las grietas he hung pictures to hide o cover the cracks;

un velo le tapaba el rostro a veil covered o hid her face;

la fábrica nos tapa la vista the factory blocks our view;

apártate, que me tapas la tele move over, you're blocking the TV;

tapó el agujero con yeso she filled the hole with plaster;

un montón de cajas tapa la salida de emergencia a pile of boxes is blocking the emergency exit;

me tapó los ojos [con las manos] he put his hands over my eyes;
[con venda] he blindfolded me;
Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb, to shut sb up;

le han tapado la boca con amenazas they've silenced him with threats;

con su brillante actuación tapó la boca a sus detractores with her brilliant performance she silenced her critics

3. [abrigar] to cover up;
[en la cama] to tuck in;
lo tapó con una manta she covered him with a blanket, she put a blanket over him

4. [encubrir] to cover up;

trató de tapar sus errores he tried to cover up his mistakes

5. Am [taponar] to block;

no tires basura al wáter, que tapa los caños don't throw rubbish down the toilet, it blocks the pipes

6. Chile [empastar] to fill

♦ See also the pronominal verb taparse

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tapar

v/t cara cover; fig: nerviosismo cover up; recipiente put the lid on

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tapar vt

1) cubrir: to cover, to cover up

2) obstruir: to block, to obstruct

♦ See also the reflexive verb taparse

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tapar vb

1. (cubrir) to cover

taparon los muebles con sábanas viejas they covered the furniture with some old sheets

se tapó los ojos she covered her eyes

2. (abrigar) to wrap up [pt. & pp. wrapped]

tápate bien, hace frío wrap up well, it's cold

3. (caja) to put the lid on [pt. & pp. put]

tapa la caja de galletas put the lid on the biscuit tin

4. (botella) to put the top on [pt. & pp. put]

tapó la botella de cola she put the top on the bottle of cola

5. (agujero) to fill in

tapó las grietas con yeso he filled in the cracks with plaster

6. (obstruir) to block

aquel edificio tapa el sol that building blocks out the sun

Spanish-English dictionary > tapar
10 camouflage

I 1. ['kæməflɑːʒ]
nome mil. mimetizzazione f.; (disguise) camuffamento m. (anche fig.)
2.
modificatore [gear, jacket] mimetico
II ['kæməflɑːʒ]
verbo transitivo mil. mimetizzare; (disguise) camuffare (anche fig.)

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1. noun
(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) mascheramento, mimetizzazione
2. verb
(to conceal with camouflage.) camuffare, mascherare

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['kæməflɒːʒ]
1. n

camuffamento, Mil mimetizzazione f

2. vt

camuffare, Mil mimetizzare

they were well camouflaged, and invisible from the air — erano ben mimetizzati ed invisibili dall'alto

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camouflage /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/
A n.

1 [u] (mil., bot. e zool.) mimetizzazione

2 [u] (mil.) stoffa mimetica; uniforme mimetica

3 [uc] copertura; travestimento; camuffamento; mascheramento

B a. attr.

1 (mil.) mimetico; da mimetizzazione

2 (bot., zool.) mimetico.
(to) camouflage /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/ (franc.)
v. t.

1 (mil., bot. e zool.) mimetizzare

2 camuffare; mascherare

● (mil., bot. e zool.) to camouflage oneself, mimetizzarsi.

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I 1. ['kæməflɑːʒ]
nome mil. mimetizzazione f.; (disguise) camuffamento m. (anche fig.)
2.
modificatore [gear, jacket] mimetico
II ['kæməflɑːʒ]
verbo transitivo mil. mimetizzare; (disguise) camuffare (anche fig.)

English-Italian dictionary > camouflage
11 see

1. I
abs

1) he can't see, he is blind он не видит, он слепей; can the puppy see? щенок [уже] видит /не слепой/?

2) I cannot see мне не видно; there is nothing to see тут нечего смотреть: as far as the eye can see насколько видит глаз; see, here he comes смотрите, вот он идет; it took place in the street, where all could see это произошло на улице на глазах у всех; wait and see подождем, = поживем see увидим

3) now, do you see? теперь вам ясно?; don't you see? неужели вы не понимаете?; see? понятно, ясно?; it was not easy, you see, to leave видите ли /вы понимаете, что/, уехать было не так просто

4) let me see, have I posted the letter? дай мне подумать, отправил ли я письмо?; let me see, it should be on the first page постой, постой, это должно быть на первой странице; will you come to dinner tomorrow? see I'll see вы придете обедать завтра? see [Я] подумаю /посмотрю/, видно будет
2. II
1) see in some manner see well (poorly, far, etc.) хорошо и т.д. видеть; have you seen enough? вы уже насмотрелись?; see somewhere you can't see here, it is dark здесь темно и ничего не видно; see overleaf смотри(те) на обороте; see far смотреть вперед, предвидеть; I can't see as far as that так далеко вперед я не могу загадывать /предвидеть/; as far as one can see, he has a brilliant career before him насколько можно судить, у него блестящее будущее /его ждет блестящая карьера

2) see at some time I see now теперь мне ясно
3. III
1) see smth., smb. see a letter (a tree, something green, the outline of a building, a stranger, etc.) (увидеть письмо и т.д.; let me see that paper дайте мне взглянуть на /посмотреть/ эту газету; I looked but saw nothing я посмотрел, но ничего не увидел; animals appear to see things invisible to human sight звери, вероятно, видят то, что остается недоступным человеческому глазу; what can /do/ you see? что вы видите?; see page 5 (pattern 4, figure 2, etc.) смотри(те) страницу пятую и т.д.; see ghosts (visions, spirits, bogies, etc.) видеть привидения и т.д.

2) see smb. see a friend (one's parents, etc.) повидаться с другом и т.д.; I'll be seeing you coll. [мы еще с вами] увидимся, до скорого свидания; see a doctor (a lawyer, etc.) пойти к врачу и т.д., (по)советоваться / (про)консультироваться/ с врачом и т.д.; see an official обратиться к официальному лицу; can I see the inspector? могу я поговорить /повидаться/ с инспектором?; ask to see the manager попросите вызвать администратора; he sees nobody он никого не принимает: come to /and/ see smb. прийти повидать /навестить/ кого-л.

3) see smth., smb. see a town (a country, a district, the sights, Rome, the world's Fair, Oxford, etc.) осматривать город и т.д.; have you ever seen France? бывали ли вы когда-либо во Франции?; [go to]a show (a play, an actress, etc.) [сходить] (подсмотреть спектакль и т.д.; did you see the exhibition? ты был, на выставке?; 1 went to see the exhibition я пошел посмотреть выставку

4) see smth., smb. have in a man to see the drains вызовите мастера, чтобы он проверил /осмотрел/ канализацию; see a patient принять /осмотреть, посетить/ больного

5) see smth. see life /something of life/ (a good deal of the world, etc.) повидать жизнь и т.д.; he has seen hardships он изведал трудности; this old man has seen better days старик видел лучшие времена; my саг (these boots, this coat, etc.) has seen long /plenty of/ service моя машина и т.д. хорошо [мне] послужила; this coat has seen hard wear это пальто поизносилось /пообтрепалось/; that year (the XIXth century, this period, the Elizabeth's reign, etc.) has seen many changes в этом году и т.д. произошло много перемен, этот год и т.д. явился свидетелем многих перемен; I never saw such rudeness (such doings, etc.) я никогда не сталкивался с такой грубостью и т.д.; I never saw such beauty мне никогда не доводилось встречаться с такой красотой; he will never see 40 again ему уже за сорок; he didn't live to see his son's marriage он не дожил до /не увидел/ женитьбы сына

6) see smth. see a joke (the purpose, the reason, the point of the argument, the advantage of his presence, the cause of our misfortune, etc.) понимать шутку и т.д.; I was beginning to see light я стал кое-что понимать, кое-что начало проясняться; I do not see the point я не вижу /не понимаю/, в чем здесь смысл; до меня не доходит суть /соль/; this is how I see it вот, как я это понимаю /представляю себе/; as I see it по-моему, по моему мнению; see things /a lot, much/ понимать /видеть/ многое; she sees everything мимо нее ничего не проходит, от нее ничего не ускользает; she sees nothing она ничего не замечает
4. IV
1) see smb., smth. in some manner see smb., smth. distinctly (clearly, faintly, vaguely, dimly, etc.) отчетливо и т.д. видеть кого-л., что-л. || see war at close quarters непосредственно участвовать в войне

2) see smb. in some manner see smb. willingly (joyfully, reluctantly, etc.) охотно и т.д. видаться с кем-л.; see the man professionaly обратиться к нему как к специалисту; see smb. at some time see smb. later (again, lately, often, tomorrow, this afternoon, etc.) встретиться с кем-л. позже и т.д.; I must see you once more я обязательно должен еще раз повидаться с вами; see you soon! coll. до скорой встречи, пока; the ambassador finally saw him посол наконец принял его; she is too ill to see anyone at present она очень больна, и ей нельзя сейчас ни с кем видеться

3) see smth. at some time we saw "Hamlet" last night мы были на "Гамлете" вчера

4) see smb. at some time he seems ill, the doctor ought to see him at once он, по-видимому, болен, его надо немедленно показать врачу

5) see smb. somewhere see smb. home see as far as the station, aboard, etc.) провожать кого-л. домой и т.д.; see smb. in проводить кого-л. в комнату (в дом и т.п.); see smb. out провожать кого-л. до выхода /к дверям/

6) see smth. in some manner see things differently представлять себе /смотреть на/ вещи иначе; I don't see the matter that way я смотрю на это иначе
5. VI
1) see smb. as being in some state see smb. angry (happy, etc.) видеть кого-л. сердитым и т.д.

2) see smb. under some conditions see smb. alone повидать кого-л. наедине

3) see smth. as possessing some quanta see it necessary (fit, proper, etc.) to do smth. считать /находить/ необходимым и т.д. сделать что-л.; see things wrong иметь обо всем превратное мнение; see everything black видеть все в черном свете
6. VII
1) see smb., smth. do smth. see the boy take the apples (the object move, them leave their home, him come, the dog run, etc.) видеть, как мальчик взял яблоки и т.д.; you cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her вы ведь не можете видеть, как ваша сестра голодает, и не попытаться ей помочь; see smth. to be smth. I saw it to be a forgery я увидел, что это подделка

2) || see one's way to do smth. понимать, как надо действовать; I don't see my way to get you an invitation я не вижу /не знаю/, как раздобыть /достать/ для вас приглашение; as soon as I see my way to do it... как только я соображу /пойму/, как это сделать...
7. VIII
see smb., smth. doing smth. see him falling (her coming, the boy running, the child slipping, him taking the apples, etc.) видеть, как он падает и т.д.; we can see the forest stretching out мы видим простирающийся вдаль лес; 1 can't see myself doing such a thing see myself agreeing to this proposal, myself submitting to this decision, him allowing people to cheat him, etc.) не могу себе представить, чтобы я так поступил и т.д.
8. IX
see smb., smth. done see the child kissed (him taken away, the house rebuilt, the city destroyed, etc.) видеть, как целуют ребенка и т.д.; I'd sacrifice everything rather than see you disgraced я готов пожертвовать всем, чтобы не видеть вашего позора; I want to see justice done я хочу [добиться того], чтобы восторжествовала справедливость
9. XI
1) be seen come where we cannot be seen пойдем куда-нибудь, где нас не увидят; see and not be seen смотреть /наблюдать/, но самому оставаться незамеченным; children should be seen but not heard детей в доме не должно быть слышно, даже когда они на глазах; he is not fit to be seen у него такой вид, что ему нельзя на люди показываться; there was not a house to be seen не было видно ни единого дома; that remains to be seen надо еще посмотреть /подумать/; be seen with smb. I would not саге to be seen with him мне бы не хотелось, чтобы меня видели с ним; be seen in some manner be dimly (clearly, etc.) seen быть плохо и т.д. видимым; the monument is vaguely seen in the distance издалека памятник едва видно; these tricks are easily seen все эти уловки насквозь видны; be seen from smth. be seen from a short distance (from afar, from a hill, etc.) быть видимым с небольшого расстояния и т.д.; be seen through smth. very little could be seen through the keyhole в замочную скважину мало что было видно; be seen with smth. the writing on the stamp can be seen with naked eyes буквы на марке можно рассмотреть /разглядеть/ невооруженным глазом; be seen by smb. it had never been seen by European eyes этого не видел ни один европеец; be seen somewhere the baggage was last seen at the station в последний раз багаж видели на станции; be seen to do smth. he was seen to fall (to come, to walk, etc.) видели, как он упал и т.д.; be seen doing smth. he was seen falling (coming, etc.) его видели падающим и т.д., видели, как он падал и т.д.; be seen like smth. the airship was seen like a speck in the sky самолет казался маленькой точкой в небе

2) be seen of smb. has anything been seen of him in the last two weeks? его кто-нибудь видел /встречал/ за последние две недели?; be seen in some place he is much seen in society он много бывает /его часто видят/ в обществе

3) be seen that... from this (from this fact, from the abovesaid, etc.) it will be /can be/ [easily] seen that... из этого и т.д. [с очевидностью] следует, что...; it can be seen at a glance, that... ясно с первого взгляда, что...; it will thus be seen that... таким образом, станет ясно, что...
10. XIII
see to do smth. can you see to read in this light вы можете читать /вы разбираете буквы/ при таком освещении?
11. XV
1) see in some manner owls see best at night совы лучше всего видят ночью; one may see double when drunk у пьяного в глазах двоится

2) see fit to do smth. you may go if you see fit to do so вы можете идти, если считаете это удобным
12. XVI
1) see with smth. see with one eye видеть одним глазом; see till some time a puppy cannot see till the ninth day щенки слепы первые девять дней; see in smth. see in the dark (in this light, in the rays of the sun, etc.) видеть в темноте и т.д. id he is not able to see beyond the end of his nose он не видит дальше своего носа

2) see about /to /smth. see about the luggage (about the matter, to the fire, to all the locks and doors, to all the arrangements, to the business, etc.) позаботиться о багаже и т.д., последить за багажом и т.д.; leave it to me, I'll see to it оставьте /поручите/ это мне, я прослежу за этим; this machine is out of order, will you see to it? машина не в порядке, посмотрите, в чем там дело; see after smth. see after one's own interests соблюдать свой интерес

3) see through smb., smth. see through him (through his motives, through smb.'s tricks, through her little game, through his politeness, through her fine ways, through smb.'s disguise, etc.) видеть его и т.д. насквозь; we could see through his plan мы понимали, что кроется за его планом
13. XVII
see about doing smth. see about getting the license plates (about sending the report in time, about packing, about ordering a car, etc.) (по)заботиться о том, чтобы получить номера для машины и т.д., проследить за получением номеров для машины и т.д.
14. XVIII
see oneself 'in smb. see oneself in one's children видеть себя в детях || see [for] oneself убедиться самому, увидеть собственными глазами
15. XXI1
1) see smth., smb. in /at /smth. see an interesting story in a book (a letter in a box, a girl in a room, smb. at a distance, etc.) (у)видеть интересный рассказ в книге и т.д.; see smb., smth. in fat) smth. see smb., smth. in dreams видеть кого-л., что-л. во сне; I can't quite see her (myself, etc.) at a ball я не могу представить себе ее и т.д. на балу; see smth., smb. through smth. see smth., smb. through a crack in the wall (through the trees, etc.) (у)видеть что-л., кого-л. через щель в стене и т.д.; I could see very little through the keyhole мне было плохо видно /я мало что видел/ в замочную скважину; see smth., smb. with smth. see smth., smb. with one's own eyes видеть что-л., кого-л. собственными глазами; see smth. before smth. I'd like to see the house before I decide to take it я бы хотел осмотреть дом, прежде чем решиться на покупку || see the last of smb., smth. распрощаться с кем-л., чем-л.; when shall I see the last of her! когда я наконец избавлюсь от неё!; I hope I have seen the last of this book надеюсь, я все-таки отделался от этой книги

2) see smth. in smb., smth. see charming traits in people (the fault in him, many problems in it, many things in the ordinary, a great danger in that sort of thing, etc.) находить /видеть/ в людях привлекательные черты и т.д.; to refuse to see any good in him отказаться видеть в нем что-л. хорошее; I don't know what you can see in her не знаю, что вы в ней находите

3) see smth. of smb. see much of each other (little of the Browns, a great deal of him, etc.) часто /много/ встречаться [друг с другом] и т.д.; I don't see anything of my neighbours я совсем не вижу своих соседей, я совсем не встречаюсь со своими соседями; see less of smb. in winter реже видеться с кем-л. зимой; she's seeing too much of him она слишком часто встречается с ним; see smb. at (for) some time see you on Sunday до встречи в воскресенье; I haven't seen you for ages я вас не видел целую вечность; can I see you for a moment? можно вас на минуту?; see smb. about (on) smth. see a man about the book (an inspector about the case, one's lawyer about the matter, a doctor about your condition, a doctor about her injury, etc.) повидать одного человека по поводу книги и т.д.; see smb. on business повидаться с кем-л. по делу

4) see smth. in some time see a lot in his life /a great deal in his time/ изведать жизнь, повидать немало в жизни

5) see smb. to some place see you to the door (him to the gate, a friend to the station, etc.) проводить вас до двери и т.д.; see the children to bed уложить детей спать; see smb. into (on, off, etc.) smth. see smb. into a train (on board a ship) посадить кого-л. в поезд (на пароход); see smb. off the premises выпроводить кого-л.

6) see smb. through smth. see us through the customs (his brother through college, me through the difficulty, her through her trouble) помочь нам пройти таможенный досмотр и т.д.

7) || see smth., smb. in some light видеть что-л., кого-л. в каком-л. свете; see smth. in the same light сходиться.во мнении относительно чего-л.; see smth. in a different light видеть что-л. в ином свете; 1 don't see it in that light у меня по этому вопросу другое мнение
16. XXII
see smth. of doing smth. see the use of going there (the good of helping her, the advantage of keeping your mouth shut, the fun of dancing, etc.) видеть смысл в том, чтобы пойти туда и т.д.; I don't see the good of getting angry не вижу никакого смысла злиться || see one's way to doing smth. придумать /найти/, как что-л. сделать
17. XXIV1
see smb. as smb. I can't see him as president (as a teacher, as a husband, etc.) я не могу себе представить его в роли президента и т.д.
18. XXIV4
see smth. as... see the problem as it is видеть проблему реально
19. XXV
1) see that... see that the man was old (that he was blind, that it is time to go, that the box is empty, etc.) видеть, что это старый человек /старик/ и т.д.; see whether..., (if..., how..., what..., etc.) see whether the book is there (if the postman has come, if this hat suits you, who it is, what you've done, what has happened, what courage can do, how far we have gone, etc.) посмотреть, там ли книга и т.д.; see who's at the door посмотри, кто пришел; can you see where the mistake is? вы можете найти ошибку?; we are anxious to see what there is to be seen of the country мы хотим повидать все достопримечательности страны

2) see that smth. is done see that the work is done (that the letter is mailed sometime today, that nothing goes wrong, that nothing has been neglected, that he comes to no harm, that he comes in time, that everything is in order, etc.) проследить, чтобы работа была сделана и т.д.; see that you lock the back door смотри, запри /не забудь запереть/ черный ход; see you don't miss the train смотри, не опоздай на поезд

3) see what... (that..., why..., etc.) see what I mean (what it is to have courage, that I am not wanted, that you have changed your mind, why you did that, why he doesn't come, how or why it is done, etc.) понимать, что я хочу сказать и т.д.; we saw that it was useless to insist мы поняли, что бесполезно настаивать; can't you see that I'm tired? разве вы не видите /не понимаете/, что я устал?; I see how it is мне понятно, как обстоят дела

4) see what... (when..., etc.) let me see what I can do (what ought to do now, when we can come, etc.) дайте подумать /сообразить/, что я могу сделать и т.д.
20. XXVII1
see through what... I am beginning to see through what he has in mind я начинаю понимать, что у него на уме
21. XXVII2
1) see from smth. that... I see from my diary that I am expected today (from the papers that he is dead, etc.) по моим записям я вижу, что меня ждут сегодня и т.д.

2) see to it that... see to it that the light is switched off проследи, чтобы свет был выключен

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > see
12 skjule

belie, blanket, conceal, cover-up, disguise, harbour, hide, obscure

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* hide,

F conceal ( for from);

(fig) hide,

F conceal ( for from, fx one's feelings from somebody),

( tilsløre) disguise ( fx one's true feelings, the problem),

( dække over) cover up ( fx a mistake);

[ have noget at skjule] have something to hide;

[ skjule sig]

( gemme sig) hide ( for from), hide oneself,

F conceal oneself;

( holde sig skjult) be (in) hiding,

( om ting: være skjult) lie hidden;

(se også skjult; spor).

Danish-English dictionary > skjule
13 nascondere

v/t hide, conceal

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nascondere v.tr.

1 to hide*, (form.) to conceal: nascondere un libro, to hide a book; nascondere un ricercato, to hide a wanted man; nascose il viso tra le mani, she hid (o buried) her face in her hands; le nubi nascosero il sole, the clouds hid the sun; quel muro nasconde la vista del mare, that wall blocks the view of the sea; tutta la vallata era nascosta dalla nebbia, the whole valley was hidden (o covered) by the fog

2 (fig.) to hide*, to conceal; to disguise, to mask; to keep* secret: cercò di nascondere i propri sentimenti, he tried to hide (o to conceal) his feelings; nascose la sua identità, he kept his identity secret; non nascondo che sono preoccupato, I make no secret of the fact that I am worried; sapeva bene come nascondere il suo odio, he knew well how to disguise his hatred; la sua affabilità nasconde una mancanza assoluta di scrupoli, his affability conceals a complete lack of scruple; nascondere qlco. a qlcu., to hide sthg. from s.o. // non aver niente da nascondere, to have nothing to hide.

◘ nascondersi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to hide* (oneself); to be hidden: dove è andato a nascondere?, where has he hidden himself?; un uccello si nascondeva tra i rami, a bird was hidden among the branches; il sole si nascondeva dietro le nuvole, the sun was hidden by the clouds; dietro la sua freddezza si nasconde una grande sensibilità, (fig.) he hides his deep sensitiveness behind a mask of coldness // va' a nasconderti!, (fam.) (vergognati!) shame on you! // giocare a nascondere, to play hide-and-seek.

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1. [nas'kondere]
vb irreg vt
(gen) to hide, conceal

dove hai nascosto la lettera? — where have you hidden the letter?

nascondere il viso tra le mani — to bury one's face in one's hands

nascondere qc alla vista di qn — to hide sth from sb

nascondere la verità a qn — to hide o keep the truth from sb

non nascondo che mi farebbe molto piacere — I make no secret of the fact that I would like it

2. vr (nascondersi)

to hide

nascondersi alla vista di qn — to hide from sb, keep out of sb's sight

dove si è nascosto? — where is he hiding?, where has he got to?

si è nascosto dietro al divano — he hid behind the sofa

dovresti nasconderti — you had better hide, fig you should be ashamed of yourself

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[nas'kondere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (sottrarre alla vista) to hide* [ oggetto]; to hide*, to conceal [ criminale]

nascondere il viso tra le mani — to bury one's face in one's hands

nascondere qcs. in un cassetto — to hide sth. away in a drawer

2) (impedire alla vista) to hide*, to block [paesaggio, mare]

3) fig. to conceal [verità, fatto]; to cover up [errore, crimine]; to hide*, to conceal [ emozioni]; to keep* back, to withhold* [informazione, dettaglio]

nascondere qcs. a qcn. — to keep sth. from sb.

mi stai nascondendo qualcosa! — you're hiding something from me!

non si può nascondere che — there's no disguising the fact that
2.
verbo pronominale nascondersi [persona, animale] to hide*

- rsi sotto falso nome — to masquerade under a false name

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nascondere

/nas'kondere/ [64]

I verbo transitivo

1 (sottrarre alla vista) to hide* [ oggetto]; to hide*, to conceal [ criminale]; nascondere il viso tra le mani to bury one's face in one's hands; nascondere qcs. in un cassetto to hide sth. away in a drawer

2 (impedire alla vista) to hide*, to block [paesaggio, mare]

3 fig. to conceal [verità, fatto]; to cover up [errore, crimine]; to hide*, to conceal [ emozioni]; to keep* back, to withhold* [informazione, dettaglio]; nascondere qcs. a qcn. to keep sth. from sb.; mi stai nascondendo qualcosa! you're hiding something from me! non si può nascondere che there's no disguising the fact that

II nascondersi verbo pronominale

[persona, animale] to hide*; - rsi sotto falso nome to masquerade under a false name.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > nascondere
14 in

1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) in Stücke

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in

[ɪn]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (position) in + dat

the butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im Kühlschrank

I live \in New York/Germany ich lebe in New York/Deutschland

he read it \in the paper er hat es in der Zeitung gelesen

soak it \in warm water lassen Sie es in warmem Wasser einweichen

I've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rücken

who's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?

he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichts

down below \in the valley unten im Tal

\in a savings account auf einem Sparkonto

to lie in bed/the sun im Bett/in der Sonne liegen

to ride \in a car [im] Auto fahren

to be \in hospital im Krankenhaus sein

\in the middle of sth in der Mitte von etw dat

to be \in prison im Gefängnis sein

to be \in a prison in einem Gefängnis sein (als Besucher)

\in the street auf der Straße

2. after vb (into) in + dat

I just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getan

he went \in the rain er ging hinaus in den Regen

slice the potatoes \in two schneiden Sie die Kartoffel einmal durch

to get \in the car ins Auto steigen

to invest \in the future in die Zukunft investieren

to invest one's savings \in stocks seine Ersparnisse in Aktien anlegen

to get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen, in Schwierigkeiten geraten

3. AM (at) auf + dat

is Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?

Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem College

4. (as part of) in + dat

he was a singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Band

there are 31 days in March der März hat 31 Tage

get together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!

you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich, in Gedanken sind wir bei dir

5. (state, condition) in + dat

he cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen

he always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel

\in anger im Zorn

dark \in colour dunkelfarbig

difference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied m

to be \in [no] doubt [nicht] zweifeln [o im Zweifel sein]

\in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung

\in horror voller Entsetzen

\in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeit

to be \in a hurry es eilig haben

to be \in love [with sb] [in jdn] verliebt sein

to fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verlieben

to live \in luxury im Luxus leben

to be \in in a good mood guter Laune sein

\in private vertraulich

to put sth \in order etw in Ordnung bringen

\in a state of panic in Panik

\in secret im Geheimen, heimlich

to tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen

6. (with) mit + dat

, in + dat

it was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogen

to pay \in cash [in] bar bezahlen

to pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlen

to write \in ink/pencil mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

to paint \in oils in Öl malen

\in writing schriftlich

7. (language, music, voice)

Mozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll

\in English/French/German auf Englisch/Französisch/Deutsch

to listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hören

to speak to sb \in a normal tone of voice sich akk mit jdm normal unterhalten

to speak \in a loud/small voice mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen

to talk \in a whisper sehr leise reden, mit Flüsterstimme sprechen

8. (time: during) am + dat

, in + dat

he's getting forgetful \in his old age er wird vergesslich auf seine alten Tage

she assisted the doctor \in the operation sie assistierte dem Arzt bei der Operation

\in 1968 [im Jahre] 1968

\in the end am Ende, schließlich

to be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel sein

to be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein

\in March/May im März/Mai

\in the morning/afternoon/evening morgens [o am Morgen] /nachmittags [o am Nachmittag] /abends [o am Abend]

\in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern

\in spring/summer/autumn/winter im Frühling/Sommer/Herbst/Winter

9. (time: within) in + dat

dinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertig

I'll be ready \in a week's time in einer Woche werde ich fertig sein

he learnt to drive \in two weeks in [o innerhalb von] zwei Wochen konnte er Auto fahren

to return \in a few minutes/hours/days in einigen Minuten/Stunden/Tagen zurückkommen

\in record time in Rekordzeit

10. (time: for) seit + dat

she hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehört

I haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemacht

I haven't seen her \in years ich habe sie seit Jahren nicht gesehen

11. (at a distance of) nach + dat

the house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen

12. (job, profession)

he's \in computers er hat mit Computern zu tun

she's \in business/politics sie ist Geschäftsfrau/Politikerin

she works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlag

to enlist \in the army sich akk als Soldat verpflichten

13. (wearing) in + dat

he was all \in black er war ganz in Schwarz

you look nice \in green Grün steht dir

the woman \in the hat die Frau mit dem Hut

the man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzug

to be \in disguise verkleidet sein

\in the nude nackt

to sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbaden

to be \in uniform Uniform tragen

14. (result) als

\in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss

\in exchange als Ersatz, dafür

\in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit

\in reply [or answer] [or response] to als Reaktion [o Antwort] auf + akk

\in that... ( form) insofern als

I was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte

15. + -ing (while doing)

\in attempting to save the child, he nearly lost his own life bei dem Versuch, das Kind zu retten, kam er beinahe selbst um

\in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job

\in saying this, I will offend him wenn ich das sage, würde ich ihn beleidigen

\in doing so dabei, damit

16. (with quantities)

temperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen werden sich morgen um 25 Grad bewegen

he's about six foot \in height er ist ungefähr zwei Meter groß

a novel \in 3 parts ein Roman in 3 Teilen

people died \in their thousands die Menschen starben zu Tausenden

to be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen

\in total insgesamt

17. (comparing amounts) pro + dat

the potatoes are twenty pence \in the pound die Kartoffeln kosten zwanzig Pence pro Pfund

she has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu drei

one \in ten people jeder zehnte

18. after vb (concerning)

to interfere \in sb's business sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischen

to share \in sb's success an jds Erfolg teilnehmen

to be interested \in in sth sich akk für etw akk interessieren

19. after n

she underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändert

she had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidung

to have confidence \in sb jdm vertrauen, Vertrauen zu jdm haben

20. (in a person)

▪ \in sb mit jdm

we're losing a very good sales agent \in Kim mit Kim verlieren wir eine sehr gute Verkaufsassistentin

it isn't \in sb to do sth jd ist nicht zu etw dat in der Lage

it's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügen

to not have it \in oneself to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

21. (author) bei + dat

these themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor

22.

▶ \in all insgesamt

there were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt

▶ all \in all alles in allem

all \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen, war es ein gutes Jahr

▶ \in between dazwischen

▶ there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied

▶ to be \in and out of sth:

she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im Krankenhaus

II. ADVERB

1. inv (into sth) herein

come \in! herein!

\in with you! rein mit dir!

he opened the door and went \in er öffnete die Tür und ging hinein

she was locked \in sie war eingesperrt

could you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche hereinholen?

she didn't ask me \in sie hat mich nicht hereingebeten

the sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hinein

to bring the harvest \in die Ernte einbringen

2. inv (at arrival point) train, bus

the train got \in very late der Zug ist sehr spät eingetroffen

the bus is due \in any moment now der Bus müsste jetzt jeden Moment kommen

3. inv (towards land)

is the tide coming \in or going out? kommt oder geht die Flut?

we watched the ship come \in wir sahen zu, wie das Schiff einlief

4. inv (submitted)

to get [or hand] sth \in etw abgeben [o einreichen

5. inv (elected)

to get \in candidate gewählt werden; party also an die Regierung kommen

6.

▶ day \in, day out tagein, tagaus

▶ to get \in with sb sich akk bei jdm lieb Kind machen fam

▶ to get \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to let sb \in on sth jdn in etw akk einweihen

III. ADJECTIVE

1. pred, inv (there) da; (at home) zu Hause

is David \in? ist David da?

I'm afraid Mr Jenkins is not \in at the moment Herr Jenkins ist leider gerade nicht im Hause form

to have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringen

2. inv (leading in) einwärts

door \in Eingangstür f

\in-tray AUS, BRIT

\in-box AM Behälter m für eingehende Post

3. inv (in fashion) in

▪ to be \in in [o angesagt] sein

to be the \in place to dance/dine ein angesagtes Tanzlokal/Restaurant sein

4. pred, inv (submitted)

when does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?

the application must be \in by May 31 die Bewerbung muss bis zum 31. Mai eingegangen sein

5. pred, inv (elected)

▪ to be \in candidate gewählt sein; party also an der Regierung sein

6. pred, inv SPORT (within bounds)

the ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!

7. pred, inv SPORT

▪ to be \in player am Ball sein; (in cricket) team am Schlag sein

8. pred, inv (in season) reif

pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch!

9.

▶ to be \in at sth bei etw dat dabei sein

▶ to be \in for sth sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen müssen

you'll be \in for it if... du kannst dich auf was gefasst machen, wenn...

▶ to be \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to be [well] \in with sb bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein

she just says those things to get \in with the teacher sie sagt so was doch nur, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machen

IV. NOUN

1. (connection) Kontakt[e] m[pl]

he wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte

2. AM POL

▪ the \ins die Regierungspartei

3.

▶ to know the \ins and outs of sth sich akk in einer S. dat genau auskennen

▶ to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen

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[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element of a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, hand in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, in the end, weak in, wrapped in, look up the other word.
1) position in (+dat); (with motion) in (+acc)

it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

in here/there — hierin/darin, hier/da drin (inf); (with motion) hier/da hinein or rein (inf)

go in that direction — gehen Sie in diese or dieser Richtung

in the street — auf der/die Straße

in Thompson Street — in der Thompsonstraße

he lives in a little village — er wohnt auf or in einem kleinen Dorf

sitting in the window — am Fenster sitzend

a flag hung in the window — eine Flagge hing im Fenster

in (the) church — in der Kirche

to stay in the house — im Haus or (at home) zu Hause or zuhause (Aus, Sw) bleiben

in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

in Germany/Switzerland/the United States — in Deutschland/der Schweiz/den Vereinigten Staaten after the superlative, in is sometimes untranslated and the genitive case used instead.

the highest mountain in Scotland — der höchste Berg Schottlands or in Schottland

the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

2) people bei

you can find examples of this in Dickens —

rare in a child of that age — selten bei einem Kind in diesem Alter

you have a great leader in him — in ihm habt ihr einen großen Führer

he hasn't got it in him — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu

he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

3) dates, seasons, time of day in (+dat)

in 1999 — (im Jahre) 1999

in May 1999 — im Mai 1999

in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren or Sechzigerjahren

in June — im Juni

in (the) spring — im Frühling

in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

in the daytime — tagsüber, während des Tages

in the evening — abends, am Abend

three o'clock in the afternoon — drei Uhr nachmittags

in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

4) time of life in (+dat)

she is in her thirties — sie ist in den Dreißigern

in middle age — im mittleren Alter

in old age — im Alter

in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

in my childhood — in meiner Kindheit

5) interval of time in (+dat)

she did it in three hours — sie machte es in drei Stunden or innerhalb von drei Stunden

in a short time — in kurzer Zeit

in a week( 's time) — in einer Woche

I haven't seen him in years — ich habe ihn jahrelang or seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

6) numbers, quantities zu

packed in hundreds — zu Hunderten abgepackt

to walk in twos — zu zweit gehen

to count in fives —

to die in hundreds — zu hunderten or Hunderten sterben

in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

in part — teilweise, zum Teil

7)

ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

one ( man) in ten — einer von zehn, jeder Zehnte

one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

one in five children — ein Kind von fünf

a tax of twenty pence in the pound — ein Steuersatz von zwanzig Prozent

there are 12 inches in a foot — ein Fuß hat 12 Zoll

8)

manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

to speak in German —

the background is painted in red — der Hintergrund ist rot( gemalt) or in Rot gehalten

to pay in dollars — mit or in Dollar bezahlen

to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

in this way — so, auf diese Weise

she squealed in delight — sie quietschte vor Vergnügen

in anger — im Zorn

in surprise — überrascht

to be in a rage — wütend or zornig sein

in good condition — in gutem Zustand

to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

9) clothes in (+dat)

in one's best clothes — in Sonntagskleidung

in his shirt — im Hemd

in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

in his slippers — in Hausschuhen

dressed in white — weiß gekleidet

she was dressed in silk —

the lady in green — die Dame in Grün

10)

substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

to paint in oils — in Öl malen

to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

11)

in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

a rise in prices — ein Preisanstieg m, ein Anstieg m der Preise

ten feet in height by thirty in length — zehn Fuß hoch auf dreißig Fuß lang

the trousers are too long in the leg — die (Hosen)beine sind zu lang

five in number — fünf an der Zahl

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei bei Hüten

12)

occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

13)

set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

but in saying this —

he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

2. ADVERB
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come in, live in, sleep in, look up the verb.da; (at home also) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw)
there is nobody in — es ist niemand da/zu Hause to be in may require a more specific translation.

the train is in — der Zug ist da or angekommen

the harvest is in — die Ernte ist eingebracht

the tide is in — es ist Flut

our team is in (Cricket) — unsere Mannschaft ist am Schlag

our candidate is in — unser Kandidat wurde gewählt or ist reingekommen (inf)

my luck is in — ich habe einen Glückstag

he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

we are in for rain/a cold spell — uns (dat) steht Regen/eine Kältewelle bevor

he's in for it! — der kann sich auf was gefasst machen (inf), der kann sich freuen (iro) __diams; to have it in for sb (inf) es auf jdn abgesehen haben (inf) __diams; to be in on sth an einer Sache beteiligt sein; on secret etc über etw (acc) Bescheid wissen

he likes to be in on things — er mischt gern (überall) mit (inf) __diams; to be (well) in with sb sich gut mit jdm verstehen

3. ADJECTIVE
(inf) in inv (inf)
long skirts are in — lange Röcke sind in (inf) or sind in Mode

the in thing — das, was zurzeit in ist (inf) or Mode ist

the in thing is to... — es ist zurzeit in (inf) or Mode, zu...

it's the in place to go — da gehen jetzt alle hin

the in thing to do — groß in Mode

4. the insPLURAL NOUN

1) = details __diams; the ins and outs die Einzelheiten pl

to know the ins and outs of sth —

I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid

2) POL US

the ins — die Regierungspartei

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in [ın]

A präp

1. (räumlich, auf die Frage: wo?) in (dat), innerhalb (gen), an (dat), auf (dat):

in England (London) in England (London); → blind A 1 a, country A 5, field A 1, room A 2, sky A 1, street A 1, etc

2. fig in (dat), bei, auf (dat), an (dat): → army 3, politics 3, share¹ A 4 b, stock A 19, etc

3. bei (Schriftstellern):

in Shakespeare

4. (auf die Frage: wohin?) in (akk):

put it in your pocket steck es in die Tasche

5. (Zustand, Beschaffenheit, Art und Weise) in (dat), auf (akk), mit:

in G major MUS in G-Dur; → arm² Bes Redew, brief B 1, case¹ A 2, cash¹ A 2, doubt C 1, C 3, dozen, English B 2, group A 1, manner 1, ruin A 2, short C 2, tear¹ 1, word Bes Redew, writing A 4, etc

6. (Beteiligung) in (dat), an (dat), bei:

be in it beteiligt sein, teilnehmen;

he isn’t in it er gehört nicht dazu;

there is nothing in it

a) es lohnt sich nicht,

b) → nothing Bes Redew

7. (Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung) in (dat), bei, mit, auf (dat):

in crossing the river beim Überqueren des Flusses; → accident 3, search C 1

8. (im Besitz, in der Macht) in (dat), bei, an (dat):

it is not in her to do sth es liegt nicht in ihrer Art, etwas zu tun; → have Bes Redew, etc

9. (zeitlich) in (dat), an (dat), bei, binnen, unter (dat), während, zu:

in two hours

a) in oder binnen zwei Stunden,

b) während zweier Stunden;

in 1985 1985; → beginning 1, daytime, evening A 1, flight², October, reign A 1, time Bes Redew, winter A 1, year 1, etc

10. (Richtung) in (akk, dat), auf (akk), zu: → confidence 1, trust B 1, etc

11. (Zweck) in (dat), zu, als: → answer A 1, defence 5, etc

12. (Grund) in (dat), aus, wegen, zu: → honor B 2, sport A 4, etc

13. (Hinsicht, Beziehung) in (dat), an (dat), in Bezug auf (akk):

the latest thing in das Neueste in oder an oder auf dem Gebiet (gen); → equal A 10, far Bes Redew, itself 3, number A 2, that³ 4, width 1, etc

14. nach, gemäß: → opinion 1, probability 1, etc

15. (Mittel, Material, Stoff) in (dat), aus, mit, durch:

in black boots in oder mit schwarzen Stiefeln;

a statue in bronze eine Bronzestatue; → oil A 2, pencil A 1, white B 1, etc

16. (Zahl, Betrag) in (dat), aus, von, zu:

seven in all insgesamt oder im Ganzen sieben;

there are 60 minutes in an hour eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten;

one in ten Americans einer von zehn Amerikanern, jeder zehnte Amerikaner;

five in the hundred 5 vom Hundert, 5 Prozent; → all Bes Redew, one A 1, etc

B adv

1. innen, drinnen:

in among mitten unter (akk od dat);

know in and out jemanden, etwas ganz genau kennen, in- und auswendig kennen;

be in for sth etwas zu erwarten haben;

now you are in for it umg jetzt bist du dran:

a) jetzt kannst du nicht mehr zurück

b) jetzt bist oder sitzt oder steckst du in der Patsche, jetzt gehts dir an den Kragen umg;

he is in for a shock er wird einen gewaltigen Schreck oder einen Schock bekommen;

I am in for an examination mir steht eine Prüfung bevor;

be in on

a) eingeweiht sein in (akk),

b) beteiligt sein an (dat);

be in with sb mit jemandem gutstehen;

the harvest is in die Ernte ist eingebracht; → keep in B 3, penny 1, etc

2. herein: → come in 1, show in, etc

3. hinein:

the way in der Eingang, der Weg nach innen; → walk in, etc

4. da, (an)gekommen:

the train is in

5. zu Hause, im Zimmer etc:

Mrs Brown is not in Mrs. Brown ist nicht da oder zu Hause;

he has been in and out all day er kommt und geht schon den ganzen Tag

6. POL an der Macht, an der Regierung, am Ruder umg:

the Conservatives are in; → come in 4

7. in umg, in Mode: → come in 3

8. SCHIFF

a) im Hafen

b) beschlagen, festgemacht (Segel)

c) zum Hafen:

on the way in beim Einlaufen (in den Hafen)

9. dazu, zusätzlich, als Zugabe: → throw in 3

C adj

1. im Innern oder im Hause befindlich, Innen…

2. POL an der Macht befindlich:

in party Regierungspartei f

3. nach Hause kommend:

the in train der ankommende Zug

4. an in restaurant ein Restaurant, das gerade in ist;

the in people die Leute, die alles mitmachen, was gerade in ist

5. umg (nur) für Eingeweihte oder Kenner (Witz etc)

D s

1. pl POL US Regierungspartei f

2. Winkel m, Ecke f:

the ins and outs

a) alle Winkel und Ecken,

b) fig (alle) Einzelheiten oder Schwierigkeiten oder Feinheiten;

know all the ins and outs of sich ganz genau auskennen bei oder in (dat), in- und auswendig kennen (akk)

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1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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adj.

hinein adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

in präp.

English-german dictionary > in
15 bless

bles
past tense - blessed

to ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) bendecir

- blessed
- blessedly
- blessedness
- blessing
- a blessing in disguise

bless vb bendecir

bless you! ¡salud! / ¡Jesús!

El pasado y el participio pasado de bless se puede escribir blessed o blest

bless

tr[bles]

transitive verb

1 bendecir

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bless oneself persignarse, santiguarse

bless you! (on sneezing) ¡Jesús!

bless my soul! dated ¡Dios mío!

well, I'll be blessed! ¡caramba!

bless ['blɛs] vt, blessed ['blɛst] ; blessing

1) consecrate: bendecir, consagrar

2) : bendecir

may God bless you!: ¡que Dios te bendiga!

3)

to bless with : dotar de

4)

to bless oneself : santiguarse

bless

v.

• bendecir v.

(§pres: bendigo, bendices...) pret: bendij-

pp: bendicho

fut/c: bendir-•)

• favorecer v.

• santiguar v.

bles
transitive verb (past blessed; past p blessed or (arch) blest)

a) ( give benediction) bendecir*

b) ( favor) (usu pass)

to be blessed with something: he is blessed with good health — goza de buena salud

c) (in interj phrases)

bless you! — ( to somebody who sneezes) salud! or (Esp) Jesús!; ( expressing gratitude) (colloq) muchísimas gracias; ( as benediction) (que) Dios te (or los etc) bendiga

he's done all the ironing, bless him! — (colloq) ha planchado toda la ropa qué tierno! (fam)

Jane, bless her heart, has offered to put us up — la buena de Jane nos ha ofrecido alojamiento

bless me/my soul! — (colloq) válgame Dios!

d) ( consecrate) \<\<wine/bread/marriage\>\> bendecir*

e) ( adore) bendecir*

bless the Lord! — bendito or alabado sea el Señor!

[bles]
VT
1) [God, priest] bendecir

God bless you! — ¡Dios te bendiga!

God bless the Pope! — ¡Dios guarde al Papa!

bless you! — ¡qué cielo eres!; (after sneezing) ¡Jesús!

and Paul, bless him or bless his heart, had no idea that... — y Paul, el pobre, no tenía ni idea de que...

to bless o.s. — santiguarse

2) (fig)

they were never blessed with children — Dios jamás les dio la bendición de los hijos

she is blessed with every virtue — la adornan mil virtudes

I bless the day I bought it — bendigo el día que lo compré

well I'm blessed!, God bless my soul! — † * ¡vaya por Dios!

I'm blessed if I know — (Brit) * no tengo ni idea

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[bles]
transitive verb (past blessed; past p blessed or (arch) blest)

a) ( give benediction) bendecir*

b) ( favor) (usu pass)

to be blessed with something: he is blessed with good health — goza de buena salud

c) (in interj phrases)

bless you! — ( to somebody who sneezes) salud! or (Esp) Jesús!; ( expressing gratitude) (colloq) muchísimas gracias; ( as benediction) (que) Dios te (or los etc) bendiga

he's done all the ironing, bless him! — (colloq) ha planchado toda la ropa qué tierno! (fam)

Jane, bless her heart, has offered to put us up — la buena de Jane nos ha ofrecido alojamiento

bless me/my soul! — (colloq) válgame Dios!

d) ( consecrate) \<\<wine/bread/marriage\>\> bendecir*

e) ( adore) bendecir*

bless the Lord! — bendito or alabado sea el Señor!

English-spanish dictionary > bless
16 dissimuler

dissimuler [disimyle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

( = cacher) to conceal ( à qn from sb)

• il parvenait mal à dissimuler sa joie he had difficulty concealing how happy he was

2. reflexive verb

► se dissimuler to hide

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disimyle
1.

verbe transitif to conceal ( quelque chose à quelqu'un something from somebody)

mal dissimuler — to conceal badly

2.

se dissimuler verbe pronominal [personne] ( se cacher) to hide; ( ne pas vouloir voir) to close one's eyes to

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disimyle vt
to conceal

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dissimuler verb table: aimer

A vtr to conceal (derrière behind; à qn from sb); mal dissimuler to conceal badly; ne pas dissimuler not to try to conceal.

B se dissimuler vpr

1 ( se cacher) [personne] to hide;

2 ( être caché) to be concealed (derrière behind);

3 ( ne pas vouloir voir) to close one's eyes to [problème].

[disimyle] verbe transitif

1. [cacher à la vue] to hide (from sight)

2. [ne pas révéler - identité] to conceal ; [ - sentiments, difficultés] to hide, to conceal, to cover up (separable) ; [ - fait] to conceal, to disguise

je ne vous dissimulerai pas que... I won't hide from you (the fact) that...

3. DROIT [revenus, bénéfices] to conceal

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se dissimuler verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[se cacher] to hide ou to conceal oneself

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se dissimuler verbe pronominal transitif

se dissimuler quelque chose to hide something from oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dissimuler
17 take

take [teɪk]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret took, ptp taken

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1. noun

   a. (for film) prise f de vue(s) ; (Recording) enregistrement m

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

• to be on the take (inf!) se servir dans la caisse

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

   d. ( = view) (inf) point m de vue

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

• to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn

• he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

• take the first on the left prenez la première à gauche

• I'll take that one je prends celui-là

• the policeman took his name l'agent a pris son nom

• he takes "The Times" il lit le « Times »

• to take sth upon o.s. prendre qch sur soi

• to take it upon o.s. to do sth prendre sur soi de faire qch

► to take + from

• to take sth from one's pocket prendre qch dans sa poche

• he takes his examples from real life il tire ses exemples de la réalité

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollars

   c. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenir

   d. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par jour

   e. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

   f. ( = negotiate) [+ bend] prendre ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ fence] sauter

   g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passer

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

   i. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours à

• the teacher who took us for economics le professeur qui nous enseignait l'économie

   j. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepter

• I can't take it any more je n'en peux plus

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

• the bus takes 60 passengers l'autobus a une capacité de 60 places

   l. ( = accept) [+ gift, payment, bribe, bet] accepter ; [+ news] supporter

• he won't take less than $50 for it il ne le laissera pas pour moins de 50 dollars

• take it from me! croyez-moi (sur parole) !

• take it or leave it c'est à prendre ou à laisser

• she took his death very badly elle a été très affectée par sa mort

• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?

• take five! (inf) ( = have a break) repos !

   m. ( = assume) supposer

• I take it that it's true je suppose que c'est vrai

• what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous ?

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

• it took me two hours to do it j'ai mis deux heures (pour le faire)

• it won't take long cela ne prendra pas longtemps

• that takes a lot of courage cela demande beaucoup de courage

• it took three policemen to hold him down il a fallu trois agents pour le tenir

• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteur

   p. ( = carry) porter

• he took her some flowers il lui a apporté des fleurs

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine

► to take sb (with place)

he took her to the cinema il l'a emmenée au cinéma

• I'll take you to her office je vais vous conduire à son bureau

• they took him over the factory ils lui ont fait visiter l'usine

• to take sb to hospital conduire qn à l'hôpital

• he took me home in his car il m'a ramené dans sa voiture

• this bus will take you to the town hall cet autobus vous conduira à la mairie

• £20 doesn't take you far these days de nos jours on ne va pas loin avec 20 livres

• what took you to Lille? pourquoi êtes-vous allés à Lille ?

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine, toy] démonter ; ( = criticize harshly) (inf) démolir (inf)

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmener

   b. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)

• she took her children away from the school elle a retiré ses enfants de l'école

   c. ( = subtract) soustraire► take back separable transitive verb

   a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre

• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !

   b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagner

   c. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object from shelf] descendre ; [+ picture] décrocher ; [+ poster] enlever

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

   c. [+ notes, letter, details] prendre► take in separable transitive verb

   a. (into building) [+ person] faire entrer

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

• we took in Venice on the way home nous avons visité Venise sur le chemin du retour

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

• he took in the situation at a glance il a compris la situation tout de suite

• the children were taking it all in les enfants étaient tout oreilles

• he hadn't fully taken in that she was dead il n'avait pas vraiment réalisé qu'elle était morte

   f. ( = deceive) (inf) avoir (inf)

• he's easily taken in il se fait facilement avoir (inf)

• I was taken in by his disguise je me suis laissé prendre à son déguisement► take off

1. intransitive verb

[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décoller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer

• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livres

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

• he was taken off to hospital on l'a transporté à l'hôpital

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

   c. (British) ( = imitate) imiter► take on

1. intransitive verb

(British = be upset) (inf) s'en faire (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ work, responsibility] se charger de ; [challenger in game, fight] accepter d'affronter

• he has taken on more than he bargained for il ne s'était pas rendu compte de ce à quoi il s'engageait

   b. [+ employee] embaucher ; [+ passenger] embarquer ; [+ form, qualities] prendre

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

• he took her out to lunch il l'a emmenée déjeuner

• I'm going to take the dog out je vais sortir le chien

   b. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever

• that sort of work certainly takes it out of you (inf) c'est vraiment un travail épuisant

• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !

   c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendre

• I took over his duties je l'ai remplacé dans ses fonctions

   b. ( = get control of) [+ company] prendre le contrôle de► take to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à

• I didn't take to him il ne m'a pas beaucoup plu

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...

   c. ( = go to) to take to one's bed se mettre au lit► take up

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ carpet] enlever ; [+ hem] raccourcir ; (after interruption) [+ one's work, book] reprendre ; [+ conversation, discussion, story] reprendre (le fil de)

   b. ( = occupy) [+ space, time] prendre ; [+ attention] occuper

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

• I'll take that up with him je lui en parlerai

   d. ( = start) [+ hobby, subject, sport] se mettre à ; [+ career] embrasser ; [+ challenge] relever

• to take up one's new post entrer en fonction

• I'd like to take you up on your offer je voudrais accepter votre offre

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[teɪk] 1.
noun

1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m

2) ( catch) ( of fish) prise f; ( of game) tableau m de chasse
2.
transitive verb (prét took; pp taken)

1) ( take hold of) prendre [object, money]

to take something from — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]; prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, box]

to take something out of — sortir quelque chose de [pocket]

to take somebody by the hand/throat — prendre quelqu'un par la main/à la gorge

to take a knife to somebody — attaquer quelqu'un avec un couteau

2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]

to take somebody something —

to take something to somebody — apporter quelque chose à quelqu'un

did he take an umbrella (with him)? — est-ce qu'il a emporté un parapluie?

to take a letter to the post office — porter une lettre à la poste

to take something upstairs/downstairs — monter/descendre quelque chose

to take the car to the garage — emmener la voiture au garage

he took her some flowers — il lui a apporté des fleurs

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

to take somebody to — [bus, road] conduire quelqu'un à [place]

to take somebody to school/work — emmener quelqu'un à l'école/au travail

I'll take you up to your room — je vais vous conduire à votre chambre

you can't take him anywhere! — hum il n'est pas sortable!

I'll take you through the procedure — je vous montrerai comment on procède

his work takes him to many different countries — son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents

what took you to Brussels? — qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles?

4) ( go by) prendre [bus, taxi, plane, road, path]

5) ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend]; [horse] sauter [fence]

6) (capture, win) [army] prendre [fortress, city, chess piece]; ( in cards) faire [trick]; [person] remporter [prize]

7) ( have) prendre [bath, shower, holiday]; prendre [milk, sugar, pills]

we take the Gazette — nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please — donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat — asseyez-vous

8) ( accept) accepter [job, cheque, credit card, bribe]; prendre [patients, pupils, phone call]; [machine] accepter [coins]; supporter [pain, criticism]; accepter [punishment]

will you take £10 for the radio? — je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it! — c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it! — le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

I find their attitude hard to take — je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized — il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it — elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke — il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

I can't take any more! — je n'en peux plus!

9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]

it takes patience to do — il faut de la patience pour faire

it takes three hours to get there — il faut trois heures pour y aller

it won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her ten minutes to repair it — elle a mis dix minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build — le mur sera vite construit

to have what it takes — avoir tout ce qu'il faut ( to do pour faire)

that'll take some doing! — ce ne sera pas facile!

she'll take some persuading — ce sera difficile de la convaincre

10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]

to take things one step at a time — prendre les choses une par une

11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]

to take the view ou attitude that — être d'avis que, considérer que

12) ( assume)

I take it that — je suppose que

to take somebody for ou to be something — prendre quelqu'un pour quelque chose

what do you take me for? — pour qui est-ce que tu me prends?

what do you take this poem to mean? — comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème?

13) ( consider) prendre [person, example, case]

take Jack (for example), he has brought a family up by himself — prends Jack, il a élevé une famille tout seul

14) ( record) prendre [notes, statement, letter]; prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; Photography prendre [photograph]

to take somebody's measurements — ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de quelqu'un

to take a reading — lire les indications

15) ( hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people, 50 passengers]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans cette valise

16) School, University ( study) prendre, faire [subject]; suivre [course]; prendre [lessons] (in de); ( sit) passer [exam, test]; ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students]

to take somebody for Geography — faire cours de géographie à quelqu'un

17) ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size]

what size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faîtes-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, quelle pointure faîtes-vous?

I take a size 5 — ( in shoes) je chausse du 38

18) Mathematics ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity]

ten take three is seven — dix moins trois égalent sept

19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]
3.
intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin

to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un

to take it upon oneself to do — prendre sur soi de faire

to take somebody out of themselves — changer les idées à quelqu'un

you can take it from me — croyez-moi

English-French dictionary > take
18 dicho

adj.

the aforementioned, aforementioned, this, aforesaid.

intj.

I meant what I said.

m.

saying, adage, aphorism, byword.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: decir.

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dicho

► nombre masculino

1 saying, proverb

► nombre masculino plural

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dicho

► participio pasado

1→ link=decir decir

► adjetivo

1 said, mentioned

■ dicha casa... the said house...

■ dicho esto se marchó having said this he left

► nombre masculino dicho

1 saying, proverb

► nombre masculino plural dichos

1 betrothal sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, it's easier said than done

dicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other words

dicho sea de paso let it be said in passing

dicho y hecho no sooner said than done

lo dicho what we (I, you, etc) said

propiamente dicho,-a strictly speaking

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noun m.

saying

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1.

VB [pp] de decir

o dicho de otro modo... — or, putting it another way,..., or, in other words...

con esto queda todo dicho — that says it all

bueno, lo dicho — OK, then

• dejar algo dicho, le dejó dicho lo que tenía que hacer antes de irse — she gave him instructions as to what he should do before leaving

antes de morir dejó dicho que la casa era para su hijo — before dying he gave instructions for the house to go to his son

• dicho y hecho — no sooner said than done

• o mejor dicho — or rather

• dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
propiamente 1)
2.

ADJ (=este) this

quieren reformar la ley y para dicho propósito... — they wish to reform the law and to this end...

y en la cuarta de dichas cartas... — and in the fourth of these letters...

vamos a hablar de Cáceres: dicha ciudad fue construida en... — and now we come to Caceres: the city was built in...

dicha compañía fue disuelta en 1994 — this o the said company was dissolved in 1994

3. SM

1) (=máxima popular) saying

como dice el dicho — as the saying goes

- del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

2) (=comentario) remark

un dicho desafortunado — an unfortunate remark

3) pl dichos (Rel) betrothal pledge

tomarse los dichos — to exchange promises of marriage

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I
- cha participio pasado [ver tb decir 2]

dicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left

con eso queda todo dicho — that says it all

me remito a lo dicho antes — I refer to what was said before

bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday

eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that

¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?

dicho así parece fácil — if you put it like that it sounds easy

dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words

dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way

dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was

me quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left

propiamente dicho — strictly speaking

la pintura cubista propiamente dicha — Cubist painting in the strict sense of the term
II
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)

en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...

dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately

no existía dicha dirección — there was no such address
III
masculino saying

como dice el dicho — as the saying goes

del dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it

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I
- cha participio pasado [ver tb decir 2]

dicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left

con eso queda todo dicho — that says it all

me remito a lo dicho antes — I refer to what was said before

bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday

eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that

¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?

dicho así parece fácil — if you put it like that it sounds easy

dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words

dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way

dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was

me quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left

propiamente dicho — strictly speaking

la pintura cubista propiamente dicha — Cubist painting in the strict sense of the term
II
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)

en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...

dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately

no existía dicha dirección — there was no such address
III
masculino saying

como dice el dicho — as the saying goes

del dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it

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dicho¹

¹ = adage, dictum [dicta, -pl.], utterance, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain.

Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.

Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.

Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.

Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.

Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.

Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.

Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.

Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.

* dicho familiar = familiar saying.

* dicho favorito = catchphrase.

* dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.

* dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.

* dicho popular = adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, familiar saying, saw.

* dicho preferido = catchphrase.

* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.

* dichos sabios = nuggets of wisdom.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.

dicho²

² = stated.

Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

* bien dicho = amen to that!.

* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.

* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = actions speak louder than words, many a slip between the cup and the lip.

* dicho anteriormente, lo = foregoing, the.

* dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.

* dicho esto = that said.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* dicho sea a su favor = to + Posesivo + credit.

* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).

* dicho sucintamente = economically told.

* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* o mejor dicho = or rather.

* propiamente dicho = proper, properly.

* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.

* título propiamente dicho = title proper.

* verdaderamente dicho = in disguise.

dicho³

= such.

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

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dicho¹ - cha

pp

[ ver tb decir² (↑ decir (2)) ] dicho esto, recogió sus cosas y abandonó la sala having said this o ( frml) so saying, he picked up his things and left the room

con eso queda todo dicho that says it all

me remito a lo dicho en la última reunión I refer to what was said at the last meeting

bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo right, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday

eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho how often do I have to tell you not to do that?, I've told you before, you mustn't do that

¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? (CS); do you want to leave a message for her?

dicho así parece fácil if you put it like that it sounds easy

dicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other words

dicho sea de paso incidentally, by the way

y, dicho sea de paso, se portó muy bien con él and, I have to say o it has to be said, she was very good to him

y ella, que dicho sea de paso todavía me debe los 500 pesos, … and she, who incidentally still owes me the 500 pesos, …

dijo que ella lo prepararía y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo she said she would get it ready and, what do you know? o ( BrE) hey presto, ten minutes later there it was

yo dije que se iba a caer y ¡dicho y hecho! se hizo añicos I said it was going to fall and, the next minute, it smashed o and, no sooner had I said it than it smashed

me quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio I have three, or rather, two and a half days left

propiamente dicho strictly speaking

no es un cereal propiamente dicho it is not, strictly speaking, a cereal

la pintura cubista propiamente dicha Cubist painting in the strict sense of the term

dicho² - cha

adj dem

( frml):

excepto en Guayaquil y Quito: en dichas ciudades … except in Guayaquil and Quito: in these cities …

dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente the above documents must be submitted immediately, said documents must be submitted immediately ( frml)

no existía dicha dirección there was no such address

dicho³

masculine

saying

como dice el dicho as the saying goes

del dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip

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Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)

dicho es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
decir
dicho
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:
◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un dicho hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking

decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹palabra/frase/poema› to say;

‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
◊ no digas estupideces don't talk nonsense!;

¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn't
b)

◊ decir misa to say mass

2 dichole algo a algn to tell sb sth;
◊ voy a dichole a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;

¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3
a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):

◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;

harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do it
b)

◊ dicho(le) adiós (a algn) to say goodbye (to sb)

4
a) (opinar, pensar) to think;

◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;

¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …
b) (sugerir, comunicar):

◊ el tiempo lo dirá time will tell;

¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
◊ querer decir [palabra/persona] to mean;

¿qué quieres dicho con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
◊ a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honest;

como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivo
a) ( invitando a hablar):

◊ papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?;

quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono): ¿diga? or ¿dígame? hello?

decirse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to say … to oneself

b) ( recípr) to say …. to each other;

◊ se decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each other

dicho 1
◊ - cha pp ver tb decir 2: dicho esto, se fue having said this, he left;

con eso queda todo dicho that says it all;
dicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other words;
dicho sea de paso incidentally, by the way;
y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
■ adj dem (frml): en dichas ciudades … in these cities …;
dicha información that information;
dichos documentos (en escrito, documento) the above o (frml) said documents
dicho 2 sustantivo masculino
saying
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
dicho,-a
I adjetivo
1 said, mentioned: ya os lo tengo dicho, I've told you before
dicho de otro modo, in other words
2 (mencionado con anterioridad) dicha publicación, the above-mentioned publication
II m (refrán, sentencia) saying
♦ Locuciones: dicho y hecho, no sooner said than done
mejor dicho, or rather

' dicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- bastar
- ciudad
- coña
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- decir
- dejar
- desvarío
- dicha
- diversa
- diverso
- frase
- maldad
- mamarrachada
- molesta
- molesto
- mu
- necedad
- picardía
- propiamente
- reafirmarse
- sentencia
- tal
- tata
- tener
- vez
- arrepentido
- bien
- cómo
- deber
- estupidez
- haber
- impertinencia
- indiscreción
- ingenioso
- injusticia
- insensatez
- insolencia
- lengua
- ligereza
- limitar
- majadería
- mejor
- mentiroso
- mirar
- mucho
- negar
- paso
- pavada
English:
actual
- bird
- but
- do
- proper
- rather
- recollect
- said
- say
- saying
- should
- soon
- take back
- what
- witticism
- word
- go
- hear
- message
- ought
- point
- something
- well
- wish

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dicho, -a

♦ participio
ver decir
♦ adj

said, aforementioned;

dichos individuos… the said o aforesaid individuals…;

recibió un paquete, dicho paquete contenía… she received a parcel, and this parcel contained…;

lo dicho no significa que… having said this, it does not mean (that)…;

de lo dicho se desprende que… from what has been said one gathers that…;

o mejor dicho or rather;

dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;

dejar dicho to leave word;

dejé dicho que no me molestaran I left word that I was not to be disturbed;
RP
¿quiere dejarle algo dicho? [al teléfono] can I take a message?;

lo dicho: lo dicho, no voy a ir like I said, I'm not going to go;

lo dicho, os veré en el cine ok then, I'll see you at the cinema

♦ nm

saying;

como dice o [m5]reza el dicho,… as the saying goes,…;

Prov

del dicho al hecho hay mucho o [m5] un gran trecho there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

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dicho

I part → decir

II adj said

III m saying;

del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho easier said than done

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dicho pp decir

dicho, - cha adj

: said, aforementioned

dicho nm

decir: saying, proverb

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dicho n saying

Spanish-English dictionary > dicho
19 pose

I
1. pəuz noun
1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura, pose

2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose, afectación

2. verb
1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar

2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) hacerse pasar por

II pəuz verb
(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.)

pose vb posar

El gerundio de pose se escribe posing

Del verbo posar: ( conjugate posar) \ \
posé es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

pose es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: posar pose
posar ( conjugate posar) verbo intransitivo to pose posarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/insecto] to alight, land; [avión/helicóptero] to land
pose sustantivo femenino
a) ( para foto) pose

b) (pey) ( afectación) pose

posar
I vi (para una fotografía, un cuadro) to pose
II verbo transitivo to put o lay down
pose sustantivo femenino
1 (postura) pose
2 (actitud fingida) pose ' pose' also found in these entries: Spanish: plantear - posar - sugerente English: pose - posture - poseur - strike

pose

tr[pəʊz]

noun

1 (position, stance) postura, pose nombre femenino, actitud nombre femenino

2 pejorative (affectation) pose nombre femenino, afectación nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (problem, question, etc) plantear; (threat) representar

intransitive verb

1 (for painting, photograph) posar

2 pejorative (behave affectedly) presumir, hacer pose

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to pose as hacerse pasar por

pose ['po:z] v, posed ; posing vt

present: plantear (una pregunta, etc.), representar (una amenaza)

pose vi

1) : posar (para una foto, etc.)

2)

to pose as : hacerse pasar por

pose n

1) : pose f

to strike a pose: asumir una pose

2) pretense: pose f, afectación f

pose

n.

• postura s.f.

v.

• colocar v.

• formular v.

• plantear v.

• posar v.

I
1. pəʊz
transitive verb \<\<threat\>\> representar; \<\<problem/question\>\> plantear

2.

vi

a) (Art, Phot) posar

b) ( put on an act) hacerse* el interesante

c) ( pretend to be)

to pose AS somebody/something — hacerse* pasar por alguien/algo

II

noun

a) ( position of body) pose f, postura f

to strike a pose — ponerse* en pose

b) ( assumed manner) pose f, afectación f

[pǝʊz]
1. N

1) [of body] postura f, actitud f

2) (fig) afectación f, pose f

it's only a pose — es pura pose

2. VT

1) (=position) hacer posar

he posed the model in the position he wanted — hizo que la modelo posara como él quería

2) [+ problem, question, difficulty] plantear; [+ threat] representar, encerrar

3. VI

1) (=place o.s.) colocarse; (for artist etc) posar

she once posed for Picasso — una vez posó para Picasso

2) (affectedly) presumir, hacer pose

3)

to pose as — (=pretend to be) hacerse pasar por; (=disguise o.s. as) disfrazarse de

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I
1. [pəʊz]
transitive verb \<\<threat\>\> representar; \<\<problem/question\>\> plantear

2.

vi

a) (Art, Phot) posar

b) ( put on an act) hacerse* el interesante

c) ( pretend to be)

to pose AS somebody/something — hacerse* pasar por alguien/algo

II

noun

a) ( position of body) pose f, postura f

to strike a pose — ponerse* en pose

b) ( assumed manner) pose f, afectación f

English-spanish dictionary > pose
20 Teufel

m; -s, -

1. nur Sg.: der Teufel the Devil ( oder devil), Satan, Old Nick umg.; vom Teufel besessen sein be possessed by the devil; seine Seele dem Teufel verschreiben sell one’s soul to the devil; den Teufel austreiben exorcize the devil; bei jemandem: exorcize s.o.; Faust wurde vom Teufel geholt Faust was carried off to hell; der Teufel soll dich holen! umg. (oh,) to hell with you!

2. (Dämon) devil, demon, imp; fig. (böser Mensch) devil (incarnate geh.); ein Teufel in Menschengestalt a devil in human form; kleiner Teufel little devil; armer Teufel poor devil ( oder blighter umg. oder sod Sl.)

3. umg. in Wendungen: Teufel ( auch)! blimey!, bloody hell! Sl., Am. holy Toledo!; pfui Teufel! angeekelt: yuck!, ugh!; entrüstet: that’s disgusting!; scher dich zum Teufel! go to hell!; jemanden zum Teufel jagen send s.o. packing, kick s.o. out; jemanden zum Teufel wünschen wish s.o. in hell; wer / wo / was zum Teufel? who / where / what the devil (the hell Sl.)?; weiß der Teufel God knows; kein Teufel ist da not a sod Sl. ( oder soul); zum Teufel sein Geld etc.: have gone ( oder be) down the drain; Motor etc.: have had it ( oder its chips), be phut (Am. kaput); wie der Teufel oder auf Teufel komm raus arbeiten etc.: like the devil, like crazy; rennen etc.: like crazy (hell Sl.); in Teufels Küche geraten oder kommen get (o.s.) into a right (hell of a Sl.) mess, be up shit creek Sl.; wenn sie das sieht etc., dann ist der Teufel los there’ll be merry hell (Am. be hell to pay), she’ll hit the roof ( oder go ballistic); dort ist der Teufel los there’s all hell (let) loose ( oder it’s bloody chaos) (over) there; vor Feiertagen ist bei uns der Teufel los (sehr viel Betrieb) things are always frantic here just before a break; bist du des Teufels? have you gone mad?; den Teufel werd ich tun I’ll be damned ( oder blowed, Am. darned) if I do, like hell I will Sl.; er schert sich den Teufel drum he doesn’t give a damn (about that); der Teufel steckt im Detail the devil’s in the details, it’s the little things that always cause the problems; den Teufel an die Wand malen tempt fate; ihn reitet der Teufel oder in ihn ist der Teufel gefahren the devil’s got into him; den Teufel im Leib haben be a madcap, be a crazy character; da hat der Teufel seine Hand im Spiel the whole thing’s jinxed; es müsste schon mit dem Teufel zugehen, wenn es nicht klappen sollte you’d have to be hellishly unlucky for it not to work out; die Technik ist des Teufels technology is an invention of the devil; das hieße, den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreiben that would be out of the frying pan into the fire; wenn man vom Teufel spricht(, dann ist er nicht weit) speak ( oder talk) of the devil (and he’s sure to appear); etw. fürchten wie der Teufel das Weihwasser dread s.th., be terrified ( oder petrified) of s.th.; hinter etw. her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele not rest till one gets one’s hands on s.th.

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der Teufel

deuce; devil; fiend

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Teu|fel ['tɔyfl]
m -s, -

1) (lit, fig) devil

den Téúfel durch Beelzebub austreiben — to replace one evil with another

den Téúfel im Leib haben — to be possessed by the devil

der Téúfel der Eifersucht etc —

ein Téúfel von einem Mann/einer Frau (old) — a devil of a man/woman

2) (inf)

Téúfel (noch mal or aber auch)! — damn it (all)! (inf), confound it! (inf)

Téúfel auch (bewundernd) — well I'll be damned (inf) or blowed (Brit inf), I'll be a sun-of-a-gun (US inf)

scher dich or geh zum Téúfel, hol dich der Téúfel! — go to blazes (inf) or hell!

der Téúfel soll ihn/es holen!, hol ihn/es der Téúfel — damn (inf) or blast (inf) him/it!, to hell with him/it (inf)

jdn zum Téúfel wünschen — to wish sb in hell

jdn zum Téúfel jagen or schicken — to send sb packing (inf)

zum Téúfel! — damn! (inf), blast! (inf)

wer zum Téúfel? — who the devil (inf) or the hell?

zum Téúfel mit dem Ding! — damn or blast the thing! (inf), to hell with the thing! (inf)

wenn man vom Téúfel spricht(, dann ist er nicht weit) (prov) — talk (Brit) or speak of the devil (and he's sure to appear) (inf)

das müsste schon mit dem Téúfel zugehen — that really would be a stroke of bad luck

ihn muss der Téúfel geritten haben — he must have had a devil in him

welcher Téúfel reitet ihn denn? — what's got into him?

dann kommst or gerätst du in Téúfels Küche — then you'll be in a hell of a mess (inf)

wie der Téúfel — like hell (inf), like the devil (inf)

er ist hinter dem Geld her wie der Téúfel hinter der armen Seele — he's money mad (Brit inf), he loves money like the devil loves souls (US)

jdn/etw fürchten wie der Téúfel das Weihwasser — to be absolutely terrified of sb/sth

jdn/etw meiden wie der Téúfel das Weihwasser — to avoid sb/sth like the plague

auf Téúfel komm raus — like crazy (inf)

ich mache das auf Téúfel komm raus — I'll do that come hell or high water

da ist der Téúfel los — all hell's been let loose (inf)

bist du des Téúfels? (old) — have you taken leave of your senses?

sich den Téúfel um etw kümmern or scheren — not to give a damn (inf) or a fig (Brit inf) about sth

den Téúfel werde ich (tun)! — I'll be damned if I will! (inf), like hell I will! (inf)

der Téúfel steckt im Detail — the devil is or lies in the detail

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der

1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) fiend

2) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) devil

3) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) devil

4) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) devil

5) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) devil

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Teu·fel

<-s, ->

[tɔyfl̩]

m

1. kein pl (Satan)

▪ der \Teufel the Devil, Satan

vom \Teufel besessen sein (wahnsinnig) to be mad; (fig: übermütig) to be wild

den \Teufel im Leib haben (fig) to be possessed by the devil

2. (teuflischer Mensch) devil, evil person

ein \Teufel von einem Mann/einer Frau a devil of a man/woman

ein/der \Teufel in Menschengestalt a/the devil in disguise

3.

▶ armer \Teufel (fam) poor devil

▶ \Teufel auch! (fam) damn [it all]! fam; (bewundernd) well I'll be damned! fam

▶ den \Teufel durch [o mit dem] Beelzebub austreiben to jump out of the frying pan into the fire

▶ etw fürchten/scheuen wie der \Teufel das Weihwasser to fear nothing more than sth/avoid sth like the plague

▶ des \Teufels Gebetbuch [o Gesangbuch] (hum fam) a pack BRIT [or AM deck] of cards

▶ geh [o scher dich] zum \Teufel! (fam) go to hell! fam

▶ zum \Teufel gehen (fam: kaputtgehen) to be ruined

▶ in dich ist wohl der \Teufel gefahren! (fam: du bist frech) what do you think you're doing?; (du bist leichtsinnig) you must be mad

▶ hinter etw dat her sein wie der \Teufel hinter der armen Seele to be greedy for sth

sie ist hinter dem Geld her wie der \Teufel hinter der armen Seele she's a money-grubber fam

▶ soll jdn/etw [doch] der \Teufel holen (fam) to hell with sb/sth fam

hol dich der \Teufel (fam) go to hell! fam, to hell with you! fam

hol's der \Teufel! (fam) damn it! fam, to hell with it! fam

▶ jdn zum \Teufel jagen [o schicken] (fam) to send sb packing fam

▶ auf \Teufel komm raus (fam) come hell or high water, like crazy

die Termine müssen auf \Teufel komm raus eingehalten werden the dates have to be met, come hell or high water

▶ jdn/sich in \Teufels Küche bringen (fam) to get sb/oneself into a hell of a mess fam

▶ in \Teufels Küche kommen (fam) to get into a hell of a mess fam

▶ sich akk den \Teufel um etw akk kümmern [o scheren] (fam) to not give a damn about sth fam

▶ irgendwo ist der \Teufel los (fam) all hell is breaking loose somewhere fam

in der Firma war gestern der \Teufel los all hell broke loose in the firm yesterday

▶ \Teufel noch mal [o aber auch]! (fam) well, I'll be damned! fam, damn it [all]! fam

▶ jdn reitet der \Teufel! (fam)

dich reitet wohl der \Teufel! what's got into you?

ich weiß auch nicht, was für ein \Teufel mich da geritten hat I don't know what got into me

ihn muss der \Teufel geritten haben he must have had a devil in him

▶ des \Teufels sein (fam) to be mad, to have taken leave of one's senses

ja bist du denn des \Teufels? have you lost your senses [or mind]?, are you mad [or crazy]?

▶ zum \Teufel sein (fam: kaputt) to have had it fam, to be ruined; (verloren) to have gone west fam

▶ wenn man vom \Teufel spricht [, dann ist er nicht weit] (prov) speak [or talk] of the devil [and he appears] prov

▶ der \Teufel steckt im Detail it's the little things that cause big problems

▶ den \Teufel tun werden, etw zu tun (fam) to be damned fam if one does sth

sie wird den \Teufel tun, das zu machen she'll be damned if she does that

den \Teufel werde ich [tun]! (fam) like hell I will! fam, I'll be damned if I will! fam

▶ den \Teufel an die Wand malen to imagine the worst

mal bloß nicht den \Teufel an die Wand! don't invite trouble!; (stärker) disaster by talking like that!

▶ jdn/etw wie der \Teufel das Weihwasser fürchten (hum fam) to avoid sb/sth like the plague fam

▶ weiß der \Teufel (fam) who the hell knows fam

das weiß der \Teufel! God [only] knows

weiß der \Teufel, was/wie/wo... God knows what/how/where...

▶ wie der \Teufel (fam) like hell [or the devil] fam

er ritt wie der \Teufel to rode like the devil

▶ jdn zum \Teufel wünschen (fam) to wish sb in hell

▶ es müsste mit dem \Teufel zugehen, wenn... (fam) hell would have to freeze over, before...

▶ zum \Teufel! (fam) damn ! fam, blast ! fam or dated

▶ zum \Teufel mit dir! to hell with you!

▶ ... zum \Teufel...? (fam)... the devil [or hell]...?

wer zum \Teufel ist Herr Müller? who the hell is Mr Müller? fam

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der; Teufels, Teufel: devil

der Teufel — the Devil

wie der Teufel fahren — drive in daredevil fashion

der Teufel ist los — all hell's let loose (coll.)

dich reitet wohl der Teufel! — what's got into you?

hol' dich/ihn usw. der Teufel!/der Teufel soll dich/ihn usw. holen! — (salopp) sod (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn you/him etc.

das weiß der Teufel! — (salopp) God [only] knows

hinter etwas her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele — (ugs.) be greedy for something

den Teufel werde ich [tun]! — (salopp) like hell [I will]! (coll.)

mal bloß nicht den Teufel an die Wand! — (ugs.) don't invite trouble/ (stärker) disaster by talking like that!

des Teufels sein — (ugs.) be mad; have taken leave of one's senses

in Teufels Küche kommen/jemanden in Teufels Küche bringen — (ugs.) get into/put somebody in a hell of a mess (coll.)

warum musst du den jetzt auf Teufel komm raus überholen? — (ugs.) why are you so hell-bent on overtaking him now? (coll.)

zum Teufel gehen — (ugs.): (kaputtgehen) be ruined

er soll sich zum Teufel scheren! — (salopp) he can go to hell (coll.) or blazes (coll.)

wer/wo usw. zum Teufel... — (salopp) who/where etc. the hell... (coll.)

wenn man vom Teufel spricht[, dann ist er nicht weit] — (scherzh.) speak or talk of the devil [and he will appear]

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Teufel m; -s, -

1. nur sg:

der Teufel the Devil ( oder devil), Satan, Old Nick umg;

vom Teufel besessen sein be possessed by the devil;

seine Seele dem Teufel verschreiben sell one’s soul to the devil;

den Teufel austreiben exorcize the devil; bei jemandem: exorcize sb;

Faust wurde vom Teufel geholt Faust was carried off to hell;

der Teufel soll dich holen! umg (oh,) to hell with you!

2. (Dämon) devil, demon, imp; fig (böser Mensch) devil (incarnate geh);

ein Teufel in Menschengestalt a devil in human form;

kleiner Teufel little devil;

armer Teufel poor devil ( oder blighter umg oder sod sl)

3. umg in Wendungen:

Teufel (auch)! blimey!, bloody hell! sl, US holy Toledo!;

pfui Teufel! angeekelt: yuck!, ugh!; entrüstet: that’s disgusting!;

scher dich zum Teufel! go to hell!;

jemanden zum Teufel jagen send sb packing, kick sb out;

jemanden zum Teufel wünschen wish sb in hell;

wer/wo/was zum Teufel? who/where/what the devil (the hell sl)?;

weiß der Teufel God knows;

kein Teufel ist da not a sod sl ( oder soul);

zum Teufel sein Geld etc: have gone ( oder be) down the drain; Motor etc: have had it ( oder its chips), be phut (US kaput);

wie der Teufel oder

auf Teufel komm raus arbeiten etc: like the devil, like crazy; rennen etc: like crazy (hell sl);

in Teufels Küche geraten oder

kommen get (o.s.) into a right (hell of a sl) mess, be up shit creek sl; wenn sie das sieht etc,

dann ist der Teufel los there’ll be merry hell (US be hell to pay), she’ll hit the roof ( oder go ballistic);

dort ist der Teufel los there’s all hell (let) loose ( oder it’s bloody chaos) (over) there;

vor Feiertagen ist bei uns der Teufel los (sehr viel Betrieb) things are always frantic here just before a break;

bist du des Teufels? have you gone mad?;

den Teufel werd ich tun I’ll be damned ( oder blowed, US darned) if I do, like hell I will sl;

er schert sich den Teufel drum he doesn’t give a damn (about that);

der Teufel steckt im Detail the devil’s in the details, it’s the little things that always cause the problems;

den Teufel an die Wand malen tempt fate;

ihn reitet der Teufel oder

in ihn ist der Teufel gefahren the devil’s got into him;

den Teufel im Leib haben be a madcap, be a crazy character;

da hat der Teufel seine Hand im Spiel the whole thing’s jinxed;

es müsste schon mit dem Teufel zugehen, wenn es nicht klappen sollte you’d have to be hellishly unlucky for it not to work out;

die Technik ist des Teufels technology is an invention of the devil;

das hieße, den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreiben that would be out of the frying pan into the fire;

wenn man vom Teufel spricht(, dann ist er nicht weit) speak ( oder talk) of the devil (and he’s sure to appear);

etwas fürchten wie der Teufel das Weihwasser dread sth, be terrified ( oder petrified) of sth;

hinter etwas her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele not rest till one gets one’s hands on sth

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der; Teufels, Teufel: devil

der Teufel — the Devil

wie der Teufel fahren — drive in daredevil fashion

der Teufel ist los — all hell's let loose (coll.)

dich reitet wohl der Teufel! — what's got into you?

hol' dich/ihn usw. der Teufel!/der Teufel soll dich/ihn usw. holen! — (salopp) sod (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn you/him etc.

das weiß der Teufel! — (salopp) God [only] knows

hinter etwas her sein wie der Teufel hinter der armen Seele — (ugs.) be greedy for something

den Teufel werde ich [tun]! — (salopp) like hell [I will]! (coll.)

mal bloß nicht den Teufel an die Wand! — (ugs.) don't invite trouble/ (stärker) disaster by talking like that!

des Teufels sein — (ugs.) be mad; have taken leave of one's senses

in Teufels Küche kommen/jemanden in Teufels Küche bringen — (ugs.) get into/put somebody in a hell of a mess (coll.)

warum musst du den jetzt auf Teufel komm raus überholen? — (ugs.) why are you so hell-bent on overtaking him now? (coll.)

zum Teufel gehen — (ugs.): (kaputtgehen) be ruined

er soll sich zum Teufel scheren! — (salopp) he can go to hell (coll.) or blazes (coll.)

wer/wo usw. zum Teufel... — (salopp) who/where etc. the hell... (coll.)

wenn man vom Teufel spricht[, dann ist er nicht weit] — (scherzh.) speak or talk of the devil [and he will appear]

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- m.

demon n.

deuce n.

devil n.

fiend n.

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