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1 to put someone off his stroke

to put someone off his stroke

perturbar ou interromper o trabalho de alguém.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to put someone off his stroke
2 put smb. off his stride

(put smb. off his stride (или off his stroke; тж. put smb. out of his stride))

1) помешать кому-л., нарушить ритмичность чьей-л. работы; ≈ выбить кого-л. из колеи

...excellent suggestions always, and having only the one drawback that they threatened either to annoy Mr. Armstrong... or to embroil the whole... Department and put it off its stroke. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Murder Must Advertise’, ch. X) —...предложения мистера Копли всегда блестящи; их единственный недостаток заключается в том, что они либо раздражают мистера Армстронга... либо грозят нарушить слаженную работу всего... отдела.

These telephone calls put him completely off his stride and ruined a morning's work. (ODCIE) — Эти телефонные звонки не дали ему возможности ритмично работать, и утро можно было считать пропавшим.

2) обескуражить, привести кого-л. в замешательство

I have six more stories to do for the American Magazine, and ye Ed [= the Editor] has put me right out of my stride by asking me to make them about American characters, little knowing that if I try to do American stuff, the result is awful. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Performing Flea’, ‘1931’) — Мне нужно было написать еще шесть рассказов для "Американ мэгазин", но редактор озадачил меня, попросив, чтобы в этих рассказах фигурировали американцы в американской обстановке. Ему было невдомек, что если я берусь за американскую тему, то получается что-то ужасное.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > put smb. off his stride
3 put off his stroke

membuat. berhenti

English-Indonesian dictionary > put off his stroke
4 stroke

stroke [strəʊk]

1 noun

(a) (blow, flick) coup m;

∎ with a stroke of the whip d'un coup de fouet;

∎ with a stroke of the brush d'un coup de pinceau;

∎ with a stroke of the pen d'un trait de plume;

∎ a stroke of lightning un coup de foudre;

∎ they were given fifty strokes ils ont reçu cinquante coups de fouet

(b) Sport (in golf, tennis, cricket, billiards) coup m; (in swimming → movement) mouvement m des bras; (→ style) nage f; (in rowing → movement) coup m d'aviron; (→ technique) nage f;

∎ she swam across the river with quick strokes elle traversa rapidement la rivière à la nage;

∎ the Oxford team rowed at 25 strokes to the minute l'équipe d'Oxford ramait à une cadence de 25 coups à la minute;

∎ to keep stroke garder la cadence;

∎ also figurative to set the stroke donner la cadence;

∎ to put sb off his stroke (in rowing) faire perdre sa cadence ou son rythme à qn; (in golf) faire manquer son coup à; figurative faire perdre tous ses moyens à qn;

∎ to be off one's stroke ne pas être au mieux de sa forme;

∎ figurative to put sb off his/her stroke déconcerter qn

(c) (mark → from pen, pencil) trait m; (→ from brush) trait m, touche f; (on letters, figures) barre f; Typography (oblique dash) barre f oblique;

∎ written with thick/thin strokes écrit d'une écriture appuyée/fine;

∎ British 225 stroke 62 225 barre oblique 62

(d) (piece, example → of luck) coup m; (→ of genius, wit) trait m;

∎ a stroke of luck un coup de chance;

∎ by a stroke of luck, she had remembered to take the key par chance, elle avait pensé à prendre la clé;

∎ it was a stroke of brilliance! c'était un coup de génie!;

∎ British she didn't do a stroke (of work) all day elle n'a rien fait de la journée

(e) (of clock, bell) coup m;

∎ on the stroke of midnight sur le coup de minuit;

∎ on the stroke of 6 à 6 heures sonnantes ou tapantes;

∎ he arrived on the stroke il est arrivé à l'heure exacte ou précise;

∎ British Telecommunications at the third stroke it will be 6.32 precisely au troisième top, il sera exactement 6h32

(f) Medicine attaque f (d'apoplexie);

∎ to have a stroke avoir une attaque

(g) (in rowing) chef m de nage;

∎ to row stroke être chef de nage, donner la nage

(h) Technology (of piston) course f;

∎ two-/four-stroke engine un moteur à deux/quatre temps

(i) (caress) caresse f;

∎ she gave the cat a stroke elle a caressé le chat

(j) familiar (compliment) compliment m flatteur^□

2 transitive verb

(a) (caress) caresser;

∎ he stroked her hand il lui caressait la main;

∎ she stroked the piano keys with her fingers elle caressait les touches du piano;

∎ to stroke sb's ego caresser qn dans le sens du poil

(b) (in rowing)

∎ to stroke a boat être chef de nage, donner la nage

(c) Sport (ball) frapper

(d) American familiar (flatter) passer de la pommade à

3 intransitive verb

(in rowing) être chef de nage, donner la nage

4 at a stroke, at one stroke adverb

d'un seul coup

►► American very familiar stroke magazine magazine m de cul;

stroke play (in golf) partie f par coups;

stroke rate (in rowing) cadence f de nage

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5 stroke

stroke [strəʊk]

1. noun

   a. (Cricket, Golf), (Tennis) coup m ; (Swimming) mouvement m des bras (pour nager) ; ( = style) nage f ; (in rowing) coup m de rame

• he gave the cat a stroke il a fait une caresse au chat

• good stroke! bien joué !

• to put sb off his stroke faire perdre tous ses moyens à qn

► at a stroke d'un (seul) coup

   b. he hasn't done a stroke (of work) il n'a rien fait

• stroke of genius trait m de génie

• stroke of luck coup m de chance

   c. ( = mark) [of pen, pencil] trait m ; [of brush] touche f

   d. [of bell, clock] coup m

   e. ( = illness) to have a stroke avoir une attaque

2. transitive verb

[+ person, animal] caresser

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[strəʊk] 1.
noun

1) ( blow) gen, Sport coup m

on the stroke of four — à quatre heures sonnantes

2) fig ( touch) coup m

at one ou at a single stroke — d'un seul coup

a stroke of luck — un coup de chance

a stroke of genius — un trait de génie

3) ( single movement in swimming) mouvement m des bras; ( particular style) nage f

4) Art ( mark of pen) trait m; ( mark of brush) touche f

5) ( in punctuation) barre f oblique

6) Medicine congestion f cérébrale

7) ( caress) caresse f

to give somebody/something a stroke — caresser quelqu'un/quelque chose
2.
noun modifier Medicine

stroke victim —

stroke patient — personne f victime d'une congestion cérébrale
3.
transitive verb

1) ( caress) caresser

2) Sport ( in rowing)

to stroke an eight — être le chef de nage d'un huit

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not to do a stroke of work — ne rien faire

to put somebody off their stroke — ( upset timing) faire perdre le rythme à quelqu'un; ( disconcert) faire perdre les pédales (colloq) à quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > stroke
6 stroke

I noun
1) (act of striking) Hieb, der; Schlag, der; (of sword, axe) Hieb, der

finishing stroke — (lit. or fig.) Todesstoß, der

2) (Med.) Schlaganfall, der

paralytic/apoplectic stroke — paralytischer/apoplektischer Anfall

3) (sudden impact)

stroke of lightning — Blitzschlag, der

by a stroke of fate/fortune — durch eine Fügung des Schicksals/einen [glücklichen] Zufall

stroke of [good] luck — Glücksfall, der

have a stroke of bad/[good] luck — Pech/Glück haben

4) (single effort) Streich, der; (skilful effort) Schachzug, der

at a or one stroke — auf einen Schlag od. Streich

not do a stroke [of work] — keinen [Hand]schlag tun

stroke of genius — genialer Einfall

5) (of pendulum, heart, wings, oar) Schlag, der; (in swimming) Zug, der

6) (Billiards etc.) Stoß, der; (Tennis, Cricket, Golf, Rowing) Schlag, der

7) (mark, line) Strich, der; (of handwriting; also fig.): (detail) Zug, der; (symbol /) Schrägstrich, der

8) (sound of clock) Schlag, der

on the stroke of nine — Punkt neun [Uhr]
II 1. transitive verb
streicheln

stroke something over/across something — mit etwas über etwas (Akk.) streichen

stroke something back — etwas zurückstreichen
2. noun
give somebody/something a stroke — jemanden/etwas streicheln

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[strəuk] I noun
1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) der Schlag

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) der Schlag

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) Schlag-...

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) der Strich

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) der Schlag

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) der Schlag

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) der Schlag

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) der Schlaganfall

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- academic.ru/115139/at_a_stroke">at a stroke
II 1. verb
(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) streicheln
2. noun
(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) das Streicheln

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stroke

[strəʊk, AM stroʊk]

I. vt

1. (rub)

▪ to \stroke sth/sb etw/jdn streicheln

to \stroke one's beard sich akk über den Bart streichen

to \stroke one's hair down [or into place] sich akk das Haar glatt streichen

2. (hit)

to \stroke the ball den Ball [leicht] streifen

II. n

1. (rub) Streicheln nt kein pl

to give sb a \stroke jdn streicheln; ( fig) jdm Honig ums Maul schmieren fam

to give sth a \stroke über etw akk streichen

2. MED (attack) Schlaganfall m, SCHWEIZ a. Streifung f

to have/suffer a \stroke einen Schlaganfall bekommen/erleiden

3. (mark) Strich m

brush \stroke Pinselstrich m

4. (hitting a ball) Schlag m

you've won by three \strokes (in golf) du hast über drei Schläge gewonnen

5. ( form: blow) Schlag m, Hieb m

6. no pl (swimming style) [Schwimm]stil m

breast \stroke Brustschwimmen nt

7. (swimming movement) Zug m

with powerful \strokes she set out across the lake mit kräftigen Zügen schwamm sie durch den See

8. (piece)

by a \stroke of fate [or good fortune] durch eine Fügung des Schicksals, durch einen glücklichen Zufall

a \stroke of luck ein Glücksfall [o Glückstreffer] m

a \stroke of bad luck Pech nt

by a \stroke of [bad] luck [un]glücklicherweise

9. (action) [geschickter] Schachzug m

policy \stroke politischer Schachzug

a \stroke of genius ein genialer Einfall

bold \stroke mutiger Vorstoß

10. no pl, usu in neg ( fam: of work) Handschlag m, Handgriff m ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

she hasn't done a \stroke of work sie hat noch keinen Handschlag getan

11. (of a clock) Schlag m

at the \stroke of ten um Punkt zehn Uhr

12. BRIT (oblique) [Schräg]strich m

13. AM ( fam: praise)

[positive] \strokes Lob nt

14.

▶ at a [single] [or in one] \stroke mit einem Schlag, auf einen Streich

▶ to be off one's \stroke nicht in Form sein

▶ at [or with] the \stroke of a pen mit einem Federstrich

▶ to put sb off their \stroke jdn aus dem Konzept bringen

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[strəʊk]
1. n

1) (= blow) Schlag m, Hieb m

a stroke of lightning — ein Blitz(schlag) m

2) (CRICKET, GOLF, ROWING, TENNIS) Schlag m; (BILLIARDS) Stoß m; (SWIMMING = movement) Zug m; (= type of stroke) Stil m

stroke rate (Rowing) — Schlagzahl f

they are rowing ( at) a fast stroke — sie rudern mit hoher Schlagzahl

to put sb off his stroke (fig) — jdn aus dem Takt or Konzept bringen

3) (ROWING: person) Schlagmann m

4) (of pen, brush etc) Strich m; (fig, of work) Schlag m; (in diplomacy, business) Schachzug m

he doesn't do a stroke (of work) — er tut keinen Schlag (inf), er rührt keinen Finger (inf)

a stroke of genius — ein genialer Einfall

a stroke of luck — ein Glücksfall m

we had a stroke of luck — wir hatten Glück

with one stroke of the pen (lit, fig) — mit einem Federstrich

at a or one stroke — mit einem Schlag

5) (of clock) Schlag m

on the stroke of twelve — Punkt zwölf (Uhr)

6) (of piston) Hub m

two-stroke engine — Zweitaktmotor m

7) (MED) Schlag m

to have a stroke — einen Schlag(anfall) bekommen

8) (= caress) Streicheln nt no pl

to give sb/sth a stroke — jdn/etw streicheln

with gentle strokes — mit sanftem Streicheln

different strokes for different folks ( esp US inf ) — jedem Tierchen sein Pläsierchen (hum inf)

2. vt

1) cat, hand, hair, face streicheln

he stroked his chin — er strich sich (dat) übers Kinn

to stroke one's hair down — sich (dat) das Haar glatt streichen

2)

to stroke a boat ( to victory) — als Schlagmann (ein Boot zum Sieg) rudern

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stroke [strəʊk]

A s

1. (auch Blitz-, Flügel-, Schicksals) Schlag m:

a stroke of lightning auch ein Blitz m;

at a ( oder one) stroke mit einem Schlag, bes fig a. auf einen Streich;

a good stroke of business ein gutes Geschäft;

stroke of (good) luck Glückstreffer m, -fall m;

by a stroke of fortune ( oder luck) durch einen Glücksfall oder glückhaften Zufall;

he has not done a stroke of work er hat (noch) keinen Strich getan

2. a) (Glocken-, Hammer-, Herz- etc) Schlag m:

on the stroke pünktlich;

on the stroke of nine Schlag oder Punkt neun

b) → keystroke

3. MED Anfall m, besonders Schlag(anfall) m

4. TECH

a) (Kolben) Hub m

b) Hubhöhe f

c) besonders Br Takt m:

two-stroke engine Zweitaktmotor m, Zweitakter m

5. SPORT

a) Schwimmen: Stoß m, (Bein) Schlag m, (Arm) Zug m

b) Golf, Rudern, Tennis etc: Schlag m

c) Rudern: Schlagzahl f:

set the stroke die Schlagzahl bestimmen

6. Rudern: Schlagmann m, -frau f:

row stroke am Schlag sitzen

7. a) (Pinsel-, Feder) Strich m, (Feder) Zug m:

put ( oder add) the finishing stroke(s) to sth einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand an etwas legen;

with a stroke of the pen mit einem Federstrich (a. fig);

a stroke above umg ein gutes Stück besser als

b) Schrägstrich m

8. fig (Hand-)Streich m, Manöver n, (energische) Maßnahme:

a clever stroke ein geschickter Schachzug

9. (glänzender) Einfall, (großer) Wurf, (glänzende) Leistung:

a stroke of genius ein Geniestreich m

10. Stil m, Manier f, Art f

11. MUS

a) Schlag(bewegung) m(f) (des Dirigenten etc)

b) (Bogen) Strich m

c) (Tasten) Anschlag m

d) (Noten) Balken m

12. MATH Pfeil m, Vektor m

13. a) Streicheln n:

give sb a stroke jemanden streicheln

b) oft hum Streicheleinheit f

B v/t

1. Tennis etc: einen Ball schlagen

2. mit einem Strich oder mit Strichen kennzeichnen

3. meist stroke out (aus-)streichen

4. stroke a boat (Rudern) am Schlag eines Boots sitzen

5. streichen über (akk):

stroke one’s hair sich übers Haar streichen;

stroke sb the wrong way fig jemanden reizen

6. streicheln

7. US umg jemandem um den Bart gehen oder streichen

C v/i stroke at mit einer bestimmten Schlagzahl rudern

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I noun
1) (act of striking) Hieb, der; Schlag, der; (of sword, axe) Hieb, der

finishing stroke — (lit. or fig.) Todesstoß, der

2) (Med.) Schlaganfall, der

paralytic/apoplectic stroke — paralytischer/apoplektischer Anfall

3) (sudden impact)

stroke of lightning — Blitzschlag, der

by a stroke of fate/fortune — durch eine Fügung des Schicksals/einen [glücklichen] Zufall

stroke of [good] luck — Glücksfall, der

have a stroke of bad/[good] luck — Pech/Glück haben

4) (single effort) Streich, der; (skilful effort) Schachzug, der

at a or one stroke — auf einen Schlag od. Streich

not do a stroke [of work] — keinen [Hand]schlag tun

stroke of genius — genialer Einfall

5) (of pendulum, heart, wings, oar) Schlag, der; (in swimming) Zug, der

6) (Billiards etc.) Stoß, der; (Tennis, Cricket, Golf, Rowing) Schlag, der

7) (mark, line) Strich, der; (of handwriting; also fig.): (detail) Zug, der; (symbol /) Schrägstrich, der

8) (sound of clock) Schlag, der

on the stroke of nine — Punkt neun [Uhr]
II 1. transitive verb
streicheln

stroke something over/across something — mit etwas über etwas (Akk.) streichen

stroke something back — etwas zurückstreichen
2. noun
give somebody/something a stroke — jemanden/etwas streicheln

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(/) n.

Schrägstrich (/) m. n.

Hieb -e m.

Schlag -¨e m.

Schlaganfall m.

Stoß ¨-e m.

Streich -e m.

Strich -e m.

Takt -e m. v.

streicheln v.

English-german dictionary > stroke
7 stroke

[strəuk] I noun
1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) golpe

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) batida

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) traço

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) golpe

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braçada

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) esforço

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque

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II 1. verb
(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) afagar
2. noun
(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) afago

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stroke¹

[strouk] n 1 golpe, soco, pancada. 2 batida, som de pancada. 3 proeza, façanha, lance, feito. 4 movimento rítmico, braçada. 5 Sports voga (também stroke oar). 6 pulsação, batida do coração. 7 traço de escala, mostrador. 8 traço (de pena, etc.). 9 arrancada. 10 golpe (de sorte, etc.). 11 ataque (de doença), surto, doença. 12 Med apoplexia, derrame cerebral. 13 remada. 14 Mech curso (de êmbolo), percurso. 15 badalada (de sino, relógio, etc.). 16 pincelada. 17 patrão (de barco a remo). • vt+vi 1 ser o patrão de remadores. 2 traçar, fazer um traço. 3 cancelar, riscar. 4 rebater (bola). a stroke of genius um lance de gênio. a stroke of luck um golpe de sorte. at a stroke em um só golpe, de uma só vez. down stroke movimento descendente. on the stroke of one à uma hora em ponto. to put someone off his stroke perturbar ou interromper o trabalho de alguém. up stroke traço ou movimento ascendente.

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stroke²

[strouk] n afago, carícia, ato de passar a mão para acariciar. • vt acariciar, alisar, afagar.

English-Portuguese dictionary > stroke
8 stroke

I

[strəuk] n հարված. բժշկ. կաթված, նոպա. finishing stroke վճռական/ճակատա գրական հարված. heat stroke ջերմահարված. sun stroke արևահարված. breast stroke մրզ. բրաս (լողի ձև). put smb off his stroke մրզ. ռիթմից գցել. piston stroke տեխ. մխոցի շարժ. with a stroke of the pen գրչի մի հարվածով. նկրչ. վրձնախաղ. finishing stroke վրձնի վերջին հարվածները. (քայլ) a clever stroke ճարպիկ քայլ. a stroke օf luck հաջողություն. at a/one stroke մի հարվածով. a master stroke հմուտ/ կատարյալ հնարք. զարկ (ժամացույցի) He arrived at tհe stroke of three Ուղիղ ժամը երեքին նա եկավ. not to do a stroke խսկց. մատը մատին չտալ. a stroke of the bow երժշ. աղեղի (թափով) շարժում

II

[strəuk] n շոյում, շոյելը, փաղաքշելը

III

[strəuk] v շոյել, փաղաքշել. stroke down հանգստացնել, հանդարտեցնել. stroke the wrong way փխբ. ջղայնացնել, տհաճություն պատճառել

English-Armenian dictionary > stroke
9 stroke ***

[strəʊk]
1. n

1) (blow) colpo

at a stroke; at one stroke — d'un solo colpo

2) (caress) carezza

3) Med ictus m inv

4) (of pen) tratto, (of brush) pennellata

5) Cricket, Golf colpo, Rowing vogata, remata, (Swimming: single movement) bracciata, (style) nuoto

butterfly stroke — nuoto a farfalla

he hasn't done a stroke (of work) — non ha fatto un bel niente

a stroke of genius — un lampo di genio

a stroke of luck — un colpo di fortuna

to put sb off his stroke Sport — far perdere il ritmo a qn, fig far perdere la concentrazione a qn

6) (of bell, clock) rintocco

on the stroke of 12 — allo scoccare delle 12

7) (of piston) corsa

two-stroke engine — motore m a due tempi

2. vt

(cat, sb's hair) accarezzare

English-Italian dictionary > stroke ***
10 stroke

strəuk
I noun
1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) golpe

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) ocurrencia; golpe (de suerte)

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) campanada

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) (lápiz, bolígrafo) trazo; (pincel) pincelada

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) (cricket) golpe, jugada; (remo) palada

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) brazada

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) golpe (no dar ni golpe en el trabajo); esfuerzo

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) ataque

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II
1. verb
(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) acariciar

2. noun
(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.)

stroke¹ n

1. caricia

she gave the dog a stroke acarició al perro

2. ataque de apoplejía

she suffered a stroke le dio un ataque de apoplejía

3. brazada

in a few strokes the lifeguard reached the child el socorrista llegó hasta el niño en unas brazadas

stroke² vb acariciar

he stroked the dog acarició al perro

El gerundio de stroke se escribe stroking

stroke

tr[strəʊk]

noun

1 (blow) golpe nombre masculino

■ a stroke of the cane un palmetazo

■ a stroke of the whip un latigazo

■ a stroke of the axe un hachazo

2 (caress) caricia

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in tennis, cricket, golf) golpe nombre masculino, jugada; (in billiards) tacada; (in rowing) palada; (in swimming - movement) brazada; (- style) estilo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (oarsman) cabo

5 (of pen) trazo; (of brush) pincelada

6 (of bell) campanada

■ on the stroke of midnight al dar las doce de la noche

7 (of engine) tiempo; (of piston) carrera

8 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL ataque nombre masculino de apoplejía, derrame nombre masculino cerebral

9 (oblique) barra (oblicua)

transitive verb

1 (caress) acariciar

■ she stroked the cat acarició el gato

2 (ball) dar un golpe a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a/one stroke de (un) golpe, de un plumazo

to not do a stroke of work no dar golpe, no pegar golpe

to put somebody off their stroke distraer a alguien

a stroke of genius una genialidad nombre femenino

stroke of luck golpe nombre masculino de suerte

stroke ['stro:k] vt, stroked ; stroking : acariciar

stroke n

: golpe m

a stroke of luck: un golpe de suerte

stroke

n.

• brazada s.f.

• caricia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• golpazo s.m.

• golpe s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• palada s.f.

• plumado s.m.

• rasgo s.m.

• raya s.f.

• recorrido s.m.

• trazo s.m.

v.

• acariciar v.

• pasar la mano sobre v.

I strəʊk
noun

1) ( Sport)

a) ( in ball games) golpe m

b) ( in swimming - movement) brazada f; (- style) estilo m

c) ( in rowing - movement) palada f, remada f

to put somebody off her/his stroke — hacerle* perder el ritmo (a alguien)

2)

a) ( blow) golpe m

six strokes of the whip — seis latigazos

b) ( of piston - motion) tiempo m; (- distance) carrera f

c) ( of clock) campanada f

on the stroke of eleven — al dar las once

3)

a) ( of thin brush) pincelada f; ( of thick brush) brochazo m; (of pen, pencil) trazo m

apply using light, quick strokes — aplicar dando ligeros toques

b) (oblique, slash) barra f, diagonal f

4)

a) (action, feat) golpe m

a stroke of genius — una genialidad

at a stroke — de (un) golpe

not to do a stroke of work — no hacer* absolutamente nada, no dar* or pegar* golpe (fam)

b) ( instance)

a stroke of luck — un golpe de suerte

5) ( Med) ataque m de apoplejía, derrame m cerebral

6) ( caress) caricia f

II

transitive verb ( caress) acariciar

[strǝʊk]
1. N

1) (=blow) golpe m

ten strokes of the lash — diez azotes

with one stroke of his knife — de un solo navajazo

• at a or one stroke — de un solo golpe

• stroke of lightning — rayo m

2) (fig)

his greatest stroke was to... — su golpe maestro fue...

• a stroke of diplomacy — un éxito diplomático

• he hasn't done a stroke (of work) — no ha dado golpe

• a stroke of genius — una ocurrencia genial

the idea was a stroke of genius — la idea ha sido genial

• a stroke of luck — un golpe de suerte

by a stroke of luck — por suerte

then we had a stroke of luck — luego nos favoreció la suerte

3) (=caress) caricia f

she gave the cat a stroke — acarició el gato

with a light stroke of the hand — con un suave movimiento de la mano

4) [of pen] trazo m, plumada f ; [of brush] pincelada f ; (Typ) barra f oblicua

with a thick stroke of the pen — con un trazo grueso de la pluma

at a stroke of the pen, with one stroke of the pen — de un plumazo

5) (Cricket, Golf) golpe m, jugada f ; (Billiards) tacada f

good stroke! — ¡buen golpe!, ¡muy bien!

to put sb off his/her stroke — (=distract) hacer perder la concentración a algn, distraer a algn

he tried to put me off my stroke — (Sport) trató de hacerme errar el golpe

- different strokes for different folks

6) (Swimming) (=single movement) brazada f ; (=type of stroke) estilo m

he went ahead at every stroke — se adelantaba con cada brazada

7) (Rowing) remada f ; (=person) primer(a) remero(-a) m / f

they are rowing a fast stroke — reman a ritmo rápido

to row stroke — ser el primer remero, remar en el primer puesto

8) [of bell, clock] campanada f, toque m

• on the stroke of 12 — al dar las 12

9) [of piston] carrera f

10) (Med) derrame m cerebral, apoplejía f

• to have a stroke — tener un derrame cerebral, tener un ataque de apoplejía

2. VT

1) [+ cat, sb's hair] acariciar; [+ chin] pasar la mano sobre, pasar la mano por

2) (Rowing)

• to stroke a boat — ser el primero remero

to stroke a boat to victory — ser el primero remero del bote vencedor

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I [strəʊk]
noun

1) ( Sport)

a) ( in ball games) golpe m

b) ( in swimming - movement) brazada f; (- style) estilo m

c) ( in rowing - movement) palada f, remada f

to put somebody off her/his stroke — hacerle* perder el ritmo (a alguien)

2)

a) ( blow) golpe m

six strokes of the whip — seis latigazos

b) ( of piston - motion) tiempo m; (- distance) carrera f

c) ( of clock) campanada f

on the stroke of eleven — al dar las once

3)

a) ( of thin brush) pincelada f; ( of thick brush) brochazo m; (of pen, pencil) trazo m

apply using light, quick strokes — aplicar dando ligeros toques

b) (oblique, slash) barra f, diagonal f

4)

a) (action, feat) golpe m

a stroke of genius — una genialidad

at a stroke — de (un) golpe

not to do a stroke of work — no hacer* absolutamente nada, no dar* or pegar* golpe (fam)

b) ( instance)

a stroke of luck — un golpe de suerte

5) ( Med) ataque m de apoplejía, derrame m cerebral

6) ( caress) caricia f

II

transitive verb ( caress) acariciar

English-spanish dictionary > stroke
11 stroke

[strəuk] 1. сущ.
1) удар

stroke at the head — удар по голове

strokes from the scourge — удары плетью

He gave him a smart stroke on the cheek. — Он отвесил ему звонкую пощёчину.

He smote off the pirate's head with a single stroke of his sword. — Одним ударом своей сабли он отрубил пирату голову.

A stroke of his hammer broke a bowl. — Удар его молотка разбил чашу.

stroke of lightning — удар молнии

within one's stroke — на расстоянии удара

without stroke — без борьбы

Syn:

blow

2) ход, действие, проявление; приём

brilliant stroke — гениальный ход

stroke of luck — улыбка фортуны

stroke of misfortune — удар судьбы

clever stroke — ловкий ход

the first stroke of disease — первые проявления болезни

with one stroke of the pen — одним росчерком пера

They have not done a stroke of work. — Они палец о палец не ударили.

It was a stroke of genius. — Это было гениально.

crippling stroke; massive stroke — массированный удар ( авиации)

3) такт; взмах ( элементарное движение)

a stroke of the skate — ход конька

- backstroke

- put smb. off one's stroke

4) бой часов

At the stroke of two she was already at home. — Когда пробило два часа, она уже была дома.

5) ударение

In iambic the stroke may come equally on the first syllable. — В ямбе ударение может падать также и на первый слог.

6) мед. паралич, удар; инсульт

to have / suffer a stroke — быть разбитым параличом

He had a stroke. — У него был удар.

apoplectic stroke — апоплексический удар

heat stroke — тепловой удар

Syn:

apoplexy

7) мазок, черта, штрих прям. и перен.

finishing strokes — последние штрихи, отделка

to portray with a few strokes — обрисовать несколькими штрихами

(to describe) in broad strokes — (описывать) в общих чертах

8) лёгкое прикосновение, поглаживание

She gave her hair a casual stroke with the brush. — Она небрежно провела расчёской по волосам.

9) жарг.; редк. совокупление

stroke book — порнографическая книжка

stroke house — порнографический кинотеатр

10) спорт.

а) гребок

The crew must row at a certain number of strokes per minute. — Команда должна делать определённое количество гребков в минуту.

б) стиль плавания

- butterfly stroke

11) тех. ход ( поршня)

up stroke — ход ( поршня) вверх

down stroke — ход поршня вниз

suction stroke — такт впуска

exhaust stroke — такт выпуска

••

different strokes (for different folks) разг. — особый подход (к каждому)

- at one stroke
2. гл.
1) гладить, ласкать ( рукой)

He stroked his long beard — Он поглаживал свою длинную бороду.

A good groom will rather stroke than strike. — Хороший конюх скорее приласкает, чем ударит.

2) успокаивать; улаживать

to stroke smb. down — успокоить кого-л.

You have to stroke the boss — Ты должен успокоить шефа.

to stroke a problem — разрешать проблему

How does a small child stroke himself? — Как маленький ребёнок успокаивает себя?

self-stroking — самоуспокоение

3) вычёркивать, перечёркивать

4) уст. штриховать

5) грести ( в определённом темпе)

The winner stroked an average of 28. — Победители шли в среднем в темпе 28 гребков.

6) спорт. наносить удар по мячу ( выигрывающий очко)

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to stroke smb. the wrong way — гладить кого-л. против шерсти

Англо-русский современный словарь > stroke
12 put off

1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) apagar

2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) aplazar, posponer

3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancelar

4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) repugnar, dar asco

put off vb aplazar

the match has been put off el partido se ha aplazado

put off vt

defer: aplazar, posponer

put off

v.

• entretener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• reservar v.

• retrasar v.

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( postpone) \<\<meeting/visit/decision\>\> aplazar*, posponer*, postergar* (AmL)

don't put it off until later — no lo dejes para más tarde

to put off -ing: I keep putting off going to the dentist — siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista

b) ( stall) \<\<visitor/creditor\>\>

if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off — si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante

2) ( turn off) (BrE) \<\<light\>\> apagar*

Sense II

3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

( discourage)

the thought of the journey puts me off going to see them — pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas de ir a visitarlos

people get put off by all the technical jargon — la gente se desanima con toda esa jerga técnica

the smell was enough to put anyone off — tenía un olor que daba asco

she's not easily put off — no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea

are you trying to put me off her? — ¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?

4) ( distract) distraer*; ( disconcert) desconcertar*

he's trying to put me off my serve — está tratando de que falle en el saque

5) ( from bus) dejar; ( force to get off) hacer* bajar

1. VT + ADV

1) (=postpone, delay) [+ departure, appointment, meeting, decision] aplazar, posponer

he put off writing the letter — pospuso or aplazó el escribir la carta

I keep putting it off — no hago más que aplazarlo

we shall have to put the guests off — tendremos que decir a los invitados que no vengan

it's no good putting it off — (sth unwelcome) no tiene sentido eludirlo más

- don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

2) (=discourage)

her brusque manner puts some people off — desanima a la gente con sus maneras tan bruscas

he's not easily put off — no es fácil apartarlo de su propósito, no es de los que se desaniman fácilmente

3) (=distract) distraer

stop putting me off! — ¡deja ya de distraerme!

4) (=dissuade) disuadir

5) (=fob off) dar largas a

• to put sb off with an excuse — dar largas a algn con excusas

she put him off with vague promises — le dio largas con vagas promesas

6) (=switch off) apagar

7) (=set down) [+ passenger] dejar; (forcibly) hacer bajar

8) esp liter (=cast off)

once you put off that uniform you'll need a job — en cuanto dejes ese uniforme necesitarás un trabajo

2. VT + PREP

1) (=cause not to like, want)

it almost put me off opera for good — casi mató mi gusto por la ópera para siempre

you quite put me off my meal — me has quitado el apetito

it put me off going to Greece — me quitó las ganas de ir a Grecia

2) (=dissuade from)

we tried to put him off the idea — intentamos quitarle la idea de la cabeza, intentamos disuadirlo

I tried to put her off going by herself — intenté convencerla de que no fuera sola

3) (Brit) (=distract from)
see stroke 1., 5); see scent 1., 3)
3.

VI + ADV (Naut) hacerse a la mar, salir ( from de)

* * *

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( postpone) \<\<meeting/visit/decision\>\> aplazar*, posponer*, postergar* (AmL)

don't put it off until later — no lo dejes para más tarde

to put off -ing: I keep putting off going to the dentist — siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista

b) ( stall) \<\<visitor/creditor\>\>

if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off — si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante

2) ( turn off) (BrE) \<\<light\>\> apagar*

Sense II

3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

( discourage)

the thought of the journey puts me off going to see them — pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas de ir a visitarlos

people get put off by all the technical jargon — la gente se desanima con toda esa jerga técnica

the smell was enough to put anyone off — tenía un olor que daba asco

she's not easily put off — no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea

are you trying to put me off her? — ¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?

4) ( distract) distraer*; ( disconcert) desconcertar*

he's trying to put me off my serve — está tratando de que falle en el saque

5) ( from bus) dejar; ( force to get off) hacer* bajar

English-spanish dictionary > put off
13 stroke

strəuk I noun
1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag, hogg

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lyn(nedslag); skjebnens ironi; lykketreff

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (klokke)slag

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) (penne)strøk; blyantstrek

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) åretak; slag

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) (svømme)tak

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) slag, tak

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag(tilfelle)

•

- at a stroke
II 1. verb
(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryke, klappe
2. noun
(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kjærtegn, stryking, klapping

slag

I
subst. \/strəʊk\/

1) stryking (med hånden), klapp

2) kjærtegn, kos

different strokes for different folks ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst\/smak, noen liker mora og noen liker dattera

• well, I don't share your taste, but different strokes for different folks

vel, jeg deler ikke din smak, men hver sin lyst
II
subst. \/strəʊk\/

1) slag, rapp

• the stroke of a hammer

hammerslag

2) hogg

• the stroke of an axe

øksehogg

3) støt

4) ( sport) slag

5) (golf, også penalty stroke) straffeslag

6) (klokke)slag

7) (puls)slag, (hjerte)slag

8) (vinge)slag

9) ( teknikk) (stempel)slag

10) (teknikk, i forbrenningsmotor) takt

• four-stroke engine

firetaktsmotor

11) ( musikk) taktslag

12) ( medisin) slag

13) ( svømming) (svømme)tak, (svømme)teknikk

• swim with a slow stroke

svømme med langsomme tak

• the crawl is a fast stroke

krål er en hurtig svømmeteknikk

14) ( roing) (åre)tak, roteknikk

• row a fast stroke

ro med raske tak

15) ( roing) takt, rytme

16) (roing, også stroke oar) stroke (bakerste roer i kapproingsbåt)

17) anslag på skrivemaskin

18) (skrå)strek

19) brøkstrek

20) strøk

• a stroke of the brush

et strøk med penselen

• with a stroke of the pen

med et pennestrøk

21) ( overført) (sjakk)trekk, strek

• a masterly stroke

et genialt trekk

• it was a diplomatic stroke

det var et diplomatisk sjakktrekk

22) ( overført) steg, skritt, prestasjon, handling

• that was a bold stroke on his part

det var modig gjort av ham

at a stroke eller at one stroke med ett (eneste) slag med ett slag, i ett slag, med ett, på en gang

be off one's stroke være i utakt være ute av slag

do a (good) stroke of business gjøre en god forretning

keep stroke ro i takt

little strokes fell great oaks ( ordtak) liten tue kan velte stort lass

not do a stroke of work ikke gjøre et arbeidsslag ( overført) ikke legge to pinner i kors

on the stroke of på slaget

• on the stroke of two

på slaget to

pull\/row stroke ( roing) være stroke

put someone off one's stroke forstyrre noen, distrahere noen bringe noen ut av fatning

stroke of genius genistrek, genialt trekk

stroke of luck lykketreff, kjempeflaks
III
verb \/strəʊk\/

1) stryke, klappe

• stroke a cat

klappe en katt

2) stryke (med hånden) over

• stroke one's beard

stryke seg over skjegget

• stroke someone's hair

stryke noen over håret

3) kjærtegne, stryke

stroke down someone berolige noen, roe noen ned

stroke someone the wrong way ( overført) stryke noen mot hårene, irritere noen
IV
verb \/strəʊk\/

1) ( roing) ro taktåren, være stroke

2) trekke en strek gjennom

3) slå ned, trykke ned

4) ( sport) slå (til) (en ball)

stroke out stryke over, stryke ut (med en strek)

English-Norwegian dictionary > stroke
14 рука

жен.
1) hand;
arm идти под руку с кем-л. ≈ to walk arm-in-arm with smb. вести под руки кого-л. ≈ to support smb. under the arm руки вверх! ≈ hands up! руки по швам! ≈ attention! руки прочь от кого-л./чего-л.! ≈ hands off smb./smth.! у него золотые руки ≈ he is clever with his hands он на все руки мастер ≈ he is a jack-of-all-trades, he is good at everything поднять руку на кого-л. ≈ перен. to lift one's hand against smb. ухватиться за что-л. обеими руками ≈ перен. to jump at the chance, to grab at the offer брать под руку ≈ to link (one's arm through smb.'s arm) рука об руку сложа руки
2) hand, handwriting;
signature от руки
3) перен. (сторона, направление) side, hand по правую руку от чего-л. ≈ on the right of smth.
4) мн.;
перен. (власть, владение) hands у кого-л. руки коротки разг. ≈ it's not in (person's) power плыть/проситься/идти в руки ≈ to fall/drop into smb.'s lap иметь на руках попадать в руки попадаться в руки прибирать к рукам
5) перен. hand;
source, authority сильная рука ≈ friend at court, friend in high place иметь руку где-л. ≈ to have connections/contact in/at some place
6) разг.;
уст. sort, kind, quality ∙ по рукам! ≈ it's bargain! у него легкая рука ≈ he has a magic touch у него рука набита в чем-л. ≈ he is a practiced hand at smth. у него рука не дрогнет ≈ he won't shrink from doing smth. у него рука не поднимается на кого-л. ≈ he can't bring himself to hit smb. y него работа горит в руках ≈ he is doing a heck of a job у него все валится из рук ≈ he can't do anything right, he can't put his mind to anything у него руки опускаются ≈ he is losing heart/hope боль как рукой сняло ≈ the pain just vanished не покладая рук быть на руку быть не с руки просить руки передавать из рук в руки передавать с рук на руки передаваться из рук в руки покупать с рук сходить с рук ускользать из рук гулять по рукам ходить по рукам пускать по рукам разводить руками наложить на себя руки голыми руками в надежных руках чужими руками с легкой руки кого-л. под горячую руку скорый на руку имеющийся под рукой на руки под рукой из первых рук из вторых рук из рук вон на руку нечист приложить руку рукой подать в третьи руки средней руки рабочие руки

рук|а - ж.
1. (кисть) hand;
(от кисти до плеча) arm;
в ~е in one`s hand;
за руку by the hand;
взять за руки join hands;
~ами не трогать! (please) do not touch!;
брать кого-л. на руки take* smb. in one`s arms;
держать кого-л. на ~ах hold tight to the arm;
по правую (левую) руку от чего-л. to the right( the left) of smth. ;

2. (почерк) hand, handwriting;
это не его ~ that`s not his hand;
быть в чьих-л. ~ах be* at smb.`s mercy;
это мне на руку that suits me down to the ground;
у него на ~ах большая семья he has a large family on his hands;
все книги на ~ах the books are all out;
по ~ам! done!, it`s a bargain!;
брать кого-л. под руку take* smb.`s arm;
не говорите под руку! don`t put me off my stroke!;
попасться кому-л. под руку come* in smb.`s way;
что попадётся под руку anything one can lay hands upon;
под ~ой, под ~ами at/to hand, handy, within easy reach;
с ~и кому-л. convenient for smb. ;
~ об руку hand in hand;
руки вверх! hands up!;
руки прочь от кого-л., чего-л. ! hands off smb., smth. !;
~ не дрогнет у кого-л. (+ инф.) smb. wouldn`t hesitate (+ to inf), smb. wouldn`t think twice (about + -ing) ;
руки опустились у кого-л. smb. (has) lost all interest;
~ не поднимется у кого-л. (+ инф.) smb. cannot bring himself (+ to inf) ;
~ой подать a stone`s throw( from) ;
подать руку помощи кому-л. extend a helping hand to smb. ;
быть у кого-л. правой ~ой be* smb.`s right hand;
быть без кого-л., чего-л. как без рук feel* helpless without smb., smth. ;
брать кого-л. в руки take* smb. in hand;
брать себя в руки pull oneself together, control oneself ;
держать себя в ~ах keep* oneself in hand;
играть в четыре ~и play duets;
выдать что-л. на руки кому-л. give* smth. to smb. to take away;
получить что-л. на руки receive smth. in person;
в собственные руки (надпись) for personal delivery only;
дать по ~ам кому-л. rap smb. over the knuckles;
отпускать что-л. в одни руки serve smth. per customer;
в наших ~ах in our hands;
передавать что-л. из рук в руки, с рук на руки pass smth. from hand to hand;
из рук вон плохо thoroughly bad;
на скорую руку in a hurry;
от ~и by hand;
писать что-л. от ~и write* smth. in long hand;
ходить по ~ам be* passed from hand to hand;
с рук сбыть что-л. get* rid of smth. ;
это его рук дело that`s his handiwork;
ему и книги в руки that`s his strong point;
мастер на все руки Jack of all trades.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > рука
15 панталык

муж.;
разг. сбить с панталыку

разг.: сбиться с ~у get* into a muddle, go* wrong;
сбить кого-л. с ~у put* smb. off his, her stroke, put* smb. out of his, her stride.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > панталык
16 back

bæk
1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) espalda

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lomo

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) parte trasera, fondo

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defensa

2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) de detrás, trasero

3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de vuelta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) hacia atrás, para atrás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) hacia atrás, para atrás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de vuelta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) atrás

4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha atrás, mover hacia atrás

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoyar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar a

•

- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand
5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) del revés; con el dorso de la mano

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

back¹ adj trasero / de atrás

the back garden el jardín de atrás

the back seat of the bus el asiento trasero del autobús

back² adv

1. atrás / hacia atrás

stand back! ¡atrás! / ¡apártate!

stand back from the edge apártate del precipicio

2. de vuelta

David's back David está de vuelta

on the way back home en el camino de vuelta a casa

platform shoes are back vuelven los zapatos de plataforma

3. hace

that was years back! ¡eso fue hace años!

we met back in 1983 nos conocimos en 1983 back también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

to come back volver

to go back volver

to give back devolver

to put back devolver a su sitio

back³ n

1. espalda

lie on your back échate de espaldas / échate boca arriba

2. dorso / revés

write your name on the back escribe tu nombre al dorso

3. parte de atrás / fondo

can you hear me at the back? ¿me escucháis al fondo?

there is an index at the back of the book hay un índice al final del libro

back to front al revés

your T shirt's back to front llevas la camiseta al revés

behind someone's back a las espaldas de alguien

you shouldn't talk about people behind their backs no deberías hablar de la gente a sus espaldas

to turn your back on someone volverle la espalda a alguien

back⁴ vb

1. apoyar / respaldar

the government backed the scheme el gobierno apoyó el proyecto

I'll back you up te respaldaré

2. dar marcha atrás

he backed the car into the garage metió el coche en el garaje de culo / metió el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

back

tr[bæk]

noun

1 (of person) espalda

2 (of animal, book) lomo

3 (of chair) respaldo

4 (of hand) dorso

5 (of knife, sword) canto

6 (of coin, medal) reverso

7 (of cheque) dorso

8 (of stage, room, cupboard) fondo

9 (sport - player) defensa nombre masulino o femenino; (- position) defensa

adjective

1 trasero,-a, de atrás

adverb

1 (at the rear) atrás; (towards the rear) hacia atrás; (time) hace

■ several years back hace varios años

transitive verb

1 (support) apoyar, respaldar

2 (finance) financiar

3 (bet on) apostar por

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

back to back espalda con espalda

back to front al revés

to answer back replicar

to be back estar de vuelta

to be glad to see the back of somebody estar contento de haberse quitado a alguien de encima

to break one's back deslomarse

to carry on one's back llevar a cuestas

to fall on one's back caerse de espaldas

to have somebody on one's back tener a alguien encima

to come back / go back volver

to get somebody's back up mosquear a alguien

to get off somebody's back dejar de fastidiar a alguien

to hit back devolver el golpe 2 figurative use contestar a una acusación

to have one's back to the wall figurative use estar entre la espada y la pared

to lie on one's back estar acostado,-a boca arriba

to give back devolver

to put back volver a guardar en su sitio

to put one's back into something arrimar el hombro

to phone back volver a llamar

to stand back apartarse

to turn one's back on somebody volver la espalda a alguien

back copy número retrasado

back door puerta trasera

back number número atrasado

back pay atrasos nombre masculino plural

back row última fila

back seat asiento de atrás

back street callejuela

back wheel rueda trasera

short back and sides corte nombre masculino de pelo casi al rape

back ['bæk] vt

1) or to back up support: apoyar, respaldar

2) or to back up reverse: darle marcha atrás a (un vehículo)

3) : estar detrás de, formar el fondo de

trees back the garden: unos árboles están detrás del jardín

back vi

1) or to back up : retroceder

2)

to back away : echarse atrás

3)

to back downor to back out : volverse atrás, echarse para atrás

back adv

1) : atrás, hacia atrás, detrás

to move back: moverse atrás

back and forth: de acá para allá

2) ago: atrás, antes, ya

some years back: unos años atrás, ya unos años

10 months back: hace diez meses

3) : de vuelta, de regreso

we're back: estamos de vuelta

she ran back: volvió corriendo

to call back: llamar de nuevo

back adj

1) rear: de atrás, posterior, trasero

2) overdue: atrasado

3)

back pay : atrasos mpl

back n

1) : espalda f (de un ser humano), lomo m (de un animal)

2) : respaldo m (de una silla), espalda f (de ropa)

3) reverse: reverso m, dorso m, revés m

4) rear: fondo m, parte f de atrás

5) : defensa mf (en deportes)

back

adj.

• posterior adj.

• trasero, -a adj.

adv.

• atrás adv.

• detrás adv.

• redro adv.

n.

• atrás s.m.

• costilla s.f.

• dorso s.m.

• envés s.m.

• espalda s.f.

• espaldar s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• lomo s.m.

• respaldo s.m.

• reverso s.m.

• revés s.m.

• trasera s.f.

v.

• apadrinar v.

• mover hacia atrás v.

• respaldar v.

bæk
I

noun

1) c ( Anat) ( of human) espalda f; ( of animal) lomo m

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

behind somebody's back: they laugh at him behind his back se ríen de él a sus espaldas; to be on somebody's back (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien; get off my back! déjame en paz (fam); to break the back of something hacer* la parte más difícil/la mayor parte de algo; to get o put somebody's back up (colloq) irritar a alguien; to put one's back into something poner* empeño en algo; to turn one's back on somebody — volverle* la espalda a alguien; scratch II d)

2) c

a) ( of chair) respaldo m; (of dress, jacket) espalda f; (of electrical appliance, watch) tapa f

b) (reverse side - of envelope, photo) dorso m, revés m; (- of head) parte f posterior or de atrás; (- of hand) dorso m

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

c)

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

3) c u ( rear part)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

I'll sit in the back — ( of car) yo me siento detrás or (en el asiento de) atrás

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

(in) back of the sofa — (AmE) detrás del sofá

he's out back in the yard — (AmE) está en el patio, al fondo

in the back of beyond — donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmL fam), en el quinto pino (Esp fam)

4) c ( Sport) defensa mf, zaguero, -ra m,f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1) ( at rear) trasero, de atrás

the back row — la última fila

2) ( of an earlier date)

back number o issue — número m atrasado

back pay — atrasos mpl

III

adverb

1) (indicating return, repetition)

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

they had us back the following week — nos devolvieron la invitación la semana siguiente; see also go, take back

2) (in reply, reprisal)

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

3)

a) ( backward)

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

b) ( toward the rear) atrás

we can't hear you back here — aquí atrás no te oímos; see also hold, keep back

4) (in, into the past)

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

5)

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

IV
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/decision\>\> respaldar, apoyar

b) ( bet money on) \<\<horse/winner\>\> apostar* por

2) ( reverse)

he backed the car out of the garage — sacó el coche del garaje dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

3) ( lie behind)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

4) ( Mus) acompañar

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, echar or meter reversa (Col, Méx)

he backed into a lamppost — se dio contra una farola al dar marcha atrás or al meter reversa

Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

[bæk] When back is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come back, go back, put back, look up the verb.
1. NOUN

1) (=part of body)

a) [of person] espalda f; [of animal] lomo m

• I've got a bad back — tengo la espalda mal, tengo un problema de espalda

• to shoot sb in the back — disparar a algn por la espalda

• he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

to carry sth/sb on one's back — llevar algo/a algn a la espalda

• to have one's back to sth/sb — estar de espaldas a algo/algn

with his back to the light — de espaldas a la luz

sitting back to back — sentados espalda con espalda

b)

- behind sb's back

they laughed at her behind her back — se rieron de ella a sus espaldas

she has been seeing David behind my back — ha estado viendo a David a mis espaldas

- break the back of sth

- get off sb's back

- get sb's back up

- live off the back of sb

- be on sb's back

my boss is always on my back — mi jefe siempre está encima mío

- on the back of sth

shares rose on the back of two major new deals — las acciones subieron a consecuencia de dos nuevos e importantes tratos

- put one's back into sth

- put one's back into doing sth

- put sb's back up

to see the back of sb —

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegró deshacerme de él

- the moment or as soon as your back is turned...

- have one's back to the wall
flat I, 1., 1), stab 1., 1)
2) (=reverse side) [of cheque, envelope] dorso m, revés m; [of hand] dorso m; [of head] parte f de atrás, parte f posterior more frm; [of dress] espalda f; [of medal] reverso m

write your name on the back — escriba su nombre en el reverso

the back of the neck — la nuca

to know sth like the back of one's hand —

I know Naples like the back of my hand — conozco Nápoles como la palma de la mano

3) (=rear) [of room, hall] fondo m; [of chair] respaldo m; [of car] parte f trasera, parte f de atrás; [of book] (=back cover) tapa f posterior; (=spine) lomo m

there was damage to the back of the car — la parte trasera or de atrás del coche resultó dañada

• at the back (of) — [+ building] en la parte de atrás (de); [+ cupboard, hall, stage] en el fondo (de)

there's a car park at the back — hay un aparcamiento en la parte de atrás

be quiet at the back! — ¡los de atrás guarden silencio!

they sat at the back of the bus — se sentaron en la parte de atrás del autobús, se sentaron al fondo del autobús

he's at the back of all this trouble — él está detrás de todo este lío *

ambition is at the back of it — la ambición es lo que ha causado todo esto *

this idea had been at the back of his mind for several days — esta idea le había estado varios días rondándole la cabeza

• the ship broke its back — el barco se partió por la mitad

• back to front — al revés

you've got your sweater on back to front — te has puesto el jersey al revés

• in back of the house — (US) detrás de la casa

in the back of the car — en la parte trasera del coche

I'll sit in the back — yo me sentaré detrás

• the toilet's out the back — el baño está fuera en la parte de atrás

• they keep the car round the back — dejan el coche detrás de la casa
beyond 2., mind 1., 1)
4) (Sport) (=defender) defensa mf

• the team is weak at the back — la defensa del equipo es débil

• left back — defensa mf izquierdo/a

• right back — defensa mf derecho/a

2. ADVERB

1) (in space) atrás

stand back! — ¡atrás!

keep (well) back! — (=out of danger) ¡quédate ahí atrás!

keep back! — (=don't come near me) ¡no te acerques!

meanwhile, back in London/back at the airport — mientras, en Londres/en el aeropuerto

he little suspected how worried they were back at home — qué poco sospechaba lo preocupados que estaban en casa

• back and forth — de acá para allá

to go back and forth — [person] ir de acá para allá

there were phone calls back and forth — se hicieron un montón de llamadas el uno al otro

• back from the road — apartado de la carretera

2) (in time)

some months back — hace unos meses

back in the 12th century — allá en el siglo XII

it all started back in 1980 — todo empezó ya en 1980, todo empezó allá en 1980 liter

I saw her back in August — la vi el agosto pasado

3) (=returned)

• to be back — volver

when/what time will you be back? — ¿cuándo/a qué hora vuelves?, ¿cuándo/a qué hora estarás de vuelta?

he's not back yet — aún no ha vuelto, aún no está de vuelta

the electricity is back — ha vuelto la electricidad

black is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el negro, se vuelve a llevar el negro

• he went to Paris and back — fue a París y volvió

30 kilometres there and back — 30 kilómetros ida y vuelta

you can go there and back in a day — puedes ir y volver en un día

• she's now back at work — ya ha vuelto al trabajo

the kids will be back at school tomorrow — los niños vuelven al colegio mañana

• I'll be back by 6 — estaré de vuelta para las 6

• I'd like it back — quiero que me lo devuelvan

• full satisfaction or your money back — si no está totalmente satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero

• everything is back to normal — todo ha vuelto a la normalidad

• I want it back — quiero que me lo devuelvan
hit back
3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reverse) [+ vehicle] dar marcha atrás a

she backed the car into the garage — entró el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

he backed the car into a wall — dio marcha atrás y chocó con un muro

2) (=support)

a) (=back up) [+ plan, person] apoyar

they found a witness to back his claim — encontraron un testigo que apoyó lo que decía

b) (=finance) [+ person, enterprise] financiar

c) (Mus) [+ singer] acompañar

3) (=bet on) [+ horse] apostar por

I'm backing Manchester to win — yo apuesto por que va a ganar el Manchester

to back the wrong horse — (lit) apostar por el caballo perdedor

Russia backed the wrong horse in him — (fig) Rusia se ha equivocado al apoyar a él

to back a winner — (lit) apostar por el ganador

he is confident that he's backing a winner — (fig) (person) está seguro de que está dando su apoyo a un ganador; (idea, project) está seguro de que va a funcionar bien

4) (=attach backing to) [+ rug, quilt] forrar

4. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) [person]

a) (in car) dar marcha atrás

she backed into me — dio marcha atrás y chocó conmigo

b) (=step backwards) echarse hacia atrás, retroceder

he backed into a table — se echó hacia atrás y se dio con una mesa, retrocedió y se dio con una mesa

2) (=change direction) [wind] cambiar de dirección (en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj)

5. ADJECTIVE

1) (=rear) [leg, pocket, wheel] de atrás, trasero

the back row — la última fila

2) (=previous, overdue) [rent, tax, issue] atrasado

6.

COMPOUNDS

back alley N — callejuela f (que recorre la parte de atrás de una hilera de casas)

back boiler N — caldera f pequeña (detrás de una chimenea)

back burner N — quemador m de detrás

- put sth on the back burner

back catalogue N — (Mus) catálogo m de grabaciones discográficas

back copy N — (Press) número m atrasado

the back country N — (US) zona f rural (con muy baja densidad de población)
back-country
back cover N — contraportada f

back door N — puerta f trasera

- do sth by or through the back door

back flip N — voltereta f hacia atrás

back formation N — (Ling) derivación f regresiva

back garden N — (Brit) jardín m trasero

back lot N — (Cine) exteriores mpl (del estudio); [of house, hotel, company premises] solar m trasero

back marker N — (Brit) (Sport) competidor(a) m / f rezagado(-a)

back matter N — [of book] apéndices mpl

back number N — [of magazine, newspaper] número m atrasado

back page N — contraportada f

back pain N — dolor m de espalda, dolor m lumbar

back passage N — (Brit) euph recto m

back pay N — atrasos mpl

back rest N — respaldo m

back road N — carretera f comarcal, carretera f secundaria

back room N — cuarto m interior; (fig) lugar donde se hacen investigaciones secretas

back rub N — (=massage) masaje m en la espalda

• to give sb a back rub — masajearle la espalda a algn, darle un masaje a algn en la espalda

back seat N — asiento m trasero, asiento m de atrás

- take a back seat

back somersault N — salto m mortal hacia atrás

back stop N — (Sport) red que se coloca alrededor de una cancha para impedir que se escapen las pelotas

back talk * N (US) — = backchat

back tooth N — muela f

back view N —

the back view of the hotel is very impressive — el hotel visto desde atrás es impresionante, la parte de atrás del hotel es impresionante

back vowel N — (Ling) vocal f posterior

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

* * *
[bæk]
I

noun

1) c ( Anat) ( of human) espalda f; ( of animal) lomo m

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

behind somebody's back: they laugh at him behind his back se ríen de él a sus espaldas; to be on somebody's back (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien; get off my back! déjame en paz (fam); to break the back of something hacer* la parte más difícil/la mayor parte de algo; to get o put somebody's back up (colloq) irritar a alguien; to put one's back into something poner* empeño en algo; to turn one's back on somebody — volverle* la espalda a alguien; scratch II d)

2) c

a) ( of chair) respaldo m; (of dress, jacket) espalda f; (of electrical appliance, watch) tapa f

b) (reverse side - of envelope, photo) dorso m, revés m; (- of head) parte f posterior or de atrás; (- of hand) dorso m

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

c)

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

3) c u ( rear part)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

I'll sit in the back — ( of car) yo me siento detrás or (en el asiento de) atrás

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

(in) back of the sofa — (AmE) detrás del sofá

he's out back in the yard — (AmE) está en el patio, al fondo

in the back of beyond — donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmL fam), en el quinto pino (Esp fam)

4) c ( Sport) defensa mf, zaguero, -ra m,f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1) ( at rear) trasero, de atrás

the back row — la última fila

2) ( of an earlier date)

back number o issue — número m atrasado

back pay — atrasos mpl

III

adverb

1) (indicating return, repetition)

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

they had us back the following week — nos devolvieron la invitación la semana siguiente; see also go, take back

2) (in reply, reprisal)

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

3)

a) ( backward)

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

b) ( toward the rear) atrás

we can't hear you back here — aquí atrás no te oímos; see also hold, keep back

4) (in, into the past)

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

5)

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

IV
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/decision\>\> respaldar, apoyar

b) ( bet money on) \<\<horse/winner\>\> apostar* por

2) ( reverse)

he backed the car out of the garage — sacó el coche del garaje dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

3) ( lie behind)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

4) ( Mus) acompañar

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, echar or meter reversa (Col, Méx)

he backed into a lamppost — se dio contra una farola al dar marcha atrás or al meter reversa

Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

English-spanish dictionary > back
17 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (sich)berühren

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) der Tastsinn

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) der Strich

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

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[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

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1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
18 head

[hed]
n

1) голова, череп

See:

parts of the head

The water was over his head. — Вода была ему выше головы.

She has a good head for heights. — Она хорошо переносит высоту.

She has no head for heights. — Она не переносит высоту.

His proud, noble head bowed to nothing. — Он ни перед чем не склонял своей гордой, благородной головы.

I want a covering for the head. — Мне надо что-нибудь, чем покрыть голову.

He felt a sharp pain in his head. — Он почувствовал резкую боль в голове.

It cost him his head. — Это стоило ему головы/жизни.

to be/to sit at the head of the table — сидеть во главе стола/сидеть на почетном месте за столом;

Two heads are better than one. — Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.

I cannot make head or tail of it. — Ничего не возможно разобрать/понять.

- shaven head
- majestic head
- bumpy head
- shaking head
- sore head
- grey head
- elegant head
- egg-shaped head
- irregular head
- heavy head
- curly head
- bristling head
- nodding head
- drooping head
- giddy head
- bruised head
- bloody head head
- bleeding head
- hot head
- hooded head
- feathered head
- death's head

- patient's head
- horse's head
- head net
- head phone
- head piece
- sharp pain in the back of one's head
- bandage on the head
- constant buzzing in the head
- blow knock on the head
- nod of the head
- shake of the head
- crown of the head
- sharp pain in smb's head
- head with hair
- head of classical form and beauty
- head from a doll
- head of hair
- good head of hair
- with a heavy head
- with a feeling of dullness in one's head
- with confusion in one's head
- over the heads of others
- from head to foot
- with a bare head
- with an uncovered head
- with a bruise on the head
- aim at smb's head
- balance smth on one's head
- bandage smb's head
- apply a bandage to smb's head
- be taller by a head
- be head over ears in debt
- beat oneself on the head with one's fist
- beat smb's head off
- bend one's head over the book
- bite smb's head off
- hang one's head in confusion
- hang one's head down
- hang one's head on one's chest
- bow one's head in admiration
- bow one's head to the ground
- give one's head for a washing
- brandish a sword over one's head
- bring down a sword over smb's head
- break one's head
- bump one's head against smth
- bump heads together
- bury one's head in one's hands
- bury one's head in the sand
- chuck one's head to avoid the blow
- complain of a throbbing pain in the head
- cover one's head to protect it from the sun
- cradle smb's head in one's breasts
- cross one's hands behind one's head
- cry one's head off
- cut off smb's head
- cut one's head open
- dip one's head into the water
- do smth standing on one's head
- do smth over smb's head
- give orders over smb's head
- give answers over smb's head
- sell a house over smb's head
- draw one's head into one's shoulders
- drop one's head on one's breast
- fall head first
- fall head over heels
- fall on one's head
- feel heavy in the head
- feel one's head
- get a bump on the head
- go about with one's head high in the air
- give one's head for smth, state one's head on smth
- go queer in the head
- have a good head for heights
- have a strong head for drink
- have pain in one's head
- hit one's head on the wall
- hit one's head against smth
- hit smb on the head
- hurt one's head
- hold one's head up
- hold one's head with one's hands
- injure one's head
- keep one's head above ground
- keep jerking one's head
- keep one's head covered
- lay one's head on smb's chest
- lift up one's head
- look smb over from head to foot
- nod one's head
- nod one's head in greeting
- plunge head over heels into the fighting
- pull one's hat down on the head
- pull the blanket over one's head
- put one's head out of the window
- put one's head in a noose
- raise one's head
- rest one's head on the pillow
- scratch one's head
- scream one's head off
- seize one's head in one's hands
- set a price on smb's head
- shake one's head
- shake one's head at smth
- sit with one's head propped on one's hand
- snap smb's head off
- stand on one's head
- stand with bare heads
- stand with one's head down
- stand with averted head
- stand smth on its head
- stick one's head in the door
- stroke smb on the head
- talk smb's head off
- talk one's head off
- throw one's head back
- tip one's head to one side
- toss one's head up
- toss one's head in pride
- toss one's head in dissent
- touch one's head to the ground
- tremble from head to foot
- turn away one's head
- turn one's head towards smb
- walk with one's head high
- wear nothing on one's head
- work one's head off
- wound smb in the head
- head sitting deep between the shoulders
- head covered with a kerchief
2) руководитель, глава, начальник

I must telephone the head office. — Мне надо позвонить в центр.

- executive head
- titular head
- administrative head
- military head
- family head
- union heads
- learned heads
- head teacher
- head gardener
- head nurse
- head surgeon
- head-cook
- head waiter
- head workman
- head electrician
- head office
- head master
- department head
- royal heads of Europe
- head of the delegation
- head of the tribe
- head of the department
- heads of all states
- Head of the Government
- Head of the Army
- head of the expedition
- under a competent head
- be at the head of smth
- put smb at the head of the movement
- be at the head of the whole business
- stand at the head of all nations in matters of art
- be at the head of the epoch
- be at the head of the field
- be at the head of the race
- those at the head of the whole business
3) ум, интеллект, умственные способности; (а.) a clear (bright, logical) head светлый (ясный, логичный) ум

The problem is over/beuond our heads. — Нам эту проблему не понять.

He talked over our heads. — То, что он говорил, не доходило до/было выше нашего понимания.

He is positively/quite out of his head. — Он определенно выжил из ума.

Such an idea never entered my head. — Такая мысль мне никогда не приходила в голову/на ум.

What put that into you head? — С чего вы это взяли?

I can't get that into his head. — Я не могу ему этого растолковать/втолковать.

He made it up out of his own head. — Он все это сам придумал/очинил/выдумал.

(b) a wise head — умница/мудрая голова/умник;

the wiser heads — мудрецы;

a hot head — горячая голова/вспыльчивый человек;

a wooden head — тупица;

a competent head — знающий человек;

to have a good head upon one's shoulders — иметь хорошую голову на плечах/быть умным;

to have an old head on young shoulders — иметь здравый смысл/быть не по годам умудрённым

- steady head
- cool head
- level head
- bother one's head about smth
- be over smb's head
- get a swollen head
- be over the heads of the pupils
- come to smb's head
- do smth off the top of one's head
- do calculations in one's head
- fill one's head with trifles
- give smb his head
- have a good head for figures
- have a head for details
- have no head for names
- have a good head for politics
- keep a level head
- keep one's head
- keep one's head shut
- keep smth in one's head
- keep a cool head in emergencies
- lose one's head
- be of one's head
- be off one's head about smb
- have a good head on one's shoulders
- have an old head on young shoulders
- put smth into smb's head
- put ideas into smb's head
- put two heads together
- puzzle one's head about smth
- show much head for business
- take smth into one's head
- turn smb's head with flattery
- trouble one's head about smth
- use one's head
- write out of one's head
4) скот, голова скота (единица счёта), поголовье скота; 20 heads of deer двадцать голов оленей

How many head of cattle are there on the farm? — Каково поголовье скота на этой ферме?

- fifty head of cattle
- large head of game
- consumption of milk per head of the population
5) верхняя главная часть предмета, верх, верхушка, верхняя часть, головная часть, передняя часть, головка, шляпка

We'll have to knock in the head of the barrel. — Нам придется пробить верх бочки.

heads I win, tails I lose. — Орел - я выигрываю, решка - проигрываю.

Coins often bear the head of a famous ruler. — На монетах нередко высечена голова известного правителя.

- forked head
- wooden head
- tape-recorder head
- pit head
- pointed arrow head
- axe head
- missile head
- pin head
- figure head
- crumpled head
- head tide
- head wind
- head lights
- head stone
- head land
- a head of cabbage

- head division of a parade
- head of the bed
- head of the column
- head of the river
- head of the bay
- the head of a flower

- head of a hammer
- head of a rail
- head of a violin
- head of cane
- head of the stairs
- head of the barrel
- head of barley
- head of a rock
- head of a peer
- mountain head overgrown by shrubbery
- nails with a wide head
- bolts with a square head
- axe with a heavy head
- glass of beer with a good head on it
- car with a folding head
- at the head of a page
- at the head of the list
- stand at the head of the bay
- boil is gathering head
6) раздел, рубрика, параграф, пункт, заголовок

The story has a double head. — У рассказа двойное название.

He arranged his speech under four main heads. — Он разбил свою речь на четыре основных пункта/раздела.

It may be included under this head. — Это может быть включено в этот параграф/раздел.

It comes/it is kept/it is included under the head of "miscellavous". — Это помещено в параграфе "разное".

To hit the nail on the head. — ◊ Попасть в самую точку. /Попасть не в бровь, а в глаз.

Two heads are better than one. — ◊ Ум хорошо, а два лучше. /Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.

To toss heads or tails. — ◊ Бросать жребий.

I cannot make head or tail of it. — ◊ Не могу ничего понять/разобрать.

- heads of chapters
- document arranged under five heads
- under two colums head
- group the facts under three heads
- remark on this head
- speak on this head
- treat the subject under three main heads
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USAGE:

See arm, n; USAGE (1.).

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1.
[bæk]noun

1) (of person, animal) Rücken, der

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

2) (outer or rear surface) Rücken, der; (of vehicle) Heck, das; (inside car) Rücksitz, der

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of one's/the head — der Hinterkopf

the back of the leg — die Wade

3) (of book) (spine) [Buch]rücken, der; (final pages) Ende, das

at the back [of the book] — hinten [im Buch]

4) (of dress) Rücken, der; (of knife) [Messer]rücken, der

5) (more remote part) hinterer Teil

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

6) (of chair) [Rücken]lehne, die; (of house, cheque) Rückseite, die; (back wall) Rückseite, die; Rückwand, die

back to front — verkehrt rum

please get to the back of the queue — bitte, stellen Sie sich hinten an

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

7) (Sport): (player) Verteidiger, der

8) (of ship) Kiel, der
2. adjective, no compar.; superl.
backmost ['bækməʊst]

1) (situated behind) hinter...

2) (of the past) früher

back issue — alte Ausgabe

3) (overdue) rückständig [Lohn, Steuern]
3. adverb
1) (to the rear) zurück

step back — zurücktreten

2) (behind) zurück; weiter hinten

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back and forth — hin und her

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

3) (at a distance)

the house stands a long way back from the road — das Haus steht weit von der Straße zurück

4) (to original position, home) [wieder] zurück

I got my letter back — ich habe meinen Brief zurückbekommen

the journey back — die Rückfahrt/der Rückflug

there and back — hin und zurück

5) (to original condition) wieder

6) (in the past) zurück

go a long way back — weit zurückgehen

a week/month back — vor einer Woche/vor einem Monat

7) (in return) zurück

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben
4. transitive verb
1) (assist) helfen (+ Dat.); unterstützen [Person, Sache]

2) (bet on) wetten od. setzen auf (+ Akk.) [Pferd, Gewinner, Favorit]

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

3) (cause to move back) zurücksetzen [mit] [Fahrzeug]; rückwärts gehen lassen [Pferd]

4) (put or act as a back to) [an der Rückseite] verstärken

5) (endorse) indossieren [Wechsel, Scheck]

6) (lie at the back of)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

7) (Mus.) begleiten
5. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/4912/back_down">back down

- back out

- back up

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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) der Rücken

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) der Rücken

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) die Rückseite

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) der/die Verteidiger/-in
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) rückwärtig
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zurück

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!)

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zurück

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) zurück

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zurück
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (sich) rückwärts bewegen

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) unterstützen, Rückhalt bieten

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) setzen auf

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) Schlag mit der Rückhand

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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[bæk]

I. n

1. (of body) Rücken m

to be on one's \back (be ill) daniederliegen geh, flachliegen sl

behind sb's \back ( fig) hinter jds Rücken

to lie on one's \back auf dem Rücken liegen

to put [or throw] one's \back out sich akk verheben [o ÖSTERR verreißen] [o SCHWEIZ überlüpfen]

to slap sb on the \back jdm auf den Rücken klopfen

\back to \back Rücken an Rücken

2. (not front) of building, page Rückseite f; of car Heck nt; of chair Lehne f; (in car) Rücksitz[e] m[pl], Fond m fachspr

we sat at the \back of the theatre wir saßen ganz hinten im Theater

Ted is out [or BRIT, AUS round] the \back [or AM out \back] Ted ist draußen hinter dem [o fam hinterm] Haus

at [or in] the \back [of the bus/book] hinten [im Bus/Buch]

in the \back of the car auf dem Rücksitz [o fachspr im Fond]

\back to front verkehrt herum

\back of the hand/head/leg Handrücken m/Hinterkopf m/Wade f

3. SPORT (player) Verteidiger(in) m(f)

4.

▶ at sb's \back (supporting) hinter jdm; (pursuing) hinter jdm her fam

▶ at the \back of beyond am Ende der Welt hum, jwd hum fam

▶ to do sth on the \back of sth etw auf der Basis [o aufgrund] einer S. gen tun

▶ to get off sb's \back jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ to get [or put] sb's \back up jdn in Rage bringen [o versetzen], jdn wütend machen

▶ to be glad to see the \back of sb froh sein, jdn los zu sein

▶ to have one's \back against the wall mit dem Rücken zur [o an der] Wand stehen

▶ to know sth \back to front etw im Schlaf [o fam vorwärts und rückwärts] können

▶ to know sth like the \back of one's hand etw in- und auswendig [o wie seine Westentasche] kennen fam

▶ in [or at] the \back of one's mind im Hinterkopf

▶ to have sb/sth on one's \back jdn/etw am [o auf dem] Hals haben fam

the cops are on my \back ich habe die Bullen am Hals fam

▶ to put sb on sb's \back jdm jdn auf den Hals schicken [o hetzen] fam

▶ to put one's \back into sth sich akk in etw akk hineinknien fam

▶ to ride on the \back of sth im Fahrwasser einer S. gen mitschwimmen fam

▶ to stab sb in the \back jdm in den Rücken fallen

▶ to turn one's \back on sb (reject) sich akk von jdm abwenden; (ignore) jdm den Rücken [zu]kehren; (let down) jdn im Stich lassen

II. adj attr, inv

1.

< backmost>

(rear) Hinter-

\back door Hintertür f

\back entrance Hintereingang m

\back leg Hinterbein nt

\back pocket Gesäßtasche f

\back seat Rücksitz m

\back tooth Backenzahn m

2. (of body) pain, problems Rücken-

3. (old) alt

\back issue alte Ausgabe

\back orders Auftragsrückstand m

4.

▶ to be on the \back burner ( fam) auf Eis liegen fam

▶ to put sth on the \back burner ( fam) etw auf Eis legen fam

III. adv inv

1. (to previous place) [wieder] zurück, SCHWEIZ a. [wieder] retour

there and \back hin und zurück

to be \back [wieder] zurück [o wieder da] sein

I'll be \back ich komme wieder

to bring \back memories Erinnerungen wecken

to come \back zurückkommen, SCHWEIZ a. retour kommen

to come \back [into fashion] wieder in Mode kommen

to put sth \back etw zurücklegen

to want sb/sth \back jdn/etw zurück[haben] [o SCHWEIZ a. retour [haben]] wollen fam

2. (to rear)

\back and forth hin und her

to hold sb \back ( fig) jdn zurückhalten

don't let anything hold you \back lass dich durch nichts aufhalten

to lie \back sich akk zurücklegen

to look \back zurückblicken a. fig

to sit \back sich akk zurücklehnen

to stand [well] \back zurücktreten, Abstand halten

to throw \back one's head den Kopf zurückwerfen

▪ \back of sb/sth AM (to rear) hinter jdn/etw; (at rear) hinter jdm/etw

3. (in return)

to call \back zurückrufen

to fight [or hit] \back zurückschlagen

to pay sth \back etw zurückzahlen

to write \back zurückschreiben

4. (to past)

as far \back as I can remember so weit ich zurückdenken kann

that was \back in 1950 das war [schon] 1950

two months/years \back vor zwei Monaten/Jahren

5. AM (losing)

we were two points \back wir waren zwei Punkte hinter dem Gegner

6.

▶ to get [or pay] sb \back [or get \back at sb] [for sth] jdm etw heimzahlen

IV. vt

1. (support)

▪ to \back sth idea, plan, proposal etw unterstützen [o befürworten]

▪ to \back sb jdn unterstützen; (encourage) jdm den Rücken stärken

to \back a bill FIN [als Dritter] einen Wechsel unterzeichnen; LAW einen Gesetzesentwurf unterstützen

to \back a horse auf ein Pferd setzen

2. (drive)

she \backed the car into the garage sie fuhr rückwärts in die Garage

3. (accompany)

▪ to \back sb/sth concert, band jdn/etw begleiten

4. TECH (line)

▪ to \back sth etw mit einem Rücken versehen

5.

▶ to \back the wrong horse aufs falsche Pferd setzen fam

V. vi car zurücksetzen

the car \backed down the hill das Auto fuhr rückwärts den Berg hinunter

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[bk]
1. n

1) (of person, animal, book) Rücken m; (of chair) (Rücken)lehne f

with one's back to the engine (Brit) —

to be on one's back (= be ill) — auf der Nase liegen (inf), krank sein

to wear one's hair down one's back — überschulterlange Haare haben

to break one's back (lit) — sich (dat) das Rückgrat brechen; (fig) sich abrackern, sich abmühen

we've broken the back of the job (Brit) — wir sind mit der Arbeit über den Berg (inf)

behind sb's back (fig) — hinter jds Rücken (dat)

to put one's back into sth (fig) — sich bei etw anstrengen, bei etw Einsatz zeigen

to put or get sb's back up — jdn gegen sich aufbringen

to turn one's back on sb (lit) — jdm den Rücken zuwenden; (fig) sich von jdm abwenden

when I needed him he turned his back on me —

get these people off my back (inf) — schaff mir diese Leute vom Hals! (inf)

get off my back! (inf) — lass mich endlich in Ruhe!

he's got the boss on his back all the time — er hat dauernd seinen Chef auf dem Hals

the rich have always lived off the backs of the poor — die Reichen haben immer auf Kosten der Armen gelebt

to have one's back to the wall (fig) — in die Enge getrieben sein/werden

I was pleased to see the back of them (inf) — ich war froh, sie endlich los zu sein (inf)

2) (as opposed to front) Rück- or Hinterseite f; (of hand, dress) Rücken m; (of house, page, coin, cheque) Rückseite f; (of material) linke Seite

I know London like the back of my hand — ich kenne London wie meine Westentasche

the index is at the back of the book — das Verzeichnis ist hinten im Buch

he drove into the back of me — er ist mir hinten reingefahren (inf)

on the back of his hand — auf dem Handrücken

the back of one's head — der Hinterkopf

at/on the back of the bus — hinten im/am Bus

in the back (of a car) —

one thing was at the back of my mind — ich hatte dabei eine Überlegung im Hinterkopf

there's one other worry at the back of my mind — da ist noch etwas, das mich beschäftigt

right at the back of the cupboard — ganz hinten im Schrank

at the back of the stage — im Hintergrund der Bühne

at the back of the garage (inside) — hinten in der Garage; (outside) hinter der Garage

at the back of beyond — am Ende der Welt, jwd (hum)

in back (US) — hinten

3) (FTBL) Verteidiger(in) m(f); (RUGBY) Hinterspieler(in) m(f)

2. adj
Hinter-; rent ausstehend, rückständig
back wheel — Hinterrad nt

3. adv

1)

(= to the rear) (stand) back! — zurück(treten)!, (treten Sie) zurück!

back and forth — hin und her

2) (= in return) zurück

to pay sth back — etw zurückzahlen

3) (= returning) zurück

to come/go back — zurückkommen/-gehen

to fly to London and back — nach London und zurück fliegen

there and back — hin und zurück

4) (= again) wieder

he went back several times — er fuhr noch öfters wieder hin

I'll never go back — da gehe ich nie wieder hin

she is back at work — sie arbeitet wieder

back in London — zurück in London

5)

(= ago in time phrases) a week back — vor einer Woche

back in March, 1987 —

far back in the past — vor langer, langer Zeit, vor Urzeiten

4. prep (US)

back of — hinter

5. vt

1) (= support) unterstützen

I will back you whatever you do — egal was du tust, ich stehe hinter dir

if the bank won't back us — wenn die Bank nicht mitmacht

to back a bill (Fin) — einen Wechsel indossieren

2) (BETTING) setzen or wetten auf (+acc)

the horse was heavily backed — auf das Pferd wurden viele Wetten abgeschlossen

3) (= cause to move) car zurückfahren or -setzen; cart zurückfahren; horse rückwärts gehen lassen

he backed his car into the tree/garage — er fuhr rückwärts gegen den Baum/in die Garage

to back water (Naut) — rückwärts rudern

4) (MUS) singer begleiten

5) (= put sth behind) picture mit einem Rücken versehen, unterlegen; (= stick on) aufziehen

6. vi

1) (= move backwards car, train) zurücksetzen or -fahren

the car backed into the garage — das Auto fuhr rückwärts in die Garage

she backed into me — sie fuhr rückwärts in mein Auto

2) (NAUT wind) drehen

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back¹ [bæk]

A s

1. ANAT, ZOOL

a) Rücken m

b) Rückgrat n, Kreuz n:

at the (US in) back of hinter (dat);

be at the back of sth hinter etwas stecken;

behind sb’s back

a) hinter jemandes Rücken (a. fig),

b) fig in jemandes Abwesenheit;

on one’s back

a) auf dem Leib (Kleidungsstück),

b) auch flat on one’s back bettlägerig, krank

c) auch flat on one’s back hilflos, aufgeschmissen umg;

carry sth on one’s back etwas auf dem Rücken tragen;

have sb on one’s back jemanden auf dem Hals haben;

with one’s back to the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand;

have one’s back to the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen;

spend every penny on one’s back sein ganzes Geld für Kleidung ausgeben;

break one’s back sich abplagen;

break sb’s back

a) jemandem das Kreuz brechen (a. fig),

b) fig jemanden zugrunde richten oder umg fertigmachen;

break the back of sth das Schwierigste einer Sache hinter sich bringen;

put ( oder get) sb’s back up jemanden auf die Palme bringen;

put one’s back into sth sich bei einer Sache ins Zeug legen, sich in eine Sache hineinknien;

be glad ( oder pleased) to see the back of sb froh sein, jemanden los zu sein;

I hope I’ve seen the back of him hoffentlich sehe ich den Kerl nie wieder;

turn one’s back on sb

a) jemandem den Rücken zuwenden,

b) fig jemandem den Rücken kehren, sich von jemandem abkehren;

make a back einen Buckel machen, sich bücken;

back to back

a) Rücken an Rücken,

b) bes US nacheinander;

he has a strong back er hat einen breiten Rücken oder Buckel (a. fig); → scratch C 2

2. Hinter-, Rückseite f (des Kopfes, Hauses, Briefes, einer Tür etc), Unterseite f (eines Blattes), (Buch-, Berg-, Messer- etc) Rücken m, Kehrseite f (eines Bildes etc), (Rück)Lehne f (eines Stuhls), linke Seite (des Tuches), Boden m (eines Saiteninstruments):

back of one’s ( oder the) hand Handrücken;

know sth back to front etwas in- und auswendig kennen;

know a place like the back of one’s hand einen Ort wie seine Hosentasche kennen;

run into the back of sb AUTO jemandem hinten reinfahren;

he ran into the back of another car er hatte einen Auffahrunfall

3. hinterer oder rückwärtiger oder entfernt gelegener Teil, Hintergrund m:

back of the head Hinterkopf m:

back of the house rückwärtiger oder hinterer Teil des Hauses;

at ( oder in) the back of beyond fig bes Br wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen, am Ende oder sl Arsch der Welt;

his name was (somewhere) at ( oder in) the back of my mind ich erinnerte mich dunkel an seinen Namen;

have sth at the back of one’s mind insgeheim an etwas denken;

at the back of the stage im Hintergrund der Bühne;

at the back of the plane hinten im Flugzeug;

in the back of the car auf dem Rücksitz oder im Fond des Autos

4. Rückenteil m (eines Kleidungsstückes):

have one’s pullover on back to front den Pullover verkehrt herum anhaben

5. Hinterstück n:

back of a roe GASTR Rehziemer m

6. ARCH Hauptdachbalken m

7. → backyard

8. SPORT Verteidiger(in)

B adj

1. rückwärtig, letzt(er, e, es), hinter(er, e, es), Hinter…, Rück…, Nach…:

back entrance Hintereingang m;

back pass SPORT

a) Rückpass m,

b) Rückgabe f (zum Tormann)

2. fern, abgelegen:

back country Hinterland n;

back province finster(st)e Provinz

3. LING hinten im Mund geformt:

a back vowel ein dunkler Vokal

4. rückläufig:

back flow Rückfluss m

5. rückständig (Miete etc):

back tax Steuerrückstände pl

6. alt, zurückliegend:

back copy → back number 1;

back issue alte Ausgabe (einer Zeitung etc)

C adv

1. zurück, rückwärts:

a) back and forth hin und her

b) vor und zurück;

two miles back zwei Meilen zurück oder weiter hinten; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Verben)

2. (wieder) zurück:

he is back (again) er ist wieder da;

back home

a) wieder zu Hause,

b) US daheim, bei uns (zu Lande);

be back in fashion wieder modern sein; → nature 1 d

3. zurück, vorher:

20 years back vor 20 Jahren;

back in 1900 (damals oder noch oder schon) im Jahre 1900

4. umg zurück, im Rückstand:

be back in one’s rent mit der Miete im Rückstand sein

D v/t

1. a) auch back up jemanden od etwas unterstützen, eintreten für, jemandem den Rücken stärken, jemanden decken, etwas bekräftigen, untermauern, belegen, WIRTSCH die Währung etc stützen, Noten decken

b) back up COMPUT Daten sichern

2. auch back up zurückbewegen, einen Wagen, eine Maschine, ein Pferd etc rückwärts fahren oder laufen lassen:

back one’s car up mit dem Auto rückwärts fahren oder zurückstoßen;

back the car out of the garage den Wagen rückwärts aus der Garage fahren;

back water

a) SCHIFF ein Schiff rückwärts rudern, rückwärts fahren,

b) US umg einen Rückzieher machen

3. wetten oder setzen auf (akk): → horse A 1

4. a) ein Pferd etc besteigen

b) ein Pferd zureiten

5. auch back up ein Buch etc mit einem Rücken versehen, an der Rückseite verstärken, einen Stuhl mit einer Lehne oder Rückenverstärkung versehen

6. TECH beschichten, mit einem Überzug versehen

7. TECH, auch ein Kleidungsstück füttern ( with mit)

8. WIRTSCH einen Scheck indossieren, gegenzeichnen, einen Wechsel als Bürge unterschreiben, avalieren

9. auf der Rückseite beschreiben oder bedrucken

10. den Hintergrund (gen) bilden, hinten grenzen an (akk)

11. umg auf dem Rücken tragen, auf den Rücken nehmen

12. JAGD hinter und mit dem Leithund (vor)stehen (Meute)

E v/i

1. oft back up sich zurückbewegen, sich rückwärts bewegen, zurückgehen oder -treten oder -fahren, AUTO auch zurückstoßen:

back out rückwärts herausfahren (of aus)

2. links umspringen, rückdrehen (Wind)

3. back and fill

a) SCHIFF back und voll brassen, lavieren,

b) fig unschlüssig sein

4. back onto hinten angrenzen an (akk)

back² [bæk] s Bottich m, Kufe f

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1.
[bæk]noun

1) (of person, animal) Rücken, der

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

2) (outer or rear surface) Rücken, der; (of vehicle) Heck, das; (inside car) Rücksitz, der

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of one's/the head — der Hinterkopf

the back of the leg — die Wade

3) (of book) (spine) [Buch]rücken, der; (final pages) Ende, das

at the back [of the book] — hinten [im Buch]

4) (of dress) Rücken, der; (of knife) [Messer]rücken, der

5) (more remote part) hinterer Teil

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

6) (of chair) [Rücken]lehne, die; (of house, cheque) Rückseite, die; (back wall) Rückseite, die; Rückwand, die

back to front — verkehrt rum

please get to the back of the queue — bitte, stellen Sie sich hinten an

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

7) (Sport): (player) Verteidiger, der

8) (of ship) Kiel, der
2. adjective, no compar.; superl.
backmost ['bækməʊst]

1) (situated behind) hinter...

2) (of the past) früher

back issue — alte Ausgabe

3) (overdue) rückständig [Lohn, Steuern]
3. adverb
1) (to the rear) zurück

step back — zurücktreten

2) (behind) zurück; weiter hinten

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back and forth — hin und her

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

3) (at a distance)

the house stands a long way back from the road — das Haus steht weit von der Straße zurück

4) (to original position, home) [wieder] zurück

I got my letter back — ich habe meinen Brief zurückbekommen

the journey back — die Rückfahrt/der Rückflug

there and back — hin und zurück

5) (to original condition) wieder

6) (in the past) zurück

go a long way back — weit zurückgehen

a week/month back — vor einer Woche/vor einem Monat

7) (in return) zurück

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben
4. transitive verb
1) (assist) helfen (+ Dat.); unterstützen [Person, Sache]

2) (bet on) wetten od. setzen auf (+ Akk.) [Pferd, Gewinner, Favorit]

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

3) (cause to move back) zurücksetzen [mit] [Fahrzeug]; rückwärts gehen lassen [Pferd]

4) (put or act as a back to) [an der Rückseite] verstärken

5) (endorse) indossieren [Wechsel, Scheck]

6) (lie at the back of)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

7) (Mus.) begleiten
5. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- back down

- back out

- back up

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adj.

retour adj.

zurück adj. n.

Heck -e n.

Kehrseite f.

Rücken - m.

Rückseite f. v.

unterstützen v.

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20 pull

pull [pʊl]

fait de tirer ⇒ 1 (a) traction ⇒ 1 (b) résistance ⇒ 1 (c) attrait ⇒ 1 (d) influence ⇒ 1 (e) tirer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 3 (a) traîner ⇒ 2 (a) arracher ⇒ 2 (d) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (e) réussir ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) (tug, act of pulling)

∎ to give sth a pull, to give a pull on sth tirer (sur) qch;

∎ give it a hard or good pull! tirez fort!;

∎ give it one more pull tire encore un coup;

∎ we'll need a pull to get out of the mud nous aurons besoin que quelqu'un nous remorque ou nous prenne en remorque pour nous désembourber;

∎ with a pull the dog broke free le chien tira sur sa laisse et s'échappa;

∎ she felt a pull at or on her handbag elle a senti qu'on tirait sur son sac à main;

∎ I felt a pull on the fishing line ça mordait

(b) (physical force → of machine) traction f; (→ of sun, moon, magnet) (force f) d'attraction f;

∎ the winch applies a steady pull le treuil exerce une traction continue;

∎ the gravitational pull is stronger on Earth la gravitation est plus forte sur Terre;

∎ we fought against the pull of the current nous luttions contre le courant qui nous entraînait

(c) (resistance → of bowstring) résistance f;

∎ adjust the trigger if the pull is too stiff for you réglez la détente si elle est trop dure pour vous

(d) (psychological, emotional attraction) attrait m;

∎ the pull of city life l'attrait m de la vie en ville;

∎ he resisted the pull of family tradition and went his own way il a résisté à l'influence de la tradition familiale pour suivre son propre chemin

(e) familiar (influence, power) influence^□ f, piston m;

∎ to have a lot of pull avoir le bras long;

∎ he has a lot of pull with the Prime Minister il a beaucoup d'influence sur le Premier ministre;

∎ his money gives him a certain political pull son argent lui confère une certaine influence ou un certain pouvoir politique;

∎ his father's pull got him in son père l'a pistonné

(f) (prolonged effort)

∎ it'll be a long pull to the summit la montée sera longue (et difficile) pour atteindre le sommet;

∎ it will be a hard pull upstream il faudra ramer dur pour remonter le courant;

∎ it's going to be a long uphill pull to make the firm profitable ça sera difficile de remettre l'entreprise à flot

(g) (in rowing → stroke) coup m de rame ou d'aviron;

∎ with another pull he was clear of the rock d'un autre coup de rame, il évita le rocher

(h) (at cigar) bouffée f; (at drink, bottle) gorgée f;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's beer boire ou prendre une gorgée de bière;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's cigarette/pipe tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe

(i) (usu in cpds) (knob, handle) poignée f; (cord) cordon m; (strap) sangle f

(j) (snag → in sweater) accroc m;

∎ my cardigan has a pull in it j'ai fait un accroc à mon cardigan

(k) Typography épreuve f

(l) familiar

∎ to be on the pull (man) chercher à lever une nana; (woman) chercher à lever un mec

2 transitive verb

(a) (object → yank, tug) tirer; (→ drag) traîner; (person) tirer, entraîner;

∎ she pulled my hair elle m'a tiré les cheveux;

∎ to pull the blinds baisser les stores;

∎ to pull the British curtains or

∎ American drapes tirer ou fermer les rideaux;

∎ we pulled the heavy log across to the fire nous avons traîné la lourde bûche jusqu'au feu;

∎ pull the lamp towards you tirez la lampe vers vous;

∎ he pulled his chair closer to the fire il approcha sa chaise de la cheminée;

∎ she pulled the hood over her face elle abaissa le capuchon sur son visage;

∎ he pulled his hat over his eyes il enfonça ou rabattit son chapeau sur ses yeux;

∎ he pulled the steering wheel to the right il a donné un coup de volant à droite;

∎ to pull a drawer open ouvrir un tiroir;

∎ she came in and pulled the door shut behind her elle entra et ferma la porte derrière elle;

∎ pull the rope taut tendez la corde;

∎ pull the knot tight serrez le nœud;

∎ pull the tablecloth straight tendez la nappe;

∎ he pulled the wrapping from the package il arracha l'emballage du paquet;

∎ he pulled the sheets off the bed il enleva les draps du lit;

∎ she pulled her hand from mine elle retira (brusquement) sa main de la mienne;

∎ she pulled the box from his hands elle lui a arraché la boîte des mains;

∎ he was pulling her towards the exit il l'entraînait vers la sortie;

∎ he pulled her closer (to him) il l'a attirée plus près de lui;

∎ the current pulled us into the middle of the river le courant nous a entraînés au milieu de la rivière;

∎ he pulled himself onto the riverbank il se hissa sur la berge;

∎ figurative the sound of the doorbell pulled him out of his daydream le coup de sonnette l'a tiré de ou arraché à ses rêveries;

∎ figurative he was pulled off the first team on l'a écarté ou exclu de la première équipe;

∎ British familiar pull the other one (it's got bells on)! mon œil!, à d'autres!;

∎ to pull to bits or pieces (toy, appliance) démolir, mettre en morceaux; (book, flower) déchirer; figurative (book, play, person) démolir

(b) (operate → lever, handle) tirer;

∎ pull the trigger appuyez ou pressez sur la détente

(c) (tow, draw → load, trailer, carriage, boat) tirer, remorquer;

∎ carts pulled by mules des charrettes tirées par des mules;

∎ a suitcase with wheels that you pull behind you une valise à roulettes qu'on tire ou traîne derrière soi;

∎ the barges were pulled along the canals les péniches étaient halées le long des canaux

(d) (take out → tooth) arracher, extraire; (→ weeds) arracher; (→ weapon) tirer, sortir;

∎ he pulled a dollar bill from his wad/wallet il a tiré un billet d'un dollar de sa liasse/sorti un billet d'un dollar de son portefeuille;

∎ he pulled a gun on me il a braqué un revolver sur moi;

∎ to pull a cork déboucher une bouteille;

∎ to have a tooth pulled se faire arracher une dent;

∎ it was like pulling teeth c'était pénible comme tout;

∎ getting him to talk is like pulling teeth! il faut lui arracher les mots de la bouche!;

∎ familiar can you pull that file for me? pourriez-vous me sortir ce dossier?^□

(e) (strain → muscle, tendon) se déchirer;

∎ she pulled a muscle elle s'est déchiré un muscle, elle s'est fait un claquage;

∎ a pulled muscle un claquage;

∎ my shoulder feels as if I've pulled something j'ai l'impression que je me suis froissé un muscle de l'épaule

(f) familiar (bring off) réussir^□ ;

∎ she has pulled several daring financial coups elle a réussi plusieurs opérations financières audacieuses;

∎ he pulled a big bank job in Italy il a réussi un hold-up de première dans une banque italienne;

∎ to pull a trick on sb jouer un tour à qn^□ ;

∎ what are you trying to pull? qu'est-ce que tu es en train de combiner ou manigancer?^□ ;

∎ don't try and pull anything! n'essayez pas de jouer au plus malin!;

∎ don't ever pull a stunt like that again ne me/nous/ etc refais jamais un tour comme ça^□ ;

∎ to pull a fast one on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;

∎ American I pulled an all-nighter j'ai bossé toute la nuit

(g) (hold back) Horseracing

∎ to pull a horse retenir un cheval;

∎ also figurative to pull one's punches retenir ses coups, ménager son adversaire;

∎ figurative she didn't pull any punches elle n'y est pas allée de main morte

(h) (in golf, tennis → ball) puller;

∎ to pull a shot puller

(i) (in rowing → boat) faire avancer à la rame;

∎ he pulls a good oar c'est un bon rameur;

∎ the boat pulls eight oars c'est un bateau à huit avirons

(j) Typography (proof) tirer

(k) Computing extraire

(l) (gut → fowl) vider

(m) familiar (withdraw) retirer^□ ;

∎ people complained and they had to pull the commercial ils ont dû retirer la pub suite à des plaintes

(n) familiar (attract → customers, spectators) attirer^□ ;

∎ the festival pulled a big crowd le festival a attiré beaucoup de monde;

∎ how many votes will he pull? combien de voix va-t-il récolter?^□

(o) British (serve → draught beer) tirer;

∎ he pulls pints at the Crown il est barman au Crown

(p) familiar (sexual partner) lever, emballer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (exert force, tug) tirer;

∎ pull harder! tirez plus fort!;

∎ to pull on or at a rope tirer sur un cordage;

∎ the bandage may pull when I take it off le pansement risque de vous tirer la peau quand je l'enlèverai;

∎ the steering pulls to the right la direction tire à droite;

∎ Cars the 2-litre model pulls very well le modèle 2 litres a de bonnes reprises;

∎ figurative they're pulling in different directions ils tirent à hue et à dia

(b) (rope, cord)

∎ the rope pulled easily la corde filait librement

(c) (go, move)

∎ pull into the space next to the Mercedes mettez-vous ou garez-vous à côté de la Mercedes;

∎ he pulled into the right-hand lane il a pris la file de droite;

∎ pull into the garage entrez dans le garage;

∎ when the train pulls out of the station quand le train quitte la gare;

∎ she pulled clear of the pack elle s'est détachée du peloton;

∎ he pulled clear of the traffic and sped on il est sorti du flot de la circulation et a accéléré;

∎ he pulled sharply to the left il a viré brutalement sur la gauche;

∎ the lorry pulled slowly up the hill le camion gravissait lentement la côte

(d) (strain, labour → vehicle) peiner; (→ horse) tirer sur le mors;

∎ the engine's pulling le moteur fatigue ou peine

(e) familiar (exert influence, give support)

∎ the head of personnel is pulling for you or on your behalf vous avez le chef du personnel derrière vous^□

(f) (snag → sweater) filer;

∎ my sweater's pulled in a couple of places mon pull a plusieurs mailles filées

(g) (row) ramer;

∎ to pull for shore ramer vers la côte;

∎ to pull with a long stroke ramer à grands coups d'aviron

(h) familiar (find sexual partner)

∎ did you pull last night? t'as levé une nana/un mec hier soir?

►► American pull date date f limite de vente;

Marketing pull strategy stratégie f pull;

pull tab (on can) anneau m, bague f

➲ pull about separable transitive verb

(handle roughly → person) malmener; (→ object) tirer dans tous les sens, tirailler;

∎ stop pulling me about! mais lâche-moi donc!

➲ pull ahead intransitive verb

prendre de l'avance;

∎ to pull ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn

➲ pull along separable transitive verb

(load, vehicle) tirer; (person) entraîner;

∎ he was pulling the suitcase along by the strap il tirait la valise derrière lui par la sangle;

∎ she pulled me along by my arm elle m'entraînait en me tirant par le bras

➲ pull apart

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (take to pieces → machine, furniture) démonter;

∎ now you've pulled it all apart, are you sure you can fix it? maintenant que tu as tout démonté, es-tu sûr de pouvoir le réparer?

(b) (destroy, break → object) mettre en morceaux ou en pièces; (→ clothing) déchirer; (body, flesh) déchiqueter;

∎ the wreck was pulled apart by the waves les vagues ont disloqué l'épave;

∎ tell him where it's hidden or he'll pull the place apart dites-lui où c'est (caché) sinon il va tout saccager

(c) (criticize → essay, performance, theory) démolir; (→ person) éreinter

(d) (separate → fighters, dogs) séparer; (→ papers) détacher, séparer

(e) (make suffer) déchirer

2 intransitive verb

(furniture) se démonter, être démontable;

∎ the shelves simply pull apart les étagères se démontent sans outils

➲ pull around separable transitive verb

(a) (cart, toy, suitcase) tirer derrière soi

(b) (make turn) tourner, faire pivoter;

∎ he pulled the horse around il fit faire demi-tour à son cheval

➲ pull at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (strain at, tug at) tirer sur;

∎ the dog pulled at the leash le chien tira sur la laisse;

∎ we pulled at the rope nous avons tiré sur la corde;

∎ I pulled at his sleeve je l'ai tiré par la manche;

∎ each pulled at an oar chacun tirait sur un aviron;

∎ the wind pulled at her hair le vent faisait voler ses cheveux

(b) (suck → pipe, cigar) tirer sur;

∎ (→ bottle) he pulled at his bottle of beer il a bu une gorgée de bière

➲ pull away

1 separable transitive verb

(withdraw → covering, hand) retirer; (grab) arracher;

∎ she pulled her hand away elle retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ he pulled me away from the window il m'éloigna de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the book away from him elle lui arracha le livre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → person) s'écarter;

∎ I put out my hand but she pulled away j'ai tendu la main vers elle mais elle s'est détournée;

∎ he had me by the arm but I managed to pull away il me tenait par le bras mais j'ai réussi à me dégager

(b) (move off → vehicle, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler;

∎ the boat pulled away from the bank le bateau quitta la rive;

∎ the train pulled away from the station le train a quitté la gare;

∎ as the train began to pull away alors que le train s'ébranlait

(c) (get ahead → runner, competitor) prendre de l'avance;

∎ she's pulling away from the pack elle prend de l'avance sur le peloton, elle se détache du peloton

➲ pull back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw backwards or towards one) retirer;

∎ he pulled his hand back il retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ she pulled back the curtains elle ouvrit les rideaux;

∎ pull the lever back tirez le levier (vers l'arrière);

∎ he pulled me back from the railing il m'a éloigné de la barrière;

∎ to pull sb/a company back from the brink faire refaire surface à qn/une entreprise, tirer qn/une entreprise d'affaire

(b) (withdraw → troops) retirer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, participant) se retirer;

∎ it's too late to pull back now il est trop tard pour se retirer ou pour faire marche arrière maintenant;

∎ they pulled back from committing themselves fully ils ont renoncé à s'engager complètement

(b) (step backwards) reculer;

∎ to pull back involuntarily avoir un mouvement de recul involontaire

(c) (jib → horse, person) regimber

➲ pull down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lower → lever, handle) tirer (vers le bas); (→ trousers, veil) baisser; (→ suitcase, book) descendre; (→ blind, window) baisser;

∎ pull the blind/the window down baissez le store/la vitre;

∎ with his hat pulled down over his eyes son chapeau rabattu sur les yeux;

∎ she pulled her skirt down over her knees elle ramena sa jupe sur ses genoux;

∎ I pulled him down onto the chair je l'ai fait asseoir sur la chaise;

∎ he's pulling the whole team down il fait baisser le niveau de toute l'équipe;

∎ my marks in the oral exam will pull me down mes notes à l'oral vont baisser ou descendre ma moyenne

(b) (demolish → house, wall) démolir, abattre;

∎ they're pulling down the whole neighbourhood ils démolissent tout le quartier;

∎ figurative it'll pull down the government ça va renverser le gouvernement

(c) familiar (weaken → of illness) affaiblir^□, abattre^□ ; (depress) déprimer^□, abattre^□

(d) American familiar (earn) gagner^□, se faire

(e) Computing (menu) dérouler

2 intransitive verb

(blind) descendre

➲ pull in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (line, fishing net) ramener;

∎ they pulled the rope in ils tirèrent la corde à eux;

∎ to pull sb in (into building, car) tirer qn à l'intérieur, faire entrer qn; (into water) faire tomber qn à l'eau

(b) (stomach) rentrer;

∎ to pull oneself in rentrer son ventre

(c) (attract → customers, investors, investment) attirer;

∎ the show's really pulling them in le spectacle attire les foules

(d) familiar (earn → of person) gagner^□, se faire; (→ of business) rapporter^□

(e) familiar (arrest) arrêter^□, embarquer;

∎ they pulled him in for questioning ils l'ont arrêté pour l'interroger

(f) (stop → horse) retenir, tirer les rênes de;

∎ to pull one's car in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ to be pulled in for speeding être arrêté pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ park) se garer; (→ move to side of road) se rabattre; (arrive → train) entrer en gare;

∎ I pulled in for petrol je me suis arrêté pour prendre de l'essence;

∎ the car in front pulled in to let me past la voiture devant moi s'est rabattue pour me laisser passer;

∎ pull in here arrête-toi là;

∎ to pull in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ the express pulled in two hours late l'express est arrivé avec deux heures de retard

➲ pull off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (clothes, boots, ring) enlever, retirer; (cover, bandage, knob, wrapping) enlever; (page from calendar, sticky backing) détacher;

∎ to pull the sheets off the bed retirer ou enlever les draps du lit;

∎ I pulled her hat off je lui ai enlevé son chapeau; (more violently) je lui ai arraché son chapeau

(b) familiar (accomplish → deal, stratagem, mission, shot) réussir^□ ; (→ press conference, negotiations) mener à bien^□ ; (→ plan) réaliser^□ ; (→ prize) décrocher, gagner^□ ;

∎ the deal will be difficult to pull off cette affaire ne sera pas facile à négocier;

∎ will she (manage to) pull it off? est-ce qu'elle va y arriver?;

∎ he pulled it off il a réussi

(c) vulgar (masturbate)

∎ to pull sb off branler qn;

∎ to pull oneself off se branler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move off) démarrer; (after halt) redémarrer

(b) (stop) s'arrêter; (leave main road) quitter la route;

∎ he pulled off onto a side road il bifurqua sur une petite route;

∎ there's no place to pull off il n'y a pas de place pour s'arrêter

(c) (come off)

∎ the lid simply pulls off il suffit de tirer pour enlever le couvercle;

∎ the top pulls off to reveal… le dessus se retire et on peut voir…

➲ pull on

1 separable transitive verb

(clothes, boots, pillow slip) mettre, enfiler

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tug at → rope, handle etc) tirer sur

(b) (draw on → cigarette, pipe) tirer sur

➲ pull out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → tooth, hair, weeds) arracher; (→ splinter, nail) enlever; (→ plug, cork) ôter, enlever; (produce → wallet, weapon) sortir, tirer;

∎ she pulled a map out of her bag elle a sorti une carte de son sac;

∎ he pulled a page out of his notebook il a déchiré une feuille de son carnet;

∎ pull the paper gently out of the printer retirez doucement le papier de l'imprimante;

∎ to pull a nail out of a plank arracher un clou d'une planche;

∎ the tractor pulled us out of the mud/ditch le tracteur nous a sortis de la boue/du fossé;

∎ to pull the country out of recession (faire) sortir le pays de la récession;

∎ to pull sb out of a tight spot tirer qn d'un mauvais pas;

∎ familiar to pull out all the stops (to do sth) faire le maximum (pour faire qch)

(b) (draw towards one → drawer, leaf of table, shelf) tirer; (unfold) déplier;

∎ pull the bed out from the wall écartez le lit du mur;

∎ he pulled a chair out from under the table il a écarté une chaise de la table

(c) (withdraw → troops, contestant) retirer;

∎ the battalion was pulled out of the border area le bataillon a été retiré de la région frontalière;

∎ he threatened to pull the party out of the coalition il menaça de retirer le parti de la coalition

(d) Computing (select, produce → data) sortir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, ally, participant) se retirer; (→ company from project, buyer) se désister; (→ company from place) quitter une/la région/ville/ etc;

∎ when they pulled out of Vietnam quand ils se sont retirés du Viêt-nam;

∎ she's pulling out of the election elle retire sa candidature;

∎ they've pulled out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire

(b) (move off → car, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler; (move out to overtake) déboîter;

∎ she was pulling out of the garage elle sortait du garage;

∎ he pulled out to overtake il a déboîté pour doubler;

∎ a truck suddenly pulled out in front of me soudain, un camion m'a coupé la route;

∎ to pull out into traffic s'engager dans la circulation;

∎ Aviation to pull out of a dive sortir d'un piqué, se rétablir

(c) (economy)

∎ to pull out of a recession/a crisis sortir de la récession/d'une crise

(d) (be extendible or detachable → drawer) s'ouvrir; (→ handle) s'allonger; (→ map) se déplier;

∎ the sofa pulls out into a bed le canapé se transforme en lit;

∎ the shelves pull out on peut retirer les étagères;

∎ the table top pulls out c'est une table à rallonges

➲ pull over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw into specified position) tirer, traîner;

∎ pull the chair over to the window amenez la chaise près de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the dish over and helped herself elle a tiré le plat vers ou à elle et s'est servie

(b) (make fall → pile, person, table) faire tomber, renverser;

∎ watch out you don't pull that lamp over fais attention de ne pas faire tomber cette lampe

(c) (usu passive) (stop → vehicle, driver) arrêter;

∎ I got pulled over for speeding je me suis fait arrêter pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ move to side of road) se ranger, se rabattre;

∎ pull over and let the fire engine past rangez-vous ou rabattez-vous sur le côté et laissez passer les pompiers

➲ pull round British

1 separable transitive verb

(a) = pull around

(b) (revive) ranimer;

∎ a drop of brandy will pull her round un peu de cognac la remettra ou remontera

2 intransitive verb

(regain consciousness) revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance; (recover) se remettre

➲ pull through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw through → rope, thread) faire passer;

∎ pull the needle through to the other side faites sortir l'aiguille de l'autre côté

(b) (help survive or surmount) tirer d'affaire;

∎ he says his faith pulled him through il dit que c'est sa foi qui lui a permis de s'en sortir

2 intransitive verb

(recover) s'en sortir, s'en tirer

➲ pull to separable transitive verb

(shut → door, gate) fermer

➲ pull together

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place together, join) joindre

(b) (organize → demonstration, rescue team) organiser; (prepare) préparer;

∎ I've pulled together a few suggestions j'ai préparé ou noté quelques propositions

(c) to pull oneself together se reprendre, se ressaisir;

∎ pull yourself together! ressaisissez-vous!, ne vous laissez pas aller!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on rope) tirer ensemble; (on oars) ramer à l'unisson;

∎ pull together! (in rowing) avant partout!

(b) (combine efforts, cooperate) concentrer ses efforts, agir de concert;

∎ we've all got to pull together on this one il faut que nous nous y mettions tous ensemble, il faut que nous nous attelions tous ensemble à la tâche

➲ pull up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw upwards → trousers, sleeve, blanket, lever) remonter; (→ blind) hausser, lever; (→ skirt) retrousser, relever; (hoist oneself) hisser;

∎ they pulled the boat up onto the beach ils ont tiré le bateau sur la plage;

∎ she pulled herself up onto the ledge elle s'est hissée sur le rebord;

∎ to pull one's socks up tirer ou remonter ses chaussettes; familiar figurative se remuer, s'activer

(b) (move closer → chair) approcher;

∎ I pulled a chair up to the desk j'ai approché une chaise du bureau;

∎ why don't you pull up a chair and join us? prenez donc une chaise et joignez-vous à nous!;

∎ he pulled the crate up to the scales il a traîné la caisse jusqu'à la balance

(c) (uproot → weeds) arracher; (→ bush, stump, tree) arracher, déraciner; (rip up → floorboards) arracher

(d) (stop → person, vehicle, horse) arrêter; (check → person) retenir;

∎ to be pulled up (by the police) se faire arrêter (par un agent);

∎ his warning pulled me up short je me suis arrêté net lorsqu'il m'a crié de faire attention;

∎ he was about to tell them everything but I pulled him up (short) il était sur le point de tout leur dire mais je lui ai coupé la parole

(e) familiar (improve → score, mark) améliorer^□ ; (→ average) remonter^□ ;

∎ his good marks in maths pulled him up again ses bonnes notes en maths ont remonté sa moyenne

(f) British familiar (rebuke) réprimander^□, enguirlander;

∎ he was pulled up for being late il s'est fait enguirlander pour être arrivé en retard;

∎ if your work is sloppy, they'll pull you up on it si ton travail est bâclé, tu vas te faire taper sur les doigts

2 intransitive verb

(a) (stop) s'arrêter;

∎ as I was pulling up at the red light alors que j'allais m'arrêter au feu rouge;

∎ pull up at or outside the main entrance arrêtez-vous devant l'entrée principale;

∎ to pull up short s'arrêter net ou brusquement

(b) familiar (ease up) se détendre^□, se relâcher^□

(c) (draw even) rattraper;

∎ to pull up with sb rattraper qn;

∎ Sun Boy is pulling up on the outside! Sun Boy remonte à l'extérieur!

(d) (improve → student, athlete, performance) s'améliorer

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