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to drain the bed

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1 to drain the bed

to drain the bed

drenar o subsolo.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to drain the bed
2 drain

[drein] 1. verb
1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenar

2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escoar-se

3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escoar

4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) esvaziar

5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) esgotar
2. noun
1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) escoadouro

2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sorvedouro

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- drainage
- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain
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[drein] n 1 dreno, tubo ou vala para drenagem. 2 rego, fosso, vala, escoadouro, cano de esgoto, desaguadouro, sarjeta. 3 esgotamento, escoamento contínuo, goteira. he is a great drain on my means / ele pesa-me muito no bolso. 4 pressão, extenuação, exigência. 5 drenagem, ato de drenar. 6 sl gole de bebida alcoólica. 7 Surg tubo de drenagem para facilitar a evacuação do pus, etc., dreno. • vt+vi 1 drenar, secar um terreno por meio de drenagem. 2 esgotar, escoar, tirar a água de qualquer lugar, deixar escorrer pouco a pouco, esvaziar gradualmente, desaguar, dessecar. 3 esgotar-se, exaurir-se, extenuar-se gradualmente, secar, vasar, privar de recursos. 4 fazer exigências de. 5 engolir de um trago. 6 prover com canos de descarga. 7 fig perder a cor, empalidecer. to drain away/ off/ out 1 enfraquecer. 2 esgotar, esvair, dessangrar. to drain dry esgotar, drenar completamente. to drain the bed drenar o subsolo. to drain the cup of experimentar integralmente. to go down the drain descer pelo ralo, desperdiçar, reduzir a nada, arruinar. to laugh like a drain Brit sl rir ruidosamente.

English-Portuguese dictionary > drain
3 bed

1) фундамент; опорная подушка; основание; подушка, постель (кирпича, шифера); подготовка

2) рама; станина

3) кладка

4) полотно дороги; ложе, русло ( реки)

5) водоносный пласт, водоупор

6) верхняя, нижняя грань камня

7) лещадь

8) мн. ч. горизонтальные швы каменной кладки

9) среда, наполнитель в фильтре или умягчителе

10) стенд

11) заделывать погружать; пригонять; ставить на основание; укладывать; устанавливать

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to bed in — притирать, прирабатывать

bed for continious laying and tensioning of reinforcement — стенд для непрерывной раскладки и натяжения арматуры

bed on the grate — слой материала ( на колосниковой решётке)

bed in a cabinet — кровать, убирающаяся в шкаф

- bed of brick
- bed of furnace - bed of rough material - adsorbent bed - anion bed - bacteria bed - ballast bed - boulder bed - casting bed - cation bed - cement sand bed - clarification bed - clay bed - contact bed - dense bed - embankment bed - expanding bed - filter bed - fine bed - flat bed - flood bed - flowered bed - foundation bed - gravel bed - high-water bed - impervious bed - inert mixed bed - limestone bed - medium bed - mixed bed - mixed-resin bed - mortar bed - natural bed - prestressing bed - resin bed - ripping bed - river bed - road bed - rock bed - sand bed - sand filter bed - single-medium bed - slurry bed - sprinkling bed - stepped bed - stone bed - storm-water bed - veneered bed - waterbearing bed
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1.   основание ( фундамента)

2.   подстилающий слой; постель

3.   лещадь

4.   постельная грань (камня, кирпича)

5.   клумба; гряда

6.   геол. пласт, горизонт, слой

7.   русло; дно ( реки)

8.   заделывать, укладывать (напр. кабель)
- bed of boards
- bed of brick
- bed of mortar
- bed of slate
- aeration bed
- anion bed
- back bed
- bacteria bed
- ballast bed
- beam bed
- canal bed
- casting bed
- cation bed
- competent bed
- concrete casting bed
- confining bed
- contact bed
- contact filter bed
- crushed-stone bed
- drain filter beds
- drying bed
- equalizing bed
- filter bed
- filtration beds
- fluidized bed
- foundation bed
- ice bed
- limestone bed
- low-water bed
- mixed bed
- mortar bed
- natural bed
- packed bed
- pipeline bed
- prestressing bed
- prestress bed
- railroad bed
- river bed
- road bed
- rock bed
- sand bed
- seepage bed
- sludge draining bed
- sludge drying bed
- suspended sludge bed
- underdrainage bed

Англо-русский строительный словарь > bed
4 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

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verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

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- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

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= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *

tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

* * *

tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

* * *

tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
5 Grund

m; -(e)s, Gründe

1. nur Sg.; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, Am. lot; Grund und Boden land, property

2. nur Sg.; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc.: bottom; lit. eines Tales: floor; auf Grund geraten oder laufen run aground; in den Grund bohren geh. send to the bottom; den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig. get out of one’s depth; ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth; ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh. drain a glass (to the dregs)

3. nur Sg.; ARCHIT. (Fundament) foundations Pl.

4. nur Sg.; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat); grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground

5. nur Sg.; fig.: den Grund legen für oder zu lay the foundations of ( oder for); einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of s.th.; im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart; von Grund aus oder auf completely,... through and through; im Grunde ( genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really; in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces; ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me

6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (zu + Inf. to + Inf., for + Ger.); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause ( für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument; Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons; Gründe anführen state one’s case ( für for); aus gesundheitlichen / familiären Gründen for health / family reasons; aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason; aus welchem Grund? why?; aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder dass... for the simple reason that...; mit ( gutem) Grund with good reason; ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason; nicht ohne Grund not without reason; ein Grund mehr zu (+ Inf.) all the more reason to (+ Inf.) ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons; es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc. what he’s etc. doing; ( allen oder jeden) / keinen Grund haben zu (+ Inf.) have (every) / no reason ( oder cause) to (+ Inf.) es besteht (kein / nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass... there is (no / not the slightest) reason to suppose that...; kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern

7. auf Grund, zu Grunde aufgrund, zugrunde

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der Grund

(Bodenebene) bottom;

(Erdboden) ground;

(Ursache) cause; reason

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Grụnd [grʊnt]
m -(e)s, ordm;e

1) ['grʏndə]
no pl (= Erdboden) ground; (old, dial = Erdreich) soil, ground
Grund und Boden — land

in Grund und Boden (fig, sich blamieren, schämen) — utterly; verdammen outright

jdn in Grund und Boden reden — not to leave sb a leg to stand on, to shoot sb's arguments to pieces

bis auf den Grund zerstören/abtragen — to raze to the ground

2) (Aus) (= Bauplatz) (building) plot; (= Grundstück) grounds pl, land no indef art, no pl

3) no pl (ESP ART) ground; (HER) field

4) no pl (von Gefäßen, Becken etc) bottom; (= Meeresgrund) (sea)bed; (liter = Talgrund) bottom of the/a valley

Grund suchen (im Wasser) — to look for a foothold, to try to find the bottom

auf Grund stoßen (Naut) — to ( run to) ground

ein Schiff auf Grund setzen — to scuttle a ship

das Glas/den Becher bis auf den Grund leeren — to drain the glass/tumbler

5) no pl lit, fig = Fundament) foundation(s pl); (= das Innerste) depths pl

von Grund auf or aus — entirely, completely

etw von Grund auf ändern — to change sth fundamentally or from top to bottom

von Grund auf neu gebaut/geplant — rebuilt/re-planned from scratch

ein von Grund auf aufrechter Mensch — a thoroughly honest fellow

den Grund zu etw legen (lit, fig) — to lay the foundations of or for sth

auf den Grund gehen (fig) — to get to the bottom of sth

im Grunde seines Herzens — in one's heart of hearts

im Grunde ( genommen) — basically, fundamentally

6) (= Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede) reason; (= Beweggrund) grounds pl, reason

aus gesundheitlichen etc Gründen — for health etc reasons, on health etc grounds

aus dem einfachen Grunde, dass... — for the simple reason that...

ohne Grund — without reason

auf Grund or aufgrund von Zeugenaussagen — on the basis or strength of the witnesses' testimonies

auf Grund or aufgrund einer Verwechslung/seiner Eifersucht — owing to or because of a mistake/his jealousy

ich habe Grund zu der Annahme, dass... — I have reason to believe or grounds for believing that...

Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons, arguments for and against

einen Grund zum Feiern haben — to have good cause for (a) celebration

du hast keinen Grund zum Klagen — you have no cause to complain or for complaint

die Gründe für und wider — the cases for and against

jdm Grund (zu etw) geben — to give sb good reason or cause (for sth)

jdm allen Grund geben, etw zu glauben — to give sb every reason to believe etc sth

aus diesem Grund — for this reason

aus guten Gründen, mit gutem Grund — with good reason

aus welchem Grund(e)? — for what reason?

aus Gründen — for reasons of

See:

= zugrunde

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der

1) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) cause

2) (to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) be at the bottom of

3) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) grounds

4) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) need

5) (something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc: What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to.) reason

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Grund

<-[e]s, Gründe>

[ˈgrʊnt, pl ˈgrʏndə]

m

1. (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason, cause; (Beweggrund, Motiv a.) grounds pl

jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause

der \Grund für das schlechte Wetter ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure

der \Grund für den Mord war Eifersucht the motive for the murder was jealousy

eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint

du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you've no reason to complain

ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons for this

allen [o sehr wohl] \Grund zu etw dat haben to have every [or very good] reason [or good cause] to do sth

ohne Angabe von Gründen without giving [any] reasons

Gründe für etw anführen to give reason for sth

\Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass... to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that...

auf \Grund einer S. gen owing to [or because of] sth

auf \Grund von Zeugenaussagen on the basis [or strength] of the witnesses' testimonies

aus diesem \Grund[e]... for this reason...

aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy

aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil... for the simple reason that...

aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons

aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds

aus gutem \Grund with good reason

aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason

aus welchem \Grund[e]...? for what reason...?

berechtigten/guten/keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth

du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him

jdm \Grund [zu etw dat] geben to give sb reason [or cause] [to do sth]

Gründe und Gegengründe pros and cons

ohne [jeden] \Grund without reason

zwingende Gründe JUR compelling reasons

2. kein pl (Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom

am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea

ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer

ein felsiger/steiniger \Grund a rocky/stony bottom

auf \Grund laufen [o geraten] NAUT to run aground

ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen NAUT to scuttle a ship

auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottom

3. kein pl (Gefäßboden) bottom

sich akk auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass

etw bis auf den \Grund auspumpen/austrinken/leeren to pump sth out/drain/empty sth completely

4. kein pl (Untergrund) background

ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red background

5. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground

etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground

6. kein pl (veraltend: Erdreich) soil

für solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these

7. bes ÖSTERR (Grundbesitz) land; (Bauplatz) plot [of land]

\Grund erwerben to acquire land

den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land

\Grund und Boden land

8. (veraltend geh: kleines Tal) valley

9.

▶ auf \Grund von etw dat [o einer S. gen] on the strength [or basis] of sth

▶ in \Grund und Boden thoroughly

du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself

▶ jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces fam

▶ etw dat auf den \Grund gehen [o kommen] to get to the bottom of sth

▶ im \Grunde jds Herzens (geh) in one's heart of hearts

▶ im \Grunde [genommen] basically

▶ den \Grund zu etw dat legen to lay the foundations pl of [or for] sth

▶ von \Grund auf [o aus] completely

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der; Grund[e]s, Gründe

1) (Erdoberfläche) ground

etwas bis auf den Grund abreißen — raze something to the ground

sich in Grund und Boden schämen — be utterly ashamed

2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

auf Grund laufen — run aground

im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

im Grunde [genommen] — basically

3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

[k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

ohne ersichtlichen Grund — for no obvious or apparent reason

4)

Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

5) (Land) land

Grund und Boden — land

6)

auf Grund — s. aufgrund

7)

zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

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Grund m; -(e)s, Gründe

1. nur sg; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, US lot;

Grund und Boden land, property

2. nur sg; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc: bottom; liter eines Tales: floor;

auf Grund geraten oder

laufen run aground;

in den Grund bohren geh send to the bottom;

den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig get out of one’s depth;

ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth;

ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh drain a glass (to the dregs)

3. nur sg; ARCH (Fundament) foundations pl

4. nur sg; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat);

grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground

5. nur sg; fig:

den Grund legen für oder

zu lay the foundations of ( oder for);

einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of sth;

im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart;

von Grund aus oder

auf completely, … through and through;

im Grunde (genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really;

in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces;

ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me

6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (

zu +inf to +inf, for +ger); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause (

für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument;

Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons;

Gründe anführen state one’s case (

für for);

aus gesundheitlichen/familiären Gründen for health/family reasons;

aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason;

aus welchem Grund? why?;

aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder

dass … for the simple reason that …;

mit (gutem) Grund with good reason;

ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason;

nicht ohne Grund not without reason;

ein Grund mehr zu (+inf) all the more reason to (+inf)

ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons;

es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc what he’s etc doing;

(

allen oder

jeden)

/keinen Grund haben zu (+inf) have (every)/no reason ( oder cause) to (+inf)

es besteht (kein/nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass … there is (no/not the slightest) reason to suppose that …;

kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern

7.

auf Grund, zu Grunde → aufgrund, zugrunde

Grund… im subst (grundlegend) basic …

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der; Grund[e]s, Gründe

1) (Erdoberfläche) ground

etwas bis auf den Grund abreißen — raze something to the ground

sich in Grund und Boden schämen — be utterly ashamed

2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

auf Grund laufen — run aground

im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

im Grunde [genommen] — basically

3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

[k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

ohne ersichtlichen Grund — for no obvious or apparent reason

4)

Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

5) (Land) land

Grund und Boden — land

6)

auf Grund — s. aufgrund

7)

zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

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¨-e m.

base n.

bottom n.

cause n.

causing n.

ground n.

master n.

matter n.

reason n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Grund
6 grund

m; -(e)s, Gründe

1. nur Sg.; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, Am. lot; Grund und Boden land, property

2. nur Sg.; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc.: bottom; lit. eines Tales: floor; auf Grund geraten oder laufen run aground; in den Grund bohren geh. send to the bottom; den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig. get out of one’s depth; ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth; ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh. drain a glass (to the dregs)

3. nur Sg.; ARCHIT. (Fundament) foundations Pl.

4. nur Sg.; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat); grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground

5. nur Sg.; fig.: den Grund legen für oder zu lay the foundations of ( oder for); einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of s.th.; im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart; von Grund aus oder auf completely,... through and through; im Grunde ( genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really; in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces; ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me

6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (zu + Inf. to + Inf., for + Ger.); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause ( für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument; Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons; Gründe anführen state one’s case ( für for); aus gesundheitlichen / familiären Gründen for health / family reasons; aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason; aus welchem Grund? why?; aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder dass... for the simple reason that...; mit ( gutem) Grund with good reason; ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason; nicht ohne Grund not without reason; ein Grund mehr zu (+ Inf.) all the more reason to (+ Inf.) ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons; es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc. what he’s etc. doing; ( allen oder jeden) / keinen Grund haben zu (+ Inf.) have (every) / no reason ( oder cause) to (+ Inf.) es besteht (kein / nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass... there is (no / not the slightest) reason to suppose that...; kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern

7. auf Grund, zu Grunde aufgrund, zugrunde

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der Grund

(Bodenebene) bottom;

(Erdboden) ground;

(Ursache) cause; reason

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Grụnd [grʊnt]
m -(e)s, ordm;e

1) ['grʏndə]
no pl (= Erdboden) ground; (old, dial = Erdreich) soil, ground
Grund und Boden — land

in Grund und Boden (fig, sich blamieren, schämen) — utterly; verdammen outright

jdn in Grund und Boden reden — not to leave sb a leg to stand on, to shoot sb's arguments to pieces

bis auf den Grund zerstören/abtragen — to raze to the ground

2) (Aus) (= Bauplatz) (building) plot; (= Grundstück) grounds pl, land no indef art, no pl

3) no pl (ESP ART) ground; (HER) field

4) no pl (von Gefäßen, Becken etc) bottom; (= Meeresgrund) (sea)bed; (liter = Talgrund) bottom of the/a valley

Grund suchen (im Wasser) — to look for a foothold, to try to find the bottom

auf Grund stoßen (Naut) — to ( run to) ground

ein Schiff auf Grund setzen — to scuttle a ship

das Glas/den Becher bis auf den Grund leeren — to drain the glass/tumbler

5) no pl lit, fig = Fundament) foundation(s pl); (= das Innerste) depths pl

von Grund auf or aus — entirely, completely

etw von Grund auf ändern — to change sth fundamentally or from top to bottom

von Grund auf neu gebaut/geplant — rebuilt/re-planned from scratch

ein von Grund auf aufrechter Mensch — a thoroughly honest fellow

den Grund zu etw legen (lit, fig) — to lay the foundations of or for sth

auf den Grund gehen (fig) — to get to the bottom of sth

im Grunde seines Herzens — in one's heart of hearts

im Grunde ( genommen) — basically, fundamentally

6) (= Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede) reason; (= Beweggrund) grounds pl, reason

aus gesundheitlichen etc Gründen — for health etc reasons, on health etc grounds

aus dem einfachen Grunde, dass... — for the simple reason that...

ohne Grund — without reason

auf Grund or aufgrund von Zeugenaussagen — on the basis or strength of the witnesses' testimonies

auf Grund or aufgrund einer Verwechslung/seiner Eifersucht — owing to or because of a mistake/his jealousy

ich habe Grund zu der Annahme, dass... — I have reason to believe or grounds for believing that...

Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons, arguments for and against

einen Grund zum Feiern haben — to have good cause for (a) celebration

du hast keinen Grund zum Klagen — you have no cause to complain or for complaint

die Gründe für und wider — the cases for and against

jdm Grund (zu etw) geben — to give sb good reason or cause (for sth)

jdm allen Grund geben, etw zu glauben — to give sb every reason to believe etc sth

aus diesem Grund — for this reason

aus guten Gründen, mit gutem Grund — with good reason

aus welchem Grund(e)? — for what reason?

aus Gründen — for reasons of

See:

= zugrunde

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der

1) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) cause

2) (to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) be at the bottom of

3) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) grounds

4) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) need

5) (something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc: What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to.) reason

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Grund

<-[e]s, Gründe>

[ˈgrʊnt, pl ˈgrʏndə]

m

1. (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason, cause; (Beweggrund, Motiv a.) grounds pl

jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause

der \Grund für das schlechte Wetter ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure

der \Grund für den Mord war Eifersucht the motive for the murder was jealousy

eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint

du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you've no reason to complain

ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons for this

allen [o sehr wohl] \Grund zu etw dat haben to have every [or very good] reason [or good cause] to do sth

ohne Angabe von Gründen without giving [any] reasons

Gründe für etw anführen to give reason for sth

\Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass... to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that...

auf \Grund einer S. gen owing to [or because of] sth

auf \Grund von Zeugenaussagen on the basis [or strength] of the witnesses' testimonies

aus diesem \Grund[e]... for this reason...

aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy

aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil... for the simple reason that...

aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons

aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds

aus gutem \Grund with good reason

aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason

aus welchem \Grund[e]...? for what reason...?

berechtigten/guten/keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth

du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him

jdm \Grund [zu etw dat] geben to give sb reason [or cause] [to do sth]

Gründe und Gegengründe pros and cons

ohne [jeden] \Grund without reason

zwingende Gründe JUR compelling reasons

2. kein pl (Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom

am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea

ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer

ein felsiger/steiniger \Grund a rocky/stony bottom

auf \Grund laufen [o geraten] NAUT to run aground

ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen NAUT to scuttle a ship

auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottom

3. kein pl (Gefäßboden) bottom

sich akk auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass

etw bis auf den \Grund auspumpen/austrinken/leeren to pump sth out/drain/empty sth completely

4. kein pl (Untergrund) background

ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red background

5. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground

etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground

6. kein pl (veraltend: Erdreich) soil

für solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these

7. bes ÖSTERR (Grundbesitz) land; (Bauplatz) plot [of land]

\Grund erwerben to acquire land

den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land

\Grund und Boden land

8. (veraltend geh: kleines Tal) valley

9.

▶ auf \Grund von etw dat [o einer S. gen] on the strength [or basis] of sth

▶ in \Grund und Boden thoroughly

du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself

▶ jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces fam

▶ etw dat auf den \Grund gehen [o kommen] to get to the bottom of sth

▶ im \Grunde jds Herzens (geh) in one's heart of hearts

▶ im \Grunde [genommen] basically

▶ den \Grund zu etw dat legen to lay the foundations pl of [or for] sth

▶ von \Grund auf [o aus] completely

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der; Grund[e]s, Gründe

1) (Erdoberfläche) ground

etwas bis auf den Grund abreißen — raze something to the ground

sich in Grund und Boden schämen — be utterly ashamed

2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

auf Grund laufen — run aground

im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

im Grunde [genommen] — basically

3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

[k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

ohne ersichtlichen Grund — for no obvious or apparent reason

4)

Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

5) (Land) land

Grund und Boden — land

6)

auf Grund — s. aufgrund

7)

zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

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grund… im adj really …, thoroughly …

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der; Grund[e]s, Gründe

1) (Erdoberfläche) ground

etwas bis auf den Grund abreißen — raze something to the ground

sich in Grund und Boden schämen — be utterly ashamed

2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

auf Grund laufen — run aground

im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

im Grunde [genommen] — basically

3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

[k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

ohne ersichtlichen Grund — for no obvious or apparent reason

4)

Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

5) (Land) land

Grund und Boden — land

6)

auf Grund — s. aufgrund

7)

zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

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¨-e m.

base n.

bottom n.

cause n.

causing n.

ground n.

master n.

matter n.

reason n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > grund
7 buttare

1. v/i botany shoot, sprout

2. v/t throw

buttare via throw away

fig waste

buttare giù knock down

lettera scribble down

boccone gulp down

colloq buttare la pasta put the pasta on

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buttare v.tr.

1 ( gettare, lanciare) to throw*, to cast*, to fling*: buttami la palla, per favore, throw me the ball, please; i pescatori buttarono le reti, the fishermen cast their nets; il giocatore buttò i dadi, the player cast the dice; l'ancora fu buttata in acqua, the anchor was thrown into the water; fu arrestato e buttato in prigione, he was arrested and thrown into prison; buttare a terra qlcu., to knock s.o. to the ground; non buttare niente in terra!, don't throw (o drop) anything on to the floor; l'ha buttato per sbaglio dalla finestra, he threw it out of the window by mistake; gli buttò le braccia al collo, she flung her arms round his neck; aprì la valigia e vi buttò dentro un paio di vestiti, he opened his suitcase and threw some clothes in (o inside); l'ubriaco fu buttato fuori, the drunken man was thrown out; buttò le braccia in avanti, he flung his arms forwards; buttò indietro la testa, she threw her head back; buttò indietro le coperte e si alzò; he flung his bedclothes back and got up; buttalo via!, throw it away!; buttamelo giù, su, per favore, throw it down, up to me, please // mi ha buttato in faccia la verità, he flung the truth in my face // buttò un occhio al sedile prima di sedersi, he gave a look round before sitting down // buttare giù, ( abbattere) to knock down; ( ingoiare) to swallow; ( abbozzare) to rough out; to scribble: hanno buttato giù la chiesetta in piazza, they've knocked down (o demolished) the small church in the square; (fin.) buttare giù il mercato, to bang the market; butta giù questa medicina, da bravo, be a good little boy and swallow this medicine!; non sono riuscito a buttare giù neanche un boccone, I wasn't able to swallow a single mouthful; ti ho buttato giù uno schizzo dell'appartamento, I've sketched out a rough plan of the flat for you; pensavo di poter buttar giù il tema in fretta, I thought I could get the essay done out of the way; buttami giù due righe come pro-memoria, jot down (o scribble) a few lines for me as a reminder; la malattia l'ha buttata giù molto, her illness has really left her very weak // ha buttato là una frase per ferirmi, he dropped a hint just to hurt me; buttò là un'idea che ci sembrò meravigliosa, he casually suggested an idea we thought was wonderful // ha buttato all'aria tutta la casa per cercare gli occhiali che credeva d'aver perso, she turned the house upside down looking for her glasses she thought she had lost; ha buttato all'aria tutti i miei piani, he upset all my plans; furono costretti a buttare all'aria i loro progetti, they had to scrap their plans // buttare la pasta, il riso, to start cooking the pasta, the rice

2 ( sprecare) to waste, to throw* away: buttar ( via) il denaro, il tempo, to waste money, time; non mi piace buttare i soldi dalla finestra, I don't approve of wasting (o squandering) money

3 ( emettere) to send* out; (perdere, spec. di recipienti) to leak: il camino buttava fumo, the chimney was sending out smoke; il vaso buttava acqua da tutte le parti, the pot was leaking all over the place // la ferita buttava sangue, the wound was bleeding

4 ( di piante) to put* out: le rose incominciano a buttare le gemme, the roses are beginning to put out buds

◆ v. intr.

1 ( volgere, tendere) to become*: il tempo butta al bello, the weather is becoming nice (o is clearing) // butta male!, things look pretty grim!

2 ( di piante) to put* out (buds, flowers etc.); ( gemme) to bud; ( germogli) to sprout.

◘ buttarsi v.rifl. to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si buttò ( giù) dalla finestra, he threw himself out of the window; si buttò esausto sul letto, he flung himself onto the bed exhausted; si buttò su una poltrona, he threw himself (o collapsed) into an armchair; si buttò ai miei piedi, he threw himself at my feet // si è buttato sotto il treno, he threw himself under the train; si buttò ( con impeto) contro l'avversario, he flung himself at his opponent // buttare col paracadute, to parachute // buttare nel lavoro, to throw oneself into a job; buttare nella politica, to plunge into politics; buttare anima e corpo in qlco., to throw oneself heart and soul into sthg.; non ha fatto niente tutto l'anno, ma alla fine si è buttato nello studio anima e corpo, he did nothing for the whole year but finally he really got stuck into his studies // io mi butto!, I'll have a go at it! // si butterebbe nel fuoco per sua figlia, he'd do absolutely anything for his daughter // buttare giù, ( deprimersi) to let oneself go.

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[but'tare]
1. vt

1) (gettare) to throw

ha buttato il cappotto sul letto — he threw his coat onto the bed

buttare fuori qn — to throw sb out

buttare qc addosso a qn — to throw sth at sb

buttare qc a qn — to throw sth to sb

buttare qc per terra — to throw sth on the ground

buttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water

hai già buttato la pasta? — have you put the pasta in?

buttarsi il cappotto sulle spalle — to throw one's coat round one's shoulders

buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one

2) (anche: buttare via) (nella spazzatura) to throw away, discard, (sprecare: soldi, tempo) to waste

era rotto e l'ho buttato via — it was broken and I threw it away

non è un tipo da buttar via — he's not bad looking

3)

buttare giù — (scritto) to jot down, scribble down, (cibo, boccone) to gulp down, (edificio) to pull down, knock down, (governo) to bring down

buttare giù un muro — to knock down a wall

buttare giù due righe — to scribble a couple of lines

buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down

4)

(fraseologia) buttare la colpa addosso a qn — to lay the blame on sb

buttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away

buttare i soldi dalla finestra — to throw money down the drain

ho buttato là una frase — I mentioned it in passing

gli ha buttato in faccia tutto il suo disprezzo — she told him to his face how much she despised him

mi ha buttato in faccia tutta la verità — he flung the truth at me

2. vi

(aus avere)

(fam : apparire) la faccenda butta male — things are looking bad

3. vr (buttarsi)

(saltare) to jump

buttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!

buttarsi in acqua — to jump into the water

buttarsi dalla finestra — to jump out of the window

buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb

buttarsi nelle braccia di qn — to throw o.s. into sb's arms

buttarsi in ginocchio — to throw o.s. down on one's knees

buttarsi (anima e corpo) in qc — to throw o.s. (wholeheartedly) into sth

buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable

buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray

buttarsi sulla preda (anche) fig — to pounce on one's prey

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[but'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (lanciare) to throw*

buttare qcs. per terra, in aria — to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air

2) (sbarazzarsi)

buttare (via) — to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]

non è da buttar via! — fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

3) (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]

4) (far cadere)

buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra — to throw sth. out of the window

5) (stendere)

buttare una coperta sul letto — to throw a blanket over the bed

6) (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]

7) buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]

buttare qcn. giù dal letto — to get sb. out of bed

8) buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]

buttare fuori di casa — to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

9) buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]

10) buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sprout
3.
verbo pronominale buttarsi

1) (gettarsi) to throw* oneself

- rsi sul letto — to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed

-rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno — to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train

- rsi in acqua — to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

2) fig.

- rsi su — to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]

- rsi in — to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

3) (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go

buttati! — go for it! just do it!

4) (indossare)

- rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle — to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

5) (sfociare)

il Po si butta nell'Adriatico — the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

6) buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected

non ti buttare giù — don't do yourself down

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buttare la pasta — to put the pasta (into the boiling water)

buttare qcs. in faccia a qcn. — to throw sth. into sb.'s teeth, to cast sth. up at sb.

buttare all'aria — to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]

buttare a mare qcs. — to throw sth. out the window

buttare un occhio su — to cast a glance o look at

buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento — to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]

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buttare

/but'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (lanciare) to throw*; buttare qcs. per terra, in aria to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air

2 (sbarazzarsi) buttare (via) to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]; non è da buttar via! fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

3 (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]

4 (far cadere) buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra to throw sth. out of the window

5 (stendere) buttare una coperta sul letto to throw a blanket over the bed

6 (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]

7 buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]; buttare qcn. giù dal letto to get sb. out of bed

8 buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]; buttare fuori di casa to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

9 buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]

10 buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sprout

III buttarsi verbo pronominale

1 (gettarsi) to throw* oneself; - rsi sul letto to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed; -rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train; - rsi in acqua to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

2 fig. - rsi su to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]; - rsi in to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

3 (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go; buttati! go for it! just do it!

4 (indossare) - rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

5 (sfociare) il Po si butta nell'Adriatico the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

6 buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected; non ti buttare giù don't do yourself down

IDIOMS

buttare la pasta to put the pasta (into the boiling water); buttare qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. into sb.'s teeth, to cast sth. up at sb.; buttare all'aria to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]; buttare a mare qcs. to throw sth. out the window; buttare un occhio su to cast a glance o look at; buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro].

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > buttare
8 go

1. [gəʋ] n (pl goes [gəʋz]) разг.
1. ход, ходьба; движение

come and go - хождение туда и сюда /взад и вперёд/

the boat rolled gently with the come and go of small waves - лодка мягко покачивалась на мелких волнах

to be on the go - быть в движении /в работе/

I've been on the go since daybreak - я спозаранку на ногах

he is always on the go - он всегда в движении; он никогда не сидит без дела

he has two books on the go at the moment - в настоящее время он работает (одновременно) над двумя книгами

2. обстоятельство, положение; неожиданный поворот дел

a capital go - очень приятное дело

a near go - опасное /рискованное/ положение; ≅ быть на волосок от гибели /провала, разорения и т. п./

here's a pretty go!, what a go! - ≅ весёленькая история!, хорошенькое дельце!

it's a queer /rum/ go - странное дело

3. попытка

to have a go at - попытаться, рискнуть, попытать счастья

she was staying for another go - она осталась, чтобы сделать ещё одну попытку

let's have another go at this problem - давай ещё раз попробуем разобраться в этом деле

he had several goes at the examination before he passed - он не смог сдать экзамен с первого захода

4. 1) приступ

she had a bad go of flu - у неё был тяжёлый грипп

2) порция ( еды или вина)

3) что-л. выполненное за один раз

5. сделка, соглашение

it's a go! - идёт!, по рукам, решено!, договорились!

6. разг. энергия, воодушевление; рвение; увлечение

full of go - полон энергии

the children are full of go - у детей много энергии

there's no go about him - он вялый

there is plenty of go in this music - это очень темпераментная музыка

a brief go at drawing - кратковременное увлечение рисованием

7. разг. успех; удача; успешное предприятие

to make a go of it - амер. добиться успеха, преуспеть

he is convinced that he can make a go of it - он уверен, что добьётся в этом деле успеха

no go - бесполезный, безнадёжный

the plan is no go - план никуда не годится

it's no go! - не пойдёт!, невозможно!

8. редк. походка

9. ход ( в игре); бросок ( в спортивных играх)

it's their go - сейчас их очередь

10. карт. «мимо» ( возглас игрока в криббидж)

♢ to give smb. the go - дать кому-л. сигнал или разрешение действовать; ≅ дать «добро»

quite /all/ the go - последний крик моды; предмет всеобщего увлечения

first go - первым делом, сразу же

at a go - сразу, зараз

the great [little] go - студ. последний [первый] экзамен на степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук ( в Кембридже и Оксфорде)

from the word go - с самого начала

he was a drag on me from the word go - с самого начала он был для меня обузой
2. [gəʋ] a амер. разг.
быть в состоянии готовности; работать (безотказно) (об аппаратуре и т. п.)

all systems are go - все системы работают нормально

you are go for landing - ≅ разрешается посадка

she was suddenly in a go condition - она внезапно почувствовала, что готова ко всему
3. [gəʋ] v (went; gone)
I

1. идти, ходить

to go slowly [quickly] - идти медленно [быстро]

to go slow - а) идти медленно, не торопиться; б) быть осмотрительным; [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to go along the road - идти по дороге

cars go on the road - по дороге едут /ездят/ машины

to go upstairs [downstairs] - подыматься [спускаться] по лестнице

they went over the river - они перешли /переправились через/ реку

she went to buy some food - она отправилась за провизией

he went to visit /to see/ her - он пошёл навестить /проведать/ её

to go to the doctor - пойти к врачу

to go in single file [in pairs] - идти по одному [парами]

we can talk as we go - мы можем разговаривать на ходу

you go first - а) вы идите первым /вперёд/; б) проходите, пожалуйста; в) ваш первый ход

who goes there? - кто идёт? ( оклик часового)

2. направляться, следовать; ехать, поехать

to go to the window - подойти к окну

to go to the country - поехать за город /в деревню, на дачу/ [см. тж. ♢ ]

to go abroad - поехать за границу [см. тж. ♢ ]

he is going abroad - он едет за границу

to go to France [to London] - поехать во Францию [в Лондон]

to go on a journey - поехать в путешествие; совершать путешествие

they went for a trip to Windsor - они поехали на экскурсию в Виндзор

he goes to the South every year - каждый год он ездит на юг

to go for a ride /a drive/ - поехать /отправиться/ на прогулку (особ. верхом, на велосипеде, в автомобиле)

to go for a walk - пойти (по)гулять

let's go for a swim - пойдём купаться

the bus goes to London - автобус идёт в Лондон

to go to a meeting - пойти на собрание

to go on a visit - поехать /отправиться/ с визитом; поехать погостить

to go to a party - пойти в гости /на вечеринку, на вечер/

to go on a tour - а) отправиться /пуститься/ в путешествие; б) отправляться на гастроли /в турне/

to go (some) places - амер. разг. ездить /ходить/ по разным местам

3. 1) ездить, путешествовать, передвигаться (каким-л. способом)

to go by land [by water] - ехать по суше [по воде]

to go by air - лететь самолётом

to go by train [by bus, by tram, by rail, by steamer] - ехать поездом [автобусом, трамваем, по железной дороге, пароходом]

to go by aeroplane - лететь самолётом

to go in a carriage [in a motor-car, in a ship, in a tram, in a trolley-bus] - ехать в экипаже [в автомобиле, на пароходе, в трамвае, в троллейбусе]

to go on foot - ходить /идти/ пешком

to go on horseback - ехать верхом (на лошади)

2) ходить, курсировать

the steamer goes twice a week - пароход ходит два раза в неделю

4. 1) уходить, уезжать

we came at six and went at nine - мы пришли в шесть, а ушли в девять

it is time for us to go - нам пора уходить /идти, уезжать/

we must go at one o'clock - мы должны уйти в час

I'll be going now - ну, я пошёл

I must be going now, I must be gone - теперь мне нужно уходить

she is gone - она ушла /уехала/, её нет

after I go - после моего ухода

the guests are all gone - все гости ушли

don't go yet - побудь ещё немного

be gone!, get you gone! - уходи!

2) отходить, отправляться

when does the train go? - когда отходит поезд?

the train goes from platform 5 - поезд отходит от платформы №5

one, two, three - go!, ready, steady, go! - внимание... приготовиться... марш!

5. 1) двигаться, быть в движении

I'd prefer to sit the way the train is going - я бы предпочёл сидеть по ходу поезда

to set smth. going - привести что-л. в движение

2) двигаться с определённой скоростью

the train was going (at) fifty miles an hour - поезд шёл со скоростью 50 миль в час

the car's going too fast - машина едет слишком быстро

to go at full drive /tilt/ - идти полным ходом

6. 1) работать, действовать, функционировать (о машине и т. п.)

that clock doesn't go - эти часы не ходят

my watch is going too fast [slow] - мои часы слишком спешат [отстают]

the engine went beautifully all day - весь день машина работала превосходно

the motor won't go - мотор не заводится

how do I make the washing machine go? - как включить стиральную машину?

this kept the factory going - благодаря этому фабрика продолжала работать

you must keep the fire going - тебе нужно поддерживать огонь

mails go slow - почта работает медленно

the engine goes by electricity - двигатель работает на электричестве

my heart was going at a tremendous rate - сердце у меня сильно билось

2) жить, действовать, функционировать ( о человеке)

he manages to keep going - он как-то тянет, ему удаётся держаться

7. 1) тянуться, проходить, пролегать, простираться

the boundary goes along the river - граница проходит вдоль реки

mountains that go from east to west - горы, тянущиеся /простирающиеся/ с востока на запад

how far does the road go? - далеко ли тянется эта дорога?

this road goes to London - эта дорога ведёт в Лондон

2) дотягиваться; доходить

the park goes down to the river - парк простирается до реки

I want a rope that will go from the top window to the ground - мне нужна верёвка, которую можно опустить с верхнего этажа до земли

this belt won't go around her waist - этот пояс на ней не сойдётся

the wound does not go very deep - рана не очень глубокая

8. 1) протекать, проходить

time goes quickly - время идёт быстро /летит/

vacation goes quickly - не успеваешь оглянуться, а отпуск кончился

much time has gone since that day - с того дня прошло много времени

there is another hour to go - осталось ждать ещё час

summer is going - лето проходит

2) протекать; завершаться каким-л. образом

how is the evening going? - как проходит вечер?

how did the interview go? - как прошло интервью?

I hope all goes well with you - надеюсь, что у вас всё хорошо

if all goes well with us - если у нас всё будет благополучно

how did the voting go? - как завершилось голосование?; каковы результаты голосования?

the play went well - пьеса имела успех

nobody knows how matters will go - никто не знает, как пойдут дела

what made the party go? - что обеспечило успех вечера?

9. 1) исчезать; проходить

the clouds have gone - тучи рассеялись

money goes easily - деньги тают

the pain has gone - боль прошла

all hope is gone - исчезли все надежды

2) исчезнуть, пропасть

his hat has gone - у него исчезла /пропала/ шляпа

the key has gone somewhere - ключ куда-то запропастился

where's my pen? It's gone (off my desk) - где моя ручка? Она исчезла (с моего стола)

10. распространяться; передаваться

a rumour went through the office - по учреждению прошёл слух

the story went all over the town - история обошла весь город

11. передаваться (по телеграфу и т. п.)

telegrams go by wire - телеграммы передаются по проводам

this message will go by mail /by post, in the post/ - это сообщение пойдёт по почте

12. иметь хождение, быть в обращении

13. (обыкн. to) идти (на что-л.); брать на себя (что-л.); решаться (на что-л.)

to go to a lot of [great] trouble to do smth. - приложить много [массу] усилий, чтобы сделать что-л.

do not go to any trouble - не затрудняйте себя

he will not even go to the trouble of doing that - он не захочет даже и попытаться сделать это

to go to great expense - пойти на большие расходы

to go so far as to say that! - дойти до того, чтобы сказать это!

14. 1) податься; рухнуть; сломаться, расколоться

the platform went - трибуна рухнула /обрушилась/

first the sail went and then the mast - сперва подался парус, а затем и мачта

there goes another button! - ну вот, ещё одна пуговица отлетела!

the fuse [bulb] went - перегорела пробка [лампочка]

the engine in the old car finally went - мотор в старой машине окончательно пришёл в негодность

this stuff goes at the folds - эта материя быстро протирается на сгибах

2) потерпеть крах, обанкротиться

the bank may go any day - крах банка ожидается со дня на день

3) отменяться, уничтожаться

this clause of the bill will have to go - эта статья законопроекта должна быть отменена /не должна быть принята/

whatever is not done yet must simply go - всё, что не сделано, придётся оставить как есть

4) (обыкн. с must, can, have to) отказываться; избавляться

the car must go, we can't afford it - от машины придётся отказаться, она нам не по карману

15. 1) быть расположенным, следовать в определённом порядке

the names go in alphabetical order - фамилии идут по алфавиту

to forget how holidays go - забыть последовательность праздников

2) храниться, находиться (где-л.); становиться ( на определённое место)

where is this carpet to go? - куда постелить этот ковёр?

the shirts go in the second drawer - рубашки лежат во втором ящике

this book goes on the top shelf - эта книга всегда стоит на верхней полке

3) (into, under) умещаться, укладываться (во что-л.)

the thread is too thick to go into the needle - нитка слишком толстая, чтобы пролезть в иголку

the book will not go into my pocket - книга не влезет в мой карман

the trunk will go under the bed - чемодан уместится под кроватью

how many pints go into a gallon? - сколько пинт содержится в одном галлоне?

4) (обыкн. to) равняться

twelve inches go to one foot - один фут равняется двенадцати дюймам

twenty shillings go to one pound - в фунте стерлингов двадцать шиллингов

six into twelve goes twice - шесть содержится в двенадцати два раза

three into two won't go - два не делится на три

16. заканчиваться определённым результатом

I don't know whether the case goes for me or against me - я не знаю ещё, удастся ли мне выиграть процесс

which way will the decision go? - как всё решится?

17. 1) гласить, говорить

I don't exactly remember how the words go - я точно не помню, как это там сказано

the agreement goes as follows - в соглашении говорится следующее

how does the story go? - что там дальше в рассказе?

the story goes that he was murdered - говорят, что его убили

as the story goes - как рассказывают

as the saying goes - как говорится

2) звучать (о мелодии и т. п.)

the tune goes something like this... - вот как, примерно, звучит этот мотив

how does that song go? - напомните мне мотив этой песни

ducks go❝quack❞ - утки делают «кряк-кряк»

the guns went❝boom❞ - «бабах!» грохнули пушки [см. тж. III А 2, 4)]

18. 1) звонить

I hear the bells going - я слышу, как звонят колокола

the bell has gone - уже был звонок

2) бить, отбивать время

it has just gone six - только что пробило шесть

19. умирать, гибнуть

she is gone - она погибла, она умерла

my grandmother went peacefully in the night - моя бабушка тихо скончалась ночью

after George went, she moved into a smaller house - когда Джордж умер, она переехала в дом поменьше

he is dead and gone - разг. он уже в могиле

20. 1) пройти, быть принятым

what he says goes - его предложения принимаются

this plan will not go - план не будет принят

2) быть приемлемым

your plan goes - твой план годится

here anything goes - разг. здесь всё сойдёт; здесь ты можешь делать, что твоей душе угодно

21. разг. выдерживать, терпеть

he cannot go such doctrines - он терпеть не может подобных доктрин

I can't go modern art - я не признаю современное искусство

22. справляться, одолевать

I can't go another mouthful - я больше ни глотка ( или куска) не могу съесть

23. ходить определённым шагом

to go narrow [wide] - идти узким [широким] шагом ( о лошади)

to go above the ground - уст. ходить, высоко подымая ноги

24. спариваться

II А

1. 1) участвовать ( в доле)

to go halves [shares, snacks, амер. fifty-fifty, уст. snips], to go share and share alike - делить поровну /пополам/; принять участие наравне (с кем-л.)

2) амер. разг. ставить (какую-л. сумму); рисковать (какой-л. суммой)

how much do you go? - а) сколько вы ставите?; б) на сколько вы спорите?

he went a hundred dollars - он поставил сто долларов

I'll go you a shilling - держу с вами пари на один шиллинг

2. 1) пропадать, слабеть (о слухе, сознании и т. п.)

my sight is going - я теряю зрение

his strength is going - его силы иссякают

his mind is going - его рассудок слабеет

my voice has gone because of my cold - от простуды я потеряла голос /у меня сел голос/

she's far gone - она очень плоха

2) разг. износиться ( об одежде)

my shoes are gone - у меня порвались туфли

these shoes are going - эти ботинки уже дышат на ладан

the jacket has gone at the elbows - пиджак прохудился в локтях

3. редк.

1) сохраняться ( о пище)

butter goes better in the refrigerator - масло сохраняется лучше в холодильнике

2) носиться (о ткани, одежде и т. п.)

astrakhan goes very long - каракуль носится очень долго

4. быть ритмичными ( о стихах)

5. получать ( пособие)

to go on the parish - получать приходское пособие по бедности, жить за счёт прихожан

to go on the dole - получать пособие по бедности; перейти на пособие

to go on the relief fund - получать пособие из фонда помощи

II Б

1. to be going to do smth.

1) собираться, намереваться сделать что-л.

I am going to speak to her - я намереваюсь поговорить с ней

he is going to tell us a story - он собирается рассказать нам что-то

we were going to France but we changed our minds - мы хотели поехать во Францию, но передумали

she is going to spend holidays at a rest-home - она решила провести свои каникулы в доме отдыха

she is going to have her own way - она намерена действовать по-своему

he is not going to be cheated - он не допустит, чтобы его обманули

2) ожидаться (о каком-л. событии)

she's going to have a baby - у неё будет ребёнок

I'm going to be sick! - меня сейчас вырвет!

she felt she was going to be ill - она чувствовала, что заболевает

it is going to rain - собирается дождь

there are going to be apples for dessert - на третье будут яблоки

2. to go and do smth. разг. взять да сделать что-л.; пойти и сделать что-л.

go and see - пойди посмотри

go and shut the door - пойди закрой дверь

to go and fetch smb., smth. - сходить за кем-л., чем-л.

he went and got married - он взял да и женился

you've gone and torn my dress - ну вот, вы порвали мне платье

there now! if I haven't gone and lost my ticket! - и надо же было мне потерять билет!

3. to go about smth. /doing smth./

1) заниматься чем-л.

to go about one's business - заниматься своими обычными делами

she went about her work with energy - она энергично занималась своими делами

we must go about it carefully - а) это надо делать осторожно; б) за это надо браться осторожно

2) приниматься за что-л.

how does one go about getting seats? - что нужно делать, чтобы достать билеты /места/?

he didn't know how to go about building a boat - он не знал, как подступиться к строительству лодки

4. to go at smth. энергично взяться за что-л.

to go at a hard task - энергично взяться за трудное дело

let's go at this problem in a different way - давайте попробуем решить эту проблему по-другому

he went at his breakfast as if he'd never eaten for a week - он набросился на завтрак так, будто не ел целую неделю

5. to go at smb. набрасываться, бросаться на кого-л.

he went at me with his fists - он набросился на меня с кулаками

our dog went at the postman - наша собака набросилась на почтальона

6. to go against smth.

1) двигаться против чего-л.

to go against the tide - плыть против течения [см. тж. ♢ ]

2) идти вразрез с чем-л., противоречить чему-л.

it goes against my principles - это противоречит моим принципам

she went against her mother's wishes - она не послушалась своей матери; она поступила наперекор своей матери

3) юр. оспаривать что-л.; спорить против чего-л.

7. to go against smb. быть против кого-л.; не подходить кому-л.

fate goes against us - судьба против нас

it goes against me - это противно мне, это противоречит моим убеждениям

his appearance goes against him - у него очень невыигрышная внешность

the case may go against you - решение суда может быть не в вашу пользу

8. to go behind smth. пересматривать, рассматривать заново, изучать (основания, данные)

to go behind the evidence - проанализировать показания

9. to go beyond smth. выходить за пределы чего-л., превышать что-л.

to go beyond one's orders - превышать полномочия

10. to go by /on/ smth.

1) судить по чему-л.

to go by appearances - судить по внешности

if this is anything to go by - насколько можно по этому судить

that's nothing to go by - по этому судить нельзя

2) руководствоваться чем-л., следовать чему-л.

I go by the barometer - я руководствуюсь барометром

to go by the directions - руководствоваться инструкциями

it is a good rule to go by - вот хорошее правило, которым следует руководствоваться

don't go by that old map - не следует доверять этой старой карте

I shall go entirely by what the doctor says - я буду делать всё, что говорит врач

we were just going on what you yourself had said - мы как раз действовали в соответствии с тем, что вы сами говорили

that's all the police had to go on to catch the killer - вот и все улики, которые были у полиции и по которым она должна была поймать убийцу

11. to go after smth., smb. домогаться чего-л., кого-л.

to go after a job - добиваться места

to go after a prize - вступить в борьбу за призовое место

to go after pleasure - искать удовольствий

he is going after Jane - он ухаживает /бегает/ за Джейн

12. to go for smb.

1) разг. наброситься, обрушиться на кого-л.

suddenly the lion went for his keeper - внезапно лев набросился на служителя

the speaker went for the profiteers - оратор обрушился на спекулянтов

my wife went for me because I was late for dinner - жена выругала меня за то, что я опоздал к обеду

2) слыть кем-л.; быть принятым за кого-л.

he went for an old man among the youth - молодёжь принимала его за старика /считала его стариком/

3) разг. увлекаться кем-л.; влюбиться в кого-л.

I don't go for men of his type - мне такие мужчины, как он, не нравятся

he goes for her in a big way - он здорово втюрился в неё

13. to go for smth.

1) разг. заменить что-л., сойти за что-л.

this synthetic material may easily go for pure wool - эта искусственная ткань может легко сойти за чистую шерсть

2) стремиться к чему-л.; добиваться чего-л.

will you go for the prize? - ты будешь бороться за призовое место?

when you offer him sweets he goes for the biggest one - когда ему предлагают конфеты, он всегда тянется за самой большой

3) увлекаться чем-л.

do you go for modern music? - вы любите современную музыку?

the public goes for his ideas - его идеи привлекают общественность

14. to go for /at/ á certain sum of money продаваться по определённой цене

to go for a dollar - продаваться за доллар

to go for nothing - продаваться за бесценок [см. тж. II Б 15]

the books went for a shilling [for so little] - книги были проданы за шиллинг [так дёшево]

this goes for one shilling - это стоит один шиллинг

there were good coats going at £50 - по 50 фунтов продавали хорошие пальто

going for £10!, going!, going!, gone! - продаётся за 10 фунтов!, 10 фунтов - раз!, 10 фунтов - два!, 10 фунтов - три! продано (за 10 фунтов)

15. to go to /in/ smth. расходоваться, уходить на что-л.

half our money goes on food and clothes for the children - половина наших денег уходит на еду и одежду для детей

his time goes in watching television - он всё своё время тратит на телевизор

to go for nothing - пропасть, уйти впустую [см. тж. II Б 14]

16. to go to smth., smb.

1) обращаться к чему-л., на кого-л.

his hand went to his gun - его рука потянулась за револьвером

his eyes went to her - он взглянул на неё, он обратил свой взгляд на неё

2) прибегать к помощи; обращаться (к кому-л.)

to go to law /to court/ - обращаться в суд

to go to law with smb. - возбуждать дело в суде против кого-л.

you should go to the president - вам следует обратиться к председателю

go to Aristotle for that - вам следовало бы посмотреть у Аристотеля

to go to facts - обратиться к фактам

17. to go to smth. становиться кем-л.

to go to the bar - стать юристом

to go to sea - стать моряком

to go to the stage - стать актёром, пойти в актёры

to go to the streets - стать проституткой, пойти на панель

to go to school - ходить в школу; стать учеником, учиться в школе

to go to college [to the university] - стать [быть] студентом, учиться в колледже [в университете]

18. to go to smb.

1) быть проданным кому-л.

the house went to the one who made the highest offer - дом продали тому, кто предложил самую высокую цену

going to the gentleman in the third row! going, going, gone! - продано джентльмену в третьем ряду! продано - раз!, продано - два!, продано - три!

2) доставаться кому-л.

the first prize goes to you - вам присуждается первая премия

19. to go through smth.

1) тщательно, пункт за пунктом разбирать что-л.

let's go through the arguments again - давайте снова разберём все доводы

2) проделать, сделать что-л.

to go through a ceremony - совершить обряд

to go through one's exercises - сделать упражнения

let's go through the rehearsal without any interruptions - давайте проведём репетицию без всяких помех

3) пройти, быть принятым где-л. (о проекте, предложении)

the plan must go through several stages - план должен пройти несколько инстанций

4) испытывать что-л., подвергаться чему-л.

they went through many hardships - они испытали немало трудностей

to go through a serious operation - перенести серьёзную операцию

the country has gone through too many wars - эта страна перенесла слишком много войн

5) выдержать столько-то изданий ( о книге)

the book went through ten editions - книга выдержала десять изданий

6) обыскивать, обшаривать что-л.

he went through his pockets looking for the key - он обыскал все карманы в поисках ключа

7) растратить, израсходовать (состояние, деньги и т. п.)

he quickly went through his fortune [his savings] - он быстро растратил /промотал/ своё состояние [свои сбережения]

20. to go into smth.

1) тщательно разбирать что-л., вникать во что-л.; расследовать, рассматривать что-л.

to go deeply into a question - глубоко исследовать вопрос

to go into details /particulars/ - вдаваться в подробности

he went into an explanation - он пустился в объяснения

2) избирать (профессию и т. п.)

to go into politics - избрать политическое поприще

to go into business - избрать карьеру делового человека; стать дельцом

to go into the army - стать военным

to go into Parliament [into the Cabinet] - стать членом парламента [кабинета министров]

to go into films - посвятить себя кино

3) вступить в организацию, стать членом общества

4) надевать

she goes into woollen stockings in September - с сентября она начинает носить шерстяные чулки

to go into mourning - облачиться в траур

she went into mourning for a whole year - она целый год соблюдала траур

21. to go before /to/ smb., smth.

1) предстать перед кем-л., чем-л.

you will go before the board of directors - вы предстанете перед советом директоров

2) передавать на рассмотрение кому-л., чему-л.

your suggestion will go before the committee - о вашем предложении доложат комиссии

can this question go direct to the minister? - нельзя ли этот вопрос поставить непосредственно перед министром?

22. to go with smb.

1) сопровождать кого-л., идти вместе с кем-л.

shall I go with you? - хотите я пойду с вами?

2) быть заодно, соглашаться с кем-л.

I can't go with you on that - в этом я не могу согласиться с вами

23. to go with smth.

1) подходить к чему-л., гармонировать с чем-л.; соответствовать чему-л.

the blue scarf goes well with your blouse - этот голубой шарф красиво сочетается с вашей блузкой

salt doesn't go with tea - соль не подают к чаю

2) относиться к чему-л., быть связанным с чем-л.

five acres of land go with the house - продаётся дом с прилегающим к нему участком в пять акров

3) быть связанным с чем-л.; соответствовать чему-л.

many cares go with it - с этим связано много хлопот

the salary that goes with an office - жалованье, соответствующее занимаемой должности

24. to go without smth.

1) обходиться без чего-л.

to go without supper - обходиться без ужина

2) не иметь чего-л.

to go without money - не иметь денег, быть без денег

25. to go by /under/ á name быть известным под каким-л. именем

to go by /under/ the name of... - быть известным под именем...

he went under a pseudonym - он был известен под псевдонимом, он носил псевдоним

she went under a false name - она скрывалась под чужим именем

26. to go under smb.'s name приписываться кому-л. ( об авторстве)

that play generally goes under the name of Shakespeare - обычно эту пьесу приписывают Шекспиру

27. 1) to go to make up smth. составлять что-л., входить в состав чего-л.

items which go to make up the total - пункты, из которых складывается целое

2) to go to the making of smth., smb. быть необходимым для чего-л., кого-л.

what qualities go to the making of a pilot? - какие качества необходимы пилоту?

dressings that go to making a good salad - приправа, необходимая, чтобы приготовить вкусный салат

28. to go into á state приходить в какое-л. состояние

to go into a rage - приходить в ярость

to go into hysterics - впадать в истерику

29. to go into á condition входить в какое-л. положение

to go into anchor - мор. становиться на якорь

to go into the assault - воен. идти в атаку

to go into bivouac - воен. располагаться биваком

to go into the curve - а) войти в поворот ( бег); б) входить в вираж ( велоспорт)

30. ... as smth., smb. goes... как что-л. заведено...;... как другие

he is not bad as cooks go - как повар он не так уж плох

as things go - разг. при сложившихся обстоятельствах, как это водится, в нынешних условиях

it's cheap as these things go - по нынешним временам это дёшево

that's not bad as things go - при существующем положении вещей это не так уж плохо

31. to go to show that... свидетельствовать

it all goes to show that he cannot be trusted - всё это свидетельствует о том, что ему нельзя доверять

your behaviour goes to prove that... - ваше поведение служит доказательством того, что...

that goes to make people happier - это способствует счастью людей

32. smth. is going иметься, продаваться, подаваться и т. п.

there is a cold supper going - подают холодный ужин

come along, there are ices going - идём скорее, подают мороженое

I'll have what's going - дайте мне, что у вас есть

are there any jobs going? - здесь есть работа?

are there any houses going? - здесь продают(ся) дома?

III А

1. в сочетании с последующим герундием выражает действие, соответствующее значению герундия:

to go (out) hunting /shooting/ - отправляться /ходить/ на охоту

to go out fishing [duck-shooting] - отправляться на рыбную ловлю [охотиться на уток]

to go shopping - отправляться за покупками; ходить по магазинам

to go skating - пойти на каток

to go skiing - ходить на лыжах

don't go telling me lies - перестань(те) обманывать меня

he goes frightening people with his stories - он постоянно пугает людей своими рассказами

don't go doing that! - разг. не смей делать этого!

don't go saying that! - разг. не болтай ерунды!

2. как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом:

1) находиться в каком-л. положении или состоянии

to go free - быть свободным /незанятым/

to go hungry /empty/ - (вечно) быть /ходить/ голодным

to go armed - быть /ходить/ вооружённым, носить оружие

to go adrift - дрейфовать

to go deep - быть глубоким

the differences between them go deep - их разногласия имеют глубокие корни

to go in rags - ходить в лохмотьях

to go in fear (of smth.) - жить в вечном страхе (перед чем-л.)

to go strong - держаться, сохранять силу, не сдаваться

to be six months gone (with child) - быть на седьмом месяце (беременности)

to go with young - находиться в состоянии беременности ( о животном)

to go native см. native II 2

2) делаться, становиться

to go bad - испортиться; сгнить, прогнить, протухнуть

the milk went sour - молоко скисло

to go blind - ослепнуть

to go dry - высыхать, становиться сухим [см. тж. ♢ ]

she /her hair/ is going grey - она седеет

the school has gone independent - эта школа стала частной

to go wild - взбеситься

to go mad /mental/ - сойти с ума

to go queer in the head - а) помешаться; б) почувствовать головокружение

to go green with envy - позеленеть от зависти

he went white with anger - он побелел от злости

to go wrong - а) сбиться с пути, встать на ложный путь; ошибаться; поступать неправильно; б) не выйти, не получиться; в) испортиться, перестать работать; разладиться; г) испортиться, протухнуть ( о пище)

the waves went very high - на море началось сильное волнение

to go hot and cold - краснеть и бледнеть

he went hot and cold - его бросало то в жар, то в холод

I went cold all over - я промёрз до костей

she is going fifteen - ей (идёт) пятнадцатый год

he has gone forty - ему уже сорок

a man gone ninety years of age - человек, которому за 90

to go Conservative - стать /сделаться/ консерватором

to go apprentice - сделаться подмастерьем /учеником/

3) оставаться в каком-л. положении

to go unpunished - быть /оставаться/ безнаказанным

to go free /scot-free/ - оставаться свободным

her complaints went unnoticed - на её жалобы не обращали внимания

4) издавать внезапный или отчётливый звук

to go bang - хлопнуть

to go pop - выстрелить, грохнуть, бахнуть

to go smash - с треском врезаться

to go snap - треснуть; с треском сломаться

to go flop - а) хлопнуться, плюхнуться; б) потерпеть неудачу, провалиться

to go fut, to go phut - а) лопнуть; б) сорваться, провалиться, лопнуть; потерпеть крах, неудачу; кончиться ничем; в) испортиться, сломаться

to go patter - а) стучать ( о каплях дождя); б) семенить ножками ( о ребёнке)

to go clatter - цокать (копытами)

♢

to go to bed /to sleep/ - ложиться спать

to go to bye-bye - детск. идти бай-бай

to go the round of - а) совершать обход; б) циркулировать (о слухах и т. п.); переходить или передаваться из уст в уста

to go foreign - мор. жарг. уйти в заграничное плавание

to go far - а) хватить надолго; those potatoes won't go far when there are 10 people to feed - картофеля надолго не хватит, раз надо кормить целых десять человек; б) зайти далеко; перейти границы (принятого, допустимого); you've gone too far! - ну, это ты хватил!, в) многого добиться; the boy is clever and will go far - мальчик умный и многого добьётся

to go a long /good, great/ way - а) далеко пойти; б) далеко зайти, хватить через край; в) хватить надолго, быть достаточным (о деньгах, продуктах)

far gone - а) в последней стадии ( болезни); б) совершенно безумный; в) сильно пьяный; опьяневший

far gone in love - безумно влюблённый

far gone in grief - убитый горем

as /so/ far as it goes - поскольку дело касается, что касается, что до

it will go hard /ill/ with him - ему придётся плохо /туго/

to go smb. better - превзойти /перещеголять, затмить/ кого-л.

to go dry - амер. а) запретить продажу спиртных напитков; б) отказаться от употребления спиртных напитков; стать трезвенником; [см. тж. III А 2, 2)]

to go wet - амер. а) разрешить продажу спиртных напитков; б) начать пить

to go steady - иметь постоянного возлюбленного /-ую возлюбленную/

to go bail - а) юр. становиться поручителем, поручиться или внести залог (за кого-л.); б) разг. ручаться

go bail that... - ручаюсь, что...

to go downhill - а) катиться по наклонной плоскости; б) ухудшаться (о здоровье, материальном положении)

to go abroad - получить известность [см. тж. I 2], распространиться ( о слухах)

a rumour has gone abroad - прошёл слух

to go to the country - распустить парламент и назначить новые выборы [см. тж. I 2]

to go to Canossa - пойти в Каноссу, публично унижаться (перед кем-л.), испрашивая прощение

to let /to leave/ go - а) выпускать из рук; б) (от)пускать, выпускать; освобождать; let me go! - отпустите меня!; в) пропускать; г) перестать думать, выбросить из головы

let it go at that! - довольно!, будет!, пусть это так и останется!

I've let my music go - я запустил музыку, я перестал заниматься музыкой

to let judgement go by default - юр. заочно решить в пользу истца ( ввиду неявки ответчика)

go easy /slow/! - осторожнее!, потише! [ср. тж. I 1]

to go easy on smth. - амер. быть тактичным в отношении чего-л.; проявлять осторожность в отношении чего-л.

to go solid - амер. полит. жарг. придерживаться одного мнения, действовать единодушно

to be going some - амер. быстро /успешно/ продвигаться вперёд

to be going strong - а) быть полным сил; процветать; б) поступать безрассудно /опрометчиво/

to go one's (own) way /gate/ - идти своим путём, действовать самостоятельно, поступать по-своему

to go with the current /the tide, the stream, the crowd/ - плыть по течению

to go with the times /the tides/ - идти в ногу со временем

to go against the stream /the tide/ - а) идти /плыть/ против течения; б) работать в неблагоприятных условиях; действовать, преодолевая сопротивление /оппозицию/; [см. тж. II Б 6 1)]

to go on one's marks - спорт. выходить на старт

as you go!, as she goes! - мор. так держать!

to go down the drain - быть истраченным впустую [см. тж. drain I ♢ ]

to go over the top - а) воен. разг. идти в атаку ( из траншей); б) ринуться в атаку, начать решительно действовать, сделать решительный шаг

to let oneself go - дать волю своим чувствам; разойтись, увлечься

to go off the deep end - а) волноваться, приходить в возбуждение; б) амер. действовать сгоряча, принять необдуманное решение

to go out of one's mind /senses/ - а) сойти с ума, рехнуться, лишиться рассудка; б) быть вне себя от волнения

to go off one's head /груб. chump, nut/, to go round the bend - сойти с ума, помешаться, рехнуться, спятить; обезуметь, вести себя как безумный

to go off the handle - выйти из себя

to go off at a tangent - сорваться, странно себя повести или высказаться

to go off the hooks - а) умереть, протянуть ноги; б) сойти с ума, рехнуться, спятить; в) сбиться с пути, свихнуться

to go out of the world - умереть, покинуть бренный мир

to go hence - отправиться на тот свет

to go the way of all the earth /flesh/, to go beyond the veil, to go home, to go to one's last /long/ home, to go to glory, to go to heaven, to go to one's long rest, to go to one's own place, to go over to the majority умереть, скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир

to go to one's account - покончить счёты с жизнью

to go west - а) закатываться ( о солнце); б) умереть, скончаться; в) исчезнуть, пропасть

to go (all) to pieces /rack and ruin, smash/ - а) развалиться; разбиться вдребезги, разлететься на части /на куски/; б) подорвать своё здоровье, выйти из строя; в) обанкротиться; вылететь в трубу; трещать по всем швам; г) погибнуть, пропасть

to go to blazes /to hell, to pot, to the devil, to the dogs/, to go to pigs and whistles - разориться; погибнуть; вылететь в трубу; провалиться, пойти ко всем чертям, пойти прахом

go to blazes /to Bath, to hell, to Jericho, to pot, to the devil, to thunder, to Hanover, to Halifax, to Putney, to Tunbridge, to grass/! - пошёл к чёрту!, убирайся к чёрту!

he can go hang - он может убираться ко всем чертям

go fly a kite!, go jump in the lake!, go lay an egg!, go lay a brick!, go sit on a tack - амер. груб. проваливай!, не мешай!

to go the pace - а) мчаться, нестись во весь опор; б) прожигать жизнь, вести бурный образ жизни

to go all out - а) напрягать все силы, стараться изо всех сил; ≅ из кожи вон лезть; б) бежать изо всех сил

to go out of hand - а) выходить из повиновения; б) действовать тотчас же /немедленно, без подготовки/; в) амер. действовать опрометчиво /необдуманно, неосторожно/; проявлять несдержанность; г) завершать, оканчивать

to go all /to great/ lengths - идти на всё

to go the whole hog - а) делать (что-л.) основательно, доводить ( дело) до конца; б) ни перед чем не останавливаться, идти на всё

to go (home) to smb.'s heart - опечалить /огорчить/ кого-л.

to go home - а) доходить до сердца; найти отклик в душе; б) доходить до сознания

to go on a bat /the batter, the bend, the bust, the spree, the razzle-dazzle/ - закутить, запить, загулять

you may go farther and fare worse см. fare II ♢

go while the going's good - убирайтесь подобру-поздорову /пока не поздно/

to go it - а) действовать энергично; прилагать все усилия; б) говорить очень откровенно; в) обрушивать артиллерийский огонь

go it! - ≅ давай, давай!, валяй! ( выражает поощрение к действию)

to go it alone - действовать в одиночку, брать на себя всю ответственность

if no one can help, I'll go it alone - если никто не может помочь, я буду действовать сам /я сделаю всё сам/

to go it blind - действовать вслепую; поступать опрометчиво

go fetch! - взять! ( приказание собаке)

go along with you! - а) проваливайте!; убирайтесь; б) хватит!, не несите вздора!

there you go! - ну (вот) поехал(а)!, опять (выражает досаду, недовольство)

there he [she] goes! - ≅ полюбуйтесь на него [на неё]!, хорош [хороша]!, как разошёлся [разошлась]!, нечего сказать!, ну и картина! ( восклицание удивления или неодобрения)

don't you go all polite on me! - откуда такая вежливость?

there it goes! - ≅ смотри(те)!, слушай(те)! (восклицание, чтобы привлечь внимание слушателя)

here goes! - а) ну, начали!; б) была не была!

go by! - карт. пас!

that /it/ goes for all of us - тут мы все заодно; мы все так считаем /думаем/

it /that/ goes without saying - само собой разумеется, совершенно очевидно

how goes it? - как дела?; как поживаете?; что слышно новенького?

how goes the world with you? - как идут у вас дела?

to go a-begging /begging/ - а) не иметь спроса /рынка/; б) быть вакантным ( о должности)

to go a-wool-gathering - быть рассеянным, витать в облаках

to go against the grain /the hair/ - быть не по вкусу /не по душе, не по нутру/; раздражать

to go to seed - а) пойти в семена; перестать развиваться; б) прийти в упадок; в) морально опуститься

her tongue goes nineteen to the dozen - она трещит без умолку

it goes like this - дело обстоит так

go like this with your left foot! - сделай левой ногой так!

to go like blazes - мчаться, нестись во весь опор

to go like sixty /split/ - амер. мчаться, нестись во весь опор

НБАРС > go
9 put

1. III
put smth.

1) where have I put the ticket? куда я засунул /дел/ билет?

2) put things (it, one's ideas, the case, etc.) излагать что-л. и т.д.; have a neat (brilliant, graceful, logical, clear, etc.) way of putting things [уметь] четко и т.д. излагать что-л.; as he put it как он выразился; as Horace puts it как об этом пишет Гораций, как это сказано у Горация; let me put my side of the case позвольте мне изложить мою точку зрения

3) put a resolution предлагать резолюцию; put a motion (a proposal, etc.) выдвигать предложение и т.д.

4) put a question задавать вопрос

5) put smth. sport. put the shot (the weight, etc.) толкать ядро и т.д.
2. IV
1) put smth., smb. somewhere put a suitcase (a bag, a box, etc.) down опустить /положить или поставить на пол или на землю/ чемодан и т.д.; will you please put the reference book (the dictionary, the hat, specimens, etc.) here (over there, somewhere, back, etc.) пожалуйста, положите сюда и т.д. справочник и т.д.; put this chair there поставьте этот стул туда; put that dog down at once and don't touch it any more опусти собаку сейчас же и больше не трогай ее; did you put the swim-suits in? ты положил [в чемодан] /уложил/ купальные костюмы?; put the rubbish out выносить мусор; put out one's tongue высунуть /показать/ язык: put one's head out высунуть голову; put out a boat вывести лодку в море; now, children, you may put your hands down a теперь, дети, можете опустить руки; put smth. in some manner put one's things (books, one's clothes, etc.) together сложить /собрать/ свои вещи и т.д.; put the hands of a clock (the minute hand, the clock, etc.) back (forward) передвинуть /перевести/ стрелки часов и т.д. назад (вперед); put the clock back an hour перевести часы на час назад; that clock is fast, I'd better put it back five minutes эти часы спешат, пожалуй, я переведу их назад на пять минут; one can't put the clock back время нельзя повернуть назад: let's put two heads together давай подумаем вместе

2) put smth. somewhere put one's interests (problems of health, science, etc.) first ставить собственные интересы и т.д. на первое место; put truth first заботиться прежде всего об истине; ставить истину во главу угла

3) put smth., smb. in some state put things to rights a) привести все в порядок; б) все исправить; how can we put him at [his] ease? как мы можем его успокоить?

4) put smth. in some manner put a case (ideas, a proposal, a matter, facts, things, the story, etc.) clearly (plainly, bluntly, forcibly, cleverly, etc.) излагать /выражать, формулировать/ дело /суть, обстоятельства дела/ и т.д. ясно и т.д.; the report puts the facts truthfully все факты, изложенные в донесении, соответствуют действительности; the teacher puts things convincingly учитель убедительно все объясняет или излагает; to put it briefly, his idea is that... коротко говоря, его мысль состоит в том, что...; to put it frankly, I don't саге for him откровенно /честно/ говоря, он мне не нравится; to say that I was frightened is putting it mildly мягко говоря, я испугался; I don't know how to put it я не знаю, как это выразить /как это сказать/; put it so as not to offend him скажите это так, чтобы он не обиделся

5) put smth. somewhere put your name here, please распишитесь здесь, пожалуйста

6) || put smb. back задержать кого-л.; the traffic jam put us back a whole hour пробка на дороге задержала нас на целый час
3. VI
put smth. to some state put a watch (a clock) right (wrong) поставить часы правильно (неправильно); put a clock (a watch) fast (slow) отрегулировать часы так, чтобы они шли быстрее (медленнее); put things /the matter/ right исправить положение вещей /дел/; his short note put everything right его короткая записка поставила все на свои места; he put everything wrong он все испортил: the teacher put the boy right учитель поправил ребенка /объяснил ребенку, в чем его ошибка/
4. VII
put smth., smb. to do smth. put dishes to drain поставить посуду сушиться; put towels to dry повесить полотенца сушиться; put her to wash dishes (the girl to take care of the children, him to mind the furnace, etc.) поручить ей мыть посуду и т.д.; he put me to work peeling potatoes он посадил меня чистить картошку
5. XI
1) be put on (in, under, etc.) smth. the books were put on the shelf (on the table, under the tarpaulin, etc.) книги положили на полку и т.д.; the parcels were put in a bag свертки /посылки и т.п./ были уложены в мешок; every little thing must be put in its right place каждую даже самую маленькую вещичку надо класть на [свое] место

2) be put to (into, in, out of, etc.) smth. be put (in)to jail /gaol/ быть посаженным /заключенным/ в тюрьму; be put into quarantine быть отправленным /помещенным, посаженным/ в /на/ карантин; the refugees were put in the hostel беженцев разместили в общежитии; he was put to bed его уложили спать; the boy was put out of the room for being impudent мальчика вывели из комнаты за дерзкое поведение; he was put out of the court его удаляли из зала суда; be put in some manner the new boys were put together in one dormitory новичков поместили вместе в одной спальне; he has more sense than all the rest put together у него больше здравого смысла, чем у всех остальных, вместе взятых; he thought he knew more than all his teachers put together он считал, что знает больше своих учителей, вместе взятых

3) be put on (to) smth. the notice was put on the front page извещение /объявление/ поместили /напечатали/ на первой странице /полосе/; it's time the child was put to school пора определить ребенка в школу; be put on an army pay-roll быть зачисленным на армейское довольствие

4) be put into smth. the work that has been put into it количество труда, вложенного в это [дело]

5) be put to (into, in, etc.) smth. be put to use использовать; the uses to which his invention can (may) be put возможные способы /виды/ применения /использования/ его изобретения; be put into practice найти [практическое] применение; the law was put into force закон был введен в действие; he is put to every kind of work его ставят на всякую работу, его используют на разной работе; she was put in (to) service ее отдали в прислуги; the land was put into /under/ turnips участок был засеян репой

6) be put into (in, out of, etc.) smth. be is soon put into a passion (into a rage, into despair, etc.) его можно быстро привести в состояние возбуждения и т.д.; the dog was put out of pain a) собаке сняли боль; б) собаку умертвили /усыпили/, чтобы она не мучилась; you will be put in funds in due time [денежные] средства вам предоставят в надлежащее время; be put in some manner all the clocks and watches were put back (forward) an hour on Saturday night в субботу вечером все часы были переведены на час назад (вперед); the wedding was put forward to June 3d свадьбу перенесли на третье июня; the meeting was put back for a week собрание отложили на неделю || be [hard] put to it оказаться в трудном /затруднительном/ положении; surprising what he can do when he's put to it просто удивительно, что только он ни сделает, когда нужно; you will be hard put to it to find a pleasanter place than this (to find a substitute, to get the needed sum, to pay his debts, etc.) [вам будет] трудно найти более приятное место, чем это и т.д.; be hard put to it financially находиться в затруднительном материальном положении; any doubt on this point can be easily put at rest любые сомнения на этот счет можно легко развеять

7) be put to (on, into, in, out of) smth. I have been put to great inconvenience мне это было крайне неудобно; I have been put to great expense меня это ввело в большей расход; be put to the vote быть поставленным на голосование; the motion was put to the vote это предложение было поставлено на голосование; he's already been put to death его уже казнили; he was put on trial a) его предали суду; б) его взяли [на работу] с испытательным сроком; the company will be put in liquidation фирма будет закрыта; he was again put on the same treatment with the same good result ему провели повторный курс лечения, и результат снова оказался хорошим; be put on sale быть выпущенным в продажу; be put in (to) circulation пустить в обращение; only a few copies of the book were put in (to) circulation всего несколько экземпляров книги поступило в продажу; soon buses will be put into service on these routes вскоре по этим маршрутам будут пущены автобусы; these old freight cars have been put out of operation эти старые товарные вагоны сняты с эксплуатации /с линии/; the gun was put out of action орудие было выведено из строя; I had specimen pages put into type я сдал пробные страницы в набор

8) be put to smth. the enemy was soon put to flight неприятель был вскоре обращен в бегство; he was put to his trump cards его заставили козырять /пойти с козырей/

9) be put through smth. the bill was put through Congress last week законопроект был проведен через конгресс /был утвержден конгрессом/ на прошлой неделе

10) be put at smth. the height of this hill is put at 200 metres считают /говорят/, что высота этого холма равна двумстам метрам; it is roughly put at I 5 это приблизительно равняется пяти фунтам

11) be put in some manner be clearly (well, badly, etc.) put быть ясно и т.д. выраженным /изложенным/; а good story (an anecdote, a witticism, a jest, a joke, etc.) well put интересный, хорошо преподнесенный рассказ и т.д.; the case was cleverly put обстоятельства дела были умно /толково/ изложены; the compliment was clumsily put комплимент был сделан неуклюже; it was finely (gracefully, logically, etc.) put by this author об этом тонко и т.д. сказано /это тонко и т.д. сформулировано/ у данного автора; be put in a few words быть выраженным /высказанным/ несколькими словами

12) be put to smb. the question was put to the chairman of the meeting (to the committee, to the management, etc.) вопрос был задан председателю собрания и т.д.

13) be put on smb., smth. dues were put on cattle на крупный рогатый скот был введен налог; embargo has been put on the ship and cargo на корабль и груз было наложено эмбарго; be put under smth. the paper has been put under ban газета была запрещена

14) be put (up)on smth. be put upon the stage быть поставленным на сцене; this opera was put on the air эта опера была поставлена на радио; an incident sufficiently interesting to merit being put on record этот случай вполне заслуживает того, чтобы его записать
6. XVI
put down (up, into, to, for, etc.) some place put down (up) the river двигаться /плыть/ вниз (вверх) по реке; put for home двигаться /направляться/ домой; the ship (the boat, etc.) put back to the shore (to harbour, to port, etc.) корабль и т.д. вернулся /повернул/ к берегу и т.д.; the ship put to Odessa судно шло в Одессу; the ship put out of Odessa судно отплыло из Одессы; the yacht put into Malta for stores (for repairs, etc.) яхта зашла на Мальту, чтобы пополнить [свои] запасы и т.д.; put to sea выйти в море; put to sea in one's yacht отправиться в морское путешествие на собственной яхте
7. XVIII
1) || put oneself in smb.'s place /position/ ставить себя на чье-л. место; put yourself in my place поставь себя на мое место

2) put oneself over smb. coll. put oneself over an audience быть принятым публикой, добиться успеха /завоевать популярность/ у публики
8. XXI1
1) put smth. (up)on (into, in, etc.) smth. put a letter on the table (one's hat on a chair, jewels in a safe, a book down upon the desk, the key in his pocket, a manuscript back in its place, one's clothes into the case, etc.) положить письмо на стол и т.д.; put a bottle on the table (a vase upon the mantlepiece, flowers in water, etc.) поставить бутылку на стол и т.д.; put a thing in its right place положить /поставить/ вещь на место; put a kettle on fire поставить чайник на огонь; put the dress in the cupboard повесить платье в шкаф; put a bandage on smb.'s knee накладывать повязку на колено; put one's hand on smb.'s shoulder положить руку. кому-л. на плечо; put one's arms about smb.'s neck обнять кого-л. за шею, обвить чью-л. шею руками; put one's head on the pillow положить голову на подушку; he put an асе on my king он покрыл моего короля тузом; put smb. on (to) smth. put the baby on the bed положите ребенка на кровать; put a player [back] to his former position вернуть игрока на прежнее место

2) put smb. in some place put smb. in the chair поставить /назначить/ кого-л. председателем; put smb. in the shade оттеснить кого-л. на второй /на задний/ план; put smb. over (under) smb., smth. they put over him a man six years younger than himself они поставили над ним человека на шесть лет моложе него; put a colonel over a division назначить полковника командиром дивизии; they put me under him меня поставили под его начало; put smb., smth. above (before, etc.) smb., smth. he puts Keats above Byron as a poet как поэта он ставит Китса выше Байрона; he puts honour before riches честь для него важнее богатства; put a critic high among other critics ценить /ставить/ данного критика выше всех других; put smth. (up)on smb., smth. put the blame (obligations, hopes, etc.) (up)on smb. возлагать вину и т.д. на кого-л.; he put the blame on me он свалил все на меня; the obligations he had put on us обязательства, которые он на нас возложил; put one's hopes (up)on their talks (oa his decision, on chance, etc.) возлагать надежды на их переговоры и т.д.; put smth. in smb., smth. put confidence /faith, trust/ in smb. верить /доверять/ кому-л.; he puts his faith in reason он верит в силу разума; put no faith in smb.'s assertions не верить чьим-л. утверждениям; put smth. to smth. he puts her failure to lack of experience (to her ignorance, to their refusal, etc.) он относит ее провал за счет неопытности и т.д.; put their conduct to custom объяснять их поведение обычаем; put their success to her credit поставить их успех ей в заслугу || put a wrong construction on smth. а) неправильно понимать или толковать что-л.; б) истолковывать что-л. в худшую сторону; put smb. in possession of smth. ввести кого-л. во владение чем-л.; put difficulties in smb.'s way ставить /чинить/ препятствия кому-л.; put smb., smth. in (to) smb.'s hands доверить кого-л., что-л. кому-л.; put the child in (to) their hands отдать ребенка в их руки; will you put the matter in (to) my hands? не поручите ли вы мне это дело?; put yourself in (to) my hands доверьтесь мне; put smb. in charge of smth. поручить кому-л. руководство чем-л., возложить на кого-л. ответственность за что-л.; put smb. under smb.'s care /under smb.'s charge/ поручить кого-л. чьим-л. заботам; 1 shall put myself under a doctor's care я обращусь к врачу и буду делать то, что он велит; put smth. at smb.'s service предоставить что-л. в чье-л. распоряжение

3) put smth. in (to) (up, down, etc.) smth. puta letter in (to) an envelope (some money in one's purse, a coin into her pocket, a stick of chewing-gum into her mouth, jewels into a box, papers in the drawer, garbage down a chute, etc.) положить письмо в конверт и т.д.; put a key in a lock (a candle into a candlestick, etc.) вставить ключ в замок и т.д.; he put his hands in (to) his pockets он засунул руки в карманы; put those things in a handbag положите все эти вещи в сумочку; put a letter in a mailbox (a halfpenny into a slot, etc.) опустить /бросить/ письмо в [почтовый] ящик и т.д.; I put a coin in a slot-machine я опустил монету в автомат; put some water in a jug налить воды в кувшин; put sugar in (to) [one's] tea класть сахар в чай; put milk in (to) one's tea наливать /добавлять/ молока себе в чай; put poison in smth. подмешать яду во что-л.; put smth. up the chimney засунуть что-л. в печную трубу; put eau-de-Cologne upon a handkerchief надушите [носовой] платок одеколоном; put seeds into ground засеять поле; put a spoke in smb.'s wheel ставить кому-л. палки в колеса; put smth. into (through) smb., smth. put d knife into smb. зарезать кого-л.; put a bullet through smb. застрелить кого-л.; put a bullet (a knife, etc.) through a wall вогнать пулю и т.д. в стену; put a bullet through one's head пустить себе пулю в лоб, застрелиться; put one's fist through a pane of glass /through a window/ разбить кулаком окно || put one's pen (pencil) through a word (through a line, through a paragraph, etc.) вычеркнуть /вымарать/ слово и т.д.; put smb. in (to) (on) smth. put smb. in a spare room in a hostel поместить /поселить/ кого-л. в свободной комнате общежития; put smb. in prison /into jail/ отправить /заключить/ кого-л. в тюрьму; put smb. in hospital (into a madhouse, etc.) поместить кого-л. в больницу и т.д.; I will put you on the bus я вас [провожу и] посажу на автобус; put smth., smb. out of smth. put one's head out of the window высунуться из окна; put disorderly people out of a meeting вывести /удалять/ хулиганов с собрания

4) put smth., smb. in (to) (on) smth. put smb. in /on/ the list включить кого-л. в список; put these books in the catalogue включите эти книги в каталог; put a child in a special school отдать ребенка в специальную школу; put an ad in a paper поместить объявление в газете; put all his pieces for children (all his poems together, etc.) in one volume соберите /включите/ все его пьесы для детей и т.д. в один [отдельный] том; put fresh troops into the field вводить в бой свежие войска; put smth. under smth. put a field under wheat засеять поле пшеницей

5) put smth. in (to) smth. put [one's] money (capital, etc.) in (to) a bank (in business, into land, into property, In an undertaking, into a company, into real estate, etc.) вкладывать [свои] деньги и т.д. в банк и т.д.; put one's savings into securities превращать /вкладывать/ свои сбережения в ценные бумаги; put much work into this display (many weeks into this work, many hours in this paper, etc.) вложить много труда в эту выставку и т.д.; I put much time into this design я затратил много времени, чтобы создать этот узор; put words into smb.'s mouth вложить слова в чьи-л. уста; put a word or two into smb.'s ear [about smth.] шепнуть кому-л. пару слов [о чем-л.]; put new ideas into smb.'s head внушить кому-л. новые идеи; good actors know how to put emotion into their spoken words хорошие /настоящие/ актеры умеют выразить чувства словами; you must put more nerve into your part вы должны играть эту роль более темпераментно; put smth. on smb., smth. put all one's money (a dollar, etc.) on a horse (on the favourite) ставить все свои деньги на лошадь (на фаворита); put a bet on the game делать ставку в азартной игре; put smth. into smb. put new life into a person вселять новую надежду /жизнь/ в человека; put smth., smb. out of smth. put the idea (a thing, this man, etc.) out of one's head /out of one's mind/ выбросить эту мысль и т.д. из головы; put it out of sight уберите это с глаз долой

6) put smth. to (on) smth. put a new handle to a knife приделать новую рукоятку /ручку/ к ножу; I am afraid you forgot to put a stamp on your letter боюсь, что вы забыли наклеить марку на свое письмо; will you please put a patch on these trousers положите, пожалуйста, заплату на эти брюки, залатайте, пожалуйста, эти брюки; put the roof on the house покрыть дом крышей; put smth. in some piece put a cross at the bottom (one's signature on top, etc.) поставить крест внизу и т.д.

7) put smth. oner (ой) smth., smb. put gold (silver, etc.) [leaf] over smth. покрывать что-л. золотом и т.д.; put a ring on a finger (a dress on a mannequin,. two socks on one foot, a coat on her shoulders, a new suit on him, etc.) надеть кольцо на палец и т.д.; put a net over a lion набросить на льва сеть; put a saddle on a horse оседлать лошадь; put smb. into smth. put a child into a sailor suit одеть ребенка в матросский костюмчик /в матроску/

8) put smth. to (against) smth. put a glass to one's lips /one's lips to one's glass/ (a handkerchief to one's nose, a light to a fire, a match to a cigarette, etc.) поднести стакан к губам и т.д.; put one's hand to one's head приложить руку ко лбу; put one's eye to a telescope (to opera-glasses, to a spyglass, to a keyhole, etc.) посмотреть в телескоп и т.д.; he put a flower against her hair он приложил цветок к ее волосам; put one's lips to smb.'s ear сказать что-л. на ухо/шепнуть что-л./ кому-л. || put smb. in touch with smb., smth. связать кого-л. с кем-л., чем-л.; I'll try to put you in touch with them попробую связать вас с ними

9) put smth. in (to) smth. put a plan in action проводить в жизнь план; put a plan in execution приводить план в исполнение; put a law in force /into operation/ вводить закон в действие; put a reform into effect провести реформу; put an order into effect выполнять приказ; put a principle into practice осуществлять какой-л. принцип; put one's knowledge to practical use применять свои знания на практике; put the money to a good use хорошо /разумно/ использовать деньги; put smth. in evidence выставлять /предъявлять/ что-л. как свидетельство; put smb. to smth. put smb. to work определять кого-л. на работу; put smb. to business приставить кого-л. к делу; put smb. to a trade отдать /определить/ кого-л. в учение; he put me to work at once он сразу же дал /поручил/ мне работу

10) put smb. into (in, to, out of, on) some state put smb. into a rage привести кого-л. в ярость; put smb. into a fright напугать/перепугать/ кого-л.; put smb. in fear of his life заставить кого-л. дрожать за свою жизнь; put smb. into a state of anxiety разволновать кого-л., привести кого-л. в волнение; put smb. into a flutter привести кого-л. в нервное состояние, взбудоражить кого-л.; put smb. in doubt вызвать у кого-л. сомнение; put smb. to shame пристыдить кого-л.; put smb. to the blush заставить кого-л. покраснеть; put smb. in a good humour привести кого-л. в хорошее настроение /в хорошее расположение духа/; he always manages to put me in the wrong ему всегда удается показать, что я неправ; put smb. into a state of hypnosis загипнотизировать кого-л.; put smb. to bed уложить кого-л. спать; put smb. to sleep a) навевать сон кому-л.; by singing she put the baby back to sleep ребенок снова заснул под ее песенку; б) усыпить /убить/ кого-л.; we had to put the old dog to sleep нам пришлось усыпить старого пса; the doctor put the patient to bed for six weeks врач уложил больного в постель /прописал больному постельный режим/ на шесть недель; put smb. on diet посадить кого-л. на диету; put the patient on a milk diet прописать /назначить/ больному молочную диету; put smb. out of temper вывести кого-л. из себя; put smb. out of patience вывести кого-л. из терпения; put smb. out of humour испортить кому-л. настроение; put smb. out of suspense успокоить кого-л.; put smb. out of countenance привести кого-л. в замешательство, смутить кого-л.; put the poor man out of misery избавить несчастного [человека] от страданий; put smb. out of employment лишать кого-л. работы; put smb. out of business разорить кого-л.; put smth. in (into, out of) some state put one's room (one's dress, one's affairs, the house, etc.) in order привести свою комнату и т.д. в порядок; put manuscripts in order for publication подготовить рукописи к изданию; I want to put my report into shape я хочу привести в порядок /отредактировать/ свой доклад; put figures into the form of diagrams представить /дать/ цифры в форме диаграмм; put data into tabular form привести данные в табличной форме; put names in alphabetical order расположить фамилии в алфавитном порядке; put the piano in tune настроить рояль; put a country in a state of defence подготовить страну к обороне; put a machine out of order /out of gear/ сломать машину; put a bus out of service снять автобус с линии; put a warship out of action вывести военный корабль из боя || put smb. in mind of smth., smb. напоминать кому-л. что-л., кого-л.; this put me in mind of my youth (of his promise, of her sister, etc.) это напомнило мне мою юность и т.д.; put smth., smb. on its, on one's legs again снова поставить что-л., кого-л. на ноги; he tried to put the firm on its legs again он попробовал вдохнуть в фирму новую жизнь

11) put smb. to smth. put smb. to inconvenience причинять кому-л. неудобство; I am putting you to a good deal of trouble я доставляю /причиняю/ вам массу хлопот; you have put me to great /heavy/ expense вы ввели меня в большие расходы; put smb. to torture пытать кого-л., подвергать кого-л. пыткам; put smb. to trial возбуждать против кого-л. дело в суде; предать кого-л. суду; put smb. to death казнить кого-л.; put smth. to smth., smb. put an end /a stop/ (a check, etc.) to smth. положить конец чему-л., прекратить что-л.; the news put an end to our hopes это известие лишило нас надежды; put an end to smb. покончить с кем-л., ликвидировать кого-л.; put an end to oneself /to one's life/ покончить жизнь самоубийством; put an end to a practice прекратить практику; put smb. in smth. put smb. in an unpleasant position /in a fix, in a hole/ поставить кого-л. в неприятное или затруднительное положение; put smb., smth. through (on, to, etc.) smth. put them through a course of English обязать их прослушать курс английского языка /пройти подготовку по английскому языку/; put smb. through an ordeal подвергать кого-л. тяжелому испытанию; put smb. through a severe /stiff/ cross-examination устроить кому-л. суровый перекрестный допрос; put smb. through it coll. задать кому-л. жару; put goods on (in) the market /to sale, into circulation/ выпустить товар в продажу; he put the car through some tests он несколько раз проверял /испытывал/ машину; put smb., smth. to the test подвергать кого-л., что-л. испытанию; проверять кого-л., что-л. || put smth. to the vote ставить вопрос на голосование; put a motion (a proposal, a matter, a resolution, a decision, etc.) to the vote ставить предложение и т.д. на голосование; put the painting on exhibition выставить картину для обозрения; put smb. under arrest арестовать кого-л.; put pressure on smth., smb. оказывать давление на что-л., кого-л.; they put it over us coll. они нас провели, они обвели нас вокруг пальца

12) put smb., smth. to (in, into) smth. put the enemy (an army, the gang, thieves, etc.) to flight обратить неприятеля и т.д. в бегство; put an engine in motion /into operation/ включить мотор; put a piece of mechanism in motion /into operation/ приводить в движение механизм; put new cars into service ввести в эксплуатацию новые машины; put smth. into production (into circulation, etc.) пускать что-л. в производство и т.д.

13) put smb. on smth. put smb. on his mettle заставить кого-л. проявить себя с лучшей стороны /проявить рвение/; your presence will put him on his best behaviour ваше присутствие заставит его проявить себя с лучшей стороны или вести себя самым лучшим образом; put smb. on his guard заставить кого-л. насторожиться; put smb. through smth. put a horse through his paces заставлять лошадь показать, что она умеет

14) put smth., smb. (in)to (on, over, across, etc.) smth. put a ship /the rudder/ (in)to port /harbour/ направить корабль в порт; put a fleet to sea направить флот в море; put a satellite into orbit [around the earth] вывести спутник на околоземную орбиту; put a horse's head towards home повернуть /направить/ лошадь домой; put smb. on the right road a) показать кому-л. правильную дорогу; б) направить кого-л. на правильный путь; put smb. on the wrong scent направить кого-л. по ложному следу; put smb. across /over/ the river переправить кого-л. на другой берег [реки]

15) put smth. at smth. put the distance at 5 miles считать, что расстояние равно пяти милям; they put the circulation at 60 000 они решили установить тираж в шестьдесят тысяч экземпляров; put the rent at a certain sum of money определять размер квартплаты; I put his income at t 6000 a year я думаю, что его годовой доход составляет шесть тысяч фунтов; he puts the time at about 11 он полагает, что сейчас около одиннадцати [часов]; I should put it at i 50 я бы оценил это в пятьдесят фунтов; I would put her age at not more than sixty я бы не дал ей больше шестидесяти лет || put a price on smth. назначать цену на что-л.; put a price on a painting назначить цену на картину; he put too high a price on the book он очень дорого запросил за книгу; put value on smth. ценить что-л.; I put high value on his friendship я очень высоко ценю его дружбу; what value do you put on his advice? как вы относитесь к его советам?

16) put smth. on (in, etc.) smth. put one's proposals (one's ideas, one's thoughts, one's impressions, etc.) on paper излагать свои предложения и т.д. в письменной форме /в письменном виде, на бумаге/; put smth. in black and white написать что-л. черным по белому; he put his feelings (his ideas, his fancies, etc.) in (to) words он выразил свои чувства и т.д. словами; can you put that in simpler words? не можете ли вы сказать это попроще?; he wanted to go but couldn't put his wish into words он хотел уйти, но не знал, как сказать об этом; put a question in a clearer light сформулировать вопрос точнее /яснее/; let me put it in another way позвольте мне сказать об этом иначе;put smth. to /before/ smb. put it to him nicely скажите ему об этом деликатно /мягко/; you must your case before the commission вы должны свое дело изложить комиссии; when I put it to him he... a) когда я изложил ему это, он...; б) когда я предложил ему это, он...; put smth. in (to) smth. put smth. in (to) some language переводить что-л. на какой-л. язык; put a poem (a work, a novel, a story, a passage, etc.) into French (into German, into English, etc.) перевести стихотворение и т.д. на французский и т.д. язык; how would you put it in French (in Danish, in English, etc.)? как вы это скажете /как это будет/ по-французски и т.д. ?

17) put smth. before (to) smth., smb. put a matter before a meeting (before a board, before the court, etc.) поставить вопрос на рассмотрение собрания и т.д.; put this case before a tribunal предложить суду рассмотреть этот вопрос; put a proposal before a committee внести предложение в комиссию; put one's grievances before the management изложить администрации свои претензии; I want to put my proposal before you я хочу, чтобы вы выслушали /обсудили, обдумали/ мое предложение; I shall put your suggestion to the board at the next meeting я сообщу о вашем предложении на следующем собрании правления; put smth. in (to) smth. put the questions in (to) writing пришлите или изложите вопросы в письменной форме

18) put smth. to smb. put a question to smb. задать кому-л. вопрос; put a riddle to smb. загадать кому-л. загадку

19) put smth. in (to, on, under, etc.) smth. put the amount in the receipt (in the expenditure, etc.) указать количество в квитанции и т.д.; put this sum to my account запишите эту сумму на мой счет; put words into blanks /into blank spaces/ заполните пропуски; put one's name /one's signature/ under a document (to a will, on the dotted line, etc.) подписывать документ и т.д., ставить свою подпись под документом и т.д.; put one's initials to a document diplom. парафировать документ; put one's seal to a document (to a will, etc.) поставить печать под документом и т.д.; put a mark /а tick/ against smb.'s name поставить галочку против чьей-л. фамилии; put macron over a vowel поставить знак долготы над гласной буквой; put markers on packages пометить тюки

20) put smth. on smth., smb. put a tax (duties, customs, etc.) on these articles облагать такие предметы налогом и т.д.; put a tax on imports (on luxuries, on cigarettes, etc.) облагать ввозимые товары налогом и т.д.; put heavy dues on cattle обкладывать скот высоким налогом || put a veto on /to/ smth. наложить вето на /запретить/ что-л.; put these customs under taboo запретить эти обычаи

21) put smth. on the stage put a play ("Othello", etc.) on the stage поставить какую-л. пьесу и т.д. на сцене

22) put smb. to smb. put a cow to a bull /а bull to a cow/ agric. спаривать корову с быком
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1) put smth. into doing smth. put energy into finishing a task приложить энергию /усилия/ к завершению работы

2) put smb. to doing smth. put a boy to shoemaking определить /отдать/ мальчика в учение к сапожнику

3) put smb. to doing smth. I put her to setting the table я заставил ее накрыть на стол
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put it to smb. that... I put it to you that you were (not) there at the time (that you were after no good, that you have committed it, that you were a boy at the time, that you knew the signature was forged, etc.) law я заявляю, что вы там были (не были) в то время

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > put
10 VATN

water

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(gen. vatris or vatz), n.

1) water, fresh water (spratt þar vatn upp); sól gengr at vatni, the sun sets in the sea;

2) fears (vatnit for niðr eptir kjálkanum á honum); halda vatni, to forbear weeping;

3) lake (Mjörs er svá mikit vatn, at líkara er sjó);

4) pl., vötn, large rivers (hnigu heilög vötn af Himin-fjöllum).

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n., pl. vötn; vant occurs in N. G. L. i. 363: the gen. sing. is, agreeably with the pronunciation, in old vellums invariably spelt vatz or vaz, vazt, Clem. 148, l. 32; the mod. sound is vass; in the Editions, however, the etymological form vatns has mostly been restored; all the South Teut. languages use a form with an r. The form vatr only occurs in two instances, perhaps used only for the rhyme’s sake, in hvatr vátri, a poem of the beginning of the 12th century; and hélt und vatr enn vitri, Sighvat; but vatn vitni in another verse cf the same poet: [A. S. wæter; Engl. and Dutch water; Hel. watar; O. H. G. wazar; Germ. wasser; cp. Gr. υδατ-ος; Lat. udus: on the other hand, Icel. vatn; Swed. vatten; Dan. vand, qs. vadn.]

A. Water, fresh water; jörð, vatn, lopt, eldr, Eluc. 19; spratt þar vatn upp, Edda (pref.); blóð ok vatn, Rb. 334; grafa til vatz, Edda (pref.); taka vatn upp at sínum hluta, Vm. 168; þá er vötnin vóru sköpuð, 655. 1; drepa í vatn eða hella á vatni, K. Þ. K.; ef vatn er svá mikit at þar má barn í hylja, N. G. L. i. 363.

2. phrases; ausa vatni, to besprinkle infants with water, see ausa I. 2. β; to which add, þar stendr þú, Özorr, kvað Helgi, ok mun ek ekki við þér sjá, þvíat þú jóst mik vatni, Dropl. 25; mærin var vatni ausin ok þetta nafn gefit, Nj. 25: ganga til vatns, to go to the water, to go to the ‘trapiza,’ q. v., of washing before meals, Ld. 296: þá er sól gengr at vatni. when the sun goes into the water, sets in the sea, K. Þ. K. 96; sér ekki högg á vatni, a blow in the water is not seen, of a useless effort: á vatni, afloat, Fas. ii. 532; svá skjótt, at ekki tók á vatni, Fms. vii. 344.

3. of tears; halda ekki vatni, could not forbear weeping, Fms. vi. 236 (in a verse), viii. 232.

II. a lake; [cp. North. E. Derwent-water, etc.]; uppí vatnið Væni, Fms. vi. 333; lét flytja sik út í vatn eitt, ok leyndisk þar í hólma nökkurum, i. 66; er í norðanverðum flóanum vatn þat er nes liggr í, Ísl. ii. 345; til vatz þess er Á en Helga fellr ór, Ó. H. 163; sjór eða vatn, a sea or lake, Edda.

III. streams, waters, esp. in plur. of large streams; hnigu heilög vötn af Himin-fjöllum, Hkv. 1. 1; þaðan eigu vötn öll vega, Gm.; þar er djúpt vatn ( deep water) er umhverfis, Grág. ii. 131; geysask vötn at þeim með forsfalli … vötnin flutu um völluna alla, Ó. H. 164; brúar um ár eða vötn, Grág. i. 149; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, Eg. 133; fjörðr sá er flóir allr af vötnum, Fs. 26; en nú falla vötn öll til Dýrafjarðar, Gísl. 20; fóru þar til er vötn hnigu til vestr-ættar af fjöllum, Orkn. 4.

IV. in local names, Vatn, Vatna-hverfi, Vatns-lausa, Vatns-á, Vatns-dalr, Vatns-endi, Vatns-fell, Vatns-fjörðr, Vatns-nes, Vatns-horn, Vatns-skarð, etc., Landn.; Vatns-dælir, Vatns-firðingar, the men from Vatnsfjörðr, Vatnsdalr, id., Sturl.: of lakes, Gríms-vötn, Fiski-vötn, Elliða-vatn, Mý-vatn, Ólvus-vatn, Landn., map of Icel.; more seldom of rivers, as Héraðsvötn in north of Icel.: Vatns-dælskr, adj. from Vatnsdalr, Finnb. 334, Ísl. ii. 335; Vatnsfirðinga-kyn, -búð, Nj. 248, Ld. 120 (see búð).

B. COMPDS, with gen. vatna-, vatns-, in vellums vatz-, vaz-: vatns-agi, a, m. dampness. vatns-bakki, a, m. a bank, shore of a water or lake, Grág. ii. 355, Jb. 315, Fms. viii. 32, Fas. i. 360. vatns-beri, a, m. the water-bearer, Aquarius in the zodiac, Rb. vatns-blandaðr, part. mixed with water. vatns-bolli, a, m. a water-jug, Am. 35. vatns-borinn, part. mixed with water. vatns-botn, m. the foot of a lake, Hrafn, 11, Fms. ix. 367. vatns-ból, n. a watering-place, well, where drinking-water is drawn. vatns-bóla, u, f. a water-bubble, vatns-bragð, n. a taste of water. vatns-burðr, m. carrying water, Bs. i. vatns-dauði, a, m. water-death, death by drowning in fresh water. vatna-djúp, n. a water-deep, abyss, Skálda 209. vatns-dropi, a, m. a drop of water, Stj. 154. vatns-drykkr, m. a drink of water, Stj. 150, 581, Edda 24. vatns-dæld, f. a watery hollow. vatns-endi, a, m. the end of a lake, Fms. ix. 406. vatns-fall, n. a stream, river; lítið vatnsfall, a small river, Eg. 134, v. l.: of rain, vindr ok vatnsfall, Art. 85. vatns-farvegr, m. a ‘water’s fairway,’ the bed of a river, Grág. ii. 291. vatns-fata, u, f. a water-pail, Fb. i. 258, O. H. L. ch. 96. vatna-flaumr, m. [Norse vand-flom], a water-flood, swell of water, D. N. vi. 148. vatns-flóð, n. water-flood. vatna-gangr, m. a flood, Stj. 59, Grág. i. 219, Landn. 251: a fall of rain, = vatnfall, veðrátta ok v., Grett. 24 new Ed. vatns-heldr, adj. water-tight. vatns-hestr, m. = nykr, q. v., Landn. 93, v. l.; but vatna-hestr, m. a good horse to cross rivers. vatna-hlaup, n. floods, a rushing forth of waters, Landn. 250. vatns-horn, n. a water-horn, a vessel for holy water in church, Pm. 6: the end or angle of a lake, and as a local name, Ld., Landn. vatns-hríð, f. a storm, Ann. 1336 C. vatns-íss, m. ice on a lake, Stj. 510, Fms. viii. 398, ix. 367. vatns-kanna, u, f. a water-can, Vm. 86. vatns-karl, m. a water-can shaped like a man; vatnskarl til vígðs vatns, Vm. 21; vatnskarl ok munnlaug, Fb. i. 359, D. N. iv. 457. vatns-ker, n. a water-jug, Stj. vatns-kerald, n. = vatnsker, Fms. i. 127, Vm. 21, Jb. 409, vatns-ketill, m. a water-kettle, Vm. 21, 114, B. K. 83. vatns-kottr, m. a water-insect, in foul pools. vatns-lauss, adj. waterless, without water, Barl. 196. vatns-leysi, n. lack of water. vatns-litr, m. water-colour, Rb. 336. vatns-megin, n. fulness of water. vatns-mikill, adj. swelling with water, of a river. vatns-minni, n. the inlet of a lake, Fms. ix. 394. vatns-munnlaug, f. a water hand-basin, Pm. 60. vatns-ósa, adj. soaked with water. vatns-óss, m. the mouth of a lake connected with the sea, Landn. 207. vatns-rás, f. a trench, water-course, Bs. i. 148, Stj. 593. vatns-sár, m. a font, Vm. 110, N. G. L. i. 327. vatns-skál, f. a water-jug, D. N. vatns-skírn, f. baptism in water, Barl. 116, 144 (vatnz-skírn). vatns-skortr, m. lack of water, Barl. 196. vatns-sótt, f water-sickness, dropsy, medic., Post. vatns-steinn, m. a font of stone, Vm. 110. vatns-strönd, f. the bank of a lake, Fms. viii. 32, MS. 623. 33, Vkv. (prose, vaz-strouds). vatns-stökkull, m. a watering-pot, a vessel or brush for sprinkling water, Bs. i. 464. vatns-tjörn, f. a ‘water-tarn,’ pool, Sks. 682. vatna-tunna, u, f. a water-tub. vatns-uppspretta, u, f. a jet of water, Stj. 646. vatns-veita, u, f. a drain, trench, aqueduct, Grág. ii. 289. vatns-veiting, f. a draining. vatns-vetr, m. a winter of floods, Ann. 1191 C. vatns-vígsla, u, f. consecration of water, Bs. i. 97. vatns-vík, f. a creek in a lake, Fms. viii. 67. vatna-vöxtr, m. ‘water-growth,’ a flood, Bs. i. 138, Grett. 133 A, D. N. ii. 35, passim. vatna-þytr, m. the thud, sound of falling waters, Skálda. vatns-æðr, f. a vein of water, Stj. 29, 205.

C. REAL COMPDS, with the root word vatn- prefixed: vatn-bátr, m. a lake-boat, Jb. 410 B. vatn-beri, a, m. = vatnsberi, Rb. (1812) 65, 66. vatn-dauðr, adj. drowned in fresh water, Grág. i. 223. vatn-dragari, a, m. a drawer of water, Stj. 358. vatn-dragi, a, m. id., Fas. iii. 21 (in a verse). vatn-dýr, n. water-animals, Al. 167. vatn-fall, n. a waterfall, stream; vatnföll deilir: a torrent, stream, í bráða-þeyjum var þar vatnfall mikit, a great torrent, Eg. 766; lítið v., 134; var v. þat fullt af fiskum, Fms. i. 253; svá mikit v. sem áin Níð er, v. 182; deilir norðr vatnföllum til héraða, Ísl. ii. 345; er vatnföll deila til sjóvar, Eg. 131, Grág. i. 440; með öllum vatnföllum, Nj. 265: of rain, fyrir vatnfalli ok regni, Gullþ. 8; vatnfall fylgði hér svá mikit ór lopti, torrents of rain, Gísl. 105, Fms. x. 250. vatn-fátt, n. adj. short of water, Landn. 34, Fms. ix. 45. vatn-fiskr, m. a fresh-water fish, Fs. 165. vatn-gangr, m. a swelling of water, Vápn. 24. vatn-horn, n. a water-horn, as church inventory, Vm. 110. vatn-kakki, a, m. = trapiza, q. v.; gékk hann til vatnkakka ok þó sér, Korm. 24. vatn-karl, m. a jug, Stj. 153, D. I. i. 597, Dipl. v. 18; vatnkarlar fjórir, könnur sextán, iii. 4, Rb. (of the zodiacal Aquarius). vatn-kálfr, m. dropsy; þá sótt er heitir idropicus, þat köllu vér vatnkálf, Hom. 25, 150; hann er góðr við vatnkálfi, Hb. 544. 39. vatn-ker, vatn-kerald, vatn-ketill, n. a water-jug …, Grág. ii. 397, Stj. 311, Nj. 134, Ísl. ii. 410, Fms. xi. 34, Ám. 29, Vm. 35. vatn-lauss, adj. = vatnslauss, Al. 172, Stj. 194. vatn-legill, m. a water-jug, Stj. 128. vatn-leysi, n. lack of water, Al. 173. vatn-ormr, m. a water-serpent, Al. 168; Hercules sigraði v. (the Hydra), MS. 732. 17: a pr. name, Mork. vatn-rás, f. = vatnsrás, Stj. 58, 642. Ísl. ii. 92. vatn-skjóla, u, f. a water-skeel, pail, D. I. i. 225. vatn-staðr, m. a water-place, 655 xxviii. 2. vatn-torf, n. soaked turf, Ísl. ii. 412. vatn-trumba, u, f. a water-pipe, Hom. 131. vatn-veita, u, f. = vatnsveita, a drain, water-trench, Grág. ii. 289, Stj. 498. vatn-viðri, n. = vátviðri, Bs. i. 245. vatn-vígsla, u, f. the consecrating streams and wells, of bishop Gudmund, Bs. i. vatn-ærinn, adj. plentiful as water, abundant; vatnærin hef ek vitni, Sighvat.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > VATN
11 дно

ср.
1) bottom пить до дна ≈ to drain, to empty( one's glass), to drink to the dregs идти ко дну ≈ to sink, to go down пей до дна! ≈ bottoms up! чтоб ему ни дна ни покрышки! разг. ≈ bad cess to him!, bad luck to him! с двойным дном ≈ false-bottomed пустить ко дну ≈ (корабль) founder морское дно ≈ ocean floor, seabed на дне ≈ at the bottom пускать ко дну ≈ to sink. to send to the bottom
2) underworld оказаться на дне, попасть на дно, докатиться до дна ≈ to be down and out, to end up in the gutter Syn: подонки общества ∙ золотое дно вверх дном опрокинуть вверх дном

с. bottom;
(моря, реки тж.) bed;
на дне at the bottom;
пить до дна drain the cup;
drink* to the dregs;
пей до дна! bottoms up! вверх дном upside-down;
topsy-turvy;
идти ко дну go* to the bottom, founder;
золотое ~ gold-mine;
чтоб тебе ни дна, ни покрышки! bad luck to you!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > дно
12 empty

'empti
1. adjective
1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vacío

2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) desocupado, vacío

3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) desierto, vacío

4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vano

2. verb
1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) vaciarse

2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) verter, derramar

3. noun
(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) envase vacío

- emptiness
- empty-handed
- empty-headed

empty¹ adj vacío

an empty box una caja vacía

El comparativo de empty se escribe emptier; el superlativo se escribe emptiest

empty² vb vaciar

he emptied the box vació la caja

El pasado y participio pasado de empty se escribe emptied; el gerundio se escribe emptying

empty

tr['emptɪ]

adjective (comp emptier, superl emptiest)

1 (gen) vacío,-a; (place) desierto,-a; (house) desocupado,-a, deshabitado,-a; (seat, table, palce) libre, desocupado

■ the roads were empty las carreteras estaban desiertas

■ the pub is almost empty el pub está casi vacío

■ see if you can find an empty seat a ver si encuentras un asiento libre

2 familiar (hungry) hambriento,-a

■ ten minutes after a Chinese meal I feel empty again diez minutos después de una comida china vuelvo a tener hambre

3 (purposeless) vano,-a, inútil; (meaningless) carente de sentido; (words, threats, promises) vano,-a

■ empty threats amenazas vanas

■ her life was empty su vida carecía de sentido

transitive verb

1 vaciar

■ empty your pockets vacía los bolsillos

■ he emptied the bottle in one go vació la botella de un trago

■ his speech emptied the hall su discurso dejó la sala vacía

■ he emptied the box into the dustbin vació la caja en el cubo de la basura

intransitive verb

1 vaciarse

■ the cinema slowy began to empty el cine se fue vaciando poco a poco

2 (of rivers) desembocar ( into, en)

plural noun empties

1 envases nombre masculino plural, cascos nombre masculino plural

empty ['ɛmpti] v, - tied ; - tying vt

: vaciar

empty vi

: desaguar (dícese de un río)

empty adj, emptier ; - est

1) : vacío

2) vacant: desocupado, libre

3) meaningless: vacío, hueco, vano

empty

adj.

• desocupado, -a adj.

• hueco, -a adj.

• vacante adj.

• vacío, -a adj.

• vano, -a adj.

v.

• desaguar v.

• desaguazar v.

• desangrar v.

• descargar v.

• desembarazar v.

• desembocar v.

• desocupar v.

• vaciar v.

• verter v.

I 'empti
adjective -tier, -tiest <container/table> vacío; <words/gesture/life> vacío; <threat/promise> vano

II
1.

-ties, -tying, -tied transitive verb

a) \<\<container/warehouse\>\> vaciar*

b) ( take or pour out)

she emptied the water down the sink — tiró el agua por el fregadero

she emptied the contents all over the floor — vació la caja (or el bolso etc) en el suelo

2.

vi \<\<room/street\>\> vaciarse*; \<\<river/stream\>\>

to empty INTO something — desaguar* en algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- empty out

III

noun (pl - ties) (colloq) ( bottle) envase m (vacío), casco m (Esp, Méx)

['emptɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar emptier) (superl emptiest)
1) (=containing nothing, nobody) [box, bottle, glass, street, room, hands] vacío; [seat, chair] (in bus, restaurant) libre, desocupado; (in living room) vacío; [place] desierto; [landscape] desierto, desolado; [gun] descargado; [post, job] vacante

the flat next door is empty — (=unoccupied) el piso de al lado está desocupado

• to be empty of sth, the parks are empty of children — en los parques no hay niños

his face was empty of all expression — su rostro no expresaba ninguna emoción

• she was staring into empty space — miraba al infinito

there was an empty space at the table — había un sitio vacío or sin ocupar en la mesa

• on an empty stomach — en ayunas, con el estómago vacío

- empty vessels make the most noise

2) (=meaningless) [threat, promise, dream] vano; [words, rhetoric] hueco, vacío; [exercise] inútil; [life] sin sentido, vacío

• it's an empty gesture — es un gesto vacío

• she felt trapped in an empty marriage — se sentía atrapada en una relación matrimonial vacía

• his promises were just so much empty talk — sus promesas no eran más que palabras huecas or vanas

• my life is empty without you — mi vida no tiene sentido sin ti

3) (=numb) [person] vacío; [feeling] de vacío

when I heard the news I felt empty — cuando me enteré de la noticia me sentí vacío

2. N

1) (usu pl) (=empty bottle) envase m (vacío), casco m (vacío); (=empty glass) vaso m (vacío)

2) (Aut)

• the car was running on empty — el coche estaba con el depósito vacío

I was running on empty — (fig) no me quedaba energía

3.

VT [+ container, tank, glass, plate] vaciar

television has emptied the cinemas — la televisión ha dejado los cines vacíos

• I emptied the dirty water down the drain — tiré el agua sucia por el sumidero

• she emptied the ashtray into the bin — vació el cenicero en el cubo de la basura

• we emptied the cupboards of junk — vaciamos los armarios de trastos

he emptied the gun of bullets — descargó la pistola

I tried to empty my mind of distractions — intenté vaciar la mente de distracciones

• I emptied the contents of the bag onto the bed — vacié la bolsa en la cama

• to empty out one's pockets — vaciarse los bolsillos

• he emptied the water out of his boots — se sacó el agua de las botas

4. VI

1) (=become empty) [room, building, theatre, bath] vaciarse; [street] quedarse desierto, vaciarse; [train, coach, plane] quedarse vacío, vaciarse

• the auditorium quickly emptied of students — los estudiantes desalojaron el auditorio rápidamente

2) (=flow)

• to empty into sth — [river] desembocar en algo

* * *

I ['empti]
adjective -tier, -tiest <container/table> vacío; <words/gesture/life> vacío; <threat/promise> vano

II
1.

-ties, -tying, -tied transitive verb

a) \<\<container/warehouse\>\> vaciar*

b) ( take or pour out)

she emptied the water down the sink — tiró el agua por el fregadero

she emptied the contents all over the floor — vació la caja (or el bolso etc) en el suelo

2.

vi \<\<room/street\>\> vaciarse*; \<\<river/stream\>\>

to empty INTO something — desaguar* en algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- empty out

III

noun (pl - ties) (colloq) ( bottle) envase m (vacío), casco m (Esp, Méx)

English-spanish dictionary > empty
13 rodar

v.

1 to roll.

Los panes rodaron por el suelo The bread rolled on the ground.

Ellos rodaron los autos They rolled the cars.

2 to travel, to go.

rodaban a más de 180 km/h they were doing more than 180 km/h

3 to turn.

4 to tumble.

rodó escaleras abajo he tumbled down the stairs

5 to go around (ir de un lado a otro).

ha rodado por todo el mundo he's been all over the world

6 to shoot (Cine).

¡silencio, se rueda! we're rolling!

7 to run in (automobile).

8 to film, to shoot.

Ellos rodaron una película They filmed a movie.

* * *

rodar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dar vueltas) to roll; (rueda) to turn

2 (caer rodando) to roll down; (de escaleras) to fall down

■ la pelota rodó calle abajo the ball rolled down the street

3 figurado (ir de un lado a otro) to roam, wander, drift

■ rodar por el mundo to roam the world

4 figurado (estar diseminado) to be scattered around

■ los juguetes de los niños ruedan por toda la casa the children's toys are scattered all over the house

5 (vehículos) to run; (velocidad) to do

■ este coche rueda bien this car runs well

■ mi coche rueda a doscientos kilómetros por hora mi car does two hundred kilometres an hour

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer que de vueltas) to roll

■ rodar un aro to roll a hoop

2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to film, shoot

3 AUTOMÓVIL to run in

4 (recorrer) to travel

■ rodar mundo to travel the world

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

echarlo todo a rodar (estropearlo) to ruin everything 2 (desistir) to throw it all up

* * *

verb

1) to roll

2) film, shoot

* * *

1. VI

1) (=dar vueltas) [pelota] to roll; [rueda] to go round, turn

la moneda fue rodando por el caño — the coin rolled down the drain

rodó escaleras abajo — he fell o rolled downstairs

se oía el rodar de los carros — one could hear the sound of cartwheels

rodar de suelo — (Aer) to taxi

- echarlo todo a rodar

- rodar por algn

2) * (=deambular)

me han hecho ir rodando de acá para allá — they kept shunting me about from one place to another

tienen al niño rodando de guardería en guardería — they keep moving o shifting the kid about from nursery to nursery

3) (Cine) to shoot, film

llevamos dos meses rodando en México — we've spent two months filming in Mexico

4) * (=existir todavía) to be still going, still exist

ese modelo rueda todavía por el mundo — that model is still about

5) Méx, Arg [caballo] to stumble, fall forwards

2. VT

1) [+ vehículo] to wheel, wheel along; [+ coche nuevo] to run in

2) (=hacer rodar) [+ objeto] to roll, roll along

3) (Cine) to shoot, film

4) (Inform) [+ programa] to run

5) Caribe (=agarrar) to seize; (=encarcelar) to imprison

6) LAm

rodar (a patadas) — to knock over, kick over

7) LAm [+ ganado] to round up

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) moneda/pelota to roll; rueda to go round, turn

rodaba por la cubierta — it was rolling around (on) the deck

rodó escaleras abajo — she went tumbling down the stairs

el jinete rodó por tierra — the jockey went tumbling o rolling along the ground

echar algo a rodar — to set something in motion

mandarlo todo a rodar — (fam) to pack o (BrE) chuck it all in (colloq)

rodar bien/mal — to go well o smoothly/badly

2) automóvil/moto

el coche casi no ha rodado — the car has hardly been used

los ciclistas ruedan a gran velocidad — (period) the cyclists are going at great speed

3) (Cin) to film, shoot

se rueda! — action!
2.
rodar vt

1) (Cin) to shoot, film

2) < coche nuevo> to run in
3.
rodarse v pron (Andes)

se rodó el tornillo — I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw

* * *

= roll, coast, freewheel.

Nota: Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha.

Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.

Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.

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* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.

* rodar en exteriores = film on + location.

* rodar sobre = roll over.

* rodar un documental = shoot + documentary.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) moneda/pelota to roll; rueda to go round, turn

rodaba por la cubierta — it was rolling around (on) the deck

rodó escaleras abajo — she went tumbling down the stairs

el jinete rodó por tierra — the jockey went tumbling o rolling along the ground

echar algo a rodar — to set something in motion

mandarlo todo a rodar — (fam) to pack o (BrE) chuck it all in (colloq)

rodar bien/mal — to go well o smoothly/badly

2) automóvil/moto

el coche casi no ha rodado — the car has hardly been used

los ciclistas ruedan a gran velocidad — (period) the cyclists are going at great speed

3) (Cin) to film, shoot

se rueda! — action!
2.
rodar vt

1) (Cin) to shoot, film

2) < coche nuevo> to run in
3.
rodarse v pron (Andes)

se rodó el tornillo — I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw

* * *

= roll, coast, freewheel.

Nota: Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha.

Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.

Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* rodar en el estudio = film in + the studio.

* rodar en exteriores = film on + location.

* rodar sobre = roll over.

* rodar un documental = shoot + documentary.

* * *

rodar [ A10 ]

vi

A

1 (girar, dar vueltas) «moneda/pelota» to roll; «rueda» to go round, turn

rodó escaleras abajo she went tumbling o she fell down the stairs

el barril salió rodando cuesta abajo the barrel rolled off o rolled away down the slope

una botella rodaba por la cubierta a bottle was rolling around (on) the deck

el jinete/caballo rodó por tierra the jockey/horse fell and went tumbling o rolling along

me tuvieron todo el día rodando de una oficina a la otra I spent all day traipsing o being sent from one office to another

echar algo a rodar to set sth in motion

mandarlo todo a rodar ( fam); to pack o ( BrE) chuck it all in ( colloq)

rodar bien/mal to go well o smoothly/badly

las cosas le están rodando mal últimamente things have been going badly for him recently

según cómo nos rueden las cosas depending on how things work out o go

2 ( fam)

«papeles/juguetes»: unos papeles rodaban por allí there were some papers lying around

siempre deja los juguetes rodando por ahí he always leaves his toys lying o scattered around the place

B

«automóvil/moto»: el coche casi no ha rodado the car has hardly been used o has hardly done any mileage

los ciclistas ruedan a más de 100 kilómetros por hora ( period); the cyclists are going o traveling at over 100 kilometers an hour

C ( Cin) to film, shoot

¡silencio! ¡se rueda! quiet everybody! action!

■ rodar

vt

A ( Cin) to shoot, film

una escena rodada en exteriores a scene shot o filmed on location

B

1 ‹vehículo› to drive

2 ‹coche nuevo› to break in ( AmE), run in ( BrE)

■ rodarse

v pron

( Andes): se rodó el tornillo I/you/he stripped the thread on the screw

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rodar ( conjugate rodar) verbo intransitivo
1 [moneda/pelota] to roll;
[ rueda] to go round, turn;
◊ la moneda rodó por la mesa the coin rolled across the table;

rodó escaleras abajo she went tumbling down the stairs
2 (Cin) to film, shoot;
◊ ¡se rueda! action!

verbo transitivo (Cin) to shoot, film
rodar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una película) to film, shoot: están rodando un documental sobre Cuba, they're shooting a documentary on Cuba
2 (un vehículo) to run in
II verbo intransitivo
1 to roll
rodar por la escalera, to fall o tumble downstairs
2 (sobre ruedas) to go
3 (alrededor de un eje) to turn
4 (de un sitio a otro) to go around
' rodar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- exterior
English:
film
- make
- retake
- roll
- roll about
- roll around
- run in
- send
- shoot
- taxi
- trundle

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rodar

♦ vi

1. [deslizarse] to roll;

la moneda rodó y se metió debajo de la cama the coin rolled under the bed

2. [circular] to travel, to go;

rodaban a más de 180 km/h they were doing more than 180 km/h

3. [girar] to turn

4. [caer] to tumble ( por down);
rodó escaleras abajo she tumbled down the stairs;
Fam
echar algo a rodar [malograr] to ruin sth

5. [ir de un lado a otro] to go around;

ha rodado por todo el mundo he's been all over the world

6. Cine to shoot;

¡silencio, se rueda! we're rolling!

♦ vt

1. [hacer girar] to roll

2. Cine to shoot;

rodó varias comedias he filmed several comedies

3. [automóvil] Br to run in, US to break in

4. [avión] to taxi

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rodar

I v/i

1 de pelota roll;

rodarán cabezas fig heads will roll;

echarlo todo a rodar fig pack it all in

2 de coche go, travel (a at)

3 sin rumbo fijo wander

II v/t

1 película shoot, film

2 AUTO break in, Br

run in

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rodar {19} vi

1) : to roll, to roll down, to roll along

rodé por la escalera: I tumbled down the stairs

todo rodaba bien: everthing was going along well

2) girar: to turn, to go around

3) : to move about, to travel

andábamos rodando por todas partes: we drifted along from place to place

rodar vt

1) : to film, to shoot

2) : to break in (a new vehicle)

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rodar vb

1. (en general) to roll

el neumático rodó cuesta abajo the tyre rolled down the hill

rodó escaleras abajo she fell down the stairs

2. (filmar) to film

están rodando una serie en el barrio they're filming a series in the neighbourhood

Spanish-English dictionary > rodar
14 gettare

throw

fondamenta lay

grido give, let out

gettare fuori throw out

gettare via throw away

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gettare v.tr.

1 to throw*; to cast*; ( con violenza) to fling*, to hurl: gettai un osso al cane, I threw a bone to the dog (o I threw the dog a bone); gettai la palla al ragazzo, I threw the ball to the boy; gettami la fune!, throw me the rope!; mi gettò uno sguardo irato, he gave me an angry look; gettare acqua in faccia a qlcu., to dash water in s.o.'s face; gettare un bacio a qlcu., to blow s.o. a kiss; gettare uno sguardo a qlcu., to glance at s.o. // gettare qlco. al di là di, to throw sthg. over: gettare una palla al di là di un muro, to throw a ball over a wall // gettare qlco. contro qlcu., to throw (o to hurl) sthg. at s.o.: gettò pietre contro di me, he threw stones at me; gettare una lancia contro qlcu., to hurl a spear at s.o. // gettare qlco. dentro, to throw sthg. in: gettalo dentro dalla finestra!, throw it in through the window! // gettare qlco., qlcu. fuori da, to throw sthg., s.o. out of: non gettate nulla fuori dal finestrino, don't throw anything out of the window; furono gettati fuori dal ristorante, they were thrown out of the restaurant // gettare qlco., qlcu. giù, in terra, to throw sthg., s.o. to the ground: lo gettò a terra con uno spintone, he shoved him to the ground; fu gettato giù di sella, he was thrown from his horse (o from the saddle); non gettarlo giù!, don't throw it down!; gettare qlcu. a terra, to knock s.o. down (o to the ground) // gettare qlco. in, to throw (o to cast o to fling) sthg. into: gettare una pietra nel lago, to throw a stone into the lake; gettare polvere negli occhi a qlcu., (fig.) to throw dust in s.o.'s eyes; gettare qlco. in faccia a qlcu., to throw (o to fling) sthg. in s.o.'s teeth; gettare qlco. in mare, ( da un natante) to throw sthg. overboard, ( un carico) to jettison; gettare nella disperazione, to throw into despair; gettare nella miseria, to reduce to misery // gettare qlco. in alto, to throw sthg. up: gettare in alto una moneta, to toss a coin // gettare qlco. indietro, to throw sthg. back: gettare uno sguardo indietro, to glance backwards (o to look over one's shoulder); gettare la testa indietro, to throw one's head back // gettare qlco. su, to throw (o to cast) sthg. on (o over): si gettò una coperta sulle spalle, he threw a blanket over his shoulders; gettare biasimo su qlcu., to cast (o to throw) blame on s.o.; gettare luce su qlco., (fig.) to throw light on sthg.; gettare un'ombra su qlco, (fig.) to cast a shadow on sthg. // gettare via qlco., to throw sthg. away: gettare via il proprio tempo, il proprio denaro, to throw away one's time, one's money; gettò via la sua ultima occasione, he threw away his last chance; non gettare via queste cose!, don't throw these things away! // gettare all'aria qlco., to make a mess of sthg.: ho gettato all'aria tutti i cassetti per trovarlo, I turned out all the drawers to find it // gettare il guanto, to throw (o to fling) down the gauntlet // gettare la maschera, to throw off the mask // gettare una sfida, to throw out a challenge // gettare i soldi dalla finestra, to throw (o to fling) one's money out of the window (o down the drain)

2 ( emettere): la ferita getta sangue, the wound is bleeding profusely (o the wound is spurting blood); gettare un grido, to utter a cry (o to give a shout)

3 ( collocare) to lay*: gettare le fondamenta, to lay the foundation (s)

4 (tecn.) to cast*

5 (bot.) to put* forth, to sprout

◆ v. intr.

1 ( versare) to play, to spout: la fontana non getta più da due giorni, the fountain hasn't been playing for two days (o has been dry for two days)

2 (econ.) ( fruttare) to yield, to bring* in.

◘ gettarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si gettò nelle braccia della madre, she threw (o flung) herself into her mother's arms; si gettò sul letto, she threw herself on the bed; gettare ai piedi di qlcu., to throw oneself at s.o.'s feet; gettare al collo di qlcu., to fall on s.o.'s neck; gettare giù, ( a terra) to throw oneself down, ( sdraiarsi) to lie down: gettati giù un momento, sembri stanca, lie down a while, you look tired; gettare in acqua, to throw oneself (o to jump o to leap) into the water; gettare in avanti, all'indietro, to throw oneself forwards, backwards; si è gettato dal quarto piano, he threw himself (o jumped) from the fourth floor // gettare a capofitto in qlco., to throw oneself into sthg. // gettare nella discussione, to throw oneself into the discussion (o to plunge into the debate) // gettare nella mischia, to throw oneself into the fray // gettare sul nemico, to fall on (o to attack) the enemy // si è letteralmente gettato sul piatto di spaghetti, he literally fell on the plate of spaghetti

2 (di fiume, sboccare) to flow: il Po si getta nell'Adriatico, the Po flows into the Adriatic.

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[dʒet'tare]
1. vt

1) (lanciare) to throw, (con forza) to fling, hurl, (in aria) to toss

gettare (via) — (liberarsi di) to throw away

gettare qc a qn — to throw sth to sb

gettare qc addosso a qn — (sasso) to throw sth at sb, (acqua, sabbia) to throw sth over sb

ha gettato il libro dalla finestra — he threw the book out of the window

non gettare il giornale per terra — don't throw the paper on the floor

si gettò un mantello sulle spalle — he threw a coat round his shoulders

gettare a terra qn — to throw sb to the ground

gettare le braccia al collo di qn — to throw o fling one's arms round sb's neck

gettare la colpa addosso a qn — to cast the blame on sb

gettare qc in faccia a qn (anche) fig — to throw sth in sb's face

gettò un rapido sguardo intorno — he had a quick look round

gettare l'ancora Naut — to drop anchor

gettare le reti — to cast the nets

gettare a mare — (fig : persona) to abandon

quella notizia l'ha gettato nella disperazione — he was plunged into despair at the news

2) (metalli, cera) to cast, (fondamenta) to lay

gettare un ponte su un fiume — to throw a bridge over a river

3) (emettere: acqua) to spout, (grido) to utter, give

4)

(fraseologia) gettare le armi (anche) fig — to throw down one's weapons

gettare la spugna — to throw in the sponge

gettare la polvere negli occhi a qn fig — to throw dust in sb's eyes

gettare luce su qc — to shed light on sth

2. vi

(aus avere) (pianta) to sprout

3. vr (gettarsi)

1)

gettarsi in un'impresa — to throw o.s. into an enterprise

gettarsi nella mischia — to hurl o.s. into the fray

gettarsi in acqua — to jump into the water

gettarsi contro o addosso a qn — to hurl o.s. at sb

gettarsi sulla preda — to pounce on one's prey

gettarsi ai piedi di qn — to throw o.s. at sb's feet

2) (fiume)

gettarsi in — to flow into

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[dʒet'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (lanciare) to throw*, to cast* [pietra, dadi]; (buttare) to throw* away, to throw* out [ immondizia]

gettare qcs. a qcn. — to throw sth. to sb., to throw sb. sth.

gettare le braccia (intorno) al collo di qcn. — to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck

gettare uno sguardo a qcs. — fig. to cast an eye o a glance at sth

2) mar. pesc. to cast* [amo, reti]

gettare l'ancora — to drop o cast anchor

3) (costruire) to build* [ ponte]; fig. to establish, to lay* [ basi]

gettare le fondamenta di qcs. — to lay the foundations for sth. (anche fig.)

4) (causare)

gettare lo scompiglio in città — to throw the town into turmoil

5) (precipitare)

gettare qcn. nel panico — to throw sb. into a panic

gettare il paese nel caos — to throw the country into chaos

6) (emettere) to give*, to utter [ grido]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (germogliare) to sprout, to bud
3.
verbo pronominale gettarsi

1) (buttarsi) to throw* oneself (in into)

-rsi al collo di qcn. — to fling oneself around sb.'s neck

- rsi su — to pounce on [preda, cibo]

2) (sfociare) [ corso d'acqua] to flow (in into)

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gettare

/dʒet'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (lanciare) to throw*, to cast* [pietra, dadi]; (buttare) to throw* away, to throw* out [ immondizia]; gettare qcs. a qcn. to throw sth. to sb., to throw sb. sth.; gettare le braccia (intorno) al collo di qcn. to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck; gettare uno sguardo a qcs. fig. to cast an eye o a glance at sth.

2 mar. pesc. to cast* [amo, reti]; gettare l'ancora to drop o cast anchor

3 (costruire) to build* [ ponte]; fig. to establish, to lay* [ basi]; gettare le fondamenta di qcs. to lay the foundations for sth. (anche fig.)

4 (causare) gettare lo scompiglio in città to throw the town into turmoil

5 (precipitare) gettare qcn. nel panico to throw sb. into a panic; gettare il paese nel caos to throw the country into chaos

6 (emettere) to give*, to utter [ grido]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) (germogliare) to sprout, to bud

III gettarsi verbo pronominale

1 (buttarsi) to throw* oneself (in into); -rsi al collo di qcn. to fling oneself around sb.'s neck; - rsi su to pounce on [preda, cibo]

2 (sfociare) [ corso d'acqua] to flow (in into).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > gettare
15 buttare

[but'tare]
1. vt

1) (gettare) to throw

ha buttato il cappotto sul letto — he threw his coat onto the bed

buttare fuori qn — to throw sb out

buttare qc addosso a qn — to throw sth at sb

buttare qc a qn — to throw sth to sb

buttare qc per terra — to throw sth on the ground

buttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water

hai già buttato la pasta? — have you put the pasta in?

buttarsi il cappotto sulle spalle — to throw one's coat round one's shoulders

buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one

2) (anche: buttare via) (nella spazzatura) to throw away, discard, (sprecare: soldi, tempo) to waste

era rotto e l'ho buttato via — it was broken and I threw it away

non è un tipo da buttar via — he's not bad looking

3)

buttare giù — (scritto) to jot down, scribble down, (cibo, boccone) to gulp down, (edificio) to pull down, knock down, (governo) to bring down

buttare giù un muro — to knock down a wall

buttare giù due righe — to scribble a couple of lines

buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down

4)

(fraseologia) buttare la colpa addosso a qn — to lay the blame on sb

buttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away

buttare i soldi dalla finestra — to throw money down the drain

ho buttato là una frase — I mentioned it in passing

gli ha buttato in faccia tutto il suo disprezzo — she told him to his face how much she despised him

mi ha buttato in faccia tutta la verità — he flung the truth at me

2. vi

(aus avere)

(fam : apparire) la faccenda butta male — things are looking bad

3. vr (buttarsi)

(saltare) to jump

buttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!

buttarsi in acqua — to jump into the water

buttarsi dalla finestra — to jump out of the window

buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb

buttarsi nelle braccia di qn — to throw o.s. into sb's arms

buttarsi in ginocchio — to throw o.s. down on one's knees

buttarsi (anima e corpo) in qc — to throw o.s. (wholeheartedly) into sth

buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable

buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray

buttarsi sulla preda (anche) fig — to pounce on one's prey

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > buttare
16 канал

bed радио, canal, bore, cavity, chain, artificial channel, channel, channeling, circuit связь, conduit, cut, duct, ( матрицы или волоки) orifice, hole, pass, conveying passage, flow passage, water passage, passage, path, port, race, channel slot, ( в системах пакетной связи) slot, track кфт., ( передачи данных) trunk вчт., watercourse

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кана́л м.
1. ( искусственное сооружение) canal

кана́л закры́т или откры́т для прохо́да судо́в — the canal is closed or opened to traffic

облицо́вывать кана́л — line a canal

осуществля́ть судохо́дство по кана́лу — navigate a canal

кана́л подаё́т во́ду … — a canal conveys water from … to …

по кана́лу перево́зится ( столько-то) [m2]тонн гру́за — the canal handles [carries] (so many) tons of cargo

2. свз. channel

выделя́ть кана́л — drop (off) a channel

занима́ть кана́л — capture a channel

кана́л мо́жно уплотни́ть телефо́нным и телегра́фным кана́лами — a telephone channel may be combined with telegraph channels

организова́ть кана́л — derive a channel

освобожда́ть кана́л — relinquish a channel

ответвля́ть кана́л — drop a channel

отводи́ть [назнача́ть] кана́л — assign [allocate] a channel

перегружа́ть кана́л — congest a channel

кана́л поражё́н — the channel is disturbed [perturbed, victimized]

разделя́ть кана́лы — separate channels

кана́л свобо́ден — the channel is clear

укла́дывать кана́лы — insert (blocks of) channels into proper position in the base-band frequency spectrum

уплотня́ть кана́л с временны́м разделе́нием — time-multiplex a channel, use a channel on a time-division multiplex basis

уплотня́ть кана́л с часто́тным разделе́нием — frequency-multiplex a channel, use a channel on a frequency-division multiplex basis

кана́л явля́ется исто́чником перехо́дных поме́х — this is a disturbing [offending] channel

3. ( в полупроводниковых приборах) channel

4. ( в печах и подобных устройствах) flue

5. ( проход) conduit, duct, passage

абоне́нтский кана́л — local [subscriber's] loop

безнапо́рный кана́л — gravity-flow conduit

кана́л без обра́тной свя́зи — one-way channel

вентиляцио́нный кана́л

1. air [ventilation, cooling] duct

2. ( линейный) venting channel

вертика́льный кана́л ( мартена) — down-take, uptake

вертика́льный, возду́шный кана́л ( мартена) — air uptake

водоотво́дный кана́л — catch drain, drainage canal

водопрово́дный кана́л — water-supply [water-conveying] canal

водосли́вный кана́л — overflow canal

волочи́льный кана́л метал. — die hole

кана́л воспроизведе́ния — reproducing channel

впускно́й кана́л — admission [intake, inlet, induction] port

выпускно́й кана́л — exhaust [outlet] port

вытяжно́й кана́л

1. exhaust duct

2. горн. foul air flue

газоотводя́щий кана́л — gas-escape channel

деривацио́нный кана́л — diversion canal

кана́л для прово́док стр. — service duct

кана́л для сбро́са па́водка — floodway, flood control canal

кана́л для уравне́ния давле́ния — pressure equalizing passage

зали́вочный кана́л пласт. — sprue channel

кана́л за́писи — recording channel

кана́л запро́са навиг. — interrogation link

кана́л звуково́го сопровожде́ния тлв. — sound channel

зерка́льный кана́л радио — image channel

золово́й кана́л тепл. — sluiceway

кана́л изображе́ния тлв. — video channel

искрово́й кана́л физ. — spark channel

ка́бельный кана́л — cable duct

ка́бельный, бето́нный кана́л — concrete trough

кана́л ка́бельной канализа́ции — cable duct

кла́панный кана́л авто — valve port

кана́л ко́ксовой батаре́и, подо́вый — sole flue

кана́л ко́ксовой пе́чи, перекидно́й — crossover flue

контро́льный кана́л ( системы передачи по ЛЭП) — pilot channel

лесоспла́вный кана́л ( в составе гидроузла) — log chute

лесоспла́вный кана́л слу́жит для про́пуска сплавно́го ле́са че́рез плоти́ну — the log chute puts logs through the dam

ли́тниковый кана́л

1. литейн. gate

2. пласт. sprue channel

лопа́точный кана́л ( турбины) — blade passage

маслопрово́дный кана́л авто — oil duct, oil passage

ма́сляный кана́л двс. — oil gallery

межлопа́точный кана́л ( турбины) — blade passage

мелиорати́вный кана́л — soil-reclamation canal

морско́й кана́л — maritime canal

мультипле́ксный кана́л — multiplexor channel

мультипле́ксный кана́л мо́жет рабо́тать в мультипле́ксном или монопо́льном режи́ме — the multiplexor channel can operate in the multiplex or burst modes

мультипле́ксный кана́л освобожда́ет проце́ссор от непосре́дственной свя́зи с устро́йствами вво́да-вы́вода — the multiplexor channel relieves the processor of communicating directly with I/ O devices

мультипле́ксный кана́л осуществля́ет непосре́дственное управле́ние устро́йствами вво́да-вы́вода — the multiplexor channel is the direct controller of I/ O devices

мультипле́ксный кана́л рабо́тает по запро́сам — the multiplexor channel operates on demand

мультипле́ксный, ба́йтовый кана́л — byte multiplexor channel

мультипле́ксный, бло́ковый кана́л — block multiplexor channel

кана́л мундштука́ пласт. — die channel

кана́л наса́дки регенера́тора тепл. — checker flue

обводни́тельный кана́л — water supply canal

обводно́й кана́л гидр. — by-pass (channel)

объё́мный кана́л полупр. — bulk channel

ороси́тельный кана́л — irrigation [irrigating] channel

ороси́тельный, магистра́льный кана́л — irrigating main

осуши́тельный кана́л — drainage channel

кана́л переда́чи да́нных — data (communication) channel

кана́л переда́чи да́нных, дискре́тный — digital data (communication) channel

кана́л переда́чи да́нных, подтона́льный — subvoice grade channel

кана́л переда́чи да́нных тона́льной частоты́ — voice-band data (communication) channel

кана́л переда́чи да́нных, цифрово́й — digital data (communication) channel

перепускно́й кана́л — by-pass (channel)

кана́л пе́чи, дымово́й — waste gas [chimney] flue

кана́л пе́чи, отводя́щий — offtake

кана́л пе́чи, охлажда́ющий — cooling flue

подводя́щий кана́л — intake conduit

кана́л поддо́на метал. — runner

подхо́дный кана́л гидр. — approach channel

кана́л полево́го транзи́стора — channel of a field-effect transistor

прито́чный кана́л — influent channel, intake duct

прямо́й кана́л ( в передаче данных) — private line

пылеосади́тельный кана́л — dust-collecting [precipitating] duct

кана́л рабо́чей решё́тки ( турбины) — blade passage

радиореле́йный кана́л — radio-relay [microwave] channel

кана́л радиосвя́зи, веща́тельный — broadcast channel

радиотелеметри́ческий кана́л — radiotelemetry channel

кана́л реле́йной защи́ты — retay-protection channel

кана́л реле́йной защи́ты, блокиро́вочный — carrier-blocking channel

кана́л реле́йной защи́ты телеблокиро́вки — pilot channel

самотё́чный кана́л гидр. — gravity-flow conduit

сбросно́й кана́л гидр. — escape (discharge) canal

кана́л свя́зи — communication channel

набира́ть кана́л свя́зи — set up a channel

кана́л свя́зи, авиацио́нный — aeronautical service channel

кана́л свя́зи без па́мяти — memoryless channel

кана́л свя́зи без поме́х — noiseless channel

кана́л свя́зи, бина́рный симметри́чный — symmetric binary channel

кана́л свя́зи, высокочасто́тный — carrier channel, carrier link

кана́л свя́зи дежу́рного приё́ма ав. — guard channel

кана́л свя́зи, дискре́тный — discrete [digital] channel

кана́л свя́зи, коммути́руемый — switched [dial-up] circuit, switched [dial-up] channel

кана́л свя́зи на орбита́льных дипо́лях — dipole channel

кана́л свя́зи, некоммути́руемый — leased [rented, unswitched] channel

кана́л свя́зи, односторо́нний — one-way channel

кана́л свя́зи, опти́ческий — optical channel

кана́л свя́зи по ли́нии электропереда́чи — power-line-carrier [p.l.c.] channel

кана́л свя́зи с аддити́вной поме́хой — additive-noise channel

кана́л свя́зи с асинхро́нным уплотне́нием — asynchronously multiplexed channel

кана́л свя́зи с временны́м разделе́нием — time-shared channel

кана́л свя́зи, си́мплексный — simplex [one-way] channel

кана́л свя́зи, служе́бный — engineering channel, engineering circuit

кана́л свя́зи с па́мятью — channel with memory

кана́л свя́зи с поме́хами — noisy channel

кана́л свя́зи с часто́тным разделе́нием — frequency-division multiplexed channel

кана́л свя́зи с часто́тным уплотне́нием — frequency-division-multiplex line

кана́л свя́зи, уплотнё́нный — multiplexed channel

селе́кторный кана́л ( в системах обработки и передачи информации) — selector channel

селе́кторный кана́л позволя́ет подключа́ть к проце́ссору до, напр. 5 устро́йств вво́да-вы́вода — the selector channel attaches up to, e. g., 5 I/ O devices

селе́кторный кана́л рабо́тает в монопо́льном режи́ме — the selector channel operates in the burst mode

сливно́й кана́л гидр. — escape [discharge] channel

кана́л с неукреплё́нными отко́сами — unlined canal

кана́л с обра́тной свя́зью — feedback [two-way] channel

соплово́й кана́л ( турбины) — nozzle passage

сто́чный кана́л — escape canal, house drain

судохо́дный кана́л — navigation [navigable, ship] canal

телевизио́нный кана́л — television channel

телегра́фный кана́л — telegraph channel

телегра́фный кана́л по сре́дним то́чкам телефо́нных цепе́й — simplexed [superimposed] telegraph circuit

телеметри́ческий кана́л — telemeter(ing) channel

телефо́нный, высокочасто́тный кана́л — carrier telephone channel

тона́льный кана́л — voice-frequency [v.f.] channel

то́почный кана́л — heating flue

кана́л управле́ния — control channel

фи́льмовый кана́л ( кинокамеры или кинопроектора) — film gate

форму́ющий кана́л пласт. — moulding channel

шла́ковый кана́л тепл. — sluiceway

шлюзо́ванный кана́л — lock canal

кана́л экстру́дера, рабо́чий — screw channel of an extruder

энергети́ческий кана́л — hydraulic-power canal

эпитаксиа́льный кана́л полупр. — epitaxial channel

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора, авари́йный — safety channel

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора, боково́й — by-pass, side channel

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора для (вы́вода) пучка́ — beam port, beam hole, beam tube

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора для облуче́ния — exposure [radiation] hole, irradiation tunnel, irradiation port

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора для образцо́в — sample hole

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора для прибо́ров — instrumental hole

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора, рабо́чий — reactor fuel tube, reactor fuel channel

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора, технологи́ческий — reactor fuel channel

кана́л я́дерного реа́ктора, эксперимента́льный — experimental port, test [experimental] hole

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > канал
17 ir

v.

1 to go.

ir hacia el sur/al cine to go south/to the cinema

ir en autobús/coche to go by bus/car

ir andando to go on foot, to walk

¡vamos! let's go!

2 to be gradually.

ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing something

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

3 to go.

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job

su negocio va mal his business is going badly

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?

4 to go.

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers

5 to go, to belong.

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there

6 to go, to leave (marcharse).

irse a to go to

¡vete! go away!

El bus va por el camino The bus goes down the road.

7 to go (to search).

ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get something/somebody, to go and fetch something/somebody (peninsular Spanish)

8 to go (to consume, to disappear).

se ha ido la luz there's been a power cut

9 to be going (intención).

ir a hacer algo to be going to do something

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you

10 to get (to change).

ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse

11 to work.

la manivela va floja the crank is loose

la televisión no va the television isn't working

12 to be meant (comentario, indirecta).

ir por alguien to be meant for somebody, to be aimed at somebody

13 to suit (clothes).

irle (bien) a alguien to suit somebody

esta camisa no va con esos pantalones this shirt doesn't go with these trousers

14 to do (tratamiento).

irle bien a alguien to do somebody good

15 to like, to care.

no me va el pop I don't like pop music (peninsular Spanish)

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

16 to attend.

Ricardo va en las tardes Richard attends in the afternoons.

17 to be doing, to make out.

Me va bien I am doing well.

18 to keep on, to keep.

Ir caminando Keep on walking.

19 to go for.

Me va bien el negocio The business goes well for me

20 to match.

Estas medias van These socks match.

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IR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

Imperfect Subjunctive

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Present Subjunctive

vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vaya (él/Vd.), vayamos (nos.), id (vos.), vayan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go

2) get on

3) extend

•

- ir a
- ir a pie
- irse
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Para las expresiones ir de vacaciones, ir de veras, ir dado, irse de la lengua, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=marchar)

a) [indicando movimiento, acción] to go

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿quién va? — (Mil) who goes there?

b) [indicando la forma de transporte]

• ir [andando] — to walk, go on foot

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

• ir en [avión] — to fly

• ir en [bicicleta] — to ride

• ir a [caballo] — to ride

• fui en [coche] — I went by car, I drove

• ir a [pie] — to walk, go on foot

• fui en [tren] — I went by train {o} rail

c) [con complemento]

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

d)

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

2) [indicando proceso]

a) [persona]

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

b) [acción, obra] to go

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

c)

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

3) [indicando manera, posición]

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

4) (=extenderse) to go, stretch

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

• [en lo que] va de año — so far this year

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

5) [indicando distancia, diferencia]

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

de 7 a 9 van 2 — the difference between 7 and 9 is 2; [en resta] 7 from 9 leaves 2

6) [indicando acumulación]

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

7) [en apuestas]

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

8) (=vestir)

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black
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9)

irle a algn —

a) [indicando importancia]

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

- ni me va ni me viene

b) [indicando situación]

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

c) (=sentar) to suit

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

d) * (=gustar)

no me va nada ese rollo — I'm not into that sort of thing *

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

le va al Cruz Azul — Méx (Dep) he supports Cruz Azul

10) [seguido de preposición]
ir con (=acompañar, combinar) to go with
no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her
ir de
¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

no sabe de qué va el rollo — * he doesn't know what it's all about

va de intelectual por la vida — * he acts the intellectual all the time

¿de qué vas? — * what are you on about? *
ir para
va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University
ir por [indicando intención]
eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!
ir tras to go after
se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

11) [otras locuciones]

• [a lo que] iba — as I was saying

• ir a algn [con] algo, siempre le iba con sus problemas — he always went to her with his problems

• [¿dónde] vas?, -¿le regalamos un equipo de música? -¿dónde vas? con un libro tiene bastante — "shall we give him a stereo?" - "what do you mean? a book is fine"

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

• si vamos a [eso] — for that matter

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

• es el [no] va más — * it's the ultimate

• ir de mal en [peor] — to go from bad to worse

• ir a lo [suyo] — to do one's own thing; pey to look after Number One

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

• ir y [venir], era un constante ir y venir de ambulancias — ambulances were constantly coming and going

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

• ir [y], ahora va y me dice que no viene — now he goes and tells me he's not coming

fue y se marchó — Méx * he just upped and left *
lejos 1., 1)
12) [exclamaciones]
¡vaya! [indicando sorpresa] well!; [indicando enfado] damn!
¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya, vaya! — well I'm blowed! *

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vaya con el niño! — that damn kid! *
¡vamos! [dando ánimos] come on!; [para ponerse en marcha] let's go!
¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is
¡qué va!
-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

2.

VERBO AUXILIAR
ir a ({+ infin}) to go
fui a verle — I went to see him

vamos a hacerlo — [afirmando] we are going to do it; [exhortando] let's do it

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

¿no irá a soplar? — ** I hope he's not going to split on us *

• no vaya a [ser] que..., no salgas no vaya a ser que venga — don't go out in case she comes
ir ({+ gerund})
iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...
ir ({+ participio})
van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

3.

See:

irse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex. He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex. Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* * *

ir [ I27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A trasladarse, desplazarse

B expresando propósito

C irle a alguien con algo

D

1 al arrojar algo, arrojarse

2 Juegos

E con comentarios

F estar en juego

G hablando de acciones imprevistas

Sentido II

A ir + complemento

B refiriéndose al atuendo

C en calidad de

D tratar

Sentido III

A llevar a

B extenderse, abarcar

Sentido IV

A marchar, desarrollarse

B en juegos, competiciones

C en el desarrollo de algo

D estar en camino

E sumar, hacer

F haber transcurrido

G haber una diferencia

H depender, radicar

Sentido V

A

1 deber colocarse

2 deber escribirse

3 estar incluido

B

1 combinar

2 sentar, convenir

3 ir en contra de algo

C gustar

D tomar partido por, apoyar

Sentido VI

A

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 intentando tranquilizar, animar

3 al aclarar, resumir

B

1 expresando sorpresa, contrariedad

2 para enfatizar

3 al aclarar, resumir

■ ir (verbo auxiliar)

Sentido I

A

1 para expresar tiempo futuro

2 expresando intención, propósito

3 en propuestas, sugerencias

B al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones

C expresando inevitabilidad

D expresando incredulidad

E

1 en afirmaciones enfáticas

2 al contradecir

Sentido II expresando un proceso paulatino

■ irse (verbo pronominal)

A marcharse

B consumirse, gastarse

C desaparecer: mancha, dolor

D salirse, escaparse

E morirse

F caerse, perder el equilibrio

G andarse, actuar

H

1 en naipes

2 en una asignatura

I las medias

vi

Sentido I

A (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

¿vamos en taxi? shall we go by taxi?

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar to go by sea

¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right with you! o I'll be with you right away!

es la tercera vez que te llamo — ¡ya va or voy! this is the third time I've called you — alright, alright, I'm (just) coming!

¿quién va? who goes there?

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de la gente por la avenida the to-ing and fro-ing of people along the avenue

el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests

no he hecho más que ir y venir de un lado para otro sin conseguir nada I've done nothing but run around without getting anything done

voy al mercado I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market ( colloq)

vamos a casa let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? do you go to church?

nunca va a clase he never goes to o attends class

ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting

juerga, etc

ya vamos para allá we're on our way

¿para dónde vas? where are you headed (for)?, where are you heading (for)? ( BrE)

¿por dónde se va a la estación? how do you get to the station?

fuimos por el camino de la costa we went along o took the coastal route

no vayas por ese lado, es más largo don't go that way, it's longer

a eso voy/vamos I'm/we're just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? (frente a una exageración) ( fam): ¿dónde vas con tanto pan? what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? — ¡dónde vas! con 100 hay de sobra shall we leave 500 as a tip? — you must be joking o kidding! 100 will be more than enough

¡eh, dónde vas! te dije un poquito steady on o easy! I said I wanted a little bit

ir a dar a un lugar: ¿quién sabe dónde fue a dar la pelota? who knows where the ball got to o went?

nos tomamos un tren equivocado y fuimos a dar a Maroñas we took the wrong train and ended up in Maroñas

ir a por algn ( Esp): ha ido a por su madre he's gone to get o fetch his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him

ir por or ( Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread, I'm off to get some bread ( colloq)

no irla con algo ( RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't hold with o I don't go along with all this liberalism

no me/le va ni me/le viene ( fam); I'm/he's not in the least bit bothered, I don't/he doesn't mind at all

allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

B (expresando propósito) ir A + INF:

¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?

ve a ayudarla go and help her

fue a ayudarla he went to help her

¿me irías a comprar el pan? would you go and buy the bread for me?

ver tb ir v aux Sense I.

C

irle a algn con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems

a la maestra no le gusta que le vayan con chismes the teacher doesn't like people telling on each other o people coming to her with tales

D

1

(al arrojar algo, arrojarse): tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here it comes o there you go!

tírate del trampolín — bueno ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!

2 ( Juegos):

ahí van otros $2.000 there's another $2,000

¡no va más! no more bets!

ver tb no¹ (↑ no (1))

¡ahí va! ( Esp fam): ¡ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero oh no! I've forgotten the money

David ganó 20 millones en la lotería — ¡ahí va! David won 20 million in the lottery — wow o ( AmE) gee whiz! ( colloq)

E

«comentario»: no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly, I didn't mean it nastily

ten cuidado con él, que esta vez va en serio be careful, this time he's serious o he means business

ir POR algn:

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too o and the same goes for you o and I'm referring to you too

F (estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc):

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello she acted as if her life depended on it o was at stake

le va el trabajo en esto his job depends on this, his job is on the line

G ( fam)

(hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes): fue y le dio un puñetazo she went and o she upped and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree and like an idiot she believed him, and the idiot went and believed him ( BrE colloq)

fueron y se sentaron justo donde estaba recién pintado they went and sat down right where it had just been painted

Sentido II

A (+ complemento)

(sin énfasis en el movimiento): los caminantes iban cantando por el camino the walkers sang as they went along

¿van cómodos allí atrás? are you comfortable back there?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? will the glasses be safe here?

ella iba dormida en el asiento de atrás she was asleep in the back seat

por lo menos íbamos sentados at least we were sitting down

el niño iba sentado en el manillar the child was sitting o riding on the handlebars

iba por la calle hablando solo he talked to himself as he walked along the street

vas que pareces un pordiosero you look like some sort of beggar

se notaba que iba con miedo you could see that she was afraid

el tren iba llenísimo the train was packed

déjame que te ayude que vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry, let me help you

el ciclista colombiano va a la cabeza the Colombian cyclist is in the lead

no vayas tan rápido, que te vas a equivocar don't do it o go so fast or you'll make a mistake

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco he's had one disappointment after another, he seems to lurch from one disappointment to another

B (refiriéndose al atuendo) ir DE algo:

iban de largo they wore long dresses

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula

iba de verde she was dressed in green, she was wearing green

C (en calidad de) ir DE algo to go (along) AS sth

yo fui de intérprete, porque él no habla inglés I went along as an interpreter, because he doesn't speak English

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? ( Esp arg); hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo por la vida ( Esp arg); he really thinks he's something special, he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)

D

( Esp fam) (tratar) ir DE algo: no me voy a presentar al examen, no sé ni de qué va I'm not going to sit the exam, I don't even know what it's on

¿de qué va la novela? what's the novel about?

Sentido III

A «camino» (llevar a) ir A algo; to lead TO sth, to go TO sth

el camino que va a la playa the road that goes down to o leads to the beach

B

(extenderse, abarcar): la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes o stretches from Madrid to Valencia

lo que hay que traducir va de la página 82 a la 90 the part to be translated starts on page 82 and ends on page 90, the part to be translated is from page 82 to page 90

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

estados de ánimo que van de la excitación desmedida a la abulia moods ranging from over-excitement to complete lethargy

Sentido IV

A

(marchar, desarrollarse): ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?

el negocio va de mal en peor the business is going from bad to worse

¿qué tal va la tesis? how's the thesis coming along o going?

¿cómo va el enfermo? how's the patient doing?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? how did you get on in Italy?, how was Italy?

me fue mal en el examen the exam went badly, I did badly in the exam

¡adiós! ¡que te vaya bien! bye! all the best! o take care!

¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam, I hope the exam goes well

¿cómo le va con el novio? how's she getting on with her boyfriend?, how are things going between her and her boyfriend?

B

(en juegos, competiciones): ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1

voy ganando yo I'm ahead o I'm winning o I'm in the lead

ya va perdiendo casi $8.000 he's already lost almost $8,000

C (en el desarrollo de algo) ir POR algo:

¿por dónde van en el programa de historia? how far have you got in the history syllabus?, where have you got (up) to in history?

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?

estoy por terminar, ya voy por las mangas I've nearly finished, I'm just doing the sleeves now

D (estar en camino) ir PARA algo:

¿qué quieres? ¡vamos para viejos! what do you expect? we're getting on! o we're getting old!

ya va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty, she's not far off fifty

ya va para dos años que no lo veo it's getting on for two years since I last saw him

iba para médico he was going to be a doctor

E

(sumar, hacer): ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you

¿cuántos has leído? — con éste van seis how many have you read? — six, counting this one o six, including this one o this one makes six o this is the sixth one

ya van tres pasteles que se come that makes three cakes he's eaten now

F

(haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or ( Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month

G

(haber una diferencia): de tres a ocho van cinco eight minus three is five

¡lo que va de un hermano a otro! ( fam); it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! ( colloq)

H (CS) (depender, radicar) ir EN algo; to depend ON sth

no sé en qué irá I don't know what it depends on

eso va en gustos that's a question of taste

Sentido V

A

1 (deber colocarse) to go

¿sabes dónde va esta pieza? do you know where this piece goes?

¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?

¡qué va! ( fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! todavía tengo para rato have you finished? — you must be joking! I still have a while to go yet

¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! todo lo contrario did she get upset? — not at all! quite the opposite in fact

vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! ¡si hay tiempo de sobra! we're going to miss the plane — nonsense! we have more than enough time

2

(deber escribirse): ¿va con mayúscula? is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? does it have an accent?

3

( RPl) (estar incluido): todo esto va para el examen all of this will be included in the exam

B

1 (combinar) ir CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no van (bien) con esa falda those shoes don't go with that skirt

2 (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you

te irá bien una semanita de vacaciones a week's vacation will do you good

3

ir en contra de algo to go against sth

esto va en contra de sus principios this goes against her principles

C

( Esp arg) (gustar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí esa música no me va that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

marcha f H. (↑ marcha)

D ( Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle A algo/algn; to support sth/sb

mucha gente le va al equipo peruano a lot of people support o are backing o are rooting for the Peruvian team

Sentido VI vamos

A

1

(expresando incredulidad, fastidio): ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

¿cómo que le vas a ganar? ¡vamos! what do you mean you're going to beat him? come off it!

2

(intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa): vamos, mujer, dile algo, no seas vergonzosa go on, say something to him, don't be shy

¡vamos! ¡ánimo, que falta poco! come on! keep going! it's not far now!

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!

¡vamos, vamos! ¡circulen! OK o come on, move along now please!

dar el vamos a algo ( Chi); to inaugurate sth

desde el vamos ( RPl fam); from the word go

3

(al aclarar, resumir): eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, at least that's what I think anyway

podrías haberte disculpado, vamos, no habría sido mucho pedir you could have apologized, I mean that's not much to ask

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway

B vaya

1

(expresando sorpresa, contrariedad): ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?, well! fancy seeing you here! ( BrE)

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no! it's fallen over again!

¡vaya! nos quedamos sin saber cómo termina la película damn! now we won't know how the film ends ( colloq)

2

(para enfatizar): ¡vaya cochazo se ha comprado! that's some car he's bought himself!

¡vaya contigo! ¡no hay manera de hablarte! what on earth's the matter with you? you're so touchy!

¿vaya día! what a day!

¡vaya película me has traído a ver! ( iró); this is a really great movie you've brought me to see ( iro)

¡vaya si le voy a decir lo que pienso! you bet I'm going to tell him what I think!

¡vaya (que) si la conozco! you bet I know her!

3

(al aclarar, resumir): tampoco es tan torpe, vaya, los hay peores he isn't totally stupid, well, I mean there are plenty worse

■

v aux

Sentido I ir A + INF

A

1

(para expresar tiempo futuro): ¡te vas a caer! you're going to fall!

a este paso no van a terminar nunca they'll never finish at this rate

el barco va a zarpar the boat's about to set sail

dijo que lo iba a pensar she said she was going to think it over

ya van a ser las cuatro it's almost o nearly four o'clock

va a hacer dos años que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for nearly two years, it's getting on for two years since we saw each other

esto no te va a gustar you're not going to like this

no te preocupes, ya se va a solucionar don't worry, it'll sort itself out

tenía miedo de que se fuera a olvidar I was afraid he'd forget

2

(expresando intención, propósito): se lo voy a decir I'm going to tell him

lo voy a conseguir, sea como sea I'll get it one way or another

me voy a tomar unos días libres en abril I'm going to take a few days off in April

vamos a ir a verla esta tarde we're going to go and see her this evening

3

(en propuestas, sugerencias): vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?

siéntate, vamos a discutir el asunto have a seat and let's discuss the matter

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work

B

(al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella make sure you don't blurt it out in front of her

ten cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall ( colloq), be careful or you'll fall

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella in case it rains

C

(expresando inevitabilidad): ¡qué voy a hacer! what else can I do?

¡qué le iba a decir! what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre hombre? what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿seguro que fue ella? — ¿quién iba a ser si no? are you sure it was her? — who else could it have been?

D

(expresando incredulidad): ¡no irás a darle la razón a él! surely you're not going to say he was right!

está muy deprimida — ¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? she's really depressed — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

E

1

(en afirmaciones enfáticas): ¿te acuerdas de él? — ¡no me voy a acordar! do you remember him — of course I do o how could I forget?

2

(al contradecir): ¿dormiste bien? — ¡qué voy a dormir! did you sleep well?— how could I?

¡cómo iba a saberlo, si nadie me dijo nada! how was I supposed to know? no one told me anything

¿por qué lo voy a ayudar? ¡si él a mí nunca me ayuda! why should I help him? he never helps me!

Sentido II (expresando un proceso paulatino) ir + GER:

poco a poco va a ir aprendiendo she'll learn little by little

a medida que va subiendo el nivel del agua as the water level rises

ha ido cambiando con el tiempo he's changed as time has passed

tú puedes ir pelando las cebollas you could start peeling the onions

ahora les toca a ustedes, vayan preparándose it's your turn now, so start getting ready

como te iba diciendo as I was saying

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you can start o you'd better start getting used to the idea, you'd better get used to the idea

la voz parecía irse alejando cada vez más the voice seemed to grow more and more distant

la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse

■ irse

v pron

A

(marcharse): ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos, que se hace tarde let's go, it's getting late

bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off ( AmE) o ( BrE) I'm off

el tren ya se ha ido the train's already gone

se quiere ir a vivir a Escocia she wants to go (off) and live in Scotland

se han ido todos a la plaza everybody's gone down to the square

vete a la cama go to bed

se fue de casa she left home

vete de aquí get out of here

se ha ido de la empresa she's left the company

se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí ( fam); get lost! ( colloq)

(+ me/te/le etc): la mayor se nos ha ido a vivir a Florida our eldest daughter's gone (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo ( fam); don't run away, I want to talk to you ( colloq)

B

(consumirse, gastarse): ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!, the money just disappears!, we get through money so quickly

(+ me/te/le etc): se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent

se nos ha ido el día en tonterías we've spent o wasted the whole day messing around

¿te das cuenta de lo rápido que se nos ha ido la tarde? hasn't the evening gone quickly?

C (desaparecer) «mancha/dolor» to go

se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off

(+ me/te/le etc): no se me va el mareo I'm still feeling queasy

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

D (salirse, escaparse) «líquido/gas» to escape

(+ me/te/le etc): se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

que no se te vaya la leche por el fuego don't let the milk boil over

tápalo para que no se le vaya la fuerza put the top on so that the fizz doesn't go out of it o so that it doesn't lose its fizz

cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't stop my feet tapping o I couldn't keep my feet still

lengua, mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

E ( euf) (morirse) to slip away ( euph)

creo que se nos va I think he's slipping away, I think we're losing him

F (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):

irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back

me daba la impresión de que me iba para atrás I felt as if I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards

G (andarse, actuar) (+ compl):

vete con cuidado/tacto be careful/tactful

H

1 (CS) (en naipes) to go out

2

( RPl) (en una asignatura) tb irse a examen to have to take an exam

I ( Col) «medias» to run

* * *

ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ ir en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ir por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ir por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ir a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ir v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ir de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ir a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) ir con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te irá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

ir v aux ir a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
'ir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acudir
- andurriales
- ánimo
- antojarse
- avión
- avivar
- bajar
- bordear
- brazo
- busca
- caer
- calcular
- camino
- caza
- cien
- cine
- coche
- compra
- comprensible
- convenir
- correr
- corriente
- danzar
- deformación
- deriva
- descaminada
- descaminado
- descender
- desgracia
- deteriorarse
- disposición
- empecinada
- empecinado
- encaminada
- encaminado
- entrar
- excursión
- flojear
- funesta
- funesto
- gaita
- gatas
- grano
- gratis
- gustar
- haber
- huevo
- idea
- ilusión
English:
afford
- after
- ahead
- appealing
- back
- back up
- be
- beeline
- bluster
- bristle
- camping
- canter
- career
- catch
- charge off
- chase
- check off
- clean up after
- cling
- coast
- collapse
- come
- come to
- commute
- consider
- court
- cross
- cross-country
- crowd
- cycle
- cycling
- defensive
- delay
- dentist
- deserve
- detest
- die off
- dismiss
- do
- down
- downhill
- drag
- drift
- ease off
- ease up
- either
- even
- excursion
- exercise
- face

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ir

♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, dirigirse, acudir] to go;

fuimos a caballo we went on horseback, we rode there;

iremos andando we'll go on foot, we'll walk there;

ir en autobús to go by bus, to take the bus;

ir en automóvil to go by car, to drive;

ir en taxi to go by taxi, to catch o take a taxi;

ir en barco to go by boat;

ir en avión to go by plane, to fly;

ir por carretera/mar to go by road/sea;

ir a casa/a la iglesia/al cine to go home/to church/to the cinema;

ir a la escuela/al trabajo to go to school/work;

los niños no tienen que ir a clase hoy children don't have to go to school today;

me voy a clase, nos veremos luego I'm going to my lecture, see you later;

ir de compras/de pesca to go shopping/fishing;

ir de vacaciones to go on Br holiday o US vacation;

ir hacia el sur/norte to go south/north;

¿adónde va este autocar? where's this coach going?;

este tren va a o [m5] para Guadalajara this train is going to Guadalajara, this is the Guadalajara train;

todas las mañanas voy de la estación a o [m5] hasta la fábrica every morning I go from the station to the factory;

¿para dónde vas? where are you heading (for)?;

ahora mismo voy para allá I'm on my way there right now;

¿por dónde o [m5] cómo se va a la playa? how do you get to the beach from here?, could you tell me the way to the beach?;

no vayas por ahí que hay mucho barro don't go that way, it's muddy;

¿eres alumno oficial? – no, sólo voy de oyente are you an official student? – no, I'm just sitting in on classes;

fue a la zona como emisario de la ONU he travelled to the area on behalf of the UN;

¡ahí o [m5] allá va! [al lanzar una cosa] there you go;

ahí va el informe que me pediste here's the report you asked for;

¡allá voy! [al lanzarse uno mismo] here goes!, here we go!;
Anticuado
¿quién va? who goes there?;

¡Sergio, te llaman por teléfono! – ¡voy! Sergio, there's a phone call for you! – (I'm) coming!;

¡ya voy!, ¡ya va! [cuando llaman a la puerta] (I'm) coming!;

ir a alguien con algo [contar] to go to sb with sth;

todos le van con sus problemas everyone goes to her with their problems;

el autocar se salió de la calzada y fue a dar o [m5] a parar a un lago the coach came off the road and ended up in a lake;

estuvimos de paseo y fuimos a dar a una bonita plaza we were out walking when we came across a beautiful square;
Fam Fig
¿dónde vas con tantos aperitivos? luego no podremos con la comida steady on with the snacks or we won't be able to manage our dinner!;
Fam Fig
les habrá costado unas 100.000 – ¡dónde vas! mucho menos, hombre it must have cost them about 100,000 – what are you talking about, it was much less!;

Prov

(allá) donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

2. [conducir] [camino, calle, carretera] to lead, to go;

esta es la calle que va al museo this is the road (that leads o goes) to the museum;

esta calle va a dar al puerto this road leads to the harbour;

el camino va desde el pueblo hasta la cima de la montaña the path leads o goes from the village to the top of the mountain

3. [abarcar]
la zona de fumadores va del asiento 24 al 28 the smoking area is between seats 24 and 28;

el examen de arte va desde el Barroco hasta el Romanticismo the art exam will cover the Baroque period to the Romantic period;

la mancha iba de un lado a otro del techo the stain stretched from one side of the ceiling to the other;

las películas seleccionadas van desde la comedia urbana hasta el clásico western the films that have been selected range from urban comedies to classic westerns

4. Esp [buscar]
ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get sth/sb, to go and fetch sth/sb;

fui (a) por él al aeropuerto I went to meet him at the airport, I went to pick him up from the airport;

ha ido (a) por leche a la tienda she's gone to the shop to get o for some milk;

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him;

tendrás que esconderte porque van a por ti you'll have to hide because they're (coming) after you;

a eso voy/iba [al relatar] I am/was just getting to that

5. [expresa estado, situación, posición]
fue muy callada todo el camino she was very quiet throughout the journey;

con esta bufanda irás calentito this scarf will keep you warm;

el precio va impreso en la contraportada the price is printed on the back cover;

la manivela va floja the crank is loose;

iba tiritando de frío she was shivering with cold;

ir a lo suyo to look out for oneself, to look after number one;

iba en el tren pensando en sus cosas she was travelling on the train lost in thought;

los niños iban armando jaleo en el asiento de atrás the children were kicking up a row in the back seat;

ve con cuidado, es un barrio peligroso be careful, it's a dangerous area;

tu caballo va tercero/en cabeza your horse is third/in the lead

6. [expresa apoyo o rechazo]
ir con to support;

voy con el Real Madrid I support Real Madrid;

ir contra algo, ir en contra de algo to be opposed to sth, to be against sth;

ir en contra de la violencia to be opposed to violence, to be against violence;

esta ley va contra la Constitución this act goes against o contravenes the Constitution;

ir en beneficio de alguien to be to sb's benefit, to be in sb's interest;

ir en perjuicio de alguien to be detrimental to o against sb's interests

7. [vestir]
ir con/en to wear;

iba en camisa y corbata he was wearing a shirt and tie;

aquí la gente va con o [m5] en bañador a todas partes people here go around in their swimsuits;

ir de azul to be dressed in blue;

ir de uniforme to be in uniform;

iré (disfrazado) de Superman a la fiesta I'm going to the party (dressed up) as Superman;

iba hecho un pordiosero he looked like a beggar

8. [marchar, evolucionar] to go;

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job;

el niño va muy bien en la escuela the child's doing very well at school;

¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?;

su negocio va mal, el negocio le va mal his business is going badly;

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?;

¿cómo te va en la universidad? how's university?, how are you getting on at university?;

¿cómo van? [en partido] what's the score?;
[en carrera, juego] who's winning?;
van empate a cero it's Br nil-nil o US zero-zero;

vamos perdiendo we're losing;

¿qué tal te va con tus nuevos alumnos? how are you getting on with your new pupils?;

¿qué tal va esa paella? how's that paella coming along?;

¡hasta pronto! ¡que te vaya bien! see you later, take care!;

¡que te vaya muy bien con el nuevo empleo! I hope things go well for you in your new job!, the best of luck with your new job!

9. [cambiar, encaminarse]
ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse;

el partido fue a más en la segunda parte the game improved o got better in the second half;

como sigamos así, vamos a la ruina if we carry on like this we'll be heading for disaster;

voy para viejo I'm getting old;

esta chica va para cantante this girl has all the makings of a singer;

va para un mes que no llueve it's getting on for o almost a month now since it last rained

10. [alcanzar]
va por el cuarto vaso de vino he's already on his fourth glass of wine;

vamos por la mitad de la asignatura we've covered about half the subject;

¿por qué parte de la novela vas? which bit in the novel are you at?;

aún voy por el primer capítulo I'm still on the first chapter

11. [expresa cantidades, diferencias]
con éste van cinco ministros destituidos por el escándalo that makes five ministers who have now lost their job as a result of the scandal;

ya van dos veces que me tuerzo el tobillo that's the second time I've twisted my ankle;

van varios días que no lo veo it's several days since I (last) saw him;

en lo que va del o Esp [m5] de mes he ido tres veces al médico so far this month I've been to the doctor three times, I've already been to the doctor three times this month;

de dos a cinco van tres the difference between two and five is three;

va mucho de un apartamento a una casa there's a big difference between Br a flat o US an apartment and a house

12. [corresponder] to go;

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers;

¿con qué clase de tornillos va esta tuerca? what sort of screw does this nut take?

13. [colocarse] to go, to belong;

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there;

¿en qué cajón van los calcetines? which drawer do the socks go in?

14. [escribirse]
“Edimburgo” va con “m” “Edimburgo” is written o spelt with an “m”;

toda la oración va entre paréntesis the whole sentence goes in brackets;

el “solo” adjetivo no va con acento “solo” doesn't have an accent when used as an adjective

15. [sentar] [ropa]
irle (bien) a alguien to suit sb;

¡qué bien te van los abrigos largos! long coats really suit you!;

ir con algo to go with sth;

esta camisa no va con esa falda this shirt doesn't go with this skirt

16. [sentar] [vacaciones, tratamiento]
irle bien a alguien to do sb good;

esa infusión me ha ido muy bien that herbal tea did me a lot of good

17. [funcionar] to work;

la televisión no va the television isn't working;

una radio que va a o [m5] con pilas a radio that uses batteries, a battery-powered radio;

estas impresoras antiguas van muy lentas these old printers are very slow

18. [depender]
en aquel negocio le iba su futuro como director de la empresa his future as manager of the company depended on that deal;

todos corrieron como si les fuera la vida en ello everyone ran as if their life depended on it;

esto de la ropa va en gustos clothes are a matter of taste;
CSur
¿es fácil aprobar? – va en el profesor is it easy to pass? – it depends on the teacher

19. [comentario, indirecta]
ir con o [m5] por alguien to be meant for sb, to be aimed at sb;

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too;

hizo como si no fuera con él he acted as if he didn't realize she was referring to him;

lo que digo va por todos what I'm saying applies to o goes for all of you;

va o [m5]voy en serio, no me gustan estas bromas I'm serious, I don't like this sort of joke

20. Esp Fam [gustar]
no me va el pop I'm not a big fan of pop music;

a mí lo que me va es la cocina I'm really into cooking;

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

21. Fam [costar]
ir a to be, to cost;

¿a cómo o [m5] cuánto va el kilo de tomates? how much is a kilo of tomatoes?

22. Esp Fam [tratar] [conferencia, película, novela]
ir de to be about;

¿de qué va “1984”? what's “1984” about?

23. Fam Esp
ir de, RP [m5] irla de [dárselas] [persona] to think oneself;
Esp
va de inteligente, RP [m5] la va de inteligente he thinks he's clever;
Esp
¿de qué vas?, RP [m5]¿de qué la vas? just who do you think you are?

24. Fam [apostarse]
¿va una cerveza a que llevo razón? I bet you a beer I'm right

25. [en frases] Fam
fue y dijo que… he went and said that…;

y de repente va y se echa a reír and suddenly she just goes and bursts out laughing;
Fam
fue y se marchó sin mediar palabra she upped and went without a word;
Fam
¡ahí va! ¡qué paisaje tan bonito! wow, what beautiful scenery!;
Fam
¡ahí va! me he dejado el paraguas en casa oh no, I've left my umbrella at home!;

¡qué va! [por supuesto que no] not in the least!, not at all!;
[me temo que no] I'm afraid not; [no digas tonterías] don't be ridiculous!;
¡no va más! [en el casino] no more bets!;

Comp
Esp
ser el no va más to be the ultimate;

este gimnasio es el no va más this gym is the ultimate;

Comp
RP Fam
desde el vamos [desde el principio] from the word go;

me cayó mal desde el vamos I didn't like him from the word go;

Comp
Fam
¡dónde va a parar! there's no comparison!;

Comp

sin ir más lejos: tu madre, sin ir más lejos we need look no further than your mother;

sin ir más lejos, nos vimos ayer we saw each other only yesterday

♦ v aux

1. [con gerundio] [expresa acción lenta o gradual]
ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing sth;

va anocheciendo it's getting dark;

me voy haciendo viejo I'm getting old;

voy mejorando mi estilo I'm gradually improving my style;

su cine ha ido mejorando últimamente her movies o Br films have been getting better recently;

fui metiendo las cajas en el almacén I began putting the crates in the warehouse;

iremos aprendiendo de nuestros errores we'll learn from our mistakes;

ve deshaciendo las maletas mientras preparo la cena you can be unpacking the suitcases while I get dinner;

vete haciéndote a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea;

como iba diciendo… as I was saying…

2. [con a + infinitivo] [expresa acción próxima, intención, situación futura]
ir a hacer algo to be going to do sth;

voy a hacerle una visita [ahora mismo] I'm about to go and visit him;
[en un futuro próximo] I'm going to visit him;
iré a echarte una mano en cuanto pueda I'll come along and give you a hand as soon as I can;

¡vamos a comer, tengo hambre! let's have lunch, I'm hungry!;

el tren con destino a Buenos Aires va a efectuar su salida en el andén 3 the train for Buenos Aires is about to depart from platform 3;

van a dar las dos it is nearly two o'clock;

va a hacer una semana que se fue it's coming up to o nearly a week since she left;

voy a decírselo a tu padre I'm going to tell your father;

¿no irás a salir así a la calle? surely you're not going to go out like that?;

he ido a comprar pero ya habían cerrado I had intended to go shopping, but they were shut;

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you;

vas a hacerte daño como no tengas cuidado you'll hurt yourself if you're not careful;

todo va a arreglarse, ya verás it'll all sort itself out, you'll see;

¿qué van a pensar los vecinos? what will the neighbours think?;

no le quise decir nada, no fuera a enfadarse conmigo I didn't want to say anything in case she got angry with me

3. [con a + infinitivo] [en exclamaciones que expresan consecuencia lógica, negación]
¿qué voy a pensar si llevas tres días fuera de casa? what do you expect me to think if you don't come home for three days?;

¿la del sombrero es tu hermana? – ¿quién va a ser? ¡pues claro! is the woman with the hat your sister? – of course she is, who else could she be?;

y ¿dónde fuiste? – ¿dónde iba a ir? ¡a la policía! and where did you go? – where do you think? to the police, of course!;

¡cómo voy a concentrarme con tanto ruido! how am I supposed to concentrate with all that noise?;

¡cómo voy a pagarte si estoy sin dinero! how do you expect me to pay you if I haven't got any money?;

¡cómo no me voy a reír con las cosas que dices! how can I fail to laugh o how can you expect me not to laugh when you say things like that!;

¿te ha gustado? – ¡qué me va a gustar! did you like it? – like it? you must be joking!

♦ vt
Méx
irle a to support;

le va al Nexaca he supports Nexaca

♦ See also the pronominal verb irse

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ir

<part ido>

I v/i

1 go (a to);

ir a pie walk, go on foot;

ir en avión fly;

ir en coche/en tren go by car/train;

ir a por algo go and fetch sth;

¡ya voy! I’m coming!;

¿quién va? who goes there?

2 ( vestir)

:

iba de amarillo/de uniforme she was wearing yellow/a uniform

3

:

van dos a dos DEP the score is two all

4 ( tratar)

:

¿de qué va la película? what’s the movie about?;

el libro va de vampiros the book’s about vampires

5 ( agradar)

:

el clima no me va the climate doesn’t suit me, I don’t like the climate;

ella no me va she’s not my kind of person;

no me va ni me viene I’m not bothered, I don’t care one way or the other

6 ( marchar, evolucionar) go;

ir bien/mal go well/badly

7 ( abarcar)

:

va de la página 12 a la 16 it goes from page 12 to page 16

8

:

¡qué va! you must be joking!;

¡vamos! come on!;

¡vaya! well!;

¿ha dicho eso? – ¡vamos! he said that? – no way!;

¡vaya una sorpresa! irón what a surprise!;

a eso voy I’m just getting to that;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too

II v/aux

1 con referencia al futuro

:

va a llover it’s going to rain;

va para abogado he’s going to be a lawyer

2 expresando proceso

:

ya voy comprendiendo I’m beginning to understand;

ir para viejo be getting old;

ya va anocheciendo it’s getting dark

3 con referencia al pasado

:

ya va para dos años it’s been almost two years now;

van tirados 3.000 3,000 have been printed

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ir {43} vi

1) : to go

ir a pie: to go on foot, to walk

ir a caballo: to ride horseback

ir a casa: to go home

2) : to lead, to extend, to stretch

el camino va de Cali a Bogotá: the road goes from Cali to Bogotá

3) funcionar: to work, to function

esta computadora ya no va: this computer doesn't work anymore

4) : to get on, to get along

¿cómo te va?: how are you?, how's it going?

el negocio no va bien: the business isn't doing well

5) : to suit

ese vestido te va bien: that dress really suits you

6)

ir con : to be

ir con prisa: to be in a hurry

7)

ir por : to follow, to go along

fueron por la costa: they followed the shoreline

8)

dejarse ir : to let oneself go

9)

ir a parar : to end up

10)

vamos a ver : let's see

ir v aux

1) (with present participle)

ir caminando: to walk

¡voy corriendo!: I'll be right there!

2)

ir a : to be going to

voy a hacerlo: I'm going to do it

el avión va a despegar: the plane is about to take off

♦ See also the reflexive verb irse

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ir vb

1. (en general) to go [pt. went; pp. gone]

¿adónde vas? where are you going?

fuimos a Madrid en tren we went to Madrid by train

no puedo ir a la fiesta I can't go to the party

ha ido a recoger a su hermano she's gone to pick her brother up

2. (marchar) to be / to get on / to go

¿cómo te va? how are you? / how's it going? / how are things?

¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo? how are you getting on in your new job?

¿cómo te fue en el examen? how did your exam go? / how did you get on in your exam?

3. (estar) to be

iba de broma I was joking

va en serio he's serious

mi reloj va atrasado my watch is slow

vas demasiado elegante you're too dressed up

4. (sentar bien) to suit

ese peinado te va muy bien that hairstyle really suits you

5. (gustar) to like / to be into

no me va la música rap I don't like rap music

6. (convenir) to do

te irá bien descansar un poco it'll do you good to get some rest

7. (funcionar) to work

el ascensor no va the lift's not working

ir + a + infinitivo to be going to do something

voy a decírselo I'm going to tell him

te iba a llamar I was going to phone you

ir + gerundio

vas mejorando you're getting better

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

¡vamos caminando! let's walk!

fuimos corriendo we ran

a ti ni te va ni te viene that's nothing to do with you

¿cómo van? (en un partido) what's the score?

ir a parar to end up

fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison

ir con to go with / to match

esa blusa no va con ese pantalón that blouse doesn't go with those trousers

ir de (persona) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn] (libro, película) to be about

va de uniforme he's wearing a uniform

la que va de negro the one in black

¿de qué va la película? what's the film about?

ir por to go and get

voy por el coche I'm going to get the car

ve por los niños go and get the children

ir tirando to get by / to manage

vamos tirando we get by / we're managing

¡qué va! no way! / not at all!

¡vamos a...! let's...!

¡vamos a bailar! let's dance!

¡vaya! well!

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

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18 fondo

m.

1 bottom.

doble fondo false bottom

fondos bottom (de embarcación)

bajos fondos (figurative) underworld

sin fondo bottomless

tocar fondo to scrape along the sea/river bed; (embarcación) to bottom out (figurative) (crisis)

su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom

2 back.

al fondo de at the end of; (calle, pasillo) at the back of (sala)

3 depth.

tener un metro de fondo to be one meter deep

4 background.

sobre fondo negro on a black background

al fondo in the background

5 heart, bottom.

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of

el problema de fondo the underlying problem

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue

en el fondo deep down; (en lo más íntimo) basically (en lo esencial)

6 fund (finance) (de dinero).

a fondo perdido non-returnable

fondos funds (capital)

estar mal de fondos to be badly off; (persona) to be short of funds (empresa)

recaudar fondos to raise funds

fondo de amortización sinking fund

fondo de comercio goodwill

fondo común kitty

fondo de garantía de depósito deposit guarantee fund

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de inversión mobiliaria trust fund (British), mutual fund (United States)

fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly

7 catalog, collection.

fondo editorial backlist

8 reason, basis (fundamento).

9 substance.

10 stamina (sport) (resistencia).

de fondo long-distance

de medio fondo middle-distance

11 petticoat (combinación). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

12 core, root, bottom.

13 bed, lowest part.

* * *

fondo

► nombre masculino

1 (parte más baja) bottom

■ en el fondo del pozo at the bottom of the well

■ hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice there is an element of truth in what he says

2 (parte más lejana) end, back

■ al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

■ al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3 (segundo término) background

4 (profundidad) depth

■ tiene poco fondo it's not very deep

5 (aguante) stamina

■ estoy entrenando para coger fondo I'm training to build up my stamina

6 FINANZAS fund

7 (de libros etc) stock

8 (motivo) reason; (raíz) root

■ el fondo de nuestra protesta the reason for our protest

■ esto no toca el fondo de la cuestión this does not get to the root of the question

► nombre masculino plural fondos

1 (dinero) funds, money sing

■ recaudamos fondos a beneficio de los necesitados we raise funds for the needy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fondo (adjetival) thorough 2 (adverbial) thoroughly

a fondo perdido nonrecoverable, nonreturnable

■ les concedieron una subvención a fondo perdido they were given a grant

de... en fondo... abreast

en el fondo figurado deep down, at heart

reunir fondos to raise funds

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

fondo común kitty

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo del mar sea bed

fondo y forma form and substance

fondos bloqueados frozen assets

fondos disponibles available funds, liquid assets

fondos públicos public funds

* * *

noun m.

1) bottom

2) back, rear

3) background

4) fund

* * *

SM

1) [parte inferior] [de caja, botella, lago, mar] bottom; [de río] bed

descendieron al fondo del cráter — they got down to the bottom of the crater

• los bajos fondos — the underworld

• una maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom, a false-bottomed case

en todo lo que dice hay un doble fondo — there's a double meaning in everything he says

• irse al fondo — to sink to the bottom

• en el fondo del mar — [gen] at the bottom of the sea; (=en el lecho marino) on the sea bed

• sin fondo — bottomless

- tocar fondo

la economía tocó fondo y el gobierno tuvo que devaluar la moneda — the economy reached o hit rock bottom and the government had to devalue the currency

hemos tocado fondo y todo indica que la recuperación está muy próxima — the market has bottomed out and all the indications are that a recovery is just around the corner

2) [parte posterior] [de pasillo, calle, nave] end; [de habitación, armario] back

llegaron hasta el fondo de la gruta — they got to the back of the cave

• al fondo, su oficina está al fondo a la izquierda — her office is at the end on the left

al fondo del pasillo — at the end of the corridor

la barra está al fondo de la cafetería — the bar is at the (far) end of the cafe

había unas cortinas al fondo del escenario — at the back of the stage there were some curtains

3) (=profundidad) [de cajón, edificio, bañera] depth

¿cuánto tiene de fondo el armario? — how deep is the wardrobe?

• tener mucho fondo — to be deep

• tener poco fondo — [bañera] to be shallow; [cajón, armario] not to be deep enough

4) (=lo fundamental)

en el fondo de esta polémica late el miedo al cambio — at the heart o bottom of this controversy lies a fear of change

• la cuestión de fondo — the basic o fundamental issue

el problema de fondo — the basic o fundamental o underlying problem

• la forma y el fondo — form and content

• llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the bottom of the matter
artículo 2)
5) (=segundo plano) background

verde sobre fondo rojo — green on a red background

la historia transcurre sobre un fondo de creciente inquietud social — the story takes place against a background of growing social unrest

• música de fondo — background music

• ruido de fondo — background noise

fondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla — (Inform) (desktop) wallpaper

6)

• a fondo —

a) [como adj]

• una investigación a fondo — [policial] a thorough investigation; [de estudio] an in-depth study

• una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una vez al mes hacemos una limpieza a fondo — once a month we do a really thorough clean

una limpieza a fondo de las fuerzas de seguridad — a thorough clean-up of the security forces

b) [como adv]

no conoce a fondo la situación del país — he does not have a thorough o an in-depth knowledge of the country's situation

la policía investigará a fondo lo ocurrido — the police will conduct a thorough investigation of what happened

he estudiado a fondo a los escritores del Siglo de Oro — I have studied Golden Age writers in great depth

aseguró que estudiaría a fondo nuestra propuesta — he promised to look closely at our proposal

• emplearse a fondo, tuvo que emplearse a fondo para disuadirlos — he had to use all his skill to dissuade them

el equipo deberá emplearse a fondo para derrotar a sus adversarios — the team will have to draw on all its resources to beat their opponents

• pisar a fondo el acelerador — to put one's foot down ( on the accelerator)

7)

• en el fondo —

a) (=en nuestro interior) deep down

en el fondo, es buena persona — deep down he's a good person, he's a good person at heart

• en el fondo de su corazón — in his heart of hearts, deep down

b) (=en realidad) really

lo que se debatirá en la reunión, en el fondo, es el futuro de la empresa — what is actually o really going to be debated in the meeting is the future of the company

la verdad es que en el fondo, no tengo ganas — to be honest, I really don't feel like it

en el fondo no quiere irse — when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to leave

c) (=en lo fundamental) fundamentally, essentially

en el fondo ambos sistemas son muy parecidos — fundamentally o essentially, both systems are very similar

8) (Dep)

• carrera de fondo — long-distance race

• esquí de fondo — cross-country skiing

• corredor de medio fondo — middle-distance runner

• pruebas de medio fondo — middle-distance events

fondo en carretera — long-distance road-racing

9) (=dinero) (Com, Econ) fund; [en póker, entre amigos] pot, kitty

tenemos un fondo para imprevistos — we have a contingency fund

contamos con un fondo de 150.000 euros para becas — we have at our disposal a budget of 150,000 euros for grants

hemos puesto un fondo para la comida — we have a kitty for the food

• a fondo perdido — [crédito, inversión] non-recoverable, non-refundable

subvención a fondo perdido — capital grant

su padre le ha prestado bastante dinero a fondo perdido — his father has given him quite a lot of money on permanent loan

fondo común — common fund

fondo consolidado — consolidated fund

fondo de amortización — sinking fund

Fondo de Ayuda al Desarrollo — Development Aid Fund

Fondo de Cohesión — Cohesion Fund

fondo de comercio — goodwill

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial — system of financial redistribution between the autonomous regions of Spain

fondo de empréstitos — loan fund

fondo de inversión — investment fund

fondo de pensiones — pension fund

fondo de previsión — provident fund

fondo ético — (Econ) ethical investment fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional — International Monetary

fondo mutualista — mutual fund

10) pl fondos (=dinero) funds

• recaudar fondos — to raise funds

• estar sin fondos — to be out of funds, be broke *

cheque o talón sin fondos — bounced cheque, rubber check (EEUU)

el cheque no tenía fondos — the cheque bounced

fondos bloqueados — frozen assets

fondos públicos — public funds

fondos reservados — secret funds

11) (=reserva) [de biblioteca, archivo, museo] collection

el fondo de arte del museo — the museum's art collection

hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice — there is a basis of truth in what he is saying

tiene un buen fondo de energías — he has boundless energy

fondo de armario — basic wardrobe

fondo editorial — list of titles

12) (=carácter) nature, disposition

de fondo jovial — of cheery o cheerful disposition, cheerful-natured

tiene un fondo de alegría — he is irrepressibly cheerful

tener buen fondo — to be good-natured

13) (Dep) (=resistencia) stamina

tener mucho fondo — to have a lot of stamina

tener poco fondo — to have no staying power

14) Chile, Méx, Ven [de comida, espectáculo]

como plato de fondo servirán pavo relleno — the main dish will be stuffed turkey

de fondo actuó el orfeón de carabineros — the main attraction was the police choir

15) Méx

• con o de fondo — serious

una película de fondo — a serious film

16) Méx, Ven (=combinación) petticoat

• medio fondo — slip

17) And (=finca) country estate

18) Chile (Culin) large pot ( to feed a large number of people)

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

* * *

fondo¹

¹ = background, backing, quid, crux, fundus.

Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.

Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.

Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).

* artículo de fondo = feature article.

* corredor de fondo = long-distance runner.

* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de = at the root of.

* esquiador de fondo = cross-country skier.

* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* fondo del océano = ocean bed, ocean floor.

* fondo marino = deep-sea floor.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.

* limpieza a fondo = spring cleaning.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* material de fondo = backing.

* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* pez de fondo = groundfish, bottom fish.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* ruido de fondo = background noise.

* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.

* sin fondo = bottomless.

* telón de fondo = background, backdrop.

* teniendo como telón de fondo = against + background of.

* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.

* tocar fondo = bottom out, hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

fondo³

³ = backlist, stock, collection, stocking.

Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a ' backlist').

Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.

Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.

Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.

* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].

* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.

* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.

* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.

* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.

* exceso de fondos = overstock.

* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.

* fondo antiguo = antiquarian materials.

* fondo bibliográfico = bookstock [book stock].

* fondo circulante = circulating collection.

* fondo de acceso restringido = reserve collection.

* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.

* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* fondo de registros bibliográficos = bibliographic pool, bibliographic record pool.

* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.

* fondo documental = document collection.

* fondo local = local material.

* fondos bibliográficos = holdings, stock.

* fondos de acceso libre = open stacks.

* fondos de acceso restringido = closed access collection, closed stacks, closed access stacks.

* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.

* fondos de libre acceso = open access stacks.

* fondos de material audiovisual = AV holdings.

* fondos de publicaciones periódicas = serial holdings.

* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.

* fondos indioamericanos = American Indian materials.

* fondos integrados = integrated stock.

* fondos locales = local history material.

* fondos patrimoniales = heritage collection.

* ingresar en los fondos = accession.

* mención de fondos = holdings statement.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* renovación de fondos = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.

* renovar fondos = turn over.

* replanteamiento de los fondos = stock revision.

* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.

* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.

* selección de fondos = stock selection.

* * *

fondo

masculine

A

1 (parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea

el fondo de la cacerola/bolsa the bottom of the saucepan/bag

es muy profundo, no consigo tocar fondo it's very deep, I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón deep down (in his heart)

tenemos que llegar al fondo de esta cuestión we must get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en esa historia there is an element of truth in that story

hay en él un fondo de maldad there's a streak of maliciousness in him

bajo¹ (↑ bajo (1)), doble¹ (↑ doble (1))

2 (de un pasillo, una calle) end; (de una habitación) back

al fondo, a la derecha at the end, on the right

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo go to the end of the corridor

yo vivo justo al fondo de la calle I live right at the end of the street

encontró la carta al fondo del cajón he found the letter at the back of the drawer

estaban sentados al or en el fondo de la sala they were sitting at the back of the room

3

(profundidad): esta piscina tiene poco fondo this pool is not very deep o is quite shallow

necesito un cajón con más fondo I need a deeper drawer

4 (de un edificio) depth

el edificio tiene poca fachada pero mucho fondo the building has a narrow frontage but it goes back a long way

5 (en un cuadro, una fotografía) background

estampado blanco sobre fondo gris white print on gray background

Compuesto:

fondo de escritorio or pantalla

( Inf) wallpaper

B

1 ( Lit) (contenido) content

el fondo y la forma de una novela the form and content of a novel

2 ( Der):

una cuestión de fondo a question of law

C ( Fin)

1 (de dinero) fund

un fondo para las víctimas del siniestro a fund for the disaster victims

tenemos un fondo común para estas cosas we have a joint fund o ( colloq) a kitty for these things

2 fondos mpl (dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos to raise money

reunió los fondos para la operación he raised the funds o money for the operation

no dispone de fondos suficientes en la cuenta he does not have sufficient funds o money in his account

un cheque sin fondos a dud o ( AmE) rubber check ( colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos the check he gave me bounced, he gave me a dud check, the bank would not honor the check he gave me ( frml)

el departamento no dispone de fondos para este fin the department does not have funds o money available for this purpose

los fondos están bloqueados the funds have been frozen

estoy mal de fondos ( fam); I'm short of cash ( colloq)

3

a fondo perdido ‹inversión/préstamo› non-refundable, non-recoverable

lo que pagas de alquiler es dinero a fondo perdido the money you spend on rent is money wasted o ( colloq) money down the drain

Compuestos:

● fondo de amortización

sinking fund

● fondo de capital inversión

venture capital fund

● fondo de capital (de) riesgo

venture capital fund

● fondo de comercio

goodwill

● fondo de fondos

( Fin) fund of funds

● fondo de garantía de depósitos

deposit guarantee fund

● fondo de huelga

strike fund

● fondo de inversión

investment fund

● fondo de inversión inmobiliaria

Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT

● fondo de inversión libre

hedge fund

● fondo de investigación

research fund

● fondo de pensiones

pension fund

● fondo de previsión

provident fund

● fondo de reptiles

slush fund

● fondo de solidaridad

fighting fund

● fondo referenciado

tracker fund

● Fondo de Cohesión

(UE) Cohesion Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo

(UE) European Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional

(UE) European Regional Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Orientación y de Garantía Agrícola

(UE) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

● Fondo Monetario Internacional

International Monetary Fund, IMF

● Fondo Social Europeo

(UE) European Social Fund

● fondos estructurales

mpl (UE) structural funds (pl)

● fondos públicos

mpl public funds (pl)

● fondos reservados

mpl secret funds (pl)

D ( Dep)

1

(en atletismo): de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

2 (en gimnasia) push-up, press-up ( BrE)

E (de una biblioteca, un museo) collection

Compuesto:

fondo editorial

list (of titles)

F (de una alcachofa) heart

G ( Méx) ( Indum) petticoat, underskirt

H ( en locs):

a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/análisis/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly

esto necesita una limpieza a fondo this needs a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo de las instituciones a sweeping reform of the institutions

estudiar a fondo un problema to study a problem in depth

los próximos días deben ser aprovechados a fondo you/we must make full use of the next few days, you/we must use the next few days to the full

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);

‹error/discrepancia› fundamental maquillaje

en fondo ( Mil) abreast

de cuatro en fondo four abreast

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person

discutimos mucho, pero en el fondo nos llevamos bien we quarrel a lot but basically we get on all right o but we get on all right, really

¡fondo blanco! ( AmL fam); bottoms up! ( colloq)

tener buen fondoor no tener mal fondo to be a good person at heart, to have one's heart in the right place

tocar fondo: en el mes de abril el precio tocó fondo in April the price bottomed out

ya hemos tocado fondo y las cosas empiezan a ir mejor we seem to be past the worst now and things are beginning to go better

su credibilidad ha tocado fondo his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

me voy a tener que volver porque ya estoy tocando fondo I'm going to have to go back because I'm down to my last few dollars ( o pesos etc)

I ( Chi) (olla grande) cauldron, large pot

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fondo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( parte más baja) bottom;

◊ el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión I'll get to the bottom of this matter
b) ( parte de atrás — de pasillo, calle) end;

(— de habitación) back;
◊ al fondo de la sala at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad):

◊ tiene poco fondo it is not very deep

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2 (Lit) ( contenido) content
3 (Fin)
a) ( de dinero) fund;

◊ hacer un fondo común to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b)

◊ fondos sustantivo masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl);

recaudar fondos to raise money;
un cheque sin fondos a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
4 (Dep) ( en atletismo):
◊ de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance ( before n)

5 (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt
6 ( en locs)
◊ a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

‹ limpieza› thorough;
( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly;
◊ conoce el tema a fondo she knows the subject really well;

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);
en el fondo: en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really;
en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person
fondo sustantivo masculino
1 (parte más profunda) bottom
un doble fondo, a false bottom
2 (interior de una persona) en el fondo es muy tierno, deep down he's very gentle
3 (extremo opuesto) (de una habitación) back
(de un pasillo) end
4 (segundo plano) background
música de fondo, background music
mujer sobre fondo rojo, woman on a red background
5 (núcleo, meollo) essence, core
el fondo del asunto, the core of the matter
6 Prensa artículo de fondo, leading article
7 Dep corredor de fondo, long-distance runner
esquí de fondo, cross-country skiing
8 Fin fund: nos dio un cheque sin fondos, he gave us a bad cheque
familiar fondo común, kitty 9 bajos fondos, underworld
10 (conjunto de documentos, libros etc.) batch: los fondos documentales están en el sótano, the batches of documents are in the basement
♦ Locuciones: tocar fondo, Náut to touch bottom
figurado to reach rock bottom
a fondo, thoroughly
a fondo perdido, non-recoverable funds
' fondo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- F.M.I.
- FMI
- FSE
- lecho
- revolverse
- sentar
- telón
- artículo
- barril
- bien
- carrera
- corredor
- crear
- cuestión
- doble
- maquillaje
- mar
English:
back
- backdrop
- background
- bed
- blunder
- board
- bottom
- bottom out
- bottomless
- clean out
- clear out
- cross-country
- dappled
- depth
- end
- extensive
- floor
- fund
- going-over
- groundswell
- heart
- IMF
- inch
- International Monetary Fund
- kitty
- long-distance
- mutual fund
- pool
- scrub down
- seabed
- sink
- spring-clean
- stuff away
- thoroughly
- thrash out
- underneath
- unit trust
- abreast
- clean
- closely
- deep
- deeply
- disaster
- float
- full
- further
- good
- heavy
- in-depth
- international

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fondo nm

1. [parte inferior] bottom;

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

fondos [de embarcación] bottom;

dar fondo [embarcación] to drop anchor;

echar a fondo [embarcación] to sink;

irse a fondo [embarcación] to sink, to founder;

sin fondo bottomless;

Comp
RP Fam
¡fondo blanco! bottoms up!;

Comp

tocar fondo [embarcación] to hit the bottom (of the sea/river);
[crisis] to bottom out;
su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom;

mi paciencia ha tocado fondo my patience has reached its limit

2. [de habitación, escenario] back;

al fondo de [calle, pasillo] at the end of;
[sala] at the back of;
el fondo de la pista the back of the court;

los baños están al fondo del pasillo, a la derecha the toilets are at the end of the corridor, on the right

3. [dimensión] depth;

un río de poco fondo a shallow river;

tener un metro de fondo to be one metre deep

4. [de cuadro, foto, tela] background;

quiero una tela de flores sobre fondo negro I'd like some material with a pattern of flowers on a black background;

al fondo in the background

5. [de alcachofa] heart

6. [de asunto, problema] heart, bottom;

el problema de fondo the underlying problem;

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue;

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of;

el gobierno quiere llegar al fondo de la cuestión the government wants to get to the bottom of the matter;

en el fondo [en lo más íntimo] deep down;
[en lo esencial] basically;
en el fondo está enamorada de él deep down, she loves him;

en el fondo, no es mala persona deep down, she's not a bad person;

en el fondo tus problemas son los mismos basically, you have the same problems

7. [de una persona]
tener buen fondo to have a good heart;

tener mal fondo to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work

8. [de obra literaria] substance

9. [de dinero] fund;

a fondo perdido [préstamo] non-returnable;

no estamos dispuestos a invertir a fondo perdido we're not prepared to pour money down the drain;

fondos [capital] funds;

nos hemos quedado sin fondos our funds have run out;

un cheque sin fondos a bad cheque;

estar mal de fondos [persona] to be badly off;
[empresa] to be short of funds;
recaudar fondos to raise funds

Comp
Econ fondo de amortización sinking fund;
fondos bloqueados frozen funds;

fondo de cohesión cohesion fund;
Fin fondo de comercio goodwill;
fondo de compensación interterritorial interterritorial compensation fund;

fondo común kitty;

poner un fondo (común) to set up a kitty;
Fin fondo de crédito permanente evergreen fund;
fondo de emergencia contingency fund;
UE fondos estructurales structural funds; Fin fondo ético ethical fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo European Development Fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional European Regional Development Fund;
fondo de fideicomiso trust fund;
Fin fondo de garantía de depósitos deposit guarantee fund; Fin fondo de inversión investment fund; Fin fondo de inversión ético ethical investment fund;
fondo de inversión inmobiliaria real estate investment fund;

fondo de inversión mobiliaria Br trust fund, US mutual fund;

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund;

Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza World Wildlife Fund;
Econ fondo de pensiones pension fund;
fondos públicos public funds;
Fin fondo de renta fija non-equity fund, bond fund; Fin fondo de renta variable equity fund;
fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly;
Fin fondo rotativo revolving fund; UE Fondo Social Europeo European Social Fund;
fondo vitalicio life annuity

10. [fundamento] reason, basis;

sus acciones tienen siempre un fondo humanitario everything she does is for humanitarian reasons

11.
hacer algo a fondo [en profundidad] to do sth thoroughly;

hicimos una lectura a fondo we read it through carefully;

hacer una limpieza a fondo to have a thorough clean;

el juez ha ordenado una investigación a fondo the judge has ordered a full enquiry o an in-depth investigation;

emplearse a fondo to do one's utmost

12. [de biblioteca, archivo] catalogue, collection

Comp
fondo editorial backlist
13. Dep [resistencia física] stamina

14. Dep [larga distancia] long-distance running;

medio fondo middle-distance running;

carrera de fondo long-distance race;

esquí de fondo cross-country skiing;

de medio fondo middle-distance

Comp
fondo en carretera [ciclismo] road racing
15. Dep [ejercicio] push-up, Br press-up

16. Carib, Méx [prenda] petticoat

17. Cuba [caldero] cauldron

18. RP [patio] back patio

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fondo

m

1 bottom;

doble fondo false bottom;

fondo marino seabed;

tocar fondo fig reach bottom;

los bajos fondos the underworld sg

2 ( profundidad) depth;

hacer una limpieza a fondo de algo give sth a thorough clean, clean sth thoroughly;

emplearse a fondo fig give one’s all;

ir al fondo de algo look at sth in depth;

en el fondo deep down

3 de sala, cuarto etc back; de pasillo end

4 PINT, FOT background;

música de fondo background music

5 de un museo etc collection

6 COM fund;

fondos pl money sg, funds;

a fondo perdido non-refundable;

sin fondos cheque dud

7 DEP

:

de medio fondo middle distance atr

8 ( disposición)

:

tiene buen fondo he’s got a good heart

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fondo nm

1) : bottom

2) : rear, back, end

3) : depth

4) : background

5) : sea bed

6) : fund

fondo de inversiones: investment fund

7) Mex : slip, petticoat

8) fondos nmpl

: funds, resources

cheque sin fondos: bounced check

9)

a fondo : thoroughly, in depth

10)

en fondo : abreast

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fondo n

1. (en general) bottom

en el fondo del mar at the bottom of the sea

2. (de calle, pasillo) end

al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3. (de habitación) back

al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

4. (segundo término) background

a fondo in detail

estudiaremos el tema a fondo we'll study the subject in detail

en el fondo (en lo esencial) deep down (en realidad) basically

fondo marino seabed

Spanish-English dictionary > fondo
19 austrocknen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t dry; (Boden, Kehle) dry up, parch; (Sumpf, Flussbett etc.) drain; (Holz) season

II v/i dry up; Neubau etc.: dry out; Haut: go ( oder become) dry; meine Kehle ist ausgetrocknet my throat is parched

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to dry up

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aus|trock|nen sep
1. vi aux sein
to dry out; (Fluss etc) to dry up; (Kehle) to become parched
2. vt
to dry out; Fluss etc to dry up; Kehle to make parched; (= trockenlegen) Sumpf to drain
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1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) dry up

2) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) dry up

3) ((of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay: The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.) wither

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aus|trock·nen

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein to dry out; Brot, Fluss, Käse, Kuchen to dry up; Haut to dehydrate, to become dry; Kehle to become parched

II. vt

1. Hilfsverb: haben (trockenlegen)

▪ etw \austrocknen to dry out sth

2. (trocken machen)

▪ etw \austrocknen to dehydrate sth

die Kehle \austrocknen to make the throat parched

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1.
transitives Verb dry out; dry up <river bed, marsh>; parch < throat>
2.
intransitives Verb; mit sein dry out; <river bed, pond, etc.> dry up; < skin, hair> become dry; < throat> become parched

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austrocknen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t dry; (Boden, Kehle) dry up, parch; (Sumpf, Flussbett etc) drain; (Holz) season

B. v/i dry up; Neubau etc: dry out; Haut: go ( oder become) dry;

meine Kehle ist ausgetrocknet my throat is parched

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1.
transitives Verb dry out; dry up <river bed, marsh>; parch < throat>
2.
intransitives Verb; mit sein dry out; <river bed, pond, etc.> dry up; <skin, hair> become dry; < throat> become parched

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n.

drying n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > austrocknen
20 дъно

1. bottom, (нарека, море и) bed, ( на море и) floor

дъно на бъчва a barrel head

на дъното at the bottom

изпращам на дъно то на морето send to the bottom (of the sea), sink

с дъното нагоре upside down

изпивам чаша до дъно drain o.'s glass, empty o.'s glass (to the dregs), drink a cup to the lees/dregs

2. прен. (дълбина) bottom

от дъното на душата from the bottom/ground of o.'s heart

3. (най-отдалечената част на стая, сцена) far end

в дъното на at the far end of

4. (седалище на панталони и пр.) seat

с широко/голямо дъно full-/wide-bottomed

до дъно to the end на дъно то на прен. at the bottom/back of

"На дъното" (от Горки) 'Lower depths'

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дъ̀но,

ср., -а̀ 1. bottom, (на река, море и пр.) bed, (на море и пр.) floor; \дъноо на бъчва barrel head; изпивам чаша до \дъноо drain o.’s glass, empty o.’s glass (to the dregs), drink a cup to the lees/dregs; изпращам на \дъноото на морето send to the bottom (of the sea), sink; на \дъноото at the bottom; с \дъноото нагоре upside down;

2. прен. ( дълбина) bottom; от \дъноото на душата from the bottom/ground of o.’s heart;

3. ( най-отдалечената част на стая, сцена) far end; в \дъноото на at the far end of; в \дъноото на душата си in one’s heart of hearts;

4. ( седалище на панталони и пр.) seat; с широко/голямо \дъноо full-/wide-bottomed; • до \дъноо to the end; на \дъноото на прен. at the bottom/back of; “На \дъноото” (от Горки) ‘Lower depths’.

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bottom: from the дъно of my heart - от дъното на душата ми

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1. (най-отдалечената част на стая, сцена) far end 2. (седалище на панталони и пр.) seat 3. bottom, (нарека, море и) bed, (на море и) floor 4. ДЪНО на бъчва a barrel head 5. в ДЪНОто на at the far end of 6. до ДЪНО to the end на ДЪНО то на прен. at the bottom/back of 7. изпивам чаша до ДЪНО drain o.'s glass, empty o.'s glass (to the dregs), drink a cup to the lees/dregs 8. изпращам на ДЪНО то на морето send to the bottom (of the sea), sink 9. на ДЪНОто at the bottom 10. от ДЪНОто на душата from the bottom/ground of o.'s heart 11. прен. (дълбина) bottom 12. с ДЪНОто нагоре upside down 13. с широко/голямо ДЪНО full-/wide-bottomed 14. „На ДЪНОто" (от Горки) 'Lower depths'

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