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to let sth simmer or to simmer sth (

1 Kochen

I v/i

1. cook; für die Familie etc.: do the cooking; Speise: be cooking, er kocht gut he’s a good cook; sie kocht zu fett she uses too much fat (in her cooking)

2. (sieden) boil; gerade: be boiling; 10 Minuten kochen lassen boil for 10 minutes; kochend heiß boiling hot, scalding

3. ( vor Wut) kochen umg., fig. be seething with rage; es kochte in mir I was seething inwardly

II v/t (Gemüse, Fleisch) cook; im Ggs. zu braten etc.: boil; (Eier, Wasser, Wäsche) boil; (Kaffee, Tee, Suppe) make; ich koche mir Kaffee I’m going to make myself some coffee; das Essen kochen get ( oder cook) the meal; gekocht

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das Kochen

cookery; cooking

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kọ|chen ['kɔxn]
1. vi

1) (Flüssigkeit, Speise) to boil

etw langsam or auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen — to let sth simmer or to simmer sth ( over a low heat)

etw zum Kochen bringen — to bring sth to the boil

jdn zum Kochen bringen (fig inf) — to make sb's blood boil

der Kühler/das Auto kocht (inf) — the cooling system/car is overheating

er kochte vor Wut (inf) — he was boiling or seething with rage

2) (= Speisen zubereiten) to cook; (= als Koch fungieren) to do the cooking; (= als Koch arbeiten) to work as a cook

er kocht gut — he's a good cook, he is good at cooking

er kocht pikant — his cooking is (always) highly seasoned

2. vt

1) Flüssigkeit, Teer, Nahrungsmittel, Wäsche to boil

etw langsam or auf kleiner Flamme kochen — to simmer sth over a low heat

2) (= zubereiten) Essen to cook; Kakao to make; (= aufgießen) Kaffee, Tee to make, to brew

etw gar/weich kochen — to cook sth through/until (it is) soft

Eier weich/hart kochen — to soft-boil/hard-boil eggs

3. vi impers (fig)
to be boiling
es kocht in ihm — he is boiling or seething with rage

im Stadion kochte es wie in einem Hexenkessel — the atmosphere in the stadium was electric

4. vr

sich gut/schlecht kochen — to cook/not to cook well

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1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) boil

2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) boil

3) (to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cook

4) (the art or practice of cooking food: She was taught cookery at school; ( also adjective) cookery classes.) cookery

5) (to be very angry whilst trying not to show it: He was fuming (with rage).) fume

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ko·chen

[ˈkɔxn̩]

I. vi

1. (Speisen zubereiten) to cook

dort kocht man sehr scharf/pikant the food there is very hot/spicy

2. (brodeln) to boil

etw zum K\kochen bringen to bring sth to the boil

\kochend heiß boiling hot

eine \kochend heiße Suppe a piping hot soup

3. (in Aufruhr befinden) to seethe

vor Wut \kochen to seethe [or boil] with rage

II. vt

1. (heiß zubereiten)

▪ [jdm/sich] etw \kochen to cook [sb/oneself] sth

Suppe/Kaffee \kochen to make [some] soup/coffee

2. (als Kochwäsche waschen)

▪ etw \kochen to boil sth

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1.
transitives Verb

1) boil; (zubereiten) cook < meal>; make <purée, jam>

Tee kochen/sich (Dat.) einen Tee kochen — make some tea

die Eier hart/weich kochen — hard-/soft-boil the eggs

etwas weich/gar kochen — cook something until it is soft/[properly] done

2) (waschen) boil < washing>

3) (verflüssigen) heat <tar, glue, etc.>
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (Speisen zubereiten) cook; (das Kochen übernehmen) do the cooking

gerne/gut kochen — like cooking/be a good cook

fett/fettarm kochen — use a lot of fat/little fat in cooking

2) (sieden) <water, milk, etc.> boil; (fig.) < sea> boil, seethe

etwas zum Kochen bringen — bring something to the boil

3) (gekocht werden) <meat, vegetables, washing, etc.> be boiled

4) (ugs.): (wütend sein)

vor Wut/innerlich kochen — be boiling or seething with rage/inwardly

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kochen

A. v/i

1. cook; für die Familie etc: do the cooking; Speise: be cooking,

er kocht gut he’s a good cook;

sie kocht zu fett she uses too much fat (in her cooking)

2. (sieden) boil; gerade: be boiling;

10 Minuten kochen lassen boil for 10 minutes;

kochend heiß boiling hot, scalding

3.

(vor Wut) kochen umg, fig be seething with rage;

es kochte in mir I was seething inwardly

B. v/t (Gemüse, Fleisch) cook; im Ggs zu braten etc: boil; (Eier, Wasser, Wäsche) boil; (Kaffee, Tee, Suppe) make;

ich koche mir Kaffee I’m going to make myself some coffee;

das Essen kochen get ( oder cook) the meal; → gekocht

C. Kochen n; -s, kein pl

1. cooking, cookery, cuisine

2. (Sieden)

etwas/fig

jemanden zum Kochen bringen bring sth to the boil/fig make sb’s blood boil;

etwas am Kochen haben umg have sth on the boil (US sth boiling) (auch fig)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) boil; (zubereiten) cook < meal>; make <purée, jam>

Tee kochen/sich (Dat.) einen Tee kochen — make some tea

die Eier hart/weich kochen — hard-/soft-boil the eggs

etwas weich/gar kochen — cook something until it is soft/[properly] done

2) (waschen) boil < washing>

3) (verflüssigen) heat <tar, glue, etc.>
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (Speisen zubereiten) cook; (das Kochen übernehmen) do the cooking

gerne/gut kochen — like cooking/be a good cook

fett/fettarm kochen — use a lot of fat/little fat in cooking

2) (sieden) <water, milk, etc.> boil; (fig.) < sea> boil, seethe

etwas zum Kochen bringen — bring something to the boil

3) (gekocht werden) <meat, vegetables, washing, etc.> be boiled

4) (ugs.): (wütend sein)

vor Wut/innerlich kochen — be boiling or seething with rage/inwardly

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v.

to boil v.

to brew v.

to cook v.

to seethe v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kochen
2 kochen

I v/i

1. cook; für die Familie etc.: do the cooking; Speise: be cooking, er kocht gut he’s a good cook; sie kocht zu fett she uses too much fat (in her cooking)

2. (sieden) boil; gerade: be boiling; 10 Minuten kochen lassen boil for 10 minutes; kochend heiß boiling hot, scalding

3. ( vor Wut) kochen umg., fig. be seething with rage; es kochte in mir I was seething inwardly

II v/t (Gemüse, Fleisch) cook; im Ggs. zu braten etc.: boil; (Eier, Wasser, Wäsche) boil; (Kaffee, Tee, Suppe) make; ich koche mir Kaffee I’m going to make myself some coffee; das Essen kochen get ( oder cook) the meal; gekocht

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das Kochen

cookery; cooking

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kọ|chen ['kɔxn]
1. vi

1) (Flüssigkeit, Speise) to boil

etw langsam or auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen — to let sth simmer or to simmer sth ( over a low heat)

etw zum Kochen bringen — to bring sth to the boil

jdn zum Kochen bringen (fig inf) — to make sb's blood boil

der Kühler/das Auto kocht (inf) — the cooling system/car is overheating

er kochte vor Wut (inf) — he was boiling or seething with rage

2) (= Speisen zubereiten) to cook; (= als Koch fungieren) to do the cooking; (= als Koch arbeiten) to work as a cook

er kocht gut — he's a good cook, he is good at cooking

er kocht pikant — his cooking is (always) highly seasoned

2. vt

1) Flüssigkeit, Teer, Nahrungsmittel, Wäsche to boil

etw langsam or auf kleiner Flamme kochen — to simmer sth over a low heat

2) (= zubereiten) Essen to cook; Kakao to make; (= aufgießen) Kaffee, Tee to make, to brew

etw gar/weich kochen — to cook sth through/until (it is) soft

Eier weich/hart kochen — to soft-boil/hard-boil eggs

3. vi impers (fig)
to be boiling
es kocht in ihm — he is boiling or seething with rage

im Stadion kochte es wie in einem Hexenkessel — the atmosphere in the stadium was electric

4. vr

sich gut/schlecht kochen — to cook/not to cook well

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1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) boil

2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) boil

3) (to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cook

4) (the art or practice of cooking food: She was taught cookery at school; ( also adjective) cookery classes.) cookery

5) (to be very angry whilst trying not to show it: He was fuming (with rage).) fume

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ko·chen

[ˈkɔxn̩]

I. vi

1. (Speisen zubereiten) to cook

dort kocht man sehr scharf/pikant the food there is very hot/spicy

2. (brodeln) to boil

etw zum K\kochen bringen to bring sth to the boil

\kochend heiß boiling hot

eine \kochend heiße Suppe a piping hot soup

3. (in Aufruhr befinden) to seethe

vor Wut \kochen to seethe [or boil] with rage

II. vt

1. (heiß zubereiten)

▪ [jdm/sich] etw \kochen to cook [sb/oneself] sth

Suppe/Kaffee \kochen to make [some] soup/coffee

2. (als Kochwäsche waschen)

▪ etw \kochen to boil sth

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1.
transitives Verb

1) boil; (zubereiten) cook < meal>; make <purée, jam>

Tee kochen/sich (Dat.) einen Tee kochen — make some tea

die Eier hart/weich kochen — hard-/soft-boil the eggs

etwas weich/gar kochen — cook something until it is soft/[properly] done

2) (waschen) boil < washing>

3) (verflüssigen) heat <tar, glue, etc.>
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (Speisen zubereiten) cook; (das Kochen übernehmen) do the cooking

gerne/gut kochen — like cooking/be a good cook

fett/fettarm kochen — use a lot of fat/little fat in cooking

2) (sieden) <water, milk, etc.> boil; (fig.) < sea> boil, seethe

etwas zum Kochen bringen — bring something to the boil

3) (gekocht werden) <meat, vegetables, washing, etc.> be boiled

4) (ugs.): (wütend sein)

vor Wut/innerlich kochen — be boiling or seething with rage/inwardly

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kochen

A. v/i

1. cook; für die Familie etc: do the cooking; Speise: be cooking,

er kocht gut he’s a good cook;

sie kocht zu fett she uses too much fat (in her cooking)

2. (sieden) boil; gerade: be boiling;

10 Minuten kochen lassen boil for 10 minutes;

kochend heiß boiling hot, scalding

3.

(vor Wut) kochen umg, fig be seething with rage;

es kochte in mir I was seething inwardly

B. v/t (Gemüse, Fleisch) cook; im Ggs zu braten etc: boil; (Eier, Wasser, Wäsche) boil; (Kaffee, Tee, Suppe) make;

ich koche mir Kaffee I’m going to make myself some coffee;

das Essen kochen get ( oder cook) the meal; → gekocht

C. Kochen n; -s, kein pl

1. cooking, cookery, cuisine

2. (Sieden)

etwas/fig

jemanden zum Kochen bringen bring sth to the boil/fig make sb’s blood boil;

etwas am Kochen haben umg have sth on the boil (US sth boiling) (auch fig)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) boil; (zubereiten) cook < meal>; make <purée, jam>

Tee kochen/sich (Dat.) einen Tee kochen — make some tea

die Eier hart/weich kochen — hard-/soft-boil the eggs

etwas weich/gar kochen — cook something until it is soft/[properly] done

2) (waschen) boil < washing>

3) (verflüssigen) heat <tar, glue, etc.>
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (Speisen zubereiten) cook; (das Kochen übernehmen) do the cooking

gerne/gut kochen — like cooking/be a good cook

fett/fettarm kochen — use a lot of fat/little fat in cooking

2) (sieden) <water, milk, etc.> boil; (fig.) < sea> boil, seethe

etwas zum Kochen bringen — bring something to the boil

3) (gekocht werden) <meat, vegetables, washing, etc.> be boiled

4) (ugs.): (wütend sein)

vor Wut/innerlich kochen — be boiling or seething with rage/inwardly

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v.

to boil v.

to brew v.

to cook v.

to seethe v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kochen
3 cuire

cuire [kyiʀ]

➭ TABLE 38

1. transitive verb

• (faire) cuire to cook

• cuire à feu doux or à petit feu to cook gently

• cuire au four [+ pain, gâteau, pommes] to bake ; [+ viande] to roast ; [+ pommes de terre] (avec matière grasse) to roast ; (sans matière grasse) to bake

• cuire qch à la vapeur/au gril/à la poêle/à l'eau to steam/grill/fry/boil sth

• cuire au beurre/à l'huile to cook in butter/in oil

• faire trop cuire qch to overcook sth

2. intransitive verb

a. [aliment] to cook

• on cuit ici ! (inf) it's boiling (inf) in here!

b. ( = brûler) les mains/yeux me cuisaient my hands/eyes were smarting

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kɥiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) Culinaire [personne] ( sur le feu) to cook; ( au four) gén to bake; to roast [viande]; to cook [daube]

cuire à la vapeur — to steam

cuire à la poêle — to fry

cuire au gril — to grill

cuire quelque chose à feu doux — to cook something gently

2) to fire [porcelaine, émaux]

3) ( chauffer) [soleil] to bake [terre]; to burn [peau]

le soleil me cuit le dos — the sun is burning my back

2.

verbe intransitif

1) [aliment, repas] to cook

mets les légumes à cuire — put the vegetables on (to cook)

faire or laisser cuire quelque chose 20 minutes — to cook something for 20 minutes

laissez cuire à petit feu — allow to simmer gently

tu l'as trop peu/trop fait cuire — it's undercooked/overcooked

à cuire — [chocolat, pomme] cooking; [fruit] stewing

2) (colloq) ( avoir chaud) [personne]

on cuit sur la plage — it's baking (hot) on the beach

j'ai cuit au soleil toute la matinée — I spent the morning roasting in the sun

3) ( faire mal)

ça me cuit — it stings

les joues me cuisaient — (de honte, après un coup de soleil) my cheeks were burning; ( après des gifles) my cheeks were stinging ou smarting

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kɥiʀ
1. vt

1) [aliments] to cook, (au four) to bake

cuire qch à feu vif — to cook sth on a high heat

cuire qch à la vapeur — to steam sth

2) [poterie] to fire

2. vi

1) [aliments] to cook

faire cuire — to cook

faire cuire pendant une heure — cook for one hour

laisser cuire — to cook

laisser cuire 1O mn à feu doux — cook on a gentle heat for 10 mins

2) (= picoter) to smart

les yeux me cuisent — my eyes are smarting

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cuire verb table: conduire

A vtr

1 Culin [personne] ( sur le feu) to cook [aliment]; ( au four) to bake [pain, gâteau, poisson, pomme, gratin]; to roast [viande]; to cook [daube]; cuire à l'eau/au bouillon/au beurre to cook in water/in stock/in butter; cuire au bain-marie to cook in a double-boiler; cuire à la vapeur to steam; cuire à l'étuvée to braise; cuire à la poêle to fry; cuire au gril to grill, to broil US; cuire au barbecue to barbecue; cuire au gaz/au charbon de bois to cook with gas/over charcoal; cuire qch à feu doux to cook ou simmer sth gently; cuire qch à gros bouillons to cook sth at full boil; cuire des pommes de terre au four to bake potatoes;

2 Tech to fire [porcelaine, brique, émaux];

3 ( chauffer) [soleil] to scorch [champ, plante]; to bake [argile, terre]; to beat down on [sable, rocher]; to burn [peau]; le soleil me cuit le dos the sun is burning my back.

B vi

1 Culin [aliment, repas] to cook; le riz cuit vite rice cooks quickly; le rôti est en train de cuire the joint ou roast is cooking; mets les légumes/la tarte à cuire à 6 heures put the vegetables/the pie on (to cook) at 6 o'clock; faire or laisser cuire 20 minutes cook [sth] for 20 minutes; laissez cuire à petit feu allow to simmer gently; faites cuire la pâte à four chaud bake the pastry case in a hot oven; faites cuire le poulet à four chaud roast the chicken in a hot oven; tu l'as trop peu/trop fait cuire it's undercooked ou underdone/overcooked; à cuire [chocolat, pomme] cooking; [fruit] stewing;

2 ○( avoir chaud) [personne] on cuit sur la plage it's baking (hot) on the beach; j'ai cuit au soleil toute la matinée I spent the morning roasting in the sun;

3 ( faire mal) [écorchure] to sting; [alcool sur plaie] to sting; ça me cuit it stings; les joues me cuisaient (de honte, après un coup de soleil) my cheeks were burning; ( après gifles) my cheeks were stinging ou smarting.

C v impers fml il vous en cuira you'll rue the day sout; il lui en a cuit he/she had good reason to feel sorry.

Idiome

laisse-la cuire dans son jus○ let her stew in her own juice○.

[kɥir] verbe transitif

1. CUISINE [viande, légumes] to cook

[pain] to bake

2. [brûler - peau] to burn

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[kɥir] verbe intransitif

1. CUISINE [aliment] to cook

cuire à feu doux ou petit feu to simmer

cuire à gros bouillons to boil hard

poulet prêt à cuire oven-ready chicken

faire cuire quelque chose to cook something

faire cuire à feu doux to simmer

faire cuire à feu vif to cook over a high flame

faire cuire quelque chose au four to bake something

j'ai trop fait cuire les légumes I've overcooked the vegetables

tu n'as pas fait assez cuire la viande you've undercooked the meat

laisser quelqu'un cuire dans son jus (familier) to let somebody stew in his/her own juice

va te faire cuire un œuf! (familier) get lost!

je l'ai envoyé se faire cuire un œuf (familier) I sent him packing

2. (familier) [souffrir de la chaleur]

on cuit dans cette voiture! it's boiling hot in this car!

3. [brûler] to burn, to sting

les yeux me cuisent my eyes are burning ou stinging

4. (soutenu)

il vous en cuira you'll regret it

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à cuire locution adjectivale

chocolat à cuire cooking chocolate

pommes à cuire cooking apples

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cuire
4 ziehen

das Ziehen

haul; traction; drawing; pull

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Zie|hen
nt -s, no pl
(= Schmerz) ache; (im Unterleib) abdominal pain
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1) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) draw

2) extract

3) ((an) act of extracting eg a tooth.) extraction

4) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) haul

5) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) rule

6) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) pull

7) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) pull

8) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) remove

9) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) train

10) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) wander

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Zie·hen

<-s>

[ˈtsi:ən]

nt kein pl ache

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pull; (sanfter) draw; (zerren) tug; (schleppen) drag

jemanden an sich ziehen — draw somebody to one

jemanden am Ärmel ziehen — pull somebody by the sleeve

Perlen auf eine Schnur ziehen — thread pearls/beads on to a string

den Hut ins Gesicht ziehen — pull one's hat down over one's face

ziehen und ablegen — (DV) drag and drop

2) (fig.)

es zog ihn zu ihr/zu dem Ort — he felt drawn to her/to the place

alle Blicke auf sich ziehen — attract or capture all the attention

jemandes Zorn/Unwillen usw. auf sich ziehen — incur somebody's anger/displeasure etc.

etwas nach sich ziehen — result in something; entail something

3) (herausziehen) pull out <nail, cork, organ-stop, etc.>; extract < tooth>; take out, remove <stitches, splinter>; draw <cord, sword, pistol>

den Hut ziehen — raise or doff one's hat

etwas aus der Tasche ziehen — take something out of one's pocket

Zigaretten/Süßigkeiten usw. ziehen — (ugs.): (aus Automaten) get cigarettes/sweets etc. from a slot machine

die [Quadrat]wurzel ziehen — (Math.) extract the square root

4) (dehnen) stretch <elastic etc.>; stretch out <sheets etc.>

5) (Gesichtspartien bewegen) make <face, grimace>

die Augenbrauen nach oben ziehen — raise one's eyebrows

die Stirn in Falten ziehen — wrinkle or knit one's brow; (missmutig) frown

6) (bei Brettspielen) move <chessman etc.>

7)

er zog den Rauch in die Lungen — he inhaled the smoke [into his lungs]

8) (zeichnen) draw <line, circle, arc, etc.>

9) (anlegen) dig < trench>; build < wall>; erect < fence>; put up < washing-line>; run, lay <cable, wires>; draw < frontier>; trace < loop>; follow < course>

sich (Dat.) einen Scheitel ziehen — make a parting [in one's hair]

10) (aufziehen) grow <plants, flowers>; breed < animals>

11) (verblasst; auch als Funktionsverb) draw <lesson, conclusion, comparison>; s. auch Konsequenz 1); Rechenschaft; Verantwortung 1)
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (reißen) pull

an etwas (Dat.) ziehen — pull on something

der Hund zieht an der Leine — the dog is straining at the leash

an einem od. am selben Strang ziehen — (fig.) be pulling in the same direction

2) (funktionieren) <stove, pipe, chimney> draw; <car, engine> pull

3) mit sein (umziehen) move (nach, in + Akk. to)

zu jemandem ziehen — move in with somebody

4) mit sein (gehen) go; (marschieren) march; (umherstreifen) roam; rove; (fortgehen) go away; leave; <fog, clouds> drift

durch etwas ziehen — pass through something

in den Krieg ziehen — go or march off to war

die Schwalben ziehen nach Süden — the swallows are flying southwards

5) (saugen) draw

an einer Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen — draw on a cigarette/pipe

an einem Strohhalm ziehen — suck at a straw

6) <tea, coffee> draw

7) (Kochk.) simmer

8) unpers

es zieht [vom Fenster her] — there's a draught [from the window]

9) (ugs.): (zum Erfolg führen) < trick> work

das zieht bei mir nicht — that won't wash or won't cut any ice with me (fig. coll.)

10) (schmerzen)

es zieht [mir] im Rücken — I've got backache

ein leichtes/starkes Ziehen im Bauch — a slight/intense stomach ache
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) < road> run, stretch; < frontier> run

2)

der Weg o. ä. zieht sich — (ugs.) the journey etc. goes on and on

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ziehen; zieht, zog, gezogen

A. v/t (hat)

1. (Pflug, Wagen etc) draw, pull; (Spülung) pull; (Handbremse) put on, pull up; (schleppen) drag; (schwere Lasten) haul; (zerren) tug;

lass dich nicht so ziehen zu Kind: stop pulling (and keep up)!;

ein Boot ans Ufer ziehen pull a boat ashore;

jemanden am Ärmel ziehen tug at sb’s sleeve;

jemanden an den Haaren/Ohren ziehen pull sb’s hair/ears;

jemanden an sich (akk)

ziehen draw sb to one;

aus dem Wasser ziehen (Boot) pull ( oder haul) out of the water; (Ertrinkenden) auch pull from the water;

kurz durchs Wasser ziehen give sth a quick rinse;

jemanden mit sich ziehen pull sb along (with one);

einen Ring vom Finger ziehen take a ring off, slip a ring from one’s finger;

einen Pullover über die Bluse ziehen put a jumper (US sweater) on over the blouse;

jemandem ein Brett über den Kopf ziehen (damit schlagen) hit sb on the head with a board;

die Gardinen vors Fenster ziehen draw the curtains (across the window);

jemanden zur Seite ziehen take sb aside

2. (Zahn) pull out, extract; (Korken, Messer, Revolver etc) draw, pull out; (Möhren) pull up; (den Hut) take off; (Los, Gewinn) draw; (Karte) take; (auswählen) pick;

die Fäden ziehen MED take out the stitches;

Zigaretten (aus dem Automaten) ziehen get some cigarettes out of the machine

3. (Linie) draw; (Kreis) auch describe; (Mauer) build, erect; (Graben) dig; (Wäscheleine) put up; (Leitungen) put sth in;

einen Scheitel ziehen make a parting (US part);

den Wagen nach links ziehen (lenken) pull ( oder steer) the car over to the left

4. (dehnen) stretch;

etwas lässt sich ziehen sth stretches, sth gives;

die Suppe zieht Fäden the soup’s gone stringy

5. (Los, Gewinn) draw; (Karte) take; (auswählen) pick;

eine Niete ziehen draw a blank

6. MATH (Wurzel) extract, find, work out

7. (Kerzen) draw;

Perlen auf eine Schnur ziehen thread beads;

Saiten auf eine Geige etc

ziehen string a violin etc;

Wein auf Flaschen ziehen bottle wine;

ein Bild auf Karton ziehen print a picture on a card

8. fig:

auf sich (akk)

ziehen (Aufmerksamkeit, Blicke etc) attract; (jemandes Hass, Unmut etc) incur;

jemanden auf seine Seite ziehen win sb over to one’s side;

jemanden ins Gespräch/Vertrauen ziehen draw sb into ( oder include sb in) the conversation/take sb into one’s confidence;

etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen ridicule sth, hold sth up to ridicule;

nach sich ziehen zur Folge haben: have as a consequence, result in; notwendigerweise: entail, involve; verursachen: bring about, cause; als Nebeneffekt: bring with it ( oder in its wake);

es zieht mich dorthin/zu ihr I feel drawn there/to her;

es zieht mich nichts in diese Gesellschaft I don’t feel drawn to these people in any way; → Bilanz 2, Ferne 1, Länge 1, Schluss 5, zurate etc

9. (Pflanzen) grow; (Tiere) breed, rear;

die Kinder sind gut gezogen (erzogen) the children are well brought up;

den werd ich mir schon noch ziehen I’ll teach him some manners

B. v/i

1. (hat) pull (

an +dat at); heftig: tug (at);

der Wagen zieht schlecht the car’s not pulling properly;

er zieht schnell Cowboy etc: he’s quick on the draw;

zieh! in Western: draw!;

an der Glocke ziehen pull ( oder ring) the bell;

an der Leine ziehen Hund: pull at the lead ( oder leash), strain at the leash

2. (ist) (wandern, reisen) wander, rove; Tiere, Vögel: migrate; Vögel: auch fly; (weggehen) go (away), leave;

ziehen nach/in (+akk) (umziehen) move to/into;

aufs Land ziehen move to the country;

zu jemandem ziehen go to live with sb, move in with sb;

durch die Welt ziehen see (liter roam) the world;

in den Krieg ziehen go to war;

nach Süden ziehen Vögel: fly ( oder go oder migrate) south;

jemanden ziehen lassen let sb go;

jemanden ungern ziehen lassen be sorry to see sb go

3. (ist) Rauch, Wolken etc: drift;

die Wolken ziehen the clouds drift ( schnell: scud) across the sky;

das Gewitter ist nach Westen gezogen the storm has moved (away) westward

4. (hat) Schach etc: (make a) move;

mit dem König ziehen move the ( oder one’s) king;

wer zieht? whose move is it?

5. (hat) Ofen, Pfeife etc: draw;

der Ofen zieht nicht the stove isn’t drawing;

ziehen an einer Pfeife etc: (take a) puff at, draw on; an Strohhalm: chew

6. (hat) unpers:

hier zieht’s there’s a draught (US draft);

mir zieht’s am Rücken I can feel a draught (US draft) on my back

7. (hat) Tee: draw; in Marinade: stand; in heißem Wasser: simmer;

den Tee etc

ziehen lassen let the tea etc stand

8. umg:

einen ziehen lassen let (one) off

9. (hat) (schmerzen) twinge, ache;

ziehender Schmerz twinge, ache; unpers:

es zieht mir im Rücken I can feel a twinge in my back;

ein leichtes Ziehen im Rücken haben have a slight pain ( oder ache) in one’s back, have a touch of (US a slight) backache

10. (hat) SPORT set the pace

11. (hat) umg (wirken) work; (Anklang finden) go down (well);

dieses Stück zieht nicht the play isn’t getting very good houses ( oder audiences), the play isn’t pulling in the crowds ( oder isn’t exactly pulling them in umg);

diese Ausrede zieht bei mir nicht that excuse won’t wash with me, try another one;

Schmeichelei/das zieht bei mir nicht flattery/that will get you nowhere, flattery/that doesn’t work with me

C. v/r (hat)

1.

sich an einem Seil in die Höhe ziehen pull o.s. up on a rope

2. (sich dehnen) stretch, give; Käse: go stringy, form strings; Klebstoff: get tacky; umg, fig, Verhandlungen etc: drag on; Weg: go on and on;

das zieht sich umg (dauert lange) it’s going on a bit

3. (sich verziehen) Holz: warp; Stahl: buckle

4.

sich ziehen durch/über (+akk) (erstrecken) stretch through/over ( oder across);

sich ziehen über (+akk) Narbe: go right across;

sich ziehen um Mauer, Wall: go right (a-)round, enclose;

sich ziehen durch fig, Motiv, Thema etc: run through; → Affäre 1, Länge 1

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pull; (sanfter) draw; (zerren) tug; (schleppen) drag

jemanden an sich ziehen — draw somebody to one

jemanden am Ärmel ziehen — pull somebody by the sleeve

Perlen auf eine Schnur ziehen — thread pearls/beads on to a string

den Hut ins Gesicht ziehen — pull one's hat down over one's face

ziehen und ablegen — (DV) drag and drop

2) (fig.)

es zog ihn zu ihr/zu dem Ort — he felt drawn to her/to the place

alle Blicke auf sich ziehen — attract or capture all the attention

jemandes Zorn/Unwillen usw. auf sich ziehen — incur somebody's anger/displeasure etc.

etwas nach sich ziehen — result in something; entail something

3) (herausziehen) pull out <nail, cork, organ-stop, etc.>; extract < tooth>; take out, remove <stitches, splinter>; draw <cord, sword, pistol>

den Hut ziehen — raise or doff one's hat

etwas aus der Tasche ziehen — take something out of one's pocket

Zigaretten/Süßigkeiten usw. ziehen — (ugs.): (aus Automaten) get cigarettes/sweets etc. from a slot machine

die [Quadrat]wurzel ziehen — (Math.) extract the square root

4) (dehnen) stretch <elastic etc.>; stretch out <sheets etc.>

5) (Gesichtspartien bewegen) make <face, grimace>

die Augenbrauen nach oben ziehen — raise one's eyebrows

die Stirn in Falten ziehen — wrinkle or knit one's brow; (missmutig) frown

6) (bei Brettspielen) move <chessman etc.>

7)

er zog den Rauch in die Lungen — he inhaled the smoke [into his lungs]

8) (zeichnen) draw <line, circle, arc, etc.>

9) (anlegen) dig < trench>; build < wall>; erect < fence>; put up < washing-line>; run, lay <cable, wires>; draw < frontier>; trace < loop>; follow < course>

sich (Dat.) einen Scheitel ziehen — make a parting [in one's hair]

10) (aufziehen) grow <plants, flowers>; breed < animals>

11) (verblasst; auch als Funktionsverb) draw <lesson, conclusion, comparison>; s. auch Konsequenz 1); Rechenschaft; Verantwortung 1)
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (reißen) pull

an etwas (Dat.) ziehen — pull on something

der Hund zieht an der Leine — the dog is straining at the leash

an einem od. am selben Strang ziehen — (fig.) be pulling in the same direction

2) (funktionieren) <stove, pipe, chimney> draw; <car, engine> pull

3) mit sein (umziehen) move (nach, in + Akk. to)

zu jemandem ziehen — move in with somebody

4) mit sein (gehen) go; (marschieren) march; (umherstreifen) roam; rove; (fortgehen) go away; leave; <fog, clouds> drift

durch etwas ziehen — pass through something

in den Krieg ziehen — go or march off to war

die Schwalben ziehen nach Süden — the swallows are flying southwards

5) (saugen) draw

an einer Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen — draw on a cigarette/pipe

an einem Strohhalm ziehen — suck at a straw

6) <tea, coffee> draw

7) (Kochk.) simmer

8) unpers

es zieht [vom Fenster her] — there's a draught [from the window]

9) (ugs.): (zum Erfolg führen) < trick> work

das zieht bei mir nicht — that won't wash or won't cut any ice with me (fig. coll.)

10) (schmerzen)

es zieht [mir] im Rücken — I've got backache

ein leichtes/starkes Ziehen im Bauch — a slight/intense stomach ache
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) < road> run, stretch; < frontier> run

2)

der Weg o. ä. zieht sich — (ugs.) the journey etc. goes on and on

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n.

traction n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ziehen
5 baja

f.

1 drop, fall (descenso).

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall

tendencia a la baja downward trend

jugar a la baja (finance) to bear the market

2 redundancy (cese) (forzado).

dar de baja a alguien to lay somebody off; (en empresa) to expel somebody (en club, sindicato)

darse de baja (de) to resign (from); (dimitir) to drop out (of); (salirse) to unsusomebodyscribe (from) (de subscripción)

3 sick leave (por enfermedad) (permiso). (peninsular Spanish)

estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

baja por maternidad maternity leave

4 loss, casualty (military).

bajas civiles civilian casualties

5 pasha, Moslem honorary title, Moslem honourary title, pacha.

6 doctor's excuse, doctor's line, doctor's note.

7 lay off period.

8 termination of employment.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.

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baja

► nombre femenino

1 (descenso) fall, drop

■ la baja del precio del petróleo the fall in the price of oil

■ el dólar sigue a la baja the dollar continues to fall

2 MILITAR casualty

■ el ejército sufrió pocas bajas the army suffered few casualties

3 (por enfermedad) sick leave; (justificante) medical certificate, doctor's note

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar de baja (a enfermo) to give a sick note to 2 (a socio de club) to expel 3 (a soldado) to declare missing

darse de baja (de un club) to cancel one's membership, leave, drop out 2 (en una suscripción) to cancel one's subscription 3 (por enfermedad) to take sick leave

estar de baja (enfermo) to be off sick 2 (pasado) to be dropping, on the way out

estar en baja to be dropping, on the way out

■ los concursos televisivos están en baja television quiz shows are on the way out

ser baja (deportista) to be injured, not be playing 2 (militar) to be reported missing

■ Osuna es baja para el partido de mañana Osuna is out of tomorrow's game

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1. f., (m. - bajo) 2. noun f.
1) casualty

2) fall, drop, slump

3) discharge

4) dismissal

•

- dar de baja
- darse de baja
- estar de baja
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SF

1) (=descenso) fall, drop

se produjo una baja continuada de las temperaturas — there was a continued fall o drop in temperatures

una baja repentina de los beneficios — a sudden fall o drop in profits

sigue la baja en la cotización del euro — the euro continues to fall

el gobierno anunció una baja de los tipos de interés — the government announced a cut in interest rates

• a la baja — [evolución, tendencia] downward

se ha producido una orientación del mercado a la baja — the market has started on a downward trend

el precio del algodón sigue a la baja — the price of cotton continues to fall

la patronal está presionando los salarios a la baja — employers are forcing wages down

• abrir a la baja — (Bolsa) to open down

• cerrar a la baja — (Bolsa) to close down

la Bolsa cerró a la baja en el día de ayer — the Stock Exchange closed down o was down at the close of trading yesterday

• corregir algo a la baja — to adjust sth downwards

• cotizarse a la baja — (Bolsa) to trade low

• estar en baja — to be in decline

su reputación estuvo en baja en los últimos meses — his reputation was on the o in decline over the last few months

la Bolsa está en baja — there is a downward trend in the Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange is in decline

2) (=cese)
[en organización, suscripción, trabajo]
hubo tantas bajas que el club tuvo que cerrar — so many people left that the club had to close down

la baja de dos de los países miembros — the departure of two member countries

el nuevo estilo de la revista ha causado numerosas bajas — the new style of the magazine has led many people to cancel their subscription

• dar de baja — [+ socio] to expel; [+ abogado, médico] to strike off; [+ militar] to discharge; [+ empleado] to dismiss, fire; [+ empresa, sociedad] to dissolve; [+ coche] to take out of circulation; [+ avión, tren] to decommission; [+ teléfono, luz] to have disconnected

la dieron de baja del club por no pagar la suscripción — her membership of the club was cancelled because she had failed to pay her subscription

la dirección decidió dar de baja al nuevo profesor — the board decided to dismiss the new teacher

hemos dado de baja la luz — we had the electricity disconnected

• darse de baja — [de club, institución, partido] to leave; [de revista, periódico] to cancel one's subscription

numerosos suscriptores han decidido darse de baja de la revista — many readers have decided to cancel their subscription to the magazine

nos dimos de baja del teléfono — we had the telephone disconnected

• pedir la baja — to hand in one's resignation

baja incentivada — voluntary redundancy

baja por incentivo — voluntary redundancy

baja por jubilación — retirement

baja por jubilación anticipada — early retirement

baja voluntaria — [por dimisión] voluntary redundancy; [por jubilación] early retirement

3) (=ausencia laboral)

• dar de baja, se le dará de baja a partir del día de la operación — she will be on sick leave from the day of the operation

• estar de baja — to be on sick leave, be off sick

• pedir la baja — to ask for o apply for sick leave

baja laboral — leave

baja maternal — maternity leave

baja médica — sick leave

baja permanente — indefinite sick leave

baja por enfermedad — sick leave

el número de bajas por enfermedad — the number of people taking sick leave

baja por maternidad — maternity leave

baja por paternidad — paternity leave

baja retribuida — paid leave

4) (Dep) [por descalificación] suspension; [por lesión] injury

el equipo sufrió dos bajas por sendas tarjetas rojas — the team lost two players for red card offences

el partido registró varias bajas en ambos equipos — there were several injuries for both teams during the match

5) Esp (Med) (=certificado) medical certificate, sick note *

6) (Mil) (=víctima) casualty

hasta la fecha no ha habido ninguna baja — there have been no casualties to date

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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baja¹

¹ = drop, fall.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

* a la baja = on the wane.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* Nombre + a la baja = Nombre + down.

baja²

² = leave.

Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..

* baja maternal = maternity leave, maternal leave.

* baja paternal = paternal leave.

* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.

* baja por maternidad = maternity leave, parental leave, maternal leave.

* baja por paternidad = paternal leave.

* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

baja³

³ = termination.

Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.

* dado de baja = written-off.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

baja⁴

⁴ = casualty.

Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.

* baja de guerra = war casualty.

* baja en combate = combat casualty.

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baja

feminine

A (descenso) fall, drop

una baja en el número de inscripciones a fall o drop in the number of enrollments

su popularidad está en baja his popularity is waning o declining o on the wane

hubo una baja de tensión ( RPl); there was a drop in voltage

a la baja: el precio del crudo sigue a la baja the price of crude oil continues to fall

continúa la tendencia a la baja en las cuatro bolsas the downward trend continues o stocks continue to fall on all four exchanges

los que jugaban a la baja those who were selling for a fall, the bears

B

1

( Esp) ( Dep): Pardo es baja para el partido del domingo Pardo is out of Sunday's game

el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is without several of its usual players

2 ( Mil) (muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas the rebels lost thirteen men

registraron varias bajas they suffered several casualties o the loss of several men

3 ( Esp) ( Rels Labs) (permiso) sick leave; (certificado) medical certificate

debe presentar la baja you must produce your medical certificate

está (dado) de baja desde hace dos meses he's been off sick o on sick leave for two months

Compuesto:

baja por maternidad

maternity leave

C

1

(en un club, una organización): ha habido or se han registrado or se han producido varias bajas (en una clase) several students have dropped out o left; (en una asociación) several members have left

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota they canceled his membership of the club o threw him out of the club for not paying his subscription

darse de baja (en un club) to cancel one's membership, leave; (en un partido) to resign, leave; (en el consulado) to have one's name removed from the register; (de un sitio web) to unsubscribe

2 ( Mil) (cese) discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército he applied for a discharge o to be discharged from the army

fue dado de baja he was discharged

3

(en un puesto): la empresa lo dio de baja the company dismissed him, the company cut him ( AmE), the company sacked him ( BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

durante los tres meses posteriores a la fecha de la baja in the three months following termination of employment

causó baja en nuestra organización en mayo de 2008 ( Esp); he left our employment o ( frml) employ in May 2008

Compuestos:

● baja incentivada

voluntary redundancy ( with incentive payment)

● baja vegetativa

reducir la plantilla mediante bajas vegetativas to reduce the workforce by attrition ( AmE) o ( BrE) natural wastage

● baja voluntaria

voluntary redundancy

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Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

baja es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
baja
bajar
baja sustantivo femenino
1 ( descenso) fall, drop;
◊ una baja en los precios a fall o drop in prices;

la baja de las tasas de interés the cut in interest rates;
tendencia a la baja downward trend
2
a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave;

( certificado) medical certificate;
◊ está (dado) de baja he's off sick o on sick leave;

baja por maternidad (Esp) maternity leave
b) (Dep):

◊ el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

3 ( en entidad):
◊ darse de baja ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave;

( en partido) to resign, leave;
(Mil) ( cese) discharge;
◊ dar de baja to discharge

bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ baja por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) baja de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ baja de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) baja algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) baja a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajase de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
baja sustantivo femenino
1 (informe médico) sick note
baja por enfermedad, sick leave
baja por maternidad, maternity leave
2 (descenso) drop, fall
3 Mil (víctima, herido) casualty: nuestro ejército no ha sufrido bajas, we haven't suffered any casualties
♦ Locuciones: coger la baja, (por enfermedad) to take sick leave
darse de baja, (de una asociación, una actividad) to resign [de, from], drop out [de, of]
estar de baja, (por enfermedad) to be off sick
Fin jugar a la baja, to operate for a fall
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' baja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- bajinis
- bajo
- borrarse
- cabeza
- cámara
- despacio
- estar
- estofa
- forma
- fresca
- fresco
- grosera
- grosero
- jugar
- marea
- media
- medio
- planta
- riñón
- telebasura
- temblor
- temporada
- tensión
- tintorro
- voz
- clase
- fondo
- incapacidad
- petiso
- renacuajo
- roto
English:
alternate
- attrition rate
- breath
- breathe
- casualty
- discharge
- downstairs
- downturn
- downward
- downwards
- fall behind
- floor
- form
- ground floor
- house
- low-calorie
- lower
- lower-class
- off
- off-peak
- quietly
- season
- shoddiness
- sick
- sick-leave
- simmer
- slide
- undertone
- voice
- whisper
- work
- down
- drop
- go
- ground
- hushed
- low
- red
- slump
- small
- sweep
- tide
- under
- voluntary
- water
- way

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baja nf

1. [descenso] drop, fall;

una baja en las temperaturas a drop in temperature;

no se descarta una baja en los tipos de interés a cut in interest rates isn't being ruled out;

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down;

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall, the slump in the price of cocoa is continuing;

la bolsa de Madrid sigue a la baja share prices on the Madrid stock exchange are continuing to fall;

tendencia a la baja downward trend;

las eléctricas cotizaron ayer a la baja share prices for the electricity companies fell yesterday;
Fin
jugar a la baja to bear the market

2. [cese] lay-off, Br redundancy;

han anunciado veinte bajas [forzadas] they have announced twenty lay-offs o Br redundancies;

la empresa ha sufrido bajas entre sus directivos [voluntarias] a number of managers have left the firm;

la pérdida de las elecciones provocó cientos de bajas en el partido the election defeat caused hundreds of people to leave the party;

dar de baja a alguien [en una empresa] to lay sb off;
[en un club, sindicato] to expel sb;
darse de baja (de) [dimitir] to resign (from);
[salirse] to drop out (of);
pedir la baja [de un club, organización] to ask to leave;
[del ejército] to apply for a discharge
Comp
baja incentivada voluntary lay-off o Br redundancy;
baja por jubilación retirement;

baja retribuida paid leave;

baja no retribuida unpaid leave;

baja con sueldo paid leave;

baja sin sueldo unpaid leave

3. Esp [por enfermedad] [permiso] sick leave;
[documento] sick note, doctor's certificate;
estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

Comp
baja por enfermedad sick leave;
baja por maternidad maternity leave;

baja por paternidad paternity leave

4. Mil loss, casualty;

se registraron numerosas bajas en el combate they suffered heavy casualties in the battle, a number of people were lost in the battle

5. Dep [por lesión] casualty, injured player;
[por sanción] suspended player;
al no haberse recuperado todavía, el brasileño causa o [m5] es baja para el próximo encuentro as he still hasn't recovered from injury, the Brazilian is out of the next game;

acudieron a la final con varias bajas importantes they went into the final with a number of important players missing

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baja

f

1 descenso fall, drop;

jugar a la baja FIN gamble on a bear market

2 persona casualty;

bajas pl MIL casualties

3 ( dimisión, cese)

:

causar baja resign, leave;

dar de baja dismiss;

darse de baja resign, leave ( por because of);

estar de baja (por enfermedad) be off sick, be on sick leave

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baja nf

1) descenso: fall, drop

2) : slump, recession

3) : loss, casualty

4)

dar de baja : to discharge, to dismiss

5)

darse de baja : to withdraw, to drop out

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baja n

1. (disminución) fall / drop

una baja de temperatura a drop in temperature

una baja del precio del carbón a fall in the price of coal

2. (persona lesionada)

hay muchas bajas para el partido de mañana a lot of players are out of tomorrow's game

3. (persona muerta) casualty [pl. casualties]

la flota regresó sin bajas the fleet returned without any casualties

4. (documento) sick note / doctor's note

pidió la baja por enfermedad he asked for a sick note

dar de baja a alguien (en el trabajo) to give someone sick leave (en un club etc) to cancel someone's membership

darse de baja (en un club, etc) to cancel your membership

estar de baja to be off sick / to be on sick leave

Spanish-English dictionary > baja
6 gar

I Adj.

1. GASTR. done, cooked; der Braten ist nach zwei Stunden gar the roast will be done in two hours; nicht gar underdone

2. südd., österr. umg. (aufgebraucht) used up, finished

3. AGR. Boden: ready for cultivation; Kompost: ready for use, fully composted

II Adv.: etw. gar kochen cook s.th. until it’s done; gar gekocht done, cooked

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gar2

Adv.

1. mit Verneinung: gar nicht not at all; gar nichts not a thing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing; gar keiner nobody at all; es hat gar keinen Sinn there is absolutely no point, it’s completely pointless ( oder senseless oder useless); es besteht gar kein Zweifel there’s no doubt whatsoever; gar nicht schlecht not bad at all; das ist gar nichts gegen meine Geschichte that’s got nothing on my story; das ist noch gar nichts! (ich habe oder weiß etwas noch Tolleres etc.) that’s nothing!; (es kommt noch besser) auch you haven’t heard anything ( oder ain’t heard nothing umg.) yet

2. (sogar) even; viele, wenn nicht gar alle many if not all; ich glaube gar, du hast Recht I do believe you’re right

3. (etwa, vielleicht) perhaps; sollte sie oder sie wird doch nicht gar gelogen haben? could she have been lying? oder she couldn’t have been lying, could she?

4. verstärkend: und gar (erst recht) even more so, not to mention; das Angebot in dem Lokal war schon eine Zumutung, und gar die Preise the choice in the restaurant was scandalous, not to mention the prices ( oder and the prices were worse)

5. oder gar let alone; in der Urlaubszeit kriegst du kein Zimmer für einige Tage, oder gar nur für eine Nacht during the holiday period you can’t get a room for a single night, let alone (for a) few days

6. gar so so very; sie ist gar so heikel beim Essen she’s so very fussy about her food

7. gar zu just too, just so; meine Schwester ist gar zu blöd umg. my sister is just so stupid ( oder just too stupid for words); siehe auch allzu

8. südd., österr., schw., sonst altm. (sehr) very, passing altm.; ein gar schönes Kind a very pretty child; gar mancher oder viele many a one

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even (Adv.);

(Speisen) done (Adj.); cooked (Adj.)

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[gaːɐ]
1. adv

1) (= überhaupt) at all

gár keines — none whatsoever, none at all

gár kein Grund — no reason whatsoever, no reason at all

gár niemand — not a soul, nobody at all or whatsoever

gár nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gár nicht schlecht or übel — not bad at all, not at all bad

2)

(old S Ger, Aus zur Verstärkung) es war gár so kalt/warm — it was really or so cold/warm

er wäre gár zu gern noch länger geblieben — he would really or so have liked to stay longer

es ist gár zu dumm, dass er nicht gekommen ist (S Ger, Aus) — it's really or so or too stupid that he didn't come

See:

→ ganz

3) (geh S Ger, Aus = sogar) even

er wird doch nicht gár verunglückt sein? — he hasn't had an accident, has he?

du hast das doch nicht gár meinem Mann erzählt? —

warum nicht gár? — (and) why not?, why not indeed?

und nun will sie gár... — and now she even wants...

hast du eine Wohnung, oder gár ein eigenes Haus? — do you have a flat (Brit) or apartment, or perhaps even a house of your own?

4) (obs Aus, S Ger = sehr) really, indeed

ein gár feiner Mensch —

gár schön er kommt gár oft — passing fair (obs) he comes really frequently or very frequently indeed

gár mancher — many a person

gár manchmal — many a time, many a time and oft (old)

2. adj

1) Speise done pred, cooked

das Steak ist ja nur halb gár — this steak is only half-cooked

See:

→ gar kochen

2) (form) Leder tanned, dressed; (AGR ) Boden well-prepared

3) (S Ger, Aus) (= verbraucht) used up, finished; (= zu Ende) at an end, over

das Öl wird ja nie gár — we'll never use all this oil

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((of food) completely cooked and ready to eat: I don't think the meat is quite done yet.) done

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gar¹

[ˈga:ɐ̯]

adj

1. KOCHK done, cooked

nicht \gar underdone

etw \gar kochen to cook [or boil] sth [until done]

etw auf kleiner Flamme \gar kochen to simmer sth until it's done

etw \gar schwenken to sauté sth

2. (bei Leder) dressed, tanned

3. SÜDD, ÖSTERR (aufgebraucht) finished

4. AGR Boden well-prepared

gar²

[ˈga:ɐ̯]

adv

1. (überhaupt) at all, whatsoever

\gar keine[r] no one at all [or whatsoever]

\gar keiner hat die Tat beobachtet no one whatsoever saw the crime

\gar keine[n/s] none at all [or whatsoever]

hattest du denn \gar keine Angst? weren't you frightened at all?

\gar mancher/manchmal (liter) many a person/time

\gar nicht not at all

er hat sich \gar nicht gefreut he wasn't at all pleased

\gar nicht so übel not bad at all

wir kommen \gar nicht voran we're not making any progress whatsoever

\gar nichts nothing at all [or whatsoever]

du hast noch \gar nichts [dazu] gesagt you still haven't said anything at all [about it]

\gar nie never ever

\gar niemand not a soul, nobody [or no one] at all [or whatsoever

2. (verstärkend) really, so

es war \gar so kalt it really was so cold

er wäre \gar zu gern gekommen he would so have liked to come

3. SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (sehr) really

ein \gar feinfühliger Mensch a very sensitive person

4. (geh: etwa) perhaps, by any chance

bin ich dir mit meiner Bemerkung \gar zu nahe getreten? did my remark offend you by any chance?

sie wird doch nicht \gar im Lotto gewonnen haben? she hasn't won the lottery, has she?

5. (sogar) even

diesen Sommer will er \gar nach Jamaika this summer he even wants to travel to Jamaica

hast du eine Wohnung, oder \gar ein eigenes Haus? do you have a flat, or even your own house?

6. (emph: erst) even worse, even more so, to say nothing of

die Suppe schmeckte schon nicht und \gar das Hauptgericht! the soup didn't taste nice and the main course was even worse

sie ist schon hässlich genug, aber \gar ihr Mann! she's ugly enough, to say nothing of her husband!

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I
Adjektiv cooked; done pred.

etwas gar kochen — cook something [until it is done]
II
Partikel

1) (überhaupt)

gar nicht [wahr] — not [true] at all

gar nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gar niemand od. keiner — nobody at all or whatsoever

gar keines — not a single one

2) (südd., österr., schweiz.): (verstärkend)

gar zu — only too

er wäre gar zu gern gekommen — he would so much have liked to come

3) (geh.): (sogar) even

4) (veralt.): (sehr) very

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gar¹

A. adj

1. GASTR done, cooked;

der Braten ist nach zwei Stunden gar the roast will be done in two hours;

nicht gar underdone

2. südd, österr umg (aufgebraucht) used up, finished

3. AGR Boden: ready for cultivation; Kompost: ready for use, fully composted

B. adv:

etwas gar kochen cook sth until it’s done;

gar gekocht done, cooked

gar² adv

1. mit Verneinung:

gar nicht not at all;

gar nichts not a thing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing;

gar keiner nobody at all;

es hat gar keinen Sinn there is absolutely no point, it’s completely pointless ( oder senseless oder useless);

es besteht gar kein Zweifel there’s no doubt whatsoever;

gar nicht schlecht not bad at all;

das ist gar nichts gegen meine Geschichte that’s got nothing on my story;

das ist noch gar nichts! (ich habe oder weiß etwas noch Tolleres etc) that’s nothing!; (es kommt noch besser) auch you haven’t heard anything ( oder ain’t heard nothing umg) yet

2. (sogar) even;

viele, wenn nicht gar alle many if not all;

ich glaube gar, du hast recht I do believe you’re right

3. (etwa, vielleicht) perhaps;

sollte sie oder

sie wird doch nicht gar gelogen haben? could she have been lying? oder she couldn’t have been lying, could she?

4. verstärkend:

und gar (erst recht) even more so, not to mention;

das Angebot in dem Lokal war schon eine Zumutung, und gar die Preise the choice in the restaurant was scandalous, not to mention the prices ( oder and the prices were worse)

5.

oder gar let alone;

in der Urlaubszeit kriegst du kein Zimmer für einige Tage, oder gar nur für eine Nacht during the holiday period you can’t get a room for a single night, let alone (for a) few days

6.

gar so so very;

sie ist gar so heikel beim Essen she’s so very fussy about her food

7.

gar zu just too, just so;

meine Schwester ist gar zu blöd umg my sister is just so stupid ( oder just too stupid for words); → auch allzu

8. südd, österr, schweiz, sonst obs (sehr) very, passing obs;

ein gar schönes Kind a very pretty child;

gar mancher oder

viele many a one

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I
Adjektiv cooked; done pred.

etwas gar kochen — cook something [until it is done]
II
Partikel

1) (überhaupt)

gar nicht [wahr] — not [true] at all

gar nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gar niemand od. keiner — nobody at all or whatsoever

gar keines — not a single one

2) (südd., österr., schweiz.): (verstärkend)

gar zu — only too

er wäre gar zu gern gekommen — he would so much have liked to come

3) (geh.): (sogar) even

4) (veralt.): (sehr) very

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gar
7 feu

I.

feu¹ [fø]

━━━━━━━━━

1. masculine noun

2. invariable adjective

3. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = flammes, incendie) fire

• feu de bois wood fire

• allumer un feu to light a fire

• faire un feu to make a fire

• faire du feu to make a fire

• jeter qch au feu to throw sth on the fire

• avoir le feu au derrière (inf) to be in a hell of a hurry (inf)

• faire feu de tout bois to use all available means

• mettre le feu à qch to set fire to sth

• ça a mis le feu aux poudres it sparked things off

• prendre feu to catch fire

• au feu ! fire!

• il y a le feu there's a fire

• il n'y a pas le feu (au lac) ! (inf) no panic! (inf)

• avoir le feu sacré to burn with zeal

► à feu et à sang

• la région est à feu et à sang the region is being torn apart by war► en feu burning

• sa maison était en feu his house was on fire

• devant la maison en feu in front of the burning house

• il avait les joues en feu his cheeks were burning

   b. (pour un fumeur) light

• vous avez du feu ? have you got a light?

• donner du feu à qn to give sb a light

   c. ( = brûleur) burner ; ( = plaque électrique) ring (Brit), burner (US)

• cuisinière à trois feux stove with three rings

• faire cuire à feu doux to cook on a low heat ; (au four) to cook in a low oven

• faire cuire à feu vif to cook on a high heat ; (au four) to cook in a hot oven

• plat qui va au feu flameproof dish

► à petit feu [cuire] gently

• tuer qn à petit feu to kill sb by inches

   d. ( = sensation de brûlure) j'ai le feu aux joues my cheeks are burning

• le feu du rasoir shaving rash

   e. ( = ardeur) dans le feu de la discussion in the heat of the discussion

► tout feu tout flamme wildly enthusiastic

   f. ( = tir) fire

• faire feu to fire

• feu ! fire!

• sous le feu de l'ennemi under enemy fire

• être pris entre deux feux to be caught in the crossfire

• un feu roulant de questions a barrage of questions

► coup de feu shot

• c'est le coup de feu it's all go (inf)

   g. ( = signal lumineux) light

• le feu était au rouge the lights were on red

• s'arrêter aux feux to stop at the lights

   h. ( = éclairage) light

• les feux de la rampe the footlights

• pleins feux sur... spotlight on...

• être sous le feu des projecteurs to be in the limelight

• les feux de l'actualité sont braqués sur eux they are in the full glare of the media spotlight

   i. ► mise à feu [de fusée, moteur] firing ; [d'explosif, bombe] setting off

• au moment de la mise à feu de la fusée at blast-off

2. <

(couleur) flame-coloured

• rouge feu flame red

3. <

► feu antibrouillard fog light

► feu arrière tail light

► feu d'artifice firework display

► feu de camp campfire

► feu de cheminée ( = flambée) fire ; ( = incendie) chimney fire

► feu clignotant flashing light

► feux de croisement dipped headlights (Brit), low beams (US)

► feux de détresse hazard warning lights

► feu follet will-o'-the-wisp

► feu de forêt forest fire

► feu de joie bonfire

► feu orange amber light (Brit), yellow light (US)

► feu de paille (figurative) flash in the pan

► feu de position sidelight

► feux de recul reversing lights (Brit), back-up lights (US)

► feu rouge ( = couleur) red light ; ( = objet) traffic light

► feux de route headlights on full beam

► feux de la Saint-Jean bonfires lit to celebrate the summer solstice

► feux de signalisation traffic lights

► feu de stop brake light

► feux tricolores traffic lights

► feu vert green light

• donner le feu vert à qn to give sb the go-ahead

II.

feu², eadjective

(literary or humorous = décédé) feu ma tante my late aunt

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I

feue fø adjectif late

feu la reine, la feue reine — the late queen

II
1.

pl feux fø adjectif invariable

(de couleur) feu — flame-coloured [BrE]

rouge feu — fiery red

2.

nom masculin

1) (combustion, incendie) fire

feu de braises — glowing embers (pl)

au feu! — fire!

mise à feu — ( de fusée) blast-off

au coin du feu — [s'asseoir, bavarder] by the fire; [causerie, rêverie] fireside (épith); huile, marron

2) ( lumière) light

les feux de la rampe — the footlights

sous le feu des projecteurs — lit under the glare of the spotlights; fig in the spotlight

3) ( éclat)

briller de mille feux — [chandelier, diamant] to sparkle brilliantly

les feux du couchant — the fiery glow of the setting sun

4) Automobile, Aviation, Nautisme ( signal) light

tous feux éteints — without lights

5) ( à un carrefour) traffic light

feu orange — amber GB ou yellow US light

j'ai le feu vert de mon patron — my boss has given me the go-ahead

6) Culinaire ( de cuisinière) ring GB, burner US; ( chaleur) heat

j'ai oublié la soupe sur le feu — I've left the soup on the stove

j'ai quelque chose sur le feu — I've got something cooking

7) (allumettes, briquet)

avez-vous du feu? — have you got a light?

8) ( sensation de brûlure)

épice qui met la bouche en feu — spice that burns your mouth

elle avait les joues en feu — her cheeks were burning ou on fire

pour apaiser le feu du rasoir — to soothe shaving burn

9) ( enthousiasme) passion

avoir un tempérament de feu — to have a fiery temperament

dans le feu de la discussion — in the heat of the discussion

10) ( tir)

feu! — fire!

faire feu — to fire ( sur at)

coup de feu — shot

le coup de feu de midi — ( dans un restaurant) the lunchtime rush

être pris entre deux feux — lit, fig to be caught in the crossfire

11) ( combat) action

aller au feu — to go into action

12) (colloq) ( pistolet) gun

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Phrasal Verbs:

- feu d'artifice

- feu de Bengale

- feu de camp

- feu de cheminée

- feu d'encombrement

- feu follet

- feu de gabarit

- feu de joie

- feu de paille

- feu de signalisation

- feu x de croisement

- feu x de détresse

- feu x de position

- feu x de recul

- feu x de route

- feu x de stationnement

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il n'y a pas le feu! — (colloq) there's no rush!

jouer avec le feu — to play with fire

faire long feu — [projectile, projet] to misfire

ne pas faire long feu — (colloq) not to last long

il n'y a vu que du feu — (colloq) he fell for it

mourir à petit feu — to die a slow death

avoir le feu au derrière (colloq) or aux fesses — (colloq) ( être pressé) to be in a rush

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fø feux pl
1. nm

1) (l'un des éléments) fire

en feu — on fire

prendre feu — to catch fire

mettre le feu à — to set fire to, to set on fire

avez-vous du feu? — have you got a light?

2) (incendie) fire

au feu! — fire!

feu de forêt — forest fire

3) (dans un foyer, une cheminée)

faire du feu — to make a fire

allumer un feu — to light a fire

Ils ont allumé un feu dans la cheminée. — They lit a fire in the fireplace.

feu de bois — wood fire

feu de tourbe — peat fire

4) (= signal) light

mon feu arrière droit — my right rear light

un feu rouge — a red light

le feu vert — the green light

5) [cuisinière] ring

une cuisinière à trois feux — a stove with three rings

à feu doux — over a slow heat

à feu vif — over a brisk heat

mijoter à feu doux — simmer over a gentle heat

à petit feu CUISINE — over a gentle heat, figslowly

6) (= sensation de brûlure) burning sensation

7) MILITAIRE (= tirs) fire

un feu nourri — sustained fire

commander le feu — to give the order to fire

tué au feu — killed in action

faire feu — to fire

ouvrir le feu — to open fire

pris entre deux feux — caught in the crossfire

8) (autres locutions)

mettre à feu [fusée] — to fire off

ne pas faire long feu fig — not to last long

être tout feu tout flamme (passion) — to be aflame with passion, (enthousiasme) to be fired with enthusiasm

dans le feu de l'action — in the heat of the moment

2. feux nmpl

1) AUTOMOBILES (sur un véhicule) lights

N'oubliez pas d'allumer vos feux. — Don't forget to put your lights on.

feux de croisement — dipped headlights Grande-Bretagne dimmed headlights USA

feux de route — headlights on full beam Grande-Bretagne headlights on high beam USA

tous feux éteints NAVIGATION, AUTOMOBILES — without lights

2) (de signalisation routière) lights, traffic lights

Tournez à gauche aux feux. — Turn left at the lights.

3) lit

les feux de... — the lights of...

On voyait briller les feux de la ville. — We could see the city lights shining.

les feux du couchant — the fiery colours of the sunset

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I.

feu, pl feux

A ⇒ Les couleurs adj inv (de couleur) feu flame-coloured^GB; rouge feu fiery red.

B nm

1 (combustion, incendie) fire; feu de bois/brousse/forêt wood/bush/forest fire; feu de braises glowing embers (pl); en feu on fire; au feu! fire!; j'ai entendu (quelqu'un) crier au feu I heard someone shout ‘fire!’; il y a le feu à l'étable the cowshed is on fire; il y a eu le feu chez elle she's had a fire; allumer un feu to light a fire; faire un or du feu to make a fire; prendre feu to catch fire; le feu a pris au sous-sol the fire started in the basement; le feu a pris/ne prend pas the fire is lit/won't light; mettre le feu à to set fire to; mettre or jeter qch au feu to throw sth on the fire; mise à feu ( de fusée) blast-off; au coin du feu [s'asseoir, bavarder] by the fire; [causerie, rêverie] fireside ( épith);

2 ( lumière) light; les feux de la ville the lights of the city; les feux de la rampe the footlights; sous le feu des projecteurs lit under the glare of the spotlights; fig in the spotlight; pleins feux sur… the spotlight is on…;

3 ( éclat) briller de mille feux [chandelier, diamant] to sparkle brilliantly; les feux du couchant the fiery glow of the setting sun;

4 Aut, Aviat, Gén Civ, Naut (signal, indicateur) light; tous feux éteints without lights;

5 ( à un carrefour) traffic light; feu vert/rouge green/red light; feu orange amber GB ou yellow US light; prenez à droite au feu (rouge) turn right at the (traffic) lights; le feu est au vert the lights are green; avoir/recevoir le feu vert de qn fig to have/get the green light ou the go-ahead from sb; donner son feu vert à qn fig to give sb the go-ahead;

6 Culin ( de cuisinière) ring GB, burner US; ( chaleur) heat; faire cuire à feu vif/moyen cook over a high/medium heat; faire cuire à petit feu or à feu doux cook over a gentle heat; retirez du feu au bout de 15 minutes remove from the heat after 15 minutes; j'ai oublié la soupe sur le feu I've left the soup on the stove; attends, j'ai quelque chose sur le feu just a minute, I've got something cooking;

7 ( allumette) avez-vous du feu? have you got a light?;

8 ( sensation de brûlure) épice qui met la bouche en feu spice that burns your mouth; elle avait les joues en feu her cheeks were burning ou on fire; pour apaiser le feu du rasoir to soothe shaving burn;

9 ( enthousiasme) passion; avec feu [parler, défendre] with passion; être plein de feu [personne] to be full of fire; avoir un tempérament de feu to have a fiery temperament; dans le feu de la discussion/de l'action in the heat of the discussion/of the moment; ⇒ action;

10 ( tir) feu! Mil fire!; feu nourri sustained fire; faire feu to fire (sur at); ouvrir le feu to open fire (sur on); sous le feu de l'ennemi under enemy fire; coup de feu shot; des coups de feu ont été tirés shots were fired; essuyer des coups de feu to be shot at; tirer un coup de feu to shoot into the air; échange de coups de feu shooting incident; le coup de feu de midi fig ( dans un restaurant) the lunchtime rush; être pris entre deux feux lit, fig to be caught in the crossfire; sous les feux croisés de X et de Y lit, fig under the crossfire of X and Y; un feu roulant de critiques a torrent of criticism;

11 ( combat) action; aller au feu to go into action ; envoyer qn au feu to send sb into action; baptême du feu baptism of fire;

12 †( foyer) un village de 30 feux a village of some 30 dwellings;

13 ○( pistolet) shooter○, piece○ US, gun.

Composés

feu arrière rear light GB, tail light US; feu d'artifice ( spectacle) fireworks display; ( un seul) firework; tirer un feu d'artifice ( un seul) to let off a firework; ( plusieurs) to have fireworks; feu bactérien fire blight; feu de Bengale Bengal light; feu de brouillard fog-light; feu de camp campfire; feu de cheminée chimney fire; feu clignotant indicator GB, blinker US; feu de croisement dipped GB ou dimmed US headlight; feu d'encombrement marker lamp ou light; feu follet will-o'-the-wisp; feu de gabarit = feu d'encombrement; feu de joie bonfire; feu de marche arrière = feu de recul; feu de paille flash in the pan; feu de recul reversing GB ou backup US light; feu de route main-beam headlight; passer or se mettre en feux de route to switch on to full beam GB, to put the high beams on; feu de signalisation traffic light; feu de stationnement sidelight GB, parking light US; feu stop Aut brake light, stop lamp; feu tricolore = feu de signalisation; feux de détresse warning lights, hazard lamps; feux de position Aut sidelights GB, parking lights US; Aviat, Naut navigation lights.

Idiomes

il n'y a pas le feu○! there's no rush!; jouer avec le feu to play with fire; faire long feu [projectile, projet] to misfire; ne pas faire long feu○ not to last long; il n'y a vu que du feu he fell for it; mourir à petit feu to die a slow death; faire mourir qn à petit feu to make sb die a slow death; avoir le feu au derrière○ or aux fesses○ or au cul◑ ( être pressé) to be in a rush; ( être salace) to be randy○; ⇒ main, lieu.

II.

feu, feue adj fml late; feu la reine, la feue reine the late queen.

I

( féminin feue) [fø] adjectif

(soutenu) (invariable avant l'article ou le possessif) late

feu la reine the late Queen

II

[fø] ( pluriel feux) nom masculin

1. [combustion] fire

faire du ou un feu to make a fire

allumer un feu to light a fire

feu de bois (wood) fire

feu de braises (glowing) embers

feu de cheminée chimney fire

mettre le feu à une maison to set a house on fire

au feu! fire!

feu de camp campfire

feu d'enfer blazing fire

feu de joie bonfire

feu de paille flash in the pan

les feux de la Saint-Jean bonfires lit to celebrate Midsummer's Day

le feu, l'épreuve du feu HISTOIRE ordeal by fire

prendre feu (sens propre) to catch fire

avoir le feu sacré to burn with enthusiasm

il n'y a pas le feu (au lac)! (humoristique) what's the big hurry?, where's the fire?

elle n'a pas fait long feu dans l'entreprise she didn't last long in the company

jouer avec le feu to play with fire

il n'y a vu que du feu he never saw a thing, he was completely taken in

il se jetterait dans le feu pour lui/eux he'd do anything for him/them

avoir le feu au derrière (familier) ou aux fesses (familier) ou au cul (vulgaire)

a. [être pressé] to be in a tearing hurry

b. [sexuellement] to be horny (très familier)

2. [brûleur] ring, burner

à feu doux

a. [plaque] on a gentle ou slow heat

b. [four] in a slow oven

mijoter ou faire cuire à petit feu to cook slowly

tuer ou faire mourir quelqu'un à petit feu (figuré) to kill somebody slowly ou by inches

à feu vif on a fierce heat

avoir quelque chose sur le feu to be (in the middle of) cooking something

j'ai laissé le lait sur le feu! I've left the milk on!

un plat/ramequin qui va sur le feu a fireproof dish/ramekin

3. [briquet]

avez-vous du feu? have you got a light?

il n'a jamais de feu he's never got a light

4. [en pyrotechnie]

feu d'artifice [spectacle] fireworks display

son récital, un vrai feu d'artifice! (figuré) his recital was a virtuoso performance!

des feux d'artifice fireworks

feu de Bengale Bengal light

5. MILITAIRE [tir] fire, shooting

[combats] action

ouvrir le feu (sur) to open fire (on), to start firing (at)

cesser le feu to cease fire

faire feu to fire, to shoot

feu! fire!

un feu croisé, des feux croisés (sens propre) crossfire

pris dans le feu croisé de leurs questions (figuré) caught in the crossfire of their questions

feu nourri (sens propre) sustained fire

un feu nourri de plaisanteries (figuré) a constant stream of jokes

feu roulant (sens propre) constant barrage

un feu roulant de commentaires (figuré) a running commentary

mettre le feu aux poudres

a. (sens propre) to spark off an explosion

b. (figuré) to spark things off

6. TRANSPORTS [signal]

feu (tricolore ou de signalisation) traffic lights

feu rouge/orange/vert red/amber/green light

à droite au troisième feu (rouge) right at the third set of (traffic) lights

donner le feu vert à quelqu'un/quelque chose (figuré) to give somebody/something the green light ou the go-ahead

7. AÉRONAUTIQUE & AUTOMOBILE & NAUTIQUE light

feu arrière taillight

feux de brouillard fog lamps

feu de position sidelight

feu de recul reversing light

feux de croisement headlights

feux de détresse warning lights

feux de navigation sailing lights

feux de route headlights on full beam

8. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE

les feux de la rampe the footlights

être sous le feu des projecteurs

a. (sens propre) to be in front of the spotlights

b. (figuré) to be in the limelight

il est sous les feux de l'actualité he's very much in the news at the moment

9. (littéraire) [ardeur] fire, passion, ardour

10. (littéraire) [éclat, lumière] fire, light

le feu de son regard her fiery eyes

les feux de la ville the city lights

les cristaux brillaient de tous leurs feux the crystals sparkled brightly

le feu d'un diamant the blaze ou fire of a diamond

11. [sensation de brûlure] burn

le feu me monta au visage I went ou turned red, my face ou I flushed

le feu du rasoir razor burn

12. (archaïque) [maison] house, homestead

13. (familier) [pistolet] gun, rod (US)

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[fø] adjectif invariable

flame (modificateur), flame-coloured

à feu et à sang locution adverbiale

mettre un pays à feu et à sang to ransack and pillage a country

avec feu locution adverbiale

passionately

dans le feu de locution prépositionnelle

in the heat of

dans le feu de l'action in the heat of the moment

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en feu locution adjectivale

1. [incendié] on fire, burning

2. [brûlant]

j'ai la bouche/gorge en feu my mouth/throat is burning

il entra, les joues en feu he came in, cheeks ablaze

sans feu ni lieu locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

être sans feu ni lieu to have nowhere to lay one's head

tout feu tout flamme locution adjectivale

burning with enthusiasm

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feu follet nom masculin

will-o'-the-wisp

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > feu

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