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to reduce somebody to silence

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1 to reduce somebody to silence

to reduce somebody to silence

dejar a alguien sin habla

English-spanish dictionary > to reduce somebody to silence
2 silence

silence [silɑ̃s]

masculine noun

   a. ( = absence de bruits, de conversation) silence

• un silence de mort a deathly silence

• garder le silence to keep silent

• faire silence sur to keep quiet about

• sortez vos livres et en silence ! get out your books and no talking!

• silence ! silence!

• silence ! on tourne (Cinema) quiet everybody, action!

• il prononça son discours dans un silence absolu there was dead silence while he made his speech

   b. ( = pause) (dans la conversation, un récit) pause ; (en musique) rest

• il y eut un silence gêné there was an embarrassed silence

• à son entrée il y eut un silence there was a hush when he came in

   c. ( = impossibilité ou refus de s'exprimer) silence

• les journaux gardèrent le silence sur cette grève the newspapers kept silent on this strike

• garder un silence absolu sur qch to say absolutely nothing about sth

• réduire qn au silence to reduce sb to silence

• briser or rompre le silence to break one's silence

• passer qch sous silence to pass sth over in silence

• aimer qn en silence to love sb secretly

• silence radio radio silence ; (figurative) total silence

• le célèbre compositeur vient de sortir de 12 années de silence the famous composer has just broken 12 years of silence

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silɑ̃s
nom masculin

1) ( absence de bruit) silence

2) ( fait de se taire) silence

‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ — ‘quiet please’

en silence — in silence

garder le silence — to keep silent

réduire quelqu'un au silence — ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce somebody to silence; ( tuer) to silence somebody

réduire un mouvement au silence — to quell a movement

passer quelque chose sous silence — to say nothing about something

3) Musique rest

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silɑ̃s nm
1) [lieu, personne] silence

garder le silence — to keep silent, to say nothing

garder le silence sur qch — to keep silent about sth, to say nothing about sth

silence! — be quiet!

passer qch sous silence — to pass over sth (in silence)

réduire au silence — to silence

2) MUSIQUE rest

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silence nm

1 ( absence de bruit) silence; dans le silence de la nuit in the silence of the night; la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le silence the demonstration took place in silence; un silence de mort a deathly silence ou hush; le silence absolu absolute ou dead silence; ⇒ or;

2 ( fait de se taire) silence; silence! silence!; ‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ ‘quiet please’; un silence poli/gêné/pesant a polite/an embarrassed/a heavy silence; ses longs silences his/her long silences; après six mois de silence after six months' silence; en silence [travailler, marcher, souffrir] in silence; garder le silence to keep silent; réduire qn au silence ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce sb to silence; ( tuer) to silence sb; réduire un mouvement/l'opposition au silence to silence a movement/the opposition; passer qch sous silence to pass over sth in silence; ta nomination a été passée sous silence your nomination was passed over in silence;

3 ( pause dans propos) silence; la conversation fut entrecoupée de silences the conversation was interspersed with silences;

4 Mus rest.

Idiome

silence radio total radio silence.

[silɑ̃s] nom masculin

1. [absence de bruit] silence

un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!

a. [avant un discours] (be) quiet please!

b. [dans une bibliothèque, une salle d'étude] quiet ou silence, please!

demander ou réclamer le silence to call for silence

à son arrivée, tout le monde fit silence there was a hush ou everyone fell silent when she arrived

garder le silence to keep silent ou quiet

faire ou obtenir le silence to make everyone keep quiet

silence on tourne! CINÉMA quiet on the set!

dans le silence de la nuit in the still ou silence of the night

il régnait un silence de mort it was as quiet ou silent as the grave

silence radio radio silence

2. [secret]

acheter le silence de quelqu'un to buy somebody's silence, to pay somebody to keep quiet

garder le silence sur quelque chose to keep quiet about something

imposer le silence à quelqu'un to shut somebody up

passer quelque chose sous silence to pass over something in silence, to keep quiet about something

3. [lacune]

le silence de la loi en la matière the absence of legislation regarding this matter

4. [pause] silence

[dans la conversation]

son récit était entrecoupé de nombreux silences his story was interrupted by numerous pauses

silence radio not a peep, (complete) radio silence

il devait me rappeler après son voyage mais depuis silence radio he was supposed to call me back after his trip but I haven't heard a peep ou a dicky bird (vieilli) out of him since a month

5. MUSIQUE rest

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en silence locution adverbiale

[se regarder] in silence, silently

[se déplacer] silently, noiselessly

[souffrir] in silence, uncomplainingly

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > silence
3 silence

1. noun
1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) silencio

2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) silencio

2. verb
(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) hacer callar, acallar, silenciar, apagar

3. interjection
(be silent!) ¡silencio!

- silencer
- silent
- silently
- in silence

silence n silencio

silence

tr['saɪləns]

noun

1 (gen) silencio

■ a deathly silence un silencio sepulcral

■ we walked in silence caminamos en silencio

■ they observed a two-minute silence guardaron dos minutos de silencio

transitive verb

1 (person) acallar, hacer callar; (protest, opposition, criticism) apagar, silenciar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to reduce somebody to silence dejar a alguien sin habla

silence is golden el silencio es oro

silence ['saɪlənts] vt, - lenced ; - lencing : silenciar, acallar

silence n

: silencio m

silence

n.

• callada s.f.

• mutismo s.m.

• secreto s.m.

• silencio s.m.

v.

• acallar v.

• apagar v.

• atarugar v.

• callar v.

• enmudecer v.

• entrecoger v.

• imponer silencio a v.

• silenciar v.

I 'saɪləns
noun silencio m

in silence — en silencio

silence! — silencio!, hagan silencio!

to break the silence — romper* el silencio

to pass over something in silence — silenciar algo

to reduce somebody to silence — dejar a alguien sin habla

silence is golden — el silencio es oro

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<cries/voice\>\> acallar; \<\<child/animal\>\> hacer* callar, acallar

b) \<\<opposition/criticism\>\> silenciar, amordazar*; \<\<conscience\>\> (liter) acallar

['saɪlǝns]
1. N

1) (=absence of speech) silencio m

a two minutes' silence — dos minutos de silencio

silence! — ¡silencio!

they stood in silence — permanecieron en silencio

in dead or complete silence — en silencio absoluto

there was silence on the matter — no se hizo comentario alguno sobre la cuestión

to pass over sth in silence — silenciar algo

to reduce sb to silence — dejar a algn sin argumentos

- silence is golden

- silence gives or means or lends consent

2) (=absence of sound) silencio m

a sudden shot broke the silence — un disparo repentino rompió el silencio

3) (=unwillingness to communicate) silencio m

he broke his silence for the first time yesterday — rompió su silencio ayer por primera vez

2. VT

1) (=quieten) [+ person, crowd] hacer callar, acallar; [+ bells, guns, cries] silenciar, acallar

to silence one's conscience — acallar la conciencia

2) (=put a stop to) [+ criticism, fears, doubts] acallar, silenciar

he silenced his critics — silenció a sus críticos

3) (=kill) eliminar

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I ['saɪləns]
noun silencio m

in silence — en silencio

silence! — silencio!, hagan silencio!

to break the silence — romper* el silencio

to pass over something in silence — silenciar algo

to reduce somebody to silence — dejar a alguien sin habla

silence is golden — el silencio es oro

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<cries/voice\>\> acallar; \<\<child/animal\>\> hacer* callar, acallar

b) \<\<opposition/criticism\>\> silenciar, amordazar*; \<\<conscience\>\> (liter) acallar

English-spanish dictionary > silence
4 silence

1. noun
1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) stillhet

2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) taushet
2. verb
(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) få til å tie, bringe til taushet
3. interjection
(be silent!) ti/vær stille!

- silencer
- silent
- silently
- in silence
I
subst. \/ˈsaɪləns\/

stillhet, taushet

• there was a dead silence

det ble dødsstille

• there was a minute's silence in memory of the war

det ble et minutts stillhet for å minnes krigen

• the silence of night was frightening

nattens stillhet var skremmende

break silence bryte stillheten

in silence i (all) stillhet, uten et ord

keep\/preserve silence bevare tausheten, forholde seg taus, tie

• she kept her silence

hun holdt munn

pass\/vanish into silence gå i glemmeboka

put\/reduce somebody to silence bringe noen til taushet roe ned noen

silence! stille!, ti still!

silence gives consent den som tier, samtykker

silence is golden taushet er gull
II
verb \/ˈsaɪləns\/

bringe til taushet, gjøre stum, få til å tie

• they tried to silence the debater

de prøvde å få debattanten til å tie

• we silenced the enemy's guns

vi fikk fiendens våpen til å stilne

• silence the noise!

få slutt på bråket!

• she silenced her critics

hun fikk sine kritikere til å forstumme

English-Norwegian dictionary > silence
5 reduce

s.

1 reducir, convertir, reformar, enmendar.

2 reducir, disminuir, minorar.

3 reducir, sujetar, someter, sojuzgar; poner en orden.

4 degradar, envilecer.

5 cambiar la denominación de los números, simplificar (simplify). (Aritmética)

6 reducir, volver a su lugar partes dislocadas; volver alguna cosa al lugar donde antes estaba o al estado que antes tenía. (Cirugía)

7 (química) desoxidar un mineral; separar de una tierra, de un óxido, el metal que contienen.

vt.

1 reducir (make smaller, lower); rebajar (price, product)

2 (llevar a un cierto estado)

to reduce something to ashes/dust reducir algo a cenizas/polvo

to reduce somebody to silence reducir a alguien al silencio

his words reduced her to tears sus palabras le hicieron llorar

to be reduced to doing something no tener más remedio que hacer algo

3 recortar, restringir.

4 hacer más pequeño, acortar.

5 adelgazar, bajar de peso.

6 disminuir, disminuirse, reducirse.

(pt & pp reduced)

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > reduce
6 reduce

[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb

1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]

reduce waste — Müll vermeiden

at reduced prices — zu herabgesetzten Preisen

2)

reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen

reduce somebody to begging — jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen

be reduced to starvation — hungern müssen

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[rə'dju:s]
verb

1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) herabsetzen

2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) abnehmen

3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) verwandeln, zwingen

•

- academic.ru/60974/reducible">reducible
- reduction
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re·duce

[rɪˈdju:s, AM esp -ˈdu:s]

I. vt

1. (make less)

▪ to \reduce sth etw verringern [o reduzieren]

we must \reduce expenditures by 10% in the second quarter wir müssen die Ausgaben im zweiten Quartal um 10 % reduzieren

the television was \reduced from £500 to £350 in the sales der Fernseher war von 500 auf 350 Pfund heruntergesetzt

my wage has been \reduced to £160 mein Lohn wurde auf 160 Pfund gekürzt

the judge \reduced his sentence to 1 year in jail der Richter setzte sein Strafmaß auf 1 Jahr Gefängnis herab

to \reduce sb's authority/duties/responsibilities jds Autorität/Aufgaben/Verantwortlichkeiten einschränken; price etw heruntersetzen

after the scandal, the officer was \reduced in rank nach dem Skandal wurde der Offizier degradiert

to \reduce a backlog einen Rückstand aufholen

to \reduce speed/velocity die Geschwindigkeit verringern

to \reduce taxes Steuern senken

to \reduce wages Löhne kürzen

2. (make smaller)

to \reduce a drawing/photo eine Zeichnung/ein Foto verkleinern

to \reduce a fraction MATH einen Bruch kürzen [o fachspr reduzieren]

to \reduce liquids/a sauce Flüssigkeiten/eine Soße einkochen lassen

\reduce the sauce to [or by] half over a medium flame die Soße bis zur halben Menge bei mittlerer Hitze einkochen lassen

to \reduce sth to ashes CHEM etw veraschen

to \reduce sth to a common denominator MATH etw auf einen gemeinsamen Nenner bringen

3. (bring down)

to \reduce sth to ashes [or rubble] [or ruins] etw in Schutt und Asche legen

Allied bombing \reduced the city to ruins alliierte Bombenangriffe legten die Stadt in Schutt und Asche

▪ to \reduce sb to sth [or doing sth] jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun

when he lost his job, they were \reduced to begging help from his parents als er seine Arbeit verlor, waren sie gezwungen, seine Eltern um Hilfe zu bitten

to \reduce sb to obedience/submission jdn zum Gehorsam/zur Unterwerfung bringen

to \reduce sb to the ranks MIL jdn [in den Mannschaftsdienstgrad] degradieren

to \reduce sb to tears jdn zum Weinen bringen

4. MED (repair)

to \reduce a dislocated arm/joint einen ausgekugelten Arm/ein Gelenk einrenken

II. vi AM abnehmen

to be reducing eine Diät machen

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[rɪ'djuːs]
1. vt

1) pressure, weight, swelling, risk, chances verringern, reduzieren; speed reduzieren, verlangsamen; authority schwächen; (= lower) standards, temperatures herabsetzen, reduzieren; prices ermäßigen, herabsetzen, reduzieren; taxes, costs senken; expenses, wages kürzen; value mindern; (= shorten) verkürzen; (in size) width, staff, drawing, photo verkleinern, reduzieren; scale of operations einschränken; output drosseln, reduzieren; (COOK) sauce einkochen lassen

to reduce one's weight —

to reduce the strength of a solution — eine Lösung abschwächen

to reduce speed (Mot) — langsamer fahren

"reduce speed now" (Mot) —

the facts may all be reduced to four main headings — die Tatsachen können alle auf vier Hauptpunkte reduziert werden

2) (in price) goods, item heruntersetzen, herabsetzen

3) (= change the form of CHEM) reduzieren; (MATH) zerlegen (to in +acc)

to reduce sth to a powder — etw pulverisieren

to reduce sth to its parts — etw in seine Einzelteile zerlegen

to reduce sth to a common denominator ( Math, fig ) — etw auf einen gemeinsamen Nenner bringen

to reduce an argument to a matter of principle — aus einem Argument eine Frage des Prinzips machen

it has been reduced to a mere... — es ist jetzt nur noch ein...

it has been reduced to nothing — es ist zu nichts zusammengeschmolzen

he's reduced to a skeleton — er ist zum Skelett abgemagert

to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — jdn zum Schweigen/zur Verzweiflung/zum Weinen bringen

to reduce sb to begging/to slavery — jdn zum Betteln/zur Sklaverei zwingen

are we reduced to this! —

to be reduced to submission — aufgeben müssen

4) (MED) joint wieder einrenken

2. vi
(esp US: slim) abnehmen
to be reducing — eine Schlankheitskur machen

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reduce [rıˈdjuːs; US auch rıˈduːs]

A v/t

1. herabsetzen, vermindern, -ringern, reduzieren ( alle:

by um;

to auf akk):

reduce speed langsamer fahren;

reduce one’s weight (by five kilos) (fünf Kilo) abnehmen;

reduced-emission abgasreduziert (Auto, Motor); → minimum A

2. Preise herabsetzen (auch Waren), ermäßigen (from … to von … auf akk):

sell at reduced prices zu herabgesetzten Preisen verkaufen;

at a reduced fare zu ermäßigtem Fahrpreis

3. (im Rang, Wert etc) herabsetzen, -mindern, erniedrigen

4. auch reduce to the ranks MIL degradieren:

reduce to the rank of zum … degradieren

5. schwächen, erschöpfen

6. (finanziell) einengen: → circumstance 2

7. (to) verwandeln (in akk, zu), machen (zu):

reduce kernels Kerne zermahlen oder zerstampfen oder zerkleinern;

reduce to a heap of rubble in einen Schutthaufen verwandeln;

reduced to a skeleton zum Skelett abgemagert;

his anxiety reduced him to a nervous wreck machte aus ihm ein Nervenbündel; → pulp A 5

8. bringen (to zu, in akk):

reduce to a system in ein System bringen;

reduce to rules in Regeln fassen;

reduce to order in Ordnung bringen;

reduce to writing schriftlich niederlegen;

reduce theories into practice Theorien in die Praxis umsetzen

9. zurückführen, reduzieren ( beide:

to auf akk):

reduce to absurdity ad absurdum führen

10. zerlegen (to in akk)

11. einteilen (to in akk)

12. anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

13. CHEM, MATH reduzieren:

reduce an equation eine Gleichung auflösen;

reduce a fraction einen Bruch reduzieren oder kürzen; → denominator 1

14. verkleinern:

reduced scale verkleinerter Maßstab;

on a reduced scale in verkleinertem Maßstab

15. METALL (aus)schmelzen ( from aus)

16. zwingen ( to obedience zum Gehorsam), bringen ( to despair zur Verzweiflung; to silence zum Schweigen):

reduce sb to poverty ( oder beggary) jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen;

he was reduced to selling his house er war gezwungen, sein Haus zu verkaufen;

be reduced to tears zu Tränen gerührt sein

17. obs unterwerfen, besiegen, erobern

18. beschränken (to auf akk)

19. Farben etc verdünnen

20. FOTO ein Negativ etc abschwächen

21. BIOL eine Zelle reduzieren

22. MED einrenken, (wieder) einrichten

23. GASTR eine Soße etc reduzieren, einkochen lassen

B v/i

1. besonders US (an Gewicht) abnehmen:

be reducing eine Schlankheits- oder Abmagerungskur machen

2. BIOL sich unter Chromosomenreduktion teilen

red. abk reduce (reduced)

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[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb

1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]

reduce waste — Müll vermeiden

at reduced prices — zu herabgesetzten Preisen

2)

reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen

reduce somebody to begging — jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen

be reduced to starvation — hungern müssen

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v.

ermäßigen v.

herabsetzen v.

reduzieren v.

verkleinern v.

vermindern v.

verringern v.

English-german dictionary > reduce
7 reduce

rə'dju:s
verb

1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducir

2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) adelgazar, perder peso

3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) reducir (a)

•

- reducible
- reduction

reduce vb

1. reducir / disminuir

reduce your speed disminuya la velocidad

2. rebajar

they've reduced the price of salt han rebajado el precio de la sal

El gerundio de reduce se escribe reducing

reduce

tr[rɪ'djʊːs]

transitive verb

1 (gen) reducir, disminuir

■ they're going to reduce the staff van a reducir la plantilla

■ the house was reduced to ashes la casa se redujo a cenizas

2 (price etc) rebajar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'Reduce speed now' "Disminuya la velocidad"

to be reduced to doing something no tener más remedio que hacer algo, verse obligado,-a a hacer algo

■ he was reduced to begging se vio obligado a pedir limosna

to be reduced to something verse sumido,-a en algo

■ the country was reduced to poverty el país se vio sumido en la pobreza

to reduce somebody to tears hacer llorar a alguien

reduce [ri'du:s, -'dju:s] v, - duced ; - ducing vt

1) lessen: reducir, disminuir, rebajar (precios)

2) demote: bajar de categoría, degradar

3)

to be reduced to : verse rebajado a, verse forzado a

4)

to reduce someone to tears : hacer llorar a alguien

reduce vi

slim: adelgazar

reduce

v.

• abreviar v.

• achicar v.

• acortar v.

• adelgazar v.

• apocar v.

• bajar de peso v.

• cercenar v.

• ceñir v.

• deshinchar v.

• disminuir v.

• estrechar v.

• limitar v.

• moderar v.

• rebajar v.

• reducir v.

rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs
transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviar

b) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*

2)

a) (break down, simplify)

to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo

b) ( Math) simplificar*

3) ( bring to undesirable state)

to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)

their policies have reduced the country to poverty — sus políticas han sumido al país en la pobreza

they reduced the city to ruins — dejaron la ciudad en ruinas

they were reduced to begging — se vieron obligados a mendigar

to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien

[rɪ'djuːs]
1. VT

1) (=decrease) [+ number, costs, expenditure, inflation] reducir; [+ price] rebajar; (Ind) [+ output] reducir, recortar; [+ speed, heat, visibility] disminuir; [+ temperature] bajar; [+ stress, tension] reducir, disminuir; [+ pain] aliviar

it reduces the risk of heart disease (by 20%) — disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas (en un 20%)

reduce speed now — disminuya la velocidad

2) (=cut price of) [+ goods] rebajar

3) (=make smaller) [+ drawing] reducir; (Med) [+ swelling] bajar; (Culin) [+ sauce] reducir

4) (=bring to specified state)

to reduce sb to despair — llevar a algn a la desesperación

to reduce sb to tears — hacer llorar a algn

to be reduced to penury — estar sumido en la miseria

to reduce sth to ashes/rubble — reducir algo a cenizas/escombros

to reduce sb to silence — hacer callar a algn

we were reduced to begging on the streets — nos vimos obligados a mendigar por las calles
minimum
5) (=capture, subjugate) tomar, conquistar

6) (Mil) (=demote) degradar

to reduce sb to the ranks — degradar a algn a soldado raso

7) (=simplify) reducir

to reduce an argument to its simplest form — reducir un argumento a su esencia

8) (Math) [+ equation, expression] reducir

9) (Chem) reducir

2. VI

1) (=decrease) reducirse, disminuir

2) (Culin) espesarse

3) (=slim) adelgazar

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[rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs]
transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviar

b) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*

2)

a) (break down, simplify)

to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo

b) ( Math) simplificar*

3) ( bring to undesirable state)

to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)

their policies have reduced the country to poverty — sus políticas han sumido al país en la pobreza

they reduced the city to ruins — dejaron la ciudad en ruinas

they were reduced to begging — se vieron obligados a mendigar

to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > reduce
8 réduire

réduire [ʀedyiʀ]

➭ TABLE 38

1. transitive verb

( = diminuer) to reduce ; [+ texte] to shorten

• il va falloir réduire notre train de vie we'll have to cut down on our spending

► réduire à ( = ramener à) to reduce to ; ( = limiter à) to limit to

• en être réduit à to be reduced to

• réduire à sa plus simple expression [+ mobilier, repas] to reduce to the absolute minimum

• réduire qch à néant to reduce sth to nothing► réduire en to reduce to

• réduire qn en esclavage to reduce sb to slavery

• réduire qch en miettes/en morceaux to smash sth to tiny pieces/to pieces

• réduire qch en poudre to reduce sth to a powder

• sa maison était réduite en cendres his house was reduced to ashes

2. intransitive verb

[sauce] to reduce

• faire or laisser réduire la sauce cook the sauce to reduce it

3. reflexive verb

► se réduire

• se réduire à [affaire, incident] to boil down to ; [somme, quantité] to amount to

• je me réduirai à quelques exemples I'll limit myself to a few examples

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ʀedɥiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( diminuer) to reduce

réduire le personnel — to cut (down on) staff

réduire un article de 3% — to reduce an article by 3%

réduire les subventions de moitié — to cut subsidies by half

réduire quelque chose en taille — to make something smaller, to reduce the size of something

réduire le nombre de succursales — to reduce the number of branches

je dois réduire mes dépenses — I must cut down on my spending

réduire l'écart entre — to narrow the gap between

2) ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte]

3) ( transformer)

réduire quelque chose en poudre — to crush something to powder

réduire quelque chose en bouillie — to reduce something to a pulp

être réduit en cendres — lit [ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes

être réduit à rien or à néant — [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out

4) ( en simplifiant)

réduire quelque chose à — to reduce something to

5) ( obliger)

réduire quelqu'un au silence — to reduce somebody to silence

6) ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute]

7) Culinaire, Chimie to reduce [composé, sauce]

8) Mathématique to reduce [fraction]

2.

verbe intransitif Culinaire [sauce] to reduce; [épinards] to shrink

3.

se réduire verbe pronominal

1) ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; [écart] to narrow

2) ( consister seulement en)

se réduire à — to consist merely of

cela se réduit à bien peu de chose — it doesn't amount to very much

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ʀedɥiʀ vt
1) (= diminuer) [pression, température] to lower, [prix, dépenses] to cut, to reduce

Il faut réduire la pression interne à un niveau acceptable. — The internal pressure should be lowered to an acceptable level.

Ils ont réduit leurs prix. — They've cut their prices.

réduire qch de moitié — to cut sth by half

Il a réduit de moitié ses dépenses. — He has cut his spending by half.

2)

réduire qch à — to reduce sth to

L'explosion avait réduit l'immeuble à un tas de décombres. — The explosion had reduced the building to a pile of debris.

réduire en cendres — to reduce to ashes, to burn to ashes

Ce superbe tableau à été réduit en cendres. — This superb painting was burnt to ashes.

réduire qch à l'état de — to reduce sth to

3)

réduire qn à — to reduce sb to

les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à mendier; les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à la mendicité — the circumstances that had reduced him to begging

en être réduit à — to be reduced to

réduire qn à l'état de — to reduce sb to

4) CUISINE to reduce

5) MATHÉMATIQUE to reduce

6) [carte] to scale down, to reduce

7) MÉDECINE, [fracture] to set

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réduire verb table: conduire

A vtr

1 ( diminuer) to reduce [impôt, coût, vitesse, distance, stocks, inégalités]; to reduce, to cut [dépenses]; to reduce, to shorten [délai, durée]; to reduce, to lessen [chances, risques]; to reduce, to limit [choix]; to reduce, to bring down [chômage]; to limit [influence]; réduire le personnel to cut (down on) staff; réduire un article de 3% to reduce ou cut the price of an article by 3%; réduire d'un quart to reduce by a quarter; réduire qch de peu/de beaucoup to reduce sth slightly/greatly; réduire qch au minimum to reduce sth to a minimum; réduire les subventions de moitié to cut subsidies by half; réduire qch en taille/en longueur to make sth smaller/shorter, to reduce the size/length of sth; les jeans sont réduits de 20% jeans are reduced by 20%; réduire le nombre de succursales to cut down the number of branches; je dois réduire mes dépenses I must cut down on my spending; réduire l'écart entre to narrow the gap between;

2 ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie, document]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte];

3 ( transformer) réduire qch en poudre to crush sth to powder; réduire qch en bouillie to reduce sth to a pulp; réduire le blé en farine to grind wheat into flour; être réduit en cendres lit [bâtiment, ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes; être réduit à rien ou à néant [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out;

4 ( en simplifiant) réduire qch à to reduce sth to; réduire un problème à l'essentiel to reduce a problem to its bare essentials; vous avez tort de réduire ce conflit à… it is wrong to consider this conflict as no more than…;

5 ( obliger) réduire qn à qch to reduce sb to sth; réduire qn au silence to reduce sb to silence; réduire qn à la mendicité to reduce sb to begging; en être réduit à se taire/mendier to be reduced to silence/begging; voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! this is what I've been reduced to!; réduire un peuple en esclavage to reduce a nation to slavery;

6 ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi, tribu]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute, mouvement de résistance];

7 Culin, Chimie to reduce [composé];

8 Méd to set, to reduce spéc [os fracturé];

9 Math to reduce [fraction]; réduire des fractions au même dénominateur to reduce fractions to a common denominator.

B vi Culin [sauce, sirop] to reduce; [champignons, épinards] to shrink; faites réduire le mélange allow the mixture to reduce; les champignons réduisent à la cuisson mushrooms shrink when cooked.

C se réduire vpr

1 ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; l'écart se réduit the gap is narrowing;

2 ( consister seulement en) se réduire à to consist merely of; leur contribution se réduit à quelques sacs de blé their contribution consists merely of a few sacks of wheat; cela se réduit à bien peu de chose it doesn't amount to very much;

3 ( se restreindre) se réduire dans ses dépenses to cut down on one's spending.

[redɥir] verbe transitif

1. [restreindre - consommation] to reduce, to cut down on ; [ - inflation] to reduce, to bring down (separable), to lower ; [ - dépenses, effectifs] to reduce, to cut back on ; [ - distance] to reduce, to decrease ; [ - chauffage] to lower, to turn down (separable)

il a réduit le prix de 10 % he cut ou reduced the price by 10%

réduire quelque chose de moitié to cut something by half, to halve something

2. [refaire en petit - photo] to reduce ; [ - schéma] to scale down (separable)

3. [changer]

réduire quelque chose à néant: il a réussi à réduire à néant le travail de dix années he managed to reduce ten years' work to nothing

réduire quelque chose en miettes to smash something to bits ou pieces

réduire quelque chose en cendres to reduce something to ashes

réduire quelque chose à sa plus simple expression to reduce something to its simplest expression

4. [forcer]

réduire quelqu'un à to reduce somebody to

réduire la presse/l'opposition au silence to silence the press/the opposition

ils en sont réduits aux dernières extrémités they are in dire straits

réduire quelqu'un à faire to force ou to compel ou to drive somebody to do

5. [vaincre] to quell, to subdue, to crush

réduire les poches de résistance to crush the last pockets of resistance

6. INFORMATIQUE to minimize

7. CHIMIE & CUISINE to reduce

8. MÉDECINE to set, to reduce

9. MATHÉMATIQUES & MUSIQUE to reduce

10. (Suisse) [ranger] to put away (separable)

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[redɥir] verbe intransitif

CUISINE

faire réduire to reduce

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se réduire verbe pronominal intransitif

[économiser] to cut down

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se réduire à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[consister en] to amount to

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9 Schweigen

v/i; schweigt, schwieg, hat geschwiegen

1. (still sein) be ( oder remain) silent; (nicht antworten) say nothing, not say anything, not say a word; schweigen Sie! be quiet!, silence!; ... - ganz zu schweigen von... - let alone, never mind, to say nothing of

2. (zu etw. nichts sagen) say nothing, remain silent; zu etw. schweigen make no comment on s.th.; schweigen über (+ Akk) keep silent about; auf eine Frage schweigen make no reply (to a question), ignore a question; zu jemandes Vorwürfen schweigen make no attempt to defend o.s. (against s.o.’s reproaches); zu einem Unrecht schweigen not protest against an injustice; dazu darf man nicht schweigen one cannot ignore ( oder draw a veil) over that; ich habe lange zu oder über... (+ Akk) geschwiegen, aber jetzt... I have long remained silent ( oder for a long time I have said nothing) about..., but now...; schweig bloß davon! don’t mention that; darüber schweigt das Gesetz the law makes no mention of that

3. (aufhören) Lärm etc.: stop, cease; plötzlich schweigen auch Kanonen etc.: fall silent; seit heute schweigen die Waffen the ceasefire began today; lit. the guns fell silent today

4. (für sich behalten) keep one’s mouth shut; kannst du schweigen? can you keep it to yourself ( oder keep a secret)?; schweigen wie ein Grab shut up like a clam

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das Schweigen

silence

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Schwei|gen
nt -s, no pl
silence
jdn zum Schwéígen bringen — to silence sb (auch euph)

(es herrscht) Schwéígen im Walde — (there is) dead silence

See:

→ reden

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das

((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) silence

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Schwei·gen

<-s>

[ˈʃvaign̩]

nt kein pl

1. silence

das \Schweigen brechen to break the silence

jdn zum \Schweigen bringen (jdn mundtot machen) to silence sb; (euph: jdn liquidieren) to liquidate sb

2. JUR silence

\Schweigen als Annahme/Nichtannahme silence interpreted as acceptance/non-acceptance

3.

▶ \Schweigen im Walde (aufgrund von Angst) no volunteers

▶ sich akk [über etw akk] in \Schweigen hüllen to maintain one's silence [or remain silent] [or keep quiet] [about sth]

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das; Schweigens silence

sich in Schweigen hüllen — maintain one's silence

jemanden zum Schweigen bringen — (auch verhüll.) silence somebody

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Schweigen n; -s, kein pl silence;

es herrschte gespanntes Schweigen there was a tense silence;

Schweigen bewahren keep silent;

das Schweigen brechen break the silence;

jemanden zum Schweigen bringen reduce sb to silence; durch Drohungen, auch MIL silence sb; (Kinder etc) make sb shut up;

sich (dat)

jemandes Schweigen erkaufen bribe sb to say nothing; → hüllen, Reden

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das; Schweigens silence

sich in Schweigen hüllen — maintain one's silence

jemanden zum Schweigen bringen — (auch verhüll.) silence somebody

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n.

silence n.

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10 couper

couper [kupe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = sectionner) to cut ; [+ bois] to chop ; [+ arbre] to cut down ; [+ rôti] to carve

• couper qch en (petits) morceaux to cut sth into (little) pieces

• couper qch en deux to cut sth in two

• couper coller (Computing) to cut and paste

• couper la tête à qn to cut sb's head off

• se faire couper les cheveux to get one's hair cut

   b. [+ vêtement] to cut out

   c. [+ passages inutiles, émission] to cut

   d. [+ eau, gaz, courant] to cut off ; (au compteur) to turn off ; [+ communications, crédits, téléphone] to cut off

• coupez ! (Cinema) cut!

• couper le contact (Automobiles) to switch off the ignition

• couper l'appétit à qn to spoil sb's appetite

• couper la route à qn [automobiliste] to cut in front of sb

   e. ( = interrompre) couper la parole à qn [personne] to cut sb short

• couper le sifflet or la chique à qn (inf) to shut sb up (inf)

   f. [+ voyage] to break ; [+ journée] to break up

   g. ( = isoler) couper qn de qch to cut sb off from sth

   h. ( = traverser) [ligne] to intersect ; [route] to cut across

   i. (Cards) [+ jeu] to cut ; (avec l'atout) to trump

   j. (Sport) [+ balle] to slice

   k. ( = mélanger) [+ lait, vin] (à table) to add water to ; [+ vin] (à la production) to blend ; ( = altérer) [+ drogue, vin] to cut

   l. (locutions) couper les cheveux en quatre to split hairs

• couper la respiration à qn to wind sb ; (figurative) to take sb's breath away

2. indirect transitive verb

• couper à qch ( = échapper à qch) to get out of sth

• tu n'y couperas pas you won't get out of it

3. intransitive verb

   a. [couteau, verre] to cut

   b. ( = prendre un raccourci) couper à travers champs to cut across country

   c. (Cards) ( = diviser le jeu) to cut ; ( = jouer atout) to trump

• couper à trèfle to trump clubs

4. reflexive verb

► se couper

   a. ( = s'entailler) to cut o.s.

• se couper les cheveux/les ongles to cut one's hair/nails

   b. se couper de [+ amis, famille, pays] to cut o.s. off from

   c. ( = se trahir) to give o.s. away

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kupe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, fleur] ( avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [something] off, to cut off [frange, branche, membre]

couper un fil avec les dents — to bite a thread off

couper la journée — fig to break up the day

j'ai coupé par le bois — fig I cut through the wood

2) Culinaire to cut (up), to slice [pain]; to carve [rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]

couper quelque chose en tranches — to slice something

3) ( en couture) ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten

4) ( entamer) [lanière] to cut into [chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal]

5) Cinéma to cut; ( pour censurer) to cut (out) [images]

6) ( croiser) [route, voie] to cut across [route]; Mathématique [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]

couper la route à quelqu'un/un véhicule — to cut in on somebody/a vehicle

7) ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route]

une veste qui coupe bien du vent — a jacket that keeps out the wind

8) ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]

un œuf dur coupe la faim — a hard boiled egg takes the edge off your hunger

couper les vivres à quelqu'un — lit to cut off somebody's food supply; fig to stop giving somebody money

couper l'appétit à quelqu'un — to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetite

couper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit, fig to take somebody's breath away

couper la parole à quelqu'un — to interrupt somebody

9) ( isoler)

couper quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut somebody off from somebody/something

10) ( mélanger) to dilute [jus de fruit, vin]; ( à la fabrication) to blend [vin]

11) ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers]

12) Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump

13) ( castrer) to neuter, to castrate [chat, chien]

2.

verbe intransitif

attention ça coupe! — be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!

ça coupe beaucoup mieux — it cuts a lot better

3.

se couper verbe pronominal

1) ( se blesser) to cut oneself ( avec with)

il s'est coupé le doigt — ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off

2) ( s'isoler)

se couper de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut oneself off from somebody/something

3) ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip

4) ( se tailler)

ça se coupe facilement — it's easy to cut

5) ( se croiser) to cross, to intersect

••

tu n'y couperas pas — you won't get out of it; main

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kupe
1. vt

1) (= entamer) to cut

Ça l'a coupé à la cuisse. — It cut his thigh.

2) (pour retrancher, élaguer) [branche, bout qui dépasse] to cut off

se faire couper les cheveux — to have one's hair cut, to get one's hair cut

3) (pour diviser) [gâteau, saucisson] to cut, to cut up

couper du bois — to cut wood

4) (pour interrompre) [route, accès] to block

couper le courant — to cut off the electricity

couper la parole à qn — to cut sb short, to interrupt sb

couper les vivres à qn fig Ses parents lui ont coupé les vivres. — His parents have stopped supporting him.

couper le contact AUTOMOBILES — to turn off the ignition

couper les ponts avec qn — to break with sb

5) fig, [fièvre] to take down, to reduce

couper l'appétit à qn — to spoil sb's appetite

6) (pour diluer) [vin, cidre] to blend, (à table) to dilute, to dilute with water

2. vi

1) (avec un instrument tranchant) to cut

Coupe ici, c'est plus facile. — Cut here, it's easier.

Ce couteau ne coupe pas. — This knife won't cut.

2) (= prendre un raccourci)

On peut couper par la forêt. — We can cut through the woods.

3) CARTES (= diviser le paquet) to cut, (avec l'atout) to trump

4) (autres locutions)

couper à (= échapper à) [corvée] — to get out of

couper court à (= mettre fin à) — to cut short

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couper verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, tissu, fleur] (avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [sth] off, to cut off [frange, branche, tête, membre]; couper un fil avec les dents to bite a thread off; couper les cheveux/ongles à qn to cut sb's hair/nails; se faire couper les cheveux to have ou get one's hair cut; on a dû lui couper la jambe/le bras they had to cut his/her leg/arm off; ils ont coupé les ailes du corbeau pour qu'il ne s'envole pas they have clipped the crow's wings so it won't fly off; couper qch en deux/trois to cut sth in two/three; le débat a coupé notre pays en deux the debate has split our country in two; couper le voyage/la journée to break up the journey/the day; j'ai coupé par le bois/par le champ I cut through the wood/across the field; ⇒ herbe;

2 Culin to cut (up), to slice [pain, gâteau]; to carve [volaille, rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]; couper qch en morceaux to cut sth up, to cut sth into pieces; couper une tarte en huit to cut a tart into eight pieces; couper qch en lamelles to cut sth into thin slices; couper qch en dés or cubes to dice sth, to cut sth into cubes; couper qch en tranches to slice sth, to cut sth into slices;

3 Cout ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten; il faut couper la robe de 3 cm you've got to shorten the dress by 3 cm;

4 ( entamer) [menottes, lanière] to cut into [poignet, chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal, carton];

5 Cin to cut; ( pour censurer) to cut (out) [passage, images, scène];

6 ( croiser) [route, voie ferrée] to cut across [route]; Math [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]; couper la route à qn/un véhicule to cut in on sb/a vehicle;

7 ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route, passage]; une veste qui coupe bien le vent a jacket that keeps out the wind;

8 ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau, téléphone]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [locataire, usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]; ne coupez pas! don't cut us off!; un œuf dur coupe la faim a hard boiled egg takes the edge off your hunger; couper la fièvre à qn to bring sb's temperature down; couper les vivres à qn lit to cut off sb's food supply; fig to stop giving sb money; couper l'appétit à qn to ruin ou spoil sb's appetite; couper le souffle à qn lit, fig to take sb's breath away; couper la parole à qn to interrupt sb, to cut sb off;

9 ( isoler) couper qn de qn/qch to cut sb off from sb/sth; il vit coupé du monde he lives cut off from the outside world;

10 ( mélanger) to dilute [jus de fruit, vin]; ( à la fabrication) to blend [vin];

11 ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers];

12 Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump; j'ai coupé à trèfle/cœur I trumped it with a club/heart;

13 Vét to neuter, to castrate [chat, chien]; il a fait couper son chat he had his cat neutered.

B vi attention ça coupe! be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!; ça coupe beaucoup mieux it cuts a lot better.

C se couper vpr

1 ( se blesser) to cut oneself (avec with); il s'est coupé au menton/à l'oreille he cut himself on the chin/on the ear; il s'est coupé le doigt ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off; se couper les cheveux/ongles to cut one's hair/nails;

2 ( se trahir) to give oneself away;

3 ( s'isoler) se couper de qn/qch ( volontairement) to cut oneself off from sb/sth; ( involontairement) to be cut off from sb/sth;

4 ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip;

5 ( se tailler) ça se coupe facilement/difficilement it's easy/hard to cut;

6 ( se croiser) [lignes, voies] to cross, to intersect; Math to intersect, to cross.

Idiomes

c'est ton tour de faire à manger, tu n'y couperas pas it's your turn to cook, you won't get out of it; j'en mettrais ma main à couper or au feu I'd stake my life on it; ça te la coupe◑, hein? that's shut you up○!; ⇒ main.

[kupe] verbe transitif

1. [entailler - légèrement] to cut ; [ - gravement] to slash

le vent lui coupait le visage (figuré) the wind stung her face

couper le souffle ou la respiration à quelqu'un to take somebody's breath away

beau à couper le souffle breathtakingly beautiful

à couper au couteau: il y avait un brouillard à couper au couteau the fog was so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face

un accent à couper au couteau a very strong accent

un silence à couper au couteau a silence you could cut with a knife

2. [membre] to cut off (separable)

[tête] to cut off, to chop (off)

couper la tête ou le cou à un canard to chop a duck's head off

couper bras et jambes à quelqu'un [surprise] to amaze somebody

ça lui a coupé les jambes [de fatigue] that's really tired him out

3. [mettre en morceaux - ficelle] to cut ; [ - gâteau] to cut up (separable) ; [ - saucisson] to cut up, to slice (up) ; [ - bois] to chop (up)

couper en tranches to cut up, to cut into slices, to slice

couper quelque chose en tranches fines/épaisses to slice something thinly/thickly, to cut something into thin/thick slices

elle se ferait couper en morceaux plutôt que de... she'd rather die than...

couper la poire en deux to meet half-way, to come to a compromise

couper les ponts avec quelqu'un to break all ties ou to break off relations with somebody

couper les cheveux en quatre to split hairs

4. [tailler - fleurs] to cut ; [ - bordure] to cut off (separable) ; [ - arbre] to cut ou to chop down (separable), to fell

couper les cheveux à quelqu'un to cut ou to trim somebody's hair

se faire couper les cheveux to have one's hair cut

couper le mal à la racine to strike at the root of the evil

5. COUTURE [robe] to cut out (separable)

[tissu] to cut

6. [écourter - film, texte] to cut

[ôter - remarque, séquence] to cut (out), to edit out (separable)

7. [arrêter - crédit] to cut

couper l'eau

a. [par accident] to cut off the water

b. [volontairement] to turn ou to switch off the water

son père va lui couper les vivres his father will stop supporting him ou will cut off his means of subsistence

8. [interrompre - relations diplomatiques, conversation] to break off

couper la parole à quelqu'un to cut somebody short

couper l'appétit à quelqu'un to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetite

couper quelqu'un (familier) to interrupt somebody

je vais à la gym à midi, ça (me) coupe la journée I go to the gym at lunchtime, it helps to break the day up

couper la chique ou le sifflet à quelqu'un (familier) to shut somebody up

couper ses effets à quelqu'un to take the wind out of somebody's sails

9. [barrer - route] to cut off (separable) ; [ - retraite] to block off (separable), to cut off

l'arbre nous coupait la route the tree blocked our path

10. [diviser - surface] to cut ; [ - ligne] to cut, to intersect ; [ - voie] to cross, to cut across

la voiture nous a coupé la route the car cut across in front of us

depuis, la famille est coupée en deux (figuré) since then, the family has been split in two

couper quelqu'un de quelque chose to cut somebody off from something

je me sens coupé de tout I feel cut off from everything ou totally isolated

11. [diluer - lait] to add water to, to thin ou to water down (separable)

coupé d'eau diluted, watered down

couper du vin

a. [à l'eau] to water wine down

b. [avec d'autres vins] to blend wine

12. CINÉMA

coupez! cut!

13. TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS to cut off (separable)

14. JEUX [partager] to cut

[jouer l'atout] to trump

15. SPORT [balle] to slice

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[kupe] verbe intransitif

1. [être tranchant] to cut, to be sharp

attention, ça coupe! careful, it's sharp!

2. [prendre un raccourci]

couper à travers champs to cut across country ou the fields

couper par une petite route to cut through by a minor road

couper au plus court to take the quickest way

3. [interrompre] to cut in

faux, coupa-t-elle not true, she cut in

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couper à verbe plus préposition

couper court à quelque chose [mettre fin à] to cut something short, to curtail something

couper à quelque chose to get out of something

y couper: on n'y a pas coupé, à son sermon! sure enough we got a lecture from him!

tu dois y aller, tu ne peux pas y couper! you've got to go, there's no way you can get out of it!

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se couper verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to cut oneself

se couper les ongles to cut ou to trim one's nails

se couper le ou au front to cut one's forehead

se couper les veines to slit ou to slash one's wrists

se couper en quatre pour quelqu'un

a. [ponctuellement] to bend over backwards to help somebody

b. [continuellement] to devote oneself utterly to somebody

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se couper verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [lignes, routes] to cut across one another, to intersect

2. (familier) [se contredire] to contradict oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > couper
11 shut up

1. transitive verb
1) (close) abschließen; zuschließen

shut up [the/one's] house — das/sein Haus [sicher] abschließen; see also academic.ru/66797/shop">shop 1. 2)

2) (put away) einschließen [Dokumente, Wertsachen usw.]; einsperren [Tier, Person]

shut something up in something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) schließen

shut somebody up in an asylum — jemanden in eine Anstalt sperren

3) (reduce to silence) zum Schweigen bringen
2. intransitive verb
(coll.): (be quiet) den Mund halten (ugs.)

shut up! — halt den Mund! (ugs.)

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1) (to (cause to) stop speaking: Tell them to shut up!; That'll shut him up!) den Mund halten/stopfen

2) (to close and lock: It's time to shut up the shop.) schließen

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◆ shut up

I. vt

1. (confine)

▪ to \shut up up ⇆ sb/an animal [in sth] jdn/ein Tier [in etw dat] einsperren

2. AUS, BRIT (close)

▪ to \shut up up ⇆ sth etw schließen

to \shut up up shop das Geschäft schließen; ( fig: stop business) seine Tätigkeit einstellen

3. ( fam: cause to stop talking)

▪ to \shut up up ⇆ sb jdn zum Schweigen bringen

to \shut up up a baby ( fig) ein Baby beruhigen

to \shut up sb up for good jdn für immer zum Schweigen bringen

II. vi

1. AUS, BRIT (close for day) [seinen Laden] zuschließen

2. ( fam: stop talking) den Mund halten fam

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1. vt sep

1) house verschließen → shop

See:

→ shop

2) (= imprison) einsperren

you can't spend your whole life shut up in libraries — Sie können sich doch nicht Ihr ganzes Leben lang in Bibliotheken vergraben

3) (inf: silence) zum Schweigen bringen

that'll soon shut him up — das wird ihm schon den Mund stopfen (inf)

every time I try to say something she always tries to shut me up — jedes Mal, wenn ich etwas sagen will, fährt sie mir über den Mund

2. vi (inf)
den Mund or die Klappe halten (inf)
shut up! — halt die Klappe! (inf)

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shut up

A v/t

1. das Haus etc (fest) verschließen, verriegeln: → shop A 1 a

2. jemanden einsperren:

shut o.s. up sich einschließen

3. umg jemandem den Mund stopfen

B v/i (meist imp) umg die Klappe halten

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1. transitive verb
1) (close) abschließen; zuschließen

shut up [the/one's] house — das/sein Haus [sicher] abschließen; see also shop 1. 2)

2) (put away) einschließen [Dokumente, Wertsachen usw.]; einsperren [Tier, Person]

shut something up in something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) schließen

shut somebody up in an asylum — jemanden in eine Anstalt sperren

3) (reduce to silence) zum Schweigen bringen
2. intransitive verb
(coll.): (be quiet) den Mund halten (ugs.)

shut up! — halt den Mund! (ugs.)

English-german dictionary > shut up
12 stare

1. intransitive verb
1) (gaze) starren

stare in surprise/amazement — überrascht/erstaunt starren

stare at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anstarren

2) (have fixed gaze) starr blicken
2. transitive verb
stare somebody in the face — jemanden [feindselig] fixieren; (fig.) jemandem ins Auge springen

ruin was staring him in the face — ihm drohte der Ruin
3. noun
Starren, das

fix somebody with a [curious/malevolent] stare — jemanden [neugierig/böse] anstarren

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/111846/stare_down">stare down

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[steə] 1. verb
((often with at) to look at with a fixed gaze: They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare - it's rude!) starren
2. noun
(a staring look: a bold stare.) das Starren

- stare in the face

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stare

[steəʳ, AM ster]

I. n Starren nt

she gave him a long \stare sie starrte ihn unverwandt an

accusing \stare vorwurfsvoller Blick

II. vi

1. (look at) starren

▪ to \stare at sb/sth jdn/etw anstarren; ( fig: confront) sich akk jdm/etw gegenüber sehen

United were staring at a seven-goal deficit United sahen sich einem Rückstand von sieben Toren gegenüber

2. (eyes wide open) große Augen machen

3. (be conspicuous)

▪ to \stare out at sb jdm ins Auge stechen [o springen

III. vt

1. (look at)

to \stare sb in the eye [or face] jdn anstarren

to \stare sb up and down jdn anstieren fam

2. (reduce to)

to \stare sb into silence jdn durch einen vernichtenden Blick zum Schweigen bringen

3.

▶ to be staring sb in the face (be evident) auf der Hand liegen; (be imminent) jdn bedrohen

without water, death would be staring them in the face ohne Wasser blickten sie dem Tod ins Auge

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[stɛə(r)]
1. n
(starrer) Blick
the village idiot looked at me with a vacant stare — der Dorftrottel sah mich mit stierem Blick an

to give sb a stare — jdn anstarren

2. vt

the answer was staring us in the face — die Antwort lag klar auf der Hand

to stare death/defeat in the face — dem Tod/der Niederlage ins Auge blicken

defeat was staring us in the face — wir blickten der Niederlage ins Auge

3. vi
(vacantly etc) (vor sich hin) starren; (cow, madman) stieren, glotzen (inf); (in surprise) große Augen machen; (eyes) weit aufgerissen sein
he stared in disbelief — er starrte ungläubig

it's rude to stare — es ist unhöflich, andere Leute anzustarren

to stare at sb/sth — jdn/etw anstarren; (cow, madman also) jdn/etw anstieren or anglotzen

don't stare (at me)! — starr (mich) nicht so (an)!

to stare at sb in horror/amusement/disbelief etc — jdn entsetzt/verblüfft/ungläubig etc anstarren

to stare after sb — jdm nachstarren or hinterherstarren

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stare [steə(r)]

A v/i

1. starren, stieren:

stare at anstarren, anstieren;

stare after sb jemandem nachstarren

2. große Augen machen, erstaunt blicken, gaffen, glotzen (beide pej):

stare at angaffen, anglotzen;

make sb stare jemanden in Erstaunen versetzen

B v/t

1. stare sb out (of countenance) ( oder down) jemanden so lange anstarren, bis er verlegen wird;

stare sb into silence jemanden mit einem (strengen) Blick zum Schweigen bringen

2. stare sb in the face fig

a) jemandem in die Augen springen

b) jemandem deutlich vor Augen stehen;

bankruptcy stared him in the face der Bankrott stand ihm drohend vor Augen;

stare a possibility in the face einer Möglichkeit ins Auge sehen

C s starrer oder erstaunter Blick, Starren n

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1. intransitive verb
1) (gaze) starren

stare in surprise/amazement — überrascht/erstaunt starren

stare at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anstarren

2) (have fixed gaze) starr blicken
2. transitive verb
stare somebody in the face — jemanden [feindselig] fixieren; (fig.) jemandem ins Auge springen

ruin was staring him in the face — ihm drohte der Ruin
3. noun
Starren, das

fix somebody with a [curious/malevolent] stare — jemanden [neugierig/böse] anstarren

Phrasal Verbs:

- stare down

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v.

angaffen v.

anstarren v.

glotzen v.

English-german dictionary > stare
13 silencio

intj.

silence, quiet, don't say a word, mum.

m.

1 silence.

el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room

¡silencio! silence!, quiet!

¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!

en silencio in silence

guardar silencio (sobre algo) to keep silent (about something)

guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silence

romper el silencio to break the silence

silencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim, etc. within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances

2 rest (Music).

pres.indicat.

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

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silencio

► nombre masculino

1 silence

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en silencio in silence

guardar silencio to keep quiet

imponer silencio a alguien to make somebody be quiet

romper el silencio to break the silence

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noun m.

silence

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1. SM

1) (=falta de ruido) silence

¡silencio! — silence!, quiet!

¡silencio en la sala! — silence in court!

nos escribió tras dos años de silencio — after two years' silence she wrote to us

un poco de silencio, por favor — let's have a bit of quiet, please

¡qué silencio hay aquí! — it's so quiet here!

había un silencio sepulcral — it was deadly silent, there was a deathly silence

• en silencio — in silence

la casa estaba en silencio — the house was silent

en el silencio más absoluto — in dead silence

• guardar silencio — to keep silent, keep quiet

guardar un minuto de silencio — to observe a one-minute o a minute's silence

• imponer silencio a algn — frm to make sb be quiet

• mantenerse en silencio — to keep quiet, remain silent

• pasar una pena en silencio — to suffer in silence

• reducir al silencio — frm to silence, reduce to silence

• romper el silencio — frm to break the silence

silencio administrativo — administrative silence

2) (Mús) rest

2.

ADJ And, CAm, Méx (=silencioso) silent, quiet; (=tranquilo) still

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masculino

1)

a) ( ausencia de ruido) silence

se hizo un silencio sepulcral — there was a deathly silence

se guardó un minuto de silencio — there was a minute's silence

deben guardar silencio — you must remain silent

qué silencio hay! — isn't it quiet?

silencio, hospital — quiet, hospital

en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence

el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night

b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence

2) (Mús) rest

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= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.

Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.

Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.

Ex. The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

Ex. Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.

Ex. Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.

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* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* huelga de silencio = silent strike.

* lectura en silencio = silent reading.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.

* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* toque de silencio = last post, the.

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masculino

1)

a) ( ausencia de ruido) silence

se hizo un silencio sepulcral — there was a deathly silence

se guardó un minuto de silencio — there was a minute's silence

deben guardar silencio — you must remain silent

qué silencio hay! — isn't it quiet?

silencio, hospital — quiet, hospital

en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence

el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night

b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence

2) (Mús) rest

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= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.

Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.

Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

Ex: Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.

Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.

* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* huelga de silencio = silent strike.

* lectura en silencio = silent reading.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.

* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* toque de silencio = last post, the.

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silencio

masculine

A

1 (ausencia de ruido) silence

en sus clases siempre reinaba el más absoluto silencio there was always absolute silence o complete quiet in his classes

se hizo un silencio sepulcral there was a deathly silence

se guardó un minuto de silencio there was a minute's silence

deben guardar silencio durante la ceremonia you must remain o keep silent during the ceremony

¡hagan silencio! silence!

¡qué silencio hay! isn't it quiet?

¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!

sufrió en silencio he suffered silently o in silence

[ S ] silencio, hospital quiet, hospital

en el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silence

el silencio de la noche the silence o quiet of the night

mantuvieron el silencio radiofónico they maintained radio silence

2 (ausencia de declaraciones) silence

por fin ha decidido romper su silencio at last she has decided to break her silence

B ( Mús) rest

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Del verbo silenciar: ( conjugate silenciar)

silencio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

silenció es:

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

Multiple Entries:
silenciar
silencio
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) silence;
◊ deben guardar silencio you must remain silent;

en el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silence
2 (Mús) rest
silenciar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer callar) to silence
2 (ocultar un hecho, una noticia) to keep quiet about: los informativos silenciaron la manifestación, the news hushed up the demonstration
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 silence
en silencio, in silence
¡silencio, por favor!, quiet, please!
un silencio sepulcral, a deathly silence
2 Mús rest
' silencio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- escocer
- guardar
- obedecer
- ordenar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reemprender
- reinar
- romper
- sepulcral
- sigilo
- turbarse
- callar
- palmada
- permanecer
- profundo
- respetuoso
- turbar
English:
aloud
- break
- calm
- counsel
- dead
- deathly
- discreet
- disturb
- hush
- lapse
- maintain
- momentary
- muffle
- observe
- pause
- pregnant
- quiet
- quietness
- silence
- silent
- stillness
- talking
- unbroken
- embarrassed
- ominous
- remain
- rest
- silently

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silencio nm

1. [ausencia de sonido] silence;

el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room;

¡silencio! silence!, quiet!;

¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!;

en silencio in silence;

estar en silencio to be silent;

tienes que guardar silencio en clase you have to keep quiet in class;

guardó silencio sobre el escándalo he kept silent about the scandal;

guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silence;

imponer silencio a alguien to make sb be silent;

romper el silencio to break the silence

Comp
silencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim etc within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances
2. Mús rest

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silencio

m

1 silence;

en silencio in silence, silently;

el profesor impuso silencio a los alumnos the teacher made the students be quiet;

guardar silencio keep quiet

2 MÚS rest

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silencio nm

1) : silence, quiet

¡silencio!: be quiet!

2) : rest (in music)

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silencio n silence

guardaron un minuto de silencio there was a minute's silence

¡silencio! be quiet!

Spanish-English dictionary > silencio
14 slå

bang, bar, bat, batter, beat, get the better of, bolt, chime, clap, cuff, dash, defeat, drive, foil, hit, knock, lash, latch, mow, pulsate, punch, ram, sock, strike, swipe, throb

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I. (en -er) bolt;

[ skyde slåen for døren] bolt the door;

[ skyde slåen fra døren] unbolt the door;

(se også lås).

II. vb (slog, slået)

( med objekt) ( banke, ramme etc) beat ( fx he beats his wife),

( om enkelt slag) hit ( fx never hit a child in anger; has somebody hit you? hit below the belt),

( hårdt) knock ( fx knock him on the head; knock him unconscious),

F strike ( fx he struck (, hit) me in the face with his fist);

( med flad hånd) slap ( fx slap him in the face (, on the cheek, on the back)),

T thwack;

( støde ( en legemsdel) så det gør ondt) hurt ( fx one's finger, one's back),

( hårdt) bump, knock ( fx one's head);

[ slå ham bevidstløs]

( også) stun him;

[ det slog mig at]

(fig) it struck me that;

( besejre) beat,

(mere F) defeat,

T lick;

( i skak) capture ( fx a pawn);

( overgå) beat ( fx that beats everything);

(eng, græs) mow ( fx the lawn), cut ( fx grass);

( tegne) draw ( fx a circle);

( præge) strike ( fx a medal);

( spille på et instrument) strike ( fx the lyre), play ( fx the harp);

( i terningspil) throw ( fx he threw 5);

( uden objekt) ( om ur) strike;

( om fugl) warble, sing;

( om hjertet) beat,

( hurtigt, F) throb;

( om sejl) flap;

( om alkohol) be heady,

T kick, have a kick in it;

( om gevær) kick;

(se også slående, slås, slagen);

(forb med sb, se sb, fx flue, fold, gnist, I. hul, klik, I. klokke, knude,

kolbøtte, kreds, lejr, mønt, rekord, I. rod, skærver, slag, streg,

takt);

[ forb med sig:]

[ slå sig] hurt oneself ( fx did you hurt yourself?), be hurt ( fx are you hurt?);

( om træ) warp,

(om skinne etc) buckle;

[ slå sig for brystet] beat one's breast;

[ slå sig igennem] fight one's way through,

( klare sig) manage, rub along,

( økonomisk) make both ends meet, scrape by;

[ slå sig ihjel] be killed,

F lose one's life;

[ slå sig løs] break away,

( more sig) let oneself go, have one's fling,

T let one's hair down;

[ slå sig ned]

( bosætte sig) settle;

[ slå sig ned i]

( også) make one's home in;

[ slå sig op]

(fig) prosper (på by), rise in the world;

[ slå sig på]

( om sygdom) attack, affect ( fx the lungs);

[ slå sig på noget]

(fig) go in for something, take up something ( fx a sport);

[ slå sig på én]

( tilslutte sig én) attach oneself to somebody;

[ slå sig på flasken] take to (el. go on) the bottle, take to drink;

[ slå sig på låret] slap one's thigh;

[ slå sig sammen] join forces ( med with, imod against),

(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together;

[ slå sig sammen om at] join together to; club together to ( fx buy him a present);

[ slå sig til], se ridder, I. ro;

[ forb med præp & adv:]

[ slå `af]

( fjerne ved slag) knock off, strike off,

( i pris) knock off, take off;

( om dirigent) break off;

[ han var ikke til at slå et ord af] I (, they etc) couldn't get a single word out of him;

(se også handel, hånd, sludder);

[ slå af på]

(fig) reduce ( fx the price, one's demands);

[ slå an]

( tangent, tone) strike;

( begynde at spille) strike up;

( blive populær, gøre lykke) catch on, take on, make a hit; become popular ( hos with);

( om vare) find favour ( hos with), take on;

( om vaccination) take;

[ slå bagud] kick up;

[ slå bak]

(mar) reverse the engines,

(fig) reverse one's policy;

[ slå efter én] strike at somebody, aim a blow at somebody;

[ slå noget ` efter]

(i en bog etc) look up something;

[ slå ` efter i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;

[ slå med sten efter] throw stones at;

[ slå fast] fix, nail down,

(fig) establish, prove ( fx his innocence), demonstrate;

[ jeg vil gerne slå fast at] I want to make it absolutely clear that;

[ slå fejl] go wrong; fail ( fx the crops failed);

[ slå en for penge] touch (el. tap) somebody for money;

am hit somebody for money;

[ slå ` fra]

( slå løs) knock off,

( maskindel, fx bremse) release,

( slukke for) switch off;

( uden objekt: slukkes) cut out ( fx the heater cuts out when the temperature reaches 20ø C);

[ slå fra sig] defend oneself, fight back;

[ slå det hen] pass it off,

T shrug it off,

( bagatellisere det) make light of it,

T pooh-pooh it;

[ slå noget hen i spøg] laugh something off, pass something off with a laugh;

[ slå i bordet] thump the table,

(fig) put one's foot down;

[ slå bremserne `i] put (, voldsomt: jam el. slam) the brakes on,

(fig) put the brakes on;

[ slå døren `i] slam the door;

[ slå en klo i], se klo;

[ et brøl slog os i møde] we were met (el. greeted) by a roar;

[ lugten slog os i møde] we were met by the smell;

[ slå i stykker], se I. stykke;

[ slå et søm i] drive (el. knock el. hammer) in a nail;

[ slå et søm i væggen] drive (el. knock) a nail into the wall;

[ slå ` igen] hit back;

[ slå ` igennem]

( trænge igennem) strike through, come through,

(om ideer etc) become generally accepted, penetrate,

( om bog) make a hit,

( om kunstner) make a name for oneself, come to the front, become recognized;

( blive effektiv) work (its way) through ( fx the price rises will take two months to work (their way) through (to the shops));

[ slå ihjel] kill,

F put to death;

[ slå tiden ihjel] kill time;

[ slå imod] strike (against),

( om bølger, regn) beat against;

[ slå ind] knock in,

( med hammer) hammer in,

( knuse) break, smash (in) ( fx a window, a door),

( tøndestaver, skibsside) stave in;

( i gartneri) heel in;

( blive opsuget) soak in;

( om sygdom) strike inwards;

[ det slog ind med regn] rain set in;

[ slå ind på]

(fx en vej) strike into, turn into, take ( fx a path, a road);

( en bane, levevej) take up,

F enter upon;

[ slå itu] break, smash, dash to pieces;

[ slå en halvtredskroneseddel itu] break into a 50-kroner note;

[ han slog løs]

(dvs hamrede) he hammered away;

[ slå kvæget løs] let the cattle loose;

[ slå løs på en] pitch into somebody;

[ slå med døren] slam the door;

[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;

[ slå med sten] throw stones ( efter at);

[ fuglen slår med vingerne] the bird flaps its wings;

[ slå ` ned]

(dvs få til at falde ned) knock down ( fx the vase);

( sænke) let down ( fx the blind), lower ( fx one's visor), pull down;

( folde sammen) put down ( fx an umbrella, a hood ( kaleche));

( slå til jorden, slå i gulvet) knock down;

( dyr) slaughter, kill, destroy;

(afgrøde etc) put down, flatten;

( i gartneri) heel in;

( undertrykke) put down ( fx a rebellion, riots),

( stærkere) crush (down),

F suppress;

( bringe til tavshed) silence ( fx criticism, protests);

( falde) fall ( fx bullets fell among the crowd), drop;

( om lyn) strike;

[ slå feberen ned] get the temperature down;

[ slå kraven ned] turn down one's collar;

[ blæsten får røgen til at slå ned] the wind beats down the smoke;

[ slå termometret ned] shake down the thermometer;

[ slå øjnene ned] cast down one's eyes; drop one's eyes;

[ det slog ned i ham] it suddenly occurred to him (el. struck him);

(se også lyn);

[ slå ned på]

( om fugl: sætte sig) perch on ( fx a branch);

( om rovfugl) swoop down on ( fx its prey), pounce on;

(fig: vælge, især til noget ubehageligt) pick on ( fx the teacher picked on me), fasten on,

( begærligt) pounce on ( fx a mistake);

[ slå hårdt ned på] clamp (el. crack) down on ( fx tax evasion);

[ slå om]

( vikle om) wrap round ( fx wrap a shawl round somebody), pass round

( fx pass a rope round something);

( uden objekt) ( om vejret) change;

( om vinden) shift;

( skifte mening) change one's mind;

( skifte tone) change one's tune;

( skifte emne) change the subject (of conversation);

( skifte taktik) shift one's ground; reverse one's policy;

[ slå armene om en] throw one's arms round somebody;

[ slå om sig] hit out (in all directions),

(med stok etc) lay about (one);

[ slå om sig med citater, eder etc] lard one's conversation (, one's writings) with quotations, oaths, etc;

[ slå om sig med penge] throw (el. chuck el. splash) one's money about, spend lavishly;

[ det er slået om til tø] a thaw has set in;

[ hans kærlighed slog om til had] his love turned to hatred;

[ slå op]

( åbne) open ( fx a book);

( en plakat) put up, stick (up);

( i strikning) cast on;

(ord etc i bog) look up;

( smøge op) turn up ( fx one's collar);

( rejse, opstille) put up, pitch ( fx a tent);

( opreklamere) boost;

( om flammer) leap up;

(om lyd etc) surge up;

[ slå en kaleche (, en paraply) op] put up a hood (, an umbrella);

[ slå en latter op] burst into a laugh;

[ slå en stilling op] advertise a post;

[ slå æg op] break eggs (i into);

[ slå øjnene op] open one's eyes;

(se også I. brød);

[ slå noget stort op]

( i avis) splash something;

[ slå forretningen (etc) stort op] start in a grand style;

[ slå op i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;

[ slå det op i en ordbog] look it up in a dictionary;

[ slå op med hende] break off the engagement (with her);

[ slå op på side 7!] open your book(s) on page 7! turn to page 7!

[ slå over]

( om stemme) break;

[ blive slået over bord ( af bølgerne)] be washed overboard;

[ bølgerne slog over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;

(se også bro);

[ slå over i] change into ( fx English),

( bevægelse) break into ( fx a gallop);

[ slå over i en anden tone]

(fig) change one's tune;

[ slå på] beat (on), strike (on),

( let) tap (on) ( fx tap somebody on the shoulder);

(fig: antyde) hint at,

( nævne) mention,

( fremhæve) stress;

(se også flugt, I. tromme);

[ slå sig på] take to ( fx drink, gardening),

( om sygdom) affect;

[ slå sammen]

( folde sammen) fold up ( fx a screen);

( forene) combine, pool,

T knock into one;

(merk) merge, amalgamate ( fx two companies);

( sammenfatte) lump (together), bracket (together);

( lukke sig) close;

( ramme hinanden) knock together;

[ slå hælene sammen] click one's heels;

[ slå hænderne sammen] clap one's hands,

( i forfærdelse) throw up one's hands in horror;

[` slå til] strike;

[ slå ` til]

( slå løs) hammer away,

( slå hårdt til bolden) hit out,

(fig) strike ( fx the Government decided to strike);

( være nok) suffice,

(" strække") last;

( gå i opfyldelse) prove correct, come true ( fx his prediction came true), turn out to be true;

( sige ja) accept, accept the terms (, the offer);

[ det slår ikke til]

(dvs rækker ikke langt) it does not go far;

[ han syntes ikke han slog til] he felt inadequate,

( i sit arbejde) he did not feel equal to the job;

[ få indtægterne (, pengene) til at slå til] make (both) ends meet;

(se også jord, lyd, ridder, skagle, Søren);

[ slå tilbage] throw back, push back;

( angreb) beat off,

F repel, repulse;

( springe tilbage) rebound;

( genlyde) be thrown back,

F resound;

(om fjeder etc) recoil;

[ slå ud]

( med slag) knock out;

( knuse, fx rude) break, smash;

( folde ud) spread ( fx the bird spread its wings),

( om hår) let down;

( hælde ud) pour out,

( en spand) empty;

(i boksning og fig) knock out;

( rival, konkurrent) cut out;

( fortrænge, erstatte) supplant, supersede;

( om flammer og røg) burst out, pour out;

( om sygdom) break out;

( få udslæt) break (el. come) out in spots (, in a rash);

[ slå glasset ud af hånden på én] knock the glass out of somebody's hand;

[ han var helt slået ud]

(fig) he was quite finished;

[ slå ørerne ud]

(fig: lytte) prick up one's ears;

[ slå det ud af hovedet] put it out of one's head;

[ slå ud efter] hit out at;

[ slå ud i lys lue], se I. lue;

[ slå ud med armene] gesticulate,

( ubehersket) fling one's arms about;

[ slå øjet ud på én] knock out somebody's eye.

Danish-English dictionary > slå
15 talk down

1. transitive verb
(silence) in Grund und Boden reden
2. intransitive verb
talk down to somebody — von oben herab od. herablassend mit jemandem reden

* * *

◆ talk down

I. vt

▪ to \talk down down ⇆ sb

1. (speak louder) jdn übertönen

2. (talk to and help to safety) jdn durch Reden herunterlotsen

the policeman \talk downed the girl down after she had been on the roof for two hours der Polizeibeamte konnte das Mädchen überreden, vom Dach herunterzukommen, nachdem sie zwei Stunden dort gestanden hatte

to \talk down a pilot down AVIAT einen Piloten zur Landung einweisen

3. (dissuade)

▪ to \talk down sb down from sth jdn von etw dat abbringen, jdm etw ausreden

II. vi ( pej)

▪ to \talk down down to sb mit jdm herablassend [o von oben herab] reden

* * *

1. vi

to talk down to sb — mit jdm herablassend or von oben herab reden or sprechen

2. vt sep

1) (= reduce to silence) über den Haufen reden (inf), niederreden

2) (AVIAT) pilot, plane zur Landung einweisen

3) (esp Brit in negotiations) herunterhandeln

4) (= play down) herunterspielen

* * *

talk down

A v/t

1. jemanden unter den Tisch reden umg

2. US umg beruhigend auf jemanden einreden

3. ein Flugzeug heruntersprechen (bei der Landung)

B v/i

1. (to) sich dem (niedrigen) Niveau (seiner Zuhörerschaft) anpassen

2. herablassend reden (to mit)

* * *
1. transitive verb
(silence) in Grund und Boden reden
2. intransitive verb
talk down to somebody — von oben herab od. herablassend mit jemandem reden

English-german dictionary > talk down
16 заставить замолчать

1) General subject: (кого-л.) bring to a stop, coerce into silence, extinguish (противника), gag, hiss (шумно выражая неодобрение), (кого-л.) huff into silence, hush, (кого-л.) impose silence upon, laugh away, laugh down, put down, put to silence, quench, reduce to silence, settle somebody's hash, shut, silence, squash, squelch, talk down, laugh down (оратора и т.п.), strike dumb (кого-л.)

2) Colloquial: floor, shush, (кого-л.) settle hash

3) Rare: dumb

4) Jargon: butt out, turn off ( someone's) water

5) Simple: pipe down

6) Makarov: shut up, still, (кого-л.) fix hash, compel silence, clamour down (криками)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > заставить замолчать
17 подавлять

1) General subject: bear hard, bear hard on, bring low, browbeat, choke back (чувства, рыдания), choke down (волнение и т.п.), choke off (чувства, рыдания), clamp down on, conquer, contain, crucify (страсти, желания), crush, deject, depress, dominate, downbear, downweigh, engulf, fight down, grind, ground, hold down, hold under, ingulf, inhibit, keep down (восстание; чувство), keep under, lower, mortify (страсти, чувства и т. п.), overbear (he overbore all my arguments - его доводы оказались убедительнее моих он меня переубедил), overgo, overpower, overwhelm, pocket (гнев и т. п.), prostrate, put down (восстание и т. п.), quash, quench (желание, чувства), rebuke, repress (восстание и т. п.), restrain, ride, saturate (оборону противника), scotch, sit (on; чьё-л. сопротивление), slay, smear, smother (зевок, гнев), snuff out, squelch, stamp out, stifle, stifle joint, strangle, subdue, suppress, swallow, tame, trample, trample down, tread, tread down, tread on the neck of, tread out, vanquish, vanquish (чувство), whelm, bring under, turn down, weigh down, crush out (восстание), put down (восстание), stamp out (восстание), crush down (восстание, оппозицию), keep down (восстание, чувство), choke down (слёзы), (наглостью, нахальством) face down, dispirit, defeat, (кого-либо) steamroll (over somebody)

2) Computers: flush, override

3) Medicine: arrest

4) Colloquial: squash

5) Obsolete: do down, (downbore; downborne) downbear

6) Poetical language: downcast, quell (мятеж, оппозицию)

7) Military: button up, button up (огневую точку), establish neutralization, negate, neutralize, reduce, saturate (оборону)

8) Engineering: cancel, kill (напр. колебания), mitigate, mute, silence, swamp out (собственные шумы)

9) Law: bully, lodge

10) Economy: beat down (оппозицию)

11) Mining: depress (флотацию)

12) Diplomatic term: strangle (восстание и т.п.), suppress (восстание и т.п.)

13) Polygraphy: flush (ненужную информацию в памяти)

14) Psychology: coerce, medicine (о чувствах)

15) Food industry: snuff

16) Radiolocation: blanket

17) Automation: inhibit (напр. вибрации), suppress (напр. вибрации; индустриальные помехи)

18) Robots: inhibit (сигнал)

19) Arms production: annihilate, hold down (огнем)

20) Oceanography: damp (напр, волны)

21) Immunogenetics: down-regulate

22) Aviation medicine: choke down (волнение), sopite

23) Makarov: control, cripple, devastate, eliminate (напр. шумы), extinguish (способности, страсти), kill (колебания), suffocate (развитие и т.п.), suppress (напр. вибрации, индустриальные помехи), swallow down, trample under foot (кого-л.), clamp down, close down, crush down, choke down (волнение и т. п.), drive out (генерацию), fight down (чувства и т. п.), choke back (чувства рыдания), choke off (чувства рыдания), fight back (чувства слезы и т. п.)

24) Scuba diving: quench (желание)

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