to have influential friends

influential

A n the influential (+ v pl) les gens qui comptent, les gens en place.

B adj

1 ( respected) [theory, movement, theorist, artist, programme] très suivi ; [newspaper, commentator] très écouté ; [study, survey, work] très remarqué ;

2 ( key) [factor, event, fact] déterminant ;

3 ( powerful) [businessman, banker, person] influent, qui compte ; she's very influential c'est quelqu'un qui compte ; to have influential friends avoir des amis importants or en place.

• have in with the idea to

• have influence

• have influence on

• have influence over

• have influence upon

• have influential friends

• have suspicion

• have sweet dreams

• prepossess

• have in with the idea to

• have influence

• have influence on

• have influence over

• have influence upon

• have influential friends

• have in with the idea to

• have influence on

• have influence over

• have influential friends

• have provisions for

• have reach

• have influence on

• have influential friends

• have suspicion

• have sweet dreams

• have influence on

• have influential friends

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fpl < Geschäft> relations; connections (die Vorteile bringen) ■ Beziehungen spielen lassen < Geschäft> pull strings (BE), pull wires (AE)

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to have influential friends, to have friends in high places.

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figurado to have influence

• be insured

• carry insurance

• have influential friends

• have insurance

• have interest

1 weight.

tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo

de peso weighty, sound; (razones) influential (persona)

caer por su propio peso (figurative) to be self-evident

pagar algo a peso de oro (figurative) to pay a fortune for something

peso atómico atomic weight

peso bruto gross weight

peso específico (physics) specific gravity

peso ligero lightweight

peso medio middleweight

peso molecular molecular weight

peso mosca flyweight

peso muerto dead weight

peso neto net weight

peso pesado heavyweight

2 weight (fuerza, influencia).

su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight

3 burden.

el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt

quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind

4 scales (balanza).

5 shot (sport).

lanzamiento de peso shot put

6 peso (moneda).

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pesar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (gen) weight

2 (balanza) scales plural

3 (carga) load, burden

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de peso (pesado) heavy 2 (importante) important 3 (influyente) influential 4 (convincente) strong, powerful

caerse por su propio peso to be self-evident, be obvious

hacer el peso familiar to convince

■ no me acaba de hacer el peso I'm not sure about it

ganar peso to put on weight, gain weight

perder peso to lose weight

quitar un peso de encima de alguien to take a weight off somebody's mind

peso bruto gross weight

peso gallo bantamweight

peso ligero lightweight

peso neto net weight

peso pesado heavyweight

peso pluma featherweight

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1) weight

2) burden

3) importance

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1) (Fís, Téc) weight

- caer por su propio peso

- valer su peso en oro

2) (=acción)

3) [de culpa, responsabilidad] weight

4) (=importancia) weight

5) (=balanza) scales pl

6) (Med) heaviness

7) (Dep)

a) Esp (Atletismo) shot

b) (Halterofilia)

c) [Boxeo] weight

8) (Econ) peso

- no valer un peso

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1)

a) (Fís, Tec) weight

b)

- peso bruto/neto

- peso específico

- peso muerto

2)

a) ( carga) weight, burden

b) ( influencia) weight

c)

3) (Dep)

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight

c) ( en boxeo) weight

- peso gallo

- peso ligero

- peso medio

- peso mosca

- peso pesado

- peso pluma

- peso welter

4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight

5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

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1)

a) (Fís, Tec) weight

b)

- peso bruto/neto

- peso específico

- peso muerto

2)

a) ( carga) weight, burden

b) ( influencia) weight

c)

3) (Dep)

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight

c) ( en boxeo) weight

- peso gallo

- peso ligero

- peso medio

- peso mosca

- peso pesado

- peso pluma

- peso welter

4) ( báscula) scales (pl); ( de balanza) (Chi) weight

5) (Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

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peso¹

¹ = balance, weighing scales, scales.

peso²

² = burden, load, weight, toll, term weight, body weight.

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A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ( Fís, Tec) weight

sistema de pesos y medidas system of weights and measures

a ti no te conviene levantar esos pesos you shouldn't lift (heavy) weights like that

perder/ganar peso to lose/gain o put on weight

vive preocupada por el peso she worries about her weight all the time

tomarle el peso a algo to weigh sth up

valer su peso en oro to be worth one's weight in gold

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

al peso ‹venta/compra› by weight;

‹vender/comprar› by weight

atomic weight

gross weight

( Fís, Quím) specific gravity

su peso específico en la empresa es bien sabido por todos everyone knows he carries a lot of weight in the company

molecular weight

deadweight

net weight

1 (carga, pesadumbre) weight, burden

está abrumado por el peso de tanta responsabilidad he's overwhelmed by the burden of so much responsibility

lleva el peso de la empresa he carries the burden of responsibility for the company

el peso de la prueba recae sobre el fiscal the onus of proof lies with the prosecution

quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind

me he quitado un buen peso de encima that's a real load o weight off my mind

2 (importancia, influencia) weight

las asociaciones de mayor peso the most important associations, the associations which carry the most weight

su papel tiene poco peso her role is fairly minor

la agricultura es una actividad que tiene poco peso en la economía agriculture does not play a very important role in the economy

la Iglesia ejerce un peso moral muy fuerte en nuestra sociedad the Church exercises a very strong moral influence in our society

todo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law

de peso ‹argumento› strong, weighty;

‹razón› forceful

tiene amistades de peso en la dirección she has influential friends on the board

C ( Dep)

1 (en atletismo) shot

lanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting

2 (en halterofilia) weight

levantamiento de pesos weightlifting

3 (en boxeo) weight

bantamweight

lightweight

middleweight

flyweight

( Dep) heavyweight

un peso pesado de la literatura/política a literary/political heavyweight

featherweight

welterweight

1 (báscula) scales (pl)

2 ( Chi) (de una balanza) weight

E ( Fin) peso ( unit of currency in many Latin American countries)

nunca tiene un peso he never has a cent o penny

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow;

b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

◊ a peso de despite, in spite of;

◊ estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much;

◊ ahora me pesa mucho now I deeply regret it;

◊ pese a despite, in spite of;

a) ‹niño/maleta› to weigh;

b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh;

◊ pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

a) (Fís, Tec) weight;

◊ ganar/perder peso to gain o put on/lose weight;

◊ al peso by weight

a) (carga, responsabilidad) weight, burden;

◊ quitarle un peso de encima a algn to take a load o a weight off sb's mind

b) ( influencia) weight;

◊ todo el peso de la ley the full weight of the law

◊ de peso ‹ argumento› strong, weighty;

a) (Esp) ( en atletismo) shot;

◊ lanzamiento de peso shot-put, shot-putting

b) (Esp) ( en halterofilia) weight;

◊ levantamiento de pesos weightlifting

c) ( en boxeo) weight;

◊ peso ligero/mosca/pesado/pluma lightweight/flyweight/heavyweight/featherweight

◊ no tiene un peso he doesn't have a cent o penny

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peso nm

1. [en general] weight;

tiene un kilo de peso it weighs a kilo;

ganar/perder peso to gain/lose weight;

vender algo al peso to sell sth by weight;

de peso [razones] weighty, sound;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

pagar algo a peso de oro to pay a fortune for sth;

valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in gold

peso bruto gross weight;

tiene mucho peso específico he carries a lot of weight;

peso molecular molecular weight;

peso muerto dead weight;

peso neto net weight

2. [sensación] heavy feeling;

siento peso en las piernas my legs feel heavy

3. [fuerza, influencia] weight;

su palabra tiene mucho peso his word carries a lot of weight;

el peso de sus argumentos está fuera de duda there is no disputing the force of her arguments;

el vicepresidente ejerce mucho peso en la organización the vice president carries a lot of weight in the organization

4. [carga, preocupación] burden;

el peso de la culpabilidad the burden of guilt;

quitarse un peso de encima to take a weight off one's mind

5. [balanza] scales

6. [moneda] peso

7. Dep shot;

lanzamiento de peso shot put

8. [en boxeo] weight

peso ligero lightweight;

peso medio middleweight;

peso mosca flyweight;

peso pluma featherweight;

peso semiligero light middleweight;

peso semipesado light heavyweight;

peso welter welterweight

9. Am Fam [dinero]

no tengo un peso I'm broke;

¿cuánto te costó? – no mucho, dos pesos how much did it cost you? – not much o next to nothing

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1 weight;

ganar peso put on o gain weight;

perder peso lose weight; fig become less important;

de peso fig weighty;

se cae de o

por su propio peso it goes without saying;

se me quitó un peso de encima it took a real load off my mind

2 FIN peso

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peso nm

1) : weight, heaviness

2) : burden, responsibility

3) : weight (in sports)

4) báscula: scales pl

5) : peso

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peso n

1. (en general) weight

2. (deporte) shot

f friendship

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amicizia s.f.

1 friendship; (form.) amity: coltivare un'amicizia, to cultivate a friendship; dire qlco. in amicizia, to tell sthg. in confidence; fare amicizia con qlcu., to make friends with s.o.; guastare un'amicizia, to spoil a friendship; troncare un'amicizia, to break (off) a friendship; un'amicizia interessata, an interested friendship; amicizia tra due paesi, popoli, friendship between two peoples, countries // patti chiari amicizia lunga, (prov.) clear understandings breed long friendships

2 ( relazione amorosa) affair // amicizia particolare, homosexual relationship

3 pl. ( amici) friends: hai molte amicizie?, have you many friends?; amicizie influenti, influential friends.

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sostantivo femminile friendship U

sostantivo femminile plurale amicizie (amici)

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amicizia

/ami't∫ittsja/

I sostantivo f.

 friendship U; rapporto di amicizia friendly relationship; fare amicizia con qcn. to make friends o strike up a friendship with sb.; (singola relazione) rompere un'amicizia to break (off) a friendship

II amicizie f.pl.

  (amici) le mie -e my friends; avere cattive -e to keep bad company

IDIOMS

patti chiari amicizia lunga prov. a debt paid is a friend kept, clear understandings breed long friendships.

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Gen. -ów

1. (= znaczenie) influence; (= znajomości) influential friends; używać wpływów pull the strings.

2. fin. receipts, takings.

(to get, receive, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc, illicitly

by pulling strings

• ПО БЛАТУ достать, получить что, устроить кого-что и т.п. coll

[PrepP; Invar; adv]

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⇒ (to get, receive, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc, illicitly:

- by pulling strings;

- through < thanks to> one's connections;

- by (through) knowing the right people;

- use influence (to get sth. etc);

- (one got (obtained etc) sth.) because one has pull (connections).

     ♦ Она курила длинные иностранные сигареты, которые доставала по блату... (Войнович 6). She smoked long foreign cigarettes that she got through her connections (6a).

     ♦ Мазила на выставку попасть не смог. Неврастеник, попавший на неё по блату, сказал, что выставка, конечно, любопытная. Но стоять часами в очередях из-за неё не стоит (Зиновьев 1). Dauber didn't manage to get in [to the exhibition] at all. Neurasthenic, who did manage to get in thanks to his connections, said that the exhibition was interesting enough, but not so interesting as to be worth queuing for hours to see (1a).

     ♦ Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him (3a).

     ♦...Растление литературы дошло до того, что совершенно стёрлись всякие грани между профессиональным писателем и пришедшим по блату (Войнович 1). The corruption of literature has gone so far as to have obliterated all the boundary lines between the professional writer and those who are published because they have pull (1a).

1 to boast, to show off, to brag, to bluff.

Ricardo aparenta cuando ve chicas Richard shows off when he sees girls.

2 to boast on.

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► verbo intransitivo

1 to boast, brag, show off

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VI to boast, brag (de about)

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verbo intransitivo

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= brag, boast, crow, grandstand, show off.

Ex. While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.

Ex. In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.

Ex. New York City is crowing about the long-awaited arrival of a new biotech park.

Ex. Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

Ex. The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

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verbo intransitivo

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alardear [A1 ]

alardear DE algo to boast ABOUT sth

alardea de rico he boasts about how rich he is

alardeaba de tener amigos influyentes she boasted of having influential friends

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◊ alardea de tener dinero she boasts about being well-off

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alardear vi

alardea de valiente he preens himself on his bravery;

alardea de tener un yate she makes quite a thing about having a yacht

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v/i show off (de about)

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alardear vi

presumir: to boast, to brag

1. m

2. wpływy pl

1) Fin (= przychody) takings

2) Teatr (= znajomości) influential friends

"1. the back. 2. back part, rear, back side, reverse. 3. hind, back, posterior. 4. rump, buttocks, fanny. 5. the space behind or beyond. 6. powerful friend, backer, supporter; pull, influence. 7. sequel, the remaining part. 8. a back load (of something). -dakiler those left behind (by one who has died or departed). -dan 1. from behind, in the back; behind the back. 2. afterwards. -sına behind. -sında 1. behind. 2. after. -sından 1. from behind. 2. after. 3. while (one) is not present. -sı alınmak to be ended, be cut off, be stopped. -sını almak /ın/ to bring to an end. - arka backwards. - arkaya one after the other. -dan arkaya secretively. - arkaya vermek to back each other, join forces. -sına bakmadan gitmek to leave without looking back. -da bırakmak /ı/ to leave behind. -ya bırakmak/komak /ı/ to postpone, put off. -sını bırakmak /ın/ 1. to stop chasing. 2. to stop following up. -sını/peşini bırakmamak /ın/ to follow up, stick to. - bulmak to find a friend in power. - çevirmek /a/ to shun, turn one´s back (on). -sını çevirmek to turn one´s back, refuse to be concerned. - çıkmak /a/ to befriend, back. -sını dayamak /a/ to rely on the help and protection (of). -sında dolaşmak/gezmek /ın/ to pester (someone) about doing something, at every opportunity to urge (someone) to do something. -sına düşmek/ takılmak /ın/ 1. to follow up (a matter). 2. to follow (someone). -sı gelmek to continue. -sını getirememek /ın/ to be unable to carry through (a matter). -da kalanlar those left behind (by one who has died or departed). -da kalmak 1. to stay behind; to be left behind. 2. to be overshadowed, lose by comparison. -ya kalmak to be left behind; to lag behind. - kapıdan çıkmak 1. to fail out of a school. 2. to be fired for incompetence. -sı kesilmek to run out, be used up (and not replenished). -sından koşmak /ın/ to pursue (a person) to get a thing done. - müziği background music. -sı olmamak to be without influential friends, have no pull. -sı pek having influence, having connections. - planda 1. in the background. 2. of minor importance. - sayfa print. verso, left page. -sı sıra following, right after, on one´s heels. -sını sıvamak/sıvazlamak /ın/ to compliment, butter up. - sokak back street. -dan söylemek to talk behind someone´s back, gossip. -sından sürüklemek /ı/ to influence (someone) to follow or accompany, get (someone) to come along. -sından teneke çalmak /ın/ 1. to gossip about, run down. 2. to shout insults at (someone) as he leaves. -/-sı üstü on one´s back. -sı var (for a newspaper serial) to be continued. -sını vermek /a/ 1. to lean one´s back (against). 2. to rely on (someone´s) support. -dan vurmak /ı/ to stab (someone) in the back. -sı yere gelmemek not to be defeated. -sı yufka. 1. This is all there is. There´s nothing to follow this (said when serving a one-course meal). 2. He´s/She´s wearing practically nothing (said of someone who is wearing thin clothes in cold weather). 3. He´s/She´s got no one substantial backing him/her. -sında yumurta küfesi yok ya! colloq. There is nothing to stop him from changing his mind."