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to put him up to the ropes

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1 to put him up to the ropes

to put him up to the ropes

inteirá-lo da situação.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to put him up to the ropes
2 rope

[rəup] 1. noun
((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) corda
2. verb
1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar

2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) amarrar

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- rope-ladder
- rope in
- rope off
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[roup] n 1 corda, cabo, cordame. 2 laço. 3 baraço. 4 fig enforcamento. 5 enfiada, fileira, réstia. 6 fio de um líquido viscoso. 7 sl colar, gargantilha. • vt+vi 1 amarrar, atar com corda. 2 rodear, cingir ou separar com corda. 3 laçar. 4 sl puxar como que por corda, atrair, induzir, enredar. 5 ser formado em corda. 6 refrear o cavalo (para evitar sua vitória na corrida). 7 formar um fio viscoso ou glutinoso (líquidos). give him enough rope to hang himself deixe-o cavar a própria sepultura. give him rope deixe-o fazer como queira, dê-lhe corda. on the rope a) em posição defensiva e vulnerável. b) preso na corda (alpinismo). rope of sound segurança ilusória. the rope pena de morte por enforcamento. to be at the end of one’s rope estar no limite dos recursos, estar em situação desesperada. to hang by a rope enforcar. to know the ropes saber que apito toca, estar a par das coisas, entender do assunto. to put him up to the ropes inteirá-lo da situação. to rope down fazer descer na corda. to rope in a) cingir com cordas. b) aliciar, atrair, envolver. c) enganar, lograr, fraudar. to rope off ( out) cercar, isolar com cordas (praça, rua). to rope up fazer subir na corda.

English-Portuguese dictionary > rope
3 rope

1. [rəʋp] n
1. 1) канат; верёвка; трос

hemp rope - пеньковая верёвка

Manilla rope - канат из манильской пеньки

anchor /belay/ rope - страхующая верёвка ( альпинизм)

climbing [retrieving] rope - основная [вспомогательная] верёвка ( альпинизм)

guide rope - а) направляющая верёвка ( альпинизм); б) гайдроп (трос, удерживающий дирижабль у причальной мачты)

on the rope - связанные верёвкой ( об альпинистах)

rope climbing - лазание по канату ( гимнастика)

rope technique - работа с верёвкой ( альпинизм)

rope transmission - тех. канатная передача

rope strand - тех. прядь /стренга/ каната

2) связка ( альпинизм)

2. (the rope)

1) верёвка, петля ( на виселице)

2) казнь через повешение

3. канат ( для канатоходцев - в цирке)

4. (the ropes) pl канаты, ограждающие ринг или арену

to be on the ropes - а) повиснуть на канатах ринга ( бокс); б) быть в беспомощном состоянии, находиться на грани поражения

his competitors soon had him on the ropes - конкуренты вскоре загнали его в угол /практически разорили/

5. нитка, вязка

a rope of onions - вязка лука

a rope of hair - (тяжёлая) коса

a rope of pearls [of shells] - нитка жемчуга [ракушек]

6. pl способы, приёмы (работы и т. п.); умение ориентироваться

to know the ropes - хорошо ориентироваться (в чём-л.), знать все ходы и выходы; быть искушённым

to put smb. up to the ropes, to show smb. the ropes - полностью ввести кого-л. в курс дела, сообщить кому-л. все подробности дела

to learn the ropes - ≅ узнать что к чему

7. свобода действий

to give smb. (plenty of) rope - предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы погубить, скомпрометировать и т. п.)

his father gave him too much rope - отец слишком его распустил

8. амер. лассо, аркан

9. pl мор. такелаж

10. тягучая, клейкая жидкость

ropes of snot - груб. длинные сопли; ≅ сопли распустил

♢ a rope of sand - обманчивая прочность; иллюзия

the alliance fell asunder like a rope of sand - союз распался как карточный домик

at the end of one's rope - у последней черты

she was at the end of her rope - она дошла до точки

on the high ropes - взволнованный, возбуждённый

give a fool rope enough, and he'll hang himself - посл. дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит

name not a rope in his house that hanged himself - посл. в доме повешенного не говорят о верёвке
2. [rəʋp] v
1. привязывать; связывать (канатом, верёвкой; тж. rope up)

to rope a box - перевязать ящик верёвкой

to rope smth. on to smth. - привязать что-л. к чему-л.

his trunks were roped up for additional safety - для крепости его сундуки дополнительно обвязали верёвками

2. связаться друг с другом ( альпинизм)

3. 1) тянуть на верёвке, канате

2) заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать (тж. rope in)

try and rope in as many helpers as possible - постарайтесь заполучить как можно больше помощников

organizing a picnic now that's something you should avoid being roped into - вам настойчиво предлагают организовать пикник, а вы отказываетесь

4. огораживать канатом

to rope an area - отгородить (канатом) участок земли

they roped off part of the street - они отгородили верёвкой часть улицы

to rope out a crowd - преградить верёвкой путь толпе

the judges' enclosure was roped off from the spectators - места судей были отгорожены от зала канатом

5. амер. ловить арканом

6. 1) умышленно сдерживать лошадь ( о жокее - конный спорт)

2) умышленно проигрывать ( в спортивном соревновании)

7. густеть, становиться клейким ( о жидкости)

НБАРС > rope
4 rope

noun

1) (cord) Seil, das; Tau, das

2) (Amer.): (lasso) Lasso, das

3) (for hanging somebody)

the rope — der Strang; (fig.): (death penalty) die Todesstrafe

4) in pl. (Boxing)

the ropes — die Seile

be on the ropes — (lit. or fig.) in den Seilen hängen

5) in pl.

learn the ropes — lernen, sich zurechtzufinden; (at work) sich einarbeiten

know the ropes — sich auskennen

show somebody the ropes — jemanden mit allem vertraut machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91089/rope_in">rope in

- rope off

- rope together

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[rəup] 1. noun
((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) das Seil
2. verb
1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) festbinden

2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) einfangen

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- rope-ladder
- rope in
- rope off
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rope

[rəʊp, AM roʊp]

I. n

1. (cord) Seil nt, Strick m; NAUT Tau nt

to be on the \rope angeseilt sein, am Seil hängen

2. AM (lasso) Lasso nt

3. (capital punishment)

▪ the \rope der Strang

4. BOXING

▪ the \ropes pl Seile pl

5. (string)

\rope of garlic Knoblauchzopf m

\rope of pearls Perlenkette f

6.

▶ to learn the \ropes sich akk [in etw akk] einarbeiten

▶ to be on the \ropes (in boxing) in den Seilen hängen; ( fig) in der Klemme stecken [o sitzen]

▶ to show [or teach] sb the \ropes jdn [in etw akk] einweisen

II. vt

▪ to \rope sb jdn anseilen

the climbers \roped themselves together die Kletterer hängten sich ans Seil

▪ to \rope sth to sth etw an etw dat festbinden

to \rope calves Kälber mit dem Lasso [ein]fangen

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[rəʊp]
1. n

1) Seil nt; (NAUT) Tau nt; (of bell) Glockenstrang m; (= hangman's rope) Strang m, Strick m

a rope of pearls — eine Perlenschnur

to give sb more/plenty of rope (fig) — jdm mehr/viel Freiheit lassen

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself (fig) — der dreht sich (dat) schon selbst seinen Strick

2) (MOUNTAINEERING) Seil nt

a rope of climbers — eine Seilschaft

to put on the ropes —

to be on the rope — angeseilt sein

there were three of them on the rope — sie waren zu dritt am Seil

3)

the ropes (Boxing etc) — die Seile pl

to be on the ropes (boxer) — in den Seilen hängen; (inf) in der Klemme sein

to know the ropes (inf) — sich auskennen

to show sb the ropes (inf) — jdn in alles einweihen

to learn the ropes (inf) — sich einarbeiten

2. vt

1) box, case verschnüren

to rope sb to a tree — jdn an einen Baum binden

to rope sb's feet together — jdm die Füße zusammenbinden

to rope climbers (together) — Bergsteiger anseilen

2) (= lasso) mit dem Lasso fangen

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rope [rəʊp]

A s

1. Seil n, Strick m, Strang m (auch zum Erhängen):

the rope fig der Strick (Tod durch den Strang);

be at the end of one’s rope

a) (finanziell etc) am Ende sein,

b) mit seinem Latein am Ende sein;

give sb plenty of rope jemandem viel Freiheit lassen;

give sb enough rope to hang themselves jemandem so viel Freiheit lassen, dass er sich selbst ruiniert;

know the ropes sich auskennen;

learn the ropes sich einarbeiten;

show sb the ropes jemanden einarbeiten oder anlernen

2. SCHIFF Tau n:

rope’s end Tauende n

3. (Artisten)Seil n:

on the high ropes

a) hochmütig,

b) hochgestimmt

4. Bergsteigen:

a) (Kletter)Seil n

b) auch rope team Seilschaft f:

put on the rope sich anseilen;

be on the rope angeseilt sein

5. US Lasso m/n

6. pl Boxen: (Ring)Seile pl:

be on the ropes

a) (angeschlagen) in den Seilen hängen,

b) fig am Ende (seiner Kräfte) oder umg fertig sein;

have sb on the ropes jemanden in die Enge getrieben haben

7. fig Strang m (Tabak etc), Schnur f (Zwiebeln, Perlen etc):

rope of ova ZOOL Eischnur;

rope of pearls Perlenschnur;

rope of sand fig Illusion f, trügerische Sicherheit

8. (lang gezogener) Faden (einer dicken Flüssigkeit)

B v/t

1. auch rope up (mit einem Seil etc) zusammenbinden

2. festbinden

3. meist rope in ( oder off) (durch ein Seil) absperren oder abgrenzen

4. Bergsteigen: anseilen:

rope down (up) jemanden ab-(auf)seilen

5. US mit dem Lasso (ein)fangen

6. rope in umg

a) Br jemanden anheuern (to für):

rope sb in to do sth jemanden dafür oder dazu einspannen, etwas zu tun

b) Br jemanden breitschlagen ( to do zu tun):

rope sb in on ( oder into) jemanden hineinziehen in (akk)

c) US sich an jemanden heranmachen (Betrüger etc)

C v/i

1. Fäden ziehen (dicke Flüssigkeit)

2. meist rope up Bergsteigen: sich anseilen:

rope down sich abseilen

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noun

1) (cord) Seil, das; Tau, das

2) (Amer.): (lasso) Lasso, das

3) (for hanging somebody)

the rope — der Strang; (fig.): (death penalty) die Todesstrafe

4) in pl. (Boxing)

the ropes — die Seile

be on the ropes — (lit. or fig.) in den Seilen hängen

5) in pl.

learn the ropes — lernen, sich zurechtzufinden; (at work) sich einarbeiten

know the ropes — sich auskennen

show somebody the ropes — jemanden mit allem vertraut machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- rope in

- rope off

- rope together

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n.

Seil -e n.

Strang -¨e m.

Tau -e n.

English-german dictionary > rope
5 rope

rəup
1. сущ.
1) канат;
веревка;
трос by a rope ≈ на веревке to ease up on a rope ≈ ослабить веревку to jump, skip rope ≈ прыгать через скакалку to lower smth. by a rope ≈ спускать что-л. на веревке to tighten a rope ≈ натянуть веревку length, piece of rope ≈ кусок веревки loose, slack rope ≈ провисающий, ненатянутый канат tight rope ≈ натянутый канат
2) веревка, предназначенная для каких-либо специальных целей а) аркан, лассо;
веревка для привязывания лошади Syn: lariat
1., lasso
1. б) канат, по которому ходит канатоходец в) мн. канаты, которыми огорожена какая-либо арена г) веревка для развешивания и сушки белья Syn: clothes-line д) скакалка, прыгалки She jumped the rope for half an hour in a corner of the gymnasium. ≈ Она полчаса прыгала со скакалкой в углу спортивного зала. Syn: skipping-rope
3) а) альпинистский трос, канат Syn: climbing-rope б) перен. связка альпинистов in company with an Italian and a French rope ≈ в связке с итальянскими и французскими альпинистами
4) а) петля, веревка ( на виселице) I feel as if the rope was already round my neck. ≈ Я чувствовал себя так, как будто петля уже затягивалась у меня на шее. Syn: halter
1. б) смертная казнь;
казнь через повешение to take a rope ≈ повеситься Syn: capital punishment
5) вязка, связка, вязанка, нитка rope of pearls ≈ нитка жемчуга
6) мн.;
мор. снасти, такелаж;
оснастка
7) тягучая, клейкая жидкость
8) амер., сл. а) сигара Syn: cigar б) марихуана (наркотик) Syn: marijuana
9) система родства, при которой права наследования или продолжение рода передается от родителей детям противоположного пола ≈ напр., от матери сыну, а затем его дочери и т.д.
10) мн. методы работы, умение ориентироваться know the ropes learn the ropes ∙ give a fool rope enough and he'll hang himself посл. ≈ дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит rope of sand
2. гл.
1) а) привязывать канатом;
связывать веревкой Syn: tie
2., bind, fasten б) связаться друг с другом веревкой (об альпинистах) When the whole party has roped up, we shall be ready to start. ≈ Когда все будут в связках, можно будет выходить.
2) а) тянуть на веревке, канате б) поддерживать (при помощи веревок, канатов)
3) отгораживать, огораживать, ограничивать( пр помощи веревок, канатов) A space in front of the pictures was roped off to prevent injury to them. ≈ Пространство перед картинами было отгорожено, чтобы предотвратить их повреждения.
4) а) амер., австрал. ловить арканом Syn: lasso
2. б) перен. втягивать, заманивать( в какую-л. авантюру) в) перен., разг., редк., амер. арестовывать
5) умышленно отставать( в состязании, особ. на скачках)
6) густеть, становиться клейким (о жидкости)
7) сл. вешать ∙ rope in rope into rope off канат;
веревка;
трос - hemp * пеньковая веревка - Manilla * канат из манильской пеньки - anchor /belay/ * страхующая веревка (альпинизм) - climbing * основная веревка (альпинизм) - guide * направляющая веревка (альпинизм) ;
гайдроп( трос, удерживающий дирижабль у причальной мачты) - on the * связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) - * climbing лазание по канату (гимнастика) - * technique работа с веревкой (альпинизм) - * transmission( техническое) канатная передача - * strand( техническое) прядь /стренга/ каната связка (альпинизм) (the *) веревка, петля (на виселице) ;
казнь через повешение канат (для канатоходцев - в цирке) (the *s) pl канаты, ограждающие ринг или арену - to be on the *s повиснуть на канатах ринга (бокс) ;
быть в беспомощном состоянии, находиться на грани поражения - his competitors soon had him on the *s конкуренты вскоре загнали его в угол /практически разорили/ нитка, вязка - a * of onions вязка лука - a * of hair (тяжелая) коса - a * of pearls нитка жемчуга pl способы, приемы ( работы и т. п.) ;
умение ориентироваться - to know the *s хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.), знать все ходы и выходы;
быть искушенным - to put smb. up to the *s, to show smb. the *s полностью ввести кого-л. в курс дела, сообщить кому-л. все подробности дела - to learn the *s узнать что к чему свобода действий - to give smb. (plenty of) * предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы погубить, скомпрометировать и т. п.) - his father gave him too much * отец слишком его распустил (американизм) лассо, аркан pl (морское) такелаж тягучая, клейкая жидкость - *s of snot (грубое) длинные сопли;
сопли распустил > a * of sand обманчивая прочность;
иллюзия > the alliance fell asunder like a * of sand союз распался как карточный домик > at the end of one's * у последней черты > she was at the end of her * она дошла до точки > on the high *s взволнованный, возбужденный > give a fool * enough, and he'll hang himself (пословица) дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит > name not a * in his house that hanged himself (пословица) в доме повешенного не говорят о веревке привязывать;
связывать( канатом, веревкой;
тж. * up) - to * a box перевязать ящик веревкой - to * smth. on to smth. привязать что-л. к чему-л. - his trunks were *d up for additional safety для крепости его сундуки дополнительно обвязали веревками связаться друг с другом( альпинизм) тянуть на веревке, канате заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать (тж. * in) - try and * in as many helpers as possible постарайтесь заполучить как можно больше помощников - organizing a picnic now that's something you should avoid being *d into вам настойчиво предлагают организовать пикник, а вы отказываетесь огораживать канатом - to * an area отгородить( канатом) участок земли - they *d off part of the street они отгородили веревкой часть улицы - to * out a crowd преградить веревкой путь толпе - the judges' enclosure was *d off from the spectators места судей были отгорожены от зала канатом (американизм) ловить арканом умышленно сдерживать лошадь( о жокее - конный спорт) умышленно проигрывать( в спортивном соревновании) густеть, становиться клейким (о жидкости) give a fool ~ enough and he'll hang himself посл. дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит ~ attr. канатный;
веревочный;
to know (или to learn) the ropes хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.) ;
знать все ходы и выходы;
rope of sand обманчивая прочность;
иллюзия ~ канат;
веревка;
трос;
on the rope связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) ;
the ropes канаты, ограждающие арену (в цирке) rope веревка (на виселице) ~ sl. вешать ~ густеть, становиться клейким (о жидкости) ~ канат;
веревка;
трос;
on the rope связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) ;
the ropes канаты, ограждающие арену (в цирке) ~ ловить арканом ~ нитка, вязка;
a rope of onion вязка лука;
a rope of hair жгут волос;
a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга ~ привязывать канатом;
связывать веревкой;
to rope a box перевязать ящик веревкой ~ связаться друг с другом веревкой (об альпинистах) ~ pl мор. снасти, такелаж;
оснастка ~ тягучая, клейкая жидкость ~ тянуть на веревке, канате ~ умышленно отставать (в состязании) ~ привязывать канатом;
связывать веревкой;
to rope a box перевязать ящик веревкой ~ attr. канатный;
веревочный;
to know (или to learn) the ropes хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.) ;
знать все ходы и выходы;
rope of sand обманчивая прочность;
иллюзия ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
rope off = rope in ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
rope off = rope in ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
rope off = rope in ~ in окружать канатом ~ нитка, вязка;
a rope of onion вязка лука;
a rope of hair жгут волос;
a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга ~ нитка, вязка;
a rope of onion вязка лука;
a rope of hair жгут волос;
a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга ~ нитка, вязка;
a rope of onion вязка лука;
a rope of hair жгут волос;
a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга ~ attr. канатный;
веревочный;
to know (или to learn) the ropes хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.) ;
знать все ходы и выходы;
rope of sand обманчивая прочность;
иллюзия ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
rope off = rope in ~ канат;
веревка;
трос;
on the rope связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) ;
the ropes канаты, ограждающие арену (в цирке)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rope
6 know

1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

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- know of

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[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
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know

[nəʊ, AM noʊ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have information/knowledge)

▪ to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen

she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen

does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?

do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?

do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?

do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?

he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst

I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede

how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen

that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!

— don't I \know it! — wem sagst du das!

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht

for all I \know soweit ich weiß

they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! fam

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam

... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)

you \know something [or what]? weißt du was? fam

... I \know what... ich weiß was

but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren

God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben; ( fam)

God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl

▪ to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...

▪ to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut

the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt

▪ to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können

▪ to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen

to \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch können

do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können

to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2. (be certain)

▪ to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...

to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll

to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll

to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...

3. (be acquainted with)

▪ to \know sb jdn kennen

\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht

we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren

she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus

surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!

you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist

we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt

I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört

to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen fam

to \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen

to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen

to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden

to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen

to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen

4. (have understanding)

▪ to \know sth etw verstehen

do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?

if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

5. (experience)

I've never \known anything like this so etwas akk habe ich noch nicht erlebt

I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen

6. (recognize)

▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen

I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! fam

I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘

this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen

these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist

▪ to \know sb/sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen

to \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen

sb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde

7. (be able to differentiate)

▪ to \know sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können

Ana wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden

you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!

don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8. passive (well-known)

▪ to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

▪ it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...

to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen

she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht

this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft

this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt

Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘

9.

▶ to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist fam

▶ to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen pej; (have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen

▶ to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben fam

▶ to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht

▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!

▶ to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will

▶ to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht

▶ to not \know where to put oneself BRIT am liebsten in den Boden versinken fam

▶ to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know sb [in the biblical sense] ( hum) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben sl

▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird

▶ to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist fam

▶ to \know one's stuff [or BRIT also onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen

▶ to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen

▶ to \know a thing or two about sth (know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

▶ to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht fam

▶ what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?; esp AM ( fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen

ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid

where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnung

are you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nicht

you never \know man kann nie wissen

as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß

how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?

who \knows? wer weiß?

how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!

Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist

she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen

just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?

2. ( fam: understand) begreifen

“I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“

3. (said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß

the weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?

4. ( fam: for emphasis)

she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!

5. (conversation filler)

give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...

he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich

he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt

6.

▶ to \know better:

you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen

he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt

▶ to \know better than:

I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen fam

she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft

▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen

III. NOUN

no pl

to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

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[nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc können

he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser

he might even be dead for all I know — vielleicht ist er sogar tot, was weiß ich

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen

THAT'S what I'd like to know — das möchte ich wirklich wissen

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

I've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)

she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)

2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennen

I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

do you know him to speak to? —

we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

he didn't want to know me — er wollte nichts mit mir zu tun haben

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

3) = recognize erkennen

to know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen

would you know him again? — würden Sie ihn wiedererkennen?

he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

this is the end of the welfare system as we know it — das ist das Ende des uns bekannten Wohlfahrtssystems

4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

don't you know your right from your left? — können Sie rechts und links nicht unterscheiden?

you wouldn't know him from his brother — Sie könnten ihn nicht von seinem Bruder unterscheiden

do you know the difference between...? —

to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

he wouldn't know the difference — das merkt er nicht

he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

5) = experience erleben

I've never known it to rain so heavily — so einen starken Regen habe ich noch nie erlebt

I've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt

have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?

have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
wissen
who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I know! — ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

he just didn't want to know — er wollte einfach nicht hören

afterwards they just didn't want to know — nachher wollten sie einfach nichts mehr davon wissen

I wouldn't know (inf) — weiß ich (doch) nicht (inf)

don't you know? — weißt du das denn nicht?

how should I know? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how was I to know? — wie sollte ich das wissen?

I'm damned if I know (inf) — ich habe echt keinen Schimmer

the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

3. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.
when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...

he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können

I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

I don't know how you can say that! — wie kannst du das nur sagen!

you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

I know better than that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

I know better than to say something like that —

he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

he ought to have or should have known better than to do that — es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun

you ought to know better at your age — in deinem Alter müsste man das aber (besser) wissen

they don't know any better — sie kennens nicht anders

he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

to get to know sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

it's raining, you know —

then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...

wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus

(if you) know what I mean — du weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen

it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand

there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!

what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known

to be known (to sb) — (jdm) bekannt sein

it is (well) known that... —

is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

he is known as Mr Smith — man kennt ihn als Herrn Smith

she wishes to be known as Mrs White — sie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen

to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

to make oneself known — sich melden (to sb bei jdm)

to make one's presence known — sich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden

4. NOUN
__diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)
the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

5. PHRASAL VERBS

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know [nəʊ]

A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]

1. allg wissen:

he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;

I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;

know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;

don’t I know it!

a) und ob ich das weiß!,

b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;

I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;

I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;

he knows a thing or two umg er ist nicht von gestern, er weiß ganz gut Bescheid ( about über akk);

I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;

what do you know! umg na so was!;

and he knows it umg das weiß er ganz genau; → answer A 1, good B 10, what Bes Redew

2. a) können:

he knows (some) German er kann (etwas) Deutsch; → business A 1, onion, rope A 1, etc

b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:

do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;

he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;

do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;

he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren

3. kennen:

a) auch know one’s way around sich auskennen in (dat):

do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?

b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:

know sth backwards (US backward[s] and forward[s]) umg etwas in- und auswendig kennen

c) bekannt sein mit:

I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;

after I first knew him nachdem ich seine Bekanntschaft gemacht hatte; → Adam, get C 2

4. erfahren, erleben:

he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;

I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt

5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):

I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;

before you know where you are im Handumdrehen;

I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werde

b) unterscheiden (können):

know apart auseinanderhalten;

know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten können

6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen

B v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):

I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;

I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;

you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;

know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;

he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;

not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;

do ( oder don’t) you know? umg nicht wahr?;

you know wissen Sie;

this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;

he is an alcoholic as you know ( oder as everybody knows) er ist bekanntlich Alkoholiker;

you never know man kann nie wissen;

I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid

C s be in the know Bescheid wissen, im Bilde oder eingeweiht sein

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1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- know about

- know of

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)

= kennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)

wissen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

English-german dictionary > know
7 struggle

1. verb
1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) luchar, forcejear

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) luchar (por/contra)

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) moverse con dificultad

2. noun
(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) lucha

- struggle along

struggle¹ n

1. lucha

the struggle for independence la lucha por la independencia

2. forcejeo

after a struggle, they managed to arrest the thief después de un forcejeo, consiguieron detener al ladrón

struggle² vb

1. forcejear

I struggled with the mugger forcejeé con el atracador

2. luchar

we are struggling to survive luchamos por sobrevivir

El gerundio de struggle se escribe struggling

struggle

tr['strʌgəl]

noun

1 (gen) lucha; (physical fight) pelea, forcejeo

■ she put up a real struggle opuso mucha resistencia

■ they gave in without a struggle se dieron por vencidos sin oponer resistencia

■ it was a struggle to bring up two children on my own me costó mucho criar a dos niños yo sola

■ it's a struggle to make ends meet cuesta Dios y ayuda llegar a fin de mes

intransitive verb

1 (fight) luchar; (physically) forcejear

■ he struggled to get loose luchó por liberarse

■ she struggled with her assailant forcejeó con su asaltante

2 (strive) luchar ( for, por), esforzarse ( for, por); (suffer) pasar apuros; (have difficulty) costar, tener problemas

■ a country struggling for independence un país que lucha por la independencia

3 (move with difficulty) con dificultad

■ he struggled to his feet se levantó con dificultad

■ she struggled up the stairs subió la escalera con dificultad

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

armed struggle lucha armada

class struggle lucha de clases

struggle ['strʌgəl] vi, - gled ; - gling

1) contend: forcejear (físicamente), luchar, contender

2) : hacer con dificultad

she struggled forward: avanzó con dificultad

struggle n

: lucha f, pelea f (física)

struggle

n.

• apretón s.m.

• batalla s.f.

• brega s.f.

• combate s.m.

• contención s.f.

• contienda s.f.

• esfuerzo s.m.

• forcejeo s.m.

• guerra s.f.

• lucha s.f.

• pelea s.f.

• pugna s.f.

v.

• bracear v.

• bregar v.

• combatir v.

• debatir v.

• forcejear v.

• lidiar v.

• luchar v.

• pelear v.

• pugnar v.

• pujar v.

• resistir v.

I 'strʌgəl
noun

a) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega f

to put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia

to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar

b) ( against difficulties) lucha f

to give up the struggle — abandonar la lucha

his struggle for survival — su lucha por la supervivencia

it's a struggle to make ends meet — cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes

we had quite a struggle to convince him — nos costó bastante convencerlo

II

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( thrash around) forcejear

I tried to struggle free — forcejeé tratando de liberarme

b) (contend, strive) luchar

she had to struggle to support her family — tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia

to struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)

to struggle FOR something — luchar por algo

c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros

2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)

he struggled up the hill — subió penosamente la cuesta

he struggled to his feet — se levantó con gran dificultad

they struggled on through the storm — siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta

['strʌɡl]
1. N

1) (lit) pelea f, forcejeo m

there were signs of a struggle — había señales de haberse producido una pelea or un forcejeo

• two men went up to him and a struggle broke out — dos hombres se acercaron a él y se desencadenó una pelea

• he lost his glasses in the struggle — perdió las gafas en la pelea or refriega

• to put up a struggle — oponer resistencia, forcejear

• he handed over his wallet without a struggle — entregó su billetera sin oponer resistencia

2) (fig) lucha f ( for por)

her struggle to feed her children — su lucha por poder dar de comer a sus hijos

I had a struggle to persuade her — me costó trabajo persuadirla

• he finally lost his struggle against cancer — finalmente perdió su lucha contra el cáncer

• the struggle for survival — la lucha por la supervivencia

• there is a fierce power struggle going on behind the scenes — hay una intensa lucha por el poder entre bastidores

• local shopkeepers are not giving up without a struggle — los tenderos del barrio no van a rendirse sin luchar
class 4., uphill
2. VI

1) (=scuffle) forcejear

stop struggling! — ¡deja de forcejear!

he struggled to get free from the ropes — forcejeó para soltarse de las cuerdas

• we were struggling for the gun when it went off — forcejeábamos para hacernos con la pistola cuando se disparó

• to struggle with sb — forcejear con algn

2) (=move with difficulty)

• to struggle free — lograr soltarse con dificultad

• I struggled into my costume — logré ponerme el disfraz como pude

• we struggled through the crowd — nos abrimos paso a duras penas entre la multitud

• she struggled to her feet — logró ponerse de pie

• the bus was struggling up the hill — el autobús subía con dificultad la cuesta

• he was struggling with his luggage — cargaba con su equipaje con gran esfuerzo

3) (=fight against odds) luchar

to struggle to do sth — luchar por hacer algo, esforzarse por hacer algo

• to struggle against sth — luchar contra algo

he struggled against the disease for 20 years — luchó contra la enfermedad durante 20 años

• we could see she was struggling for breath — veíamos como respiraba con dificultad

• to struggle in vain — luchar en vano

4) (=have difficulties) tener problemas

they were struggling to pay their bills — tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas

the economy is struggling — la economía está en apuros

he's struggling in his present class — se ve apurado en la clase en la que está ahora

• I struggled through the book — me costó terminar de leer el libro, tuve problemas para terminar de leer el libro

• she has struggled with her weight for years — ha tenido problemas con su peso durante años

- struggle along

- struggle on

- struggle through

* * *

I ['strʌgəl]
noun

a) ( against opponent) lucha f; ( physical) refriega f

to put up a struggle — luchar, oponer* resistencia

to give up without a struggle — rendirse* sin luchar

b) ( against difficulties) lucha f

to give up the struggle — abandonar la lucha

his struggle for survival — su lucha por la supervivencia

it's a struggle to make ends meet — cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes

we had quite a struggle to convince him — nos costó bastante convencerlo

II

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( thrash around) forcejear

I tried to struggle free — forcejeé tratando de liberarme

b) (contend, strive) luchar

she had to struggle to support her family — tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia

to struggle (against/with something) — luchar (contra algo)

to struggle FOR something — luchar por algo

c) ( be in difficulties) pasar apuros

2) ( move with difficulty) (+ adv compl)

he struggled up the hill — subió penosamente la cuesta

he struggled to his feet — se levantó con gran dificultad

they struggled on through the storm — siguieron adelante con gran esfuerzo en medio de la tormenta

English-spanish dictionary > struggle
8 work

work [wɜ:k]

travail ⇒ 1 (a)-(e), 1 (g) œuvre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) besogne ⇒ 1 (b) emploi ⇒ 1 (c) ouvrage ⇒ 1 (f) recherches ⇒ 1 (g) travailler ⇒ 2A (a)-(e), 3A (b), 3A (c), 3A (e), 3C (a) fonctionner ⇒ 2B (a) marcher ⇒ 2B (a), 2B (b) réussir ⇒ 2B (b) agir ⇒ 2B (c), 2B (d) faire travailler ⇒ 3A (a) faire marcher ⇒ 3B (a) façonner ⇒ 3C (a) mécanisme ⇒ 4 1 (a) travaux ⇒ 4 1 (b) usine ⇒ 4 2 (a)

1 noun

(a) (effort, activity) travail m, œuvre f;

∎ computers take some of the work out of filing les ordinateurs facilitent le classement;

∎ this report needs more work il y a encore du travail à faire sur ce rapport, ce rapport demande plus de travail;

∎ she's done a lot of work for charity elle a beaucoup travaillé pour des associations caritatives;

∎ it will take a lot of work to make a team out of them ça va être un drôle de travail de faire d'eux une équipe;

∎ keep up the good work! continuez comme ça!;

∎ nice or good work! c'est du bon travail!, bravo!;

∎ that's fine work or a fine piece of work c'est du beau travail;

∎ your work has been useful vous avez fait du travail utile;

∎ work on the tunnel is to start in March (existing tunnel) les travaux sur le tunnel doivent commencer en mars; (new tunnel) la construction du tunnel doit commencer en mars;

∎ work in progress Administration travail en cours; Accountancy travaux mpl en cours, inventaire m de production; (sign) travaux en cours;

∎ she put a lot of work into that book elle a beaucoup travaillé sur ce livre;

∎ to make work for sb compliquer la vie à qn;

∎ to start work, to set to work se mettre au travail;

∎ she set or she went to work on the contract elle a commencé à travailler sur le contrat;

∎ he set to work undermining their confidence il a entrepris de saper leur confiance;

∎ I set him to work (on) painting the kitchen je lui ai donné la cuisine à peindre;

∎ they put him to work in the kitchen ils l'ont mis au travail dans la cuisine;

∎ let's get (down) to work! (mettons-nous) au travail!;

∎ proverb all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy beaucoup de travail et peu de loisirs ne réussissent à personne

(b) (duty, task) travail m, besogne f;

∎ I've got loads of work to do j'ai énormément de travail à faire;

∎ she gave us too much work elle nous a donné trop de travail;

∎ he's trying to get some work done il essaie de travailler un peu;

∎ they do their work well ils travaillent bien, ils font du bon travail;

∎ it's hard work c'est du travail, ce n'est pas facile;

∎ it's thirsty work ça donne soif;

∎ to make short or light work of sth expédier qch;

∎ figurative to make short work of sb ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn;

∎ familiar it's nice work if you can get it! c'est une bonne planque, encore faut-il la trouver!

(c) (paid employment) travail m, emploi m;

∎ what (kind of) work do you do? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?, quel travail faites-vous?;

∎ I do translation work je suis traducteur, je fais des traductions;

∎ to find work trouver du travail;

∎ to look for work chercher du travail ou un emploi;

∎ to be in work travailler, avoir un emploi;

∎ to be out of work être au chômage ou sans travail ou sans emploi;

∎ he had a week off work (holiday) il a pris une semaine de vacances; (illness) il n'est pas allé au travail pendant une semaine;

∎ to take time off work prendre des congés;

∎ she's off work today elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;

∎ to do a full day's work faire une journée entière de travail;

∎ people out of work (gen) les chômeurs mpl; Administration & Economics les inactifs mpl

(d) (place of employment) travail m; Administration lieu m de travail;

∎ I go to work by bus je vais au travail en bus;

∎ I'm late for work je suis en retard pour le travail;

∎ he's a friend from work c'est un collègue;

∎ where is your (place of) work? où travaillez-vous?, quel est votre lieu de travail?;

∎ on her way home from work en rentrant du travail

(e) (papers, material etc being worked on) travail m;

∎ to take work home prendre du travail à la maison;

∎ her work was all over the table son travail était étalé sur la table

(f) (creation, artefact etc) œuvre f; (on smaller scale) ouvrage m; Sewing ouvrage m;

∎ it's all my own work j'ai tout fait moi-même;

∎ it's an interesting piece of work (gen) c'est un travail intéressant; Art, Literature & Music c'est une œuvre intéressante;

∎ very detailed/delicate work (embroidery, carving etc) ouvrage très détaillé/délicat;

∎ these formations are the work of the wind ces formations sont l'œuvre du vent;

∎ the silversmith sells much of his work to hotels l'orfèvre vend une grande partie de ce qu'il fait ou de son travail à des hôtels;

∎ the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres complètes ou l'œuvre de Shakespeare;

∎ a new work on Portugal un nouvel ouvrage sur le Portugal;

∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;

∎ works of fiction des ouvrages de fiction

(g) (research) travail m, recherches fpl;

∎ there hasn't been a lot of work done on the subject peu de travail a été fait ou peu de recherches ont été faites sur le sujet

(h) (deed) œuvre f, acte m;

∎ good works bonnes œuvres fpl;

∎ each man will be judged by his works chaque homme sera jugé selon ses œuvres;

∎ charitable works actes mpl de charité, actes mpl charitables;

∎ the murder is the work of a madman le meurtre est l'œuvre d'un fou

(i) (effect) effet m;

∎ wait until the medicine has done its work attendez que le médicament ait agi ou ait produit son effet

(j) Physics travail m

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (exert effort on a specific task, activity etc) travailler;

∎ we worked for hours cleaning the house nous avons passé des heures à faire le ménage;

∎ they worked in the garden ils ont fait du jardinage;

∎ we work hard nous travaillons dur;

∎ she's working on a novel just now elle travaille à un roman en ce moment;

∎ a detective is working on this case un détective est sur cette affaire;

∎ he works at or on keeping himself fit il fait de l'exercice pour garder la forme;

∎ we have to work to a deadline nous devons respecter des délais dans notre travail;

∎ we have to work to a budget nous devons travailler avec un certain budget;

∎ I've worked with the handicapped before j'ai déjà travaillé avec les handicapés;

∎ I work with the Spanish on that project je travaille (en collaboration) avec les Espagnols sur ce projet

(b) (be employed) travailler;

∎ he works as a teacher il a un poste d'enseignant;

∎ I work in advertising je travaille dans la publicité;

∎ who do you work for? chez qui est-ce que vous travaillez?;

∎ she works in or for a bank elle travaille dans ou pour une banque;

∎ I work a forty-hour week je travaille quarante heures par semaine, je fais une semaine de quarante heures;

∎ to work for a living travailler pour gagner sa vie;

∎ Industry to work to rule faire la grève du zèle

(c) (strive for a specific goal or aim)

∎ to work for a good cause travailler pour une bonne cause;

∎ they're working for better international relations ils s'efforcent d'améliorer les relations internationales

(d) (study) travailler, étudier;

∎ you're going to have to work if you want to pass the exam il va falloir que tu travailles ou que tu étudies si tu veux avoir ton examen

(e) (use a specified substance) travailler;

∎ this sculptor works in or with copper ce sculpteur travaille avec le cuivre;

∎ she has always worked in or with watercolours elle a toujours travaillé avec de la peinture à l'eau

B.

(a) (function, operate → machine, brain, system) fonctionner, marcher;

∎ the lift doesn't work at night l'ascenseur ne marche pas la nuit;

∎ the lift never works l'ascenseur est toujours en panne;

∎ the radio works off batteries la radio fonctionne avec des piles;

∎ a pump worked by hand une pompe actionnée à la main ou manuellement;

∎ they soon got or had it working ils sont vite parvenus à le faire fonctionner;

∎ she sat still, her brain or her mind working furiously elle était assise immobile, le cerveau en ébullition;

∎ figurative everything worked smoothly tout s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ your idea just won't work ton idée ne peut pas marcher;

∎ this relationship isn't working cette relation ne marche pas;

∎ that argument works both ways ce raisonnement est à double tranchant;

∎ how does the law work exactly? comment la loi fonctionne-t-elle exactement?

(b) (produce results, succeed) marcher, réussir;

∎ it worked brilliantly ça a très bien marché;

∎ their scheme didn't work leur complot a échoué;

∎ that/flattery won't work with me ça/la flatterie ne prend pas avec moi

(c) (drug, medicine) agir, produire ou faire son effet

(d) (act) agir;

∎ the acid works as a catalyst l'acide agit comme ou sert de catalyseur;

∎ events have worked against us/in our favour les événements ont agi contre nous/en notre faveur;

∎ I'm working on the assumption that they'll sign the contract je pars du principe qu'ils signeront le contrat

C.

(a) (reach a condition or state gradually)

∎ to work loose se desserrer;

∎ to work free se libérer;

∎ the nail worked through the sole of my shoe le clou est passé à travers la semelle de ma chaussure

(b) (face, mouth) se contracter, se crisper

(c) (ferment) fermenter

3 transitive verb

A.

(a) (worker, employee, horse) faire travailler;

∎ the boss works his staff hard le patron exige beaucoup de travail de ses employés;

∎ you work yourself too hard tu te surmènes;

∎ to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche;

∎ to work one's fingers to the bone s'user au travail

(b) (pay for with labour or service)

∎ they worked their passage to India ils ont payé leur passage en Inde en travaillant;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études à l'université

(c) (carry on activity in)

∎ he works the southern sales area il travaille pour le service commercial de la région sud;

∎ the pollster worked both sides of the street le sondeur a enquêté des deux côtés de la rue;

∎ figurative the candidate worked the crowd le candidat s'efforçait de soulever l'enthousiasme de la foule;

∎ a real-estate agent who works the phones un agent immobilier qui fait de la prospection par téléphone;

∎ she works the bars (prostitute) elle travaille dans les bars

(d) (achieve, accomplish)

∎ the new policy will work major changes la nouvelle politique opérera ou entraînera des changements importants;

∎ the story worked its magic or its charm on the public l'histoire a enchanté le public;

∎ to work a spell on sb jeter un sort à qn;

∎ to work miracles faire ou accomplir des miracles;

∎ to work wonders faire merveille;

∎ she has worked wonders with the children elle a fait des merveilles avec les enfants

(e) (make use of, exploit → land) travailler, cultiver; (→ mine, quarry) exploiter, faire valoir

B.

(a) (operate) faire marcher, faire fonctionner;

∎ this switch works the furnace ce bouton actionne ou commande la chaudière;

∎ he knows how to work the drill il sait se servir de la perceuse

(b) (manoeuvre)

∎ I worked the handle up and down j'ai remué la poignée de haut en bas;

∎ to work one's hands free parvenir à dégager ses mains;

∎ she worked the ropes loose elle a réussi à desserrer les cordes petit à petit

(c) (by slow progression)

∎ I worked my way along the ledge j'ai longé la saillie avec précaution;

∎ he worked his way down/up the cliff il a descendu/monté la falaise lentement;

∎ the beggar worked his way towards us le mendiant s'est approché de nous;

∎ they worked their way through the list ils ont traité chaque élément de la liste tour à tour;

∎ he's worked his way through the whole grant il a épuisé toute la subvention;

∎ a band of rain working its way across the country un front de pluie qui traverse le pays;

∎ they have worked themselves into a corner ils se sont mis dans une impasse

(d) familiar (contrive) s'arranger;

∎ she managed to work a few days off elle s'est arrangée ou s'est débrouillée pour avoir quelques jours de congé;

∎ I worked it or worked things so that she's never alone j'ai fait en sorte qu'elle ou je me suis arrangé pour qu'elle ne soit jamais seule

C.

(a) (shape → leather, metal, stone) travailler, façonner; (→ clay, dough) travailler, pétrir; (→ object, sculpture) façonner; Sewing (design, initials) broder;

∎ she worked the silver into earrings elle a travaillé l'argent pour en faire des boucles d'oreilles;

∎ she worked a figure out of the wood elle a sculpté une silhouette dans le bois;

∎ the flowers are worked in silk les fleurs sont brodées en soie;

∎ work the putty into the right consistency travaillez le mastic pour lui donner la consistance voulue

(b) (rub)

∎ gently work the cream into your hands massez-vous les mains pour faire pénétrer la crème;

∎ work the dye into the surface of the leather faites pénétrer la teinture dans le cuir

(c) (excite, provoke)

∎ the orator worked the audience into a frenzy l'orateur a enflammé ou a galvanisé le public;

∎ she worked herself into a rage elle s'est mise dans une colère noire

4 works

1 plural noun

(a) (mechanism) mécanisme m, rouages mpl; (of clock) mouvement m;

∎ familiar to foul up or to gum up the works tout foutre en l'air

(b) Building industry travaux mpl; (installation) installations fpl;

∎ road works travaux mpl; (sign) travaux;

∎ Minister/Ministry of Works ministre m/ministère m des Travaux publics

2 noun

(a) Industry (factory) usine f;

∎ a printing works une imprimerie;

∎ a gas works une usine à gaz;

∎ price ex works prix m sortie usine

(b) familiar (everything)

∎ the (whole) works tout le bataclan ou le tralala;

∎ they had eggs, bacon, toast, the works ils mangeaient des œufs, du bacon, du pain grillé, tout, quoi!;

∎ American to shoot the works jouer le grand jeu;

∎ American we shot the works on the project nous avons mis le paquet sur le projet;

∎ to give sb the works (special treatment) dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn; (beating) passer qn à tabac

5 at work

1 adjective

(a) (person)

∎ to be at work on sth/(on) doing sth travailler (à) qch/à faire qch;

∎ he's at work on a new book il travaille à un nouveau livre;

∎ they're hard at work painting the house ils sont en plein travail, ils repeignent la maison

(b) (having an effect)

∎ there are several factors at work here il y a plusieurs facteurs qui entrent en jeu ou qui jouent ici;

∎ there are evil forces at work des forces mauvaises sont en action

2 adverb

(at place of work)

∎ she's at work (gen) elle est au travail; (office) elle est au bureau; (factory) elle est à l'usine;

∎ I'll phone you at work je t'appellerai au travail;

∎ we met at work on s'est connus au travail

►► work area (in school, home) coin m de travail; Computing zone f de travail;

works band fanfare m (d'une entreprise);

work camp (prison) camp m de travail; (voluntary) chantier m de travail;

American work coat blouse f;

works committee, works council comité m d'entreprise;

work ethic = exaltation des valeurs liées au travail;

work experience stage m (en entreprise);

∎ the course includes two months' work experience le programme comprend un stage en entreprise de deux mois;

American work farm = camp de travail forcé où les détenus travaillent la terre;

Computing work file fichier m de travail;

work flow déroulement m des opérations;

work group groupe m de travail;

works manager directeur(trice) m,f d'usine;

work party (of soldiers) escouade f; (of prisoners) groupe m de travail;

work permit permis m de travail;

Computing work sheet feuille f de travail;

work space (at home) coin-travail m; (in office) & Computing espace m de travail;

∎ I need more work space j'ai besoin de plus d'espace pour travailler;

work surface surface f de travail;

American work week semaine f de travail

➲ work away intransitive verb

travailler;

∎ while he worked away at fixing the furnace tandis qu'il travaillait à réparer la chaudière;

∎ we worked away all evening nous avons passé la soirée à travailler

➲ work down intransitive verb

glisser;

∎ her socks had worked down around her ankles ses chaussettes étaient tombées sur ses chevilles

➲ work in separable transitive verb

(a) (incorporate) incorporer;

∎ work the ointment in thoroughly faites bien pénétrer la pommade;

∎ Cookery work the butter into the flour incorporez le beurre à la farine

(b) (insert) faire entrer ou introduire petit à petit;

∎ he worked in a few sly remarks about the boss il a réussi à glisser quelques réflexions sournoises sur le patron;

∎ I'll try and work the translation in some time this week (into schedule) j'essayerai de (trouver le temps de) faire la traduction dans le courant de la semaine

➲ work off separable transitive verb

(a) (dispose of → fat, weight) se débarrasser de, éliminer; (→ anxiety, frustration) passer, assouvir;

∎ I worked off my excess energy chopping wood j'ai dépensé mon trop-plein d'énergie en cassant du bois;

∎ he worked off his tensions by running il s'est défoulé en faisant du jogging;

∎ to work off one's anger on sb passer sa colère sur qn

(b) (debt, obligation)

∎ it took him three months to work off his debt il a dû travailler trois mois pour rembourser son emprunt

➲ work on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) essayer de convaincre;

∎ we've been working on him but he still won't go nous avons essayé de le persuader mais il ne veut toujours pas y aller;

∎ I'll work on her je vais m'occuper d'elle

(b) (task, problem)

∎ the police are working on who stole the jewels la police s'efforce de retrouver celui qui a volé les bijoux;

∎ he's been working on his breaststroke/emotional problems il a travaillé sa brasse/essayé de résoudre ses problèmes sentimentaux;

∎ have you got any ideas? - I'm working on it as-tu des idées? - je cherche

(c) (use as basis)

∎ have you any data to work on? avez-vous des données sur lesquelles vous fonder?

2 intransitive verb

(continue to work) continuer à travailler

➲ work out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (discharge fully) acquitter en travaillant;

∎ to work out one's notice faire son préavis

(b) (calculate → cost, distance, sum) calculer; (→ answer, total) trouver;

∎ I work it out at £22 d'après mes calculs, ça fait 22 livres

(c) (solve → calculation, problem) résoudre; (→ puzzle) faire, résoudre; (→ code) déchiffrer;

∎ have they worked out their differences? est-ce qu'ils ont réglé ou résolu leurs différends?;

∎ I'm sure we can work this thing out (your problem) je suis sûr que nous pouvons arranger ça; (our argument) je suis sûr que nous finirons par nous mettre d'accord;

∎ things will work themselves out les choses s'arrangeront toutes seules ou d'elles-mêmes

(d) (formulate → idea, plan) élaborer, combiner; (→ agreement, details) mettre au point;

∎ to work out a solution trouver une solution;

∎ have you worked out yet when it's due to start? est-ce que tu sais quand ça doit commencer?;

∎ she had it all worked out elle avait tout planifié;

∎ we worked out an easier route nous avons trouvé un itinéraire plus facile

(e) (figure out) arriver à comprendre;

∎ I finally worked out why he was acting so strangely j'ai enfin découvert ou compris pourquoi il se comportait si bizarrement;

∎ the dog had worked out how to open the door le chien avait compris comment ouvrir la porte;

∎ I can't work her out je n'arrive pas à la comprendre;

∎ I can't work their relationship out leurs rapports me dépassent

(f) (mine, well) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (happen) se passer;

∎ it depends on how things work out ça dépend de la façon dont les choses se passent;

∎ the trip worked out as planned le voyage s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ I wonder how it will all work out je me demande comment tout cela va s'arranger;

∎ it all worked out for the best tout a fini par s'arranger pour le mieux;

∎ but it didn't work out that way mais il en a été tout autrement;

∎ it worked out badly for them les choses ont mal tourné pour eux

(b) (have a good result → job, plan) réussir; (→ problem, puzzle) se résoudre;

∎ she worked out fine as personnel director elle s'est bien débrouillée comme directeur du personnel;

∎ are things working out for you OK? est-ce que ça se passe bien pour toi?;

∎ did the new job work out? ça a marché pour le nouveau boulot?;

∎ it didn't work out between them les choses ont plutôt mal tourné entre eux;

∎ their project didn't work out leur projet est tombé à l'eau

(c) (amount to)

∎ how much does it all work out at? ça fait combien en tout?;

∎ the average price for an apartment works out to or at $5,000 per square metre le prix moyen d'un appartement s'élève ou revient à 5000 dollars le mètre carré;

∎ that works out at three hours a week ça fait trois heures par semaine;

∎ electric heating works out expensive le chauffage électrique revient cher

(d) (exercise) faire de l'exercice; (professional athlete) s'entraîner

➲ work over separable transitive verb

(a) American (revise) revoir, réviser

(b) familiar (beat up) tabasser, passer à tabac

➲ work round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) tourner;

∎ the wind worked round to the north le vent a tourné au nord petit à petit

(b) figurative (in conversation)

∎ he finally worked round to the subject of housing il a fini par aborder le sujet du logement;

∎ what's she working round to? où veut-elle en venir?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring round) I worked the conversation round to my salary j'ai amené la conversation sur la question de mon salaire

➲ work through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert) faire passer à travers

(b) (progress through)

∎ we worked our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ he worked his way through the book il a lu le livre du début à la fin;

∎ figurative I worked the problem through j'ai étudié le problème sous tous ses aspects

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (continue to work)

∎ she worked through lunch elle a travaillé pendant l'heure du déjeuner

(b) (resolve)

∎ he worked through his emotional problems il a réussi à assumer ses problèmes affectifs

➲ work up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (stir up, rouse) exciter, provoquer;

∎ he worked up the crowd il a excité la foule;

∎ he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a rendu la foule frénétique;

∎ he works himself up or he gets himself worked up over nothing il s'énerve pour rien;

∎ she had worked herself up into a dreadful rage elle s'était mise dans une rage terrible

(b) (develop) développer;

∎ I want to work these ideas up into an article je veux développer ces idées pour en faire un article;

∎ to work up an appetite se mettre en appétit;

∎ we worked up a sweat/a thirst playing tennis jouer au tennis nous a donné chaud/soif;

∎ I can't work up any enthusiasm for this work je n'arrive pas à avoir le moindre enthousiasme pour ce travail;

∎ he tried to work up an interest in the cause il a essayé de s'intéresser à la cause

(c) (idiom)

∎ to work one's way up faire son chemin;

∎ she worked her way up from secretary to managing director elle a commencé comme secrétaire et elle a fait son chemin jusqu'au poste de P-DG;

∎ I worked my way up from nothing je suis parti de rien

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clothing) remonter

(b) (build up)

∎ the film was working up to a climax le film approchait de son point culminant;

∎ things were working up to a crisis une crise se préparait, on était au bord d'une crise;

∎ she's working up to what she wanted to ask elle en vient à ce qu'elle voulait demander;

∎ what are you working up to? où veux-tu en venir?

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9 know

know [nəʊ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. set structures

4. noun

5. compounds

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► vb: pret knew, ptp known

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1. transitive verb

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   a. ( = have knowledge of) connaître

• to know the results/the truth connaître les résultats/la vérité

• I know the problem! je connais le problème !

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• to know the difference between connaître or savoir la différence entre

• to know French savoir le français

• that's worth knowing c'est bon à savoir

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► When to know is followed by a clause, savoir must be used. Unlike that, que can never be omitted.

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• I know (that) you're wrong je sais que vous avez tort

• to know how to do sth savoir faire qch

• I know how you feel je comprends ce que tu ressens

• you don't know how relieved I am vous ne pouvez pas savoir comme je suis soulagé

• he knows what he's talking about il sait de quoi il parle

• you know what I mean tu vois ce que je veux dire

• I don't know where to begin je ne sais pas par où commencer

• I don't know why he reacted like that je ne sais pas pourquoi il a réagi comme ça

   b. ( = be acquainted with) [+ person, place] connaître

• I know him well je le connais bien

• do you know Paris? connaissez-vous Paris ?

• to know sb by sight connaître qn de vue

• I don't know her to speak to je ne la connais que de vue

• everyone knows him as Dizzy on le connaît sous le nom de Dizzy

   c. ( = recognize) reconnaître

• to know sb by his walk reconnaître qn à sa démarche

• I know real expertise when I see it! je sais reconnaître un spécialiste quand j'en vois un !

• she knows a good thing when she sees it (inf) elle ne laisse pas passer les bonnes occasions

   d. ( = be certain) I don't know that it's made things any easier je ne suis pas sûr que ça ait simplifié les choses

• I don't know if I can do it je ne suis pas sûr de pouvoir le faire

   e. (exclamations) well, what do you know! (inf) tiens, tiens !

• (do) you know what, I think she did it! (inf) tu sais quoi (inf), je pense que c'est elle qui a fait ça !

• she's furious! -- don't I know it! (inf) elle est furieuse ! -- à qui le dis-tu !

2. intransitive verb

savoir

• who knows? qui sait ?

• is she nice? -- I wouldn't know (inf) est-ce qu'elle est gentille ? -- je ne sais pas

• how should I know? comment veux-tu que je sache ?

• as far as I know à ma connaissance

• not as far as I know pas à ma connaissance

• for all I know pour ce que j'en sais

• you never know on ne sait jamais

3. set structures

► to know sth about sth/sb

• to know a lot about sth/sb en savoir long sur qch/qn

• I don't know much about him je ne le connais pas beaucoup

• she knows all about computers elle s'y connaît en informatique

• I know nothing about it je ne sais rien à ce sujet► to know about sth/sb

• I didn't know about their quarrel je n'étais pas au courant de leur dispute

• do you know about Paul? tu es au courant pour Paul ?

• so you're satisfied? -- I don't know about that alors tu es satisfait ? -- pas vraiment

• I'm not going to school tomorrow -- I don't know about that! (inf) je ne vais pas à l'école demain -- c'est ce qu'on va voir !► to know of ( = be acquainted with) connaître ; ( = be aware of) savoir ; ( = learn about) apprendre ; ( = have heard of) avoir entendu parler de

• do you know of a good hairdresser? connaissez-vous un bon coiffeur ?

• is he married? -- not that I know of il est marié ? -- pas que je sache

• I knew of his death through a friend j'ai appris sa mort par un ami

• I know of you through your sister j'ai entendu parler de vous par votre sœur► to know sb/sth from sb/sth ( = distinguish) savoir faire la différence entre qn/qch et qn/qch

• he doesn't know good wine from cheap plonk (inf) il ne sait pas faire la différence entre un bon vin et une piquette (inf)► to know sb/sth + infinitive

• I've never known him to smile je ne l'ai jamais vu sourire

• well, it has been known to happen enfin, ça c'est déjà vu► to know better

• I know better than to offer advice je me garde bien de donner des conseils

• you ought to have known better tu aurais dû réfléchir

• he should know better at his age à son âge il devrait avoir un peu plus de bon sens

• he says he didn't do it but I know better il dit qu'il ne l'a pas fait mais je ne suis pas dupe► to know best

• well, you know best! c'est toi qui sais !

• mother knows best! maman a toujours raison !► to get to know [+ person] faire plus ample connaissance avec

• I'd like to get to know you better j'aimerais faire plus ample connaissance avec vous► to let sb know

• I'll let you know on Monday je te dirai ça lundi

• if you can't come, please let me know préviens-moi si tu ne peux pas venir► to let sb know sth dire qch à qn

• let me know if I can help si je peux me rendre utile, dites-le-moi

4. noun

► to be in the know (inf) être au courant

5. compounds

► know-all (inf) noun

(British) je-sais-tout (inf) mf

► know-how (inf) noun savoir-faire m

► know-it-all (inf) noun

(US) je-sais-tout (inf) mf

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[nəʊ] 1.
transitive verb (prét knew [njuː]; pp known [nəʊn])

1) ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, name, opinion, result, value, rules, situation, system, way]; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words]

he knows everything — il sait tout

to know somebody by name/sight — connaître quelqu'un de nom/vue

to know something by heart — savoir or connaître quelque chose par cœur

to know how to do — savoir faire; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire

to know that... — savoir que...

to know for certain ou for sure that — savoir avec certitude que

I wasn't to know that... — je ne pouvais pas savoir que...

you know what children are — tu sais comment sont les enfants

to know somebody/something as — connaître quelqu'un/quelque chose sous le nom de

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia ou Ginny pour ses amis

to let it be known ou to make it known that — faire savoir que

to have known somebody/something to do — avoir déjà vu quelqu'un/quelque chose faire

it has been known to snow here — il est arrivé qu'il neige ici

if I know him — tel que je le connais

he is known to the police — il est connu de la police

I know all about redundancy! — je sais ce que c'est que le chômage!

as you well know — comme tu le sais bien

(do) you know something? —

do you know what? — tu sais quoi?

there's no knowing whether — on ne peut pas savoir si

to know one's way home — connaître le chemin pour rentrer chez soi

to know one's way around a town — bien connaître une ville

to know one's way around an engine — savoir se débrouiller avec les moteurs

I know that for a fact — j'en suis absolument sûr

I know what! — j'ai une idée!

he knows all about it — il est au courant

2) ( feel certain) être sûr

I knew it! — j'en étais sûr!

I don't know that I want to go really — je ne suis pas vraiment sûr d'avoir envie d'y aller

3) ( realize) se rendre compte

you don't know how pleased I am — tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content

don't I know it! — ne m'en parle pas!

4) ( recognize) reconnaître (by à; from de)

only their parents know one from the other — il n'y a que leurs parents qui sachent les distinguer

she knows a bargain when she sees one — elle sait repérer les bonnes affaires

5) ( acknowledge)

to be known for something/for doing — être connu pour quelque chose/pour faire

6) ( experience) connaître
2.
intransitive verb (prét knew; pp known)

1) ( have knowledge) savoir

as you know — comme vous le savez

I wouldn't know — je ne saurais dire

to know about — ( have information) être au courant de [event]; ( have skill) s'y connaître en [computing, engines]

to know of — ( from experience) connaître; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de

not that I know of — pas que je sache

to let somebody know of ou about — tenir quelqu'un au courant de

we'll let you know — nous vous tiendrons au courant

how should I know! — (colloq) comment veux-tu que je sache!

if you must know — si tu veux tout savoir

you know better than to argue with him — tu as mieux à faire que de te disputer avec lui

you ought to have known better — tu n'aurais pas dû

he says he came home early but I know better — il dit qu'il est rentré tôt mais je n'en crois rien

they don't know any better — ils n'en savent pas plus

2) ( feel certain)

‘he won't win’ - ‘oh I don't know’ — ‘il ne va pas gagner’ - ‘oh je n'en suis pas si sûr’

‘I'll take the morning off’ - ‘I don't know about that!’ — ‘je vais prendre ma matinée’ - ‘c'est ce que vous croyez (colloq)!’

I don't know about you but... — je ne sais pas ce que tu en penses, mais...

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it takes one to know one — qui se ressemble s'assemble

not to know what to do with oneself — ne pas savoir quoi faire de son temps

not to know where ou which way to turn — fig ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer

not to know where to put oneself — ne pas savoir où se mettre

not to know whether one is coming or going — ne plus savoir ce qu'on fait

to be in the know — (colloq) être bien informé

to be in the know about something — (colloq) être au courant de quelque chose

English-French dictionary > know
10 know

[nəʊ, Am noʊ] vt <knew, known>

1)

( have information/ knowledge)

to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen;

she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen;

does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?;

do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?;

do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?;

do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?;

he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus;

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst;

I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede;

how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!;

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen;

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen;

that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!;

- don't I \know it! - wem sagst du das!;

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht;

for all I \know soweit ich weiß;

they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt - weiß man's! ( fam)

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! ( fam)

... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch ( fam);

you \know something [or what] ? weißt du was? ( fam)

... I \know what... ich weiß was;

but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren;

God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben ( fam);

God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! (sl)

to \know [that]/if/ how/ what/ when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...;

to \know sb/ sth to be/ do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut;

the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt;

to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht;

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können;

to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen;

to \know the alphabet/ English das Alphabet/Englisch können;

do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?;

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können;

to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut;

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2) ( be certain)

to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...;

to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll;

to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll;

to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...

3) ( be acquainted with)

to \know sb jdn kennen;

\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah] , she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht;

we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren;

she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus;

surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!;

you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist;

we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt;

I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört;

to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen ( fam)

to \know sb by name/ by sight/ personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen;

to get to \know sb jdn kennen lernen;

to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden;

to get to \know each other sich akk kennen lernen;

to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen

4) ( have understanding)

to \know sth etw verstehen;

do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?;

if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

5) ( experience)

I've never \known anything like this so etwas habe ich noch nicht erlebt;

I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen

6) ( recognize)

to \know sb/ sth jdn/etw erkennen;

I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! ( fam)

I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist;

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als „Curly“;

this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen;

these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen;

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist;

to \know sb/ sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen;

to \know sb by his/ her voice/ walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen;

sb wouldn't \know sth if he/ she bumped into it [or if he/ she fell over it] [or if it hit him/ her in the face] jd würde etw nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde

7) ( be able to differentiate)

to \know sth/ sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können;

Maria wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Maria kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden;

you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!;

don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken;

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8) passive ( well-known)

to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein;

it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...;

to make sth \known etw bekannt machen;

she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht;

this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft;

this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt;

Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘

PHRASES:

to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist ( fam)

to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen ( pej) ( have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen;

to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen;

to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben ( fam)

to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will;

to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht;

to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen;

to \know sb [in the biblical sense] (]) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben (sl)

to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird;

to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist ( fam)

to \know one's stuff [or (Brit a.) onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen;

to \know a thing or two;

(pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen;

to \know a thing or two about sth ( know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen;

to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht ( fam)

what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?;

( esp Am) (fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!;

to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht;

to not \know where to put oneself ( Brit) am liebsten in den Boden versinken ( fam)

not if I \know it nicht mit mir! vi <knew, known>

1) ( have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen;

ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt;

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid;

where did he go? - I wouldn't [or don't] \know;

I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? - keine Ahnung;

are you going to university? - I don't \know yet willst du studieren? - ich weiß [es] noch nicht;

you never \know man kann nie wissen;

as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß;

how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?;

who \knows? wer weiß?;

how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?;

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!;

Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist;

she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen;

just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, o.k.?

2) (fam: understand) begreifen;

‘I don't \know,’ he said, ‘why can't you ever be on time?’ „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“

3) ( said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß;

the weather's been so good lately - I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön - ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?

4) (fam: for emphasis)

she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!

5) ( conversation filler)

give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...;

he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich;

he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt

PHRASES:

you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen;

I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen ( fam)

she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft;

he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt;

to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen n

no pl

to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

English-German students dictionary > know
11 show

[ʃəu] 1. гл.; прош. вр. showed; прич. прош. вр. shown; showed
1) показывать

He showed me the pictures of his family. — Он показал мне фотографии своей семьи.

I've got a new toy I want to show you. — У меня есть новая игрушка, которую я хочу тебе показать.

2) показывать, выявлять, устанавливать

The survey showed that up to 90 per cent of big UK employers use part-time and temporary workers. — Опрос показал, что до 90 процентов крупных работодателей в Соединённом Королевстве используют совместителей и временных работников.

These are important figures which show clearly what has been happening in the UK labour market. — Это важные цифры, которые ясно показывают, что происходит в последнее время на рынке рабочей силы в Великобритании и Северной Ирландии.

3) показывать, объяснять; учить

He showed us how to lasso. — Он показал нам, как нужно ловить арканом.

4) показывать, указывать

Many people showed us marks on walls where the waters reached. — Многие показывали нам отметки на стенах, которые оставила вода.

5) показывать ( путь), провожать, сопровождать

to show smb. round / around — сопровождать кого-л. во время осмотра

He let me in and showed me the way to the sitting room. — Он впустил меня в дом и проводил в гостиную.

He showed us to our seats. — Он проводил нас на наши места.

I'll show you out. — Я вас провожу (к выходу).

Ella showed her around the town. — Эльза показала ей местные достопримечательности.

During her visit to Bangladesh in 1983 Her Majesty was shown around a children's clinic. — Во время визита в Бангладеш в 1983 Её Величество осмотрела детскую клинику.

Show the doctor up when he comes. — Проводите доктора наверх, когда он придёт.

6)

а) проявлять, выказывать ( эмоции)

The enemy showed no mercy. — Враги были беспощадны.

Iran is showing its displeasure. — Иран выражает недовольство.

If he was bitter, it did not show. — Возможно он обиделся, но не показывал виду.

Could he not show patience? — Разве он не мог проявить терпение?

The world is showing concern over the invasion. — Мировое сообщество выражает озабоченность по поводу вторжения.

The US showed its own goodwill by undertaking to withdraw their troops. — США продемонстрировали со своей стороны добрую волю, взяв обязательство вывести свои войска.

б) проявляться, появляться (на лице; о негативных эмоциях)

He was upset but never let it show. — Он был расстроен, но не показывал виду.

Your grief is showing. — Ваше горе не скроешь.

The fear they felt showed clearly in their faces. — Страх, который они чувствовали, был написан у них на лице.

7) ( show oneself)

а) проявлять себя, оказываться

to show oneself a coward — оказаться трусом

He showed himself a harsh ruler. — Он оказался суровым правителем.

He has shown himself willing to participate in the debate. — Он выразил желание принять участие в дебатах.

Panic can show itself in many different ways. — Паника может проявляться по разному.

Tact also shows itself in respecting what others hold dear. — Тактичность также проявляется в уважении к тому, что дорого другим.

б) показываться на публике

8)

а) показывать, обнаруживать, выделять

to show the signs of smth. — обнаруживать признаки чего-л.

to show profit / loss — быть прибыльным, убыточным

The bodies showed the signs of torture. — На телах были обнаружены следы пыток.

The suit was showing the signs of wear. — Костюм выглядел поношенным.

White carpet showed every mark. — На белом ковре было заметно каждое пятно.

Сorporate America is showing the signs of recovery. — Появились признаки того, что американские корпорации выходят из кризиса.

Two animals are thought to be incubating the disease but not showing symptoms. — Полагают, что у двух животных болезнь находится в инкубационном периоде, поэтому симптомы пока не заметны.

The sector was showing only 0.5 per cent growth. — Рост в этом секторе составляет всего лишь 0,5%.

The construction sector showed the biggest losses. — Строительный сектор понёс самые большие убытки.

б) выделяться, виднеться, обнаруживаться

Don't worry, the stain will never show. — Не переживайте, пятно будет незаметно.

My dandruff is showing. — Перхоть у меня на волосах - заметна.

Then hammer them in so that only the top 6 inches (15cm) is showing. — А затем вбейте их так, чтобы виднелась только верхушка – 6 дюймов (15 см).

Mike was in the water, his red life-jacket showing clearly. — Майк был в воде, его красный спасательный жилет был хорошо заметен.

9) = show through проступать, быть заметным; просвечивать

The bra showed through (the blouse). — Бюстгальтер просвечивал (через блузку).

The old dog was so thin that his bones showed through (his skin). — Старая собака была такой тощей, что сквозь кожу проступали кости.

She spoke near-perfect American, though occasionally her native Welsh accent showed through. — Она говорила на американском английском почти идеально, её родной валлийский акцент проскальзывал лишь иногда.

10) показывать, предъявлять ( документ)

I showed my driver's license to the policeman. — Я показал полцейскому свои права.

11)

а) показывать, отмечать, регистрировать ( о приборе)

The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven. — Светящийся циферблат часов показывал, что сейчас без пяти семь.

б) отмечаться, регистрироваться ( прибором), виднеться ( на экране)

My test score showed on the screen. — На экране появился результат моего теста (сколько очков я набрала).

12) показывать, изображать

The photo shows the American and Soviet leaders standing side by side on the lawn of the White House. — На фото изображены лидеры США и СССР, стоящие рядом на лужайке перед Белым домом.

13)

а) показывать, играть, давать (пьесу, фильм)

William showed us the video of his wedding. — Вильям показал нам видео своей свадьбы.

Most cinemas will not show NC-17 films. — Большинство кинотеатров отказываются демонстрировать фильмы категории "Эн-Си-17" (зрители до 17 лет не допускаются).

It was the first film shown at Radio City Music Hall. — Это был первый фильм, который показали в киноконцертном зале "Рэдио-сити".

б) идти (о пьесе, фильме)

There's J.B. Priestley's classic drama showing at the Garrick Theatre. — В театре «Гаррик» идёт классическая драма Джона Бойтона Пристли.

14)

а) выставлять; предлагать для продажи

The Royal Academy is showing Pissarro. — В Королевской академии искусств идёт выставка работ французского художника Камиля Писсаро.

б) выставляться; предлагаться для продажи

An exhibition of paintings and charcoal drawings by Georgia O'Keeffe is showing at the Hayward Gallery. — В галерее Хейуарда идёт выставка Джорджии О'Киф: картины и графика.

15) = show up появляться, приходить

He failed to show for the opening game of the season. — Он не появился на игре, открывшей сезон.

16) юр. представлять

to show cause — представлять основания

17) амер. финишировать третьим или одним из первых трёх ( о лошади на скачках)

18) зарегистрировать ( лошадь) для участия в соревнованиях

19) брит.; разг. быть на последних сроках беременности

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- show off
- show up
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to show the way — показать пример

to show (smb.) a clean pair of heels — дать стрекоча, дать тягу, улепётывать

to show smb. who's boss — показать, кто главный

to show one's teeth — показать зубы

to show promise — подавать надежды, свидетельствовать о таланте

to show smb. the ropes — ввести кого-л. в курс дела

to show one's true colours — показать своё настоящее лицо

- show one's hand
- show a leg
- show smb. the door
- show one's face 2. сущ.
1)

а) спектакль; шоу, представление; показ; выставка

air show — авиасалон

fashion show — показ мод

dog show — выставка собак

cat show — выставка кошек

flower show — выставка цветов

horse show — выставка лошадей, конноспортивный праздник

motor / auto show — автосалон, автомобильный салон; автомобильная выставка

ice show — эстрадное представление на льду; балет на льду, ревю

trade show — торговая ярмарка

strip show — стриптиз

variety show — варьете, эстрадное представление, эстрадный концерт

minstrel show амер. — шоу менестрелей (жанр развлекательных представлений, распространённый в середине 19 века)

sound-and-light show — светозвуковой спектакль

dog-and-pony show амер.; уст. — цирк-шапито

to be on show — выставляться

to direct a show — руководить постановкой спектакля

to do / produce / put on / stage a show — ставить спектакль

to see / watch a show — смотреть спектакль

to sponsor a show — спонсировать спектакль

to steal the show — переиграть всех актёров ( в данном спектакле)

Let's go to a show. — Пойдёмте в театр.

I enjoyed the show immensely. — Мне очень понравился спектакль.

The show starts at 7.30 p.m. — Представление начинается в половине восьмого вечера.

б) телевизионная или радио программа

chat show брит. / talk show амер. — тлв. ток-шоу

game show — телеигра, телевизионная игра

в) киносеанс

2)

а) показ, показывание, демонстрация

to make a show of strength — демонстрировать силу

She was frightened by any show of affection. — Любые знаки внимания отпугивали её.

Syn:

display, manifestation

б) видимость, притворство

only a show of kindness / regret — только видимость доброго отношения, сожаления

I made a show of believing her. — Я сделал вид, что верю ей.

He was making a show of working while actually doing very little. — Он изображал, что работает, хотя в действительности почти ничего не делал.

3) зрелище

4) брит.; разг. посмешище

Now, don't make a show of yourself. — Пожалуйста, не делай из себя посмешище.

5)

а) след, признак наличия

There is a show of reason in it. — В этом есть какой-то смысл.

Syn:

trace, indication

б) физиол. предродовые воды

6) театральная труппа

7) разг. дело, предприятие; организованная активность

to give away the show — выдать, разболтать секрет, проговориться; разболтать о недостатках (какого-л. предприятия)

to run / boss the show — заправлять (чем-л.); хозяйничать

8) спорт.; жарг. третье место на финише ( обычно в конных соревнованиях)

9) амер.; разг. удобный случай или возможность проявить себя, показать свои силы; шанс

Let's give him a show in spite of his background. — Давайте дадим ему (ещё один) шанс, несмотря на его происхождение.

We must give the boy a good / fair show. — Надо дать парню возможность проявить себя.

Syn:

chance 1.

10) воен.; жарг. операция, бой; заваруха

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to put up a good / poor show разг. — хорошо, плохо себя проявить

to steal the show — оказаться в центре внимания

Let's get this show on the road. разг. — Пора приниматься за работу.

dog-and-pony show амер.; разг. — показуха

- show of hands
- for show

Англо-русский современный словарь > show
12 lean

I 1. [liːn]
aggettivo

1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro

2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile

3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello
2.
nome (meat) magro m.

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to have a lean time of it — essere in tempo di vacche magre
II 1. [liːn]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) appoggiare

to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) [wall, building] essere inclinato, pendere

the ladder was leaning against the wall — la scala era appoggiata contro o al muro

to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro

- lean across

- lean back

- lean forward

- lean on

- lean out

- lean over

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I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb
1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.)

2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)

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- leaning
II [li:n] adjective
1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)

2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)

3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)

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- leanness

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I [liːn]
1. adj, - er comp - est superl

magro (-a)

the lean years — i tempi di magra

2. n

(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)
II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp
1. vi

1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendere

to lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra

2)

(for support: person) to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi a

to be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro

the ladder was leaning against the wall — la scala era appoggiata al muro

to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn

she leant on his arm — si appoggiò al suo braccio

she leant on him to contribute to the fund — lo ha spinto a contribuire alla raccolta di fondi

2. vt

(ladder, bicycle) to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc

he leaned the ladder against the wall — ha appoggiato la scala al muro

to lean one's head on sth — appoggiare la testa su qc

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- lean back

- lean forward

- lean out

- lean over

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lean (1) /li:n/
A a.

magro ( anche fig.); scarno; smilzo; sparuto; scarso; povero: a lean man, un uomo magro (o sparuto); a lean profit, un magro profitto; lean years, anni magri; a lean diet, una dieta povera

B n.

magro; carne magra

● ( slang USA) lean and mean, asciutto; grintoso; pronto a tutto ed energico □ (autom.) lean mixture, miscela povera.
lean (2) /li:n/
n. [u]

inclinazione; pendenza: a steeple with a slight lean, un campanile con una lieve inclinazione

● on the lean, inclinato.
♦ (to) lean /li:n/
(pass. e p. p. leaned, leant NOTA D'USO: -- ed o -t?-)

A v. i.

1 inclinarsi; pendere; piegarsi: The willow leans over the pond, il salice pende sopra lo stagno

2 appoggiarsi: He leaned on his staff, si appoggiava al bastone; Lean on my arm, appoggiati al mio braccio!; ( boxe) to lean on the ropes, appoggiarsi sulle corde

3 contare (su); fare affidamento (su): to lean on one's connections, contare sulle proprie conoscenze

4 propendere; essere propenso (o incline) a; tendere a: to lean towards mysticism, tendere al misticismo

5 (autom.: di una vettura) coricarsi ( in curva)

B v. t.

1 ( anche to lean over) far inclinare; piegare

2 appoggiare; poggiare: to lean a pole against the wall, appoggiare un palo al muro; to lean one's elbows on the table, poggiare i gomiti sul tavolo

● to lean forward [back], pendere in avanti [all'indietro] □ to lean in, sporgersi verso l'interno; mettere dentro la testa ( a un finestrino d'auto, ecc.) □ (fig.) to lean on sb., fare pressioni su q.: The government is leaning heavily on FIAT to produce cars that burn less fuel, il governo esercita forti pressioni sulla FIAT perché produca automobili che consumino meno carburante □ to lean out of a window, sporgersi da una finestra □ (fig. fam.) to lean over backwards, fare l'impossibile; fare i salti mortali; farsi in quattro □ to lean over a hedge, sporgersi sopra una siepe.

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I 1. [liːn]
aggettivo

1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro

2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile

3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello
2.
nome (meat) magro m.

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to have a lean time of it — essere in tempo di vacche magre
II 1. [liːn]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) appoggiare

to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) [wall, building] essere inclinato, pendere

the ladder was leaning against the wall — la scala era appoggiata contro o al muro

to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro

- lean across

- lean back

- lean forward

- lean on

- lean out

- lean over

English-Italian dictionary > lean
13 strain

I [streɪn]
nome

1) (weight) sforzo m. (on su); (from pulling) tensione f. (on di)

to put a strain on — sottoporre a sforzo o sollecitazione [beam, bridge]; affaticare, sottoporre a sforzo [heart, lungs]

to take the strain — [beam, rope] reggere alle sollecitazioni

the rope can't take the strain — la corda non può reggere

2) (pressure) (on person) tensione f., stress m.; (in relations) tensione f.

mental o nervous strain tensione nervosa; to put a strain on mettere a dura prova [relationship, patience]; creare tensioni in [ alliance]; mettere a dura prova, gravare su [ finances]; to be under strain [ person] essere sotto pressione; [ relations] essere teso; he can't take the strain non regge alla tensione o allo stress; the strain (on him) was beginning to tell — erano visibili in lui i primi segni della fatica

3) (injury) strappo m. muscolare; distorsione f.
II 1. [streɪn]
verbo transitivo

1) (stretch) tendere, tirare, sottoporre a tensione [ rope]

to strain one's eyes — (to see) strizzare gli occhi

to strain one's ears — tendere le orecchie

2) fig. mettere a dura prova, gravare su [ finances]; creare tensioni in seno a [ relationship]; mettere a dura prova [ patience]

3) (injure)

to strain a muscle — strappare un muscolo

to strain one's shoulder — farsi uno strappo alla spalla

to strain one's eyes — affaticare gli occhi

to strain one's back — procurarsi uno stiramento alla schiena

4) (sieve) filtrare [ sauce]; scolare [vegetables, pasta]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to strain at — tirare con forza [leash, rope]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to strain oneself — affaticarsi, fare sforzi

- strain off
III 1. [streɪn]
nome

1) (breed) (of animal) razza f.; (of plant, seed) varietà f.; (of virus, bacteria) specie f.

2) (recurring theme) vena f.

3) (tendency) tendenza f. (of a)

4) (style) tono m., stile m.

in the same strain — sullo stesso tono
2.
nome plurale strains lett. (tune) canto m., motivo m. musicale

to the strains of... — sul motivo o sulla melodia di

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I 1. [strein] verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.)

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.)

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.)

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.)
2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?)

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.)

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.)

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.)

•

- strained
- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)

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strain (1) /streɪn/
n.

1 [cu] sforzo; strappo; tensione ( anche fig.): The chain broke under the strain, la catena si è spezzata sotto lo sforzo; He gave a great strain and lifted the rock, ha dato un grande strappo e ha sollevato il masso; The strain in our relations is increasing, la tensione nelle nostre relazioni è in aumento; (econ.) We must combat the strain due to the pressure of home demand, dobbiamo reprimere la tensione provocata dalla pressione della domanda interna; to crack under the strain, crollare per la tensione ( psicologica); to stand the strain, resistere alla tensione ( psicologica)

2 [cu] (med.) tensione nervosa; esaurimento; stress; (fig.) logorio: the strain of business life, il logorio degli affari

3 (med.) distorsione; slogatura; strappo muscolare: I have a strain in my leg, ho uno strappo muscolare alla gamba

4 (ind. costr.) sollecitazione

5 [u] (ind. costr., mecc.) deformazione: elastic strain, deformazione elastica

● (tecn.) strain gauge, estensimetro □ (metall.) strain hardening, incrudimento □ to be on the strain, esser teso all'estremo □ to put a great strain on sb., sottoporre q. a un grosso sforzo □ to be under great strain, essere sotto pressione ( per il lavoro, lo studio, ecc.) □ That is a great strain on my imagination, è uno sforzo eccessivo per la mia fantasia.
strain (2) /streɪn/
n.

1 discendenza; lignaggio; schiatta; stirpe; razza; famiglia: He comes of a noble strain, discende da una famiglia nobile; This dog is of a good strain, questo cane è di (buona) razza

2 (biol.) ceppo: a new strain of bacterium, un batterio di un ceppo nuovo

3 (bot.) varietà: a new strain of corn, una varietà nuova di granturco

4 indizio; segno; traccia; vena (fig.): There is a strain of ferocity [madness] in him, c'è in lui una vena di ferocia [di pazzia]

5 (spesso al pl.) (poet., retor.) motivo musicale; ritmo; canto; melodia: the strains of the harp, le melodie dell'arpa; a moving strain, un motivo commovente

6 tono; modo: He spoke in an angry strain, ha parlato in tono irato.
♦ (to) strain /streɪn/
A v. t.

1 tendere ( anche fig.); sforzare; affaticare; ferire (fig.); mettere a dura prova; mettere (q.) sotto pressione: to strain the barbed wire of a fence, tendere il filo spinato di un recinto; to strain one's ears, tendere le orecchie; The sunlight was straining my eyes, la luce del sole mi feriva gli occhi; to strain one's eyes, affaticarsi la vista; to strain sb. 's patience, mettere a dura prova la pazienza di q.

2 distorcere; storcere; slogare; forzare; stiracchiare (fig.); forzare il significato (o l'interpretazione) di: to strain the truth, distorcere la verità; svisare i fatti; He fell and strained his ankle, cadde e si storse (o si slogò) la caviglia; to strain the sense of a sentence [of other people's words], forzare il senso d'una frase [delle parole altrui]; to strain the law, stiracchiare la legge; forzarne l'interpretazione

3 eccedere; oltrepassare; andare oltre; abusare di: to strain one's powers, eccedere i propri poteri; to strain one's authority, abusare della propria autorità

4 danneggiare; deformare; sformare: The excessive weight has strained the springs, il peso eccessivo ha deformato le molle

5 colare; filtrare: to strain coffee, filtrare il caffè

6 ( cucina) passare: to strain vegetables, passare la verdura

B v. i.

1 sforzarsi; affaticarsi; arrancare; essere sotto sforzo: He was straining to win, si sforzava di vincere; straining horses, cavalli sotto sforzo, affaticati

2 tirare; dare strattoni: The dog was straining at the leash, il cane tirava il guinzaglio

3 ( di liquido, spesso to strain off, to strain away) colare; filtrare

● (lett.) to strain every nerve, fare ogni sforzo; mettercela tutta □ (med.) to strain a muscle, prodursi uno strappo muscolare □ to strain oneself, sforzarsi, affaticarsi: (iron.) Don't strain yourself!, non ammazzarti di fatica!; non scomodarti! □ (fig.) to strain a point in sb. 's favour, fare uno strappo (alla regola) in favore di q. □ to strain one's voice, sforzare la voce.

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I [streɪn]
nome

1) (weight) sforzo m. (on su); (from pulling) tensione f. (on di)

to put a strain on — sottoporre a sforzo o sollecitazione [beam, bridge]; affaticare, sottoporre a sforzo [heart, lungs]

to take the strain — [beam, rope] reggere alle sollecitazioni

the rope can't take the strain — la corda non può reggere

2) (pressure) (on person) tensione f., stress m.; (in relations) tensione f.

mental o nervous strain tensione nervosa; to put a strain on mettere a dura prova [relationship, patience]; creare tensioni in [ alliance]; mettere a dura prova, gravare su [ finances]; to be under strain [ person] essere sotto pressione; [ relations] essere teso; he can't take the strain non regge alla tensione o allo stress; the strain (on him) was beginning to tell — erano visibili in lui i primi segni della fatica

3) (injury) strappo m. muscolare; distorsione f.
II 1. [streɪn]
verbo transitivo

1) (stretch) tendere, tirare, sottoporre a tensione [ rope]

to strain one's eyes — (to see) strizzare gli occhi

to strain one's ears — tendere le orecchie

2) fig. mettere a dura prova, gravare su [ finances]; creare tensioni in seno a [ relationship]; mettere a dura prova [ patience]

3) (injure)

to strain a muscle — strappare un muscolo

to strain one's shoulder — farsi uno strappo alla spalla

to strain one's eyes — affaticare gli occhi

to strain one's back — procurarsi uno stiramento alla schiena

4) (sieve) filtrare [ sauce]; scolare [vegetables, pasta]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to strain at — tirare con forza [leash, rope]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to strain oneself — affaticarsi, fare sforzi

- strain off
III 1. [streɪn]
nome

1) (breed) (of animal) razza f.; (of plant, seed) varietà f.; (of virus, bacteria) specie f.

2) (recurring theme) vena f.

3) (tendency) tendenza f. (of a)

4) (style) tono m., stile m.

in the same strain — sullo stesso tono
2.
nome plurale strains lett. (tune) canto m., motivo m. musicale

to the strains of... — sul motivo o sulla melodia di

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14 strain

I
1. strein verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) estirar, tensar

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) torcerse, hacerse un esguince, hacerse daño (en), forzar

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) poner a prueba, abusar

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) colar, escurrir

2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensión, presión

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensión, estrés

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) torcedura, esguince

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) presión

•

- strained
- strainer
- strain off
II strein noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)

strain¹ n tensión

strain and stress tensión y estrés

strain² vb

1. forzar

I had to strain my eyes to see it tuve que forzar la vista para verlo

2. lesionarse / torcer

he strained his back lifting the stone se lesionó la espalda al levantar la piedra

3. filtrar / colar

you have to strain the tea before pouring it hay que filtrar el té antes de servirlo

strain

tr[streɪn]

noun

1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (tension) tensión nombre femenino; (pressure) presión nombre femenino; (weight) peso

■ the rope broke under the strain la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión

■ breaking strain tensión máxima

2 (stress, pressure) tensión nombre femenino, estrés nombre masculino; (effort) esfuerzo; (exhaustion) agotamiento

■ she's been under a lot of strain lately ha estado sometida a muchas tensiones últimamente

■ the move put a lot of strain on them la mudanza los sometió a muchas tensiones

■ I find it a constant strain me resulta un esfuerzo continuo

■ mental strain tensión nerviosa

3 (tension) tirantez nombre femenino, tensión nombre femenino

■ the latest crisis has put more strain on Franco-Spanish relations la última crisis ha aumentado la tirantez en las relaciones francoespañolas

4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (stretch) estirar, tensar

2 (damage, weaken - muscle) torcer(se), hacerse un esguince en; (- back) hacerse daño en; (- voice, eyes) forzar; (ears) aguzar; (- heart) cansar

■ I strained my back me hice daño en la espalda

■ she strained her ears to hear aguzó el oído para escuchar

3 (stretch - patience, nerves, credulity) poner a prueba; (- resources) estirar al máximo; (- relations) someter a demasiada tensión, crear tirantez en

■ it strained my patience puso a prueba mi paciencia

■ he strained his authority abusó de su autoridad

4 (filter - liquid) colar; (- vegetables, rice) escurrir

intransitive verb

1 (make great efforts) esforzarse, hacer un gran esfuerzo

plural noun strains

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL son m sing, compás m sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to strain at the leash tirar de la correa

to strain oneself esforzarse

■ don't strain yourself! ¡no te esfuerces!

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strain

tr[streɪn]

noun

1 (race, breed) raza; (descent) linaje nombre masculino; (of plant, virus) cepa

2 (streak) vena

■ a strain of madness una vena de loco

strain ['streɪn] vt

1) exert: forzar (la vista, la voz)

to strain oneself: hacer un gran esfuerzo

2) filter: colar, filtrar

3) injure: lastimarse, hacerse daño en

to strain a muscle: sufrir un esguince

strain n

1) lineage: linaje m, abolengo m

2) streak, trace: veta f

3) variety: tipo m, variedad f

4) stress: tensión f, presión f

5) sprain: esguince m, torcedura f (del tobillo, etc.)

6) strains npl

tune: melodía f, acordes mpl, compases fpl

strain

n.

• agotamiento nervioso s.m.

• deformación s.f.

• duelo s.m.

• esfuerzo muy grande s.m.

• linaje s.m.

• raza s.f.

• ribete s.m.

• tensión s.f.

• tirantez s.f.

v.

• cerner v.

• colar v.

• estirar v.

• fatigar v.

• forzar v.

• pujar v.

• torcer v.

• trascolar v.

streɪn
I

noun

1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida

it puts a strain on your spine — ejerce presión sobre la columna vertebral

the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente

she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m

3) strains pl ( tune)

the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance — se oía una flauta a lo lejos

4)

a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f

b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( exert)

to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

he strained every muscle to lift the weight — usó todas sus fuerzas para levantar el peso

2)

a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre

b) ( injure)

to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba

3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

strain the lumps from the sauce with a sieve — pase la salsa por un tamiz para eliminar los grumos

2.

v refl

to strain oneself — hacerse* daño

don't strain yourself — (iro) no te vayas a herniar (iró)

3.

vi

the porters strained under the load — los mozos iban agobiados por la carga

to strain AT something — tirar de algo

to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

I [streɪn]
1. N

1) (=physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión f ; (on beam, bridge, structure) presión f

the strain on a rope — la tensión de una cuerda

• this puts a strain on the cable — esto tensa el cable

that puts a great strain on the beam — esto pone mucha presión sobre la viga

• to take the strain — (lit) aguantar el peso

• to take the strain off — [+ rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+ beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobre

• to break under the strain — [rope, cable] romperse debido a la tensión

to collapse under the strain — [bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión

2) (fig) (=burden) carga f ; (=pressure) presión f ; (=stress) tensión f

I found it a strain being totally responsible for the child — me suponía una carga llevar toda la responsabilidad del niño yo solo

it was a strain on the economy/his purse — suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo

the strains on the economy — las presiones sobre la economía

the strains of modern life — las tensiones de la vida moderna

• mental strain — cansancio m mental

• to put a strain on — [+ resources] suponer una carga para; [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones en

it put a great strain on their friendship — creó mucha tirantez en su amistad

his illness has put a terrible strain on the family — su enfermedad ha creado mucha tensión or estrés para la familia

• he has been under a great deal of strain — ha estado sometido a mucha presión
stress
3) (=effort) esfuerzo m

the strain of climbing the stairs — el esfuerzo de subir las escaleras

4) (Physiol)

a) (=injury) (from pull) esguince m ; (involving twist) esguince m, torcedura f

back strain — torcedura de espalda

muscle strain — esguince muscular

b) (=wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo m

• he knew tennis put a strain on his heart — sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazón
eyestrain, repetitive
5) strains liter (=sound) compases mpl

we could hear the gentle strains of a Haydn quartet — oíamos los suaves compases de un cuarteto de Haydn

the bride came in to the strains of the wedding march — la novia entró al son or a los compases de la marcha nupcial

2. VT

1) (=stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en, crear tirantez en; [+ resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+ patience] poner a prueba

• the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit — las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas

• to strain relations with sb — tensar las relaciones con algn

2) (=damage, tire) [+ back] dañar(se), hacerse daño en; [+ eyes] cansar

to strain a muscle — hacerse un esguince

to strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself — no deberías hacer mucha fuerza

he strained himself lifting something — se hizo daño levantando algo

don't strain yourself! — iro ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!

3) (=make an effort with) [+ voice, eyes] forzar

to strain one's ears to hear sth — aguzar el oído para oír algo

to strain every nerve or sinew to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo, hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo

4) (=filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Culin) [+ gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+ vegetables] escurrir

• to strain sth into a bowl — colar algo en un cuenco

• strain the mixture through a sieve — pase la mezcla por un tamiz

3.

VI (=make an effort)

to strain to do sth — esforzarse por hacer algo

he strained to hear what she was saying — se esforzaba por oír lo que decía

• he strained against the bonds that held him — liter hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían

• to strain at sth — tirar de algo

to strain at the leash — [dog] tirar de la correa; (fig) saltar de impaciencia

• to strain under a weight — ir agobiado por un peso

- strain off

II

[streɪn]
N
1) (=breed) (of animal) raza f ; (of plant) variedad f ; (of virus) tipo m

every year new strains of flu develop — cada año aparecen nuevos tipos de gripe

2) (=streak, element) vena f

there is a strain of madness in the family — tienen vena de locos en la familia

there is a strain of cynicism in her writing — hay cierta vena de cinismo en sus escritos

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[streɪn]
I

noun

1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida

it puts a strain on your spine — ejerce presión sobre la columna vertebral

the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente

she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m

3) strains pl ( tune)

the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance — se oía una flauta a lo lejos

4)

a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f

b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( exert)

to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

he strained every muscle to lift the weight — usó todas sus fuerzas para levantar el peso

2)

a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre

b) ( injure)

to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba

3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

strain the lumps from the sauce with a sieve — pase la salsa por un tamiz para eliminar los grumos

2.

v refl

to strain oneself — hacerse* daño

don't strain yourself — (iro) no te vayas a herniar (iró)

3.

vi

the porters strained under the load — los mozos iban agobiados por la carga

to strain AT something — tirar de algo

to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

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15 Cartwright, Revd Edmund

SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology, Textiles

[br]

b. 24 April 1743 Marnham, Nottingham, England

d. 30 October 1823 Hastings, Sussex, England

[br]

English inventor of the power loom, a combing machine and machines for making ropes, bread and bricks as well as agricultural improvements.

[br]

Edmund Cartwright, the fourth son of William Cartwright, was educated at Wakefield Grammar School, and went to University College, Oxford, at the age of 14. By special act of convocation in 1764, he was elected Fellow of Magdalen College. He married Alice Whitaker in 1772 and soon after was given the ecclesiastical living of Brampton in Derbyshire. In 1779 he was presented with the living of Goadby, Marwood, Leicestershire, where he wrote poems, reviewed new works, and began agricultural experiments. A visit to Matlock in the summer of 1784 introduced him to the inventions of Richard Arkwright and he asked why weaving could not be mechanized in a similar manner to spinning. This began a remarkable career of inventions.

Cartwright returned home and built a loom which required two strong men to operate it. This was the first attempt in England to develop a power loom. It had a vertical warp, the reed fell with the weight of at least half a hundredweight and, to quote Gartwright's own words, "the springs which threw the shuttle were strong enough to throw a Congreive [sic] rocket" (Strickland 19.71:8—for background to the "rocket" comparison, see Congreve, Sir William). Nevertheless, it had the same three basics of weaving that still remain today in modern power looms: shedding or dividing the warp; picking or projecting the shuttle with the weft; and beating that pick of weft into place with a reed. This loom he proudly patented in 1785, and then he went to look at hand looms and was surprised to see how simply they operated. Further improvements to his own loom, covered by two more patents in 1786 and 1787, produced a machine with the more conventional horizontal layout that showed promise; however, the Manchester merchants whom he visited were not interested. He patented more improvements in 1788 as a result of the experience gained in 1786 through establishing a factory at Doncaster with power looms worked by a bull that were the ancestors of modern ones. Twenty-four looms driven by steam-power were installed in Manchester in 1791, but the mill was burned down and no one repeated the experiment. The Doncaster mill was sold in 1793, Cartwright having lost £30,000, However, in 1809 Parliament voted him £10,000 because his looms were then coming into general use.

In 1789 he began working on a wool-combing machine which he patented in 1790, with further improvements in 1792. This seems to have been the earliest instance of mechanized combing. It used a circular revolving comb from which the long fibres or "top" were. carried off into a can, and a smaller cylinder-comb for teasing out short fibres or "noils", which were taken off by hand. Its output equalled that of twenty hand combers, but it was only relatively successful. It was employed in various Leicestershire and Yorkshire mills, but infringements were frequent and costly to resist. The patent was prolonged for fourteen years after 1801, but even then Cartwright did not make any profit. His 1792 patent also included a machine to make ropes with the outstanding and basic invention of the "cordelier" which he communicated to his friends, including Robert Fulton, but again it brought little financial benefit. As a result of these problems and the lack of remuneration for his inventions, Cartwright moved to London in 1796 and for a time lived in a house built with geometrical bricks of his own design.

Other inventions followed fast, including a tread-wheel for cranes, metallic packing for pistons in steam-engines, and bread-making and brick-making machines, to mention but a few. He had already returned to agricultural improvements and he put forward suggestions in 1793 for a reaping machine. In 1801 he received a prize from the Board of Agriculture for an essay on husbandry, which was followed in 1803 by a silver medal for the invention of a three-furrow plough and in 1805 by a gold medal for his essay on manures. From 1801 to 1807 he ran an experimental farm on the Duke of Bedford's estates at Woburn.

From 1786 until his death he was a prebendary of Lincoln. In about 1810 he bought a small farm at Hollanden near Sevenoaks, Kent, where he continued his inventions, both agricultural and general. Inventing to the last, he died at Hastings and was buried in Battle church.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Board of Agriculture Prize 1801 (for an essay on agriculture). Society of Arts, Silver Medal 1803 (for his three-furrow plough); Gold Medal 1805 (for an essay on agricultural improvements).

Bibliography

1785. British patent no. 1,270 (power loom).

1786. British patent no. 1,565 (improved power loom). 1787. British patent no. 1,616 (improved power loom).

1788. British patent no. 1,676 (improved power loom). 1790, British patent no. 1,747 (wool-combing machine).

1790, British patent no. 1,787 (wool-combing machine).

1792, British patent no. 1,876 (improved wool-combing machine and rope-making machine with cordelier).

Further Reading

M.Strickland, 1843, A Memoir of the Life, Writings and Mechanical Inventions of Edmund Cartwright, D.D., F.R.S., London (remains the fullest biography of Cartwright).

Dictionary of National Biography (a good summary of Cartwright's life). For discussions of Cartwright's weaving inventions, see: A.Barlow, 1878, The History and Principles of Weaving by Hand and by Power, London; R.L. Hills, 1970, Power in the Industrial Revolution, Manchester. F.Nasmith, 1925–6, "Fathers of machine cotton manufacture", Transactions of the

Newcomen Society 6.

H.W.Dickinson, 1942–3, "A condensed history of rope-making", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 23.

W.English, 1969, The Textile Industry, London (covers both his power loom and his wool -combing machine).

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16 break

breik
1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

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- breakable

3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

what about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?

2. vacaciones (cortas)

I need a break necesito unas vacaciones

3. ruptura

the break with her husband was difficult la ruptura con su marido fue difícil

4. fractura / rotura

it was a bad break and he had to go into hospital era una rotura grave y tuvieron que ingresarlo

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

he dropped the cup and it broke se le cayó la taza y se rompió

she broke her leg se rompió la pierna

2. partir

I broke the loaf of bread in half partí la barra de pan por la mitad

3. batir

she broke the world record batió el récord mundial

4. faltar a / no cumplir

you broke your promise faltaste a tu palabra

5. infringir

that is breaking the law eso es infringir la ley

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

break

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

7)

to break into : forzar, abrir

8)

to break out of : escaparse de

9)

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

n.

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

n.

• claro s.m. (Communications)

n.

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• quebrantamiento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rompimiento s.m.

• rotura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.

• cascar v.

• deshacer v.

(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-

pp: -hecho

fut/c: -har-•)

• despedazar v.

• desvencijar v.

• domar v.

• estropear v.

• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.

• parar v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

• trincar v.

I
1. breɪk
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)
1. N

1) (=fracture) rotura f ; (in bone) fractura f ; (fig) (in relationship) ruptura f

to make a break with — romper con

2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m

• a break in the clouds — un claro entre las nubes

3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m

• a break in continuity — una solución de continuidad

• give me a break! — ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

• to have or take a break — descansar, tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break — hacer una escapada de fin de semana

• with a break in her voice — con la voz entrecortada

• a break in the weather — un cambio del tiempo

• without a break — sin descanso or descansar

4) * (=chance) oportunidad f

• to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn

• lucky break — golpe m de suerte, racha f de buena suerte

5) (=break-out) fuga f

• to make a break for it * — tratar de fugarse

6)

• at break of day — liter al amanecer

7) (Tennis) ruptura f

• two breaks of service — dos servicios rotos

8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f

9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticular

• to break one's back — romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today — no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

• to break sb's heart — romper or partir el corazón a algn

• to break one's leg — romperse la pierna

break a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!

• to break surface — [submarine, diver] emerger, salir a la superficie

- break the ice
spirit 1., 3)
2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar

3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa

to break a date — faltar a una cita

4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer

• to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn

5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir

6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar

7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)

8) (=leave)

• to break camp — levantar el campamento

• to break cover — salir al descubierto

• to break ranks — romper filas

9)

• to break sb's serve or service — (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar

11) (US)
*
can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

3. VI

1) (=smash) [window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos

2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse

3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse

4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper

5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar

6) (=pause)

• let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

7)

• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse

• to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse

8)

• to break even — cubrir los gastos

9) (Boxing) separarse

10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego

11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse

4.

CPD

break dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break

break dancing N — break m

break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción

- break away

- break down

- break forth

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

* * *

I
1. [breɪk]
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

English-spanish dictionary > break
17 swing

swiŋ 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) svinge (seg), huske

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) lange ut

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snu (seg) brått
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) husketur, sving, utslag

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) huskende bevegelse, vogging

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing; svingende rytme

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) omstilling, bevegelse

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) huske

•

- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing

rytme

I
subst. \/swɪŋ\/

1) ( lekeapparat) gynge, huske

2) svingning, gynging, husking

• she walked with a swing

hun hadde et gyngende ganglag \/ hun gikk lett og ledig

3) omstilling, overgang, dreining

• there was a swing to the right in British politics in the eighties

det var en dreining mot høyre i britisk politikk på åttitallet

4) fart, klem, sving

5) (spesielt amer.) (bevegelses)frihet, fritt løp, spillerom

6) (poesi, musikk) rytme, takt

7) ( musikk) swing

8) ( boksing) svingslag

• he didn't see the left swing coming towards him

han så ikke svingslaget fra venstre som kom mot ham

9) ( golf) sving

be at full swing ( om grind e.l.) stå på vidt gap

drive full swing kjøre i full fart

get into the swing of things få taket på noe

• I haven't quite got into the swing of things in my new job

jeg har ikke fått taket på alt (enda) i den nye jobben min

go with a swing ( om selskap e.l.) være kjempebra, være livlig, gå strykende ( om musikk og vers) ha en rask rytme, ha en munter rytme

have\/take one's (full) swing følge sin egen lyst, slippe seg løs, ta den helt ut

be in full swing være i full gang

let it have its swing la saken gå sin gang

make up on the swings what is lost on the roundabouts få det ene til å oppveie det andre

be on the swing ( overført) være i farten

put someone in the swing sette noen inn i hva det dreier seg om

the swing of the pendulum (overført, spesielt politikk) pendelens svingninger, hvilken vei vinden blåser

work full swing arbeide for fullt
II
verb ( swung - swung) \/swɪŋ\/

1) ( også overført) svinge, dreie, vende

• the gate swung open

porten svingte opp

• the teacher swung her attention to the girls at the back

læreren vendte oppmerksomheten sin mot jentene bakerst

2) (få til å) svinge, pendle, dingle, vugge, gynge, huske

• a small spider was swinging to and fro

en liten edderkopp svingte frem og tilbake

3) påvirke, styre, lede, avgjøre

• his speech on social issues swung the election

talen hans om sosialpolitikk avgjorde valget

• she tried her best to swing the jury

hun gjorde sitt beste for å påvirke juryen

4) ( hverdagslig) klare, få dreis på

• will he be able to swing this job?

klarer han denne jobben?

5) svaie, vaie

• the flags were swinging in the wind

flaggene vaiet i vinden

6) henge opp

• we could swing a hammock between those two trees

vi kunne henge opp en hengekøye mellom de to trærne

7) (musikk, hverdagslig) swinge, spille swing, danse swing, få til å svinge

• the music really swings

musikken svinger skikkelig

8) ( sjøfart eller luftfart) svinge i forskjellige retninger (for å teste kompasset)

9) ( hverdagslig) bli hengt, dingle i galgen

• he will swing for it

han kommer til å bli hengt for det

10) ( slang) være helt moderne, bli helt moderne, være in

swing (along) gå\/marsjere taktfast fremover gå spenstig

swing (to her anchor) eller swing at anchor ( sjøfart) ligge på svai, svaie

swing into action komme i gang, begynne

swing (the troops) into line ( militærvesen) stille (troppene) opp på linje, la tropper marsjere opp på linje

swing into the saddle svinge seg opp i salen

• to everybody's amusement she swung into the saddle and yelled «go, horse!»

til alles fornøyelse svingte hun seg opp i salen og brølte «hypp, hesten!!»

swing it henge med, svinge klare biffen få fart på sakene

swing it on someone lure noen

swing open ( om dør) slå(s) opp, springe opp

swing round gjøre en sving, svinge rundt

swing someone round to ( overført) overtale noen til

swing something about svinge (rundt) med noe, veive med noe

swing the lead skulke, snike seg unna, spille syk

swing to eller swing shut ( om dør) slå(s) igjen, smelle igjen

swing wide ( om dør) slå(s) opp på vidt gap

English-Norwegian dictionary > swing
18 strain

I 1. [strein] verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti
2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev

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- strained
- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki

* * *
I [stréin]
noun

pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain — v napetosti

under a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci

without strain — brez truda

the strain of modern life — napeto sodobno življenje

a humorous strain — šaljiv ton

martial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika

strains of obscenity — ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed

the strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrvi

the strain of my responsibility — breme moje odgovornosti

to the strains of the national anthem — ob zvokih narodne himne

to be in a philosophizing strain — biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje

it is a strain colloquially to človeka zdela

she is a great strain on my resources — ona je veliko breme za moje finance

all his senses were on the strain — vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti

he has a strain in his leg — nogo ima izpahnjeno

she spoke of him in lofty strains — govorila je o njem v samih superlativih

to impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja

he is suffering from strain — bolan je od pretiranega dela
II [stréin]
1.

transitive verb

nategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahniti

to strain a rope — nategniti vrv

to strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe dati

to strain one's eyes — prenapenjati si oči

to strain a muscle — nategniti si mišico

to strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko oceniti

to strain the law — silo delati zakonu (pravici)

to strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besede

to strain a point — predaleč iti

to strain the truth — po svoje resnico prikrojiti

to strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)

to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)

to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;

2.

intransitive verb

vleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekov

the dog strains at the leash — pes vleče (za) vrv

he strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efekti

the ship strained in the heavy sea — ladja se je krivila v razburkanem morju

to strain at a gnat — pri malenkostih se obotavijati (se obirati)

he is straining under the load — šibi se pod bremenom
III [stréin]
noun

rod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditev

a strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvi

a strain of insanity — dedna nagnjenost k blaznosti

a strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti

English-Slovenian dictionary > strain

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